Sir, I can do it!

"What did you say? Concubine Cui Gui proposed to marry Dongyue?" Concubine Feng rolled her eyes, puzzled, and said, "Why did she bring this up when she was so good? What's the emperor's attitude?"

The eunuch bowed and said: "The emperor has not said anything yet, but he seems to be considering Concubine Cui's proposal."

Li Kui said: "Even though Dongyue is a small country, its soldiers and horses are strong. If Emperor Father wants to join forces with Dongyue to encircle Huaizhong, I'm afraid it will be swallowed up by Dongyue in the end. Even if we send the princess to marry, it won't be able to stop Dongyue from expanding. "

Concubine Feng Gui said: "Concubine Cui is treacherous. Since she mentioned this matter, she must have a countermeasure. I just don't know what she intends to do with this move. Could it be possible that she still wants her brother Cui to lead the army to the East? Qing probably woke up laughing from a dream."

"Actually, the safest thing to do with Huaizhong's problems is to wait and see what happens. If you do too much, it will be self-defeating. In short, in my son's opinion, the matter of getting married is like a chicken rib. My father is wise and decisive, so I don't think he will agree."

Concubine Feng Gui also nodded: "But the Cui family will not be aimless. The emperor especially hates concubines meddling in political affairs. Concubine Cui will not know it, but she knows that the emperor is afraid of it and she still mentions it. This has to make people think a lot gone."

Li Qi also nodded solemnly and said: "Mr. Yu has his own strategy, and I should ask Mr. Yu what he means."

At the same time, Li Huai was also thinking about this question.If it is a marriage, the choice of this person must be carefully considered.There are no princesses of the right age in the palace, and the eldest is Changle, and she has already made a marriage agreement, so of course she cannot make a marriage.If you want to get married, you can only choose a princess from the clan, which is far from enough.He is not a woman's opinion, thinking that the small country of East Vietnam can be fooled at will.

Li Kui still looked up to Li Huai.Because from the beginning to the end, what Li Huai thought about was who to send for marriage and various countermeasures after the marriage.The paranoia in his character became more and more serious after a serious illness. Once he was sure about something, no one could persuade him.In addition, he had always been jealous of Han Qing in his heart, and wished to get rid of it quickly, so he naturally ignored the fact that a kiss itself might not be of much use.At this time, whoever is strong and strong has the right to speak.

In the midst of speculation from all parties in the palace and Li Huai's hesitation, Dongyue sent an envoy to issue a letter of credence and came to ask to marry Princess Changle.

At the same time, Beidi soldiers invaded Beiguan, and news of Wanyanzhe's death also came.At the same time, there was also a secret letter from Cui Hao.

That night, Li Huai called Lu Ding into the palace.

Lu Ding saw Mizhe, and immediately turned pale with shock, tremblingly said: "If what Mizhe said is true, Shuobei is in danger."

Li Huai said, "It's not just Shuobei."

He got up and walked to the map, pointed to Ningzhou, Shuobei, and Huaizhong, and said: "If the three parties join forces, Qi will be completely lost from the northwest to the northeast. The Chu family, the Wei family, and the Han family are all families of generals. The soldiers and horses of the three families are strong, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist."

Li Huai sighed, and said: "Wei Ru saved the orphan of the Murong family back then, I think he had such thoughts at that time."

Lu Ding said: "But it may not be. Wei Ru is pure and filial. If he really has the intention of rebelling, he will definitely not leave the old lady Wei in Beijing."

Li Huai's thoughts moved, "Wei Zhao hasn't returned yet?"

Lu Ding shook his head.

Li Huai lowered his eyes: "I remember now, I heard that Mrs. Hou's son brought her little girl back to the Liyang Qin family a few days ago."

Lu Ding pondered for a moment: "The emperor means that the Wei family has already prepared?"

Li Huai said: "We must guard against it. Han Qing has rebelled, and Wei Ru can't stay. It's just that Beidi breaks the pass. If there is chaos in Shuobei, I'm afraid the country will be unstable. No matter what, Beidi must not be allowed to invade our territory of Qi."

It does not enter the territory of Qi State, but it does not say that it does not enter the land of Beiyan.

Lu Ding thought for a while and said: "This matter is of great importance, please consider it carefully, Your Majesty."

"I have today, thanks to Xiangye. This matter still requires Xiangye to contribute to it, and to give me advice."

Lu Ding hurriedly bowed and said: "The emperor is absurdly praised. The minister eats the king's salary, and he should share his worries for the king."

Li Huai shook his wrist, and said in a deep voice: "The Wei family is not benevolent, so don't blame me for being unrighteous. Instruct the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple to treat the envoys from Dongyue well."

Speaking of this, Lu Ding said again: "I thought it was a coincidence that Dongyue sent an envoy at this time, and asked to marry Princess Changle by name, this is not, this is not... Hey, who knows that Princess Changle is the emperor's favorite, How can you marry into such a barbaric place? In Yichen's opinion, the envoy from East Vietnam should hang out."

Li Huai smiled ambiguously: "Master Xiang has actually become petty. After all, state affairs are state affairs, and no matter how important family affairs are, they are not as important as state affairs."

As soon as Lu Ding heard the voice, he knew it well.

Back at the mansion, Lu Ding couldn't wait to invite Song Maoli, his excitement was beyond words.

Song Maoli raised his eyebrows and said, "Is there a happy event for Master Xiang?"

Lu Ding stroked his beard and said, "It's a great joy, sir, our chance has come."

"Oh?" Song Maoli remained calm and reserved as always.

Lu Ding sneered, calmed down, and said in a low voice: "Sir, do you know the real identity of the Second Prince Wei of the Zhenguohou Mansion who is full of Shengjing?" He tapped the table with his fingertips and said, "He is The orphan of the Murong family who died at the hands of Wanyan Zhe, the son of Murong Yi."

Song Maoli's eyes wavered slightly, and he quickly understood what Lu Ding meant.But obviously he thought more deeply than Lu Ding, because he knew Wei Ru well enough.

He said: "Master, don't be too happy about this matter. Wei Ru may not know his identity at the time. Even if he knows now, he must use the Yushan Murong family's troops to contain Beiyan Wanyan's family. Once this is done, Beiyan will be trapped." The bureau can be resolved by itself, which is a great achievement."

Lu Ding calmed down instantly.Yes, although he didn't want to admit it, Wei Ru did take the world as his own responsibility.

Song Maoli looked at Lu Ding's calm expression, shook the teacup in his hand, and said: "So what Xiangye is thinking at this time is not how to destroy Wei Ru in the name of collaborating with the enemy and treason, but on the premise of ensuring that Beidi will not invade Qi State. , Get rid of Wei Ru. Compared with letting the opponent lose his reputation, it is obvious that taking the credit of the opponent's hard work to pave the way for himself is a good move."

"As for what happened after that, the Prime Minister has absolute power and has accumulated enough fame. As long as Wei Xi is pushed out at that time, many people who flatter the Prime Minister will fall into trouble, and Wei Ru will not have a good reputation either."

He took a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "I remember that the Prime Minister said to my subordinates that the Prime Minister wanted to be a famous official who will be famous through the ages. Now several big nobles, the Zhao family, the Xie family, and the Xiao family have all died down. Although the Cui family is glorious However, there is no future in the family. If the Wei family is taken down again, Xiangye's weight in the emperor's heart will be greatly increased. When the eldest prince is supported in the future, the series of policies envisioned by Xiangye can be put into practice. Next I have even seen how future generations sing praises to Master Xiang.”

What Lu Ding said was very ironic in his heart.He said: "It's difficult for the poor family and the common people. The reason why the truth supports the emperor is precisely because he has the same political views as the emperor, and he has the help of his husband. Why worry about big things not being done."

Of course, in front of Song Maoli, Lu Ding never concealed his true colors: "Mr. is indeed superior. The third son of the Wei family killed his nephew first, and then killed his elder brother, and forced Zhenxiang to step down temporarily. One after another, many people lost the truth. The truth of this enmity can be clearly remembered. Perhaps as Mr. said, there is no better revenge than this to let the opponent be infamous for thousands of years, and his own name forever. .”

He paused, then smiled again: "It's a coincidence that Dongyue actually asked to marry Princess Changle. Our emperor is very cruel. According to his attitude towards Dongyue, it seems that this matter can be done. Then Wei Ru He always loves children, but Li Huai has done such a trick behind his back, yet he still wants to protect his Li family, tsk tsk tsk, speaking of the truth, he feels a little sympathetic to Wei Ru."

Song Maoli smiled slightly.

Suddenly, Lu Ding's ears moved, and he shouted: "Who is outside the door!"

Song Maoli's face darkened, and he immediately got up and opened the door. In the dark night, the shadow of the tree was shaking slightly, and cat meowing could be heard intermittently.His eyes flickered, he turned around and said with a smile, "It's nothing, it's just a cat."

The next day, after the court meeting, Lu Ding went to Xuanming Hall to meet Li Huai.Of course, he couldn't tell the truth about the countermeasures discussed with Song Maoli last night.But he knew in his heart that Li Huai also had a good reputation.So he only mentioned it briefly, and Li Huai understood the key.

He sighed sincerely: "It's really a blessing that I have a Xiangye. Let's do what the Xiangye said. However, Shuobei also has to be on guard. Cui Feng was ordered to lead an army of [-] people to station in Shuobei. Afterwards, Wei Xi must be arrested. Beijing."

Lu Ding cupped his hands and said with a smile: "The emperor is wise."

The news of Dongyue's envoy was not deliberately concealed, so everyone in the capital knew that Dongyue had come to marry Princess Changle.

Wei Shuhua was very angry: "Grandmother, Dongyue is really deceiving people too much. It is really shameless for him to ask for a marriage even though he knows that Changle has been promised. I heard that it was the prince of Dongyue who asked for a marriage, but the prince has passed away now. In the first year, his son was about the same age as Chang Le. After the concubine died of illness, she did not remarry, so this is asking Chang Le to remarry him."

The more Wei Shuhua talked, the angrier she became, wishing she could rush to Dongyue with her sword and hack that shit prince to death.

Old Madam Wei's expression was also not good.

Mother Xu didn't dare to add fuel to the flames, she only consoled her: "The emperor has always loved Changle, and the empress has just passed away, so such absurd things will never be agreed. How can the eldest princess of Qi allow the small kingdom of Dongyue to be humiliated."

Mrs. Wei only said: "The news about Beiyan has come back."

Wei Shuhua nodded.

Mrs. Wei sighed: "Li Huai has a gloomy and paranoid temperament, and Han Qing's matter has touched the scales. When it comes to his own interests, no one deserves his pity."

Wei Shuhua raised her voice and said: "Then let Changle go and get married? No, no, no, no, no, that shit Dongyue came here, so I'll cut him off."

Mrs. Wei reprimanded: "Nonsense." She said in a deep voice: "Mother Xu is right, the courtiers are like a mirror, and they will not agree with Li Huai's doing this. Wang Yi has returned to the capital, and Changle promised the children of the Wang family Well, the Wang family will never allow Dongyue to bully his family like this. This matter will not have any results for a while. But if Li Huai insists on going his own way, we can only think of other ways."

Wei Shuhua said disappointedly: "It would be great if Ah Zhao was here, he's so smart..." Wei Shuhua stood up suddenly, and said with a serious face: "Grandmother, it's been so many days since the incident in Huaizhong, Ah! Why hasn't Zhao come back?"

Mrs. Wei gave a pause to the hand holding the Buddhist beads: "Maybe it's because something happened on the way that delayed you."