The eastern capital of Luojing.

Zhao Shuo, the king of Chu, was drinking there alone, he had been drinking for half a night and drank nearly two large jars of wine, it didn't matter, the important thing was that Zhao Shuo liked to drink on weekdays, but no matter how much he drank, he had never been drunk.

Today is a little different, Zhao Shuo's face is red, his eyes are blurred, but he is a little drunk.

Chen Xianda walked in and looked at Zhao Shuo, who was sitting there drinking on his stomach, he sighed softly and shook his head.

Zhao Shuo saw Chen Xianda, raised his glass to him, and laughed loudly: "Chen Xianda, this king is really happy today, do you know how long since Qin'er died, I haven't felt drunk?" ”

Chen Xianda stepped forward and said softly, "Lord Wang, why are you suffering?" Isn't it good to dominate one side and build meritorious deeds? Why do you have to dwell on the painful things of the past? ”

The smile on Zhao Shuo's face was gone, he drank the wine silently, and after a while, he put down the wine glass, looked at Chen Xianda, and said lightly: "The emperor is the emperor, the son of heaven Jiuding, maybe others can dream of it, but this king has never had a trace of feeling for these." ”

Chen Xianda looked at Zhao Shuo and sighed in his heart, what others dream of, in Zhao Shuo, it has become a joke, think about Zhao He and Zhao Xun, in order to get the throne, how much price and effort they paid for it, so that today, they have to take their lives to gamble on this last game.

Zhao Shuo's advantage is extremely huge, because behind him, there is the Yang family, the first family in the world, if he wants to, if he is willing to work a little harder, whether it is Zhao Xun or Zhao He, it will definitely not be Zhao Shuo's opponent, even if Zhao Zhi forcibly pushes Zhao Xun to the position, with the energy and strength of the Yang family, it is not difficult to turn the tables with a gesture.

It's a pity that Zhao Shuo's self-abandonment buried his own future, and also buried the entire Yang family, accumulating hundreds of years of luck.

Zhao Shuo's inaction and negative attitude made the officials and factions around him move and could not be cohesive, which eventually led to a series of huge changes in Zhao Zhi's later years, the court, and politics, and also gave Zhao Xun and Zhao He the opportunity to take the position.

For this reason, starting from the overall situation, Yang Daosi began to consciously dilute the connection between Zhao Shuo and the Yang family in the last two years as the right minister, and this change was keenly captured by Zhao Zhi, so Zhao Zhi and Yang Daosi reached a consensus, Zhao Zhi promoted Zhao Xun to take the position, and Yang Daosi used the power of Zhao Zhi to reunite the officials and factions within the Yang family and dependent on the Yang family, and both sides took what they needed, hello and me.

It's a pity that Yang Daosi's sudden death made the entire political situation develop in a completely opposite direction.

Yang Daosi's idea is that as long as the Yang family is strong enough and has enough power to protect itself, then, no matter who becomes the emperor, the Yang family will be as stable as Mount Tai, continue to be in charge of the government, and share the world with the emperor.

Yang Binglin's thinking is diametrically opposed to his father Yang Daohei, he wants all, is absolute, not balanced and equivalent, his initial idea is very simple, Zhao Shuo's attitude does not matter, with the power of the Yang family, forcibly push Zhao Shuo to the throne, just be a puppet, the right belongs to the Yang family.

Zhao He can actually say that Yang Binglin can change the direction and direct all the support of his strength to him, and the price he pays may be extremely expensive.

Chen Xianda said lightly: "Lord Wang, the split between Yang Daolin and Yang Binglin seems to have seriously split the strength and unity of the Yang family, but from another aspect, it also leaves a way back for the Yang family. ”

Zhao Shuo smiled coldly: "Enough, as long as the Yang family does not have the current power, some people will become paper tigers, and they will not be far from death, I don't hate the entire Yang family, just a few people." ”

Chen Xianda smiled bitterly and shook his head, he really couldn't understand it, a person's hatred could make him crazy to such an extent, as a prince of the royal family, what kind of woman can't get it? Besides, in the face of power and status, what is a mere woman?

Chen Xianda at this moment, there is nothing to say, Zhao Shuo has done everything that should be done and should not be done, Yang An and Yang Zuo have been poisoned by Zhao Shuo, Puzhou Jiedu made Yun Ji take the opportunity to take over the eastern capital Luojing, and the rebels in Henan, after getting Zhao Xun's announcement, as long as they surrender, the past is not to blame, Su Chi, one of the rebel leaders in the rear, led 20,000 soldiers to abandon the city for the first time, surrendered to Chuzhou Jiedu envoy Wang Huailie, successive blows, suddenly crushed the rebels' morale and morale, Huang Yu took the opportunity to drum up, It only took half a day to completely defeat the main force of the rebels, and the leader of the rebels, Wang Kui, committed suicide in despair and abuse.

Zhao Xun sent people to Henan, not only to convey his proclamation, but also to bring a secret order, once the war ended, the overall situation of Henan was handed over to the management of Yun Ji, the envoy of Puzhou Jiedu, and Huang Xun immediately led 15,000 soldiers from his headquarters to return to Fengjing immediately.

Zhao Xun transferred back to Huang Xun, in fact, he only made a double insurance, this is Li Zhong's suggestion, he reminded Zhao Xun that among the forbidden army, there is no prince's descendant generals and army, although the vast majority of them say that they are loyal to the prince, but the things on the lips are the most unsafe, it is really going to be a critical moment, and finally put an absolutely trustworthy army and generals around him, Li Zhong recommended Huang Xun, as far as the military aspect is concerned, Zhao Xun still attaches great importance to Li Zhong's suggestion, so he put Li Zhong's suggestion in his heart, and put into action, and transferred Huang Zhi and his headquarters of 15,000 soldiers and horses back to Fengjing.

Li Zhong's reminder and suggestion, as well as Zhao Xun's choice to believe and act, finally saved everyone's lives, because no one would have thought that the nearly 200,000 troops of the three armies of the forbidden army, except for Huang Hua and a few generals, the vast majority of middle and high-level generals and troops were all in the hands of Zhao He.

Zhao Shuo continued to drink, Chen Xianda was also silent, the two were silent for a while, and Zhao Shuo said silently: "When are you going to leave?" ”

"The minister came at this time to bid farewell to His Highness."

"It's better to leave early, maybe you won't be able to leave if it's late."

Zhao Shuo nodded, and said lightly: "You finally followed me, you can't come with your own hands, you can go with your own hands, where my wealth is hidden, you also know, all of it is yours, you can use it for yourself." ”

Chen Xianda said silently: "I followed His Highness, not for money. ”

Zhao Shuo was silent for a while, and then waved his hand: "Let's go." ”

Chen Xianda bowed to Zhao Shuo, looked at him for a while, and then turned to leave.

Walking to the door, Chen Xianda stopped his steps, turned his back to Zhao Shuo and asked, "Doesn't the prince have a trace of remembrance of this world?" ”

Zhao Shuo was silent, and after a long time, he said: "Lichun and Qin'er have been working hard for many years, if possible, take her away, as for the rest, go with the wind." ”