"Father! Father!" Lu Zhicheng also panicked and hurriedly crawled towards the head of the bed. Looking at Lu Mingwei's sallow face, he was so frightened that his eyes were red, "Father! It's all my fault. ! I know you’re wrong! Don’t get angry because of me!”
"Ahem! Ahem!" Lu Mingwei lay on the bedside and coughed for a long time, and finally stopped. Zhao Ruhai was so busy that he brought tea to him to rinse his mouth.
Lu Zhicheng knelt aside with red eyes and was so busy that he brought a spittoon over. Lu Mingwei looked at him coldly and spit in the spittoon.
"Long live Lord, it's time for you to drink medicine." Zhao Ruhai came over with a medicine bowl. Lu Zhicheng was so busy that he stuffed two soft pillows behind Lu Mingwei to make Lu Mingwei more comfortable. "Long live Lord, it's time for you to drink medicine." It’s not hot anymore, it’s just right for drinking.”
Lu Mingwei frowned and drank the decoction, then handed the bowl to Zhao Ruhai. Zhao Ruhai helped him rinse his mouth again, and then handed him the handkerchief.
Lu Mingwei wiped his mouth and looked at Lu Zhicheng: "Now that things have reached this level, it is natural that the eight hundred beauties cannot be caught, but February 2 is right in front of us, what do you think we should do now?"
"I thought..." Lu Zhicheng looked at Lu Mingwei's face and carefully worded his words in his mind. After a while, he cautiously said, "This matter is of great importance. I thought that my father should summon the important ministers of the court to discuss the matter."
Lu Mingwei snorted coldly and threw the handkerchief on the ground: "Do you mean to ask me to discuss it with the left and right prime ministers? Or is it Ding Shaodian who is forcing me to die? What result do you think we can get from the negotiation?"
"Father, I'm sorry... I'd like to express it bluntly. When we signed the terms with Tubo and Siam, we should have summoned the important ministers to discuss it, instead of..." Lu Zhicheng bit his lip and continued bravely, "And It is not just Prince Huai who is left to negotiate. As far as I know, all the ministers in the court are dissatisfied with the terms of the two countries between Siam and Tubo."
"Cheng'er, do you know why I re-employed Wei Junchen in the past?" Lu Mingwei did not answer Lu Zhicheng's words, but changed the subject.
Some Zhang Er monks in Lu Zhicheng were confused: "Father, please speak clearly."
"Because he knows the current affairs," Lu Mingwei said calmly, his sallow face unusually solemn and cold, "He is indeed a villain, but he is a rare person who knows the current affairs. I have long been tired of a battle that has dragged on for so many years. , but your eldest imperial brother insists on putting his roots in southern Xinjiang. Although he is the best prince, he is also the least aware of current affairs. At that time, I need someone by my side. The princes and courtiers are aware of current affairs, so you, the Fourth Emperor, and Wei Junchen stepped forward."
"With them here, I don't have to keep my thoughts and ideas in my heart. They are brighter than others and can see my thoughts and my own position clearly. They are really smart and practical to use. It's easy," Lu Mingwei said slowly, squinting at Lu Zhicheng, paused, and then said, "I often prefer to deal with such ministers than the loyal ministers and generals outside the palace."
Lu Zhicheng's face was covered with beads of sweat. He could hear clearly and understand what Lu Mingwei meant, but he really didn't know how to answer the question.
"I am not young anymore. I am sixty-three years old. My health has been getting worse and worse over the years. I drink more soup and medicine than tea every day. I am not having a good life these days, but I still have to grit my teeth and continue to live. It's just like this In these hard days, we should always find some ways to make ourselves feel more at ease.”