"Shouyuan?"

Dou Tianyuan raised his eyebrows and said: "You should know that after reaching the peak of cultivation, it is impossible to detect the remaining life span."

"What about before you get to the top?"

Lou Youzhi asked again.

"Excuse me."

Dou Tianyuan raised the corner of his mouth and said proudly: "Before reaching the summit, my practice had never stagnated."

"...Forget it, asking is in vain."

Lou Youzhi was a little speechless, "Even if Yuchi Zhongdao's lifespan is relatively long, it won't be much longer. Forty-five years is probably not a good chance..."

Dou Tianyuan's eyes flashed and he said in a deep voice: "Why forty-five years?"

"There is only one sentence in that letter..."

Lou Youzhi calmly explained the contents of the letter and the calculation results he and Gu Chengren had made.

Dou Tianyuan went from shock to silence. After a long while, he sighed quietly: "It seems that Lao Jiang can't rest in peace for the time being."

"hehe."

Lou Youzhi suddenly smiled and said, "When we meet underground, you and I will inevitably be scolded by him as traitors."

"Tch, when the time comes, I won't let him go anymore. I will beat him until he calls me grandpa."

Dou Tianyuan said disdainfully.

After saying this, the two fell silent.

Another half an hour passed.

Dou Tianyuan was the first to say: "In that case, let one generation do the same thing. I believe in Xu Chong."

Lou Youzhi raised his eyebrows and said, "To be honest, I don't want to choose him."

"Um?"

Dou Tianyuan was surprised, "You know what he has done, whether it is talent, character, or methods, he is the best choice. Why are you worried...because of the identity of Taizu's legacy?"

"It has nothing to do with any of this."

Lou Youzhi shook his head, "You always say that he is like me, but I think he is more like you than me... If it weren't for Jiang Zhihong's death, I'm afraid you wouldn't even bother to pay attention to these things.

?”

Ah this...

Dou Tianyuan was immediately speechless.

"Xu Chong just looks like me in the city."

Lou Youzhi sighed, "He gave me the feeling that he had no idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and the people from the beginning to the end."

"He only cares about the people he cares about."

"If those things didn't happen in Canglong, Yongzhou, or someone close to him, I'm afraid he would be just like you and would be too lazy to care."

"In fact, if there were no restrictions under the household registration system, he would never have entered officialdom from the beginning."

"Of course, things have happened, and Xu Chong's attitude is also obvious."

Lou Youzhi narrowed his eyes, "But think about it, if he really takes over my position and takes over my power, what methods will he use?"

"this……"

Dou Tianyuan's expression changed.

Although he didn't want to admit it, when he learned about the cause of Jiang Zhihong's death, he did have treasonous thoughts.

The reason why it dissipated so quickly was not only due to fear, but also due to the influence of the friendship with Emperor Yongtai.

Once upon a time friends, now kings and ministers.

From the bottom of his heart, he wanted to wait until there was irrefutable proof before finally deciding his attitude towards Emperor Yongtai.

If it were Xu Chong, if he had enough power, he would probably have taken action at that time.

After all, Xu Chong and Emperor Yongtai did not have much friendship.

"It seems you have thought of it."

Lou Youzhi nodded, "Xu Chong will definitely tear everything to pieces with absolute strength or power after he is completely sure, and then re-formulate his own rules... And this

, is not what I want to see, nor is it what Jiang Zhihong wants to see."

"...Okay, what you said makes sense."

Dou Tianyuan could not refute, so he asked instead: "Then who do you plan to replace you?"

"Zhang Shunyi."

Lou Youzhi answered.

"he?"

Dou Tianyuan was very surprised.

"Gu Chengren recommended Shi Zheng to me, but after much thought, I felt that Shi Zheng was not suitable."

Lou Youzhi explained, "Although Shi Zheng has read the books of sages and is essentially different from Xu Chong, the problem is that he is too obsessed with Jiang Zhihong's death."

"This will distort his character. Once he knows the true cause of Jiang Zhihong's death, his methods will be even more extreme than Xu Chong's."

"In comparison, Zhang Shunyi is the most suitable candidate."

"In fact, I have been observing him secretly for a long time."

"His talent, character, and conduct are all excellent. The most rare thing is that while he retains his sincerity, he is not pedantic at all... In this aspect, he is better than Jiang Zhihong."

Lou Youzhi chuckled, "I really can't find a more suitable person than him."

Dou Tianyuan thought for a moment and said hesitantly, "What you said is certainly correct, but there are two problems in it."

"First, Zhang Shunyi's qualifications are too young."

"If we follow normal procedures, it will be thirty years before he joins the cabinet, and if you force him to join the cabinet, you will definitely have enough power, but he may not be able to convince the public."

"Secondly, Zhang Shunyi is too deeply involved with the Lu family."

"To recommend him as the first assistant, first of all, Lu Zhong must voluntarily leave the cabinet, and then other aristocratic families, as well as your majesty, may not agree."

Both issues were clearly on the table, but Lou Youzhi didn't care about them.

"First question, don't forget, Zhang Shunyi is the third grader."

Lou Youzhi opened his mouth to explain, "Three-yuan qualification is different from the ordinary number one scholar. In addition to allowing him to make rapid progress in his cultivation, it can also offset a large part of his lack of qualifications... As for the second question, as long as the Lu family has

If the sun does not show its enlightenment, no one will be truly afraid of it, including Your Majesty."

"Okay, it seems you have thought of everything."

Dou Tianyuan shook his head helplessly.

He knew that Lou Youzhi only made it easy in words, but it was definitely not that easy in practice.

in addition……

"Tell me, what do you want me to do?"

Dou Tianyuan looked directly at Lou Youzhi, "You must not have just told me this when you brought me here."

"The first thing is the prince's side."

Lou Youzhi's eyes flashed.

"Prince?"

Dou Tianyuan's heart trembled, "Recently, the prince has been secretly repeating Du Qianchuan's actions and exposing the natural disaster to the officials... It is indeed you who is in charge!"

"No, I didn't do anything."

Lou Youzhi shook his head, "I just lifted his blinded memory, and the rest is what he did according to his own ideas."

"real?"

Dou Tianyuan looked at Lou Youzhi suspiciously, "Don't tell me, you didn't expect it at all."

"Although I have made conjectures, they are just conjectures after all. I am not sure that he will actually do this..."

Lou Youzhi's expression was a little complicated, "Now it seems that he is really different from His Majesty back then."

"Okay... you want me to help the prince speed up?"

Dou Tianyuan asked.

"No, you just need to protect him secretly."

Lou Youzhi replied, "I'm not sure if your Majesty has any other power, but it's always good to be prepared for a rainy day."

"This is easy to handle...I won't ask you what you want the prince to do, because you will definitely not tell me."
To be continued...