Cypress Boat Floating

Chapter 298: Eliminating the Cancer 3

Lu Ciqiu was right. Lu Zhixing and the Crown Prince had indeed begun to look for new candidates because of Lu Ciqiu's recent actions. They both knew very well who was more likely to be investigated and who was less clean among the officials in the court. From the beginning, they had already planted corresponding pawns in their respective camps.

However, after Lu Ciqiu's actions, the person who had the most headaches was none other than the prince. Although Lu Ciqiu's investigation this time was not based on factions, but only on the facts, most of them were from the prince's faction. If these people were really caught by Lu Ciqiu and then dealt with, then the prince's power would inevitably be greatly affected. Therefore, in order to protect the people of his faction, the prince has been very busy recently. He wanted Lu Ciqiu to stop, but he was troubled by the fact that he could not meet him, and even Lu Zhixing was difficult.

But Lu Zhixing was still Lu Ciqiu's brother after all, and on this day, after the court session, he was finally able to invite him to his house for a chat. Lu Ciqiu's actions were too big, so he couldn't help but worry about him, and he always felt uneasy recently.

In the Prince Qin's Palace, walk straight along the corridor and pass a garden to reach Lu Zhixing's study, which is surrounded by green trees and flowers, making people feel peaceful and comfortable.

Walking into the study, you can see simple and elegant furniture in the room, exquisite calligraphy and painting works hanging on the walls. The study is filled with a faint fragrance of books.

Lu Zhixing's study is much bigger than Lu Ciqiu's, not only because there are many more books and other objects in it, but more importantly, this place is where Lu Zhixing often meets with other subordinates, so naturally enough space was left when it was first established.

Lu Ciqiu liked to sit at the door of the study with Lu Zhixing, just sweeping and sitting on the floor, as if they were still young, as if they were still carefree, not the King of Qin and the King of Xian who needed to be upright and considerate. The sunlight shone through the window on the two of them, warm and comfortable.

"You've been very active recently." Lu Zhixing took a sip of tea and said calmly. His eyes were fixed on the distance, as if he was thinking about something.

Lu Ci Qiu smiled slightly, with a sly look in his eyes: "It's okay." There was a nonchalant look on his face, but he had his own plans in his mind.

Lu Zhixing looked at his brother's expression and knew that he must have his own plan. He shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "You are always so naughty." He put the teacup on the table and tapped the table with his fingers.

Lu Ci Qiu smiled but said nothing. His eyes turned gentle as he looked at Yuan Yuan who was playing in the garden.

Lu Zhixing narrowed his eyes slightly, followed Lu Ciqiu's gaze, and saw Yuanyuan. He frowned slightly, turned his head to look at Lu Ciqiu, and slowly said: "Do you know that among the group of people you dealt with recently, there are also many people on my side. Now everyone is in panic and they all hope that I can plead with you on their behalf."

"Plead for mercy?" Lu Ciqiu raised his lips slightly, retracted his gaze from Yuanyuan, and looked at Lu Zhixing with a half-smile, "Second brother, will you plead for them?"

Lu Ci Qiu smiled gently, as if he knew everything and said, "Second brother, you have actually wanted to deal with them for a long time." His tone was extremely firm, as if he had already seen through Lu Zhixing's thoughts.

Hearing this, Lu Zhixing was stunned, with a look of astonishment on his face. He didn't expect Lu Ciqiu to be so sharp and hit the nail on the head.

Seeing Lu Zhixing pause, Lu Ciqiu smiled, his mouth corners slightly raised, with a hint of teasing: "If brother really wanted to plead for them, he would have come to me a long time ago, why wait until now? Besides, many of the evidences in my hands were sent by brother, right? These people relied on the power of second brother to act recklessly, and they committed more than one or two evil deeds in the name of second brother. Now there is such a great opportunity to eradicate these scourges in one fell swoop, isn't it great?"

Lu Zhixing never expected that Lu Ciqiu could see through all this. He asked in surprise: "How do you know that the evidence was provided by me?"

"Haha, second brother, you underestimate me too much. I'm not a fool. How could I be so naive as to think that I could find out those long-forgotten old things so quickly by my own abilities? In fact, it was just the secret help of someone with ulterior motives." Lu Ci Qiu smiled proudly.

Hearing this, Lu Zhixing couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect that you have become so smart and sharp now. You have really grown up!" There was a trace of relief and pride in his eyes.

Lu Ci Qiu raised his head proudly, which made Lu Zhixing want to touch his head, but he finally held back. Lu Ci Qiu said, "Brother, if I take action against those people, the others in your sect will inevitably get angry. Do you need to think of a solution?"

Lu Zhixing answered with a distressed look: "You haven't seen anyone recently, what can I do? Besides, your father asked you to do this. Your father has sent people to guard you day and night. I'm just a prince, what can I do?" After saying that, he sighed helplessly.

However, Lu Ci Qiu burst into laughter after hearing this, with a sly light in his eyes. He thought to himself: Yes, yes, that's right! I am so busy now that I don't even have time to have a few words with my brother.