On the other side, Lu Zhi was also invited to the palace.
The ministers hurried into the palace, but they did not even see the emperor's face. They only greeted the emperor through a screen, and then Gao Baobao, the eunuch next to the emperor, announced that Prince Zhao Chen of Lining was the crown prince.
Imperial decree.
When the emperor first came to power, it was the time when he was working hard to govern and guide the country. At this time, he had no reason to immediately appoint a successor for himself.
What's more, even if he wants to establish an heir, he can easily establish a prince, but there is no possibility of establishing an emperor's younger brother.
Furthermore, because they had not seen the rightful owner at all, they could not help but feel worried.
Especially Prime Minister Du, who is known as the emperor's advisor, and Uncle Wen Guoji, Minister of War. They were princelings earlier. Now, even though the prince has ascended the throne, he also relies heavily on them.
There is absolutely no reason to appoint the emperor's younger brother behind their backs.
The two exchanged glances and rushed behind the screen, trying to find out who was behind the scenes.
As a result, who would have thought that after they broke in, they saw the emperor lying on the dragon's collapse. Except for a pair of eyeballs that could move, he was no different from a dead man.
"What's going on!" Du Xiang looked sad. He never thought that the new emperor who was fine yesterday would become like this today!
"The prime minister doesn't know something. It's the Taoist priest in the palace's fault. The emperor suffered a stroke just after eating the elixir he offered!"
Uncle Wen Guo was so angry that he kicked Gao Baobao until he was pushed to the foot of a pillar not far away.
Gao Baobao vomited a mouthful of blood in a muffled voice, his eyes filled with anger. When he raised his head again, he looked servile again.
Lu Zhi watched this scene quietly, but he knew better than anyone else: all of this was done by Zhao Chen.
On that day, he specifically reminded Zhao Chen and knew that he would attack the Taoist priest. However, he did not expect that his actions would be so fast.
Come to think of it, he really couldn't wait to get to the top position.
Lu Zhi twitched the corner of his mouth and looked at Xin Jun who was paralyzed on the dragon's bed, with a cold hatred in his eyes.
Prime Minister Du quickly dismissed the courtiers.
He summoned a group of imperial doctors, each taking turns to diagnose the emperor's pulse. At the same time, he imprisoned the Taoist priests in a prison and interrogated them one by one, trying to find out any clues.
However, a few days passed in the blink of an eye, and the emperor was still lying on the bed, even less energetic than the previous day, while the Taoist priests could not say a single useful word except for complaining about injustice.
The emperor has very few heirs, only an infant son.
In order to prevent their power from slipping away, Prime Minister Du and Uncle Wen even thought of making the infant child the crown prince. However, they were opposed by the ministers headed by the cabinet.
After all, a swaddled baby is of no use to Daqing at all.
Prime Minister Du and his party were unwilling to accept it, but they could only watch Prince Ning supervising the country in the name of the crown prince, while looking for his faults.
Zhao Chen himself was not easy to control. He summoned his advisers to discuss matters every day. This journey became increasingly difficult.
Of course, since Lu Zhi reminded him last time, he would call Lu Zhi in subsequent meetings.
However, when Lu Zhi was around, they only talked about superficial things.
In other words, Zhao Chen didn't trust him as much as he showed on his face.
On this day, Zhao Chen summoned all the counselors and Lu Zhi to the study to discuss matters.
Some counselors spoke wildly and criticized Prime Minister Du's aggressive behavior in the court, while another counselor suggested that Zhao Chen get married as early as possible to have more children.
At this moment, Lu Zhi stood up and asked straight to the point: "Your Majesty, do you want to not be restricted by anyone from now on?"
If you can not be hindered by anyone, you will naturally ascend to the throne that is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people!
Obviously, Lu Zhi's meaning couldn't be more obvious. He has a way to deal with Mr. Du and Uncle Wen!
For a moment, everyone looked at him!
Among them, although Zhao Chen did not speak, his dark eyes were obviously much brighter!
"In that case, please wait, Your Majesty, I will definitely help you. However, I just hope that by then, Your Majesty will be able to fulfill one of Your Majesty's wishes!"
Lu Zhi cupped his fists and cupped his hands, his respectful attitude was beyond words.
Zhao Chen walked down quickly and directly helped Lu Zhi up: "Okay, General Lu, don't worry, when the time comes, no matter what General Lu wants, I can grant you!"
Prime Minister Du and Uncle Wen are like two knives on his neck, preventing him from sleeping peacefully and blocking his path to becoming an emperor. In this case, there is someone who is not afraid of death. He must stand up and help him get rid of those people.
, why not?
At that time, if Lu Zhi is not defeated, he can be crowned emperor. If he is defeated, life will continue as usual, and he can also take care of each other like Yin Yin in the last days!
In short, it's not a bad thing for him.
What's more, if Lu Zhi can ask him what he wants, it's just Yin Yin. He and Yin Yin are both from modern times. If Lu Zhi really makes such a request, he will only annoy Yin Yin!
After Lu Zhi and Zhao Chen reached an agreement, they left.
After going out, Deng Zhong followed him, very worried.
"Boss, do we really want to take action now?"
Lu Zhi didn't look back: "This is the best opportunity. The hundred or so people in the Duke's mansion and the dead of the Xie family army who fought that day have all waited for too long!"
As soon as the two returned to the door of the house, they encountered two young men sneaking around. Lu Zhi frowned, and Deng Zhong hurriedly arrested them for questioning, but they were looking for Li Tannian!
The two of them kept saying that Li Tannian was the second young lady of the Hou Mansion, and that they were here to take the second young lady and Mrs. Yue back today under the order of the Marquis.
When Deng Zhong heard this, he felt as if he had heard a big joke.
The concubine of the Hou family grew up in the countryside? What kind of rich lady is she? Even if she wants to have a relationship, there is no need to be so outrageous.
He was about to teach the person a lesson when he heard Lu Zhi say slowly: "Go back and tell your master that since you want to welcome your daughter back, you might as well come to welcome her in person. What's the matter with only two servants coming?"
After saying that, Lu Zhi left directly.
Deng Zhong glanced at his eldest son in surprise. His attitude... Could it be that his sister-in-law is really the second lady of the Hou family?
Also, when did the boss know about this? How come I never heard him mention it?
Deng Zhong thought about it, but couldn't figure it out. He immediately said to the two boys: "Did you hear that? Our general said that the Marquis wants to take our wife back, so he will come to pick her up in person!"
The two boys looked at each other in confusion for a while, then hurried back to the Hou Mansion and reported the matter to Li Yan.
"Did he really say that?" Li Yan was hesitant after hearing this.
His concubine had a good appearance. When he first saw her, he thought of sending her to the palace. After all, the legitimate daughter had been assigned to Prince Ning and had no intention of remarrying the emperor.
Who knew, the emperor suddenly suffered a stroke!
Now that Prince Ning has become the crown prince, there is no need to worry about the future of his legitimate daughter, so he can rest easy.
But it would be the best thing if she could have another daughter to pave the way for her.
Since Lu Zhi defends Sister Nian so much, it means that he also cares about Sister Nian. In this case, he goes along with the flow...