After the list was released, Gu Xun looked for the minister's test paper to analyze the list students.

To tell the truth, Gu Xun has been marching and fighting, and he is really not good at these written things, so relatively speaking, Wenchen's opinion is very important, and he will be busy before the year, but there are many things in the year, and there is no time to see Du Zhong.

But the news of Beiyang spread farther and farther.

In Beiyang for the Chinese New Year this year, Du Zhong ordered that every person in Beiyang was given a New Year's gift.

This kind of thing made the people very happy, but Du Zhong himself also ordered that the guards who patrol the city every day should not only check, but also make sure that there are no lazy gags in Beiyang City.

The elderly, the children.

Those who can weave dustpans and brooms.

Rao was so, and the people outside were very happy.

However, Zhou Tao has also been a little aggrieved these days, "Your Highness, you have only been in and out like this, and you have not trained soldiers and horses, how can you protect Beiyang?" ”

Du Zhong was very calm, "Zhou Tao, you have been letting this palace train soldiers and horses, do you want to start a war?" ”

Standing in the palace, Du Zhong looked at the sky with a deep gaze.

Zhou Tao was stopped by Du Zhong's words, and said with a smile for a while, "Your Highness, this is a precautionary measure, if this Jin State suddenly sends troops, we won't be able to hide." and Na Shoukang, a little eunuch, relying on his two stinky silver, was also very unkind to His Highness. ”

And what I don't understand the most is what a good manpower the three Gu masters sent to the door.

However, His Royal Highness gave it to the Jin Kingdom.

Zhou Tao didn't understand this.

"Zhou Tao, now that the Jin Kingdom will not send troops for the time being, three years is enough for us to develop Beiyang thoroughly." Du Zhong said coldly, "Do you have any doubts about my plan?" ”

Zhou Tao shook his head, "The subordinates don't dare, His Highness is far-sighted, and the subordinates are the only ones who look forward." ”

Although he said so, Zhou Tao felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

They obeyed the orders of Rushan Ling and were loyal to Emperor Wei Huan, but His Royal Highness the Ninth said that he would restore the Wei family, but after so many years, he never made any practical results. Although there were some schemes, they did not achieve their goal.

"Stand down." Du Zhong said sternly.

"Yes." Zhou Tao nodded.

Du Zhong stood alone in the Yuan Palace.

There is no dragon robe, no hundred officials, but the golden dragon chair is still there.

Du Zhong slowly walked up the stairs, stroked the golden dragon chair, and took a deep breath.

A gentle footstep came from behind him, "Your Highness the Nine, this is a duck that has been driven to the shelves." ”

The ridicule as always, it is Shou Kang.

Du Zhong didn't turn around, "Are you satisfied?" ”

Shou Kang smiled, "Satisfied, naturally satisfied." With that, Shou Kang walked up to Du Zhong, sat down in front of the dragon chair, and couldn't stop stroking the handle of the golden dragon chair.

"His Royal Highness the Ninth doesn't like this dragon chair, is it ...... has been a courtier for too long, and in his bones, he is willing to be humble? ”

Shou Kang smiled.

He thought Du Zhong wanted it before, but now Du Zhong got it, but he didn't understand.

"Despicable?" Du Zhong smiled, "That Chitose, but you feel inferior?" ”

Shou Kang's smiling face stiffened, and he looked at Du Zhong coldly, "Wei Zhong, don't forget, who rescued you from the palace half-dead in the first place." ”

"How...... Chitose is angry? Du Zhong did not grovel, "Chitose should understand that if you don't hand over the silver, Chitose won't be able to leave the palace." ”

Of course Shou Kang understands.

"However, after paying the silver, our family may not be able to survive...... Shou Kang smiled, "Speaking of which, our family and His Royal Highness Nine are still grasshoppers on a rope." ”

After a pause, Shou Kang smiled again, "However, our family has never experienced such a feeling, the most noble Nine Highnesses in this palace, in front of our family, have to speak like this." ”

Du Zhong turned his head to look at Shou Kang and bowed his waist towards Shou Kang, "In this way, my father-in-law is satisfied." ”

Shou Kang was stunned, and his gaze slowly sank, "Your Highness the Nine, my younger brother, how did he die." ”

Du Zhong straightened up, but said four words, "Do it yourself." ”

"Good...... What a self-inflicted ......," Shou Kang said with a smile, "In this way, His Royal Highness the Ninth is a good family with innocence." ”

"I can't say it's innocent." Du Zhong said modestly.

"His Royal Highness the Ninth is so free and easy, why do you want to come to Beiyang like a lost dog?" Shou Kang's eyes were gloomy.

Du Zhong was silent for a long time.

"There are no flowers for a hundred days, and my father-in-law has been by Emperor Wei Xian's side for so long, don't you know this truth. Now that my father-in-law has a large sum of silver in his hand, can he live happily? ”

Shou Kang clenched his fists.

Emperor Wei Xian.

Scold.

Everyone said that Emperor Wei Xian listened to the words of the favored eunuchs, but who knows how he won the trust of Emperor Wei Xian?

Emperor Wei Xian is arrogant and arrogant, he can't tolerate sand under his eyes, and what he doesn't like the most is for others to refute him and tell him big truths, so he must follow him everywhere.

If Emperor Wei Xian wanted him to be a dog to climb, he had to kneel on the ground and be a dog.

If Emperor Wei Xian's favorite beauty wants to step on him in a sedan chair, he must smile and say, "Niangniang favors slaves, which is the blessing of slaves." ”

Over time, Emperor Wei Xian believed that he was his most loyal dog, and he was willing to hand over all the things to him.

As his brother said.

Those of them who are eunuchs and slaves can only be trampled under their feet.

However, Emperor Wei Xian fell.

He was happy, Emperor Wei Xian finally died, and there was still his credit in it, but he never wanted to go in his heart.

Could it be that because of his identity, because he is a eunuch, he can only be looked down upon for the rest of his life?

That kind of humiliation, even if Emperor Wei Xian died, he always lingered in his heart.

He didn't enjoy it for a moment, because the glory and wealth brought by groveling and throwing away his self-esteem were like a meat and bone for Emperor Wei Xian when he was happy, but he really didn't like others to call him his father-in-law.

Now that Du Zhong is back, Du Zhong needs the silver in his hand, which he will never use up in his life, and he also knows that he can't take it with him.

But this silver can regain some of his lost dignity.

Seeing that Du Zhong, the only remaining royal bloodline now, was in front of him, he could still sneer, and Shoukang was of course happy.

The only thing that was dissatisfied was his brother, who couldn't enjoy the moment with him.

"However, His Highness the Ninth escaped by himself." Shou Kangpi didn't smile.

Du Zhong looked at Shou Kang, his eyes were calm, "Chitose, call you a Chitose, can you not blame the past?" Can what happened be treated as if it didn't happen? Have all those humiliations really washed away? ”

Shou Kang's face was hideous, "What the hell do you want to say!" ”

Du Zhong laughed out loud and walked away.

The laughter is free and easy, which Shoukang has never heard.

There was mockery in the laughter, but it wasn't.

Shou Kang couldn't speak, just sat on the dragon chair and looked at the delicate dragon head carved at the handle.

After a while, Shou Kang smiled.

*

Du Zhong came to the palace where he lived in his youth, and there was a pear tree in the palace, and now, it has formed bones. Many years ago, someone once gave him pastries under this tree shyly, and he didn't eat a few bites.

In his life, there were many people who influenced him.

Part of it, pulling him into the abyss.

partly, but pulled him towards the sun.

He was torn in half.

Many years ago, the woman who was full of him in her heart and was willing to dedicate herself to Emperor Wei Xian for him said to him when she was dying, "Little zongzi...... You want to be the emperor because of this position of the emperor...... Or is it because, as you said, you became the emperor...... Those of us will be able to see tomorrow......"

He was torn in half.

Half of him thought the other party was stupid.

Half of them couldn't help but feel sad because of it.

No one knew that his father had secretly summoned him before leaving.

On the occasion of his illness, his father said, "...... Sometimes, if fate wants you to end here, it's over...... You have worked hard, and my father is very pleased...... The only thing that my father is unwilling to do is that this great prosperity of the Wei family, in the future, will be cut off in the hands of the prince, how much infamy will he have to bear......"

The Wei State has been inherited for hundreds of years.

His father saw that these hundreds of years were coming to an end.

In the Imperial Garden, Zhou Tao was talking to Yang Wei, the general commander.

Yang Wei frowned, "What does His Highness the Ninth mean, is it possible that a small Beiyang City, His Highness the Ninth is satisfied?" In the past, the land of my Great Wei has now become the land under the command of others, and now is the time for the chaos of the Jin Kingdom, it is best for us to take advantage of the situation, but His Royal Highness the Ninth will have to stop the war for three years, is it to recuperate the Jin Kingdom? How can this be worthy of the first emperor! ”

The first emperor in Yang Wei's mouth is not Emperor Wei Xian, but Emperor Wei Huan.

Zhou Tao frowned, "I don't know what His Royal Highness Nine means, but we are loyal to the first emperor, His Royal Highness the Nine is the only prince recognized by the first emperor, and now we can only obey the orders of the Ninth Highness. ”

Yang Wei frowned, not knowing how to say.

Zhou Tao could only say, "I will persuade His Highness the Ninth again, His Highness the Ninth is thoughtful, waiting for three years may not be three years, when he is looking for the right time." ”

After a while, Yang Wei said, "That's all it takes." ”

The two of them left, and Du Zhong came out from behind the tree, and there was no expression on his face.

Despite this, Beiyang has had a stable year for the first time.

As the national capital, this place after the baptism of the rich, after the emperor's oppression, after the drunkenness of the gold, and the attack of the war, almost forced away the ordinary people, and finally once lively, the reputation of Eucommia is getting more and more popular, compared to the Jin Kingdom, there is no more, at the beginning of spring, Eucommia ordered people to make ordinary objects made by the people, transported to the distance to sell, the land of Beiyang also began to sow, but all the people who can move, are shouted to labor, and wait until the harvest season, the good planting, there are also rewards.

And after the beginning of spring, the Jin State also ordered.

Because of the temporary cessation of the war, all taxes were lowered, although not as much as Beiyang's one percent, but also one percent.

This act made the people feel good.

Because although Beiyang is good, it is too far for some people.

Maybe he will not be able to reach it in his whole life after all his family property, not to mention that he is still dragging his children and daughters, if he can, he is naturally willing to stay in the place where he takes root and sprouts.

It was also at this time that there was no emperor and empress in the court, but the assistant minister was in charge.