The author said: I haven't spoken for a long time, everyone has a wave of support!

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Zhong Li Kuang pulled out the folding fan and slapped it twice without hurrying: "The prince already has the answer in his heart, so why do you need to ask more?" At present, whoever benefits the most is the one who kills the king. ”

When Zheng Rong heard this, he jumped up from his seat and said as if he was retorting himself: "Impossible! I have seen this Zheng Yao since I was a child, there are some who are stubborn, and there are those who are selfish, but I can never do such a rebellious thing! This is impossible! He got up too much, and brought his cuffs to a tea bowl on the coffee table next to him, but the precious porcelain was shattered on the floor.

It was the first time that Zheng Rong's sons saw their father so angry, where could they still sit firmly on the seat, and they all got up and bowed to the ground: "Father's Day is sad!" Father's wrath! ”

Looking at the four sons who were prostrate on the ground, Zheng Rong was dizzy, sat back in his chair in a daze, kept panting, and said for a long time: "Or Emperor Daxing has a will, and it is passed on to the second son of the emperor." The second son of the emperor saw that the situation in the DPRK and China was dim, so he did not mourn secretly, and after the situation stabilized, he would hold a big funeral. It's not out of the question. ”

Zhong Likuang listened, and said coldly on the side: "The garrison of the capital was already in the hands of Zheng Yao, the second son of the emperor, and there were eunuchs and eunuchs in the palace to serve as tigers. According to the students, the prince's words are just self-deception. ”

Zhong Li Kuang has always spoken harshly, but what he said just now was too harsh, Zheng Rong listened to it very harshly, but he didn't pay attention to half a word of what he said, so he had to frown and say, "Mr. Zhongli is reasonable." However, after the death of the first emperor, the vassal kings of all regions must immediately enter Beijing to mourn and wait for the new emperor to ascend the throne, which is the law of the Han Dynasty, and there is no way to do it......"

Qiu Yizhi knelt on the ground and answered: "What the righteous father said is extremely true. However, since the second son of the emperor can stand still and wait for the opportunity, why can't we follow his example? Yizhi saw that his father-in-law had been grief-stricken and unwell in recent days, and there was news that the Turks were about to move at the border, so he could truthfully present the court and return to Youyan Road to mourn on the spot, and when the situation became clear, it was not too late to make a plan. ”

In fact, Qiu Yizhi's words about Zheng Yao's murder of the king, Zheng Rong has believed seven or eight of the ten sentences, and listening to his current countermeasures are reasonable and reasonable, he sighed again: "Emperor Daxing is as kind to this king as a mountain, and this king can't wait to have wings, so he will fly to the imperial city to see off the imperial brother now." It's good to have this plan, but when will it be a head to return to Youyan to support the army? I'm afraid that when the time comes, everyone in the world will laugh at me for being a greedy person who is afraid of death. ”

"Father-in-law, don't forget that your father-in-law is not the only brother of Emperor Daxing who is in charge of the army outside. Lingnan King Zheng Gui is also the prince, and he is also going to Beijing for funeral, and he is also in charge of the male soldiers, and he may not be a thorn in the eye of the second son of the emperor. The stepfather can wait and see how the situation changes after he enters Beijing, and it is okay to make a decision when the time comes. ”

When it came to his brother Zheng Gui, Zheng Rong seemed to have an idea again, and said: "Zheng Gui, this kid has been vicious since he was a child, if he has our current plan, he will definitely not dare to enter Beijing to mourn." If this is the case, then Emperor Daxing only has one brother, Zheng Hua, the king of Heluo, before driving, and it does not seem that the first emperor's knees are thin, and it will definitely damage the dignity of my heavenly family! ”

When Qiu Yizhi heard this, he almost collapsed, he really couldn't understand how his wise and martial father, the prince, could have such pedantic thoughts in his heart, and when he was about to persuade again, Zheng Rong had already waved his hand and said: "This king is tired today, he will get off the boat and go ashore to rest, what is the matter, it will be discussed tomorrow." ”

When Zheng Rong said this, he naturally rejected Qiu Yizhi's proposal.

Qiu Yizhi wanted to break his head, but he couldn't figure out what the preciousness of the word "decent" was, so that the powerful King Youyan wanted to sacrifice his life for these two words, and he would take the land of tigers and wolves lightly.

While he was thinking about it, Master Zhongli and several of his brothers got up to say goodbye, and he couldn't stay here alone, so he had to resign.

As soon as he got out of the cabin, Qiu Yizhi saw that the deck was still empty, so he stopped his master Zhong Li Kuang, led him to a secluded corner, and said after the teacher's salute: "Those who die in their way are also fateful; Shackling the dead is not the right fate. This is what the sage said, so there is also a warning that a gentleman should not stand under a dangerous wall. Why didn't the Father-in-law understand this? ”

Zhong Li Kuang held a folding fan in his hand, and said with his eyebrows: "The prince has learned from the past and the present, both civil and military, how can he not understand this simple truth?" However, the death of 'shackles' in your eyes may not be 'doing his best' in the heart of the prince. ”

"Humph! I think my father-in-law said that he was going to do it just to 'save face'? Qiu Yizhi listened to it and was quite disapproving, "If you don't enter Beijing, you are afraid that you will lose face if you don't conform to the practice of the imperial court; The reason for postponing his entry into Beijing is that he is afraid that others will think that he will lose face by stealing his life; If you don't look at the action of King Lingnan, you are afraid that Emperor Daxing will lose the scene and lose face by condolence. Face, face, what's so important about this face? The safety of Youyan and the rise and fall of the national fortunes of the Han Dynasty are all tied to the father-in-law, can you easily abandon it for the sake of this 'face'? Speaking of this, Qiu Yizhi was already a little indignant in his heart.

Zhong Li Kuang looked at his proud protégé and enlightened: "All dynasties and dynasties have taken the world immediately, but if you want to rule the world for a long time, you must rule the world. So how do you get off the horse and rule the world? This involves the creation of various systems and rules after the founding of the country. And in the final analysis, the rules of this system still come down to the word 'face'. For example, I am just a half-old poor scholar, and your brothers are all nobles, but because they have the status of teachers and students, they want to give me face as a teacher and bow to me. All these things are to let everyone in my Han people know where they should be, whose face they should sell, and whose face they should buy. Only in this way can the vast territory of the Han Dynasty and its hundreds of millions of subjects be under the control of the emperor. ”

"Humph! Could it be that whoever becomes the emperor can be killed and taken away? Qiu Yizhi said angrily.

Zhong Li Kuang sighed and said, "The king wants the minister to die, but the minister does not dare not die." In the final analysis, you are just dying for the emperor's 'face'. What kind of person is your father-in-law, you also know that he would rather give up the emperor than save the face of his Zheng family. In today's situation, I'm afraid you won't be able to persuade him......"

When Qiu Yizhi heard this, he exhaled deeply, as if he wanted to expel all the depression and indignation from his chest, and said, "I can't control the face of so many people. Whoever wants to harm my father-in-law, don't say face, even if it is the inside, I will tear him all out! After saying that, he bowed his hand to Master Zhongli and stepped on the wooden deck to get off the ship.

After Zheng Rong and his entourage got off the boat, they wrapped up Zhou Cijing's "Qinggui Building". The guests who had already stayed in the Qinggui building were happy to check out because they heard that the prince of Youyan was going to stay here, and they were doubled by the royal palace, and there was no dispute.

Early the next morning, without waiting for Zheng Rong to see him, Qiu Yizhi called Master Zhongli and the three brothers to knock on the door in front of Zheng Rong's room to say goodbye.

Of course, Zheng Rong guessed that Qiu Yizhi and the others asked for peace or falsehood, and it was true that he advised himself not to enter Beijing. However, although he had made up his mind to go to Beijing to see off his dead brother, he simply asked everyone outside the door to wait on the top floor of Qinggui Building, so as to reveal his painstaking and lonely painstaking efforts, so that they would have nothing to say.

To Zheng Rong's surprise, Qiu Yizhi no longer insisted on his yesterday's proposition on the Qinggui Building, and said very respectfully: "My father-in-law wants to be a loyal minister and filial son, and set an example for our juniors, and I have a deep understanding of this matter." "Say goodbye and bow down.

When Zheng Rong heard this, he was also quite pleased: "You can understand the painstaking efforts of this king, and it can be regarded as living up to my usual teachings." Seeing Qiu Yizhi prostrate on the ground, he said, "Yizhi, get up and speak!" ”

Qiu Yizhi didn't get up, and then said: "However, when I go to the capital, it is an indisputable fact that the good luck and evil are uncertain. It is our duty for my father-in-law to be loyal and filial to the emperor of Daxing, so it is also my duty to be loyal and filial to my father-in-law. Since we have to do this duty, we will try our best to keep our father-in-law safe and sound, but this is the truth? ”

Zheng Rong knew that Qiu Yizhi was going to knock on the side again, but he said it well, so he asked: "Yizhi, if you have anything to say, just say it directly." ”

Qiu Yizhi kowtowed again and said: "The emperor died and the vassal king entered Beijing to mourn, this is a court rule that cannot be changed." However, there is no explicit rule on whether the heir of the prince of the feudal domain entered Beijing at the same time, so can the father-in-law make some fuss about this matter? ”

Zheng Rong muttered: "Although there is no explicit order for the prince to enter Beijing with the vassal king, it is also a rule for several generations. However, none of the three sons of this king were canonized as princes by the imperial court, and there is really no need to follow this king to Beijing......"

Zheng Xin, the eldest son of King Youyan standing behind Qiu Yizhi, also knew that there was a danger in Luoyang, the capital now, and when he heard his father say this, it was the first time since he was sensible that he felt glad that he had not been canonized as the prince, but he looked at the back of his righteous brother Qiu Yizhi who was lying on the ground in front of him and thought: This kid, it's just a trick, I didn't expect his memory to be so good, and he was actually reminded of the articles in this corner, fortunately he is not my family's flesh and blood, otherwise......

How did he know that this was the result of Qiu Yizhi's overnight reading of the Great Han Law brought by his entourage, but he heard Qiu Yizhi continue: "I only hope that my father-in-law can read this law, and don't bring a few brothers into Beijing." Otherwise, if something happens, I will be wiped out by the opponent, and then my Youyan Mansion will never turn over! ”

Zheng Rong listened and was seriously considering Qiu Yizhi's proposal, but saw Zheng Miao kneeling down "poof" and said, "My son is not by my father's side, so I am really uneasy. He also asked his father to order that the two elder brothers and the righteous brother should be left to answer outside, and the son was willing to accompany his father and the king to follow the work of dogs and horses. ”

When Zheng Xin saw Zheng Sen, he quickly knelt down on the ground and said, "My son is also willing to go to Beijing with his father-in-law!" ”

Zheng Rong saw that the faces of his sons were very sincere, without any pretentiousness, and he was even more relieved, and raised his hand and said, "You all get up." This king is also a knife mountain and a sea of blood, this Luoyang is also the place where this king grew up, how can you say that it is like a tiger's den in Longtan? As he spoke, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The four people who were kneeling on the ground listened and looked at each other, but none of them got up.

Qiu Yizhi hurriedly knelt forward and climbed a few steps forward and said, "Yizhi has been doing business in Luoyang City for the past month. I am more familiar with the geography and people in Luoyang City, and I have also made a few friends from the government and the opposition. Therefore, I implore my father-in-law to let me take the first step to take the lead, and the three brothers will either be in Guangyang, or in Youyan, or in this Anhe Town, and they will be safe! ”

Zheng Rong knew that when it came to being smart and fruitful, none of his three biological sons could catch up with him, and he thought in his heart: "There is no harm in having a trustworthy person in Luoyang City to answer", so he readily agreed.

So everyone carefully discussed and deployed before they made a plan. At this time, everyone was already hungry, so they instructed Sun Shouqian, the shopkeeper of Qinggui Building, to arrange lunch.

Zheng Xin, Zheng Sen, Zheng Miao and Qiu Yi said goodbye after having lunch with their father Wang and master, and arranged their respective people to go according to the plan.

Qiu Yizhi called Zhao Chengxiao and instructed: "You go back to Guangyang City immediately, and ask the twenty-six people you brought down from Yunmeng Mountain to immediately disguise themselves and sneak into Luoyang before the prince enters Beijing." It doesn't matter if you don't get one or two, three or four people in it, but if you miss the time or leak the news, and then ruin my father-in-law's great business, then our brother will not be able to do it. ”

Zhao Chengxiao had never been so blunt when he heard Qiu Yizhi's words, and he knew that this matter must not be a child's play, so he solemnly agreed, and immediately led a fast horse and rushed to Guangyang by boat.