Chapter 104 7·3
Chapter 104 7·3
On the official road outside the city of Kyoto, the team continued to drive quickly.
A cavalry general at the front of the team immediately drove to the most luxurious car in the team after receiving the news of the scout.
dong dong dong-
He knocked on the wall of the carriage: "Your Highness, it is convenient to go to the gate of the capital, but it will only take a quarter of an hour to arrive."
"Is someone coming to pick you up?" An extremely cold and serious male voice came from the car, just hearing these few words can't help but make one's heart shudder.
"No." The general's name is Zhang He, and he is the nephew of the Empress Dowager's natal family.
But today's third prince seems to be different from usual: "That's all."
Seeing that there was no movement in the carriage, Zhang He seemed dissatisfied, frowned and said: "Your Highness is summoned to come here, and he Xie Zhiying should meet him at the gate of the city even if he does not meet far away, so silently, this is the meaning of dismounting? "
After a moment of silence, a man's voice came from inside the carriage: "Yuan Ying is for affection, not for duty. Don't forget that we are asking for others."
Zhang He was annoyed by the man's attitude of wanting to talk, so he grabbed the curtain of the carriage and opened it: "You need to tell me what your majesty means? This general is asking you how to get back your face!"
A beam of light suddenly leaked into the car from the window, completely illuminating the scene inside the carriage.
There was only one man playing chess alone in the car. When the curtain of the car was opened, he was thinking about where to drop a black piece on the chessboard. He might as well be dazzled by the sudden light, and then his brows sank slightly, revealing a pair of bottomless pupils. eye.
Zhang He felt timid after being stared at by the man, but then he remembered that even in front of His Majesty, he was rarely reprimanded, and his back straightened up: "What are you looking at? I'm asking you, why do you love to talk to me?" Ignore it? Do you really think that you are some kind of noble person?"
The man in the car showed neither anger nor embarrassment, and his deep eyebrows gave off a sense of aggression even if he didn't speak.
His thin lips moved lightly, and his cold voice immediately disrupted the courage that Zhang Hecai picked up: "They are also dogs, and those in yellow clothes are more noble than those in armor. What do you think of General Zhang?"
Zhang He thought about what the third prince had said before he came here. His lips moved, and after a while he finally retracted his eyes in embarrassment. However, before he left, he still snorted coldly: "If it wasn't for your majesty's order, why would this general accept you as a child?" Xiao Xuncheng is under control? I don't know why His Highness has to see you..."
In the end it's gone.
The man in the car was not affected by this episode, and seemed to have gotten used to it, continuing the unfinished chess game on the table.
This man who is called the third prince is just heard, but this name has not been mentioned for a long time. He has another name in this world, Ying Shi.
But at this moment, he is still Xie Qi, the third prince of Yue Kingdom.
It all started with the Yanzhou Change 12 years ago.
When the news of collaborating with the enemy and treason came, Wen's father and son had just repelled the last batch of Vietnamese troops in Yanzhou, and each suffered a lot of trauma, so that they didn't have enough energy to punish the soldiers who disturbed the morale of the army.
However, he did not die, and was secretly taken out of the barracks by a soldier named He De with his breath, and was rescued by a scholar from Jiangzhou, Yue Kingdom.
Since Wen Sheng didn't die, why didn't he return to Shangjing?With his upright and upright character, after hearing that his family was confiscated and the whole family was buried in flames, he would go back to Beijing to seek justice no matter what.
It's all because he can't remember, and his brain is damaged, even if he wakes up, he will lose his memory.At the age of sixteen, Wen Sheng became the adopted son of that scholar, and took the surname of Ying.
In the next 12 years, he went through the Yue Kingdom's martial arts examination and became the disciple of the third prince Xie Qi.It was Xie Qi's idea to pretend to be the third prince and go north this time, and of course it was Wen Sheng's own idea.
He had to find an excuse to go back to the capital, because his younger brother Wen Li had also returned two years ago.
But Wen's family was destroyed in the fire back then, so the younger brother in Shangjing is naturally not called Wen Li, but Song Fuling.
Whether it is hearing the sound or hearing the ceremony, it is impossible to restore the Wen surname until the grievances of the extermination of the family are washed away.
This is also one of the goals and tasks of Wensheng in this world.There is another one that is naturally related to his younger brother Wenli, that is, Song Fuling.
Song Fuling became the teacher of Prince Xie Xun after returning to Beijing, and spared no effort to teach Xie Xun into a conventional half-fool.After Xie Xun ascended the throne, he obeyed Song Fuling's advice, and attacking Yue State was the most critical thing among them.
At that time, the Yue State was no longer a remote and small country that relied on the breath of the Qing Kingdom in the past. The development of maritime commerce and trade in the past ten years has made the Yue State's national strength develop rapidly.
It didn't take many days to break through Shangjing, and this defeat was expected by Song Fuling from the very beginning.
But there was one thing he didn't expect, that is, his elder brother Wen Sheng was still alive, and what's more coincidental, Wen Sheng was the general in charge of the Northern Expedition.
In the past, when the brothers met again, they were fighting against each other, and Wen Sheng couldn't remember the past, but Song Fuling was beheaded by the sword before he could explain.Years of planning finally made a wedding dress for someone else.
Almost effortlessly, the Yue Kingdom acquired the entire territory of Beiqing.Not long after, the third prince of Yue, Xie Qi, came to the throne and changed the country name to Zhang.
Zhang was the maiden name of the grandmother, the Empress Dowager.The Xie family has changed its course in less than a hundred years, and the reason for this has to start with Taizong's seizure of his wife, which is really embarrassing.
At this time, Wen Sheng didn't dwell on these messy future and past events, his eyes were only on the chess game on the case.
White's defeat has already been revealed, and it may be just right before entering the city that he can call for gold and withdraw his troops.
A quarter of an hour later, the Vietnamese delegation finally arrived at the gate of Shangjing, and Kou Zhun, the Minister of Honglu Temple, had already stood at the bridge of the moat with everyone.
After Zhang He got off his horse, Kou Zhun stepped forward immediately: "General Zhang has worked hard to escort you all the way. In Xiahonglu Temple, Qing Kou Zhun has been waiting at the gate of the city with his colleagues for a long time."
Zhang He was still holding his breath in his heart: "Master Kou is delayed in his business, Zhang is ashamed."
For no reason, he didn't feel impatient with the cold-faced Kou Zhun, but smiled and looked into the horse team: "May I ask if the third prince of your country is safe all the way?"
"Stop talking nonsense, just take us to the Dianke Office to stay, and wait until the date of the meeting is set, and we can talk about it on the table if we have anything to say!"
This time before Kou Zhun could respond, there was a shout from inside the carriage: "Zhang He, don't be rude."
Along with the scolding, there is also a terrifying coercion.Kou Zhun's heart trembled slightly, and he quickly bowed to the carriage: "But His Royal Highness, the Third Prince of Yue Kingdom? Kou Zhun is here at Xiahonglu Temple, and he is here to welcome His Highness and his party into the palace to face the saint."
After the words fell, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, revealing a young man with high temple hair and a crown of sapphire.
After the man came out, he was not in a hurry to go to the ground, and was fully saluted by Kou Zhun.Kou Zhun heard that the third prince hadn't spoken for a long time, so he couldn't help but look up, but he didn't look back for a long time.
The man in front of the car was dressed in a blue brocade-patterned robe and a cyan crane cloak. He was tall and tall with a striking aura, and even his facial features were exquisite and impeccable.
If you don't say that this person is a prince, but just look at his demeanor, you will believe that he is the emperor Kou Zhun who has been in a high position for a long time.
Kou Zhun had met Yue Emperor Xie Zhiwen when he was young, and he thought to himself that the three princes did not look like his father, if not for his celestial bearing that could not be faked, he would have doubted the real identity of this person in front of him.
"This is the capital?" The man raised his head and looked at the plaque on the city gate, as if talking to himself.
Kou Zhun's eyes and ears are sharp, and he answered immediately: "Back to the third prince, now it's called Shangjing."
Hearing the sound, he looked back and got out of the carriage along the horse stool: "Master Lao Kou has been waiting for a long time, do you want to replace the carriages and horses this time when you enter the city?"
"Foreign envoys who enter the palace must change trains," Kou Zhun said, "Don't worry, the third prince, everything is ready, please Your Highness come with me into the palace."
The accompanying missions were divided into two groups, the one went into the palace following the sound, and the other followed the officials of the Honglu Temple back to the Dian Ke Office for resettlement, and soon the city gate widened again.
The passers-by had not yet gathered, so it seemed that a green-covered carriage not far from the city gate was particularly abrupt.
There were two people sitting in the carriage, they were Yi Wang Xie Miao and Song Fuling who had witnessed the envoy entering the city.The two of them came earlier than the gang from Honglu Temple, just to see the "face" of the third prince.
"How?" Xie Miao said first, "Are you sure?"
He asked, of course, whether Song Fuling could see through this man's scheming with confidence, so that he could prepare well before the meeting.
Song Fuling put down the curtain of the carriage when he heard the words, and signaled the driver to return to the city before saying: "It's too far away, I can't see clearly."
"This king thinks that this person should be quite difficult to deal with," Xie Miao thought seriously, "Not to mention, this person's demeanor is also very comparable. I don't know if it is my illusion, but I always feel that this person is quite evil. , the evil spirit licked from the sword..."
Song Fuling: "Your Highness also feels this way?"
"But this king has never heard that Xie Qi has been on the battlefield. Could it be that the Yue Kingdom has been in such chaos these years?" Xie Miao was really puzzled.
Of course Song Fuling knew that there was no war in the Yue Kingdom, and doubts had arisen in her heart: "Your Highness, can I let Song watch on the sidelines when I meet this person later?"
"Are you going too?" Isn't it good to show up early?
"Don't show up, just listen behind the scenes."
Xie Miao: "It couldn't be better."
On the other side, Wen Sheng and a group of people have already boarded the carriage in the inner courtyard of the palace.The closer you get to the inner city, the louder the noise will be.When everyone's noses lingered with a strong aroma of wine, they knew that they were not far from the palace.
Hearing that the smell of wine brought back familiar memories, he opened the curtain of the car, and the sound of silk and bamboo orchestras in restaurants on the street became clearer.
Kou Zhun noticed his movements, and immediately took two steps forward: "The third prince thinks this scene is strange? After meeting the Holy Majesty, the next official will take the third prince for a tour of the city."
"No, it's this wine." He was very familiar with the aroma of the wine just now, but he couldn't remember it for a while.
"Haha! It turns out that the third prince is still a lover!" Kou Zhun laughed happily: "We just passed by more than one restaurant, Fenghelou, Yuxianlou, Yilelou, Baixianglou...these are all rich in fine wine .If the third prince wants to taste it all over again, he may have to stay in the city for a few months!"
Before he heard the sound, Zhang He stepped forward: "Hmph, isn't it just a few jars of broken wine? Who doesn't have it yet? You come to Beijing some other day to have a look, I guarantee you won't want to go back for a year!"
"So, General Zhang is quite fond of this thing..."
One argues and the other agrees, and these two people can still chat back and forth.Hearing the sound, he didn't want to participate, so he lowered the curtain unknowingly.
The carriage quickly got on a multi-arch flat bridge, which spanned the entire river, and there was no mention of the excitement under the bridge.
Two quarters of an hour later, the carriage finally arrived at the palace gate of the imperial city.
It's just that not long after entering the palace, someone hurriedly came to talk to Kou Zhun.
After a while, the person left, and Kou Zhun came to apologize to Wen Sheng: "Third prince, someone from Qinzheng Hall just sent a message that the East Palace had a sudden emergency, and His Majesty couldn't get away for a while, so His Royal Highness King Yi had to meet him on his behalf."
The envoy has arrived, it would be impolite to change his mind temporarily.Zhang He was about to lose his temper on the spot, but was interrupted by a voice: "Your East Palace is not feeling well?"
"His Royal Highness has always been in good health. He suffered from fever when he accidentally fell into the water during a night swim two days ago. The past few days have been ups and downs, and His Majesty is really worried."
Kou Zhun spoke earnestly: "The Holy Majesty has no other heirs, and His Royal Highness Prince Yi is the Holy Majesty's closest sibling. Although I haven't seen the Holy Majesty this time in the palace, when the condition of the East Palace improves, the Holy Majesty will naturally have the energy to meet the Third Prince."
The method of procrastinating painstakingly, it only takes a moment to hear the sound to see the clues, but it has not been exposed: "May I ask when the East Palace of your country will recover at the latest?"
"This...it's really hard to say."
really.
Hearing the sound, he nodded: "It's okay, it's just a matter of waiting."
Seeing that Zhang He agreed so easily, he seemed a little dissatisfied, but it was difficult for him to explode in front of others.So the group had no choice but to go halfway and leave the palace to go to Yiwang's mansion.
Emperor Qing would not easily arrange the talks, he wanted to force the Yue Kingdom's mission to mess up, as long as they caught the wrong place, the Yue Kingdom would be slaughtered by him like a fish.
This morning, it was within Xie Qi's expectation, and it was according to Xie Qi's instructions that he heard the sound so forbearing.The weak do not only have the end of being slaughtered by others, there are also merits in combining vertical and horizontal, but they just need a reason.
The reason for this is hearing.This trip to Beijing is doomed to not end well, no matter if it is the Qing Kingdom or the Yue Kingdom, they are all waiting to see the humiliation of the "Third Prince Xie Qi".
But since Wen Sheng is already in Shangjing at this time, Xie Qi and Emperor Qing have the final say on whose plan it is.
The author has something to say:
Wen Sheng: I am now playing the role of Ying Shishi who pretends to be Xie Qi (yes, I am playing dolls)
Hahaha, brothers will "see you" tomorrow hahaha
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