King Qi knew that his son was not good, his friends around him were not, and there was no one in the sect to take the lead.

Finding a successor to King Qi a few years ago was the most important thing that made him anxious, this is a fundamentally important matter, a matter of survival and succession, and King Qi can't afford not to pay attention to it.

Then Xu Zixian appeared at the right time, which made King Qi's eyes shine.

Next is a lot of consideration and help, and the help that King Qi began to give to Xu Zixian was not big, or even just a small bet.

The next thing is a huge harvest, until Xu Zi first kills Chen Yutai.

And what made the King of Qi make up his mind was not the battle on the river beach, nor the reckless behavior of the Jingshi, nor the surprise attack on the port of Qizhou.

It was only after Xu Zixian always paid attention to the displaced people, helped the people, and showed the responsibility and benevolence of a politician, that King Qi was truly determined to elect Xu Zixian as his successor.

There are people who have the ability, King Qi has seen a lot, and there are not many benevolent people.

And a capable and quite benevolent person, King Qi has only seen Xu Zixian alone so far.

From another point of view, King Qi was looking for a talent who was most similar to himself and could perfectly inherit his mantle, but fortunately, he found Xu Zixian.

Whether it is from the perspective of family background, bloodline, ability, ethics, and personality, Xu Zixian is undoubtedly the king of Qi with an enhanced version of ability, the same kind of house, and considerable care and compassion for the people, from the care of the soldiers, the homeless people, and the residents of Nan'an Town, King Qi can be sure that Xu Zixian is a talent in the clan who can protect the territory and the people, and his future achievements will only be above himself, not under himself.

The only obstacle is the first line of King Zhao, although the King of Qi is a hereditary prince, but his ancestral bloodline is too far away from the first line of King Zhao, that is, the first line of Wenzong, and the clan is promoted, even if it is pushed for ten rounds, King Qi has no chance in terms of bloodline.

Xu Zixian is completely different, the close branch of his Wenzong lineage, coupled with his great military exploits and excessive prestige, not only has a strong threat to King Zhao's lineage, but even today's son feels that the throne under his ass is not stable...... The Son of Heaven has returned his private virtues, but he has no rules for the control of the courtiers, he is a mediocre person who cannot inspire people's allegiance, and he is stingy, mean, and unkind, and the existence of Xu Zixian is simply a reflection of the Son of Heaven.

It's still a small-scale war, if one day Xu Zixian can command more than 100,000 troops and defeat the 100,000 pirates who came to attack, or will he be ordered by the two governments to crusade against the large group of bandits entrenched in the mountains on Jinghu South Road and North Road, and behead tens of thousands?

On that day, the embarrassment of the Son of Heaven is simply beyond words, the position is not right, and he enters the great unification with the end of the small sect, and he is not capable, even if he is not capable, he is still a person who is an heir, if the court colludes with each other, for example, Nan Anhou has enough strength to make the left minister Han Zhong support, and it is not easy to abolish the Son of Heaven, and it is not easy to operate for the Taishang Emperor, and Nan Anhou inherits the throne, what can it do?

There are means and methods, as long as you put your mind to it, you can always think of a way.

King Qi cultivated Xu Zixian, also with good intentions, but it also caused him to encounter the disaster of killing, but in his heart, he died without regret.

With Xu Zixian, Fujian Road can still be peaceful for forty years, which is the result that King Qi wants most.

Xu Zixian left solemnly, and when he left the palace, Jin Jian, Gao Shilai, Jin Baoyi, Chen Zuocai, Chen Daojian and others all rushed over, and Xu Zixian said to everyone: "Your Highness is okay for the time being." ”

"Thank goodness." Jin Baoyi, a rough man, actually took his palm and recited the Buddha: "I secretly swear that if His Royal Highness is fine, I, the person who carries a horizontal knife and holds a long sword, is also willing to eat vegetarian for a month...... I'm going to the temple to make a vow! ”

Looking at everyone, Jin Baoyi said a little embarrassedly: "When you make a wish, you only dare to say it for a month, if you make a wish for a hundred days or a year, I am afraid that you will not be able to wield the horizontal knife in your hand." ”

"Reasonable."

"Lao Jin has a heart."

Everyone nodded, no one laughed at Jin Baoyi's behavior, in fact, everyone would be willing to do it if they could.

What is prestige, this is prestige.

"Prince." Chen Zuocai looked at Xu Zixian, he could see that Xu Zixian seemed to have a lot on his mind, and asked in a deep voice: "Your Highness, what is the important thing to explain?" ”

"The Fujian Road Observation Envoy, or the Fuzhou Prefecture Observer Envoy, I'm afraid they will be out of reach." Xu Zixian said to everyone: "Qizhou Tongzhi, the defense envoy, and the command of Shangzhai will definitely not be able to keep it." ”

"Why?" Jin hugged and said angrily: "We have made great achievements, but it has become a sin?" ”

"On the surface, of course, I want to be rewarded for my merit and give me a promotion." Xu Zixian sneered and said: "Qizhou is too close to Fuzhou, if I want to run Qizhou, people must have trouble sleeping." ”

In fact, the most important reason for King Zhao's launch was Xu Zixian's success in Qizhou, which was too much of a threat to King Zhao's mansion.

Now no one dares to ignore Xu Zixian's generals, as well as his training talents.

Qizhou Sanzhai soldiers are 4,000 people in the Xiang army, which can also be increased to five or six thousand people, plus thousands of Nan'an regimental training, the two forces of soldiers and horses together exceed 10,000 people, with Xu Zixian's generals, this more than 10,000 people give people the feeling that they can fight against the forbidden army of the five armies, which gives King Zhao's sense of uneasiness is too strong.

Although everyone is talking now that the Great Wei is still very peaceful, the country is huge, and it has not been a year or two since the threat of the Northern Captives and the Eastern Hu has been faced, and it is not necessarily what will happen.

However, those who have a heart know in their hearts that the threat in the north is too great, and the Great Wei will not be able to hold on, and the internal taxes will be too ruthless to support the central finance, resulting in a crowd of thieves, and it is difficult to say whether a large-scale uprising will break out.

Once there is a police, the strong Hu in the north, the pirates in the south, and the bandits in the interior will show the image of the last days of chaos everywhere.

In this case, although it is not possible to become the Son of Heaven only when the army is strong and strong, it is only by mastering a considerable territory and having financial resources and troops that it is possible to ensure safety and the possibility of further progress.

Xu Zi was first in Qizhou, colluding with the King of Qi inside and outside, and Lin Douyao was also supportive, once the scene of the end of the world appeared, these forces coerced Nan Anhou to respect themselves, and Fujian Road was able to stand on its own in an instant, and the imperial court had no way at all.

Compared with King Qi, King Zhao must have wanted to kill Xu Zixian, but unfortunately he couldn't do it, King Qi's usual customs defense is also very strict, but he never expected that an old subordinate like Liu Guangsi was actually bought by King Zhao, and he was careless for King Zhao.

"Your Highness intends to promote me as the observer of the Eastern Domain, and also the observer of the Penghu Navy." Xu Zixian said lightly: "People are guarding against us, and I intend to run the Eastern Domain, which can be regarded as a good way." ”

Chen Zuocai nodded and said: "It can be regarded as retreating and advancing, and if you run the Eastern Domain well, you will be able to return to Fuzhou in the future." ”

That being said, there is no lack of pressure and sadness in Chen Zuocai's words.

Previously, everyone regarded the operation of the Eastern Domain as a move, but Xu Zi insisted on doing so first, so everyone followed.

Now Chen Zuocai understands that the foundation in Fuzhou, Qizhou can't stay, and Nan'an will definitely be restricted, which means that all the hopes and opportunities of the Nan'an Hou Mansion are in the Eastern Domain.

Add up to one Penghu.

In other words, the opportunity is on the isolated island and overseas, even if it is a Fujian person who often goes to the sea to beg for a living, when facing this situation, there is no lack of sadness and tragedy in his heart.

"Hmm." Xu Zixian actually didn't want to say this, but he still nodded according to Chen Zuocai's words.

What Xu Zixian has been thinking about in his heart is whether he really wants to put national affairs first as promised, even if he loses his personal interests?

If the ruler was a prince like King Qi, Xu Zixian would answer yes without hesitation.

For the sake of tens of millions of people and the stability of the country, what can you do if you press your ambitions?

In life, some people are just eager to reach the top, but Xu Zixian is not that kind of person.

A certain degree of success, and then live a happy life, even stay at home, study fine wine and food, and study how to make yourself more comfortable, this is the life Xu Zixian really wants.

And have been working hard to climb up, and finally reach the top, although standing in the air, I am the only one in the world, to the people of the world, life and death, this refreshing feeling is indeed not a small temptation, but the hardships are also very bearable.

Xu Zixian originally planned to follow the arrangement of the King of Qi and sort out a capable main force of the Xiang army for Fujian, and even if he had the opportunity, he could go to Zhejiang and Jiangnan, as long as the Great Wei could be safe and sound, resist the invasion of the Donghu people, and avoid falling into the unbearable end of his previous life, this would be enough.

But today's events completely shattered his illusions.

Benevolence can only be mastered by the strong, and when the weak talk about benevolence to others, they just stretch their necks on the board and let others cut them off.

"I'm sorry, Uncle Wang." Xu Zixian said in his heart: "Although I promised you, I have no way to fulfill my promise...... I beg your pardon for breaking my promise. ”

In the night, a sentry horse guarded Xu Zixian and slowly turned back towards the Nan'an Hou Mansion. The soldiers of the box army patrolling the thief hunting camp in the city were quite knowledgeable and avoided it from afar.

Since King Qi was poisoned, there has been such a strange silence in the city of Fuzhou, which seems to be a low pressure before the storm, which is breathless.

The clan and nobles are waiting for news, most of their mentality is uneasy, everyone has been accustomed to the protection of King Qi for so many years, once they lose this big tree, they are also full of confusion about the future.

There are also many clans and nobles who have long been attached to King Zhao, and there is no lack of anxiety and joy in their hearts.

They rejoiced because they felt that they had vision, and this long, two-prince battle for power had finally come to an end, and it seemed that King Zhao had won.

The uneasiness lies in the fact that it has not been confirmed so far, and they are quite worried, the King of Qi has a large number of old departments, all over the forbidden army and the box army, if these generals are angry and raise troops, the city of Fuzhou will be killed and bloody, under the sword soldiers, who knows if the sword soldiers will affect them?

In addition to the clan and nobles, a large number of officials, generals, gentry, merchants, and ordinary people really have nothing else to do in their hearts except worry and pray.

In addition to worrying about the king of Qi, more people are also worried that there will be conflicts in the city, fierce battles broke out, Fuzhou City is expanded and built during the Taizu period, and the bricks were rebuilt during the Xuanzong period, except for the Japanese Invaders who threatened the city outside Fuzhou City during the Rebellion of the Japanese Invaders, in the past three hundred years, Fuzhou has always been calm and calm, and there has never been any real crisis.

In recent years, the pirates have risen up after the Japanese invaders, and have harassed the Zhang, Quan, and Xinghua armies everywhere, only Fuzhou has a forbidden army stationed, and the pirates are difficult to commit, and the city of Fuzhou is high and steep, and the garrison is quite strict, not to mention Chen Yutai, it is Pu Xingfeng and a few other giant thieves, I am afraid that I have not thought of conquering Fuzhou from the front.

The slight sound of horses' hooves stepped on, and many people peeked out from the gate of their own courtyard, and saw that it was the guard of Nan'an Hou Xu Zixian who surrounded the young prince and passed by, and many people were slightly relieved, if the people in Fuzhou City were called to choose, their first trust was of course the King of Qi, followed by this young prince.

"Alas, troubled times are coming." An old man watched Xu Zi ride by first, and couldn't help but cry like rain, the last time he saw a clan riding by in the middle of the night, it was forty years ago when the Japanese rebellion.

And this time, the chaos started within the Xiao Wall, and the consequences were likely to be much more serious than the last time the rebellion, so I had to make this old man sad.