Guogong Mansion Dining Room.

Lu Zhong sat in the main seat, Xu Chong sat in the guest seat, and Gongsun Mang sat beside Xu Chong.

Although it was inappropriate for the boss to accompany his subordinates, this was a guest of the teacher, and secondly, he had the identity of Taizu's legacy, so Gongsun Mang had no opinion.

"I have long heard that kid in Shunyi say that Brother Xu is the person he admires the most in his life."

Gongsun Mang picked up the wine glass and said with a smile, "At the time, I still didn't believe it, but now it seems that there is really no lie." ”

"Your Excellency, you're welcome."

Xu Chong also picked up his wine glass.

The two of them drank it all.

"I know each other now."

Lu Zhong smiled and spoke, and motioned to Gongsun Mang, "Tell Xu Xiaoyou about the things in the East Palace, and the two of you will take care of each other in the future." ”

This is true.

Gongsun Mang can give Xu Chong care in affairs, and Xu Chong can give Gongsun Mang background support.

In this regard, Gongsun Mang himself also knows it.

After all, the Gongsun family is only a very small family.

He was able to enter the East Palace and climb to Zhan Shi's position, most of which was fought for by himself.

"Master, you've never bothered me so much."

Gongsun Mang teased with a smile and looked at Xu Chong, "Since we are colleagues in the future, let's talk to you first." ”

"Listen up."

Xu Chong nodded seriously.

"You also know the duties of the Zhan Mansion, the most important thing is to teach and assist the prince."

Gongsun Mang shook his head as he spoke, "But now, only the auxiliary prince is left." ”

"Oh?"

Xu Chong raised his eyebrows.

"Because, in the entire Zhan Mansion, including the crown prince and the prince, no one can take on the role of teaching."

Gongsun Mang sighed, "A long time ago, the crown prince's knowledge surpassed all of us......"

The crown prince's name is Jiang Xinghe, and he is the seventh son of Emperor Yongtai, who is twenty-nine years old.

Since Emperor Yongtai ascended the throne and established Jiang Xinghe as the crown prince, he has only been in the East Palace for five years...... When he was about fourteen or fifteen years old, there was no one to teach him.

Whether it is knowledge, conversation, etiquette, or imperial skills, Jiang Xinghe has achieved the best in the East Palace.

"Now, except for the monthly mid-month discussion on politics and the end of the month, the prince is self-taught."

Gongsun Mang smiled bitterly.

"I've heard about the rules of auspicious days, is it true that each generation of princes has progressed so fast?"

Xu Chong asked quietly.

"I don't know."

Gongsun Mang said helplessly, "After all, after the crown prince ascends the throne, most of the subordinates of the East Palace will also be transferred. ”

"Is that so?"

Xu Chong thought for a moment and asked, "In Zhan Shifu, is there anything that needs to be paid attention to?" ”

"Hehe, you want to ask the prince about his likes and dislikes and temperament, right?"

Gongsun Mang chuckled, "You don't need to worry about this at all. ”

"How?"

Xu Chong's eyes flashed.

"Because, the crown prince is not only excellent in knowledge, but his character is also extremely rare."

Gongsun Mang said with emotion, "I think, in the whole world, there is no one more worthy of the word gentleman than His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." ”

This is quite a high evaluation, because there is no addition to the sentence 'except for His Majesty'.

It is not enough to say that it is a big rebellion, but this kind of rhetoric is enough to prove that Gongsun Mang highly agrees with Jiang Xinghe.

However, Xu Chong's heart sank.

Because, when Emperor Yongtai was the crown prince, he seemed to be so flawless......

"Let's put it this way."

After thinking about it, Gongsun Mang added, "The one who is a confidant dies, but the prince knows me and all of us." ”

So wicked?

Xu Chong was a little dumbfounded.

Could it be that this prince is also a doppelganger of Emperor Yongtai, and he will have that bewitching power, right?

"This is something that the old man feels the same way."

Lu Zhong suddenly interjected, "Before the crown prince was in charge of the country, he had already won the approval of most of the courtiers, and even His Majesty failed to do so back then. ”

"Oh?"

Xu Chong's heart moved slightly, and asked, "I heard that Your Majesty also came to the government and the opposition in those days?" ”

"That's because of the political achievements."

A look of remembrance appeared on Lu Zhong's face, and he said slowly: "For example, there was a Taiping Dao thief who defected to the imperial court and brought a lot of secrets from Taiping Dao. ”

"Among them, it includes the detailed locations, personnel, strength, etc. of the 30 provincial branches, as well as the overseas islands where the main gate of Taiping Road is located."

"Soon, the location of the provincial branch hall was confirmed, and the Yang God of the imperial court went overseas to investigate, and indeed found the island."

"The first emperor wants to send troops on a large scale to suppress the arrogance of Taiping Dao to the lowest level, so that Daqing can be stable for a while."

"And Your Majesty, try your best to stop it."

Deter?

Xu Chong's face changed, "Why?" ”

"Your Majesty said ......"

Lu Zhong suddenly lowered his voice, "The existence of Taiping Dao is beneficial and harmless to the imperial court, it can only curb the momentum, not completely suppress it, let alone completely extinguish it. ”

Xu Chong and Gongsun Mang were shocked at the same time.

"Although this matter is not a secret, it is better for the two of you not to make a noise about it."

Lu Zhong admonished and continued: "In short, Your Majesty quoted scriptures and listed several periods in history when the Taiping Dao was extremely weak. ”

"Without exception, those periods were also the most chaotic times in the imperial court."

"There are chaos in government affairs, military strength, law, and so on."

"After Your Majesty finished enumerating it, he bluntly said that there is evil in people's hearts in front of the first emperor and in front of hundreds of civil and military officials."

"If this evil has nowhere to go, it can only eat itself."

"And the existence of Taiping Dao can greatly carry the evil of Daqing."

Lu Zhong exhaled slowly, "These words almost made His Majesty lose the position of the crown prince, if it weren't for the death of hundreds of officials, I was afraid of ......"

"And then?"

Xu Chong asked with squinted eyes.

"Later, although the first emperor did not depose the crown prince, he still insisted on sending troops."

Lu Zhong shook his head, "However, in the Thirty Elements Provincial Branch of Taiping Dao, there are only a large number of low-realm martial artists left...... All the high-level forces, including the main forces of the six major families, returned to that island and ambushed the main force of the imperial court. ”

"The result?"

Gongsun Mang couldn't help but ask.

"Of course it turned out to be a victory."

Lu Zhong glanced at Gongsun Mang, "It's just a miserable victory, 500,000 soldiers, the lowest is Enlightenment Triple, but only 50,000 have come back." ”

"It shouldn't be."

Gongsun Mang frowned, "For such a big matter, the first thing to rule out is the conspiracy...... And since it has been decided to send troops, it will definitely be strictly blocked from the news, how can it become like this? ”

"Nobody knows why."

Lu Zhong shook his head.

I probably know a little bit......

Xu Chong sneered in his heart.

If nothing else, the imperial court's plan to send troops was leaked by Emperor Yongtai.

Does Emperor Wenchang know this or not?

Xu Chong pondered and asked, "What year is this?" ”

"There's... Forty years, right? I don't remember exactly. ”

Lu Zhong replied, and then continued: "In short, after this war, Taiping Dao disappeared for ten years. ”

"In the past ten years, as Your Majesty said, chaos has gradually emerged."

"It's okay here in the capital, but in the local area, there have begun to be large-scale killings, murdering each other, wanton exploitation, and so on."

Xu Chong tugged at the corners of his mouth.

There is no doubt that without the existence of Taiping Dao, the local officials are left with only the imperial court as a channel to improve their strength.

And if you only rely on the imperial court, you can only stay up for time and pass the exam.

Those who are restless and ambitious are naturally not content to do so.

"That is, after this incident, the first emperor announced to the world and let the crown prince supervise the country."

Lu Zhong smiled, "It just so happened that Taiping Dao resurfaced again, establishing branch halls in various places and burying shadows. ”

"Since then, the imperial court's attitude towards Taiping Dao has changed from trying its best to suppress and suppress the best to exterminate, to control and contain."

"Every few years, find an opportunity to pull out one or two branch halls to show the majesty of the imperial court."

"Hmm, that's what that Taiping Marquis Xie Changqing is all about."

Lu Zhong winked at Xu Chong.

"I see."

Xu Chong nodded slightly, "Then what you said before, the prince is different today?" ”

"Well, it's different."

Lu Zhong responded and explained: "Today's prince, although he is highly educated, will also make mistakes, and compare... Comparatively ......"

"More realistic?"

Xu Chong guessed.

"yes, that's it."

Gongsun Mang was happy, and nodded again and again, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very real and will make mistakes, however, he will soon realize his mistakes, and then ask anyone who can help him correct his mistakes, and he will not make them again." ”

"If a person is not a sage, he can do no wrong."

Xu Chong breathed a sigh of relief.

The so-called truth is that at the same time, it is sincere, and it makes people feel that it is not far away, and it is not high.

It should still be different from Emperor Yongtai.

"It's a pity that the wheel road has just passed, otherwise, Brother Xu only needs to experience it once, and he can understand that what I said is not exaggerating."

Gongsun Mang shook his head with some pity.

The next topic is not nutritious.

Lu Zhong tested Xu Chong to see if he had a marriage match and whether he had a sweetheart.

Gongsun Mang kept saying that he had a niece who was eighteen years old and beautiful like a flower.

At the same time, another Xu Chong, with the face of Lin Mad, had already flown to the endless sea.

The buildings of the six families are all floating in different positions.

This location is basically changing anytime and anywhere.

But Lin Mad said that the farthest will not be more than 30,000 miles offshore.

Because if it is farther away, it will be beyond the positioning range of the descendant of the building.

What he needed to do was to find the Fang family's building ship in the huge sea area with a radius of 30,000 miles along the coast of Binzhou.

No matter what the Fang family's attitude was, as long as he appeared on the Fang family's boat as Lin Mad, the master of the end of the road, the side branch of the Fang family would definitely notify the lineage.

Later, it will be up to the emergency response.

"Honestly, this range ...... It's too big, too. ”

Xu Chong swam high in the sky, staring at the sea below.

Although at the speed of the Yang God, he could run 30,000 miles out of several times in one day and night, but it was a straight line.

And a large-scale search like this can't be done in a few days.

At this time, dozens of points of light came into view.

"Huh? Luck so good? ”

Xu Chong was stunned and hurriedly lowered his height.

That light is not a light, but a blessing or misfortune revealed by the human body.

After a while, Xu Chong passed through the fog and was suddenly a little speechless.

He didn't know if it was lucky......

This is the building ship of the flower family.

"Let's go check it out, it's all here."

Thinking so, Xu Chongluo fell towards the building boat.

On the top floor of Taiyin Pavilion, Hua Langyue was still in the freeze, and the purple light on the surface of the body reflected the entire top floor in purple.

After two glances, Xu Chongyang's god returned to his body, and his body continued to fall.

"Hua Miaoyin, come out and see you."

The sound condensed into a bundle and poured into the first floor of the Taiyin Pavilion.

In an instant, the old lady changed color.

First of all, horror.

Horror: Who suddenly appeared on the Huajialou boat, is the person who comes friend or foe?

Then the horror turned into horror.

Because she recognized the voice.

Swish!

Hua Lao Taijun appeared in the courtyard, her eyes widened, staring at Xu Chong.

"Long time no see."

Xu Chong smiled.

"Lin Madness! Lin Dao Master?! ”

Mrs. Hua was a little incredulous.

"It's Lin Mad, it's good."

Xu Chong nodded, "But it's no longer a Dao Master." ”

"What the hell is going on?"

Hua Lao Taijun stepped forward eagerly, "For more than twenty years, everyone thought you were dead. ”

"Almost, but it didn't work out."

Xu Chong said in a deep voice, "I can't tell you specific things, I came here to ask you, is there a way for the Hua family to contact the Lin, Zheng, and Fang families?" ”

Hua Lao Taijun suddenly showed a look of embarrassment, "Don't hide it from the Lin Dao Master, the Hua family has no contact with the three ancient families, and it is really impossible to get in touch." ”

The Gu family is the name of the three families of Lin, Zheng and Fang.

"Okay."

Xu Chong was not much disappointed, and pointed in the direction of the top of the pavilion, "Such a big fortune, it's better to hide it under the boat." ”

"Forest Road Master ......"

Mrs. Hua obviously misunderstood, and her face became ugly: "The Hua family really has no way to contact her." ”

"You're overthinking, I'm not threatening you."

Xu Chong shook his head, "In the eyes of the Yang God, such a big fortune can be seen from a long distance. ”

Although theoretically the ice cannot be destroyed, now that Ji Qingzhi has become Emperor Qing, he should try his best to be prepared.

"Is that ......?"

Old Lady Hua breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you Lord Lin Dao for raising your noble hand." ”

is the same as the character of the year, it seems that it is really Lin Madness.

"Little things."

Xu Chong waved his hand and said seriously: "In recent years, the deeper the Lou boat is hidden, the better, if there is no clan to go back and forth, then temporarily drive the Lou boat out of 30,000 li." ”

"Why?"

Hua Lao Taijun was stunned for a moment and frowned: "The imperial court is going to make a big move?" ”

"No, it's not the court that I'm putting you on guard."

Xu Chong shook his head, "It's the new Dao Master." ”

"Ji Qingzhi?"

Mrs. Hua suddenly became solemn.

"Remember, don't give away news of my return."

Xu Chongyang came out of the sheath, wrapped his body and flew into the air.

Hua Lao Taijun opened his mouth, and finally gave up asking, and just watched 'Lin Mad' leave.

"The previous Dao Master has returned."

"I found the fortune of the moon."

"Let me be careful of Ji Qingzhi."

"None of these three is good news......

Mrs. Hua's eyes flickered, and after a while, she gritted her teeth, "It's okay, the onshore industry, it's okay to give up for the time being, the foundation of the Hua family is still to make the moon...... As long as the ship is driven out of 30,000 miles, no one will be able to find it here except Dou Tianyuan. ”

It didn't take long for the Hua family's boat to gradually turn around, getting faster and faster, faster and faster, heading deeper and deeper into the endless sea.

Xu Chong did not go far, but followed the Huajialou boat until the Lou boat sailed to a depth of more than 40,000 miles, and then returned to continue the search.

This time, the real good luck came.

Maybe it was the escort of the Huajialou boat that made him deviate a little.

But as soon as he returned to the 30,000-mile sea, he found another building ship.

Looking at the architectural form, there is no doubt that it is the Fang family.

Xu Chong took a deep breath and slowly spoke:

"The head of the Fang family, please show up and see you!"

This time, his voice was not restrained, and it just echoed directly in the entire ship.

Suddenly, chickens and dogs jumped.

"Who is Xiaoxiao, who dares to trespass on the Fang family's important land?!"

The wind swept into the clouds, and a figure rushed straight into the sky.

"Fang Xiaolame, you're not dead yet?"

When he saw the person clearly, Xu Chong chuckled, "Oh no, I'm going to call you Old Fang lame now." ”

“……”

Fang Blade's figure stiffened suddenly, and he looked at Xu Chong's face with a shocked face.

Memories from years ago are flooding up.

He's not crippled, not only isn't he lame, he's healthy.

The reason why he was called Cheng Fang Xiaolame was because of the competition with Lin Mad when he was young, and he was beaten to a limp and shouted for help.

Since then, Lin Mad has been calling him Fang Xiaolame.

Lin ...... Lin madness? ”

Square Blade was shocked.

"It's like a fake."

Xu Chong said lightly.

"Impossible!"

Fang Blade vetoed in a deep voice, "Lin Mad has long been dead!" ”

"Do you want me to say something else?"

Xu Chong smiled, "For example, when I was serving in the Taiping Palace, I peeked at the Zheng family's sister-in-law......

"Shut up!"

Fang Blade's face darkened instantly.

He now somewhat believed in Lin Mad's identity.

Because the two of them did it together, and there was absolutely no third person who knew about it.

"Don't you want me to come down and sit down?"

Xu Chong pointed to the bottom, "In a while, those people from your side branch will rush up, and it's better not to let them know my identity." ”

"Let's go."

Fang Blade shook his head helplessly, and immediately floated down.

At this time, among the large and small courtyards, there were already many side branches of the Fang family, all of whom looked up curiously.

"What are you looking at?"

Fang Jian shouted coldly, "Give the old man to go back to cultivation!" ”

In an instant, the crowd was scattered.

In this way, Fang Blade landed on a flat high platform with Xu Chong.

There are low tables on the high platform, futons.

"Tut-tut."

Xu Chong was not polite, sat down directly, and said in a slurp: "After so many years, this stargazing platform has not been demolished...... I said that the Feng Fang family came from the Taiping Dao Qin Heavenly Prison. ”

"After so many years, you are still so yin and yang."

Fang Blade's suspicion lowered again, and he waved his hand and said, "Seriously, what happened back then, all of us thought you were dead. ”

"What else could it be?"

Xu Chong shrugged his shoulders, "I was cheated and imprisoned in the edict for more than 20 years." ”

"Who is it?"

Square Blade's eyes lit up.

"Don't ask about this, help me contact the Lin family."

Xu Chong's expression was straight, "I need to go back first." ”

"Huh?"

Fang Blade's eyes flashed, "Listening to your tone, the matter is very serious?" ”

As soon as the words came out, he reacted that something was wrong, and hurriedly remedied: "In this case, you shouldn't have appeared with a lot of fanfare just now." ”

"What are you afraid of, the whole building boat, only you know that I am Lin Mad."

Xu Chong didn't care, "Hurry up, the time is very urgent, I'll come back to catch up after you finish contacting." ”

"Okay, you wait for me for a moment."

Square Blade nodded, and floated away.

Xu Chong knew that it was done.

In Lin Mad's mouth, the square blade is the kind of existence that is completely brainwashed by the lineage.

No matter how much friendship there is, the first thing to consider is the lineage.

Not to mention...... Fang Blade's friendship with Lin Mad is just pretended!

Lin Mad knew this.

And Fang Blade didn't know that Lin Mad knew.

(End of chapter)