Zhou Tianpeng stood up from the dragon chair, he looked at Zhou Shunhao below, and said loudly: "Where is the Zhongshu Province?

"The minister is here!" Zhang Changwen, the prime minister of Zhongshu Province, stood up and took a roll of Huang Juan and a brush from the eunuch standing next to Zhou Tianpeng.

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said: I added the fourth prince Zhou Shunhao as the general of the southern expedition. From now on, lead 300,000 Beijing battalions to the Fujiang Plain to conquer the unsubordinate, and admire this!"

Zhou Tianpeng's words had just fallen, and Zhang Changwen had already been written. He blew the ink on the holy decree and said, "Fourth prince, still haven't accepted the decree?"

The fourth prince hurriedly knelt on the ground again, and said excitedly: "The son of the minister has the order, long live the father, long live, long live, long live!"

Zhou Shunhao lowered his head and raised his hands high.

Zhang Changwen put the holy decree in Zhou Shunhao's hand.

"Let's get flat!"

Zhou Tianpeng waved his hand and said indifferently.

...............

Half an hour later, with a few bells, today's morning court also came to an end.

Zhou Shunhao held the holy decree in his hand, and under the protection of several guards, he walked towards the mansion outside the imperial city.

"Hmph, what does it look like to be arrogant? The third child is so capable and has been captured by the Yaosheng Empire, let alone you? I just don't know how thick the sky is. The eldest prince looked at Zhou Shunhao, who was leaving quickly, his face was cold, and his tone was gloomy.

"Hehe, the crow flew up to the branch to make a phoenix, turned over and the serf sang. Hmph, I don't know what to say. The second prince also came to the side of the eldest prince, and kept sneering in the direction of the fourth prince's departure.

The fourth prince stopped outside the mansion and said to a guard next to him: "You hurry up and bring Li Bei back to the two of them, I have something important to discuss with them." ”

"Yes!"

The guard arched his hand and departed as fast as he could.

The fourth prince held the holy decree in his hand, and shouted at the mansion with a smile on his face, "Come on, I'm going to have a big drink today, and I won't go home if I don't get drunk." Hurry up and prepare the food and drinks. ”

Zhou Shunhao was in high spirits and swaggered towards the mansion.

At this time, Li Beixiang and Lao Chai were wandering around the streets, and suddenly, a guard of the four princes wearing iron armor and iron helmets ran in front of them panting.

The guard gasped and said, "Both, Your Highness is looking for you and saying that you have something important to ask for your help. ”

Li Beixiang was stunned for a moment, and muttered, "What's the matter?

"I don't know, please go back quickly. ”

Li Beixiang looked at the departing figure of the guard, and said to Lao Chai: "Let's go back and see what is urgent." ”

Li Beixiang said that, and chased after the guards.

Half an hour later, Li Beixiang returned to the mansion of the fourth prince with Lao Chai.

As soon as he entered the door, he heard the unbridled laughter of the four princes.

"Hahaha, this crown prince is mine, I see what you can do with me?" The four princes sat at the table of the Eight Immortals, holding a glass of wine in their hands, and laughed.

Li Beixiang walked into the hall, looked at the four princes with a happy face, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, what is the matter?

The fourth prince raised his head and saw that it was Li Beixiang, so he hurriedly stood up, directly grabbed Li Beixiangdao's arm, and said excitedly: "Come on, come on, sit down quickly, and accompany me to get drunk today." After so many years of resentment, today can be regarded as a good mouthful. ”

The fourth prince poured a glass of wine again, drank it all, wiped his mouth, and said excitedly.

Li Beixiang looked at the four princes and asked, "Oh, what is it, what is it that makes His Highness so excited?"

The fourth prince put down his wine glass, smiled mysteriously, and then took out the holy decree from his arms.

"Hey, look at this. The fourth prince opened the holy decree and put it in front of Zhao Wen's table.

Zhao Wen picked up the holy decree and looked at it carefully.

After a long time, Zhao Wen put down the holy decree and said, "Your Highness, this is not a good errand. ”

The fourth prince smiled: "This doesn't look good, but my father told me that as long as I can recover all the Fujiang Plain, then I will be the crown prince." ”

"Is there such a thing?" Li Bei looked at the four princes and asked suspiciously.

Seriously, Li Beixiang doesn't believe that there is such a simple thing in the world.

After recovering the Fujiang Plain, he named the fourth prince as the crown prince, which is too simple.

It stands to reason that a person who has not made a prince all the year round cannot promise the position of prince so easily.

You know, when a person is at the pinnacle of power for a long time, then anyone who shows the slightest covetousness for the power in his hands will be punished the most severely.

It doesn't matter who this person is, even if it's his own son.

Li Beixiang glanced at the holy decree again, and asked with some suspicion: "Your Highness, is this matter serious?"

The fourth prince smiled, patted Li Beixiang's shoulder, and said with a smile: "What? Don't you believe it? This is what my father promised in front of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, how can it be fake." ”

Li Beixiang listened to the words of the fourth prince, and his brows were tightly furrowed. This shouldn't be, it really shouldn't be, can an emperor promise such a big problem so easily?

Li Beixiang couldn't figure it out, he really couldn't figure it out.

"Then His Highness is in such a hurry to find me, what is the so-called matter?" Li Beixiang looked at the four princes with a puzzled expression.

This allows you to command 300,000 troops and recover the Fujiang Plain, then you will go, you are in such a hurry to find me, is it possible for me to command the troops?

"Of course, it's for you to do a big thing!" the fourth prince stood up, looked outside, and after seeing that there were no suspicious people around, he closed the door tightly.

The fourth prince looked at Li Beixiang with a strange expression and said, "Brother Li, I want to discuss something with you." ”

"What's the matter?"

Li Beixiang looked at the four princes with a strange face, and suddenly a bad premonition came to his heart.

"Hehe, you know, I'm not the material to lead the army. So, I would like to ask you to help me with how this battle should be fought. Although I am the general of the expedition to the south, I don't know anything about military affairs. Therefore, I would like to appoint you as the deputy general of Zhengnan. Of course, although you are a deputy general, but in military affairs, everything is up to you, and I will not say a word more. ”

"Your Highness, is this okay? Can you appoint me as the deputy general? Your Majesty, can the old man agree?" Li Beixiang didn't quite believe the words of the fourth prince. This 300,000-strong army is just handed over to a person who doesn't know the details, which is impossible no matter how you look at it.

The fourth prince looked at Li Beixiang with a look of disbelief in himself, patted his chest and said: "Don't worry about this, I will personally go to ask my father, I believe that this small condition, my father will still agree." Of course, you, the deputy general, are only a nominal deputy general, and it is impossible for you to directly manage the army. Otherwise, my father will not be able to sleep, and besides, the generals in the army will also have opinions. ”

"I'll just say, how can it be so easy to put so many troops into my hands. Li Beixiang looked at the four princes and said in his stomach.

The fourth prince looked at Li Beixiang with an unhappy face, and hurriedly said, "Of course, your order will pass through me first, and then issue it." Of course, you don't have to worry, I'm not going to dictate to your orders. ”

"It's not a big deal, after all, I'm just an unidentified refugee to you. However, I still have a question in my mind. ”

"Oh, what doubt?" the fourth prince looked at Li Beixiang and said suspiciously.

Li Beixiang stood up, took two steps in the hall, and said, "That is, why does Your Highness believe that I can lead this 300,000 army?

The fourth prince patted Li Beixiang on the shoulder and said, "I don't believe who else you can trust? Who doesn't know that your father is a famous general, and in the entire Tianyang Sect, that is the number one." I'm sure your father is already so good, and you're certainly not far behind. ”

"Since Your Highness believes in me so much, then dare I disobey my fate?" Li Beixiang laughed, then picked up the wine glass from the small table, and said, "Your Highness, come, I will toast you." ”

"Hahaha, Brother Li has a heart. The four princes laughed.

......

The next day, just after dawn, the mansion of the four princes moved.

The fourth prince stood in the courtyard, facing the guards in front of him, and said loudly: "Today, when we go to the Beijing camp to order troops, you all take out the spirit and spirit for me, don't let those Qiu Ba in the Beijing camp look at you." If anyone dares to drop the chain for me, don't blame me for being rude. ”

"Yes!"

A quarter of an hour later, the four princes rode on a tall horse. Heading towards the Jingying station, which is not far from the imperial city.

Li Beixiang followed beside him, and Lao Chai followed Li Beixiang closely.

"Childe, why did you promise him? Why do you want to help him? I just can't figure it out, why do you always like to help him, Childe? Isn't it good to let him go by himself?" Lao Chai looked at Li Beixiang with a puzzled expression.

Li Bei turned around and directly rewarded Lao Chai with a chestnut.

"You know what, things are different from each other. Whether you and I can completely gain a foothold in the Tianyin Sect depends on this matter. If we get this done thoroughly, then even if our identities are exposed, it doesn't matter. Moreover, taking this opportunity, he can also get his hands on the military power of the Tianyin Sect. I don't want anything else, as long as I can control a group of centaurs, and then develop them in turn, accumulate our strength, and when the time comes, sooner or later, one day, I will kill back. Li Beixiang's eyes kept flickering, and his eyes flashed with the light of ambition.

Lao Chai looked at Li Beixiang and said in his heart: "This is the son." ”

"Hehe, I knew that Childe's thinking must be different from ordinary people. Unexpectedly, Childe had already made a plan. Lao Chai scratched his head and said with a smile.

"It's good to know!" Li Bei turned around and stopped talking.

"When you arrive, this is Jingying. The fourth prince stood in front of a huge camp gate, pointed to the camp gate, and said to Li Beixiang.