Lu Heng refused to take a step back, and the Duke of Zhenguo, who had been a little soft in front of Emperor Longqing in the past, burst out for the first time with the momentum he had cultivated in the battle on the battlefield, and he had the same fighting spirit.

Zhenguo Gong was not obedient, but Emperor Longqing did not step on his bottom line.

Lu Zheng is his bottom line!

Emperor Longqing didn't expect Lu Heng to be so rigid.

I was stunned for a moment.

Facing the dark and deep eyes of the Duke of Zhenguo, Emperor Longqing pursed the corners of his mouth, "The last time you looked at me like this, it was when the queen died, and after Lu Zheng was born, you didn't ...... Lu Heng, Zheng'er is my son, but he has been your son for eighteen years, it's enough, the title of the Duke of Zhenguo should be passed on to your biological son, although the qualifications of the children are a little worse, they are not as good as Zheng'er, if they are cultivated seriously, they should be able to support the court of the Duke of Zhenguo. ”

Lu Heng was stiff, but Emperor Longqing softened a little.

It's not like the domineering and strong of Fang Cai.

"Although I have disposed of some officials in southern Xinjiang, as well as the disciples of Zhenguo Gong, I still trust you Lu Heng, and I still remember my uncle's kindness when he turned the tide, my uncle is the righteous son of the emperor's grandfather, equivalent to half a royal person, and married my aunt, if it weren't for my uncle's eldest princess, the emperor's grandfather may not be willing to let my uncle restore the surname Lu."

Lu Heng said softly: "Your Majesty, since the Lu family is inseparable from the royal family, the bloodlines of the two families have been connected together, the minister is not an old-fashioned person, your prince is better qualified than the remaining sons of the minister, and listen to Your Majesty's words, if the minister says, no matter which prince becomes the prince, he is qualified, after all, there are too few emperors who seem to have great talents with His Majesty." ”

Emperor Longqing loved to listen to Zeng Zan's words, in order to keep Lu Zheng by his side and prevent Lu Zheng from getting involved in the secret battle among the princes, Lu Heng had to flatter His Majesty.

It's not all flattery, in the first few years of Emperor Longqing's ascension to the throne, he was indeed diligent in government and loved the people, and he could be said to be an outstanding emperor.

It was only later that Emperor Longqing was a little tired of government affairs, but the imperial power was still firmly in the hands of Emperor Longqing.

When the princes grew up, they jumped up and down, and they still couldn't shake Emperor Longqing.

Emperor Longqing narrowed his eyes.

Lu Heng continued: "Even if the prince can't do His Majesty's eloquence, he can also become the lord of the city, Your Majesty, you still remember that the first emperor once said that it is easy to fight the country, but it is difficult to sit on the throne, the first emperor does not require a reckless emperor to come out in the future, he only hopes that the country can be passed on smoothly, you have prepared a lot of talents for the prince, and there is also a lot of silver, and any prince can continue to prosper when he ascends the throne." ”

"Drink."

Emperor Longqing sneered and slowly took a sip of tea.

Lu Heng ignored Emperor Longqing's ridicule, "The minister knows that His Majesty feels sorry for Zheng'er, but you made him the prince's public enemy, a thorn in the flesh, have you ever wondered if Zheng'er is willing?" ”

"Didn't your son treat Zheng'er as an enemy? Your eldest son has been ruthless to Zheng'er three or four times, it's not Zheng'er's anger, can I still see Zheng'er alive now? ”

Emperor Longqing was unceremoniously, "Lu Heng, have you ever thought that Zheng'er will stay in the Lu family and stay in your Zhenguo Mansion, even if Zheng'er will inherit your title in the future, when the queen of my funeral is over, will the new emperor spare Zheng'er?" ”

"Your Majesty......"

Lu Heng pursed the corners of his mouth.

Emperor Longqing seemed to be smiling, leaned forward, stared at Lu Heng, and said word by word: "Or does your Lu family have the means to save Zheng'er's life and the capital to fight against the new emperor?" ”

Lu Heng lowered his eyelids, not daring to look at Emperor Longqing.

That's right, the Lu family has everything to protect Lu Zheng I, and even if the new emperor is mediocre, he can subvert the entire court.

It's just that Lu Heng instinctively doesn't like the things left by his sister and father, and he has never rebelled.

It's good that my sister is still alive, and my sister who broke off her love for Emperor Longqing is more decisive than him.

It's a pity that he is in good health, but his sister is physically and mentally injured because of the loss of her son one after another.

In the past, Lu Heng didn't dare to hand over these connections to Lu Zheng, after all, Lu Zheng didn't seem to have much interest in everyone or anything.

Lu Heng only hoped that Lu Zheng could recover Liaodong.

Now that Lu Zheng has Gu Yao and Gu Siye as his father-in-law, Lu Heng's mind is also alive.

Even if Lu Zheng takes the path of the God King in the end, he will fully support Zheng'er, but Zheng'er sitting on the dragon chair always engraves the surname Landing!

Emperor Longqing looked at Lu Heng's gaze a little more probing.

The hall fell silent again, and the atmosphere was extremely oppressive.

Emperor Longqing said: "Lu Heng, the relationship between the bloodlines is not something you can cut off if you want to, in Zheng'er's birth, I am sorry for you, the Queen Mother almost made Zheng'er unable to come to this world!" It was you who protected him, and I had been taking care of your sister at the time, and I ignored it, but I still cared about Zheng'er, but I couldn't show it too much. ”

At the beginning, Empress Lu had a bad attitude, and Emperor Longqing did not want the son born to Empress Lu.

He had already passed the rebellious period when he couldn't let Empress Lu give birth to a son and grow up, after all, he was afraid that his son with the blood of the Lu family of the Duke of Zhenguo would become the one who subverted his throne.

Others think that Queen Lu can't even fight the imperial concubine.

Emperor Longqing was very clear about Empress Lu's methods.

In the past, his advisers were recruited by Queen Lu, not to mention these.

Even when the first emperor was still alive, Empress Lu could control the palace as the princess, and Empress Lu had no ability?

Therefore, Emperor Longqing was particularly worried that Empress Lu, who raised her son, would eventually want him for the sake of her son.

It is not impossible for Queen Lu to assist the young master.

When Empress Lu was pregnant with the last child, Emperor Longqing was happy in his heart, he had already secured the throne, and Empress Lu's body was ruined because of this pregnancy, and she was able to give birth to a son, but Empress Lu may not be able to raise a son.

Who knew that Queen Lu would give birth to a stillborn baby?

Emperor Longqing was very disappointed, but Zheng'er's existence was like a dawn, making Emperor Longqing happy.

"At that time, I was in a plan, I can compensate you, and even I can make you the hereditary county king, and give the Lu family the honor they deserve."

Emperor Longqing got up and paced in front of Lu Heng, "I can apologize to you, but Zheng'er must return to my side." ”

Lu Heng replied: "How can the minister be the king of the county?" Before his father passed away, he said that if Liaodong is not returned, the Lu family will never be the king. ”

"Your Majesty should leave this grace to Zheng'er, I'm afraid that it will be difficult for the ministers to have the opportunity to go on the expedition, and the rest of the sons are mostly mediocre, only Zheng'er has the opportunity to have the ability to recover Liaodong, pacify the barbarians, and completely remove the hidden dangers of the capital."

Lu Heng raised his head again, his expression paused slightly, "What happened back then, the minister never hated His Majesty, nor did he complain about the lady, everything was an accident, how could the minister remember it because of an accident?" What's more, my father said that it is not easy for women, and asking women to be single-minded and chaste is just a man's vanity. ”

Emperor Longqing pulled the corners of his mouth, for his uncle, Emperor Longqing was sometimes very difficult, and occasionally did something that was difficult for him to understand.