The news of the return of the eldest prince and the title of general of Zhenguo spread throughout the capital on the same day. The people in the city applauded, but some people couldn't sit still.

When the fifth prince heard that the Japanese Kilan was about to rush to the front line to reorganize the army, he hurriedly summoned Hou Jibing, the secretary of the military department, to discuss countermeasures.

"Your Highness, now you can only ...... halfway" Hou Jibing made a downward cutting posture.

"Emasculated boss?!" The fifth prince, Oude, asked with a look of incredulity.

"I ...... ......" Hou Jibing was drinking tea from his teacup, when he heard the fifth prince ask creatively, one or two streams of clear water came out of his nostrils, followed by a violent cough.

"This king made a little joke! Hou Shangshu is not strange! The fifth prince patted Hou Shangshu on the back and apologized. He would never admit that he was indeed wrong, although he had thought about letting the boss die, he never thought of killing him with his own hands.

"Ahem! Cough! ......" Hou Jibing finally stopped coughing, slowly straightened up, his face was still choked with tears, but he said with a serious expression: "Your Highness can use the power in your hand, it's time to use it!" ”

"This ......" Oude hesitated a little, and finally gritted his teeth and nodded, "Since you want to do it, you can do it together, and he will get cheap in the future!" ”

The fifth prince Oude has been well-read since he was a child, and he has seen too many fathers and sons killing each other from history books, and brothers dumping and killing each other. I never thought that he would come to this intersection one day.

"Your Highness is wise, when we have cleaned up all the footstones, it is possible for you to ascend the throne directly..."

"It's up to you and Misbah to support you! When the time comes, this king will not treat you badly, and the two of you will have a throne for sure! The fifth prince's eyes shot a look of yearning, and his hand unconsciously patted Hou Shangshu's shoulder.

Hou Jibing had a look of acceptance on his face, with a smug smile on the corner of his mouth.

It's night, the second prince's mansion.

Aboud was walking around anxiously, as if pondering an important question. Finally, he stomped his foot hard, as if he had made up his mind, "Northland! ”

"The villain is here, what does His Highness command?" A man in black with a gloomy face stepped out of the shadows and knelt at the feet of the second prince.

"Immediately dispatch the two assassination teams of Jinhuo, and be sure to kill the boss before he rushes to the front line in Sarawak!" There was a cold glint in Aboud's eyes, he only had five dead soldiers in the assassination team, named gold, wood, water, fire, and earth, and this time he sent two groups of twenty people, which can be said to be a heavy bet.

"Yes!" Noslan replied and fell back into the darkness.

Chen Zuyi walked out of the palace briskly, completely different from the mood he had when he entered the palace. At present, seeing that he has perfectly completed the set tasks, the next step is to go to the front line and reorganize the army fiercely. The intelligence network of the outer hall had long infiltrated all corners of Bo Ni, and he knew that he had long learned that the fifth prince Ou De and the military department were not clear, and he should replace most of the officers on the front line with his people. But so what, when he arrives, there will be a big blood change, so that he has been busy for the past few years!

"Go to the back door of the Ministry of Rites!" After Chen Zuyi got into the carriage, he said to Songhai, who was driving in person. In the end, he couldn't convince Songhai to stay on Lombok that day, and he still followed him as a bodyguard. On both sides of the carriage were two rows of guards riding tall horses, all in black clothes and black armor looking around vigilantly, and it was Li Yuanliang, the leader of the guards, who took the lead.

Song Hai replied in a low voice, gently pulled the stiff rope, changed the direction of the carriage, and headed towards Shangshu Street. The forty or so horsemen followed suit, and the horses were surprisingly consistent, keeping a close distance, so that they could protect the carriage as soon as something happened.

When the team came to the back door of Wei Shangshu's mansion, the stubborn old man Wei had already ordered someone to wait at the back door. The back door of Shangshu Mansion is quite spacious, and the carriage that is often purchased is in and out, so Chen Zuyi's escort convoy did not stop and drove directly into Shangshu Mansion.

"The old minister greets His Highness!" Old man Wei saluted very seriously.

"Wei Shangshu doesn't need to be polite!" Chen Zuyi got out of the carriage and waved his hand, Old Man Wei stood up straight, looking at the team of fierce guards in front of him, he was satisfied, and stroked his beard.

"Your Highness, please come with the old minister!" After speaking, he turned around and walked towards the study, it was too dark, and he didn't greet him with great fanfare, so he only lit a few lanterns and hung them in the courtyard. Lao Shangshu didn't know what was mixed under his feet, and he fell forward.

Fortunately, Chen Zuyi's eyes were quick, and he helped the old man Wei and said with a smile: "Let's let this king help Lao Shangshu to go together!" ”

"Hehe, then there is His Royal Highness Lao!" Old man Wei did not refuse, but accepted it calmly.

"Where are you talking about this, this is what this king should do, and I will have to work more for Lao Shangshu in the future!" Chen Zuyi said meaningfully.

After Chen Zuyi finished speaking, the two looked at each other and smiled, although they were in the dark, they could understand the meaning.

When the two of them sat down in the study, it was the first time that Wei Deyi had observed the eldest prince so closely. I saw that he was born with a square face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a strong figure, and he felt very kind at first sight.

"This king listened to his mother, is it Wei Shangshu who has been insisting on standing up?" Chen Zuyi said.

"The old minister doesn't dare to take credit, I'm just sticking to my own principles!" Wei Deyi said very plainly, and did not deliberately try to please him.

"No matter what, your favor has been recorded by this king, if there is really a day, this king will definitely repay you!" Chen Zuyi said very seriously.

Wei Deyi was silent for a while, raised his head, looked at the heroic eldest prince and said, "Your Highness, but you are going to the southern front in the next few days?" ”

"Well, I'll leave tomorrow, this time my father will not only let me be the governor of military affairs, but also retrain the army, and I will recover the whole of Borneo within three years! Wei Shangshu asked what this is for? ”

"The old minister is old, it doesn't matter if he wants a reward or not, but there is one thing to ask for, I hope His Royal Highness will not refuse." Wei Deyi unexpectedly made a condition, which made Chen Zuyi cautious.

"What's the matter, Wei Shangshu just say it!"

"Please also ask His Highness to take the child Wei Zhongxian with him. If His Highness still sees it, give him an errand. If the child is really useless, let him be a little soldier and hone it. If... If the child is too unlucky and dies on the battlefield, the old minister will never complain! ”

This time it was unexpected, he didn't expect Wei Deyi to stuff his son over. After thinking about it, this is really not a big deal, it's a big deal to let that Wei Zhongxian be his personal guard, follow him at all times, and don't have to go to the battlefield, it's not the best of both worlds. Thinking of this, he hurriedly said:

"Hahaha, what a big deal for me! Wei Shangshu can rest assured! I asked Wei Zhong... Xian, be my personal guard, if I don't die, he will be fine! ”

"Thank you, Your Highness, Your Highness, wait a minute, I'll go and call Xiao'er to meet Your Highness!" Wei Deyi got up and walked out of the study after speaking, but after a while, he walked in with a young man.

"Wei Zhongxian has seen His Highness!" The young man was also thoughtful, but there was always a prodigal smile in his peach blossom eyes. With his father Wei Deyi, they can be regarded as two varieties!

"Well, Brother Wei Xian doesn't need to be polite, please get up quickly!" Chen Zuyi raised his arm and motioned for the other party to get up.

"Your Highness!" When Wei Zhongxian heard this, he immediately stood up, and stood in the center of the study very respectfully, waiting for the eldest prince to ask.

"Brother Wei Xian, I don't know what you're good at?" Chen Zuyi asked gently.

"Back to Your Highness, I have learned the art of war, but it is all on paper, and I don't know if it will work or not." Wei Zhongxian said embarrassedly, he himself knew that he couldn't take out his hands, but he didn't have anything else to show his hands except for slipping birds and flirting with beautiful women.

"Anything else?" Chen Zuyi was a little disappointed, originally thinking that with Wei Deyi's knowledge, his son was at least a well-educated person. Now it seems to be a straw bale, but for Wei Deyi's sake of helping him, it is a lump of mud, and he has to carry it in his arms.

"I practice archery by myself, and I can be among the top three every time I hunt in autumn, does this count?" Wei Zhongxian said cautiously.

"Oh? Not bad! Chen Zuyi nodded, this guy can still be a cavalry squad leader at the worst, but his riding skills still have to pass the school. So he slowly spoke: "You should be my personal guard first, what do you think?" ”

Wei Zhongxian knew that this was the eldest prince taking care of himself, so he kowtowed gratefully and thanked him.

Chen Zuyi talked to Wei Deyi for a while, and he was ready to leave. But seeing that he wanted to speak a few times, he asked, "Wei Shangshu has something to say, I can't allow it within my ability." ”

"The old minister didn't ask for anything anymore, but last time when His Royal Highness didn't return, the official Haji Zheli proposed that His Majesty set up the second prince as the prince, and His Majesty was also very moved, and later asked the prime minister to get together. Jerishi, was persuaded by him. In this way, the Prime Minister should be biased towards His Highness. ”

"Then I'm more sure, that's a good thing!" Chen Zuyi said happily.

"The weird thing is to wait until the next day Haji comes to my house. I thought he was a lobbyist for the second prince, but he hinted to me that he also had his heart set on His Palace. I'm not sure why he changed sides so quickly, and Your Highness had better get in touch with him!"

"Could it be his brother's fault?" Chen Zuyi guessed.

"Somewhat, perhaps, but I've been with Haji for twenty years, and I know that he seldom listens to his brother's advice. That's why I wonder if he has another conspiracy? "Although Wei Deyi is old-fashioned, he is not stupid. He could sit on one of the only six or seven people in a country, and he would have become an old fox long ago. Everything is what he wants others to see!

"Okay, I'll get people to get in touch with him, and if he's genuine, it's best if he's genuine. If it's okay to be pretended, I have my own way to deal with him! Chen Zuyi said confidently.

That night, Chen Zuyi asked Wei Zhongxian to change into the clothes of his guards and leave the Wei Mansion together, he didn't want people to know that he had been here.