Yan Zhuang and Tian Qianzhen looked at him in surprise, holding a pot with a strange shape and placing it on the kang where they were playing chess.

It was a two-eared copper pot with a high protrusion in the middle, surrounded by a circle on both sides, and the bottom of the foot formed a hollow fire room, two sergeants carried a basket of charcoal, and the rest carried basins one by one, in which were frozen and hard leg of mutton, ribs, etc., and there was ice slag on top.

Of course, good wine is indispensable.

The two of them watched him busy there, first raising the fire and adding soup, and then handling the ingredients himself, using an extremely sharp knife to cut the mutton into pieces, and the movements were very skillful, obviously not the first time he had done this.

What interests Yan Zhuang is that he is focused at the moment, like a skilled craftsman, carving a piece of artifact, every knife must be just right, you know, at the age of sixteen, it is the time when a man is the most jumpy, he can sit still, sit firmly, and his heart can calm down, which is much higher than others.

Peeling a leg of lamb, he looked up and smiled.

"Don't get tired of eating, delicious only by yourself, you will eat comfortably, don't stand, just whatever, I don't have so many rules here."

Yan Zhuang believed his words, because from the beginning to the end, not a single sergeant stepped forward to help, indicating that it was not for them to see, but a habit.

He took Tian Qianzhen by the hand, sat down around the pot, and looked at it with great interest, the whole pot was made of brass, and the bottom was half a finger thick, and it was burned by the raging fire, and it was smoked to the point that it lost its true color.

"This pot is exquisite, but it's too extravagant." Yan Zhuang knew how to eat it at a glance, and following his example, he took a slice and soaked it in the soup, and praised it in his mouth.

"It's not something that ordinary people can use, so naturally you have to use good ingredients, try them all, it's the only one in the capital, and the Son of Heaven doesn't have this blessing."

Tian Qian is really not as curious as him, he eats there by himself, he is used to eating large pieces of meat, but he doesn't care much about the fine ones, how can he enjoy eating such a small piece of meat, but it's better than nothing.

Yan Zhuang has such a look, he knows at a glance that the other party is not idle and bored to find them to eat the pot, plus these days are indeed a little boring, and he is even more interested in his intention.

"Cannibalism has a short mouth, what can Yan help, let's say."

"Old strict, upright."

Liu Ji praised him, picked up the cup and took a sip.

"Your days in the capital are not short, should you know something about the affairs of the court, according to what you see, who does the Son of Heaven want?"

This topic is a bit big, and Yan Zhuang pondered for a while.

"When I first came to the capital, everyone knew that Dr. Yang was determined to win, since you asked so, it is still inconclusive, the Son of Heaven is hesitating, Dr. Yang's ability is not enough to reassure him."

"Before talking about this question, we have to figure out one point, why did everyone think that it would be Dr. Yang who went straight to the right minister? And no one else. ”

"I want to hear about it." Liu Ji listened carefully, and simply put it down.

"The Son of Heaven is now nearly seventy, and he has reigned for more than forty years, and he has been longer than him throughout the ages, and he can count it on one hand, whether he has it intentionally or unintentionally, he has to prepare for the future."

Yan Zhuang picked up the cup and poured a sip of wine: "Our majesty, the first twenty years of killing decisively, can be called a Ming Jun, those so-called celebrities, are just tools for him to control the court situation, from Yao Chong to Song Jing and Erzhang, which one has a good end?" Trust it in every way when you use it, and discard it when you throw it away, don't use this kind of look, this is what a famous gentleman should do, and he will not be swayed by anyone. ”

"In the next twenty years, it has almost become the court of Li Xiangguo, the world is decided, the Son of Heaven is also slack, even people like An Lushan can rise to the top, why not? He has become a son of heaven who can only listen to flattery, and his biggest interest every day is to stay with a woman, and he is not tired of it, and even with the entire Yang family, he has ascended to heaven, such a son of heaven, what else is terrible? ”

"Li Xiangguo can cheat the Son of Heaven for twenty years, not how much ability he has, but the connivance of the Son of Heaven, he can't listen to the rumors, when Li Linfu is old and sick, looking at the government and the opposition, there is no replacement available, although Yang Guozhong's ability is mediocre, he can win in loyalty, once he takes the throne, he will only do more than Li Linfu, will the Son of Heaven care?"

Yan Zhuang asked himself and answered: "He doesn't care, because the family background is too thick, and it is more than enough to toss until the day he dies, and then, isn't it the prince's business, what does it have to do with him." ”

"Then why don't you let Yang Guozhong take the throne now?"

"Because the situation has changed, once the great enemy of Tubo is gone, there will be no more disputes in the world, his achievements have reached the peak, and it is impossible to go to the next level, since this is the case, why not do it in one step?"

Yan Zhuang said slowly: "Shi Bi is like iron, he cares about the reputation behind him, and he is thinking about how to end perfectly." ”

Liu Ji suddenly realized: "What do you mean, retreat to the prince?" ”

Yan Zhuang nodded: "Only this reason makes sense, because the prince and Yang Guozhong have too deep a grudge, and there is almost no possibility of reconciliation. ”

Liu Ji really couldn't think of this, because there was no such period of history because he was familiar with, Li Longji did abdicate and became the emperor in the end, but it was forced to be helpless, and it was not the same as now, now the situation has changed, history has long been deviated, I have to say that a solemn analysis is not impossible.

"If this is the case, the position of the right minister depends not only on the preference of the Son of Heaven, but also on the meaning of the prince, of course, it is not that he can decide, but that he can deny it."

"The problem is that the prince himself doesn't know, and he will even be honestly afraid, because of so many years of suppression, he is already afraid of two consecutive princesses."

Yan Zhuang showed a playful expression: "This is the interesting part, maybe things will be unexpected by everyone." ”

He looked at Liu Ji's expression and his heart moved.

"This matter has nothing to do with you, is it Feng Zhongcheng? I know, you want to push Changqing to the top, God, it's interesting, it's really interesting. ”

Yan Zhuang stood up excitedly, rubbing his hands as he walked, Liu Ji was completely shocked by his analysis, from beginning to end, he didn't say anything.

"Don't say, it's really possible, An Lushan was dragged by the war in the north, and it was difficult to get out for a while, if a certain person is still plotting for him, even if he spends money to buy it at this moment, he must buy a victory, and then enter Beijing as quickly as possible, take the opportunity of offering prisoners, and take the path of a lady, at least eighty percent of the calculations."

"Although Ge Shuhan's qualifications are old, he is close to Yang Guozhong, and Feng Changqing has a tie at most, if it is a certain operation, first of all, it is necessary to clear up the relationship with Li Xiang, this is not difficult, find an opportunity, participate in the Li Mansion, regardless of which one it is, and it doesn't matter whether it is successful or not, let the Son of Heaven see the attitude, secondly, take the path of Mrs. Qiuguo, her position is impartial, and it has something to do with several aspects, her preferences, a certain know, one will be able to succeed, there is a sentence in front of the Son of Heaven, better than anything, less to say there is a sixty percent certainty."

The more Yan Zhuang spoke, the more excited he became, as if he was about to do it, and Liu Ji had to interrupt.

At this time, pushing Feng Changqing to the stage, isn't he dying fast enough?

"Can that gentleman refer to me in detail, is there any unmarried prince in the Son of Heaven who is looking for someone's house?"