Volume Four Chapter 362 Paving the Way

"However, after that, in Qingming City, the fact that you killed the Seven Ghosts really surprised me!"

Taking a deep breath, the emperor looked up at the sky, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, as if he was caught in some good memory: "At that time, there was only one thought in my mind, that is the dignified third wisdom star in the sky, the think tank of the Nether Valley, How did you die in the hands of a little-known young man? Since then, I began to pay attention to you. I am afraid that at that time, besides me, many people were also interested in you. "

Hearing this, Zhuo Fan couldn't help sighing and shook his head.

Originally, he planned to keep a low profile and slowly develop his strength, so as not to be targeted by the strong. However, it happened that Ning'er had to stand up and face everything.

Only then did the imperial pursuit order in the Nether Valley disrupt all his steps.

Thinking of it this way, he doesn't seem to be as calm as he thinks, and is sometimes quite impulsive. But this kind of impulse, he likes it very much, it can be regarded as a kind of willfulness of his, cool!

Seemingly seeing what he was thinking, the emperor raised his head and chuckled lightly, patted his shoulder and said, "You don't have to feel sorry for your miscalculation, I understand that a forbearer like you will never do that. A strong enemy has been established long ago. But gold will always shine, and sand will never cover up the brilliance of diamonds. Even if you don't want to, this kind of thing will happen very quickly. However, the light of your gold is too dazzling. Some, my old eyes are almost blinded by you, hahaha..."

Yang Tian laughed loudly, and the emperor continued: "After that, my fragile heart just stopped for a while, but within a few months, it came about that you were making troubles in Huayulou, killing the three elders of the patriarchs in a row. This time, it scared me a lot! I wanted to support the Luo family to balance the forces of all parties, but because of you, the little chicken I just cultivated was almost taken by the wild wolf, and the success was all in vain. I'm thinking about whether I should give up on you."

"Uh, I'm sorry, Your Majesty, the boy was reckless and almost cost His Majesty's efforts. I'm really ashamed." Zhuo Fan stood up, bowed slightly, and clasped his fists.

But in my heart, it was unconvincing.

What the emperor said to him seemed to be reassuring, but there was no truth to it. Although he has been talking about the way of checks and balances, but looking at what he has done today, where there is any sense of checks and balances, it is clearly a matter of choice!

Look at what he does, don't listen to what he says, this is the way Zhuo Fan taught Lei Yuting many years ago, and he naturally has more experience.

Therefore, as for the truth of the emperor's words, he himself is like a mirror, and it will never be so easy to be tricked.

After looking at him deeply for a long time, a wise light flashed in the emperor's eyes, but he waved his hand and laughed loudly: "Hahaha...it's okay, it's all over anyway. And it's only since then that I've found out. , Huang'er is right, you are indeed outstanding! If not, how could the incompetent make such a big noise? Therefore, I made a bold decision at that time, urgently calling the old marshal Dugu to help Feng Lincheng , do you know why?"

"Your Majesty is very kind to the Luo family, Zhuo Fan is grateful!" Zhuo Fan hurriedly bowed and said respectfully.

Slowly shaking his head, the emperor smiled mysteriously: "No, I am not for the Luo family, but for your protection."

"Zhuofan is terrified, ashamed to be worthy of it!"

"Hehehe...you have nothing to be afraid of. I appreciate your strength. Moreover, everything after that has proved that my decision to dispatch one million troops to protect one person was right. You do things, never I have never been disappointed!" He patted Zhuo Fan's shoulder fiercely, and the emperor exclaimed without hesitation.

Zhuo Fan kept his head down, but did not speak.

The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, stared at him closely, and finally got to the point: "Zhuofan, I invite you to come, in fact, there is another matter to discuss."

"Please instruct your majesty!" Zhuo Fan said.

"What do you think...the position of prime minister, how does it treat you?"

His body trembled, Zhuo Fan was startled, and looked at him with a puzzled face: "Your Majesty, isn't the empire under the care of Prime Minister Zhuge, why..."

"Hehehe... Among the three wise stars of the empire, the seven ghosts are good at intrigues and tricks, and can't make it to the top. Although Leng Wuchang is talented, he has a small temperament and lacks courage. Prime Minister Zhuge is the most suitable candidate, and he has been in the number for ten years. Now, he has been doing well. It's just... He is just like me, and he's already old. Could it be that after I've passed away, there will be a group of old people who will be left behind to help future generations? I'm afraid this will not end. I am reluctant, and even future generations will not agree."

Raising his brows slightly, Zhuo Fan already understood what the emperor meant. He is clearly paving the way for the new emperor, his son.

You must know that if he returns to the west, the new emperor will take the throne and his foundation will be unstable. Zhuge Changfeng is an old fritter, who is powerful and scheming. Which of his three sons is this old guy's opponent?

At that time, it must be a situation where the monarch is weak and the minister is strong, so will Tianyu still belong to the Yuwen family?

Hehehe...it's definitely going to change hands.

However, he Zhuo Fan is different. In the court, there is no foundation, even if the new emperor ascends the throne, how can the power be stronger than him, that is the situation where the emperor is strong and the minister is weak, and it is easy for the new emperor to control!

On the other hand, Zhuo Fan is also very familiar with assisting the new monarch in governing the country. After all, being able to bring a third-rate family to the top of the eight royal families in less than ten years is enough to prove that his ability is not ordinary.

So the emperor asked him to be the assistant minister of the new monarch, and he really considered everything.

Staring at him closely, the emperor said leisurely: "Zhuofan, I have been watching you all the way. Your

The ability is not under Zhuge Changfeng, or even better. When he was your age, he was just a nerd who didn't know the world, and you were much better than him. I believe that in the future, you will become the head of the Four Pillars and the Prime Minister who is better than him, and will benefit Tianyu. I have given you the title of the number one housekeeper in the world, so that you can help me manage this country! "

The emperor's eyes were very sincere, Zhuo Fan's eyelids moved slightly, and he couldn't tell what was true or false, but he understood that there must be something in the emperor's heart, so he simply pointed out: "But Your Majesty, you should also know that I have a dragon soul by my side. .Let me stay in the court, won't I collide with the royal family?"

Zhuo Fan said it euphemistically, but the meaning is similar to the original Huangpu Qingtian.

Lao Tzu is the so-called destiny, the future king, are you not afraid that I will take over your country?

"Hahaha……"

Unconsciously laughing, the emperor looked calm and didn't mind: "The dragon soul of the earth vein is nothing but a spirit of heaven and earth. My royal ancestors suppressed it, but it was to keep the sky and the rivers and mountains in good weather, and the country's peace and prosperity. It does not mean anything in itself. Otherwise. If so, why do we let the Emperor Gate guard the Dragon City? Aren't we afraid that they will take the dragon soul as their own and take my country? Moreover, Huangpu Qingtian also has a dragon soul, claiming to be destined to return, didn't he die? in your hand?"

"Hehehe... The destiny of heaven has always been in my own hands. My descendants will work hard, be diligent in government and love the people, Tianyu is natural, the country is prosperous, the people are prosperous, and my descendants are not filial, arrogant and extravagant, how can I keep my heaven long and peaceful? , If I believe that I just need to sit back and enjoy the success, how can I work so hard?"

Without noticing that his brows moved, Zhuo Fan nodded slightly, what the emperor said was so fucking reasonable that he had to believe it. As for whether the emperor believed it or not, he would not know.

After pondering for a while, Zhuo Fan clasped his fists slightly: "Uh, Your Majesty, please allow me to think about it for a while."

"Alright, think twice! But I really hope that you can serve the empire and live up to the title I gave you as the number one housekeeper in the world!" Nodding slightly, the emperor smiled and said, still so sincere.

Even if Zhuo Fan saw it, he couldn't help feeling secretly.

If everything this emperor has today is false, then he shouldn't be an emperor, he should be an actor.

After that, the two chatted a few more words, and Zhuo Fan bowed and left. Watching his figure gradually disappear, the emperor finally showed a strange smile.

shhhhh!

With the sound of breaking the air, two old figures appeared beside the emperor, but it was Fang Qiubai and Sima Hui, the guardian of the dragon.

After the two bowed to the emperor, Sima Hui took the lead and said, "Report to Your Majesty, the princess has returned safely!"

"Well, this Yongning, it really won't let me worry for a moment. If Zhuo Fan didn't show up in time this time, this girl would have a big problem!" He let out a long breath, and the emperor's face showed a rare look of happiness. The color shows how much he attaches importance to this daughter.

Fang Qiubai also sighed and shook his head helplessly: "I can't think of this Zhuo Fan, but I haven't seen him for a few days, so I'm impressed. Now his strength may have surpassed ours... Alas, this little monster!"

"Hmph, it's more than a little monster, it's simply a Zhuge Changfeng at the peak of the divine illumination, with both civil and military skills, it's too dangerous!" His eyes narrowed slightly, and the emperor coughed violently.

"Cough, cough...Bring me a pen and paper!"

"Yes!"

The attendant agreed and prepared the pen and paper.

The emperor vigorously wrote a few large characters on the white paper, but it was the names of his three emperors. Looking at the three familiar handwriting, the emperor's eyes were complicated, but in the end, his eyes were fixed, and he said lightly: "Tell me about the situation outside just now, especially the reaction of the three of them."

"Yes!" Fang Qiubai nodded and said everything outside the city.

The emperor pondered for a while, picked up a cinnabar pen, stopped in front of the prince's name, and murmured: "The boss has a calm personality, treats people smoothly, and respects his ancestors' teachings.

As the emperor spoke, he drew a circle behind his name, but after drawing three red circles, he suddenly frowned and sighed: "But what are you doing so obediently? Ugh……"

Shaking his head helplessly, the emperor drew a big cross at the end, and then came to the second child's name and drew two circles: "The second child is brave and friendly, he acts decisively and ambitiously, but he has a reckless personality and seeks out skin from tigers, and sooner or later he will be taken as Guns are fired, hum..."

The emperor drew three big forks in a row, and his beard was shaking with anger: "This second child is unbearable!"

Finally, he came to the third child's name again, hesitated for a while, but drew a question mark and stopped writing.

"Your Majesty, why..." Fang Qiubai was stunned, not sure why.

Slowly shaking his head, the emperor said lightly: "I know you are looking for the third son, but these three sons, I still need to observe it for a while. Especially the third son, I can't understand it. Otherwise, I will work hard to pave the way for them, and in the end I will meet an unfilial son and defeat the world, then I will not rest my eyes in death!"

With a long sigh, the emperor's eyes filled with sorrow.

He really hopes now that even if one of his three sons has half of Zhuo Fan's city, he can pass the throne safely...