Zhao Shi doesn't have any big ambitions, at least not now, and he was bumpy and displaced in his previous life, so he is very satisfied with his current life.

There's no way to be dissatisfied, what kind of official is he now? That is equivalent to the prison warden of later generations, a serious official, not to mention hugging the big thick legs of the prince.

Not surprisingly, Zhao Shi saw the old man with a scarface in prison again, and a carriage took Zhao Shi to a mansion in the city.

The subordinate took Zhao Shi into the small courtyard and left, the courtyard is pine, bamboo, wood and stone, very elegant, the door of the front hall opened, and the old man walked out: "Little brother has always been good?" ”

Zhao Shi was not surprised at all when he saw it, no matter how he looked at the old man at the beginning, it didn't look like he was really in prison.

"It's okay, it's okay, it's good to see your old man's complexion."

"Haha, it's okay, come, you used to invite me to drink, and I will be here today."

"Then I'll eat you, but I don't know your old Gao's name, and I don't know if it's convenient or not."

"Nameless people, don't say it," the old man said with a smile.

The two politely entered the house, and a table of wine and food had already been prepared inside.

Pushing the cup and changing the lamp, all kinds of strange things, the two of them drank while talking nonsense.

……

"The little brother is now the son-in-law of the palace, and this is not an outsider, I want to ask what do you think?"

"What do you think? Which aspect? "Zhao Shi knows that the play meat is coming,

"Of course, it is the future of the prince, we all rely on the prince to eat, one is prosperous, and the other is lost"

"What can I think? My eyes are black, and I can't reach this level."

The old man nodded: "Although our prince is virtuous, there are always places where there is a lack of decision, I know that you are a person who can take on big things, and the prince always looks at your young age and background."

"This is normal, what can I afford as a teenage hairy child, and in addition, you look up to me, an old man."

"I can't be wrong, there are all kinds of characters in this palace, but there is no one who can really come up with big ideas, and some things can be talked to you about when I think about them."

"You've lifted the kid"

The old man waved his hand:

"Don't pretend to be polite with me, I'll just tell you a little bit about the situation.

Two months ago, the third prince Zhou Jinghuan turned nineteen, went out of the palace to build his own mansion, and according to the previous rules, he was crowned King An.

In the past two months, the Wang family has contributed money and efforts to build momentum for the three princes, and they have attracted a group of people.

Fortunately, this flood, our Weishui City is well organized, and the prince is now highly rated, and even the mountains have many voices of approval.

Isn't this the third spring festival in March soon, King Yan summoned the prince to go back to worship together.

Obviously, the king may not necessarily pass the throne to the third prince, and our prince still has great hopes."

In his previous life, Zhao Shi watched a lot of dramas fighting for the throne, so of course he understands this:

"There is not much hope, we are in Weishui, King An is in Yanjing City, unless King An makes any big mistake, otherwise there is Princess Yan blowing the pillow wind on the side, how much hope can we have"

The old man smiled and applauded:

"Sure enough, he understands people, and that's right, so if we don't do anything, then this throne will definitely not be the turn of the prince.

Decide who will inherit this throne, in addition to King Yan, there is also the mountain"

"Oh? I don't understand this, tell me about it."

"In fact, all the rights are in Tongtian Mountain, and our four kingdoms and the royal family of the Middle Zhou Dynasty all have halls in Tongtian Mountain, which is called the Five Gates.

And on the main peak of Tongtian Mountain is the inner five gates, which is the real center of power in the Great Zhou. The change of power of each family, in fact, can be ruled by a sentence from the inner door.

It's just that the inner door is all people who practice the way of becoming immortals, in our opinion, the big problem, for those elders in the inner gate, but it is a matter of sesame mung beans, and they rarely pay attention to it, so they are basically determined by each family."

After the old man finished speaking, he took a sip of wine, and when he saw that Zhao Shi was speechless, he continued:

"But this time there is a chance, the Great Elder of Yanmen has not been back for many years, I heard that I will come back to see it during this spring festival."

Zhao Shi picked up a piece of crab meat and threw it into his mouth: "Then are you always ready to bribe, or are you looking for someone close to you to persuade you?" ”

The old man laughed: "That's the Great Elder of the Inner Gate, how can worldly finances be eyed?" It's useless to woo him, which of the Zhou family is not his junior? Who have you been close to if you haven't been down the mountain for decades? ”

"I feel the same, if you talk about bribery, the Wang family has no money? Don't go around in circles, what are the preferences of this Great Elder? ”

"Wise, this great elder likes to talk"

"Hand talk? Go? ”

The old man nodded slightly: "The year before last, a young man from the Eastern Han Kingdom came to the Han Kingdom, and at the age of fifteen, he forced the first chess player of the Han Kingdom, and then drifted away without a trace.

"Do you know this person?"

The old man laughed: "Boy, how old are you this year?" ”

"Seventeen, I ......" Zhao Shi's eyes suddenly widened: "I don't know how to play Go again"

"What about you? The Great Elder's chess strength is also a national player, what is the difference between you and you? ”

"I said you old fellow invited me to dinner, tell me, what's the plan? What do you need me to do? ”

Zhao Shideng was no longer polite, and reached out to pull the plate of crab meat: "This crab meat is really good"

The old man didn't care:

"I will spread the wind, you are that young man, there is a royal manor more than ten miles away from Yanjing.

The Great Elder's mother once took him to live here, and every time he came back, he would stay here for the night, and when he heard about it, he would look for you."

"What's the use of finding it? What should I do? ”

"You don't have to worry about the rest, Zhou Tong, the eldest son of the prince, will go with you, and you can introduce Zhou Tong to the Great Elder at that time."

"Well, that's easy, why do you have to choose me for such a simple thing?"

"Just because there is no one close to the prince of the right age"

"Okay, I'm really talented"

……

A few days later, King Wei returned to Beijing.

Zhao Shi left ahead of schedule, and Yue Sheng, the head of the capital, escorted him with more than ten personal soldiers, and Yue Sheng was the red-faced man who looked a bit like Guan Gong at the beginning.

This person is very arrogant, and he never ignored Zhao Shi when he was in the palace in the past, and this time it was even more so, walking by himself along the way, and not talking to Zhao Shi.

But I didn't see Zhou Tong, and walked for three days to the Wangzhuang. It looks like there are hundreds of acres in size, and several courtyards are scattered.

The steward of the village took them to a three-entry courtyard, and after inquiry, they learned that this is now a horse farm, and occasionally someone from the royal family comes to ride a horse, and usually few people come.

When Zhou Tong arrived the next day, Zhao Shi didn't know when he came, but he was taken to ask for peace.

Zhou Tong is only twelve or thirteen, very similar to his father, Wenwen is weak, and he didn't say anything.

Zhao Shi felt that there was a strangeness here, he really couldn't understand how such a big and small kid could convince the Great Elder.

When King Wei returned to Beijing, he vibrated up and down, and countless thoughts came alive: King Yan's health in the past two years has not been as good as before? Is this preparing to pass the throne to the second child again?

Princess Yan was even more anxious, and she entered the palace on fifteen and took the position of her sister who died early. With his unparalleled beauty, he charmed King Yan.

gave birth to two sons, which made King Yan, who had thin heirs, favored the sky.

But in recent years, the original promiscuous Yan Wang's health has deteriorated, and he has long lost interest in her. I don't even see each other in a few months.

Last year's flood, the second fiefdom of Weishui disaster control shined, and there were many voices above the court, and it is said that even the mountain also knew.

This time to sacrifice heaven and earth, King Yan actually summoned the second child back, and Princess Yan felt very bad.

Before he could discuss anything with his mother's close ministers, news came again: Zhou Baotai, the great elder on the mountain, was coming back to participate in the sacrifice.

This was nothing, but there was news that one of King Wei's uncles turned out to be the one who forced the first chess player in the Han Kingdom two years ago, and now this person actually went to the horse farm outside Yanjing City.

Coincidentally, Zhou Baotai is a chess addict, and his former residence is in the racecourse, so it is not a coincidence that countless coincidences come together.

In King An's mansion, several people close to King An gathered in the study, and Princess Yan was not easy to come forward, so she sent a little eunuch to send a letter. Several of the core figures of the Three Kings Mansion have arrived.

"What's the view? all said, "Sitting in the middle is Mu Bingzhang, the lord of Beiyan Shangshu, who is also the uncle of Princess Yan."

"What else can I think, but two questions, will the Great Elder go to see that kid? Will the Great Elder push the second child up? ”

The man who answered looked around at the people:

"I am the youngest official here, and I have the shortest knowledge, but you and I both know that the chess idiot of the Great Elder will definitely go, and although it is not certain to push the second elder to the top, there is a great possibility."

"Wang Li, how can you be sure that the Great Elder recommends the second brother and not me?"

A little fat man of fifteen or sixteen behind the table opened his mouth and asked.

That Wang Li casually arched his hand: "King An, this King Wei is in the prime of life, and he has last year's political achievements, and the great elder will choose him without favoritism."

"Then my father must listen to him?"

"That's the Great Elder of the Inner Gate, as long as you open your mouth, you can't change it. It's not your father's turn to refute this time, and maybe your father's mind is also on the second child now."

Another old man interrupted the little fat man's words, and the little fat man wanted to say something more, but he didn't dare.

"The matter is clear, now let's talk about how to solve it"

…… There was silence.

"Actually, everyone knows that if there is no source of this matter, there will be no such thing, I have sent people to check along the way, if the Great Elder comes, you can know at least two days in advance," that Wang Li continued.

"Why is there no source...... the little fat man was asking, and saw Wang Li raise his palm and wipe it on his neck.

"Yes, it should have been done a long time ago"

The little fat man slapped the table and stood up, the hand that slapped the table was missing a finger, and the epidermis was tangled, obviously left by the fire.

"There are dozens of dead people in my house, all of whom are capable people, and they will be caught"

"Sit down, don't mention your gang of fish, turtles, shrimps and crabs"

Mu Bingzhang shouted angrily, and the little fat man lost his voice and sat down wilted.

"This kid is followed by the red-faced Yue Sheng, that Yue Sheng is from the mountain, not comparable to your so-called capable people, those people are just deceiving you, in fact, they are just some chickens and dogs, it's good to send them off as soon as possible, don't tarnish your reputation"

Wang Li also said a few words about the little fat man.

"Liu Chu, look ......"

On one side, a military general raised his head:

"Yue Sheng is far from my opponent, and the horse farm is desolate, it's not a difficult thing, but if he dies, will there be any trouble in the future?"

"Don't worry, what if all of them die? It's just a headless case, you know, he's just an outsider on the mountain, and the mountain won't pursue it at all."

"That's fine, leave it to me"