Tang Xi Mingzhi learned from Lu Runkun to pretend to be about to cry, and the Eighth Emperor patted his face, his eyes were full of disdain: "Just like you, you still want your father to favor you, and your daydreams are more realistic than you." ”

The people around him began to laugh, and the voices rose and fell like a tidal wave.

I have to admit that the concubine is very hard-working and motivated, but this son's upbringing is really dirty.

"Soon it's time for my father to take the exam, and I'm looking forward to you crying when you're being scolded."

Tang Xi Mingzhi silently picked up the torn paper to shreds, like a leaf in the cold wind, walking crookedly, and the push just now still hurt his ankle.

The attendant rushed forward to help Tang Xi Mingzhi, muttering that the other princes didn't know the weight of their hands, Tang Xi Mingzhi patted him on the shoulder, comforting himself that he was fine, he was going to see the queen immediately, now that the story in the album has been fully performed, how to go next, he wants to know whether the queen wants to continue to hide or show his edge.

After class, the queen has prepared a table of meals waiting for Chu Changheng, although Chu Changheng has been named King Rui, but this is just a means used by the emperor to clarify the relationship between Changheng and the crown prince, and he did not think of building a mansion for him, besides, King Rui is still young, and the queen mother is estranged from the concubine, all kinds of factors add up, Chu Changheng still lives with the queen.

At the dinner table, the queen smiled and gave Tangxi Mingzhi a meal, Tangxi Mingzhi took two bites of food, sorted out his sentences and said: "Queen Mother, after a while, it will be time for my father to inspect his schoolwork." ”

Often encountered in the matter of inspecting schoolwork, Chu Changheng listened to what others said in the tone of the queen, and then gathered other people's not very eye-catching opinions, and then made them a little disorganized and mediocre, except for causing the emperor a little unhappy in the past, there was no big problem, but as Chu Changheng grew older, her position as the queen finally made Chu Changheng become a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh of the major candidates for the crown prince.

The queen glanced at Tang Xi Mingzhi worriedly, this identity that made the emperor unhappy but had no choice, the mother's family urged the letter one after another, and it seemed that the escape was already at the end of the road, and it was impossible for her son to protect himself. The queen gritted her teeth, covered his cheeks with pity, seemed to have made a lot of determination, and said softly: "I thought that if you hide it, you will live a safe life, but I am too stupid, a princess of another country, a coveted queen, how can I pretend to be stupid and hide it, but I am still too afraid, my mother is the queen of Liguo, the limelight, my brother is talented, deeply loved by my father, and was named the prince early, but it is precisely because of this that before the weak crown, he was killed by a traitor and died. My queen mother told me that if you want to live in peace, you have to hide clumsy, the deeper you hide, the better, the high seat, too cold, full of golden light, is a man-eating beast, I don't want you to follow in the footsteps of your brother, but why, it seems to be wrong, I don't know, too, blame me for being too stupid, can't guess the twists and turns in people's hearts, and deal with unpopular adultery and evil thoughts, so that you don't have a peaceful birthday, I now want to abolish my own posteriority, hide and live a peaceful life, both countries are not allowed, Heng'er, do what you want, I always know that you are a child with a righteous heart, go and let your father see, his third prince is never worse than others. ”

Because of the death of his brother, talent and limelight have become a taboo in his heart and something to avoid no matter what, but now he has to be ruthless to escape his original wrong path, so that his son can face the difficulties against the arrows, to put it mildly, it has become an escape, the queen bowed her head and smiled bitterly, that's it, fate is so, listen to the destiny of heaven, she smiled hard at Tangxi Mingzhi, and then went to the bedroom to rest, Tangxi Mingzhi gave Lu Runkun who was standing on the side a look and went back to the room.

After a long time, Lu Runkun took some snacks into Tangxi Mingzhi's room, and turned around and locked the door with a yellow charm.

"At dinner, I saw that you didn't eat much, so I brought you some snacks."

"Thanks, have you eaten?"

Lu Runkun poured himself a cup of tea and drank: "Me? Eaten! At noon, the queen took us delicious food, and I have been holding on to it until now. ”

"Is the queen okay?"

"She needs to accept the decision she made, in fact, this decision is not so big, it is not so complicated, it depends on the situation, but for her, it is still too difficult."

"The strategy in the picture scroll was written by Chu Changheng before, and I only saw it today."

"What? The scene on this picture scroll has already passed! Are you okay, did you fall somewhere? ”

"It's okay, little bump, how did you prepare the queen mother's birthday banquet?"

"It's going on in an orderly manner, but the queen's move today makes me worry about the birthday banquet, the exam is just two days away, with your ability, it is impossible for the emperor not to praise you, it is estimated that you can suspect that Chu Changheng has been taken away, and other mothers will definitely make moves."

"But you're right about one thing." Tang Xi Mingzhi curled the corners of his mouth, "His son was indeed taken away." ”

"You can laugh, a noble concubine plus four favorite concubines, ten princes, nine princesses, the court forces standing behind these nineteen people, I have a headache now, I feel that the birthday banquet has suddenly changed from a busy matter to a brain-consuming matter."

"I believe in you, you're smart enough to handle it."

Looking at Tang Ximing's encouraging smile, Lu Runkun pulled down his face: "I'm smart and I know it myself, but it's just ......"

"Just what?"

"I'm lazy, Yuanzun, what should I do?"

“......”

"Why don't we change it, I'll help you meet the emperor, and you can help me hold a birthday banquet?"

Sure enough, Lu Runkun is still the same Lu Runkun, Tang Xi Mingzhi squeezed out two words from between his teeth: "Dream." ”

"Yuanzun, don't be angry, aren't we just in the illusion? You won't let me make my dreams come true? ”

What answered her was the "clang" of the bedroom door being shut, which was short and stirring.

The decoration in the imperial study is all catering to the emperor's preferences, a black solemnity, a dull gold is finely inlaid on the edge of the cloth field, and the hanging pendant is thick and heavy, and the filament-like edge pendant trembles.

The emperor was sitting in the center at this time, the ten princes were sitting on both sides, the eighth prince from the noble concubine and the eldest prince from Concubine Yun looked at the father sitting in the center with confidence, and no one in the silent hall opened his mouth at this time, and the strong smell of gunpowder had permeated every corner of the house.

The emperor swept the faces of the sons in front of him one by one, and paused when he looked at Tang Xi Mingzhi who was sitting at the end, but it was only for a moment, and the gaze drifted away, but it was also at this moment that the unfriendly eyes of the eight princes and the eldest prince in front of him had swept Tang Xi Mingzhi up and down thoroughly.

The emperor turned a blind eye to the secret self-discussion in his eyes, took out a copy of the book from the side, slowly unfolded it, glanced at it and then slowly spoke: "This is handed by General Cheng in the north, saying that there is a cottage in Yangshan in the north, the team is strong, the population is large, and the people in it come from all directions, the breakthrough is difficult to find, the village is solid, easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it is not the enemy of the imperial court, but it is often looted by rich merchants and princes, but it takes great care of the poor people." ”

With three "buts" in a row, it can be seen that the emperor is also entangled in this village.

"This village has won the reputation of the people, but no one in the north dares to do business anymore, and the rich side is also quite a threat to the imperial court, so what should I do?"

The fold in his hand gradually lifted and put down, the emperor's eyes were full of consideration and guess, he was silent, but the hand that placed the table was not knocking on the table, he was waiting, such a scene, the more unhurried, the more it could force the audience to reveal their human hearts.

After a long time, the eighth prince stood up from the side and walked to the center, he raised his hand and saluted: "Father, the son has a humble opinion. ”

"Tell me about it."

"If we eat the people's money, we have to consider the people, this village robs the rich merchants, although it is distributed to the people, this is a good deed, but to rob other people's money is to be generous to others, it is wrong, we should be punished according to the law, we should arrest the bandits, and declare the rest of those who are willing to surrender to be dealt with lightly, think about their wrong deeds and consider their good deeds, and give grace and power."

There was a hint of appreciation in the emperor's eyes: "Yes, it is very good to combine grace and power, consider the facts and reduce the guilt according to the law." ”

"Father." At this time, the eldest prince also stood up from the side, "Erchen also has something to say." ”

"Okay, let my father listen to your thoughts."

"This village is located at the border between Zheng and Li, the personnel are mixed, from all over the place, there must be people who do not obey the laws of my Zheng State, and this village is easy to defend and difficult to attack, self-sufficient, and must disdain the laws of our country, among which most of the personnel are also well versed in military strategy, it is not good to crusade at the same time, the surrounding countries must also be eyeing them, want this force to submit to them, I think they must give them a big price, let them be tempted, so as to submit, what the bandits want, but one' Li' word, we will recruit them from our own command, and then slowly separate the generals and soldiers, and over time, they will be attributed to my Zheng Guo, and the soldiers will not know the generals, and they will also be attributed to Zheng Guo. ”

"Yes, you think about it from a point of view between countries, it's good. Ye'er and Ji'er both said it very well, is there anything else? ”

"Father." Tangxi Mingzhi stood up from his seat and walked to the center, his voice carrying a completely different strength from the previous Chu Changheng, "Erchen has something to say. ”

The people around looked in the direction behind him, the emperor squinted his eyes and looked at this idle son who had changed from the past, and suddenly came to his mind when he was still riding on horseback with an injured leg during the autumn hunt and smiling, and finally hunted a white fox for him, he leaned forward slightly, and added some encouragement in his eyes, no matter what, he stepped into the formal, it was also a happy event, let him see how big his steps were.