"Teacher, do you believe that there is such a thing as Lu Gong's secret record?" Sun Chuanting read Li Xiao's letter to Sun Chengzong and looked at Sun Chengzong with great confusion.

He knew all those things in history, but he had never even heard of the royal family's super secret "Lu Gong's Secret Record". Sun Chuanting had great doubts about the authenticity of this thing.

"Silly boy, even if the "Secret Records of Lu Gong" exists, so what if you have successfully collected other secret records? Eighty percent of the treasure is buried in Jiangnan. Such a huge fortune. No matter how you dig it, it will alarm the local officials.

What do you think are the chances of taking all this wealth as your own? Not to mention, the mountains are high and the road is far away to get things back from the south of the Yangtze River." It was already late autumn, and Sun Chengzong was sitting on a deck chair wearing a flannel suit. The sun was shining brightly.

It also penetrated through the glass window, making the room warm and fuzzy.

"Then...!" Sun Chuanting was even more confused. He didn't understand why Li Xiao agreed to King Lu's request.

"It's very simple. This guy's goal is to kill King Lu, not that bullshit "Secret Records of Duke Lu". He is an expert in making money from money, and no treasure, no matter how big, will catch his eye. Look outside.

Those soldiers all got their own personal salary from Li Xiao. Compared to fighting, this guy's ability to make money is actually even better." Sun Chengzong took a puff of his cigarette and pointed out the window with his finger holding the cigarette.

Sun Chuanting turned his head and took a look. Below him, soldiers of the First Division were practicing. The thick floor-to-ceiling windows could not block the loud voices of the soldiers shouting slogans.

"King Lu?" Sun Chuanting still didn't understand.

"Idiot, King Lu is also a direct descendant of Taizu Emperor Gao. Judging from Taizu, the bloodline is the same."

"Did he want to...!" Sun Chuanting was so horrified that he covered his mouth.

It's not that he is stupid, but he doesn't dare to think about it at all. This is a matter of beheading. The teacher is always cautious, how could he...?

"Zhuan Ting! Your talent can be used by any governor. It is indeed an injustice to let you only serve as a staff in the governor's office now. But this moment of humiliation can be exchanged for a lifetime of success. In the future, you will be replaced by another one.

Fang Du's position is also unknown." The old fox looked proudly at his most proud student.

"Teacher! Can he... make it?" This was a matter where all his wealth and life were at stake, and Sun Chuanting was still a little scared.

"I am almost seventy years old this year, and I have met thousands of people in this world. Li Xiao is not afraid of power when facing big events, and never forgets his loyalty when he sees great benefits. It is very rare for such a young man to have such a rest.

I have to admit that we Confucian disciples have been cultivating our lives all our lives. Then we think about ordering our families and governing the country, and then we can bring peace to the world. Li Xiao is a genius, and we need to cultivate things for a lifetime. He is born with it, and this thing is even more enviable than others.

No.

A boy who fled with several younger brothers and sisters. From nothing to now having such a powerful army, isn't this enough?

Chuanting, you are also someone who understands military strategy. Tell me. As far as this soldier is concerned, is there any other team in the world that can compare with it? The most important thing is that this guy values ​​friendship. He tempts with benefits, but not with benefits.

Your Majesty. Look at Ao Canghai, Man Gui, Ai Husheng, Lao Chen Fu, and Cao Wenzhao. Everyone follows him sincerely. There are so many such people under his command. Even people like Mao Wenlong.

Slippery, they are willing to be driven by him. Even if one day Li Xiao raises the flag of rebellion, these people are still determined to follow him!

There are many such people, maybe... including me." Sun Chengzong took a puff of cigarette and puffed out a long stream of smoke.

"teacher……!"

"I support Li Xiao because Li Xiao has a public heart for the Chinese nation. Those people in the court, from the emperor to the courtiers, are all working for their own interests.

In order to stabilize the imperial power, the emperor used eunuchs like Wei Zhongxian. In order to safeguard the interests of Hu Lin, the Donglin Party did not hesitate to prey on the people of the world. Everyone is exquisitely self-interested, but they never thought that our Ming Dynasty and our Chinese nation have reached this stage.

The edge of life and death.

Outside there are wolf-like Tatars, and inside there are poor people who are howling with hunger and cold. If the world were to be in chaos, it would be like a mountain of corpses, and a sea of ​​blood like surging waves.

Our Chinese nation is the most outstanding nation in the world. We are hard-working, brave and kind! But our brilliant culture and outstanding nation were led to the brink of destruction by them. I followed Li Xiao because in his

Here you can put what you have learned in your life to work. Create a prosperous era for the world, the people, and our Chinese nation. Restore the majesty of our ancestors, the Han and Tang Dynasties, and pass down the family... This is my ideal, is it also your ideal?"

"For the world! For the common people! May the students be wiped out!" Sun Chuanting prostrated at Sun Chengzong's feet, his head resting on the thick wool carpet.

"Golden scales are just things in the pond. They turn into dragons when encountering wind and clouds. The next day when the dragon lurks in the abyss, you and I can live up to what we have learned in our lives." Looking at the soldiers who were training outside the window, Sun Chengzong could not suppress the ambition in his heart.

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The death of King Lu was such a big thing, so the emperor naturally had to take it seriously. Only seven days after Li Xiao arrived in Yanzhou, the ministers from the capital arrived to announce the decree. After expressing his deep condolences, he gave him the posthumous title of King Lu Su.

Zhu Yihuang did not expect the emperor's decree to appoint him as the new King of Lu, but this was also the norm. His father's body was still cold, so he had to take over his position after the funeral.

The official who came to announce the decree was none other than Li Xiao's old acquaintance, Ruan Dacheng, the Minister of Rites.

Acquaintances are easy to do, so Li Xiao warmly invited Ruan Dacheng to stay temporarily in the other courtyard of Prince Lu's Mansion. With such a guy to relieve his boredom, Li Xiao had a pretty good life in the past two days. He was just waiting for King Lu's funeral, and hurriedly

After taking the people back to Jinan, the Third Division still had a tactical training class to attend. For this kind of thing, Li Xiao thought it would be better to go into battle in person.

Even Cao Wenzhao, who has experienced battles, cannot grasp the development of modern firearms warfare. Li Xiao cannot be too difficult for a rough man.

"Master Ruan, this official business is over. Go back with me. When you arrive in Jinan, I will also let you appreciate the scenery of Daming Lake." Li Xiao and Ruan Dacheng were sitting side by side in the side hall of Prince Lu's Mansion. They came to express their condolences on behalf of the imperial court.

Prince Lu, I’ll stay at Prince Lu’s Mansion these two days if I have nothing to do during the day.

When people go out to convey orders, they usually take the opportunity to travel on public funds after finishing the work. Now it is naturally good to have Li Xiao, a local snake, with him. Speaking of which, the ground in Shandong is not peaceful. If he didn't have more than a hundred forbidden troops with him, maybe

It is possible to get robbed on the road.

Those bandits who were driven away by Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming did not care about the emperor's imperial envoys. In their eyes, as long as they had money and money, they could escape from Shandong.

There is no way, this place in Shandong is really not suitable for bandits to live. Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming, who were originally bandits, are too familiar with the activities of bandits. They even often ask their men to pretend to be bandits and go up the mountain, and then in a certain month

A sudden attack was carried out on a dark and stormy night, and all the bandits in the village were killed.

They can’t live any longer and have no choice but to flee! Now all the bandits in Shandong are thinking about fleeing. Of course, those who are trapped in Yimeng Mountain by Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming do not count. These guys also hope to use the Yimeng Mountain area to fight guerrillas with the government and the army.

.As long as the officers and soldiers retreat, they will have hope of making a comeback.

Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming didn't want all the bandits to run away. These were all money. Seeing that their profits were disappearing quickly, the two brothers were heartbroken.

"That's great!" Ruan Dacheng was very tempted by Li Xiao's proposal. Especially the Daming Lake in Jinan City, which is a good place comparable to the Qinhuai River. In the north, perhaps the capital city can have higher qualifications.

Seeing Ruan Dacheng's appearance, Li Xiao knew that this bastard didn't want to do anything good.

"I heard... that there is a girl named Xia Yuhe by the Daming Lake...!"

You can't learn from this old bastard. It's only been two days, and Li Xiao wants to take a look at Daming Lake.

At lunch, the boy who was serving them handed Li Xiao a note. There were only two words on it, back hall!

What does back hall mean?

The mourning hall was built in the main hall of Prince Lu's Mansion. Behind the tomb is the back hall, where Prince Lu's coffin is placed. In two days, Prince Lu will be buried. When you go down to the tomb, you will have to add a layer of coffin outside the coffin.

Let me go to the back hall. Could it be that there is something wrong with the body of King Lu Zhu Shouyong? How is this possible? I have been here for a few days. This guy has been dead for a while. If you want to fake the corpse, you have already cheated. There is no need to wait until this time.

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After thinking for a while, Li Xiao pulled Ruan Dacheng and said, "I'll take you to find an opportunity to make a fortune."

"What an opportunity to make a fortune!" Ruan Dacheng's ears could not hear the word "get rich". There was a lot of corruption during his tenure in Guangzhou, and the words "integrity and integrity" were simply incompatible with Mr. Ruan.

"Just follow me!" Li Xiao brought Ruan Dacheng to the mourning hall, where Zhu Shouyong's sons happened to be there. The youngest Zhu Yihai was still kneeling at the last table, looking like a grandma who was not close to her and an uncle who didn't love him.

"My lords, this is not the time for the Mu Festival. My lords, this is...!" Zhu Yihuang looked at Li Xiao and Ruan Dacheng with some confusion. According to etiquette, they should be present when they were defeated twice in the morning and evening.

That's fine. Why did you come to the mourning hall just after noon?

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! Lord Ruan has been ordered to pay condolences to His Royal Highness King Lu at the funeral. It is naturally Lord Ruan's responsibility to inspect the funeral etiquette. Now Lord Ruan will enter the inner hall to inspect whether the coffin etiquette is in line with court etiquette."

"No!" Before Li Xiao could finish speaking, Zhu Yihuang flatly refused. His attitude was so bad that both Li Xiao and Ruan Dacheng were shocked.

Ruan Dacheng is a very talented person. He was stunned for a moment and immediately became energetic. The more you don't let me go in and take a look, the more problems there will be. I didn't know what Li Xiao wanted to do at first, but now I have caught the pulse. As long as

Catch the slightest violation of the rules in Prince Lu's Mansion, hey! If I don't use money to fill my pockets, I won't be able to reap the benefits of you.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! As the Minister of Rites, His Royal Highness King Lu serves as the vassal king, I, the Minister of Rites, will check the funeral etiquette system. This seems to be stipulated by the imperial law. Why did His Royal Highness stop it? Could it be said that there is someone in the back hall?

What's against the rules?"

"No!" Zhu Yipai, the second eldest brother, blurted out without even thinking.

Now, Ruan Dacheng is even more sure that there is something fishy in this back hall. If you don't seize such a good opportunity to make money, you will be a bastard. I'm sorry for my ancestors, and I'm sorry for the future generations. I won't blackmail you out of Prince Lu's house today.

Come on, my surname is not Ruan.

"As the minister of the Ministry of Rites, this matter is my duty. The prince must not stop it without reason!" With that, Ruan Dacheng was about to rush inside.

"Discourteous!" Zhu Yihuang reached out and stopped Ruan Dacheng.

Li Xiao took a step back. Since the matter had successfully attracted Ruan Dacheng's attention, he would not go shirtless. This would prevent the old fox from suspecting him in the future. Although Li Xiao was not afraid of Ruan Dacheng, he did not want to cause a scandal.

"Your Majesty! This is my official duty. If Your Majesty doesn't get out of the way, I will be really rude." The more Zhu Yihuang refused to let in, the more Ruan Dacheng insisted on going in. Together with several sons of the Zhu family,

They all stood behind Zhu Yihuang and blocked them. Only the young Zhu Yihai looked at these adults timidly with his eyes wide open, not knowing what to do. He slowly moved his body to the opposite side, trying hard to get into his arms.

"This is Prince Lu's Mansion, and I want to see how rude you are. Come here!" Zhu Yihuang shouted loudly, as he was the heir apparent, and more than a dozen guards rushed in from outside. Dozens more rolled up their arms and sleeves.

The servants are eager to try it out outside the door!

"Hahaha! What's going on? Don't you think it's the end of the world? I'm here with an order, Your Highness, do you dare to resist the order?" Ruan Dacheng pointed at Zhu Yihuang and laughed.

Everyone in the capital knows that the current vassal king is very different from the vassal king during the time of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang. At that time, the vassal king could lead troops, and it was really like running the army from the horse up and the people from the horse down.

But after the Yongle Rebellion, the vassal prince's guards were eliminated year after year. Now, there are only fifty guards in a vassal prince's mansion. If one more one comes out, the vassal prince will not be able to carry around.

With the strength of Prince Lu's palace, if he wants to stop him from going to the back hall, he doesn't need to mobilize Yanzhou soldiers, even if he brings more than a hundred forbidden troops, he can do it!

"Hmph! I don't dare to resist the decree, but I can't let you enter my father's coffin at will."

"You are resisting the decree, come here!" Ruan Dacheng shouted, and the Imperial Guards who had already noticed something was wrong outside the door immediately rushed in with swords in hand. The guards of Prince Lu's Mansion, who had been so majestic just now, immediately turned pale.

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Chapter completed!