The prince's people speak Chinese, and Beirong has an interpreter. The conversation between the two parties finally has something that can be understood. After a few words of politeness from both parties, the prince's person said to the translator: "...His Royal Highness the Prince hopes that His Royal Highness Huo Luo will be as friendly and obedient as possible in front of the emperor."
The translator passed on the message and translated for Huo Luo: "My father, Tugu Khan, is a lion of the grassland, and he does not have to bow his head to anyone. I am here this time only to sign an alliance with you at the invitation of the Southern Dynasty, not to come here. Beg for peace."
The prince's bureaucrats nodded repeatedly and said: "His Royal Highness pays great respect to Tugu Khan. I hope that we can establish a long-term reciprocal friendship with Tugu Khan in the future."
After a while, the translator said: "People on the grassland don't like false language. You have to explain clearly what benefits the Southern Dynasty can have on Tugu Khan."
The prince's staff said: "The recognition of the Southern Dynasty will make Tugu Khan's status in northern Xinjiang more acceptable."
After the translation was delivered, Huoluo made a loud voice, and the translator explained: "It is imperative for my father to unify the northern border, and there is no need to rely on the recognition of the Southern Dynasty. If the Southern Dynasty is sincere, it should allow merchants to transport grain to the northern border." And ironware, we can exchange furs."
The prince's staff hurriedly said: "I'm afraid the emperor will not allow an open exchange."
Huo Luo spoke a lot fiercely, and the interpreter said: "His Royal Highness Huo Luo said that if an alliance is really established, you will provide food and ironware to Beirong to show your sincerity, otherwise you will not talk about the alliance!" His tone was extremely Seriously, it means that Huo Luo is not ambiguous at all on this issue.
The prince hesitated: "This... I have to discuss it with His Royal Highness the Prince."
Huo Luo continued to yell, and the translator said: "His Royal Highness Huo Luo wants the Southern Dynasty to provide at least 100,000 shi of grain to Beirong every year..."
"Absolutely not, absolutely not!" The prince's people were so frightened that they shook their hands again and again. The grain was embargoed to the north, and one hundred thousand shi? Ten thousand stones are hard!
Huo Luo didn't need an interpreter, so he could see what the prince's people were talking about, and said a few more words loudly, and the interpreter said: "His Highness Huo Luo said, if the Southern Dynasty does not have such sincerity, we will leave tomorrow, there is no need to talk about it." Covenant!"
Huo Luo was always angry.
Since he was a child, he fought with his father in Beirong for many years, how many times he fought bloody battles from life to death, and won the victory. He deeply felt that as long as he killed as much as he wanted, there was nothing he could not get!
When Tugu Khan received the invitation letter from the prince, he asked Huo Luo to come, not for the purpose of concluding a covenant, but for his son to have a good look at the Southern Dynasty.
Traveling along the road of Huoluo, you can have a panoramic view of the scenery of the Southern Dynasties. Except for the Shen family army stationed all year round in the northern border, and the steep mountainous areas in the northern and central regions, the affluent Central Plains are all flat! If the Northern Rong stepped on the Central Plains, the Southern Dynasty would be powerless to resist. What about a covenant? The overall situation in northern Xinjiang has been preliminarily determined. Tugu Khan will become the overlord of northern Xinjiang. After many years of fighting, it is time to take advantage of the heat and conquer the south!
That's why Huo Luo's attitude is very tough, as if he likes to talk but doesn't talk.
The prince's people thought that if Huo Luo could not be persuaded to let go of his arrogance, he would definitely anger the emperor if he was so arrogant and rude tomorrow. The emperor has always been self-respecting, thinking that Bei Rong is just an uncivilized barbarian, how can Huo Luo be so arrogant? It is inevitable that no more covenants will be mentioned, but the border defense must be strengthened to guard against Beirong. In that case, the Shen family's army will be even stronger, Zhenbeihou... the third prince...
Remembering that the prince said that he wanted to get rid of Zhenbei Hou, there was no need to think about anything else. I also thought of those who did not do well, not only would they not be able to save their own lives, but if the crown prince got angry, the whole family would not be able to survive...
Thinking of this, the prince's people sweated all over their foreheads, wiped the sweat with their sleeves, and whispered: "Well, I will go to persuade the prince, every year, privately, remember, privately! For His Royal Highness Huo Luo 100,000 catties of grain." Last year, grain prices were extremely cheap, and 200,000 catties of grain cost less than a few dollars.
After talking to Huo Luo, the interpreter said to the prince's men: "500,000 catties! And weapons! Iron wares!"
The prince's men were sweating again, and stammered: "We will transport some weapons and iron utensils... some grains, probably only 300,000 catties."
The translator spoke again: "Ten thousand pieces of weapons, ten thousand catties of iron."
The prince's men shook their heads vigorously: "No, no, one thousand... six hundred weapons and three thousand catties of iron."
After the interpreter spoke to Huo Luo, Huo Luo shook his head.
The prince's man wiped his sweat: "This can be discussed in detail... In detail... His Royal Highness Huo Luo is just young, not yet married, right? After the conclusion of the covenant, His Highness can ask Tugu Khan to come forward and ask me to marry the princess and the emperor. Fan, to show that the two dynasties are inseparable. I am a beautiful princess, and I should be the choice of a good wife!"
After the interpreter told Huo Luo, Huo Luo twitched and said a few more words. The translator said: "His Royal Highness Huo Luo is an eagle on the grassland. He is admired by many women, and it is only natural to be admired by the princesses of the Southern Dynasty. If you don't have 300,000 grains, 1,000 weapons, and 5,000 catties of iron, you can leave now!" "
The prince's man sighed, and said: "Okay, I will go and tell His Royal Highness that it should be able to meet His Royal Highness Huo Luo's request. However, all of these will not be counted until His Highness and the emperor have made a covenant. If Your Highness has angered the Emperor, and we can no longer discuss these things." This was to show respect to the Emperor by hooking Huo Luo with something.
After the translator discussed with Huo Luo for a long time, the translator said to the prince's people: "Since this is the case, His Highness Huo Luo will definitely show respect to the emperor of the Southern Dynasty tomorrow as a gesture of friendship."
The two sides bid farewell, and the Zhang family brothers also left the post house taking advantage of the chaos of the crowd.
When they returned to the mansion, Zhang Yunzheng immediately took out a pen and paper, and wrote down the conversations he had just heard. Zhang Yunming sat on the side with a dark complexion.
Zhang Yunzheng was almost finished writing, so he looked up at Zhang Yunming and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Zhang Yunming said sullenly, "I'm not feeling well."
While writing, Zhang Yunzheng said, "Is it because the prince's people mentioned Hefan? Didn't we know about it long ago? I haven't heard her mention about transporting grain and ironware. It seems that the little liar also has something he doesn't know..."
Zhang Yunming's mind is now full of reconciliation: the emperor's son is not prosperous, there are only two princesses, and the prince's people are not making a match for the prince's own sister. He sighed deeply: "Little Fat Duck's strategy is very vicious, but he has to do it."
Zhang Yunzheng sneered as he wrote: "So you still don't want to do this?"
Zhang Yunming slowly shook his head: "Even the fourth princess, she shouldn't go to fight with Fan. Bei Rong is so tough, and Huo Luo is so manic, no one should fight with Fan..."
Zhang Yunzheng almost grinned: "You made her make peace? I made her make peace? Huo Luo didn't even mention it himself! If she wants to complain, she can blame her bad-hearted brother!"
Zhang Yunming sighed again: "That little duck's heart is too cruel, you must be careful." As long as the crown prince has the intention of harming others, he will inevitably harm his sister. Isn't this kind of viciousness
Zhang Yunzheng pouted: "She won't harm her own people, so what are you afraid of?"
Zhang Yunming said: "But the premise is not to harm her."
Zhang Yunzheng frowned: "Why do you want to harm her?"
Zhang Yunming sighed: "Aren't you just talking about it? It's not harmful, for example, people who marry her in the future probably won't be able to take concubines."
Zhang Yunzheng had a disgusted expression on his face: "Have you seen your father taking a concubine? And you, the first wife, think about taking a concubine before you get married? The bigger you are, the more obscene you are!"
Zhang Yunming became angry: "Did I say taking a concubine?! This is just a metaphor! How old is that little fat duck now? He can set up this plan of Li Daitao's rigidity. When he grows up, he must be a scheming poisonous woman. Who would dare to ask for a woman?"
Zhang Yunzheng put his pen on the table: "Is it wrong for her to save the fifth princess? You want the fifth princess to reconcile, right?! A hypocritical thing! You will be charged for saving the fifth princess! Then don't do that." Trick! Standing still and watching the prince send the fifth princess to Hefan, you go and bring a lot of concubines in now! No one cares about you!"
Zhang Yunming was also angry: "What nonsense are you talking about?! Did I say I want the fifth princess to reconcile?!" Usually Zhang Yunzheng made the first move, but this time he was scolded by Zhang Yunzheng, Zhang Yunming actually made the first move and greeted Zhang Yunzheng with a punch In the past, as soon as Zhang Yunzheng raised his hand to separate them, the two of them fought in the room first, Zhang Yunzheng said while beating: "If you dare to dirty what I just wrote, I will go and smash your study!"
Zhang Yunming said in his mouth: "Small it! It's not the first time!" But he and Zhang Yunzheng moved to the yard while fighting. The two of them felt breathless after practicing, so they gave up and went to sleep.
Marquis Pingyuan heard that the two brothers went out for half the night, and when they came back they didn't sleep, they had a fight, and they scolded several times as "uneasy little brats". He left the living room, walked lightly into the bedroom, sat down on the edge of the bed, and said to himself: "They have something important to hide from me."
The two of them went out every other day. Although the two servants dared not reveal anything, people from Marquis Ping Yuan came to report that they had been guarding the old house Zhang Yunming bought these nights and hadn't seen anyone. So where did the two go out at night
If Zhang Yunzheng went out for a walk alone, Ping Yuanhou would not be so anxious. But Zhang Yunming, who has always been mature and worry-free, also left the mansion together, and Ping Yuanhou's heart beat wildly. This eldest son is flexible and thoughtful, very much like himself. If he was so regular at night, this matter must be extremely important.
Mrs. Li was falling asleep, so naturally she didn't hear Marquis Pingyuan's muttering. When Ping Yuanhou was about to fall asleep, he finally decided to search the place where they were going out one day.
After the prince's staff left Huoluo, they could not enter the East Palace to see the prince, and they dared not sleep all night. When the palace gate opened in the early morning of the next day, they immediately entered the palace to ask to see the prince. Finally, he rushed forward before the crown prince, and hastily explained all of Huo Luo's requirements for grain ironware. The crown prince thought it was acceptable, but before he could think about it, he nodded indiscriminately to express his agreement, and then hurried to the morning court. Only then did the prince's people feel relieved, feeling that their lives were saved.
Beirong's envoys met the emperor, who was the second son, and the emperor felt that the third prince should be the corresponding one in this dynasty. This time, he caught the third prince in advance, prevented him from leaving the palace, and asked someone to take him to the side .
Because the Shen family's army has been fighting against Bei Rong all the year round, the third prince often hears the Shen family brothers talk about things on the battlefield. Personally, he has a deep prejudice against Bei Rong, and he doesn't want to see Bei Rong's envoy at all. Being forced to come by the emperor, he stood by and looked unhappy.
After greeting each other ceremoniously, the envoys of Beirong presented the letter of Tugu Khan to the emperor, together with wolf skins, red fox skins, and black bear skins hunted in northern Xinjiang, several hunting knives inlaid with gemstones, and a strong bow.
In order to demonstrate the power of this bow to the emperor, before presenting it, Huo Luo deliberately stretched out his hand and pulled the bowstring, making it round like a full moon. Then put the bow on the tray and offer it.
The third prince was feeling unhappy, seeing this situation, he took a step forward, saluted the emperor and said: "Father, please allow the child to try the power of this bow."
Although the behavior of the third prince was somewhat rude, the emperor said casually at this time: "Have you not practiced for a long time? Go and try."
The third prince is seventeen years old, younger than Huo Luo, his body has not yet fully grown, he should still be a teenager, but these years he has been riding and hunting with the Shen family brothers, he is proficient in bow and horse, his shoulders are broad and his arms are well developed. He stepped forward to pick up the bow, stretched out his hand to the side, and Eunuch Gu, who was standing nearby, quickly handed over a finger puller. The third prince thanked him, and with luck, he pulled the bow to a full circle. All the ministers in the court applauded in unison, the third prince let out his breath, loosened his shoulders, put back the bowstring, returned the finger puller to Eunuch Gu, put the bow back on the offering plate, and saluted the emperor: "My son has made a fool of himself."
The emperor deeply felt that he had gained face in front of Bei Rong, and smiled lightly: "My son is Kong Wu."
The third prince said with a cold face: "This bow is only ordinary. My child once tried a big black bow in the Zhenbei Hou Mansion. With my arm strength, I can only draw it by a point or two."
Hearing the name of Zhenbeihou, the emperor frowned slightly, but in front of the envoy of Beirong, he had no choice but to shake the country's prestige, and said: "That is the ebony carving bow of the old Zhenbeihou, how can it be opened casually?" .”
The third prince said expressionlessly: "It seems that the child has overestimated his capabilities."
The emperor also said words without warmth: "The emperor does not need to belittle himself, just keep working hard."
The third prince bowed politely and said, "Thank you, Father, for your encouragement."
All over the court, no one dared to speak well of the third prince, because the emperor did not praise the third prince enthusiastically, and except for Huo Luo, who had a dark complexion, the prince's face was obviously gloomy and displeased as he turned his back to the emperor and faced the ministers.
The third prince withdrew, and the two sides began to be courteous. The third prince was impatient, and stood there wandering in the sky, thinking about how to find Shen Jian and Shen Zhuo, the Marquis of Zhenbei, and tell them that he drew the bow sent by Bei Rong, and had a chance to win Let's try the ebony carving bow from Beihou of Old Town...
Ever since the Third Prince drew his bow, Huo Luo has been angry all the time: What is it like to draw the bow? ! Can you shoot a bow and arrow on a horse without missing a shot? Can you fight with a knife on the battlefield, and let the blood of the enemy dye the horses red? Except for this boy who could only draw his bow, none of the people in the hall could stand upright! What is there to be proud of these limp southerners? ! One day, I will take an iron riding horse to the capital, and cut off all these Han people who are groaning and ignoring him! ... Huo Luo pursed his lips tightly, being encouraged by the prospect, and thinking of the promised food, he finally didn't have it.
The translator said a lot of respectful words prepared in advance to the emperor. Because the third prince drew his bow, the emperor did not lose face in front of the Beirong people. In addition, the Beirong people looked frustrated and did not dare to be arrogant again. He was in a good mood , said something to the envoys that they were willing to recognize Tugu Khan as the lord of the northern border, and then ordered the Ministry of War to discuss the covenant with the envoys of Beirong.
After retiring from the court, the emperor called the prince to the imperial study and asked, "What does the emperor think about Bei Rong's alliance agreement?"
The prince has done many drills for this, and hurriedly said: "At this time, Tugu Khan is preparing to unify the northern border. He is an enemy, so it is better to make friends with him early. Our court has signed a contract with him, there will be no war between the two sides, the people can recuperate, and the court will not waste food, grass, or money."
The emperor nodded and said: "Your son is right, this is a stable path. If the envoys are contemptuous, it means that they have evil intentions in their hearts. Now it seems that Huo Luo is just a little aggressive. Others are considered obedient, as if they are sincerely making friends with me."
The prince secretly rejoiced that he had someone to appease him in advance and agreed to Huo Luo's conditions. Now it seems that what he wants is not too much, if he doesn't agree, wouldn't it be a small loss
The emperor suddenly asked: "I heard that you sent someone to meet Bei Rong's envoy yesterday?"
Although he knew that many of his actions were under the control of the emperor, and he had already prepared his speech, the prince secretly broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly replied: "It is to teach the envoys of Beirong to meet the emperor. Etiquette, my child went to the suburbs to meet them that day, and I deeply felt that these people had no manners and behaved shamelessly, and I was afraid that they would frighten the holy car."
The emperor nodded and said: "In the land outside Beirong, its people are really vulgar and vulgar! If it weren't for my court's dislike of military affairs, why should I show embarrassment to these people? Fortunately, they seem to be devout and obedient, which saves a lot of trouble!" The emperor has never been to the north in his life. Since ancient times, the Central Plains has been called China. It is an orthodox country.
The prince hurriedly said: "Father is wise in governing the country, my dynasty is in its prime, how can those wild people from outside the region not be pious and prostrate?"
The emperor smiled faintly and said: "Your younger brothers don't care about state affairs, you should deal with them." Although the third prince drew his bow, his attitude towards him was too indifferent! The emperor was upset, so he continued to ask the prince to come forward to act as a councilor, which was regarded as ignoring the third prince. Don't let him or others think that he can win his favor by destroying the prestige of Beirong in front of the palace.
The prince thanked him quickly and left.
One day after the Beirong envoy met the emperor, Yan invited Shen Wen to drink tea in the courtyard.
As soon as Shen Wen entered the courtyard, he found that there was not even a single person from the Hou family in Yan's courtyard. Not to mention, there were not many maids and women married by Yan's dowry. The courtyard was empty, and people from other courtyards came and went. The excitement of the past is very different.
Seeing Shen Wen's questioning eyes, Yan said in a low voice: "There are too many people with mixed mouths, but it's easy to manage with few people."
After entering the house, Yan's personal maid crucian carp served tea, and then went out to guard.
Shen Wen frowned slightly and said: "Second sister-in-law should show a little outside... um... your true colors? Otherwise, the courtyard is so strictly guarded, it will make people suspicious."
Yan nodded and said, "Okay, I have to make everyone think that I am hiding it because I am a little crazy."
She then whispered to Shen Wen the general content of what Shen Jian, Zhang Yunming and the others monitored these days. Shen Wen had long known that Beirong and the Southern Dynasty had formed an alliance this time, and the prince also threw out the idea of hefan. It seems that history is here. Parts are still developing as in previous lives.
Shen Wen asked carefully: "Did the Prince's people propose Hefan?"
Yan thought for a while and said: "Yes, your second brother read the records over there, and said that they were written in great detail, sentence by sentence, as if he was listening to them at the time. He was afraid that people would see them when he brought them back. I gave it back to others. What he recounted to me was first mentioned by the prince's people."
Shen Wen nodded, and asked again: "When will the second brother go?"
Yan Shi whispered, "It should be tonight."
Shen Wen wrote it down, then said goodbye, and returned to his yard.
Mrs. Yan remembered Shen Wen's words, and then went to Mrs. Liu's yard. During the chat, in front of a room full of maids and women, Mrs. Yan said that the famous Shen Jian in the previous life "has a good figure, but I heard that the figure of the elder brother It's not bad too", the words made everyone cover their mouths one after another, and Liu Shi also blushed with embarrassment. Yan Shi left after seeing this.
After that, rumors spread in the Hou's mansion: the second lady is actually an open-mouthed person, and the dowry members of the Yan family tried their best to keep this secret, but the Yan family was unrestrained and cut off people, and her true nature was exposed. After that, no matter how tight the Yan family's courtyard is, it is also a manifestation of the Yan family's servants making up for it.
That night, Shen Wen changed into his night clothes, waited in the dark for Shen Jian and Shen Zhuo to leave the Hou's mansion, and followed them to the post house in Beirong.
Although she lingered for thousands of years, because she hated Bei Rong, she never thought of learning their language after her death. Moreover, Bei Rong was overthrown in just a hundred years after winning the Central Plains, and finally shrank into a minority, and even the language was almost extinct. Shen Wen's later generations did not have much chance to come into contact with the Bei Rong language she was hostile to.
Because the prince's people have already contacted Huo Luo, there will be secret talks later, and the defense must be tight. She is afraid that her two brothers' lightness skills are not good enough, so she comes to give them a chance.
When Shen Jian and Shen Zhuo arrived at night, the prince's people had already talked with Huo Luo for a long time. This conversation was very important. At the beginning of the conversation, the soldiers of the Beirong envoy team and the prince's bodyguards checked inside and outside the post house, but it was dark at that time and Shen Jian and Shen Zhuo hadn't arrived yet. After the two sides had talked for more than half an hour, the surrounding patrols were a bit lax. When Shen Jian and Shen Zhuo arrived, they entered the inner courtyard just like that.
Shen Wen looked at the figures of his two elder brothers from a distance, according to his own judgment, he climbed up to the ridge of the roof somewhat clumsily, and then lay down on the eaves of the main room, only to be temporarily relieved. She checked around and found many people surrounded the main hall. Worried that Shen Jian and the others would be in trouble when they evacuated, she flew out of the hospital, went to the nearby residential alley, and caught a stray cat. Shen Wen pinched the cat's spine with consciousness, and waited for it to faint before returning to the post house with the cat.
At this time, Shen Jian and Shen Zhuozheng who were at the eaves frowned.
The accent of the capital said: "...after the covenant is signed, the crown prince will entrust merchants every year to deliver grain, weapons and ironware to Beirong."
After talking with Huo Luo, the interpreter replied: "The best weapons are bows and arrows, bed crossbows, city-breaking cones, etc., to help my father and emperor fight in the northern border."
The accent of the capital said: "Brand-new weapons probably can't, but old weapons can be shipped to northern Xinjiang."...
The two sides bargained for a while, and the accent of the capital said: "In these two days, we will sign a contract with the Ministry of War, and His Royal Highness will ask His Royal Highness Huo Luo to roam the capital in three days and see the scenery of the capital."
The interpreter told Huo Luo, and said, "It's very good."
After talking for a while, the two parties bid farewell, and there was a shout in the room, and the patrolling soldiers of the Northern Army and the prince's guards entered the inner courtyard one after another, ready to escort the prince's people out of the hospital.
Shen Wen used his consciousness to clear the wild cat's nerves. Seeing the wild cat wake up, the cat's eyes were bright, and he threw the wild cat out with all his strength.
The wild cat screamed loudly, and an arc shot at the soldiers, many people shouted at the same time, everyone looked at one place, some drew their weapons, and some held up their torches. In the chaos, Shen Jian and Shen Zhuo left the eaves, jumped over the roof, slipped out of the backyard from the wall, and disappeared outside the courtyard.
Shen Wen watched them leave, and ran out of the post house like a shadow, and stopped the two brothers outside the Hou's mansion before they returned to the Hou's mansion.
The three of them arrived at a secluded place, Shen Jian panted and complained to Shen Wen: "Why did you go to that dirty place?"
Shen Wen hurriedly said: "I didn't approach, I just threw a cat outside."
Shen Zhuocai said bitterly in a low voice: "Bei Rong actually wants bed crossbows and city-breaking awls! These are the sharp weapons of my dynasty. They have got it, so they will naturally attack us! The prince's people have not objected yet!"
Shen Jian sneered: "He thinks it will be used to attack Shen's army, not to beat them."
Shen Zhuo scolded: "I don't know anything!"
Shen Wen sighed: "In fact, they are knowledgeable and know how to find a way to make them win. If we don't have the foresight, you can't but admire them for taking risks and finally getting rid of their opponents."
Shen Jian also nodded heavily, and said: "Speaking of which, if it weren't for your dream, we would never have thought that the other party had dug a trap so early. The prince actually has a better move." At this time, the last thing There were still more than five years to go before their death, and their enemies had already plotted their death.
Shen Zhuo said with some fear: "Who would have thought that the prince would be so ruthless? Did we do something in your dream? The third prince is a straightforward person, and it doesn't seem like he wants to fight for the throne. Why doesn't the prince let him go?" Woolen cloth?"
Shen Wen whispered: "In my dream, we really didn't do anything here, but the prince did not have any scruples to do it. The queen and the prince can't tolerate the third prince psychologically. Not to mention, the prince has always had no children. The prince looks like he doesn't want to fight for the throne, so he can't keep him."
Shen Jian suddenly said: "There is such a thing!"
Shen Zhuo also nodded again and again: "That's right! Why has the prince never had a child?"
Shen Jian felt that Shen Wen was too young to discuss this issue, so he interrupted, "Then what should we do now?"
Shen Wen said: "Step by step, those things have not been shipped, so there is no need to deal with them at this time. Now that the prince has mentioned He Fan, let's arrange the matter of He Fan for the prince first. They said they want to play in the capital Right? Let’s do this…”
Just now when they heard that the crown prince wanted to deliver weapons to Beirong, Shen Jian and Shen Zhuo felt angry. After hearing Shen Wen's arrangement, they didn't have Zhang Yunming's sentimentality. My own feet! They deserve retribution!"
Shen Jian frowned slightly: "Just use this strategy, with the fourth princess's temper, if there is a quarrel, I will definitely not agree to the reconciliation."
Shen Wen said: "Let's talk about it then, let's finalize Huo Luo's side now."
Shen Jian also nodded, and then the three of them returned home together.
The next day, Shen Zhuo arrived at Guanyi Pavilion, walked back and forth for a long time, and finally waited for the fourth prince who walked in. When the fourth prince sat down, Shen Zhuo walked over, greeted the fourth prince with a smile, and casually sat beside the fourth prince.
The fourth prince's heart was beating violently, but he was calm on the surface, and he also nodded to Shen Zhuo.
Shen Zhuo folded the small note with the action steps into a ball and quietly stuffed it to the fourth prince, saying: "Today I should ask the young master for advice, but I have a dinner, so I can only watch the young master play chess with others." .”
The fourth prince held the ball of paper in his hand, wishing he could get up and leave immediately, but he just sat down, so he had to sit for a while. Just as he was thinking of sitting down for a while and leaving, someone came over and said with a smile, "Long time no see, Mr. Jiang? I wonder if you have time for the next game?"
The fourth prince gritted his back molars and smiled, nodded his head slightly, and let the other party guess. As soon as he got started, there was a storm, and he didn't give the other party any chance to breathe. After a quarter of an hour, the other party smiled and said: "Young Master Jiang is superb at chess!" , I really can’t do enough.” Clenched fists and retreated.
The fourth prince was a little embarrassed, and asked Shen Zhuo in a low voice: "Am I too shameless?"
Shen Zhuo laughed and said, "It's okay to show off your glory once in a while, otherwise no one will know how powerful you are."
The fourth prince said shyly, "What's so good about me? I just like playing chess."
Shen Zhuo got up and said, "Young Master Jiang, don't be so self-confident. If you can play a good game of chess, of course you have a good brain."
The fourth prince heard this, and the smile on his face disappeared. Looking at Shen Zhuo's back, he began to think about whether he could not always win chess in the future and lose more. But he was already very cautious at ordinary times, he really didn't want to have to cheat on the chessboard, as if he had to give up the last piece of pure land, so he decided to play less chess in the future, drink more tea, and don't provoke discussions.
He waited for another long while, seeing that no one came to make a chess appointment because he had played too hard just now, so he got up and helped Ding Neishi go downstairs. Sitting in the car, the fourth prince immediately unfolded the note and read it. After remembering it firmly, he tore the note into fine powder the size of soybeans, and sprinkled it out from the curtain of the car little by little, letting it fall to the ground and turn into soil .
Shen Zhuo left Guanyi Pavilion, and then went to Li's Huanyin Pavilion. Shen Jian was already waiting there with Zhang Yunming and Zhang Yunzheng. When there were no other people around, Shen Jian gave Zhang Yunming the record he heard last night. Zhang Yunming read it, shook his head in disbelief, and gave it to Zhang Yunzheng. He won’t break the law.” Collaborating with foreign enemies and smuggling weapons has been a felony since ancient times.
Zhang Yunming said in a low voice: "What they want must not be shipped over."
Shen Jian said: "Of course, but now we need to make arrangements to entertain Huo Luo."
Then several people whispered about the arrangements for the day.
After talking about things, everyone had a good meal. Several people were all smiling, and others could not see anything unusual.
After returning to the mansion, Shen Jian asked someone to deliver a letter to the third prince in the palace, inviting him to ride a horse in the suburbs in two days, and meet him at the east gate at a certain time. The third prince replied to the letter that afternoon, saying that he would definitely go.
Two days later, the three East Palace officials sent by the crown prince arrived at the post station. Huo Luo took three or four people into three carriages with no shelter on all sides, and began to tour the scenic spots in the capital under the leadership of the crown prince's staff.
They went out of the inn, some of the people around gave pointers, some joked, and one whistled. The whistle sounded across a street, someone blew a bamboo flute over there, and in the distance, someone knocked a gong unintentionally... The sound was transmitted, and I arrived at the restaurant who was just sitting upstairs in a scenic spot and was about to have morning tea. In the ears of Mr. Zhang. He chose a location facing the street, and he heard a long yell from downstairs, looking down from the window, he saw more than a dozen people from his house scattered around, some dressed as beggars, some as idlers, they were all in place. Zhang Yunming shook his fan, ordered some tea from the waiter, and was relaxed - he just took care of the opening, and Zhang Yunzheng's side did the main action.