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The next day the snow stopped, but the weather was still overcast.

The waiter's waiter fell into a drowsy sleep, forgot to add charcoal, and was woken up by Aunt Sun's rolling pin.Those who were not drunk stretched out of the restaurant, those who were drunk were dragged out, and those who didn't want to leave continued to ask for drinks.

Fang Jin was the one who didn't want to leave.

Selfishly, he also wanted to see Boss Luo again.

After thinking about it for a whole night, he still wanted to ask Luo Ping for advice. If His Royal Highness is really like what he said, "life is not enough", then what other options does he have?For example... the second prince who hides something deeply?

He could see that Luo Ping was by no means a character willing to be the owner of a mere restaurant.He has the same ambition as him, and has the same longing for power, and he understands the current situation in the court better than him, so there is no reason to stop here.

So he wanted to persuade him to go to Mo City with him.

He didn't wait in vain, soon, Luo Ping walked into the restaurant, returned the food box to Aunt Sun, ordered a bowl of porridge and two steamed buns, and ate breakfast.It seems that he doesn't live in the restaurant, but he comes here to eat every day.

Fang Jin was about to go up to talk to him, when Luo Ping saw him, he was taken aback for a moment, and then he said with a smile: "Is the wine in my house so delicious that your Excellency is reluctant to go to the city?"

Fang Jin followed his teasing: "It's not that your wine is delicious, it's just that if you go to other places, you may not be able to drink such free wine."

Luo Ping expressed doubts: "Wine without money? How do you say that?"

Fang Jin looked startled: "Did Boss Luo forget? You said that you invited me for this meal."

Luo Ping didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he thought that from last night until noon, you ate too much.

But when you think about it, this person never lets himself suffer. He would rather let the world down than let the world down on him. Taking advantage of others can also be taken for granted by him.

Putting aside these nonsense, Luo Ping knew what Fang Jin was waiting for here, but he didn't give him a chance to speak, and said: "It's almost time to enter the city, and there may be another snowstorm if it is later, Luomou wishes you all the way Shunfeng, I won’t send it off.”

As soon as he issued the order to expel the guest, Fang Jin said anxiously: "Luoping, won't you go with me? You are young and full of ambition, so you are dismissed like this, are you willing?"

Luo Ping suppressed his smile, and said sternly: "Your Majesty understands clearly, I have been an official for ten years, and now it has not passed, you let me go back to the capital, you let me be laughed at for no reason. Besides, I If it really interferes with the officialdom again, it will be rebellion and disobedience, and Luo can't bear such a crime."

After he finished his generous speech, Fang Jin stared at him for a long while, then laughed lightly: "Luoping, Luoping, you can fool others, but you can't fool me. You are not a person who keeps his duty. You The refusal to enter the city is definitely not because of some imperial decree..."

"Your Excellency is worrying too much. You and I have only known each other for a day. How do you know what I think?"

"I live in the outskirts of the capital not too far away, and follow the official road to do business. Boss Luo, what are you waiting for?"

"...It has nothing to do with your Excellency."

The two looked at each other in silence, for a moment there was a tense atmosphere, which woke up the waiter who was dozing off again.Xiaoer saw that the momentum was not good, so he ran to the back hall to call Aunt Sun.

In the end, it was Luo Ping who spoke first to ease: "Luo still has something to do, so I won't delay your schedule. If you need any help in the future, you can come to the wine shop to find Aunt Sun."

He insisted on refusing to tell, and Fang Jin had no choice but to take a deep look at him and had to leave.

At this moment, Aunt Sun who was actually running the restaurant came out and asked her boss what was going on, Luo Ping said: "If this person comes again in the future, treat him well, and the money for the food and drinks will also be waived."

Aunt Sun was slightly taken aback, and she answered that she knew, without asking any further questions.

Looking at Fang Jin's leaving back, Luo Ping felt a lot of emotion in his heart.

Although they were considered political enemies back then, they had different opinions on many things, and their disputes, big and small, had never stopped, but no matter what, the help of this person is indispensable for Zhou Tang to achieve great success.

The winter of this year was extremely cold.

Luo Ping sat by the window, poured himself a cup of tea, looked at the heavy snow outside, wondering what he was thinking.

It was windy again.

The cold wind blows in like knives, blows the sleeves of the robe, and makes a sound of hunting. After drinking a cup of iced tea, Luo Ping feels the chill in panic. He gathers his cuffs, closes the windows, and stops his mood of admiring the snow.

It's just a few days...

He calculated in his mind that the life span of His Royal Highness is approaching.

In the winter of the twenty-fourth year of Xuantong, Prince Zhou Feng died of illness.

The various forces in the court once again set off earth-shaking changes. The prince's aides are planning to join the Ming Dynasty. At this time, the third prince Zhou Pu is the most active.

The exact opposite of him is the second prince Zhou Ning.Since the death of the prince, Zhou Ning has been staying behind closed doors, refusing any visits.The strange thing is that his supporters are no less than Zhou Pu's, and even the staff of the former prince offered to serve him.

In the selection of the new crown prince, the second prince and the third prince are the most popular. The other princes are also busy with the expectations and demands of the family.

At this moment, Mo City is like a huge whirlpool, and in the center of the whirlpool, there is only one person who is the most leisurely, that is the Seventh Prince Zhou Tang.

Sweep Hexuan.

"Little master, do you want to test me again?"

"Ha, in my opinion, compared to the high-profile manner of the third child, the second child is smarter and more able to understand the situation. Although the third child has attracted many supporters, he seems to be full-fledged, but it is actually a bluff. Regarding the crown prince position, in the end the royal father has the final say, but now he has completely offended the royal father."

"Before the crown prince's mourning period expired, the third child began to poach the wall with great fanfare, which shows that he has never taken the crown prince seriously, and even hoped for his death. The most beloved son of the father is the elder brother. He will never Favoring such a prince who does not think of brotherhood."

"And the second child is amazing. No matter whether he is really saddened by the death of the prince, at least he has made an appearance of mourning. On the surface, he closed the door to thank the guests, but in fact he secretly won over the prince's loyalists. I can't believe that his small house is as calm and peaceful as it looks from the outside."

"However, little master, I don't think these methods are of much use."

"..."

"What? Don't you believe I saw it?" Zhou Tang's lips curled up, looking quite conceited.

"I won't take this matter so superficially. If you want me to say, Father has already made plans."

"When he made Zhou Feng the crown prince, he had already arranged everything properly."

"Am I right, Master?"

"..."

The spring breeze blew across the white porcelain bowl opposite, and the tea in the bowl rippled in circles, and a standing tea leaf spun and sank, and landed gently on the bottom of the bowl.

The starry eyes flashed, and the young man sitting there sternly said dissatisfiedly, "Little master, are you nodding or shaking your head? I've worked so hard, won't you reward me?"

The room was still silent.

A trace of resentment gradually appeared in the boy's eyes.

It's been a year...

Little master, time flies too slowly, for the remaining nine years, do you still want me to talk to myself over a bowl of tea?

How can you bear it!

I, Zhou Tang, swear, if I meet you again, I will definitely try my best to entangle you.

What nine or ten years, get the hell out of here!

You are my little wife for a day, don't even think about escaping for the rest of your life!

----

After Zhou Feng's funeral was over, the emperor issued an order to summon all the princes.

Due to his advanced age and the loss of his beloved son every time, the emperor's complexion is very bad.His cheeks were a little gray, and he coughed sometimes, but his eyes were still bright, without any confusion.

Regarding the reason why the father summoned them, all the princes wondered in their hearts, but they did not expect that the matter would be so unreversible.

In the Zhenyang Palace at this time, only Zhou Tang's face looked normal.Because he didn't have any expectations, he could be more calm and objective.In fact, he was muttering in his heart: Look, little master, my guess is not bad at all, right?

The emperor took out a copy of the edict, and a book attached to the "Code of Great Succession".

He first showed the booklet to all the princes, ignoring their expressions of shock, anger or indifference, and said, "This is a decree that was ordered by me a year ago and drawn up by the former Minister Luo of Dali Temple... Cough, the so-called eldest son inheritance system, I think you should understand that the father passes on to the eldest son, and the eldest son passes on to the eldest grandson. The disputes between the father and the concubine in the past have all caused restlessness and broken mountains and rivers. I don't want to see you become like that, so there is this system."

The third prince, Zhou Pu, lost his temper, and took a step forward with a pale face: "But father, Heng'er is still young, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to take on the heavy responsibility of the country!"

"That's why I need you uncles to mention him a lot." The emperor sighed softly, "Feng'er left early, and there is only this only son under his knees. A son inherits his father's will, and there is nothing wrong with affection or etiquette. Besides, Heng'er is not Stupid people who have been taught by famous teachers since childhood, will definitely not lose face to us Dacheng."

"But……"

Zhou Pu wanted to say more, but was interrupted by the emperor sternly: "Pu'er, don't think I don't know about the little things you did after Feng'er's death, your elder brother's body is still alive, so it's possible that you still want to fight with your own nephew! "

The emperor's words sealed off Zhou Pu's retreat, and also sent a warning to the other princes.

What Zhou Tang was thinking at this time was that it turned out that the young master did not leave because he was writing a complaint for some unjust case. The real reason was that he drafted the primogeniture inheritance system by himself.

The emperor dismissed his official position to prevent him from communicating with other princes, thus harming the interests of the eldest prince and the eldest grandson.However, doing so can be regarded as protecting him to a certain extent. After all, in the center of the imperial power struggle, it is almost impossible to retreat completely.

At the same time, Zhou Tang was even more convinced that all this was planned step by step by his father for many years, and their tricks would never shake this decision.

Sure enough, the imperial edict that the emperor asked them to read next was the edict to establish Zhou Heng as grandson, and also asked their uncles to assist Zhou Heng as much as possible.In front of all of them, he sealed the edict.

— the dust settled.

Then the emperor asked them what their plans were.

In that eldest son succession system, out of various considerations for the safety of the emperor's grandson, the remaining royal descendants were required to be stationed in various states, leaving only two princes in Beijing to support the prince's power, even the underage princes were not allowed to stay in the palace .

So the emperor let them choose where to go.

The second prince Zhou Ning stood up and said that he would stay in Mocheng and do his best to assist the emperor grandson.The emperor agreed.

The third prince Zhou Pu knelt down to repent, and swore to the emperor that he would treat Zhou Heng loyally in the future, and asked the emperor to let him stay in Beijing.Out of restraint on Prime Minister Zuo's family, the emperor also agreed.

The fourth prince, Zhou Ke, asked to go to Binzhou. His grandfather was General Dinghai of Binzhou. He said that he wanted to hone his skills there and do his best for Dacheng's coastal defense.The emperor praised him for his ambition and readily agreed.

The fifth prince, Zhou Hang, was the most casual. He asked the emperor Dacheng where the scenery was the most elegant and the most beautiful, and the emperor said Qingzhou, so he clamored to go to Qingzhou.Although the emperor scolded him for being naughty and coquettish, he still smiled and agreed.

The sixth prince, Zhou Yang, really wanted to stay in the capital with the third elder brother. The emperor would not agree, but out of love, he was sent to Yanzhou, which is closer to Mocheng. Most of the officials there are students of Prime Minister Zuo. Also take care of him.

When asked about Zhou Tang, Zhou Tang stepped forward and bowed: "Father, my son wants to go to Yuezhou."

"Yuezhou?"

"Exactly."

"Why do you want to go to Yuezhou?"

Although Yuezhou is not a remote place, it has been plagued by bandits for many years, and the people cannot live in peace. The emperor ordered many times to suppress the bandits, but with little effect. It is an extremely difficult place to govern. I don't know why Zhou Tang went there.

"Because I heard that the mountains and rivers there are spiritual. Some people say that they have seen immortals there, and some people say that there is a kind of fruit in the mountains called Lierguo. Eating one can cure all diseases, and eating two can prolong life. Three of them can lead to Taoism and immortality, I want to search for it, and if there is such a fruit, I will bring it back for my father to taste."

Hearing Zhou Tang's words, the emperor choked up for a moment.

It never occurred to him that among the princes, the only one who kept the word "filial piety" in his heart was this child who had almost never received his love and care.

The emperor looked at Zhou Tang fixedly, and there was a momentary haze in front of his eyes.The pain of losing his beloved son made him realize how precious the relationship between father and son is, and he suddenly felt a little guilty.

He just discovered that this child has grown so tall.

He also just discovered that among the children, Zhou Tang's eyebrows are the most similar to his own.

The emperor immediately agreed to Zhou Tang's request, and gave him a sword made of Beilinghan black iron for his self-defense.Although in his impression, Zhou Tang did not know martial arts.

Zhou Tang thanked him neither humble nor overbearing, and stepped aside.

Yuezhou...

The corner of his mouth curved into a curved arc.

There is the hometown of the little master.