Wang Yan knew the news of Zhao Sheng's capture before he was escorted back, so he went to see Zhao Sheng first after Zhao Sheng was escorted back.

After all, people are to be temporarily imprisoned in the prison of the Assassin's Mansion.

And when he came out, he was thinking about whether to take the opportunity to intercede and let Qiao Chong and the others return to the camp, when he heard that Lin Xin had brought everyone back, and he also saw Qiao Chong in particular.

Wang Yan's business in the barracks during this period was not in vain, so he soon learned that Qiao Chong was Lin Xin's old acquaintance.

Wang Yan's entourage was silent for a while before he said to his master with two points of schadenfreude: "It is said that when people leave the main account, their eyes are red, and there is no need to elaborate on the emotion on that face, master, your previous calculation was in vain." ”

Wang Yan kicked him angrily, "You are embarrassed to say, aren't you responsible for this matter, why don't you even know that they are old acquaintances?" ”

"There are many soldiers who went out of Suzhou together, who knew that it was such a coincidence that the two of them happened to be old acquaintances?" ”

Wang Yan didn't think it was a coincidence, he grinded his teeth and said, "You said that Qiao Chong wouldn't have been put in the army by Lord Lin from the beginning, right?" ”

"No, then when Qiao Chong joined the army, Lord Lin was not in charge." At that time, Lin Jiang was still there, and the charming eldest lady was full of food and these things?

Wang Yan also felt that it was impossible, but he was always a little unconvinced, why was he one step behind her every time?

"Master, then do you think I still continue to contact Qiao Chong?"

Wang Yan glared, "Contact, why don't you contact?" ”

He rubbed his forehead and said: "Even if you can't be your eyes and ears, it's good to have a good relationship, you don't have to go out of your way to contact it anymore, but don't break off the relationship, maybe you will use him in the future." ”

"What about the others?" ”

"If you have a good character, you will continue to come and go, and the others will be broken, although Lin Xin is not as domineering as Zhao Jie, but he has a good idea, I interfere too much, I am afraid that the military and politics will have contradictions."

Wang Yan is very greedy for military power, but he can also distinguish the importance of the matter, if he is a mediocre talent, he will definitely be happy to grasp both military and political affairs, but since the other party has the ability to collect military power, as a local governor, he will meddle in military power, then there will be trouble.

If this is a place in the south of the Yangtze River, it will be healthier to make trouble, and it will be better to develop the power in its hands.

But this is at the border pass, the military and political chiefs are not harmonious, and if you are not careful, you will lose the country, Wang Yan is to love power, but it will not disregard the interests of the country because of this.

Thinking of Lin Xin's humility, Wang Yan was still slightly dissatisfied, if only he was as interested as Zhao Jie, then he could compete with him for power and profit without any psychological barriers.

Except for the affairs of the army, Lin Xin does not care about foreign affairs, let alone think of getting involved in his civil power.

Courtesy is still exchanged, and of course Wang Yan is not easy to interfere with his military power, but it is still possible to have a good relationship with generals at all levels in the army in case of the future.

Lin Xin, Lin Xin only felt that Wang Yan was very enthusiastic and very good, and he felt that the two should be able to get along well with him in the future when they worked with him in Jiangling.

Therefore, there are some things that Lin Xin does not hide from the king's banquet, and as long as it is not all military affairs, he is happy to discuss it with the other party.

For example, this time Zhao Sheng was captured.

Zhao Sheng is a nationally wanted criminal, although he was caught by a soldier in the army, but Lin Xin did not want to enjoy the credit alone, and generously locked people in the prison of the Assassin's Mansion.

Then he discussed with Wang Yan when to escort people to the capital and who would escort them.

Wang Yan's mind couldn't turn for a while, "Why is it sent to the capital, not Yangzhou?" Isn't the Fourth Highness in Yangzhou? ”

Lin Xin was stunned for a moment and said: "Now His Royal Highness should return to Beijing soon, anyway, Zhao Sheng is the main culprit, he must be beheaded, and he has to be checked by the Criminal Department before he dies, so I think it is better to send it directly to the capital than to go to Yangzhou and transfer to the capital." ”

The road is closer, and the processing time can be shortened.

Only then did Wang Yan retract his mind and his IQ returned, "That's right, it's not appropriate to entrust this matter further, it's not good for the relationship between Liang and Chu, so we still have to solve it quickly." ”

Lin Xin casually asked, "Will the Fourth Highness still send an envoy to the Chu State?" ”

Wang Yan pursed his lips and said, "Who knows, isn't Prince Chu's wedding postponed, and it's not certain whether he can get married this year." ”

The reason why the four princes sent to the state of Chu was to congratulate the prince of Chu on his wedding, but now that everyone has postponed the wedding, and the other party has not given the result of the previous assassination, it is naturally impossible to talk about the envoy at this time.

The crown prince of Chu is crowned this year, and Emperor Chu is thinking that he will be crowned and married, which can be regarded as a double happiness of Chu, but who knew that so many things would happen this year?

Before half of the year had passed, things went one after another, and there was no stopping at all.

But in the eyes of Emperor Chu, no matter how many things happen and how big things are, the crown ceremony will be performed when it is time to do the crown ceremony, and the marriage will be done when it is time to get married, and there is no need to be influenced by foreign affairs.

But Prince Chu is unwilling, the crown ceremony can be carried out as usual, but the wedding will be postponed.

His reason is also very sufficient, "Father, it was you who said that it is not appropriate for the two countries to go to war at this time, Liang State has previously determined that it will send envoys to come, but now it has been postponed because of Zhao Jie's matter and assassination, in this case, the sons and ministers are married, but Liang State did not send envoys to come, what will Xishu and other countries think?" ”

He reminded in a low voice: "The situation between Xishu and our Great Chu this year is not good. ”

There is a great trouble in the north of Daliang, and there is also an opponent of Xishu in the west of Chu, and one of the willingness of Daliang to clash with Dachu at this time is because Liao is eyeing it, and Chu is because of Xishu.

The more at this time, the more Chu Guo could not show the contradiction with Daliang.

Emperor Chu was very domineering, "How can my son's wedding be postponed because of these trivial things?" ”

In his opinion, Da Liang will come if he wants to, and if he doesn't want to come, they will proceed as usual, and Chu State is not holding Liang State, how can he delay the marriage date of the prince of his country because of him?

Prince Chu hurriedly said: "It's not just because Liang Guo, Father Emperor, and Miss Ji haven't been well since the cold in the spring, but Erchen also wants to wait until she is completely healthy before holding a wedding." ”

Emperor Chu frowned, "She's sick?" ”

"Yes," Prince Chu bowed his head and said, "There are many diseases in spring, and she has not been well since she accidentally got cold." ”

"Then I let the imperial doctor take a look, she is the future crown princess, how can she not care about her body?"

"Thank you, father, my son, I will personally take the imperial doctor to see it in a while."

Emperor Chu bowed his head, waved his hand and said, "I still have to discuss the matter of postponing the marriage with several ministers, and I will tell you when it is decided, you go down first." ”

"Yes." Prince Chu bowed and retreated, and before he had gone far, he encountered a little boy running up and down.

He stopped, his lips raised slightly, and the child also trotted over, happily called "big brother", and then asked excitedly, "Is the eldest brother from his father?" ”

"Yes, what is the second brother playing?"

"Keju!" The second prince said proudly: "My father taught me, I can kick now, I will go to my father to play with me now, do you want to come?" ”

Prince Chu's eyes were dark, he shook his head and smiled: "I won't go, you can go by yourself, by the way, my father is still dealing with political affairs, I'm afraid that I won't have time to accompany you, so you can go later." ”

The second prince said "ah", twisted in response, and waited for the prince of Chu to leave, still running towards the emperor's study.

Prince Chu stopped and glanced back, his eyes becoming deeper and deeper.

Mei Niang is right, the youngest son, the eldest grandson, the lifeblood of the parents, and in the royal family, the eldest grandson may not be unusual, but the younger son must be rare.

Especially the father and the emperor have few heirs, and he is especially fond of the second brother.

Before, he only felt that there was a big age difference between himself and his younger brother, and he didn't need to guard against his younger brother, but Meiniang was right, now his father is in the prime of life, and in another twenty years, when he is old, his younger brother has already grown up, and he has the strength to compete.

He didn't want to be like Mei Niang's two brothers one day.

Prince Chu did not go to Ji's house first, but returned to the prince's mansion first, and as soon as he entered the door, Meiniang came up to serve diligently.

Prince Chu touched her little face, smiled slightly, and stretched out his hands for her to serve.

Mei Niang is clumsy, but she is much better than when she first came, at least she can help people untie their clothes.

She was brought back from Jiangling by the prince of Chu, and she used to be the daughter of a rich family, but because of the infighting between the two brothers, the family business withered, and her father was angry to death, so she was also exiled.

Therefore, Mei Niang has always been grateful to Prince Chu, and seeing that his face was not bad, she asked gently, "Your Highness looks in a good mood?" ”

"Most of the things that can be postponed can be done."

Mei Niang asked in a low voice, "Is there a problem with the crown princess?" ”

"What's wrong with that?" The prince snorted coldly and said, "Ji Yuan can't wait for us to be married for the rest of our lives." ”

Mei Niang sighed, "Mr. Ji is not optimistic about His Highness like this, what is the point of you marrying Miss Ji?" ”

The prince of Chu also regretted it a little, but his marriage with Ji Nian had already been announced to the world, not only Da Chu, but also other countries.

Getting married to the Ji family now can't bring much benefit, but regretting the marriage will bring him a devastating blow.

So although he doesn't want to get married now, he doesn't dare to regret it.

It can only be dragged temporarily.

Prince Chu sighed, pinched Mei Niang's hand and said regretfully: "Why didn't I meet you earlier?" ”

Mei Niang smiled softly, bowed her head and said, "Even if I met His Highness earlier, Mei Niang's identity is not worthy of His Highness, how can I compare with Miss Ji?" ”

"In my heart, you are no worse than her at all," Prince Chu hugged her and said: "She also has a good family background, but her temperament and temperament are not as good as you, she thinks she is knowledgeable, and her eyes are on her head on weekdays." ”

Mei Niang said dumbly: "How is this possible, although Mei Niang has never seen Miss Ji, but when she was in Jiangling, she heard many people talk about her, and they all said that she knew those students who were not inferior to Mr. Ji, and she was also humble and gentle, and she was a well-known No. 1 talented woman in Jiangling......"

"You also said that you heard about it, and I also heard it when I first came to Jiangling, but when I brought her back to Chu State, it was not like this at all," the prince of Chu thought of Ji Nian's arrogance and disdain for him, frowned and said: "Forget it, don't mention her, it's very unlucky, come, talk to Gu, what have you done today?" ”