After the news of Chen Zhen's death came out, the ministers and nobles in Shouchun City all sighed, and at the same time, they all felt relieved.

Chen Zhen and the King of Chu are the same generation, Chen Zhen is slightly older than the King of Chu, and now, Chen Zhen is old and dead, and an old man has died in the Chu State, and a cronie of the King of Chu has died.

There are those who lament for the country, those who sigh for the king of Chu, and those who celebrate happily.

But no matter what kind of person it is, after knowing that the spy leader of Zhibeiya has died, they all feel the pressure on their heads slightly relaxed.

Prince's Mansion.

After the crown prince learned that Chen Zhen was sick and died, and then the king of Chu immediately appointed Zuo Sima Deng Lingguang to replace the assassin Shi Ling, his eyes became even colder.

He still remembered that the last time Yejun Shouzhao died, his father summoned the important ministers of the court to discuss the successor.

However, now, after Chen Zhen died of illness, his father immediately appointed the assassin Shi Ling.

What does this mean?

This shows that the father never thought about giving power to himself, which shows that the father has no real intention of living for the rest of his life.

Otherwise, if the father really has the heart to let himself preside over the overall situation, or even ascend the throne, then he should let himself take over Zhibeiya!

All these things show that he has become the abandoned son of his father, and sooner or later he will be deposed as the crown prince, and then he will be degraded as a feudal king in a remote place.

Thinking about it, Prince Heng's heart suddenly became even colder.

Soon after, the prince came to Chen Zhen's mansion, sent sacrifices to Chen Zhen, and after comforting Linhu Jun and others a little, he immediately left and returned to the prince's mansion.

On the road.

Prince Heng was closing his eyes in the car, and suddenly, the carriage was stunned, and he opened his eyes and was about to ask, but he heard Pan Junyu who was driving:

"Prince, Gongzi asks to see."

"Ziyi!?" The prince was stunned.

Since the death of his mother Nanhou, the prince has always loved his younger brother, whether it is when Gongzi Yu lives in the palace or after moving out of the palace, Gongzi Yu does not need to pass on the prince's mansion, he can enter directly.

But now, Gongzi did not go to his house, but stopped his carriage halfway down.

The crown prince was thoughtful, and then he remembered that Gongzi Yan seemed to have not been to his house for a while.

Thinking about it, the prince said in a deep voice: "Please get in the car!" ”

"No."

Half an hour later, Prince Heng and Gongzi came to a small pavilion on the bank of Huaishui.

The prince sat in the east, and the prince sat opposite the prince, and the case between the two was already full of wine and meat.

At this time, Gongzi raised his glass to toast, and the prince bowed slightly, and then drank it all.

Putting down the cup, the prince looked at the still immature Gongzi Yan in front of him, and said with a smile: "Zi Yan, how can you have the leisure to come to this Huaishui to watch the scenery and drink for your brother today!" ”

"Let my brother smile." Gongzi Yan smiled slightly, and then arched his hand and said: "I invited my brother to come, because I asked for something, and I asked my brother to help." ”

"Oh!" When the prince heard this, he looked at Gongzi Yan with curiosity, and he couldn't think of anything that Gongzi Yan needed to ask him for.

At this time, Gongzi smiled and said, "Brother, I have been out of the palace for a long time, and I have nothing to do every day except reading. Therefore, Bi Jing was very thoughtful, and wanted to get the position of doctor, and asked his brother to help. ”

The prince's face sank, and he reprimanded: "Nonsense, is the position of doctor you can ask for now?" You are not yet seventeen years old, and it is the time to study hard, and you are not good at studying with Zuo, but you are so ambitious that you want to get the position of a doctor, which is simply putting the cart before the horse. ”

Saying that, Prince Heng felt that his tone was a little heavy, and immediately comforted: "Ziyi, you are the son of your father, my younger brother, and your status is noble, as long as you succeed in your studies and move forward steadily, what is a mere doctor, Ling Yin is your goal!" ”

When Gongzi heard this, he smiled and said, "That is the case, I want to ask my brother to help me, and I want to be Ling Yin." ”

"Smack!"

Seeing that Gongzi was making inches, the prince slammed the table and said angrily: "Ziyi, why do you say such nonsense, do you think that with your current talent, you can shoulder the heavy responsibility of Ling Yin." ”

As he spoke, the prince suppressed the anger in his heart, and then pointed to the woods not far away and said: "Ziyi, look at the arbor forest over there, the trees in the forest, although they are all arbors, but when the arbor first grows and the tree is three feet high, people use it, which is called premature death."

If the tree grows to ten feet, people use it, which is called firewood. But if you wait for the arbor to grow to ten zhang, and wait for the arbor to become talented, then the arbor is the pillar. ”

As he spoke, the prince looked at Gongzi Yan sideways, and said earnestly: "Zi Yan, Yi Yun: On the ninth day of the first month, don't use the hidden dragon; Ninety-two, see the dragon in the field; Ninety-five, the flying dragon is in the sky.

Being a brother is not to reject you, but to hope that you can take advantage of your youth, learn more, increase your knowledge, and do what you should do at your age, instead of doing the wrong thing at the wrong time. ”

When Gongzi heard this, he said thoughtfully: "Brother Yu understands what he means. ”

As he spoke, Gongzi Yan pointed to the Huaishui Road rolling eastward: "Just like this Huaishui, as long as the Huaishui can go along the obvious river, not in a hurry, no more, no less, it can naturally flow into the sea in the east, so as to become its big, deep, and high, and follow the heavens, which is called the Mandate of Heaven."

However, if the water is too fast, it will wash away the riverbank, not only hurting people, but also flowing into the fields, the sun and the wind will blow, and it will dry up in an instant.

If the water is too slow and too little, the sun and the wind will blow, and the middle way will be dried up, which will also hurt people. ”

Speaking of this, Gongzi Yi arched his hand and said: "This Huaishui is like a person, follow the trend, do not hurry or slow, and it will naturally flow into the sea, which will be inexhaustible for a hundred years."

Brother, are you right? ”

The prince was stunned, he understood that Gongzi Yan was not here to seek an official position this time, but to persuade him, persuading him not to make a big deal with the nobles and make a big noise.

Thinking about it, the prince looked at Gongzi Heng and was stunned for a few moments.

Gongzi Yu didn't see him before, and now he is stuck when Chen Zhen is sick and dies to persuade him, why is this?

The crown prince sighed silently, the current situation, and the words just now, don't seem to be something that people under seventeen years old can see and say.

Behind Gongzi Yi, there must be the shadow of his teacher, Qu Yuan.

Therefore, Qu Yuan was worried that he would be loud and that he would affect the new law, so he asked Gongzi to persuade him?

Hehe!

Shameless villain!

Thinking of this, the prince glanced at Gongzi Yan again, and did not reprimand him again, but stood up, walked to Gongzi Yan, patted him on the shoulder in Gongzi's expectant gaze, and said earnestly: "Zi Yan, you are still young, and there are still many things you don't understand, and you don't know the deep meaning behind it." Therefore, after going back, study hard, and think hard for yourself, don't be crowded. ”

With that, the prince turned sideways and left.

After the prince walked away, Gongzi Yan looked at the carriage in the distance and sighed: "Brother, although you are young, you have already understood many things, it is your own eyes that are blinded by desire and fear, and it is you who have not seen clearly!" ”

"Alas~~" Gongzi shook his head, then walked out of the small pavilion and ordered: "Drive, go back to Zuotu Mansion." ”

Soon after, Xiong Huai got the news that Prince Heng and Gongzi Yu were meeting by the Huaishui.

After pondering for a long time, Xiong Huai sighed: "Zuo disciple... Ziyi..."