Chapter 40 Letter

Tonight is destined not be an ordinary night, because tonight, the Emperor of Southern Chu will discuss the fiefing with the eight families in Zhu Mansion, but what happened in Zhu Fu tonight is not just about the fiefing.

Just tonight, the Emperor of Southern Chu will do an earth-shaking event in the south, which will be the first big event to do before the sleeping king dragon wakes up. This matter will completely rewrite the history of the eight southern families in the south for decades.

With rid of this biggest cancer in Southern Chu, the hegemony of the Southern Chu Emperor will further expand, and the sleeping dragon will also take its historic first step here.

Emperor Yin and the ministers have secretly planned for many years, and finally been able to realize this seamless plan tonight to achieve this hegemony that has exhausted countless people's hearts and blood, but there is one person who tried his best to stop it. This person is Nangong Fu, and his bargaining chip is Princess Zhao of Southern Chu.

Nangong Fuming sent a letter and a few torn red gauze clothes.

Because of this letter, everyone's plan for many years has to be terminated, and the history of the independence of the eight major families will continue, and even the life of Emperor Yin may be threatened.

This letter has now been sent to a person and to Li Lu, the most trusted confidant of the Southern Chu Emperor.

Li Lu quietly read the letter without saying anything, but frowned and thought.

This is indeed the biggest problem he has ever encountered in his life.

"Lord Li, what should I do? Should I give this letter to the emperor?"

Everyone looked at each other, and no one knew what to do. At this moment, everyone handed over the decision to Li Lu, because they knew that Li Lu was the most trusted confidant of Emperor Yin, and Li Lu had never made a wrong decision for so many years.

"These gauze fragments are obviously the gauze that Zhao Fei wore when she left the camp early in the morning. It seems that she was really kidnapped."

Li Lu looked at the crowd solemnly and said in a low voice.

"What should I do? Do you want to tell the emperor?"

A minister asked carefully.

"No! Never tell the emperor about this! If we tell the emperor, everything will be in the end, and the plan we have worked hard to plan for many years will be empty, and the cancer of the eight families will never have a chance to be removed, and even all of us will die here.

Li Lu said slowly with a bitter face.

God, God... You really gave Li Lu a big problem...

If I give this letter to the emperor... then all plans will fail... Even the emperor's life will not be saved...

If I don't give this letter to the emperor... Concubine Zhao will definitely die... He will know the truth... I, Li Lu, am the murderer of Zhao Fei...

"However, Lord Li, the emperor has never brought a concubine with him for so many years. This time, he actually brought Concubine Zhao to the south, which shows that the emperor value Concubine Zhao very much. If we don't tell the emperor, I'm afraid that the emperor will know that Concubine Zhao died like this in the future, and we will not be saved."

A minister said in horror.

"What is this?"

Li Lu gently picked up the pieces of gauze clothes on the table, glanced at the crowd, and asked slowly.

"This is a fragment of the gauze on Zhao Fei's body."

A minister whispered.

"Yes, her gauze was torn to pieces. What does this represent?"

Li Lu continued to ask.

"This... shows that she has been killed at this moment..."

The minister said tremblingly. When he said the last sentence, he dared not go on. He just looked at Li Lu in a daze.

"Not bad! You and I all know what women who have been kidnapped since ancient times will suffer! Concubine Zhao must have been defiled at this moment. Maybe she has died. Even if she is rescued, she will be defiled as the emperor's woman, and she will not be able to live in the future. Instead, it is better to let her die there as the emperor and be loyal to the whole Southern Chu.

A cold light flashed in Li Lu's eyes and said slowly.

"The purpose of sending these gauze clothes with the letter was to make the emperor anxious and mess up our position."

Li Lu looked at the crowd solemnly and said in a low voice.

The ministers peeped at each other, and no one dared to speak. They just stared at the pieces of gauze scattered on the table.

"Guys, this plan has been planned together for many years. Now we can pull out the cancer of the eight major families from Nanchu. Is all going to be destroyed on a woman? This operation can only succeed, not fail. Once we fail, we will not regret our death, but the emperor's life will also be threatened. 100,000 troops in Southern Chu will be buried with this woman.

Li Lu sighed and said slowly.

"Yes, if this plan fails, will it be more than us? If something happens to the emperor, civil unrest will definitely break out in Southern Chu, and a new round of disputes over the throne will break out. At that time, it will be innocent people who are injured and bleeding.

The minister said slowly.

"We don't regret our death, but the cancer that has been around in Southern Chu for decades must be eliminated."

Li Lu said slowly.

"Lord Li, what should we do now?"

The ministers looked closely at Li Lu and waited for the answer in his mouth.

"We don't think we haven't received these things."

Li Lu picked up the letters and gauze fragments on the table, slowly walked to the brazier, and gently put the letters and gauze into the brazier. For a moment, everything turned into ashes in the brazier, as if it had never existed.

The ministers did not say anything and silently agreed with Li Lu's approach.

"Okay, let Li Lu bear all the consequences! When the great cause is successful, I will personally tell the emperor that it is Li Lu who burned this letter and these pieces of gauze.

Li Lu looked at the ministers and smiled indifferently.

"Lord Li, how can this matter be regarded as what you did alone? If the emperor pursues it in the future, it will also be done by you and me together!"

All the ministers' eyes turned red and looked solemnly at Li Lu.

"Okay! Needless to say! Let's pretend that nothing has happened! Everything is as usual!"

Li Lu looked at the ministers solemnly and said in a low voice.

Concubine Zhao, Concubine Zhao... Just think that Li Lu is sorry for you... If you die... I Li Lu is willing to pay for my life... But I must not tell the emperor about this matter at this time... Never...

Even if the emperor learns about this in the future... he will behead me... I will never regret it...

If you really have an emperor in your heart... you should be loyal to the emperor...

Li Lu stared at the burning ashes in the fire for a long time, and a trace of guilt and uneasiness flashed in his eyes. It was a guilt for an innocent woman. He felt sorry for his conscience, but for the sake of millions of people in Southern Chu and for the sake of the great cause, he had to sacrifice her, not to mention a woman, even if he had to sacrifice. He is also at the mercy of tens of millions of women.