Feng Zhiwei was stunned, but he never thought that the concubine would survive, what is a human life worth in such a big event of seizing the heir? However, Lu Rui let out a long breath, and said: "Don't underestimate Concubine Mi. Over the years in Xiliang, the princes have died again and again, and the eldest has never lived past the age of seven. Concubine Mi can get pregnant under such circumstances and give birth safely. Great ability, she was born in the northern region of Xiliang, her family blood... is special, even her madness, I still have doubts, but I can't meet her to confirm... It's a long way off, let's talk about what happened after that , that night the mother went out to report that the prince was born, and the queen who was waiting outside the palace was about to go in to see the prince suddenly disappeared!"
"Disappeared?" Feng Zhiwei was taken aback. "How can it be?"
"Yes." Lu Rui smiled wryly. "All the people in the hall looked at it, how could it be possible, but it just disappeared. Afterwards, the queen was furious and tortured everyone present. Everyone said that Concubine Mi had a tendency to bleed profusely after giving birth. Shouting, everyone went to look at her in a panic, but the nanny who was holding the prince and was going to wash the prince suddenly fell down, and when she got up, the child was gone."
Feng Zhiwei suddenly remembered the information that Zong Chen had collected for her back then, and mentioned the matter of Xiliang's ruler passing away and the crown prince's succession to the throne. At that time, Zongchen guessed that Xiliang's ruler had died for a while, but he kept it secret, so he asked: "After the king came back, he found out about this, what happened?"
There was a sudden twitch on Lu Rui's face, and he said bitterly for a while: "My lord... I don't know..."
"What?"
"The lord was phlegm and had a stroke when he was touring the border. The ministers who were driving the parade did not dare to say anything. I never woke up."
"But the time is wrong... According to the time calculation, your country's lord died after a year and a half. If you haven't been to the court for such a long time, is there no discussion in the court?"
"Your Majesty fought on the battlefield and won a piece of land to establish a country. In fact, he exhausted himself physically and mentally." Lu Rui said. "There were too many old injuries in the past, and he has been in poor health since the founding of the People's Republic of China. This is one of the reasons why his heirs are not prosperous. To be honest, he has not been able to support himself for a few years since the founding of the country. He only meets as a council member for half a year. , Most of the state affairs are handed over to several important ministers and princes, while His Majesty himself is obsessed with alchemy. He does not pursue longevity, but hopes to get rid of the pain of illness. A tour, in fact, is just to find out that there is an earth fairy born in a certain mountain in the southern border, so he does not go to court for a year or so, and approves government affairs in the harem. Who can tell the truth from the truth if he is helped out to show his face from afar?"
"Your lord is really open-minded..." Feng Zhi smiled with a faint smile. "Hey, it's so open-minded..."
Lu Rui smiled embarrassingly, and quickly brought back the topic, saying: "The disappearance of the prince was kept a secret at the time, and the palace people present were almost dismissed or executed. Even I found out afterward that there was something suspicious , It was only found out after a slow investigation. The outsiders only knew that the prince was born and His Majesty returned to Luan. Then during this period, the court situation gradually changed, because "The dragon's body is not good after His Majesty returned to Luan", The court affairs are naturally still habitually delegated by the emperor's younger brother, and we are in charge of the administration. Immediately, the emperor's younger brother, Prince Li, began to intervene in the army, cleanse the army, change the frontier defense, support the cronies in the army, and depose the old general. In these actions, all the ministers in the court who were vigilant and opposed his various national policies were gradually cut off, either explicitly or secretly. People, some people find that it is wrong to choose to be wise and protect oneself in vain, so that in the future when the government is chaotic, they can stay useful and give me a bright and sunny day in Xiliang, for example... "
"For example, Your Excellency Lu Rui, Grand Sima." Feng Zhi said with a smile.
Lu Rui smiled wryly, and sighed: "I have endured the world's criticism that history is like a knife, but it is just to seek an orthodox imperial power. After about a year or so, Prince Li has full wings, and the forces in the court and China are intertwined and unshakable. Cut off, the only ones left are those who can shout long live to him. Then, one day, a servant who had just entered the palace, sleepwalked into the palace of His Majesty in the middle of the night, and discovered that behind the dragon tent was a man with a strange fragrance. Mummy!"
Feng Zhi frowned slightly, feeling a little disgusted in his heart, thinking of the dark palace, the heavy curtains, the rich sandalwood burning non-stop for twelve hours to cover up certain smells, the hand stretched out in confusion, I touched a stiff and shrinking mummy with a hollow, dark abdomen... Yin Zhiliang, a generation of heroes who built a country by himself, was also my mother's most difficult opponent back then. Had to be at the mercy of his wife and brother who colluded with each other.
"When this incident happened, the news of the emperor's death was leaked. It was said that he had just died, but no one knew the condition of the corpse and how long he had been dead. Empress Dowager Dong ordered important ministers to read the will, and the crown prince succeeded. The queen mother listened to the government behind the curtain before the prince became an adult. I said, the matter has been settled like this until now." Lu Rui let out a breath, leaned back, brushed a few strands of messy hair on his forehead, and said in an annoying way. "For this reason, I sent my youngest son into the palace to be His Majesty's bodyguard, the one you saw today, hoping to find some clues, even if I could see Concubine Mi, but Empress Dowager Dong is also a powerful woman , The harem is controlled by her tightly, my son is too young, and there is no news about him so far."
Feng Zhiwei looked at this delicate and feminine official of Xiliang, and felt a little bit of admiration in her heart. No matter what the reason for this person's persistent pursuit of the truth, as long as he knows the times, he is good at observing people, he is able to bend and stretch, and he is not afraid of objections, he will not be disappointed. The wind of the minister.
"I never thought I'd listen to the thrilling secret history of the Xiliang royal family tonight." Feng Zhiwei thought for a moment, then laughed. "This is a secret that is not passed on in any country. Why does Da Sima trust me so much and tell me everything?"
Lu Rui smiled wryly, thinking why am I willing to say so clearly? But I don't understand, you who don't see rabbits and don't scatter eagles, are you willing to say something more to me? Now he was pretending to be stupid, so he had to stand up, and said with a long bow, "Only by showing sincerity can you confide in your heart. Lu Rui only looks to Marquis Wei, and tells you the story of your love."