In this life, people will never grow old.

In this life, only after experiencing great ups and downs can one truly understand the meaning of life, or in other words, see more through and more thoroughly.

A disaster is enough to change a person's life or even his original appearance.

Zhu Youzhen is a living example.

Looking at Zhu Youzhen in front of him, Fan Sheng was filled with emotion.

It is the best choice to describe Zhu Youzhen in front of you. Fan Sheng thinks it is the best choice.

Without a strong body and extraordinary martial arts, Zhu Youzhen had to go on another road. Or, this is why Jingxiang really looked at this third prince who had experienced disasters.

Fan Sheng suddenly realized that today he and Zhu Youzhen were not meeting each other by chance, but Jing Xiang made a deliberate arrangement.

Jingxiang knew that he would definitely come to him after receiving the news from An Sui, so he notified Zhu Youzhen and asked the other party to come over today.

And the meaning of this is self-evident.

Looking at Jing Xiang opposite him, Fan Sheng really couldn't understand it.

What he didn't understand was why the prime minister had to show his tendency so quickly, which was not a good thing for him or Zhu Youzhen. You should know that His Majesty the Emperor is only fifty in front of him and has always been in good health. Jing Xiang's position is really too sensitive, so he is not afraid of His Majesty's opinion on this?

Fan Sheng, thinking about his concern, did not notice that Kabuki had retreated at some point. There were only three of them left in the huge yard, and even the servants and guards retreated far away.

"Fan Sheng, you didn't know much about Your Highness before, right?" Jing Xiang asked with a smile.

Fan Sheng nodded, "Yes, the duties of the officials in the past have not much intersection with the Third Prince."

"Today I will be considered a formal meeting!" Jing Xiang said with a smile.

Zhu Youzhen smiled and clasped her fists: "I will ask Mr. Fan to take care of him in the future."

"Your Highness is so serious." Fan Sheng hurriedly returned the greeting.

Jingxiang picked up the wine glass, and Zhu Youzhen, who was on the side, quickly picked up the wine pot and poured wine into Jingxiang's cup. Fan Sheng's eyes were jumping.

"Fan Sheng, I think you understand what I mean at this time." Jing Xiang took a sip of wine, "You are right, the third brothers of the Zhu family, I support the third prince."

Fan Sheng took a deep breath: "Zhao Ye, isn't it too early now?"

"If it were in the past, I was naturally not in a hurry, but now I have to be in a hurry. If you don't know some things, don't inquire about them. If you trust me, then you have to believe that my choice will not be wrong." Jing Xiang said leisurely.

Fan Sheng said: "I naturally trust the Prime Minister. My life is given by the Prime Minister, so naturally I only follow the Prime Minister's order. But because of this, I would like to forgive me. The Third Highness, if you offend me through words, please forgive me."

"Just say it bluntly." Zhu Youzhen smiled.

"At present, the military strength of Daliang is still the decisive factor. Whoever has the stronger military strength has more say. It is difficult for the Great Highness and the Second Highness to distinguish Xuanyuan. The Third Highness has lost all its headquarters in Luzhou, and is the weakest among the three His Highnesses. The Daliang court officials and local subordinates are afraid that not many people are optimistic about the Third Highness." Fan Shengdao.

"If you want to ask the third prince to talk about this question yourself!"

Zhu Youzhen nodded: "Fan Zhusi is right. So, this is why I need money very much. To be honest with Fan Zhusi, oh, in fact, Fan Zhusi should also know that I am behind the biggest smuggling behavior in Chang'an. I frantically smuggled controlled items from the north to my Daliang to sell them, and collected a lot of wealth, not for personal enjoyment. I spent all of this money."

"Third Prince, it is difficult to buy loyalty with money." Fan Sheng shook his head and said.

"How to spend money is an art, and how to spend money correctly is an extremely difficult job." Jing Xiang, who slowly swayed the red wine in the glass, smiled: "So in this regard, I have given many ideas for the third prince."

Zhu Youzhen bowed to Jing Xiang and said, "At first, I did spend the money in the wrong place, but with the guidance of the prime minister, I quickly changed my course. Let me tell you, Director Fan. Now, about one-third of the imperial guards stationed in Chang'an have supported me. None of these people have been to the Grand Priest, and the highest official position is the lieutenant."

When Fan Sheng heard Zhu Youzhen speak easily, he took a breath. What is the concept of one-third? If he can control one-third of the imperial guards in Chang'an, he can launch a military coup with a very high success rate.

For example, although the 10,000 imperial guards can only directly control three thousand people, at least three thousand people are centrists, and the other three thousand people are firm loyalists. Once a rebellion occurs, the 3,000 people who rebel can easily conquer the 3,000 people in the middle. In addition, one side has the intention and the other side has no intention, the possibility of success is extremely high.

Looking at Fan Sheng's pale face, Zhu Youzhen smiled and said, "Fan Zhusi, you have thought about things left. I have never thought about rebelling. I just hope that at a certain time, I will not be isolated and helpless. If there is really something, I can have the strength to do the right thing."

After hearing this, Fan Sheng felt a little relieved.

"Since that's the case, why do you need to go to Pinglu? Just stay in Chang'an. If something happens, wouldn't you get the moon first?" Fan Sheng asked.

"It's still an old problem. I need to rebuild my own troops." Zhu Youzhen said.

"But Pinglu is not a good place." Fan Sheng shook his head and said, "Li Ze has pacified the Northeast and Northwest affairs. Next, we must turn against us. Whether it is the Prime Minister's judgment or our intelligence display, Pinglu must be the first place where Li Ze wants to take action."

"There is no way, now I can no longer have my own army through normal channels." Zhu Youzhen sighed: "I can only take risks, and Pinglu is the place recommended by the prime minister."

"Why is Pinglu?" Fan Sheng looked at Jing Xiang in confusion.

"Pinglu Hou Xiyi, in order to deal with the pressure from Qin Zhao and others in recent years, Pinglu has made people miserable. Once Li Ze starts fighting, Hou Xiyi will not last long." Jingxiang said: "So Your Majesty decided to send a force to support Hou Xiyi and cheer Hou Xiyi up, hoping that Hou Xiyi can last longer."

"It's time for us to take down Shannan East Road and Shannan West Road?" Fan Sheng asked, "Or more?"

"That's what Your Majesty means. If we take down Shannan East Road and Shannan West Road and take E Yue further, then Pinglu will be lost, which will not hinder the overall situation."

"So the troops I went to support were to die." Fan Sheng changed his color and said, "Why did the third prince go?"

"Only in this way, the Third Highness can hold a unit that truly belongs to him." Jing Xiang said: "The Third Highness automatically invited Ying to go there. The reason is that if a prince goes there, it will make the army more combat-effective. They will not think that they are the abandoned people, and will also give Hou Xiyi more hope."

"But the facts will not change because of Your Highness?"

"Of course there will be changes!" Jing Xiang smiled and said, "Don't forget that Your Highness is very rich now, and money can do a lot of things, for example, make this army better equipped and have higher salary. Your Highness and I can give him open and secret help from all aspects, and Your Highness and you can give him strong support from the perspective of intelligence."

Fan Sheng took a deep breath.

"Of course, dangers exist everywhere, but wealth and honor are in danger. How can we do something big without taking risks? Besides, this time it is amazing is failure. Even if the Third Prince comes back without gaining nothing, we will have the opportunity to start over!" Jing Xiang said.

Fan Sheng has already come back to his senses.

"Actually, your highness still wants to seek Hou Xiyi's Pinglu army."

Jing Xiang laughed loudly and looked at Zhu Youzhen and said, "How about the Third Prince? I'll just say that Mr. Fan is a smart person, right?"

"Of course, if not, how could Master Fan take charge of my external intelligence work?" Zhu Youzhen said with a smile.

"Where is the identity of the Third Highness here? With a lot of money, the officers of Pinglu are actually very clear that they are in danger and are eager to find a new backer. Obviously, the Third Highness is much stronger than Hou Xiyi. So as long as the Third Highness shows a little, there will inevitably be a large number of Pinglu officers who surrender to the Third Highness. What the Third Highness has to do is how to integrate these troops into shape, and then safely withdraw his army when Pinglu fails. As for Hou Xiyi, let him sacrifice for the great affairs of the Third Highness!"

Fan Sheng nodded suddenly. It seemed that strategic abandonment of Pinglu was something the prime minister had already calculated, bringing out Pinglu's vitality and then changing them to another master.

"Prince, I want to ask more questions, what exactly is the urgent thing you said before?"

"You can't say it now, you can't say it. After you take charge of my intelligence affairs, you can get in touch with and understand some things."

"How is that possible?" Fan Sheng smiled and said, "Zhu Sheng, who is in charge of domestic intelligence, is a person trusted by His Majesty."

"Soon, he will not be there." Jing Xiang said.

"Why?"

"Because Zhu Sheng just reunited, his newlywed wife is more beautiful than a fairy, and she is really a rare beauty." Jing Xiang's lips twitched slightly, "I have already arranged it. Then your Majesty will have a chance encounter with this Mrs. Zhu."

Fan Sheng understood in an instant.

Their Emperor is a person who regards his life as his destiny. If Zhu Sheng's newlywed wife is really as beautiful as Jing Xiang said, she is afraid that Zhu Sheng's life will be worrying.

"Your Majesty's habit, cough, cough..." Fan Sheng shook his head helplessly.
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