Just an hour after Li Pengcheng left Liu's Mansion, Li Kuang had already knelt in the back hall of Prince Bao's Mansion.

This Prince Zhao Deke is not quite the same as other princes, he himself is the brother of Emperor Hongwei's compatriots, and the two have been close since childhood.

Among the sons, this Prince Bao is also the absolute core of Lao Zhao, and it can be said that Lao Zhao can become today's Hongwei Emperor, and a small part of the credit is due to him.

After Emperor Hongwei ascended the throne, he also trusted this brother very much, not only named him the prime minister of the king, but also served as the commander of the forbidden army.

Both of these official positions are extremely powerful, and the prime minister is equivalent to the head of government, and can participate in the decision-making of all matters of the country, and the power is only below the emperor, or even higher than the cabinet.

The commander of the forbidden army is equivalent to the minister of the Qing Dynasty, who can control the palace and the garrison and dispatch of the forbidden army, which directly affects the emperor's safety, which shows the trust of Emperor Hongwei in him.

However, Prince Bao, who is known as one of the two pillar states of the Northern Dynasty along with Hong Guangli, the Zuo Governor of the Five Military Governors' Mansion, has always lived in seclusion, kept a very low profile, and rarely expressed his opinion on anything.

But it is undeniable that he, like Hong Guangli, is a well-deserved head of the Xungui group.

In the dim candlelight, Prince Bao, who was over sixty years old, drank tea with a faint expression, and ignored the 50,000 taels of silver tickets placed on the table.

"Li Kuang, this king has not asked about the world for a long time, and at this time, you should come to the old man's way, you shouldn't be."

I don't know how long it took, Prince Bao put the teacup on the table and said lightly.

Li Kuang kowtowed and said: "What the prince said is that in the past years in the forbidden army, the prince took care of the lower officials, and the lower officials just felt it in their hearts and came to ask the prince for peace, and there was no other way to say it." ”

As he spoke, Li Kuang took out a delicate locket from his arms, touched the top of his head with both hands, and handed it to Prince Bao.

"The lower officials occasionally got a thing, and they didn't dare to hide their secrets, so they dedicated it to the prince for tasting."

"Oh? It's ......"

Prince Bao didn't want to say more to him, if it weren't for the trace of incense back then, at the stall of Emperor Hongwei's large-scale butcher's knife, he wouldn't even give Li Kuang a chance to meet.

However, seeing that Li Kuang was very solemn about the things in his hand, Prince Bao was rarely aroused a trace of interest and took the box.

When he opened the lid, he saw a black pill the size of a thumb lying quietly in the box, and Prince Bao's half-squinted eyes suddenly widened.

"It's ...... This is a rejuvenation pill?! Where did you get that? ”

Prince Bao looked at the pill in his hand in astonishment, and then looked at Li Kuang's gaze and became extremely surprised.

Without waiting for Li Kuang to answer, Prince Bao actually sighed to himself.

"This rejuvenation Danben king also received one after the holy wine banquet, and the effect is really wonderful.

It's a pity that the saint is afraid that Xu Rui will go astray and strictly control him, and now this thing has almost no outflow except for the three or five tributes a month in Da Nei, and I heard that tens of thousands of taels have been copied on the black market, but it is still priceless. ”

Li Kuang kowtowed and said: "What the prince said is good, this is indeed the rejuvenation pill that is hard to find, and the lower official had some incense with Xu Rui during the first war in Jingyang, so he begged to go to the door."

He didn't want to give it to me, but when he heard that this was not for the lower officials, but for Prince Bao's filial piety, Xu Rui didn't say a word, and immediately sold one for 30,000 taels of silver to the lower officials. ”

"Thirty thousand taels?!"

Prince Bao gasped and said with a smile: "It is said that the image of this saint is in the eye of money and refuses to come out, it turns out that it is true, and it is true, no one is perfect, and a young talent like him has some problems to be real." ”

As he spoke, Prince Bao put the Rejuvenation Pill aside, and looked at Li Kuang's smile and became a little playful.

"I heard that the Li family kid had a bit of a conflict with Xu Rui today, didn't you come to be a lobbyist for him?"

Li Kuang shook his head and said: "Don't hide it from the prince, the subordinate is an internal guard, he is a foreign minister, according to the rules of the imperial court, the two of us dare not have too much intersection."

Besides, even if Xia Guan and Xu Rui have some incense, this rejuvenation pill has been almost used, and it is true that I came here today just to say goodbye to the prince, and there is no other way to say it, but if the prince is willing to listen, Xia Guan has a word, and I don't know whether to say it or not. ”

Prince Bao's smile remained unchanged, slowly leaned back in the chair, and said lightly: "Since they are all here, what should not be said, you just say." ”

Li Kuang nodded and said: "Lord Wang, the lower officials have the courage to say a word, now the situation is turbulent and dangerous, after the military general group overturned, the Xungui group stands out from the crowd, and the height is unbearable."

Sixteen years of hard work, the Northern Dynasty seems to be thriving, with the lofty ambition of the Holy Shanghai to embrace all rivers, appoint new upstarts, expand the territory has begun to take shape, at this time if anyone is too big to fall, I am afraid ......"

Li Kuang's words were not finished, but Prince Bao had already understood, his pupils shrank, and his fingers lightly tapped on the table, making a "da-da-da" sound.

Li Kuang bowed down, bowed again, and didn't look up for a long time, while Prince Bao looked at him with deep eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

After a long time, Prince Bao suddenly smiled faintly and said: "Get up, although Zhang Hou has been done this time, but the Holy Lord still trusts you Jinyiwei, and the new commander happens to be the old man of this king, and this king will greet him and ask him to take care of you more." ”

Li Kuang was pleasantly surprised, and kowtowed again: "Thank you for the cultivation of the prince, the lower officials will make the liver and brain smear, and live up to the great grace of the prince." ”

Prince Bao waved his hand: "It's wrong, it is the saint who cultivated you, as long as you are loyal to the country, the saint will never treat you badly." ”

Li Kuang said: "The lower officials will not forget the great kindness of the saint and the prince, do their best to do their errands, and be loyal to the country!" ”

Prince Bao smiled faintly and said: "That's fine, I'm also tired, this rejuvenation pill King Ben smiled cheekily, you can take back the silver ticket, you know the rules here, don't make this king embarrassed." ”

"The prince is as incorruptible as water, but the officials are reckless, please forgive the prince."

Li Kuang got up and put the 50,000 taels of silver ticket into his arms, and slowly withdrew from the back hall.

As soon as he left, the smile on Prince Bao's face suddenly turned cold.

"Lord Wang, although this person didn't mention Xu Rui in a word, but he was talking about Xu Rui inside and outside the words, and he was clearly his lobbyist, why were you so polite to him?"

Behind the screen, a strategist in his forties walked out and asked puzzledly.

Prince Bao waved his hand and said with a smile: "You don't understand, Li Kuang is quick to think, and the king is very optimistic about him in the forbidden army, Xu Rui asked him to come and give the king a reminder, which is considered to be the right choice." ”

"Xu Rui asked him to remind the prince?"

The strategist was even more puzzled.

Prince Bao shook his head solemnly: "Our Holy Lord sharpened his sword Huo Huo, after losing the military general group, the nobles were unable to support themselves, and now they seem to be too ostentatious, it is time to converge and converge."

It's just that Xu Rui's kid also looks down on this king too much, thinking that this little thing really can't be seen by this king? ”

"What? Are you saying that the Holy One wants to shoot at the nobles? ”

The strategist was shocked.

Prince Bao shook his head: "That's not true, it's just that we have been defeated again and again by the Southern Dynasty, although it does not hurt the fundamentals, but with the temper of the saint, we will definitely not allow this situation to continue."

Xu Rui is actually just an opportunity, judging from the recent means of the Holy Lord, he is eager to clean up the internal affairs, that is, to turn defense into offense, and launch a counterattack against the Southern Dynasty, at this time, anyone who makes him feel constrained is tantamount to suicide. ”

"Then what about Xu Rui?"

The advisor asked tentatively.

Prince Bao said: "Hmph, this Xu Rui's eyes are too poisonous, he really doesn't look like a seventeen-year-old chick, the Li family kid is probably going to be planted if he provokes such a person."

However, since Xu Rui asked Li Kuang to give the king a wake-up call, it means that he didn't plan to go too far, let the Li family kid suffer a loss, and it would be good to have a long memory.

Ordered, our people wait and see what happens, the two do not help each other, and the top priority is to stabilize the position of the prince. ”

At the same time, in the study of the King of Liao, Du Ruo, the head of the household, sat opposite Zhao Yang, the king of Liao, with four eyes firmly staring at the note on the table, this note was the words that Xu Rui asked Ye Shi to pass on to the King of Liao, and there were only four words on it, "Baiye Commercial Bank".

"Xu Rui is telling this king that he plans to attack Baiye Commercial Bank?"

King Liao asked faintly.

Du Ruo shook his head and said: "I'm afraid he wants to hand the knife to the prince, waiting for the prince to start, this Xu Rui is really slippery." ”

"Passing the knife......"

The fierce light in the eyes of the King of Liao: "At this juncture, as long as it is a knife, this king will accept it all!" ”

Du Ruo's face changed: "Lord, the princelings are intertwined, and now is not the time to tear your face, so you must not be in a hurry." ”

King Liao shook his head and sneered: "It's not enough to tear his face, but this king won't waste the opportunity to cut off one of his arms!" ”

Du Ruo shook his head and said: "Lord Wang, Baiye Commercial Bank is the leader of my Northern Dynasty Chamber of Commerce, and it is also the princeling's money bag, the importance is self-evident, if you attack it, I am afraid that it will provoke a fierce reaction, and in the end, it will be unfavorable to yourself." ”

King Liao patted Du Ruo's shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I understand what you said, but they will soon not be able to take care of this small Baiye firm, and this king just took this opportunity to charge more interest!" ”

Du Ruo was stunned when he heard this, and exclaimed: "You mean ......?"

A trace of mystery flashed on King Liao's face, and he said with a smile: "I think that incident has put too much pressure on the eldest brother, and he will almost be unable to withstand it, once he is sick and rushes to the doctor...... Hmph, didn't Xu Rui want to hand over the knife, I'll let him light the first fire, listen, you tell the household to ......"

King Liao approached Du Ruo and whispered in his ear, and Du Ruo's face immediately became exciting.