Chapter 105 Active response
It was based on this that Lv Songli decided to talk to Qin Heng. It's not that she didn't want to remind the Qin family earlier, but some things can't be inferred without enough information.
The storm is coming, Lv Desheng took a deep breath and said, "This news makes your previous guess more reliable. Your reminder this time may not be an opportunity for the Qin family."
Lv Songli shook his head in his heart. The Qin family worked too hard, beat and scolded too much. The Song royal family can no longer see the Qin family's efforts. It is natural for the Qin family to do anything for them. It can only be said that her reminder can only make the Qin family protect the prince as much as possible.
Looking at his daughter's appearance, Lv Desheng didn't understand why she seemed not optimistic about the prince's safe return?
"If we can make the prince return safely, won't this crisis be solved by half?" Even if Emperor Kangcheng died and the prince succeeded to the throne, there would still be a situation of a new emperor and a new minister. He might no longer be reused, but wouldn't the crisis of the Qin family be solved?
Lu Songli nodded. Indeed, if the Qin family could protect the prince and bring him back safely, the crisis would be half resolved. However, she felt that it was not that easy.
"You have reminded the Qin family, can't they do this?" Lu Desheng's voice was already unhappy.
The reason why she was not optimistic was not because of the Qin family, but because of the prince.
Their prince, influenced by Confucianism, was kind and gentle, and treated people kindly. Everything was good, but he was a little too pedantic.
In Lu Songli's opinion, the prince was mediocre in qualifications and insensitive to politics. He was not a qualified successor.
Take his trip to the north to entertain the troops as an example. Emperor Kang Cheng's dragon body was already like this. At the time of the transfer of power, he still left Chang'an, which was wrong. The successor should strive to make the transition of power smoothly at this time, which is a responsible attitude towards the dynasty and the people. Because when power is transferred, turmoil is most likely to occur, and turmoil is actually a consumption of national strength. National strength includes resources and talents.
If he, as the crown prince and successor, didn't know the real physical condition of his old father, it shows how poor his control over the palace people he was about to inherit was. Especially when his brothers had already vaguely realized that the emperor was not in a good state.
And according to the inside information she got, the prince's trip to the north to comfort the troops was proposed by the ministers, and Emperor Kang Cheng himself was still hesitating whether to send the prince. After the prince learned about it, he actually took the initiative to request to go north to comfort the troops!
Lu Songli didn't know why the prince made this decision. Was it just for a little bit of fame?
Well, since it has been decided to go north to comfort the troops, it is also a good thing to encourage the border generals. But even Qin Silang knew to take a shortcut back to Chang'an, and the prince actually took the official road to the north slowly. Shouldn't this matter be resolved quickly? Originally, the prince's trip to the north to comfort the troops was an encouragement to the soldiers and played the role of a mascot. Wouldn't it be better to arrive in the north earlier, finish the work earlier, and return earlier?
A son of a rich family should not sit in the hall. It is also the responsibility of a responsible successor of the dynasty to protect himself and make himself succeed to the throne smoothly.
If you can control the whole situation, it is completely possible.
But Lu Songli felt that the result would not be optimistic, because the people behind the scenes would not allow it.
After Lu Songli's explanation, Lu Desheng also felt that the prince's brain was worrying. The key is that his brain is not good, and it is them who are implicated.
Lu Songli's eyes fell on a piece of paper at hand, and she saw the information of the princes under Emperor Kangcheng's knees written on it.
After a few glances, she put it down, and then couldn't help pinching her eyebrows, staring and sighing. When Emperor Kangcheng's dragon body was heavy and difficult to heal due to the elixir, the conspiracy below had already been undercurrent, and countless conspirators and ambitious people were waiting for an opportunity to move. I don't know how long this network has been woven, and the prince is also part of their network.
Unfortunately, before, their Lu family was only concerned with fighting with the Zhao and Xie families, and the other party's plan was also in a stagnant period, and she didn't notice it.
"My daughter, let's cancel the engagement. The Qin family is in a very dangerous situation now." Lu Desheng said.
He has been in the court for many years. Although he has not had much contact with the prince because he is a neutral royalist, he still knows something about the prince. His Royal Highness is a moderate person. He is indeed not the kind of hero with an iron fist. His temperament is kind to put it nicely, but soft to put it bluntly.
He has one advantage, which is that he is willing to listen to other people's opinions or suggestions, but he lacks decisiveness and will appear indecisive when dealing with things.
The problem of the prince is either that he is out of touch or that there is a problem with his think tank.
If it is the latter, the prince is probably finished.
Lu Desheng feels that the problem is difficult and that the Lu family will not wade into this muddy water. Cancel the engagement! Cut off their connection with the Qin family from the source.
Lu Songli shook her head, not optimistic about his proposal, "I'm afraid not."
Her marriage with Qin Sheng was granted by the Empress Dowager. If her father asked the Emperor to withdraw, and Emperor Kang Cheng agreed, it would be a slap in the face of the Empress Dowager, and he would not agree. If her father bet on the gold medal of immunity from death and the little bit of monarch-subject relationship between him and the Emperor, it might be possible.
But the gold medal of immunity from death cannot be moved. Otherwise, once Emperor Kang Cheng passed away, with the Empress Dowager's disgust for them, without this gold medal of immunity from death to protect them, the whole family would be in trouble.
"Dad, don't be in a hurry to leave the Qin family." Lu Songli wanted to laugh when he saw his father treating the Qin family like a hot potato.
If the new emperor who succeeded to the throne was not the crown prince, then their Lu family would not be much better than the Qin family. Her father was so close to Emperor Kang Cheng. If the new emperor came to the throne improperly, he would definitely be suspicious of Emperor Kang Cheng's close ministers. The saying "a new emperor, a new minister" is really not just a saying.
So, don't rush to dislike the Qin family. In the eyes of others, they are also disliked.
Lu Desheng understood and was discouraged. In other words, it is known that someone is plotting something, and in this conspiracy, their Lu family is also unavoidable.
If they unite, they will benefit from it. At least they can help each other: if they separate, they will suffer from it and may be defeated one by one.
"Dad, it's not a big problem. There will be a way."
Lu Songli has a stable mentality. When encountering problems, they will solve them. Sometimes escaping is useless. When the storm comes, just respond positively.
Lu Songli's calmness calmed Lu Desheng down.
"What should we do next?" Lu Desheng asked.
Lu Songli was also thinking about this question.
As for the Qin family, they can't do much. Since she has already reminded them and the other party is executing it, they can put it aside. As for the prince, it depends on the Qin family. They should try their best to get as much as they can.
Next, it depends on how the Lu family will deal with this political storm that is about to be set off.
Now that they have noticed the clues, they can't passively let the other party do it and calculate.
"Dad, which prince do you think is the man behind the scenes?" Lu Songli decided to find out the man behind the scenes first. As the old saying goes, knowing yourself and the enemy can win every battle.
When Lu Desheng heard this, he also became energetic. Yes, find out the sinful new emperor first. Come, let him see which prince is so ambitious that he overthrew his brother and his father and took the throne himself.
Lu Songli: "It's a pity that the eunuch that Eunuch Li ran into and asked Wei Zili about the emperor's inside story was unfamiliar, and later he accidentally drowned. Otherwise, if we follow the clues, we should be able to find out some information about the person behind the scenes."
"Wei Zili should have some idea of who bought the information from him." Lu Desheng said so.
Lu Songli also thought so.
"Leave it to me, I will communicate with him."
Once Emperor Kangcheng died, Wei Zili would not have a good end.
Lu Desheng felt that they were all grasshoppers on the same line, and they were still in the fall, so they should be able to find out. They were all trying to kick their legs and flap their wings to save themselves. If Wei Zili knew what was good for him, he would cooperate with them, otherwise he would die.
"Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you, Dad."