Just outside the Tai Chi Palace, Zhang Cheng was bored and had lost his patience. He couldn't imagine that those ministers had to wait for the emperor's summons, waiting for a few hours, you must know that an hour is two hours, Zhang Cheng only waited here for an hour, that is to say, only half an hour, he was already impatient, so how did those ministers do it. I have to admire how those ministers did it in ancient times.

Just when Zhang Cheng wanted to turn around and leave immediately, a person who looked like a general walked out of the Taiji Palace, only to see that this person was seven feet tall, wearing silver bright armor, wearing a silver helmet, and striding in front of Zhang Cheng with a horizontal knife in his hand, and said: "Ye Xun, the general of the Xia Qianniu Army, has seen the general. Everyone is a court general, and we will have to be closer and closer in the future. ”

"Exactly!" This is the first time Zhang Cheng has seen this general of the Qianniu Army who does not often show his face in front of people, for many generals in the imperial court, the general of the Qianniu Army is the most mysterious, because most of the time, this general of the imperial court is inseparable from the prime minister, that is, the future emperor. And most of the time, everyone has no chance to meet the emperor. Naturally, the time to see this general will be very small, and sometimes everyone will forget that he is in the army, and there is a court general here. Ye Xun is like the shadow of the emperor because he always follows the emperor, so everyone nicknames the shadow general.

"Your Majesty has an edict to order the general to enter the palace. General, please come in! "Ye Xun gives people the feeling that he is very easy-going and close, and he doesn't have the frame he should have as a general at all, and he doesn't even have the fierceness of a soldier.

However, behind Ye Xun's smile, Zhang Cheng always felt a different taste, which made people feel creepy and shuddering. Chong Yexun smiled, nodded in response, and walked towards the Taiji Hall.

After entering the hall, there was only one person standing in the whole hall, who was wearing a three-grade official robe, standing with his back to the gate, looking up at the dome of the palace.

This person is none other than Shang Shuling of the imperial court, the future prince, Zhao Jingyu.

"I've seen Lord Shang Shuling, oh, no, I should call you Your Highness." Zhang Cheng saw that it was Zhao Jingyu in the hall, and hurriedly stepped forward to pay respects. From the farewell of Beidi County back then, in two years, Zhao Jingyu has changed from the enterprising Shang Shuling to the transformation of a sharp, introverted, calm and heavy prince, which feels very down-to-earth.

"There are no outsiders here, so don't be so polite to you and me. What do you think? What I said back then has now come true. With the bearing of my narrow-minded brother, it is already a great blessing in your misfortune that you are still in a different place now, and you can still stand between heaven and earth in fear. Zhao Jingyu bent down, helped Zhang Cheng up, pulled Zhang Cheng's arm, and said lightly.

"Hey, it's not all thanks to you. If you hadn't traveled thousands of miles from Los Angeles to Northland County to visit me, a little-known little person, and fought for me in the court, in exchange for a high-ranking official in the history of assassination, I would not have ended up where I am today. Speaking from the heart, Zhang Cheng still has some complaints about Zhao Jingyu, although Zhao Jingyu's every step does not seem to be aimed at Zhang Cheng, but his every move affects Zhao Hui's nerves, so how can he not let Zhao Hui be suspicious of himself, distrust himself, and make trouble to the point of killing himself now. Zhang Cheng is both grateful and hateful to him.

Zhao Jingyu walked a few steps left and right, turned to look back at him, and asked jokingly: "Yo, listen to your tone, why do you still have a great grudge against me." But after thinking about it, Zhao Jingyu nodded again, as if agreeing, and said, "But you have grievances, which is understandable." To some extent, it seems that you are indeed influenced by me when you break with my second brother now. I'm sorry for you. ”

"What does it mean, that is, you are sorry for me. It's okay! Zhang Cheng looked at Zhao Jingyu with a resentful face, and didn't care about thirty-seven twenty-one, and sat on the ground. He skimmed Zhao Jingyu, as if he was making a joke.

Looking at Zhang Cheng, Zhao Jingyu thought about it in a sullen voice, and sat on the ground with his ass, sitting side by side with Zhang Cheng, looking at the splendid Taiji Hall, pointing to the surrounding environment and saying: "Look at this splendid hall, how dazzling it is." Look at the dazzling dragon chair again, that chair is the only one in the world, and under this dragon chair, I don't know how many bones of wronged souls are buried. And these people were originally loyal and righteous ministers of the imperial court, and some were even pillars of the country, but because of this dragon chair, they all became unjust souls and dry bones. Do you know why? ”

"Know something! Power is a very tempting thing. Knowing that it is impossible to obtain it, but desperately taking it, so it is the case that those who give their lives in vain. What does this have to do with me, though? Zhang Cheng knew what Zhao Jingyu was going to say, but he just talked about him left and right.

"Hmph, you're really going to pretend to be confused. Tell me, what is my second brother going to do now? That is Sima Zhao's heart, and everyone knows it. Everything is in the hands of the father, and the second brother will not have a good ending in the end. And you, if you blindly follow the second brother and do things that you shouldn't do, you will not be able to escape death in the end. I can be regarded as your benefactor, what is the reason why you don't thank me, but complain about me? Zhao Jingyu looked at Zhang Cheng with a smile.

Zhang Cheng disdained Zhao Jingyu's words in his heart and disagreed with them at all. He stood up, patted his buttocks, pointed at Zhao Jingyu and said, "You are also the prince, and you are not afraid of flashing your tongue when you say this." To put it mildly, judging from His Majesty's current physical condition, I am afraid it will be difficult to support such a heavy event. Looking at the current situation in the imperial court, do you think you can turn things around, or can Your Majesty turn things around? ”

"You!" Zhao Jingyu was choked by Zhang Cheng and was really speechless, looking at this in front of him, as if he didn't put himself in his eyes at all.

"Hey, I said. Anyway, I'm also the future prince, and I'm also the current Daqian court's Zhengsanpin Shangshu Ling, in charge of the provincial cardinal of the imperial court, if someone else sees me, it's all hanging their heads, kowtowing like pounding garlic. But look at you, sitting on the ground, with no one in your eyes, and you don't take me, the court's Sanpin Shangshu Order, in your eyes at all. What a system! ”

Ignoring Zhang Cheng's answer, Zhao Jingyu shook his head, his hand was on the main hall, his expression suddenly became in a trance, and he suddenly said helplessly: "Actually, I know that you are indeed more critical in today's situation, your father appointed you as the general of the Yulin Army, such an important official position, even Shi Kaishan, who has followed his father for so many years, has to be removed and given you a deputy position." It can be seen that my father is also very uneasy about the current situation! ”

Then, Zhao Jingyu ignored Zhang Cheng at all, and said: "Although I also have a little covetousness for the throne, I only hate myself for not being good at leading troops, and the military power is not firmly in my hands." Although there are also one or two generals who are determined to follow him, they can't solve the fire from far away, and now they are really helpless."

Zhang Cheng, who was sitting on the ground, lowered his head, then raised it again, looked at the face of Zhao Jingyu, who was close at hand, and suddenly thought of a lot in his heart. Zhao Jingyu was so outspoken and unscrupulous in front of a subordinate like himself who didn't know whether he was really loyal to him. It can be seen that he is also confident in himself. Treat himself as his own person and treat him as a confidant. He is so rude, he can tolerate it, which shows his stomach. People say that the prime minister can hold the boat in his belly, and this prince is also a person who has a hundred rivers in the sea.

Now there are only two people who can become emperors of the Great Chu Dynasty, Zhao Jingyu and Zhao Hui. Zhao Hui is narrow-minded, brutal and unkind, and he is really unbearable to the weight of society; And Zhao Jingyu, a prince with a mind and measure, if he really becomes an emperor in the future, it can be regarded as a blessing for the people and the world! He has now broken with Zhao Hui, and if Zhao Hui becomes the emperor in the future, he will definitely lose his head. Why don't you help Zhao Jingyu, you can choose a good emperor for the world; Second, it can be regarded as leaving a way back for yourself.

Thinking of this, Zhang Cheng turned over and knelt on the ground, and said to Zhao Jingyu: "My lord does not waste his selfishness because of his official duties, he has no worries, and everything he does is for the court and the people of the world. Zhang Cheng is willing to do his best for adults to follow the example of dogs and horses. ”

"Oh? Are you really willing to help me? Zhao Jingyu never expected that he was just helpless because of the current situation, and he couldn't find a person who could put his heart in his heart, and now in the face of Zhang Cheng, there was no one to complain about the helplessness in his heart, so he was happy for a while, and said such a thing, but he didn't expect that it was really a lost corner, and he was harvested, and between blessings and misfortunes, who could say clearly?

"Hehe, it's naturally true, it's more real than pearls!" Zhang Cheng said with a smile.

Zhao Jingyu didn't smile at all, he took two steps back, folded his hands, bowed to Zhang Cheng and said, "Thank you!" Jingyu, keep it in mind! ”

Zhang Cheng bowed to the ground and said, "Don't dare to accept it, I am willing to smear the liver and brain of the adult, and I will not give up!" ”

If the two are like this, they can be regarded as an alliance and share weal and woe.

Helping Zhang Cheng up, Zhao Jingyu put his hands on his shoulders and said to him: "Okay, good, good!" With Zhang Cheng to help me, great things can be expected! ”

Zhang Cheng arched his hand, shook his head, and said to Zhao Jingyu: "Now that the situation is shaking, Your Majesty's dragon body is sick, and if you are not careful, it will be a catastrophe for you and me." Although the lower official has 20,000 soldiers and horses of the Yulin Army, His Royal Highness also has the help of the Xiaoguo Army, so if we want to succeed, we still need more help. Not only should the court officials help each other, but also have more soldiers and horses to make sure everything happens. ”

"Yes! It's impossible not to know that the second brother not only has the help of the Xiaoguo army, but he also brought one of his own personal guard battalions back to the capital when he returned to Beijing this time, and he was grandiose, and I was helpless. Moreover, you are not in the imperial court, and you do not know the depth of the imperial court. Now nearly half of the hundred officials in the court support the second brother. Only the two Shangshu of the Household Department and the Ministry of Officials support me, and only one-third of the officials below support themselves. The most important Zhongshu Ling, Xiao Zhongchang, Lord Xiao, is the pillar of the imperial court and the most relied on minister of his father, but he just sits firmly on the Diaoyutai and watches the fire from the other side, impartially. Lord Xiao has been in the court for more than 30 years, his reputation spreads far and wide, and his protégés and officials are all over the court and the opposition. Zhao Jingyu said.

"I'm a soldier, and I don't know much about government affairs. But I know that if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, and the lion fights the rabbit with all his strength. The second highness is resourceful and brave, not ordinary people can compare, and even below. Therefore, if we want to compete with His Royal Highness, we must have far more soldiers and horses than him in order to have a chance of winning. Now the troops in our hands can only be the same as the Second Highness, and we can only fight with him for time and luck! Zhang Cheng said.

"Take care of the government and govern the world, the second brother is not as good as me; Leading the troops to fight and winning thousands of miles away, I am not as good as the second brother. Nowadays, it can only be done by people, and it is up to heaven to succeed. Try your best. Zhao Jingyu also knew that the current situation was not in his favor, and he had no choice but to resign himself to fate.

Later, he suddenly sighed and muttered: "How good would it be if this kind of war didn't happen?" Just like ordinary people's homes, father and son are close to each other, brothers love each other, and they are in harmony and unity, how good should it be? ”

Zhang Cheng understands the pain in Zhao Jingyu's heart, but in the emperor's house, nothing can be like ordinary people, family affection and love will be covered with a layer of politics, and on their bodies, these two things are extremely luxurious. Zhao Jingyu can say such a sentence, which also shows that he is not a person who is unkind and unkind, and he is worthy of his follow.

Besides, even Li Shimin, who created the rule of Zhenguan, staged a coup d'état in Xuanwumen before he fought for the throne, causing his brother and his brother's blood to be spattered seven feet. Zhao Jingyu's martial arts may not be able to catch up with Li Shimin, how can he do it

Zhang Cheng said with relief: "My lord, if you want ordinary people to break their heads and bleed for their family property, the royal affairs are still excessive, which is also inevitable." In fact, which emperor of the past dynasties did not experience some things during the transition, but only said whether the transition could be smooth. If you want to be like this, it's just because the opponent you're facing is too strong, which is also unavoidable in troubled times. That's the number of days, too! ”

Hearing Zhang Cheng say this, he felt a lot better. He repeated Zhang Cheng's words: "Yes, ordinary people's families will also fight for family property, let alone us."