The mysterious Confucian scholar smiled and kept turning a folding fan in his hand: "My lord, this nephew is not a simple person. If he is given enough time, he may be able to create a prosperous world. It's a pity that Bei

People in Cang Country will not give him a chance to grow."

In this air showdown, Prince Chen may have seen the potential of the new emperor, so he will not let the new emperor grow up, and will speed up the attack.

"It's a pity indeed."

Zhou Xia also sighed slightly. If it was not until the last critical moment, he would not be able to support his troops, but it was obvious that he could not hold on.

"Actually, he can retreat to Qinzhou."

Zhou Xia went on to say that there are continuous mountains and gurgle rivers near Qinzhou. No matter which angle the Beicang people conquer the city, they will never come back.

"He's a smart guy."

It's been a long time since I've seen such a smart person, which is really a pity. Although the person in front of me is pretty good among the children of the Zhou royal family, after all, he lacks the overall concept, which has proved that he will not go too far.

"Please sir, please clarify my doubts."

Zhou Xia couldn't help but frown. He obviously didn't agree with his words. In his opinion, if you can keep the green hills without fear of running out of firewood, what will be left if you lose your life?

"My lord, what do you think is the most important thing to win in the world?"

"A strong general, money, and fame are indispensable." To put it bluntly, it means people, wealth, and fame. As long as you have these three, what's the difficulty in winning the world?

"You are right. Warriors can guard the four sides, wages and silver are enough to supplement their strength, and reputation can respond to hundreds of calls. However, these are not enough, especially for the Zhou royal family."

Because of nearly a hundred years of continuous defeat, both the royal family and ordinary people in the Zhou Dynasty have become insensitive. Therefore, when they face difficulties, the first thing they think of is to shrink back and lose the courage to face it.

What the Zhou people had lost, the emperor was using his own methods to rebuild, but the price was his life.

No matter what, he is an admirable person. If he had the chance, he would definitely like to see him in person. Unfortunately, everyone in this world has his own path.

Like him, like myself.

"Now, sir, are you still trying to persuade me to move south?"

"The trip to Jizhou is imperative."

The folding fan in his hand twirled a few more times, and that affirmative look made Zhou Xia frown several times, but he didn't say anything more in the end.

After Zhou Xia left the study, he went to the lobby. His cronies had been waiting for him here for a long time, just to find out the news about the capital, and he really wanted to tell them the news that the crown prince had been established.

At night, with a crescent moon hanging over the willow branches, Gu Mingsheng dragged his tired body to Shen Qing's resignation. Because of his mother-in-law's reminder and scolding, he also felt guilty for his failure to do his duty, but when he saw

How could such a worldly master dare to be picky when he heard that he wanted to teach his son?

I thought that he was an outsider and an elderly sage, so I deliberately ignored the great defense between men and women.

If it weren't for his mother-in-law's reminder, he might not have realized his mistake. Fortunately, few people knew about it.

After returning with the capital this time, they arranged the people in the outer courtyard.

When Shen Qingci opened the door, she happened to see him wandering at the door. His brows raised slightly, and his voice was quite unhappy: "It's so late at night, is there something wrong with Mr. Gu?"

Although this small Gu Mansion cannot stop him at all, as a person who has been in charge of the power of Da Qin for decades, he always feels a little uncomfortable when being arranged here and there.

"..."

Gu Mingsheng raised his head and looked at the bright moon in the sky. It was not even ten minutes, so why was it so late at night?

Why did he hear a strong sense of disgust?

Fortunately, Gu Mingsheng was thinking about what was going on in his mind and didn't care about his unpleasant words. He smiled a little and said, "Did the old gentleman have any predictions about what happened in Da Zhou recently?"

"Um."

This was all expected, and he even guessed Zhou Cheng's decision very accurately. What he had to do now was to get rid of the so-called eldest son of the emperor as soon as possible. After all, his ability was indeed good in comparison.

Of course, he could also wait for Ran Yichen's actions. After all, in the previous life, it was Ran Yichen's serial killings that completely killed this person, leaving not even a whole corpse.

"I came with the capital to summon you. The crown prince has been confirmed."

"Um."

"That...that..."

Seeing the way he hesitated to speak, Shen Qingci's face turned ugly. He finally took the time to look back at the house, but he didn't want to see him.

"What exactly do you want to ask?"

"Sir, you once said that my daughter-in-law is waiting for you? That dragon in the Nine Palaces is the crown prince?"

"..."

If he was still full of impatience just now, then when these words came out, he felt as if thousands of cold knives were coming out of his body, and he wanted to throw them all at Gu Mingsheng the next moment. Did he have a too busy day, and he actually thought of this?

In fact, it's not surprising that Gu Mingsheng thinks too much. His daughter is only thirteen or fourteen years old, which is exactly the same age as the crown prince. Isn't this very possible?

"no."

"……Who is that?"

"..."

Shen Qingci felt that this was a hole he had dug for himself. The most important thing was that the hole could not be filled in one or two strokes. He really wanted to tell him that this person was far away in the horizon but right in front of him. He knew that as long as he dared to say this, he would definitely be regarded as a madman, and he could no longer stay in the Gu Mansion.

It would be fine if Zhuo Hua wasn't here. He would rather go to the Qinzhou waters to integrate the water bandits, but Zhuo Hua is here and he doesn't dare to leave for too long. After all, the reason why she got married to Ran Yichen in the last life was because of the grace of saving her life. , if you meet him in this life, you will definitely kill him immediately.

"This is a secret, you will know it in the future."

He left a word and returned to his house, and there was a loud sound from the wooden board, which made Gu Mingsheng look at the sky speechlessly.

When he was walking to his courtyard, he happened to see Gu Jinqi playing swordsmanship under the moonlight. He couldn't help but stop and watch for a while, and it was even more interesting to see how handsome he was: "Where did you learn this?"

If it goes according to his expectations, he naturally hopes that his two sons will be like him, and they must be both civil and military. Putting aside the eldest son for the moment, let's talk about his second son. No interest at all.

"I learned it secretly from the nursing homes because I knew how to do it."

"...Then your talent is quite good." Gu Mingsheng muttered this sentence for a while, and then seemed to think of something, "Do you need me to find you a tutor?"

"Mr. Shen once promised me that he would introduce me to a very powerful master."

"..."
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