King's favor is hard to do

Bai Jiaoran will arrive soon.The steward got the order and took him directly to the inner room.

"Master Bai is here. How is the situation?"

"Lord Du, I heard that the Ximan envoys have already arrived outside the capital. The Minister of Rites has seen them, but he didn't let them enter the city. Fortunately, the Ximan people brought tents and assigned them to camp in a wilderness outside the city."

"They have a large number of them, and they are especially good at archery. Call them in, and many officials may not be able to sleep at night." Du Yuzhang nodded, "If you are not of my race, you should avoid them like snakes and scorpions, as if the opponent is not a human, but some kind of scourge— —It’s also human nature.”

"However, His Majesty ordered them to enter the vicinity of the capital this time, which saved us a lot of trouble. Otherwise, on the way to the border, General Xu will definitely not let it go, and there will definitely be troubles. Even if there are officers and soldiers escorting them, it is still dangerous. .”

"Could it be that they don't cause trouble outside the capital?"

"But this is at the feet of the emperor after all..."

Du Yuzhang smiled and shook his head.He thought to himself, no wonder Mr. Han sent people several times a day to ask me how things were going, and he was a hundred times worried.Master Bai, you are really naive.

"Lord Bai, don't talk about the emperor's feet—even in the emperor's palace, those who should cause trouble will never stop!"

Du Yuzhang's eyes swept across the letters on the table without leaving a trace.It was a letter from Mu Lang.The urgency for him to switch to the Seventh Prince could not be suppressed between the lines.

The seventh prince doesn't just live in the palace?He was under house arrest in the Forbidden Garden, unable to move an inch at all.Has he stopped messing around?

Du Yuzhang pressed this letter for three days, but there was still no reply.

Today's him is no longer as immature as he was three years ago.At this moment, can't he still see that Mu Lang and the Seventh Prince have big plans, and they also have hopes for the Ximan joint talks?

That's right... If Du Yuzhang cut off the army's salary from the inside and restrained the army from the outside, General Xu and his gang would have to completely fall for the Seventh Prince in order to protect themselves!At that time, Li Guangning's throne can only be handed over to others.

...It's just that they all want to use Du Yuzhang's influence.But never thought that Du Yuzhang also wanted to use them.

"Lord Du, since they started camping today, according to the etiquette, we should have a banquet for them in the evening. But you have been in poor health, do you still want to attend?"

"Of course." Du Yuzhang smiled slightly, "I heard that Su Rucheng, who is leading the team, is the young master of the Western Man and the chief general of the Western Man army. He is an out-and-out real power figure. You must meet him face to face, I understand. Only by his preferences can he take the initiative!"

……

"Are those savages going to be entertained tonight?"

In the palace, Li Guangning was also listening carefully to Han Yuan's report.

"Now that the powerful generals are too big to lose, Xu Xiaoqiu dared to come to the door to threaten me, because he saw that the balance had been broken. If it's really this time and that time, we can no longer press the prime minister's mansion—this time we must talk about something! Otherwise, later It’s really not easy to do things.”

"What your Majesty said is that Xu Xiaoqiu's plan is very big, and we must not take it lightly. I have accepted His Majesty's order, and I am also secretly investigating Xu Xiaoqiu's flaws."

"Okay. Especially in the Forbidden Garden, show me - Xu Xiaoqiu is unstable, and the seventh child is also ready to move! I really think I don't know his abacus? I must have been unconvinced three years ago and wanted to compare with me. !"

"The minister obeys the order!"

After Han Yuan finished speaking, he said again,

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rituals is pedantic and always wants Ximan to use the etiquette of the subjects of the country. I think it is inappropriate."

"Of course not! Since we want to talk, we can't use some secret tricks. Apart from angering Ximan and causing trouble for Du Yuzhang, what good is there? It's really short-sighted. The matter of banquets should be left to the prime ministers and officials themselves Let's go."

"Your Majesty is wise, and I obey the order."

Han Yuan was about to leave, but Li Guangning stopped him,

"By the way, can you find out who the other party is talking to? What are your preferences? You go and prepare, and then you can open a door for Du Yuzhang and the others to save trouble."

"The other party sent Su Rucheng, their young master, who holds the military power."

"Little Lord?"

Li Guangning sat up straight suddenly.

"Is it the rumored barbarian young master who has a good sex?"

"It's this person." Han Yuan suddenly raised his head and glanced at Li Guangning.He suddenly had a bad taste, and with a half-smile, he said unhurriedly,

"I heard that this man has a ferocious temperament and unlimited brute force. When he was in Ximan, if he heard of a man who was outstanding in appearance, he would travel thousands of miles to meet him. Moreover, the handsome man he likes doesn't matter whether you like it or not. , and directly snatched it back into the account. But he is so good at flirting, those beautiful men are all devoted to him, and they can't leave him in their hearts."

"..."

Li Guangning's complexion suddenly turned ugly.