As early as when Shen Ao announced that he would go out to conquer the barbarians, Han Ce and others told King Xiang that Duke Zhongguo should be able to come back safely. Not to mention whether he could defeat the barbarians, just saying that this Duke of Guo was... The Lord who is unwilling to suffer losses, since he is determined to go on an expedition, has obviously thought of a way out.
King Xiang agreed with this statement. He did not believe that Shen Ao could defeat the arrogant barbarians, but he believed that Shen Ao could return safely. After all, he had already found out that there were several masters around this young prince. existence, with them here, there is no problem in keeping Shen Ao safe.
For this reason, King Xiang was very jealous. How could this loyal Duke be so virtuous and capable, yet there were so many masters around him. Thinking about his majestic King Xiang, there were not many masters around him, so he was even jealous.
Knowing that Shen Ao would definitely come back, Prince Xiang had already been mentally prepared. But for some reason, he was still shocked when he heard that he suddenly came back. Especially when he thought of what he had done to Daqian Bank before, and now Now that Shen Ao is back, what will be the outcome?
This is a master who is not afraid of power. It seems that he has never taken the position of King Xiang seriously. I think that when the former prince was still in office, he was dealt with by him and directly slapped in the face, but he was helpless. Yu Chenao?
He was angry at his father's favoritism, that he would rather help an outsider than care about his own son's feelings. But King Xiang knew better that his father had great trust in Duke Zhongguo. When he thought of his return, for some reason, his right eyelid Jumping non-stop.
When I thought that Shi Zitong was not in front of me, I felt resentful in my heart. At this critical moment, you were not here and you went to drink flower wine. What should you do if you really missed something important?
Thinking that Han Ce, who could have made some suggestions, was driven away by him, King Xiang felt some regret in his heart. But he was too proud to show it, so he turned his anger on Shi Zitong, "Xiao Yuzi, God As soon as the light came on, we arranged for people to go out and find Shi Zitong. It's really outrageous. It's hard to stay in the house at night, but he went out to drink wine. How can someone with such a nature be dedicated to such a big thing?"
The matter suddenly turned to Shi Zitong, and King Xiang became angry. Wang Yu was overjoyed when he saw this. This was a perfect opportunity for eye drops. How could he give up? He immediately replied: "Master Don’t worry, I will arrange manpower to do it as soon as dawn. I will definitely find Mr. Shi early. In fact, it is not difficult to find. I heard that Mr. Shi often goes to several big restaurants recently and spends a lot of money. Although there are The cost is higher, but I heard that the service is really better, so you can definitely find people by just looking at these stores.”
Shi Zitong deliberately named him, and Wang Yu gave him eye drops. He believed that King Yixiang would be able to think of something with his wisdom.
"Huh? There is such a thing. It seems that he has made a lot of money recently by asking him to help me. By the way, Zheng Qi, do you know anything?" King Xiang was angry, but he didn't He is not stupid. He did not choose to completely trust Wang Yu. He may also know that these two men are not easy to deal with. But this is what he wants to see happen. If the people below get together, he will need to be on guard even more. How can he use it? Your own balancing act?
He asked Zheng Qi because he wanted to hear the truth. But King Xiang remembered that Zheng Qi was recommended to him by Shi Zitong, so he must have been more open-minded about what he said.
Zheng Qi was worried that he would not have a chance to climb up. Now that the opportunity fell in front of him, he naturally wanted to seize it, so he deliberately showed a look of embarrassment, and then glanced at Wang Yu as if unintentionally, and after seeing After the other party showed a threatening look, he quickly retracted his head and said with some trepidation, "To report to Your Highness, I don't know much about Mr. Shi. I just heard from his servant that it seems that Mr. Shi has recently My husband often misses the flowers, streets, willows, and alleys at night."
It may seem like an awkward answer, but often it is this answer that makes it easier for people to believe that the person is truthful. At this moment, at least King Xiang believed it, and he was very angry at the moment, "Okay, take my money." If you want to enjoy it alone, he can really do it."
In the eyes of King Xiang, Shi Zitong had money to spend and spend time and night to have fun. Naturally, the money he spent was the benefit he got when he helped himself get a loan from Daqian Bank. Isn't that the same as using his own money to have fun? This is putting it lightly. It is also dereliction of duty.
To put it bluntly, it means eating everything inside and out.
Thinking of his own money, he had not enjoyed much yet, but someone helped him spend it. King Xiang was not angry, he waved his hand and asked Wang Yu and Zheng Qi to go down, and then sat there alone, sulking. It seemed like what happened when Shen Ao came back. I don't even care anymore.
From this point of view, King Xiang is still an extremely stingy person, how can he achieve great things?
Wang Yu exited the main hall, turned around and patted Zheng Qi on the shoulder, "Mr. Zheng, you performed well. Our family is very satisfied. We should get closer and closer in the future."
"Yes, everything depends on the king's father-in-law." Zheng Qi deliberately showed a wry smile. It gave people the impression that the words he just said were obtained by Wang Yu's threats. But who knew that he was doing this just to clear the way for himself? What about all the obstacles in the way?
The curfew has been started. At this time, it is no longer time to send people to the palace to inquire about the news. Prince Xiang can only melancholy in his room, looking forward to finding out what happened after Shen Ao came back when dawn comes.
In contrast, some people had already received the news and were worried about it, such as King Qing.
In Prince Qing's palace, teacher Fan Shitong came here after getting the news from the palace. He pretended that he would not go back at night. He just wanted to have a deep talk with Prince Qing on how to solve the trouble at hand.
Fan Shitong, as the head of the hundred officials and the Zuopushe of the dynasty, would naturally have his own people outside the Yangxin Hall. Often every day, he would be notified of who the emperor saw and for how long, and then he would make some personal decisions based on this. Judgment and decide what to do next.
Fan Shitong knew about Shen Ao's return not long after he entered the city. Then there was news in the palace that Emperor Longyan had read the news and had given a seat to Duke Zhongguo.
After hearing the news, Fan Shitong couldn't sit still and hurriedly rushed to Prince Qing's Mansion before the curfew.
The teacher and the students sat across from each other, both with expressions as deep as water.
Obviously, Prince Qing also had his own information channels and knew what happened in the palace. Especially when he heard that his father happily gave a seat to Shen Ao, he was even more surprised and puzzled.
Granting a seat was originally not a big deal. When an older minister went to see Emperor Qianwen, he would usually give him a seat out of consideration for his health. But Shen Ao was only seventeen years old, so young. , but to give him a seat is too abnormal.
Could it be that Shen Ao had made some great achievements to deserve to be treated like this by his father?
But didn’t he say that he would go to barbarian lands to cause trouble for the barbarians? What great achievements could he make?
Is it possible that he really defeated the barbarians?
When he thought of this result, King Qing shook his head. He would not believe such a result. Barbarians are arrogant, but they are also good at fighting. Even veterans in the army like Xinzhou General Fei Qingsong never knew how to fight in his life. Many people in big battles have to avoid their sharp edges and dare not confront them directly. Shen Ao is just a young man, and the court has not sent any soldiers. How can he defeat the barbarians? I am afraid that he can avoid being caught by the barbarians. That's lucky.
If you can't figure it out, it's even more confusing and a headache. Fan Shitong can't figure it out either. Of course, he doesn't think that Shen Ao can really defeat the barbarians with three thousand rangers and more than a thousand guards. If that's the case, let Da Gan How can their military bravery be so shameful? Doesn’t it make them even more useless?
And if Shen Ao had not won the battle and made the emperor so happy when he came back, then there is only one possibility, that is, the ultimate destination of Shen Ao's trip this time was not the barbarian land, and he should have done something else.
Why is there such a cover-up?
At this time, Fan Shitong had forgotten the good news sent back by Shen Ao. If Shen Ao really did something else, how could this good news be explained?
How can we explain Emperor Qianwen's change of attitude towards the barbarian envoys and his hardened attitude?
The only reason is that the barbarians gave people the impression that they were too good at fighting, so Fan Shitong ignored many things and made mistakes in his thinking.
Speaking of which, Prince Qing and Shen Ao had a honeymoon period. The two had a common rival, Prince Xiang, which brought them closer together involuntarily.
If Shen Ao had not dealt with the barbarians later, and King Qing happened to have some private contacts with the barbarians, the friendly relationship between the two parties would have continued.
Well now, the day they learned that Shen Ao sent troops to the barbarians, the relationship between the two changed from friendly to antagonistic. During Shen Ao's absence, King Qing continued to attack Daqian Bank to rob money from it. .So now that Shen Ao is back, can their relationship return to what it was before?
We had just taken action against him, but there was a dirty trick behind his back. Now I am afraid that it was Prince Qing who wanted to show his good will, and the relationship between the two parties has also cracked, and it will no longer be what it was before.
Prince Qing had a headache at the thought of confronting Shen Ao from now on. As a friend, Shen Ao was naturally very good and could always bring good profits to his allies. But as an opponent, Duke Zhongguo's crazy character made him a headache. If you don't like people anymore, you will have to face a situation where you will win and lose miserably in the end. It will still hurt your vitality.
The hesitation on King Qing's face fell into Fan Shitong's eyes. In contrast, his expression was extremely determined. His biggest goal in life was to make King Qing ascend to the throne and become emperor, and any price he paid for this was worth it. .
If the barbarians promised to support King Qing before, then they are friends. If Shen Ao attacks a friend, he is an enemy. There is nothing to say about this. Since they are already enemies, what is the point of worrying about this?
