"So," Zhou Zechen glanced at his grandfather and took over with a calm expression.

"When you propose to the emperor that you can posthumously seal the concubines of the first emperor, the emperor will focus on posthumously sealing that Zhou beauty. Originally, the emperor did this just to threaten the Empress Dowager Zhou at the right time, so that she had to withdraw from the government. But I don't want to, all of this is in your calculations, grandfather. ”

"Grandfather," Zhou Zechen said here, suddenly raised his head and looked at his grandfather fixedly, "The reason why you chose that Zhou Meiren and arranged all this is for today's ...... In order to let the emperor personally mention the history of the Yunzhou Empire, let the world remember our Zhou family again!"

"Not bad. Zhou Xingxing said loudly, "The old man wants to use the emperor's mouth to make the world think of our Zhou family again, and remember that thousands of years ago, the Yunzhou Empire still had our Zhou royal family!"

"And after that?" Zhou Zechen sighed and asked.

"After that?" Zhou Xingxing smiled and said proudly, "After that, I wait for the descendants of the Zhou family, naturally I want to restore the glory of my ancestors, avenge my ancestors, and return to the eyes of the world." ”

"So, you want to provoke the infighting of the Yun Clan's royal family!" Zhou Zechen looked at him and said with great certainty, "Therefore, after the eldest princess returned to Beijing after being injured, he frequently contacted her, just to make Her Royal Highness the eldest princess think that you, the prime minister of the empire, are actually ...... It's biased in her favor. ”

Zhou Xingxing shook his head, "Chen'er, you guessed wrong. He said.

Guessed wrong?

Zhou Zechen was a little stunned, and his brows furrowed slightly.

"The old man didn't get in touch with the eldest princess after she returned to Beijing. In fact, over the years, the old man and Her Royal Highness the eldest princess have never broken the contact. Otherwise, ......" Zhou Xingxing said here, a flash of smugness flashed in his eyes, "Otherwise, do you think that Yunyun, that little girl, can arrange so many people all over the empire over the years?"

Zhou Zechen understood.

Over the years, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess has punished and dismissed some officials in various parts of the empire on the pretext of a private visit to the imperial court. Then, through her grandfather's hand, she quietly and quietly placed her henchmen in those seemingly unimportant but actually extremely important positions.

After all, my grandfather was the prime minister of the empire, and it was the responsibility of the prime minister of the empire to manage the hundred officials. In addition, over the years, the emperor has always trusted his grandfather very much, and because of Empress Zhang Huang's relationship, the academy regarded his grandfather as his own person, so no one noticed whether there was anything wrong with those people.

"Eight years ago, Xiao Changfeng suddenly assumed the position of commander of the Tongzhou Army, and he was also a chess piece planted by his grandfather and His Royal Highness the eldest princess, right?" Zhou Xingxing suddenly asked.

"Chen'er, you are really smart. Zhou Xingxing did not deny it, and even said shockingly, "In fact, after the death of the first emperor, the dragon guard order was also handed over by the old man to Her Royal Highness the eldest princess personally. Therefore, over the years, the eldest princess will be convinced of the old man. ”

Zhou Zechen lowered his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

Zhou Xingxing just looked at him and didn't say anything.

The study with the flickering candle flame suddenly fell silent.

It wasn't until a slight sound of lights bursting suddenly came from the room that Zhou Zechen raised his eyes to look at his grandfather.

The eyes of the grandfather and grandson quietly converged in mid-air.

"Grandfather," Zhou Zechen opened his mouth lightly, "Her Royal Highness the eldest princess trusts you so much, but you instigated the emperor to send someone to the northern Xinjiang to assassinate her behind your back." Really?"

"Yes, the old man just faintly mentioned it to the emperor...... The eldest princess has traveled the world all these years, purging officials for the court and punishing corrupt officials, and she is quite prestigious among the people. The emperor was suspicious, so he moved that thought. Zhou Xingxing smiled and said lightly, "At that time, it happened that the emperor wanted to start a war against the Northern Barbarians...... Therefore, the eldest princess was assassinated by barbarians in northern Xinjiang, so it was natural and logical. ”

Zhou Zechen nodded, "But the eldest princess is not dead." I think you also reminded the eldest princess in advance, right? You did this just to provoke the conflict between the eldest princess and the emperor, but you didn't really want the eldest princess's life!"

"Of course, if the eldest princess dies in the northern frontier like that, then who will uncover the life story of the Empress Dowager Zhou?" Zhou Xingxing smiled again, "So, the old man just let the eldest princess suffer some injuries and hate the emperor a little more." Later, the old man even encouraged the third prince to ask him to pick up his aunt back to Beijing in person. Chen'er, do you know why?"

Zhou Zechen nodded.

"It's because of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. He said calmly, "It's because, in this capital, it's not just your grandfather who wants to benefit from that Northern Expedition, but the eldest grandson's family also saw this opportunity." Of course, you are doing this in the hope that through a war, you will consume the strength of the Yun clan, and make all the people in the world think that the emperor is reckless, and then make the Yun clan lose the support of the people and the academy. And the eldest grandson Wujiang is to let the emperor disclose the identity of the crown prince, so as to protect the rights of their eldest grandson's family from generation to generation, and the glory and wealth are monstrous!"

"Chen'er, you can see it very accurately, you really deserve to be a child raised by the old man. Zhou Xingxing smiled with relief again, "Not only that, but the old man also hinted to the emperor that the Marquis of Dingbei had a heavy army and guarded one side...... Now the people of the sixteen states of Yanbei only recognize him as the Marquis of Dingbei, but not the emperor. Therefore, the emperor became suspicious of the Tang family of Dingbei Marquis. And the old man used the hand of the academy to quietly convey the emperor's suspicion to the Marquis of Dingbei. ”

When Zhou Zechen heard this, he only felt that the old man in front of him suddenly became a little strange. ---- in his memory, his beloved grandfather has always done his best for the country and the people, so how could he ever have the slightest selfishness?

But now ......

Zhou Zechen lowered his eyes.

Zhou Xingxing glanced at his grandson and continued, "Then, the old man took the opportunity to offer advice to the emperor, and asked him to make a private agreement with the Marquis of Dingbei, wanting to use the hand of the Marquis of Dingbei to let the barbarians enter the customs, so as to borrow the hands of the barbarians to consume the strength of the various families. The emperor had long seen that the people of the family were dissatisfied, so he naturally readily agreed. The old man's move was originally to provoke the dissatisfaction of the family against the emperor, and then make some preparations for the future. But I don't want to, there is such a girl in the academy, and she spoils the old man......"

When it came to the girl in the academy, Zhou Xingxing's seemingly cloudy eyes suddenly burst out with a fine light.