After explaining the matter, he left from the Moon Tower.

On the way back with the old housekeeper, Zhang Feng also heard news from the people in the palace that the prince and several princes came to visit him at night.

The superficial meaning is not to pay a visit to their father.

It's just that this is about gift-giving, it's all their hearts.

Discovering this situation, Zhang Feng remembered that Li Daoyou had not replied to the letter, so he went back to the mansion first, and recalled the matter of the prince and the princes by the way.

First of all, the eldest prince, who is also the current crown prince, is a young man in the realm, with a mature and stable personality, and has the ability to take charge of his own affairs, sharing the government for the saint.

All in all, his mind was not on cultivation, but on people's livelihood, and he wanted to make Daqi better.

He didn't want to live up to his teacher's life's exploits and the huge land he had conquered.

The second prince is a realm with a void and a straightforward personality, like a warrior in the rivers and lakes, who leads the troops all the year round, guards the frontier, and does not care about any internal affairs, just wants to fight and fight against the intruders.

And his wish, his lifelong ideal, is to become a hero like his teacher.

Not surprisingly, his idol is his own teacher.

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In the same way, when he heard that he was going back to the imperial capital, he handed over the matter at hand to the border generals, and he took his personal guards and adjutants to run 300,000 miles in three days, and came back one step ahead of schedule to welcome him back to the court.

Dig deeper, the second prince once served as a personal guard by his teacher's side for three years.

He is also the prince who has the closest relationship with him.

When was he younger? I take him to play every day.

Besides, the three princes, their cultivation is mediocre? Only Jindan.

Generally? Is he really fun? But there are a lot of ghost ideas, and he often uses some strange gifts to please the saint, and he is also very good at talking? He is one of the favorite princes of the Holy Lord.

He is also his teacher's favorite 'Qi family' junior.

Because he's carefree? There is no majesty of the prince, and there is no sorrow in the future, but there is a pure heart? Sincere and filial piety? Not for power.

But is that the case? It's not like the prince is single-minded? It's not like the second prince who is bent on resisting the enemy? Not to mention the four princes who are not like nerds? There is no doubt about it.

And when it comes to the four princes, he often has disagreements with the saint in the palace, and he uses the remarks of the sage and Confucianism to deny the truth of the saint, and this quarrel is half an hour.

Listen to grandpa Sun two days ago? Every time he stood outside the imperial study in the past few years? Listening to the quarrel between the four princes and the saints? And his heart was furious.

Do you want to persuade? But he didn't dare to persuade.

And every time, you can see the four princes taking the lead in defeating and slamming the door out.

In the same way, there are fewer and fewer words between father and son? However, the official position of the four princes is getting higher and higher, and they have begun to preside over the imperial examination, and they have transferred the treasury and silver to establish the Tai Academy.

Tai Academy is specially run for talented people who stand out in the imperial examination, and it is also run by the corporal of the world.

As long as you pass some tests, you can become a student of Tai Academy.

But about the Tai Academy, it was also what his teacher once said to the four princes.

The Four Princes have always kept it in mind.

In addition, the fifth prince is young, and this year is only fourteen.

can have the same mother as the four princes, but has the best relationship with the four princes, and is now studying in the Tai Academy.

He also often persuaded the fourth prince at the family banquet in the mansion to let the fourth brother not quarrel with his father.

These remarks are no secret.

Because many ministers have persuaded the four princes not to quarrel with the saint, didn't they see that the saint had run a school for him? He was also allowed an official position in the imperial examination?

But the fourth prince felt that this was what his father should give him, and if he didn't give it to him, would it be possible to give it to the eldest brother with a belly of conspiracy theories?

Or is it for the second brother who has cultivation in his head, or the third brother who eats and waits for death?

and the four princes want to come, to the eldest brother and the crown prince, I am afraid that the imperial examination is full of sophistication and exchange of interests.

To the second brother, I'm afraid that if I didn't encounter fraud, I personally cut it with a knife.

Even if there is no cheating, the talented people have just finished answering the test papers, and there will be another martial arts.

If you can't pass the martial arts, then you are not a talent.

It's just a literati.

As for the third brother who loves to play and can only pat his father's ass, as long as his father dares to give it to him.

The fourth prince felt that the children of the emperor who had a good relationship with the third brother in the imperial capital, such as the second son of the prime minister, the young master of the king's shopkeeper's family, etc., if they dared to come to participate in the imperial examination.

I'm afraid that when it is in the exam, the third brother can share a table with them and push up Pai Gow.

As for who will be on the list, with the third brother's temperament, that is, what the third brother said does not count, what the examiner says does not count, and what the father says counts!

So the four princes thought about it and felt that their father would give him the position of the imperial examination, not because he loved him, but because he was really talented!

The four princes also used this as a mirror, read a wide range of books, emulated the sages, and became more and more excellent.

Now outsiders are rumored that after the New Year, the first batch of students of Tai Academy graduated, as long as they achieved fame, then the four princes, who were their teachers, would become the next great Confucian.

The great Confucianism in this world also means 'peach and plum world'.

One of the fastest ways is to become the chief examiner of the imperial examination and establish a college.

The result is obvious, everyone in the world knows that the Great Qi Shengshang takes care of the four princes and wants to fulfill the wishes of the four princes.

Scholars, who doesn't want to be an admired Confucian, who doesn't want to be all over the world?

The fourth prince is still twisting a tendon, a little old-fashioned, and he doesn't admit it.

This old-fashioned is really like the sages in this world, who only pay attention to rules and regulations, and do not talk about human feelings.

In the end, many of the remaining princes are too young or illegitimate and have not yet begun to interfere in the struggle for power.

After Zhang Feng recalled this, he also roughly selected the next person.

It's also that since they are going to visit, then by the way, tell them about the cult, and let them also help themselves pay attention to the 'players'.

And at the same time.

On a mile street outside the palace in the city, in the palace of the three princes.

Now the playful three princes in luxurious brocade clothes are looking at their five strategists in the hall and discussing some things.

What they planned was about what gift they would give to the prince?

In the same way, the things that are usually needed to please the Holy One are also prepared by them for advice.

It is better to say that they are strategists than to be 'masters' who are proficient in the art of pleasing people.

"If you have any good ideas, please come up with them." The third prince tasted tea, looking a little chic and a little lazy, "Don't let my brothers compare with me." Remember, my uncle is returning to the DPRK for the first time in recent years, and the gifts must be special and valuable. ”

"Your Highness.. This requires subordinates to think a little... Plan well.." A diminutive advisor was the first to answer, and it seemed that the gift was a bit difficult to prepare.

I was afraid that I would not prepare well and offend the prince and the master, so I didn't want to speak.

At the same time, the rest of the strategists were not surprised when they heard this person call the third prince 'Your Highness'.

Because the rest of the princes, as well as the 'real highness' crown prince, were not present.

The retainers who belong to the princes generally become their own masters as 'His Royal Highness'.

There are many people, and the rest of the princes are present, so they are called the second highness, the third highness, or the official position.

Like the Four Princes, many ministers called him 'Dean Qi'.

"Then you can think about it first." When the third prince heard that someone had retreated, he looked at the remaining four.

The remaining four people were thinking that the prince would return to the capital, and they knew that His Royal Highness was going to give gifts, so they had already prepared.

At this time, they saw the three princes looking over, and they were holding hands together, and they all wanted to speak.

In the end, it was the third prince who looked to the far left first.

The rest of the people glanced kindly at one of the cloth-clothed monks on the far left, and waved his hand to him for a preface.

"Take what the students think.." The cloth-clothed monk took another half step forward and said bluntly: "There is a poem circulating in the court by the prince, and the students are fortunate to hear it, and they feel that the prince is really an elegant person!"

Elegant people generally like poetry and songs. At this point, why don't you take out the lone book of the sages and Confucians from His Royal Highness's mansion and give it to the prince? ”

"Books?" When the third prince heard this suggestion, he immediately shook his head with a smile, "No! Absolutely not! You have just come to my mansion, and you may not know what my uncle is like. Let me tell you, my uncle likes to practice in addition to writing and ink. ”

"Cultivation.." Another tall strategist muttered for a few breaths, and when he saw that the cloth-clothed strategist was silent, he stepped forward and replied: "Your Highness, it is better to give the prince a book of cultivation secrets, and then send it to the Great Confucian Mobao, and the two treasures will be sent together, and you will get two moves!" ”

"Heh... Two wins? It's a shame you figured it out." A kind-looking monk next to him interrupted with a chuckle, and when the tall strategist looked at him, he immediately asked, "Gifts are more important than rare." If I'm not mistaken, the rest of the Highnesses will definitely only give one thing.

In my opinion, in my opinion, why can this thing only be obtained in one fell swoop? Why can't you kill three birds with one stone? Highlight a 'strange' word? ”

"Huh?" When the third prince heard this, he immediately looked at the monk and said, "What can you do?" Fast! Go ahead and do it now, it's going to get dark soon."

..

An hour later.

The soft sound of the 'click' tool striking the spirit stone echoed in the gorgeous backyard of the Three Princes.

The top carver of Daqi, Master Hong, is carefully carving a word on a 'large perfect spirit stone' that he has only heard of.

And this spirit stone, three meters long, is the thickness of a stump surrounded by two people, exuding a strong aura fluctuation, but mixed with the fragrance of earth, at a glance it is the core of the spirit mine buried deep underground for thousands of years.

In fact, this perfect spirit stone is the treasure treasured by the third prince for more than five years, and it was given to him by the saint at that time.

But now, with the sound of 'rustling'.

Under Master Hong's carving, the fragments of the spirit stone were swept away at will.

The eyelids of the crowd and the five strategists jumped, this is 'flesh pain'.

You must know that this is a rare and perfect spirit stone, every grain, every gram, this is a treasure that makes the monks salivate!

Including Zhang Feng here, he will definitely push the third prince away, and he can't bear to waste such a good thing.

However, the third prince stared at the neat handwriting that gradually appeared on the spirit stone, and slowly revealed his joy, indifferent to how much the spirit stone would be wasted.

In his mind, it was best to carve one piece, because it was such a big and good spirit stone, and it was a little difficult to find a second one in a short period of time.

In his mansion and in the mansions of the powerful people in the imperial capital, there is now such a one.

If it fails, it's time to think of other gifts.

That's all he thought.

And it also passes with time.

After Master Hong carved the last knife, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Everyone also saw a mellow 'longevity' character about half a person tall and thick thighs emerging.

From the thickness of the stump, the huge spirit stone has become an exquisite 'beautiful jade carving'.

When the third prince saw it, he directly praised loudly, "Appreciate Master Hong's magic skills!" ”

"Your Highness!" Master Hong thanked him and followed the monk to the backyard treasury to receive the reward.

The cloth-clothed friar praised the wonderfulness of the object.

The tall monk was also ashamed of himself, and felt that he was inferior to the whims of the kind monk, and it seemed that he had to study hard.

The little strategist, who had not made a plan before, was silent.

The eyes of the three princes were still on the spirit stone, and they felt that this kind strategist of their own was really different!

Such an idea can be described as a real triple win!

Let's see, the spirit stone can not only be used for cultivation, but the word 'longevity' carved on it is also an affirmation of calligraphy, and there is a congratulatory meaning in it.

This gift is perfect!

The third prince felt that his gift would definitely stand out among the princes!

So much so that it falls in the night.

He took his subordinates to Zhang Feng's mansion, entered the main hall, set up the banquet, saw his uncle sitting in the first place, and saw the famous medicine sent by the eldest brother, the weapon sent by the second brother, and the lonely book sent by the fourth brother, and couldn't help laughing out loud in his heart.

These three brothers, these gifts are really gifts, it's not interesting at all, how can you make your uncle happy?

However, Zhang Feng looked at the 'Nineth-Order Cyan Snow Ginseng', the 'Nineth-Order Spirit Gathering Formation', and the Four Princes' 'Great Confucian Handwriting, a Lonely Book with the Effect of Concentrating', but felt that the gifts of these three were wonderful, and they were all useful for their own cultivation!

With these treasures, your cultivation speed can be increased by at least three percent!

Subsequently, Zhang Feng saw the word 'longevity' carved by a perfect spirit stone given by the three princes, but he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

..

'Master Hong's carved ornaments, the base material is a large perfect spirit stone'

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'Spirit Stone Quality: Ninth Order, Green'

After reading the prompt, Zhang Feng took another look at the carefully carved spirit stone, looked at the hollow between the words 'longevity', and listened to the third prince say, 'A round spirit stone the size of a boulder can be carved perfectly', but he felt that it was better for him to give himself a complete spirit stone.

Now this carving has at least four-fifths of its original volume, and only half a person's thickness remains.

What a waste of money?

At this moment, at least half a month's cultivation resources were carved out.

But it was more or less a piece of filial piety from the juniors, Zhang Feng still accepted it with a smile.

"If my uncle likes it, it's fine!" When the third prince saw his uncle smiling, he was very excited, and he thought that after he went back, he would reward the advisor under his command and thank him for this wonderful idea!

It's just that Zhang Feng saw that he could still laugh, and it was the kind of laugh from the heart, so he knew that if he didn't mention it this time, then he would waste it next time.

"Spirit stones are wonderful cultivation treasures, how can they be wasted like this?" Zhang Feng sat up straight and looked at the third prince whose smile was gradually disappearing, "Just give my uncle a complete spirit stone next time, and my uncle will be very happy." But remember, don't waste anymore. ”

"Uncle taught me a lesson.." The three princes were terrified, and hurriedly admitted their mistakes without thinking about it.

And what he is thinking about now is that when he goes back, he will reprimand the advisor who has a bad idea!

What's the triple win?

This is clearly a triple reprimand that belongs to my uncle!

Zhang Feng saw with his mind that the third prince still knew his mistakes, and he did not continue to blame, but let him get up in panic, and then looked at the prince who had always been gentle.

From beginning to end, the crown prince has been like this, and he has not had any joy because of the three princes' 'ugliness'.

"The crown prince shares the busy affairs of the court for the saints.." Zhang Feng picked up the teacup, "The ministers are all over the six important positions. Is that right? ”

"Yes!" The crown prince respectfully raised his hands and replied: "It is the duty of the prince to worry about the military department and finances for his father, and I hope that my uncle will be clear!" The nephew has no selfish intentions! ”

"It's not about forming a party." Zhang Feng shook his head, "You help me pay attention to it during this time, there may be some cult people in the imperial capital." ”

"The cult that my uncle refers to.." The crown prince frowned, "But do you mean those remnants of the country?" ”

The thing that the prince is referring to is that in the past three hundred years, under the conquest of the great general, three kingdoms have been wiped out by the Great Qi.

Although hundreds of years have passed, these three kingdoms are still great powers, and there will always be some surviving royal bloodlines, or people who are loyal to the imperial court.

Most of these people will never forget their revenge for destroying the country and wait for the opportunity for revenge to arise.

This kind of timing happens every year, such as someone assassinating the crown prince in the imperial capital, assassinating the prince and important ministers.

There are also remnants who kill the court officials on the periphery, or for the sake of the countryside.

What's more, the powerful have changed their appearance and become a small force that is not weak, lurking in the capital and quietly spreading their faith.

When there was no money, they gathered in groups to find out the news and rob the disaster relief silver taels given by the imperial court to a certain city in the suburbs.

Looking at all kinds of deeds, no matter which one they are, there is no doubt that this is a cult.

Cult is just a unified name, which generally refers to these remnants of destroying the country, the monks who have fallen into demons, and the demons and ghosts who have caused trouble to people's hearts.

"My nephew has been assassinated seventeen times this year." After the prince finished talking about the demons, he also sighed in his words, "Most of them are ordinary monks, but they were bewitched by the cult and came to assassinate their nephews. And they know their nephew's whereabouts well, and the nephew is sometimes suspicious."

When the prince said this, after his eyes swept over the younger brothers around him, his words changed again: "There may be the eyes of the cult in the nephew's mansion, or there are people from the cult hidden in the imperial capital. Every time my nephew went out, they would report it. ”

"That's true." Zhang Feng followed his words and asserted, "But this matter will get worse in three days." It's all because when I was traveling, I caught a cult member and learned that they would infiltrate the imperial capital in the next few days. ”

When Zhang Feng said this, he looked at the princes who were listening, "Here, in the future, if you are quick in mind, strong in cultivation, and different in speech and behavior from ordinary people, you will take refuge in you."

You tell me first, don't startle the snakes, lest these mermaids die and the net will be broken. Don't love talent and hide it from your uncle. ”

"Yes!" Regarding the major affairs of the cult and demons, everyone did not have a trace of favoritism, and they all stood up and saluted and promised.

Zhang Feng saw that they remembered it in his heart, and he also nodded lightly.

Because as long as the princes are informed, then some of their ministers and subordinates will naturally know.

Including the princes' minds are not stupid, in order to prevent the upcoming 'demons' from discovering the clues, they are only ready to tell the important ministers they can trust.

In this way, the trap is laid, and only the players are left unaware that there is a big trap prepared for them here.