The prince of Chu State stared at the middle-aged woman with a furious expression.

The word "King of Faith" is a shadow that has accompanied him from childhood to adulthood.

Although he is the crown prince of a country, above him, there is a more powerful regent, who believes in the king's desire and prestige in the court, and he can't remember how many times he woke up in a dream, just because he dreamed of that man.

He was only one step away from the throne, but to take this small step, he had to cross this mountain range.

"We know what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is worried about." The middle-aged woman looked up at him and said, "Perhaps, we can help the prince a little." ”

The crown prince of Chu calmed down, looked at her, and asked, "What can you do to help the palace?" ”

The middle-aged woman said, "If there is no King Shin in Kyoto, presumably His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be very happy, right?" ”

The crown prince of Chu squinted his eyes, looked at her, and asked, "What do you want this palace to do?" ”

The middle-aged woman looked at him and said, "It's very simple, as long as His Highness does us a small favor, we can ......"

……

The motive of the grassland to envoy the state of Chu is questionable, but their purpose did not make people guess for long, and it was clear in less than half a day.

Before many grassland envoys could settle down, they visited the high-ranking officials of Chu with great fanfare, including the Xinwang Mansion, the Prince's Mansion, the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the Six Shangshu Mansions.

This kind of behavior of opening and closing and not following the rules has shocked countless people's jaws.

However, in recent years, there has been constant friction between the grassland and the Chu State, and neither country has sent envoys.

If the two countries can negotiate peace and establish diplomatic relations, it is obviously much better than the outbreak of war, and the imperial court also attaches great importance to these grassland envoys.

It is precisely because of this that most of the houses they visited did not turn them away.

In the Splendid Palace, He Rui hurriedly walked in and said: "Lord Tang, we have figured out what those barbarians want to do, they want to marry the Chu State, and the one who is asking to marry is also the lord of Changning, these barbarians actually robbed us first!" ”

Tang Ning looked at him and asked, "The conditions they gave should be very generous, right?" ”

He Rui raised his head and said in surprise: "How do adults know?" ”

Chen Guo and Chu are friends, and the grassland is enemies, Chen Guo's desire to ask to marry Princess Changning is almost known to everyone, and the grassland people want to intervene, how can they not be fully prepared?

Tang Ning looked at him and asked, "What price are they going to pay?" ”

He Rui said: "Give thousands of war horses to the Chu State every year, and there will be no war with the Chu State for ten years." ”

The grassland people are good at riding and shooting, the war horse is a must, the cavalry is everywhere, no one can stop it, this is also the envy of Chen and Chu, if they give Chu a thousand well-trained war horses every year, or a few years, Chu can train a group of brave cavalry.

As for not having a war within ten years, this condition is also very tempting for the courtiers of Chu State.

Chu State is different from Chen State, although Chen and Chu are now equivalent in national strength, but Chen State has maintained the current national strength for a long time, and it is still decreasing year by year, while Chu State is in a period of upward development, if there is a decade of recuperation, I don't know what it will be like to be strong.

Of course, this does not rule out that this is a discordant plan they have resorted to, wanting to destroy the alliance between Chen and Chu, the court of Chu is not so stupid, but no matter what, those people from the grassland have successfully muddied this pool of water.

This also illustrates a truth from the side, if a woman wants to get married, she still has to improve herself.

Strong martial arts, knowledgeable, beautiful, and in good shape, there are so many people rushing to ......

Tang Ning looked at He Rui and asked, "Did the Xinwang Mansion let the envoy of the Wanyan Department in?" ”

He Rui shook his head and said, "It is said that King Xin is not here, and they did not go in. ”

Tang Ning was stunned and asked, "King Xin is not here?" ”

He Rui nodded and said, "It is said that I went to the palace." ”

Tang Ning walked outside the door and said, "The prince is looking for me, so he said that I had something to do." ”

Palace.

Temple of Peace.

King Shin walked to the door with his hands behind his back and asked, "Is Your Majesty awake?" ”

A eunuch bowed down and said, "Just woke up for a while." ”

King Xin nodded, walked into the hall, Emperor Chu leaned on the head of the bed, and said, "You are here, I heard that you were assassinated again today?" ”

King Xin waved his hand and said, "A few little thieves have already been taken down." ”

Emperor Chu shook his head and said, "He's too dislike ......."

"It's fine." King Shin walked to the window and sat down, and asked, "How is the imperial brother's health today?" ”

Emperor Chu didn't answer this question, and paused for a moment before he asked again: "The envoys of the State of Chen have arrived, and they have entertained ......, I heard them say that the State of Chen wants to marry Changning, what do you mean?" ”

King Xin shook his head and said, "Zhao Zheng is still a little capable, and his two sons are just straw bags. ”

Emperor Chu looked at him and asked, "How is it compared to Zhizhi'er?" ”

King Shin thought for a moment and said, "It's still better than him." ”

Emperor Chu lowered his head and paused again for a moment before he said, "Someone from the grassland?" ”

"Ill-intentioned, not good." King Xin helped him fold the quilt and said: "Wanyan is very ambitious, and the two departments of Shuhu and Jiagu can be blocked for a while, but they can't be stopped for a lifetime, and sooner or later there will be a battle to fight." However, let them stir up this time, but it can make those short-sighted misguided people in the court jump out. ”

"It's not just the grassland that has ambitions." Emperor Chu looked at the empty place, and said slowly: "The tiger and wolf are watching before and after, the world that you and I have won is in the hands of Zhi'er, even if I die, I don't dare to look at ......."

"After I leave, you have to help him keep an eye on this court, if he can help him, then support him well, if he can't help him, just ......" Before he finished speaking, he covered his mouth and coughed violently.

King Shin patted him lightly on the back and said, "Brother Huang, rest well, don't think about these hurtful things anymore......"

……

In the Xinwang Mansion, the guard at the gate looked at Tang Ning and said, "Lord Messenger, my lord is not here, you can come back another day." ”

Tang Ning arched his hand and said, "Then I will leave." ”

Inside the house, somewhere in an exquisite courtyard.

A maid walked into the courtyard with a tray and said, "Lord of the county, this is the soup that the princess made for you with her own hands." ”

Li Tianlan sat at the table and said, "Let's put it first." ”

The maid stepped aside and reminded, "The princess has told the lord to drink it while it's hot." ”

Li Tianlan picked up the spoon, tasted it, and put it down.

She took out a skewer from her sleeve, and the eight-character signature on the sign was "Tonight, what night, see this beloved".

She looked at it, smiled a little self-deprecatingly, and tossed it aside.

Self-deprecation is to laugh at her, who has never believed in gods and Buddhas, and one day she will be confused by these nihilistic things, if this signature is true, then someone should appear in front of her now.

She picked up the spoon again, her eyes flickering, and she looked up ahead.

A fluttering figure flew in from outside the wall and landed steadily.

Tang Ning clapped his hands, the guards of the palace were really strict, and there were guards patrolling the two gates of the palace, and there was no interval between the shift changes.

He circled around the palace, but found only this weakly defended place.

He looked around, intending to find a random subordinate to ask where the county lord lived, but when he raised his head, he was suddenly stunned.

Turning in from outside the wall, there is a small courtyard, and there is a woman sitting at a stone table in the small courtyard.

The next moment, the woman's figure disappeared in front of Tang Ning's eyes.

At the same time, he only felt a breeze blowing in front of him.

Tang Ning's face changed slightly, and almost instantly, he moved sideways to the left side by more than a foot, but the next moment, he felt a chill in his neck, and a cold long sword was on his neck.

He could even feel the sharpness of the sword, Tang Ning ripped off the black cloth on his face and asked, "What are you doing?" ”

Bang dang.

The long sword in the woman's hand fell to the ground.