Chapter 172: Opportunity
Su Cimo and Song Bibai also nodded to Tuoba Heng.
"Brother Tuoba is absolutely right! I hope that the boat of our friendship will go further and further! Su Cimo said with a chuckle, and the three of them toasted and drank the glass together.
The Seven Princes' Mansion, since returning from the Prince's Mansion, the Seven Princes have not been quiet for a moment. He kept wondering who had told the prince about his poisoning, and the Seventh Prince refused to believe that the prince would know by his own means that he had committed the chronic poison.
He angrily smashed several pieces of glass jade cups that were treasured on the Bogu shelf, and then sat back on the chair angrily.
"Someone!" The Seventh Prince shouted, and the guards outside his door hurriedly walked in.
"Your Highness, do you have something to order?" The guard immediately bowed down and bowed.
"Well, go and call the Night Guard for me." The Seventh Prince said.
The guard walked down, and another black-clad secret guard walked into the house of the Seventh Prince.
"I told you to spy on the prince! Do you know who he's been hanging out with the most lately!? The Seventh Prince asked with an ugly face.
The secret guard thought for a while before saying, "Recently, Prime Minister Su Cheng has been very strange and dared to go to the prince's mansion in the middle of the night. ”
The Seventh Prince clenched his fists and looked angry, it seems that Tuoba Heng and Prime Minister Su Cheng may be very connected.
Thinking of Su Cheng's Prime Minister Su Cimo, the Seventh Prince frowned and couldn't help but think of the rumors that the minister of Afanguo had been killed a few days ago, and he couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth and leak an evil smile.
As long as he makes a little use of it, Su Cimo will definitely not be able to bear it.
Thinking of this, the Seventh Prince decided to bring gifts to visit the ministers of the Afan Kingdom, who were preparing to return to the dynasty in defeat.
Coming to the door of the post station, the Seven Princes asked someone to carry two boxes into the wing room in the post station.
When the ministers of the Afan Kingdom saw that it was the Seventh Prince, their faces suddenly became a little panicked.
"Ministers, don't worry, this palace is here to visit the ministers to express the palace's condolences for the death of the envoy." The seventh prince said that the folding fan in his hand shook it, and the guards behind him immediately understood and carried the two boxes up.
The guards opened the boxes and placed them neatly in front of the envoys of the kingdom of Afan.
I saw that there was a large ton of golden jewelry, which was very dazzling in different colors.
"Ministers, don't be surprised! These are all kinds of jewels that I have for the highest quality, and I would like you to accept them with a little heart. The thin lips on the Seventh Prince's face smiled slightly, exuding a sense of kindness.
The ministers of the Afan Kingdom immediately waved their hands to indicate that they did not dare to accept such a valuable gift.
"Your Royal Highness the Seventh Prince, you are really polite. How dare we accept a gift from your country!? The leader of the shortest ministers of the country said.
"No, Chancellor. Of course, this palace is not idle and courteous, and of course there is something to talk about this time! The mysterious expression on the face of the Seventh Prince showed that things could not be as simple as that.
The leader was anxious about how to go back and explain this matter to the Emperor of Afanguo, and when he heard the Seventh Prince mention that there was something to talk about, he felt as if there was a glimmer of hope in his heart.
"Oh? Your Highness the Seventh, please come with me inside. With a sly smile, the leader led the Seven Princes into the house.
The Seventh Prince followed the minister into the room and sat down, the minister poured tea for the Seventh Prince, and the Seventh Prince smiled and said, "I think, you must also be concerned about that matter, right!?" ”
"Oh?" The minister's strange eyes probed the Seventh Prince.
"Who is so bold as to dare to show your face and kill the envoys who came to participate in the tribute conference in the capital. To be honest, I was surprised to know about it for the first time! The Seventh Prince pretended to be mysterious and squinted his eyes slightly.
"I don't know what you mean by this, Your Highness!?" The leader had a slightly angry expression on his face, as if he had just seen the Seventh Prince casually mention Si Xiao's death, and it was also an arrogant look, which made them feel offended.
"What can I mean!? I'm just curious about who did the work on Minister Si Xiao. You know, we have a magical character in Beijing! The Seventh Prince said in a mysterious tone.
After he finished speaking, he didn't forget to peek at the minister of the Afan Kingdom.
The minister slapped the table angrily.
"Hmph, I don't care who His Highness the Seventh is talking about, we Afanguo can't bear this breath. I will never let this matter go casually! The minister said, and a few red streaks appeared in his eyes, which looked extremely hideous.
In the past few days, several ministers have thought about solving the case without thinking about it, but they have never found out the whereabouts of the person who killed Si Xiao.
"In that case, this palace is willing to cooperate with you to find the person who killed Si Xiao. What do you think!? The Seventh Prince took the opportunity to immediately hand over the purpose of his trip.
The minister thought about it, with their strength, it was indeed more than enough to investigate this matter in this country, if it was with the help of the Seven Princes, then this matter would be as easy as a tiger's wings.
"Haha, if you are so generous to the Seventh Prince, we will naturally be too late to be happy." The minister said with a smile.
The Seventh Prince suddenly stretched out a finger, and then said, "No, I still have one condition!" ”
The minister looked at the Seventh Prince strangely, and then asked, "What conditions!?" ”
"You have to agree to deal with Tuoba Heng with me, he is the mysterious person I am talking about, the man who is said to have 100,000 elite soldiers behind him!" The Seven Princes were so angry that they just gritted their teeth and finished speaking.
The minister furrowed his eyebrows slightly, then reached out and stroked his beard, and after thinking for a moment, he immediately nodded.
"Okay, that's it." The minister replied heartily.
The purpose of Ah Fanguo's trip is not simple, it can be seen from their promise to cooperate with the Seventh Prince, but it is impossible for the Seventh Prince, the authority, to know their purpose.
The next day, Tuoba Heng, who had rested for a day, continued to come to the court with the ministers, and the emperor felt a little surprised when he saw Tuoba Heng for the first time.
"Third prince, why don't you listen to me and rest at home for a few more days before coming, but dare to come to the court early today?" The emperor looked at Tuoba Heng with an old-fashioned and judgmental look.
Tuoba Heng's handsome face smiled slightly, and then arched his hand and replied: "Back to the emperor, Tuoba Heng feels comfortable, so he dares to come to the court." ”
When the emperor heard what he said, he was speechless for a moment, and he couldn't say anything about him. So he turned his eyes away and looked at other people.
"What else do you ministers have to do today!?" The emperor's old face showed a few traces of rich fat, and there were a few more silver threads on his head.
One of the emperor's attendants immediately walked out and said, "Your Majesty, you have forgotten that the case of bandits outside the city who lost their official money is not yet settled!" ”
The Seventh Prince and the Crown Prince lowered their heads with a worried look, but Tuoba Heng looked at the emperor thoughtfully.
"Well, I'm getting older, and my memory isn't as bright as it used to be. Everyone, Aiqing, who is willing to lead troops to suppress bandits outside the city!? The emperor's face was kind, but he didn't care too much about this matter, but the reaction of the courtiers made him disappointed.
As soon as he finished saying this, almost no one made a sound, and the emperor's brows couldn't help but wrinkle more and more, and just as he was about to slap the table with the startling wood, a figure walked out of the team.
"Back to the emperor, Erchen is willing to personally lead his troops out of the city to suppress bandits and recover the official silver." Tuoba Heng looked humble and said in a loud voice.
The emperor was slightly stunned, and his eyes seemed to be looking at Tuoba Heng for a while.
"Haha, okay, since the third prince is willing to take on this great task, I am very happy, and immediately send the military department to send troops to the third prince, and I will go and exterminate the bandit on the same day." The emperor said with a smile.
"Yes." Tuoba Heng agreed, and walked back to his place.
After a while, the morning court was made.
Su Cimo looked at the fact that there was no one around him who was following him, so he walked to Tuoba Heng's side in a panic.
"Tuoba Heng, what do you think!? Don't you see that they all look like they're all avoiding? Why do you still take the initiative to ask for help? Su Cimo also forgot to use honorifics, in short, she was too anxious now.
You must know that no one is happy to save him from the palace the day before yesterday, and he is about to jump into another death trap so soon.
Tuoba Heng had never seen Su Cimo so anxious, so he couldn't help but take a few more looks, but he didn't expect him to be so anxious and let him see it unabashedly. Tuoba Heng smiled slightly.
"Why are you embarrassed to laugh!? Why don't you explain it quickly!? Su Cimo asked viciously.
"Haha, why can't you laugh!? This was originally a simple task to suppress bandits, as for being so scared? Tuoba Heng said, looking indisputable.
Su Cimo immediately retorted: "Do you know that this matter is simply a hot potato, the emperor asked everyone before who was willing to go, but no one was willing to respond, but you were the first one." DO YOU KNOW..."
Su Cimo turned around, and his head was a few closer to Tuoba Heng, who seemed to know what she was going to say dangerously, and immediately stretched out his index finger and made a "shhh" gesture in front of his lips.
Su Cimo immediately shut up, and then turned his head to see if anyone behind him was eavesdropping on him. Seeing that there was no one behind him, Su Cimo's courage was put back in his stomach.
Then he turned his head and continued to Tuoba Heng: "Do you know that we finally got rid of that crime, and you are sending yourself inside again." ”
"Hmph, you don't understand, I'm regaining the emperor's trust, and I also want to take the opportunity to find some evidence for the crown prince and the seventh prince to leak out. This is a great opportunity. Tuoba Heng said very seriously with a sworn face.
Su Cimo looked at him with a serious face, and suddenly didn't know what to say to him.