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Ji Qingyun and the prince stood in the Xiaoyao Pavilion where they met for the first time.When I first saw it, it was still snowing heavily, but at this time Mantang Mountain was already full of flowers, and the fragrance of flowers was overflowing.

The prince sniffed the fresh air and sat down on the stone bench in the pavilion.Ji Qingyun poured him a glass of wine, sat down, and said with a smile: "The prince seems to be in a good mood."

The prince drank the wine and said with a smile: "Isn't that good, those troublesome brothers will leave Beijing soon."

"That's not necessarily the case." Ji Qingyun said.

The crown prince tilted his head, put the wine glass on the stone table, and asked, "Sir... what do you mean by that?"

Ji Qingyun smelled the aroma of the wine, then took a sip, smacked his lips, and said, "Does the prince think that the only one who can rule the ups and downs in this world is the emperor?"

The prince was puzzled, and asked back: "Isn't it?"

Ji Qingyun shook his head and said: "The emperor can only control the country, but it is not the emperor who really controls people's hearts."

The prince asked: "What is that?"

Ji Qingyun said: "Public opinion."

The prince lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then asked, "What do you mean?"

Ji Qingyun said: "The sage said, to govern a country, you must first govern people's hearts, and only those who are virtuous in the world can control people's hearts."

The prince frowned and asked, "I have no heart?"

"Yes, there used to be." Ji Qingyun said.

The prince asked: "Not now?"

"No."

The prince slapped the table and glared at Ji Qingyun, but then thought that Ji Qingyun was still available, so he suppressed his anger and asked, "Then, who is the heart following now?"

Ji Qingyun said: "The King of Yue."

The prince was a little impatient, tilted his mouth, and said unconvinced: "He has a bird's heart, what did he do?"

"Prince, don't be impatient." Ji Qingyun filled the emperor with wine and said, "One is that King Wu cleaned up the stains of King Yue, and the other is that King Yue showed outstanding political acumen in front of the emperor and Prince Qi..."

"But he's leaving soon." The prince interrupted Ji Qingyun.

Ji Qingyun smiled and said, "The third point I want to say is this."

The prince asked: "What is it?"

Ji Qingyun said: "The third is that the king of Yue has outstanding military feats, defeated the bandits, opened warehouses to release grain, and the people's will."

The prince frowned, and said that he was a little anxious when he said about the military exploits.The emperor was warlike, so he naturally liked a warlike son.As soon as King Yue's background was revealed, the emperor took a fancy to King Yue even more.The prince also noticed that King Yue entered the palace every now and then.

Seeing that he was uneasy, Ji Qingyun immediately slandered: "It's not just those common people, Lord Qi has already favored the King of Yue, and there are a group of great Confucian scholars in the mansion of Lord Qi, and they are all optimistic about the King of Yue. , the emperor will not let go of Yue Wang easily, after all, he is the thorn in the heart of the thief." fbjq.

Ji Qingyun's words were not all about the Crown Prince. Those old masters were disseminators of public opinion. They were optimistic about the King of Yue, so the King of Yue had a great advantage.The prince hurriedly asked: "Then what should we do?"

Ji Qingyun didn't rush to answer, but asked instead: "How did King Wu get those two beads?"

The prince suddenly realized, and said: "General Fuping, Wei Chiyuan?"

Ji Qingyun nodded, and said: "King Wu is not capable of fighting against Quan Rong, he is not the fool of Yu Chiyuan, now that the bandits are making trouble again, why doesn't the crown prince go with the general to suppress the bandits?"

The prince took a sip of the wine and was very excited, but then he thought about it and said: "But I am the prince, how can I go to the battlefield so easily?"

Ji Qingyun rolled his eyes in his heart, and said with a smile: "Your father was the emperor back then, and he even led the army himself."

The prince thought for a while, patted the stone table, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, sir, and I heard that the girls in the south are all thin-skinned and tender."

Ji Qingyun: "..."

The prince was so happy, Ji Qingyun was sure to persuade the prince to send troops, but he did not expect it to be so easy.

The thieves in Puyangye in Xuzhou are already ready to move.In addition, because of the matter of the paulownia doll, the emperor has recently disliked the crown prince and the noble concubine Fuling. He summoned Duan Shiyu many times, and the crown prince wanted to express himself too much.This is just right, and within a few days, an urgent report was received from Xuzhou Supervisor and Yushi, and the southern pass of Xuzhou fell.

Ji Qingyun felt that God had treated him too favorably this time, and urged the prince to send troops.The emperor disagreed and wanted Duan Shiyu to go, but Duan Shiyu was seriously injured.According to the words given to him by Ji Qingyun, the prince told the emperor that he would comfort the soldiers who were far away to boost morale, and that Yu Chiyuan was going with him, and the Taiwei Wei Chijun was also in Xuzhou, so the emperor agreed.Thus, the crown prince took Yu Chiyuan and Ji Qingyun with him, and set out on the road.

Gao Zhan and Pu Yangye reached an agreement on the goal of not aggressing each other. One of them captured Leping and Changshan and became horns of each other. On the one hand, they can defend Yuchijun in Xinping Town. Ensure the safety of the rear.

As soon as the prince left the capital city, the people pretending to be beggars in the city made moves.Du'ansi's eyeliner spread all over the entire capital, and Zhang Lun, the mansion of Du'ansi, who was guarding the watchtowers, saw the behavior of these beggars. Diaolou, rushed to Qi Wangfu.

Duan Shiyu was in Qi Wang's mansion. Zhang Lun was taken aback when he saw Duan Shiyu, but quickly withdrew the astonishment in his eyes.He never intervened in the affairs of the palace, but seeing Duan Shiyu now, he suddenly realized that he had fallen into the old trick of Prince Qi.

He cupped his fists slightly, and glanced at Prince Qi, his face was a little unhappy.

Prince Qi hurried forward, hugged Zhang Lun, patted him on the back, and said with a smile: "Zhang Sifu, this is the end of the matter, and I won't hide it from you anymore. You know my heart, hehe, we two We've been friends for so many years."

Prince Qi laughed, trying to fool this matter.Zhang Lun also did a lot of things for Prince Qi. Knowing that he couldn't get out at this time, he had to accept his fate, but he still had emotions in his heart. For many years, I still haven't recognized you."

Prince Qi smiled all over his face and asked, "What is Zhang Sifu here for?"

Thinking of Zhang Lun's intention, he glanced at Duan Shiyu, wondering if he should say it or not.Duan Shiyu remained expressionless and did not back away, and said: "The prince left the capital, is someone starting to stir up this mess again?"

"Hmm." Zhang Lun just hummed, neither saying yes nor no.

"Tsk." Lord Qi reached out and patted Zhang Lun's buttocks, and said displeasedly, "Hesitating, like a woman."

Zhang Lun retracted his hips and said, "Wu Wang's eyeliner has started to move, can I go?"

"Sure enough." Prince Qi didn't let him go, he patted him on the shoulder forcefully, and said, "Did you find out what I asked you to investigate last time?"

Zhang Lun nodded, but still looked very unhappy, and said: "It is true that the old guy Song Xuanli has raised a few people in the flower shop."

Prince Qi hummed twice triumphantly, threw away the folding fan and fanned it, and said, "That kid surnamed Ji is not bad! I like it!"

Zhang Lun looked up at Fang Liang and asked, "Isn't it cool, my lord?"

"It's cold, why is it cold? My king is happy now, and when I'm happy, I feel horny. Let's go and eat flower wine!"

Zhang Lun: "..."

Duan Shiyu: "..."

Ji Qingyun and his group left the capital.The prince was full of confidence, Ji Qingyun was worried, Yu Chiyuan looked at Ji Qingyun's face and acted.

The crown prince was sitting in the carriage, his face full of spring breeze, and he poked his head out from time to time to look at the scenery outside, as if he was out for a cruise.

Ji Qingyun turned his horse's head and touched Yu Chiyuan's side.When Yu Chiyuan saw Ji Qingyun, his face turned red to the ears, and he asked, "What's wrong?"

Ji Qingyun said: "When you come out this time, you have to obey me in everything."

"Oh."

"????" Ji Qingyun was a little puzzled. He looked at Yu Chiyuan and asked, "Aren't you going to resist?"

Yu Chiyuan scratched his head, grinned fawningly at Ji Qingyun and said, "Listen to you."

On the contrary, Ji Qingyun felt bored, clamped his horse's belly, and followed behind the carriage.Yu Chiyuan leaned closer again.

Hearing the movement behind him, the prince glanced back at the two of them, and called Ji Qingyun into the carriage.

Yu Chiyuan had no choice but to ride a horse and follow behind the two of them.

Yu Chiyuan's cautiousness made Ji Qingyun feel uncomfortable, but now he is powerless to control it.

.........

The spring rains are endless, everything recovers, and the war begins again in this mating season.

Yu Chijun of Chen Pingzhen was sticking to the front line, but he had to drop some of his troops to fight against the thieves in Wushan and Lanxi on the east and west sides.After this year, Yu Chijun looked like an octogenarian with gray hair.

When Yu Chiyuan rushed to Chen Ping Town, seeing his father's appearance, he was so distressed that he was about to cry. He went forward and hugged Yu Chijun, crying: "Father!!! You are old!!!"

"Slap!!" Yu Chijun still had a resolute face, and slapped Yu Chiyuan on the face, knocking Yu Chiyuan into a daze.Feeling the strength of his father's palm, Yu Chiyuan heaved a sigh of relief, covered his face, straightened up and stood behind Yu Chijun.

Looking at the slap marks on Yu Chiyuan's face, Ji Qingyun felt sore.

The prince pretended to be serious, exchanged salutes with Yu Chijun, and said solemnly: "Taiwei, how is the battle going?"

Yu Chijun frowned and shook his head.

The crown prince still had a happy face, looked at Ji Qingyun, and asked, "What do you think, sir?"

Seeing the prince's respectful attitude towards Ji Qingyun, Yu Chijun was a little puzzled and looked at Ji Qingyun.Ji Qingyun felt cramped like an ugly daughter-in-law seeing her in-laws, she clenched her hands nervously and lowered her head.

Yu Chijun: "???"

"???" The prince patted Ji Qingyun on the shoulder and asked, "Sir?"

"what??"

The prince said: "What do you think, sir?"

"Oh." Ji Qingyun came back to his senses, stood opposite the sand table, and said: "The bandits over there seem to be far away from each other. At night, the old general led a small part of the army to harass the Wushan Mountain that Gao Zhan captured. General Yu Chiyuan also took part to fight the cloud Xi, then Puyangye will definitely come to attack Chenping Town."

Old General Yuchi frowned, pointed at Leping and Changshan, and asked, "Then why don't you go directly to fight here?"

"We don't have enough troops." Ji Qingyun said: "If we attack Puyangye now, Gao Zhan will definitely come to rescue him. If we attack Gao Zhan, Puyangye will naturally come to rescue us. If we want to attack directly, we will be caught in the middle by the enemy. Nice."

Yuchi Jun thought about it for a moment, looked up at Ji Qingyun, and asked: "What is the purpose of doing this?"

Ji Qingyun originally wanted to give Wu Wang's assassin a chance, but at this moment, being stared at by Yu Chijun's eagle eyes, he felt a little guilty and couldn't speak.

Yu Chiyuan had never seen Ji Qingyun deflated before, so he burst out laughing suddenly.His smile brought Ji Qingyun back to his senses.Ji Qingyun raised his head and chest, and said: "Puyang Ye came to attack Chen Ping Town, and Gao Zhan would not be left behind. When the two sides have a disagreement, wouldn't it give us a chance."

When the prince heard this, he felt that this plan was very clever, and immediately ignored the old general Yuchi's intentions, and decided to do it like this.

Veteran General Yuchi was still puzzled, and asked: "If they all come to seize Chen Ping, and my son and I are gone, who will lead the troops?"

Ji Qingyun took a deep breath, then let it out slowly, his eyes wandered to the prince.

The crown prince took Luo Sha with him, feeling at ease, and he was scrambling for military exploits, full of confidence, and said, "I will lead the troops."

"No!" Old General Yuchi scolded, "The crown prince has a noble body and cannot charge forward."

The old general Yuchi was full of aura, this roar shocked several people in the room, and even the prince's eyes widened with embarrassment.

Ji Qingyun winked at Yu Chiyuan, and Yu Chiyuan shook his head, not daring to resist the old general.

Opportunities are rare, there are not many opportunities for the crown prince to go out, and the crown prince himself is greedy for life and afraid of death, if the emperor hadn't had the heart to be close to Duan Shiyu with outstanding military skills, and there was a crow incident in the palace, the crown prince would not take the risk to lead troops.

Ji Qingyun looked at the prince, eyes full of expectation, and said: "Your Majesty was also the Ninth Five-Year Honor back then."

The prince immediately straightened his back, nodded and said, "Don't worry, general."