"Has Zhou Xian arrived?" A voice rang out from behind the curtains.

"Your Majesty, Lord Zhou has just arrived! Do you need slaves to go-"

"Well, pass Zhou Xian's father and son to me, but don't let anyone find out."

"Yes—Your Majesty!"

At this moment, Liu Hong is sitting alone behind the curtain, not knowing what to ponder? Holding a bamboo slip in his hand, his brows furrowed. It's not like the mediocre emperor who is lascivious at all, although his face is still very pale!

Liu Hong, the emperor of Han Ling, held the power of the world, but in order to balance the forces in the dynasty, he supported Zhang Rang to fight with the forces of the Chinese officials of the dynasty, and used his uncle He Jin to control the military power. In order to confuse the three forces, he would rather be a faint king, and the result is that his physical condition is declining due to excessive indulgence. There are some things that must be considered, such as cultivating a successor or training a team for the future prince.

"Your Majesty! Luoyang ordered Zhou Xian and Zhou Yu, the captain of the city gate, to wait outside the gate, do you think? The little eunuch who had just gone out walked in and interrupted Liu Hong's thoughts.

"Xuan Zhou Xian come in first!" Liu Hong raised his head and said to the little eunuch.

With a burst of light footsteps, Zhou Xian walked quickly to the table and knelt down.

"Zhou Qing doesn't have to be polite! Flatten! There are no outsiders here, let's talk. Sit down next to you! Liu Hong put down the bamboo slip in his hand, raised his hand and pointed to the stool next to him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhou Xian leaned lightly on the stool, why did he say that he was leaning? Sitting on a stool is also a knowledge, when facing a superior or leader, sitting on a stool must be half-done, and always maintain a posture of standing up; It is absolutely impossible for the leader to sit directly against the stool and bend his legs to pose comfortably. Such a person will greatly reduce the impression in the leader's mind, so that the leader feels that you do not respect and respect him very much in your heart, and will wear small shoes for you at work all the time in the future. Whether sitting posture is important in officialdom or in the workplace, positioning is also very important.

"Zhou Qingjia, you and I don't talk about state affairs today, only friendship. Ever since I ascended to the throne, you have managed Luoyang, the important land of Gyeonggi, for me. I know how heavy this burden is, and the countless royal relatives, princes, grandsons, and so on in Luoyang City need you to coordinate, I think you were still a handsome son at the beginning, and now you are a little gray-haired. Zhou Xian, you have worked hard all these years! The situation in the DPRK and China is complicated, and I am also powerless, you have withstood the co-optation and suppression of various forces, and I have seen it in the cracks. Old Zhou! Whatever you ask for, I will meet you—alas, my body—not to mention," Liu Hong became more and more excited, and his body trembled a little.

Listening to Zhou Xian's ears is tantamount to thunder, since ancient times, the monarch and the minister are one, and the soldier is a confidant who dies. Liu Hong's words made Zhou Xian's heart extremely moved, his grievances over the years have not been in vain, and His Majesty has seen them in his eyes. He stood up excitedly and knelt on the ground; "Your Majesty, the old minister is not bitter! It is the duty of the ministers to guard the gate of Luoyang for Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you must save your body, so that the old ministers can bow to the death of our Han Dynasty under the guidance of Your Majesty. ”

"Get up—get up! I said that I don't need to kneel here today. Liu Hong saw Zhou Xian kneeling on the ground again, so he deliberately called Zhou Xian with a sinking face. After a pause, Liu Hong continued; "Zhou Yu, this kid is good, he is a blessed person, and you are also a blessed person! How old is Zhou Yu? ”

"Back to Your Majesty - the dog is twelve years old." Zhou Xian somewhat understood Liu Hong's intentions, his purpose today is his son Zhou Yu, but he doesn't know whether it is a blessing or a curse.

"Well—twelve! It turned out to be two years older than the eldest prince, but he could also be a good playmate. In the future, Zhou Yu can enter the palace to play with the eldest prince, read, and learn some court etiquette. Liu Hong saw Zhou Yu impressed by Zhou Yu's hope technique during the day today, coupled with Zhou Yu's victory in three gambling games, he quietly observed that Zhou Yu was confident from beginning to end, indicating that this kid had predicted that he would win today. Afterwards, he sent someone to check, and the biggest winner of the peripheral gambling game was this Zhou Yu except for the general He Jin. The general made a temporary bet before the gamble, and Zhou Yu made a heavy bet at the beginning, which shows that Zhou Yu did have two strokes and played the Yuan family around.

"Playmates?" Zhou Xian had these two words in his mind, could it be that the emperor asked Zhou Yu to be the prince's companion, this position seems to be grabbed by many people, but Zhou Xian doesn't want Zhou Yu to be involved in the battle between the court, once he falls into the political whirlpool, there is no scum left that will be swallowed up if he takes a wrong step. He planned to find an opportunity to ask the emperor to resign and return to his hometown in Lujiang to get rid of the struggle between the DPRK and China. At present, the struggle between the DPRK and China is becoming more and more intense, and if you do not take sides, you will be the primary target of attack by the three sides, and the best way is to retreat!

"Your Majesty, the dog has been weak and sick since he was a child, and he doesn't know the rules, and if he enters the palace, he will cause a lot of unnecessary trouble to His Majesty. Do you want the minister to take it back and teach it? Zhou Xian whispered to excuse Zhou Yu.

"Who dares to bully Zhou Yu with me, why can't this kid be a playmate with the eldest prince when he looks at it? The frail and sickly imperial doctor prescribes a prescription for recuperation, what are you afraid of? Come on, let me pass Zhou Yu in! Aiqing, I asked Zhou Yu to come in and listen to what he had to say? How is it? Liu Hong felt that although Zhou Yu was small, he was easier to talk than Zhou Xian, and as long as Zhou Yu agreed, Zhou Xian would not be so obviously blocked.

Zhou Yu walked in and kowtowed to Liu Hong, standing on the side of Zhou Xian's back forehead, his position couldn't find that Zhou Xian gave him a look.

"Gong Jin, I want to find a playmate for my eldest prince, do you have any good suggestions?" Liu Hong asked tentatively.

"Back to Your Majesty - many of the sons of ministers of the same age in the current government and the opposition are full of wealth and can become the playmates of the eldest prince. As long as His Majesty Chrysostom speaks, everyone must be rushing to be a playmate for the prince. His Majesty is not worried that he is afraid of bringing the prince badly, in fact, he can conduct a series of assessments, from the aspects of literary talent, martial arts, and artistic character, etc., so that the selected playmates must be the most suitable for the prince, and can also be in harmony with His Majesty's mind. Zhou Yu was a little puzzled, Liu Hong had to ask himself when choosing a playmate for the prince, which was really a bit abnormal. He knew that as soon as the Yellow Turban Rebellion was put down, the great prince Liu Wei was abolished by Dong Zhuo after entering Luoyang, and finally became a short-lived down-and-out prince.

"You say I'm Chrysostom? So I want you to be the playmate of the great prince, will you do it? ”

What do you really want to come to? Zhou Yu said a little full, if he decided to slap the emperor Liu Hong in the face, the companion is like a tiger, and Liu Hong may turn his face in the next moment, and the unlucky one will be the Zhou family. Zhou Yu, who was depressed, immediately knelt on the ground and said in order not to cause trouble to the Zhou family; "Thanks to Your Majesty's eyes, the minister will definitely live up to Your Majesty's expectations."

"Haha-you kid is so good at beating snakes and sticks, I just asked you if you would? You have taken my words as will. In that case, so be it! In the future, you will be able to enter and leave the palace freely and accompany the eldest prince to practice martial arts. Liu Hong listened to Zhou Yu's words, and suddenly looked happy, and secretly thought that children were easier to deal with, and Liu Hong, who was in a good mood, and Zhou Xian and his son continued to greet each other for a while, and then sent the father and son to wait at the place where they went to the banquet.

Walking out of Liu Hong's imperial study, Zhou Xian wanted to talk to Zhou Yu, but Zhou Yu stretched out his hand and shook it, pointing behind him without speaking. He meant to tell his father that he knew what he was going to say, but this place was not suitable for talking, and the walls had ears.

Although Zhou Yu's appointment as the companion of the eldest prince has not yet been announced, He Jin, Zhang Rang, and the Yuan family have received the news, and it seems that the palace of the Han Dynasty seems to be heavily guarded, but in fact it is a broken net that cannot be broken, and it is broken everywhere and leaking everywhere.