City Exchange Life Club

Zhao Yan had no intention to appreciate the singing and dancing during the banquet.

I don't even have the heart to flatter the cheap dad.

At the moment he is just a ruthless cooking machine.

What he trains in martial arts is his body, and what he cultivates is his soul. At this moment, he can feel that his soul is growing and his cultivation is improving.

It made him even more determined to be the emperor.

Even if he was just a puppet emperor, he would have no problem eating all kinds of spirit pills and spirit fruits every day.

Zhao Yan's appearance is very ugly, but no one cares, because he is not very smart.

Smart people who would cook at this time, and do it so ugly, of course, should focus on showing royal demeanor and compliment the emperor by the way.

dong dong~

Gu Zhen knocked on the table twice.

All eyes turned to him.

Even Zhao Yan, the cook, stopped.

Gu Zhen looked around for a week, and Shen Sheng said: "This morning I got the news, the Beihai monster clan was in chaos, and the counties and counties in Beihai Prefecture suffered from it, and life was devastated. As my son, the Prince of Dayu, you were born with brocade clothes and jade food to enjoy the support of thousands of people. , I should give back to the world, and now I want to use you as the county governor of Beihai, defend against the demon clan, and restore people's livelihood, but I don't know if you may take responsibility."

"My son is willing to share the worries for the father and the emperor!" Everyone hurriedly fell to the ground, their hearts were surging, and they were very excited.

They know that the emperor is about to break through Xuanxian and go to Zhongtian for three days. This is an assessment for them.

All the counties in the North Sea have been harmed by the Kraken, and their lives have been wiped out.

They each went to serve as the county governor of Ge County, defending against the demon clan is a military matter, and restoring people's livelihood is a political matter.

Which county runs the best, it will overwhelm the others in terms of military and political affairs.

Unparalleled military and political, when the prince.

They have been fighting against each other for so long, and now they will enter the finals, who can not be excited?

Gu Zhen laughed loudly: "This is the prince of my Dayu, and this is my son, Li Dayan, let's declare the decree."

"No." Li Dahan took a step forward and took out an imperial decree to unfold. The words floated in the air like a dragon, with a large seal on the side.

"The imperial edict said: The Beihai monster clan is in chaos, the people's livelihood in the state is withering, and today there are kings... Bala bala bala... I named my eldest son, King Gu Hao of Qin, as the governor of Laiyang County, and the second son, King King Gu, was named Hongyang. The third son, King Gu Liang of Jing, is the governor of Haiyang, the fourth son of Shouwang Gu Tao is the governor of Qingyang, the fifth son of Wang Guchen is the governor of Huayang, the sixth son of King Yong, Gu Zhong is the governor of Ningyang, and the seventh son of King Yan, Gu Han, is the governor of Shangyang. The eighth son of King Gu Ao is the governor of Zhongyang County, and the nine sons of Luo Wang, Gu Yi, is the governor of Xiayang County...

There are exactly nine counties in Haizhou, all of which are named after Yang.

Everyone forgot to thank him for a while, because no one thought that Gu Yi was actually added by the emperor.

But then he disagreed, resisting the demon clan and governing the county and county needed talents and money, and they each had the support of their mother clan, or the support of the ministers in the court.

And the old nine ancients have no hair, so take the head to govern Xiayang County? So it's just that the emperor added soy sauce in order to show that he treated him equally.

As for whether Chen Guoyu would help Lao Jiu, they didn't care about it. If Lao Jiu really dared to collude with Chen Guoyu, it would be his own death.

"My son, thanking the emperor for his kindness, I will live up to my expectations!"

Nine people kowtowed.

"Well, excuse me, Haizhou's military situation is hot, and they will each go out to Beijing to serve within three days after receiving the order. After the year, I will personally inspect the Haizhou counties." Gu Zhen said.

There are still nine months until the Chinese New Year.

They only have nine months to "exam".

Nine months later, Gu Zhen corrected the "examination papers" by himself.

The one with the highest score is the prince.

Although the last sentence was not spoken, everyone knew it and breathed a sigh of relief.

After the family banquet was over, the kings went out of the palace.

They all left in a hurry, rushing back to find their retainers to discuss and prepare for their appointment.

"Fifth brother, I... what should I do? I didn't expect the emperor to include me." Zhao Yan held the old fifth Guchen at a loss.

Gu Chen patted his hand: "You can just do nothing, the royal father will not scold you."

The voice fell, and Zhao Yan walked away quickly.

He was also busy going back to prepare for his appointment, so how could he have time to comfort Zhao Yan here.

If the competition fails, they will be miserable.

Zhao Yan, this harmless waste of humans and animals, will live more peacefully than them.

"Oh...this...this..."

Zhao Yan stomped his feet in a hurry, finally sighed helplessly, and pedaled away in a dejected manner.

This scene was also reported to Gu Zhen.

Gu Zhen pondered for a moment: "It is proposed that the prime minister, Chu Xiong, has a beautiful daughter named Lan, and will marry him to the King of Luo, Gu Yi."

Li Dahan's body trembled, but he quickly replied respectfully, "No."

Then it was intended to go.

Gu Zhen sat quietly on the spot and muttered to himself: "Whether you are really stupid or pretending to be stupid, you are my son, and I have given you a chance."

The Dayu Immortal Dynasty looked like flowers and flowers, but in fact, it was like cooking oil on fire. Everything was stable, just because he was still here, he could suppress all opposing voices.

After he left for three days, the country of Yu would definitely change.

After all, Prime Minister Chu Xiong was too powerful.

In addition to Lao Jiu Gu Yi, the other eight princes each have supporters in the court, and there is a mother clan behind them.

Once the Prime Minister Chu Xiong married any of them, that person would definitely ascend to the throne.

And the power of the Chu family will be even higher.

Who can hold down the Chu family after he leaves?

So this is something he will never allow.

Directly bind the Chu family to the weakest Lao Jiu. In order to keep Enrong, the Chu family must push Lao Jiu to the top, and they have to turn against many ministers.

Because many ministers in the court would not allow a prince with the blood of the Chen country to ascend the throne.

If the Chu family fights with them, it will naturally weaken the Chu family in the process.

In the end, even if Lao Jiu succeeded in ascending the throne, the Chu family would definitely have a tragic victory, which would greatly hurt their vitality.

As for whether the Chu family's vitality can be restored later, it depends on whether Lao Jiu is really stupid or fake.

If Lao Jiu fails to take the throne, the new emperor who succeeds the throne will certainly not let go of the Chu family whose vitality is severely damaged.

The nine sons are all his own. In fact, anyone can be the emperor, but the Chu family must be weakened.

The meat will rot in the pot!

Moreover, if Lao Jiu becomes the emperor, there is also an advantage, and he can conquer the hearts of those Chen Guo remnants.

Let Dayu achieve real peace in the world.

Gu Zhen is the head of a country and has his own mind.

From his point of view, there is no such thing as a son who likes or dislikes.

He will not choose his favorite son to succeed him.

He will only choose the most suitable son to succeed him.

That night, a piece of news shocked Yuducheng, and the emperor sent the kings out of the palace to govern Haizhou prefectures and counties.

Everyone knows that this is the final battle.

But they haven't waited for everyone to digest the news.

Another big news knocked them out.

The emperor gave Chu Lan, the daughter of the prime minister, Chu Xiong, to marry the ninth prince, Gu Yi, and stipulated that the marriage should be delayed immediately after the year.

In other words, after the assessment of the kings is over, and after the prince is elected, the two will get married.

Emperor Jinkouyu said, from this moment on, the Chu family was passively tied to Lao Jiuguyi.

Many people are very confused, what signal is this? Are you planning to support Lao Jiu as the prince? Is this giving him strength?

Many ministers directly entered the palace overnight, asking the emperor to take back the marriage and not allowing Gu Yi to go to Haizhou, because he was afraid that he would be bewitched by the remnants of Chen Guo.

It can be seen how disgusted the court is towards Gu Yi, a remnant of the Chen country, there is no way, they are all afraid that after Gu Yi ascends the throne, the court will not be able to accommodate them.

But the emperor never saw them.

Only a few people could see Gu Zhen's intentions.

Among these few people was the prime minister, Chu Xiong.

"It's really unreasonable, how good my sister is, how can she marry a waste! The other eight princes, any one of them is not stronger than King Luo!"

"That's right, Dad, how can the emperor do this, my Chu family has done so much to Dayu!"

Chu Xiong's two sons were very angry about this and felt humiliated by the emperor to their Chu family.

On the contrary, the party involved, Chu Lan, was very calm.

She is tall and slender, wearing a red palace dress, dignified and gorgeous, with a slender waistline, ups and downs in her hip line, and her stern face can't see any fluctuations in expression.

"Shut up, it's because of our Chu family's great credit." Chu Xiong scolded his two sons and looked at his daughter: "What do you think."

"The emperor's life cannot be violated. What's more, compared to the other eight people, my daughter likes King Luo more. Although King Luo is weak, it's just right." Chu Lan raised the corner of her mouth.

Demonstrates strong confidence and ambition.

Chu Xiong sighed with emotion. The two sons were frizzy, and the daughter was in a hurry. Unfortunately, she was not a man.

Then he sighed: "I didn't expect Your Majesty to be so afraid of my Chu family. For the future of my Chu family, King Luo must also be promoted."

"Dad, even if my family is an enemy of the entire dynasty, as long as King Luo can succeed the throne, my Chu family will definitely be better than the past." Chu Lan said decisively.

Chu Xiong frowned, he felt that his daughter was overconfident: "What if King Luo is a fake?"

"Even if he pretends to be stupid, he can't pretend to practice one. His talent is extremely poor, and his cultivation base is even weaker. Chi Xiaotian speaks by strength after all. He has no strength and can only rely on us." Chu Lan pursed his lips and smiled.

Then she changed the topic again: "And my daughter still knows him well. He is pretending to be stupid, but he is only smart but not wise, so it's nothing to worry about."

At the beginning, when she heard that the emperor gave her marriage to King Luo Gu Yi, she was struck by lightning, but she quickly reacted, which was not a bad thing for her.

Only by marrying King Luo can she realize her ambition through King Luo's hand. Only the weakest King Luo can be controlled by her, and the other eight kings are impossible.

"Forget it, when King Luo leaves the capital, you can send him off. Since His Majesty has appointed him, my family will fully support King Luo." Chu Xiong also ignited his fighting spirit.

Chu Lan pursed her lips and smiled: "As the daughter of King Luo's future wife, she is naturally going to see her off."

She disliked King Luo but did not delay using him.

There is a man she likes in her heart, but unfortunately for her own ambitions and the Chu family, she can only let go of her love and love and marry King Luo as his wife.

When one day she takes control of the authority of this great immortal dynasty, it will not be too late to have a relationship with that person.

Only in this way can he be worthy of that person.

…………

Zhao Yan didn't know that his scheming little **** wanted to cuckold him in the future, and he was having a headache at this time.

Because the old man, Gu Liang, is here.

"Gu Yi! The toad wants to eat swan meat, you will go to the palace and kneel to death immediately, and beg the royal father to take back the marriage and fame!" Gu Liang scolded angrily.

Zhao Yan smiled bitterly: "Third brother, the royal father's golden mouth, how can I refuse? I know that I am not worthy of Chu Lan, and I just want to stay safe and not get involved in the battle for the throne..."

"Bah! Chen Guo's evil seed is also worthy of being involved in the battle for the throne? If you know that you are not worthy of Chu Lan, you should quickly go to the father and emperor to take it back, otherwise don't blame me for being rude to you!" Gu Liang is now rude .

Zhao Yan felt hatred in his heart, Gan Linniang, when Lao Tzu became the emperor, it would be over to see if I was grass or not.

Since you have to jump into the pit yourself.

Then don't blame me for shoveling and burying you.

"Yes, yes, the third brother calms down, the younger brother will go to the palace now and ask the father and emperor to take his life back." Zhao Yan nodded again and again with a pale face, obviously frightened.

Gu Liang was even more dismissive: "Bah, look you want to eat swan meat like this, so hurry up!"

"I, I, I... I'll go now." Zhao Yan wiped the sweat from his forehead and went directly to the palace.

"Who is coming, stop! The gate of the palace is closed, if there is something to come back tomorrow morning, those who are too close will die!"

The guard above Xuanwu Gate scolded Zhao Yan.

"I'm King Luo Gu Yi, and I hope the general will open the door quickly to save my life, otherwise Xiao Wang will be in danger..."

As Zhao Yan said that, he just sat at the door and started crying, crying so hard.

"This..." The guard hurried to inform the emperor.

After a while, Zhao Yan felt a flash in front of his eyes, and the next second someone had appeared in a palace.

"Your dignified prince, you actually cry at the palace gate, how decent!" Gu Zhen scolded with a dark face.

Zhao Yan shuddered, then hurriedly threw himself on the ground and cried, "My son is a waste, how can he be worthy of the daughter of the Chu family, I beg the father and the emperor to take it back."

"Presumptuous! I have a golden mouth to say, and there is no reason to change the order." Gu Zhen said coldly.

Zhao Yan burst into tears: "Father, please take back your life, my son has been frightened in recent years. He just wants to live in peace, he doesn't want to involve others, and he doesn't want to ruin his brotherhood. I just ask my father to save my son's life!"

In terms of acting skills, he does not lose to Director Bai.

"What's wrong! What's wrong! You still look like a prince!" Gu Zhen was furious.

He now suspects that this son is not pretending to be stupid, but is really stupid, otherwise he would be too similar.

Then he asked, "But someone is forcing you!"

"No, no one is forcing Erchen. Erchen just knows that he is not worthy of the Chu family's daughter, and he does not want to have an accident." Zhao Yan immediately denied that someone was forcing him.

Yuducheng could not hide anything from the emperor.

If he said that Gu Liang was forcing him, he would be suspected of coming to file a complaint, but if the emperor found out that Gu Liang was forcing him, the effect would be different.

After all, he has always been timid and afraid of things since he was a child, and it is reasonable that he was forced by Gu Liang to refuse the marriage.

Zhao Yan is already a mature old Yin coin.

Gu Zhen's face was expressionless: "Prince of the Tian family, how can you not be worthy of the mere daughter of the Chu family? Don't mention this matter again, you should leave the palace, and don't annoy me."

The voice fell, and with a wave of his hand, Zhao Yan was already outside the palace when he came back to his senses again.

Soon, the palace issued an oral edict.

King Jing, Gu Liang, had bad morals and was ordered to be suspended for a month, and all kinds of money and food were cut in half.

Zhao Yan couldn't help laughing when he found out.

They only have nine months to assess.

If Gu Liang is slow for a month, then go slowly.

Suffice to say, this guy is out.

This evil brush is really awesome, don't the other princes hate him? Only Gu Liang came to make trouble.

Isn't that handing the knife to him?

He forced Zhao Yan to refuse the marriage. He said that if he was too young, he would be intimidated by virtue. If he said that, if he was too big, he would be dissatisfied with the emperor and resist the emperor's order. Isn't this courting death?

"Crash!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

"Asshole! This dog bastard!"

Gu Liang was furious in the palace, and smashed a lot of various things, but it could not alleviate his anger.

Being banned for a month, I lost the opportunity.

He only arrived in Beihai a month later, how could he still compete with the eldest, second and fifth?

Therefore, he hated Zhao Yan deeply.

"Third brother, be careful, be careful that there are ears on the wall. If it is passed on to the father's ears, it means that you are not satisfied with the punishment and have resentment in your heart." Old Liu Yongwang Gu Zhong persuaded.

He and Gu Liang's compatriots are also the help of Gu Liang's succession, and he is calmer than the irascible Gu Liang.

When Gu Liang heard this, even though there were ten thousand unwillingness in his heart, he could only be forced to calm down and grit his teeth: "Lao Liu, Lao Jiu, that **** caused me to be banned for a month, what should I do now?"

"The third brother shouldn't go tonight, the eldest brother and the second brother are not annoyed, but no one is going to trouble the old nine, because this is not what the old nine can decide, but the will of the father." Gu Zhong sighed quietly. tone.

A flash of shame flashed on Gu Liang's face: "Things have already happened, what's the use of saying these things, the key now is to find a way to make up for the mistakes I made."

"Third brother, don't worry, when my younger brother arrives in Ningyang County, I will help you take care of Haiyang County. When you come, you will not be too far behind." Gu Zhong promised.

Gu Liang was moved: "Sixth brother is in trouble."

"What about trouble, this mother and compatriot, you should help each other in the same boat." Gu Zhong said righteously.

Gu Liang personally sent Gu Zhong out of the door.

"What an idiot! It's even more stupid than Lao Jiu!"

Gu Zhong said cursingly, and after getting on the carriage, he said, "Go to Daiwang's Mansion."

He has abandoned this idiot, the car is about to overturn, and jumping out of the car is the last word.

Now Chu Lan is going to marry Lao Jiu, so the Chu family will support Lao Jiu to fight for the throne no matter what.

Naturally, it is impossible for the old nine to support the fifth.

Because in Gu Zhong's view, after Gu Yi fell into the hands of the Chu family, he couldn't help himself.

It's not that he can't fight without fighting.

Therefore, Dai Wang Laowu became alone again.

At this time, he turned to him to help him.

After all, the help that he can bring to him is much greater than the help that the old ninth can give him.

As for why Gu Zhong didn't fight for himself, it was actually very simple. He realized that he was not that material.

At first, I wanted to support my brother and the third child, but I didn't expect that my brother and the third child could not be supported.

Follow the third child, he has a bright future!

The third child is a hundred times more stupid than the ninth child.

Thinking of Lao Jiu, Gu Zhong's expression became suspicious again, did he do it on purpose tonight?

If it was intentional, then he would be too terrifying, and he would get out of the game as soon as he made a move.

But thinking about the past of Lao Jiu and the process of contacting him, Gu Zhong felt that he was overthinking.

Lao Jiu is definitely not that smart.

It's just that the third one is too stupid.

………………

the next three days.

There were constant court officials objecting to King Luo's participation in the race for the throne.

However, they were blocked by the emperor and the prime minister.

Since ancient times, imperial power and relative power have competed.

Once the two are united, they are invincible.

So gradually the ministers also tacitly agreed that the ninth prince will participate in the competition for the throne, but they have secretly prepared to join forces to prevent him from competing successfully.

Zhao Yan had heard about this, but he didn't panic at all, because even if he didn't do anything, the Chu family would use all their strength to push him to the top.

He does not do the reverse operation and pulls his hind legs.

At the same time, in addition to the third child who was grounded, the other seven princes had already left Beijing for their posts.

Each brought a lot of money, food and talents.

Zhao Yan is still not in a hurry, because he has nothing to prepare, and he believes that the Chu family has already prepared it for him, waiting for him to receive it.

"My lord, tomorrow is the third day, should you visit the prime minister's mansion?"

The emperor was not in a hurry for the eunuch, but a young **** couldn't help but reminded him that Zhao Yan was still fishing leisurely in the pond of his palace.

The little **** is called Xiao Guizi.

It was Gu Yi's cronie, who was arranged by his mother to be by his side during his lifetime. He had served him for several years, and he was the only one who knew that Gu Yi was acting stupid.

"I can't go." Zhao Yan said lightly.

What he shows now is that he is unwilling to marry Chu Lan. If Pidianpidian goes to the prime minister's mansion, wouldn't it reveal that he deliberately plotted against Gu Liang that night two days ago?

If you find him so scheming and bad.

I don't know how many people are going to fall asleep again.

Zhao Yan just wants to keep going, let everyone despise him, and then he will surprise everyone.

Xiao Guizi turned around in a hurry: "Then your lord, you can't just do nothing, we can't go to Xiayang County empty-handed tomorrow."

"You're right, I really shouldn't do nothing." Zhao Yan suddenly lost his fishing rod and said.

Xiao Guizi's eyes lit up, Wang Ye was finally about to start preparations, and then he heard Zhao Yan say excitedly: "I should go and see how miserable my third brother is, and the good news that the sixth brother has taken him to the fifth brother, he has not yet You know, I'm going to share it with him."

Xiao Guizi: "..."

"You can't go, my lord, you can't go, His Royal Highness King Jing is in trouble because of you. If you go to see him now, it will make people feel that you are narrow-minded, which is not good for you!" Xiao Guizi hurriedly advised.

Zhao Yan said: "No need to say more, prepare the car, waited for two days, the third brother's anger must have subsided, I am going to apologize to him, this is definitely not my intention, it is I who implicated him, I must get his forgiveness ."

Xiao Guizi's eyes lit up instantly, yes, the prince usually pretends to be as timid as a mouse.

And most afraid of the violent temperament King Jing.

After offending him, how can he live in peace at home without paying attention? It doesn't fit the character at all.

So Zhao Yan waited for two days, waiting for Gu Liang to calm down, and then apologized and begged for mercy, which was very reasonable.

To normal people, this is superfluous.

But Zhao Yan made it, which is very reasonable.

Not long after, Jingwang Palace.

"See His Royal Highness King Luo."

The guard at the door saluted Zhao Yan.

These soldiers were sent to monitor Gu Liang's grounding.

"I'm here to visit my brother, hurry up and report."

Zhao Yan personally carried the gift in his hand.

"As ordered." A guard turned and entered the mansion.

After a while, the guards came out and invited Zhao Yan in.

Zhao Yan came to the side hall with a gift, but he didn't entertain him in the hall, but one could imagine how much he looked down on him.

But Zhao Yan didn't care.

The first laugh is not the laugh, the last laugh is the laugh.

"The younger brother has seen the third brother."

Zhao Yan bowed his hands to Gu Liang.

"Humph! You still dare to come, why, are you here to see my joke?" Gu Liang said coldly, taking a cup of tea and tasting it, without looking directly at Zhao Yan.

Zhao Yan nodded: "Ah, yes."

"Pfft—" Gu Liang spit out a sip of tea, looked at Zhao Yan in disbelief, and then burst into anger: "What did you say! You dare to see my joke!"

Zhao Yan nodded again: "Ah, yes."

"You... the villain is successful! Do you think I have the support of the Chu family, so I can't do anything about you?" Gu Liang was so angry that his face was ashen, and his whole body was shaking.

Zhao Yan smiled and nodded again: "Ah, yes."

Gu Liang: "..."

He roared in his heart: Huluo Pingyang was bullied by dogs!

"Okay, good old ninth, no one can see that you still have such a villain side, it's really a villain! Do you think I'll be completely out of the game after being banned for a month?" Gu Liang said viciously .

Zhao Yan suddenly laughed again: "Ah, yes."

Gu Liang wanted to vomit blood, but Zhao Yan's attitude made his hands and feet tremble. He tried hard to refute, to prove that he was okay: "To tell you the truth, my sixth brother..."

"Third brother, speaking of sixth brother, I have good news to tell you about him today." Zhao Yan interrupted him with a beaming look on his face.

Although he was very annoyed that he interrupted himself, he still asked curiously, "What?"

Being grounded, communication with the outside world was cut off. The news he received was delayed, and he didn't know what was going on outside.

"The sixth brother has taken refuge with the fifth brother. He jumped off your broken ship, so he doesn't have to be implicated by you. Isn't it a happy event?" Zhao Yan asked with a smile.

Gu Liang was furious: "Nonsense! I am my sixth brother and a mother, how could he abandon me!"

However, there was panic on his face.

"Third brother, doesn't this mean that you have failed too much as a human being? Even the younger brother of one of your mother's compatriots has abandoned you." Zhao Yan made up for it rudely.

"You... villain! You... ghost! Give me a ghost!"

Gu Liang's face turned blue and white, completely lost his demeanor, and could no longer calm down. With a grim face, he pointed at Zhao Yan and roared hysterically.

"The third brother, please cry slowly. After all, I cried quite badly in front of my father the night before yesterday."

The smile on Zhao Yan's face was undisguised, and it was almost written that the villain was successful, and the villain came to pierce your heart.

"You...you did it on purpose! Asshole! I knew you did it on purpose, you've been pretending!"

Gu Liang's eyes are red and he is gnashing his teeth, planted in the hands of such a villain, he is uneasy!

"So what? Who would believe it? I'm here to apologize today. After all, I was bullied by your third brother so timid as a mouse, how could I dare to plot against you?"

Zhao Yan showed a sarcastic smile, and then instantly converged, switched freely, and said tremblingly: "Since the third brother refuses to forgive the younger brother, then the younger brother... the younger brother will come to apologize to the third brother another day."

Then he turned away cautiously.

"Asshole! Asshole! Asshole!"

Gu Liang was still yelling hysterically in the room.

[Author's digression]: It's another 10,000 words, please ask for a silver ticket! It has dropped so badly recently, and if it goes on like this, I will have to recover 6,000 next month. After all, the effort and the gain are not proportional, which is so heartbreaking! Old irons! I am not afraid of being tired, but I am afraid that the harvest will not meet expectations after being tired...