Prime Minister's Mansion.
Lin Qiushi, who returned to his residence, immediately locked himself in his study and closed the door to no guests. The servants in his residence seemed to have sensed an unusual aura, and everyone felt insecure for fear of offending their master.
"Somebody come!"
"master!"
Upon hearing the Prime Minister's call, the housekeeper who had been serving outside the study hurriedly greeted him and bowed respectfully.
"Take my greeting card and invite Zheng Xuan from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Zhao Rui from the Ministry of Rites, and Cai Ji from the Ministry of Punishments to come to my house for a banquet."
"Going to a banquet?"
The housekeeper was stunned for a moment. In this extraordinary period, his master was actually preparing to host a banquet for guests?
"That's right!" Lin Qiushi thought for a while and asked softly: "If I remember correctly, today is the seventh lady's birthday?"
"Um……"
"Then in the name of this!"
"But... Madam Seven is only twenty-one years old this year. If she mobilizes such an army and mobilizes a large number of people, will it be..."
"It's okay!" Lin Qiushi sighed sadly and said calmly: "The current situation no longer allows me to look forward and backward. If this continues, I will go home to retire!"
"yes!"
As soon as the butler left, a young boy walked in and saluted, "Sir, I'd like to see His Highness the King."
"King Qi Lin..."
Lin Qiushi's face showed a deep look of disappointment. After getting along with him for this period of time, he knew that this third child was by no means a trustworthy person. He was short-sighted and seemed to be tolerant, but in fact he was small-minded and had no foresight. Insightful.
"If you don't see me, tell me that I'm not in good health and it's not suitable to see guests. I'll hold a banquet in person someday to apologize!"
"yes!"
After the boy retreated, Lin Qiushi locked himself in the study again, looked at the rice paper on the table, and murmured: "It's a pity that King Sheng is half disabled. King Yong has the talent of heaven, but he is not with me. "
"Today, King Qilin is unlikely to succeed, King Changyang is clever but not very wise, the fifth prince is in the world and has no intention of being the supreme king, and the seventh prince of Jingzhou, Geng Ningyu, is even more useless."
"I, how should I choose?"
"Sixth Prince, Ning Xun!"
Lin Qiushi's eyes sparkled, but his brows furrowed slightly. He had a very shallow impression of this obscure sixth prince. In fact, looking back carefully over the past twenty years, his impression of the sixth prince Ning Xun was already unclear. becomes very blurry.
In my vague memory, I only remember that this prince was kind-hearted, mature and steady, not interested in fame and fortune, acted in a low-key manner, and had mediocre talents.
To sum it up in one sentence, this is an extremely ordinary prince, who is incompetent in literature and martial arts, and his character is indifferent to the world.
"wrong!"
"Being from the royal family, if you are too mediocre, you will attract attention, but this sixth prince is actually able to fade away from the world's attention."
"Besides, if I remember correctly, Ning Xun's mother clan..."
Thinking of this, a horrifying thought suddenly came to Lin Qiushi's mind.
Could it be that His Highness the Sixth Prince has been hiding his clumsiness from beginning to end?
"impossible!"
"If that's the case, this kid would be too scary!"
"call!"
…
royal palace.
Qifeng Palace.
Emperor Yu and Concubine Xian sat opposite each other in the palace. There were a few simple snacks on the table, and Wei Ying stood respectfully beside them.
All the maids and servants in the palace have recovered from their illnesses.
"I heard that your Majesty granted Fan'er the right to supervise the country?"
"good!"
"I also heard that Fan'er's soldiers took over Miyagi City?"
"Um!"
"This is forced labor!"
Concubine Xian looked at Emperor Yu with some gloating, and said with a smile: "I remember that His Majesty once said that if one day King Yong can drive you off the Dragon Throne, why not give this position to him? ."
"Ahem!"
Listening to Concubine Xian's teasing, Emperor Yu looked a little uncomfortable, and there was a hint of depth in his eyes: "At the beginning of the world's turmoil, with my current background, it will be difficult, difficult, difficult for me, Dayu, to conquer the world!"
“In troubled times, you should use extraordinary people and extraordinary methods to do extraordinary things!”
"In this way, we can have a glimmer of hope in this great world!"
When Concubine Xian heard this, her expression turned cold instantly: "So, Fan'er has become your tool again?"
"No!"
Emperor Yu shook his head seriously and said softly: "The second brother needs a platform, I will give him a platform."
"I need a sword, and he is willing to become the sword in my hand."
"Haha!" A sneer appeared on Concubine Xian's face, and she said lightly: "Your Majesty, aren't you afraid that this sword will hurt yourself first before it hurts the enemy?"
"It doesn't matter!"
"No matter how this day changes, it will still be Dayu's day, right?"
Concubine Xian was silent, and Emperor Yu also looked a little melancholy and said with emotion: "Three years ago, I was a dandy in the capital, and now I have become my right-hand man. I am very relieved!"
"I also heard that Fan'er is planning to summon the kings back to the capital."
"I just found out." There was a hint of wisdom in Emperor Yu's eyes: "We might as well call them back and let them touch each other face to face in the court. I want to take a look. Without my suppression, this would have happened." How far can these sons go?"
"In order to prevent the court situation from falling out of your control, you invited King Song and King An out?"
"I have raised them for so many years, it's time to let them contribute to me."
Concubine Xian suddenly smiled, even with a little admiration in her eyes: "I admire your majesty's courage, but you have never thought that if Fan'er comes a step later, your capital will completely fall to Mobei's cavalry. ?”
"It's not like I'm not prepared at all."
"If he had come half an hour later, I'm afraid he would have forced out my trump card by now."
"Haha, you are really a kind father and a filial son!"
"I cannot lose in a game with other ministers, because I am the emperor!"
"However, it doesn't matter if I lose a round against my own son, because he is my son!"
"As a father, if he loses to his son, he will only feel more gratified and proud!"
Concubine Xian was silent again. After being silent for a long time, she whispered: "When will the crown prince be appointed?"
"Wait a little longer!"
"It's rare to have some free time, come and go for a walk with me!"
…
Prince Yong's Mansion.
Lin Yong stayed in Huainan. Dian Wei and Xu Chu were not good at dealing with old foxes. Now, Ning Fan called Zhao Huaiyuan over.
"Second Master, Master Ji and Master Xie are here."
"Well, invite them in!"
Not long after, the two of them walked to the main hall hand in hand. After seeing Ning Fan, they looked very excited and said, "Meet His Highness King Yong."
"Excuse me for both of you!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
After sitting down one by one, the servants of the palace served tea and left the hall.
Ning Fan also went straight to the topic, first looking at Ji Sui: "Master Ji, I want to recruit new troops, are you willing to come out and take charge of the overall situation?"
"Your Highness...I am now dressed in white...it may be difficult for Your Highness to worry about it!"
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