The old man Qian has been immortal for three days, and the number of people who come to mourn is not decreasing but increasing day by day, there are shopkeepers of the rich family scattered all over the country, and there are also many clans and court ministers in the south of the Yangtze River, and the huge Qian Mansion is overcrowded for a while. At noon on this day, the housekeeper of the outer courtyard strode in and bowed to the brothers of the Qian family: "Qi Yu princes, Shen Dadu has arrived at the door." ”

When the housekeeper's words fell, the lobby was silent for an instant, and he was surprised that Shen Lan, the official of the feudal territory, actually came to mourn in person, and some people seemed to have thought of something, and the expression on their faces was quite interesting.

Since the old man Qian was critically ill, the eldest Qian Lingyun was stimulated and fell unconscious, and now the big and small things of the Qian family are decided by the second Qian Quartet. After a moment of silence, Qian Sifang got up and said, "Third, fourth, you follow me to greet Shen Dadudu." ”

As the parties concerned, how could the brothers of the Qian family not understand Shen Lan's intention, but no matter who becomes the head of the family, they must befriend the court and this powerful feudal official. Therefore, Qian Sifang and the three of them respectfully welcomed Shen Lan into the mourning hall.

Shen Lan was dressed in a cyan Confucian shirt, and his gray sideburns added a bit of plumpness. Striding into the lobby, Shen Lan lit three incense sticks and inserted them into the incense burner, bowed down to the spiritual position of the old man Qian, and when Shen Lan stood up straight, the brothers of the Qian family returned the salute one after another. At this moment, another Qingyi scribe stood up and stepped forward to worship Old Man Qian.

This Tsing Yi man is handsome, smiling, calm, calm, and calm, giving people an indescribable good impression, who is not Zhou Chu? It's just that just now everyone paid attention to Shen Chu, the governor of the capital, and when Zhou Chu was an accompanying strategist, now watching Zhou Chu come forward and salute, although he didn't know his identity, he could think that his identity was not low, and gradually someone recognized Zhou Chu and stared at Zhou Chu in disbelief.

Although the Zhou family can not be called a clan, but the scholarly family has been a great Confucian in the south of the Yangtze River quite famous, Zhou Chu has the name of a prodigy at a young age, especially after the victory of the north of the desert by the seven princes to stay in the capital, but also in the Jiangnan Province as a beautiful talk, many Qing scholars and scribes expect that they can be like Zhou Chu, the seventh prince such a Bole appreciation. Now, seeing that Zhou Chu can come together with the Metropolitan Governor, many people are envious.

Bowing down, Zhou Chu retreated behind Shen Lu, and Shen Chu looked at the spiritual position of the old man Qian and said: "This official has had several encounters with the old man, and has always admired the old man's personality and talent, but it is a pity that he couldn't see the last side of the old man one step late. Speaking of this, after a pause, Shen Lan looked at Qian Sifang and said: "Brother Sihai, the festival is changing, and the burden on your body is heavy!" ”

Hearing Shen Lan's words, the faces of the Qian brothers changed greatly, so that the atmosphere in the mourning hall also changed. Qian Sifang has been practicing in the mall for a long time, and he is not happy and angry, looking at Shen Lan, there is an unconcealable surprise on his face, Shen Lu's words, is it supporting him to inherit the family? And Shen Lan, as the governor of Jiangnan Province, does he represent the imperial court? Different from Qian Sifang's joy, the third Qian Susu and the fourth Qian Yuan had shocks on their faces, and there was even more loss in their eyes, especially the third Qian Susu, who had a cold light in his eyes. At this moment, perhaps no one noticed that the eldest grandson Qian Changhai's face was full of despair, and although he finally lowered his head, his tightly clenched fists burst out, showing that he couldn't calm his heart. Zhou Chu noticed Qian Changhai's expression, and a smile appeared on his handsome face.

After a long period of ups and downs, although he was ecstatic in his heart, Qian Sifang quickly came back to his senses, took a deep breath and clenched his fists and said: "Thank you Dadu Governor for the grass people, and in the future, you will have to rely on Dadu Governor more." ”

Shen Lan smiled and didn't say anything more, stayed for a while and left quickly, but the mourning hall was no longer sad from the previous two days, but full of tension.

Old man Qian passed away, the boss Qian Lingyun was unconscious, and no one suppressed the fight between the brothers of the Qian family, but several people had a tacit understanding that they did not bring this atmosphere to the mourning hall, and wanted the old man to leave quietly, but Shen Lan's words immediately broke the tacit understanding, and the tense atmosphere was felt by the guests who came to mourn, and they shook their heads one by one to express helplessness, but there were also people waiting to see a good show, the Qian family was rich and rivaled by the four great families of Great Chu, like a mountain weighing heavily on the hearts of many families.

The capital governor is the Yuan, the outermost part is the Huizhou government, the inside is the elite of the Jiangnan guard in silver armor, and the deepest part is the black armor blood guard. In the heavily guarded hall, Shen Lan and Zhou Chu sat opposite each other, and the two were really a little similar. is the same dressed in green clothes with a smile on his face, the same full of poetry and books, the same calm and casual but with pearls.

Looking at Zhou Chu for a moment, Shen Lan suddenly laughed and said: "This official has long heard that Mr. is talented, and today I have to see that the rumors are still not true. ”

Smiling at himself, Zhou Chu clasped his fists and said: "The student has thanked the governor for his praise, and the student has always admired the governor's personality, but he has never bowed to him." ”

Seeing that Zhou Chu claimed to be a student, Shen Chu's evaluation of Zhou Chu was a few points higher, but he no longer looked left and right and asked directly: "What does Mr. mean today?" Speaking of this, he stared at Zhou Chu with a smile, and then said: "Instigating the dispute between the Qian family? ”

Today, when Shen Lan rushed to the dock of Huizhou, he was greeted not only by many officials in Huizhou, but also by Zhou Chu and the army of two hundred blood guards. Although he had never seen Zhou Chu before, Shen Lan had heard of his name for a long time, and even if Old Man Qian wanted to accompany him, he never refused, and even obeyed his arrangement, deliberately saying in the lobby that he was chasing Qian Sifang.

Zhou Chu didn't deny it, nodded and said: "The governor has been trusted by the saint to be in charge of Jiangnan Province for many years, and he should know that the seventh prince entered Jiangnan this time, just for the Qian family, and at the same time, he also stabbed the traitor for the sky." ”

Hearing the Heavenly Thorn, a cold light suddenly flashed in Shen Lan's lonely eyes, and there was no smile on his face but a solemn face. The Heavenly Thorn Traitor is a taboo in the imperial court, but Shen Lan is the henchman of the current Holy Lord and is in charge of the richest Jiangnan Province, and now he suddenly heard that the Heavenly Thorn Rebel appeared in Huizhou, and immediately thought of the stakes.

Seeing the change in Shen Lu's expression, Zhou Chu continued: "The Seventh Prince has been in charge of Tianwei for many years, and the Heavenly Thorn Rebel is stealth, and when he learned that Old Man Qian was seriously ill and would die soon, the Seventh Prince expected that the Heavenly Thorn Rebel was about to appear, and Qian Dashao's assassination confirmed the Seventh Prince's guess. ”

Looking at Zhou Chu, Shen Lan opened his mouth and asked, "Mr. is saying that Qian Dashao's assassination was the handiwork of the heavenly assassin?" ”

Originally, Shen Lan thought that one of the brothers of the Qian family sent someone to assassinate Qian Dashao Qian Lingyun, but if it was a heavenly assassin, then it would be known what the heavenly thief was trying to do, and once the Qian family was controlled by the heavenly thief, it would definitely be a catastrophe for Da Chu.

Zhou Chu nodded and said: "Assassinate Qian Dashao, and at the same time plan the Qi'an Mintuo, and transfer the Seventh Prince to Huainan Dao, the students think that the Heavenly Thorn Traitor has been properly arranged in the Qian family, and once the old man Qian dies, he will be in charge of the Qian family." ”

After thinking for a moment, Shen Lan opened his mouth and said, "Mr. is trying to startle the snake?" ”

Zhou Chu nodded again, opened his mouth and replied: "Qian Dashao was assassinated, the most promising to be in charge of the Qian family is the second Qian Sifang, the third Qian Susu and the fourth Qian Yuan, among which Qian Sifang has the best voice, Qian Susu is the second, and Qian Yuan is the weakest, but so far, we have not been able to guess who the Heavenly Thorn rebel has chosen." ”

At this moment, how could Shen Lan not understand Zhou Chu's intentions. A few people couldn't guess the layout of the Heavenly Thorn Rebel, so they broke the calm and made the Qian family brothers mess up, so that they could guess who was the Heavenly Thorn Rebel through their means, not to mention, it was inevitable for the Qian family to spend such a large amount of money, so the final winner was most likely to be the Heavenly Thorn Rebel. Thinking of this, Shen Lan admired Zhou Chu's wisdom a little, and with a simple sentence, the Qian family fell into chaos, and even the Heavenly Thorn Rebel could only jump out.

Looking at Zhou Chu, Shen Lan said with admiration: "What a trick, Mr. is really extraordinary." Speaking of this, his tone changed, and Shen Lan opened his mouth and asked: "Break and stand, I don't know who Mr. has chosen, and what do you want the governor of Pontus to do?" ”

Facing Shen Lan's eyes that seemed to be able to penetrate people's hearts, Zhou Chu said in his heart No wonder he has been in charge of Jiangnan Dao for many years, not only the trust of the saints, but also this astuteness, I don't know how many people are stronger. After staring at Shen Lan for a moment, Zhou Chu opened his mouth and said: "The Seventh Prince has chosen the eldest son and eldest grandson, but the Seventh Prince is restrained by Qi Anmin and can't come in person, and Tianwei can't show up, and there are some facts to bother the Metropolitan Governor." ”

Hearing that the Seventh Prince chose the eldest son and eldest grandson, Shen Lu's eyes lit up again. Now, Qian Lingyun, the son of the Qian family, has been assassinated, although the eldest grandson Qian Changhai is still young enough to take charge of the overall situation, if he can support Qian Changhai's position, it will definitely make him grateful for Dade's loyalty to the court, and Shen Lan vaguely guessed another layer of deep meaning of the Seventh Prince.

In recent years, the saint has long been in charge of the great authority and is in full swing, but the prince was assassinated in the first battle of Mobei, and in recent years, he has almost closed the door to recuperate from his injuries and faded out of everyone's field of vision, and Chu Haoyu, the seventh prince who is in charge of the two sharp weapons of Tianwei and Blood Guard, although he rarely asks about the rights and wrongs of the court, but his power is getting heavier, not only with several major families in the court, but also has a pivotal position in the military, so that there is vague news that the saint has the intention of setting up the seventh prince as the prince. As far as Shen Lan thinks, this is just a statement to catch the wind and shadows, and even someone with a heart does it deliberately, but people are terrible, not to mention that many things are often a thought. Therefore, if the Seventh Prince wants to support the children and grandchildren of the Qian family to ascend to the throne, isn't it on the surface? Thinking of this, Shen Lan sighed in his heart, I hope it's just that he has too much heart. In an instant, Shen Lan suppressed all his thoughts and opened his mouth to ask, "Is there any news from Qi Anke?" ”

Zhou Chu was not worried about the Qi'an civil uprising, and replied: "Six days ago, the Seventh Prince led the army of Shenji Captain to Qi'an, according to the students' guess, the city should be broken in these days, and then the Seventh Prince will come to Huizhou in an expedited manner, but from Qi'an to Huizhou, it will take at least five or six days." In addition, the Holy Lord sent Lord Chen and Li Shangshu to Huizhou, and the calculation time should be almost up, so the conspiracy of the Heavenly Thorn Rebel is just in the last few days. ”