Song Nan did not blame her mother for turning the little time she had squeezed out to spend with her family into a denunciation meeting. In fact, when she returned from her dream at midnight, Song Nan reflected on her behavior countless times for so much hard work. However, although Song Nan I know that I am too obsessed with fame, wealth and power, but all this is what I have to do. ¡ñ¡Ðw. Living under the general trend here, he would be buried in the gravel if he didn't move forward. The longer Song Nan stayed in the Ming Dynasty, the more he understood the cruelty and coldness of this era. What he did On a larger scale, everything is an attempt to change, but on a smaller scale, it is actually about self-protection. Song Nan believed that once he stopped operating like this, he would soon be ridden on his neck, and even his reputation would be ruined, because the people around him were always racking their brains to seize power and eliminate dissidents. This was the root of everything. This is a highly hierarchical social system, and you cannot change it, so you can only cater to and struggle under its rules. This is what you have to do. Otherwise, the comfortable life that Song's mother hoped for would be empty talk. Of course, Song Nan would not use these reasons to explain to Song's mother. Song's mother was just expressing her inner desire for a happy life from the perspective of a mother. This was also her luxurious request under the current comfortable life. In fact, it had been in Wei's history. When she came to the state, her wish was not this. She hoped that Song Nan would be able to honor his ancestors. Otherwise, why would she force Song Nan to study and take the exam. "My mother's words make me ashamed. I know I was wrong. I will try to correct it in the future. After this expedition, I will no longer run around and stay in the capital wholeheartedly, staying with my mother and everyone." Song Song Nan said sincerely. The little princess said softly: "Mother-in-law, don't blame your husband. A good man has his ambitions in all directions. My husband is now an important minister of the court, the pillar of the court that the emperor relies on, and the duke of the Ming Dynasty. How can he stay at home with us all day long?" , how many big things he has to do. When my grandfather was still alive, he once told me that he had not stayed at home for nearly three years in his early years, and he had been fighting on the side of the Great Wall in the border town all year round, so he could become a person respected by thousands of people. There is no doubt that my husband is also this kind of person. Mother-in-law, why don¡¯t you relax and let your husband do his own big things? In fact, we just hope that our husband can think of us and go home to take a nap from time to time. If we want our husband to retreat bravely, That won't work. " After all, the little princess grew up in a wealthy family, and she sees things from a higher level than Mother Song. "I don't want him to stay in the house every day. I just want to vent. In fact, I understand this truth. How can the world-famous Duke of Daming Town accompany his mother, wife and concubines at home every day. Let's not talk about it anymore. Tomorrow my son will go on an expedition. Let¡¯s give him a toast with tea instead of wine, wishing him victory and taking down the traitor Prince Ning. Then we can have a good reunion after returning to the capital.¡± The girls nodded and raised their hands in front of them. He offered tea to Song Nan. Song Nan picked up the teacup and sighed: "I, Song Nan, am so lucky to have such a virtuous mother and to meet such good women as you. Although you are magnanimous, I still have to make a promise to go on this expedition." After that, I will no longer lead troops on expeditions. If there is a war in the court in the future, I will not take over if necessary. In fact, our Ming Dynasty is full of talents, and many people can take on big responsibilities, so there is no need for me to take the lead in everything. You can understand that I love you more than anything, and everything I do is not all for myself. I just want to have an environment where I can accompany you safely. How can I have such an environment? No one will dare to fight. My main goal is that no one dares to try against you. This is the main reason for my progress. Of course, I also have other goals. In short, if I achieve the goal I want, I will stay with you safely. In fact, I I am not a diligent person, I just have to do it as a last resort. " Dai Suer, Ye Fanggu, Zhu Fengtong and others all understood the meaning of Song Nan's words. Song Nan also talked about his hidden worries with them more than once, and Song Nan talked about the impact on his life more than once. The biggest thing was that when I was sixteen years old, I went to Datong to take the provincial examination. In a small restaurant in Datong, I saw with my own eyes a man being dragged out by the Jinyi Guardsman for talking about the war in the north of the city. That scene made Chu Lin Song Nan from your hometown was extremely shocked. From then on, Song Nan realized that in this Ming Dynasty, life and death were just a matter of a thin line. Disaster would come if you were not careful, and your destiny was in the hands of others. The reason why Song Nan has not slackened off over the years and even feels like he is working hard is because he wants to firmly hold his own destiny and does not want to be a person who will be exploited one day. It is really not good to feel unable to control his own life and death. A voice suddenly said: "I know brother's other purpose." Everyone looked in shock, and the person speaking was Lu Qingli, who was looking at Song Nan with a smile. "What do you know?" Mother Song smiled. "Mother-in-law, of course I know that my eldest brother has promised someone else something, so if he wants to fulfill his promise, he must work hard. One day, no one can challenge his power, and no one can criticize his actions.time, this promise can be fulfilled. " "oh? Is this happening? "Song's mother said in surprise. "Qingli, don't talk nonsense. "Ye Fanggu scolded. "Let her speak. "Mother Song said. "Then let me tell you. Many of you probably don't know about this. Brother, this is what my mother-in-law asked me to say. Don't blame me. " Song Nan was also a little stunned. He was surprised at how Lu Qingli knew about this matter, and wanted to stop her from telling it. Then he thought, it would be better to make this matter public sooner or later, and it would be better to confess it sooner. " Our Duke and Princess Kangning You should all know about those things. " Lu Qingli smiled. "The affair between Song Nan and Kang Ning has been a storm in the city for a long time. How could anyone here not know about it? Even Zhu Fengtong already knew about this mess. "The princess has a deep love for our father-in-law." , when the princess wanted to recruit him as her consort, at that time the eldest brother and the princess sister happened to be in harmony, and it was Liu Jin's trick to sow discord between the eldest brother and the Duke's government, so the princess knew her righteousness and vetoed the marriage. , you all know about this, right? " "You know, didn't he confess this to himself? "The little princess said. "Then the princess got lovesick and was about to die. There was nothing we could do. Our father-in-law went to work as a panacea again, and the princess came back to life. You don't know what happened. " "What could happen in this? Didn¡¯t the husband say that he relieved the princess and made her relax? Could it be that so-called promise? "The little princess said in astonishment. "The princess sister is not stupid. The eldest brother made a promise to marry the princess in the future, and the princess came back to life. She is a princess, but the eldest brother wants to marry her. Could it be that she is a concubine? Doesn't that mean that everyone in the family must be executed? Or else divorce the princess' sister as the head wife and make the princess the head wife? " "He dares. "The little princess said angrily. "Don't be excited. If he wants to do this, he will become the consort directly at the beginning, so why bother in the future? " Dai Su'er comforted her. Mother Song was stunned for a long time and could not speak. She said blankly: "My son, you are not good at this. No matter how good she is, she is still a princess. What if you make such a promise randomly? Can it be fulfilled? This is going to be very difficult. Song Nan smacked his lips and said, "Qingli, how did you learn about this?" I don't remember telling you about this. " Lu Qingli said proudly: "The princess told me personally. The princess often asked me to come into the palace to talk to her. She is very straightforward and gets along well with me. When talking about you, she slipped her lips and simply told all the causes and consequences. . Ye Fanggu suddenly said: "It turns out that you are keen on power and strive to make progress, and there is another reason behind this." But even if you are worth more than ten thousand people, this matter will still be difficult to solve. Will the emperor agree to let the princess marry you as a concubine? " Song Nan knew that this problem was unavoidable. He thought about it and said quietly: "I must agree to what I promise. The princess has suffered so much for me and her reputation has been greatly damaged. I cannot be a ruthless person. . If one person is inferior to ten thousand people and cannot fulfill this promise, then I just want to be superior to ten thousand people and not be inferior to one person. Is it okay? " Everyone was shocked. Zhu Fengtong lost his voice and said, "You want to usurp the throne? " Everyone looked at Song Nan with pale faces. Song Nan laughed loudly and said: "You are overthinking. I will not do anything to usurp the throne. My reputation is not good. I may be remembered in history books for thousands of years. There is a way in this world. It's much smarter than usurping the throne, that's what I want to do. And I don¡¯t want to do this entirely because of the princess¡¯ promise. The Ming Dynasty has too many shortcomings. If I want to change it, I can only have unstoppable power. I think this is not my choice, but the choice of history. "