On the top of the Tianyi attic, the spacious hall is burning with warm silver charcoal. A very delicate curtain on the open window was half-hanging, so that the cold wind outside did not invade in the slightest. Xiao Qianjiong held the exquisite teacup in his hand, tasted the best tea in Tianyi Pavilion, and couldn't help but praise the furnishings in the hall. Although they were born into the royal family, they were all born in Youzhou. Youzhou is located in the north, although it is not a poor mountain and bad water, but it is far less prosperous than Jinling. The architectural furnishings of the Northland also tend to be rough and atmospheric, but such exquisite and dexterous ones are rare.

was finally taken out to let the wind out, and Xiao Qianjiong, who had been locked up at home for more than a month, couldn't help but feel good.

Lin Changfeng sat lazily on the soft couch on the side, holding a pot of warm wine in his hand, and poured it into his mouth from time to time. While laughing: "It seems that the third prince is very satisfied with Tianyi Pavilion?" How about you see that I also opened the same one in Youzhou City? ”

Xiao Qianjiong smiled: "Naturally, it's a good thing, but... You probably won't be able to make that much money in Jinling. "There are not so many rich and powerful people in Youzhou City as there are in Jinling City. Lin Changfeng waved his hand generously: "Then what does it matter?" It's more important to be happy. ”

On the other side, Xiao Qianwei heard their words, turned around and smiled: "I heard that this day Yige is my cousin's?" ”

Lin Changfeng looked at Nangong Mo, who was leaning against Wei Junmo with a cup of warm tea, and said, "Isn't it?" Miss Mo is the richest person in us. ”

Nangong Mo glanced at him with a smile, "Is it embarrassing for Gongzi Lin to say this?" ”

Lin Changfeng touched his nose, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Anyway, this son is working for people." Poor. ”

is quite poor, at most he uses money to stone the Lin family to death.

For a while, the three brothers of the Xiao family were all in a somewhat complicated mood. Speaking of which, they are also the sons of the vassal kings, and the princes and grandsons are noble. But when it comes to it, they really don't have much money on hand. Xiao Qianchi and Xiao Qianwei are okay, they are both married, and King Yan will naturally give him some property, and his wife's family is also a famous family. Xiao Qianjiong, who is only fourteen years old, is tragic, except for the fixed monthly silver, and his mother subsidizes some accidents from time to time, there is no other income. Fortunately, he is still young, and the rules of the Yan Wang family are very strict, so there is not much money to spend.

Originally, I didn't have any ideas, but now I'm looking at my cousin. Although he is now at home, even the identity of the prince has been returned to the Jingjiang County Palace. But the mother is the eldest princess, the daughter-in-law is the county lord, and the fiefdom of the princess Changping and the county lord of Xingcheng harvest the annual silver, plus the dowry that can be called ten miles of red makeup when the county lord of Xingcheng gets married. Cousin, even if he doesn't do anything in this life, he doesn't have to worry about money.

Seeing the three of them looking at Wei Junmo with some strange eyes, Lin Changfeng smiled secretly in his heart. If you know that Wei Junmo still has the treasure of the Han King hidden in his hand that even the first emperor didn't find, and there is also a Zixiao Hall that is advancing every day, and your eyes are red if you are not jealous?

Wei Junmo raised his eyes and glanced at Lin Changfeng lightly, and asked, "What has happened in the past two days?" ”

Lin Changfeng's expression was straight, and he raised his eyebrows and said: "There is nothing big movement, but in private, both sides are constantly making small movements." It seems that Xiao Qianye can't bear Xiao Chun for long. "It's not hard to understand that no emperor wants to have someone who wants to restrain him at every turn. And this person is also his own father-killing enemy.

"Shall we help?" Lin Changfeng asked, "Now Nangong Huai, Yuan Chun, and several other families have fallen to Xiao Qianye, and most of those old Chen in the court also support Xiao Qianye. But... There are also many people who secretly support Xiao Chun, including... King Anjun and King Chengjun. ”

"Xiao Qianluo?" Wei Junmo frowned. Lin Changfeng nodded and said, "King Anjun and King Chengjun seem to think that Xiao Qianye killed the prince, but there is no evidence." I don't know if Xiao Chun revealed it to them. "Actually, it doesn't matter who revealed the news to them. They just need a reason to oppose Xiao Qianye, even if the news is just hearsay, it is enough for those who are willing to believe it.

"Secretly." Wei Junmo frowned.

Lin Changfeng smiled: "It's secretly interesting. Xiao Chun controlled the Praetorian Guard, but nine of the thirteen battalions of the Jingwei were in Xiao Qianye's hands. Several generals are also facing Xiao Qianye, it seems that Xiao Qianye has the upper hand, but... Don't forget that the Praetorian Guard controls the entire palace. Once Xiao Chun is in trouble, even if Xiao Qianye can get it, the queen mother and those imperial concubines are afraid that they will not be able to escape. ”

Nangong Mo raised his head and asked, "What has happened to Xiao Qianye in the past two days?" ”

"Transform?" Lin Changfeng thought for a while and said, "By the way, Nangong Shu seems to have begun to be favored in the past two days. ”

Nangong Mo rang out about the last time they met, Nangong Shu asked her to bring news to Nangong Xu, and she didn't pay attention to the rest of the matter, not knowing what Nangong Shu and Nangong Xu wanted to do. Ten fingers tapped lightly on the table, and after thinking for a moment, Nangong Mo said: "The Duke of Chu State, I am afraid that it is still unknown which side I am standing on." ”

"How?" Lin Changfeng said curiously. Clear-eyed people also returned to Xiao Chun and Xiao Qianye, who had a better chance of winning. The main thing is that Xiao Chun can't get any bargain even if he wins Xiao Qianye, except for those who have been tied to the boat and can't get off, I'm afraid that not many people dare to get on Xiao Chun's boat.

Nangong Mo said indifferently: "The relationship between Xiao Chun and Qiao Feiyan is not simple, I reminded my father before. If he really stood firmly on Xiao Qianye's side, he should at least distance himself from Qiao Feiyan. Lin Changfeng said: "Could it be that he wants to lean on both ends?" See who wins in the end before placing a bet. ”

Nangong Mo shook his head, "If that's the case, whoever wins in the future won't be able to please him." ”

"You mean, Nangong Huai will really fall to Xiao Chun? It's simply not possible. Lin Changfeng was a little shocked. Nangong Huai dignified Chu Guogong, in terms of power, he can no longer go further. has another daughter who is the new emperor's concubine, and it can be said that she is already a very popular minister, what future can she have with Xiao Chun, a chaotic minister and thief?

Nangong Mo was silent for a long time, and then he let out a leisurely breath and said, "Unless... Xiao Chun has Nangong Huai's handle in his hand. ”

Everyone was indifferent, and after a long time, Lin Changfeng couldn't help but say: "This Xiao Chun... It's really sinister. "First pinched Xiao Qianye's handle than him to stand in the same boat as himself, and now he held Nangong Huai's handle and forced him to help him deal with Xiao Qianye. When Xiao Qianye found out that Nangong Huai, who thought he would be absolutely loyal to him, actually fell to Xiao Chun, I don't know what his expression would be?

Nangong Mo smiled lightly: "If it weren't for that, why did he jump from a county king to a regent?" ”

"It's reads, too."

Wei Junmo raised his head, looked at Lin Changfeng and said, "Let people watch, you must not let Xiao Qianye be killed by Xiao Chun." ”

"Don't you hate Xiao Qianye?" Lin Changfeng was puzzled.

Wei Junmo said indifferently: "I said it, now Daxia can't be messed up." ”

The northern border is unstable, and once the Great Xia is chaotic now, the remnants of the Northern Yuan in the north are likely to make a comeback. And at that time, the first to bear the brunt were Youzhou Tiewei and Xizhou Tainingwei guarding the northern border.

Lin Changfeng shrugged his shoulders to show that he understood.

There was a commotion on the street downstairs, and Xiao Qianjiong couldn't sit still and stood up first, ran to spread it, and said curiously: "Huh? Who is making such a big fuss? Hearing this, the others also got up and walked to the window, and sure enough, they saw a large group of people walking towards this side. Lin Changfeng raised his eyebrows and said, "Isn't that Xiao Qianye's Imperial Guard?" ”

Wei Junmo glanced down and said, "It seems that Xiao Qianye's helper is back." ”

"Huh?" Everyone looked at each other in unison, "Xiao Qianye still has a helper?" Isn't Xiao Chun in trouble? ”

Wei Junmo sneered, "These people are not Xiao Chun's trouble, they are our trouble. ”

Nangong Mo was clear, "Is it the batch of civil officials who were deposed from the capital by the first emperor?" ”

Wei Junmo nodded and said, "These literati have always been fond of pointing fingers at the government and politics, and even want to interfere in the actions of the crown prince. At the beginning, the first emperor drove out all the teachers around the prince's East Palace and Xiao Qianye. If it weren't for this, Xiao Qianye wouldn't have even made a faint move these days, and he wouldn't have even persuaded anyone. ”

Lin Changfeng disagreed, "Even if those old men are here, I'm afraid it's not much better." Those old men, who do it all day long, seem to have learned five cars by themselves, don't understand anything and like to plug in everything. ”

Xiao Qianjiong said curiously: "Why does my cousin say that these old men are our trouble?" ”

Wei Junmo said in a deep voice: "Xiao Qianye and Xiao Chun will soon be separated, and now that the two sides are already at odds with each other, these people are useless at all." They... It was used against the family and the vassal king. However, between the family and the vassal king, they will choose the vassal king first. ”

The faces of the three brothers of the Xiao family all changed, and Xiao Qianchi said with some concern: "Cousin, then let's ......"

"Always ready to leave Jinling. Xiao Qianye won't touch you now, but that doesn't mean he won't leave you in Jinling for a long time. Wei Jun Mo said.

"Yes, cousin." The three of them said in unison.

In the imperial study, hearing the announcement of the waiter outside, Xiao Qianye hurriedly greeted him in unison, "Teacher......"

A group of officials wearing official uniforms of four or five grades and looking young walked in. The first one was already gray-haired, describing thinness, and when he saw Xiao Qianye, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, "Knock to see Your Majesty!" ”

"Ministers and others knock to see Your Majesty!"

Xiao Qianye hurriedly helped the old man up, and said with a smile: "Teacher, I can be regarded as looking forward to your return." Gentlemen, suffered. ”

When the old man heard this, he couldn't help but burst into tears, "I didn't expect that there would be a time to see Your Majesty again in this life, and it would be worth it for the old minister to die." ”

Xiao Qianye hurriedly said: "Teacher, don't say that, I still want the teacher and the gentlemen to help." ”

This old man is the teacher that the prince personally invited for Xiao Qianye, Zhou Xiang, a famous scholar in the Jiangnan literary circle, and his name is Wenheng. Xiao Qianye has been taught by him since he was six years old, until Zhou Xiang was demoted to Mianzhou at the age of seventeen or eighteen, and he got along for ten years, and the relationship between teachers and students was naturally deep. In addition, there is the original prince and young master Han Min, the word Chongde. It was also degraded from Jinling by the first emperor a few years ago. The first emperor did not like literati, but the crown prince and the eldest grandson of the emperor were both raised with the most orthodox literati education, and they respected these gentlemen very much. The first emperor obviously saw the influence of these people on the crown prince and the emperor's eldest grandson, so he found a mistake and transferred all the people out of Jinling.

Everyone entered the study, and Xiao Qianye did not put the emperor's shelf at all to give people a seat. Everyone was naturally grateful to Dade again, and after the monarch and ministers sat down, Xiao Qianye asked: "After a few years, are you gentlemen okay?" ”

Han Min said with tears in his eyes: "Thank you for your thoughts, it's a pity that the ministers are all right... When I said goodbye to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."

Speaking of the crown prince, Xiao Qianye's expression stiffened for a moment. The sad crowd didn't see it, and Zhou Xiang asked, "These days, is Your Majesty okay?" ”

Xiao Qianye smiled a little helplessly: "The student's ability is limited, and the emperor's grandfather is loved by the Great Xia River, but now it is... Some can't do anything. ”

"The first emperor actually handed over the country and His Majesty, that is, he trusted His Majesty's ability, how could His Majesty be vain? The regent's affairs have also been heard by the ministers, His Majesty is in the prime of life, why do you need to be regent? That's really inappropriate. Han Min said. Others also said again and again that these people are old, but most of their lives have been Confucianism, the three outlines and the five constants as Lunyin. How can you accept that Xiao Chun is a rebellious minister and thief who wants to plot against the government and oppress the monarch?

Xiao Qianye's spirit was shocked, and said: "The incident happened suddenly, and the students are also... Now that you have come back to help, I am much more relieved. As for the regent... Sir, rest assured, since the imperial grandfather entrusted the world to me, I naturally cannot let the imperial power fall into the hands of others. ”

Everyone nodded their heads in praise of His Majesty's holy name.

Han Min said with a smile: "Your Majesty, although you can rest assured, although we have been away from Beijing for several years, we still have some protégés in Jinling. will definitely not let that Xiao Chun succeed. ”

Xiao Qianye hurriedly thanked him. No one knows the influence of these old gentlemen better than him, and any one of them can be regarded as a peach and plum all over the world. It is precisely because of this that the first thing he did after he ascended the throne was to retrieve these people.

In the imperial study, a group of monarchs and ministers talked happily. In the regent palace outside the palace, Xiao Chun naturally got the news. Waving off the guards, Xiao Chun forgot to glance in the direction of the palace, and snorted coldly, looking gloomy.

"Lord Wang, what you are doing now... It's not very good for the prince. In the study, Zhu Chuyu said softly.

Xiao Chun sneered, "What can a group of old decay do? ”

"These people are indeed old and good, but how many civil officials in the court today have nothing to do with these old decay? In the court... The prince is afraid that he will not be able to speak. ”

Xiao Chun said: "Do you think that now this king and Xiao Qianye still need to fight to win or lose in the court?" ”

Zhu Chuyu frowned slightly, "Could it be that the prince wants to ......?"

"He forced this king!" Xiao Chun's voice was cold and gloomy, "Since Xiao Qianye can't wait to make trouble with this king, it's a big deal that everyone will break up." ”

“… What is the prince doing this? ”

Xiao Chun laughed presumptuously, "Can this king do anything else?" Anyway... No matter what you do, this throne will never belong to this king! "The Doctor of the Prosperous Age

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