The implementation of the ideal ambition of scholars is nothing more than to be an official and rule the world, as for the rest, it is nothing more than dreaming of a group of wives and concubines in the wine pond and meat forest, and by the way, they can write books and speak for generations, which is the true idea of the majority of scholars and literati, and it is also the ideal ambition of the vast majority of men.

But I know very well that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to ascend to the throne logically, which is not as easy as the people of the world imagine, and what kind of difficulty is involved, I think everyone here at the moment, as well as Zheng Beiyou, know better than anyone else.

First of all, although our Royal Highness the prince is famous, his identity is not a descendant, he was born to a concubine, but he ranks higher among the princes, his mother has no support from the scholars, the matrilineal power is not strong, or even weak, and there is no intertwined power relationship behind it, even if he was born as a prince, and now he is named the prince, he may not be able to sit on the throne by taking advantage of the situation, which has too many distinct cases in the process of inheriting the imperial power in the third century.

The current crown prince ranks second among His Majesty's many princes, and the eldest son, the former prince, because he urged His Majesty to make great efforts when the barbarians invaded the east, united many courtiers to jointly write a petition to demolish His Majesty's indulgent wine pond meat forest without authorization, so angry that His Majesty almost put him to the punishment of cannon branding.

Later, if it weren't for the queen's mother who put down her noble status and contacted several important ministers, and then under the pleas of countless courtiers, the former prince was spared the torture of flesh and skin, but he was still confined in the secluded garden by the angry majesty.

In recent years, calls for the former prince's pardon have become louder and louder, which is also a major reason why the Guogong Mansion has become the target of public criticism in the case of the loss of the scroll in the library.

Because Zheng Beiyou is too close to the current prince, his purpose is too obvious, and the existence of the Phantom Sword Book Alliance has developed it into a way to recruit staff, so it is not difficult to infer that this incident may not be a warning and lesson from the former princeling's henchmen to Zheng Guogong.

I don't care about royal affairs, according to the secrets of the palace that I have heard, the possibility of the restoration of the former prince has been minimal, and the barbarian invasion of the east caused the dynasty to turmoil in the past few years, the old ministers have failed to ask for their lives and resigned, and there are those who have self-pity and self-pity for hitting the palace wall, and then there is the backbone of the scholar clan behind the former prince, that is, the queen's mother's long-term depression has died, and the scholar forces have been suppressed by many parties, and now they have also declined and withered.

The most important point, and the most important factor for the continuation of the dynasty, is that the former prince is not human, and he still has no heirs when he is young, plus he has been confined in the secluded garden for decades, away from the courtiers and state affairs for many years, and there are few old ministers left who defended him before, and many forces have also taken refuge in other princes.

After more than ten years of confinement, it is difficult to say whether a person's mental character has changed dramatically, but after a long period of separation from the government, its impact is obviously not as good as before.

The reason why I feel that it is difficult for the elite circle in the Eastern Capital to fit in, and I have not indiscriminately stirred up all forces, is that I have this concern.

However, there are also benefits of being a doorman, once the wind direction is not right, it is easier to roll up and run away, it is said that the Hades fight the little ghost, and it will be small enough to be easy to ignore, what role am I in today's court, I still know a little bit in my heart, and now I will not have to worry about my life when I enter the Fantasy Sword Book Alliance.

There is no special ritual to enter the Phantom Sword Book Alliance, and there are no complicated rules, you only need to come here every day to participate in the court council at the specified time, and give some symptomatic methods to certain current problems, which can be regarded as a doorman.

Gently ripped off a piece of copper square slip from his waist, Zheng Beiyou handed it to me and said: "This is the pass pass of the Phantom Sword Book Alliance, I don't need it here, this is for you." ”

I stretched out my hands to take the bronze slip and asked, "What can I do for the Book League?" ”

Who knew that everyone laughed, and Zheng Beiyou also laughed: "Brother Xu is still the first person to join the Phantom Sword Book League and is looking forward to showing his strength!" ”

At this time, an extraordinary-looking prince stood up and said: "The Illusory Sword Book League does not have so many political discussions every day, and some political affairs are not allowed to gather people to discuss in vain, so we usually exchange knowledge here, and occasionally make guest appearances as teachers in various schools to give lectures to them. ”

People who have meritorious fame can open schools and give lectures, which is a system that was explicitly ordered during the Taizu period, and it is still followed today, so these people who have achieved fame can serve as teachers in various schools, as for people like me who have not yet participated in the township examination, this thing really can't be done.

From this point, it is enough to see the ambition of the crown prince of the current dynasty, which not only harvested Zheng Guogong's protégés and students from all over the world, but also returned to the prince those children who were still studying in the school.

"With this bronze slip, you can freely enter and exit the book league, and you can also use this slip to go to the library to consult any classic materials."

I don't know if they don't know enough about me, they still keep some secrets and guards, and I feel that they don't want me to know too much about the book club, and they won't let me participate in the discussion of some core issues for the time being.

Talking about the government has always been unbearable for the rulers, not to mention that the eastern capital is at the feet of the Son of Heaven, when His Majesty was obsessed with the people in the painting in the "Beauty of the Rivers and Mountains", he almost ruined the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the people who discussed it were punished along with the former prince, which shows that His Majesty is very disgusted by this.

Therefore, I deduced that if I couldn't get the approval of Zheng Beiyou and even the sons present, it would be extremely difficult for me to integrate into the circle formed by this group of people, and even if I entered the Phantom Sword Book Alliance, it would just be a change of roof under the fence.

After nodding slightly, I put away the copper slip: "If Brother Zheng and your brothers are useful in the future, even if they say anything, they will do their best." ”

Lu Yao is single-handed, he has no circle and no strong background, he is just a teenager with complex thoughts, I am more comfortable with him, but when I really defected to the book club, I found that the circle of readers is the most difficult to integrate, it seems to be a peaceful and brother-in-law, but in fact, the minds of readers are more complicated.

If I remember correctly, on the night of the Luohe Poetry Meeting, Zheng Beiyou also personally attended the platform for Wang Gongwang in the big house, and he was the hole card for Wang Gongwang's name that night, and the intersection between the two of us was also generated from that time.

Now that I think of this matter, and then look at the subtle relationship between me and him, it suddenly becomes a little ironic, from this incident, it can also be seen that Zheng Beiyou is harmless to humans and animals on the surface, and can even show face and be kind to others, but in fact, he turns his face like turning a book, and he does not show it through any temper, which makes people unable to figure out his true temperament, and he can't see any thoughts about the city.

In fact, such people are often very scary, and now compared with the shrewd Lu Yao, Lu Yao seems to be moody, although the city is deep, at least he knows what he wants to achieve, because Lu Yao is mercenary, and he can't afford to be unprofitable, his shrewdness is written on his face, and his calculation is engraved in his bones.

And the great-grandson of the Guogong Mansion in front of me is much deeper, he can't see the purpose, he is cautious when doing things has become a habit, and his gentle but feminine side has become instinctive.

Both types of people are terrible!

That kind of terrible that may not be able to see people's hearts for a long time!

I really don't know if the dog master persuaded me to join this bullshit book league, whether it was for my own good, or to temper my ability to recognize people and judge people, this is the first time I have appreciated the various circles of the Eastern Capital, and it is also the first time to explore people's hearts and human nature.

In the final analysis, whether it is in the rivers and lakes, or entering the court, it is okay to be honest and honest, and if you have no guard and the city, you are destined to be crushed and ashes on this land, which is even more tragic than dying without a place to be buried.

"Then Xu thanked you here."

I thanked Zheng Beiyou for hugging his fists with everyone, still with a shallow smile on his face, I don't know if my current virtue is considered a hidden knife in a smile.

Suddenly remembering something, Zheng Beiyou signaled that I didn't have to be too polite, and then said to me seriously: "The doorman has two stones of corn every year, I don't know if Brother Xu is enough?" ”

According to the measurement of the Great Zhou, one stone is one hundred and twenty catties, one catty and sixteen taels, according to this standard, I dare not say that it is enough to maintain the company's own food rations for a year, and it is enough to last for half a year.

Fortunately, I can earn some money to supplement my life on Lu Yao, with these two stones of corn, I dare not say that life is moisturized, and it is no exaggeration to add icing on the cake.

"Enough!"

I nodded, and didn't open my mouth to bargain with Zheng Beiyou, mainly because I didn't want to break the rules in the book league.

"Brother Xu is willing to join the Book League, as long as the conditions proposed are reasonable, I will meet them!"

The more openly Zheng Beiyou spoke, the more worried I felt, and if I didn't say such things, I would not attract criticism and jealousy from others in the alliance, and this special thing alone would put me in the embarrassing situation of being isolated.

For this reason, I had to pretend to be humble and excuse myself: "It is enough to have a belonging, and you don't need to take special care of you!" ”

This is actually a bit against my will, but I can't make up a better statement on this occasion, so I can only respond hypocritically.

gave Zheng Beiyou enough face, and at the same time took care of the emotions of other people present, I have to say that once people get mixed up in the circle of the powerful, they can't help but say things against their hearts and do things against their will.

The hypocrisy of man is revealed from this moment.

My hypocrisy was skillfully displayed in an instant, and it seems that hypocrisy is the normal nature of human beings.

"Since this is the case, I respect Brother Xu's choice." Zheng Beiyou didn't continue to worry about these things, and then said: "His Royal Highness the Prince's biological mother was a devout believer in Buddhism when she was alive, so today's prince also highly respects the Buddhist doctrine of Buddhism. ”

Your Majesty's greed for beauty is a thing that the people of the world know all about, and from the queen's long-term depression to her death, the harem concubines, concubines, and side concubines have passed away one after another, I don't know if it is the palace infighting, or the result of His Majesty's murderous intentions.

In short, the little bit of bad things in the palace, the market has spread, but everyone has not chewed the root of the tongue too much, who does not know His Majesty's hobbies, those graceful postures in the beauty picture, is the existence of His Majesty's dreams, otherwise His Majesty will not be infatuated deeply, and almost buried the ancestors.

I thought in my heart, "I see", it seems that the reason why the Book League was able to gather the crowd must have made a lot of effort, and it is difficult to say how much of Zheng Beiyou's contribution is for the time being.

However, by joining the Book League, I have an extra talisman in Luoyang, although I don't know whether it is useful or not, at least it is a psychological comfort.

It's just that as I got more and more innocuous titles and identities on my body, I couldn't help laughing at myself on the way back to Taoliu Lane: "Whether it's a doorman or a master book, does this count as stepping on two boats?" ”