"Sir, Your Highness the Crown Prince has the kindness of knowing me, and I am willing to do things for Your Highness, but the word "loyalty" is impossible. If your Majesty's imperial edict is issued to me, I can only follow the imperial edict. So, please don't expect me to be loyal to Your Highness." Lu Qi replied calmly.

Meng Shiran, after a while, Lu Qi said again: "Sir, I respect you very much, but some things really cannot be done, especially the great rebellion. Throughout history, no one who helps the prince with great rebellion will have a good result, because the prince will become the emperor. Once he becomes the emperor, his mentality will have an impression of disloyalty towards the supporters, which will be a miserable future for the extermination of the clan."

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is a kind king." Meng Shi said softly.

"Your Majesty the Emperor of Tang is also a benevolent monarch." Lu Qi replied without hesitation.

Meng Shi was stunned and looked at Lu Qi, but Lu Qi turned around and said, "Sir, it doesn't make sense for us to continue to say more. If you can trust me, I can do things for Your Highness in the future and do my best to help Your Highness firmly sit in the throne. If you must make me loyal to Your Highness, then I can't do it."

Meng Shi looked at Lu Qi with confusion, and after a while, he nodded and said, "It's better if you can do your best."

Lu Qi nodded, but was constantly surprised and guessing. His innate skill cage of supernatural powers had long discovered that there was someone on the roof outside, but the existence of that person surprised him. The person gave him a feeling like a shadow, crawling on the roof like a dead object, which means that with the power of his ear, he could not detect that he was a living person.

There was assassination first, and after changing the residence, he was peeped at by such strange characters. How could Lu Qi not be frightened? He experienced a previous death disaster, which made him very afraid of the strange martial arts masters. The one in the past was a general from the Zhou Dynasty Palace, and this one was probably a martial arts guard in the Tang Dynasty Palace. So he spoke to Meng Shi and deliberately expressed his respect for the Tang Emperor. He would rather offend the prince than lead the strange character on the roof.

After a while of silence, Lu Qi said in order to make the atmosphere more natural: "Sir, are there any general named Yang in the army in the capital?"

"The General of the Central Army, named Yang? There is one, the commander of the Zuo Jinwu Guard, named Yang Kun." Meng Shi was stunned and answered.

Lu Qi nodded, but Meng Shi said in surprise: "Do you know Yang Kun?"

"I don't know each other, but I have a grudge with the Yang family in Qingyang County." Lu Qi replied calmly.

"The Yang family in Qingyang County? That is the family of Yang Kun. How could you have any grudges with the Yang family?" Meng Shi asked in surprise.

"Yang Shiqi, the ancestor of the Yang family in Qingyang County, has a life-and-death relationship with my father. My sister was engaged to General Yang's second son since she was a child. Later, my family fell. Ten years ago, General Yang welcomed my sister without hesitation and went to Qingyang County to get married." Lu Qi replied.

Meng Shi nodded, and Lu Qi said again: "When General Yang was alive, my sister lived a happy life in the Yang family. However, shortly after General Yang passed away, his second son actually let my sister go for the sake of his official career. When I came back, I found out, but I was helpless. I really didn't expect that General Yang was loyal and righteous all his life, but his son was an unfaithful and unfilial snob."

Meng Shi remained silent after hearing this, and after a while, he said calmly: "You are useless to complain. There are so many people in the court. In fact, the only ones who are truly loyal to His Majesty Tang Emperor are the old ministers of the late emperor. Now the officials who hold real power in the court are mostly snobbish people."

Lu Qi was silent. After a while, Meng Shi sighed: "Your Majesty's biggest mistake today is that you should not count on the struggles of aristocratic families. Aristocratic families are not fools. Their open and secret struggles have bottom lines between them, and they all understand the consequences of both sides' losses."

"I said that I shouldn't put my hopes on it, so what good way is there to deal with the aristocratic family? If I use powerful means to deal with it, will the consequences be good?" Lu Qi asked in doubt.

Meng Shi glanced at Lu Qi, smiled, and said warmly: "Let's stop talking. There will be no result if the argument continues. I should have a rest."

Lu Qi nodded, and after Meng Shi lie down, he waved his hand and turned off the oil lamp from a distance.

****

In the Tang Dynasty Palace, Emperor Tang, wearing a yellow-brown dress, sat on the couch. He looked down at the clerk, his expression a little gloomy. Lord Xia stood in front of the couch with a slightly bent body.

"I actually let them go to Ningguo Army." Emperor Tang suddenly said coldly.

"Your Majesty, the Fei Xinshuo of the Shadow Guard really has no chance to make it. Lu Tianfeng and Meng Shi are inseparable. Lu Tianfeng was once the guard of the head guard of the Xinghua Army. He acted very vigilant, and his military martial arts were also powerful. He also had the protection of a group of generals, so the shadow guard who went there was no confidence and returned after forcibly taking action." Lord Xia responded respectfully.

Emperor Tang was silent. After a while, he said gently: "Give the will to the Ministry of Personnel, and let Meng Shi go to serve as the governor of Raozhou, and let Meng Shi take his entourage directly in Ningguo Army to take office. He was not allowed to return to the capital. The former governor of Raozhou returned to the capital and served as the Minister of Rites."

Lord Xia was stunned and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, will the killing order be continued?"

"Let the Shadow Guard come back." Emperor Tang responded.

Lord Xia responded. After a while, Emperor Tang asked again: "Big class, is it appropriate to be a job as the Sima of Raozhou?"

"Your Majesty once said that he was worried that Lu Tianfeng and Wei Hao would form an official party." Lord Xia replied respectfully, and he did not react at all in shock to Emperor Tang's major change.

Emperor Tang was silent and said calmly after a while: "Forming an official party is better than becoming the minions of Yuwen. I need to take control of Raozhou as soon as possible."

Lord Xia was silent. After a while, Emperor Tang said again: "I am looking at the matter about Sima in Raozhou. What did you give Lu Tianfeng last time?"

"Go back to Your Majesty, a top-quality fish intestine dagger and a palace maid." Lord Xia replied respectfully.

Emperor Tang nodded thoughtfully and suddenly said gently: "Actually, I have always admired Meng Shi's talent. He is so loyal to the prince, which is worth using for me."

"Your Majesty is wise, Lord Meng Shi is a civil servant after all." Lord Xia responded in a soft voice.

Emperor Tang nodded and suddenly said, "What is the background of the second son of the Yang family in Qingyang County?"

"I have asked someone to investigate urgently. The wife of the second son of the Yang family is from the Rong family. The two plain wives are from the Zhou family and the other is the daughter of the magistrate of Qingyang County. The second son of the Yang family is currently the chief of the governor of Ji." Lord Xia replied in a soft voice.

Emperor Tang nodded, and Lord Xia said softly again: "Your Majesty, Yang Kun is a loyal and righteous man."

Emperor Tang smiled and responded: "Yang Kun was my guard, I know him."

Lord Xia was silent, and Emperor Tang was also thinking. After a while, Lord Xia suddenly said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, there is another matter to be found out. The official family members escorted by Lu Tianfeng are the county lord Shi Chan of Prince Yong's mansion."

Emperor Tang was stunned and looked up, and asked in confusion: "Principal Shi Chan, what did she do outside the capital?"

"I went to meet some civilian guards recruited in Shida County. After Lord Shichan came to the capital, the Xiao family in Chizhou gave an old house to Lord Shichan. The old house had a street shop. It is said that after Lord Shichan got it, he wanted to run a medicine hall." Lord Xia replied in a soft voice.

Emperor Tang frowned and said, "So, Lu Tianfeng and County Lord Shi Chan have known each other for a long time."

"Your Majesty, it shouldn't be. All signs indicate that Lu Tianfeng did not know County Lord Shi Chan. If he knew him, he would not have used military orders to support Lu Tianfeng as a guard, because as the county lord of Prince Yong's Mansion, he had the right to directly entrust Prince Yong's Mansion to perform guard duties." Lord Xia explained in a deep voice.

Emperor Tang said oh, and Lord Xia said softly: "Your Majesty, Lu Tianfeng may not know about County Lord Shi Chan, but County Lord Shi Chan should know about Lu Tianfeng very well, and may have been interested in recruiting Lu Tianfeng."

Emperor Tang nodded, but frowned and said, "She is the county lord, what are she going to recruit military generals?"

"I reported it because of investigation and dare not speak nonsense. However, County Lord Shichan has entered the palace twice recently and met Concubine Xiao. I heard that he had given Concubine Xiao a good dance/slave for someone else." Lord Xia replied in a soft voice.

Emperor Tang was silent. After a while, Lord Xia said softly again: "That good dance/slave, the inner mansion has checked it. He is a naturally soft woman, but she is a stone woman who is invisible."

After a moment of silence, Emperor Tang said warmly: "I haven't seen Concubine Xiao for some time, so I'll be in Yuhua Palace."
Chapter completed!