Tao Ran lived in Tao Ran Pavilion, Chu Haoyu and Zhou Chu sat opposite each other, a pot of sake looked quite leisurely, but Zhou Chu still had an unconcealable loneliness on his face, and he had never come out of the pain of his beloved wife Zhang Yiyi. Looking at Zhou Chu, Chu Haoyu shook his head, took a sip of his wine glass, and then opened his mouth and said: "Youyou has good qualifications and a firm temperament, but he is obsessed with martial arts training these days." ”

Zhou Chu didn't agree with his beloved daughter to practice martial arts, but today, after a moment of silence, he opened his mouth and said, "It's good if she likes it." In just one sentence, Zhou Chu also picked up the wine glass and drank it, savored it for a moment and opened his mouth and said: "It's still delicious enough to burn the knife, Zhou is a little nostalgic for Mobei." ”

Following Zhou Chu's words, Chu Haoyu said: "In the past two years, the three clans of Mobei have made a fuss again, and the eldest brother intends to beat it, if Brother Zhou is interested, he can go to Mobei, there is a wonder of heaven and earth with a lonely smoke in the desert and a long river and a sunset, and he can gallop across the field on a prancing horse for thousands of miles, this king is also a little moved, but it's a pity!" With a sigh, Chu Haoyu turned his mouth and said: "This time, the eldest brother ordered General He, the chief general of the Shenwu Lieutenant, to take command, General Zheng and Song Peng of the Northwest Battalion to be the deputy marshal, 30,000 Shenwu Captain, 50,000 to the Northwest Border Army, plus 10,000 each of the Forbidden Army and Xuanjiawei, a total of 100,000 troops. The military department and the household department have been prepared, and the forbidden army will leave Beijing today, if Brother Zhou is interested, this king will arrange it. ”

It should be missing his beloved wife Zhang Yiyi, Zhou Chu's thoughts seemed to be half a beat slower than in the past, and it took a long time before he opened his mouth and said: "I remember when I was young when I was studying, I heard that the shepherd herded sheep and would leave a few wolves, so that the sheep would always be vigilant and dare not slack off, Mobei is the wolf, since ancient times, I have regarded the Central Plains as a sheep, fighting wolves with sheep, the saint is a great talent, Zhou admires!" ”

Hearing Zhou Chu say this, Chu Haoyu knew that he had no intention of Mobei, and said with a smile: "The eldest brother has also praised Brother Zhou many times, but unfortunately Brother Zhou is unwilling to join the ranks, otherwise, at least he will be a waiter." Speaking of this, after a pause, Chu Haoyu suddenly thought of something, a light flashed in his eyes, stared straight at Zhou Chu and said: "Zhongshu Ling Wei returned to his hometown at the end of the year, and his father-in-law succeeded to Zhongshu Ling as he wished. ”

Seeing that Chu Haoyu promised a second-grade Chinese scholar in one bite, Zhou Chu's lonely eyes finally showed a touch of color. You must know that the members above the second rank are all real and honest court ministers, and their positions are very limited, not to mention the central court hub yamen such as Zhongshu Province, which is the object of competition among many officials, and many people have broken blood and even lost their lives for this fight, but Chu Haoyu actually promised to come out, Zhou Chu looked at Chu Haoyu's gaze and was still a little grateful, but soon, the light in Zhou Chu's eyes had already dissipated, and said: "The prince is loved, Zhou is remembered, so he will not trouble the prince." ”

Chu Haoyu was obviously dissatisfied with Zhou Chu's answer, frowned and said, "Brother Zhou, what are these words?" Brother Zhou has been studying poetry and books for 40 years, and he is full of unparalleled wisdom and wisdom. Just to relieve the worries of the eldest brother. After a pause at this, Chu Haoyu stared straight at Zhou Chu and said, "Brother Zhou, as long as you are willing, this king will definitely give you this position." ”

After staring at Chu Haoyu for a moment, Zhou Chu suddenly chuckled, and his calm appearance seemed to have regained his former brilliance, and asked softly: "Lord Wang, why don't you want to ask the court about the rights and wrongs all these years?" ”

Zhou Chu's face changed greatly when he said a word, seeing this, Zhou Chu took a sip of the wine glass again, and then looked into the distance. Although it was March, the weather was still cold, the tall trees were bare, and occasionally eagles and finches circled, as if looking for food.

After being silent for a long time, Chu Haoyu picked up the wine glass and drank all the wine in the cup, and said in a deep voice: "Since Brother Zhou is aware of it, this king will not hide it from Brother Zhou." The Heavenly Thorn Rebel is the shadow of the former Zhao Dynasty, and has been plotting to subvert my Chu Dynasty, but the father and eldest brother are both Ming Jun, and the world is in good order, and it only took 20 years to let the world enter a prosperous era, so the shadow will hit our brother with the idea, and wants my Chu family to cause trouble Xiao Wall. After the fourth brother was defeated, the heavenly thorn rebel hit the king with his idea. ”

After a pause at this, Chu Haoyu sighed lightly and continued: "Seven Killing Stars, perhaps, has been destined since the birth of this king. On the day of the wedding, the king went to Mobei in a sad mood, and turned from an ignorant child into a sneering and ruthless killer, slaughtering the city with fire and burning 200,000 lives. After returning from Mobei, this king became the deputy commander of Tianwei, and vowed to eradicate the heavenly thorn and use the life of the shadow to avenge the blood feud of Song Yue and Guo Ying, and the purpose of the shadow is to use the king's revenge to let the king control enough power, and finally make the eldest brother jealous. Hmph, in the past ten years, this king has controlled Tianwei, and the strength of Tianwei is not at all something that no one can imagine. A few years ago, the king was named the generalissimo to control the three armies, plus several major families, the power in the hands of the king is really above 10,000 people under one person. ”

At this moment, an indescribable smile appeared on Chu Haoyu's face, and he continued: "This king seems to be glorious and powerful, but in the mouth of the shadow, he is just a pawn, a pawn who has no way back. In the end, Chu Haoyu poured down another burning knife, and his slightly narrowed eyes didn't know whether he was tasting the taste of wine, or sighing something, because there was a sentence that Chu Haoyu didn't say, if it weren't for the Holy Chu Haoran who was also secretly promoting this game, how could Chu Haoyu have today's power, and he was not a chess piece in the eyes of the Holy Chu Haoran.

When Chu Haoyu's words fell, neither of them spoke for a while, and the world was quiet. After being silent for a long time, Zhou Chu picked up the wine jug and filled it for Chu Haoyu, and opened his mouth and said: "Li Huairen is already the governor of Huainan Province, this time the saint ordered Song Peng to be the deputy marshal to conquer Mobei, once he returns from victory, I am afraid that he will enter the military department, if Zhou enters Zhongshu Province again, how will you end up in the future?" ”

Picking up the wine glass and drinking it, Chu Haoyu said calmly: "This king is young and naughty, if there is really such a day, it will be regarded as naughty again, and wait for the father and the emperor's eldest brother to punish him, so Brother Zhou doesn't need to think about it, this Chinese scholar waiter, this king will ask you for you." Although Chu Haoyu's voice was not loud, the confidence in it could not be questioned by anyone, and looking at Chu Haoyu with a calm face, Zhou Chu shook his head and laughed, and said meaningfully: "Expect." At the end of the words, Zhou Chu picked up the wine glass again, tasted it carefully, and the pavilion fell silent again, but it didn't take long for a cyan figure to rush in, it was Sun Hou.

Although Sun Hou was in a hurry, he slowed down when he approached the pavilion, bowed down and saluted the two of them, and then opened his mouth and said, "Qi Yu Gongzi, Mr. Zhou, the news from the Seven Feelings Valley has been urgent, and Zhu Zhuangyuan's traces have been discovered. ”

Suddenly, Chu Haoyu's calm eyes burst out with two lightning-like rays of light, so dazzling. When the Chu family broke through the capital, two princes of the Zhao Dynasty escaped and disappeared, and in the past 30 years, Tianwei has never cut off the pursuit of these two princes, Chu Haoyu happened to catch the second commander of the Tianthorn in Jiangnan six years ago, and defrauded the identity of a prince from his mouth, it was Zhu Zhuangyuan of Weimen, but when Chu Haoyu sent a master of Longwei to capture Zhu Zhuangyuan and returned to Beijing, Zhu Zhuangyuan seemed to have evaporated from the world without a trace, and he had not been able to find any news about him for several years, and now Zhu Zhuangyuan appeared in the Valley of Seven Feelings again......

Thinking of this, Chu Haoyu suddenly moved, but suddenly thought of something and immediately gave up the idea of going to the Holy Sect in person, thought for a moment and opened his mouth and said, "Order Yuan to come and see this king." ”

Yuan Fang was the deputy commander of the Eagle Guard ten years ago, and followed Chu Haoyu into Taihe Mountain and experienced many changes, which was quite trusted by Chu Haoyu, and now he has become the commander of the Eagle Guard, which can be regarded as a high power, but sending Yuan Fang to hunt down Zhu Zhuangyuan This formation seems to be a bit big, and it will alarm many people.

Sun Hou couldn't guess Chu Haoyu's intentions, but he didn't hesitate to bow and say, "The little one has an order, and this will summon Commander Yuan." Bowing down, Sun Hou cautiously retreated, turned around and left quickly.

When Sun Hou disappeared, Zhou Chu looked at Chu Haoyu and said: "Yuan Fang is the commander of the Eagle Guard, and he has a great reputation in the rivers and lakes. ”

Chu Haoyu knew that he couldn't hide it from Zhou Chu, not to mention that he didn't mean to hide it, so he opened his mouth and said: "The timing of Zhu Zhuangyuan's appearance is a little strange. ”

Seeing Zhou Chu's thoughtful expression, Chu Haoyu explained: "Sect Master Mo is a great talent, and he broke through the innate when he was established, and he was even more enlightened in the battle with Battle in Mobei, but instead of taking the last step, he exhausted his blood and qi after ten years of retreat. As far as this king knows, Sect Master Mo is about to sit down, and in the past ten years, Sect Master Mo has focused on martial arts and rarely asked about the rights and wrongs of the Holy Sect, and the battle for the sect leader has entered a white heat, and the result should be decided soon. ”

Looking at Chu Haoyu, Zhou Chu opened his mouth and asked, "Lord Wang, the Heavenly Thorn Traitor wants to lead you to the Demon Sect?" ”

Chu Haoyu nodded lightly and said, "The dispute between the Holy Sect Leader should arise between Bai Mosheng and Cao Yingxuan of the Cao family. Bai Mosheng is the only disciple of the Mo Sect Master, and there are many people who support him, and the Cao family is a big family with a number of Holy Sects is deeply rooted, and the two have been fighting for several years without a result, at this last moment, there are still three forces that can control the overall situation, the Zhang family, the Heavenly Thorn Traitor, and then my Chu family. Therefore, the appearance of Zhu Zhuangyuan must be related to the dispute between the sect leader and the king, but the queen mother's health is worried, and the king cannot leave Beijing. ”

The reason why Zhou Chu was able to assist Chu Haoyu was that he took a fancy to his sincere and filial piety, and it was a pity to hear that the Queen Mother's health was worried. Soon, Zhou Chu put away his emotions and opened his mouth to ask, "Who is the prince going to order to secretly investigate?" ”

"Nangong Jin." Seeing that there was a hint of surprise on Zhou Chu's face, Chu Haoyu opened his mouth to explain: "Nangong Jin is originally a disciple of the Famen, and he participated in the martial arts test to join the Xuanjiawei, just to enter the court, but he wants to enter the court but must first obtain the consent of this king." ”

Chu Haoyu is the chief general of the Xuanjia Guard, and if Nangong Jin wants to leave the army and enter the court, he must first get Chu Haoyu's consent, otherwise, that yamen dares to take in Nangong Jin at the risk of offending Chu Haoyu, the prince? I think it was at that time that the two made a deal. At this moment, Chu Haoyu continued: "Uncle Kun once said that he had always suspected that the prince of the Zhao family was hiding in the Holy Sect, but after years of investigation, there was no result. ”

Hearing Chu Haoyu say this, Zhou Chu was taken aback again, and opened his mouth to ask, "The prince is still suspicious of the three of them?" ”

Chu Haoyu nodded emphatically, and then said: "Therefore, the real purpose of this king is to find the fifth brother to investigate this matter, and the fifth brother is a disciple of the Famen. ”