Lin Lin laughed, then took down Lin Tingcheng's hand on his shoulder, and said slowly: "What the eldest sister said is not wrong at all, when I was a child, I was most afraid of the eldest sister, and now it is no exception." It's just that I'm grown up now, and I've been born and died countless times, which has made my personality no longer the same as before. However, although my sister is reassured, I am brave and brave, and I have been injured on countless battlefields, but I have never been injured once. So, don't take off this dress, after all, we have all grown up, even if it is a sister and brother, after all, there is a difference between men and women......"

"Hehe, you really haven't changed at all, it seems that I didn't hurt your brother in vain before. If you don't look at it, you don't look at it, and besides, you ran around with your bare ass when you were a child, I haven't seen anything on you, and there's nothing to look at......" Lin Qingcheng has a cheerful personality, and he is deeply infected by some of his father's thoughts, so his speech and demeanor are very frivolous, and when the status of women was low in ancient times, she was an alternative, and even her mother Diao Chan had no way to take her.

"Nonsense again, you are a princess, how can you say such frivolous words?" Diao Chan said slightly angrily.

Lin Tingcheng said unworthily: "The princess is also a human being, my father said that men and women are equal, I didn't come according to my father's wishes, besides, I don't think I am different from my younger brother in any way." Oh, except that I'm a woman, he's a man. ”

Lin Lin has been in the army for a long time and rarely deals with women, but the eldest sister's words at this time made him blush for a while. Although he had met women before, women were all subtle, and what the eldest sister said so explicit made him a little embarrassed.

"Brother Lin, I heard that Sima Yi and Pang Tong also came back with you, right?" Lin Qingcheng asked suddenly.

Lin Lin nodded, but then asked a little suspiciously, "Sister." What do the two of them do, you ask? ”

"It's nothing, they're my friends, now that I'm back, it's time for me to teach them a lesson, mother, you and your brother haven't seen each other for a long time, you have a good chat. I'm not going to join in the fun, I'm going first. Lin Chengcheng laughed twice, pulled out his legs and walked outside.

"Sister, wait for me, take me to play......" Lin Peng saw Lin Chengcheng leaving, and hurriedly chased him out, behaving like a child.

"Mother, have the eldest sister and third brother always been like this?" Lin Lin can be regarded as seeing what is the best today, his sister and brother who have been separated for ten years, but seeing it today has opened his eyes.

Diao Chan nodded. said: "Hey, your eldest sister is also eighteen years old, and she has already reached the age when she should get married, but if you look at her, she doesn't behave like a girl at all, she is crazy all day long, and even her words make people sometimes red-faced." I once told your father, but your father just likes the grinning look of Allure. Say it so that it doesn't shackle her mind. I also mentioned her marriage, but my father rejected it. said that Allure is still small, and then wait and see. Actually, it's not too young, I started talking about matchmaking at the age of thirteen or fourteen in the capital, and there are many people who get married at fifteen or sixteen. Not to mention your sister, as for your brother, he is still like that. Naughty boy by nature, stupid and stupid...... Forget it, let's not talk about the two of them, we haven't seen each other for years, so it's time to have a good chat. ”

Diao Chan then took Lin Lin's hand. Then he asked for warmth, and Lin Lin and Diao Chan chatted freely in the palace and chatted happily. The pain of lovesickness between mother and son has also been relieved today.

In the imperial study, Lin Nan sat there thinking about the events at today's dinner, and rethought the actions of the ministers and Lin Lin's words.

I don't know how long it took, so Lin Nan instructed: "Go and invite Lord Guozhang to the imperial study to talk about it, I have something important to discuss." ”

Zuo Du Hu Zhu nodded fairly, and went out of the palace in person, rode a horse to Jia Xu's house, and asked Jia Xu to see the driver in the palace.

Half an hour later, Jia Xu entered the imperial study alone, and when he saw Lin Nan sitting there thoughtfully, he bowed and said: "The minister knocked to see the emperor, I don't know what the emperor's will is to summon him late at night?" ”

Lin Nan said: "Please sit down, I have something unclear and want to ask the abbot." ”

After Jia Xu sat down, he said: "Although the emperor asks, the minister must know everything and say everything." ”

Lin Nan waved his hand, signaling Zhu Gongdao and Zhu Pingping, who were guarding him, to withdraw from the imperial study, and then said to Jia Xu: "Guozhang, what happened at tonight's banquet, Guozhang should remember it vividly, right?" ”

"The memory is still fresh, and I dare not forget it."

"Then you say, why did Lin Lin say that? With his strength, coupled with the support of the Seven Shangshu and his attendants, as well as the support of many generals in the army, it would be easy for him to compete for the position of crown prince. Lin Nandao.

Jia Xu frowned and asked rhetorically, "Does the emperor want to hear the truth or a lie?" ”

"What about the truth, and what about the falsehood?"

"The truth is that the general king retreats as advances, and this plan is very good, if the general king did not say those words at that time, how could the emperor say those words later? However, this is also what the old minister slowly figured out after he returned to the mansion. ”

"What about lies?"

"It's nothing more than that the general Wang couldn't guess what the emperor thought, so he told a lie and wanted to tell the emperor that he had no ambition to compete for the crown prince."

After Lin Nan heard this, he smiled and said: "This kid, it seems that he is not brave and strategic, I noticed that Feng Xiao was also extremely shocked at that time, it seems that this plan was not taught by Feng Xiao, it should be what he thought." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister has something unclear, and I ask the emperor to show it."

"Speak."

"The emperor said in front of the ministers at the banquet tonight that the prince who doesn't want to be the emperor is not a good prince, can this sentence be regarded as the emperor deliberately encouraging the general king to compete for the position of prince? Since ancient times, the princes have competed for the throne, which will inevitably evolve into palace fights, brothers kill each other, and the imperial capital will also be a river of blood, does the emperor mean to see the two princes fight to the death for the position of the prince? Jia Xu asked very sincerely.

"Hehe, you and I know each other, I won't hide it from you, the position of the crown prince, I already know it in my heart. However, the reason why he said that was to let him know that he could also be the emperor. Once the Huaxia Kingdom is unified, as such a large dynasty, there must be a very suitable emperor, who can inherit my mantle and prosper the country after my death. so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment. Therefore, the position of the crown prince is very important, and I will choose the best among the sons. Now that I am in the prime of life, Lin Qi and Lin Lin have been outstanding since childhood, but Lin Peng, Lin Qian, and Lin Kun have not yet shown their advantages, and I am born to be useful. I'm sure they'll have different abilities, but I haven't seen them yet. ”

After hearing these words, Jia Xu said: "In this way, the minister will be relieved." ”

Lin Nan nodded, his face suddenly gloomy, and said to Jia Xu: "Since this is the case, then there is no need for the Qi Party and the Lin Party to exist, you have tried your best to send people to secretly collect the list of these party members these days, and my Huaxia Kingdom must resolutely put an end to forming parties for personal gain." Tonight's incident made me realize the seriousness of the matter, and I can't sit idly by, otherwise, the motherland has not yet been reunified, and the Huaxia country will be paralyzed because of the struggle for power between the two parties. ”

"The minister understands that the minister will do his best to collect the list of all party members."

"Yes. Go ahead. ”

Late at night, the entire imperial capital was immersed in night. The streets and alleys are quiet, Jia Xu took a sedan chair, and the sedan chair driver carried him on the way home.

After Jia Xu in the sedan chair came out of the palace, he felt that the matter entrusted to him by the emperor was too important, and it was an extremely huge task to collect the list of all party members. Neither can the Manchu civil and military notice, nor can they miss a single mistake. After thinking about it, Jia Xu felt that the only person who could be trusted was the left and right servants of the Ministry of Intelligence.

Jia Xu lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and said to the guards outside: "Immediately summon the left attendant Lang Zongpre, and the right attendant Lang Lin Chu." He said that he had something important to consult with them in his own house. ”

When the words fell, Jia Xu was just about to put down the curtain, when suddenly a black shadow flashed around the corner, although it was only for a moment, but Jia Xu, who had vicious eyes, still felt that the back of this black shadow was very familiar, and he couldn't help but think: "This back is so familiar, is it him?" Impossible, it must be that I am similar......"

Although he thought so in his heart, Jia Xu still sent someone to look around the corner, but the result was nothing. So, Jia Xu didn't take it seriously, he was just afraid that the black shadow would be a passerby. After all, the imperial capital is mixed with dragons and snakes, and there are many similar people or things in the world.

Jia Xu lowered the curtains, slowly drove away from here in an official sedan chair, and gradually disappeared into the night.

Soon after Jia Xu left, a dark shadow came out from the corner, and in the cold moonlight, his face was clearly visible, it was Lin Nan's third son, Lin Peng, who was named Tang Bo. He wore a black cloak on his body, and his sharp eyes scanned the entire deserted street, and when he saw that there was no one around, he continued to walk forward.

Just now he accidentally ran into Jia Xu, so he hurriedly climbed over the wall and hid in a private house, avoiding the search of Jia Xu's subordinates. At this time, Jia Xu had already left, so he walked out cautiously and walked quickly towards his destination.

The palace is in the north of the city, and the place where Lin Peng is going is in the south of the city, Luoyang is the imperial capital, and the city is the biggest, the most in the world. Lin Peng didn't ride a horse, but he walked like a fly, his feet were unusually light on the ground, and the sound he made was only extremely subtle, and it was extremely difficult for ordinary people to distinguish.

The road Lin Peng walked was full of alleys, and everywhere he passed was the blind spot of the army in charge of patrolling at night, although there were some twists and turns, but with his foot strength, he didn't say anything at all.

After walking through the streets and alleys for a full hour, Lin Peng arrived at his destination, and at this time he was already sweating on his forehead. It was a midsummer night, and the night was hot, but he was still wearing a cloak, and he had walked such a long way, so it was strange that he didn't sweat. However, it is also very strange to say, he only sweated a little, and did not appear to sweat profusely.

Lin Peng came to an ordinary house, raised his hand, and knocked on the door very regularly.

After only a few moments, the door opened, and an old man welcomed Lin Peng into the room, and then when he closed the door, he looked outside again, and after making sure that there was nothing abnormal, he closed the door.

After Lin Peng entered the door, he walked straight towards the hall with the candle flame, the door of the hall was open, and he could see the young man sitting in the hall holding a book and reading under the lamp. He politely walked to the door of the hall, then took off his cloak and respectfully bowed to the young man who was reading a book under the lamp, "Teacher. ”

The young man put down the book in his hand, raised his face and glanced at Lin Peng, then stood up, walked to the door and bowed his hand to Lin Peng: "The lord doesn't have to be so polite, Shiyuan said that he is a minister, and the lord is the lord, this etiquette can't be messed up." ”

Lin Peng said: "What the teacher said is very true, the prince of heaven and earth, and it is precisely because this ethical outline cannot be messed up that students will give such a great gift to the teacher." The teacher was ordained, but I was just an uncle, and in terms of title, the teacher was also higher than me, and it was normal for me to worship the teacher. But my teacher worships me, but it is against the norm. ”

The young man was Pang Tong Pang Shiyuan, the inspector of the inspection, and he laughed after hearing Lin Peng's words, and said: "The lord is smart, knows how to draw inferences from one example, and is naturally happy as a teacher." The lord is here, has the journey been smooth? ”

"The teacher can rest assured that the student will not be followed, and the student has imprinted the route in his heart for the past few years, and he will never meet anyone on this route. Coupled with the light body kung fu that the student learned from the former Shangshu Bian Xi of the Ministry of Intelligence, even if I met someone, it was a flash, and no one would track me down. The teacher followed the general king to triumph today, and I also heard all the things at the banquet, and the general king retreated to advance, because he wanted to win the favor of his father. This crown prince's position may really fall into his hands in the future. ”

"Not necessarily. If the emperor really wants to canonize the general Wang as the crown prince, he can take advantage of the situation today. But the emperor didn't do this, which means that the emperor hasn't figured out who to appoint as the crown prince yet. After today's incident, I think the emperor will definitely have some understanding, with the emperor's approach, he will definitely not want to see his son kill each other for the position of a prince, so, in my speculation, the emperor will definitely attack the Qi Party and the Lin Party and forcibly break up the two parties. Pang Tong analyzed.

"Teacher, let's sit down and talk slowly." Lin Peng took the initiative to pull over a seat and let Pang Tong sit down.

After Pang Tong sat down, he looked at Lin Peng, who had gradually grown up, and the past came to his heart one by one. Seven years ago, Pang Tong officially became a patrol lieutenant in Huaxia Kingdom, when Lin Peng was only six years old and was still a child. Rumors spread everywhere inside and outside the capital that the emperor's third son was a stupid man. But by chance, Pang Tong accidentally met Lin Peng, who was urinating towards a pile of mud, and after peeing, Lin Peng used his hands to play with the mud. (To be continued......)