Half a month later, the news of the funeral of the Southern Emperor spread all over the land of China, that night the old man Ming Ming said with a solemn expression that the Southern Emperor was poisoned and died, but the southern royal family claimed that the Southern Emperor was sick and died of illness, it seems that the emperor who dominated the power of the Southern Kingdom for more than 30 years died in the struggle for power, and even died in the hands of the prince and the minister who was close to him, and the darkness is not known to outsiders.

I began to frequent the major teahouses and wine shops, most of these places are mixed, is the most well-informed place, I tried to find out the situation between the countries from the many diners and the merchants passing through Qinzhou, to my disappointment, the war between the Great Qi and the southern country did not end with the change of power in the south, and now the situation in the southern court is unknown, the abolished prince and the second prince are fighting openly and secretly, both sides are vainly trying to win over the courtiers of the capital, to the peak of power.

Unlike the imperial examination held by Daqi to select and appoint officials, most of the core official positions in the south are held by the children of the nobles of the gate lords, who can bring them greater benefits, these forces will not hesitate to favor whom, in this case, but a war will muddy the water more muddy, all the clues are releasing a signal: in this palace battle without the light and blood of the sword, the king is defeated, and the person who stands on the wrong side will hardly have a day to turn over.

In this way, all the courtiers watched one after another, and the new emperor was not seen ascending the throne and presiding over the government.

What I can't figure out is that the abolished crown prince Qi Ao and the second prince Chu Hong, both of whom were far away from their hometowns when they were teenagers, have been adrift for many years, one was expelled, the other was sent away, and they were all forced. However, after so many years, the candidates to inherit the throne of the southern kingdom are still these two people, not other princes, it seems that the princes who grew up in the southern court are not as talented and qualified as them, and they have no strength to compete with them.

There was an even more terrible speculation that exploded in my mind, if today's situation was arranged by the Southern Emperor...... It's unimaginable!

I was shocked by this bold idea, for the emperor needs to be resolute, decisive, and very courageous, the Southern Emperor selected two of the more talented princes from many princes, gave them extraordinary experience, and deliberately cultivated, and after the two of them were full of wings and took charge alone, they passed the throne to the better one, power is a double-edged sword, and the new emperor will definitely show his amazing ambitions, so that the southern kingdom will rise strongly, overlooking the countries.

Qi Ao was born to Queen Qi, who is both the eldest son and the son-in-law, with a noble status and a justifiable name. Although it was abolished, there are still a large number of supporters in the southern country, which values bloodlines, and the expansion of power is just around the corner.

Chu Hong is quite knowledgeable, exquisite piano skills, has always been gentle cultivation, is the favorite son of the Southern Emperor, has a good image in the southern country, the voice is very high, plus the young man is the quality, well aware of the righteousness, his bumpy experience can attract more sympathy, compared with the cold and deep Qi Ao, many ministers choose to be close to the second prince they are more familiar with.

These two people have their own advantages and are equal, and this time they are competing for the throne, neither side wants to leave the infamy of being in the same room, it must be a tug-of-war. This idea is too risky, if it is really guessed by me, Nandi is not mediocre in the eyes of the world at all, but unfathomable, ruthless, and has the heart to encroach on the world.

can be cultivated as the two beloved sons as chess pieces to dominate the world, such an emperor is so unpredictable. Qi Ao and Chu Hong acted badly and disappointed the layoutists, and I have no doubt that they will become the abandoned sons of the Southern Emperor and end up fending for themselves.

This is a terrible chess game, I can't help but feel a chill down my spine, and the arranger has even controlled the direction of each chess piece with precision twenty years ago.

I thought that the people of Qinzhou were free and open, and the people would talk a lot about the death of Nandi, but this topic lasted for just three days and was replaced by something newer. Compared with the disturbances outside, the people here are more concerned about the firewood, rice, oil and salt of life, and rarely have the concept of home and country.

Qinzhou is really a magical place, here brings together the most diverse people and things in the world, merchants from all over the world trade goods here, you can occasionally see people with blue eyes and yellow hair on the street, there are only things I can't think of on the market, there are fresh things everywhere, come to Qinzhou, open your eyes, increase your knowledge, broaden your horizons, so many children who do business at home regard Qinzhou as a very important stop for traveling.

For more than ten days, Qinfu has been calm, so Qinzhou is no different from usual, my daily life has not changed, I still sleep until dawn, and I only return late at sunset, and the days of being trapped in prison are not happy.

The only thing that was wrong was that after that night, I didn't see the cold-faced man again. He disappeared as if out of thin air, in the study, dining room, garden, nowhere to see him, I pretended to inadvertently ask the old man and the snow goose, the snow goose is young, no scheming, simply don't know, the old man is laughing and not answering.

There is no more deserted place than the Qin Mansion, the people respect me very much, but except for the snow goose and the old man, there is no face that I am familiar with, the cold-faced man is not in the house, there is no anger here, not even a person to accompany me to eat, the snow goose is well-behaved and obedient, I dare not eat at the same table with me, my appetite is getting worse and worse, these days have evolved into a small bowl of porridge and the stomach is full, and I am not interested in going out.

After a few days of sunny skies and clear weather, I decided to change the previous decadence, and after taking a bath, I changed into a refreshing men's robe, I took out a silver ticket of one hundred taels from the box and exchanged it for the broken silver in the hand of the snow goose, and she was shocked to refuse, I smiled and stuffed the silver ticket in her hand, and I didn't plan to buy anything when I went out today, so it was more convenient to prepare some broken silver.

I asked the old man to take me to the stable to pick a good horse that I could control, I planned to ride to the suburbs to relax, after the old man knew my thoughts, he patiently told me the temperament and advantages of each horse, the Qin Mansion is not extravagant, but there are so many horses, sighing, I can't help but admire Qi Ao's vision.

The old man suggested that I choose the snow-white horse, which has a gentle personality and is relatively easy to control, so that I will not throw me off as soon as I ride it, and the cold-faced man's subordinates will follow me to protect me, but will not let me find out, lest I be disappointed, but if I am frightened and injured by the horse, they will not be able to come and protect me at the first time.

"It's not fun to ride a horse that is too well-behaved, it's better to-" I paced past, my eyes were grabbed by a red horse standing in the corner, I couldn't take my eyes off, this horse was sturdy and handsome, although it shrunk in the position inside, it had a unique style, I slowly reached out to stroke its forehead, its hair was neatly combed, and the shine was good, my hand fell on its forehead, its reaction was to first turn its head away, put on a rebellious appearance, just for a moment, it seemed to know human nature and took the initiative to move its head back, enjoying my gentle touch.

I turned around and smiled at the old man: "That's it." ”

"Miss's vision is good, this horse is strong and handsome, galloping like chasing the wind and electricity, it is the city lord's favorite horse, except for the city lord, this horse has never let anyone on his back."

How about the horse that Qi Ao likes, didn't he tell me to be tamed by a mere woman?

I personally walked into the stable, led the horse out, so a short time, it became familiar with me, like an old friend who had known me for many years, it neighed with its head high, its front hooves kicked impatiently on the ground, raising a small piece of dust, I thanked the old man, a neat turn on the horse, feet on both sides of the horse's belly lightly kicked, the horse strode out of the door with its head held high, very spirited.

I was already familiar with the streets and alleys of Qinzhou, and I rode in the direction of the outskirts of the city, and in order not to disturb the people, I took a longer detour. Qinzhou is warmer than the imperial capital, and in the harsh winter, you can still see the thick green on the mountains in the distance.

When you arrive at the dirt road in the countryside, you can smell the fragrance of dirt and leaves, and you can see the villagers working in the fields from time to time, and the children playing in groups, such a peaceful and peaceful life contains ordinary happiness.

The countries are fighting, it is difficult to have peace in the world, and now the Great Qi and the South are inseparable, but fortunately, there is also the pure land of Qinzhou, which keeps the people away from the flames of war, maybe Qi Ao is not useless, at least under his rule, the people of Qinzhou live and work in peace and contentment, endlessly.

I was not walking fast on horseback, and several simple children ran to the haystack a few paces away from me, and looked at me with curious looks, and one of them asked me boldly and innocently: "Brother, have you also come to our village to farm?" ”

The children had never left the village, and when they saw that I was a stranger, shy and enthusiastic, I took the reins, and the horses stopped in place, and I dismounted, squatted down, and just reached the height of the children's small bodies: "What did you just say?" ”

The boy took out a handful of small snacks from his coat pocket and held them in front of me flatteringly, he blinked his eyes wide, and said proudly: "There was a big brother who was as good-looking as my brother before, and he also rode this horse, he and my father learned to farm, and they also helped the villagers carry water, and he also called someone to repair our house during the rainy season." He thought about it and was a little lost: "It's just that he hasn't been here for a while." ”

The child next to me sparsely echoed the boy's words, it was the first time to be praised by such a young child, I smiled and took his snacks, threw one into my mouth, crisp and delicious, and said while eating: "You can see clearly, is it this horse?" ”

How many horses have run on this road, should it be that this kid is dazzled, he puffed up his chest, and said confidently: "I can't be mistaken, there is a shallow scar on the belly of this horse, I am short, the eldest brother left the horse here to graze, and several of us have seen the scar." ”

I clapped my hands after eating, turned around and looked at the skin under the horse's belly, there was really an inconspicuous scar, I couldn't see it clearly if I didn't squat down, I smiled slyly: "Then you can tell me, what does that big brother look like?" ”

The old man said that this horse can only be ridden by Qi Ao, who used to be the prince of the southern kingdom and the city lord of Qinzhou, so he could go to such a remote village to farm and carry water? What is he trying to do? It's simply incredible.

The boy saw that I believed him, and was triumphant, and was greatly encouraged, and he raised his hand high: "Big brother is so tall-" After thinking about it, he felt that something was wrong: "Uh-no, he is much taller than you anyway, he is very heroic, like a great general-"

"He doesn't like to talk, he doesn't like to laugh, every time he comes, there are always two or three people who follow him, he doesn't cry out for a day of hard work, he eats the same food as us, in short, he is a very good person, brother, you ride his horse, you should be as good as him."

This kid also understands the truth of loving the house and Wu, just because of the same horse, he was surprised that he had so many good feelings for me for no reason. Originally, I was curious about what kind of character Qi Ao was, and after listening to the boy's description, he was no different from a cold-faced man. Dare to love Qi Ao, this person is a narcissist, what is he like, he has to train the people under his hands to be carved out of a mold, think about the subordinates of the Qin Mansion, which one is not a man of few words and a stiff face?