The third prince argued with the crown prince and the second prince, but they still failed to convince the two of them, and the two of them were determined to go to Zhang Xiuhe for trouble.

In the evening of the second day, the prince went to Zhang Xiuhe's small building alone, and sat opposite Zhang Xiuhe on the second floor, but neither of them had the intention to look at the scenery of the Qinhuai River.

Zhang Xiuhe saw that the prince's face was not good, but he could only pretend that he couldn't see it, he poured a glass of wine for the prince, and chuckled: "Big brother, I still remember the first time I bought this small building, our brothers were very happy, and they all felt that the location here could see the best view of the Qinhuai River, and you were also here for several days in a row and were unwilling to leave...... Then everyone got busy, and you haven't been here for a long time. ”

After listening to Zhang Xiuhe's words, the prince's heart was not untouched. But when he made this decision to come to Zhang Xiuhe, he had already thought about it many times. For him, the friendship with his brother is naturally not comparable to the position of the prince.

The prince hooked the corners of his mouth, stared at Zhang Xiuhe tightly, and said directly: "I help my father deal with government affairs, and it can be regarded as a daily opportunity, and I don't have much time to come to Xiaolou on weekdays." Now I don't have time to say anything more to you, I just want to come and ask you, why did you go to see Takok? ”

Zhang Xiuhe poured himself half a glass of wine, and the rest of his movements were interrupted by the prince's words. He put the wine jug away, looked up at the prince, and explained with a smile: "Big brother, I have already explained this matter to His Majesty and Niangniang, and it was Totoku who took the initiative to find me, and I have no choice." ”

"So you did what I was supposed to do and said everything?"

Zhang Xiuhe was dumbfounded, and after a long time, he said: "I just told him that we have no hostility, and I didn't say anything else, I don't know what the eldest brother is talking about." ”

"But you can say you don't know anything, and let Tokh come and negotiate with me." The prince's voice was cold, and he said, "Communicating with other princes is something that a prince should do, and it has nothing to do with you." ”

Zhang Xiuhe furrowed his brows quickly, his gaze moved out of the window, and the trace of doubt and fierceness in his eyes was also completely devoted to the Qinhuai River at the beginning of the lanterns. When he turned around again, he was already without waves, and he said to the prince again and again: "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, I may not be very sensitive to government affairs, and I don't know much about this, and I will never do such things in the future." ”

The prince was a little surprised, he didn't expect Zhang Xiuhe to apologize to him so easily, and gave such a promise. He was a little skeptical that Zhang Xiuhe had really decided to do so, or if he was just planning to curry favor with him.

However, in the end, he still retained a trace of brotherhood for Zhang Xiuhe, and did not see him rush to kill him, so he got up and said: "Since you admit your mistake, then my attitude is the same as that of my father and mother, so forget it." In the future, you should recognize what you should do, and stop thinking about things that are not suitable for you. ”

With that, the prince left.

Zhang Xiuhe watched the prince walk downstairs all the time, and then withdrew his gaze, and at this time, all the anger that had been suppressed just now came out.

Originally, he didn't have any intention of coveting the crown prince, and it was not even obvious that he would enter the court as an official, but now, he suddenly wanted to try, if the crown prince was really pulled down from his position, then what would happen? Anyway, the prince didn't trust him so much.

Zhang Xiuhe was thinking about it, he heard a sound of eager and solid footsteps on the stairs, and when he turned his eyes, he saw that it was his father who came over, and his face was very bad.

Zhang Xiuhe got up and led him over, and just wanted to ask him what he was doing here, but his father couldn't help but say, raised his hand and slapped him.

Zhang Xiuhe was stunned for a while before he reacted, and quickly knelt down without saying a word.

When his father saw his attitude, his anger was half gone, but he still didn't let him stand up. He walked to the table and sat down, sighed first, and then asked him: "Xiuhe, today the imperial brother called me into the palace to talk, and he told me about your going to see Toto, I feel very worried." ”

Zhang Xiuhe had already guessed that it was the emperor who sued from the moment the slap fell just now. Hehe, it's really ridiculous, I didn't expect the emperor and queen who were so good to him when he was a child, and the crown prince, but now they actually went to see a prince of Beidi for him, and they lost all trust in him.

So if he went in and out of the post house of Prince Bei Di a few more times, wouldn't he have to execute him on the spot on the grounds of rebellion?

Zhang Xiuhe raised his head and said to his father: "Dad, Prince Beidi is also a person, and I am just a person, so the communication between people must be boiled down to so many meanings?" I am friends with Prince Bei Di, we appreciate each other, can't I go to see him? ”

"People can communicate casually, but in addition to people, you are also a royal child. In addition to being a person, he is also the prince of Beidi. You're not the prince, you shouldn't do what the prince did! Even if the prince really doesn't want to go to see Tokhtar, then it's not your turn to solve it! His father said, sighed again, helped Zhang Xiuhe up, and said earnestly: "Child, you have to understand your father's hard work, your father has had it before, and at that time there was a war between Wu and Li, if I had a coup d'état at that time, it would have been quite easy, but I still didn't in the end, do you know why?" It is because I realized that nothing is more important than living well! ”

Zhang Xiuhe sneered in his heart, but Mianshan looked willing to change his ways, and said, "I understand, Dad, I really won't do this again in the future." ”

His father couldn't tell how sincere Zhang Xiuhe was when he said this, and how perfunctory it was, but it was useless to force him. His father had no choice but to nod his head, explain that he was doing it himself, and left here.

Zhang Xiuhe stood in place for a while, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt sarcastic and aggrieved. It's just that I went to see a detachment, expressing that there is no war between them. His mind at the beginning was also very simple, that is, he was in the enthusiasm he had always been for the government, and he felt that he was capable of doing this well.

But I didn't expect to make such a big mistake, and everyone felt that he was wrong.

Zhang Xiuhe thought about it for a long time, and Lu Yin's face suddenly appeared in front of him, and he also thought of what he said to himself last night...... If he can really help him, he really wants to seize power in Wu now. Otherwise, for these people who don't trust him at all, he won't have to hide in the house every day and can't go out in the future, otherwise anyone who goes out will say that he has disobedient thoughts.

Zhang Xiuhe wanted to see Lu Yin immediately.

However, he also knew at this moment that although the emperor did not explicitly decree him not to go to the palace, it was obvious that the people in the palace did not want to see him again, so it was better for him not to go over, so it was better to ask Lu Yin out to talk.

Zhang Xiuhe thought of this, so he had to wait for Lu Yin to leave the palace, and then went to him to discuss what to do.

After the prince left, he thought about it for a long time on the road, and he gradually realized that after this incident, just going to Zhang Xiuhe for trouble could not solve any problems, and Prince Beidi still only recognized Zhang Xiuhe, and there was still a lot of hostility between him and him. He now needs to go to the embassy to have a good chat with Prince Bei Di, and let him understand who is the real successor of Wu Guo.

After seeing Tokhtar, the prince said, "Prince, yesterday day, my cousin came to apologize to you, right?" All our faux pas at the dinner that day, please don't be surprised by the prince, even if our Wu State and Bei Di will not form an alliance for the time being, but there will be no war. ”

When Zhang Xiuhe came over yesterday, he realized that the seemingly united Wu royal family was actually not united. The crowd that is not united, it is better to break through.

And this prince is impulsive and irritable, for him, Zhang Xiuhe is more knowledgeable and more difficult to deal with. He just started from this prince, if he can force the prince to step down and replace Zhang Xiuhe with the prince, then maybe they will have the possibility of uniting to deal with Li Guo.

Tokhtar laughed and said, "I understand, it's just that the life of my subordinate is gone in vain, doesn't the prince have anything to say?" ”

When the prince heard this, he really got angry, he has a kind of innate arrogance of royal nobles, and he will not let himself suffer in diplomacy at all, and he will not talk to others like Zhang Xiuhe with the attitude of a businessman who is easy to discuss everything.

He sneered and said, "Prince Tokhtar, your subordinates tried to assassinate my father and mother, if this were someone else, not only would his own life be unsafe, but his entire family would be destroyed. And we only killed your subordinates, but we didn't make it difficult for you, shouldn't you be thankful? What's more, it was your subordinates who committed suicide. ”

Tokhtar also sneered back and said, "If the prince said so, then the prince also remembers what my subordinates said when they tried to assassinate the emperor and the empress, right?" He said it very clearly, it was because of your Wu royal family that bullied me, so you couldn't help but stand up and avenge me. Generally speaking, it is your royal family of Wu that bullied people first, so do you want to give me an explanation for your rudeness now? ”

The crown prince didn't give anything to say, but gave a roll of his eyes and said: "Prince Totok, you should know that the emperor and the general of the Li Kingdom are now guarding the northern frontier, and if you are not careful, you will be trampled by their horses' hooves." So if you anger our Wu country, it will also be a loss for your Bei Di. ”

Totoku naturally knows, but he dares the prince to speak like this now, and he also has his own reasons: first, whether Wu Guo's naval army is suitable for land warfare is still unknown, and Wu Guo's help is not so important. Second, the royal family of Wu is obviously not united, he angered the prince, and he can also mobilize his own forces to help Zhang Xiuhe seize the government, he feels that Zhang Xiuhe is much more sensible than this prince. Third, the men of their Beidi will never sacrifice in vain, he must ask for an explanation, if he can't get it, then start a war.