In the national capital, in the mansion of the crown prince Shaobao. The young princess, Su Funian, bent her back and trimmed the flowers and plants she had carefully trimmed. A middle-aged man stood aside respectfully, providing the old man with tools for pruning flowers and plants at any time.

The wind is light and the sun is just right. Perhaps after pruning the flowers and plants for a long time, the old man felt tired, so he slowly walked to a rattan chair and sat down, picked up a bowl of tea on the stone table, and smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth.

"Wuji!" the old man took a sip of tea and said, "I asked you to cut off with the cabinet at the beginning, listen to the teacher's words, don't regret it now?"

Wuji, his name is Zao Wouji, but the old man is used to calling him only by his name. Zao Wou-Ki said respectfully: "The teacher is far-sighted, and the disciple is never as far as the disciple. This time, Fang Qiu Ming hurt his father-in-law, and also killed his teacher, Mr. Li Donghai, Minister of Internal Affairs. ”

"No, it's not Fang Qiu who hurt them, it's they themselves who hurt themselves from the beginning. The old man shook his head slightly, put down the bowl of tea, leaned back on the rattan chair, closed his eyes slightly, and said, "The thing that the cabinet did from the beginning was really too much, the emperor's women dared to touch, if it weren't for the war at that time, the emperor would have destroyed this cabinet in the first place." Later, although it grew stronger, the emperor was also worried that destroying the cabinet would arouse the emotions of the people in the world and affect stability. Now it's different, at the moment of war, the outside must first be at home, and the cabinet is still acting in a high-profile manner at this time, not knowing how to advance or retreat. ”

"As for Li Donghai, alas, this person is a pity!" the old man sighed slightly.

Zhao Wuji chuckled lightly and said, "Teacher, I'm afraid the emperor won't easily move those literati now, right?"

"You still don't come to know the emperor, or rather, you're still too young. The old man smiled, didn't even open his eyes, just smiled and said, "The emperor, if he really wants to do something, no one can stop him." At least in our Tian Yuan World, absolutely no one can stop him. “

"Although literati are powerful today, you have to know that literati are literati after all, and they are immersed in their little world, and they don't know many things, and they don't even know themselves. “

Gu Su Fu Nian's tone was full of disdain, and this old man was also quite dissatisfied with those literati in the empire. Although the old people feel sorry for some cabinet members, they are disdainful of most literati.

While the old man was talking to Zao Wou-ki, an old man walked in. "Master, Lord Zhao, the eldest prince is here. ”

Zhao Wuji looked at Gu Su Fu Nian, Gu Su Fu Nian just smiled and said, "Since it is the eldest prince coming, then invite him in." ”

"Yes. ”

Gu Su Funian turned his head to look at Zhao Wuji and said, "What do you guess this junior brother of yours is doing this time?"

"It's probably for the blood domain soul clan's affairs, His Majesty the Emperor has been very worried about these things recently, if he can make achievements in this, then the eldest prince will add a lot of points to His Majesty." Zao Wou-Ki said.

Gu Su Funian smiled and did not speak.

"Teacher. "There was a person walking in front of him, this person was average-looking, not handsome, but not ugly, the kind that could not be found when thrown into the crowd, very ordinary. But this person is the eldest prince of the empire, the eldest son of His Majesty the Emperor today.

Gu Su Fu Nian didn't get up, but just lowered his head slightly. "The great prince is here, it's an honor to be old!"

Zao Wou-Ki also owed a slight debt. The eldest prince hurriedly said, "The teacher said that he was laughing. The disciple has not come to visit the teacher for such a long time, and there is indeed something that he can't leave, and I ask the teacher not to blame. ”

"Hehehe, the eldest prince naturally can't leave because of something. Gu Su Fu Nian said with a smile, "Supervising the entire cabinet, and having to be distracted to worry about state affairs for His Majesty the Emperor, will there be time to come to Lao Yu to drink tea and talk about things with Lao Yu?"

The eldest prince's face suddenly stiffened, it seems that his teacher really blamed himself this time, it seems that this time he has to let out some blood. Thinking in his heart, his hand took out something from the cuffs, which was a turtle shell, simple and unpretentious, but revealing an ancient atmosphere, and the patterns on the turtle shell looked very mysterious.

"Teacher, this is the treasure of the elves and dwarves of the Donglin Clan, which was obtained from the Far North. ”

Gu Su Fu Nian's eyes opened slightly, and he glanced at the turtle shell, and his eyes shone brightly, but the old man still tried his best to restrain himself. It's just that the eyes can't leave the turtle shell all the time. When the eldest prince saw it, he was overjoyed.

Gu Su Funian smiled and said, "The teacher is not blaming you, you are still young, and your strength in the government and the opposition is still too shallow. Look at the things you've done recently, killing 90 cabinet officials in a row, what a great majesty!"

The eldest prince's face was straight, and he did not refute, and continued to listen to Gusu Fu Nian.

"While there's a good chance the cabinet will be cleared now, you have to remember that the centipede doesn't die. “

"If you still have anything you want to do, then let it go for a while, if you want to add points to Your Majesty, I advise you to go and deal with our general now. It's best," Gu Su Fu Nian paused for a moment, and then said, "It's better to stand on the same line with his son." ”

The eldest prince was slightly stunned, his teacher had never let himself stand on the same line as any important minister, at most he just let himself use the power of a certain person.

"Let me remind you that this person has recently returned to the capital on the orders of the emperor. Gusu Funian glanced at the eldest prince deeply, "Take advantage of the opportunity." ”

The eldest prince nodded, since his teachers have said so about this person, then it is indeed necessary for him to contact this person personally. Turning around, the eldest prince was about to leave, but at this time, Gusu Funian stopped him again.

"Teacher, is there anything else?" the eldest prince turned around and said respectfully.

"You put that turtle shell down for me. Gu Su Fu Nian said such a sentence, and when he said this, his eyes were staring at the eldest prince like this. The eldest prince smiled slightly bitterly, put down the turtle shell in his hand, and left.

The old man picked up the turtle shell on the table, looked at it carefully, and said to Zao Wou-Ki casually: "What you said to the eldest prince, you also have to go to your heart." ”

"Yes, teacher. ”

"Go too, I still have some things to do. ”

Zao Wou-Ki left, and Gu Su Fu Nian held this turtle shell in both hands and slowly walked into a quaint room.

Far north, a corner of the steppe. A black, ghostly figure stands tall on the mountain.

"Hehe, it looks like it's going to be much easier in the future. ”

On the vast grassland, the old man grazing is grazing leisurely, not singing a melodious pastoral song, and the corners of his mouth show a smile from time to time.