mountain and river oath

"My son was cheated by the concubine Xian just like this?" A beautiful woman in a red robe held her chin and looked affectionately at the man sitting beside him. He was tall and slender with a pair of sparkling eyes. The eyes are inlaid with a pair of butterfly-like long eyelashes, and there is a lonely smile on the white face. She is wearing a black shirt with intricate and delicate patterns embroidered on the cuffs and collar, revealing her extraordinary family background inadvertently.

Holding a bowl of wine in his hand, he drank it down and said, "Yeah, I haven't found my mother for 12 years, I know she's gone"

"At that time, you were only 6 years old," the woman said in surprise.

"Yes, until now I can clearly remember the scene of that day." The man looked leisurely, as if returning to the scene of that day.

"Where's Shu Zilan?" the woman asked.

"He, he is close to my fifth brother," the man said.

"You haven't met?" the woman said.

"Yes, he doesn't remember me." The man looked sad.

"Young Master, why do you still miss him?" the woman asked in puzzlement.

"At that time he was the only one who helped me," said the man.

"But now, he is our enemy, how are you going to deal with him?" the woman asked.

"I don't know." The man's sharp eyes occasionally revealed a confused expression.

"Young Master" what else did the woman want to say, but the man waved his hands and said, "Lianqiao, don't talk about him, he is not our enemy"

"My lord, why is he not our enemy? Shu Zilan is talented, resourceful, and loyal to Zhao Chong. Many of us have suffered from him," Lian Qiao said dissatisfied.

"Zhao Chong is suspicious by nature and has a heart of defense against anyone. Shu Zilan is full of talent, but she thinks very highly of herself and is arrogant. As long as she uses her tactics properly, sooner or later a rift will arise between the two. His talent is useless if he cannot display it," Zhao Jing said lazily.

"What are you going to do, sir?" the woman asked.

"I have my own sense of proportion, you don't need to worry about it," Zhao Jing looked at the woman and said.

The woman didn't dare to say anything more, although the two were friends who talked about everything, but as long as Zhao Jing made a decision, no one could shake it.

"I'm leaving." Zhao Jing put down the bowl, pushed open the window, and disappeared out of the window. Forsythia stared blankly at the disappearing figure of the man, with infinite lovesickness flowing from her eyes.

It has been 12 years since Zhao Jing walked into Chenxi Palace. The place seems to have been forgotten by time. Unbreakable calm and self-sufficiency.

When she saw Zhao Jing, she said, "I'm back."

"Mother Concubine" Zhao Jing said with a bow.

"Going to Yihong Courtyard again?" Concubine Xian looked at Zhao Jing and said

"How does Concubine Mother know?" Zhao Jing asked in surprise.

"The fragrance of acacia on your body can only be found in that kind of place," Concubine Xian said.

"My son is bored in the palace, go out to play" Zhao Jing saw that he couldn't hide it from his mother, so he had to tell the truth.

"Forget it." Concubine Xian said helplessly, "You are 18 years old this year, and you have reached the age to leave the palace. What are your plans?"

"My son only wants to be an idle prince, traveling around the mountains and rivers all day and not caring about world affairs," Zhao Jing said.

"If you think like this, some people will not let you go. Now that the crown prince is fighting fiercely with King Yu, how can you escape as a prince?" Concubine Xian said.

"I ask my mother and concubine to give me advice," Zhao Jing said.

"The prince is just relying on his status as a son-in-law, honorable status, and the support of the old officials in the court. The emperor will not touch him easily, but the prince has no virtue and cruel methods. Many upstart courtiers don't like him very much. King Yu's mother Li Concubine, the emperor's favor for the past 20 years, the emperor likes concubine Li, so naturally he likes King Yu, besides, King Yu is the most similar person to the emperor among all the princes, he is capable in handling affairs, has a lot of friends among the children of the aristocratic family, and has a high reputation. His Majesty is most interested in him," Concubine Xian said slowly.

"My concubine seems to like King Yu more," Zhao Jing said.

"It's just that his chances of winning are higher," Xianfei said, "To survive in this harem, one must see the situation clearly."

"Why does the mother and concubine need to participate in it? The sons and servants ask the father and emperor to release him and take the mother and concubine to the fief. The mother and concubine can escape from this harem of disputes and live at ease," Zhao Jing said.

After hearing this, Concubine Xian showed a long-lost smile on her cold face, and said softly, "It's rare for my son to be filial, but the mother and concubine are the daughters of the Wang family. To obtain the grace of Huang Shang, but must win the family's first opportunity in other aspects to ensure the prosperity of the family."

"I understand," Zhao Jing said.

"I have time to visit your grandfather's mansion. A few days ago, he sent someone a message that he missed you," Xianfei said.

"My son, let's go now," Zhao Jing said happily, and turned to go out.

"Go take a shower first, wash off the smell on your body, change into a set of clean clothes before going, be careful that your grandfather knows you went to that kind of place, he will beat you." Seeing Zhao Jing's happy look, Concubine Xian laughed It was rare for his father to get along well with Zhao Jing, as if he was his own son, passing on all his abilities to Zhao Jing.

"Yes, my son will change it now." Zhao Jing hurried out.

Concubine Xian watched Zhao Jing go out, and Miao Xin came up to hold a porridge for Xian Concubine.

"Your Majesty, do you think what Prince Jing said is true?" Miao Xin asked worriedly.

"As long as you think it's true," Concubine Xian said.

"Your Majesty, Prince Jing often goes in and out of the Yihong Courtyard. According to the servants, there must be something wrong with this Yihong Courtyard. Let's send someone to investigate," Miao Xin said.

"No need, do you think that Jing'er's cautiousness will be caught by others? He revealed this to me on purpose." Concubine Xian smiled slightly.

"Servants don't understand," Miao Xin said.

"It's fine if you don't understand, as long as you know that Jing'er will not harm me, even though he is not my own, but he is a good boy who values ​​love and affection, whoever treats him well, he will remember whoever he is for the rest of his life." Concubine Xian road.

"Your maidservant knows," Miao Xin said in a daze. She still didn't understand that in this man-eating palace, where there is family affection and trust, the biological father and son would swing their knives at each other, not to mention the adopted children, how could they be familiar with it? But Concubine Xian is a smart person, she said so, naturally she has her reasons, Miao Xin believes in Concubine Xian's judgment.

Zhao Jing cleaned himself up, changed into a royal blue shirt, and went straight out of the palace to the palace.

"Prince Jing is here." The servants bowed to greet each other.

Zhao Jing walked straight over, and suddenly a silver gun came through the air, Zhao Jing stepped aside, and the silver gun caught up with him, Zhao Jing flew up to a dense tree, broke off a branch, pinched it in the hand.

"Brother, just let the horse come over," Zhao Jing said.

"Good boy" came out alone with a smile, his face was dark, and he carried the solemnity of a military soldier.He unleashed his silver spear, and Zhao Jing took advantage of the situation. The two of them fought inseparably in the courtyard. In the courtyard of Fusu, the flowers and trees were filled with willow leaves, and the petals fluttered. Two figures fluttered among the willow leaves and petals. It is very beautiful.

"Don't stop yet," said a loud voice.

Zhao Jing smiled slyly at the man opposite, flew down from the eaves, and saluted "Grandpa"

"Stinky boy, you'll fight and kill as soon as you come to my house." The old man has white hair, but he is tall and strong. Although he is cursing, he has a smile on his face.

"Grandpa, it was the eldest brother who beat someone first," Zhao Jing said.

"Father, don't listen to this kid's nonsense," the man jumped to the side of the old man and said.

"Brother, you are the one who made the first move, so I'm not allowed to tell Grandpa," Zhao Jing said.

"Father, look at what he has made you used to." The man said with a smile, a bright smile rippling on his dark and burly face.

"Okay, stop arguing, let's go, let's have a drink," the old man said boldly.

"Okay," Zhao Jing said.

"Go" The man put his hand on Zhao Jing's shoulder, and walked back with Zhao Jing in his arms.

The three of them walked into the inner room, and the servants of the mansion had already boiled the wine and put it on the table. The old man waved his hand, and the servants who were serving him immediately retreated, leaving only three people in the inner room.

Zhao Jing picked up a small jar, opened the lid, smelled the aroma of the wine in the jar, took a deep breath, said "It smells good", lifted the jar, took a sip, and said, "What a strong wine"

"Haha, good job." The man looked at Zhao Jing, raised the wine jar beside him, raised his head and took a sip, and said, "This is the wine I brought back from Saibei."

"Saibei's wine is good." Zhao Jing raised the jar and took a sip.

"It's a pity that you can't go to Saibei, otherwise we will be able to drink and eat meat all night, so happy, here, people feel uncomfortable," the man said.

"Brother, when the time is right, I will definitely go to Saibei with you, and then we will drink for three days," Zhao Jing said.

"Hey, this place where the birds don't shit, everyone says it's good, with beauties like clouds, rich and luxurious, but there is the magnificence of Saibei, and that's the place for aspiring men to stay," the man said.

"Big Brother" Zhao Jing said looking at the man's melancholy expression.

"Forget it, forget it, let's not talk about this, let's drink." The man raised his head and drank.

"Zhi'er, don't say these complaints in the future," the old man said sternly, looking at his son's gloomy expression.

"My son understands," Wang Zhi said as he put down the wine jar.

"My royal family has led troops and fought for generations, holding military power in my hands. After several accumulations, the Wang family has become a prominent family in the Great Wei Dynasty. There are many children in the family, and most of them hold important positions in the army. There are rumors in the market that the army of the Northern Wei Dynasty is the royal family's soldiers. Such words spread In the ears of the emperor, how can we not be suspected by the emperor? In order to protect the royal family, now we can only hide from the edge," said the old man.

Wang Zhi was silent when he heard the words, his expression was gloomy.

The old man sighed heavily, looked at Zhao Jing and said, "Jing'er, the Wang family can only rely on you from now on."

"Grandson understands," Zhao Jing said.

"Good boy" the old man smiled slightly and said, "What does the emperor say about you leaving the mansion to build the Yamen?"

"I" Zhao Jing is a little embarrassed. Although he is the son of Concubine Xian, Concubine Xian is not favored. He was born in embarrassment. In the past few years, he has deliberately concealed himself among the emperor's many princes. Perhaps the emperor only knows that there is such a son. But there is no image, even his age is not remembered, how can he arrange for him to go out to build a government office.

The old man understood Zhao Jing's embarrassment, and said, "I have made things difficult for you all these years."

"Don't worry about grandson, if grandson behaves high-profile and attracts the emperor's attention, it will definitely attract the attention of concubine Li and the empress. How can grandson survive to this day?" Zhao Jing said.

The old man looked at Zhao Jing with a loving face. He was a talented person, exquisite in seven orifices, and flexible in mind, but because of his birth, he had to deliberately suppress himself.

"Grandpa, let's not talk about this anymore," Zhao Jing said.

The old man suppressed his sadness, and turned to smile, "Yes, what do you say about these things, the man is alive, he bleeds but does not shed tears, don't act like these girls," the old man said heartily.

Zhao Jing followed the old man and smiled.

"Father, how to solve the matter of my cousin going out of the house?" Wang Zhi asked.

"Tomorrow, I will play to the emperor, asking the emperor to allow Jing'er to go out of the mansion to build a mansion. As for the mansion, I will choose the mansion of King Wei Wei in front of Moyang Lane. What do you think of Jing'er?" Wang Guandao.

"Father, how can this be done? This King Wei was originally the third elder brother of the current emperor. Because he colluded with the Rouran clan, he was discovered by the emperor. He informed the late emperor and was imprisoned by the late emperor. After the king's death, everyone heard that King Wei was slandered by others, and that King Wei's mansion was haunted by ghosts from time to time, how could Dad let his cousin live in such a wicked mansion?" Wang Zhi asked unconvinced.

"The haunting of King Wei's Mansion is not caused by someone with a heart, Jing'er don't care about it," Wang Guan said.

"Grandson understands, thank you grandpa for planning for grandson," Zhao Jing said.

"It's still Jing'er who understands the truth," Wang Guan said with satisfaction. "The time for you to leave the mansion is set on the eighth day of the next month. When that time comes, you will post a post to invite all the princes and princes of the noble family to come."

"Yes" Zhao Jing replied.

"You are an eagle, and the world should know you and know that Emperor Jing has a son like you. It's a pity that you can't go to the battlefield to protect our Wei territory. It's a pity that you are trapped in this gentle township and play intrigue games with the noble children. " Wang looked at Zhao Jing and said with pity that Zhao Jing was a child he cultivated and grew up. He passed on his abilities to Zhao Jing. He knew Zhao Jing's abilities clearly, but he was limited by his birth and could not display his talents. , trapped in this land, burying himself.

"Grandpa" Zhao Jing looked at Wang Guan's expression of pity and said.

"Hey, Grandpa is narrow-minded." Wang Guan smiled to hide his sadness, and said, "I believe that for the face of the Wang family, there will be many princes, grandchildren and relatives coming. Now that the emperor is old, the prince and The battle between King Yu is fierce, the court has been divided into two factions, at this time, the crown prince and King Yu will definitely take the opportunity to win you over, how do you choose?"

"What does Grandpa mean?" Zhao Jing said.

"King Yu" looked at Zhao Jing and said.

"Mother concubine also means the same thing," Zhao Jing said.

"What do you mean?" Wang Wang looked at Zhao Jing and asked.

"Prince Yu" Zhao Jing said, "The crown prince has a noble status, but he has ruthless methods and has made many enemies in the palace. If one mistake is made, the tree will fall and the monkeys will be scattered, and the whole game will be lost."

"You can see clearly," Wang Guandao said, "King Yu likes to make friends, and he has a large number of loyal supporters. Your power is weak, and my royal family is suspected by the emperor, so I can't help you. Now, in order to protect myself, I can only temporarily take shelter under King Yu's command, and when the time is right, I can show my skills."

"However, our dynasty broke the nine-rank Zhongzheng system and implemented the imperial examination system. A large number of poor students entered the imperial court through the imperial examination. Although they could not get the positions of the powerful and powerful in the court because of their families, they all occupied the core positions of various yamen. At first glance, it is also a huge force," Wang Zhi suddenly interjected.

Wang Guan and Zhao Jing smiled knowingly, "I didn't expect my elder brother to see this," Zhao Jing said with a smile.

"Although I lead troops to fight all the year round, I can still see the situation in the court and China clearly. I can understand it and other people can understand it, right?" Wang Zhi said.

"Of course." Zhao Jing laughed, "Seeing clearly, it doesn't mean that it can be done. It is not easy to subdue these poor children."

"Both the crown prince and King Yu once tried to take this part of the power under their own name, but these people didn't buy their account," Wang Guandao.

"Why?" Wang Zhi asked incomprehensibly.

"Although these people were born in poor families, they have studied hard for many years and are proud. The mere temptation of money will backfire," Wang Guandao said.

"These people were born in poor families and need money, but if you think that you can buy them with money, you are very wrong," Zhao Jing said slowly, "They are well-read poetry and books, but They are more proud, perhaps because they are poor in life and need money, but more importantly, they need respect, they need to realize their ambitions in life, and they have more right to speak in the court.”

Wang Zhi suddenly realized.

Wang Guan looked at Zhao Jing appreciatively.

"Are you in control of the power in the court?" Wang Zhi asked.

Zhao Jing looked at Wang Guan but smiled silently.

Wang Zhi stroked his hair and didn't understand what was going on.