In the secret tearoom of the "Wangjiangnan" teahouse, the Eighth Prince was playing against Kong Yuan.

In the past two years, the eighth prince has not only grown a lot taller, but his facial features have also grown a lot, and his appearance has become more and more beautiful. However, his eyebrows are full of heroism, and he is no longer as feminine as before. At least he wouldn't be mistaken for a girl now.

"Your Highness, now that Concubine Ying has been promoted to Concubine Ying, why don't you get rid of Concubine Rong?" Kong Yuan has always hated the death of his sister by His Royal Highness the Acting King, and has always wanted to avenge his sister.

"Concubine Rong can't die now, once she dies, the acting king won't be able to become a climate." The eighth prince said, leaving the sunspot in his hand, "Now the acting king can't have an accident." "Before he comes of age, the king has to be well.

Kong Yuan was silent.

The Eighth Prince raised his eyes to look at Kong Yuan, who was silent, and comforted him gently: "I know you want to avenge your sister, but now is not the time. ”

He added: "If you can't bear it, you have to be patient." ”

"Your Highness, how long will the minister have to wait?" Thinking of his most beloved sister being forced to commit suicide, Kong Yuan's heart was full of anger.

"I can't wait a few years." The eighth prince played with the chess pieces in his hand and said in a meaningful tone, "When Zhao Yun is crowned king, this chess game will be fun." ”

"Then I'll wait a few more years." Although Kong Yuan was anxious to avenge his sister, he also knew that this matter was urgent.

"By the way, there is still more than a month before the birth of the ancestor of your Kong family, if I remember correctly, it is his hundred-year-old birthday."

"Your Highness, you are not mistaken, it is the birthday of the old ancestor who is one hundred years old." Kong Yuan knew a little about the character of the Eighth Emperor, and knew that he would not mention the birth of the ancestor of their Kong family for no reason, "Your Highness, what are you doing about this?" ”

The Eighth Prince did not answer Kong Yuan's question, but asked, "How are you going to pay tribute, as usual?" ”

"Yes, Your Highness, you are ......"

The Eighth Prince also did not sell Guanzi, allowing Kong Yuan to guess his thoughts. Sometimes, it's a matter of guesswork. Sometimes, it's not necessary to let your subordinates guess.

"Your ancestor sacrificed himself to protect the hope and seeds of scholars, and was deeply respected by scholars all over the world. The Eighth Prince took a deep look at Kong Yuan.

Kong Yuan instantly understood what the Eighth Prince meant: "Your Highness, do you mean to let our Kong family congratulate our ancestors on their birthday?" ”

"Yes."

"Your Highness, we do this every year." Kong Yuan asked with some confusion, "What else should I do?" “

"Play the father, let the father make an order, and His Royal Highness the crown prince will worship."

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince worships?" Kong Yuan was shocked, "How does this work?" ”

"There's nothing you can't ......," the Eighth Prince whispered to Kong Yuan.

After hearing this, Kong Yuan's eyes were full of admiration when he looked at the Eighth Prince.

"Your Highness is wise."

"By the way, how is Li Chuan?" Li Chuan used to be the right-hand man next to the acting king, but he was reported for going to the Qinglou to have fun during the death day of the former queen, and was later demoted. The acting king sent Li Chuan back to his fiefdom.

"Li Chuan said that there is nothing abnormal in Jizhou."

The Eighth Prince nodded his head and didn't say anything more about Li Chuan.

After Li Chuan returned to Jizhou, he was teased, embarrassed, and excluded by the soldiers, he broke the jar and broke it, drank and made trouble all day long, and was finally driven out of the barracks and became a commoner.

When he was a general, he was very arrogant. Also, he had an old habit of insulting and whipping the soldiers when he drank too much, which made the soldiers hate him very much.

Seeing him in distress, how could the soldiers not take revenge.

He was beaten to the point where he only had one breath left, and it was the Eighth Prince who sent someone to save him.

Li Chuan went to the Ghost Gate Pass once, and deeply realized the hot and cold world, and decided to survive at all costs and avenge himself.

He obeyed the arrangement of the Eighth Prince, and on the surface he took refuge in His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and won the trust of His Royal Highness the Prince, but in fact he was a member of the Eighth Prince.

After Li Chuan recovered, he changed his mind and went to find Qian Songtao and them.

Qian Songtao and the others saw Li Chuan's prodigal son turn back, so they were naturally willing to help him, after all, they used to be good brothers and friends of life and death.

With the help of Qian Songtao and them, Li Chuan returned to the barracks. He changed his temper and didn't care about the soldiers who had sought revenge on him before.

Li Chuan himself is very capable, and this time he changed his past mistakes and quickly regained his previous prestige in the army. Although he is now only a six-rank minor general.

In the past two years, Li Chuan has been secretly contacting the Eight Princes and reporting the situation in Jizhou to the Eight Princes. Also, he listened to the orders of the Eighth Prince, made friends with the soldiers in Jizhou, and often invited them to drink and eat.

The acting king was very happy that Li Chuan had changed his mind and was his confidant again. However, he didn't know that Li Chuan had already told the Eighth Prince about the situation in Jizhou, including the defense map of Jizhou.

His fiefdom Jizhou has long been under the control of the Eighth Prince.

"Your Royal Highness, with all due respect, the Acting King and the Marquis of Xuanping are not the opponents of the crown prince and the prince of Zhenguo at all." Kong Yuan said.

"Zhenguo Gong is cunning and cunning, and few people are his opponents." The Eighth Prince let out a sneer, "Ten Xuanping Marquis is not his opponent either. ”

"Your Royal Highness, did the emperor see that the Marquis of Xuanping and the acting king were not the opponents of the Duke of Zhenguo, so he arranged for the four princes to come forward?"

"Exactly." The Eighth Prince wrinkled his eyebrows slightly, his face was a little cold, "Zhenguo Gong is not so easy to deal with. ”

"Your Highness, will the Fourth Prince and the Li family be the opponents of the Duke of Zhenguo again?"

"Li Fushu is not the opponent of Zhen Guogong." The Eighth Prince said with a deep expression, "Zhao Yun is not easy to say. ”

"The minister saw that the emperor did not have the idea of moving the Zhenguo Mansion for the time being, but began to deal with the Wang family."

"The Zhenguo Mansion can't be moved easily, and my father should be the last to do it." The Eighth Emperor squinted at the chess game in front of him, raised the corners of his mouth and said with a smile, "Father and Emperor have started to move the Wang family, but it is also a small fight." ”

Kong Yuan's face was shocked: "Why don't you make a big fuss?" ”

He asked again: "Why don't you deal with the group of families in Yangzhou?" ”

"Because I'm afraid of startling the snake." The Eighth Prince said in a deep tone, "The group of worlds in Yangzhou is not as good as the gate valves in the capital. Although the Xie family, the Wang family, the Xun family, and the Yuan family are at odds because of their respective interests, once something happens to the Wang family, the Xun family and the Yuan family will unite. ”

continued: "The power united by these gate valve families cannot be underestimated, so we can only get rid of them one by one, so that they cannot unite. ”

"I see." Kong Yuan said, "Your Highness Xie has taught, and the minister has been taught." ”

"Father seems to have other plans."

"What are the emperor's plans?"

"My father knew in his heart that he couldn't get rid of the gate valve in the capital like the group of families in Yangzhou. Moreover, the fate of the family in Yangzhou also made the gate valve family in the capital vigilant. The Eighth Prince's fingers tapped lightly on the chessboard, "What do you say the father is planning?" ”

Kong Yuan thought for a while and said, "The minister can't think of it." ”

"I always feel that my father is holding back his big moves." The word "Hold Back Big Move" was learned by the Eighth Prince from Zhao Yao. "Moreover, I feel that my father is about to do it."

"Your Highness, no matter what the emperor does, it has nothing to do with us." Kong Yuan couldn't get used to those families.

"We can muddy the water a little bit more on this trip." The tone of the Eighth Prince sounded very afraid that the world would not be chaotic. "However, for now, we can only wait and see what happens."

"Your Highness, when will the prince's people accept bribes and seize fields, and rob the people's daughters?"

The eighth prince thought for a moment and said, "The person who will reveal it to the acting king tomorrow knows." ”

"Yes, Your Highness."

"These people are not painful to the prince and the prince of Zhenguo." The eighth prince also said, "In two days, I will reveal the corruption and illegal behavior of the king's people to the prince's people, and let them eat dogs." ”

"Your Highness is wise." Kong Yuan thought of the four princes, and hesitated to speak, "Your Highness, where are the four princes?" ”

"Don't worry about the fourth child for the time being." The eighth prince said, and suddenly chuckled, "I hope that the fourth child will develop his power quickly, but unfortunately, with the fourth child's temperament, he will not be in such a hurry to expand his power." ”

"Your Highness, forgive the minister, the Fourth Highness will be your worst enemy in the future." Kong Yuan persuaded, "If you can't get rid of the fourth prince before he is full-fledged, it won't be so easy for you to get rid of him in the future." ”

"I know, but now the fourth can't move." There was a deep depth in the eyes of the eighth prince, "I can't expose it until I become an adult and go to the fiefdom." ”

"Your Highness is thinking about it."

"However, with the strong enemy of the fourth child, the future will not be so boring." The Eighth Prince smiled meaninglessly, "If I am left in the future, it will be too boring." ”

"With the wisdom of His Royal Highness, the Four Princes will not be your opponent."

The Eighth Prince smiled meaningfully, and immediately did not talk about the Four Princes anymore, and talked about Annanguo.

Because Yan Huarong was guarding southern Xinjiang, their actions in Annan should not be too big. Of course, in addition to the Eight Princes and their people, there are also His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Acting King who are all cautious.

At this time, Yu Hai walked in. He first saluted the Eighth Prince, and then handed a letter in his hand to the Eighth Prince.

The eighth prince dropped the chess pieces in his hand and took the letter from Yu Hai's hand. After reading the letter, a happy smile appeared on his face.

"Sure enough."

Seeing the smile on the face of the Eighth Prince, Kong Yuan asked with some curiosity, "Your Highness, what good happened?" ”

The eighth prince handed the letter in his hand to Kong Yuan, and said with a smile, "Look at it." ”

Kong Yuan took the letter, looked at it carefully, and immediately showed joy on his face.

"Your Highness, you really said it, this thankful General Zhenxi is really in name."

"The funny thing is that Zhen Guogong doesn't know it, and they are proud of it." The Eighth Emperor smiled, "Father's move is really powerful. ”

"The Zhenguo Mansion wants military power, and the emperor has fulfilled them." Kong Yuan said, "I'm afraid that the Duke of Zhenguo will think that their Xie family has completely controlled 100,000 soldiers in the northwest." ”

"The Duke of Zhenguo knew his father's bad intentions, but he was willing to be fooled." The Eighth Emperor had a mocking smile on his face, "Zhen Guogong thinks he is smarter than his father, but unfortunately he is clever and mistaken by his cleverness." ”

Kong Yuan suddenly remembered something, and forgot to tell the Eighth Prince: "Your Highness, in the past two days, the minister has heard some things about the Southern Wei Dynasty. ”

When the Eighth Prince heard the words "Southern Wei", his eyes suddenly lit up. He couldn't help but show a look of excitement on his face: "What did you ask?" ”

Kong Yuan said: "There are still people alive in the Southern Wei Dynasty. ”

"Really?" The Eighth Prince's reaction suddenly became very violent, "Where are they now?" ”

"I heard that I fled to the country of Pi and Funan."

"Who is it?" After so many years, there is finally news from the Southern Wei Dynasty.

Kong Yuan shook his head slightly and said, "I don't know." ”

"Go check, send someone to check." Before her death, the mother concubine once told him one thing and told him that he must find someone from the Southern Wei Dynasty.

Kong Yuan frowned slightly, and said with disapproval: "Your Highness, the minister advises you not to investigate the matter of the Southern Wei Dynasty again, once the emperor knows that you are secretly investigating the Southern Wei Dynasty, you will be finished." ”

"There are some things that have to be figured out, so we have to find people from the Southern Wei Dynasty." Before her death, the concubine told him that there were a batch of secret treasures in the Southern Wei Dynasty, and among these secret treasures was the long-lost jade seal.

Carvin, it took a day to hold back such a chapter.

(End of chapter)