That night, Spruce returned to the bedroom, and Ah Da was standing beside him.

"Sixth master, I already know that we are back, I'm afraid I can't stop it." Ah Da said anxiously.

It is a matter of the safety of the sixth master, how can Ah Da not be in a hurry. Those people are all jackals, tigers and leopards, but I am afraid that there will be no bones left for the sixth master to eat.

"I see." Spruce frowned, knocked on the table, and said.

"Sixth Master, let's get up and go back to the fiefdom immediately, so it'll be fine." Ah Da suggested.

If you leave the fiefdom, there will be no threat to them, and there will be no suspicion of assassination.

"Don't worry, wait a little longer." Spruce said.

"Sixth Master, I can't wait." Ah Da persuaded him. "Are you willing to stay here for the sake of that Miao Miao girl? She is really a red face and trouble, causing the sixth master to even ignore his own safety. ”

The sixth master didn't lose his mind like he did now, but now for the sake of a woman, what he has done is really outrageous.

"Ah, you have overpassed." Spruce stood up, glared at Ah Da, and shouted.

"The sixth master forgives sins." Ah Da bowed his head, his face full of unwillingness.

Although he and the sixth master are nominally a master-servant relationship, they are playmates since childhood in private, just like brothers.

The sixth master has never blamed himself, but today he actually reminded his identity for a woman of unknown origin, which made Ah Da very frustrated.

Ah Da felt very aggrieved, he did everything for the sixth master, but the sixth master didn't appreciate it.

"You go down first." Spruce also knew that his words were heavier, sighed, and asked Ah Da to leave first, and he was alone.

Ah Da glanced at the spruce worriedly, moved his lips, didn't say anything, and turned to leave.

Miao Miao stayed in the room, secretly thinking about her next step.

Now that the emperor of the Crane Kingdom is critically ill and the situation is grim, he can only find the sixth prince as soon as possible, and then find a way to assist him in ascending to the position of the lord of the country.

But where should these six princes go to find them?

Miao Miao looked at the maid who was keeping vigil outside the door, thought about it, and called her in.

"Koharu, do you know where the six princes of our Crane Country are?" Miao Miao asked.

"The Sixth Prince?" Xiao Chun glanced at Miao Miao strangely. "This, I don't know."

Koharu paused and replied.

"Do you really not know?" Miao Miao asked.

This Koharu knew something, didn't know what was in the way, and didn't tell the truth to himself.

"Miss, you're laughing, even you don't know, how can I, a maid, know. Don't be embarrassed by your slaves. Koharu bowed his waist and begged for mercy.

"Forget it, you go down." Miao Miao waved her hand, seeing that she couldn't ask anything, she stopped thinking about asking.

"It seems that I can only go out tomorrow to inquire." Miao Miao thought. "But this spruce can live in such a big courtyard, there must be some power relations, it's really not good, it's okay to find him."

Early the next morning, Miao Miao was about to go out to inquire about the news, and Spruce came to knock on the door.

"Is there something wrong?" Miao Miao asked.

"I'm here to apologize to you." Spruce said embarrassedly.

"Why do you say that?" Miao Miao asked suspiciously.

"You asked me to find my relatives, I have checked it for the past few days, and I have no clue, so I disappointed you." Spruce said.

"It's okay, it's not your fault." Miao Miao smiled.

"Do you have any contact information for other loved ones? I'll check it out for you. Spruce asked.

"This," Miao Miao thought for a moment and hesitated. "Actually, I have a fiancé."

"Do you have a fiancé? Who is he? Spruce was amazed inwardly.

It turns out that she already has a fiancé, and it seems that her friendship is just in vain.

The spruce was very lost, and even the voice of the speaker was much weaker.

"He is the sixth prince of the dynasty." Miao Miao said.

said that it was the sixth prince, presumably it was easy for him to get in touch with him, and it was easier to win trust. I just don't know if Spruce believes it or not.

"My marriage contract with the Six Princes is just a joke of the elders in the family, and maybe even the Six Princes themselves don't know. After all, I climbed high. Miao Miao said with a little loss.

"Why don't I even know that the Six Princes still have a marriage contract?" Spruce didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

"This marriage contract is just a verbal agreement between the elders of the family and Concubine Lian when they were young. After many years, coupled with Concubine Lian's death, it is normal for no one to know, because this happened before Concubine Lian entered the palace. Miao Miao said.

Miao Miao said calmly on the surface, but she was uneasy in her heart. I just made up an excuse to get close to the six princes, why did this spruce ask so carefully.

It's embarrassing if it's a goof.

"Oh? Are you going to find the Six Princes and then complete the agreement made many years ago? Spruce asked.

"I don't know." Miao Miao said. "After all, the six princes are noble bodies, where can I cling to. However, my parents received a great favor from Concubine Lian many years ago, and now Concubine Lian has died, so I hope to be able to repay the six princes. ”

"Really?" Spruce whispered. "If you say, I am the sixth prince."

Spruce was very happy, he thought that the person he wanted had already become someone else's person, but he didn't expect to go around and around, it was still his own. Spruce had to thank his deceased mother for finding him the right person.

"What? Are you the Sixth Prince? Are you kidding! Miao Miao took two steps back in surprise and looked at the spruce in shock.

"It's true, I'm the sixth prince of the Crane Country, Crane Spruce." Spruce said.

My identity, I'm afraid that no one dares to pretend to be it, even if I look weak.

"Then why didn't you say it earlier, I have been looking for so long." Miao Miao glanced at the spruce grumblingly.

It turns out that the mission target I am looking for has always been by my side, so these few days will not be in vain.

However, Miao Miao was also glad that she came to the imperial city with the spruce, otherwise she would have to go back at that time.

"You didn't ask." Spruce smiled good-naturedly.

Since knowing that Miao Miao is his fiancée, Spruce only feels that he is in the clouds, and feels that everything is too unreal.

Everything that happened by mistake really made Miao Miao speechless. However, it is imperative to get things done.

"Have you ever thought about ascending to the position of the lord of the country?" Miao Miao asked tentatively.

"Do you think I'm possible?" Spruce asked.

The family strength of his own maternal line, as well as the attention of his father, and the power he has received, are not as good as those of other princes, what can he fight for?

"I can help you if you want." Miao Miao watched Spruce's reaction and continued.

"Miao Miao, it's not that I don't believe you, it's just that it's too difficult to do all this." Spruce smiled wryly.

"You haven't tried it, how do you know it won't work. Or are you willing to live your life like this, living in the shadow of the princes, always worrying about whether you will become a stumbling block on their way to success? Miao Miao asked.

Of the eight princes, only one winner and the rest of the losers, can they be tolerated and lived? This thorny road to the emperor, only one person can survive to the end.

"But Miao Miao, what can you help me?" Spruce laughed to himself.

"I don't have anything, what can I do to fight them!" Spruce asked.

"As long as you have the determination to become the emperor, you will definitely be able to succeed." Miao Miao said. "Now, tell me how many powerful people you have, as well as your relationship with the ministers of the DPRK and China, and some valuable contacts."

"Okay." Spruce nodded and began to speak for Miao Miao.

Spruce was in an awkward situation in the palace due to the early death of his biological mother. Sometimes, even some high-ranking palace people can ignore him. Even if he has the identity of a prince, his life is not satisfactory, but he can only have food and clothing, and there is no hunger and cold.

Later, the spruce slowly grew up and knew the darkness in the palace, so he knew how to hide it. He hides his talents and disguises himself as a mediocre person. But some people in the palace still couldn't tolerate him, so they secretly plotted and pushed him into the pond. I thought it would die, but I didn't expect that the fateful one was seen by the passing national teacher and saved.

However, because of this, he was frail and sickly. Because of this relationship with the national teacher, the national teacher paid more attention to him, and he often came to visit him.

The rest of the people knew about his relationship with the national teacher, and they didn't dare to bully him blatantly. Because of this, I was able to grow up safely until now. He was also secretly taught by the pity of the national teacher, learned literature and martial arts, and grew up slowly.

Each of the four empires has a national teacher. The status of the national teacher is high, representing a person who is qualified and capable of communicating with heaven and earth in an empire, so even the lord of the country must be polite to the national teacher. The prestige and appeal of the national teacher even surpassed that of the national master.

Spruce is able to get in touch with the national teacher, even if it is an unfavored prince, others have to respect him for three points. So the rest of the princes regarded him as a thorn in their side.

In addition to the line of the national teacher, Spruce only has some connection with Concubine Lian's family.

Concubine Lian is the concubine of the Lianfu family, because of a trip to the riverside, she was favored by the lord of the country who went out, so she was selected into the harem and established as a concubine, and Lianfu was also beautiful for a while. The head of the Lian Mansion has been promoted from a fifth-grade official-level city lord to a third-grade adult. Then Concubine Lian became pregnant, and the grade of the head of the Lian family was promoted from the third grade to the second grade.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, and when Concubine Lian gave birth, she hemorrhaged profusely, and finally died of a blood collapse. And the six princes are also rumored to be the people of the father and mother, and even the lord of the country is very taboo.

Because of the death of Concubine Lian, the Lian family had no support in the palace, and the six princes were disliked by the lord of the country, and the adults of the second rank were beaten back to their original shape.

The head of this Lian family didn't care about this concubine, and if it weren't for her being canonized as a concubine because she entered the palace, he wouldn't have cared much about it. So as soon as the concubine died, the six princes fell out of favor, except for the old grandmother of the Lian family, who was still worried about spruce, and often asked someone to send something into the palace, and the rest of the people would not think of spruce at all.

As for the forces under Spruce's hands, in addition to bringing the remaining more than fifty people in the imperial city, there are also more than 1,000 people in the dark positions scattered all over the place buried in the shadows. There are more than 100,000 guards on the border.

These are all the forces that Spruce can use at the moment.

"The national teacher, I don't know if I can catch the line. As for the Lianjia, you can take advantage of it. Miao Miao analyzed.

"The national teacher is in a high position, although there is no real power in the clear, but he will definitely respond to every call." Miao Miao said.

The people of these four countries believe in the gods very much, and as the national teacher of the messengers of the gods, they are definitely a sacred existence in their hearts.

"National teacher?" Spruce thought for a moment. "The national teacher treats me like my own father, and I really don't want to use him."

What's more, the spruce doesn't want to drag the national teacher into the water. If you succeed, it's okay, but if you don't succeed, wouldn't it hurt the national teacher?

"Perhaps, the national teacher has had this idea for a long time, but you just don't know." Miao Miao said with a little deep meaning.

"How?" Spruce asked.

"If the national teacher just takes pity on your background and thinks that you are in a difficult situation in the palace, he will help you. Does he need to go to great lengths to let you read and write, and practice martial arts to strengthen your body? An ordinary and mediocre prince who will shrink to the border in the future, does he need to learn how to govern the country and master the strategy of using troops? Miao Miao asked.

Isn't there another purpose in all of this that doesn't conform to common sense?

"Could it be that the national teacher intended to train me long ago?" Spruce wondered in his heart.

At that time, my father had already chosen the crown prince, could it be that the national teacher knew what happened after that time? But the other princes are much better than themselves, where did they get into the eyes of the national teacher and let him do this?

"The reason is probably only known to him. In any case, with the help of the national teacher, you have at least half the success rate of ascending to the position of the lord of the country. Miao Miao said.

"Next, it's time to cultivate your own forces, and then prepare to weaken the enemy's strength and win over hundreds of officials." Miao Miao continued.

"So what do I do next?" Spruce asked.

What man doesn't have the ambition to win, and Spruce is the same, he also longs to be able to sit on the throne of the Ninety-Five. The royal heir was born at the center of power, and no one can resist the temptation of power.

Spruce's initial retreat was due to his inferiority complex and distrust, and the lack of his own weak power. Now that he has decided to pull the national division into the water and cultivate his power, he must win the position of the lord of the country. This road, once set along, there is no turning back.

"Hand over the invitation to the national teacher and go in. Also, ask people to gather information about talented people, and it's a good idea to find out their needs and weaknesses. Miao Miao said.

"Okay, then I'll let Ah Da do it immediately." Spruce said.

"Yes." Miao Miao nodded. "Now that the lord of the country is critically ill, time is running out, and I hope it can be done as soon as possible. Otherwise, everything is a foregone conclusion, and we can only work in vain. ”

"Take me to the palace in the afternoon, I want to see what kind of illness this lord has." Miao Miao said.

"That's what I mean." Spruce said. "When I left the imperial city and went to the fiefdom, my father was fine, but now it has only been a year, and he has become seriously ill, which is too strange." (To be continued.) )