In the peach blossom forest in the back garden of the Prince of Chu's Mansion, countless peach blossoms are blooming, pink and attractive, more beautiful than those delicate little ladies.

Zhou Baoquan, the nine-year-old deputy envoy of the Wu Ping Army, was sitting in the pavilion, watching them bloom in the wind, and then withering and falling. He was holding a book tightly in his hand, but his attention was not there for a long time.

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"Your Majesty, you should study more seriously!" A middle-aged man was holding a ruler in the pavilion, but he had no time to appreciate the scenery. Instead, he scolded him.

"Got it, sir!" Zhou Baoquan muttered and turned his eyes back to the book. He listened to the words explained by the gentleman, but he couldn't understand them.

In the woods, a man wearing a futou robe occasionally walked slowly over, with a strong back and a strong back, followed by a young woman in her twenties. The two walked side by side, full of leisure and smiles.

"Father, mother—" Zhou Baoquan immediately saw his father and jumped for joy. Then, under the angry glare of his husband, he lost his voice and buried his head in the book.

"Your Highness, Madam!" The gentleman bent down slightly and saluted.

"Sir, you are polite!" Zhou Xingfeng's parents also returned the courtesy. They did not hold back their status, but showed some respect for this gentleman.

"The dog is naughty. Maybe it's thanks to my husband's teachings. I am from a farmer's family and have no knowledge. I can't teach him a few words. It's thanks to my late master who promoted me and I sacrificed my own life to get the family fortune. If I were given to this kid by

If it’s corrupted, I’ll be heartbroken to death!”

"I hope you will teach me more diligently, sir!"

"Your Highness, you are too polite. As a teacher, you should teach with all your heart. Your Majesty is smart, but he is just too playful. Just give him diligent advice. Don't worry, Your Highness!"

After gaining the respect of the leader of the country, the man's face gradually showed a smile. As a scholar, which is rare in these troubled times, he couldn't help but be impressed by the King of Chu's magnanimity.

"Come here, select a hundred volumes from the palace's collection and send them to your husband's house as a thank you gift!"

"Your Highness is such a great gift, but I am so disrespectful!" The man's face was filled with joy.

Nowadays, during the troubled times of the Five Dynasties, many books from the pre-Tang Dynasty have become orphaned copies, or have been scattered among the people. Only those aristocratic families and the government still have complete copies of these original copies.

The palace has a collection of hundreds of volumes, a rare collection of books in the world. It must be a rare book that will be passed down in the family. Within ten years, a scholarly family will come out. If sold in the market, it will be worth hundreds of books.

This is far more elegant than giving away land and money.

"Today is my wife's birthday, and the banquet has been prepared, so I came here to take Quan'er back, so let's skip it today!" Zhou Xingfeng said softly, his face was completely different from the murderous one in the past.

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"Since it's Madam's birthday, why don't you, Your Highness, make a fuss about it? Enjoy it with the people!"

"I'm frugal by nature, so let's forget about all the fuss. We, a family of three, can just eat, so why bother bothering hundreds of officials and people?"

"Quan'er, come here!" Yan looked at Zhou Baoquan who was pretending to be calm dotingly and waved his hand.

"Sir, I'll go first!" Zhou Baoquan smiled and bowed, and after receiving approval, he ran away quickly.

Immediately, the family came to the depths of the back garden. The maids had already prepared bowls and chopsticks. When the three of them arrived, the dishes were served steaming hot on the table. They were full of color, fragrance and looked delicious.

There were only three people at the entire table, and none of those beautiful concubines were qualified to come up.

"Quan'er has worked hard at studying these days. Eat more and take supplements!" Zhou Xingfeng looked at his youngest son with a heartfelt smile on his face, but...

He secretly touched his chest, which was a scar left from previous battles. In recent days, it suddenly became more severe, as if it was about to explode.

However, he is only forty-five years old, and it has only been five years since he took the position of King of Chu. How could he come so quickly? He cannot die yet. Baoquan is only nine years old, and he cannot hold his position in the world...

"Master, what's wrong?" Mrs. Yan cast a concerned look. She was the only one in the entire Chu Palace who could call him that.

"Anchovies are a delicacy in the world at this time. We just need to be frugal on weekdays. Today is my wife's birthday. Eat more, it's very delicious!"

Zhou Xingfeng put a piece of fish into Yan's bowl, changed the topic, and the atmosphere became warm again.

A family dinner made Zhou Xingfeng's heart become harder and harder.

"What's going on among the Guards these days?" After dinner, Zhou Xingfeng returned to his cold-blooded identity as the King of Chu.

"Everything is as usual, except that yesterday a newly promoted commander was jealous in the brothel and got into a fight..." The eunuch bent down and said softly.

"Wang Dun, this guy has just been promoted, and his temper hasn't changed yet!" Zhou Xingfeng didn't take it seriously and smiled.

"How's it going in Hengzhou?"

Zhang Wenbiao of Hengzhou was his sworn brother, and his prestige in the entire Chu State was second only to his. His previous marriage had also been broken, and his health was deteriorating day by day. He was really worried.

“Everything is business as usual in Hengzhou!”

"What is this old fox thinking?" Zhou Xingfeng thought about it, feeling a little troubled for a moment.

If he arrests the second most powerful person in the Chu Kingdom without any reason, and he is also a high-ranking official in the border area, all the troops will be frightened, and he will not be able to sit still, but he really can't let go of this kid being left here.

"Continue to inquire. If anything happens, report it to me immediately!" Zhou Xingfeng said in a low voice.

"promise--"

Feeling that his body was getting weaker, Zhou Xingfeng finally took action and prepared to move the capital.

He planned to move the capital to Langzhou, but since the pre-Tang Dynasty, the Hunan Observatory Envoy's residence, Changsha Prefecture, which was also the capital of the country in the Ma Chu Dynasty, was abandoned.

Langzhou was the vassal town where the Wuping Army's Military Envoy was based. On the west side of Dongting Lake, it was the base camp where Zhou Xingfeng had been operating for several years. After all, although he proclaimed himself King of Chu at this time, the Central Plains was only willing to give him the title of Wuping Army's Military Envoy.

Although Changsha Prefecture has been prosperous since ancient times and has countless literati and poets, its shortcomings are too obvious. Changsha Prefecture is too close to Hengzhou.

Langzhou is far away from Hengzhou and is the base camp. If there is really no other way, we can also paddle into Dongting Lake and escape.

Of course, after his death, if he is left behind and unable to maintain the family property, the younger son can still go north and escape into the Central Plains to trade his Hunan property for life.

"Besides, how many spies are hidden in this bustling and bustling Changsha Mansion, and they want to kill me?" Zhou Xingfeng's eyes were full of coldness.

I thought in my heart that no one else would know. When the news was announced, the civil and military affairs of the entire dynasty were instantly in trouble.

The nice and luxurious Changsha Mansion did not wait, but went to the remote Langzhou, which was not as good as Changsha Baiyi. They did not have strong enemies like the Central Plains in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and they needed to move their capital to Hongzhou.
Chapter completed!