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In March of Yangchun, catkins are like smoke.The catkins on the banks of the Weishui River were blown by the wind and flew all over the city.

A double carriage slowly came out from Sima Gate of the imperial palace.A group of guards followed the carriage, and the guards escorted the carriage to the outside of Kyoto.

Sitting in the carriage is the prince, Duan Zi Ni.Duan Zi Ni is not the eldest among the princes, he was arranged to go to Yanzhou to be the king of Jiaodong when he just reached the age of haircut.This was the decision made by the emperor after the Tongmu doll incident.

Regarding the Tongmu doll incident, King Wu thought he had taken advantage of it, but unexpectedly, within half a month, Fuling was released again.In addition, the prince Duan Zi Ni was sent to Yanzhou, Wu Wang really couldn't figure out what the emperor was thinking.

The emperor was not completely blinded by the master. He knew that the crow was not evil, but he still chose to believe in the master. This was probably because he was escaping.Faith is his best excuse to escape reality.Ordinary people's beliefs are nothing more than praying and worshiping, but he is the emperor, and the country belongs to him. His beliefs have made the entire Dayu Kingdom decadent.

The master thought that he could use this point to firmly control the emperor, but the emperor is not a paulownia doll, he has thoughts.After this incident, the biggest beneficiary is Duan Shiyu.

According to the regulations of the ancestors, the queen mother is still alive, and the emperor must make a pilgrimage every five days. Every five days, he pays tribute to greet him, and reports state affairs and political affairs to fulfill his filial piety.When the emperor cultivated the prince, he also had to take the prince to greet the queen mother.The prince needs to greet the emperor every day.But after that, the emperor summoned Duan Shiyu almost every three days and asked him about the handling of political affairs.Duan Shiyu answered fluently and opened up her mind.

Spring is the season of mating, and Yang Qi rises, and people are no exception.Although Duan Shiyu was busy during the day, he could not sleep or eat at night, and fell ill again.Fortunately, it's just that the yang energy is too much, it's nothing serious.Wen Shuying boiled some cold medicine for him, and Duan Shiyu was recruited into the palace as soon as he finished drinking it.

The emperor and the master were enjoying the coolness in the pavilion, and Duan Shiyu was led by the attendant.When the master saw Duan Shiyu, he bowed to him.Duan Shiyu bowed back and stopped talking.

The emperor took a few glances at Duan Shiyu and said, "I heard that you are sick."

Duan Shiyu bowed and stood beside the emperor, and said, "A minor illness."

The emperor said: "This arrow wound has not healed yet, and I have another minor illness. If the minor illness is not cured, it will become a serious illness."

Duan Shiyu said: "It's just a fever, I've already taken the medicine."

"Fever?" The emperor raised his head and said with a smile, "You, too, have reached the age to take concubines."

"..." Duan Shiyu blushed slightly, embarrassed to speak.

The emperor said: "This yin and yang are the Tao. The master knows the art of the house. Let him teach you another day. Look at your brothers..." The emperor stopped abruptly and turned around. Huatou said: "Zi Ni has already gone to Jiaodong to become king."

The meaning in the emperor's words seems to be that he wants to transfer Duan Shiyu out to become a feudal prince.Duan Shiyu froze and didn't dare to speak.

The emperor sighed, held Duan Shiyu's hand, and said, "My son, do you know what makes me the emperor?"

Duan Shiyu swallowed, and said: "Naturally, it is the talent of the emperor."

The emperor asked: "Do you think I am worthy?"

Duan Shiyu said: "The ancestors feared Quanrong and Xidi, who were intimidated by the aura of the father, and dared not invade for many years."

"But it's coming again this year." The emperor stood up, walked to the side of the pavilion, looked up at the sky, and said, "Having talents and abilities does not necessarily mean that you can inherit the throne. Back then, I proposed a marriage marriage, in exchange for my five years of peace. Your uncle, the King of Hejian. Back then, even my father praised him as clever and gentle, but now he is just a king, do you know?" The emperor turned his head and looked at Duan Shiyu.

Duan Shiyu gritted his teeth, he knew the meaning of the emperor's words, but pretended not to understand, and complimented: "Father, the real dragon emperor, is the holy king chosen by heaven."

The emperor smiled and said, "When the war in the south subsides, you should have a place of your own."

"……Yes."

The East is lost, the mulberry is harvested, and the East is lost... A bad thing becomes a good thing, and a good thing becomes a bad thing...

Duan Shiyu came out of the palace, and when he came out of the Golden Bird Gate, he ran into King Wu Duan Nanxing.

Seeing that Duan Shiyu was frowning, the King of Wu asked, "What's wrong with brother King Yue? His face is so ugly?"

Duan Shiyu shook his head and said, "It's just a fever."

King Wu shook his head, looked at Duan Shiyu's face, and said, "Your brother doesn't look like it."

Duan Shiyu sighed, looked around, and pulled King Wu into the carriage.

The king of Wu didn't know why.The emperor kept summoning Duan Shiyu. He thought it was the emperor who wanted to get close to Duan Shiyu. He didn't know why Duan Shiyu showed such a sad expression when he came out of the palace. He asked, "What happened?"

Duan Shiyu smiled sadly and asked, "Do you know about King Jiaodong?"

King Wu had a bad premonition, he raised his eyebrows and said, "I know, what's wrong?"

Duan Shiyu said: "Father called me just now, according to his meaning, he wants to drive us brothers out of Beijing."

King Wu's hands were clenched into fists, and they creaked. He asked, "Is that what Father really said?"

Duan Shiyu said: "I didn't say it clearly, but I have already told you about King Hejian."

King Wu licked his lips, narrowed his eyes, and a sharp chill came out of his face.

……

It's night, Ji Zhai.

Zhang Ziwen and Ji Qingyun sat across from each other, Zhang Ziwen whispered: "At the beginning, I thought he was too soft-hearted, he would not even kill the captured soldiers. How can such a person be an emperor."

Ji Qingyun shook his head and said, "Junior brother is too one-sided, or you only look at your Gao Zhan in your heart."

Zhang Ziwen frowned and said, "Gao Zhan and I are just childhood friends, not like what senior brother thinks."

Ji Qingyun smiled and said: "You still don't understand him, he is very tolerant."

Zhang Ziwen didn't say a word, picked up the teacup, and just took a sip when he heard movement outside the house, the two quickly shut their mouths.

Duan Shiyu climbed up the roof from the wall of the side door of Ji's house, ran to the main house, quickly jumped down and pushed open the door, and entered the house.He moves quickly and in one go.

When Zhang Ziwen and Ji Qingyun saw the man in black barging in, they were startled and opened their mouths to call for help.Duan Shiyu hurried up, held down one with one hand, and said, "Don't call, it's me."

Zhang Ziwen: "..."

Duan Shiyu: "..."

Duan Shiyu pulled off the mask, her phoenix eyes were bloodshot.

Zhang Ziwen breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Are you sick?"

Duan Shiyu hadn't seen Zhang Ziwen for a long time, and when he saw Zhang Ziwen, he couldn't help feeling a little nervous.He hummed, stopped looking at Zhang Ziwen, and said, "Mr. Ji, I have something important to tell you."

"Your Highness, sit down first." Ji Qingyun pulled the two of them to sit down, poured three cups of tea, and asked, "But about King Jiaodong?"

Duan Shiyu's eyes lit up suddenly, and said: "Mr. has a clever plan."

Ji Qingyun drank a cup of tea and asked Duan Shiyu what he thought.Duan Shiyu didn't say what he thought, and first told the two of them what the emperor had said to him during the day.

After hearing this, Ji Qingyun dropped the teacup in his hand to the ground, and asked, "You saw His Majesty today, how is he doing?"

Duan Shiyu thought for a while, then shook his head.

Ji Qingyun understood, and said: "Although the emperor feels guilty towards you, he still wants to clean up the future troubles for the crown prince. It's not too late for you to go to Beijing to take up the post. You have to hurry up."

Zhang Ziwen said: "It can be seen that the emperor does not want to abolish the crown prince."

Ji Qingyun pressed the cup heavily on the desk, stared at Duan Shiyu, and said, "Then let him die."

Duan Shiyu: "!!!"

Zhang Ziwen: "!!!"

……

After a long silence in the room, Ji Qingyun asked Duan Shiyu: "Your Highness is reluctant?"

Duan Shiyu hung his head, the wind blew the candle back and forth, and the flickering candle light shone on Duan Shiyu's face, making him look uncertain.

Ji Qingyun said: "According to the current situation, once the emperor dies, all the concubines and concubines in the harem will be imprisoned in the Tongtian Pavilion, and your mother is no exception. In terms of wealth, Huainan, Jiaodong, Liang, and Jibei have already had vassal kings. Your Highness can only Occupying a barren corner, when the time comes, there will be insufficient soldiers and food, and no sharp weapons in hand. How can we fight? Even if His Highness manages well, when he becomes rich, His Highness’s mother will become a dead bone. Moreover, when the crown prince becomes emperor, all the power will be concentrated in the In his hands, it is even more difficult to turn over."

Duan Shiyu's breathing was a little difficult, his arms shook suddenly, and the teacup in his hand was crushed to pieces.

Ji Qingyun said again: "Furthermore, the thieves have not been wiped out yet. Does Your Highness think that the prince's ability can control the chess game?"

Duan Shiyu opened his mouth slowly and said, "There is General Yuchi."

"Ha." Ji Qingyun snorted as if he had heard a joke, and said, "With Wei Chiyuan's character as a pig, you were transferred away to be the feudal prince. Will he stay in Beijing to work for the prince? His Miss Xing'er...Hmph, the prince's cause of the collapse of his Miss Xing'er's family, Yu Chiyuan will do things for him? At that time, there will be no generals in Beijing, and the country will be destroyed in just a few snaps."

Zhang Ziwen moved to Duan Shiyu's side and took out the broken teacup in his hand.Duan Shiyu raised his head, glanced at Zhang Ziwen, and pressed his lips together twice.His hands were bleeding, but he felt no pain.

Ji Qingyun stared at Duan Shiyu and said, "Your Highness, think about it carefully."

Duan Shiyu felt lost, and asked: "Does it have to be like this?"

Zhang Ziwen wiped the blood off his hands, and said: "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established his son to kill his mother in order to protect the stability of the country. Mrs. Gouyi was killed before she did anything. Do you think he is cruel? Yes, the method is true." It's a bit cruel, but if you don't do this, it will be another bloodbath if the court relatives take power."

"..." Duan Shiyu pinched the center of his brows, his expression extremely painful.

Seeing Duan Shiyu's appearance, Zhang Ziwen let go of Duan Shiyu's hand and said with disdain: "At the beginning, I didn't understand why senior brother fell in love with the King of Yue. Such a kind-hearted and soft-hearted person is too small to be on the stage."

Duan Shiyu looked up at Zhang Ziwen, feeling very wronged, but he didn't know how to refute Zhang Ziwen.He thought for a long time and asked, "How should I do it?"

……

It was late at night, when Duan Shiyu came out of the quarter residence, his footsteps were heavier than when he left the palace.Zhang Ziwen chased after them, and the two walked in the quiet alley one after the other.

Duan Shiyu didn't go to the Yue Palace, but went to Zhang Ziwen's residence.The two remained silent until they reached the door of Zhang Ziwen's house, Duan Shiyu stopped and turned to look at Zhang Ziwen.His eyes were as bright as two stars in the dark night.

With a thought in his heart, Zhang Ziwen stepped forward to hug Duan Shiyu.Duan Shiyu was very confused, he pushed Zhang Ziwen away, turned around and left without saying anything.

Zhang Ziwen stepped forward to hold him back and said, "Your Highness, it is very profitable to kill one person and save a hundred."

"Really?" Duan Shiyu was nostalgic for the days when he was in Xuzhou. Although his hands were covered with blood, the blood of the enemy, now, these hands that kill the enemy are used to kill relatives.He closed his eyes and frowned tightly.

Zhang Ziwen said: "The overall situation is important, Your Highness."

Duan Shiyu pressed Zhang Ziwen against the courtyard wall and asked: "The overall situation is the most important thing. If the overall situation requires you to kill Gao Zhan one day, will you care about the overall situation or yourself?"

Zhang Ziwen was expressionless, pushed Duan Shiyu's hand away, and said, "Gu majority."

Duan Shiyu: "..."

Zhang Ziwen said: "The king of Wu killed you for that position, and the crown prince framed you for that position. Wouldn't it be a matter of time before he took your life? If it wasn't for the senior brother who pointed the finger at the king of Wu, the crown prince would still put the knife on your neck !"

Duan Shiyu understood in his heart, but he was still conflicted. He turned around and did not look at Zhang Ziwen.Zhang Ziwen ran up to Duan Shiyu again, held his arm, and said, "Brothers can't stop killing each other. Why don't the ones who die are the ones who are soft-hearted! Why, son, starved to death of his father, King Wu Ling, and killed his brother, son Zhang, for the sake of the throne." , Fusu, the prince of Qin who was closer, was killed by his younger brother Hu Hai..." Duan Shiyu felt his head grow bigger the more he heard it, he pushed Zhang Ziwen away, turned his back, Zhang Ziwen turned to him again, and said: "Even Duke Huan of Qi was also murdered by Prince Jiu’s teacher Guan Zhong..."

"Okay, sir." Duan Shiyu raised his hand, rubbed his forehead, and said, "Sir, you don't need to explain everything clearly. I'll go back and think about it."

Zhang Ziwen said: "The timing waits for no one, Your Highness."

Duan Shiyu sighed, with a downcast expression, nodded indifferently, and said, "Then tell Mr. Ji, and follow him."

Zhang Ziwen let out the suffocation in his chest, feeling relieved, he stood on tiptoe, kissed Duan Shiyu on the forehead, and said: "Your Highness is wise."

Duan Shiyu: "..."