Just like Oyadan would choose Duke Zhongguo, King Qing was just disappointed but not worried. Shen Ao is just a Duke, he is not a prince. When it comes to who should be appointed as the prince, no matter how good this person is, he has no choice. With the ability to compete, in the end, the barbarians would still choose King Qing in such a big matter, and that was enough.
How could Fan Shitong not know what Prince Qing was worried about? If His Majesty was still in Daliang City, there was no need to worry about this matter. The Emperor had a clear mind about what should be done and what should not be done. But Imperial Concubine Yuan It's just a woman. Faced with her biological son's plea, she would probably agree without even thinking about it.
Thinking of what serious consequences it would have if he really invited Yizhi to search the Zhongguo Palace and found the barbarian princess, Fan Shitong also felt that he was confused. "Okay, I will go to the Du Palace, if possible. , let’s combine the efforts of the three of us and see if we can stop King Xiang, he is really an impulsive person.”
The last sentence is undoubtedly referring to Prince Xiang. This person is selfish, impulsive, greedy, and narrow-minded. If such a person were not a prince, he would have been punished countless times.
King Xiang has already gone to the harem and got the imperial concubine Yuan Huang's decree as he wished. If it hadn't been dark now, he might have led someone to break into the Zhongguo Palace. "Just wait, I will be the king tomorrow." When I feel proud, hahaha." Looking at the already dark sky, King Xiang said with a laugh.
King Xiang returned to his mansion and became quiet. The news reached the ears of Fan Shitong and King Qing, and they couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
Fan Shitong had already approached Internal Affairs Minister Du Jin, and originally thought that it would take a lot of talking to persuade him. Unexpectedly, when he heard about his intention, he agreed immediately. This made Fan Shitong feel a lot better. .
Now that I saw that King Xiang had no intention of searching the house all night, I felt half relieved again.
At least they could wait one more night, couldn't they? At this moment, neither Fan Shitong nor Prince Qing had ever been so eager to see Shen Ao return.
I don’t know why, but this young man who always likes to cause trouble and even made them unhappy a few times has such magical power. It seems that as long as Shen Ao comes back, everything will be easier to handle. Even All the pressure will be gone.
What no one knew was that Shen Ao was rushing on a starry night. At this moment, he was like a firefighter. After rescuing his uncle, he headed straight back to Daliang City. How could he not see the hidden dangers in Daliang City? As for the crisis, it was just that his uncle's matter was really worrying, so he gave up all arrangements and rescued people first.
Riding on the Dayuan horse with very strong legs, Shen Ao was thinking about one thing at this time. Don't let anyone take the opportunity to embarrass himself. Otherwise, no matter how much he hurts himself, he will definitely make the other party pay ten times or even more. Much price.
The morning light is faint, the sky is dim, and Daliang City has changed from silence to liveliness, glowing with the vitality of a new day.
Prince Xiang changed his usual habit of sleeping in, got up very early, dressed and ate under the waiters of his maids, and then waited for the time when each government office would be on duty.
Now that he wants to take action against the Duke of Zhongguo and has his mother's decree in hand, King Xiang will of course make more noise. He wants everyone to see his domineering side. Otherwise, he did it last night Will take action.
"Your Highness, it's almost time." Shi Zitong and Zheng Qi, who had known all the plans for a long time, appeared in front of Prince Xiang and said respectfully.
"Haha, okay, let's go and inform Dali Temple. I will meet them at the Zhongguo Palace." King Xiang laughed and stood up. At this moment, his face was full of confidence, and his eyes were shining. At this moment,
He waited for a long time, and finally the moment came for him to take revenge openly and honestly.
Zhongguogongfu.
It was as peaceful as ever, and there wasn't even a single vendor hawking on the street in front of the house.
It's not that Zhongguogongfu is located in a remote place, on the contrary, the streets near here are very lively, as you can tell by the countless people setting up stalls on both sides of the street.
The reason why no one comes to hawk in front of Duke Zhong's mansion seems to have become a habit among the people. In this way, they express their respect for Duke Zhong who brought them a better life. They don't want anyone to go there.
To disturb the respectable Duke Zhongguo, they hope that in this way, Duke Zhongguo can get more peace.
This kind of love is probably something that other courtiers cannot enjoy. And on this morning, a group of government officials appeared again, breaking the original tranquility here.
Compared with yesterday, the number of government servants who came today was more, a hundred people. Compared with yesterday, their momentum was even greater. It seemed that after one night, these people were all pumped up, and they were all showing off their power.
I vow to regain the face I lost yesterday.
"What are you doing? Didn't you remember enough yesterday?" Geng Liang appeared with dozens of security guards and looked at the government officials surrounding the house with an angry look on his face.
"Hmph!" Facing Geng Liang, who scolded them yesterday, the government officials did not say anything more. They were originally following orders. They only had to wait for the rightful owner to appear, and then they would let the guards of the Zhongguo Duke's Mansion appear.
Know how powerful they are.
The government officials had nothing to say, so Geng Liang simply shouted: "Please leave here without a holy order. Don't you know that a good dog won't block the way?"
"You..." was actually called a dog, and the expressions of all the government officials changed drastically. However, the King Xiang who informed them has not yet appeared. Now is not the time to argue with Geng Liang, otherwise he would just be asking for trouble. Everyone
He had to reluctantly step back dozens of steps and give way to the entire door.
The yamen servant did not leave, but he also retreated far away. Geng Liang did not want to disturb others, so he snorted and closed the side door again. However, the movement here also attracted the attention of many nearby people.
All this is the intention of King Xiang. He just wants to attract everyone's attention. Only when more people pay attention to this place can he feel the joy of trampling on the Zhongguo Duke's mansion under his feet. If what he does is not
People know that, wouldn't it be as boring as walking in brocade clothes at night?
In this way, about half an hour later, Prince Xiang looked like he was belatedly arriving. In fact, he could have been here long ago, so he forced the carriage to walk around several nearby streets. When
When he walked through the streets with hundreds of guards, he indeed attracted more attention.
When King Xiang's chariot arrived at the gate of Duke Zhong's Mansion, there were hundreds of people following him to watch the excitement. This was exactly the result he wanted.
"His Royal Highness King Xiang is here!"
"His Royal Highness Prince Qing is here!"
"Master Fan is here!"
"Master Baili is here!"
The gate of the Zhongguo Duke's Mansion, which was originally quiet, quickly became lively with the arrival of Prince Xiang.
Prince Xiang had just taken steps in the car when he heard the shouts of a crowd behind him. But this time he was far from unhappy. On the contrary, there was a smile on the corner of his mouth. Are you all there? What about the last thing? Okay, let's see how he steps into the Duke's Mansion today.
"Brother Three Emperors." After King Qing got out of the carriage, he immediately called out to King Xiang. Taking advantage of this time, the other two ministers who oversaw the country also came over.
Among them, Fan Shitong wanted to persuade King Xiang, and Bailigui naturally came to take the throne for King Xiang.
Four of the five supervising ministers came and gathered at the door of the Zhongguo Palace. This was also the first time that the five supervising ministers ordered by Emperor Qianwen had gathered together since he left Daliang City. But the funny thing is that they did not Instead of meeting in the palace, they met in front of a palace.
"Oh, everyone is here, what a coincidence." King Xiang looked back and smiled. He even deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of the word "Qiao" in order to tell a few people that you might be here now. , he was already prepared.
The somewhat sarcastic tone was naturally heard clearly by several people. However, thinking that this would affect his relationship with the barbarians, Prince Qing had no choice but to step forward and said, "Brother Three Emperors, you need to be careful about this matter." ah."
Instead of calling him King Xiang, he called him the Third Emperor's Brother. King Xiang was not interested in King Qing's obvious attempt to get close to him, and he replied coldly, "What? Does His Highness King Qing want to teach me how to do things?"
As soon as the somewhat unemotional voice sounded, Prince Qing's expression changed, and he didn't know what to say.
He is also a prince, and he also occupies the identity of the eldest son. It is impossible for King Qing to lose face and ask for help from King Xiang. And it is in front of so many people. It is even more difficult to do it, so he can only keep his eyes shut. Mouth.
Seeing that things were going bad, Fan Shitong had no choice but to stand up and said, "Your Highness King Xiang, this matter involves not only Duke Zhongguo, but also the relationship between our Dagan and the barbarians. This is something that even His Majesty attaches great importance to. Please think twice. "
This reminder is telling King Xiang that he doesn't want to say anything about the grudge between you and Duke Zhongguo, and he won't care about it, but when it comes to matters involving barbarians, he needs to be more cautious.
"Relationship with the barbarians?" King Xiang jumped up suddenly as if his tail had been stepped on. "Do we still have any friendly relations with the barbarians? It has only been a while since we signed an armistice agreement. Seeing Jin When the army attacked Daqian, they began to think again, and sent troops to the world. Why should people like this who do not abide by the rules save face for them? Let me tell you, today I want to save the face of the barbarians so that they will know , what will happen if you offend us? Come here, please open the door for me."
It would have been fine if Fan Shitong didn't stand up, but this step made King Xiang even more angry, with a look of absolute determination. This sentence also made Master Fan's face turn red. When he wanted to say something else, Hundreds of government officials had already rushed forward like wolves and tigers, smashing the door of Zhongguo Duke's mansion.
