Although it is said that this group of people gathered here to eat and drink, eating and drinking is certainly not the point.

"There is no news of Princess Xingping in the caravan, everyone seems to have been silenced, and as soon as this princess is mentioned, they change the topic." Yuan Fang analyzed while eating melons and fruits, "This result makes me more sure that there must be something wrong with this princess, and she must make great efforts to close her mouth."

"The news I got is even more shocking than Yuan Fang." Gai Wu showed a disdainful expression, "Peng Xuan, who married the second princess, is an extremely dissolute son, he was famous before marrying the second princess, there are more than a dozen wives and concubines in the family, and there are even more family tricks, no one wants to marry the daughter of the family, but Frustrated Meng Xun married the second princess ......"

"Could it be that the second princess has a worse reputation than him?"

Chen Jie muttered, but now Gai Wu raised his eyebrows, revealing a look of surprise.

"Huh? Am I right?"

Chen Jie was stunned.

"This Peng Xuan is the son of the Peng family of the Guzang clan, his grandfather is Peng Min, the general of Guangwu, and there is an aunt who married Mrs. Fuqu Mengxun and gave birth to two children, his father and that lady are brothers and sisters of the same mother, so Peng Xuan was able to enter the palace often......"

Gai Wu explains the relationship.

"The Peng family is Lu Shuihu's largest chieftain in Liangzhou, and after the frustrated Qu Mengxun drove away Nanliang, he relied on marriage with the Peng family to maintain the stability of Gu Zang, so although this Peng Xuan has no ability, he still relied on the family to get a vacant position, and he has often been in and out of the palace since he was a child, and he is very familiar with several princesses, and there is quite a history of romance."

"The two princesses were for Peng Xuan, the staff killed several palace maids in the palace, and also blinded the eyes of a noble girl, I heard that she acted extremely absurd, once ran in the palace with bare/breast/exposed/breast, frustrated Qu Mengxun in order not to cause a big disaster, he gave the second princess to Peng Xuan as a concubine. As compensation, he also turned a blind eye to the fact that Peng Xuan had many wives and concubines and often entered the palace. General Yuan said that Peng Xuan and several princesses, and even the Da Li clan have tails, and I am afraid that this is where they come from."

Gai Wu looked at Na Luohun and Chen Jie, who were already frightened, and showed a mocking expression: "You boys and chickens are just some jealous of the wind, as for being scared like this?"

"You're a chicken!"

The refutation of the conditioned reflex of the stereotype.

"I'm sorry, I'm not a chicken."

After Gai Wu habitually replied, he suddenly remembered that the master from the house was a woman, and his face turned red all of a sudden, and he looked at He Mulan red.

He Mulan chewed the melon with great interest, and when he saw that they were arguing, they all came to see him, and he actually smiled and licked the juice from the corner of his mouth with his tongue, and said indifferently: "You go on, don't worry about me, I'm also curious about who the person who made you not a chicken is ......"

"Master!"

At this moment, Gai Wu even had a red neck.

"In this way, I'm afraid what General Yuan said is true. At least most of it is true." Zheng Zong suddenly interjected, "Although it is not ruled out that he wants to make Wei and Beiliang completely break up and fight, it is conceivable what kind of princess such a royal family can have, unless His Majesty is willing to swallow his anger for the sake of peace between the two countries, it is simply a shame for us who welcome relatives to come to our country as concubines."

"It's just a point of debauchery in private life, but it's not a big deal." He Mulan muttered, "At least not as cruel to the same sex as the second princess."

"What did you say, General?"

Zheng Zong looked curiously at He Mulan, who was talking to himself.

"Didn't say anything, you continued."

"The problem now is that there is no evidence for any of this. Whether it is the rumors of Princess Xingping, or the adultery between the Da Li family and Fuqu Mengxun, these are all things that were born in Changming Palace, and we have no evidence at all, unless someone who convinces both sides comes forward to confirm this matter and proves that Princess Xingping's virtue is inadequate, otherwise even if we know that she is not good, we can only welcome her back."

Zheng Zong's face was calm, "Because this is a holy decree."

For a while, the good atmosphere of still gnawing melons and fruits just now disappeared. Everyone understands that what Zheng Zong said is not wrong at all, whether it is the "rumors" in the streets and alleys, or the "truth" that Yuan Poqiang told them, they are all "evidence" that cannot be put on the table.

"What about the person who told him the truth over there? Can you come out and communicate with the mission?" Na Luo Hun knew that in order to save face for His Majesty, He Mulan had to convince the entire mission to believe what she had investigated.

But most of the people in the mission didn't have any courage, they all looked at Li Shun and Hemulan Ma, and now that Li Shun had an accident, they had to make another trouble.

"General Yuan said that the old man in the East Palace who told him the news was bumped into by Fuqu Muqian, and in order not to expose his whereabouts of secretly returning to the palace, that person has been killed by Fuqu Muqian." He Mulan sighed. The people of Beiliang don't want to fight, where will anyone say it?"

"Then the next thing is to find evidence." Gai Wu said naturally: "I will let my people keep an eye on Peng Xuan's every move, maybe something will happen."

"I have to make the general's net worth richer first, in this world, everything costs money." Yuan Fang stretched, "The general will take Zheng Zong with him wherever he goes, you don't understand the local language, and without Zheng Zong and Gai Wu, you are deaf and dumb."

"I understand."

He Mulan nodded.

After everyone exchanged information, there was a sudden report outside that a general surnamed Meng came to ask for a meeting, He Mulan had been "discussed" with countless generals in the past few days, and when he heard the words, he naturally stood up and walked to the corner of the house to wash his hands with water, tidy up his face, and go out to meet guests.

When Hermulan went out, he suddenly appeared. [,！ A certain envoy in the regiment was just outside the door, He Mulan knew him, he often dealt with Yuan Poqiang, and it was Liu Zhen who served as the "clerk" in the mission.

"Why is Liu Wenwen here?"

Yuan Poqiang was often absent from the embassy after the day he returned from the palace, and He Mulan knew that he was tasked with contacting the old ministry, so he didn't pay much attention to him.

"I heard that Meng Yulong came to you?"

Liu Zhen bowed slightly to He Mulan, "This person is the nephew of Queen Meng, the wife of Fuqu Mengxun, and I am afraid that the general will not know the identity of this person, so I have come to inform him."

After Li Shun's accident, there were also many envoys from the same group who showed her favor and wanted to establish a relationship with her, including many who automatically asked Ying to be an interpreter, and some envoys who understood the political arena or economic and people's livelihood in Liangguo.

Liu Zhen is responsible for writing the documents in the mission, and every day who sees and who has to be recorded in detail, although the official position is not big, but there is a faint meaning of supervising the people, He Mulan even thinks that he may be a white egret official who has not revealed his identity, because his style is very similar to Su Hejun.

Now that Liu Zhen took the initiative to appear, it shows that the identity of this "Meng Yulong" is extraordinary, He Mulan said "oh", not only did he not feel displeased that he was interfered in private affairs, but kept asking him to follow, "You come with me, and by the way, tell me about this person."

The distance from the other courtyard to the main hall is not too far, and this time is enough for Liu Zhen to explain Meng Yulong's identity in a long and short story.

Meng Yulong is the nephew of Queen Meng, the leader of the young people of the Meng family, and is now in charge of the imperial guard in the camp south of the city, and rarely gets involved in politics.

The Meng family are all military generals, only responsible for leading troops to fight, Frustrated Qu Mengxun is now in his sixties, and Queen Meng is more than fifty this year, and has already fallen out of favor for many years, relying on the former popularity to sit firmly in the position of the queen.

But Queen Meng has a generous and hearty personality, and she has been kind to many people in the palace in the past, and the palace people respect her very much. The eldest son and second son of Fuqu Mengxun were born to her, which shows that in addition to her strong martial arts and strong personality, she also has no lack of means.

"She's strong in martial arts?"

He Mullan's footsteps paused.

"Queen Meng will be martial?"

"Yes, Queen Meng is the daughter of Meng, the chief of Baimaqiang, and she practices swordsmanship and spearmanship. In the past, she led an army that she led."

Liu Zhen's expression was very calm.

"It's been many years since Her Royal Highness the Queen has not appeared in front of anyone else, but she is still famous for capturing the assassins in the palace alone."

"Since this queen has ceased to be a council member for many years, why did Meng Yulong come to me?" He Mulan looked at Liu Zhen with interest.

"You can't come here to learn martial arts with me, right?"

"I don't know." Liu Zhen smiled and said, "Didn't you say that Fuqu Bodhi was made the third son? Maybe Meng Yulong is here for this."

He Mulan took Zheng Zong, Gai Wu and Liu Zhen into the main hall, and now there is a tall young man standing in the main hall, admiring the calligraphy and paintings on the wall.

It is normal for the Northwest Hu people to be tall, and He Mulan is no longer strange, but it is very rare for someone to appreciate the calligraphy and painting of Chinese characters. He Mulan was about to speak, but he heard Zheng Zong beside him already speak loudly:

"Wei Guohu Benzuo Sima, marry the general Hua Mulan - here!"

Zheng Zong once said that he was the praiser of Honglu Temple, similar to the position of a ceremonial official, and now when he sees it, it is indeed true.

Meng Yulong had actually heard the footsteps of Hua Mulan and the others a long time ago, but he deliberately didn't turn his back, and now when he heard the other party's praise of eight hundred, he immediately turned around and bowed and worshipped, and met He Mulan as an envoy to the kingdom.

Zheng Zong and Liu Zhen stood behind He Mulan on the left and right, and the apprentice Gai Wu stood beside him.

Meng Yulong is about twenty-four or five years old, and has a solemn color unique to a son in the army, He Mulan likes such a man the most, and he is very natural and familiar with it: "I have never met Your Excellency, Your Excellency came to me, is there something wrong?"

Meng Yulong looked at Zheng Zong, then at the others around her, and nodded.

"There is a big matter to discuss with General Hua, so I took the liberty to come to the door, and please leave everyone."

As soon as Zheng Zong heard what this person said, he was about to glare and reprimand, but Liu Zhen beside him suddenly grabbed his sleeve and pulled it violently.

Zheng Zong looked at him inexplicably, only to see him take out a token from his arms and shake it secretly at Zheng Zong, Zheng Zong was shocked as soon as he saw the familiar egret pattern, and he didn't say anything more.

He Mulan looked back at Zheng Zong and Liu Zhen, but saw that Liu Zhen nodded to him slightly, so he asked the three of them to wait outside, facing Meng Yulong alone.

The Meng family army had sent many generals to compete with her before, she believed that they were secretly testing the strength of the Tiger Ben army, this descendant of the Meng family's generation came to her, I am afraid that something is really wrong.

He doesn't even shy away from it, which shows that he is not afraid of others making it difficult for him at all.

"General Hua, I came to you this time on behalf of my aunt, the Queen Meng in the palace, who came to ask you for help." Meng Yulong suddenly knelt down on one knee in front of He Mulan, bowed his head and pleaded. Queen Meng hopes that you will continue to challenge the king and investigate the mistakes of the frustrated Muqian, so as to force the king to make His Royal Highness Bodhi the heir."

"…… This is your country's internal affair, and I cannot interfere." Shocked by this astonishing request, Hermulan could only answer him instinctively.

Meng Yulong didn't listen to her excuse at all, and raised his head with a clear expression.

"If Da Wei thinks that Fuqu Muqian is the right person for King Liang, why should he tear his face with the king in the court? . [,！ A young and obedient son is much easier to control than an older and forbearant son, right? I heard that your country has already started a war with Beiyan, and in this case, stabilizing the situation in Beiliang is the most important thing, isn't it?"

He Mulan looked at Meng Yulong silently, "I can't represent what Great Wei promised you, as for myself, I don't have any interest in this kind of 'alliance'. I'm so sorry."

"What if the son of Bodhi could be sent to Heijo as a proton? What if after the death of the king, the prince of Bodhi is willing to abandon the country as a marquis, no longer lead the king of Liang, and change Beiliang to Liangzhou of Great Wei?"

Meng Yulong's expression was still firm and calm.

"Can Great Wei form an alliance with us?"

"You've always been so ...... talking"

He Mulan frowned, "Is it so direct?"

She has seen a lot of old and spicy politicians, one by one going around in circles to test each other, eager to find out all the bottom lines of the other party, she has never seen this kind of copy of the old bottom as soon as she comes up.

"To be honest, I'm not used to negotiating with people like this......" Meng Yulong smiled bitterly and looked at his half-kneeling posture. After I sent a lot of henchmen to compete with the general, I also brought back a lot of comments about the general, so my aunt Jianyì I will get straight to the point with you, don't go around in circles, because we have nothing to offer and trade."

"Don't salute, sit down."

Because of these words, He Mulan became curious about Queen Meng, and stretched out his finger to the seat on the side, allowing Meng Yulong to take the seat.

"I don't understand, isn't the vying for the throne the sake of the throne? Why are His Royal Highness Bodhi and the queen willing not to be the king of Liang, but also to compete for the position of the prince who may exist in name only in the future?"

He Mullan sighed.

"If I don't understand why you're doing this, I'm not going to give any advice or help."

Meng Yulong saw that this Huwei general was really not a deep-minded person as his aunt said, and immediately showed a relaxed look.

"General Hua, as soon as I came, I said that I came to ask for help on behalf of my aunt......" Meng Yulong sighed and grew, "If you want to save my cousin's life, you must send him to Pingcheng. My aunt hasn't been out of the palace for more than a year in order to protect this youngest son, and she is almost inseparable. Even so, in the past year, he has been assassinated three times, poisoned twice, and almost bitten by a mad dog in the Imperial Garden......"

He looked at He Mulan, who showed a surprised look, and said with a heavy face: "My aunt is fifty and three this year, and the first two sons died unclearly, only one son and one daughter are left, His Royal Highness Bodhi is an old man, and my aunt is worried that she is already old and can't protect them for a few years, I don't want him to be prosperous and rich, I just hope that they are safe and sound."

He Mulan didn't say anything, she knew that what she heard now was probably the real secret of the Beiliang royal family.

"When the eldest prince had an accident, the defeated soldiers who fled back said that there was a group of people and horses that had not been seen at that time in addition to the Rouran people, but it was a pity that the king did not continue to investigate in order to stabilize the hearts of the people, but only set up the second highness as the prince. When the prince of Xingguo conquered the Western Qin, the grain and grass logistics were sufficient, the lord of the Western Qin was deaf, and his subordinates were incapable of recruiting good fighters.

"That road is the route determined by the logistics officer only two days ago, but the enemy has already laid an ambush on the road, and the next thing General Hua also knows that the death of the prince can be described as unjust."

When the Western Qin Kingdom was destroyed, Helianding slaughtered the Western Qin royal family, and no one knew why the captured Fuqu Xingguo was inexplicably mixed into the Western Qin royal family, and was cut down by Helianding.

Meng Yulong probably had a good relationship with Fuqu Xingguo, and when he talked about the ambush, his eyes were red, he gritted his teeth, and his words were full of hatred.

"My aunt originally did not have the ambition to fight for power, the king favored the young concubines, and the aunt could also treat the king's other children well, but unfortunately since a few years ago, Master Tan Wuyu brought the monks of the poisonous country into the palace, the palace has become more and more absurd, and the aunt has quarreled with the king several times and has won the reputation of a 'fierce woman', so she can only grit her teeth and endure it, thinking that when the prince inherits the throne, she can sweep away the evil spirit, who would have ......"

"Please mourn."

Seeing that his whole body was shaking, He Mulan could only comfort him softly.

"I'm fine, except to pity my aunt, who has been hit three times in a row." Meng Yulong shook his head and let out a breath.

"The king can establish Beiliang, with my aunt's great help from the whole clan back then, and now our Meng family has been disheartened, just to protect the lives of the Bodhi prince and the little princess, I know that the Great Wei is now in full swing, even if it is forcibly resisted, it can only be the people who suffer, we are willing to pay tribute to the Liangjing, and only ask Wei to avenge the two dead princes......"

He choked with red eyes.

"Bei Liang can do this kind of thing, and the only one who designed to frame the two sons is Fuqu Muqian. In charge of logistics and supplies, Prime Minister Song Xuan, who began to support Fuqu Muqian last year, may have already fallen to him. Master Tan Wuyu and the demon monk of the poisonous country were welcomed back from Jiuquan by Fuqu Muqian, and Fuqu Muqian's territory bordered Rouran, and when the eldest prince had an accident, it is unknown if he had any covenant with the Rouran people......"

He took everything he said to heart, but he did not dare to express any opinion.

Maybe this is a bitter ploy by Queen Meng, maybe this is a ploy by the Meng family in order to get Fuqu Bodhi on the throne, but one thing Meng Yulong said is right, it is the younger Fuqu Bodhi that Wei really hopes to be the son of the world, not the ambitious Fuqu Muqian.

I am afraid that Beiliang knows that Wei does not want the more capable and famous Fuqu Muqian to succeed to the throne, and for the survival of Beiliang, he can't. [,！ ] did not turn to support the status is not valuable, only accounted for a "long" son of the third prince.

It would be nice if Cui Hao was here.

He Mulan's mind quickly filtered through Meng Yulong's words.

Whether it's Cui Hao or Gu Bi, I'm afraid they will give her usable guidance. Even a few people are very sensitive in politics, and they often have good words.

Even if Li Shun is sitting here and listening to such a long paragraph, he probably has the decision he should have.

But He Mulan could only comb through Meng Yulong's words over and over again, carefully and cautiously analyzing the pros and cons.

Fortunately, Meng Yulong's attitude was sincere enough, and he didn't continue to beg her, or force her to express his position, just waited there quietly.

Fuqu Bodhi became the son of the world, the benefits to the Wei State?

Except for the "retreat to Liangzhou" who can't touch the truth or falsehood, Fuqu Bodhi's willingness to go to Pingcheng as a "proton" is probably the best ending for Wei.

As long as Fuqu Bodhi is in hand, even if Fuqu Muqian moves a coup d'état and ascends to power, His Majesty may hold high the "prince" soldier of Fuqu Bodhi at any time to attack Beiliang.

Because Fuqu Bodhi is the rightful son of the Liang King. The three princes of Northern Yan were able to ask the Wei soldiers for help because of the "abolition of the long and the young", and the Wei State could again be able to serve the Beiliang because of the "justification".

In addition, behind the Fuqu Muqian stood the Jiuquan faction and the Dunhuang faction and the power of the remnants of the Western Liang, and behind the Fuqu Bodhi was the support of the Northern Liang army and the ministers of the "Yan Sect".

And what are the risks?

Hermulan pondered.

If Queen Meng fails, and does not succeed in making Fuqu Mengxun set up Bodhi as the son, but let Fuqu Muqian be established as the son, then the domestic forces will be quickly unified, and Fuqu Muqian is a person who is left and right, and will definitely not be obediently loyal to Wei, and I am afraid that he will also accumulate the power to fight back in private.

The "pros" of this matter really outweigh the "disadvantages", and He Mullan couldn't help but be moved.

But the cautiousness of nature still made her open her mouth with some reservations: "I want to know your strength first."

She said soberly: "It is impossible for King Liang to set up a son with our persecution alone, in our opinion, King Liang's intention to keep the third prince is obvious, maybe the third prince is the candidate for the throne of King Liang. We rashly persecuted it, maybe it will make King Liang even more convinced that the third prince is the most feared heir to the throne of Wei."

"Whether what you say is true or not, and how far you can go, prove it to me first."

He Mulan straightened up and stared at Meng Yulong to speak.

"If what you do can impress us, we will help Prince Bodhi!"