River stone does not turn

You mean that I can decide the candidate for the emperor?And as long as the person I choose must be the next emperor?Lin Chu asked.

The gods answered in the affirmative.

Lin Chu suddenly had the feeling of listening to heavenly scriptures.

Are you kidding me?Becoming an emperor is a very complicated and arduous task. It requires long-term and careful preparation, assistance from all sides, and a step-by-step choice that must never be wrong.In short, this is a long-term group activity, how can it be changed by one person's choice?

[How is it impossible? 】The god retorted with a smile,【Although I only have remnants of thoughts, I am an ancient god after all.Anyone can achieve great things as long as I give my full support. 】

What's the point of that?

【ah? 】The gods were obviously surprised by Lin Chu's reaction. For thousands of years, countless hosts were very excited when they heard these words for the first time, but Lin Chu was the only one who was not. The gods couldn't help asking, 【What do you mean by this? 】

What I mean is that becoming an emperor is a matter of individual ability. Although it does contain luck, it only accounts for a very small number of people. After all, opportunities are only reserved for those who are prepared.And your existence completely breaks all of this, your choice completely kills the efforts of others, the heirs to the throne can do nothing, as long as they are lucky enough to find you.

What is the use of this to the future of Xiluo, the common people, and the laws of the world?For the king, you should care about the world, worry about the country and the people, and seek the well-being of all people!Not racking my brains to find you!

The god smiled instead of anger when he heard the words, and was even deeply relieved: 【Your words are what I want to hear most for thousands of years.I must fulfill the will of the host body.I have always been born with good character and intelligence, but in the face of the huge temptation of my body, it is difficult to be sober, and they all want to use me to stand at the pinnacle of power.Lin Chu, if you can maintain your original intentions, it will be the luck of Xiluo! 】

Lin Chu laughed when he heard the words. After being impassioned, he regained his senses. In all fairness, he is also a mortal. Faced with such a huge temptation, he does not know whether he can maintain his original intention for a long time.So for him, the best choice is to give up instead of maintaining the original intention, and he said in his heart: I don't guarantee that I can maintain the original intention, you should change your host body!

【no! 】The god refused, 【Only specific people can become hosts, and only one host will appear during the tenure of a generation of emperors. Once a new host appears, it means that the country will change hands. 】

But isn't the old demon still alive?Lin Chu was surprised.

[I am already on your body, so he is not a host body. Generally speaking, once I leave, his life will come to an end.But for your safety, he negotiated with me to let him live as long as possible. 】

Lin Chu understands what the old demon is doing. If he is still in the cell, the old demon will die, and he will be suspected. The cell must rotate a certain number of prisoners before he dies, so as to be safe.

On this point, there is no doubt that the old demon needs to be thanked, Lin Chu thought.

The god sighed: [I really admire your conduct, and you can really tell the truth.Even if you can't maintain your original intention in the future, I feel relieved just based on the state of mind at this moment. 】

Lin Chu didn't care about the god's exclamation. The matter of the mantle was basically clear, and he had to make a choice.He doesn't want to choose anyone to be Xiluo's next emperor, the throne depends on one's ability, he has no interest in getting involved.Since the mantle will not leave his body for the time being, he will act according to the old demon's words and treat it as if it does not exist.

As for what to do in the future?

Lin Chu made a very careful deduction, and finally found that, as the gods said, agreeing to King Chen was a good choice.The old demon is inseparable from Yin Zhuo, and almost no one can detect that he is the inheritor of the mantle.With the identity of the princess covered up, ordinary people dare not investigate him.The good treatment in Prince Chen's mansion is good for him to recover his body and live in peace, and Prince Chen only wants a concubine for decoration, the more low-key he is, the more he likes Prince Chen.

Seeing that Lin Chu had already made a decision, the god said: [It is very good that you can make such a choice!I have one more thing, you have to keep in mind, but don't worry.As you have seen before, there is a malice in my body, I have fought with it for many years, it can occasionally break through my shackles, and try its best to seduce you, if you encounter it, you should ignore it. 】

This is fine, it just gives me a headache.Lin Chu thought.

【It's so good!I will immediately retreat to guard against malicious intentions. During the retreat, I will not disturb you for a moment, so you can live with peace of mind.If you want to find me and say the word "God" in your heart, I will naturally pay attention to you. 】

God?That's a weird name!Lin Chu thought to himself.

The god smiled: 【I don't want to tell you my real name! 】

Now that Lin Chu has made a decision, the rest is just a formality.Yin Qiuli still tried his best to persuade him, but Lin Chu didn't agree immediately. He had refused so firmly before, and if he agreed all of a sudden, it would be suspicious.He loosened his attitude step by step, and at the same time carefully avoided topics related to mysterious power. Once Yin Qiuli mentioned it, he would subtly stop him on the grounds that he didn't believe in ghosts and gods, and gradually Yin Qiuli stopped mentioning it.

A month later, he finally agreed to Yin Qiuli and made some requests along the way.

Yin Qiuli breathed a sigh of relief, but Chen Fujing felt something was wrong after observing the process: "My lord, I don't know if I should say something or not?"

"Say!"

"Mr. Lin is too smart, I'm afraid it's hard to control."

Lin Chuzhi's cleverness and difficulty made Yin Qiuli suffer a lot in this month. Hearing what Chen Fu said, he affirmed the first half of the sentence and denied the second half: "Smart people do smart things, control There is no need to think about it.”

"My lord!" Chen Fu still wanted to persuade.

Yin Qiuli said with a smile: "Do you know what request he made to the king when he agreed?"

"The old slave doesn't know."

"He said that he only bears the name of the princess and does not do the work of the princess. He only enjoys the honor of the princess and only seeks the honor of the princess. Specifically, he is given a big house with everything available, and the servants don't bother him. , I usually don’t go out, but I will sit down for necessary entertainment.”

This is a clear attitude of not caring about things, very knowledgeable about current affairs!Chen Fu thought to himself.

Yin Qiuli continued: "This king is going to give him the courtyard near the lake to live in. It is secluded there, and there are enough places to hide and relax. There must be no fewer people serving him. To show the dignity of the princess, those people must be selected one by one. , know the root and the bottom; as for the personal service, let Xiaoyu go."

The architectural style of the back residence of Prince Xiluo is composed of independent small courtyards, all of which form a huge garden in line with the surrounding scenery.The courtyard near the lake is the most luxurious and exquisite in the garden, and it was originally reserved for the real princess to live in.

Chen Fu felt that something was wrong. After all, Lin Chu was temporary. If he was allowed to stay, then the real princess would have some thoughts in her heart when she entered the mansion in the future, so she raised an objection.

Yin Qiuli didn't care: "From now on, he is the king's concubine, and a concubine should be like a concubine."

What he means is that since you are acting, you must act truthfully.He believes that the real princess he will marry one day will not care about this matter. If he doesn't have such a heart, how can he become a princess and the mother of Xiluo?

Chen Fu has a different opinion. Looking at Xiluo, there are too few women from aristocratic families with such a heart, and the truth about Lin Chu will never be revealed. There is probably only one person who can really take it seriously, the eldest lady of Luoxia Villa. Luo Zimin .But she is determined to stand on the side of the prince. She is the prince's concubine whom the Holy Majesty likes, and it is absolutely impossible to become the concubine of Chen Wang.

But Yin Qiuli had already made up his mind, and Chen Fu couldn't refute any further, so he went through this hurdle first.

For Yin Qiuli, after Lin Chu had passed this level, there was another level, which was that of Emperor Guangwen.

It is not easy for Emperor Guangwen to agree to this matter, but it does not mean that the other party will see through his scheme, and Emperor Guangwen cannot see through it with his ability.It's that the other party is a complete villain, knowing how harmful this matter is to Yin Qiuli, he will take the opportunity to make trouble, and only agree to it after reaping the benefits.

Yin Qiuli wanted to take advantage of this to temporarily step down from a high position, but he couldn't completely lose power because of this. He had to firmly control the overall situation, gradually make concessions, grasp a certain degree, and complete a smooth and safe soft landing.

The method he adopted was to take the initiative to explode the explosive point first under preparation, and then retreat slowly.He chose a more solemn court meeting, asked Emperor Guangwen for a marriage, and made it clear that the one he loved was a man.

The court meeting immediately boiled over, and the ministers were enthusiastic. Those who were optimistic about Yin Qiuli naturally opposed it in court, and regretted that the king was unclean and cared for his wings.The ministers belonging to the various princes mainly watched the play, and their eyes were all aimed at Emperor Guangwen's reaction, preparing to use it as a weathervane.

When Emperor Guangwen heard this, his heart burst into joy. It was such a great opportunity, whoever let it go would be a fool!He quickly put on a face and began to act, and angrily scolded Yin Qiuli in court for being outrageous, how could he marry a male princess?

Emperor Guangwen didn't really reprimand him, he wanted to take the opportunity to take more power from Yin Qiuli, and stand on the moral high ground to hurt Yin Qiuli.The ministers were all good people, and they quickly agreed with one thing, and persuaded Yin Qiuli one after another.

Yin Qiuli remained unmoved, and put on a posture of a lover, expressing that he must marry!

Now Emperor Guangwen was even happier, and immediately said, if you persist, you don't have to be the King of Chen anymore!

As soon as these words came out, the courtiers hurriedly persuaded Yin Qiuli to give up, and at the same time persuaded Emperor Guangwen to appease his anger.

The result of the persuasion was far from satisfactory, neither side was willing to make concessions, Emperor Guangwen was furious, Yin Qiuli insisted, one left the court with a wave of sleeves, and the other went to the hall to beg.

This kneeling lasted for three days without a single drop of water entering.

All kinds of moths came out in three days, not to mention the rumors that Lin (Lin Chu) was demonized by the outside world, but the ministers!

It's a pity that Yin Qiuli's people went there one after another, first begging the Holy One to appease his anger, and second begging to punish the demon.Emperor Guangwen naturally disdained watching this kind of memorial, and he was very happy. If he hadn't had to act, he would have had an extra bowl of rice for every meal.

All the papers submitted by the princes' vassals were all according to Emperor Guangwen's wishes, and they all accused Yin Qiuli of corrupting the atmosphere and demanded punishment.There are various ways of punishment, and he likes the crown prince's opinion the most: hand over the power openly, think behind closed doors!Secretly magnified the matter and disintegrated the forces supporting Yin Qiuli.Of course, only those few words on the surface were written in the memorial, and the behind-the-scenes actions were all discussed when the father and son met.During the conversation, Emperor Guangwen's views on the prince were appreciated by everyone, which caused the prince to even walk in a smug manner after returning.

Just three days later, Emperor Guangwen made a statement. He felt sorry for his younger brother, but his love was deeply rooted. He decided to meet his favorite person before making a decision.

There are two ways to interpret this statement. One is that Emperor Guangwen's attitude has been relaxed, and he agrees when he sees the servants stepping down the process, but there will be serious consequences after agreeing.This is what the ministers on the side of the princes would like to see.

Another way to interpret it is that Emperor Guangwen was furious and decided to summon the demon into the palace and deal with it himself.This is what the ministers on the side who regret Yin Qiuli are happy to see.

Of course, Yin Qiuli knew the ultimate intention of Emperor Guangwen behind this matter, and he knew that the other party would definitely agree, but how much power was taken away from him depended on the situation.He personally went to the other courtyard to inform Lin Chu that he would accompany him into the palace to meet the saint in a few days.

As soon as Lin Chu heard it, he knew that it would not be as simple as Mian Sheng, and there would be a fierce battle.

Seeing this, Yin Qiuli comforted: "You don't have to think about anything, with this king around, things will happen."