The Eighth Prince's Study!

Jin Zibo came to the study under the guidance of Liu Yun, the palace guard, and the eighth prince Liu Ping was sitting in a precarious position, holding a book of "Honglie" written by Liu An, the king of Huainan during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and a pestle on his jaw with the other hand, as if he was thinking about the classic of "Honglie".

In this study, in addition to Liu An, the eighth prince, there are four retinues. Two of them were slightly short, but their eyes were sharp and full of heaven, and they knew at a glance that they were extraordinary.

These two people are masters of the Juli Kingdom, one is named Park Qikang, the other is named Park Qiyan, the two are siblings, and they are instructed by the commander-in-chief of the Juli Kingdom to deal with the affairs of the imperial capital, Park Yuanlong, to protect the eight princes.

Of course, in addition to protecting the safety of the Eighth Prince, they are also responsible for monitoring the Eighth Prince, but the monitoring is not very strong, which is equivalent to making a show.

Park Yuanlong was reluctant to turn his face with the Eighth Prince at this time, for fear of affecting the overall situation. But if he didn't monitor the eighth prince, he was not at ease in his heart, so he made this move.

For this, the eighth prince knows this, and he doesn't care too much.

The other two are the henchmen of the eighth prince, the thin one is named Xu Yang, and the one with a folding fan is named Zhou Bo.

The four of them sat next to the two of them in the study, drinking tea and discussing the situation in a low voice and other things.

Jin Zibo glanced at everyone and smiled coldly in his heart.

"In the past, this Eighth Prince's Corporal has always paid attention to etiquette and virtuous corporals, has a good face, and also understands the essence of Taoguang and obscurity. But now he is putting on this lofty posture, it seems that what Princess Shangguan said is indeed not bad, this fang has expanded his ambitions, and he is no longer the prince who has a thief's heart but no courage to be a thief. ”

Jin Zibo knew that the fundamental reason why the Eighth Prince put on this posture was to give him a dismount and tell him that today's Eighth Prince was no longer the powerless and powerless Eighth Lord of yesterday. You can only save your life by following me, otherwise the fate of Queen Wang Jingyan and Huo Rongsheng will be your fate.

Jin Zibo froze, half-bowed and kowtowed: "Jin Zibo, the servant of the Lower Officers and Soldiers, greets the Eighth Prince!" ”

"Hmm!"

When the eighth prince heard the voice, he put down the book in his hand and said expressionlessly: "Lord Jin, I heard that you came here this time to worship under my door, is this true?" ”

"It's true." Jin Zibo said: "Now the Juli Kingdom is violent, the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, the masters are like clouds, and the fierce generals are like rain, my new dynasty is in danger, and there is a danger of destruction at any time, and Your Majesty is thousands of miles away, if the lower officials do not find another way, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the family to be saved in the future." Xia Guan heard that the eighth prince was generous, and he came to seek the prince's protection for the safety of Xia Guan. ”

"What you said is right, that Wang Mang just relied on some merits to do mischief and disregard public opinion. Now that his breath is nearing and his demise is imminent, it is human nature for you to seek the protection of others in time. ”

The eighth prince said: "I have also heard of your name before, you are not small, you are decent, you are a right-hand man under Wang Mang." Now, if you work for me, it will be like a tiger to me, and it will add a lot of success to me. Just now I heard that you came from Kunlun Mountain, Qinghai, and I know Wang Mang's recent situation. Now you can tell me more about him, so that I can judge the situation. ”

"Well, this...."Jin Zibo's face was embarrassed, he looked at the guests seated on both sides, and then looked at the Eighth Prince, as if to tell the Eighth Prince, there are many people here, and it is not suitable to talk about those big things, so as not to leak the rumors.

The eighth prince is proficient in human affairs, and he saw through Jin Zibo's intentions at a glance, so he laughed and said: "Lord Jin don't have to worry, the four of them are my henchmen, and there is absolutely no problem." You will be in the future even if you put Wang Mang's situation. ”

"This ....." Jin Zibo still didn't say anything, only put on a puzzled look.

The eighth prince's brows sank, "Lord Jin, are you sure you want to talk about Wang Mang alone with this king?" ”

Jin Zibo smiled bitterly: "The prince is above, it's not that the lower officials don't trust the prince's henchmen, but it's that the lower officials are far inferior to you, the prince." The subordinate has no power and no power, and now betraying His Majesty is a capital crime. If it leaks out, the lower officials will die without a place to be buried. And the prince, you are strong and strong, and you have the support of the people of the Juli Kingdom, and you are not afraid of Your Majesty at all.

Now although Xia Guan said that he wanted to take refuge in you, the prince, but there is no real evidence, once the incident happens, Xia Guan can still protect himself. Once the lower official and the prince tell you about His Majesty, then it means that there is solid evidence, and in this way, the lower official has no room for maneuver.

The lower officials really didn't dare to put their lives in the hands of too many outsiders, and they were uneasy. And the recent situation of His Majesty is very important, and the less people know about it, the better. ”

"That's right." The eighth prince nodded and said: "You have thought it through, your move can indeed be regarded as a small way to save your life, because if what you and I said is not passed on to the outside world, it is useless for others to suspect you of betraying the prince." Well, if that's the case, then I'll do as you wish. I'd like to hear what you know about Wang Mang. ”

Speaking of this, he waved his hand to the guests on both sides, "You all go down, and you are not allowed to trespass on this place without my orders." ”

"Yes, Lord Wang!" The two henchmen of the eighth prince did not have any opinions, and got up and left.

The other two people from the Great Beauty Kingdom hesitated for a moment, but in the end they did not refuse, and also got up and left the study.

After everyone left, the eighth prince said, "Lord Jin, now you can talk about Wang Mang, right?" I've been told that his Praetorian Guards are about to arrive in the Imperial Capital, so don't tell me that's what you're talking about. ”

"No, no, no, my lord, what the lower officials want to say is a major event for the ages, enough to change the imperial authorities. The lower official also asked the prince to be mentally prepared, not to alarm others, so as not to leak the news. Jin Zibo said solemnly.

"Oh? Is it really that important? The Eighth Prince's curiosity was suddenly aroused, and he had a lot of interest in hearing the following.

Jin Zibo said: "Lord, if you say something disrespectful, Lord Wang, your betrayal of Your Majesty is nothing more than because Your Majesty cut off the luck of the Han Dynasty and destroyed your royal family." You want to take revenge and renew the luck of the Great Han, so you took refuge in the Great Beauty.

However, taking refuge in the barbarians is the next policy after all, and you must have some grievances in your heart. Because in the end, even if Your Majesty is defeated, you still have to look up to people and act according to people's faces. Maybe even the people of the Great Glory Kingdom will cross the river and tear down the bridge..."

"Stop, don't say anything more." The Eighth Prince shouted coldly: "What you said is also human nature, it is not of much use, the cooperation between this king and the people of Juli Kingdom naturally has the intention of this king, and this king is not so easy to be plotted by them, you still tell me about Wang Mang." ”

"Human nature? Self-interested? Lord Wang, I'm afraid you are wishful thinking, since ancient times, barbarians have been fierce and cunning, and cooperating with them is no less than seeking skin with tigers, and there is basically no benefit.

And Your Majesty changed the dynasty and became the emperor, and took away your royal family Liu family, you hate Your Majesty to the bone, so you have to fight Your Majesty to the end at any cost, even if you are a slave with others in the process. But since you don't want to talk about these things, the lower officials won't talk about it anymore.

This time, the lower official came not to betray His Majesty and take refuge in you, the lower official entered the door just because he said that he wanted to take refuge in you, purely to see the prince. If this is not the case, how can the lower officials see the prince? ”

Jin Zibo talked eloquently, pointed out the key points, and was confident, quite a chivalrous and literati style.

At this point, he paused, then took out two things from his sleeve robe and handed them to the Eighth Prince.

Both are letters and are both square boxes.

"What is this?" The Eighth Prince asked with a gloomy face.

"Lord Wang, open it and see what it is." Jin Zibo said: "These two things are like rivers and mountains to you, the prince, and their importance is indescribable. ”

"Oh? Can this thing be compared to Jiangshan Sheji? This king is going to see and see. If what you say is true, then don't even think of walking out of the gate of this king's mansion. ”

At this moment, the eighth prince has no patience, and he doesn't have any good face for Jin Zibo, and he is a little angry in his heart.

However, he thought that Jin Zibo was already a turtle in the urn, and life and death were all in his control, so he didn't turn his face quickly.

He first opened the square box nonchalantly, glancing out of the corner of his eye.

After seeing it, he was suddenly shocked, his eyes widened, as if he had seen a ghost.

"This is .....," he exclaimed, and abruptly stood up from his chair, cold and quickly filled with disbelief.

.“ Lord Wang, you read it right, this is the heirloom jade seal. But the value of this item is nowhere near as good as those two letters. "Kaneko Bodo.

"Hoo ......"

The Eighth Prince took a deep breath and closed the box again, "Lord Jin, this jade seal hasn't even been found by Wang Mang for a long time, where did you get it?" Why do you want to give it to me? ”

Jin Zibo shook his head and said: "Lord Wang, you are wrong in what you said, Your Majesty is not that he didn't find the jade seal, but he didn't want it at all." Now that the lower officials are offering the jade seal to you, they are not just ordered to let you keep it on your behalf. And the prince, it is better for you to read the letter first, so that you can understand the intention of me to send the jade seal. ”

"Really?"

The eighth prince didn't say much, he secretly thought that Jin Zibo could even send the jade seal, which was enough to show that the content of the two letters in front of him was definitely not trivial.

He decisively opened the letter and looked at it.

At first glance, he was shocked again.

His shock this time was even more powerful than when he had just seen the jade seal of the country, his face turned completely white, and there was fear, incomprehension, and pain in his eyes. By the end, he didn't recognize the tears that were rolling down.

After reading one of the letters, he moved on to the second.

When the two letters were finished, he sat back in his chair in a muffled voice, his face cloudy and his mind fluctuating.

"Is that so? So Wang Mang's layout is actually like this? No wonder he didn't kill my royal family after he took away my Han country, and still named me the eighth prince. ”

"Master Kim, have you read the contents of this letter?"

"I haven't read it, because it involves His Majesty's secrets. But I probably know a little bit about it. Jin Zibo replied.

The eighth prince asked again: "You said that you just came from Kunlun Mountain in the Qinghai Sea, I'm afraid this statement is false, right?" I don't know where you came from? ”

"Please forgive me for not telling the prince about this." Kaneko Wave.

"That's right." The Eighth Prince thought quietly and didn't ask Jin Zibo any more questions.

After thinking about it for about half an hour, he spoke again: "At present, my cooperation with the Juli Kingdom has been a great success, the imperial capital is basically under full control, and three states in Kyushu have been in my hands. Now Wang Mang asked you to send these two things, the purpose is nothing more than to make me give up my plan and give up my cooperation with Juliguo.

And the people of Juli Kingdom killed Huo Rongsheng, and the queen was unconscious, these two things were no less than provoking his rebels for Wang Mang. If I stop now, who can guarantee that in the end he will not change his original intention and will not kill my royal family? If I had known what was in the letter, I would definitely not have cooperated with the Great Beauty, but now, there is no turning back. ”

Jin Zibo's eyes darkened when he heard this, and he said in a deep voice: "Eighth Prince, listen to what you mean, do you still want to continue to fight against Your Majesty?" Do you know what the consequences will be if you do this? Your Majesty is merciful, generous, and endures your royal family again and again. There was never a killer. Once you really provoke Your Majesty completely, then your royal family will really end up in a place of no return.

This time, His Majesty led a million army to exterminate the Ji family, and it was done, and the Ji family was completely destroyed, do you think your royal family can compare to the Ji family? The barbarians of the Juli Kingdom took advantage of His Majesty's absence in the imperial capital to sneak attack and temporarily achieve some achievements, but do you think they can really deal with Your Majesty? Once His Majesty leads the army back to the palace, the Juli Kingdom will also be completely wiped out by His Majesty.

You have known Your Majesty since the beginning of the royal family, so you know Your Majesty better than I do. I hope that Lord Wang, you will think about it carefully, and don't end up in a place of no return because of impulse. ”

"I know Wang Mang's ability better than you, but I have done so many things that offend Wang Mang, how can he let me go afterwards? Even after he pacifies the Kingdom of Juli, he may turn his back on the former alliance and kill my imperial capital. ”

The eighth prince said: "Although Huo Rongsheng's death and the queen's coma were not directly dealt with by me, I also helped a lot from the side. And Wang Mang has only one reverse scale, that is, a woman who must not touch him. ”

Saying this, he stopped talking again, and then took out a letter from the bookshelf on the side and handed it to Jin Zibo, "This is the layout of the palace by Park Yuanlong of the Juli Kingdom and the list of some important personnel they have placed in the imperial capital, you give this thing to Princess Shangguan, this is my apology to Wang Mang."

If Princess Shangguan has not stabilized the situation in the imperial capital before His Majesty's army arrives in the imperial capital after obtaining this item, then I have no other way to go. Master Kim, that's all it takes, you go, don't come again. ”

"Yes, Lord Wang!" Jin Zibo took the letter, turned away, and said no more.

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