When Li Ruyu set out for Caizhou, Zhao Sa went to Shuzhong. When An Lihua walked down the south of Jiangnan with her sword, someone also went south in Shouzhou.

There was no big battle, only two cars and horses, and there was about one elite imperial guards accompanying him - this was the elite imperial guards who came out of the Lin'an Palace, and were beyond the ordinary imperial guards.

In addition to the elite 50 imperial guards, there are still twelve or three masters wearing swords and hanging swords.

The most eye-catching one is the two imperial guards wearing Taoist robes. It is obvious that among the masters wearing swords and hanging swords, there are strange people in the four rooms of Zhao Fang. The imperial guards are accompanying them to cut off the thunder.

From this we can see that the Empress values ​​the safety of the people who go south.

The car is extremely luxurious, and even the curtain is embroidered with a royal flying phoenix. It is obviously a big shot in the Lin'an Imperial City. Another red car that accompanied him is also extremely luxurious.

In the red carriage, an elderly man in purple and red casual clothes was lying on the backrest, his eyes full of wisdom accumulated over the years, but his spirit was obviously lacking.

A fire was lit in the carriage to prevent the elderly from getting cold.

Two maids in palace dress knelt beside them, serving the old man with all their heart and strength, and did not dare to make any sound. The two maids are a little old, both of whom are in their early thirties and forty years. They are not good at being beautiful and figure-like, but are meticulous.

Since they were serving the old man at the age of sixteen, no one in Lin'an knows the old man's temperament better than them.

In fact, the old man treats them both well.

Some are even like daughters.

He personally helped the two maids to find a scholar, and used their official connections to find a clerk in the Lin'an Prefecture.

On weekdays, the two change shifts to serve the elderly.

This time, when we went north to Yingchang Mansion, we were afraid that the elderly would not be able to withstand the hardships of the journey, the two women went north together to serve the elderly. They were full of respect for this royal old man during the Renzong period.

The carriage and horses swayed, and the old man's body also swayed.

One of the women frowned, lifted the curtain and complained to the driver: "Slow down."

I would rather spend more time back to Lin'an than let the elderly suffer from the bumps. After all, the elderly's body may not be able to survive this cold winter - especially this trip north, which consumed a lot of energy.

The driver agreed.

As soon as the woman turned around and knelt down, the old man opened his eyes and whispered: "Chunmei, Dongyun, your two children should be thirteen or fourteen years old, have you ever been a disciple to study?"

The woman who had leaned out to make the coachman slower before smiled and said, "If you say that, you are studying, but you have never been a famous teacher."

The old man nodded, "Lin'an great scholars, if there are a few who teach and educate people, but I really like Huang Shang, who continues to practice Taoism, but this man is arrogant and will not easily accept students. Besides, he is a strange man, so he needs to be careful. If you don't know what to say, you will be implicated. So, when you return to Lin'an, I will go to the Imperial Academy to inform you and ask your two children to the Imperial Academy."

Chunmei and Dongyun came from the sky, but after following the old man for many years, he knew that the old man did not like to flatter him, so he said thank you indifferently.

The old man really likes this kind of master-servant relationship that is as light as water.

What about feelings? Just be in your heart.

So what I like most in my life is the saying that the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water. This is the truth I learned after the storm of the stock exchange decades ago.

At that time, His Majesty Gaozong had several sons.

The eldest brother who is most qualified to be a crown prince had a very good relationship with him on weekdays, but later turned defeated and won, that is, the third emperor brother had a weak relationship with him.

I also had the hope of becoming the crown prince back then.

Because he was close to his elder brother, he repeatedly conspired and framed the third brother with the most outstanding ability and kindest nature.

However, when he was finally competing for the throne, the eldest brother who was so good at wearing the same pair of pants as him betrayed him without hesitation and was almost killed by his father. Fortunately, the third brother who was extremely indifferent to him on weekdays helped him at a critical moment.

Later, the eldest brother was tied up in a cocoon and was later brought to the top by his third brother and became the king of Daliang.

The eldest brother finally planned to rebel, and he was also obsessed with the evil spirit. He wanted to overthrow the throne of his third brother, but in the end he was defeated.

The eldest brother died of depression after being exiled to the place by his kind-hearted third brother.

On the contrary, I, my third brother, just underestimated himself, and still treated him like brothers and sisters.

Before that, the third brother said, "You are not strong-minded and have a strong mind. You have a strong mind and a strong mind. You have a good intention, but you are weak and you can't stand your elder brother's persuasion, and you will go astray. Your elder brother won't blame you."

He also said that the position of the prince cannot be given to you. After all, you must be subject to the hearts of a minister. But as long as you are loyal to Zhao Shi in this life, the emperor will definitely give you a peaceful life.

Only then did I understand the true meaning of the gentleman's friendship as light as water, and I tried my best to assist my third brother in creating a prosperous era. Unfortunately, my ability was limited and I could not become a heavy minister in the Daliang.

After taking charge of the country for forty years, the emperor died young and passed away.

When his nephew Shunzong succeeded to the throne, he was jealous of talent and was born as a useless old man. He survived to this day and is now old and has not had enough time to survive in the past eighty years of life.

The world of Daliang was built by the Emperor's brother's prosperity, and then the rule of Jiading and Fu Xiang of his nephew Shunzong, and after his niece-in-law ascended the throne, he created Yong'an and Yongzhen prosperity.

The country is prosperous in my mind, and there are no regrets in this life.

However, the only thing that cannot be let go is who will give Daliang's country to a hundred years later?

Among the children of the Zhao family, there is no one with the talent of Renzong and Shunzong in the whole house. Most of the young people are sensual and enjoying the prosperity and prosperity brought by the empress.

Inheriting the country?

Only Zhao Yan and Zhao Changyi have such great talents.

However, Zhao Changyi's background is not good and now he is in a bad mood, so the world of Daliang cannot be handed over to him.

Before the empress told herself that Zhao Yan was an alien, she also felt that it was best to hand over the country of Daliang to Zhao Yan, but she never thought that it would be vain.

Thinking of this, Zhao Fangde felt a little guilty.

The crown prince of the country has not yet decided, what is his face to meet the emperor's brother?

Zhao Fangde remembered the words that the empress said when she left Lin'an: "Uncle, today's words are not about the monarch and ministers, but about the family. It is about the inheritance of my Zhao family's family. Zhao Changyi no longer hopes, and Zhao Yan cannot. So, who can do this? "

Zhao Fangde was stumbled for a long time, but he couldn't even name it.

What a sadness this is Zhao Shi.

If Zhao Fangde had not witnessed the prosperity of Renzong, the Jiading and Fu Xiang rule of Shunzong, and the Yong'an prosperous era of the empress, then it would be impossible to find a mediocre child in the Zhao room to be the king.

But Zhao Fangde has already seen the endless glorious future of Daliang.

As long as it can inherit the prosperity of the empress, the Zhao Shi will surely be able to pacify the Northern Barbarians and collect Dali in the future, and build an eternal empire that even Taizu of Dayan had never been established. How brilliant and magnificent would it be.

Zhao Fangde couldn't answer, but the empress had already decided and said, "If I remember correctly, the emperor's brother Zhao Lin added another word half a month ago, and the emperor's uncle personally named it Zhao Zhen."

Zhao Lin is Zhao Fangde's youngest son. He is now in the Imperial College of Lin'an. He has no merits and no ambitions. He is not worried about having a child or having a child.

However, Zhao Fangde's heart began to tremble, and he could have guessed what the empress was going to say.

Sure enough, the empress continued: "All the children of Zhao's family who have already reached the crown or are now lacking in talent and virtue, and there are many mediocre people. If the Zhao family gives them, I will not be at ease, just because His Majesty Shunzong is not at ease, but-"

The empress took a deep breath, "If my Zhao family has been cultivating Zhen'er since childhood, become famous scholars and teachers, learn the six arts, be good at distinguishing, observe the world, and embody the people's sentiments, he will definitely be the crown prince in the future."

Zhao Fangde's heart was trembling.

He never dreamed that the empress intended to cultivate her grandson as the crown prince of Daliang.

But then the Empress's words made Zhao Fangde fall into deep thought: "Although I really want the Emperor to be safe, you and I know that the destiny is like this. The Emperor is still in his twilight years. And I, the Empress of Daliang, don't know how many years I can do in Zhang Kingdom. I don't hide some words from the Emperor. I really want to see the world outside the world, but I am afraid that when I left Daliang, Zhen'er had not yet won the championship, or had never stabilized his mind and nature. At that time, who will let the Daliang Kingdom be together?"

Zhao Fangde was silent for a while.

If that happens, I am afraid that Daliang will suffer from civil strife and will never recover.

The empress was silent too.

Finally, he said that the Emperor Uncle thought about it more, then stood up and returned to Funing Palace. When he went out, the empress turned around and said seriously: "Uncle Uncle went north this time. If he had the chance, he might as well see the boy more."

Zhao Fangde stared at him.

How could he not understand the meaning of the Empress's words...

But is this appropriate?

The young man didn't have a trace of Zhao's bloodline. Why did the empress have such an idea?

Zhao Fangde had never seen Li Ruyu.

But this time, after meeting Zhao Sa in Yingchang Mansion that night, Zhao Fangde and Empress Xi went to Shouzhou. During this period, all the matters about Zhaixing Villa were transmitted to Shouzhou through the people of Yingchang Prefect Du Yuan.

Zhao Fangde was indeed a little moved.

There are countless beautiful maids in Zhaixing Villa, and many charming wives from Ximen. During the time of recuperation, the young man dispersed those charming wives. He never teased the maids about the clouds and rains of Wushan. He just read and was good at studying every day, and also followed the woman named Amu. He was really a good child.

Thinking of this, Zhao Fangde said to one of the young women: "Dongyun, go and invite the Queen of the West to come back."

The convoy was briefly stagnant.

After a while, Queen Xi, who was gentle and slightly weak, lifted the curtain of the car, got into the car gently, saluted Zhao Defang, and sat down quietly, "If the emperor is bored, Wanqiu is willing to serve her knees."

Zhao Fangde smiled.

My nephew Shunzong couldn't have a son in this life, so he found two good queens.

An empress became the Queen of Daliang and created such a great prosperous era. An empress was respectful and filial. Even after the empress ascended the throne, she never relied on her identity as the Queen of the West to make trouble in the harem.

It's really worry-free.

He smiled and said, "Let's sit down, there's nothing wrong, I just want to discuss some things with you."

Empress Xi, whose surname is Chen Wanqiu, was born into a family of poets and scholars, but her family did not become glorious and prosperous because of her becoming Empress Xi. This is also the consistent purpose of the Zhaoshi in Daliang: never allow relatives to be tyrannical.

Queen Xi was a little puzzled, "What's wrong with the emperor?"

Zhao Fangde hesitated for a while, but still did not let Chunmei and Dongyun leave. After all, these two girls watched them grow old by themselves and said to the Queen of Xi: "When they were about to leave Lin'an, the empress once said that she intended to cultivate Zhen'er as the future crown prince."

Queen Xi stared at her.
To be continued...