"Talent loses its meaning if it is merely concealed."
“If a thousand-mile horse doesn’t run, even with the help of a good horse trainer, it will be no different from an ordinary horse.”
Zhong Jinzu bowed again and said, "Your Majesty is teaching me that I was too cautious and did not dare to offend the royal family."
"Haha, what are you afraid of? You have me as your backer!" Xia Houshi smiled, patted the other person on the back, and asked for his opinion: "Tell me, how do you think we should deal with Duanmu Xin?"
"General Xiahou Dan is a master of military strategy. It is most appropriate for him to lead the troops to fight against Duanmu Xin." Zhong Jinzu replied. This was also the decision Xiahou Shi had just made.
"Don't you want to go to Longzhou to continue your achievements?" Xiahou Shi continued to ask.
"When the late emperor was in power, you accompanied him in his fight against Ding Yunyi."
"You are very familiar with Longzhou."
"When Duanmu Xin attacked, the first person I thought of was you, Zhong Jinzu, and the second was Xiahou Dan."
"If he hadn't volunteered, I would have sent you to guard Longzhou long ago."
Zhong Jinzu's expression remained unchanged as he said seriously, "I will obey your Majesty's orders in everything. Wherever your Majesty tells me to go, I will go."
"...Oh, forget it, you can leave." Xiahou Shi waved his hand and let Zhong Jinzu leave.
Xiahou Shi didn't expect that Zhong Jinzu was so low-key and not interested in military power, even though such a great opportunity was in front of him.
Could it be that the other party saw through his temptation? Given his cunningness, this might really be possible.
"Father...it seems that your judgment is correct. I really need to be careful with this person." Xiahou Shi continued to stare at Zhong Jinzu's figure.
"However... I am confident that I can control Zhong Jinzu."
"If he can be used by our court, then he will be a thousand-mile horse. If not... he won't mind feeding his horse meat to other officials."
Xiahou Shi believed that as long as he held the reins of this thousand-mile horse tightly, he would be able to let the horse take Ye Chao to where he wanted.
On the other side, the military governor Yan Boyi finally fell ill.
"My lord, won't you allow us to meet the governor?" Ji Xushi shouted at the gate of Yan Mansion.
"I'm sorry, General Ji, but Governor Yan is still guilty and our lord won't let anyone see him." The soldier at the door replied.
"Then I'll go find the lord!" Ji Xushi clenched his fists and turned to find Xie Wenzhou.
Seeing Ji Xushi, Xie Wenzhou's face lit up with joy, and he was the first to speak: "Xu Shi, what brings you here?"
Nowadays, Ji Xushi is one of the few generals he can trust.
The other generals all participated in the dispute over the succession to the throne to a greater or lesser extent, which troubled Xie Wenzhou greatly.
"My lord, I don't understand... What did the governor do wrong? Why is he being kept under house arrest like this?" Ji Xushi could no longer bear it.
Since leaving Yan Boyi's command, the war against Xiahou Shi has been defeated again and again.
Hearing the other party mention Yan Boyi, Xie Wenzhou's expression changed instantly and replied: "He shouldn't have been involved in the Crown Prince's affairs!"
"...Forgive my intrusion, if my lord had already decided on the crown prince..." Before Ji Xushi could finish his words, he was interrupted by Xie Wenzhou.
"Oh! It seems that I trusted you wrongly. It seems that you are on Yan Boyi's side."
"I don't want to talk about this matter, please leave!"
After saying that, Xie Wenzhou turned away.
“…” Ji Xushi clenched his fists and had to leave.
Since the death of Bu Zhaozhang, the leader of the civil officials faction, Yan Boyi, who was favored by both the civil officials and the military generals factions, not only resumed his post as governor, but also participated in the confidential affairs of government.
But the timing was not right. Xie Wenzhou was worried about the issue of appointing a crown prince. As a result, Yan Boyi's casual remark aroused Xie Wenzhou's suspicion.
Fearing Yan Boyi's power, Xie Wenzhou gradually marginalized him and eventually put him under house arrest.
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In Xiangjiang County, Chen Yunxuan, like other monarchs, became suspicious of his subordinates.
"My lord, why not use Zhang Guangxin's death as an opportunity to send Lin Tongxi to Jiaozhou to offer condolences?" Gao Zhao advised, "My lord, you can use this opportunity to replace a group of people and gradually sideline Lin Tongxi."
"..." Chen Yunxuan was still hesitant, wondering whether to take action against his old friend.
"My lord, this opportunity is rare. Once you miss it, it will be too late to regret!" Gao Zhao continued to slander from the side.
"Okay, pass on my order and let Lin Tongxi express condolences to Zhang Guangxin on my behalf." Chen Yunxuan finally nodded and made the decision.
After receiving the order to go to Lingzhou, Lin Tongxi immediately began to prepare.
Before leaving, he wanted to see Chen Yunxuan again, but the soldier guarding the gate said that he was out!
The monarch was going out, such a big thing, but no one told him.
What made him even more disheartened was that he was a system and he could see Chen Yunxuan's location through the [map].
"This guy is clearly in the Marquis' Mansion. What does he want to do? Doesn't he want to see me?" Lin Tongxi complained in his heart, but still pretended to be calm and left.
After Chen Yunxuan and Shen Xingyao got married, the twelve members of the team gradually became estranged, which was particularly obvious after they moved to Xiangjiang County.
After all, everyone has started a family and has their own house, only A Xiu chose to follow Lin Tongxi.
Despite this, the relationship between the twelve people remained good until the Guardian event occurred.
"What's wrong? Didn't you see Yunxuan?" Su Ruoxue saw Lin Tongxi's surprised expression and guessed the reason.
"Well, this guy doesn't want to see me... I don't know what's wrong with him. He's either arguing with me or just not wanting to see me." Lin Tongxi said helplessly, "I've finally realized that being with a king is like being with a tiger. Chen Yunxuan is no exception."
"Calm down first... maybe there is some misunderstanding." Su Ruoxue peeled an apple for Lin Tongxi and handed it to him to eat.
"What kind of misunderstanding could there be...isn't it just suspicion of me? I've only heard about news lately." Lin Tongxi ate the apple, venting his anger on the innocent apple. He continued, "If Xiaojiu hadn't told me, I'd probably still be in the dark about a lot of things!"
"Then... do you want me to go find Xingyao?" Su Ruoxue asked.
"Looking for, looking for the Marquis's wife!" Lin Tongxi took a bite of the apple and continued, "It must have been Gao Zhao's idea to send me to Xiangzhou!"
"I won't do what he wants. He might do something behind my back!"
"I'll pretend to go there and then meet up with you at Chengtian Academy. Is that ok?"
Su Ruoxue nodded and made an OK gesture: "Okay, don't be angry."
Faced with Chen Yunxuan's serious suspicion, Lin Tongxi had to take action.
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