In this long night, people's hearts are different, just like a mountain of plants and trees, with flowers blooming in all colors and shapes. Although the places where they grow are the same, their character has its own advantages.

Human hearts are always fickle.

That night, the stars were shining.

Tang Zheng was busy rescuing the eleven children carried by the White Lotus Sect...

That night, the wind blew quietly.

Some people in the Great Zhou Dynasty were secretly coveting something that should not belong to them...

For example, imperial power!

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The cool breeze is like water, but the long night is not lonely. In a courtyard in the capital of Dazhou, there are an old and two young people talking at night in the pavilion.

This old man was the second-rank minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty, in charge of all kinds of yamen affairs of the Ministry of Personnel of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Since the establishment of the Western Jin Dynasty, six dynasties have been assigned to all dynasties. The Ministry of Personnel has the responsibility of assessing officials, which is actually a great power.

The old man was clearly the most important minister who could be ranked as the Minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty. At least he was Li Jingxue’s trusted confidants.

However, even such a core official now has some selfish thoughts about the Great Zhou.

People's hearts are always fickle...

...

The old man sat down respectfully with two young men.

The two young men have similar appearances, but their expressions are slightly different!

The first young man looked leisurely and played with the jade pendant hanging around his waist from time to time. The other one was full of excitement, and his eyebrows were filled with joy.

Finally, the second young man couldn't bear it and said excitedly: "Grandfather, I'm done today. Your Majesty personally summoned me, and he was very encouraged by words..."

As he spoke, his eyebrows kept shaking, and he was obviously very excited inside.

When the old man and the first young man heard this, they all looked very interested in their faces.

The old man slowly stroked his beard with his hands and smiled and praised: "Zhong'er did a good job today. I already know the things in the palace. If you can successfully meet Your Majesty, it can be considered the first step in a journey of thousands of miles. However, I still don't know the details of today. You should tell me carefully about the things you pay homage to Your Majesty. If it matches my wishes, I will definitely not be stingy with your reward..."

"Aha, thank you grandfather!"

The second young man seemed to be out of character, and he heard this and became very eager and smiled repeatedly: "At the end of this morning court today, my grandson and the younger generation from several other families asked to see Your Majesty as usual. I originally thought that Your Majesty still ignored it, but suddenly a palace maid named Niao Niao came and led us to the Tea Tasting Hall..."

"Tea Tasting Hall?"

The old man's eyes heated up and said in a deep voice: "The Tea Tasting Hall is the place where Your Majesty drinks tea and reads books. It seems that things will eventually turn around and take advantage of the opportunity."

"good!"

The second young man quickly spoke, his expression became more and more proud, and said with a high character: "There are as many as twenty people entering the palace today, all of whom are young elites, known as the Great Zhou Junyan. However, His Majesty's jade-faced frost only spoke to a few people. Only when he asked his grandson and the other three, he could barely have a smile... "

Speaking of this, he raised his head and said excitedly: "Your Majesty has given me a lot of encouragement in his words."

"Very good!" The old man slapped the stone table.

Then he looked at the young man again, and asked in a deep look: "You just said that Your Majesty smiled at you and the other three, so who are the other three? This matter should not be underestimated, and I will talk about it in detail..."

"Grandson understands!"

The second young man bowed and said, "The three are Li Heng, Kong Zhen, Tang Luoyu, and grandson himself, who happen to be four. When I met Your Majesty today, I was the only one who smiled with you."

"Four people..."

The old man pondered and looked up at the night sky.

After a long time, the old man slowly spoke: "It seems that although Your Majesty has relaxed his mind, he still has the intention of carefully screening. Today, you four are encouraged, and these are the four screening objects that Your Majesty chooses."

He still didn't take his eyes back when he looked up at the night sky and pondered and said, "The first one is Li Heng. I also know his origin. This young man is the descendant of King Huai Li Huaiyun. It seems that King Huai is also planning to get a share of the pie in this matter."

The young man snorted coldly and said, "Your Majesty deeply hates the Li family of the Tang Dynasty. Li Heng has the blood of the Li family, so he will definitely not be favored by His Majesty. He will definitely not be able to be selected for the final screening."

The old man shook his head slowly and said, "You are thinking badly about this matter, and Li Heng may not be unable to succeed..."

The young man had a little dissatisfied, but he did not object.

The old man said again: "The second one is Kong Zhen. I also asked someone to investigate the origin. This son is an elite selected by the Kong clan of Qufu, who participated in the election of His Majesty's descendants. Kong clan is powerful, and this son is also extraordinary. This is the real legitimate son, unlike the scum Kong Ruyun before. Zhong'er, you need to be careful. Kong Zhen is definitely a very strong competitor."

The young man snorted again and said, "Although the Kong family is powerful, His Majesty does not like Kong family. He also has to thank Tang Zheng because he has a rift with Kong Ruyun, which has caused His Majesty to complain about the Kong family."

The old man smiled and said, "I love the house and the mistress, that's it. Tang Zheng is his majesty's parent-child after all, how can parents not love their children?"

The young man yelled twice, and his eyebrows gloated: "It's a pity that this kid didn't have the life to be the emperor, he actually died..."

"Shut up!"

The young man was only halfway through his words, and suddenly heard the old man shouting suddenly and scolded: "Remember, don't say bad things about Tang Zheng in the future, and you can't express the intention of gloating. Otherwise, you will never succeed, and Your Majesty will never accept you as a child."

The young man was shocked and quickly lowered his head to admit his mistake and said carefully: "The grandson only talks at home, and he will definitely not say that outside."

“It’s not okay at home…”

The old man scolded again and said sternly: "You must know that there are ears in the walls. There is no airtight wall in the world. What's more, people's eyes will betray their own hearts. If you can't get rid of this problem, you don't have to participate in this matter in the future. Your Majesty is already sad about Tang Zheng's affairs. Once you learn that you are lucky enough to gloat, then Your Majesty will never choose you as your son, and even if you implicate your family, you will be suppressed."

The young man was timid and bowed his head and dared not defend himself.

The old man snorted twice before he began to analyze the previous topic, and said, "The third person is named Tang Luoyu, this is your biggest competitor. Tang Luoyu is the nephew of the Tang Wudi clan. It is said that he is a young handsome man with both civil and military skills. But his surname is Tang, which will make His Majesty love the house and the mist... "

The young man dared not object to this, and he also knew that the old man had indeed made a good analysis. Tang Zheng's surname was Tang, and Tang Luoyu's surname was Tang. Although the surname did not mean anything, it would inevitably make His Majesty feel like an association.

Once you really love the house and the Ugly, it is indeed a big trouble.

Until this moment, the first young man in the pavilion finally interjected. The young man's eyes flashed a few times, and suddenly bowed and said to the old man: "Grandfather, grandson has something to say!"

The old man turned to look at him and smiled and said, "Yue'er suddenly changed her normal behavior, but she also wanted to participate?"

"good!"

The first young man Zheng pointed his head and said in a deep voice: "Since Your Majesty has already expressed his mentality, how can my grandson let other families take the lead? I want to personally participate in the competition for the emperor and let my grandson family gain great authority..."

What is great authority?

The one with the greatest authority in time is to exercise power with heaven!

What is the exercise of rights with heaven?

The so-called one who exercises power with heaven can only be the position of emperor!

Now that the Great Zhou Dynasty is stable, Li Jingxue shows her talent and strategy, but she has no descendants. The rumored descendant Tang Zheng was assassinated.

If Tang Zheng had nothing to do with it, the civil and military officials in the court would definitely not have such thoughts. But now Tang Zheng has not found it, and gradually it has caused strange plans...

"If my child could be seen by Your Majesty, wouldn't he be able to inherit the extremely powerful Great Zhou?"

All the civil and military officials in the court had plans!

The two young men in this pavilion are also doing this. His family is the Sun family of the Great Zhou family, but it is not a family that has been passed down for a long time. On the contrary, it has just risen recently, but it can rank among the top ten of the entire family in the Great Zhou family.

The reason is actually very simple, just because the old man became the Minister of Personnel.

With power, there is power in a blink of an eye.

It is precisely because of this that they are more eager to fight for power, because they taste the taste of power and know how intoxicating this taste is.

The old man's name is Sun Mingrui, who is the head of the Sun family. The two young men are the core legitimate sons of the family, and they are the legitimate grandsons born to each of his two sons.

The first young man was called Sun Yue, and the second young man was called Sun Zhong. The second young man was received by Li Jingxue today, Sun Zhong. This boy has many complacent attitudes.

However, Sun Zhong can no longer be proud now!

Because he heard that his elder brother Sun Yue also wanted to participate...

He knew the ability of the elder brother. This is the real young elite of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He is known to have the heroic posture of being a gentleman and a martial artsman. Once the elder brother also participates, where will he have a chance to succeed?

This made him feel a little panicked!

"no!"

Sun Zhong suddenly stood up from the stone bench and said angrily: "How can brother be like this? I am not convinced! The family has clearly determined that I will let me do it. I am the only one who fights for His Majesty's descendants..."

“Talent?”

Sun Yue smiled faintly, disagreed with his second brother's statement, and said lightly: "Are you a talent? Can you compete for others? Not to mention the Tang Luoyu who loves his Majesty, nor to mention the first family of the Great Zhou Dynasty. In the Qufu Kong family, Li Heng, who has the blood of the royal family, is probably much better than you..."

Sun Zhong snorted twice and gritted his teeth and said, "I have confidence in success, they are not opponents."

Sun Yue still smiled faintly and said, "Very good! You have the confidence to compete for them, but have you have the confidence to compete for people who are stronger than them?"

Sun Zhong was slightly stunned and said in surprise: "What does this mean by brother?"
Chapter completed!