In a Japanese-style courtyard, a black cat squatted on the wall of the courtyard, cocking its ears and listening to what was going on in the house, and then shyly left with a "meow".

Lin Haoran is not a rigid character, and he accepts Japanese tatami very calmly, and this kind of open space gives him greater room for performance.

After a lot of confusion, he was just reminiscing about the beauty of this woman's strong and long legs, when he saw Oda Yiko coming to the side to put on a set of thick night clothes.

After putting on her night clothes, Oda Yiko put on a big black robe and even prepared a fox demon mask, then she reached out and grasped the Japanese sword on the knife holder.

Lin Haoran was originally waiting for her to come back and continue to be gentle, but he didn't want Oda Yiko to go out with a knife, so he asked doubtfully: "Yiko, where are you going?"

"Ms. sir, you should have a good rest first. This time I will go and take charge personally to ensure that everything you arranged is flawless!" Oda Yiko checked the blade and then said seriously.

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Lin Haoran saw the lively Oda Yoriko, but he didn't know whether to reflect on his declining combat power or to admire this woman's vitality.

"Ms. sir, I'm going!" Yoriko Oda looked at Lin Haoran lying on the tatami and said as she resolutely looked like the knight Ali she was back then.

Lin Haoran looked at Oda Yiko's leaving figure, thinking about the three virtuous housewives around him who had their own strengths, and couldn't help but feel a sense of pride and peace of mind.

There was once a survey on why there were so many top talents in a small Peixian County.

The results of the survey show that it is not actually the talent pool in Peixian County, but that the intelligent Chinese nation does not lack talents at all, but only lacks a platform to display its own value.

If we analyze it from the economics of later generations, it was Liu Bang's strong rise that caused the "industrial agglomeration effect" in Peixian County.

The process of Liu Bang's transformation from a small pavilion chief to the ruler of the empire also gave the people of Peixian County a platform to display their value, and gave Xiao He, Cao Shen, Fan Kuai and others the opportunity to display their talents.

Lin Haoran came out of a poor mountain village in western Guangdong, and then stood at the pinnacle of power step by step, resolutely becoming the second Liu Bang.

It was the emergence of the "king" Lin Haoran that led to the "industrial agglomeration effect" in the area with Lin Haoran as the core, giving these people the opportunity to display their talents.

Politically, the party headed by Lin Haoran became the strongest new force in the dynasty, with Zhu Heng, Ma Sen, Wang Bo and Xu Shaoru all rising to high positions.

Economically, the rapid rise of Cantonese businessmen with the United Business Group as the core has made the originally mediocre Cantonese businessmen become the most dazzling stars in the business world, thus creating a large number of upstart Cantonese businessmen with business talents.

Take Shanxi merchants as an example. Their business practices are not unsmart, and they once became the most powerful group of businessmen in the country. However, after Lin Haoran's repeated attacks and purges, the current Shanxi merchants are now making a lot of money, not to mention making money every day.

Earnings are declining.

On the other hand, Cantonese businessmen with huge capital and support from Lin Haoran are no longer limited to playing the role of maritime traders. They have also entered many industries in the Ming Dynasty and have formed monopolies in many industries.

It is this difference in platform that caused the decline of Shanxi merchants and the strong rise of Guangdong merchants. The new business stars in the next ten years will definitely be born from the Guangdong merchant group.

In terms of counselors, Lin Haoran also has top counselors such as Sun Jixiang, Wang Zhideng and Jiang Ronghua around him, who are quietly advising him behind the scenes.

The same is true, it's not how many talents Lin Haoran has recruited, but the people around Lin Haoran who use the platform to develop their talents.

Today's Lin Party is an industry gathering, United Group is also an industry gathering, and the Lin family as the core is an industry gathering.

People like Wu Qiuyu, Hua Yingrong and Oda Yoriko all benefited from the platform provided by Lin Haoran, thus stimulating their potential and becoming what future generations would call top talents.

It is foreseeable that in the next ten years or even longer, the top talents of this era will definitely belong to Lin Haoran's camp.

In Qianqing Palace and Dongnuan Pavilion, the candlelight seemed bright at this time, as if it could light up the dark night sky.

Long Qing, who was lying on the dragon bed, vomited a mouthful of blood, but he didn't even have the strength to turn over and vomit. Blood flowed from the corner of his mouth to his ears.

The palace attendant next to him had been waiting carefully and hurriedly helped Long Qing wipe the corners of his mouth with white silk. Now Long Qing was like a rag doll at the mercy of others.

Several imperial doctors came forward to check on the illness, with sad looks on their faces.

It is a miracle that Long Qing's life has lasted to this day. Now if they want to save Long Qing, this is far beyond their ability.

Long Qing's eyes opened slightly, but his whole face looked as pale as paper, and he looked like he was dying. Even when he spoke, he was breathless.

"Father, I don't want you to die, wuwu," Zhu Yijun was already a sensible nine-year-old boy, but he threw himself next to Long Qing and cried.

Concubine Li stood quietly in front of the couch and looked at Long Qing. She already knew that Long Qing could not hold on for long and would even take his last breath at any time.

Long Qing knew that his body was in good condition, but he also knew that his life was short. Looking at his eldest son throwing himself beside him, his eyes flashed with love, and his pale lips moved slightly.

Zhang Fu has been with Long Qing during this period, and since he is an old man in Prince Yu's Mansion, he is now the person who knows Long Qing best.

He carefully put his ear to it, and faintly heard that it was "Jun'er", so he said to the crying Zhu Yijun: "The emperor's eldest son, what is the emperor calling you?"

"Father, the emperor is here!" Zhu Yijun wiped away his tears and responded very filially.

Concubine Li's eyes suddenly lit up, but she looked at Long Qing with hope.

Zhang Fu also guessed the possibility and put his ear close to Long Qing again, but his angry words intermittently said something about being strong. He couldn't help but shake his head gently towards Concubine Li in disappointment.

Although he also hoped that Long Qing's last words would be to pass the throne to the eldest son, Long Qing decided not to say this.

"Your Majesty, you said you would pass the throne to Yi'er, you can't break your promise!" Concubine Li's eyes flashed with disappointment, but she stepped forward and said to Long Qing.

Although all the officials in the court collectively supported the emperor's legitimate son to inherit the throne, she never compromised. Instead, she hoped that Long Qing could abide by the agreement and pass the throne to her eldest son Zhu Yijun.

Although Long Qing struggled to speak, he was not deaf, but he couldn't help but feel a surge of blood. Daqing, this woman only has the throne in her eyes, but she doesn't have the slightest feeling of husband and wife.

"Brother Imperial, Yi'er is the most sensible and smart person right now. If our Ming Dynasty is not passed on to him, who else can we pass it on to?" The eldest princess stood beside Concubine Li and expressed her support.

Since Long Qing became seriously ill, the eldest princess took this opportunity to return to the capital and came to visit him every once in a while.

Although the relationship between her and Long Qing's siblings is actually very weak, she is the only living sister after all, so she has always had a transcendent status in the eyes of outsiders.

Especially after receiving the support of Concubine Li, she successfully stayed in the palace and often followed Concubine Li.

Long Qing ignored these two women, who only had the throne in their hearts but no family ties, and set his sights on Zhang Fu.

Zhang Fu is already the chief eunuch of the Bureau of Ceremonies. Although he is only at the bottom, because he was born in Prince Yu's palace, he is now much more favored than Chen Hong and Feng Bao.

Seeing Long Qing glance at him, Dangjiang put his ear to his, knowing that Long Qing was going to assign him a task.

Long Qing said angrily in Zhang Fu's ear. Even Concubine Li Guifei and the eldest princess who were staying nearby couldn't hear clearly what Long Qing said, but they couldn't help but admire Zhang Fu's ear.

Several large lanterns hang high at Qianqing Gate, illuminating the place like daylight.

Empress Chen came in the king's chariot against the cold wind. Next to her sat the two-year-old emperor's son and daughter. However, the emperor's son gave people a sickly feeling.

"Queen, your Majesty has already ordered that no one be seen!" The eunuch guarding in front of the Qianqing Gate greeted Queen Chen and then stopped her.

Since Long Qing became seriously ill, he not only almost cut off all contact with the important officials of the imperial court, but also shut out all the concubines. Therefore, the Qianqing Palace was already like a closed kingdom.

Tang Su frowned slightly and yelled loudly at the eunuch guarding the door: "You bastard, Concubine Li can get in, why can't the empress!"

"The emperor just summoned Concubine Li!" the eunuch guarding the gate explained immediately.

Empress Chen held the sleeping royal son in her arms, stared at the eunuch who was still standing in the middle of the door and said coldly: "Are you trying to block my way?"

"No, don't you dare!" One eunuch quickly pulled another eunuch and pretended to get out of the way.

Although they still don't know the situation in Dongnuang Pavilion, Long Qing is now critically ill and cannot even survive tonight. If he offends the future Queen Mother because of his so-called responsibilities, then he has really spent all these years in vain.

Empress Chen is no longer the aggrieved empress who allowed others to bully her. Now that she has the emperor's legitimate son in her hands, no one can stop her from becoming the queen mother.

She ignored the eunuch guarding the door and walked into the Qianqing Gate with her children. When she learned that Long Qing lived in Dongnuan Pavilion, she went straight to the brightly lit Dongnuan Pavilion.

The heating system in Dongnuang Pavilion is already running, and the room seems warm.

"Why is the queen here?" Concubine Li couldn't help but panicked when she learned that the queen had barged in.

After all, Empress Chen is the master of the harem, and the emperor's legitimate son is the legitimate heir to the throne. All she has is a verbal promise from Long Qing.

While they were talking, Queen Chen had already walked in from the outside with the emperor's legitimate son in her arms. Concubine Li and the eldest princess also hurriedly greeted Queen Chen.

After some courtesy, Dragon Bed still didn't respond.

"My dear, please say hello to your father!" The emperor's legitimate son looked scared and hugged the queen tightly, while the emperor's legitimate daughter seemed very obedient and said hello to Long Qing on the bed.

Long Qing didn't react at all, or was unable to react at all. He was lying motionless on the bed.

"Dead?"

When Queen Chen saw that Long Qing had no reaction at all, she couldn't help turning her head to look at Concubine Li and the eldest princess and secretly said.

Before Concubine Li could say anything, the eldest princess next to her stood up and said, "Sister-in-law, the emperor's old illness has relapsed and he needs to recuperate now. You'd better not disturb him!"

Empress Chen, however, has not forgotten the evil deeds of the eldest princess who cast the spell. She had already been lenient towards the eldest princess, but she did not want to get involved in this fight.

Without even looking at the eldest princess, she hugged the emperor's legitimate son and came forward. Although she was mentally prepared, she was still shocked when she saw Long Qing's face.

As luck would have it, Long Qing also opened his eyes at this time, just in time to see Queen Chen's panic. Long Qing, who had always been good-looking, immediately had an unhappy look on his face.

Zhang Fu saw Long Qing's lips move, then put his ears up, and then looked at Empress Chen with a very troubled face.

"Zhang Fu, what did the emperor just say?" Empress Chen saw Zhang Fu's reaction and couldn't help but ask.

Seeing Zhang Fu's troubled appearance, the eldest princess angrily accused him: "My royal brother is ill now, but you, a dog slave, can't even pass on messages?"

Zhang Fu hesitated for a moment, and finally said bravely: "Reporting to the Queen, Your Majesty wants you to stay in your Kunning Palace!"

Queen Chen took a deep breath, but suppressed the anger in her heart and said: "Did the Emperor really say that?"

Zhang Fu glanced at Long Qing, who had closed his eyes, and then said with great certainty: "The emperor said so, and I hope the queen can follow the emperor's will!"

Empress Chen did not expect that Long Qing actually wanted to ground her, and did not even give her son a chance to accompany her. When she did, she hugged the emperor's legitimate son and left with a cold face.

When the eldest princess and Concubine Li saw this, they couldn't help exchanging excited glances.

When the candle was almost burned out, a young eunuch carefully replaced it with new wax.

Long Qing felt that he had fallen asleep. When he opened his eyes, he found that there were still Concubine Li, the eldest princess and Zhang Fu in front of the bed. His lips moved again involuntarily.

Zhang Fu put his ear to it, then looked at Concubine Li and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty asked the elders why they haven't arrived yet?"

Before Queen Chen came in, Long Qing knew that he didn't have much time left, so he decided to call the four elders into the palace, but he planned to make arrangements for his death.

"Your Majesty, you are in critical condition now. The palace door has been locked. It would be too cumbersome to reopen the palace door. You'd better summon the elder tomorrow!" Concubine Li swallowed her saliva and said with concern.

When Long Qing saw that Concubine Li ignored his orders, he was about to have a seizure. However, a burst of energy and blood rushed straight to Tianling Gai, his mind was suddenly spinning, and it became difficult to breathe.

When everyone saw this, they stepped forward in panic.
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