Chapter 454: Fanning the Flames (I)
When the crown prince tried his best to save himself when he learned that things had changed, Mo Yuhe had already entered the palace before him, and Sun Tu, who was brought by him as an important witness, naturally could not follow him into the palace at this moment, so he could only stand outside the palace gate with a group of guards, waiting for the next order.
At this time, the sky was already getting dark, Sun Tu raised his eyes and looked at this black palace, and he sighed in his heart, this Xixia is really still a little poor. The palace here is not to mention compared with the Forbidden City of the Ming and Qing dynasties in the later generations, that is, the palace of the Great Song Dynasty is not too magnificent, and it is much more magnificent and rich than here.
This is not only reflected in the overall layout of the palace and various decorations, the so-called Western Xia Palace actually occupies a larger area, but it is not extravagant, but will give people a sense of solemnity and majesty, as if it was a well-guarded military camp rather than the emperor's residence.
At the same time, it is also reflected in some random rules here, Sun Tu believes that if it is in the Great Song Dynasty, even if there are really important ministers at this time, I am afraid that it will be difficult to enter the palace easily, after all, it is completely dark this day, and the palace gate should have been locked a long time ago. But just now, after Mo Yuhe arrived, he only said a few words, and he was able to enter the palace after a while, which can be regarded as having no rules at all.
"Maybe this is also one of the reasons why Li Qianshun keeps thinking about the sinicization of the Xia Kingdom, as the king of a country, his power and majesty are not enough after all." Sun Tu was speculating in his heart, and suddenly his ears moved slightly, and when he turned his head to look, he saw another team galloping along the royal road, and the luxurious carriage in the middle was even more eye-catching.
After seeing this line of carriages and horses, the expressions of the guards around them suddenly changed, and a few of them subconsciously pressed their hands on the hilt of the knife at their waists. The prince's car was so special that almost everyone in the capital knew about it, and as soon as they saw the carriage, they knew that the prince had arrived.
Knowing from the mouths of the people around him that it was the prince who came, Sun Tu's eyebrows were raised: "It's so fast, it seems that Moxuhe Mansion is not a monolith, and the news leaked so quickly, it's a little interesting." While he was thinking about it, he saw a man in brocade about thirty years old getting out of the car with the support of several guards, and he only swept his eyes to them, and hurried towards the palace gate.
There was no obstruction at the palace gate, and after only a few words, the prince was allowed to pass through smoothly and enter the palace. And the subordinates who came with him stepped aside, just in time to face with Sun Tu and them, and the two sides immediately looked at each other angrily, and stared at each other with big eyes.
Because there are many disputes between Mo Yuhe and the crown prince, the people under both sides are also full of contradictions. If they were in other parts of the city, these people would have to provoke each other even if they didn't do anything, but now in front of the palace, everyone still didn't dare to be too presumptuous, so they could only stare at people with luck.
Of course, Sun Tu would not do such a boring thing, and he didn't care that there were several pairs of eyes in front of him staring at him viciously, and he looked down and thought about what it meant for the prince to appear. Soon, he had a plan in his heart, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly, it seemed that things were developing in the direction he wanted, and the Xia Kingdom Dynasty was really going to be in a mess because of this.
When Sun Tu had some plans, a few more fires in the dark palace slowly moved towards the palace gate, and after a while, the crown prince and Mo Yuhe walked out through the palace gate one after another. Both of them had a serious face, and the prince was even more pale, I don't know if it was because of the cold or nervousness. However, not only did the two not say anything to each other along the way, but they didn't even make eye contact, until they came to their respective teams, they stopped at the same time and glanced at each other.
Suddenly, even Sun Tudu felt a chill in the air, and then the prince snorted coldly, and then got into the carriage again, and Mo Yuhe also turned over his horse neatly and shouted: "Let's go back!" Even though it is difficult to have a result today, the old man believes that this matter will not drag on for too long and will be clear! ”
The guards hurriedly agreed, quickly mounted their horses, and galloped all the way behind him, but the speed was much faster than the prince's convoy. It wasn't until after walking for a while that Sun Tu asked, "Ning Ling, but because of the appearance of the prince, things have changed?" ”
Mo Yuhe snorted under his breath again, and did not give a positive answer. In fact, even if the crown prince didn't arrive today, the emperor didn't listen to what he said, and he didn't even mean to see Sun Tu, an important witness. Of course, the crown prince didn't get a good time, and when he arrived, he was reprimanded a few words, and then both of them were sent out, and the emperor only said that everything was left for the next court to deal with.
The emperor knew what this reaction meant, and obviously he didn't want the prince to be completely passive, so he gave him some time to think about saving himself. And from the sudden appearance of the crown prince today, it is clear that he will come up with a solution to this problem as soon as possible.
"The emperor will personally try this matter at the court meeting in three days, Sun Qianli, don't disappoint the old man then." After walking in a muffled voice for a long time, Mo Yuhe finally spoke, and said with deep meaning.
Sun Tu heard the admonition and threat in his words, and nodded hurriedly: "Ning Ling rest assured, since he has already agreed to this matter, he will not regret it." But ......" he paused for a moment, and then expressed his concerns: "I'm afraid that the prince will start from my son-in-law this time, and once this happens, the testimony that follows may not be useful." ”
"Is it normal?" Old Mo Yuhe's eyes narrowed, and he quickly understood: "Yes, I'm afraid that at this time, his people have already rushed to see Xi Fengyun, and then he will come forward to persuade Xi Fengchang......"
"So I think it's imperative to win over my son-in-law first. If Ning Ling can trust me, let me go back and persuade Gongzi to stand on Ning Ling's side. Sun Tu took advantage of the situation and said.
"Huh? Can the old man trust you? Mossoh said with some hesitation. Originally, his idea was to keep Sun Tu by his side, after all, he was the direct witness of the whole thing, and he had a lot to do with it. Once he falls into the hands of the crown prince, or finally changes his fortune, his overall plan will inevitably be a bamboo basket.
But Sun Tu's proposal also has some truth, because when it comes to the relationship with Xi Feng Chang, I am afraid that no one in the entire capital can compare to Sun Tu who has gone all the way with him, and the weight of this person in the mind of Xi Feng Chang is probably above his brother Xi Feng Yun, and he will come forward to persuade Xi Feng Chang to grasp it greatly.
Sun Tu smiled bitterly and said, "Since the day before yesterday, I killed a horse in the city and killed a few people in the city today, I actually have no other choice. Will the prince let me go because of my sudden defection? Even if he really said that, as long as he wasn't really confused to the extreme, he wouldn't believe it. ”
"Hmm......" Mo Yuhe nodded lightly with some approval, Sun Tu really had no other way to go at this time, but to follow his own path to the black and knock the prince down. He was also a decisive person, and since he had a judgment, he immediately turned around and said, "A few of you will return to Xifeng Chang with Sun Qianli." Remember, make sure he's safe and don't let anyone hurt him in the slightest! As he spoke, he touched it in his arms again, took out a gold medal and threw it to Sun Tu: "With my token, you can walk around Xingzhou City at will, and no one dares to touch you." ”
"Thank you Ning Ling for shelter." After Sun Tu took the token that was really made of pure gold, he hurriedly thanked him. Now that this token is in his hands, it is naturally impossible to return it easily!
At that moment, Sun Tu and the others separated from the team, galloped along another street to the east of the city, and after running against the wind for more than half an hour, they finally came to the front of the courtyard where Xi Feng Chang was. And they saw at a glance the horse tied to the door at this moment, obviously as Sun Tu expected, the lobbyist from the prince's side had already come to find Xi Fengchang.
At this time, in the main hall of the other courtyard, Xi Feng Chang Zheng looked at his brother Xi Fengyun and Helian Jinshi with a serious face, and he didn't know how to make a decision for a while.
When Xi Fengyun briefly told him about the matter, Xiao Fengchang, who had been completely kept in the dark before, was dumbfounded. He really didn't expect that Sun Tu would make such a big incident if he didn't return that day, and what made him even more annoyed was that the fine seal Yao still refused to stop, and this time he actually sent someone to attack his subordinates.
Of course, now that he can't care about pursuing Xi Fengyao anymore, once the matter involves big people like the crown prince and Mo Yuhe, it is obviously not that he is not a young man who is not a person in the officialdom can deal with it.
"Eighth brother, this matter is related to the rise and fall of my Xifeng clan, you can't be willful and reckless because of a momentary anger. And this matter is indeed only done by the third brother when he is confused, not at the behest of the prince, you can't blame the prince for this! Seeing that he was speechless for a long time, Feng Yun hurriedly persuaded a few more words.
Helian Jinshi also followed: "Brother Xifeng, in fact, in the final analysis, everything was just a misunderstanding before, the prince never thought of being an enemy of your Xifeng clan, and I, Helian clan, have always had a deep friendship with the Xifeng clan, and I will never harm you." As long as you can get the people under your command to stop and change their minds this time, you will be grateful to the prince, which will be of great benefit to the future of your Xifeng clan. ”
The two of them said a lot, and sure enough, it made Xi Fengchang a little moved. After all, he was still a little tender, and he was worried, so he subconsciously wanted to nod at this time: "Since this is the case, I naturally dare not be an enemy of the prince." But...... This matter has to be found Qianli first, he is still in the hands of Mo Yuhe......"
"As long as you come out to ask him for someone, and you are accompanied by the prince, you won't believe him and refuse to hand over someone!" Although Helian Jinshi said this, he wished that because of his position of sealing Chang, Mo Yuhe would kill Sun Tu, a key person, in a fit of anger.
But just as he turned to this thought, a person's voice came from outside the hall: "Thank you for your concern, I have returned safely!" "It's Sun Tu who came in!