The north wind tightened day by day, scraping on the face like a blade, occasionally mixed with some snow particles.

Jiang Shuai took the hat to fish by the river, and his face was as sinking as water.

He has handed over the Xiao cavalry battalion since he was assassinated, and originally hoped that Zhao Ling, who he had been cultivating, would take over the position of the next commander, but His Majesty insisted on letting Changsun Chi take over, as a courtier, he had nothing to say, but after the injury was healed, the Xiao cavalry battalion no longer had a place for him, not only that, but even his three sons were transferred to the frontier one after another, as a big Zhou man, in the end, he should still serve the country and the people, and he had no complaints, but the separation of flesh and blood, coupled with the tragic death of his young son, still made him break and suffer, The body has recovered, but this state is not as good as before.

He also put aside the affairs of his family and country, concentrated on fishing, and enjoyed a moment of leisurely joy in his twilight years.

It's just that these people don't even give him the freedom to do this. His Majesty introduced new decrees, suppressed the nobles, and promoted the children of the poor families, and the nobles who occupied important positions but were forced to give up their positions complained and came to his mansion several times, asking him to explain their interests to His Majesty.

Jiang Shuai also felt that although His Majesty's move was a good intention, giving more people the opportunity to get ahead, and the capable people lived in it, it was the road to a strong country, but this matter was quite rushed. In the end, the world is still in the hands of the nobles, if it is forcibly implemented, it will inevitably hurt the muscles and bones, hindered by His Majesty's tough methods, no one dares to say anything now, but once His Majesty has a good villain, once the new monarch is not as strong as His Majesty, and there is no means of His Majesty, it is a matter of aristocratic rebound, but the children of the poor family have become new nobles, this dispute between the old and new nobles will inevitably hurt the muscles and bones, in terms of the heirs of His Majesty now, it is none other than the five princes, but this child does not have a genius like His Majesty, nor is he ruthless, Whether this policy can be continued is a question mark! This policy is a good thing, but it has to be done slowly.

Jiang Shuai wrote his thoughts and worries to His Majesty, and wrote them three times in a row, but they were all in vain, I don't know if the Zhongshu Province did not submit his recital, or His Majesty was indifferent after reading it.

After doing this three times, his heart for the country will be weakened, and he will not be able to see what will happen after these decades, so why worry about it anymore, it is better to fish more and enjoy his old age in peace!

Jiang Shuai closed his eyes and recuperated, feeling the movement of the fishing rod in his hand, just when he felt that a fish was hooked and was about to reel in the net, a rapid sound of horses' hooves stepped by, and the fish was frightened and disappeared without a trace.

Jiang Shuai frowned, but instantly regained his composure and continued to wait for the fish to take the bait.

The sound of the horses' hooves stopped not far from him, and only two of them walked towards him, and the guards should have stopped in the distance.

"Jiang Shuai!" The young man's voice sounded, "Just now, General Changsun and I saw a person fishing by the river from a distance, and his bearing was extraordinary, so I had the heart to come over and get acquainted, but I didn't expect it to be Jiang Shuai!" ”

Jiang Shuai opened his eyes and glanced at the young man, got up and bowed to his fists and said: "It turned out to be the fifth prince, the old minister has missed the distance, please forgive the five princes!" ”

He glanced at the man beside the young man, and then hugged his fists and said, "General Changsun, I haven't seen you for a long time!" ”

"I've seen Jiang Shuai!"

Jiang Shuai smiled and said, "Don't call me Jiang Shuai, now you are the marshal of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion!" It's freezing on this day, why did the two of you come back to this remote and secluded place? ”

"I'm riding and shooting with the five princes now, the five princes are weak, it is precisely because of the cold weather today that I will take him out to exercise!" Changsun Chi said.

"What a good thing!" Jiang Shuai smiled slightly, "Da Zhou won the world on horseback, although it is now a peaceful and prosperous era, but this martial art cannot be wasted!" ”

"I can't see Jiang Shuai on weekdays, but when I see it today, I have some doubts in my heart and want to hear Jiang Shuai's opinion!" The fifth prince thought for a while and said.

"Oh? The five princes might as well talk about it? Jiang Shuai still loves the five princes very much, and when he heard that he had doubts, he was very willing to answer his questions.

"It's the problem of my father's implementation of the new policy...... the fifth prince thought for a while and said, "Although it has been almost half a year, there are still some people who will find me and tell me a lot of truths, I think my father's implementation of the new policy is reasonable, and I think they are also reasonable, I don't know what Jiang Shuai thinks about this matter?" ”

There are only three people here, Jiang Shuai and the fifth prince is the future monarch, it is necessary to express his worries, and without scruples, he naturally said all his thoughts, and there is inevitably dissatisfaction with Emperor Zhou's haste between the words.

Changsun Chi naturally resolutely supported His Majesty's decision, and the views of the two collided, so they couldn't help but argue a few times, but it was within the bottom line of both sides, and it did not hurt the peace.

The three of them talked for a long time, and it was not until it was not early that the eldest grandson and the five princes returned to the palace.

However, what Changsun Chi and Jiang Shuai didn't know was that meeting today would have a great impact on their lives.

After this day, four or five days later, it was snowing lightly outside, and the five princes stood in front of the stove nervously, Emperor Zhou was reviewing his article, looking at his father's face, his heart was sinking and sinking, and he didn't know what his father's opinion would say.

"It's well written, it's progressive!" After reading it, Emperor Zhou said lightly, but although it was a compliment, there didn't seem to be much warmth in his tone, as if it was just a routine, as if the child in front of him was not his son.

"Thank you for your compliment, my son will continue to work hard!" The fifth prince lowered his head and said.

"Hmm!" Emperor Zhou answered, and roasted the fire on the stove for a while, "How have you been learning from Eldest Sun Chi recently?" ”

"It's okay, General Changsun is very powerful, and Erchen has gained a lot these days!" Zhao Li said, showing admiring eyes.

"That's good, he is a fierce general, his martial arts are extraordinary, learn from him well!" Emperor Zhou said quietly, "I heard that in recent days, many princes and nobles have come to you?" ”

"There's such a thing!" Zhao Li said in a fifteen-10 manner, "It's basically for the new deal, but the ministers are young, how can the ministers be the masters for them, not to mention that the emperor is here!" ”

"You are thirteen years old this year, and you are not young, your eldest brother is already participating in politics and solving problems for me in such a big matter as you!" Emperor Zhou said, "I have heard a lot of talk about this new deal, but I haven't heard your opinion yet, you can talk about it, how do you think about it!"

Zhao Li thought about it and told Emperor Zhou what he thought.

After hearing this, Emperor Zhou was silent for a while, rubbed his hands, and said, "Who did you listen to this?" ”

"I heard what Jiang Shuai said, that day I practiced horseback riding with General Changsun, and I happened to meet Jiang Shuai, we talked about some things, he talked about the new deal, I think this is reasonable, so I wrote it down!" Zhao Li said, "The sons are not as good as their fathers, and the sons are also aware of them!" ”

"Jiang Shuai?" Emperor Zhou frowned and said lightly, "He wrote a few letters to me, I didn't pay attention to them, I thought he would understand my thoughts, but I didn't expect to be still speaking for the nobles, he has been with me for decades, and he didn't think about the future of the Great Zhou, but took into account his own interests, I didn't expect to talk to you about this, did you meet by chance or someone did it intentionally?" ”

Zhao Li lowered his eyes and didn't dare to speak.

Emperor Zhou paused and said, "Are you doubting yourself or doubting me?" ”

"The son doesn't understand what his father meant!" Zhao Li hurriedly knelt down and said, "How can Erchen dare to doubt his father!" ”

"Get up!" Emperor Zhou said lightly, "On that day, you saw Jiang Shuai with Changsun Chi?" ”

"Yes!"

"I know!" Emperor Zhou said indifferently, "You can take a rest today and go and accompany your queen mother!" ”

"The sons have thanked their fathers, and the sons obey the order!"

Zhao Li bowed his head and retreated, until he arrived outside the door, he breathed a sigh of relief, being with his father was really depressing, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he had a sense of guilt for Jiang Shuai and Changsun Chi, but now, he has to act like this, if he has the opportunity in the future, he will make amends to them!

Zhao Li left, but Emperor Zhou's heart was filled with a chill, and the two coaches before and after the Xiao Cavalry Camp ...... Why did the eldest grandson wait for the fifth child to go to see Jiang Shuai? Are there any other connections between them? Jiang Shuai, he seems to have some opinions about himself......

Jiang Xiaoyu, as a businessman of Chen State, naturally cannot stay in Da Zhou for a long time, when the business in hand comes to an end, it will inevitably make people suspicious, and she always has to go back to the capital, and the most reassuring thing about the capital is Zhao Ling, the queen mother died, I don't know if Emperor Zhou will attack him, but if he stays in the capital again, it will also attract attention.

Regarding this point, Zhao Qu assured her that before Emperor Zhou caught her, he would not move Zhao Ling much, after all, Emperor Zhou's attention was not on their couple now, but on the eldest grandson Chi's place, of course, Emperor Zhou's move was also expected by them.

Zhao Qu personally asked Jiang Xiaoyu to leave the capital and said: "You can rest assured that you will go to Chen Guo, I will watch the capital, after all, my life is still in the hands of the eldest brother, if something happens to the eldest brother, I will be finished!" ”

"Good!" Jiang Xiaoyu nodded lightly, "I will be able to return in more than a month at most, and the capital will be handed over to you, if there is an emergency, contact Yang Xing, and he will help you!" ”

"Got it!" Zhao Qu said, "It's a long way to go, so take care!" ”

Although there were thousands of reluctance and inability to let go in her heart, Jiang Xiaoyu still set foot on the road to Chen Guo, after all, Chen Guo still had some intentions She needed to contact them, and they would be needed in Da Zhou's plan.