Chapter 130： Director (catch insects)

By July, the drought in the vast area had reached an extremely severe level. The drought has lasted for four consecutive years, and most of the grain-producing areas have no harvest. Even if there is grain, the yield is very low. The imperial court’s food reserves have long been exhausted. If it were not forcing the grain produced from various places to be transported to the capital first, even the emperor’s ministers would have to go hungry. Because food is extremely expensive in the world, the market price of just one bucket is already higher than the salary of ordinary officials for half a year. In the Beijing government, the salary of officials began to use some grain to pay monthly, otherwise the officials would be in danger of running out of food.

Even so in the capital, the barren land is full of hunger, the hungry people are everywhere, and the bandits are everywhere. The most terrible thing is the lack of water. Although drinking water can still be guaranteed in some areas along the coast and the south of the Yangtze River, in areas where rivers in the central and northern regions are exhausted, armed fighting and casualties abound due to water grabs. The imperial court is no longer able to control most areas, and can only let it go. Fortunately, the large-scale riots, riots, and chaos that have swept across the country have not yet occurred.

In the morning sun, Mao Daochang led the emperor to make a set of guidance, and then the emperor left Mao Daochang to have breakfast together. Mao Daochang also told a little story about the ancients who cultivated the Tao and became immortals, which made the emperor very interesting.

After breakfast, Mao Daochang said goodbye. According to reason, the emperor should go to court, but he didn't want to go to court at all. The words of the ministers are the repetition of those memorials, it can be said to be exactly the same! It's nothing more than a description of the disaster that weeping and wiping tears, begging for food tax exemption, and yelling about making a fuss about banditry...No matter how sensitive people are, they have lost sight of these things tens of thousands of times in four years. Any response.

Sure enough, the emperor’s good mood early in the morning was completely destroyed by the court affairs, where and how many people died, where there was a shortage of food, and it was really impossible to transport food, where did the soldiers fall into the grass and harass the people for hundreds of miles; where When the garrison saw their deaths and did not save them, the thieves looted the county seat and burned the county office. The county official died...

The emperor sat on the throne, looking down at these ministers arguing about who did not report in time, who embezzled the food for disaster relief, who distributed the food unevenly... Then there were all kinds of shouts, fighting for limited food... He was upset. I'm too lazy to say: You people know how to complain to me, and you haven't done anything! No one wants to share the worries for me, but always wants me to see your faces worrying about the country and the people! It's all waste!

After the day's meeting, the emperor was already suffering from a splitting headache. When he arrived in the study, he saw the memorials like a mountain again, making him even more impatient. When Fang was about to sit down, he suddenly felt his chest tighten and he was a little out of breath. The emperor hurriedly got to the recliner on one side and sat down according to the method taught by Mao Daochang. After a long while, the heaviness of his heart finally receded, a cold sweat on his back, but his head hurts worse.

As an emperor, he has always enjoyed the supreme sense of glory. Sometimes he feels that he is an immortal living in the world. Otherwise, how could he become an emperor? There are hundreds of millions of people in the world, and he is the only one standing on the pinnacle of power. Who dares not to follow! How many people have the right to life and death in his hands. He has always been the only one to let people die. Who can let him die?

But at this time, the emperor suddenly realized with fear that he was also a person. He felt so weak, his heart was beating, his hands and feet were weak, and the roof above was spinning... someday, maybe, he will really get sick and die...

In an instant, the emperor realized that what he needed most at this time was his own health! What state affairs, what disaster victims and gangsters, what can be better than the health of his dragon body! If he has three strengths and two shortcomings, how can he exercise his power and enjoy the wealth in the palace. If he does not protect his health well, it is the peace of the country and the people. What does it have to do with him?

The emperor opened his eyes and said with a trembling voice to Grandpa, who was watching him with concern: "Go and call the prince. I have a headache now and want to lie down."

Grandpa Sun hesitated: "Your Majesty, do you want the royal doctor to come and see"

The emperor shook his head slowly. As soon as the imperial doctor saw it, he was about to write a medical record. It was fine if he was not sick. If there was any disease, the government and the people would know in a moment. In the past, I always felt that I was able to control these overt and secret things, but now I don't want people to know that I might be really uncomfortable anymore. The prince has grown into adulthood, and now it is another disaster year. Chaos may occur in the political affairs at any time. A stable structure must be established before he can heal with peace of mind. He said: "Don't need it for the time being, when Mao Daochang comes, I will just talk to him a few words."

The grandson didn't ask more questions, and immediately went and invited the prince.

The prince came in obediently, and gave a deep salute to the emperor who was half lying on the couch: "Father is good."

The emperor frowned very subtly. He always felt that the prince was hypocritical. On the one hand, he secretly talked with his staff in secret, and the emperor's people could not find out. On the other hand, he was always so respectful and close to his face. But the emperor also knew that this was not an undisguised alienation and arrogance compared to the maturity of the three princes. The emperor would rather choose the prince to be inconsistent inside and out, at least he was respected on the surface.

The emperor pointed to the hill-like memorial on the book table and said to the prince: "From today, you will take these to see! If you have anything particularly important, please tell me in detail and don't make your own claim. For other things, you can write me a few words. Please review the list and approve it yourself."

The prince was agitated and pinched his index finger with his thumb and nail, but he was not overjoyed. In the past, the emperor often handed him memorials for him to see and asked him for his insights, but he had never pushed his hand like this and gave him a lot of memorials for him to read the reply! Reply! Reply to the will, this is the supervision of the country! He finally has real power! People say that the crown prince is not as good as a county magistrate, and the county magistrate still manages thousands of people, and he has only a few hundred people in the East Palace! The officials of all ministries must fake the hands of the Lu family! Now he can express his meaning with just one Zhu Bi!

Although he was filled with joy, the prince still tried to maintain a calm expression, and he declined to face: "Father, the child is only a little bit shallow..."

Even though the prince did not laugh out loud, the ecstasy flashed in his eyes did not escape the emperor's observation. Hearing the prince's resignation, the emperor sneered: "Then you don't want to do it, I should let your three emperor brothers come"

The prince hurriedly said: "Father, the boy is willing to share the political affairs for the emperor! I hope that the emperor can take good care of his health and live forever!"

The emperor hummed: "You can let people carry these and go back. Remember, if it's a turmoil, you must inform me immediately. If it's just a disaster, etc., just write a few words."

The prince asked carefully: "Father, why don't you worry that too many dead people will cause turmoil? Shouldn't you try to rescue the worst-hit places?"

The emperor closed his eyes a little tiredly: "At this time, the more dead, the better, there is no need for relief." The prince was startled, but after thinking about it, he understood: the court is already unable to rescue the disaster, without food and money, and in some places. Even without officials. At this time, if the people are dissatisfied, at first, the court can only wait to die. Therefore, the emperor said that the more people who died, the better: if everyone died, they would not become a mob.

The prince was deeply aware of his shallowness, and said, "Thank you for your advice."

The emperor liked the humility of the prince in his heart, and pointed out: "Not only can we not go to rescue, it is best to set up a card for the worst disaster! It is better to let the hungry people starve to death in the local area, than to allow the hungry people to flee everywhere! You know! Why"

The prince responded nervously: "This is an act of breaking the arm of a strong man. Since it is impossible to rescue the hungry people, let them flee the famine, or rob or beg, it will make the surrounding area also become a disaster site, so we cannot let them run around."

When the emperor heard the prince speak so grandiosely, he nodded and said: "It's okay if you understand, and govern according to this standard!"

The prince was very polite: "Thank you, Father!"

The emperor accepted the prince's gift frankly. He let the prince manage the affairs of the country. This is more worthy of him, and the prince should treat himself so politely. But seeing the prince convening people to come in and carry the memorials out, there was a bit of insulting tone in his tone. Moreover, the prince's always slightly humped back, even when he was carrying him, stood up, and the emperor's heart was vaguely unhappy: I am still the emperor! Just letting you act as a director does not make you an emperor. At this point, the emperor felt that he had to find an opportunity for the prince to recognize it.

The prince asked people to carry the memorial and returned to the East Palace. He immediately called his confidants to read the memorial and waited impatiently for the arrival of the staff.

When the people came, the prince waved his hand to the memorial with pride: "This is from the emperor father to the palace. Let the palace review and reply."

Everyone exclaimed: "Ah! Your Royal Highness! This is the emperor's entrusting state affairs to the prince!"

"Congratulations, His Royal Highness! His Royal Highness Prince! The emperor is finally completely satisfied with His Royal Highness!"...

Hearing this congratulation, the prince slowly let out a long breath, it was not easy! After so many years and so many worries, now I can finally read the memorials for my father, and I am ready to play state affairs! This is half the emperor! He truly felt that his foot had already stepped on the pedal in front of the throne, and one step further, he was the person sitting in that seat.

An staff member asked: "What did the emperor say for the prince to review?"

The prince said nonchalantly: "The father thinks that as long as the people are not violent... chaos, it doesn't matter how many people die."

The staff replied: "In this case, it would be better. The prince only needs to scrutinize the memorials related to banditry in various places, report them to the emperor, and listen to the emperor's will. Others, shouldn't they be handled by the prince's will?"

The prince nodded: "Exactly. You spread the news, so that the other side is also sober."

"That's natural! That's natural!"

Not long after, the whole country knew that the emperor had handed over all the memorials to the prince for approval, and that the prince seemed to be the prison of the country and had the right to live and kill! Suddenly, there was a sudden increase in the number of people who were fond of the prince, and there were also chariots in front of the gate of Lu's mansion.

Everyone came to congratulate Mrs. Lu. Mrs. Lu received all the people with a smile, but when they arrived in the back hall, they didn't smile. Facing the writing on the wall, he pondered for a long time, and then slowly said to others: "Go and send a letter to the princess, let her persuade the prince to relax."

The doorman agreed and left.

But the old lady Lu did not move, and still faced the wall.

He had received many news that although the prince had dismissed the harem, he was extremely disrespectful to the prince. How could the prince listen to the princess's advice, but he only wanted to pass this message through the princess, and didn't want people to warn the prince specifically, it would appear that the Lu family unconditionally supported the prince. How can the crown princess be pregnant unconditionally! Mrs. Lu can only wait at this time and can't make other demands. The prince has no harem anymore, what else can he ask for

Mrs. Lu sighed, and said in a low voice: "There is not enough and conspiracy!" This is a sentence in the history of Xiang Yu Benji. Mrs. Lu deeply regretted that he had chosen the prince as his grandson-in-law, so she should have chosen the three princes! But at the beginning, the queen was sitting in the main palace, and the prince was the eldest son of the emperor, and he was the emperor in the future. Who can see that the prince is so smart and narrow-minded! Nowadays, although the prince has started to serve as a board member, Mrs. Lu is really worried: "Zhuzi, Zhuzi..."

Some people under the three princes stopped coming for excuses.

Grandpa Ye was anxious again, and said to the third prince: "This is very bad! The emperor didn't let you review the memorial."

The third prince ignored Ye Da's worries at all: "Fortunately, I didn't let it! I still have to die."

Shen Zhuo was a little drumming in his heart, but he still said, "Just look at the memorials, it's not a big deal."

Young Master Ye was angry: "The military commander was born without knowing the importance. It is the official participation in state affairs by looking at the memorial! This is the first time the emperor has made it clear that the prince has begun to take over the emperor's political affairs!"

Shen Zhuo said: "It's not that serious, right?" But he has secretly decided to see Shen Wen and discuss countermeasures.

Young Master Ye was angry: "It's not serious if he becomes a throne!"

The three princes snorted: "What about enthroned, he still dares to kill."

Young Master Ye is anxious: "You just rely on Zhenbeihou, if Zhenbeihou Mingzhe protects himself, what can you do if you don't protect you at that time"

Shen Zhuo said hurriedly: "Hey, don't say my father is so timid, okay"

Grand Young Master Ye looked at Shen Zhuo and said, "Have your father ever met His Highness the Three Princes, has he expressed closeness to the emperor for his eldest daughter’s marriage? Has he proposed to the emperor for his eldest daughter’s marriage, if the prince is really a killer, would he dare to come out and say something wrong"

The third prince said hurriedly: "Shen Hou is a military commander on the border, how could he be involved in affairs that he shouldn't have done like that."

Shen Zhuo knew that this was Young Master Ye who was forcing him to make a statement. If Shen Wen hadn't made a call before, he would definitely not be able to continue at this time. However, Shen Zhuo knew that his family and the prince were no longer in love with each other. In the future, it will only be you. Now he is going to support the three princes with all his strength. He said: "If the three princes are harmed by others, our Shen family will not stand by!" He remembered Shen Wen. It is said that he died with the third prince in the dream, and it is not difficult to say such a thing.

Young Master Ye sank, sweating alternately with hot and cold! This is a hint that Zhenbeihou will never give up the third prince! The prince must kill the three princes. At that time, Zhenbeihou will mobilize troops to help. It seems that no matter whether the prince has undertaken the state affairs or not, whoever wins or loses has to say something else. Although this is a gratifying point, if the generals intervene in the political affairs and help the three princes ascend the throne, they will not escape the word "usur", and they will be criticized through the ages! When Li Shimin killed the prince Li Jiancheng’s younger brother Li Yuanji and the imperial father, he came to the throne by himself. Even with the prosperous age that followed, he could not erase the stain on his virtue. Wei Zheng, his former official of the Prince Rong, was so picky about him, why not be forced to bow his head and behave wisely to the people of the world. After Wei Zheng died, he was so frustrated that he personally smashed Wei Zheng's tombstone, showing how aggrieved he was.

If the third princes get to this point, the Ye family will be preserved, but the reputation of innocence from generation to generation is connected with the name of "used thief"... Ye Da Young Master was confused and nodded vaguely: "It's almost the same. ."

The third prince patted Shen Zhuo on the shoulder and said, "You really treat me as your brother!"

Shen Zhuo smiled and said: "That's wrong, it should be the future brother-in-law."

The third prince laughed and did not deny it, but then sighed: "To be honest, if it weren't for so many people, I would just leave." To marry Shen Xiang, you have to be upright, you can't escape by yourself, and you can't take it with you. With a woman in exile, she must make her friends and her relatives have peace.

Is he trying to elope with my sister? How can it be done! Shen Zhuo hurriedly patted the three princes on the shoulder and said, "You have to hold on!" He knew that he wanted to give up the struggle at every turn.

Young Master Ye also said in a panic: "Yes, you can't retreat now, otherwise, no one will want to live."

Young Master Ye returned to the mansion in a contradictory mood, went to find his father, told Shen Zhuo's words to his father, and whispered: "Father, from this point of view, Zhenbei Hou Zhi will win, and it will be possible to use troops to force the palace in the future."

Ye Zhongshu frowned, twisted his beard, and thought for a long time before saying, "It's best not to go that far."

Da Young Master Ye quickly nodded and said, "Yes, I understand this too! In that case, the three princes succeeded, and the name is not right. Shi Liu is insulting, and the world is unstable. But now, if you don't rely on the military power. The prince has officially participated in politics, and the emperor's body is aging in recent years, in case the prince takes the throne..."

Ye Zhongshu hadn’t spoken for a long time, and then slowly said: “Let me make a memorial for this period of time and complain about the corruption of the officials under the prince’s curtain. I suggest strengthening border defenses and rushing to report the dangers in the disaster area. I hope that the capital will support the food. Gu...Moreover, the memorial should write something that cannot be seen by the emperor, such as the prince’s arbitrariness and the emperor’s heart..."

Young Master Ye said in a puzzled way: "These will be suppressed by the prince and will not be reported, and they will be played for nothing."

Ye Zhongshu’s lips felt cold, “I want to play the white memorial too! Let people start the memorial more often. The memorial of the same meaning is changed, and I have to vote more than ten or twenty times!”

Master Ye understood, and whispered: "Father wanted to make the prince impatient..."

Ye Zhongshu nodded and said, "In any case, the emperor is not dead, and he can't even be called old and faint. It is only because he is exhausted from the disaster that he is allowed to help the prince. I want to see if he is really at ease."

Young Master Ye was about to snap his head: "Father, you are so smart!"

Ye Zhongshu sighed slightly: "What is cleverness is that one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, the king does not see the king, this has been the case since ancient times..."

A few days later, at Yan's Academy, hundreds of miles away, Yan Jing was giving almost the same instructions as Ye Zhongshu: "During this period, all the corruption and corruption of the officials under the prince's curtain that we have collected in the past have been played out! Some! , It is necessary to clearly point out that their patron is the Lu family, the prince!"

A disciple asked anxiously: "The person who plays the music will inevitably call the prince to get revenge."

Yan Jing said firmly: "Just sacrifice a few people and write with all your strength! At this time, it will be more difficult not to fight for the future! If the prince participates in the political council, if he does not arouse the emperor's suspicion and weaken his momentum, he will gain more and more power later. Take advantage of him. If your heels are not stable, you must fight with all your strength!" He then remembered what Ji Wenzhao had said along the way and the Bei Rong invasion that was foreseen by the expert, and then said: "We need to get people to write letters and increase troops! Give Zhenbei Hou army pay. ! It’s just not one book a day, but one book per day, one book for a few days. If you don’t receive a word of approval, you must continue to write! Repeatedly talk about it and take the trouble! If you are dismissed from an official, you must also send a book to sing injustice, indicating that it is Prince Xia Revenge privately and ignore the common people! You can abuse as much as you want, don’t be concealed!"...

The old official Liu, who had lived in seclusion for a long time, called his son to the front of the case tremblingly, and said: "I didn't want to mess with these things anymore. At first, it was because I didn't control my mouth, which almost brought nothing to my family. Great disaster. But now, if the prince succeeds, Zhenbeihou's family cannot be guaranteed..."

Daguan Liu hurriedly asked: "What did Dad mean?"

Old official Liu whispered: "You are going to visit those students of mine. I haven't moved around for many years. The human relationship is unfamiliar..."

Soon, the prince discovered that the memorials were coming like snow flakes. Many of the impeachment officials of the Lu family were embezzled and rampant in the township. Others asked for additional military expenditures to Zhenbeihou, or needed food for emergency relief in the disaster area. Those who named Dao and surnamed themselves badly... Some of these memorials are based on facts, some words are condemned, and their intentions are sinister! Naturally, the prince would not submit these to the emperor, and even the summary list of those few words could not truthfully explain the content of these memorials, only vague the central idea. In order to avoid the emperor's sudden interest in the future, he turned around to read the memorials, and the prince also destroyed all the memorials that were too vicious and clear.

He naturally didn't know how many memorials there would be when the emperor was in power. Within a month, thousands of memorials were distorted and summarized by the prince, and hundreds were destroyed. He asked his cronies to change all the records in the palace from receiving memorials to passing them to his hands, so as not to show any traces. Those officials who attacked him were dismissed from office because they could not use the memorials they wrote offending the prince as a reason. They could only fabricate some groundless charges for them, causing them to complain together. It is a pity that these memorials are not within the scope of civil disturbance, and the prince would not show them to the emperor. Many of them laughed and burned after he saw them.

Since he now has the power to review memorials and issue ordinary wills on behalf of the emperor, why not re-emphasize what the emperor has said in the past: for example, let Zhenbeihou lay off staff and reduce the burden on the imperial court. Afterwards, Zhenbeihou’s reply was very perfunctory, and the troops were reduced and they were not dismissed. This time, the prince got a hot head and wrote a decree: The disaster is serious, and he instructs Zhenbeihou to send the minus soldiers to the inland for disaster relief! Moreover, the court must send people to supervise the specific actions of the demobilized soldiers. If they violate the order, they will be severely punished!

The prince feels very comfortable! If Zhenbeihou pleaded and protested or something, wouldn't the memorial have to pass his own hand? If he didn't pass it to him, he wouldn't be able to do it. If he dared to make any changes, he would detain his family in Beijing! Smoothly killed his second daughter! He is far away from the border, and he doesn't dare to rebel, what else can he do

Some staff members wanted to tell the prince to win over the hearts of the people and show tolerance and magnanimity. After picking it up for a day, when the prince looked very proud and happy, he said to the prince: "His Royal Highness, you can be more generous at this time..."

The prince immediately changed his face: "What do you mean, you say that my palace is not generous!"

The staff hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness, who has just taken over the authority, must be cautious. You can recruit people from the three princes to vote and assign them official titles. You can't be so bold..."

The prince was irritated by his "magnanimity" just now, and was furious: "The palace has waited for so many years and has been fighting with him for these years. Today, he can act as the governor of his father's emperor. Isn't it true that he wants to promote his people and let him Is this palace the masters of the house together? Is this world divided into half in the future to show that this palace is generous! You must have betrayed this palace!"

The staff was so frightened that their legs were soft: "No, no! Your majesty, I'm just thinking about it!" But it was too late. The prince gestured to the guards, and the staff was dragged down...

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The fourth prince finally recovered slowly from the depression, he opened a small package he brought back for the first time. At that time, when traveling north, all the thick clothes she wore when it was cold, and the knee pads Su Wanniang made for him, all took off in the same way when the weather was warm, because they were already very tattered and most of them were thrown away. In his package, there was only a small tea pot wrapped in a knee pad, a heart sutra handwritten by an old official Taoist and two wood-carved hairpins.

The fourth prince gave a hairpin to waiter Ding, and waiter Ding almost burst into tears: "His Royal Highness! You brought me something..."

The fourth prince was unable to wave his hand: "Call me son..." Ding Nei waiter waited for the fourth prince for so long, and when the fourth prince came back, he called "His Royal Highness" again.

The four princes took out the tea pot and let Ding Nai Shi boil the water. Only a few tea leaves were placed in the teapot. When the water was poured, the aroma overflowed from the pot like an explosion, with an irresistible penetrating power in the lightness. , The fragrance of tea filled the room in a moment. Even the waiter Ding took a deep breath and sighed: "It's really good tea!" He took a few more breaths, and whispered: "I think it doesn't smell enough..."

The fragrance of this tea is very similar to the smell in Dow's teahouse. The fourth prince suddenly thought of the smiling old official Tao, the crazy things he said, the misty voice he heard...

The four princes walked to the table, spread out the paper, Ding Nei waiter hurriedly came to study ink, the four princes wrote: "Decentralize powers and three parties, promote business and agriculture, reinforce the armed forces, revise the law, moralize...", He paused for a moment, then wrote: "Respect for Faith". He stopped again for a long time before he hesitated to write: "Advocate freedom." As if seeing the puzzling look in the servant Ding, the four princes added: "Freedom, good choice".

Thinking back on his travels now, he knew that if it were not for Miss Shen Er's rainy plan, it would be inevitable that the country would be ruined and the family would be destroyed. But even this time, Bei Rong’s invasion can be stopped, and the corruption and greed deep in the organs of power cannot make the country strong. Sooner or later, internal and external troubles will once again force the Central Plains to change its dynasty... But how can this situation be changed? difficult! No one will give up the power that he has, and people are full of greed. How can it be possible to reform the system consistently from top to bottom? It will take many generations of unremitting struggles and deaths before there is a chance. Any change in the middle will bring this kind of attempt back to its original form...

He is not a savior, he is a person who does not want to give up his happiness. Unfortunately, he was born as a prince and did not want to be involved in power struggles, but he could write a book on the side. Based on his personal experience and insights into imperial power, as well as the fatalities that Shen Wen said, he could tell what he envisioned could be true. The way to save his family, although he also knows that these are fantasy, he can be regarded as doing his part, and he can face the ancestors and ancestors calmly in the future.

The four princes are well aware of people's distrust of brand-new things, and if they want to persuade everyone, they must have a basis and talk about the past and the present. He wants to use the banner of retro to provide a historical background for his thoughts: to force the ancient system of concessions to the steps of peaceful transfer of power, and to analyze the various tactics of the emperor recorded in history. Harm, as the reason for the division of power and the independence of the law; also to study the law, point out the various injustices that are conducive to the rule of power but not conducive to the rule of people, and point out that these are the hidden dangers of future civil commotions. He will Advocate that in line with the goal of fairness and protection of the weak, the law should be comprehensively revised...

In order to learn from the past and the present, he must read through the classics. The four princes now understand what people mean by "the book will hate less when it is used". He not only has to read the Four Books and the Five Classics, but also carefully read various historical records. Among them, the "Historical Records" is enough for him to read. This time, I was not reading for reading, but to find evidence with his purpose. He needed to find the theoretical basis of the current power organization from it, and then question the rationality and reliability of these theories. He needs to find the similar vortices that have occurred time and time again from the long scroll of history, and outline them one by one, so that people can see the absurdity of this repetition... Then, he will carefully throw out his suggestions. Under one article, I will discuss in detail the impact it will bring to the power system, let people see the benefits, and provide various ways to try...

The fourth prince felt that he had found the career he wanted to do in his life! He can completely imagine that when he is old, he will become a thinker who is worthy of writing! He would hide on Shen Wen's island with Su Wanniang, watch the fire from the other side between drinking tea and playing chess, freely writing his dreams about the new structure of the Central Plains society, and let the courageous people to throw their heads and blood, and try his theory. In order to hide his identity, he would not use his own name, he would use the pen name of "passenger", and even the word "Jiang" was omitted, so as not to arouse the suspicion and suspicion of the three emperors.

As he said, the four princes immediately wrote a long list of books and asked Ding Nai to bring them to Jiang's next visitor, and help him find these books plus a lot of paper and ink. Although he can read a lot when he plans to go to Yan's Academy in the future, the current Chenguang should not be wasted.

After finishing the plan, the four princes sat down and picked up the tea cup. Before I reach my lips, I can already smell the fragrance. The mouth feels refreshing and slightly bitter. When I swallow it, it will fill the heart and the spleen, and the fragrance will remain between the teeth. The four princes' eyes are hot, and they remember those journeys again People in. Although Zhang Yunzheng said that they would travel again in the future, the four princes felt that nothing could repeat his northward journey, those thrilling tragedies, and those traveling companions full of youth and vigor! How can youth come back to Li Shangyin's "this feeling can be a recollection, but it was already in a daze at the time" is this kind of state of mind. He doesn't have to wait until later to think about it to know its value, he knows it now.

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In the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, Shen Xiang celebrated his birthday, and he was seventeen years old that made Yang frightened. She asked people to make noodles, and the whole family sat together. She could say that she looked at Shen Xiang with enthusiasm. Shen Xiang was also on the alert, with tight muscles and frowned brows, and slowly ate the noodles under the gaze of Yang who was about to eat people. On the sidelines, Shen Zhuo felt that Shen Xiang was like a leopard hunched over. Waiting for Yang to say something about marriage, she jumped up and walked out.

Others must have felt this tense atmosphere, and the old lady kept her mouth hanging, twisting the Buddhist beads. Liu's lowered eyebrows waited on the sidelines. Her two children, Shen Wei and Shen Yu, blinked their small eyes, looking at Yang's for a while, and Shen Xiang for a while. Liu's was worried, afraid they would say something, and often gave them. A stern look.

There was no one talking in the room, and the meal was very depressing. The only thing not affected is Shen Qiang. He can finally sit and eat, but he still doesn’t need chopsticks, holding a large bamboo spoon specially made for him, and slurping the noodles and vegetables with the soup into his mouth. , Snoring snoring, had to make both cheeks full before chewing hard and swallowing. He ate up a large bowl of noodles, picked up the bowl in his hands and yelled, finally breaking the dignity in the house.

The old lady smiled and said, "Hurry up, baby is eating so much."

Yang's suffocated, said to the old lady: "He is so old, don't call him a baby."

The old lady looked at Shen Qiang with a smile: "How old is Qiang's grandmother's baby!"

Yang couldn't argue with the old lady, and sat down depressed until everyone had eaten. Shen Xiang got up to salute and bid farewell, Yang said, "Xiang'er..."

Shen Xiang stared at Yang, there seemed to be flames in his eyes, Yang burst into tears, swallowed, and said, "When I gave birth to you, I was very happy..."

Shen Xiang frowned impatiently, and Yang reluctantly said with a choked voice: "There are three older brothers in front of you, and I finally hope to have a daughter."

Shen Xiang gritted his teeth, waiting for the coming quarrel.

Yang is about to cry: "Mother just wants you to have a good life..."

Shen Xiang closed his lips tightly, and did not speak stubbornly.

Yang sighed and said with a cry: "As long as you are happy, Xianger, you can do anything..."

Shen Xiang cried suddenly, threw his head into Yang's arms, and said, "Mother, I'm sorry..."

Yang touched Shen Xiang's thick black hair: "It's okay, nothing, Xiang'er is a good one..." He also cried aloud.

Shen Xiang cried loudly, making Shen Wei and Shen Yu both pointing at one side: "Auntie is crying...Grandma is crying..." Liu lowered her head and hugged the two children off the chair and handed it to her mother. The children are taken out.

Shen Qiang came over and pulled Shen Xiang's arm, yelling, and the old lady called Shen Qiang: "Qiang'er come over and make your big sister cry, so it's easier."

Shen Xiang and Yang cried enough before they retired with swollen eyes. Yang sobbed and nodded: "You are fine, mother will be satisfied."

When Shen Xiang came out, Shen Zhuo caught up with him and said with a smile: "Wow, I thought you would fight."

Shen Xiang vigorously opened his swollen eyes and glared at Shen Zhuo: "You don't want good things!"

Shen Zhuo smiled and said, "Why don't you want us to see the little girl together for so long."

Shen Xiang didn't see Shen Wen last time, so he didn't dare to go often, because he was afraid that Yan would take Shen Wen out to play. If he went to the temple, he would attract the attention of others. What should I do if I caught them? , Just hesitate. Shen Zhuo said: "If you don't go, I will go and see by myself"

Shen Xiang immediately said, "I'll follow along too!" If you go in and see Shen Wen not here, you can come out to cover her.

The two set a date and told the Yang family that the Yang family had prepared something for Shen Wen. Shen Zhuo took hundreds of guards and went out of the city to see Miss Shen Er.