Now that the overall situation of Beiyan has been decided, Emperor Tianyou no longer needs to hide his clumsiness and make that mediocre appearance of "angry Son of Heaven". But he himself never imagined that the object of the first thunderous method would be the crown prince he had selected and cultivated for many years!

After the anger in his heart subsided, Emperor Tianyou also faintly felt a little uneasy: he was afraid that the prince would be confused for a while and take risks; imitated Yan Day, the prince of the northern secluded, and attempted to kill the king and usurp power. Although this plan must not succeed, but there is Zhou Changfeng rebelling in the front and the prince seizing power in the back, do you want to have the face of the heavenly family?

And he was afraid that the prince would simply break the jar and break it, so he drove his subordinates to the Cai Mansion that night to assassinate the seriously ill Cai Xi. Because according to his naïve logic, as long as Cai Xi dies, the Cai Party will inevitably be torn apart, and he can also take advantage of the situation to absorb the remnants of the Cai Party and gain prestige.

It's a pity that these two worries of Emperor Tianyou are purely the "concern and chaos" of a father! Because these two paths in front of the prince require majestic courage and desperate courage; In the previous battle in the Zijin Palace, the prince had already revealed his cowardly and cowardly, lustful and inward-looking old bottom......

Today's reversal of Cai's affairs was ultimately defeated; The first-class "fighting dogs" under his door were all beheaded by the king. Such a double blow of heart and vision is indeed an unacceptable result for the prince, who is full of ambition and thinks he is bound to win. Since he returned to the prince's mansion, he has never been closed; Even though the housekeeper Zhongbo was calling bitterly outside, there was no response.

Of course, because Emperor Tianyou was worried about the prince's "overreaction"; Therefore, the secret order Chiwu spy guarded outside the prince's mansion for three days and three nights, but he was never seen. It wasn't until the early morning of the fourth day that Zhongbo, the chief housekeeper of the prince's mansion, came to the Wangfang Mansion to ask for help......

Half an hour later, Emperor Tianyou left the palace and came to the prince's mansion to visit in person. And the king, at his command, struck the deadbolt with a sword; Emperor Tianyou stepped forward, intending to see how his son was doing......

Who would have thought that the door had just been pushed open by him, and a "madman" with bare hair and bare feet and a sour body actually held a sharp blade in both hands, and went straight to Emperor Tianyou, and his mouth was still reciting words in a low voice, but his speech was slurred, and no one could hear what he was talking about......

Zhou Changyong was a pure scholar and had never practiced martial arts; In addition, he is not young now, and this sword is naturally not lethal at all! However, the escort was a big matter, and the king couldn't take care of the courtesy of the monarch and ministers, so he immediately stepped forward, holding the wrist of the prince's sword with one hand, pushing the opponent's left shoulder with the other hand, and stumbling around the back at the same time......

The old prime minister, who was over seventy years old, pressed the sour and smelly prince on the steps......

Prince Zhou Changyong was scared crazy alive! Moreover, he is still the kind of "martial madman" who beats and scolds!

Wang relaxed and held down Zhou Changyong, who was constantly struggling and cursing loudly, and looked back at the surprised Emperor Tianyou, waiting for His Majesty's command...... However, Zhou Yuanqing himself, seeing this unexpected situation, was also unsure of his mind for a while......

"This ...... This...... What a system this becomes! Dig a bucket of well water! Wake up this rebel! ”

A bucket of cold well water poured down, and Zhou Changyong twisted his neck to drink the water, while paddling his limbs frantically, still not forgetting to laugh......

A quarter of an hour later, Wang Fang carried the depressed Emperor Tianyou back to the carriage. And at this moment, Zhou Yuanqing was also like the prince after witnessing the "blood-stained Purple Gold Palace", leaning on the carriage and being speechless......

It wasn't until the carriage stopped and Tang Fuquan, the chief eunuch, entered the carriage and tried to carry Emperor Tianyou back to the palace that Zhou Yuanqing muttered:

"It's too hasty...... This...... This is really my fault! ”

Hearing that Emperor Tianyou took the blame for his own crimes, except for Tang Fuquan, all the inner prison palace maids knelt on the ground with a thud, but no one dared to speak. Emperor Tianyou sighed, patted the old slave who was also old and pale, and walked back to the palace alone and trembling......

In the early morning of the next day, the routine daily wartime court meeting was not held as scheduled; Prime Minister Zuo put down the cabinet approval issued by Cheng Yi and announced that he would suspend the court for three days because His Majesty was unwell and "occasionally felt cold". After the hundred officials dispersed, Wang Fang entered the harem under the guidance of Tang Fuquan; After hesitating for a long time, he stepped into the threshold of the imperial study......

Unexpectedly, only one night passed, and Emperor Tianyou's originally slightly mottled beard was as dazzling as frost and snow. Wang Fang looked intently, and saw Emperor Tianyou sitting by the window, holding a slightly worn rattle in his hand, and his eyes were dazed......

"Your Majesty......"

Hearing this, Emperor Tianyou slowly turned his head, and there was still residual warmth in his eyes. He gently put down the plaything in his hand and beckoned to the king:

"Sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Wang Fangxu sat on half of the chair, and his heart was entangled in all kinds of ways, not knowing whether he should talk about state affairs in this matter. But just when he didn't come up with an angle to cut into, Emperor Tianyou muttered:

"This drum is still a toy I bought for Yong'er outside the palace when I was traveling in micro-clothes in my early years. He's a kid, he doesn't like knives, guns, sticks, or poetry and ink since he was a child, but he only likes the joy of drumming. Mubei, you know! When I was young, I was too sharp, and every day I dreamed of the Holy Lord Mingjun and the eternal life! This family has an eldest brother, the country has the eldest son, Yong'er either studied with Emperor Gaozu, and was good at shooting and fighting on the battlefield; Either learn from the first emperor, the sons of Wentong, and learn from the past and the present! But he is fascinated by the sound of this drum music and is in the company of string masters and girls all day long, what kind of system has he become? If the prince is allowed to indulge in lust, dogs and horses, how can I explain to the ancestors of the heavenly family! I'm ashamed...... But I don't regret it, I can't regret it......"

Listening to Emperor Tianyou's words, Wang Xinxin also understood that he was just upset in his heart and wanted to find someone to talk to. It's just that he has been widowed all his life, and he has neither a wife nor an heir, nor a close family or friend, so he can't really understand Emperor Tianyou's feelings at this time; And the old eunuch Tang Fuquan, not to mention, he didn't even have the opportunity to experience "Wangzi Jackie Chan......

"But now looking back, I have been a king for nearly sixty years; Although he does not dare to be arrogant and virtuous; But he thinks he is worthy of self-denial, diligence, and prudence...... However, why did the Northern Yan Dynasty decline day by day under my rule? The country is torn apart, and now there is a danger of destroying the country; The people were displaced, hungry and cold, and it was often heard that there were tragedies of people abandoning the old in the mountains and changing their children to eat; Above the court, the party and government are rampant and the momentum is difficult to contain; At a glance, there are many traitors like Jiang carp and incorruptible officials...... Hey, for you, I'm a failure; Being a parent is also self-defeating...... Mubei, I ...... I am ashamed of the fathers and elders of the Northern Yan River, and I have no shame to face the ancestors and ancestors of the Heavenly Family! ”

The world that young people face is new, and countless new things appear every day; The world faced by the elderly is cold, and they have to witness the death of familiar things every day. Therefore, their personal emotions are usually more sensitive and fragile than those of young people.

What's more, Zhou Yuanqing himself is a virtuous gentleman with outstanding wisdom and learning from the past and the present; The more you think about it, the more complicated your personal emotions will be. In fact, between family affairs and state affairs, there is no difference between difficulty and difficulty, and there is no difference between high and low: the Ming monarch and the heroic lord who work hard and work hard may not be able to govern the country with abundant rice and grain, and the people live in peace; And the big husband who stands up to the sky and the earth will inevitably encounter the embarrassment of "the wife is not virtuous and the son is not filial" at home.

And Wang Fang is a lonely old man who is full of food and the whole family is not hungry, so he naturally can't empathize with this decadence and loneliness. He could only use the palest set of words and try to comfort Emperor Tianyou, but there was no convincing force at all.

After hearing his absent-minded reply, Emperor Tianyou quickly noticed that this cheerful and almost rude Wang Zuocheng must have a state affair to report here.

"That's it, put the house aside in advance, and tell me about you."

"Yes. Your Majesty, the eldest prince of Cai sent back an urgent military information from the Zhongzhou front line through the military post of the Ministry of War. ”

After finishing speaking, Wang Fang took out an official document sealed with fire paint from his arms and presented it to Emperor Tianyou.

After unfolding the official document and reading through it, Zhou Yuanqing handed the official document to Wang Fang with his backhand, while he fell into deep thought......

"Your Majesty, the old minister has already read this letter."

"Speak."

"The old minister can't think of a reason to refuse."

Zhou Yuanqing didn't answer, but kept tapping his fingers on the table, making a "dong dong" sound...... After a long time, Zhou Yuanqing slapped his face and said in a leisurely tone:

Qi Yi cabinet Zhu approved, as the prime minister of Zuo, officially replied to Cai Ning. I sealed him as the "appeasement envoy" and was fully responsible for taking over the surrender of the Qin army. Let Chiwu's spies pass on a secret decree to him, I can only accept a maximum of 40,000 troops from the northwest, and they are not allowed to step into Jizhou Road for half a step! ”

That's right, just yesterday night, 80,000 soldiers of the Northwest Army, who had lost their commander, could not continue to endure the oppression and exclusion of the Nankang Liberation Army, so they secretly sent three secret envoys to consult Cai Ning about "returning to the camp".

Most of the Sanqin soldiers who originally belonged to the "Black Armor Rebels" were the Northwest Army registered in the Imperial Military Department. After Chen Ziling died in battle, these generals and captains of the Qin army knew that the king of Qin was gone. And the four princes and Zhu Yuntao regained Chang'an without blood, and even announced that the defeat of King Qin was decided. And in the midst of the army, the testimonies are as great as heaven; As soon as the order is issued, there will be no return. In order not to be wiped out by Pang Qingshan, and for fear of being settled by the Northern Yan Imperial Court, those middle-level generals immediately returned to Nankang and became a member of the worry-free army.

It's just that Pang Qingshan, the new master, doesn't take the Northwest Army as a person at all! Grain and grass are all collected, and a unified but unfair distribution method is carried out. The ration quota of ten Qin soldiers and soldiers is together with the whole family, and it is not even as good as a pack horse of the Nankang Liberation Army!

In order to survive, being a dog to the enemy, although it is a shame, it is also a helpless thing; But the problem is that the master rewarded the bones and snatched them from his own hands, which is a bit excessive!