The second prince slept until midnight and was woken up by the noise outside.

He was so sleepy that he couldn't even open his eyes, but he jumped up like a carp.

Mo Li saw it very clearly. Just as he felt that although the second prince could not do martial arts, he was very alert, the second prince stumbled on his left foot and fell to the ground.

It was a waste of the flexible posture when jumping up.

That's not all. The second prince fell to the ground and rolled, forcibly stuffed himself under the wooden couch.

However, this couch is not only small, but also not high enough. At best, it can only allow a child to arch his back and crawl in. Lu Min plugs it in without hesitation, and as a result, he lifts the entire wooden couch and puts it on his body funnyly. From a distance, it seems that the wooden couch has two feet and is shaking and moving.

Mo Li: "…"

I didn’t expect that the second prince was so brave, I didn’t see it before!

At this time, the sound of the mechanism came from outside.

It was Meng Qi who came. He was about to speak when he suddenly saw the strangely arched wooden couch, which was empty on top and had successfully shrank in the lower two feet. The national master was a little confused and subconsciously looked at the Mo Li on the other side of the slap bed.

Mo Li did not put down the curtain beside the bed, and he maintained a posture of meditating and breathing, and his expression was also helpless.

Although the secret room has vents, it will be dark without lighting candles. The second prince can't see anything, but the other two people are not.

"What's wrong with him?" Meng Qi asked in confusion.

I have a good bed and don’t sleep. I have to learn from the turtle to use the wooden couch as the armor on my back?

“… Maybe I heard something outside?”

Mo Li woke up earlier than Lu Min, after all, the noise outside was almost in full swing. Just imagine that even people who were in the secret room could be woken up. How much noise was there outside?

Because Mo Li has a deep internal strength and sharp ears, he knows what happened outside, but in the second prince's ears, he might think that a large group of people suddenly came and wanted to catch the hidden thief!

As he spoke, the second prince also woke up. He realized that there was no danger around him and quickly wanted to climb out from under the wooden couch.

It ended up being stuck.

He struggled with his hands and kicked his feet, but he just couldn't pull his back out from under the wooden couch.

Mo Li was both angry and funny. He held back. A gentleman should not laugh at someone in trouble. Even if he laughed, he could not be seen by the other party. This would be too rude.

Meng Qi didn't have such scruples, and smiled and lifted the wooden couch with one hand.

The second prince was also lifted up.

Lu Min found that his feet were off the ground for some reason. He was so scared that he kicked hard, and finally got rid of the wooden couch and fell to the ground. He reacted quite quickly, rolled on the ground and slowly got up.

The back hurts sharply, and the face is hotter than the back. The second prince said with a red face: "A room of five taels of silver is only such a small and low bed? Can't even enter the individual?"

Meng Qi asked with a funny look: "The couch can be used to sit or lie down. I haven't heard that it is used to drill."

“…”

The second prince was speechless, and he went out to light the oil lamp in disappointment.

Because he couldn't see anything, he had to grop the wall.

When the oil lamp lighted up, Lu Min breathed a sigh of relief and entered the room with the oil lamp.

"What happened outside?" The second prince listened carefully to the noise outside, but his voice was very blurry, and he could only hear a few intermittent words, which could not be even sentenced.

Meng Qi sat on the foot of the strolling bed and leaned comfortably against the edge of the bed. He obviously had an unruly and unceremonious act, but he did it, but it showed a different kind of unruly and free manner.

"It's the powerful children trapped in Mudanfang." Meng Qi said carelessly.

Those people were originally dependent on their own identities and were domineering. If it weren't for such a major event as "making a rebellion", they would never have stayed in Mudanfang for three days.

Now the guards of the Imperial Guards are gradually relaxing and the search is over, and the children of powerful men are beginning to restless.

They were worried about their powerful relatives in their family and wanted to know what was wrong with their family in this rebellion. Losing their temper at the Imperial Guard is also a test. If the Imperial Guard is vicious and evil, they will naturally retreat obediently.

When they reported their identities arrogantly, the attitude of the Imperial Guards was the answer.

——If the family falls, the Imperial Guards will not care about their identity at all.

Now that they have tried to find out that their home may be fine, or they have not participated in this rebellion at all, they have the confidence to start clamoring.

There are cellars in these theaters and flower buildings in Mudanfang.

There is no shortage of tea, rice, noodles and wine, but vegetables, fruits and melons have become problems.

After drinking tea for three days and eating pastries for three days, the madam brought cabbage to someone, which was really unbearable. These powerful and noble children took the lead in getting angry, and the wealthy young master also started to make a fuss.

This is what Meng Qi said before, martial law in the capital cannot continue.

Especially Emperor Lu Zhang was seriously injured, and the power temporarily fell into the hands of several important officials from Wenyuan Pavilion.

These important officials have small families and subordinates, and are now trapped in the mansion and still have to rely on the food stored in the mansion to survive. There is no problem in three or five days, but it is absolutely not possible to have ten or half a month.

Meng Qi was even more concise, and he deliberately did not "threat" those court officials.

The guards and palace servants of Changle Palace had traces on their necks, but there were no important officials from Wenyuan Pavilion who fainted in the side hall.

The style of coming and going without a trace, not killing the emperor and beating people has already made the court officials wonder whether this is a rebellion forcing the palace to force the palace.

They were not sure about the secrets of the palace for the time being, but the two prime ministers had already vaguely understood that at least this matter was for the emperor, and the other party did not want the throne. In this way, the people in danger were not the court officials at all.

For the sake of the emperor's safety, it would be happy that the entire capital city would be trapped at home without a minister.

What's more, in the Qi Dynasty, there are basically no people who are truly loyal to the emperor and patriotism. They are fame and profit, and perhaps there are still a few who are truly serving the people. Anyway, after knowing the whole story, they will oppose continuing martial law in the capital.

——Can those martial arts masters catch them?

When Meng Qi casually explained these situations one by one and said that things would definitely develop as he expected, Mo Li was thinking, and Lu Min's eyes lit up.

"The eldest brother is indeed right." Lu Min said excitedly.

How could the throne be given to others at will? It must be because of the outstanding achievements of the national teacher of the previous dynasty that impressed the prince.

The second prince was immersed in his own speculation and couldn't help asking: "Master Meng, do you really don't want to be an emperor? I think you are very suitable."

Meng Qi: "..."

Mo Li: "…"

I have never seen a dragon vein sending the country like this.

I'm optimistic, this is giving away Jiangshan, not a bucket of rice, but also giving away again and again, for fear that others will not accept it. The elder brother gave it to his younger brother. After this younger brother gave it to him, I wonder if the other younger brothers would insist on giving it to him.

Also, what misunderstanding does the second prince have about being an emperor? Can he become an emperor with complete plans?

Mo Li couldn't help asking, but Lu Min said politely: "It is said that the emperor's mind is to balance the court, to use both kindness and power, to play with the ministers on applause, and let them willingly serve the country."

When Mo Li heard this, she couldn't help but lower her eyes and coughed lightly.

Meng Qi raised the corners of his mouth slightly, as if he wanted to sarcastically, but also seemed to recall something.

"I...I'm wrong?" Lu Min asked carefully, touching the goosebumps that suddenly rose.

Mo Li was silent for a while, and then asked, "If you were the subject who was being played with, what would you think?"

"That depends on whether the emperor is kind or not. If he behaves out of character, is violent, and does not follow the rules, I will be resentful and try every means to fight against the emperor. Throughout history, emperors who are proficient in emperor's minds have mercy on their subjects, and smart ministers set traps for the emperor to step on. It depends on who is smart."

The second prince was depressed when he said this. Obviously, he knew that he could not be the one with a bright mind.

So if he can't become an emperor, he has nothing to regret. He just doesn't want the third emperor brother, the sixth emperor brother, to be the emperor.

Meng Qi looked at the second prince and said slowly: "It is common to fight for power and power in the court. The imperial power and ministerial power, as well as the party of the ministers, will never stop. If you want to be an emperor, you must naturally learn how to use people and how to treat your subjects, which is the so-called emperor's mind. However, most of the emperor's minds advocated by emperors throughout the dynasties are things that ruin the country and oneself. Just like the seizing power in the court, they are always the ones they put first, and they are not.

It is the people and the country. This 'self' is not a big event like life and death, family, friends, ideals and ambitions, which refers to one's own preferences, one's own ideas, and one's own interests. It is impossible to touch it if it is touched. So a self-disciplined emperor and a group of ministers with bottom lines can create a prosperous era through this. Once people change or their own ideas change, things will become uncontrollable. This is something I have only realized after decades of entering the world. Today I will tell you, think about it carefully."

Lu Min looked confused.

Although he couldn't understand, he tried hard to express his admiration.

"Mr. Meng knows a lot like my eldest brother."

“…”

Can you say that you don’t bring the prince?

What kind of evil did the prince do? Is there such a father who has a group of bad brothers?

Mo Li rubbed his forehead and felt a little headache.

Although the second prince couldn't understand, he was very curious. He bowed properly, made a humble attitude and asked seriously: "So according to the national teacher, how can we be a good emperor and a good prime minister? Can we do it badly, I will go up and fight?"

Lu Min really thinks this. He can't fight his brains, but he can fight his fists!

Meng Qi's expression suddenly stopped and he stared at Lu Min.

In fact, the dragon vein's fist is even more powerful.

"...I heard that in ancient times, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were passed down from abdication, and wise men and capable ministers could take over the position of the emperor. Since the wise men can be the emperor, if they are not doing well, they should be driven away!"

Mo Li and Meng Qi fell silent at the same time.

The second prince's book was not very good, because in fact, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were not "emperors", they were not emperors, but "tribal leaders". At that time, many tribes lived in China. In order to survive, they needed to support each other, and they also needed a common leader to deal with disputes among various races, allocate only resources, and avoid disasters. Therefore, tribal leaders were elected, and people with particular prestige or those with smart minds were likely to sit in that position.

Due to conflicts and interests between tribes, the position of this leader cannot appear in the same clan continuously, and it is difficult to be the child of the former leader, but the elder who is equally capable.

So Meng Qi thought about these things, but quickly passed them and found it inappropriate.

The emperor at that time was not the emperor, and the court was not the court.
To be continued...