The next day, Lu Qiping went to the morning court very early. After Lu Chensheng got up, he washed up and went straight out to burn incense in front of his biological mother's tomb.

Qiong Yue also went to burn incense together, and the worship lasted until evening, and then the two returned to the Lu Mansion.

Lu Chensheng had just returned to the courtyard when he heard the servant on the side hurriedly walked to Lu Chensheng and whispered.

"Young Master, I want you to come to the study."

Lu Chensheng frowned when he heard this, and after thinking about it, he followed the servant towards the study.

"You're back!"

In the study, Lu Qiping was busy with something. When he saw Lu Chensheng arriving, a look of joy appeared on his somewhat old face, and he quickly waved for Lu Chensheng to come over.

Lu Chensheng walked in and glanced around, only to see books piled neatly around him.

Incense was burning on the side, and a faint fragrance filled the study room.

"What do you want from me?"

Lu Chensheng was too lazy to be polite to the other party and just asked.

Lu Qiping didn't mind when he heard this. This youngest grandson was quite hostile to him, so it was natural that he couldn't ask Lu Chensheng to be so kind to him at this moment.

But as time goes by, feelings will eventually develop.

"You have just arrived in Kyoto. I have something to explain to you. I remain neutral in the court. There are not many people following me. Most of the ministers have been poached. They either followed the prince or the second son.

Prince.

Now that Wei Zhen and the others are gone, these two highnesses may be thinking about you when you first enter Kyoto and invite you to join their camp."

Lu Chensheng's face moved slightly when he heard this.

"Why should we remain neutral? Wouldn't this directly offend both parties?"

Lu Qiping smiled bitterly when he heard this, "Both of the three central ministers of the imperial court have their own factions, so it doesn't matter. But if I also choose a faction, no matter which side it is, it will only directly expand and overwhelm one of the factions."

of the other party.

The reason why the emperor asked my son, Lu Weizhen, to guard the frontier and control the army is because I am neutral and only loyal to the emperor. If I defeat the prince or the second prince, the emperor will be angry.

The emperor is still in office, and his ministers are already thinking about choosing the future emperor."

Lu Qiping shook his head when he said this. He would never do such a thing.

"What's more, there's nothing wrong with remaining neutral. If you switch sides to one of the parties, if one of them fails, the new emperor will take the throne and settle the score later."

"But if the choice is successful, you will also have the power of following the dragon. Although you will not be settled by Qiu Hou, you will inevitably stay away from the center in the future."

Lu Chensheng heard this and responded directly, this can be regarded as the golden mean.

Lu Qiping smiled, "What's the problem? I'm already Zhongshuling. It's already come to an end. I'm already old now. It's enough to have a title to ensure the continuation of the family."

"I don't want your title."

When Lu Chensheng heard this, he immediately replied that he didn't think about how long he would stay here, he just wanted to stay for a while to see if he could solve the problem of the Tatars entering the customs, and then leave.

Lu Qiping didn't say anything after hearing this, and Lu Chensheng was still a little resistant to him at the moment.

It is normal to not want the title he left behind. This matter must be taken slowly and cannot be rushed.

"So you came to me just to talk about this?"

"Now you are the only young man left in the Lu family. Sooner or later he will be in your hands. The two princes may come to win over you."

When Lu Qiping heard this, his expression turned slightly serious.

Now Lu Chensheng's identity is different. If Lu Chensheng gets closer to any prince, it will represent the will of the Lu family.

It's not like before when there were so many heirs in the Lu family.

And if this happens, I am afraid that the two princes who have already gotten wind of the situation will try their best to contact Lu Chensheng in order to win Lu Chensheng into their camp.

As long as Lu Chensheng is won over, Lu Qiping will have no reason to stand over him.

"Then what if I take refuge with one of the princes?"

Lu Chensheng looked at Lu Qiping in front of him and asked.

Lu Qiping was slightly startled when he heard this, and then smiled and said, "It's okay to surrender to him. I will help him rise to the top and let you gain the merit of following the dragon. However, this should not be your style."

He only heard that Lu Chensheng did not want to serve as an official, and even refused the imperial edict. Now he wanted to help the prince fight for the throne, which felt wrong no matter how he thought about it.

Lu Chensheng didn't answer when he heard this. He really didn't think about which prince he wanted to work for.

"Didn't I hear that there is a third prince?"

"Don't worry about the third prince. He is not qualified to seize the emperor, and he has already opened a palace in the early years. The third prince only wants to have fun, but the expenses are extremely high. From time to time, he will enter the palace to ask for money from the emperor, which makes him angry.

The emperor often gets angry."

Lu Qiping felt helpless when he said this.

The national treasury is not very full to begin with, and the third prince also has little money in his hands, so there is no way he can afford it.

So much so that when the third prince came to the palace to ask for money, he would often be scolded violently.

Lu Chensheng nodded as he listened, finally understanding some of the situation in the court.

"By the way, do many people in the court know my identity?"

Lu Chensheng suddenly asked.

Lu Qiping immediately shook his head when he heard this, "I don't know much about it, but the emperor should know about it now."

There are very few things in the imperial capital that can be hidden from the emperor.

Lu Qiping knew this very well, but at least he had done everything very carefully before. The other ministers now only knew that Lu Qiping's former concubine was living outside. As for who he was, they probably didn't know.

When Lu Chensheng heard this, he was instantly satisfied.

Once something is done, he can leave here quietly.

"Do you think the two princes were the ones who took action against the Lu family?"

Lu Qiping was shocked when he heard this, but he did not scold Lu Chensheng.

After a while, he shook his head and said, "This matter has not been clarified yet, so don't talk nonsense."

Not found out? That means Lu Qiping already has this suspicion in his mind.

Lu Chensheng understood what was said and secretly wrote it down.

"Although you have a wife now, you have not consummated the marriage yet. The daughters of many ministers in the court are like ladies and have extremely beautiful appearance. How about finding a few marriages for you? What do you think?"
Chapter completed!