Puwang border city is located on the border of Danjiang State, bordering the Xuanyuan Dynasty, facing the mountains on the east and west sides, and the north and south city gates are the hub of the official trade road, and have a very important strategic position.

Fu Wei, the county magistrate, is over forty years old, shrewd and capable, a few years ago he was appointed by the royal court to be the lord of the city of Puwang border city, fair work, get along with his military officials, and the border people have a harmonious business, so this time the handover ceremony of the cordial relatives was entrusted to assist Prince Sumeng.

Two days ago, Lord Fu was informed that Prince Sumeng would escort Princess Heqin to Puwang Border City, and wait for the envoy sent by the Xuanyuan Dynasty at the border city station, and the two sides exchanged letters and held a welcoming ceremony.

When the news spread, the people of the border city of Puwang were also very happy, and first, the friendship between the two countries could be increased through peace and friendship, and it was convenient for the two sides to come and go. Second, everyone also wants to witness the demeanor of Princess Heqin.

Lord Fu and the people of the city waited for two days, and the greeting team and the family sending team were late, and then the news came that it was the reason for the change in the weather.

In the early hours of this morning, Prince Sumeng escorted Princess Heqin to Puwang Border City, and after Lord Fu got the report, he hurriedly welcomed Prince Sumeng and Princess Heqin to the post station to rest, and arranged for the rest of the team to live in an inn in the city.

Prince Sumeng stayed awake all night, and when he arrived at the inn, he fell asleep and slept soundly until near noon.

After Prince Sumeng woke up, he heard that the county government had sent someone to invite him to the county government several times to discuss specific matters, so he asked Princess Jin'er to rest well in the post station, and he took the deputy general and a few other people to the county government in a hurry.

In the back hall of the county government, Lord Fu had already instructed the kitchen to prepare a table of banquets to prepare for Prince Sumeng.

Prince Su Meng walked into the back hall of the county government, ordered the deputy general and several guards to wait outside the hall, took the hand of Lord Fu, came to the banquet table with a smile, sat down face to face, and said: "Lord Fu, I have heard your name for a long time, you are resourceful, and you are a rare talent. There is no one here at the moment, and this prince wants to tell you something. ”

Seeing that Prince Sumeng treated him politely, Master Fu was grateful in his heart, and replied with sincere fear: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, how can you be a subordinate official, you don't dare to be such a prestige as His Royal Highness the Prince, if you have any orders, please explain, and the subordinate will do his best." ”

After what happened to the Rota tribe last night, Prince Sumeng was very disdainful of Wang Mei's approach, and felt that it was necessary to arrange countermeasures for this matter in advance, so as not to cause any scandal at the peace ceremony, and asked: "Lord County Ya, do you know the importance of this peace affair?" ”

"Yes, Your Royal Highness the Prince, Your Majesty knows that this time with your relatives is very important. For a long time, our Tanjiang Kingdom has been harassed by a small group of soldiers in the Western Qin Kingdom, and at the same time, it is always a big country like the Xuanyuan Dynasty with a look on its face, and the situation is very embarrassing. Now, if the peace is successful, our Tanjiang Kingdom and the Xuanyuan Dynasty will form an alliance and rely on each other, and we will no longer have to fear the invasion of the Western Qin State at any time. ”

Prince Su Meng nodded, feeling that Fu Wei, a small border city county magistrate, actually knew everything about international affairs, analyzed it well, and his views were not half a cent, and he was not a simple person, and said approvingly: "That's true, the importance of harmony is self-evident." ”

Master Fu sat opposite Prince Sumeng, across a table of steaming wine and food, he had no appetite at all, and through observing words and feelings, he figured out that Prince Sumeng was heavy-hearted, hoping to solve a problem for him.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the lower official was born in a scholarly family, and the idea of protecting the family and defending the country has been rooted in my heart since I was a child! Although he is only a small city lord in a border city, he cares about the safety of the world and is willing to share the worries of the royal family. Lord Fu took this to show his loyalty, and the implication was to ask Prince Sumeng to rest assured that he would do whatever he was told.

Prince Sumeng was very satisfied with Lord Fu's performance, and said after thinking: "Regarding the envoy of the Xuanyuan Dynasty who came to welcome the relatives this time, this prince doesn't know who he will send?" I only know that the Xuanyuan Dynasty attaches great importance to this harmony, and will send a prince to come to the post station to hold a welcoming ceremony instead of his father, and then pick up the princess and the princess, and the prince can only send it here. ”

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, as far as the officials know, there are three princes in the Xuanyuan Dynasty. Their eldest prince has been canonized as the crown prince, and it is estimated that he will not come to greet him. Xia Guan guessed that it might be the second prince or the third prince, and one of the two came to be a greeting messenger. ”

"That's exactly where the problem lies! According to your analysis, it is possible that their three princes are the messengers of welcoming relatives? Prince Sumeng asked, wrinkling his eyebrows.

"Yes, Your Highness the Prince. The name of the third prince of the Xuanyuan Dynasty is Xuanyuan Mingyu, and there have been rumors that this third prince is very unhappy with his father, so it is his turn to do everything that suffers and suffers, such as four years ago, the third prince was sent to the Western Qin State as a proton. "Master Fu knows everything.

"Prince Ben thinks so too! There must be some ulterior secret behind this third prince Xuanyuan Mingyu, so that his father will think that he is a redundant and useless chicken rib. ”

"Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince is wise. Due to the border between the border city of Puwang and the Xuanyuan Dynasty, the gossip spread quickly, and Xia Guan had heard rumors a few years ago, it was said that the third prince was suspected by his father that he was not his own son, but this matter was unconfirmed, and I don't know if it is true or not. ”

Prince Su Meng suddenly realized, no wonder he saw Xuanyuan Mingyu in the Proton Hall of the Western Qin Kingdom four years ago, and when he saw him, he was always in a trance, as if there was something unspeakable, it turned out to be related to his life experience! If this rumor is true, then he, the third prince, will be completely finished, without any future, and it will be very cheap for him not to be given death by his father.

"Lord County, there was an incident last night, and Prince Ben felt very strange."

"Your Royal Highness, please tell me what happened. You may wish to take it out for details. "Master Fu thinks that since Prince Su Meng mentioned that something happened last night, it must be extraordinary.

"That's right, last night, Prince Ben was in a nearby tribe and saw the third prince Xuanyuan Mingyu."

When Master Fu heard this, he was surprised: this is impossible! The royal family of the Xuanyuan Dynasty has strict rules, and it is impossible for him to go abroad casually as a prince! If Xuanyuan Mingyu is a messenger to welcome relatives, he should come to the Puwang Border City Station! If he wasn't a greeter, he wouldn't be in a tribe!

"Really? His Royal Highness the Prince didn't see the wrong person, right? There are many people in the world who look alike, don't get it wrong. Master Fu asked unconsciously.

"That's right, it's him! Although, he is very cunning, changed the clothes of the local clansmen, and claimed that he had amnesia due to injury, and there are some things that cannot be traced. Prince Sumeng insisted on his opinion, thinking that the thief last night was definitely Xuanyuan Mingyu.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, if the people in the tribe last night were really the Third Prince, then the matter would be troublesome!"

"What? The county magistrate will analyze it in detail. ”

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, how can an amnesiac prince complete the important task of welcoming his relatives? Besides, he is a prince, and he should be protected by a large group of guards by his side, who would be so capable of making him injured? Why is he in the tribe, and where did he get the clothes of the tribesmen? "Master Fu has a lot of questions.

Prince Su Meng didn't know the answer to Lord Fu's question, shook his head and said, "Last night, Prince Ben left in a hurry, and he didn't have time to investigate what happened in the Rota tribe. ”

"It turned out to be the Rota tribe! Only their tribe would be bold, and a small tribe relied on the appearance of a first warrior of the grassland there, and became bullish and coaxing, which can be imagined. Master Fu said with a little disdain.

Prince Su Meng hesitated for a moment, and put other issues on hold for the time being, but his sister-in-law Jin'er seemed to have a deep impression of the third prince, and she was unwilling to go to the kiss, causing a lot of trouble, so she had to be vigilant, and asked: "This prince has a question, do you think there is such a possibility?" The third prince Xuanyuan Mingyu hated him because his father refused to treat him well, and deliberately wanted to destroy the harmony and make his father face humiliated. ”

"Well, it's very likely! Otherwise, there is no way to explain why the Three Princes appeared in the Rota Tribe! Perhaps, he has already bribed the people of the Rota tribe, and wants to use the force of the first warrior of the steppe to break up this peace, so as to achieve the goal of revenge on his father. Master Fu actually extended the topic.

When Prince Sumeng heard this, he couldn't help but gasp and asked in surprise, "Could it be that they will come to make trouble together?" ”

"I can't say! Maybe you will take the initiative with your father-in-law? Your Royal Highness the Prince, as the saying goes, you can't have the heart to hurt people, and you can't have the heart to defend people. Should we send more people to patrol, especially at the city gates and post stations, in case of accidents? ”

As soon as Prince Su Meng was reminded, he immediately became alert, slapped the table hard, and shouted: "A thief surnamed Xuanyuan!" Were you born to be right with Prince Ben? I'm at odds with you! ”

Master Fu didn't expect his words to make Prince Su Meng react so much, and asked in surprise: "Your Royal Highness, please calm your anger, the matter is not yet clear, you might as well think about it in the long run!" ”

"What is not yet an eyebrow? This thief has already shown his feet! ”

Master Fu felt that Prince Su Meng was a bit alarmist, how could he show his feet and not hear any trouble? He asked, "What clues has His Royal Highness found in the Prince?" ”

Prince Sumeng didn't want to go into details, it was related to the reputation of the royal family, but for the sake of the county magistrate who could give advice to himself, there were some things that should not be hidden, so he told what happened last night and said: "Last night, my sister Wang was also in the Rota tribe, I don't know how to be fascinated by this thief, I just want to be with him, and I actually refuse to kiss." ”

Lord Fu's eyes widened, feeling that this matter was like a myth, and he was about to talk about it in depth, when he suddenly heard the captain of the city gate guard send someone to report that the three princes of the Xuanyuan Dynasty had arrived outside the north city gate with a welcoming team.

This information immediately made Master Fu stunned, and he felt that this matter was complicated! Didn't Prince Su Meng just say that the third prince Xuanyuan Mingyu was injured and had amnesia, why did he lead the team to the gate of Puwang Border City after half a day?