Zhou Hedao: "Emperor Yun's cultivation has reached the top, but he is the lord of a country, and very few people have seen him make a move, because ordinary people don't know his exercises, and only a few kings know." As soon as the four kings saw that Fan Rui was actually the Yun Emperor's exercises, it was not trivial, and someone immediately stabbed the Yun Emperor. ”

Canghai said: "Could it be that he is the son of the Cloud Emperor?"

Zhou Hedao: "Whether it is or not, only the parties know, we dare not comment." But it is said that after Emperor Yun summoned him to the palace and questioned him in detail, Emperor Yun confessed on the spot. ”

Canghai said: "Ah, Emperor Yun recognized him? I didn't expect that he was a prince who was five big and three rough. However, why did Emperor Yun ignore their mother and son before?"

Zhou He made a booing motion, stretched out his head to look out of the window again, then closed the window door, sat down again, and said, "We talk about it, but we can't say anything disrespectful." After all, the imperial city is an important place for the imperial court, and there are many people with ulterior motives, and it is easy to cause trouble if they are heard. And Emperor Yun didn't ignore them, otherwise he wouldn't have left a special royal exercise for them. The Lord must have done this for His purpose. ”

Canghai said: "Well, such a thing sounds quite disgraceful, and it is no wonder that it is criticized, but Emperor Yun directly admits it, and it is expected that he is frank in his heart." What's the deal with holding a hunting convention for Brother Rui?"

Zhou Hedao: "That is the result of different voices in the temple. In the imperial court, interpersonal relations are complicated, large camps and small circles emerge one after another, and it is common for various forces to hold different opinions. Especially when there was originally only one prince, and now there is suddenly another prince, which will undoubtedly bring many variables to the succession to the throne in the future. For this reason, the camps of all parties are secretly playing, and they are also arguing openly. Among the four major families, Nancheng Hao, Dongcheng Wu, and Xicheng Fan all hold the golden mean, but the Zhongcheng Ding family has a clear attitude and unreservedly supports the prince. ”

Canghai frowned and said: "Obviously, Emperor Yun has already recognized his relatives, this Ding family despises the Lord so much, and openly contradicts it, it's not appropriate." ”

Zhou Hedao: "This is not incomprehensible, the king of Zhongshan is the lord of the country, Queen Ding is his daughter, and the eldest prince is his grandson, and he is connected by blood, so he naturally wants to help the eldest prince." Moreover, the Ding family had sacrificed a lot in foreign wars and made outstanding achievements, so Emperor Yun didn't say anything about it. ”

Canghai suddenly said: "No wonder that Ding Yushuo dared to obstruct Brother Rui at the hunting conference, it turned out that it was for this." ”

Zhou Hedao: "The Ding family thinks that it is difficult to identify Fan Rui as a prince just by his words, even if Fan Rui is really a prince, how can he prove that it is the real Fan Rui standing in front of everyone? ”

Canghai nodded and said, "This is not unreasonable. ”

Zhou He said: "Yes." So everyone quarreled, and it was a stalemate for a while. Even if Emperor Yun wants to recognize the prince, the camp led by the Ding family is not convinced, and others are also quite suspicious, and if they really suppress the matter, it will inevitably cause people's hearts to fluctuate, which is not good for the already unstable Jiangshan Society. And if this newly recognized prince is not supported, he will not live up to his name, and he will only be miserable. ”

Canghai said: "In this way, the only way to prove that Brother Rui is related to the Lord is good." ”

Zhou He sighed helplessly: "How can it be so easy." Of course, there is a law of blood recognition among the people, but that is for the common people. For those of us who have cultivated, it couldn't be easier to blend with different bloods. That Fan Rui is also a high-minded and arrogant person, and said, if it is beneficial to the people of the world, what is the big deal if this prince does it, but the matter of recognizing his ancestors and returning to his ancestors is his mother's last wish, and there is no room for mediation. ”

Canghai said: "It is natural and reasonable to recognize the ancestors and return to the ancestors. It's just that in such a situation, it is difficult for both sides to deal with it. ”

Zhou He said: "Well, for this matter, the palace has been in chaos for a long time. Later, the king of the north proposed a compromise method, which was to hold this hunting conference. ”

Canghai was stunned for a moment, and said: "Beiwang, isn't Beicheng on Shura Island, and has become a pile of ruins, how can there be a king? And the four major families don't seem to have the Beicheng King." ”

Zhou He smiled slightly: "I didn't say that there are only four kings in the imperial city." Even if the northern city was destroyed and never rebuilt, the northern king still guarded the land, and if anyone wanted to enter Shura Island, it had to be agreed by him. It's just that he is the only one left in Beicheng, and compared with the people in the other four cities, he is cold and indifferent, and he can't talk about any family, so people talk about the four major families, only the southeast, the west, and the middle, but there is no north. ”

Canghai was stunned for a moment before he said: "Shura Island is such a barren place, he lives there alone, isn't it boring?"

Zhou He's eyes drooped slightly, and there was a hint of sadness in his words, and he said: "Maybe, but as long as you have faith in your heart, it's the same everywhere." ”

Canghai shook his head and said, "If you were me, I wouldn't be able to do it." ”

Zhou Hedao: "Unlike other kings, the North King is the only one of the older generation who accompanied Emperor Yun to survive the great war that year. The remnants of the war on Shura Island are where his belief lies today. ”

Canghai said: "What about the Zhongshan King of the Ding family? He is the national ruler, and he should be a lot older." ”

Zhou Hedao: "The King of Zhongshan belongs to the late bloomer, and after more than 20 years of guarding the imperial city, he broke through to become the king. ”

Canghai said: "Well, this king's level is really difficult to practice. ”

Zhou Hedao: "Isn't it?" The king of the north usually doesn't have much of a council, but that time he took the initiative to propose a hunting conference, and in my opinion, he admired the attitude of the second prince Fan Rui to take care of the people. Of course, it is not excluded that there is the instruction of the Cloud Emperor. The purpose of holding the hunting conference is threefold, one is to train the new generation of monks, discover talents, integrate resources to cultivate, the second is to provide combat power for the front line, supplement the personnel of the institution, and the third is to give Fan Rui a test, the condition is that he must win the first place in the conference, and if he wins, he will recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, and if he loses, he will be deprived of the identity of the prince. ”

Canghai said: "This condition is very strict. ”

Zhou Hedao: "This is a major matter, if the stalemate is not resolved for too long, it will be unfavorable to the country, and all parties are unwilling to give in, so they have to make this decision." ”

Canghai said: "The holding of the hunting conference is very beneficial to the country, but it cannot be said to be the next policy. ”

Zhou He said: "Yes, but it is not good news for Fan Rui's recognition of relatives." At that time, his cultivation had not yet reached the level of a general, so how easy was it to win the first place in the hunting conference where there were many geniuses? It was precisely because of this that the Zhongcheng Ding family was willing to agree. Who would have thought that he would use the time of the national selection of the conference to go out to practice, and after coming back, he would become so powerful, which really surprised everyone. ”

Canghai saw Fan Rui at the conference, but felt that he was upright and acted very boldly, and he didn't think that he would be a fake prince in his heart, and said: "Finally, the hard work pays off, with his performance at the conference, the Ding family should have nothing to say." Besides, if he hadn't been there, Feihuang Mountain would definitely have been turned into a hell on earth by the people of the Golden Liang Country, and I'm afraid I would already be a dead man by now. ”

Zhou He said: "Justice is at ease in the hearts of the people, if someone is convinced, the prince will be able to do it rightly, if the Ding family still forcibly obstructs, it is not reasonable, but also against the people of the world." ”

While eating and drinking, the three of them talked about the political situation and current affairs, and they got along very well. From it, Canghai also learned a lot of interesting facts about the imperial city. Unconsciously, the three of them drank all night, and drank the wine they brought back until they gave up.

Seeing the sunrise in the east, Zhou He drunkenly rode back on the small pear vortex. Canghai had to beware of other people's sneak attacks every moment on Shura Island, and he was physically and mentally exhausted, and when he came back, he drank a lot of wine, and immediately fell out of bed and fell asleep.