It's late at night.
The candle in the third prince's tent was still on.
He is indeed a hardworking person and he is still reading now.
Suddenly, there were voices of conversation coming from the door of the tent.
Not long after, the eunuch Liang Zhao came in and lowered his voice, "Your Highness, the Third Prince has disguised himself as a servant and is here to bring you some tea to relieve your greasy feeling."
The third prince's pupils shrank slightly and he put down the book in his hand.
"Please come in. I ate too much barbecue for dinner and it's a bit greasy."
"Yes." Liang Zhao bowed.
Just as he was about to leave, he was stopped again, "Don't let the news leak out, guard the door well."
Liang Zhao nodded, "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will save you the trouble."
After a while, a voice came from the door.
"Go in, serve His Highness tea, and come out quickly. Don't disturb His Highness's rest."
"Yes, thank you for the message, eunuch."
After a pretentious cover-up, Hongel entered the tent carrying a tray.
"Prince, please sit down. What brings you here so late at night? " The third prince waved his hand.
He tried hard to make himself look more like a superior, but when Honger stood up straight, the fact that Honger was a head taller than him still made him feel a little insecure.
The two boys, one thirteen years old and the other fifteen years old, are both not as simple-minded as ordinary boys.
Honger lifted his robe, sat down, and got straight to the point.
"I know that Your Highness is interested in the position of Crown Prince, but Your Highness does not have the support of those who hold military power, and your chances of winning are not as good as those of the Fourth Prince. My father and I are willing to lend a helping hand to Your Highness."
The Third Prince clenched his fists slightly behind his back and his eyes darkened.
"The crown prince of Nanqi should be a wise man, not something you ministers can casually say. If I have outstanding talents, my father will naturally see it, so there is no need for my help."
"If only Your Highness is outstanding, the Emperor will naturally notice it, but the Fourth Prince is not bad either." Hong Geer stared at him with a smile, "What's more, the Emperor dotes on the Imperial Concubine. Isn't there a saying in the Central Plains that if you love someone, you love his dog too? Is Your Highness so confident?"
The more he spoke, the gloomier the Third Prince's expression became, but he still did not open his mouth.
Hongger was not in a hurry and continued slowly.
"Loyal and Brave Marquis Ye Zhe has 300,000 troops under his command and guards Beiling Pass. Your Highness, are you really not afraid that even if you take the throne of the Crown Prince, you will not be able to keep it stable?"
The last sentence still broke through the Third Prince's fragile inner defenses.
Originally, the Third Prince felt relieved a little when he saw his father today as he could see himself. But now he was disturbed again.
Yes, the Ye family still has military power.
What if Marquis Zhongyong uses his army to pave the way for his nephew, the Fourth Prince, to ascend to the throne? Can he still withstand it
With an army of 300,000 coming, even my father would have to think twice, let alone him who has no foundation at all.
Once the emperor is under pressure, he will definitely choose the fourth son.
"Tell me what you and your son want. If I can give it to you, then there will be room for negotiation." The third prince said coldly.
He is not stupid and knows that there is no benefit in the world that comes to your door without any reason.
Enhe Jin shot a deer in front of his father today. Although it was to save the emperor, it was also another kind of provocation.
The competition between the emperor and the deer begins with the emperor shooting a deer, but although it was an accident, the deer was killed by the third prince Enhejin.
Honger smiled and bowed.
"Your Highness is indeed smart, but don't worry, my father doesn't ask for much. There is only one emperor in Nanqi, and Zasak should only have one prince, right?"
"Our clan will never forget how my grandfather, Prince Zhuoligetu, died. Aoqi and Qinggertai, they owe my tribe their lives!"
At that time, Zhuoligetu was ambitious. Under the instruction of Ning Chen, the eldest prince Aoqi and the fourth prince Qinggertai murdered Zhuoligetu.
However, Ning Chen was kindhearted, and considering that the four major Zasak tribes should check and balance each other, he took Zhuoligtu's concubine Sudiya as his concubine, and supported Enhejin to succeed to the throne.
But no one expected that wolfish ambitions were deeply embedded in this family's bloodline.
Now Enhe Jin is not grateful for Ning Chen's mercy. Instead, he uses the guise of revenge for his father to cover up his own ambitions and educates his son in the same way.
However, the three princes that Hong Geer mentioned were not clear.
He was not yet born at that time, and no one had ever told him these secrets of the court until he grew up, so the Third Prince now only thought that it was caused by the struggle for power among the four major Zasak tribes.
Naturally, Hongger would not tell him the details.
If they want to be allies, how can they let the Third Prince know that the real target of their revenge is Ning Chen
"If the Third Prince can really help me inherit the throne, I will certainly not treat him unfairly."
The third prince spoke word by word.
This is what it means to agree.
Honger knelt on one knee and kowtowed in accordance with the traditional Zasak etiquette, "Don't worry, Your Highness. My father never breaks his word."
The third prince helped him up.
In his opinion, forming an alliance with the third prince was the best option at the moment.
And Enhe Jin really did what he said and acted quickly. The next afternoon, he asked Hongger to pass on the message again, telling him that he had arranged everything.
During these two days, Ye Zhe and Huo Pingbei also arrived from their respective bases.
Huo Pingbei came alone, but Ye Zhe came with his wife Yin.
However, he did not bring his youngest son Ye Zeqian with him, after all, the child was too young.
Ning Chen deliberately chose today to discuss matters with several princes in order to give Ye Jun time to meet her family.
So when Ye Zhe and his wife arrived, they were taken to Ye Yun's tent first.
Similarly, Huo Xiuyuan also met her brother as she wished.
In the tent.
After Ye Zhe and Yin came in, they greeted Ye Jun first.
"Brother and sister-in-law, please don't be so polite. We are family, so don't be so polite." Ye Jun waved his hands quickly.
The fourth prince immediately stepped forward and grabbed his uncle's arm.
Ye Shuran was stunned for a moment, then followed and helped his mother Yin up.
As soon as she saw her daughter, Yin's eyes turned red and her hand trembled slightly when she held her daughter.
"Mom, I greet you." Ye Shuran quickly bowed.
Yin grabbed her and hugged her tightly, tears falling.
"Ran'er, my dear Ran'er, it's my fault. I didn't realize that you have grown so tall. I'm afraid you won't be able to wear the clothes I made for you."
"Don't be sad, ma'am. We have seen each other now." Ye Zhe's eyes also turned red.
He walked forward and patted Yin's shoulder. Yin then let the child go and looked him up and down carefully.
Ye Shuran saluted Ye Zhe again.
The family of three was excited.
Ye Jun felt distressed when he saw this, as they had not seen each other for four or five years.
So he said considerately, "Brother and sister-in-law must be tired after the journey, so go back and rest first. I will send someone to invite you to have lunch later. Shu Ran, go and keep your parents company."
"Well, then my niece will take her leave." Ye Shuran bowed.
I miss my parents very much and want to sit down and have a good talk with them as soon as possible.
The family of three was reunited.