Volume Three Famous Beilu County Chapter 267 High above
Set off!
Lu Jiuzhang rode a monster and headed south.
After crossing Beiyu Pass and heading south for more than 200 kilometers, you will reach the boundary of Beilu County.
To be precise, it is a county under the jurisdiction of Cangzhou Prefecture in Beilu County.
Take the official road to Cangzhou Prefecture, and then set off from Cangzhou Prefecture towards Beilu County.
There are twists and turns along the road, and the distance is about more than a thousand kilometers.
Riding the monster beast, I estimate that I will be able to return to Beilu County early tomorrow morning.
Lu Jiuzhang could also run long distances, but it would consume too much spiritual power, and he would probably have to stop three or four times along the way to replenish his spiritual power before continuing.
This will waste a lot of time.
"Brother!"
Not long after Lu Jiuzhang left the Beiyu Pass, the figure of the little fat man was behind him. He was chasing after him on a monster beast.
Lu Jiuzhang stopped and looked at the little fat man warily.
After discovering that he was alone, I lowered my guard.
Just one person and one monster cannot pose a threat to Lu Jiuzhang.
"Second brother, why are you here?"
Lu Jiuzhang joked with a smile.
The little fat man rode a monster and walked side by side with Lu Jiuzhang.
"Brother, can you return the Dubao Rat to me?"
The little fat man asked, "If this thing dies, it will be really hard to find."
"oh?"
Lu Jiuzhang had heard about the Duobao Rat from him more than once, but he didn't understand it. "Tell me about your situation first, and then talk about the situation of the Duobao Rat."
"My situation? Don't you know my situation?" The fat man felt surprised.
His life experience should be considered famous in the Zhou Dynasty.
The reputation of princes and nobles is not small.
"have no idea."
Lu Jiuzhang shook his head.
This was his first time meeting a big shot in the royal family.
"My name is Zhou Zheng, and my father is the younger brother of the late emperor Yongwen, not a full brother. He must have been one of the strong contenders for the throne back then." The little fat man said, "Then, after Emperor Yongwen ascended the throne, my father and the others had a lot of power.
Be deprived of."
"The winner is the king, the loser is the bandit, there is nothing to say. Emperor Yongwen is quite good. He did not confiscate my father's house and send him to the clan mansion. Instead, he still made him the prince."
"Further on, there are my brothers who died when they were young. The cause of death is strange. Some people say that Emperor Yongwen killed them, while others say that there was an accident."
"Some people say that the demon clan deliberately killed him in order to sow discord. They wanted my father to rise up against Emperor Yongwen."
"But after that, Emperor Yongwen's throne became more and more stable, and no one mentioned it anymore."
"My father gave birth to me when he was in his fifties. A few years later, he also died. As the only son of Prince Gong, I also inherited the throne."
"But there will probably be no chance after that. The throne can only be passed down to two generations. When my son is born, he will be the county king, and his grandson will be the marquis. After a few generations, I am afraid that I will not even have the title."
Looking back on the past, little fat Zhou Zheng was also filled with sadness.
Not ascending to the throne meant that he had deviated from the core of the Zhou Dynasty.
After that, each generation becomes worse than the previous one.
The Great Zhou Dynasty would not allow his family to inherit hereditary princes. If this were the case, there would be no telling how many princes there would be since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
In the next few hundred years, I don’t know how many more princes there will be.
By then, tens of thousands of princes will exist at the same time, and not to mention anything else, the enshrinement of the royal family will be a big problem.
To be able to inherit the family for two generations is already an extremely gracious gesture from His Majesty.
From the center of power to the fringes, Zhou Zheng's father, Prince Gong of the previous generation, was probably also depressed.
The former emperor firmly sat on the throne, and now the throne has been passed to his daughter.
Now, Prince Gong has no chance.
Hearing this, Lu Jiuzhang nodded, as if he had a general understanding.
"What about you? If you don't live up to your duties as a prince, why would you come to the frontier?" Lu Jiuzhang asked, "And that captain in golden armor, isn't he a member of the Imperial Guard? Why are he with you again?"
"What I'm trying to achieve is just to be powerful. If my strength reaches the second level of martial arts, I can protect our family for another two hundred years."
A strong man of the second level of martial arts was still very valued in the Zhou Dynasty.
With him here, at least the lineage of Prince Gong will not decline. Even if he has made achievements for the Zhou Dynasty during his lifetime, the title of hereditary prince will be maintained for at least two hundred years.
Because of the reputation of being a second-grade martial artist, the royal family would usually lend a helping hand.
"If you become a first-level martial artist, you can join the royal group of elders and become an elder. By then, although our lineage, Prince Gong, is not as good as the royal lineage, it will be one of the families second only to the royal family."
"It's a pity that it's too difficult to become a first-level martial artist, but you can give it a try at the second-level."
Fatty Zhou Zheng said, "So I have been traveling abroad to enhance my strength, hoping that martial arts can become stronger quickly."
"As for those imperial guards, they are all sent by the royal family to monitor us princes and nobles. Do you think it is a good thing?" Zhou Zheng said displeased, "Including the guards of the palace, they are all sent from the imperial guards.
Adopting a rotation system, a group of Guards will be replaced almost every once in a while, and these Guards will not be repeated at all."
"Not only does it prevent the royal family and the Imperial Guard from getting too close, it also keeps these princes under control at all times."
The Imperial Guards are the emperor's people, and every move of these princes cannot escape the surveillance of the new emperor.
Therefore, Zhou Zhengcai did not dare to take action against Lu Jiuzhang at that time.
If he takes action here, the new emperor will know about it.
It's nothing to direct the guards to do things. In name, these guards are still his bodyguards.
But when it comes to getting started, Captain Jin Jia will also record everything and hand it over to some people responsible for recording to keep the files.
In some special circumstances, we will report to the New Emperor.
Generally, if nothing happens, the file will be sealed after being recorded for future reference.
"Then you follow me. Why doesn't Captain Jin Jia follow? Aren't you afraid that you will be in danger?" Lu Jiuzhang was confused.
Unexpectedly, these people seem to be superior, but in fact they are quite pitiful.
Being under surveillance all day long.
"Prince Gong's lineage has long been far away from the center of the struggle, and I have no power at all. If the current situation continues, after my death, the title of prince will probably be gone, and only the county prince will remain."
"Although I am being monitored, it is not strict. The new emperor's brothers and sisters are the top priority. The new emperor has just ascended the throne and has no heirs. Her position is unstable, and maybe another one will take the throne.
Already."
Lu Jiuzhang finally understood that if a new emperor came to the throne, his brother would usually be a prince, that is, a prince.
This kind of person has more or less competed for the throne before, and even if he has not succeeded, he still holds considerable power. Therefore, this kind of prince must be strictly monitored to prevent changes.
The little fat man is an ordinary prince, that is, a second-generation prince. He has been away from the core of power for too long. In name, he is under surveillance. In fact, they cannot make much splash.
