After losing his temper, the little fat man turned around and walked away, leaving only the two guests with embarrassed faces, and the one who had suddenly changed his tone and spoke a little bit of interest......

Since this shop is Shen Gui's industry, Zhou Changan is not in a hurry to return home, but has a good time to hide in a corner, and wait for the end of this farce......

Soon, under the control of the tooth man's superb acting skills and accurate rhythm, the middle-aged couple gritted their teeth and took out 1,300 taels of silver tickets and handed them to the tooth man, announcing that the deal was officially concluded!

Now that the business has come to fruition, Zhou Changan also wants to go home; But suddenly, he only felt that there was a hard object against his waist, and a strange man's voice came from his ear:

"The four princes are really good Yaxing, in broad daylight, hiding in the alley and peeking at the tooth man selling the shop......"

Seeing that the tooth man who had made a lot of money was also walking towards this side with his eyebrows fluttering, Zhou Changan also planned to take risks and try his skills as a thief; But he had just lifted a breath of dantian qi, his waist and eyes were also poked with two fingers, and all the strength of his body was dispersed, and a hard and cold touch came from his throat......

Zhou Changan was still aware of current affairs, and immediately froze, and at the same time closed his mouth......

The tooth man walked into the small alley, only to see the tooth man in the north returning together, using a big copper key, against the throat of a broad old man, and beckoning to himself with a smile......

"Zygote's ...... Which board is this fire idea stepping on? Empty or slippery? (Brother, which way is this Kuo old man?) Is it our Jianghu people? ）”

"Tut-tut, don't ask around, I'm afraid that you will be scared to death on the spot after you know it. Oh, the key, this is the title deed, take it. ”

The toothed man with the sharp-beaked monkey cheeks reached out and took the key in front of Zhou Chang'an's throat, and counted out eight hundred taels of silver tickets with all his vigilance, and cleared the silver goods with this Youbei. Before leaving, he also glanced at Zhou Changan's oil-stained cuffs, made a look of sudden realization on his face, and sneered and scolded:

"The melon looks like ......"

It seems that this tooth man is treating Zhou Changan, who is richly dressed but with a little oil stain on his cuffs, as a charlatan who only has a "fire leaf (valuable clothes)"!

Qi Hui took back the silver ticket with a smile, patted Zhou Changan, who was frowning, and walked slowly in front of him:

"Fourth prince, I pawn and sell my own property, it doesn't seem to be related to the Northern Yan Imperial Court, right?"

Zhou Changan looked at the tooth man who was far away, was silent for a long time, and Qi Hui said:

"The shop of eight hundred taels of silver was earned more than half of it by a few words of rhetoric...... I only know that I can make money every day, but I can make money every day, is this fair? Heh, I seem to understand the reason why the Nankang Imperial Court wantonly hunted and killed Jianghu people......"

Qi Hui sneered, patted the sleeves of his robe stained with a little wall ash, and threw this sentence to Zhou Changan:

"Dad hasn't died yet, so he the emperor's heart! My brother is not wrong at all, you people, your heart is already dirty! Bah! Zhou Changan, it's not that I look down on you together! If you also want to eradicate the rivers and lakes, then give it a try! Oh yes, after we left Chang'an City safely; Your piece of the Son of Heaven jade pendant, someone will send it to the house, see you back! ”

After finishing speaking, Qi Hui walked out of Changle Fang with a big belly and disappeared from Zhou Changan's field of vision; And the fourth prince, who was so insulted by a ninth-rate lower rank, turned cold, and reached out to touch his inner ......

Sure enough, the royal jade pendant that could act on behalf of the Son of Heaven and command hundreds of civil and military officials disappeared! Zhou Changan hurriedly rushed back to the Qin Palace, instructed his family to wait, and turned it inside out from the inside out, but it was still fruitless!

Until the early morning of the next day, the second housekeeper in charge of the back house found this jade pendant of the Son of Heaven that had been missing for a day in the vegetable bamboo basket routinely sent to the house by the vegetable vendor!

In fact, the battle has reached this point, and for Zhou Changan personally, he has been invincible. Further, he can let Yanjing fall into the hands of Pang Qingshan, and then he will hold high the banner of inheriting the will of his father and brother, lead the Northern Yan Wenwu to drive out the lone army of the Southern Barbarians, and then ride the Ninth Five-Year Plan under the expectation of the public, and win the Central Plains!

Even if he took a step back, he could immediately lead the army back to Yanjing City, annihilate Pang Qingshan's troops in one fell swoop, and once again make great contributions, achieving a story of father's kindness and filial piety. After all, the crown prince is crazy now, and he just needs to wait patiently for Emperor Tianyou to die.

Therefore, the meaning behind this jade pendant is no longer important to him at the height of his prestige in the army.

It's just that if you carry a jade pendant with you and someone steals it, then the problem is completely different. Since people can steal the jade pendant that he has been hiding in his arms without being aware of it; Then you can also stick a knife in your heart when you are unconscious!

Actually, this is not a big deal for the former Zhou Changan; After all, Di Ting, who casually called out a spy, also had this ability, and he had long been accustomed to being vigilant at all times. But the surrounding environment changes, people's mood will naturally change, and today's Zhou Changan has set his sights on a few years later......

The fourth prince, Zhou Chang'an, can indeed be called the dragon and phoenix among people, and a genius in the sky. His literary talent and wisdom far surpass that of Yan Qinghong, the Emperor of Xingping in Youbei; After a series of fierce and bloody battles, his art of war and strategy are not inferior to any famous generals in the world. And not only did he create a red black that could barely "break his wrists" with Di Ting under the constraints of the Northern Yan Imperial Court, but he created a red black from scratch; He also fought bloodily under Hedong City, trapped and defended the dangerous city, and completely resolved the first wave of the Qin army's fiercest offensive!

In essence, Zhou Chang'an and Shen Gui are the same type of people: if they are born in an era when the world is peaceful and the people's livelihood is happy, they can become ministers who govern the world and assist the country; If they are born in the years of chaos and swords, they can also climb high and shout, tear the soil and seal the marquis, and sit firmly on the table of the Central Plains!

It's just that Shen Gui's vision has crossed the framework of the times of the Huayu Continent; And in Shen Gui's mind, he also has a lot of wisdom and strategies of "sages and holies", and even more historical lessons that have been exchanged for countless blood and lives......

Shen Gui stood on the shoulders of countless giants, it was not surprising that he was able to do this, and he couldn't talk about any genius! But Zhou Changan has come to this point, but he has not relied on any external assistance, which is even more commendable!

It stands to reason that such a supreme genius with both civil and military skills, and with the blood of the orthodox Heavenly Family, should be the best candidate for the lord of Zhongxing in the Northern Yan Dynasty!

However, the Northern Yan Dynasty inherited the orthodoxy of the Great Yan, and the order of imperial power inheritance paid attention to the succession of a father to a son, and a brother to a brother. But the first choice for this prince who inherits the unification must be the eldest son of the royal family, that is, the eldest son of the queen of the main palace. Even if the crown prince dies early or dies violently, he must follow the prince's birth status and rank in order......

In other words, the obstacle to Zhou Chang'an's succession is similar to the problem that Yan Qinghong faced at the beginning, but the solution is not as simple as Yan Laoer. Even if he kills a prince, there are still two brothers waiting in front of him!

In fact, the issue of succession also troubled Emperor Tianyou for a long time. If you look at qualifications and abilities, three Zhou Changyong can't compare to one Zhou Chang'an. However, now the crown prince is under internal and external coercion, and continues to make mistakes; even raised the banner of overthrowing Cai in a daze, rebelled against his mentor and old friends, and caused the old party to fall into a state of fragmentation...... But even so, Zhou Yuanqing, who was extremely disappointed, never had the idea of deposing the prince.

This is not Emperor Tianyou's cronyism and blindly spoiling the prince. First, the current Northern Yan Dynasty does not need a "saint of the ages" like Zhou Chang'an; Because the Huayu Continent is already a scorched earth, it urgently needs decades of rest and recuperation, and it can't accommodate his ambitions.

Second, Zhou Yuanqing thought that the etiquette and dogma of the imperial heirs were formulated by the ancestors of the Zhou family a hundred years ago and followed Dayan; This kind of dogma and rules, which vary from time to time and from person to person, cannot be listed as a taboo that cannot be violated. In his view, the ritual law could be abolished at any time, and it could also be amended by addition; But once it is modified, it will not only affect the imperial power of this dynasty, but also have a more far-reaching impact on the descendants of the heavenly family in later generations. The king concerned must have a clear understanding of this issue.

The abolition of the ancestral rule of the elder and the youngest is not only a powerful constraint on the heirs of the throne, but also the best excuse for the emperor to shirk his responsibility. Whether it's good or bad, it all depends on how you use it.

Third, it is because the crown prince Zhou Changyong is a person, although his intelligence and appearance are not as good as the four princes, but he is very suitable for taking charge of the Northern Yan Dynasty. His character is pedantic and stubborn, so he will not make drastic changes to the so-called "misadministration of the law" that he has not yet understood; He is short-sighted, stingy and cautious, and will seek more benefits for his own people in the future Zhongxing rule of Northern Yan; As for his narrow-mindedness, his meanness and unkindness will also largely ignore the so-called "law of governing the world" of loyalty and integrity, and suppress the endless greed of traitors and villains......

The best, with the most suitable, cannot be confused!

Therefore, since the selection of the prince was determined, Emperor Tianyou adopted targeted training for the two princes. Prince Zhou Changyong, studied under Cai Xi, the old party leader; After adulthood, he studied in the household department to understand the economic operation mode of Beiyan and the specific rules of the imperial court accounts; In a silent way, teach them the way of being a king and the law of the country.

The fourth prince, Zhou Chang'an, studied under Wang Fang, the head of the New Party, and let those villains who were eager to stand in front of the stage build momentum for him at will, so that he was out of the limelight since he was a child, and after he became an adult, Zhou Yuanqing ordered him to set out to form Chiwu, and since then he has entered the ranks of "powerful ministers" openly and openly, becoming the prince's henchman, and always creating a strong sense of crisis for him.

Therefore, in the conception of Emperor Tianyou, the new party Junjie, like Zhou Changan, can only sit in the position of challenger forever!

But even though Emperor Tianyou is wise and powerful, and the organs are exhausted, he ignores an essential problem. The New Party, the Old Party, Wang Fang, Cai Xi, the Prince, Zhou Chang'an, etc., etc...... They are not only playthings in the hands of the Son of Heaven, but also living people!