After Feng Rong left, Lin Yingkong's life didn't seem to have changed much, he still read when he should accompany the four princes to study, coax the queen mother when he should coax the queen mother, and go home when he should go home, but on the second day of his fifteenth birthday, when the emperor asked him if he would like to enter the court, he directly petitioned to enter the Hanlin Academy, and the end of this road is to enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister, because he is the emperor's favorite companion of the second prince, so he was not troubled by the emperor, and other officials also said that the Lin family is a child with good ambition, and the eldest brother joined the army, and he followed in the footsteps of his father。

But knowing his son Mo Ruo's father, it doesn't matter what outsiders say, Lin Yingkong walked out of the palace first, and was called to the study by Prime Minister Lin on the back foot, Prime Minister Lin didn't go around with him, and said straight to the point: "Don't tell me those false things, you haven't thought about being an official since you were a child, what are you doing in the Hanlin Academy at this time?"

Lin Yingkong knew that he would definitely ask, but he didn't have a suitable answer, so he could only say vaguely: "How can I be accurate when I was a child, I just ......"

"It's for the eldest prince," Prime Minister Lin said slowly, but his words were shocking, "I'm talking about the one under the knee of Empress Xiaomin." ”

Lin Yingkong's hands tightened, although he kept Feng Rong's identity secret, but he never hid his friendship with the children in the cold palace from Prime Minister Lin, and even used the power of the Lin family to cover up Feng Rong's existence for a few years, "...... It's not entirely for him, Dad, you can also see it, Your Majesty has been deliberately suppressing the Lin family in the past few years, and I want to do my part. ”

Prime Minister Lin stared at him for a while, and he didn't mean to continue to ask, and said lightly: "It's good that you have your own measure." By the way, the prince was ordered to lead troops to resist the enemy as soon as he arrived at the border, and the battle report is estimated to have been sent to the palace at this time. ”

Lin Yingkong stood up suddenly, and said stubbornly under his father's gaze: "There have been a lot of things in the Hanlin Academy recently, and I haven't been to the Queen Mother's side for a few days to ask for peace, so it's better to take a break today." ”

The battle report on the border has indeed arrived, or the good news that makes everyone rejoice and makes the emperor almost vomit blood, 10,000 against 30,000, the first battle of Fengrong is used to win more and become famous in one battle, Lin Yingkong stood at the gate of the palace and stopped the little soldier who gave the order, and listened to him talk about the battle vividly, so he gently inquired about a lot of things related to Fengrong, and finally smiled and handed him a letter of silver. The little soldier thanked him for his kindness, but he was puzzled and said bluntly: "I haven't heard His Highness mention that there are acquaintances in the court, but I didn't expect Lord Lin to care so much about His Highness." ”

Lin Yingkong gently perfunctory the little soldier, but when he turned around, his heart suddenly became sour - no matter how noble the prince who came out halfway was, he might not be able to be respected, if someone in the court supported him, it would be better, but that fool was unwilling to leak his words at all, so people took the handle of the Lin family......

The border was chaotic for two years, Feng Rong also stayed at the border for two years, he was a prince with a false name and became a terrifying killer of the enemy army, not only recovered the city that the dark family was murdered and lost, but also swaggered the tablets of more than 100 people of the dark family back to the capital with the army, the emperor was so angry that he vomited blood on the spot when he received the news, and the next day he had to cheer up and lead a hundred officials to greet the heroes with a smile on his face - this eldest son who thought he would not be able to come back when he left the city, his heart was more than a hateful word.

At this time, Lin Yingkong had already gained a firm foothold in the Hanlin Academy, standing at the gate of the city with the ministers, and saw from a distance the young prince who had returned from the battlefield riding a horse with a stiff face, obviously only fifteen years old, but he had already used his sky-high blood to refine a pair of Danfeng eyes like blades, Lin Yingkong looked at it, and suddenly felt that he could no longer find the shadow of the little baby who followed him back then.

But after the celebration banquet that night, Lin Yingkong drank himself in the cold palace that was no longer inhabited, but the hero of the banquet broke in alone with a drunken body, and his eyes were red when he saw him, leaned over to his lap, hugged his waist, and choked up: "I thought I wouldn't see you anymore......"

Lin Yingkong stiffened, but he reached out and touched the thick gauze on his chest - on the eve of returning to Beijing, a sword of the emperor's people almost killed him, but he was unwilling to give in, and he wanted to pretend to be intact and proudly stand in front of the emperor, and use the tablet of the dark family to make him restless day and nightmare!

Two years of war, two years of life and death, the fierce general in front of outsiders finally shed tears in front of his only best friend, admitting that a young man who is only fifteen years old will have fear and heart palpitations, Lin Yingkong stroked his long hair, and the empty piece of his heart was filled, and he said softly: "Don't be afraid, I'm here, I've always been here." ”

- It turns out that there are still some things that have not changed.

Feng Rong calculated the timing a year ago, and before the ancestor recognition ceremony was held, he had already gone to the border, and then returned to Beijing with a lot of military exploits, and the emperor couldn't think about anything anymore, so he could only grit his teeth and give him the right name and crown the king, and allow him to go out of the palace to build a mansion. When choosing a name, Lin Yingkong's word "Rong" did not have the slightest murderous aura, looking at the rules, the emperor's imperial pen waved, and the name of this son became a foregone conclusion - when the eldest son of the dynasty was named Rong, King Rong Wang Rong, but unfortunately it was a thorn in the emperor's eyes.

The smooth return of Feng Rong made the emperor's tense nerves even more restless, even if there was no big movement in Feng Rong after returning to Beijing, he still crowned the two princes under the knee of the current queen one after another a few months, this move is undoubtedly a signal for the beginning of the battle for the prince, he just sat and waited for the children under his knees to kill each other, so as to kill the thorn in his eye.

Feng Rong, who has been rightened, still doesn't want to have more dealings with Lin Yingkong on the surface, and when he met in the court, he just said hello plainly, and when he turned his head, he fought silently with a few younger brothers, Lin Yingkong couldn't resist his stubbornness, he could only secretly help some calculations, and when he found out, he had completely stood on King Rong's ship to seize the throne in his heart, Lin Yingkong secretly laughed and said that he was stupid, but he wanted him to get off the boat...... But he refused.

Can't come and go blatantly, Lin Yingkong often turns over the walls of the palace, chats with Feng Rong, discusses political affairs, learns martial arts, and sleeps together when he is late, the relationship is by no means weaker than that of the cold palace when he was accompanied by each other, the eldest brother of the Lin family is a military general, and Feng Rong has a lot of dealings, and he also sighed in private: "My younger brother loves freedom and does not love power in his life, but I didn't expect to be able to enter the officialdom and think hard for His Royal Highness one day." ”

Feng Rong listened, and was in a daze for a whole day, and said to Lin Yingkong, who crossed the wall again, that night: "No matter what success or failure, after the incident, I hope that you will step down from your official position and walk the world in the future, so that you can find good companions, work together, and live as you like." ”

The smile on Lin Yingkong's face froze, and he asked him word by word: "Do you want me?"

Feng Rong bent his lips, and then found that he really didn't have the strength to make a smile, so he could only stop and said in a low voice: "Naturally, it's your own heart...... You don't have to think too much, one day with me, it is impossible for the emperor to move the Lin family. If I'm gone...... I'll take him with me, too. Having said that, Feng Rong thought that he might one day watch him leave, and since then he has not seen him for many years, and the unexplained misery in his heart has all come up, and he has to pretend to be relaxed, not wanting to drag the other party back with his own sadness.

But Lin Yingkong shook his head, his determined gaze almost peeled off his disguised skin, and he said coldly: "Don't talk nonsense. ”

After that, he turned around and climbed over the wall and left, Feng Rong listened to his movement as he walked away, and suddenly sat down on the stone bench in a daze, and only after a long time did he pronounce his name, his phoenix eyes drooped, full of gloom.

Feng Rong is talented and intelligent, and his methods are ruthless, although Lin Yingkong is indifferent, but Wen Taowu is slightly better than ordinary people, another two years later, with the help of Lin Yingkong's secret, Feng Rong actually killed his own piece of the world in the intricate court, and included the neutral Lin family under his wings, several princes could only join forces to confront him, the emperor was so anxious that the hair on his sideburns was all white, and when he turned around, he made a fatherly attitude, saying that he wanted to give marriage to King Rong and spread the branches and leaves as soon as possible, in order to comfort Queen Xiaomin's spirit in the sky.

As soon as the wind came, the tables, chairs, and tea sets of King Rong's mansion were smashed by Feng Rong's anger, and the people of the secret family hesitated again and again, and said that if they tried to marry the daughter of a high-ranking official, they might be able to turn things around and change the emperor's deliberate placement of chess pieces into a co-optation force. Feng Rong directly waved his hand to signal them not to mention this matter again, and when he just returned to the bedroom and wanted to be quiet, he saw Lin Yingkong sitting in his room, and asked calmly, "You are going to get married?"

Feng Rong could never maintain that fierce and murderous posture in front of him, and asked in a low voice: "What do you think?"

"What do I think?" Lin Yingkong blinked his eyes slowly, and said word by word: "What if I say that I don't agree?" But Feng Rong didn't speak, he laughed miserably, and said clearly: "Also, you are the only one left in the dark family, how can you not marry a wife and have children?"

The news of King Rong's marriage was full of wind and rain in the capital, and before the dust settled, he heard the resurgence of the frontier beacon smoke, and the court had not yet begun to fight for the main battle and the main peace, Feng Rong directly used the charge of collaborating with the enemy to directly serve the two princes under the knee of Concubine Xiang, and the ministers did not have time to be surprised, he left the situation behind, and asked for the battle again.

Lin Yingkong has been in business so far, and he is no longer the young man who lagged behind in the news back then, Feng Rong asked for a battle with his front foot, and he rushed into Rong Wang's Mansion with his back foot to pick up the whole person, and said angrily: "I don't allow you to fight!"

He said "no" again, and Feng Rong just asked, "Why?"

Why? Because now you can take the position of prince in one go? Because there is still a good woman waiting to marry King Rong? Because...... There are thousands of reasonable, reasonable and upright reasons, but Lin Yingkong can't say any of them, can't say them...... His selfishness.

- I'm afraid that after another few years, you have grown into something that I am no longer familiar with, and you no longer need my presence.

Feng Rong broke off his hand holding the collar little by little, and said: "Let me go, the day I return is when the dust settles, if you lose, you will go away and fly high, if you win...... I will never marry for the rest of my life, and I will share the country with you. ”

He said firmly, but Lin Yingkong choked his throat violently, and said in a dumb voice: "Don't talk nonsense." ”

Every word his puppet said was like an explanation of his last words, and he ...... After all, I still didn't dare to believe him.