[Bao Qingtian] Why is peace?

Chapter 65: The Middle Game 2

As the emperor's brother-in-law and with the holy family in his body, An Lehou naturally followed the Manchu civil and military officials to recognize all these people as soon as the Korean envoys arrived.

When the so-called Koryo prince stepped forward to offer the court tribute, Pang Yu recognized the face at a glance.

At first Pang Yu thought that Wang Kun had deliberately concealed his identity, but when Pang Yu approached him, he found that the other party looked at him so strangely, and even became vigilant, that Pang Yu realized that it was just a person with the same identity as Wang Kun. People with faces.

After getting along with the Wang brothers and sisters for a long time, Pang Yu has a general understanding of the temperament and background of the brothers and sisters.

Although both Wang Suzhen and Bai Suzhen are called "Suzhen", but Miss Wang is an ordinary little girl who can be seen without deep experience in the world. There have been many ridiculous things.

As for Wang Kun, although his temperament is also upright, the biggest difference between him and the Wang family's father and daughter can be seen from his behavior of letting the bandit leader Yan Wushuang escape at night.

Compared with Wang Laoshi who honestly went to the government to file a complaint, and the silly girl who walked alone and sternly refused to be protected by others, he can see the value of Yan Wushuang and the power gathered behind him. Wang Kun seems to have an instinctive ability to assess the situation. Even without careful thought, just out of instinct, it seems to be different from ordinary people.

So during the chat, Pang Yu and others intentionally or unintentionally asked the brothers and sisters a lot of questions, and gradually realized that Wang Kun was actually picked up from the mountain by Wang Laoshi a year ago. I don't remember, I only know that my name is "Wang Kun", and I don't even remember how to write it, so Wang Laoshi took him in as his son and asked Huang Daxian at the entrance of the village to give him a name.

The fortune teller at the entrance of the village deliberately chose the relatively rare word "Kun" in order to show that he was well-read in poetry and books, so Wang Kun always thought that his name was "Wang Kun".

This can also explain Pang Yu's doubts at the beginning, why Wang Suzhen seems to have a secret affection for her elder brother when they are clearly brothers and sisters - because they are not biological brothers and sisters at all.

It has the same name and the same face as the Crown Prince of Korea, and happened to be rescued by Wang Laoshi a year ago. All these coincidences indicate that there is something wrong with Wang Kun's origin.

Conspiracy theories will never go out of fashion. Pang Yu can be sure that Wang Kun is the real Koryo prince. He must have been dropped a year ago!

Think of Bai Yutang's magical disguise technique... No one dares to say that there is no other person in the world who can do it except Bai Yutang, right?

It's a pity that when they dropped the crown prince, they thought that the crown prince Wang Kun would surely die. Unexpectedly, after falling off the cliff, Wang Kun became Wang Kun and escaped from death to save his life.

After listening to Pang Yu's analysis, Wang Kun only felt his head swell: "Master Hou... Are you joking with He, He Xiao?"

"Do you look at me like I'm joking?" Pang Yu said with a sullen face.

Even Wang Kun, a strong man with a thick back and waist, was so shocked by this terrible guess that he almost couldn't stand, and asked his sister to help him: "But...but I really can't remember anything... "

"It's too dangerous to let your brothers and sisters go back to Xuzhou now. You have also lived in Kaifeng Mansion for a while, and there are not a few people who recognize you. If someone tells the matter to the current 'Prince', what do you think they will do? "

Wang Kun's complexion suddenly turned ugly, and he glanced at Wang Suzhen who was snuggling beside him: "It's fine if I'm the only person they want to deal with, but if they threaten my sister..."

"So, you'd better stay in Kaifeng Mansion for a few more days." Pang Yu said, "Even if your amnesia is just a coincidence, and your appearance is also a coincidence, you have to wait for us to find out before leaving, right? If you are really Prince Gaoli, then you can’t leave Fengfu too far, once you leave the city, the fake prince will definitely keep an eye on you!”

Wang Kun didn't hesitate for too long: "...Okay, I'll stay!"

Wang Suzhen was reluctant: "My brother doesn't look like a prince at all, why can't we go far away and hide far away, so that some prince can't find us?"

Wang Kun looked at her hesitantly, and sighed: "If I am really the Crown Prince of Korea, I am afraid that the person who murdered me has other plans, and may even threaten the safety of Da Song. If I really leave, Wouldn't that allow the traitors to succeed, and no matter how far we hide, we will inevitably be affected by the flames of war... Suzhen, do you want to see the tragic situation of the hundreds of thousands of hungry people in Xuzhou City repeated?"

These words made Wang Suzhen speechless, she flattened her mouth: "Okay... I will listen to my brother."

Although the little girl is self-willed at times, when it comes to critical moments, she can tell which is more important.

However, together with Zhang Long and Zhao Hu, the five of them rode horses when they went out of the city, and when they returned, they were all worried that Wang Kun's appearance would be noticed by interested people, and they were a little hesitant.

Pang Yu waved his hand: "It's okay, I have arranged a carriage at the gate of the city, and the brothers and sisters of the Wang family will take the carriage back."

Zhao Hu gave Pang Yu a thumbs up: "Young Master is still thoughtful!"

Zhang Long also nodded.

The Wang Kun brothers and sisters returned to Kaifeng Mansion without any surprises. This time, Lord Bao, who came back from the palace banquet, introduced to them in detail the objects worthy of attention among the Korean envoys.

"The Koryo envoys who came to the Song Dynasty this time, in addition to Prince Wang Kun, also included the third prince Wang Rui from Koryo Zhaoyuan, and Princess Wang Yue who was married. As well as General Park who escorted these three nobles, this General Park It is said that his martial arts skills are superb, and he wanted to challenge the Zhan guards on the spot, but His Majesty did not agree." Lord Bao said.

That's right, if Zhan Zhao can't beat him, wouldn't it be a loss of face?What's more, this is a palace banquet, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and the Korean envoys are all watching, Zhao Zhen can't afford to lose.

Better not to bet at all than to gamble with half the chance of Zhan Zhaoneng winning.

Zhao Zhen's temperament is mature and stable, and he lacks fortitude, so it's not surprising that he would make such a choice.

Soon someone from Goryeo laughed and said, "Don't you Da Song claim to be full of talents? Why don't you even dare to accept a small challenge?"

Zhao Zhen also replied: "The relationship between the two countries is a marriage rather than an enmity. If General Park has something good or bad, it will be difficult for Da Song to explain to the King of Korea. I do not prohibit private martial arts discussions, but at the state banquet , such a challenge is of great significance, please be careful with your words, Third Prince."

It was the third prince of Goryeo who made the provocation, but he was too young. Facing Zhao Zhen, who had been king for several years, his speaking skills were definitely inferior to him. Besides, Wang Rui's temperament was already arrogant and complacent, and he was also moody. In appearance, compared with the old fox-like Zhao Zhen, he looks a bit "stupid, white and sweet".

Maybe, what Zhao Zhen said was actually a signal to the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty. As long as it is in private, it doesn't matter even if the Korean general is disabled?

Goryeo envoys provoked as soon as they came, and no one would feel happy.

"So Guard Zhan hasn't come back yet, just went to 'compete' with General Park?" Pang Yu stretched his neck to make sure that Zhan Zhao didn't come back with Lord Bao.

Bao Zheng: "... Cough, young and vigorous."

"What about Bai Yutang?" Pang Yu asked again.

Bao Zheng: "Also... young and vigorous?"

Pang Yu lowered his shoulders, smiled helplessly, and simply put aside the two young and energetic warriors. "Master Bao, you have also seen Prince Gaoli, but do you think he looks like the eldest brother of the Wang family?"

Bao Zheng said with a serious face: "It is indeed very similar. It is a pity that this mansion has only looked at it from a distance, and has not had contact with that prince. If we can talk to him, maybe we will find out more."

"I've talked to him before." Pang Yu said hastily, "He gave me the feeling that he is basically two people with Brother Wang, and his temperament has no similarities, but my eyesight is a bit weak, so I can't tell if he has changed his face... ..."

Master Bao sighed and said, "It is said that the Crown Prince of Gaoli is also practicing martial arts, so it may not be easy to get close to him."

Zhang Long said thoughtfully: "When my lord said this, I just remembered that Wang Kun was very talented when he was learning martial arts. He could master many moves after reading it two or three times. Could it be because he has learned martial arts before?"

"In this way, Wang Kun is more likely to be the Crown Prince of Korea." Pang Yu said while rubbing his chin.

The more Wang Kun listened, the more confused he became, but Wang Suzhen didn't give up and said, "Maybe my brother and that prince are long-lost brothers?"

"That's interesting. I haven't heard that the Queen of Korea gave birth to twins." Pang Yu spread his hands.

Bao Zheng also nodded: "Indeed, when King Koryo was still the crown prince, he also went to the Song Dynasty as an envoy, and married a princess of the previous emperor as the crown princess. It took two years after the two got married before leaving the Song Dynasty. In the past few years, the Crown Princess gave birth to the current Crown Prince of Korea."

So this time, the courtesies were reciprocated, and Goryeo sent a princess over to make a kiss.

As for whether King Goryeo has other heirs after he ascended the throne, Da Song has no control over it. The only one clearly recorded is Wang Kun, who was born in Da Song.

It is also because of this that Wang Kun was named the crown prince as soon as he returned to Korea, and after his father became the king of Korea, he was named the prince again.

It can be said that if it were not for marrying the princess of the Song Dynasty and relying on the Song Dynasty, the King of Koryo would not be the King of Koryo.As a link between the Song Dynasty and Korea, the existence of Wang Kun is also very necessary.

Then the person who attacked the prince might not be the King of Korea, unless he couldn't think about it.

So everyone turned their attention to the "stupid, white and sweet" third prince - when it comes to murdering the prince, many people's first reaction is to seize the heir.

Pang Yu asked doubtfully, "But since Prince Gaoli is a martial arts practitioner, wouldn't the person who assassinated him have higher martial arts skills than him?"

Among the people in Korea, the one with the highest martial arts on the surface is General Park. Could it be that General Park also participated?

Bao Zheng shook his head: "We still know too little about Goryeo, so it's best not to speculate too much, so as not to affect our judgment."

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like