After exhausting myself to death

"If we don't do anything, spring will be here soon."

Li Chengzhuo deliberately showed a sad face, "Mr. Shen, I want to go back to Lilan to celebrate the New Year."

There is a huge lotus pond in the small garden of Shen Mansion, but this season there are no lotus flowers, only a few remaining leaves.

In the stone pavilion by the pool, Shen Minghuan and Li Chengzhuo sat opposite each other.

The emperor did not restrict the other party's actions. After all, Li Chengzhuo was surrounded by people arranged by the emperor inside and outside.

Of course, it was just the emperor's "thinking". For example, these people now bowed respectfully to Shen Minghuan, and then followed Shen An down to drink tea.

Although Li Chengzhuo had known about this for a long time, he still couldn't help but marvel.

It's not that he doesn't have any means to conquer people, it's nothing more than coercion and inducement, and convincing them with emotion and reason, but in such a short period of time, he thinks he can't do it.

Shen Minghuan glanced at him sideways, "I'm not a god. Have you never thought that maybe they were not the emperor's people from the beginning?"

Li Chengzhuo was even more surprised, "Has your hand reached this long? The whole palace doesn't belong to you, right?"

Li Chengzhuo thought of the emperor sitting alone at the table during the banquet. The golden dragon robe made Luo Dan even more powerful, but now he only felt pitiful for him. Ah, is this a realistic version of "a lonely man"?

"I'm not that free." Shen Minghuan glanced at him again and said casually: "The head of the chamberlain next to the emperor is the leader who is responsible for arranging people for you. He is the only one who belongs to me."

Li Chengzhuo was about to compliment him jokingly on his ability, when a small fish jumped out of the water with a stirring sound, followed by a big fish chasing behind it. Two fish of different sizes arced through the air one after another, and then entered the water crisply.

"Big fish treating small fish?" Li Chengzhuo was attracted by the voice and found the scene quite interesting, so he said with a smile. When he said these words, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and murmured to himself, "Yes, as long as you master a big fish, there will be no shortage of small fish to use. In this way... then..."

He looked stern, stood up and clasped his fists, "Thank you sir, I'll teach you."

Shen Minghuan: "..."

He didn't teach him specifically, he just thought it would be more worry-free and he would have to worry less about some people.

After thanking the big fish, Li Chengzhuo fell into a nagging state again, "The sense of proportion in this needs to be grasped. If you want the big fish to give in, you have to delegate power so that he can have enough small fish. The small fish... the small fish... well, I It’s best not to interfere.”

The little fish can just be obedient and be the big fish's fish. There is no need to become his person.

Shen Minghuan sat up straight. He vaguely felt that if Li Chengzhuo hadn't interrupted him, he might have kept talking like this till dark.

"Don't worry," Shen Minghuan recalled the original topic and raised his voice, "I will definitely let you go home for the New Year!"

Li Chengzhuo looked at him expectantly, "What are your plans?"

With this expression, it looks like he wants to learn a few more tricks.

The stone pavilion was protected from the wind, and there was a stove burning in the pavilion, and the chairs were covered with fur cushions.

Shen Minghuan saw that Li Chengzhuo had "returned to normal" and lazily shrank back. His cloak was not fastened and was hanging on his body, as if he could not fall off. It was not clear whether he was cold or not.

Li Chengzhuo looked uncomfortable and unconsciously stretched out his hand to push the stove slightly towards the opposite side. "Your Emperor Da Qi is really strange. I thought that based on his behavior, Luo Xiuqi would soon be the next Luo Xiuyuan."

But it doesn't look like how much the emperor loves Luo Xiuqi.

Li Chengzhuo, who was also born into the royal family, knew how far an emperor would go for his beloved child.

If the emperor really thought about Luo Xiuqi, Luo Xiuqi's reputation in the past would not be so bad, let alone so mediocre.

If he really cared, he wouldn't let those treacherous villains surround Luo Xiuqi now.

In the final analysis, the so-called favor is nothing more than superficial pretense. He has never truly planned for the other person.

"It's just self-impression. He doesn't love Luo Xiuqi. He is just playing the role of his father to make up for who he was back then." Shen Minghuan closed his eyes slightly, "It was Luo Xiuyuan at first, but Luo Xiuyuan was too disobedient and rejected his father's love. So he chose Luo Xiuqi.”

"Luo Xiuqi will not refuse his rewards, will not resist the privileges he bestows, will look at him with admiration, will act coquettishly to him, will ask him for help..." Shen Minghuan sighed, "How much does it give people a sense of accomplishment?"

The battle for the heir that Luo Dan experienced was still fierce. When he was still a prince, the former emperor guarded against them more than fire and thieves, and various means of checks and balances emerged in endlessly.

Support the weak and suppress the strong. When the weak become strong, a new group of people will support them.

So after Luo Xiuyuan was born, Luo Dan regarded him as his former self. Luo Dan wanted to give him all the wealth, treasures, power and status.

Unfortunately, Luo Xiuyuan was unwilling to cooperate, so he had to be replaced by Luo Xiuqi. But in this way, the person who stole the crown prince's position became a thorn in his side.

After all, Luo Dan's fatherly love was full of arrogance. He just enjoyed the process of giving, but never put himself in their shoes.

No wonder even Luo Xiuqi didn't believe it.

"How do you even know what the emperor is thinking?" Li Chengzhuo expressed shock. If the person who said this hadn't been Shen Minghuan, he would have suspected that the other person was making it up.

Shen Minghuan was even more shocked than him, "Isn't it the basic operation of geniuses like us to know ourselves and our enemies?"

Li Chengzhuo:......

I'm sorry, I embarrassed the genius.

Li Chengzhuo looked at the cheerful eyebrows of the man opposite him. After a moment of amusement, he suddenly felt so soft-hearted that he sighed softly.

"Can I call you Ming Huan?" Before the other party agreed, Li Chengzhuo comforted awkwardly: "Ming Huan, Uncle Shen..."

He didn't know what to say, so he just uttered a few words dryly, "Don't be sad."

An hour ago, Shen Duo disguised himself and knocked on the back door of Prince Ling's Mansion. He tried to be covert, but the most indispensable thing in Prince Ling's Mansion was spies. Although not many people knew about it, there were still a few.

For example, Li Chengzhuo.

Even before Li Chengzhuo entered Yanling, he had already begun to establish his own intelligence network.

After all, he is also a genius who has never been born before. He wants to have everything in his hands and will not allow himself to fall into a situation where he knows nothing.

His biological father, who had gone to great lengths to save his life, chose to stand on his own opposite side and fight side by side with the enemy.

Li Chengzhuo used his own way to save others, so he expected that Shen Minghuan was in high spirits on the outside, but he didn't know how uncomfortable he was on the inside.

Shen Minghuan's expression was sincere: "Do you think I feel uncomfortable?"

I'm afraid grandpa will feel uncomfortable, but fortunately he had someone stop the news, otherwise Shen Duo would have to break at least one of his legs.

"King Ling probably knows that you want to seize the throne. Ming Huan, do you want to strike first to gain the upper hand?" Li Chengzhuo's eyes flashed fiercely. He had also heard of Luo Xiuyuan's name. He was a very good opponent. Even if he wasn't his Even if their positions are different, they might become friends.

However, this famous former prince has become a threat to Shen Minghuan.

[Can't! ] The system shouted, "That's your old enemy who has a close relationship with you. You two are rivals in chess and are competing for the lead. Although you are two leaders and have no personal contact with each other, you should admire him in your heart. How can you want to kill him?" ! ]

Shen Minghuan rubbed his eyebrows, tired and helpless: "Xiaojiu, he can't hear me. Besides disturbing me, what good can you do?" ]

Looking at his tired expression, Li Chengzhuo hesitated to speak.

If this is not uncomfortable...

Sure enough, it is better to kill Luo Xiuyuan as soon as possible, otherwise he will only deceive the older generation.

Look, Shen Duo was deceived.

"Li Chengzhuo," Shen Minghuan said helplessly, "I really don't want to be the emperor."

What good is the emperor? He has been the king of the galaxy for twenty-six years, and now he is alone and reduced to this, isn't he?

"Don't you want to rule the world?" Li Chengzhuo coaxed him, "If it were you, I would be willing to surrender."

Shen Minghuan retorted so seriously every time. He really believed that this person had no intention of being powerful.

But it's strange. If Shen Minghuan was ambitious, he might still be wary, but this person was pure and stoic, so he was unwilling to do so.

Only reunification can end the situation where mountains and rivers are broken and the land is filled with smoke. People on this land need peace.

If there must be a common king, he only hopes it is Shen Minghuan.

"Master." Shen An reported in a low voice, "General Zhuo is here."

Shen Minghuan raised his eyebrows and looked at Li Chengzhuo opposite.

"I don't know, we didn't make an appointment, he came by himself." Li Chengzhuo miraculously understood this look.

Shen Minghuan looked away from him, looked at Shen An and said, "General, please come here."

Shen An lowered his head slightly, feeling Shen Minghuan's eyes gently resting on him, hiding the joy in his eyes, and responded: "Yes."

No matter how many times, he would always be touched by the little details of respecting people from the head of the family.

How proud he is, he is lucky enough to know the most gentle person in the world.

Zhuo Feichen walked through the city in a swaggering way without hiding anything. Anyway, in the eyes of everyone, the three of them were the same.

——Who can be considered a good person who supports Luo Xiuqi.

The emperor became more and more afraid.

He won't worry about Zhuo Feichen. A general who enters Yanling without any troops is his bag, and he can do with it as he wants. He would only put the blame on Luo Xiuqi, angry that his wolfish ambition was too obvious, almost as if he was dead.

Zhuo Feichen strode into the stone pavilion, causing a burst of cold air. Li Chengzhuo first reflexively looked at Shen Minghuan, and then glared at General Zhuo.

Zhuo Feichen also reacted and looked at Shen Minghuan, who was surrounded by thick fur coats, with a stern look on his face: "Sorry, sorry."