Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

If it weren't for Lu Ci's timely statement of this request, not to mention three questions, even three hundred questions, for Zhao Zhen, who is usually as boring as an ancient pool of stagnant water, and rarely encounters an interesting thing worthy of his gossip. of.

After hearing this, he had to be a little cautious before speaking and think carefully.

How should I ask so that I can efficiently ask the most concerned aspects and the most complete situation in just three sentences?

When Zhao Zhen was thinking hard, Lu Ci smiled, not disturbing his train of thought, just concentrating on writing and scribbling on the blank pages.

To mark the progress of today's drawing, it is best to make slight adjustments to tomorrow and the next day when preparing lessons in the evening.

When he was almost finished writing, Zhao Zhen also finished his preparations and said, "Why did Zhou Huaizheng want to attack Zuo Yude?"

On weekdays, although he sincerely does not like Zhou Dujian, who is full of smiles and has no decent conduct, but because of his father's reliance on him, he affectionately calls him "Brother Zhou".

Now that he heard that Zhou Huaizheng had taken the courage to attack Lu Ci, he didn't even want to pretend to be a snake, and called him by his first name.

After pondering for a moment, Lu Ci still decided to trust Zhao Zhen and not to deceive him with his youth and status as a prince, and said frankly: "The reason is not complicated, it's just that I guessed that he wanted to cooperate with Kou Xiang to do something, because Feeling inappropriate, he persuaded Kou Xiang not to go with him, and it is inevitable that he will hold grudges."

Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but remain silent.

He has always been mild-tempered, delicate in thought, and very considerate of others' difficulties.

Especially in this East Palace, the servants occasionally had negligence, but when he noticed, not only would he not point it out, but he also helped to cover up one or two because he was worried that others would find out and he would be punished.

But that doesn't mean he doesn't mind being fooled.

If the matter is important and the other party is vague, he will be silently unhappy even if he keeps silent.

I have always been used to forbearance, and suddenly I got this frank confession from Lu Ci on important matters, and I feel that it is even more precious.

——The willingness to reveal such secrets at this time is obviously due to Lu Ci's great trust in him.

Of course he was curious about the 'thing' that Zhou Huaizheng valued so much that he had to take revenge on Lu Ci who ruined it.But he didn't want to embarrass Lu Ci, so he nodded seriously, and temporarily changed the second question he had planned: "Then how did Zuo Yude see through the identity of that person at a glance?"

Lu Ci smiled: "I know what I have done will definitely become a thorn in his side, so how can I not be on guard against the servant who will be driven by him?"

However, since he did it in the first place, it is impossible for him to get rid of the other party's grudge.

At this time, even the emperor was hindered by the ancestral precepts, and he was not allowed to kill civil servants who were against him at will, at most he was relegated.What's more, it's a mere minister.

Zhao Zhen was thoughtful.

After a long time, he solemnly asked the third question: "Zhou Huaizheng put so much painstaking efforts, what is the plan? He won't just tease you and trick you to go back?"

teasing?

Lu Ci laughed.

Of course, once things fail, if you want to make big things into small things, or make small things into nothing, you can blur it into the word 'teasing'.

Zhou Huaizheng's purpose of 'bluffing' him, of course, was not as simple as making him suffer a little humiliation, just for nothing.

He is the prince Zuo Yude, because there is no lecturer in the East Palace at this time, he has to go to the palace every day to give lectures for him.

If you were absent for no reason and asked His Highness the Crown Prince to wait for the whole afternoon, what would be the consequences?

Zhou Huaizheng, who planned this matter with all his heart, would even take advantage of the officials' puzzlement to confuse right and wrong and talk nonsense, putting him at a disadvantage.

Even if Lu Ci knew the truth after the fact, he would not be able to win people's trust because he could not produce any evidence to tell the truth that he was deceived when he came and had to leave.

This is a poisonous plan to kill people without blood, aiming at the self-esteem and arrogance that most scribes have, and the fact that they are easy to over-interpret.

Zhao Zhen never imagined in his dreams that those courtiers who greeted people with smiling faces could actually use such a sinister killer move.

While he was shocked, he was also full of worries about Lu Ci.

"Lu Zuo Yude, you must be careful these days," Zhao Zhen involuntarily held Lu Ci's hand, trying to comfort him, but he couldn't think of anything for a while.After he organized his speech for a long time, he came up with a few words of promise: "I will tell daddy as soon as possible, and ask him to punish Zhou Huaizheng severely, so that you can return to peace."

Lu Ci's heart warmed up, and he dissuaded him in a warm voice: "I need to implore His Royal Highness, please pretend not to know about this matter, and don't mention it to Your Majesty."

No matter which step the officials will find out, Lu Ci actually doesn't want to make the matter too big, lest Zhou Huaizheng have the possibility of jumping over the wall and implicating Kou Zhun, who was almost accomplice with him.

After this matter was revealed, although Zhou Huaizheng did not know how far he could go to sophistry, but at least for a while now, he would be so devastated that he would have no time to take revenge on him.

Moreover, Kou Xiang will see his true nature clearly and will not want to be with him, which is the way out for Zhou Huaizheng.

Zhao Zhen frowned, and subconsciously wanted to ask why, but because he understood a little, he closed his mouth tightly.

He has never realized so deeply that under the calm surroundings, there are actually murderous intentions everywhere.

...and he is called the master of the East Palace, and he studies in this Zishan Hall all day long, but he doesn't even have the ability to protect the people around him.

Seeing Zhao Zhen's suddenly listless appearance, Lu Ci could easily know what he was thinking even if he didn't deliberately guess.

He couldn't help but smile.

If it wasn't Di Qing, who was an incomparably distinguished future state reserve, but Di Qing, he couldn't help but reach out and rub his head as a consolation.

"His Royal Highness is only eight years old, and he has learned so much about right and wrong. He really shouldn't be too harsh on himself." Lu Ci smiled and said, "Zhou Huaizheng is the governor of Zishan Hall. His Royal Highness needs to be careful with him day and night. And you But he never thought about his own safety, he just told his ministers to be careful, with such kindness, most people in the world would feel ashamed of themselves."

Although it was to comfort Zhao Zhen, when Lu Ci said this, it was indeed sincere.

No wonder Zhao Zhen will be Song Renzong.The word 'benevolence' is not light, but he really deserves it.

Zhao Zhen looked pale, pursed his lips, managed to get rid of his sullen look, and said, "I will go to the Zishan Hall in the future and pick you up near the gate of the palace."

Before Lu Ci could say anything, he had already thought of something, and changed his words: "The vicinity of the palace gate is too eye-catching, so I'll wait for you halfway."

If he walks around under the pretext of going for a walk, but actually picks up people, he should not attract attention.

Lu Ci was moved and funny: "Your Highness really doesn't need to—"

Zhao Zhen waved his fleshy hand, Baozi's face was full of seriousness, and he interrupted him for the first time: "That's it."

After making this decision, his depressed heart instantly felt better, and he became more determined that this method was correct.

Due to the rules, he couldn't send more people to protect Zuo Yude. If he used his father to force him to do it, it might be self-defeating and cause trouble.

But he was really worried, so why not just send himself there?

Lu Ci: "..."

Fortunately, I have lived to such an advanced age, and even after a small storm, I was forcibly protected by a little kid.

On the way home, Lu Ci vaguely regretted that maybe Zhao Zhen shouldn't have known about this too early.

However, when he thought of the darkness in the world, he inevitably thought of Zhao Zhen's real biological mother who had been kept secret, and couldn't help sighing.

He is indifferent to history, and he doesn't know how true or false the "civet cat for the prince" is, and he doesn't know whether the palace man surnamed "Li" is walking in front of Liu E or behind.

But seeing that the crown prince is willing to give his sincerity even to his unrelated courtier, at most who has taught for a while, if he knows who his biological mother is, he will definitely respect Mu Ru.

If it was the former, Zhao Zhen would suffer the pain of having a son who wanted to raise him but would not be treated by his relatives. It would be too pitiful.

Just as Lu Ci was thinking, when he was about to leave the palace gate, he was suddenly stopped by Kou Zhun himself.

"Kou Xiang?"

Lu Ci blinked and asked with a smile, "But the matter of water control has passed?"

"No."

Kou Zhun frowned and stared at Lu Ci for a while after denying it irritably.

Although Lu Ci didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd, or why he was bothered, he still looked at him with a smile.

Kou Zhun, who has always been strong, turned away his eyes in a rare way, walked a few steps uncomfortably, approached Lu Ci's body, and took a sudden breath, as if he had finally made up his mind: "I have already made up my mind about Zhou Huaizheng's matter." heard."

What happened in the palace, whether it was big or small, naturally spread to Kou Zhun's ears very quickly.

The small one is that Lu Ci's official position, the fourth grade, is not high or low in Beijing, and relatively speaking, it does not attract the attention of others; the big one is the nature of the matter and the power displayed by Zhou Huaizheng.

Even the majestic fourth-rank officials of the imperial court can intimidate them at will, and they are still the ones who went to intercept them in broad daylight in the East Palace where the prince lives.

Then next time, if you are more daring, don't you want to attack the prince, or even the emperor, and cause a palace change?

Zhou Huaizheng is still far from being able to cover the sky with one hand, and even if the officials renew their old friendship and trust him again, it is impossible not to think more about their own safety when other courtiers who have hated him for a long time are making trouble and fanning the flames.

After the investigation, most of the lives are safe, but the rank and office are hard to protect.

Kou Zhun was full of confidence, and he wasn't worried about himself—he really didn't get involved in the other party's plan, and he thought he could stand the investigation, but felt very sorry for Lu Ci.

The reason why the news leaked must be a problem on his side.

I don't know who told Lu Ci to make him make up his mind, and let Zhou Huaizheng know about it, so he held a grudge.

Kou Zhun has always been tough and strong, and asking him to admit his mistakes is actually more uncomfortable than being punished.

But thinking that when Lu Ci came to his house back then, knowing his temper, he said that kind of thing with all his heart, it's not that he didn't know what to do, and he already got the favor.

Now because of the aftermath of that incident, Lu Ci has suffered such a big loss, he has the right to pretend not to know, if he whitewashes the peace, is that still worthy of his own heart?

So after all kinds of entanglement, Kou Zhun was still cruel, and came to Lu Ci to admit it personally.

"The news is mostly leaked by people in my house."

Kou Zhun's face was stinky, but he still came to cut the mess with a sharp knife.

Even if he uttered a word, his face twitched in discomfort: "...I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter, and I owe you a sum."

Lu Ci was startled.

Facing the promise delivered to her door, she only bent her eyebrows and said, "Okay, thank you."

After speaking, he left without hesitation.

Kou Zhun: "..."

that's it?