And in the Yanwang Mansion in Yanjing City.

Yan Wang Zheng Zhuang was dressed in plain clothes, sat at the top of the hall, took a cup of tea, took a sip, and said to a middle-aged man sitting below him: "Sir! You don't know, it's bitter in your lonely heart! ”

"For more than 20 years, I've been stuffy in my lonely heart, I don't vomit or be unhappy, I'll talk to you about it today."

"When my father didn't ascend the throne, Gu was born, Gu was the first son of my father, the eldest son, when Gu was just born, my father still liked Gu, it stands to reason that in the absence of a son-in-law, Gu should be made the crown prince and finally ascend the throne."

"But look at it, Lone is in his twenties, he doesn't even have a throne, Lone used to be like you think, this is his father and emperor is inspecting Lone, but Lone is still not good enough, so Lone is desperately trying to please his father and courtiers, hoping that Lone can ascend to the throne of the prince, but Lone recently found out that his father and emperor have never considered Lone, but Lone is the eldest son, he is afraid of the courtiers' discussions, so he has not made Lone the king, and set up Lone as the rake for the world to see."

"It's just his favorite, I'm afraid it's Xiao Qi, and the one who is ready to become the prince is also Xiao Qi."

"It's a pity, he died violently, and he didn't even have time to leave his last words, and in the end, his beloved seventh son did not ascend the throne, but who didn't expect that it would be the lame Xiao Jiu who ascended the throne."

"It's unpredictable! I'm afraid that my father didn't expect that so many things would happen, in front of his corpse, there would be a change to seize the emperor, and he almost met each other, and his favorite seventh son didn't even have a chance to participate! ”

"Hahahaha......" Zheng Zhuang suddenly laughed, but there was a sadness in this laughter.

"You know what? Sir, Lone is really unwilling, for this throne, you don't know how much Lone has paid. ”

"For more than 20 years, when Lone was young, Lone's mother was stricter and more lonely, Lone grew up with a board and a glance, followed the Confucian, in the royal family, Lone's homework is the best, more than ten years of study, teachers all think that Lone will be a good prince, will be a good emperor in the future."

"But, why, just because he doesn't like Lone, can he trample on Lonely?"

"You know what? For the sake of this throne, have you endured it for more than ten years! Endure the father, the second brother, the seventh brother, and the courtier...... Endure all this, Lone has endured enough. ”

"You know what? Lonely's good second brother Zheng Tong has been contacting people everywhere these days, wanting to give Xiao Jiu some powerful looks, according to Lonely, it is really naïve, just relying on these small means to still want to pull Xiao Jiu off the throne, it is really naïve. And I think others don't know. ”

The middle-aged man, of medium stature, clear and delicate, frowned when he heard this, this person was Sun Xiao, the mastermind of Zheng Zhuang, and he was a younger brother.

When he heard this, he said, "Lord Wang, are you still thinking about that seat?" ”

Zheng Zhuang listened, looked serious, thought for a while, and then said: "I must think about it, but I know that I am afraid that I will not be able to get to that position in this life." ”

"Speaking of which, people in the world, including Lonely, have lost their eyes. Xiao Jiu is amazing, in less than a month, he almost mastered the situation alone, he is a powerful person! Lone is not as good as him, and he is not sure that he can fight him. ”

"Judging from Xiao Jiu's actions in the past few days, Xiao Jiu can be regarded as a heroic character, such a character, he is alone and confident that he can't fight alone, he is the second brother who is known as 'civil and military all-rounder', and I am afraid it is just a joke in his eyes."

"Hmph, the second brother is also a joke in Lone's eyes, on that day, although Lone didn't know how he persuaded Xie Fei to support him, but his sentence 'My talent is not enough in the world, and the princes should choose another meritorious', don't you know how much Lone wants to laugh when he hears that sentence? It's a joke when a bitch still wants to set up a torii. Is the throne something you can joke about? He must have regretted it now, but it was too late, if it weren't for the weak power in the lone army, Lone would have ascended to the throne sooner. It's just that Xiao Jiu is cheaper after all, but it's also my luck! ”

Sun Xiao listened, nodded in agreement, and then said: "Prince Zhou is indeed a joke, but it's a pity, as long as he is a little tougher that day, it must be King Zhou who ascends the throne." ”

"It's me who I'm sorry for the prince, after all, the 'Heavenly Heart is the Sacred Heart' that I formulated for you went wrong, which led to the weakness of our army's strength, and finally fell short, I can't stand the prince." Sun Xiao said to Zheng Zhuang with a guilty face, and after speaking, he hurriedly stood up and knelt down to Zheng Zhuang.

Zheng Zhuang hurriedly stood up and grabbed Sun Xiao before he spoke: "Mr. doesn't have to be like this, the plan made by Mr. is also very agreeable, probably because the destiny is not lonely, who would have thought that my father was in the prime of life, so he went?" ”

The two sides sat down again, and Sun Xiaocai spoke again: "Did the prince really put down that position in his heart?" ”

Zheng Zhuang listened and said: "Mr. doesn't have to test Gu anymore, Gu really let go, Gu is also a family person, Gu is afraid of death and has no place to be buried, and Gu can't see hope!" ”

Sun Xiao heard it and knew that this was the truth, so he showed a smile, and then said: "It's good for the prince to let go, I'm still afraid that the prince will go all the way to the dark, so I can rest assured, the prince can at least be rich and rich for a lifetime!" ”

When Zheng Zhuang heard this, his face was cloudy, and then he spoke again: "Sir, what Gu wants is not a rich life, what Gu wants is to be able to make a contribution to my work, please teach Gu!" After Zheng Zhuang finished speaking, he stood up and bowed deeply to Sun Xiao.

Sun Xiao listened, motionless, and didn't care about Zheng Zhuang, before he said suspiciously: "Did the prince really put down that position in his heart?" ”

When Zheng Zhuang heard this, he couldn't cry or laugh in his heart, so he spoke again: "Lonely, I really let go!" ”

So, Zheng Zhuang pointed to the sky and swore an oath: "Don't think about the throne in this life, otherwise the sky will thunder and thunder, and you won't have a good life!" ”

Sun Xiao breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, in fact, he also knew that as far as the children of the royal family were concerned, swearing was like drinking water, and he was just asking for peace of mind, and he was kind enough to repay the prince's kindness.

Then he said: "The prince doesn't have to be like this, if you want to come out to do things, it's not difficult, as long as you can dispel the doubts in the new emperor's heart and win his trust, you just don't tell him that he will let you come out to do things!" ”

"Oh, what does that mean?" Zheng Zhuang asked curiously.

Sun Xiao paused for a moment, and then said with a smile: "According to my observation and speculation these days, our new emperor is a man of great talent, and he has big ideas and big goals in his heart, in order to achieve his big goals, he will definitely reform the big cadres in the future, and the reform is multifaceted, then the court will enter a busy period in the future, he has too much energy and it is difficult to take care of many things, then he will inevitably delegate many things to the hands of the people below, so who will he delegate to whom? In the hands of someone he trusts, of course, but who is someone he trusts? ”

"It's the courtiers, yes, but not all, he will inevitably put some things into the hands of the emperor's children, this is for the balance of interests, but also for the balance of rights, and the people of the world can't think that he favors one over the other."

"And Lord Wang, as the eldest son of the first emperor, is the best representative of the royal family, and as long as you gain the trust of the new emperor, then these things will definitely fall into your hands, won't you be able to come out and do things?"

Zheng Zhuang listened, thought for a long time, nodded in agreement, and then spoke: "What Mr. said is very true, but how can I gain his trust?" ”

Sun Xiao smiled before he spoke: "Lord Wang, if you want to gain the trust of the new emperor, it is a long process, fortunately, you have to keep filial piety for the first emperor for three years, just take your time." ”

"First of all, the prince should write a recital now, and play the matter of the prince of Zhou in the past few days in conspiring with others to oppose the new emperor, and criticize the king of Zhou fiercely in the recital." Sun Xiao paused and spoke again.

Zheng Zhuang listened, but he was a little puzzled, so he said: "It's not appropriate, the new emperor already knows about this!" ”

When Sun Xiao heard this, he was suddenly a little helpless, this prince's political acumen was still not high enough, so he spoke again: "The prince is right, the new emperor must know, you gave such a twist to the new emperor, just to show an attitude, that is, to show that in this battle for the throne, you have already admitted defeat and surrendered, and criticizing the prince of Zhou shows that you will stand on the side of His Majesty and will not be in the same league as the prince of Zhou, so that he can rest assured." It's not about the content of the memorabilia. ”

When Zheng Zhuang heard this, he also reacted, after all, he was a child of the royal family, so he opened up again: "Sir, you say, will the new emperor believe what I say?" ”

"Lord Wang, I'm not sure, but I think Your Majesty will believe it." Sun Xiao opened his mouth and replied.

"Why?"

"Because Your Majesty is a man of great talent, and he must also be a man of great heart, and what he thinks is not something I can guess."

"But I think that a large part of the reason why he was able to ascend the throne was precisely the help of the prince, although this was not the initiative of the prince, but helping is helping, this is objective, and no one can erase it, so Your Majesty needs to reward the prince."

"Crowning the prince as the king is also part of the reward, but this is far from enough, because the prince will be crowned the king sooner or later according to the Daqian system, and Your Majesty needs to reward the prince, so that the people who support you as the emperor in the court will dispel their doubts and let them understand that they don't have to worry about being settled by Your Majesty, so I think Your Majesty will believe it, because this is the need of the situation."

"And this is precisely the opportunity for the prince to win His Majesty's trust, and it is also the key for the prince to come out and do things, the prince must not be careless."

When Zheng Zhuang heard this, he was still very excited in his heart, so he said happily: "Mr. is worthy of being my mastermind, I will go to write a recital, and Mr. will also help me polish it." ”

On the same day, a copy of King Yan's recital was sent to Daming Palace.