After Haoran recovered from his illness and returned to the court, he still served the emperor with his hands down, serving as the secretary who grinded inkstones and held folds.

However, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty no longer dared to look down upon this man. King Zhou was debauched and immoral, tortured indiscriminately, and his loyal ministers directly remonstrated. He did not hesitate to test himself with guns and fire, and risked his life. What is the use of seeking wealth? At that time, it happened that

A heavy rain fell from the sky and extinguished the charcoal inside the copper pillar. It was obvious that God could not bear to watch the desperate Si Mo die.

He was favored by the emperor and favored by God. Immediately, no one dared to refer to him as a "little man" or "a man's favorite".

But Empress Jiang was dead and could not be undone after all. The Sixth Palace could not be without its owner. On the first day after Haoran returned to the court, Bigan and Wei Ziqi reported this matter.

Huang Feihu had a younger sister as his concubine. To avoid suspicion, he claimed to be ill and stayed away from court. Over and over again, the ministers praised Huang Fei for being virtuous, virtuous, gentle and dignified, and capable of commanding the harem. Haoran listened with great boredom, and then dragged the stone inkstone over and lowered his head to grind the ink.

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Haoran felt that most of his righteousness had been dissipated after being struck by Shen Gongbao's thunderbolt, and it had not recovered for a long time. Fortunately, Daji knew that his magic weapon was ineffective and no longer asked for trouble. She didn't know what conspiracy she was plotting behind her back.

After thinking about it, I suddenly heard Bigan's chatter suddenly stop. It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop in the palace. I was surprised for a moment. I looked up and saw that the eyes of all the civil and military officials were staring at me.

King Zhou was displeased and said: "You have to be the master of Gu's life-long affairs. If you can't be the master, you still have to stand out. If you don't have enough weight, you have to drag Si Mo out to top the cylinder?"

The corner of Haoran's mouth twitched slightly, and then he realized that the officials had failed to persuade King Zhou, so they bet on himself, hoping that he would persuade King Zhou again. The emperor was impatient and warned him not to speak lightly. Haoran had to cough and whispered:

"My... my feet are sore."

Bigan, who was closest, raised his head in fear and saw King Zhou holding back his laughter and said: "I have my own plans, so I will withdraw from the court now."

Since ancient times, Si Mo has had such ability, both as a leader and as a shield. Haoran is unprecedented and unprecedented. Before the ministers could react, King Zhou rolled his sleeves and said: "Retreat from the court."

Returning to Shouxian Palace, King Zhou said: "Get the robe behind the bronze mirror."

Haoran did as he was told. Seeing that the material of the clothes was neither silk nor linen, he was puzzled by its meaning. He took off the black dragon robe for the emperor, put on the long coarse cloth dress, and tied the belt tightly. King Zhou took Haoran out at the side door.

After entering the harem, he smiled and said: "I feel bored staying in the palace. Thanks to you, I can go out for a walk."

Haoran couldn't help but laugh. He didn't think that the king was like an active child. He also saw that even though he changed into a coarse linen robe, the emperor was still walking like a dragon and a tiger, and he was full of domineering. He didn't look like an ordinary man at all. He knew that King Zhou had prepared this outfit.

For a long time, he just sneaked out to relax, so he immediately smiled and replied: "Your Majesty is not at all like the common people of Chaoge."

King Zhou hunched his back slightly, pretending to be mediocre, and with a smile in his eyes, he turned around and asked, "So?"

"I have been disciplined by Master Wen since I was a child. Every word and deed must be an example for the world." King Zhou sighed, straightened his back again, shook his head and said: "I can't, I can't. Remember not to reveal the truth later. We are not monarchs and ministers.

…That’s it…”

Haoran smiled and said: "Father and son, didn't your Majesty say that you are a father?"

King Zhou grimaced and asked, "Are you that old?" He also recalled that when the two of them first met, he was speechless when they argued with each other. Unexpectedly, today he was trapped in a cocoon and couldn't laugh or cry.

Haoran didn't answer, but looked at King Zhou with a smile, but King Zhou had already noticed it. He stretched out his hand, held Haoran's palm, and said: "Father and son are very unfaithful, they are just brothers." As he spoke, he separated his five fingers slightly and said with Haoran.

Haoran clasped his fingers together and said, "Just wait for me later, that person will be full of compliments."

King Zhou tightened his voice and imitated the traitor Fei Zhong's demeanor, saying: "Everything your king wears, he looks like an emperor -"

There was a carriage waiting at the back door. A man poked his head out of the carriage and looked around. He smiled hurriedly and welcomed King Zhou and Si Mo into the carriage. Haoran lost his appetite when he saw it. It was Fei Zhong, the traitorous official in the court.

After the monarch and his ministers sat down, the first words out of Fei Zhong's mouth were: "Your Majesty, whatever he wears, he looks like an emperor!"

Now the two of them could no longer hold back and burst into laughter. Fei Zhong looked confused, wondering what he had said wrong. The carriage left the palace and shuttled through Chaoge City in search of a lively and crowded place.

Later generations only know that the last king of the Shang Dynasty was stupid and ignorant, and the people were displaced; but they did not know that before the Conferred God War, Chaoge was actually the trade, cultural, and economic center of the Chinese mainland. The professional "merchant" in later generations refers to the Shangqiu area in the Central Plains, selling goods and services.

Salesman of various products has become a fixed title for this profession after being circulated for thousands of years.

It was early winter, and the light snowfall last night had accumulated a thin layer of ice on the long street. People were coming and going, and the market was very lively. There were stalls selling bronze wares, rope weavings, pickled foods, etc. There were even Orion belts.

Selling delicacies and wild game loudly, it was a bustling and bustling scene.

Haoran lived in the palace for nearly half a year, and he was as excited as a monkey's head that had taken off its harness. Anyway, the king had Fei Zhong to serve him, so he stopped worrying and disappeared into the market in a few seconds.

Fei Zhong didn't dare to imitate this brave move. He knew that although the king was in plain clothes, he really wasn't having fun, so he immediately followed King Zhou respectfully, ready to answer the emperor's various questions at any time. King Zhou was not in a hurry to find the unbridled man.

Si Mo just smiled and shouted: "The snow is slippery, be careful of losing your front teeth!" He ignored him and walked along the road to survey the people's situation. From time to time he turned back to Fei Zhong to ask about the economy and civil affairs in Chaoge City.

Haoran suddenly stopped in front of a stall selling red copper products. The salesman called out: "Brother, let's take a look."

In disbelief, Haoran leaned over and picked out a golden dagger, raised it high, looked at the sun carefully, took a breath, and asked: "What is this?"

With a smile on his face, the salesman replied: "My brother has a good eye. This is made by Ji Fa, the second son of Xiqi Princess."

Haoran vaguely felt that this sword was indescribably familiar. The sword body was wrapped with dragon patterns and glyphs were circled. The tip of the sword was blunt and round. It bloomed with countless golden rays in the sun. It was exactly what he saw with his own eyes when he first traveled through time.

The imitation Xuanyuan Sword seen in the emperor’s hand!

"What?" King Zhou over there had already come closer. He and Haoran looked at the golden dagger in their hands and said with a smile: "I found the ancient artifact on a street stall. Don't tell me a joke."

Haoran knew that when his thoughts moved, the emperor would know, so he could only shake his head and smile. King Zhou took the sword, rubbed the edge of the dagger repeatedly with his thumb, and said: "A heavy sword has no edge, and it is ingenious and useless. Since you want it, you can't do it alone."

...So I bought it as a fake so that I can compare it when I find the sword in the future."

"The Ji family is inherited from the Yellow Emperor Ji Xuanyuan. It is expected that there will be this sword pattern. When the princes pay their respects at the end of the year, I will arrange a time for you to ask Ji Chang."

Haoran nodded, put the sword into his arms, Fei Zhong hurriedly paid the money, and the three of them left the stall. King Zhou pondered for a moment and said: "I have heard about the iron smelting boom in Xiqi recently." Haoran thought of the death of Jichang, the Marquis of Xibo.

Regarding the matter of detention, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, you are too worried. Xibo Hou Jichang is quite capable..."

King Zhou stopped, stared into Haoran's eyes, and said seriously: "The enfeoffment of princes is complicated. Haoran follows Gu in everything and only listens without speaking. You have not yet understood the power struggle, so remember it."

Fei Zhong was secretly frightened when he heard this. He contacted the Queen Jiang's death and speculated on the king's intentions. He already had some concerns in his heart and hurriedly changed the topic: "Besides the favored Concubine Huang who is deeply favored by the sword, Fei Zhong has to protect the king.

The imperial guard, Lord Si Mo is really..."

King Zhou's face turned slightly red, and he did not let Fei Zhong finish his sentence. He only interrupted and said with a smile: "Don't expose your sword, otherwise the old men in the court will catch you, and someone will cause trouble for you again."

Haoran agreed awkwardly, and the three of them had already walked to an inn. Fei Zhong saw the interest and went to prepare some lunch. King Zhou shook the front of his cloth robe, sat down at the table, and said: "You have done a good job today. Concubine Huang

It absolutely cannot be blocked."

Haoran remembered the record in the history books about Daji being granted the title of queen, and hurriedly said: "You don't love Daji, why..."

King Zhou asked interestingly: "Do you know what Daji thinks of you?"

Haoran shook his head, feeling confused. He heard King Zhou smile again and say: "Daji and Fei Zhongyouhun have been colluding for a long time. Of course Gu knows about it. Do you think Gu Zhen is not that stupid king?" Seeing Haoran's eyebrows slightly frowning, worried,

King Zhou put his hand on the table, covering the back of Haoran's hand, and said slowly: "Huang Concubine is not as interested in martial arts as you think on the surface. She is naive and ignorant of worldly affairs. I don't need to tell you more about this. I just want to tell you.

, that woman is very scheming and has been coveting the post for a long time, and she has the support of the Huang clan martial clan, so it is a big taboo to choose the post."

At this time, Fei Zhong had finished explaining, returned to the table, bent over and sat down respectfully. King Zhou loosened his grip and looked at Fei Zhong. Knowing that Fei Zhong had heard the second half of the sentence, he signaled for an explanation.

Fei Zhong understood and said: "Your Majesty is wise, Huang Feihu is domineering and tyrannical, and he is a relative of the emperor. No one can control him. I know that I shouldn't say this, but I think that among the concubines in the Sixth Palace, if I want to be the queen,

, only one person can choose."

King Zhou nodded and said: "Daji is the daughter of Su Hu. Su Hu's power is not very wide. She is far away in northern Xinjiang. In this way of checking and balancing power, she is the only one who can be the queen candidate. However, Dong Bohou has lost his beloved daughter.

I will not give up and will discuss this matter in the long term..." After saying this, he pondered for a long time and said nothing.

Haoran only read in the book that King Zhou was violent, killed Queen Jiang, and forced Huang Fei to death. He never knew that there were such inside stories in real history and that they involved powerful ministers. He felt that his mind was full of unsolvable tangles.

He wanted to stop Daji from becoming the queen, but he had no excuse at all.

King Zhou sighed and said: "When Gu ascended the throne, the country's power was empty and the four princes were unstable. Otherwise, he would not have succumbed to this forced marriage. Unexpectedly, Huang Fei incited Empress Jiang to come and assassinate you and Daji. Gu happened to take this opportunity to come.

Therefore, we will continue to abolish and establish things."

Haoran's heart was shocked and he looked up, but King Zhou only said lightly: "Queen Jiang had a stubborn temper and died with hatred. I no longer want to hold Concubine Huang accountable, but you don't understand Gu's difficulties. You just make Gu feel confused."

To please, you become a foolish king."

When Fei Zhong heard this, he burst into tears and lamented: "Why did the king say this! Si Mozong directly remonstrated with Long Yan, and he was a man who truly loved the king and served as a minister. There was no way he could have even a trace of resentment.

It means that whether it is right or wrong in the future will be judged by the history books of the ages."

This was said very tactfully, and King Zhou was very helpful, but Haoran felt that the words were full of unspeakable irony. Fortunately, the food was already served, and King Zhou personally tried it with silver chopsticks before Haoran took it.

Fei Zhong slapped the horse again and said: "This chopstick was originally invented by the king. The king is wise and powerful. Whatever he thinks of will benefit all people..." Hearing this, Haoran's goosebumps fell all over the floor. After the meal, the three of them finished their meal.

Don’t mention it when you return to the palace.

Besides, where did Jiang Ziya send Lei Zhenzi and Nezha?

Since the fall of Xia Jie, the Yin and Shang dynasties followed the old system and enfeoffed 800 princes. Each of the four major princes in the east, west, south, and north had 200, and they were called "bohous". Bohous paid homage to the emperor on a regular basis and paid annual tribute and taxes.

Empress Jiang in the harem was dead, and her natal family, Dong Bohou, was unaware of it. At the end of the year, Jiang Hengchu still led three thousand generals from his family to Chaoge to visit his daughter and pay homage to the emperor.

The four princes traveled different distances, but they arrived at Chaoge at the same time as if they had agreed upon it. As her daughter is the mother of a country, Jiang Hengchu was in high spirits. As soon as he entered the post station outside the city, he invited Jichang, the prince of the west, to drink and have fun. Later, Nanhou E Chongyu,

Northern Marquis Chonghou Hu came one after another.

The Fourth Marquis inherited the fiefdom from Shangtang, but they were at odds with each other. After a few pleasantries, they chose to talk about unimportant news about the territory. After three rounds of wine, an order was suddenly heard outside the palace: "Someone from the palace has come to ask to see the Marquis of the West.

"Master."

Jiang Hengchu asked in confusion: "Brother Ji has contact with the Emperor's throne?" It should be noted that Jiang Hengchu's daughter is a queen, and the Northern Marquis Chonghou Hu has always been on good terms with Fei Zhong and You Hun in the court. In previous years, they came to Chaoge and the palace

The visitors only secretly met with the Second Marquis from the Northeast to inform the palace of various happenings, and Long Yan was happy and angry. Maybe this year her daughter would leave her alone, and the palace envoy would only announce Ji Chang, who had nothing to do with him. What's the point?

Displeased.

Ji Chang also had no idea. When he got up, two visitors from the palace had already entered the inn. However, they did not salute, but only glanced at the four princes coldly. Ji Chang saw that the man behind him had a dark face, thick eyebrows and a high nose, and a playful smile, which did not look like a palace.

The guards were dressed up, and after taking a closer look, they looked a bit familiar, but they had never seen them before, which was strange. He then asked, "What can you tell me, two soldiers?"

The man behind was none other than Ji Chang's son Lei Zhenzi. He looked lazy and sneered, "Wangcai has met the Marquis."

It was Nezha who led Lei Zhenzi. Nezha lifted up his military uniform and handed over a secret letter. Ji Chang accepted the letter and was about to ask when Lei Zhenzi said again: "Master Hou, get out of the court right now."

Just go ahead and sing.”

Ji Chang's expression changed when he heard this, but Nezha turned his head slightly, as if to recognize the movement outside the window. Just when Ji Chang was about to scold him for his rude words, he saw Lei Zhenzi and Nezha turning around, a gust of wind passed by, and the two living people disappeared under their noses.

, disappeared.

It was late at night, and there was the sound of horse hooves in Chaoge City, but another group of people came galloping over. Inside, Jiang Hengchu was drunk and asked loudly: "Brother Ji, my daughter has sent someone here?" Ji Chang

I was so puzzled that I opened the secret letter in my hand and saw the handwriting on the cloth. I don’t know whose hand it was. There were only two poems:
Chapter completed!