Seeing the housekeeper's concerned look, Lin Duowen was not harsh, and asked, "Then what did Master Fu say?" ”

"Master Fu, his old man also understands you very well, and said that he will come to visit another day."

Lin Duowen nodded and told the housekeeper: "You go to the capital to find five houses, this time the five chess edicts have fought for the saint's face, and they should also settle down here." ”

The housekeeper said yes, went down to make arrangements, Lin Duowen also stretched his waist at this time, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

Lin Duowen thought about it, so he went to the backyard to visit the five national players, when passing by the Qiyi Building, Lin Duowen looked at the rusty lock, thought about it, and wrote a letter to Feiyunguan in a while, asking Lin Bingmei how she is now?

When he arrived in the backyard, Lin Duowen saw that the five national players were already playing chess there, but they were not playing against each other, but playing music.

Lin Duowen didn't bother them, and waited for Fan Shimin and them to find out, before he came over and said, "Everyone, what is this?" ”

Fan Shimin said to Lin Duowen: "Master Hou, it is difficult for us to win this time, in fact, when we win, we are all lying to ourselves, and the five of us all know that our five chess strength is not as good as Xiuce." ”

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Lin Duowen said that they were just because they didn't have a famous teacher to teach them like Xiuce since they were children.

"And everyone, you are not representing you, but the dynasty, the dynasty is the head of all nations, and the saint is the king of kings, so the dynasty will never be weaker than the state."

When Lin Duo heard this, he also realized it in the past few days.

After Lin Duowen finished speaking, there was a clapping of his hands behind him, Lin Duowen turned around and looked over, it turned out that the second prince had arrived, Lin Duowen and everyone knelt on the ground and saluted the second prince.

The second prince smiled and said, "Get up, this time I came to treat Dingbeihou for the saint." ”

After the second prince finished speaking, he asked people to bring a box over, and Lin Duowen hurriedly asked people to worship the incense case, and then saluted respectfully, and then opened the box, and it turned out to be a chess game.

Lin Duowen opened it and saw that it was a jade chess piece.

Just look at the surface of this pair of jade chess pieces, and you will know that the workmanship is extraordinary.

The second prince smiled and said: "This pair is presented by the envoy of the southern country, this is the dragon and phoenix chess of the country of Nagarjuna, I heard that a chess piece costs one hundred taels of silver, and there is only one pair in the entire southern country." ”

After Lin Duo heard this, he was a little panicked, and the second prince patted him on the shoulder and said, "You can accept good things, there are not so many such good things." ”

After Lin Duowen thanked him, the second prince took Lin Duowen to walk around the courtyard, and the second prince said to Lin Duowen: "On the fifteenth day of the first month, we are going to Xirong, this time, when we come back, the Central Plains must have undergone earth-shaking changes." ”

Lin Duowen was stunned for a moment, and the second prince said to Lin Duowen: "It will take twenty months for us to go back and forth, if we are slowing down, or something happens to Xirong, it will be at least three years." ”

After the second prince finished speaking, he sighed and said, "Three years, how many three years are there in this life." ’、

Lin Duowen didn't know what to say, so he could only be silent, and at this time, the second prince said to Lin Duowen: "Do you know what my father asked the twenty-two sons to follow me?" ”

"I don't know, please make it clear to His Royal Highness."

"Their role is that my father is testing me, whether I am anti-willful, and whether I am willing to watch my eldest brother sit on the dragon chair."

Hearing this, Lin Duowen couldn't be silent, and hurriedly said, "Your Highness, this is not known to the ministers. ”

"Haha, Dingbei Hou, what are you worried about, I can only show my sincerity after I tell you. If I have a rebellion, I can hold these sons hostage at that time, and I can get all the princes to support me. ”

"Presumably Your Highness wouldn't do that."

"Naturally, I'm not a fool, the so-called Li Ling Zhi is faint, but I don't like this throne so much, so naturally I won't be able to make Zhi Xuan's actions. Do these guilds implicate their own nine clans for the sake of their sons? It's impossible to think about it, and even if one or two really have this idea, it's not enough to make it happen. ”

When the second prince said this, he said to Lin Duowen: "So Dingbei Hou, when the time comes, if I can't help but be stupid, I still need your help." ”

Lin Duowen said that when the time comes, he will definitely advise the second prince and will not let the second prince make a big mistake.

The second prince laughed and told Lin Duowen that he was ready to be the king of Wu, and hoped that he could be a little better than the previous kings of Wu and have a good ending.

Lin Duowen said that it would be, and the second prince should not worry about this.

The second prince left with a smile, after the second prince left, Lin Duowen had not sat down to rest for a long time, Chu Jishan came to the door again, this time Chu Jishan and Lin Duowen were talking in the study.

After the two sat down, Chu Jishan said to Lin Duowen: "Shi Jian, what is Fu Gongzi looking for you." ”

Lin Duowen said Fu Gongzi's words, and Chu Jishan hurriedly said: "Fortunately, I came to find you, otherwise, you will fall for the trick." ”

Lin Duowen looked at Chu Jishan suspiciously, Chu Jishan said to Lin Duowen: "You are now the Marquis of Dingbei, maybe you will have military power in the future, when you cooperate with your brother, how can this Fu Gongzi deal with it." ”

"So he is a virtuous corporal, saying that he is a talented person, to win favor, and make you think that he is a virtuous son, so that even if you don't help him, you will persuade Brother Ling when your brother does it."

"And he has frequent contacts with you like this, so that my brother knows what he will think, and whether there will be a mustard in his heart, after this brother has a mustard, it is easy to fall out, and then you can only help your brother."

After Lin Duo heard this, although he felt that it made sense, he said to Chu Jishan: "This Fu Gongzi doesn't look like that kind of person." ”

"That's right, look, do you have some bias towards him now, what kind of person is Fu Gongzi, you don't know, Shi Jian, you must not be deceived by him, you must know that no matter how good this outsider is, he is not as good as his own brother."

"This, this, Brother Chu, I have some dizziness, you let me take care of it."

Lin Duowen had some contradictions, he thought about it carefully and said, "When you are an official in this court, shouldn't you focus on official affairs?" How can you be evil with your own feelings? ”

"Shi Jian, think about it carefully, is your brother a good person?"

"Yes." Lin Duowen will never admit that Lin Shaowen is a bad person, although Lin Shaowen and he are both unlearned and unskilled, but in Lin Duowen's heart, Lin Shaowen is a person with a good temperament.

"So is Fu Gongzi your brother's opponent?"

Lin Duowen nodded and said yes.

"That's right, if you are against a good person, you must be a bad person, this is the truth that children know, the so-called things gather people in groups, you, me, and Nian Xiu are all good people, and the surname Fu is a bad person, a villain."

After Chu Jishan's simple guidance, Lin Duowen understood, but Lin Duowen still had some doubts, and he didn't know what he was wondering about.

However, he chose to believe Chu Jishan, so he asked Chu Jishan why the second prince said this, and after Chu Jishan heard it, he frowned and said: "Shi Jian, you really should think about these things, such as this matter, fortunately you don't understand it very well, otherwise, you have already participated in the rebellion." ”

Hearing the word rebellion, Lin Duo was taken aback and asked Chu Jishan what was going on.

"What His Royal Highness said, it is not what the sage thinks at all, but his own mind, he said that holding you hostage is not to ask you to help, but to let you watch from the wall, and he will bring the army of the Western Expedition to the capital at that time."

Lin Duowen said no, how many troops are there when he goes to Xirong, and how many troops can he bring with him.

"It's hard to say if he goes out this time, if he agrees to return the Tianshan Pass to Xirong, or if he promises to seal it everywhere, he will be able to gather a lot of teams."

"I understand that, but I have a question about why he told me."

"He wants you to lead the troops, if nothing else, this time you are the deputy marshal. When he tells you three years, he is implying that if the new emperor ascends the throne, you will not be able to come back. There is also the king of Wu, which shows that His Royal Highness has already rebelled and is unwilling to sit still. ”

After Lin Duo heard this, he was there, and after a while, he said: "Alas, if it weren't for Brother Chu's explanation, I wouldn't know what Second Highness meant by him. ”

Chu Jishan took a sip of tea and said to Lin Duowen: "There are many doorways here?" Fortunately, Shi Jian didn't understand, otherwise, even I would be unable to save this time. ”

"Then Brother Chu, do I need to report this matter to the saint?"

"Go to farewell, the so-called inseparable, you play this thing, in addition to upsetting the saint, what other consequences can there be, do you think the saint will dispose of his son because of your performance? He just thinks you're hateful. ”

Chu Jishan told Lin Duowen that in the Cao Dynasty, there was an emperor prince who rebelled because he was framed by traitorous ministers, and one of the generals usually obeyed the prince's orders, but on that day, he insisted on not following the prince, and finally led to the prince's failure and death.

"That's a good thing, Shi Jian, what did you say would happen to that general?"

"It should be a compliment, but Brother Chu, if you say this in front of me, it's definitely not so simple."

Chu Jishan nodded and told Lin Duowen that the emperor sentenced the general to death on the grounds that this person did not help the prince.

"The crown prince rebelled for such a big crime, and the emperor will forgive him, let alone you chasing after the wind and shadows. You have to treat this as if it didn't happen and stick to your position. If you go out this time, and the second prince really has this intention, then you can find good evidence and let the twenty-two princes serve as witnesses to arrest the second prince. ”

Chu Jishan said this, thought for a while and continued: "Huh? At that time, the saint will definitely still be there, so you don't kill it, send it back to the capital, and let the saint decide. ”