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After staying in Nanshan for a few days, Luo Ping has gradually become familiar with the environment here.

Sometimes he would go to the drug store to help Dr. Zhao, and sometimes he would go to the training ground to have a look.What he must do every day is to chat with people, the wounded, the cook, the sentry...everything he touches, he always has a few words, so the people in the South Village quickly became familiar with his existence.

Originally, Zhou Tang was happy to see such a situation, but he soon found out what was wrong, and felt a little uncomfortable.For example, Luo Ping talks a lot to everyone, but he doesn't pay much attention to him.

When going to the training ground, Luo Ping will give out some cool drinks while they are resting.He rolled up his sleeves to fetch water for them, and often talked to them with a modest smile. At this time, Zhou Tang felt that he was neglecting him.

"Mr. Fang, do you have a problem with me, Master?" Zhou Tang folded his arms and looked at the people surrounding Luoping.

"How do you know that?" Fang Jin casually said while holding a bow to test the elasticity of the bowstring.

"I've gone to him to ask for six bowls of water, and he only said three words to me—'My lord, here it is'."

"During half an incense stick of rest, you dangled in front of him six times, what do you expect him to say to you?" Fang Jin pointed out his wretchedness unceremoniously. On the training ground, he never treated Zhou Tang as a prince. .

"But why is he so speculative when he talks to other people?" Zhou Tang retorted, "That little man has also ordered several bowls. Doesn't he greet each time very kindly?"

Fang Jin put down his bow, was silent for a while and said, "Did you really not see it?"

"See what?"

"He is very kind to everyone in Nanshanzhai, except you and me. Have you ever thought about why?"

Fang Jin asked, Zhou Tang finally calmed down.

Putting aside those private thoughts that were stuck in his heart, he finally saw a little more clearly.

"He's testing our plan?" He communicated with different people every day, although he didn't ask explicitly, but the fusion of news from multiple sources made it impossible to speculate on their recent movements.But, "Why didn't he ask me directly? I didn't intend to hide it from him."

"He said by himself that he would not interfere with what we do, so it can be regarded as keeping his promise. However, he is probably still very worried, so he couldn't help but inquire about it."

"It turns out that's the case." Zhou Tang said in a complaining tone, saying contented words, "Really, I see that the little master is exhausted physically and mentally from dealing with those arrogant officials all day long. I wanted him to relax. Yes, who knew he was so worried about me."

On the surface, the matter has nothing to do with him, but in fact he is extremely worried. Zhou Tang finds it very interesting when he thinks about such a duplicity little master.

"Of course, he is largely a member of the Lalongnan cottage. I have to say that he is really good at controlling people's hearts, so you can rest easy if you hand over the rectification of Yuezhou's officialdom to him. "

"Do you control people's hearts... I have never doubted the ability of the little master."

"Well, I hope you have the same confidence in the self-control of your lower body."

"What, what self-control?" Zhou Tang turned his head to look at him, his heart skipped a beat.

"I'm talking about your self-control to hold back your urine. You must have drunk six bowls of water. The rest time is over. The next two hours of uninterrupted riding and shooting training, can you grasp it well?"

"...Mr. Fang, village master Fang, please give me time to go to the bathroom." King Yue said in a low voice, with an extremely sincere tone.

"There's no time," Fang Jin said with a faint smile, and pushed his palm on his back shoulder, "Get on the horse!"

The sound of horse hooves kicked up the dust, and Luo Ping watched Zhou Tangfei get on the horse from a distance. The young man's flexible body drew a dazzling arc in the air, and landed lightly on the horse's back.

He suddenly realized that Zhou Tang was no longer that timid prince in the deep palace. His self-confidence and publicity all showed his growth beyond imagination. In this life, he did not miss a single bit of his transformation.

Just like what he heard from the little bandit just now surprised him:

Soon we are going to make a big move, it is said that it is a branch of Hongjinzhai...failed?We will not fail, the plan drawn up by the prince, and personally participated, the village owner has said, it is foolproof.

Luo Ping raised his sleeve and wiped the sweat off his face, frowning and looked at Fang Jin who was on the stage.

It just so happened that Fang Jin was also looking sideways at him.

There was a smile on Fang Jin's lips, it was a narrow smile.

When the eyes of the two met, they both had a clear understanding of each other——

What is "non-intervention and non-intervention" is absolutely impossible.

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After the day's training, Zhou Tang ran to the toilet without touching the ground.

Someone said with emotion: "This is where the gap between the prince and us lies. You see, he doesn't forget to practice light kung fu even on the way to the toilet." Many people think so and take it as a lesson.

When he went out of the latrine to look for Luo Ping, he was told that Mr. Luo was talking with the housekeeper from the palace.Zhou Tang thought for a while, pushed the door open and entered.

There were four people in the room, Luo Ping, Fang Jin, Cheng Butler, and the rest was Ting Ting who swore never to come again.

Seeing him come in, Ting Ting curled her lips, seemed a little uncomfortable, as if she was still brooding over the last quarrel.Zhou Tang didn't care, and sat down next to him, all his attention was on Luo Ping.

At this time, Luo Ping had almost explained to Steward Cheng, and finally gave him a thick stack of account books, and asked him to take it back to Tongfang to deal with: "During this period, the prince and I will not go back. If anyone visits, just say that the prince is going." Gou Liang has gone to inspect the situation of the people, there will be someone to take care of it."

"Okay, Mr. Luo." After Cheng Butler answered, he turned around and bowed respectfully to Zhou Tang, "Does your lord have any orders?"

"No, just do what the little master said."

"Yes, my subordinates retire."

After Steward Cheng left, Luo Ping coughed lightly and asked, "Xiaotang, are the Nanshan Bandits going to clash with the Red Scarf Village? Are you sure you can win?"

The little master took the initiative to ask him, Zhou Tang was very happy, but he answered very cautiously: "I'm not [-]% sure of winning, but the purpose of this battle is not to win, but to announce the existence of Nanshan bandits to them."

"Then you have to minimize the loss."

"Little master, don't worry, the Nanshan bandits have just started, I won't mess around." Zhou Tang vowed, "This time it's false news, to lure them to grab a batch of goods we arranged, we just need to lay an ambush That's fine, I guarantee that there will be no loss, and at most a few cottages and houses will be destroyed."

Luo Ping was taken aback: "What do you mean by destroying a maximum number of cottages and houses? Isn't this called a loss?"

"This is a necessary drama. How can there be bandits who don't do evil? It shouldn't be serious. We will compensate those people in the name of the Yue Palace afterwards. Isn't this also creating momentum for the Palace?"

"Xiaotang, how can you underestimate the property and safety of the people like this? The Nanshan bandits are your troops, so the people at the foot of the Nanshan Mountain are not the people of your King Yue? Are you ruining them like this?"

Seeing that he was annoyed, Zhou Tang was a little unconvinced: "Little master, this is obviously a multi-purpose thing. Those who achieve great things must make sacrifices and make trade-offs. What's wrong with me doing this?"

"So you take shortcuts and sacrifice the people? Have I ever taught you such a thing?"

"Isn't this what you taught me? You can do whatever you want if you don't achieve your goal..."

"Xiao Tang!" Luo Ping squeezed his trembling palms tightly. He didn't know what went wrong, but Zhou Tang had such thoughts.He didn't know how to reflect on himself, why the misunderstanding between them didn't decrease even if they started all over again.

Being scolded angrily, Zhou Tang realized the seriousness of the matter, and murmured: "Little Master, I didn't mean that..."

"Forget it, it doesn't matter what you mean." After calming down a little, Luo Ping said solemnly, "What I want to tell you is that fighting for power and profit is one thing, but the safety of the people is another. Your world must be supported by the people sincerely. At the beginning of everything, you can't bet on things that harm the people. If they learn that the king of Yue is the Nanshan bandit in the future, the Nanshan bandit is the one who caused them to be displaced. The King of Yue who hypocritically compensated you, will they still trust you?"

Zhou Tang pursed his lips and said nothing.

Knowing that he didn't accept his dissuasion, Luo Ping opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but looking at Fang Jin who had already argued with him once and didn't listen to his persuasion, he suddenly felt that he had more energy than he wanted.

He sat down helplessly and pressed his temple, Zhou Tang immediately stepped forward to rub it for him: "Do you have a headache? Don't be angry, let's discuss this matter again."

Luo Ping sighed: "When are you leaving?"

Zhou Tang paused: "...in three days."

Luo Ping nodded: "Let's talk about it tomorrow, you've been tired all day, go eat quickly, don't miss the meal time again."

"Aren't you going with me?"

"I ate at Dr. Zhao's, you and Ting Ting go to eat."

"okay, I get it."

Ting Ting went out first, and Zhou Tang also left obediently. Before leaving, he received Fang Jin's meaningful glance.

As the sun sets, the afterglow shines into the room, rendering the silence between the two golden.

"What do you want to tell me?" Luo Ping didn't look at Fang Jin, but asked lightly.

"Luoping, you are really the most stubborn and selfish person I have ever met." Fang Jin said.

"..."

"Why don't you let him do it by himself? Did you foresee something, or did you dare not let him take this step? Do you think he still needs to rely on you?"

"..."

"You are so wrong. Now, it is not that he is relying on you, but that you want to control him. You are afraid that he will be out of your will, but in fact, he could have let go of your support a long time ago. It is you who did not Dare to let go."

After Fang Jin finished speaking, he quietly looked at Luo Ping's profile.The dark golden light swept across his eyes, and Luo Ping's eyelashes trembled slightly as if they couldn't bear the heavy color.

From beginning to end, he did not refute a word.

But before night fell, he smiled and said, "Fang Jin, I have a strange story here, do you want to listen to it?"