"Impossible. Before and after King Ning raised his army, he was uncomfortable. Before starting the army, he had to worry about being seen as flawed, and after he started the army, he had to maintain the image of a virtuous king, so that people felt that he was a saint from heaven, so he had to be even more cautious. Even his every move, joy, anger and sorrow, is not from the heart, do you think it is possible for him to be himself? Seriously, in the world, how many people can be their own? ”

"Yes, those masters want me to be a good king, and my mother wants me to be a good child, and when I grow up, I will be as kind as my father and care about the common people; Tao Shenxian hoped that I would cultivate my mind and temperament, put down all those mundane affairs, practice qigong every day, meditate, and take pills; My relatives wanted me to stop taking care of my business, and it was better to give up the power of the family and let my relatives dispose of the property and shops. Everyone has a request for me, but no one cares what my own thoughts are. Perhaps the least important thing in everyone's eyes is my own thoughts. ”

"In the entire Ming Dynasty, there are only a few people who can do whatever they want. If I am a loyal minister, I should kneel on the ground at this time and give you a prayer, so that you can do what those good people have taught, and become a true lord of wisdom. If you are up to your temperament to help you do things, then it is the luck that the book says. ”

"Luck?" Zhu Houxi stared at Yang Chengzu, "Then big brother, are you willing to be a loyal minister of the palace, or are you willing to be a lucky one?" ”

"From the perspective of being a minister, everyone wants to be loyal, not only will they not suffer any losses, but they will also have a good reputation in the future. Even if you offend the king and are punished, and there are a bunch of colleagues to help you, you may not really be able to suffer any big losses. But as you said, we are a family, and if I don't help you, who can I help? Whatever you want to do, just do it, and I'll help you. ”

Zhu Houxi laughed heartily and sat back down. "It's not easy, I once asked Lu Bing about similar questions, he has played with me since I was a child, but he also said that he wants me to be a holy lord and not be willful. Of course, I know he has good intentions, we are brothers, and he certainly doesn't want me to be bad. Big brother, but he trusts me the most, and he is not afraid that I will become bad, this favor, I wrote it down. ”

He took another big sip of the wine in the flask, and wiped the liquor with his sleeve, "I feel that it is most comfortable to live like this now, and I am almost obsessed with this feeling, free and unfettered." What rules, what etiquette, can make it go to hell. But as soon as I step off the roof, those things will still be on my body, and I will still not be free. ”

"People in the world are not bound by rules, and accidents will happen." Yang Chengzu patted him on the shoulder, "So, you can't hate the rules, just work hard to be a person who is not bound by the rules." This thing is like a shackle, you can't say that the shackle is a bad thing, without it, what would the yamen do? It's just that none of us want to wear shackles, so we have to work hard, and if we work hard enough to escape from the shackles, we will be considered successful. Pray for God to cultivate longevity, those who are not destined for great chance cannot succeed, and it is not easy to escape from bondage. Since you are a person who wants to seek the path of immortality, you should simply take this as a goal and pursue it together. ”

"Big brother is right, sooner or later, one day, I want to be a person who restricts others with rules, and I am not bound. But to get there, I can't do without you helping me. Just like the eldest sister's plot this time, the status is not as effective as a competent person after all. There are so few people around me. ”

"Less? I don't think it's a lot at all, the palace is now blessed with long live, and the number of honor guards has increased to two thousand. If you count Xiu Chang's guards, it will be almost three thousand. There is also Anlu's inspection department and even Anluwei, these people will be used by you, how can you have fewer people? As long as you know how to use people, you will not be less than people around you. After all, you have authority, and there are always many people who want authority, and people like me are actually nothing. It's useless, it's useless, people who are more capable than me, I don't know how many there are in the world, and you'll know in the future. ”

"As far as I'm concerned, no matter how capable a person is, he can't compare to his eldest brother." Zhu Houxi said word by word, and suddenly he looked at Yang Chengzu and smiled, "Big brother, since you and my sister are walking together, how do you want to face the Sun family?" In half a month, it will be Sister Xueniang's birthday. When the time comes, if the Sun family proposes marriage, what should you do? ”

Sun Jia...... Yang Chengzu also had a little headache when he thought of this problem, he didn't want to have a stiff relationship with Sun Jiao, but he didn't want to bear this marriage. It's obviously a bit difficult to find a way to do both. After this trip, I think the news must have leaked, and it is impossible for the Sun family not to hear the rumors, if they think that they are a prodigal son and give up this marriage, it is actually the best. But if they choose another path and directly bring up the matchmaker to force marriage, it will be really troublesome.

Zhu Houxi said: "Big brother, in fact, you and my sister are destined to have no reputation. Even if the two of you are together, you are sneaky and can't see people, and we all know this. And a man can't live without a wife, so if you want to marry Sister Xueniang, I ...... I don't blame you, and my sister doesn't blame you. ”

"She. I really didn't want to marry her, everyone seems to think that it is a natural thing for me to be with her, probably even she thinks so. But I really ...... Never thought about it that way. I don't like her, and if we are barely together, there will be no happiness. In the final analysis, it's nothing more than that I saw her body, but what does it matter if she doesn't say it and I don't say it? At that time, the situation was so critical, if I had to bear such a burden because I was saving people, it would be impossible to say. ”

"You can't say that." Zhu Houxi looked like a young man and an old man, and explained on the side, "Sister Xue Niang is our first talented daughter in Anlu, and she is also the first beauty, with Brother Yang, I don't think there is anything wrong with it." The Sun family is the family of the eunuchs, and the family is prominent, so it is not an insult to you, right? Marriage with the Sun family will also be of great benefit to your future career. Sun Laofa exerts his strength, and you are promoted quickly. ”

"She? The first beauty? Forget it, I don't want to argue too much about aesthetics, anyway, in my opinion, your sister is the first beauty in Anlu, and even the first beauty in Huguang. As for Miss Sun, she may only be a high student, and the Sun family is indeed a big family, but I really don't want to climb this relative. Besides, my future career is related to the palace, not the Sun family. Whether or not I marry the Sun family has nothing to do with my future. The Sun family's strength, it's better to save it, I can't afford to use them. ”

"Big brother, are you telling the truth, or are you afraid that I will be sad for my sister?"

"If you can't even hear this, won't our acquaintance this year be in vain?"

After a moment of silence, Zhu Houxi suddenly said: "Big brother, then I want to tell you one thing, I like Sister Xue Niang, I have liked it for a few years." But you're my brother, and if you're going to marry her, I'm not going to say anything. If you really don't like her, then I'm going to marry her, will you help me? ”