Sun Zhu's country was visited in an endless stream, but the door was closed and he refused to meet guests. And the eldest son who was running around also rushed back, the current Ministry of Labor, their father and son are not harmonious, I don't know if it is to avoid suspicion or for what reason, Sun Zhuguo suppressed his son, but kept transferring between the six departments Langzhong, Wailang and other positions.

Sun Dagongzi is also a person who is not confused, and rushed into the study in a hurry, "Father!"

Sun Zhuguo looked at his son's behavior and was a little displeased, "How many times have I warned you, be steady, don't be impatient." ”

Sun Runming gasped and said hurriedly: "Father, when is it, I heard that the emperor dismissed you because you recommended Liu Miao to be the Qincha, and he messed things up." ”

"Shut up, where did you hear it? I resigned from my official position to retire by myself, what does it have to do with the saints? "Sun Zhu's face sank like water.

Sun Runming said: "Father, when is it, can't you tell me the truth? Father is so tough, if it wasn't for the emperor, how could he ......?"

"Alright, let's sit down. After years of training, it seems that you still don't grow. Sun Zhuguo taught, "This time it is indeed because of the emperor, but I also took the initiative to retreat." As a father, he has been the chief assistant of two dynasties, but he is said to be a very human minister, above tens of thousands of people under one person, and a protégé of the Manchu Dynasty. ”

Sun Runming interjected: "Yes, now that the emperor has just ascended the throne, to say something presumptuous, the emperor has to listen to his father, I don't understand such a good situation, why did my father give up?"

Sun Zhuguo smiled meaningfully, "Do you know that when the moon is full, it will be lost, and when the water is full, it will overflow." The most powerful thing about being a man is not how much you can get, but knowing how to retreat bravely and knowing how to give up. Today's emperor is ambitious, don't look young, but wise and wise. He will not allow anyone to challenge his power. Do you know when did the emperor start to lay the groundwork in order to deal with me, the zaifu? It was when my son-in-law was elected to Tanhua, and then the emperor appointed him to marry. ”

"What, what's the matter?" Sun Runming was puzzled.

Liu Miao thought he understood the emperor's thoughts, opportunistically, and pointed to King Yan as a powerful minister, the emperor struck the west, and the examiner made him fall off the list, and the emperor appointed him as a flower, which made the ministers think that the emperor was dissatisfied with King Yan. Then let him marry my daughter, which shows the emperor's favor even more. This time, he was sent out to serve as a messenger, thinking that the emperor wanted to warn King Yan. I didn't know that when I came back this time, he was deposed. I recommended him, the emperor held him accountable, and I could only accept the guilt. Sun Zhuguo explained.

"Could it be that the emperor will directly remove his father because of this?"

"Of course not, but I understood that the emperor was actually targeting me, so I took the initiative to resign. This time I understood the emperor's scheming. Since it is impossible to shake the emperor's position, it is better to follow the emperor's wishes as soon as possible, so as not to raid the family and destroy the door in the future. ”

Sun Runming's face was a little pale, "Father, is it as serious as you said?"

"What do you say? Do you think that the companion is like a companion tiger is talking about fun? I am telling you this today to make you understand that you must think more and think more about your actions in the future, and you must not be as reckless as you are now. ”

"Father, you have been degraded, do I still have a chance?" Sun Runming asked anxiously.

"What do you think I am so obedient to resign? Isn't it just to let the emperor understand my loyalty, and then use you so that he can use you. ”

"Since my father is so loyal to the emperor, why does the saint still let my father resign?"

"Don't you know that you can't help yourself? My protégés and former officials are all over the court and the opposition, even if I am loyal to my duties, what about the others? In order to control the court, the emperor must replace his own people, which is also a son of heaven and a courtier, not an old minister is incompetent, and he does not believe it. ”

"Father, do you have to be so calculating as an official?" Sun Runming felt a little powerless.

"It depends on the person to whom you are allegiant, and if he is incompetent, then he is just a trick and a daily flatterer. But you can't serve the emperor today, you have to have the ability first to get into the eyes of the emperor, and then you have to figure out the holy will. Sun Zhuguo said.

"Ah, father, you asked me to serve in the sixth department just to ......"

"Hmph, you finally know the hard work of being a father, when the current emperor is still the prince, I know that he is not a dumb king, now you have six talents, my father has been alive for a few years, and then guide you, this family will be handed over to you, I want you to remember the prosperity and decline, our family is already at its peak now, as long as you can maintain no decay, you are qualified as the head of the family. Don't be greedy. ”

Sun Runming knew his father's hard work, and his complaints over the years turned into moving.

"Okay, don't be a little daughter, go get busy, by the way, bring your little sister back, let them leave, my grandson's family doesn't raise villains. ”

"Yes, father. ”

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The curtain fell on the sky, and only a few faint rays of light dotted it. Although there is no night curfew in Fucheng, there are not many pedestrians on the street, I am afraid that in such a late night, only the brothel of Qinglou is still brightly lit and full of people, but it may be in their respective rooms.

After Zu Zhenlin returned to the camp, he quietly waited for the four of them to sleep, because they all drank alcohol, even if Li Jiu had a large amount, he would immediately fall asleep when he got into bed. Zhenlin got dressed and quietly left the palace and sneaked into the empty room of an inn. After Lijia Village broke through the limit again, coupled with the hard work since then, Zhenlin finally touched the bottleneck, and had a hunch that he could break through the realm again. However, Zhenlin concealed his strength, so he didn't want to alarm others.

Zu Zhenlin sat cross-legged on the ground, took out two spirit stones from the storage ring, and began to practice luck. He was already in the late stage of the Qi Fusion Realm, and the Qi Sea Dantian was closed. However, it is still necessary to further compress the sea of qi, and then turn the spiritual qi into spiritual liquid, and then it will reach the next realm-the liquid realm.

Zu Zhenlin's body was surrounded by gray qi, and the spiritual veins and points in his body were full of spiritual energy, flowing slowly, like a plain river, peaceful and calm. After the aura was running in the body for a few weeks, the sea of qi moved, slowly surrounding, although it was painful, but it was bearable. Everything is in order, success is in sight, it is only a matter of time.

The picture of Yiyi's tragic death suddenly appeared in Zhenlin's mind, and he couldn't concentrate in an instant, anger and hatred rose in his heart, and the aura in his body surged, and the plain river seemed to have been watered by a torrential rain, becoming a Nu River, which could be washed away at any time. The sea of air collapsed.

Zu Zhenlin seemed to have been cut by a thousand knives, and it was like being in a sea of fire, he was in pain, and his body trembled unconsciously. Fortunately, the severe pain brought Zhenlin back to his senses, and he quickly eliminated distracting thoughts, gathered his spirit, and stabilized his aura.

The aura in the body flattened again, the pain weakened, the sea of qi no longer collapsed, Zhenlin let out a breath, broke through the realm again, the sea of qi recovered, and then contracted again, this time there was no more waves, it was successfully completed, the sea of qi condensed like a pill, and the aura inside was as thick as water, but unfortunately it was not.

Zu Zhenlin moved his muscles and bones, felt good, his strength was stronger, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, he was a little afraid, it can be said that his fate was hanging by a thread, if he couldn't avenge Lijiacun, this heart disease would probably be an obstacle to his future strength, and it might even kill him.

Before I knew it, the night had passed, and the sky was white, and people had begun to walk around the streets.

Zu Zhenlin was a little flustered in his heart, afraid that someone would find out that he was not in the room, and it would be difficult to explain. Hurry up and leave. Fortunately, there were not many people who got up, and Zhenlin's body was fast and brisk, and no one was noticed, but the camp had already begun to wash.

Zu Zhenlin couldn't sneak back into the room without others knowing. With an idea, I directly found a secluded place, messed up my clothes, and lay on the ground.

Sure enough, Li Cao and the others had already woken up, and Li Jiu's voice began to look for Zhenlin, "We came back together, Wu Chang is gone, it's impossible to get up so early, right?"

"Captain Wu, where are you?"

Li Cao was also worried, worried that Zhenlin would visit the palace at night while everyone was drinking and sleeping, and something would happen.

"Well, who is this? Why are you lying here?" someone shouted when they spotted Zhenlin.

"Ah, isn't this the ancestral chief? Li Jiu, don't call it, your family chief is here. ”

Li Cao and the others ran over, and when they saw Zhenlin lying on the ground in disheveled clothes, Li Cao panicked, afraid that his worries would come true.

"Captain Wu, what's wrong with you, are you okay?" Li Jiu couldn't help but scream.

Zu Zhenlin pretended to be woken up, raised his head, sleepy-eyed.

Everyone in the audience was a little stunned, and then laughed and teased, "Alas, you Wu Chang can be drunk and crazy in the middle of the night, but it's okay, just come out to sleep." ”

"Elder Zuwu, you can, and you know how to wear clothes and sleep. ”

"Well, if it were me, I'd go into a woman's room and sleep in it. ”

"Fuck off, be careful of being dealt with by the eldest lady's military law and slaughter you. ”

"What are you afraid of, we didn't mean to. ”

The crowd was in a hurry, and the topic shifted quickly.

Zu Zhenlin got up, pretended to be embarrassed, and hurried back to the house.

"Chief Zuwu, it's okay, this amount of alcohol is not good, you have to practice hard, just sleep outside a few more times. ”

Zu Zhenlin clenched his fists and said for mercy.

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In the study, King Yan and his daughter Zhao Ting were listening to a report on the situation.

"The Great Yan envoy talked to the emperor and asked the emperor to give an answer as soon as possible, otherwise they would go to war. ”

"How can this be reasonable, dare to threaten, fight and fight, Lao Tzu is still afraid that they will not succeed. It's just that it's really hateful, and it actually made me carry the black cauldron. King Yan said angrily.

"Father, don't you have any clues?" asked Zhao Ting.

"It's really strange that the gang appeared and disappeared out of thin air, and there were a lot of weapons in the armory. King Yan was puzzled.

Zhao Ting said: "I didn't find any suspicious bandits. ”

"Forget it, let's check it slowly, it's a big deal to start a war, I haven't moved my hands and feet for a long time, and I want to move. King Yan said bluntly.

"Father, doesn't this make the emperor even more misunderstood?" Zhao Ting worried.

"It's okay, he can't do anything at this time, just find out the murderer when the fight is over. ”

"Father, do you think it's possible that other countries want to make a profit?" Zhao Ting asked.

"It's also possible that the strangest thing now is how they got our weapons and where they got them, and looking at that knife is not a lost old blade. ”

"But Father, you can see it accurately, Sun Zhuguo really resigned and didn't do it, this should be the emperor's doing. ”

"I didn't expect Lao Sun to be quite sensible, and he took the initiative to resign, which made people look up to him. It's not a loss, it's important to the royal brother. ”