My lord, your plan is too obvious

, It is inevitable to procrastinate and sabotage in the middle, and the appropriation funds are easy to be deducted layer by layer.The prince was able to sit down on this project, it seems that he is not just waiting for someone.

"The road construction is very difficult, the prince really has a good strategy..." Ruohua nodded in admiration.

"That's not true, our prince is good at using the wise and wise, and there is nothing to say about his resourcefulness. When he ascends..."

"Lang Ge, don't talk nonsense." Ruohua quickly stopped the second half of Lin Lang's words.

"Oh oh oh..." Lin Lang came to his senses, "A momentary gaffe, a momentary gaffe, Ah Hua, don't take offense."

Ruohua understands that Lin Lang in front of him is really upright, but that prince has been embraced to such a high position, unless the emperor of this dynasty is broad-minded or really old, otherwise...

Ruohua smiled slightly, peeled another lychee and put it in his mouth, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the food in this dynasty is really great.

"By the way, Ah Hua, you are entering the capital this time to take over your father's errand, right?"

"En, yes." Ruohua peeled another lychee neatly.

"When did you take office? If you can talk to me often in the court, I should feel better."

"Oh?" Ruohua put down the litchi, "What is Brother Lang's official position now?"

"Actually, it doesn't matter if I don't mention it. It's nothing more than tossing some things in the Ministry of Industry. It's just that the management of the various ministries in the central government is chaotic, and the ministers of each ministry have little power. Our Ministry of Industry has suffered a lot of scolding for others."

"Lang Ge, don't be impatient, there will always be a clear day in this court situation." Ruohua reassured.

"I'm not in the mood to pay attention to those things. For me, a few buckets of wine and rice are enough." Lin Lang drank the tea in his cup, "It's you, Ahua, although the Ministry of Rites has never It's not a big deal, but after all, King Yan is in charge, so I'm afraid you will have to make a lot of trouble."

"My lord has treated me well."

"King Yan is very good... that is," Lin Lang hesitated to speak.

"Brother Lang just said so, and I won't complain." Ruohua teased.

"King Yan is too serious. If he went to lead troops to the border, it might have been peaceful long ago, but if he was placed in the court... the emperor refused to use him again, and his life was unsuccessful. The Ministry of Rites he was in charge of probably suffered a lot. some more."

"Since I came to this capital for my father, I must do my best. The prince must know about it, so he is willing to take me to his house. Brother Lang, don't worry too much."

"Your temperament has changed a lot with this illness. You were timid before, so I thought you would definitely not want to join the court."

"I forgot a lot of things in this collision, but I also figured out a lot. It's a blessing in disguise."

"It's good that you're doing this, and I'm relieved." Lin Lang patted Ruohua's shoulder.

"Thank you Brother Lang for always thinking of me. It's getting late today, so I'll go back first." Ruohua got up, saluted Lin Lang, and said goodbye.

"I forgot the time during this conversation. Go back and rest. When you are fully recovered, we can meet each other every day in the court."

"Then I'll take a good word from Brother Lang, and I'll definitely take good care of my body."

The two bid farewell at the door of the teahouse and went their separate ways.

Ruohua is very satisfied with what he accidentally learned from this old man today.The prestige of the prince's virtue is too high, and he has the potential to overthrow the lord; the management of the various ministries is chaotic, and the power is concentrated in the hands of the emperor; and... the prince seems to be more unsuccessful than he thought.

Ruohua pondered in his mind, how should these things be used?

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☆, "ten thousand" and "thousand"

Ruohua turned back to the palace from the back wall, and walked to her room along the path.

When passing by Si Nian's study room, he found that the usually closed door was opened a gap today, Ruohua walked over lightly, wanting to see what the prince is doing in the study room every day.

Ruohua is standing at the door, looking in through the gap, Si Nian is picking up a pen and ink, a stroke falls, Nifeng lightly lifts to the left, then folds down lightly, spreads the pen to the right, and picks up the pen heavily , and then Nifeng started to write to the upper left corner, folded the pen to the lower right and made a pause, turned to the lower left to delete, and returned the pen with a horizontal fold and hook, and a ten thousand character appeared on the paper.Sonorous and powerful, without a trace of frivolity.

It is true that a person's character can be seen from words, and it is not unreasonable that emperors in ancient times liked to test people with words.Si Nian's characters are square and upright, there is no extra outline or exaggeration, a single word Wan, I don't know what it is, Wanxing?Wanhe?Wankang?

Ruohua couldn't help but think of his teacher when he was young. At that time, he just started to learn to write and couldn't hold the pen steadily. The teacher asked him to write his name. I didn't know how many times I practiced the word Xia Qing, but the teacher always scolded him for writing. It's not good.He was never one to admit defeat, so he practiced harder until one day the teacher told him:

"You are the prince, you take the country as your surname, and your single name is Qing. Qing means to support Xia Yuan. The responsibility of supporting Xia Yuan is on you. Always remember your name. These two people will also accompany Xia Yuan when they accompany you." The prosperity of Yuan. Your writing and stroke strength are fine, but you still don’t understand your responsibility.”

At that time, Xia Qing still had some vague understanding, but as he grew older, he was pushed to the throne early, and Xia Yuan's burden was placed on him, so he understood the meaning of his name more and more.

What about this life, Ruohua?

"Stop standing outside, come in." Si Nian had noticed someone at the door a long time ago, but he didn't care when he found out that it was Ruohua.It's just that Ruohua stood at the door in a daze for a long time, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Wang... Wang Ye" Ruohua was startled when he heard Si Nian's sudden words, "I just passed by and saw the door of Wang Ye's study room was open, and I was curious..."

"It's okay," Si Nian put down the brush in his hand, "Come in."

Ruohua walked in front of Si Nian's desk, on which was the Chinese character "Wan" whose ink was not completely dry.

"Come on, you can also write a few strokes." Si Nian dipped his sleeve in the ink, gently held the end of the pen and stretched most of the pen barrel in front of Ruohua.

"Then it will make the prince look ugly." Ruohua took the pen without hesitation.

Lift the pen slightly, press down on the right and lightly pause the pen, then move down to the left and lightly stretch it to the right, then pause heavily to hook the left up and pick it up, press it hard to the right, stretch it downwards, and finally lift the pen and close it, all done in one go, a " The word "thousand" falls on the right side of the word "ten thousand".

"Thousand?" Si Nian looked at the word and thought for a while.

"There are so many things in the world, why stick to one point." Ruohua put down her pen and said softly.I don't know if he is asking himself or Si Nian.

Si Nian looked at the two words on the paper: "Even if there are thousands, as a prince, I don't have too many choices."

Every stroke of the ten thousand characters on the paper is relaxed and powerful, while the thousand characters are more bold despite the flowing state of the clouds, regardless of the details, and generally stable and firm.Si Nian couldn't help turning his head slightly to look at the young man with a slight smile on his mouth, and couldn't help but wonder, when did this man write with such momentum.Although a single word, it is enough to feel the extraordinary bearing.

"However, it is the prince's tolerance to choose only one of thousands." Ruohua raised his head slightly, and said to Sinian.

Si Nian looked at the person in front of him, with a complicated feeling in his heart.This is by no means the Xiang Ruohua I know. Although this person has a childish attitude, he has no attitude of Vino, and although he does not have a domineering arrogance, the more he restrains his aura, the more unpredictable he feels. .

The sickly eyes that were always dodging in the past, looked at him now with a confident light, and they suddenly met, as if they were shining like stars.The smile on his lips was the same, it wasn't a fake flattery, it was more like a smile evoked by being outside the situation and watching a play with a little playfulness.How can a person change like this after being ill?

"My lord, if there is nothing else, I'll go back to have dinner first."

"Use it with me, just ask the cook to cook two more dishes." Si Nian was interrupted by Ruohua before he came back to his senses, thinking that the food seemed to be more delicious when he had dinner with him last time, so he invited him to join him time to eat.

"Thank you, my lord." Ruohua was also very happy. Although the Japanese food is very good these days, it is not as varied as the big table when I ate with Si Nian.So he agreed.

Si Nian turned his head slightly, looking at the young man who was following him because he wanted to eat, his eyes were narrowed with a smile, and he felt even more complicated in his heart, what kind of person is this?

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"My lord, if there is nothing else, I'll go back to have dinner first."

"Use it with me, just ask the cook to cook two more dishes." Si Nian was interrupted by Ruohua before he came back to his senses, thinking that the food seemed to be more delicious when he had dinner with him last time, so he invited him to join him time to eat.

"Thank you, my lord." Ruohua was also very happy. Although the Japanese food is very good these days, it is not as varied as the big table when I ate with Si Nian.So he agreed.

Si Nian tilted his head slightly, looking at Ruohua who was following him because he wanted to eat, his eyes were narrowed with a smile, and he felt even more complicated in his heart, what kind of person is this?

The two came to the main hall, and after a while, dishes were brought up one after another.

Ruohua poured himself a cup of tea, got up and saluted:

"Thank you, my lord, for taking care of me these days. Ruohua offers tea to my lord instead of wine."

Si Nian also raised his cup slightly as a gesture of return.Then gulp it down.

"My lord," Ruohua sat down with his cup, "I have read a lot of books in the past few days when I have nothing to do in the mansion, and I am fortunate to have read a lot of the prince's opinions on people's livelihood." Ruohua deliberately half-spoken.

"What do you think?" Si Nian poured another cup of tea.

"Of course I don't have much of my own opinion," Ruohua pretended to smile shyly, "I just think it's a blessing for the common people to have such a prince."

"The prince is naturally good."

"If all the princes are like this, Chu Ping will definitely be more prosperous." Ruohua deliberately wants to find out whether the prince is the only one among the princes.

When Si Nian heard this, he couldn't help but frowned, but he still said:

"The princes also have their own strengths, but the prince is the master."

"That's it..." Ruohua pretended to pick up some food with chopsticks carelessly, "The prince doesn't fight, but it's a blessing to be a courtier."

"Not necessarily..." Si Nian couldn't help but frowned when he thought about what had happened in the court recently, and said, "You haven't formally entered the court yet, and the form of the court has changed a lot."

"What? Could it be that some of the princes can stand shoulder to shoulder with the prince?" Ruohua became interested when he heard this.

"It's so ambitious, it's hard to achieve great things." Si Nian said with a tone of hatred.

"Which prince would let the prince make such an evaluation?" Ruohua asked.

Si Nian looked up.Staring into Ruohua's eyes, Ruohua suddenly felt a chill down her spine.Si Nian always had a serious expression on his face, but it was completely different from now.Just that one glance, as if it wanted to pierce him, he couldn't move like a prey.Ruohua has not felt such a palpitation in her heart for a long time.

Ruohua still maintains a casually curious look on the surface, but he can't help trembling in his heart. This prince doesn't seem to only understand loyalty and martial arts on the surface, which can make him feel a sense of threat. It is definitely not simple. man of.

"You just need to do your job well." Si Nian withdrew his gaze slightly, lowered his head and continued to eat.

But a thought suddenly popped up in my heart: this person is not Xiang Ruohua.

In just a few words, this person had the intention of making court affairs out of his own mouth. It is impossible for that young master who has never been in the world to say such words.But Xiang Ruohua has been living in his own house, could it be that someone has used a disguise technique to switch her?Let's observe for a while, or maybe I just think too much.

Seeing that Si Nian didn't continue to say anything, Ruohua was secretly relieved.Also continue to eat naturally.But Ruohua knew that since Si Nian had doubts, he should not be able to get in touch with the government for the time being.Had to think of another way.

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Ruohua woke up the next day and planned to go around the yard, thinking that he could go to the small kitchen to ask for an extra dish on the way. The stewed eel that the prince ate yesterday was also very delicious.

During these days in the palace, the small kitchen has almost become a place Ruohua visits every day.The cook inside also likes Ruohua very much. Anyone who sees the food he makes can make people eat and feel happy, will feel a sense of accomplishment.What's more, this is the young master of a high-ranking official's family in the court, he looks fair and well-behaved, if it wasn't because Ruohua's meals surpassed the prince's, it would be against the rules, and the cook would like to show Ruohua a small cooking class with [-] classes of martial arts.

But just as Ruohua stepped out of the room, he was stopped by Odan.

"My lord, you can stay in your own room for now."

"Did something happen in the palace?" Ruohua said worriedly, but in his heart he longed to go out to see what happened.

"There are distinguished guests coming to the house, and the prince is receiving them in the yard."

"Guest?" Ruohua became even more curious, there are not many people in this world who can let the prince receive him as a distinguished guest.

"Well, it is said... His Royal Highness is here." Odan lowered his voice and covered his mouth slightly.

"But Amin in the kitchen said yesterday that he made pastries for me alone." Ruohua heard that it was the prince who came, so he even tried to get out.

"I'll just fetch it for you."

"A Ming said that it tastes best when it's just steamed. I'll go along the path, and I'm sure I won't bump into the prince and the others." Ruohua softened his tone, "Sister, I promise not to cause trouble."

"My lord, aren't you embarrassing me?" Odan couldn't help but soften his heart every time he saw Ruohua like this.

"How dare I embarrass my sister, I promise I won't let the prince find out."

"Sir, you are so greedy, be careful not to be laughed at in the future." Seeing Ruohua's greedy look, Odan couldn't help teasing.

"Sister, isn't she already laughing at me?" Ruohua said angrily.

"How dare I laugh at you, young master. Just remember to come back quickly after eating." Odan saw Ruohua's childish anger, so he couldn't help but follow him.Anyway, the small kitchen is not too close to the garden, so even if you think about it, you won't be able to bump into the prince and the prince.

"Sister, don't worry, I'll be back soon." Ruohua gave Odan a big smile.

Ruohua went out, walked along the path for a while, and at the corner, walked along the main road towards the garden.Walking to the corridor, I saw someone approaching from a distance, Ruohua quickly ran two steps and hid behind the rockery.

"Uncle, how did you think about what I told you last time?" the prince said.

"Your Highness, it is good to set up checkpoints for easy investigation, but taxation will be more confusing."

"Uncle, it's just you and me, just call me Qi Guang as before." The prince stopped slightly and said to Sinian in a gentle tone, "Uncle is right, indeed if checkpoints are set up along the way, we will Taxes for merchants are calculated according to the route, and the records are complicated, and the tax evasion may be more serious. I have not considered it properly." The prince bowed slightly.

"Qi Guang, as a prince, you don't need to salute me."

"Although I am the crown prince, I am also my uncle's nephew. What's more, my uncle often mentions me. I can't pay enough respect to pay my respects this time." Qi Guang's voice was very soft, and his demeanor was very gentle and polite, matching his slender figure With an appearance and a seldom anxious personality, he is more like a refined son than a royal son who is good at planning and planning.

"You still have to show the aura of a prince. Since the emperor ordered you, you should consciously know that sometimes you need to be superior."

"Don't worry, uncle, Qi Guang will take care of it."

"Recently, you still often go to that teahouse on the East Street privately?" Si Nian asked with his hands behind his back.

"I go when there is no particularly important matter. When the official road is opened, I can't know the actual effect while sitting in the palace. There are all the teahouse vendors, literati, and people. I can always listen to these people's different opinions."

"Be careful yourself, there has been some movement on King Mao's side recently." Si Nian frowned.

"Siming has been following me, you know his skills, uncle." Qi Guang smiled.

When Ruohua heard that the prince often went to teahouses, he suddenly had a plan.

While Si Nian and Qi Guang turned around, they left lightly.On the way back, I went around to the small kitchen to eat two pastries, and returned to the room contentedly.

The prince seemed much easier to deal with than this prince, Ruohua showed a sly smile.

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☆, game

Ruohua changed his clothes the next day, hid his waistband in his sleeves, took a set of Go from the room, and went out again over the wall.After asking passers-by, I found the teahouse mentioned by Si Nian, entered the teahouse, and Xiaoer greeted me:

"The young master is alone, and he is here to find someone."

"Ask you about someone..." Ruohua took out a few copper coins and gave Xiao Er, "Is there a young gentleman with an extraordinary bearing who often comes to your house with his entourage? That young gentleman doesn't talk much, just sit quietly on."

Xiaoer thought for a while, then suddenly thought of something, and said to Ruohua:

"That young master, I know, he often comes to our house recently. Is that young master's friend?"

"Well, where does he usually sit?"

"By the window on the second floor, I think that young master should be a quiet person. He tried to lure him to the private room several times, but was rejected."

"Take me to the second floor. Serve a pot of spring tea, and if there are seasonal pastries, also come."

"Okay, young master, please go upstairs."

Ruohua sat on the second floor near the window, set up the chessboard, and wondered whether the prince would come over due to his luck today.

Ruohua laid out a two-star layout on the chessboard, and then started to play chess alone.Go pays attention to strategy and layout, Ruohua is not proficient in it, but he also uses the overall planning when he leads troops in Go.For him, playing chess is not a hobby, but more like a game, especially when playing alone.Only by pushing yourself into a desperate situation can you find a way to break it out.

In his previous life, he liked to play a game of chess by himself under the lamp before going out to battle. The harder he pushed himself, the more confident he felt about going out.But now, he can eat snacks in the teahouse and just play a game of chess, which has fulfilled his extravagant dream.

"My lord, are you still sitting in the old seat?" Xiaoer's voice came over.

"En." The prince followed Xiaoer, walked past Ruohua, and sat on the seat in front of the window.

"What do you order, son?"

"Siming, do you want to eat something?" The prince asked the person sitting opposite him.

"Master, it's up to you to decide." The man replied solemnly with a relatively cold voice.

"Then trouble me, Xiao Er, to serve me a pot of scented tea, and another candy cake." The prince's voice has always been so gentle, but there is no sense of softness and softness, making people listen to it as if wrapped in a spring breeze. The heart is close.

"Young master..." Ji Ming frowned when he heard the prince ordering sugar cakes.

"I know, I know," the prince said with a bit of a smile, "I will eat this portion of sugar cake today, and I will definitely stop eating sweets when I go back."

"Master, you should not have a preference for certain foods."

"It won't be like this when I go back."

Ruohua sat on the sidelines and listened, and couldn't help but feel emotional, it's another one who wants to eat but can't.Ever since he became this little young master, he has really experienced the pleasure of feasting.As for the prince - when he takes the world back, if he is still alive, maybe he can eat whatever he wants.

Ruohua pretended to get up to get the teapot, but his sleeves swept the chessboard, and the chess pieces fell to the ground.Several chess pieces rolled to the prince's feet.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Ruohua walked in front of the prince and apologized in embarrassment, "I accidentally knocked over the chessboard and disturbed you, please forgive me."

"It's okay..." The prince leaned over and picked up a few chess pieces, handed them to Ruohua, and waved his hand gently, "Do you like Go very much?"

Ruohua took the chess pieces and nodded embarrassingly:

"Just for interest."

"Is the young master alone?" Qi Guang saw that there was only one cup in the place Ruohua made, so he asked.

"I just came to the capital, and I haven't made any friends yet, so I can only play chess alone to relieve boredom. Seeing that you are also an elegant person, young master, would you like to play a game with me?" Ruohua invited.

"This... I'm not good at Go." Qi Guang hesitated. Although he often came here, he didn't want to interact with others. After all, it would be troublesome if his identity was recognized.

"I'm not good at it either. It's a rare chance. Let's play the next round." Ruohua leaned over slightly and pulled up Qi Guang's wide sleeves.

"Crack!" Jiming, who was sitting opposite, suddenly opened Ruohua's hand with the dagger that was not out of the sheath around his waist.

Ruohua's hands suddenly had light red marks.

The prince was also taken aback.

"Since it is clear, don't be rude."

Since Ming stared at Ruohua, he looked a little unfriendly and said nothing.

"I was the one to be rude first..." Ruohua bit her lip, lowered her head, her face full of grievances, "I don't mean anything malicious, but I just arrived in the capital, and I really don't have any friends. Seeing the young master, I feel close, so I want to play chess with you .”

"If you don't dislike my bad chess skills, I will naturally be willing to play chess with you." Qi Guang looked at the 16-year-old boy in front of him, stood in front of him with his head bowed with aggrieved face, couldn't help but soften his heart, and agreed.

"Really?" Ruohua raised her head in surprise.

"Master..."

"Really," Qi Guang interrupted what Jiming was about to say, "I'll sit at your table and play a game with you."

"Then I will set up the chessboard, and I will have a good game with the young master." Ruohua showed a big smile, then turned around and put back the scattered chess pieces one by one, and shouted:

"Xiao Er, let me have another lychee and flower cake."

Ruohua and Qi Guang sat on both sides of the chessboard, while Ji Ming stood behind Qi Guang.

Ruohua taps a white pawn, and Qi Guang follows up with a black pawn.The two played against each other.

After more than a dozen moves, Ruohua took the lead and pressed everywhere, while Qi Guang retreated to defend, making Ruohua's offensive seem to hit the soft cotton.After more than a hundred moves, Ruohua's advantage gradually became clear, and he actually captured two chess pieces of Qi Guang at the same time.

Qi Guang showed no sign of impatience, and continued to play slowly and at his own pace.Just when Ruohua was about to talk about the siege of Qi Guangyizi again, Qi Guang placed a sunspot on the Erer Road to levy the levy and use the robbery to brew the robbery. Hua Yizi.

"The difference between the two moves, Xuansu leads two moves. This chess move of the young master really admires Ruohua." Ruohua was surprised.

"It's just a coincidence." Qi Guang smiled slightly, "but the young master just attacked and almost surrounded me."

"Just call me Ruohua. It's rare for someone to play chess with me, and it takes so long." Ruohua said straightforwardly.

"My surname is Lin, and the single name has the word Zhao. You can just call me by my first name."

It is as bright as the sun and the moon, but it is not Zhao, and the initials of Chu are taken as Lin, and the alias of the prince is easy to understand.

"You're older than me, so I'll call you Brother Zhao."

"My lord, here are the lychee and flower cakes you asked for." At this moment, Xiao Er brought the things over.

Ruohua picked up a lychee, opened it and put it into his mouth:

"In the past, I couldn't eat such a good lychee at this time of year. This year, the official road has been improved, and I can enjoy it first when I come to the capital."

"En...the opening of the official road is indeed much more convenient." The prince thought about it for a while when he heard about the official road, and then agreed.

"That's right," Ruohua pushed aside another one, "I heard that the prince advocated the construction. The distance between the north and the south is so far, and the rings and knots are intricately intertwined. It must be very difficult for the prince to sort out these things."

"En..." Qi Guang didn't know how to respond when he saw the compliment from the person opposite him.

"However, the opening of the official road will benefit the court a lot, and the tax revenue for traders will be more." Ruohua brought the topic to the tax discussion that Qi Guang and Si Nian had heard that day.

"Although this is the case, it is not easy to collect." The prince frowned slightly thinking of the unresolved matters.

"Taxation?" Ruohua pretended not to understand, "What's so difficult about it? Isn't it easy to collect money?"

"Tax evasion is a serious trend, but it's hard to judge the actual distance that the traders traveled, and it's cumbersome to operate in the middle." Seeing Ruohua's willful and ignorant look, Qi Guang explained a few more words.

"Collect tax by distance..." Ruohua took a bite of the flower cake, pretending to think.

"Because it is not easy to determine where the vendors enter and exit, even if the checkpoints are set up to issue signs for marking, it is too easy to fake. The operation is very troublesome."

"Why do you have to pay when you leave the checkpoint? It's fine if you don't pay when you enter the checkpoint." Ruohua swallowed the flower cake, clapped her hands, and said casually.

"Give me money for entering the checkpoint?"

"That's right," Ruohua picked up a chess piece, placed it on the [-]th Road, and immediately ate three of Qi Guang's pieces, and the originally flat situation was almost completely tilted to Ruohua's side, "this I won the game." Ruohua said happily.

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"Taxation?" Ruohua pretended not to understand, "What's so difficult about it? Isn't it easy to collect money?"

"Tax evasion is a serious trend, but it's hard to judge the actual distance that the traders traveled, and it's cumbersome to operate in the middle." Seeing Ruohua's willful and ignorant look, Qi Guang explained a few more words.

"Collect tax by distance..." Ruohua took a bite of the flower cake, pretending to think.

"However, because it is difficult to determine where the vendors enter and exit, even if the checkpoints are set up to issue signs for marking, it is too easy to fake. The operation is very troublesome."

"Why do you have to pay when you leave the checkpoint? It's fine if you don't pay when you enter the checkpoint." Ruohua swallowed the flower cake, clapped her hands, and said casually.

"Give me money for entering the checkpoint?"

"That's right," Ruohua picked up a chess piece, placed it on the [-]th Road, and immediately ate three of Qi Guang's pieces, and the originally flat situation was almost completely tilted to Ruohua's side, "this I won the game." Ruohua said happily.

Qi Guang has no intention of estimating the chess game, he is very interested in what Ruohua just said.

"Ruohua, what do you mean by giving the light card money?"

"Just pay all the money first, and then if you don't go the whole way, you can return the extra money when you leave the checkpoint." Ruohua said naturally.

"That's right... why didn't I think of that." Qi Guang murmured alone.

"It's not that Brother Zhao didn't expect it, it's that Brother Zhao just focused on planning forward," Ruohua picked up a chess piece and gestured, "It's like playing Go, I like to set up the formation first, and then wait for the opponent to fall into me. In the game, brother Zhao, you like to watch the opponent's attack and plan step by step according to your own rhythm."

"You can see the root." Qi Guang looked at the young man in front of him, and couldn't help but be surprised, this young man is definitely not just arty.

"You only said that your name is Ruohua, but you didn't say what your surname is."

"My surname is Xiang."

"Xiang..." Qi Guang wondered if there was anyone related to him in the court, "Speaking of which, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites at that time was also surnamed Xiang." Qi Guang asked tentatively.

"Brother Zhao is actually an official," Ruohua said in surprise, "That's my father. I came to the capital this time to take over from my father, but I fell ill when I first arrived here, so I haven't taken over for a long time. If Brother Zhao It would be great to be an official in the court, I am afraid that one person may make some mistakes in the court, and Brother Zhao can remind me a thing or two." Said, Ruohua got up and walked for a week .

"Ruohua doesn't need to be polite to me," Qi Guang was still pleasantly surprised by Ruohua's idea just now, "Are you living in your father's former residence now?"

"Not really," Ruohua was a little shy, "I live in Prince Yan's mansion now, King Yan invited a doctor to see me, and kept me recuperating in the house. I was really bored, so I ran out secretly. "

Qi Guang smiled lightly:

"The body is healed now."

"Naturally healed."

"Then I will wait for you in the hall."

"I don't know when I will be able to go to court. Maybe it's because of my father. King Yan has taken good care of me, and he always thinks that I'm not well." Ruohua said with some distress.

"It will be soon..." Qi Guang said with a meaningful smile.

"I hope so." Hearing Qi Guang's tone, Ruohua knew that he was very close to becoming an official in the court, "I'll go back first, Brother Zhao will play Go with me someday."

"Definitely." Qi Guang agreed.

Watching Ruohua leave, Qi Guang took a piece of sugar cake and put it in his mouth.Standing beside him, Ji Ming kept frowning:

"Master...that Ruohua..."

"Whether he did it intentionally or said it unintentionally, he is a malleable talent, and the ideas he put forward are indeed suitable. Besides, since he is from my uncle's house, I don't think there is much to worry about."

"Too much thought, hard to control."

"He is a smart person. If it is the best choice for me, he will naturally be willing to contribute. Besides, he is still a 16-year-old boy. It is natural to have some childishness and arrogance." The prince took a sip of tea, with some He smiled and said, "It's obvious, you were much more arrogant than him when you were 16 years old."

"Young Master, those are all over." Zhi Ming turned his head slightly.

"I know, I know, of course I believe in you the most," Qi Guang picked up another piece of sugar cake and held it out in front of Ji Ming's eyes, "Come on, eat a piece, it's so sweet."

Since Ming saw the sweet cake and frowned slightly after taking a bite, Qi Guang smiled wider on the side.Ziming hesitated for a moment, and ate the sugar cake in one gulp.

"Siming, I want to eat another..."

"Master." Ji Ming said seriously.

"I don't know when we will be able to eat sugar cakes every day." Qi Guang looked at the empty plate and sighed slightly, "Let's go, we should go back too. Let's go to Yanwang Mansion tomorrow."

"Yes, sir."

The next day, Qi Guang and Ji Ming came to visit Si Nian again.

"Why did you think of me today?" Si Nian asked Qi Guang who was drinking tea sitting across from him.

"Did you borrow a young man from my uncle's house?" Qi Guang put down his cup and said with a slight smile.

"The eldest son of the former Minister of Rites is weak, and his father entrusted him to me, so I took him in for care. Why do you ask this suddenly?" Si Nian frowned.

"Uncle, don't you mind giving me a recommendation?"

"Have you seen him?" Si Nian was slightly surprised.

Qi Guang smiled and didn't answer.

"I just asked him to come here, but he doesn't know how to be polite yet, if he offends His Highness, I hope you will forgive me." Si Nian ordered the guards to call Ruohua.

"Uncle, you forgot again, just call me Qi Guang."

When Ruohua saw the guards coming to take her to Si Nian's place, she knew that the prince must be here.

So when he saw the prince and Si Nian sitting opposite each other, he pretended to be surprised and said:

"Brother Zhao, are you here?"

"Ruohua, don't be rude and salute the prince." Si Nian said seriously.

Ruohua stared, staring blankly.

"It's okay, uncle, don't be so harsh on him." Qi Guang waved his hand and said with a smile, "Well, I'll keep my word, and I will definitely come to you and play chess with you again."

"I... I didn't know that you were His Highness the Crown Prince. I offended you yesterday, so please punish me." Ruohua suddenly realized, and hurriedly saluted.

"Those who don't know are not guilty, not to mention that you never bumped into me in the tea house, right, you know." The prince turned his head and asked Zhiming again, but in fact it was not.