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After Pei Yi came out of Pei Yuan's study, he felt that the air above the entire Prince of Yan's Mansion was very stuffy, so he went to the stable to release Zhuiyun, put on the saddle, rode Zhuiyun, and went to the hot spring villa outside the city.

When they arrived at the hot spring villa, they saw a five-year-old boy sitting on the stone at the entrance of the villa under the dim light. It was the fourth prince Li Xun.

Although the capital had been stabilized, Zhang Junze was still not at ease with Emperor Jing Zhao, so he still placed the Fourth Prince in the Hot Spring Villa on the grounds that he had been frightened during the Turkic invasion and needed a quiet place to recuperate.

Now that Zhou Yuan's health has recovered, he is the one taking care of Li Xun in the hot spring villa.

Ever since Xie Zhichan and others moved into the Hot Spring Villa, the villa has suspended its operations and has not resumed yet. Apart from Li Xun and Zhou Yuan, there is no one else in the villa and it is very quiet.

After Pei Yi dismounted, he tied Zhuiyuan to a nearby banyan tree, bowed to Li Xun and said, "Pei Yi greets His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince."

After hearing this voice, five-year-old Li Xun looked up, stood up, and bowed to Pei Yi, saying, "Uncle Pei, you don't have to be polite. After all, you and the Crown Prince's Consort are my saviors, so I should pay my respects to you."

Pei Yi looked at the little person in front of him. He looked like an old scholar when he was serious. His respectful and humble attitude was very different from the one in the palace before and the one sitting in the palace now. He really didn't look like a descendant of the Li family. "

He asked Li Xun: "You are sitting here with a sad face, but what are you worried about?"

After hearing Pei Yi's words, Li Xun's face wrinkled even more.

“I am worried about the people of the world.”

Pei Yitian was stunned for a moment after hearing this. Suddenly, he asked, "Now that the war has been settled, the Turks will not invade the Central Plains again within ten years. Both Rouran and Nanzhao are willing to form an eternal alliance with the Jin Dynasty. The people can finally live and work in peace without being disturbed by war. Why should Your Highness be worried about the people of the world?"

After hearing this, Li Xun asked Pei Yi, "Uncle Pei, do you really not know why I am worried?"

Pei Yi looked at the child's serious expression and shook his head.

Li Xun said with a straight face: "Even if there is no invasion by foreign enemies, my second brother has taken the throne. The Great Jin will one day be unable to withstand his turmoil. My second brother has no interest in governing the world. Moreover, he is a brainless person. His brain depends on Concubine De to fill it for him. But Concubine De is a person who only knows how to fight in the harem. She doesn't know how to govern the world. Uncle Pei, do you understand why I am worried now?"

Pei Yi was shocked. Li Xun was only four years old when he started to learn, and now he has probably only learned some books such as Three Character Classic and Thousand Character Classic. However, he can see through his second brother and see the future of the Jin Dynasty. As long as he is well trained, he will surely become a good monarch who knows people and appoints them to positions.

He took a step forward, picked him up and walked towards the courtyard, smiling and asking him, "Your Highness the Fourth Prince thinks your second brother is not suitable to sit in that position. Then, in your heart, who is suitable to sit in that position?"

Li Xun tilted his head and thought seriously, then shook his head dejectedly and said, "There is no one else. My father has no other sons besides me."

Pei Yi continued to ask: "Why didn't your Highness think of yourself?"

Li Xun looked at Pei Yi and replied, "I understand that a young ruler means a weak country. Otherwise, I would not have lived peacefully in the palace until now. The Crown Prince and my second brother both kept me alive because I simply did not have the strength to compete with them. Since I cannot even compete with the Crown Prince and my second brother, sitting in that position is like a baby holding a mountain of gold in his arms. Even the noble families with some merits would probably want to turn me into a puppet in their hands. In that case, it would be better for my second brother to sit in that position."

Pei Yi asked Li Xun seriously, "What if the Fourth Prince grows up?"

Li Xun thought for a moment and said, "If it were the current Jin Dynasty, if I had grown up, at least I would be able to prevent the people from suffering. I would definitely not do worse than my father and my second brother."

Pei Yi asked: "Does the Fourth Prince want that position?"

Before Li Xun could answer, he heard Zhou Yuan's voice shouting, "Your Highness."

He looked back and saw Zhou Yuan coming over. He immediately greeted him happily, "Uncle Zhou, Uncle Pei is here to see us."

Zhou Yuan hugged Li Xun and said to him softly, "Fourth Prince, I have said many times that you cannot call me Uncle Zhou."

Li Xun stuck out his tongue and said, "I know. You are going to say this again, which is beyond the rules and will cause you to be beaten, but we are not in the palace now."

Zhou Yuan could only smile helplessly.

He greeted Pei Yi, "Greetings, General Pei. I wonder what brings you here?" He asked with some concern, "But what are the arrangements in the palace regarding the Fourth Prince?"

Pei Yi shook his head and said, "Don't worry. The palace doesn't want to send the Fourth Prince for the time being. I just suddenly wanted to come and talk to the Fourth Prince."

Zhou Yuan actually heard the last question Pei Yi asked the Fourth Prince, and he probably guessed the purpose of Pei Yi's visit to the Fourth Prince.

He looked at Pei Yi and said, "Prince, I know what you are thinking, but such a huge country should not be left to a five-year-old child. I promised Concubine Ying that I would protect His Highness and let him grow up safely. I hope that Your Highness will keep His Highness away from the disputes in the palace because you and Concubine Ying grew up together."

Pei Yi looked at Zhou Yuan and said, "His identity means that he cannot escape forever. Even if it's not me, there will be others who will plot against him. Rather than letting him become a puppet controlled by others, it is better to let him be the one holding the knife. At least Lord Zhang and I are willing to be the knife in His Highness's hand and protect His Highness until the day when he can truly rule the world."

Li Xun understood the conversation between the two. After a moment of silence, he reached out and gently patted Zhou Yuan on the chest, comforting him, "Uncle Zhou, I know your idea is also for my own good, but Uncle Pei's words make more sense. I believe that with Uncle Pei and my uncle around, as well as many wise ministers in the court, I can grow up safely even if I sit in that position."

After hearing this, Zhou Yuan was silent for a long time, then nodded to Pei Yi and said, "Since the prince and His Highness agree, if there is anything I can do for you, please let the prince tell you."

Pei Yi said: "Your only mission is to protect His Highness' safety. When the situation is settled, Lord Zhang will come to take His Highness into the palace."

Zhou Yuan nodded.

Then Pei Yi rode Zhuiyun back to the capital and went to Zhang Junze's mansion. The two chatted secretly in the mansion until the second half of the night. Pei Yi came out of Zhang's mansion and then went to Liu Yushi's mansion. He did not come out until dawn. At dawn, he went to the palace to secretly meet the third princess.

After dawn, he went to the Pei family army camp to meet Liang Qixing and others, and then went to the Zhenxi General's Mansion to meet Zhao Zhige and Zhao Qin, brother and sister.

The streets of Kyoto seemed peaceful, but the gloomy sky and even the wind had a chill in it.