XVII. Prayers
In the days that followed, the two brothers often practiced in the martial arts arena - mainly Huang Chang accompanied his brother to practice. Huang Xu has just entered the Dao now, and he needs to master the combat methods of cultivators, and actual combat training is essential.
Luo Chun often stood aside with his arms crossed. From time to time, envy flashed in his eyes - Huang Xu started cultivating the Immortal Gate Dao method at about the same time as him, but it only took such a short time to enter the Dao, and he was still in the stage of familiarization and exploration, which was really enviable in comparison.
However, Luo Chun is not the kind of stupid person who has no brains and can only be jealous. He knew very well that there was no point in comparing himself with Huang Xu - the exercises cultivated by the two sides were completely different, and there was no comparison. What's more, people are brothers, and it is natural for them to support each other. And he is just a guard commander of the palace, and it is already a great opportunity to get this opportunity to cultivate immortals.
Now Huang Xianshi still allowed him to stand by and watch the discussion, and while teaching his own brother, he also mentioned a few words to him by the way, and he didn't treat him as an outsider at all. Luo Chun now only hopes to break through the induction level as soon as possible, so that he can hitchhike and continue to accept the guidance of Huang Xianshi. Otherwise, once he was too far away from Huang Xu's realm, Huang Immortal Master would not have come to guide him specifically.
On this day, in the martial arts arena, Huang Xu brandished a long knife and attacked continuously, while Huang Chang used a wooden stick to block casually, and fed Huang Xu while fighting. And Luo Chun watched from the sidelines, and at the same time secretly gestured in his hands, silently calculating how to play if he was on the field...... When a few people were busy, they saw the little butler of the Water Spirit Palace, Ji Ruo's personal maid Qian Xue coming over and bowing to Huang Chang:
"Third Young Master, the attendant from your family came to ask for a meeting, saying that there seems to be something going on in the pavilion. β
- Qian Xue is also particular about how to call him, the first few times they met, they just called him Huang Gongzi, but this time after Huang Chang's marriage was successful, he once called his uncle directly, but then he was denied by Ji Ruo. So now, just like those servants of the Huang family, he directly calls him the third young master.
But in terms of attitude, it is definitely as respectful as his own little prince, and even more so.
"Oh?"
Huang Chang listened to Qian Xue's words, but he frowned-he came to the pickaxe capital this time, and at first he found a pavilion in the city to settle down, but soon he was too busy to take care of it - he and Huang Xu had to cultivate with the help of spiritual land, and they basically lived in the Crystal Spirit Palace. And Huang Zhao is very close to Ji Ruo, so he is always by her side. Ji Ruo simply took her with her during her daily practice, and it is hard to say how much she can learn, at least she can talk about it and dispel her loneliness.
The three brothers and sisters of the Huang family all stayed here, while Chen Yan and Xue Yong often went in and out of the Shengyang Jun's Mansion, competing with the martial artists there, improving their martial arts skills, and even staying overnight. When Chen Shi went to Qiu's house for an "internship" again, there was no serious master left in the building. That is, let the servants of the three families of Huang, Chen and Xue follow to live, and then find an old person to detain it, so as not to cause trouble.
What else can you do to trouble yourself like this? Huang Chang was surprised, so he asked Luo Chun to take over and continue to practice with Huang Xu, while he himself went over to take a look.
When I arrived at the front yard, I saw that it was indeed one of his own subordinates, and it was the right-hand man he left in the building to be in charge of the rules and restrain the other personnel. After the meeting, he reported the reason, saying that someone suddenly came to visit this morning, and after hearing that several of the lords were not there, he did not ask them to come to find someone, but only left a prayer note and put a large number of gifts down, and then left.
The servants did not dare to slack off, and hurried over to report it, and at the same time brought the prayer post with them. Huang Chang took it and opened it to take a look, it was just some long-admired greetings, but the name of the inscription was not familiar, his name was Ji Rong.
"Ji Rong, the seventh son of the current emperor, do we have any contact with him?"
A moment later, when Huang Chang handed this greeting post to Ji Ruo, the latter's face also showed a little surprise:
"Seventh Prince, when I first returned to Hojing, he often came to visit, and gave a lot of heavy gifts, but then I refused, so I stopped coming to the door, why do you come here now?"
Huang Chang thought for a moment, and then looked at the gift list behind the post, the gift was quite precious, but it was not a rare thing, just some common items that were in line with the royal status.
However, he has also heard a little about this emperor's seventh son - Emperor Jingyao is over seventy years old today, but he has not yet officially appointed an heir, among his more than 20 sons, except for those who are not talented enough to cultivate immortal arts, as well as those who are too old or too young, there are about five or six people left, all of whom have thoughts about that son.
And Ji Rong, the seventh son of the emperor, is one of the best, age, strength, and power...... In every way, he has a slight advantage over his brothers. When all aspects are combined, the advantages are great.
The succession to the throne of the Great Zhou Dynasty did not have any rules for establishing successions, and it was basically not affected by the outside world, which was decided by the emperor himself and the Ji family. However, generally speaking, as the eldest son and second son of the emperor, there is often no chance - when the immortal road is prevalent, the life span of the Son of Heaven can reach at least seventy or eighty, and the child born in his teens and twenties will have to wait even if he is made the prince.
The so-called "How can there be a crown prince in the world for sixty years!", the witch disaster that happened in the Zhou Dynasty back then, on the one hand, was caused by the queen's unauthorized practice of immortal law, on the other hand, it was also related to the prince's premature establishment, his wings were already full, but he was unable to ascend to the throne - the new teeth have grown, and the old teeth have not fallen off, but they are not about to be put up.
After that incident, the successive Great Zhou emperors became more cautious in appointing heirs. Generally, it is not until sixty or even seventy years later that you start to think about it, and at this time, most of the sons who are already forty or fifty are directly asking for the title, going out to be the prince and being happy, and there is no fun in staying - it is impossible for the emperor and the family to choose a prince who is more than fifty, even if he succeeds to the throne, how many years can he do?
Ji Rong is in his early thirties this Chinese New Year's Eve, which is the time when he is in the prime of life. Even if in another ten years, the old emperor will be eighty years old, and he will only be forty years old, and he will still have enough energy to take charge of state affairs. Therefore, if the crown prince is appointed at this time, he is the most suitable.
Ji Rong himself also boasted of this, and in recent years, he has put on a posture of intransigence everywhere, and he is very strong on the road to the crown prince's throne.
ββAfter Huang Chang had these materials in his mind, he immediately understood his intention to give this gift. couldn't help but smile bitterly and sighed:
"It seems that we had a close relationship with the Fourteenth Prince a few days ago, which stimulated him. β
- After that day of separation, Huang Chang and Ji Ruo later met with Ji Mao a few more times, and for Huang Chang, this was mainly to expand his social circle in the pickaxe capital, so as to open the way for the formation of his own business system in the future.
But all this fell into the eyes of another prince, and it was obviously interpreted differently.