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There were only three great families in the true high-rise buildings of Fire Phoenix Empire: the Shu Family, the Zhan Family, and the Luo Family. These three families had followed the Huo family from the southwest, going through battles and tribulations all the way to the capital.

After Fire Phoenix Empire became a major event, the Huo Family became the royal family, while the other three families were honored as royal family. Only the Luo Family remained unknown, as if they did not really participate in the affairs of the empire.

As a royal family of a thousand years, there were at least a hundred and fifty empress dowager, but no one had ever seen them before. There were many concubines and concubines, but there weren't many of them.

Strangely, no one had ever gotten pregnant before, not even the Crown Prince. Only empress could give birth to a child, and no one had ever seen a pregnant empress. Since the day of the emperor's wedding, the empress rarely showed her face, and after two to three years, the crown prince appeared in front of everyone's eyes like a stone popping out of a crack. Furthermore, all the emperors of the past were single sons of emperors.

If we continue to dig deeper, there's still a mystery. Whether it's the empress or concubine, no one can die after the emperor. Whether it's illness or accident, there are even some that die with him." In short, the emperor's woman definitely could not die after the emperor, so there had never been such a thing as the empress dowager or the empress dowager in Fire Phoenix Empire. Other than this, the emperors of the Fire Phoenix Empire had never said such a thing as the imperial mausoleum.

But even in this special royal family background, Huo Zi Mu could still be considered an anomaly.

The characters of the Huo Family were like names. Their passion was like fire, and their temper was like fire. However, this Huo Zi Mu was different. He was not passionate, nor was he irritable. In particular, he was not a sociable person. Not to mention walking closely with the Shu Family and the Zhan Family, even the royal guards didn't like to bring them along. The only thing was that they played quite well with the declining Luo Family. Secondly, he had many very independent ideas and opinions. When his royal father was busy with government everyday, the Prince was always busy with business.

At that time, Prince, who was only a little more than ten years old, walked around the various fairs of the imperial city together with his guards, reading books and practicing martial arts. He asked about the price and looked at the quality of the goods, but did not allow anyone to reveal his identity.

Although his hobby was unique, it was fortunate that he still hadn't put down his martial arts and literature, which made it impossible for the two Imperial Tutors to find any problems. Thus, everyone kept their eyes open and allowed him to do as he pleased. Must make the Prince have some personal interests, right? What's more, if he played now, it would mean that he had free time. Once he ascended the throne, he would have no time to linger around.

Prince was still alright on the big surface, but he obediently married the crown prince's consort and gave birth to a cute and lovely daughter. It was not easy for the imperial clan to bear a daughter. The old emperor was happy to see his granddaughter and personally bestowed her the name "Yanran".

As for how the throne, which had always been a lone child, was passed on, that was not too big of a problem. Although there had never been a female emperor in the history of the Fire Phoenix Empire, there had been precedents of people from the Shu Family, Zhan Clan, or Luo Family marrying a "prince from a secondary nation".

I thought that now that the Prince's daughter has appeared and the Old Emperor's body is gradually weakening, it would be time to obediently do something about the inheritance of the Emperor, right? But what kind of trick did this Prince come up with?

The patriarch of the current generation who had a good relationship with the Prince disappeared, leaving behind a young child. And for such a major event, the royal family, as well as the Shu and Zhan families, were all so secretive as to not be mentioned. Just then, Prince stood out and recognized the child as his foster son. This action made everyone explode. By recognizing this child, did it mean that the future Crown Prince of a supporting country had been decided? The usually hostile Shu and Zhan families rarely joined hands and used all sorts of methods to persuade the emperor. At the very least, they hoped that the Prince would not be too hasty on this matter, even though they were still young. This scene of a "fight between deities" caused the ordinary officials to tremble in fear. They didn't know what to do.

The old emperor had talked to the crown prince many times about this, but he never said a word. Causing his father to have no other choice but to sincerely and sincerely say, "Zi Mu, you are the crown prince, and the future Emperor's throne is also yours. However, you need to know one thing. Your identity does not mean that you can do as you please. Rather, you need to bear more responsibility and consider more aspects. Some things, you can be willful. And there are many things that you can't be willful about. "

It was unknown if it was because he was persuaded by his father, or because he was forced to the point where he had no other choice, but the Prince, for the first time ever, appeared on time at a meeting. From today onwards, the young son of Luo Family will change his surname to Chen, and will separate from the Luo Family. Unless he is able to do something when his daughter grows up, the matter of supporting the country will be decided by the Royal families in accordance with the ancestor system. " With his words as the basis, the Shu and Zhan families were able to finally let the peace and quiet return to the imperial court.

The Imperial Palace returned to its former tranquility after the "Subordinate Kingdom Storm". The Prince didn't deliberately arrange for the two children to be together. He was very concerned about the young son of Luo Family, who had already changed his name to "Chen Chu". At times, he would take the child riding, studying, practicing martial arts, or even take him out shopping. After a long time, everyone only thought that he liked his son more, so they decided to recognize him as their foster son and had the addiction of having a son.

The crown prince had been silent for twenty years. Chen Chu and Princess Yanran had already grown up, and Chen Chu had even entered the Imperial Military Academy, becoming an upright and proper Fire Phoenix Ribbon. Although he now had a noble title, he was still too far away from the road of a prince, so the extended families basically did not care about him. According to past practice, in another three to five years, Prince would be able to take over the throne from the old emperor and become a great treasure. At that time, King Yanran's daughter would officially become his highness. That would be the time to extend the struggle between the two families.

Just as everyone was preparing for the succession to the new throne, the Prince disappeared.

The guard on duty that day recalled that Prince was reading a book and suddenly seemed to have heard a sound. He was stunned for a moment, then fiercely threw the book in his hands and rushed out. Then, he snatched a war horse at the entrance of the crown prince's mansion and rode out of the city. The guards did not dare to delay and hurriedly rode their horses to give chase. However, the horse that the Crown Prince casually snatched was like a pair of wings as it ran faster and faster. Although it was just an inferior horse, it left the northwest horses of the guards without a trace in just a short hour.

When the exhausted guards reported this to the old emperor, their fears of beheading and being beaten up did not occur. The old Her Majesty waved her hands weakly, and they left without even saying a word. But from that day onwards, the old emperor fell ill. He went from a healthy Her Majesty to an old man. He spent every day on his sickbed, listlessly listening to the reports of the ministers in front of his sickbed. Sometimes, when he listened, he would even directly fall asleep.

After more than two years, the old emperor passed away and the first female emperor of Fire Phoenix Empire, the Fire Her Majesty Yanrann, took over the throne from her grandfather's hands.

Listening up to here, there seemed to be something in Kong Sheng's mind that was emitting a faint light, reminding him to pay attention to a very important problem. But no matter what, he could not grab hold of it.

Seeing the change in Kong Sheng's expression, Shi Keren thought that he was not interested in these kinds of secret messages from the imperial family, so he decided to keep quiet. He reached out his hand to fill himself and Kong Sheng's cups with tea, and lightly finished up all his previous memories, "At that time, after the disappearance of Prince, he was hastily stopped by the late emperor after a few months of investigation. It was also from that time onwards that the name Prince became Prince first. And according to some rumors, the disappearance of the previous Prince seemed to be a hidden matter. It involved the fight between Chen Chu and the Yan Clan's close relative, the Wang Clan, so the entire matter was a complete mystery to us. However, there was one thing that he was sure of, and that the current Her Majesty Yanrann did not approve of this childhood sweetheart of her, Big Brother Chen Chu. Furthermore, Chen Chu himself did not seem to care too much about the princes of the secondary kingdoms. It was only when I was governor of the northern war zone that he desperately recommended himself to be my personal follower. I considered the relationship between him and the deceased prince and decided to kindly accept him.

Kong Sheng nodded his head: "According to teacher, this is why His Majesty was unrelenting with the four words that Chen Chu said?"

Shi Keren sighed lightly, "Yes, kill him. This is my sworn brother. However, when one saw him, they would immediately think of their missing father. If it were anyone else, it would probably be difficult to do so. "

Kong Sheng suddenly asked, "Teacher, I would like to ask another question. Does Your Majesty have any ulterior motives for leaving Chen Chu here? "

Shi Keren was startled, and then laughed out loud: "Kids can be taught! "Sure enough, I was not wrong about you. You hit the nail on the head with just one sentence." Saying that, he retracted his smile, lowered his voice, and said, "Do you remember I once said that the Empire might make a big move?"

Kong Sheng nodded, "I remember. Wasn't this the northern war zone that was established for this reason?"

Shi Keren's expression became somewhat serious, "Speaking of which, I might as well tell you. Originally, His Majesty wanted to make use of this opportunity to use troops against Mo Qiu, to set up the northern war zone, to gather elite soldiers and charge out of Demonic King Valley like a bolt of lightning! Under our lead, hundreds of thousands of soldiers, with generals like Chen Chu, Qu Feizhi and Zhao Handong as their foundation, would pierce straight into the depths of Black Hill Village like sharp blades! Wherever the sword goes, it is invincible! "

At this moment, old commander had an indescribable excitement on his face, it was as if the vigor from decades ago had returned to his body, and he had become a hot-blooded general with a strong and ambitious body. But very quickly, his expression slowly became lonely, and his old, aged look returned to his body. An indescribable sadness filled his voice, "It's a pity that the Demonic Beast army suddenly appeared out of nowhere, overturning everyone's understanding, and made this battle plan come to an end. The northern war zone has only just been officially established, and its existence has already lost all meaning. "

Kong Sheng laughed bitterly: "Teacher, please calm down for a moment. Even if the northern war zone is known to be dead, the border fortress is still the most important thing to the nation. I think that since Chen Chu was willing to plead with you to bring him to this border, he naturally wants to meet with the Moqiu State in battle. If I go and talk to him, maybe I can let him stay in the Phoenix City Pass for a while in peace. "

"Don't you hate him? "I heard that you two were having a bad time." Shi Keren stared at Kong Sheng and asked.

Kong Sheng's expression became serious. He muttered to himself for a while before replying, "I do not approve of his actions, and still do not approve of it. But he did remove the threat of Phoenix City Pass without a trace and saved Phoenix City Pass when the city was about to be destroyed. To be honest, that's all. I'm ashamed of myself. As you said before, I am now the second in command of the northern war zone. There are many things that cannot be decided simply according to my preferences. Chen Chu is a good hand at war, he can use the fastest way to calculate the advantages and disadvantages, and then use the most unyielding method to carry out the plan. This kind of decisive general, no matter when in battle, will definitely be the subject of controversy, if he is used properly, it would be a blessing for my Fire Phoenix Empire. "

"Kong Sheng, you've grown up." The smile returned to old commander's face, and he smiled lightly: "How are you planning to talk to Chen Chu?"

Kong Sheng stood up and walked a few steps, he casually pulled out a bottle of wine from the wine rack and weighed it in his hand, then turned and smiled at Shi Keren: "I think as a man with such a character, he wouldn't resist that, right?"