Emperor Hongjia of Yamato reigned for 40 years, and in his early years, he was strict with the law and made great efforts, and gradually stabilized the country and the throne that came from the hegemony in the five dragons of the year.

At present, the country is peaceful and peaceful, although there are Hu people harassing on the border from time to time, it is not enough to become a climate.

Over the years, watching the people who knelt down and worshiped at the bottom of the hall, they came all the way from the distant border towns, bravely killed the enemy, won the battle, and waited for the reward for meritorious deeds.

His cold eyes slid over the leader of the Six Princes Martial King, the yellow-mouthed child who stood beside him and recited the "Holy Ancestor Court Training" in the Warm Heart Pavilion back then, is now full of beards, silently and calmly dressed in silver-gray cold armor, leaning over and kneeling on one knee, bowing his head slightly, hiding all the thoughts on that face.

Emperor Hongjia to the age of the sixtieth year, the body is not as good as before, although it is old, but still clear-headed very, since the idea of abdicating slightly, the dark tide between these princes is surging, and the ministers are all watching each other as a play.

He was not the prince back then, but he took the position of the prince, went to this Jinluan Palace, sat on the dragon chair, wore a dragon robe, and held the dragon seal. During this period, he has experienced many bloody storms, and he has not taken the tricks of these envoys into the stream.

Now he wants to ensure that the crown prince succeeds to the throne. The queen who has passed away for many years is still the unfading cinnabar mark in the softest part of her heart.

He swore by the man in front of the sickbed, looking at her smiling sadly, tears wet embroidery, delicately holding the sleeping child in his arms with his last breath, and closed his eyes regretfully.

Over the years, such a clear picture is still like last night, the death of his beloved woman, he secretly sent someone to track it down for several years, and he has never revealed it clearly, but naturally it is inseparable from the mother of this martial king.

Thinking like this, this Martial King instantly turned hateful in his eyes, and he turned his gaze gloomily and fixed on the sturdy man in the strong uniform on the right.

Of these, he is the most remarkable.

Although he is young, his calm and unhurried manly spirit makes him look extraordinary.

"Which one is Deputy Lieutenant Zhou?" He was still staring at the young man, and his instincts told him that this man was.

"The humble minister is here!"

Emperor Hongjia was very satisfied that he still recognized people accurately, and looked at him with a slight increase in the head of the compilation, half revealing his sword eyebrows and starry eyes, his expression was calm and resolute, and he was neither humble nor arrogant when he spoke.

"I've read the resume, you have made a lot of contributions to the battle of Broken Flower City, luring the enemy deep and outflanking it in a roundabout way, and catching turtles in an urn, it is indeed very resourceful."

Emperor Hongjia's lips rose with approval, and he couldn't help but think of his eventful years, and his words brought back the taste, "I also used this trick when I was young to fight the enemy." Only 100,000 troops lost hundreds of thousands of enemy troops, which was really enjoyable. Presumably, in a few years, you will be a rare cadre of our dynasty. ”

"Thanks to the emperor's false praise, how can his subordinates be as wise and brave as one-ten-thousandth of the emperor's wisdom, I dare not be ashamed!" Zhou Zhenwei replied with kindness, and then saluted respectfully. But there was a lot of turmoil in his heart, when did the emperor care about the resume of a small five-rank lieutenant, and he still looked at it so carefully.

So he glanced at King Wu with his spare eyes, and saw that the other party was also full of surprise, his expression was stiff, and he immediately quickly lowered his expression, and became more and more indifferent.

He asked some more about the current situation of the Zhou family, and Zhou Zhenwei replied cautiously. Seeing that the emperor's face was tired, Gonggong Li issued an edict in a timely manner to reward meritorious deeds, and gave gold and silver according to the level of merit, and some of them were heroically promoted to official titles.

But Zhou Zhenwei, Emperor Hongjia praised him before, but he only gave a thousand taels of gold, but the official rank had no intention of improving.

King Wu thought that he would need to reuse this person in the future, so he knelt down on one knee and said: "Father, this time Deputy Lieutenant Zhou has indeed made a great contribution, to ensure that the people of Huacheng City are spared the suffering of life and displacement, and I hope that Deputy Lieutenant Zhou can be transferred to the fourth rank of Zhaowu Lieutenant as a reward, in order to level the wishes of the people." ”

Emperor Hongjia was solemn, sitting on the dragon chair, but he didn't say anything for a long time, and the atmosphere suddenly collapsed like a string, as if with a slight flick, it would suddenly break and disintegrate, leading to disaster.

After all, the emperor dislikes King Wu, and the court knows it, and it is not an overnight thing.

Just when everyone was trembling and Zhou Zhenwei was about to risk his death to admonish, Emperor Hongjia sneered, and his eyes swept in front of everyone like an arrow.

He opened his mouth lightly: "There are many people who have been rewarded for their meritorious deeds in this frontier battle, which shows that our dynasty has produced many military generals, and it is a trend of prosperity. In the blink of an eye, these civil officials are mediocre and stupid! Now there is a backlog of old cases in Yanjing City, not to mention, and there is no way to catch even a flower thief recently, which is really angry and hateful! ”

Zhou Zhenwei was horrified in his heart, and there was a gleam in his eyes, and he seemed to have realized that what the emperor said next would affect the direction of his life. Inadvertently, I saw that King Wu clenched his fists, and his body shook slightly with some trembling, and it was already completely clear that what he was thinking in his mind was what King Wu was thinking in his heart.

Sure enough, Emperor Hongjia focused his gaze on Zhou Zhenwei, and said in a tone that was neither light nor heavy, neither thick nor light: "Deputy Lieutenant Zhou is so resourceful, it's a pity to stay at the border and guard." It is the time to employ people above the court, and I will appoint you as the young Yin of Yanjing Mansion, the official to the fourth grade, and oversee the affairs of justice, people's livelihood and so on. Deputy Lieutenant Zhou has just returned to Yanjing, and tomorrow the holy decree will arrive at home, so you can rest for a while, and when the New Year's Festival is over, you will go to office immediately! ”

As soon as these words came out, it was like thunder and lightning, shocking everyone's souls and scattering.

"Thank you, Lord Ron!" Zhou Zhenwei thanked him calmly, without the slightest hint of panic, even if he was affectionate, he was heavily suppressed.

"Father, Deputy Lieutenant Zhou has been fighting on the border all the year round, proficient in the strategy of resisting the enemy, and familiar with the terrain and arteries of the border fortress, and the Hu people are also frightened when they see him. and turned into a civil official, but he was afraid that it would be overkill, and it would also delay his future, so he asked his father to think twice. ”

The Martial King's voice was hurried and high, and it was a bit tough and reckless.

"Presumptuous!"

This completely annoyed Emperor Hongjia, and he stood up, his face dark, and his voice was mocking: "Without Deputy Lieutenant Zhou, you can't do half a step?" Without Deputy Lieutenant Zhou, will the border pass be broken? What's the use of me rewarding you? They are all incompetent, I have made up my mind, and you don't need to say anything! ”

After finishing speaking, he flicked his sleeves and rushed away angrily.

Silently walked out of the palace of nourishing hearts, until outside the palace gate, everyone who was enshrined only stepped forward to say goodbye, Chu Yu also came over to look at Zhou Zhenwei, but he didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only leave with a sigh of sympathy in his eyes.

Seeing Chu Yu, Zhou Zhenwei coldly thought of the delicate second girl Chu, and his complicated mood was like a wisp of sweetness, and the bitter taste was also lightened.

Only he and King Wu stood silently in front of the Zhu Gate, the remnant sun on the horizon was like blood, with a thick twilight. King Wu stared at the remnant sun and opened his mouth first: "It's still the remnant sun in the desert that is beautiful, the atmosphere is tragic and makes people feel happy." I'm afraid you're going to be hard to see anymore. ”

Zhou Zhenwei held down the understanding heart, but replied open-mindedly: "In the whole world, everywhere is a battlefield." Just figure it out. ”

King Wu didn't say much, he and Zhou Zhenwei have no friendship, the court is fighting for his reasoning, but also thinking about it, this person is not a thing in the pool for a while, if he helps, it will become a climate!

Thinking of this, he suddenly had the hairs on his neck and shoulders standing on end, cold sweat flowing, and the previous situation of the court flashed from his mind.

It was he who involved him!