In the hall of the Zhou Mansion, the candle shadows were swaying, and the cold north wind outside the window was howling, which seemed to be a messenger of hell that hooked the soul. On the dim bed, Zhou Zhongwang's sallow face showed a hint of paleness, his trembling hand held Xun Mou's left hand tightly, and said earnestly: "It is said that 'a person is about to die, and his words are also good', Mou'er!" You are a closed disciple who has been taught by your teacher all your life, and you have always been proud of your teacher......"

"Master......" Xun Mou's eyes moistened, "The apprentice knows, knows!" The disciples have always been proud of you, and now is not the time to say these words, but when you are well, the disciples will still listen to your teachings! ”

Zhou Zhongwang smiled happily, "I know my fate for the teacher soon!" You have already left the school, so there is no need to mourn. There are two things that I want to entrust to you, and you ...... Can you say yes? ”

"Master don't say that there are two pieces, even if there are 100 pieces and 10,000 pieces, the apprentice can also rely on it, and he should do it!"

"Hmm......" Zhou Zhongwang nodded with satisfaction, "The sons of the teacher are all unsuccessful, and they will ...... after the teacher leaves."

"Master, your children, the apprentices have always treated them as if they were their own brothers and sisters, and the apprentices will definitely take good care of them. It's too early for Master to say this! Xun Mou's nose was sour, and he suppressed his tears.

Zhou Zhongwang continued, "It's relieved that you can say that as a teacher. And one more thing that has to do with you! ”

"What?"

"Now the court situation seems to be calm, but in fact, the undercurrent is turbulent, the prince and King Ning are secretly fighting, eyeing the throne, and many officials in the court are standing in line!" Zhou Zhongwang said in a hoarse voice, "Mou'er! ”

Xun Mou was stunned for a moment, and then responded: "Listen! You say! ”

"Honestly, do you really want to side with the prince?"

Xun Mou bowed his head and was silent, the dark shadow on the ground swayed under the cover of the light, Xun Mou's brain was buzzing, this question was too acute, and the prince got along for a long time, and found that although the prince was ambitious, his ability was also one of the best among the princes, but the prince Liu Yan was sometimes narrow-minded and intolerant, which was very similar to his grandfather's current saint, even if the prince succeeded in ascending the throne in the future, I am afraid that it will be difficult to get along in the future, Who knows if he will dig out old accounts in the future and get rid of the henchmen who assisted him in the past? But what about King Ning? He is now the most favorable contender for the throne, and he is also the thorn of the prince, if the prince falls, presumably King Ning is the most powerful to ascend the throne, but the character of the current saint, the prince has not made any major mistakes, it is difficult to hand over the crown prince's position to King Ning, but King Ning has Lu Zuo's help, but I am afraid that there is also a good chance of winning. Xun Mou was silent for a long time before he slowly raised his head, "The prince is the prince of the country, and he should ascend the throne!" ”

Zhou Zhongwang smiled contemptuously, "If it weren't for King Ning, what you said might be good!" ”

"Oh?" Xun Mou exclaimed, "Isn't Master optimistic about His Royal Highness the Prince?" ”

Zhou Zhongwang sighed lightly and nodded, "You know, the biggest opponent in this life is your master, who has followed your master since he was a child, and I have been jealous of his talent and wisdom since I was a child. Later, I didn't expect that he also accepted an apprentice, and compared to you, he was also among the best, and now Lu Zuo has returned to the court......" Zhou Zhongwang said and coughed softly twice, and continued, "Now that Lu Zuo chooses to assist King Ning, he will definitely become your fierce rival in the future!" ”

Xun Mou was stunned, "Master, what do you mean ......?"

Zhou Zhongwang's eyes glowed with a faint green light, "Get rid of him!" ”

"This ...... It's not easy to talk about, he is now not only King Ning's henchman, but also a celebrity around the emperor, and it is even more difficult to get rid of him! To be honest, the apprentice also wanted to find Lu Zuo's tail today, but it was really difficult to catch his handle. ”

"I want to grab him, but I'm afraid you won't be able to get rid of him in your life!"

"Master......" Xun Mou's brows furrowed, "You mean to let the apprentice get rid of him directly?" ”

Zhou Zhongwang nodded vigorously, "The teacher has already heard a piece of news......

Xun Mou asked curiously: "What's the news?" ”

"Do you remember "The Theory of Ghost Valley"?"

"This ......" Xun Mou was stunned, a trace of fear flashed in his eyes, "Is there really a book?" ”

"For a long time, there have only been rumors about this book in the rivers and lakes, and your master has never told me whether it really exists, and now I can tell you for sure that such a book does exist, and it is indeed in Lu Zuo's hands!" Zhou Zhongwang said categorically.

Xun Mou was silent for a moment, originally holding his master's hand, slowly sliding away, and thinking about it with his head lowered, it is rumored that this book is written by the ancestor of Guigu with great effort all his life, as long as he can get this book, it can be said that he has the wisdom of the world, it seems that Lu Zuo was not in prison to be angry with himself, but this book really exists. Xun Mou raised his head and continued to ask, "Master, how did you find out?" And where exactly is that book now? Where did Lu Zuo hide him? ”

"You don't have to ask where you know, but the news is true. The man didn't tell me where the book was hidden. Since Lu Zuo entered the court, although he has been as stable as Mount Tai at home, in fact, many things behind the scenes are secretly controlled by him. ”

Xun Mou was both confused and curious, how could the master know so much, "Manipulation? Manipulating what? ”

"For example, Gao Yun, such as Xia Jingying, and An Yuanshan!" Zhou Zhongwang was extremely calm when he said the names of these people,

"This ......" Xun Mou's cheeks trembled, feeling that everything was simply incredible, "how is this possible?" Gao Yun is Gao Han's younger brother, he is also our person, and Xia Jingying is because his son offended Fan Enyu, An Yuanshan is Lu Zuo's old Taishan, is he not able to reach the sky with his hands and eyes? ”

"Gao Yun has always been Lu Zuo's person, the two of them knew each other as early as when they participated in the imperial examination, and they are also brothers."

"No wonder, no wonder ......," Xun Mou muttered, "No wonder Gao Yun would win the handsome position so easily, no wonder the two of them were able to cooperate so seamlessly, no wonder he was able to rise so smoothly in the officialdom, it turned out that he was not only the emperor's henchman, but also the people of Lu Zuo and King Ning." ”

Zhou Zhongwang said lightly: "There is also the case of Xia Jingying, which is actually a bureau set up by Lu Zuo!" ”

Xun Mou's face turned blue with fright, "This ...... How can it be? Does Master have any evidence? ”

"Think about it, Fan Enyu is a huge rich man in this dynasty, and he is a famous family in the Shanlan area, so why is it strange that he knows Lu Zuo. As for the bureau set up between him and Fan Enyu, it was only informed by the division's internal line, and there was no evidence. ”

"How could it not be!" Xun Mou was a little excited, "Since there is an inside line, can't you just let that person stand up and give evidence?" In this way, can't Lu Zuo and the others be taken down in one fell swoop? ”