I want to be innocent, but they don't allow me

Chapter 898: Secret talk between master and disciple, method to break the impasse.

royal palace.

The queen's bedroom.

"Master, you lose again."

Lu Sangtuo squinted his eyes, looked playful, and stood behind the screen with his hands behind his back.

The queen had empty eyes and stared blankly ahead.

She already knew that the man Li Mu killed today was her elder brother.

They are all relatives of the royal family of the previous dynasty.

My father and the emperor of the previous dynasty were brothers from the same mother. He was granted the title of King of Han, and his fiefdom was the hometown of Emperor Hongwen.

The queen was born to a maid in Prince Han's mansion, although she and Qiu He were not from the same mother.

But Qiu He treated her very well.

When she was young, she and her mother were driven out of the palace by Princess Han.

It was Qiu He who often sent people to help them mother and daughter.

Qiu He got married and set up a family at the age of sixteen so that he could bring the mother and daughter to his home to take care of them.

However, when he prepared everything and went to find the queen again, he found that she was already married.

My husband is the fourth son of the village chief of Zhaojia Village, now Emperor Hongwen.

Qiu He thought his sister was being forced and nearly massacred the Zhao Village.

It was the Queen's earnest pleas and repeated intercessions that saved the future Emperor of Xing Dynasty.

The queen lived in poverty since childhood and had no sense of belonging to the Qiu royal family.

So much so that when Emperor Hongwen got acquainted with Prince Jiang and Prince Yan and planned to rebel, he did not inform his eldest brother.

The queen never felt that she had done anything wrong from beginning to end.

The only person he owes is Qiu He.

Originally, she just promised Qiu He to let the prince succeed to the throne as soon as possible so that Qiu He and other relatives of the previous dynasty would no longer have to hide in the strange city.

So when Zhao Chuxi first cooperated with the Yin-Yang School and imprisoned Emperor Hongwen in preparation for usurping the throne, she hid in Tianzong and did not return.

However, some things will happen a second time once they happen.

She fell into the quagmire again and again, until she learned that Zhao Chuxi had bribed the soldiers in the Northern Expedition Army and planned to bury Emperor Hongwen in the sea. Only then did she finally realize that she could no longer turn back.

She didn't understand why things always developed in a direction beyond her control.

She held her brows together and looked out the window.

"Do you know that Lu Chongyun and Mu Zhen had a secret conversation in the Prime Minister's Mansion today?"

"I know." Lu Sangtuo nodded, with a harmless smile on his face.

"Today, I will personally lead Doctor Mu to his study."

"Do you know what they talked about?"

Lu Sangtuo did not answer, but also looked out the window.

At this time, a small brown sparrow flew into the palace and landed on the palm of his hand.

This sparrow is different from ordinary sparrows. Although it is small in size, it has six wings, and there are obvious traces of stitching at the joints.

Lu Sangtuo took off the cloth strip from Sparrow's ankle and was about to unfold it, when Sparrow's left eye fell into his palm.

In the dark eye socket, a beige maggot slowly crawled.

Lu Sangtuo frowned and condensed a stream of true energy in his hand. In an instant, Sparrow's body exploded and turned into a ball of blood mist.

The queen waved her hand in front of her nose in disgust and said unhappily,

"Don't bring your corpses into my bedroom from now on. I can't stand the smell of them!"

Lu Sangtuo raised his hand to wipe the black blood from his chin. Without saying anything, he opened the cloth strip and after reading the contents clearly, he smiled softly and said,

"Master, please take care of yourself."

"What do you mean?" The queen sat up and leaned forward slightly.

Lu Sangtuo shook the cloth in his hand, his tone playful,

"My father plans to unite with Mr. Mu and other officials to elect a king of a different surname as regent."

"I'm afraid the master's identity has been exposed."

"A king with a different surname?" The queen lowered her eyes slightly.

Her identity is not a big secret.

Not only does everyone in Guicheng know about it, but many of the royal family members and former villagers of Zhaojia Village also know about it.

This is not a big deal. Even if she is discovered in the future, she has already thought of a solution.

But it can't be at this critical juncture.

The queen thought for a long time, then she remembered who this so-called king of a different surname was, and chuckled,

"Your father is quite courageous. So, in your opinion, what should I do?"

After losing to this apprentice repeatedly, the queen has become somewhat unconfident in her own decisions.

"It's too late." Lu Sangtuo sighed and teased.

"I advised Master at the beginning that anyone who can learn Qian Yuan Liu Wu in a few breaths must have dragon energy. If he stays in the Imperial City, something bad will happen sooner or later."

"Master, do you know what is the most common phrase used by people in Xing Dynasty?"

"Don't keep me in suspense! Just tell me what you want to say!" The queen frowned slightly, with some anger in her tone.

When she learned from Zhao Chuyi that the Prince of Yan could learn "Qian Yuan Liu Wu" in just a few breaths, she developed a strong interest in this person.

You know, even it took her nearly thirty years to reach a small level of success.

Emperor Hongwen spent his entire life without ever entering the door, and could only learn external martial arts from General Sun.

The same goes for Zhao Chuxi.

Only Zhao Chuyi has good aptitude, but he has only cultivated to the third level and has not mastered any of the subtleties.

All the kung fu he possessed was the work of Yin Huanping.

Lu Sangtuo shrugged, a strange look flashed in his eyes, and he said,

"The people suffered when hatred arose, and Li Sheng's hatred was eliminated."

"Asshole!" The queen kicked over the incense table beside her and glared at the figure behind the screen.

"Why didn't you report this to me earlier?"

Lu Sangtuo felt a little aggrieved. He had just received the news and came to the palace. How much earlier could it be?

"Master, I told you long ago that you should either kill my brother-in-law or keep him away from the capital."

"You can't control someone who has dragon energy."

"Shut up! How dare you talk like that!" The queen punched the couch, her chest heaving violently.

She thought so at first, and was even prepared to marry her daughter to him so that Li Mu could return to Yanshan earlier.

If Lu Sangtuo and the prince had not interfered and come up with the "granted marriage" thing.

It would not make Emperor Hongwen give up the idea of ​​marrying the princess off.

It seems that it was during that period that Li Mu shined at Donglai Pass, and the queen saw his potential and decided to recruit him for her own use.

Lu Sangtuo knew he was in the wrong, but he did not regret it.

Not to mention that Li Mu is so outstanding, even if he is a useless good-for-nothing, he will still snatch the man his second sister likes.

"Master, what about now?" Lu Sangtuo asked tentatively. He didn't dare to provoke the queen at this moment.

Normally, he could be very casual with the queen, and the queen was happy to see him like this.

But if the queen is really angry, that’s another matter.

The words fell.

The queen waved her sleeves, and the screen between them shattered instantly.

"If you keep beating around the bush, I'll kill you right now!"

Lu Sangtuo quickly knelt down on his knees, his forehead pressed tightly against the ground, and spoke quickly,

"Now we can only strike first!"

"Tomorrow, we will first detain the court officials in the palace, and then we can march into the city with 200,000 troops."

"The crown prince succeeded to the throne, announced the death of His Majesty, and threw all the blame for the failure of the Northern Expedition on my brother-in-law."

"Only in this way can we break the impasse!"

"Heh." The queen chuckled and stared at Lu Sangtuo with a playful look, teasing,

"You kid, you call me brother-in-law so affectionately. In the future, if I am no longer useful, will you treat me the same way?"

"Since I have made my sister unhappy, my brother-in-law should be punished." Lu Sangtuo did not give a direct answer, but calmly stated his reasons.

Some time ago, he and Mrs. Lu went to Linglong Waterside to visit Lu Jianjia, and it was obvious that Lu Jianjia was in a bad mood.

But no matter how much Mrs. Lu asked, she just said nothing.

"Master, if you lose the support of the people, you will not be able to sleep well even if there are a million soldiers guarding outside the palace. This matter cannot be delayed any longer."

Seeing that the queen had not made a decision for a long time, Lu Sangtuo thought that she still couldn't bear to part with Li Mu at this point, so he hurried to persuade her again.

The palace's geomantic formation relies on the hearts of the people of Jiuzhou. If the people's hearts are gone, it is possible that it will follow the same fate as the previous dynasty.

A few warriors could break into the palace and kill the emperor.

At this moment, a man's sigh was heard in the hall.

Lu Sangtuo looked up in confusion, wondering if his master had hidden a man in the bedroom?

When she saw the man's face clearly, her body trembled violently and she said in panic,

"Sister, brother-in-law!"