"Xuan, the envoy of the Jin Kingdom enters the palace."

One voice after another reached Qi Shao's ears. Qi Shao tugged on Zheng Er's sleeve, feeling his legs were a little soft.

"Brother Zheng Er, you must protect me well."

"You protect me well, and when I go back, I will send you seven or eight beauties immediately."

Zheng Er raised his eyebrows, "Your Highness, you should go in."

"Don't think I don't know, the day Zheng Yi was given the marriage, I saw the envy in your eyes." Qi Shao moved very slowly, but no matter how far the steps are, there is an end, and they soon arrived at Weiguo In the palace dedicated to receiving envoys.

Qi Shao's legs seemed to be filled with lead as he approached the hall. There were low tables on both sides of the hall. Spreading to the top of the nine steps, there sat the emperor of the state of Wei and his prince Wei Chao.

Qi Shao walked with difficulty, walking from the door to the middle of the hall.

"Huh!" Someone let out a disdainful voice, this person's breath was heavy, and it sounded like a rough and unrestrained martial arts practitioner.

He can't beat it, this is someone else's territory, and they must protect their own people.

Qi Shao weighed the pros and cons, pretending he didn't hear it, he clasped his hands with several other envoys and said, "I've seen Emperor Wei."

"The eldest prince is a guest from afar, so there is no need to be polite." Emperor Wei stretched out his hand, palm up, pointing to the empty seat beside him, "The eldest prince and the envoys, please sit down."

Qi Shao noticed a scrutinizing gaze, he felt guilty in his heart, he didn't dare to look up, and sat down in the empty seat with Zheng Er and others.

Immediately afterwards, the song and dance prepared by Weiguo came on stage.

The stage is beautiful, the person is beautiful, but in the palace of the enemy country, Qi Shao dare not think of anything else, he dare not even move the wine glass in front of him.

"Why, the First Prince doesn't like the banquet prepared by me?" Wei Huang asked calmly.

"No, no." Qi Shao forced a smile, "It's just that this prince is not good at drinking."

"Really?" Wei Huang narrowed his eyes, and suddenly smiled, "I heard that the First Prince always loves wine and beauty. It turns out that the First Prince is not good at drinking. It seems that the information I received was wrong."

"Father, since the eldest prince can't drink wine, why do you insist on asking the eldest prince to drink?" Just as Qi Shao's scalp was tingling and he was trying to make an excuse, a familiar voice suddenly sounded to relieve him.

Qi Shao subconsciously recognized that it was Wei Chao's voice.

Did he, he was recognized? ? ?

Emperor Wei glanced at the prince of Jin, saw that he had lowered his head and didn't notice the above, and turned his head slightly to look at Prince Wei Chao: "Chao Er, why are you suddenly speaking for him?"

Obviously, before the envoys from the Jin Kingdom came in, he had made an agreement with Wei Chao that he would give the people of the Jin Kingdom a blow.

Wei Chao: "..."

How could he have thought that the eldest prince of the Jin Kingdom would be the little brother Wang, and the moment he saw the envoy of the Jin Kingdom enter the palace, he almost dropped the wine glass in his hand in fright.

However, Brother Wang and Zheng Er are already here, so Mr. Wang...

——No, since little brother Wang is the eldest prince of Jin, where did he get his elder brother?

Wei Chao's face was at a loss for a moment, but when his eyes fell on Zheng Er, he quickly felt relieved. Zheng Er is under Wang Gongzi, since he appeared here, it means that Wang Gongzi It does have a relationship with the First Prince of Jin.

Perhaps, the real identity of Prince Wang is the cousin of the eldest prince of the Jin Kingdom.

The peace of singing and dancing, Qi Shao's brows hide restlessness, he has not forgotten his purpose of coming to Weiguo, but Weiguo has no thoughts to bring up, every time Qi Shao tries to speak, the people of Weiguo will find excuses to stop him Down.

After going back and forth, Qi Shao had a vague guess in his heart.

"His Majesty Wei Huang, we want to talk to you about the previous Ling'an incident..."

Wei Huang suddenly raised his hand and pressed his temple, and then looked at Qi Shao apologetically, "I drank too much wine, and I have a headache, you continue to play, First Prince, I will go to rest for a while."

Qi Shao was taken aback, "His Majesty Wei Huang, please listen to me—"

"His Majesty Wei Huang is leaving now." Zheng Er put down his wine glass, "Did His Majesty Wei never think about taking back the Surabaya area occupied by Qi State?"

Emperor Wei paused as he was about to get up and leave, he sat back down again, and looked at Zheng Er sharply, "What did you just say?"

"The special envoy of Jin State, Zheng Er, has seen His Majesty Emperor Wei." Zheng Er stood up, bowed and saluted, "As far as I know, the State of Wei has been lost in the Surabaya area for decades. I heard that the people of the State of Wei have also I have been oppressed by the Qi army. In the past, the natural moat of Surabaya was known as the natural protection of the state of Wei. Now... With the strong and uncompromising style of the state of Qi, His Majesty the emperor of Wei chose to cooperate with the tiger and wolf to attack our state of Jin. Can you really Guaranteed peace of mind in the rear?"

The loss of the Sishui Pass has always been a taboo for the royal family of the Wei Kingdom. The efforts of the kings of the Wei Kingdom were nothing more than to recapture the Sishui Pass. The attack on Ling'an was also forced by the Qi State to use Surabaya to exert pressure. As a result, Ling'an was lost. The attack cost so much of their troops in vain, so Emperor Wei's face immediately changed when he heard this.

Emperor Wei took a deep breath for a moment, and looked at Zheng Er with heavy eyes, "Then what can you do to help me get back to Sishui Pass?"

"As long as Emperor Wei is willing to cooperate with our country of Jin, then there will be." Zheng Er's face was calm.

Qi Shao looked at Zheng Er, who was suddenly hardened, and then at Wei Huang, who seemed to be looking forward to it, and was quite puzzled, didn't they come for peace talks?Why did you talk about attacking Qi?

"The letter from the state of Jin didn't say that you came to Wei and Jin to form an alliance." Wei Huang fixedly looked at Zheng Er, and he understood instantly at this moment that the eldest prince of the state of Jin was only superficial, and it was Zheng Zheng who really made the choice. of.

"Is this your own initiative, or—"

Zheng Er took out a stamped envelope from his chest, "This is a letter delivered by order of the Regent."

Wei Huang raised his hand to signal the eunuch beside him to go down, Zheng Er handed the envelope to the eunuch who took the letter, and then patiently waited for Wei Huang to read the letter.

Wei Huang opened the envelope, took out the letter paper and scanned it roughly, and then his face changed drastically. He quickly folded the letter paper carefully with trembling hands, stuffed it into the envelope, and put the envelope close to his body.

"Has His Majesty the Emperor Wei been satisfied with our Prince Regent's sincerity?" Zheng Er already had some answers in his heart.

How could Emperor Wei refuse to agree, the plan in this letter made a thorough and complete arrangement of how to cooperate with the attack on Qi after the Jinwei alliance, and Emperor Wei immediately realized that what this letter said was really feasible.

Moreover, in order to promise in the letter, before the State of Wei took Sishuiguan, the special envoy of the State of Jin and his party could stay in the State of Wei as guests.

Automatically sending hostages, and an alliance plan with a high success rate, Emperor Wei immediately believed it.

Moreover, this plan was written by the regent Qi Heng who was able to kill [-] elite soldiers of the Qi army with only a dozen people.

Emperor Wei closed his eyes and took a deep breath. The state of Jin is not as barbaric and domineering as the state of Qi. The people of Jin state always keep their promises, so there is no need to worry about them being stabbed in the back.

Such a partner, Emperor Wei has no room to refuse.

"Okay, I will immediately write a letter to have a secret talk with the Prince Regent." Emperor Wei opened his eyes and clapped his hands. "These days, the eldest prince and his party are invited to be guests in Weiguo, so that our Weiguo can fulfill the friendship of landlords."

what?

Qi Shao, who was suddenly called, was so frightened that he even shook his hand holding the wine glass. Qi Heng, the one who killed a thousand swords, had really sent him here as a hostage.

"Chao Er, you and the ministers are here to accompany the First Prince to enjoy the singing and dancing. I have something to do, so I will leave first."

"I obey." Wei Chao got up, Wei Huang got up, and left with the guard of honor.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty."

Qi Shao and his party also put down their wine glasses, stood up and saluted.

Satisfied with wine and food, the host and guest enjoyed themselves.

Qi Shao was so drunk that he didn't know where to go, and was helped by three or four eunuchs to rest in the specially vacated palace.

"Elder Prince." Wei Chao pushed Qi Shao's arm.

Qi Shao groaned and opened his eyes, his face was slightly stupefied and his eyes looked blank, but he was not awake, Wei Chao yelled a few more times, seeing that he didn't respond, he had no choice but to give up.

"Forget it, let someone prepare hangover soup for the eldest prince later." Wei Chao ordered.

"Yes." The maid at the side saluted.

Wei Chao left the room, the rest of the envoys of the Jin Kingdom had already left the palace, only Zheng Er stayed with Qi Shao.

Wei Chao stopped in his tracks and looked at him, "What should Gu call you? Young Master Zheng or Lord Zheng?"

"Don't dare." Zheng Er cupped his hands, "Being the next guard, I can't be His Highness the Crown Prince."

"A bodyguard." Wei Chao's delicate face suddenly softened, and he remembered that Prince Wang had said that Zheng Er was their bodyguard. "You didn't deceive Gu about this."

"I have another question."

Zheng Er cupped his hands and said, "His Royal Highness, please speak."

"Where is the prince now? Has he also come?" Wei Chao asked, "I received the imperial father's order that day, so I left in such a hurry that I didn't even have time to say goodbye to the prince."

Later, when I heard the news of Fufeng City, it was already the time when Jin and Wei were fighting. Sun Hua fell into Qin Yue's trick and led the army blindly and confidently into the trap. In the end, he was defeated and fled.

In the battle of Ling'an City, they lost a total of [-] troops to defend the country, and there were no bones left.

I heard that the idea of ​​Huo Gong and killing Qi's elite soldiers was provided by the King Chen who supervised the army in Ling'an. Thinking of the fire described in the memorial, Wei Chao couldn't help but feel aroused towards the cruel King Chen. chill.

Zheng Er's face was a little strange, and he said a little unnaturally, "My master is quite busy, and he can't do without the capital of Jin."

"So he didn't come here." Wei Chao was a little disappointed, but thinking about it, it's true. Brother Wang is the prince, and this time he came to defend the country as an envoy. Prince Wang is just a certain cousin of Qi Shao. He has no official position and can't help it. It's normal to travel together.

"I have another question." Wei Chao seemed a little nervous, "I want to know what the name of the prince is?"

However, Zheng Er unexpectedly refused.

"His Royal Highness, even if the master is not here, I can't call him by his name directly."

Wei Chao was stunned for a moment, then nodded understandingly, "I just want to know whether Prince Wang is a cousin of the eldest prince or a cousin. I ask you, is Prince Wang a member of the royal family of Jin?"

Zheng Er nodded with a complex expression, and said in his heart that with such a search method, you will never be able to find the so-called eldest prince's elder brother.

"Could it be the son of some prince's mansion?" Wei Chao rested his hand on his chin and pondered, but Emperor Jin Yuan had no other brothers at all, except for the Prince Chen.

But in the materials that his father showed him before, it seems to have been mentioned that there is only one 15-year-old princess in the Prince Chen's mansion. Could it be that the Princess Chen is jealous and the Prince Chen has a concubine outside?

But Prince Wang's demeanor and amazing swordsmanship are not like those of an outsider.

A flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in Wei Chao's mind, and he suddenly raised his head to look at Zheng Er, "Could it be that he's actually not the eldest prince's elder brother?"

Zheng Er's complexion changed slightly, and when he was about to explain, Wei Chao interrupted him by clapping his hands, "Yes, I thought it was strange at the time, Mingming Wang's little brother seemed a little more mature than Wang Gongzi."

"Young Master Wang and Brother Wang are both princes of the Jin Kingdom, but in fact, Brother Wang is the elder brother, right?"

Zheng Er: "..." How thick is the third prince's filter? Although the first prince would have a mustache in Fufeng City, and his appearance does look a bit vicissitudes, the immaturity between his brows and eyes is very obvious. Normal people would never think that he is older than the prince.

Zheng Er sighed helplessly, "My master is not a prince..."

He is the prince.

But he didn't finish the second half of the sentence, when he saw Wei Chao's obviously surprised expression, "Could it be, Mr. Wang... he is really your regent—"

Seeing that he had guessed it, Zheng Er no longer concealed it, he cupped his hands and said, "His Royal Highness, my master is indeed—"

"He was really born in the outer chamber of your regent??"

"Cough, cough, cough!" Zheng Eryi lost his breath for a moment, coughed a few times, and said with a cold face, "Your Highness, don't joke."

"Not really?" Wei Chao's face was serious, he thought about it, and then he showed an unbelievable look again, "Then only the last one is left?"

"Yeah." Zheng Er nodded, yes, you are right, the prince you are talking about is the recently crowned regent.

"It turned out to be true, I really can't believe it... I never thought that your Jin royal family would also believe in these ridiculous superstitions..." Wei Chao had never heard of some folk families before, because he was worried that the boy's fate would be too heavy to support him. , Deliberately raised the boy as a daughter, thinking that this would deceive the secrets and let the boy grow up safely.

But Wei Chao didn't expect that, as a prince, Prince Chen also believed in these folk legends.Wei Chao thought of Wang Gongzi's ruthless and desireless face like a fairy, and felt distressed in his heart.

He is obviously a man, but because of the ignorance and superstition of the Chen Palace, he was raised as a woman and restrained, so it is no wonder that the prince is taciturn.

Zheng Er felt that there seemed to be some problems with the brain circuit of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Wei Kingdom. He could not understand the meaning of the other party's words at all. Zheng Er tried his best to recall, but he didn't say what their princes were superstitious about?

"I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince." A court lady came over and saluted the two of them. "I have seen the messenger."

"what happened?"

"Your Majesty, please go over." The maid lowered her head, her snow-white neck was exposed from the collar, dazzling her eyes.

Wei Chao frowned, straightened his clothes, "Where is Father now? I'll go there now."

"Your Majesty has gone to the empress's place."

Zheng Er took a step back, "Since His Royal Highness has something to do, His Highness will not stay here."

Wei Chao nodded, "When the First Prince Minger sobers up, Gu will come to him again."

He also wanted to ask some more questions about the prince. Zheng Er is a boring gourd. He said ten sentences and the other party answered one. Maybe the answer depends on his status as the prince. Wei Chao really can't ask from his mouth. to any useful letter.

He drank hangover soup inside the door, just woke up Qi Shao just heard this sentence, he immediately closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, and even pulled the quilt.

Don't worry, you won't be able to wait for the prince to wake up today, and he will leave the palace and return to the post house at dawn tomorrow.

Qi Shao muttered in his heart for a while, but couldn't help complaining about Qi Heng.

Let's not talk about keeping him here as a hostage. Obviously, that black-hearted Qi Heng was also involved in the matter of using a fake identity to deceive people, but now he and Zheng Er are only thrown to face the condemnation of the sufferer.

On this day, under Qi Shao's firm will, he pretended to be asleep and got away with it.

On the second day, Qi Shao went to see Emperor Wei first, and after saying thank you for the hospitality, he proposed to go back to the post house.

All the envoys of the Jin Kingdom lived in the post house, and Wei Huang naturally nodded in agreement. Anyway, the capital was heavily guarded by troops, and without his orders, no one could fly.

"Father."

Qi Shao was about to leave, when Wei Chao's voice suddenly came from outside the hall, and he froze immediately.

"I heard that the eldest prince is here with my father. My father said yesterday that I want my son to be a landlord. The son is here to find the elder prince." Wei Chao stepped into the hall with a smile in his apricot-yellow prince's uniform.

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