The two secret guards were not polite, and after clasping their fists and saluting, they quickly left the study, and did not know where they went.

Once again, the prince was the only one left in the huge study, and he sat down at the desk under the lamp, opened a book on the table and flipped through it at will, but his attention was not on the book.

"Just in case, I'd better go to Rui Wang's Mansion to take a look, after all, I can't find anything in one night, and after dawn, I'll go and see for myself, what the hell are Chu Hongze doing?" With his suspicious personality, Chu Hongchen rarely trusts others, even if these people are the closest cronies he has cultivated, he can't rest assured at all if he doesn't confirm it himself.

He made up his mind, the prince could finally sleep well, before going to bed, he also called people to prepare some supper, and only after eating all of them did he go to the bedroom to sleep deeply, he was indeed tired these days, especially the time when he was caught by Qi Lao, it was simply his nightmare and humiliation, and he secretly swore in his heart again that he must get back the grievances and injuries he suffered from them.

On the morning of the second day, the prince rode in a carriage in the name of caring for his brother to Chu Hongze's Rui Wangfu, and he was greeted by the housekeeper in the palace.

"Sixth brother, sixth brother? Are you absent? I've come to see you for my brother! The crown prince Chu Hongchen got down from the carriage, carrying two boxes of snacks in his hand, and walked directly past the housekeeper who came out to greet him, and walked straight to the palace.

The housekeeper couldn't stop him, so he could only hurriedly follow him and explain to him: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, our prince hasn't come back yet, so no matter how much you call him, he can't come out to see you!" ”

"Oh?" Hearing this, the prince turned around and looked at the housekeeper of the Rui Wang's Mansion with interest, "Is it really not there?" Are you sure you didn't cheat on Hongu? ”

"It's really not here, Your Royal Highness the Prince, even if the old slave has the courage to deceive His Highness, the prince really hasn't come back yet." The housekeeper looked frightened, and tried his best to explain that he did not deceive Chu Hongchen, and Chu Hongze was indeed not in the palace.

"Alas, Prince Ben still wants to have time to get together with his sixth brother and drink and have fun! It's a shame that he wasn't there! The prince, who pretended to have a pity expression, shook his head, but he smiled extremely proudly in his heart. That's great! It seems that Chu Hongze has indeed not come back yet, and this time he can finally put his mind at ease!

The prince, who was in a good mood, had to work hard to maintain the pity on his face, he deigned to chat with the housekeeper of the palace, stuffed the two boxes of snacks he was carrying into the butler's arms, and then walked out of the mansion with a regretful expression.

"Hey, since the sixth brother is not here, then Bengong will leave first, and wait for the next time I have time, Bengong will come to him for a drink."

"Okay, Your Royal Highness the Prince, you go slowly." The butler with the dim sum in his arms sent Chu Hongchen out of the palace respectfully, and watched him get into the carriage with his own eyes.

"Phew! What came to visit my brother, obviously I just wanted to find out if the prince of our family had come back, and the prince was still the same hypocrisy! Whispering a few bad words about the prince, the housekeeper returned to the Rui Wang's Mansion with the dim sum, opened the dim sum box, took out the beautifully made dim sum inside, and fed it to the dog in the palace.

The prince said that everything sent by the prince will be fed to the dogs!

……

Above the main hall, the majestic man finally couldn't help but sigh.

When it comes to the emperor, many people will think that he is supreme, but if he really sits in this position, how many people can sit back and relax

Seeing the emperor sighing, a white-haired old man shook the cup in his hand, blew the tea, looked calm and relaxed, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, what do you have to worry about?" In fact, he wanted to say that there is nothing to sigh, the king of this country is the monarch of the world, what is there to worry about?

However, when people get old at this time, they are getting old, and when they know how to think about empathy, they can also understand many of the helplessness.

In fact, when it comes to this position, people have to think clearly about what they are for, and what kind of value they have in this life.

Sitting in this position, I think not only about myself, not only about my wife and children, but about the whole world.

is no longer a small family, but everyone, after all, the king of this country is not the king of one person, but the monarch of the world.

"I'm worried...... This world ......" After all, he still cares about the world, and he is also worried about the entire family and country.

Qi Lao still smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that these ministers will not be much of a threat to Your Majesty. ”

Rebellious ministers and thieves, how much ability can make today's Son of Heaven so worried?

But that's what people say, that's not how people think.

However, the words are like this...... "There are many rebellious ministers and thieves in the world who want to overthrow this dynasty, and many people who have other thoughts, who wants to bend people for the rest of their lives?" Who wants to bow down to others for the rest of their lives? They often feel that they have more abilities, and they don't want this to discipline them.

The courtiers were under his knees, and they did not dare to make trouble, but......

Qi Lao narrowed his eyes and touched his chin, and suddenly thought of someone, "You are like this, but it really reminds me of a person, Mu Zirong ......"

The Emperor looked at him and didn't understand what he meant by the name of this person he suddenly mentioned. The emperor was extremely puzzled, "Old Qi, why did you suddenly mention this person?" ”

Qi Lao laughed "hehe", and his eyes became deeper and deeper, "Your Majesty also knows that this time I went to participate in the marriage of Mu Zirong, the prince of the enemy country, as the national teacher of the Longteng Kingdom, I think that Your Majesty should pay more attention to this person instead of worrying that the courtiers in the court will make trouble." ”

This person is undoubtedly referring to Mu Zirong.

"Why? Did you find anything else on this trip? He only knew that Mu Zirong was young and accomplished, bold, and scheming.

"Your Majesty, the old minister can only say, you have to pay special attention to this person, although the courtiers in the court are still living in peace for the time being, and there is no change, but it is not necessarily that people from other countries are not staring at us, I think this Mu Zirong is not simple."

"Mu Zirong is a young and promising person." The emperor couldn't help but sigh, this Mu Zirong is indeed a young and accomplished person, with courage, foresight, and strategy, but it is a pity that he is the enemy of them and cannot be used for himself.

Qi Lao touched his beard and turned his head to look at the emperor, "What do you think of him?" ”

If he was to say, it would be, "Not bad!" "The emperor must think that this person is very good, and if he is from his own country, it will be even better.

However, Qi Lao is not a person who looks at the surface, maybe the emperor has only heard of part of it, and some of it has not been heard.

Thinking of this, Qi Lao continued: "Mu Zirong is a person, the old minister doesn't dare to say how powerful he is, but politically, he is very ambitious. ”

What is ambition? Political ambitions?

Looking at it, Mu Zirong, the prince of the neighboring country, is indeed very ambitious, he is a young man, and his political ambitions are not only in their country, but even have ambitions for other countries, which can be seen from the previous wars between the two countries.

The emperor finally tasted that something was wrong in Qi Lao's tone, it had come to this point, although he was old, he was not old and confused, and he couldn't even hear the meaning.

"He's ambitious?" The emperor's eyes became more and more profound

"Absolutely." Qi Lao didn't say anything else, and he was already sure in just two words.

Mu Zirong's ambition is high, it's not that he can't see it, although Qi Lao is old, his eyes are not dazzled, and his heart is not confused.

"Your Majesty, do you know what we are sitting here for?"

What is an emperor for?

Looking at some gray hairs on the emperor's head, he also understood, the emperor is also old, he is not working hard for the country, he is already old at this age, but he will not step down for the sake of the country.

He wants the country and the people to be safe, he wants too much, he wants the country to be safe and stable, he wants his people to live a good life, but the price paid for this wish is too great, he has lost a lot for half his life, and he has gray hair just for this country.

This is an emperor!

No emperor wants to see someone else inscribe on a stone tablet a hundred years later: "This is the faint king...... The Tomb. ”

The country and the people he wanted, the price was still too great after all.

If you are a bright monarch, you will be famous for a hundred years, and if you are a faint monarch, you will be notorious.

In the future, it will be recorded in history, he doesn't want to be a Ming monarch, but he can't be a faint monarch who is scolded by thousands of people.

"Qi Lao, that ...... What do you think I should do now? "He is old, he can't take the initiative to attack other people's countries, all he wants is the peace and security of the country and the people, he doesn't want to invade other people's countries, but he doesn't want others to invade his own country, and he doesn't want to see his own people suffer.

Once there is a war, it is not the emperor, not the prince, not the courtiers who suffer, it is the people who are most tired, and the confiscated treasury is not the people's money? Aren't they their people who are sacrificed?

"We'd better not believe the words of Mu Zirong, although this person is young, but he is very old and cunning, even I can't figure out his mind, he is a very good person, I'm afraid it's not so easy to deal with!"

This gave the emperor a bit of a headache, "That...... Are we going to deal with him? ”

"This ...... Definitely can't, he hasn't attacked yet, you attack first, will you be called stingy? You are the emperor, not a hooligan, if someone else beats us, we go back and it is a counterattack, if we take the initiative now, will other countries say that you are a fool? It's not good if you don't be a wise man, it affects your reputation, and when the time comes, the people will also panic. "Qi Lao doesn't approve of making the first move, after all, there is no reason for this.