then Li Sao

Hearing what Fang Jin said, Luo Ping's expression darkened.

He looked up at Zhou Tang, and opened his mouth to say something, but Zhou Tang preempted him.

"Little master, it's windy outside, you can go into the room and rest." Zhou Tang smiled at him comfortingly, "Isn't it just the entrance exam? I can handle it."

"But..." That Fang Jin was a decent fox, and Luo Ping was worried that Zhou Tang would suffer a dark loss.

"Don't you believe me?" Zhou Tang didn't listen to his rebuttal, and beckoned for Rue Xiang, "Ru Xiang, you go back to the room with the young master, and take good care of him, don't let him catch cold again."

"Yes, the servant knows."

After leaving the palace, the king of Yue showed his sharpness, and now Yunxiang didn't dare to take his orders as a trifle, so she stepped forward and blessed her body, as if she would not move if Luo Ping didn't move.

Luo Ping couldn't help it, and took a deep look at Fang Jin, who was resting at the side, before turning and leaving.

When he was far away, Fang Jin smiled and said, "My lord, it seems that your little master is really worried about me."

Hearing Zhou Tang's address to Luo Ping, his heart was brightened.In this way, it makes sense for the cowardly and incompetent seventh prince in the palace to suddenly become so shrewd and cunning.

Zhou Tang watched Luo Ping off, turned around and put on a cold face: "Recently, he has been overworked by a lot of affairs, and I just hope that he can recuperate well, such things as entertaining old friends and hiring teachers, my lord Just handle it yourself."

Fang Jin picked up the purple sand pot on the stone table and poured himself a cup of tea, and said lightly, "I'm not here for the prince, but I just want to see what kind of person he is willing to follow."

"I don't care what you are here for." Zhou Tang sat down opposite him, playing with the medicine bowl with his fingers, "Didn't Mr. Fang want to ask me a question, then ask me."

"Okay." Fang Jin said seriously, "The first question, my lord, do you want to be emperor?"

"...Think." To be honest, Zhou Tang didn't expect him to ask such a straightforward question, so he hesitated a little, and he answered it straightforwardly.

"Do you know that you are the prince farthest from the throne now?"

"I don't think so." Zhou Tang said, "The sixth child is the farthest from the throne, not me."

"how do I say this?"

"The sixth child is used to being pampered and pampered. He has no city in his heart, and he has a brother like the third child on his head. For him, the throne is at best something that can't be seen or touched. But I am different. I can't even look at it." I can't see it, so naturally no one will come to make things difficult for me, the so-called snipe and clam fight each other for the fisherman's gain, and they are the ones who fight to the death, but I just need to cast a net from a distance."

Fang Jin took a sip of his tea and suppressed the smile in his eyes.I have to admit that Luo Ping did teach this little prince very well - he is ambitious but not impatient.

"Second question, why did you choose to come to Vietnam?"

"..." This time Zhou Tang paused before saying, "My original intention of coming here is the same as yours, to find Luo Ping, but I didn't expect him to be waiting for me outside Mo City."

"I know about this, I made friends with him in his wine shop. But don't you find it strange? Before you made a decision, he had already expected it. Have you never doubted his identity? Are you interested?"

"To be honest, I doubted it. I doubted whether he approached me to curry favor with the emperor, so as to obtain a higher official position. I also doubted how I was so lucky to be favored by him. But I soon realized that I was wrong. It’s too outrageous, he may not be a very good person, but he has never done anything against me, and he never thought of me asking for anything in return. It is his ability to predict things like a god, so far If you still don't believe him, isn't it worse than a beast?"

"The third question, what happens after you come to Yuezhou? Do you want to kill the bandits and make a contribution? To prove your ability and show it to the emperor who is far away in the sky?"

"I think no matter what I do here, my father won't care. After all, there are so many things in the capital that deserve his attention." Zhou Tang laughed at himself.

"Oh? Do you know what's going on in the capital?"

"Hmph, the second son is trying to recruit all the ministers, even if it's not for the throne, it's for the position of regent. The third son is openly dissatisfied with the primogeniture system. If it wasn't for the father's pressure, he might have already been killed in Chaoyang Palace. The attitudes of the other princes I don’t know, but some are in charge of the military, and some are seeking political power. In comparison, my lamp is the most fuel-efficient.”

"My lord is strategizing, and he has insight into things thousands of miles away. I admire you. Okay, the fourth question, how do you want to deal with the banditry in Yuezhou? I wonder if Brother Mu Quan has provided some suggestions?"

"He doesn't care much about this matter. He told me from the very beginning that when it comes to bandits, you must be calm and ask me to wait for someone to come." Zhou Tang glanced at him indifferently, " You must be that person. Since you have come here, you have to take care of this matter, and you have to take care of it if you don’t. "

He will not give him face like the little master, in his opinion, this is a deal.He seeks talent, Fang Jin sells talents, and all the sellers come to his door, why doesn't he buy it?

"You don't have to be hypocritical," Zhou Tang raised his eyebrows slightly, "Tell me, what can I use to buy your loyalty?"

Fang Jin stared at him blankly for a while, then suddenly shook his head and laughed, and sighed: "Mu Quan is still worried that you will suffer in my hands. If you want me to say, it is obviously me who suffers. Your lord, you don't need to worry about him at all."

"Whether I need his worry or not is my business. Tell me, what do you want?"

"What I want is," Fang Jin deliberately slowed down his tone, and said solemnly, "I want the trust of the prince, the trust that is on an equal footing with Luo Muquan."

"..." Zhou Tang was stunned, "Trust the same as him? You are really a lion."

"On this point, I will absolutely not give in."

Zhou Tang lightly tapped the table, thought for a long time and said, "Okay, I'll give it to you."

"If I disagree with brother Mu Quan, can the prince not favor him?"

"In official affairs, I will not take sides with any of you. I will use my own judgment to make decisions. This is what the little master has always taught me."

"Since that's the case, I'm willing to serve the prince and never betray you."

When Fang Jin stood up, he was surprised to find that Zhou Tang had poured him a new cup of tea, and offered it with both hands.

Such a big gift startled him: "My lord, this is..."

"My little master wants me to worship you as my teacher. I have always listened to him." Zhou Tang said, "I have only learned a little bit of martial arts in the palace, and it is difficult for me to be a noble man. The ability to kill the enemy and protect yourself. Mr. Fang, please teach me martial arts, and I would like to respect you as a teacher."

Fang Jin smiled wryly and said: "If master knows that I have accepted a prince as an apprentice, he will definitely peel off my skin. But... I still want to accept this apprentice." Taking the tea cup, he took a sip, " Then from now on, you will be my disciple under the Zhushan sect."

"Thank you Mr. Fang."

"My lord, I have one last question."

"Please say."

"I heard that you posted a list of recruiting talents. Now is the time to be thirsty for talents, but you closed the door to thank guests just because Brother Mu Quan was ill. I see that Brother Mu Quan's illness is not very serious. Don't you think it's a bit strange?" Are you making a fuss over a molehill? I have doubts, if you encounter a major event that requires you to make a choice in the future, will your top priority be him?"

"Yes."

"Even if I advise you to give up on him?"

"Yes."

"My lord, you promised me that you would not take sides."

"That's a business matter. It's a private matter between me and him. It's not up to outsiders to intervene."

"..." Fang Jin frowned, "My lord, I'm not satisfied with this answer. Those who want to be a king should not be entangled by personal affairs."

"I know." Zhou Tang said, "I know this is the wrong answer, but to me, there is nothing more important than him in this world, nothing at all."

Fang Jin couldn't help sighing.There is no perfect person in the world, Luo Ping is not, Yue Wang is not, and he himself is not.

The fallen flowers covered the bottom of the medicine bowl, soaked in the remaining medicine liquid, bitter and soft.

This was the first meeting between a later generation of famous ministers and Emperor Chengxuan, which was recorded in the history books as "the meeting in the pavilion".Of course, the version circulated in the world is completely different from the real content at that time, but one thing is right.

The root cause of the rift between Prime Minister Luo and Taiwei Fang was planted from this conversation.

The two had conflicting political views, and they often faced Bo Yuchao, but Emperor Xuan never dissuaded him, and never favored any party.

They had been arguing for so many years, and they fought for the peace and prosperity of Dacheng, until after the heavy snow that year.

At that time, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty saw Fang Taiwei holding a wine cup and offering three glasses of snow in front of the Zhenyang Hall.

He said that the happiest thing in his life was getting so much money on credit from the boss in a restaurant on the outskirts of the city.

This credit has been used for most of my life.

With friends like this, this life is enough.

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The king of Yue treated each other with respect as a teacher, and Fang Jin stayed in the palace.

It was night, Luo Ping put on his clothes and came to Fang Jin's room and knocked on the door.

Fang Jin opened the door to greet him: "I thought you would come to see me tomorrow. It's so late, are you still awake?"

Luo Ping smiled wryly: "The medicine has added the herb of calming the mind. I slept too much during the day, but now I can't sleep. Seeing that the light is still on in your room, I want to talk to you."

"Okay, okay, but aren't you worried that your Xiaotang is coming to disrupt the situation again? It can be seen that he doesn't like to see us reminiscing about the old days."

"The kid is angry with me. He went to bed early, and it's fine."

Fang Jin glanced under the window calmly: Did you go to bed early?Who is that listening to the corner outside?He secretly sighed in his heart, this King of Yue really never let go of his care for his little wife, no, this is more than just a care...

"You are willing to stay, it seems that Xiaotang's answer has convinced you." Luo Ping's words interrupted his thoughts.

"Yes, the students you teach are really not that easy to deal with. It's the first time I've been exploited so badly that I almost didn't sign the contract of sale."

"It's not that exaggerated. No matter how you say it, he is still a child, and his views on many things are immature. You should let him a little more, and he will correct it slowly in the future."

"..." Fang Jin was speechless for a while.

He felt that Luo Ping could be said to be the person who knew Zhou Tang the best, and he could also be said to be the person who didn't know him the least.If you are too close, you can't see his whole picture——

That Yue Wang, where does he look like a child?He is clearly already a perverse and cunning little fox!

Luo Ping gathered up his clothes: "Zhongli, since you are here, I can relieve a lot of the burden in my heart. From now on, I will entrust you with the full power to clear up the mountain bandits. I believe Xiaotang will listen to your advice seriously. said."

"how about you?"

"What about me..." An unpredictable smile twitched on the corner of Luo Ping's lips, "I'll just concentrate on clearing out the officialdom in Yuezhou. Xiaotang wants to cultivate his first batch of forces on this land, and I'll let him You can act boldly without any worries.”

"There are more than [-] officials in Yuezhou, do you want to settle it by yourself?"

"Why not?" Luo Ping raised his eyebrows, "Except for the leaders of a few factions, the rest are mobs. In less than three years, I can make them bow their heads and proclaim themselves ministers. At that time, Xiaotang's military power will be in hand, and it will be possible to raise troops to suppress the bandits." But there's nothing to worry about."

At this time, the brilliance in his eyes was flowing, and Fang Jin was dazzled by such arrogance and awe.

"I can also wipe out the mountain bandits within one year, so according to Brother Luo, at most four years, the King of Yue can return home with honor. At that time, the emperor will return to Beijing to receive the reward. The scenery will be infinite, and he can also take the opportunity to go to Beijing Install forces."

Luo Ping shook his head: "Four years? No, four years is not enough. Zhongli Moqi, it's not that I don't trust your ability. I know that you will be able to wipe out the bandits at that time, but four years is not enough, the time has not yet come."

Fang Jin frowned slightly: "Mu Quan, you always say that the time has not come yet. How can you predict what will happen four years later? Even my master, who is known as the master of heaven, can only calculate good and bad trends, but cannot deduce the exact situation." Numerology and fortune, as the saying goes, the world is impermanent, why do you dare to assert it?"

Luo Ping was silent for a while before he said: "I can't predict many things, fortunes are changing all the time, and I'm not a god who knows the world, but on this matter...you just trust me. Also, I I want you to listen to one more request."

"You said."

"After Zhou Tang becomes king, if one day I leave the government and the public, please support him to the end."

Zhou Tang was shocked after listening to the corner.

He didn't know why the little master would say that.

What does it mean to leave the government and the opposition?Isn't the little master the favorite of power?Since you firmly believe that he can become a king, why do you want to prepare to leave him?

He was suddenly a little frightened - if one day, the day when he could do it for that high official, he would not care about it, then what would he use to keep the young master?

No, he thought, he would never give the little master a reason to leave.

That must be the little master talking about a dream...

I don't know when I fell asleep.

That night, he dreamed of the snow field again.

In a trance, he was so cold that his whole body was stiff, and he even felt the icy water condensing on his face.

Where does the water come from?

Who is crying?

——I don’t know if such a confession can be heard by the person on the other side of the dream?