Chapter 216: Grand Prince Zhou returns to Beijing
After Liu Qing toasted a few glasses of wine as if no one was around, he turned around and left with a smile.
The celebration banquet was held in the Yile Hall of the Qin Palace, the crown prince Qin Wang and some heavyweight officials sat in the hall drinking and watching songs and dances, and Zhang Jinwen was sitting in the side hall, and the conversation between her and Liu Qing, even if others saw it, they couldn't hear what they were saying.
In order to maintain the demeanor of Guozi's assistant teacher, Zhang Jinwen did not throw her face at Liu Qing.
Therefore, everyone else thought that Liu Qing and Zhang Jinwen had a very happy conversation.
If Zhang Jinwen knew that others thought so, she would definitely refute it loudly.
Unfortunately, she has not yet learned to express her likes and dislikes.
Liu Qing's actions wiped out her interest.
Zhang Jinwen went to toast to King Qin with a wine glass, preparing to leave and return home by the way.
The crown prince and the king of Qin sat together, laughing loudly from time to time, and frequently raising their glasses.
Zhang Jinwen respectfully raised the wine glass above her head with both hands: "His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the King of Qin, Meng Zhang is here to congratulate His Highness on his triumphant return!" ”
King Qin smiled and worshipped: "Zhang Guozhu!" Today's glass of wine, you should drink more than one glass! ”
In the siege battle, Zhou Ziyu made a desperate bet and recaptured Taiyuan City without danger.
King Qin knew the relationship between Zhou Ziyu and Zhang Jinyu, and the implication was to let Zhang Jinyu drink a glass of celebration wine for Zhou Ziyu.
Zhang Jinwen has never drunk alcohol, and all the officials in the Qin Palace's mansion know that on such occasions, the hangover pills she carries with her are all prepared for Zhou Ziyu.
I came in a hurry today, and Zhou Ziyu was not there, and the anti-hangover pills were all left in the carriage.
At this point, it was too late to take the pills and drink again.
Zhang Jinwen gritted her teeth, her heart was horizontal, and she poured down the wine in the wine glass.
When the prince saw it, he secretly sneered, but he said with a smile on his face: "Zhang Guozhu, female Guozhu, haha, it seems that King Qin is still well-taught, and the amount of wine is good!" How about another drink? ”
Zhang Jinwen knew that something bad was wrong, but she still replied stubbornly: "Meng Zhang still has patients to take care of, and drinking is the most misguided, and this drinking has broken the rules set by the ancestor." ”
Zhang Jinwen looked at the wine glass in her hand that was filled by the palace maid, and once again raised the wine glass with both hands above her head: "His Royal Highness the Prince, Meng Zhang wishes you good luck at six o'clock!" ”
She didn't know what to say, but when the wine was strong, she blurted out an auspicious word of greeting each other from Buddhist disciples.
Then, Zhang Jinwen poured down the wine in one sip.
The hot alcohol stimulated her throat, and the smell of alcohol was reversed, and Zhang Jinwen's tears were about to choke out.
The prince laughed, raised his glass and drank it all, and put the wine glass on the table: "Happy! ”
Zhang Jinwen began to feel that something was wrong, suppressed the wine, and hurriedly left: "His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the King of Qin, there are still patients in Meng Zhang's mansion, so retire first." ”
King Qin waved his hand: "Go!" ”
Zhang Jinwen didn't expect her drinking power to be so bad, when she got out of Yile Hall, she ran with her feet up, and if she didn't run, she had to fall to the ground.
She just ran back to the carriage to take pills to relieve hangover, but she never thought that the prince and the king of Qin would take advantage of this matter to have another competition.
Since the crown prince instigated Pei Lin to sue Liu Wenjing for rebellion and borrowed the emperor's hand to execute Liu Wenjing, he has been waiting for King Qin's counterattack.
Since childhood, the two brothers have been fighting openly and secretly, currying favor in front of their parents and grandmother, and when they grew up, they began to fight for soldiers, strategists, and even for the future throne.
You come and go, with all your efforts, and the two brothers are almost indistinguishable.
According to King Qin's view, the reason why the crown prince became the crown prince was completely stained with the light of the name of the eldest son.
The crown prince always knew that the king of Qin did not obey him.
The crown prince has also been observing King Qin's every move.
The most important thing is that the crown prince knows that the emperor's father is also quite dissatisfied with the smart and lucky King Qin.
Who let King Qin not open his mind!
Although the position between father and son has not changed, but the title has changed, the person in the upper position cannot stand any potential threat on the surface.
As a father, he hopes that his son will be stronger than Lao Tzu.
As the emperor, he is afraid of his son who is one head or even a few heads taller than himself.
As an elder brother, the crown prince is also afraid of his brothers who are more competent than himself.
The only way is to either suppress or kill.
Killing Liu Wenjing is to warn King Qin.
This is the most consistent idea of the emperor and the crown prince.
If the King of Qin is allowed to lead his troops to crusade against Liu Wuzhou, it is also to see the ability of the King of Qin.
Originally, the prince's staff in the East Palace, those who were familiar with Taiyuan City, and those who were more capable of attacking Taiyuan City, had many capable people.
It's a pity that those staff, who know more capable people who know political skills, unanimously persuaded the prince to give this opportunity to the king of Qin, if Liu Wuzhou is really strong, then borrow Liu Wuzhou's hand to get rid of the prince's biggest competitive threat, if Liu Wuzhou is not strong enough, then find a way to let the king of Qin garrison in the field, not to return to the capital is the best.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Ziyu, who is usually inconspicuous, earned face for King Qin.
The siege battle was fought beautifully, and Liu Wuzhou was directly beaten away, hiding in the Turks, not daring to show his face.
"His Royal Highness the King of Qin, come and come, this is a lonely respect for you, you can return triumphantly, it all depends on how many good subordinates you have!" The crown prince praised and sarcastically said: "My father will hold a celebration banquet for you again, and tell the world!" ”
King Qin didn't care about the prince's tone at all: "Your Royal Highness the prince, I can win the battle, and I completely rely on my father's merits." ”
When the capital moved, the king of Qin was not in the capital, but the king of Qin knew Li Chunfeng's prediction, and the actions of the officials were also clear to the king of Qin, so she said the opposite, and she also wanted to see how the prince could respond.
When the prince heard this, he sneered: "Merit! ”
Phew, bullshit merit. The harsh words of those officials were eager to blame the whole world for all the wrong things in the world, so that he was also innocently implicated, and was ordered by the emperor to eat fasting and observe abstinence for a month, and was not allowed to drink and eat at banquets.
Otherwise, today's celebration banquet, how could the prince sit for so long.
King Qin said: "If it weren't for the merits of my father, how could this king lead his troops to triumph, but I am afraid that he will stay outside Taiyuan City to eat dry food during the New Year." ”
The prince's heart moved: "How many troops have you left in Taiyuan City?" ”
"Twenty thousand!"
"Shhh The prince pretended to be surprised, but he had a good calculation in his heart, 20,000 soldiers, plus the local rebel army, was afraid that there would be more than 30,000: "With so many men and horses, Liu Wuzhou may not be able to return to the sky." ”
King Qin smiled proudly: "That's!" I didn't see General Zhou's murderous aura before. Originally, I didn't have any expectations, and I still thought of transferring General Li Jing Li to attack Taiyuan City. Unexpectedly, before I left Taiyuan City, the security in the city was even better than when my father was the Taishou. ”
The prince's spies also reported that the order in Taiyuan City was indeed the most peaceful ever.
The crown prince decided not to let the king of Qin be beautiful.
So, on the occasion of Chinese New Year's Eve, Zhou Ziyu returned to the capital.