Chapter 4 Looking down from the clouds
After saying and being disappointed, Zhao Hong went back to the room to take a break. Mr. Zheng shook his head and went to deal with things in the royal palace without mentioning it. However, it was true that there was no one in the courtyard of the royal palace. The two of them thought that the conversation was hidden, but they didn't know that the content of the conversation had been heard by others. Of course, this was not their fault. After all, ordinary people's thinking could not think of where to go.
Yunduan. The man was wearing a black robe and a black crown. The black gold edges were inlaid with gold. The golden silk did not look like ordinary gold, and it was faintly bloody. His waist was paired with a long knife and a scabbard. The inlaid jade seemed to be different from the appearance of ordinary jade. There was a faint evil spirit coming out. His appearance was similar to middle-aged, his eyes were like an old man, but his behavior was like a young man. I really don’t know how many he was.
It was this person who couldn't help laughing after hearing Zhao Hong's words, laughing loudly, his voice shook the sky, and he could hear it like thunder. Most of the things that could not be heard, but they couldn't hear it at all. After laughing, the person spoke and said to another person beside him:
"Okay, okay, okay. Taoist, you missed the 100-year battle with me this time. Is it to extradite this son? It's really good. What a wonderful person. Ah hahahahaha..."
On the other side, the Taoist who was called by the weird man in black robe smiled bitterly when he heard this.
Compared with the luxurious and domineering dress of the man in the black robe, the Taoist dress looks quite ordinary, and it can even be said to be shabby. He is wearing a blue-gray Taoist robe, a Nine-Yang crown on his head, a nude shoes on his feet, and a whisk in his hands all look a little worn. Compared with the other party's blood-light and evil aura and pearl-like aura, it is completely in the sky and the earth.
He looked much older than the man in black robe. He had silver hair, his eyebrows and beards all white. However, there were no wrinkles on his face and his rosy complexion, which was called a childish face. His figure was also tall and straight, not like most people who were old, who were atrophy and curved.
Before, when the Taoist heard what Zhao Hong said, he couldn't laugh, but frowned. After hearing what the man in black robe said, his brows became even tighter. Then he said to the weird man in black robe:
"Honor, how will the battle between the old Taoist and you be delayed for a while? You have seen it, so I will accompany you. The old Taoist is busy with affairs. Now—"
"You are not the master, and I am not a guest. What qualifications do you have to drive me away?" The man in black robe choked the man with one sentence. Seeing that he couldn't speak, he laughed again: "Also, I have just seen such an interesting person. I am just intrigued. If you want to leave, I will not stop him."
Hearing the man in black robe say this, the pain between the Taoist's eyebrows became stronger and stronger. He sighed and said in a negotiated tone: "Venice, this person means a great significance to the old Taoist. Please let the Venerable gossip. What if the old Taoist owes a favor to the Venerable?"
If Zhao Hong was here at this moment, he would definitely sigh that the Taoist could not do business. He would not say anything and raise the price of the goods when he came up? Isn’t this asking the other party to raise the price?
Sure enough, the man in black robe couldn't help laughing again when he heard the Taoist say this: "It's not that I don't give you face to Taoist. But this kid also has a taste for me. I look at it again and I can't just enter him into the wall and teach him the supreme wonderful way. At that time, I can't shine on our sect, and I can't win the first place on this year's Demon Slaughter List. After that kid makes his name, you can also gain a reputation as a wise person."
The Taoist said nothing and just shook his head, but had no intention of taking action. The man in black robe pulled for a while, and repeatedly provoked him several times, as if he wanted to lure the Taoist to take action. In the end, he still failed. He couldn't help but feel a little discouraged and stopped talking.
The heavens saw clearly. The mortals looked into the sky, but could only see the mist. The Taoist and the strange man said so many words to Zhao Hong. However, Zhao Hong himself didn't hear a word.
After he slept at a nap, he still followed his usual habits and prepared to go out to stroll on the street. The prince was fine and wandered around the streets and was an indecent thing. However, Zhao Hong himself had become absurd in his early years. Every year, he was piled up with the impeachment of the princes and ministers from all walks of life, and he could pile up a warehouse. The old emperor's reprimands were not changed once or twice. He was just dead. The princes and ministers also gave up on him, and it didn't matter how he played.
But now is different from the past. Mr. Zheng feels that in a few days, it will be time to "change the sky". It is inappropriate for Zhao Hong to do this again. However, Zhao Hong said: "It is precisely because the sky will change in a few days. Gu should have done the same thing as usual. Otherwise, wouldn't it be suspicious?" Mr. Zheng thought, it seemed that the same thing happened. He no longer stopped him.
Just like that, Zhao Hong and his followers fanned their fans and went out for a walk. Someone put pigeons in his backyard.
What an important thing is it to fight for the treasure? He said "boring" and "uninteresting" and so on. But his two brothers were different. One and two attached great importance to it. Even if he acted like a scoundrel on weekdays, there were not many secret spies in his mansion. But the effect was imagined...
At this moment, his second emperor's brother, King Qing, Zhao Che, went far north. The eight camps of border troops under his command, who controlled the elite northern forces, were not in the capital. His eldest emperor's brother, King Jing, Zhao Tu, was in charge of the government affairs in the capital. The one who placed his pigeons in the backyard was the one of the eldest prince Zhao Tu.
Although he had put a spy in Zhao Hong's mansion, he didn't look down on this usually absurd younger brother at all. He didn't treat him as an opponent at all.
During this period, the old emperor wanted to kick his legs. He only had two things in his mind. One was to contact all civil and military officials, and he made a wish to be appointed as the official, hoping that his father would die. The court's civil and military officials would recommend him to ascend the throne. The second was to start guarding against his second brother, King Qing. He was to take the army from the north and use powerful means to seize his throne.
In addition to these two top priorities, Zhao Tu also thought a lot about the government and the Xu Chao's country. The importance of his good brother Zhao Hong was ranked back and left behind by him, so he basically didn't think much about it.
But he thought so. The staff below him were not like this. The prince was born with nobleness and his vision was limited. However, the people below experienced much more things than them and had much more thoughts. There were also smart people under the command of the eldest prince that he could see that his third brother was inappropriate. But these smart people repeatedly advised him and never took it seriously.
"Gu grew up with his third brother since childhood. I don't know what kind of temper he is? He is so naughty - but he is quite self-aware and knows how to avoid suspicion. How could such a person be Gu's opponent?"
The most common thing about this eldest prince commented on Zhao Hong is these nine words: "It is too naughty and has a self-knowledge." Zhao Hong once heard this comment, and the response was to laugh three times.
This time, the pigeons flew for a while in Zhao Hong's mansion and landed in the King Jing's mansion. A staff member who was in charge of this matter had already dismantled the pigeon letter and arrived in front of King Jing like a treasure.
"Sir, where did you get the news this time?" King Jing asked with a smile.
"King Xun's Mansion." The aide replied while laughing.
"Oh." I heard that it was his third brother who was not good at learning, and the eldest prince suddenly lost three points of interest. He wanted to scold the staff, "At such a critical moment, don't bother the Lone King with such small things." But thinking about it is indeed a critical moment, and it is not easy to lose people's hearts. So he patiently asked, "What's the matter?"
"As usual, the third prince went to Princess Wanhua's Mansion as soon as possible. He returned to his own mansion at noon, and then he went out to wander around the streets as usual."
"This third brother...he will enjoy it. He is not like being alone and working hard." The eldest prince smiled and replied.
"The relationship between the third prince and Princess Wanhua is very good, is this..." The aide said another sentence, but it hit a string in the heart of the eldest prince. Princess Wanhua was the most important key. He tried his best to win over and over again. In the end, the younger sister was still unfair to him. He had no choice but to see his naughty younger brother, but he was so kind to his sister. The eldest prince was naturally unhappy.
"What can I do? The emperor girl is naive and childish, and doesn't like fighting between the lonely and the second brother. The third brother doesn't like fighting by nature. It's not surprising that the emperor girl is kind to him."
"I'm afraid that the third prince will go to Princess Wanhua at this moment, will it be..."
"Sir, I'm worried too much. Can Gu not know the third brother's thoughts? It's just that the father is about to return to heaven. He is afraid that the fight between Gu and Gu's good second brother will affect him. So he went to the imperial sister to beg her to protect him. He has such a little cleverness. For the sake of the emperor's face, Gu Wang is not too difficult for him... Humph, but when he was seriously ill, he dared to go out to play, and wait for him to play. After Gu Wang ascended the throne, he found an excuse to seize his title and sent him out of the capital to become a vassal."
"This..." The aide heard that he said this, and he didn't want to say anything more, so he said again: "The imperial guards are important in Princess Wanhua. Should we start first and control the imperial guards, and then..."
"Don't move for the time being. Just as the gentleman said that the imperial guards are the top priority. They cannot move lightly. The emperor is still neutral and impartial. The king of Gu has the center and has already gained an advantage. But if he really wants to anger the emperor, he will become an alliance with Gu's second brother. They are all people with a large army, and they will cooperate inside and outside. How can Gu's throne sit safely?
Besides, Gu's second brother has eight camps of border troops under his command. There are no one under Gu's command who can lead troops to fight. The civil and military officials in the court are also afraid of him. If he doesn't rely on the emperor and her imperial guards, what can Gu use to block his border troops?"
After saying this, his staff member stopped talking. Seeing that he stopped talking, the eldest prince asked him to go down. He was still full of confidence and worried about gains and losses. But he didn't see the contempt that could not be hidden in his eyes when his staff member walked out:
"Zhao Tu, Zhao Tu, you have no eyes... You are obviously a big man-eating insect next to you, but you think he is a cat. Fortunately, I have a way out, otherwise I will suffer if I continue to follow you?"
While thinking this, he walked back to his room with great strides. He grind the ink and smoothed his pen and wrote a note. He wrote down everything that happened in King Jing's mansion in the past few days in detail in fly heads. When the ink was dry, he folded it into a note, and then another pigeon flew out of King Jing's mansion. He was originally in charge of King Jing's aides, so no one doubted it. After a half day, a pigeon fell from King Xun's mansion and was landing in front of Mr. Zheng's courtyard.
Chapter completed!