Surprise! The villain is my brother, stay calm!

The war on the border did not affect the joy of the Lu family. The third-day baptism ceremony of the Lu family's granddaughter was held very grandly, and officials from all over Xuzhou were invited to celebrate.

Lu Zhanxing still couldn't attend. She had to recuperate after giving birth, so she could only make an excuse that she had something to do and would be back late.

Ever since he had a granddaughter, Lu Jin had looked down upon his son. He didn't even come back for his daughter's third-day bath ceremony, which was really outrageous.

Mrs. Luo could only defend her son, but Lu Jin loved his granddaughter more than his son. Mrs. Luo could not argue with her husband and could only let him do as he pleased.

She found some time to secretly visit her son. With Liu Xu and Xiu Lan taking care of him, his son was doing very well during the confinement period. Only then did Luo feel relieved and told her granddaughter's full name was Lu Qingcheng.

Lu Qingcheng?

Lu Zhanxing's mouth twitched slightly, thinking that the name was so tacky.

However, thinking of her daughter's appearance, she felt that the name Qingcheng was not bad, but she still gave Shui Lingling's daughter the nickname Ling'er.

It's not that she couldn't see her daughter all the time. When her daughter fell asleep, she would sometimes unconsciously run into the space, so she could always see her a few times.

Although I can't hold her in my arms, it can relieve the pain of missing her.

People’s joys and sorrows cannot be shared, especially Emperor Qian in the capital.

The losses in the battle of Xuzhou were heavy, but Qi State only sent a national teacher, which made people terrified. Emperor Qian was frightened and immediately summoned all the ministers in the court to discuss how to deal with the affairs of Xuzhou?

Who can go to Xuzhou to provide support?

The second prince lowered his head and acted like a quail, trying hard to reduce his presence. He didn't want to go to Xuzhou to die!

Now that his father is not in good health, it would be more appropriate for him to stay in the capital and supervise the country.

"My dear, do you have any opinion on the matter in Xuzhou?"

Emperor Qian specifically named the Second Prince, which was considered a test for him. If the proposal he came up with was good, the throne would be his.

Emperor Qian has not had any free time since he woke up, and his spirit is getting worse and worse. The country needs someone to take charge.

I hope the second prince won’t let himself down!

The second prince was shocked and could only step out and put forward his worst plan: "Your Majesty, I think distant water cannot quench immediate thirst. Xuzhou has the General Zhenbei in charge and the Lu family army. They may not be without the ability to fight."

"It just so happens that Prince Lu of the Duke of Anguo's Mansion is in Yanzhou, which is quite close to Xuzhou. Why not let him lead the Lu family army to support Xuzhou?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Emperor Qian felt satisfied. In fact, he also had this idea in his mind, but he felt that it was too much. Wasn't this clearly sending Lu Zhanyan to his death?

But since someone had brought it up, he just went with the flow and nodded, saying, "Your Highness, what you said makes sense. Lu Zhanyan is a member of the Lu family after all. He once solved the problem of locusts in Yizhou. He is very intelligent and must have a way to deal with the poison."

Lord Wei and Prime Minister Su looked at each other and saw disgust in each other's eyes.

Listen, is what your majesty said a human language? Even the people in the past couldn't deal with the poison, so what could a young man like Lu Zhanyan do?

It was obvious that he wanted the Duke of Anguo to die along with the Lu family army.

What was even more uneasy was Lord Mei. He knew that Lu Zhanyan was the leader of the Molong Order. How could he watch him go to Xuzhou to die?

He didn't care about anything else and quickly stood up to refute: "Your Majesty, although Prince Lu is in Yanzhou, if Prince Lu is transferred away, who will be in charge of Yanzhou? What if Dayan sees that there is no governor to guard Yanzhou and wants to invade Yanzhou?"

The Second Prince's men immediately jumped out to refute, "Mr. Mei's worries are not without reason, but Great Yan has already formed a marriage alliance with our country. They must have received the news that Qi attacked Xuzhou a long time ago, but there has been no movement. In addition, the new emperor of Great Yan is about to take over, so how can they distract themselves to deal with us? It is obvious that Great Yan has no intention of doing so. I think it is not a bad idea to let Prince Lu lead part of the army to support us."

"That's wrong. Although Dayan has not made any movement, we still have to be on guard..."

The quarrel continued in the court. They had no objection to Lu Zhanyan going to Xuzhou for support, but those who had objections wanted to send Yanzhou to whom would they be assigned to manage it again?

Because today is a grand court meeting, all officials in the capital have come to attend the court. Yang Jingchen is now working in the Ministry of War. He proposed: "Let the governor of Xuzhou and the governor of Yanzhou be exchanged. When the matter of Xuzhou is resolved, they can be exchanged back."

This strategy was approved by Emperor Qian, and in order to ensure the safety of General Zhenbei, he ordered General Zhenbei to lead his troops to retreat to the second line and let Lu Zhanyan lead the Lu family army to the front line.

If Lu's army wins, the crisis in Xuzhou will be resolved, but they will definitely suffer heavy losses.

If the Lu family army is defeated, it will be a good opportunity to eliminate the threat posed by the Anguo Mansion.

Everyone knows Sima Zhao's intention.

But no one dared to refute, because the Lu family army was once the patron saint of Daqian. Maybe the Lu family army could really win?

Lord Wei sighed inwardly. His Majesty had made up his mind. If he raised any objections again, it would easily arouse His Majesty's suspicion. He could only pray that Lu Zhanyan would win!

Elder Mei was extremely anxious, but he also knew that the situation was hopeless. He thought about passing on the message when he returned and letting Lord Ling figure out a solution himself!

Prime Minister Su was also uneasy. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty..."

When Emperor Qian heard Prime Minister Su speak, he thought he was going to object and stared at him coldly.

Facing the cold gaze from the high position, Prime Minister Su said with a stiff face: "Your Majesty, Xuzhou only has 50,000 Lu family troops. If we switch the defense line with General Zhenbei's 300,000 troops, it will be inappropriate. I dare to suggest that we send another 300,000 troops to support Prince Lu at the border, so as to increase the chances of victory."

"Also, Prince Lu has not yet inherited the Anguo Mansion, so it is hard to say whether the Lu family army can be mobilized. How about your majesty ordering Prince Lu to inherit the title and lead the Lu family army to guard the border with the power of the Anguo Duke? Your majesty, please make the decision."

The situation is hopeless, and this is all he can do.

I hope Lu Zhanyan can survive!

If he died, he could only support his son-in-law Lu Zhanxing to take the position of Duke Anguo.

Seeing that Prime Minister Su did not try to stop him, he heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed that he had been overthinking it. Prime Minister Su was a true royalist and he should not have misunderstood him.

Sending more troops there would also prove that he really wanted to defeat Qi.

"allow!"

Emperor Qian looked around and decided to send Qin Ren, the deputy commander of the North Camp, to provide support. He appointed Qin Ren as General Weiyong and ordered him to lead an army of 300,000 to provide support to Xuzhou.

The issue in Xuzhou was finally temporarily resolved.

Emperor Qian also breathed a sigh of relief, but this news completely angered Concubine Xian, Concubine Yu, and Concubine Zhen and Concubine Lin.

Lu Zhanyan is the prince consort of their master. His Majesty actually wants the prince consort to die?

Do you want the princess to be a widow?

The four of them gathered in Yiku Palace for the first time.

"My queen, we can't just let this go. We have to think of a solution!"

Concubine Zhen was very worried about her master.

The others also nodded, hating Emperor Qian and the Second Prince who had proposed this idea.

Concubine Xian's complexion was not too good either, but the drafting of the imperial edict was now done by Zhang Ruiquan, so they had to start with Zhang Ruiquan before they could change the imperial edict.

Lin, who had been keeping a low profile, suddenly said, "Your Majesty, the eunuch Zhang beside His Majesty has a crush on my maid Hongyu. Eunuch Zhang once asked me for her, but I refused."

Because of this incident, Eunuch Zhang held a grudge against me and said bad things about me in front of His Majesty, which led to my being neglected and out of favor by His Majesty.

Don't underestimate the power of pillow talk, especially the words from your Majesty's most trusted confidants.

If she hadn't known that her master had arranged for other people to come in, she would have compromised. But now, for her master's sake, she had no choice but to compromise.

Upon hearing the good news, Concubine Xian nodded and said, "Then give Hong Yu to her and ask her to be patient for a while. We will be able to get her back to you soon."

Concubine Lin nodded in agreement.

Then there is room for maneuver in how to write the imperial edict.

This time, Concubine Xian was indeed angry, and she did not want to pretend to be nice to Emperor Qian, so she increased the dosage of Anshen Powder again and let Emperor Qian continue to sleep.

The imperial physician was terrified and prescribed the familiar tranquilizing powder again and again.

The fifth prince has already gone to Qinzhou to quell the rebellion, so the answer to who drugged him is obvious.

The Second Prince is going too far. Your Majesty has just dealt with two 800-mile urgent cases, and now he is not letting Your Majesty wake up.

But they could only pretend to be ignorant. After all, the second prince might be the next emperor, and they valued their lives very much.

When the Queen heard that her brother was going to be transferred to the second line, although there was still a risk, she was relieved that his life was not in danger for the time being. She thought that Emperor Qian still had a conscience.

Don't think she doesn't know that if it weren't for her brother, he would never have married her as his queen.

However, because she was afraid of her brother, she deliberately did not allow herself to have a son and even killed her own son. Her love for Emperor Qian had long been thrown out of her mind.

I even thought to myself, let Emperor Qian die and that’s it!

It would be best to bury it with the unborn prince!