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Xiliang Hou Mansion.

The Marquis of Xiliang looked at the imperial decree in his hand and frowned.

The Marquis of Xiliang did not expect that His Majesty in the palace would suddenly order him, the Marquis of Xiliang, to return to Luoyang to perform his duties.

Is Your Majesty really just wanting to summon them, the Marquis guarding the frontier, to return to Luoyang to play a role?

I'm afraid not.

The imperial court has always been very jealous of these Marquis who are in charge of the frontier army, and they have always wanted to accept them as the Marquis who are in charge of the frontier army.

It was the same when the first emperor was in power.

It's just that they never gave the court a chance.

Therefore, the imperial court was also concerned about their influence in the frontier army, and never dared to take action against them easily.

However, the previous His Majesty in the palace ordered the frontier army to go south to suppress the rebellion.

Now it is decreed to let them, the Hou Ye who guard the frontier, return to Luoyang to play.

In this short period of more than a month, two decrees in a row have to make people think deeply.

The Marquis of Xiliang put down the imperial decree in his hand, frowned and meditated.

The Marquis of Xiliang found an excuse to evade the previous decree.

So, how should we deal with this will now?

Don't look at Xilianghou's tough and rough appearance, he is not as elegant as Zhenbeihou, but Xilianghou's deep thoughts are not worse than Zhenbeihou's at all.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to sit on the position of Marquis of Xiliang and take charge of hundreds of thousands of troops in Xiliang.

"Master Hou, the prime minister's letter already hinted that it was His Majesty who suppressed Lord Hou's memorial to the military pay."

"Now His Majesty has ordered Lord Hou to return to Luoyang to perform his duties, and escort the army back to Xiliang by the way."

"I'm afraid that His Majesty's letting Lord Hou return to Luoyang is not just as simple as asking Lord Hou to perform duties and escort the army's salary!"

A general next to him said solemnly.

The Marquis of Xiliang nodded; "That's right! The Marquis asked for military pay from the imperial court. I originally wanted to use the military salary to test the majesty in the palace."

"As a result, that His Majesty in the palace really has an idea about our Xiliang."

"It seems that the army was not transferred to the south to suppress the rebellion according to the order, so that His Majesty in the palace completely lost the patience to continue to endure us frontier soldiers."

The Marquis of Xiliang sighed, his face grave.

Originally thought that the mountains and rivers of this great week would sink into the sun.

But I didn't expect that His Majesty in the palace would forcefully revive it a little bit.

The man in the palace not only knew the power of the general Wu Jin's party.

In a short period of time, the chaos in the four northern states was also quelled.

Even the Boling Cui family, one of the seven great families, was exterminated by the one in the palace.

In this way, the majesty in the palace is no longer the majesty who can be checked and balanced by various forces, but the majesty who has gathered some power in his hands.

This is not a good sign for the Marquis of Xiliang and the others who are in charge of the frontier army.

"Master Hou, then the military salary..."

The general looked at the Marquis of Xiliang.

The Marquis of Xiliang shook his head and said, "Don't worry about the military salary, the majesty in the palace won't hold it down for too long."

"The importance of the frontier, that His Majesty knows better than anyone else, and will not let my Xiliang army shake the morale of the army."

"Besides, even if the imperial court doesn't give me the Xiliang army's salary, my Xiliang army can solve it by myself."

"What the Marquis is worried about now is whether the man in the palace will recklessly attack my Xilianghou Mansion."

"If that's the case, it will be troublesome."

The Marquis of Xiliang frowned, with a deep expression on his face.

The Marquis of Xiliang knew how much he had, and even though he was in command of an army of hundreds of thousands in Xiliang, he could be said to be the Emperor of the Earth in Xiliang.

But compared with the imperial court, his Xiliang Hou Mansion is not qualified enough to challenge him.

If the imperial court really made up their minds to take action against him, the Marquis of Xiliang, then he, the Marquis of Xiliang, would be in big trouble.

No matter how the imperial court is orthodox, he is the Marquis of Xiliang of the imperial court, so he can let hundreds of thousands of Xiliang troops obey orders.

But if he is no longer the Marquis of Xiliang of the imperial court, no one dares to say how many Xiliang troops are willing to obey orders.

"Master Hou, why don't you contact Zhenbei Hou."

"If my Xiliang Army and the Zhenbei Army can watch and help each other, even if His Majesty wants to take action against Lord Hou, he will have some scruples."

The general said suddenly.

The Marquis of Xiliang nodded when he heard the words; "That's the only way to go first."

Apparently, the Marquis of Xiliang had long thought of contacting the Marquis of Zhenbei, and the two sides were helping each other.

"Xi Rong recently invaded Xiliang, and this Marquis sits at Yumen Pass to resist Xi Rong's invasion."

"I don't need this Marquis to teach you how to word the reply to the imperial court!"

The Marquis of Xiliang glanced at the general and said.

The general said immediately; "Don't worry, Lord Hou, the general will know how to reply to the court."

...

Luoyang City.

On the official road outside the city.

Two ordinary carriages, escorted by hundreds of elite soldiers, slowly moved towards Luoyang City along the official road.

"San De, where are you?"

"How far is it to Luoyang?"

A tired voice came from a carriage.

"Going back to the prince, we are only three or four miles away from Luoyang."

"We'll be there in less than half an hour."

The driver of the car replied respectfully.

The driver of the car is none other than the steward of the Shu Palace.

Needless to say, the person sitting in the car was Zhou Zhi, King of Shu who received the order to return to Luoyang.

After hearing San De's reply, Shu King Zhou Zhi in the carriage did not speak again.

The carriage continued along the official road towards Luoyang.

After more than ten minutes, the carriage stopped.

San De, who was driving the carriage, looked at the dozens of figures on the official road ahead, and frowned involuntarily.

"San De, why did you stop?"

The voice of King Shu came from the carriage again.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has sent someone to meet you."

San De recognized at a glance that the dozens of figures on the official road in front were all forbidden soldiers in the palace, and the ones standing in the front were all eunuchs like him.

These people appeared on the official road outside the city. Needless to say, they must have come to welcome the King of Shu by order.

"oh!"

There was a slight hey from inside the carriage, Zhou Zhi lifted the curtain of the carriage, and walked out with his head out.

At this time, Cao Zhengchun came over with someone.

"Cao Zhengchun, a miscellaneous family, has met His Royal Highness the King of Shu."

"Your Majesty sent miscellaneous families out of the city to welcome the King of Shu back to Luoyang."

After Cao Zhengchun came over, he bowed his hands to King Zhou Zhi of Shu.

How to say, Zhou Zhi is the king of Shu this week, so he still has the proper etiquette.

However, Cao Zhengchun claimed to be a miscellaneous family, not an old slave.

It's not that Cao Zhengchun doesn't take the King of Shu seriously, but that in this family, there is only one person in this family who can make Cao Zhengchun call himself an old slave.

That is His Majesty on the dragon chair.

Cao Zhengchun?

A trace of surprise flashed in Zhou Zhi's eyes.

Cao Zhengchun's name, Zhou Zhi is already well-known even in Shu, far away.

One of the two half-step celestial beings around the emperor, the governor of the East Factory who is in charge of the East Factory.

Before that, the mansions of the General, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Minister of Rites were all copied and destroyed by Cao Zhengchun.

Especially the half-step celestial being in the general's mansion was also killed by Cao Zhengchun.

This is enough to show that Cao Zhengchun is an unusual character.

Zhou Zhi didn't expect that Cao Zhengchun, the governor of the East Factory, would die if he came to greet him, the King of Shu.

San De, who was next to him, also had a bright light in his eyes when he heard Cao Zhengchun self-reported his family name.

No wonder he felt a strong threat from the leading eunuch. It turned out that the leading eunuch was Cao Zhengchun, a half-step heavenly man.

Zhou Zhi took a look at Cao Zhengchun and said with a gentle smile, "Please trouble Eunuch Cao."

"Eunuch Cao raided the Great General's Mansion and killed half-step heavenly beings in the Great General's Mansion. This King has already heard about it in Shu."

"With a master like Eunuch Cao present, His Majesty the Emperor can be considered much more relaxed."

This is Zhou Zhi's first meeting with Cao Zhengchun.

Looking at Cao Zhengchun's grey-haired, smiling face.

I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, it really is that people cannot be judged by appearances, and sea water cannot be measured.

It's hard to imagine that such a person is the ruthless figure who is in charge of the East Factory and has wiped out the mansions of important court officials such as the Great General.

"His Royal Highness the King of Shu praised it absurdly. This is what miscellaneous families should do."

"Your Majesty is still waiting in the palace for His Highness the King of Shu, Your Highness the King of Shu, let's go back to Luoyang now!"

Cao Zhengchun said softly.

Zhou Zhi nodded; "Okay, please trouble Eunuch Cao."

After finishing speaking, Zhou Zhi got into the carriage again.

Then, Cao Zhengchun led the imperial army to meet the Shu king's carriage and headed towards Luoyang.

...

Hall of Mental Cultivation.

After Cao Zhengchun and the King of Shu returned to Luoyang, Cao Zhengchun took the King of Shu into the palace and went directly to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to meet Zhou Chen.

"My brother has seen His Majesty."

As soon as he entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Zhou Zhi bowed to Zhou Chen who was sitting on the dragon chair.

Even though Zhou Zhihe and Zhou Chen are brothers of the emperor, the etiquette of the monarch and ministers must be observed.

In this era of imperial power and monarchy, no matter how close the relationship is, the distinction between monarch and minister cannot be ignored.

Zhou Chen took a look at Zhou Zhi, and said with a smile; "The ninth brother is back."

"Don't be too polite."

"What's your life with Brother Huang?"

Zhou Chen got up and walked down, walked to Zhou Zhi's side, and helped Zhou Zhi up.

"Brother Huang, the etiquette of the monarch and his subjects can't be sloppy."

"We are emperors and ministers first, brothers later, this is clear."

"I don't want to be judged by the court ministers as a rude person who doesn't know the etiquette of monarchs and ministers."

Zhou Zhi stood up and said solemnly.

Zhou Chen shook his head; "You!"

"It's still true."

"Is the road going well?"

With that said, Zhou Chen asked Cao Zhengchun to bring two squat chairs.

Then, Zhou Chen and Zhou Zhi sat down facing each other.

"It went well, and nothing happened along the way."

After Zhou Zhi sat down, he nodded and said.

"That's good."

"How is the situation in Shu?"

"There has never been a severe drought in the four northern states. Will the drought affect Shu?"

Zhou Chen asked about Zhou Zhishu's situation.

Zhou Zhi shook his head and said, "Shu is not affected by the drought, everything is fine."

Zhou Zhi and Zhou Chen described some situations in Shu.

The two chatted like this for half an hour.

Half an hour later, Zhou Zhi stood up and resigned, leaving the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Zhou Chen looked at the back of Zhou Zhi leaving with deep eyes.

"Cao Zhengchun."

"How about the King of Shu?"

Zhou Chen asked suddenly.

"Your Majesty, this old slave doesn't know."

Cao Zhengchun lowered his head.

Just kidding, can a slave like him answer this kind of question?

Cao Zhengchun knew how much he had. Although he was admiral of Dongchang, he could be said to have a high position and weight.

But after all, he is just a knife in the hands of the emperor.

Some things can be done, but some things must never be said.

Especially for such royal matters, it is not something that a slave like him can discuss.

Otherwise, you are digging a hole for yourself.

Don't know?

Zhou Chen smiled and didn't make things difficult for Cao Zhengchun anymore.

He knew that Cao Zhengchun didn't know, but he didn't dare to know.

Smart people tend to live longer.

Zhou Chen looked at the figure that had disappeared outside the hall, and murmured in his heart; "Zhou Zhi, Zhou Zhi, for the sake of my mother, I gave you the opportunity."

"If you don't know how to cherish, then no one can save you."

"It's hard for Hades to persuade the damned ghost."

Zhou Chen returned to the dragon chair, continued to deal with government affairs, and reviewed his memorials.

...

After Zhou Zhi walked out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, his brows furrowed.

Sure enough, it has changed.

Is he really my prince's brother Zhou Chen?

Zhou Zhi felt suspicious in his heart.

If it weren't for his appearance, he could be sure that it was his imperial brother Zhou Chen. Zhou Zhi was a little suspicious that the imperial brother in the Hall of Mental Cultivation was faked.

Except for the same appearance, everything else is completely different from before.

Whether it's the way of talking, the wisdom in his eyes, or the aura he exudes, there is a big difference from before.

Could it be that a person can really grow up to this point?

Also, he has been weak and sick since he was a child, and his health has always been poor, but now it seems that his body has really recovered completely.

What is it that can make a person who has been weak and sick since childhood completely recover completely, and how much has changed?

Zhou Zhi thought secretly.

Judging from the contact with Zhou Chen just after entering the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Zhou Zhi felt that Zhou Chen was different from before.

That difference is obvious.

Especially, during their conversation, Zhou Chen quietly tested his situation in Sichuan more than once.

If Zhou Zhi hadn't reacted quickly enough, Zhou Chen might have really caught him quietly.

In the past, Zhou Chen didn't have such wisdom, nor did he have such deep thoughts.

However, the only thing that made Zhou Zhi feel at ease was that the emperor Zhou Chen's attitude towards his ninth younger brother was kind.

In this way, those things in the palace before should not have been found out.

This is good news.

Otherwise, the emperor Zhou Chen's attitude towards him would not be like this.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhi felt slightly relieved.

Before, he had always been a little worried about this matter.

It's all right now, it's good that he hasn't been found out, and he can feel relieved a lot.

Zhou Zhi turned his head and took a deep look at the Hall of Mental Cultivation, then walked directly towards the Palace of Compassion and Ning.

After paying homage to the emperor Zhou Chen, then Zhou Zhi would naturally have to pay homage to his mother as soon as possible.

Zhou Zhi was able to return to Luoyang in such a logical way this time, all thanks to his mother!