Volume 2 - The Feast of Kyoto Chapter 36 The Deep Palace with Turbulent Undercurrents

The eldest prince walked into the mansion.

Lu Shangxin puts a piece of braised pork wrapped in sauce into his mouth and chews it into his stomach. Said slowly: "My father told me to go to the Prince's Mansion tomorrow and invite Bu Fanchen to play, I don't know if I have anything to ask." ”

Bu Zhi smiled gently, and said peacefully: "Although you are older than him, but the rules are the rules, that is your uncle, don't mess up the generation, let others know that you are a step by one, wouldn't it be a shame for the heavenly family." ”

The movement in Yu Shangxin's hand paused, looked up at his father's steps, and replied: "The child knows his mistake, but the child and the uncle are only one-sided, and if he suddenly goes, will it be a little abrupt?"

"You are only a few years older than him, and he has just come to the capital for the first time, and he will take him around for a while. Buzhi explained carefully.

Yu Shangxin continued to bow his head and eat the food, expressing his approval of his father's statement.

Just after a moment of silence at the dinner table, the noble lady who had never spoken, Xia Yan, the wife of the eldest prince, said calmly while eating: "The last time I went back to my parents' house, I seemed to hear that the Holy Emperor was going to travel, and I said that I would go to private service, I don't know if it's true?"

After she finished speaking, she looked at Buzhi, who was eating, but the latter was still eating, without any expression on his face.

After listening to what his mother said, his brows furrowed, but he returned to normal in an instant.

Bu Zhi did not give a response, Xia Yan was a little unhappy and anxious, and said again: "Husband, you should say something, whether it is true or not, so that the family can be prepared." ”

Looking at his only wife, Bu Zhi sandwiched the decorative flower crown on a plate of plum meat on the empty table in front of Xia Yan, and said gently: "Eh, how can the heart of a saint speculate on his own, besides, the woman's family is in charge of so many things, and there are so many things to be busy at home, how can Mrs. still have so many thoughts, I see that you have been going out less recently, taking care of the affairs of the family more, and you can rest assured." ”

Xia Yan can marry the eldest prince, and for so many years, this mansion can not have any concubines who often accompany the eldest prince, and her heart and skill are naturally not low, so she understood the meaning and hurriedly replied: "What the husband taught me is that it is the concubine who has committed a taboo. ”

Although Buzhi did not reply directly, the golden crown of that dish was the best reply. The golden crown of the country can only be worn by people in the world, since the golden crown is clamped in front of him, then Xia Yan will naturally find a way to wear it.

When the grandmother was in the evening, in the morning palace of the third prince Bu Yang Hui, a man in black with a fluctuating breath stood quietly not far from Bu Yang Hui, as if waiting for the former to make a final decision.

That person was really Bu Yang Hui, at this time he frowned, as if he was weighing the pros and cons, drank all the tea on the table, still a little hesitant, and asked, "Uncle Wen, what do you think of the plan to snipe Bu Fanchen and Bu Shangxin tomorrow?"

After being silent for a while, the black-clothed man known as Uncle Wen analyzed: "The eldest prince's move is obviously to borrow your hand to make Fan Chen more biased towards his side, but that step Fan Chen is not an ordinary person, and he will decisively attack Bu Shangxin tomorrow, so that he will not have the opportunity to use benevolence on Bu Fanchen, but he can try it." ”

Hearing Uncle Wen's answer, Bu Yanghui shook his head and said again: "I'm afraid that old fox has already guessed this, and not only plans to borrow my hand, I'm worried about whether he got any news, so even if he knows that the sniping was an opportunity he deliberately gave in the later stage, he will have the corresponding means to deal with it?"

After a short silence, the man in black said suspiciously: "You mean, the eldest prince is not afraid that Bu Fanchen will know about tomorrow's sniping, is it his intention? Could it be that he has already explained this situation to Bu Fanchen, and whether there is a sniper or not tomorrow, he can grasp the whole situation in his hands?"

Bu Yanghui shook his head again and said, "Probably not, he can't put all his strength on tomorrow, since this is the case, he can't guarantee that Bu Fanchen will not die, but once Bu Fanchen dies, the time for his father's trip will definitely be delayed, so the time for him to assist the government will be delayed." Besides, Uncle Huang's cultivation is still a mystery, and I conclude that he doesn't dare to gamble, unless he intends to go his own way and give up the emperor's dream. ”

The man in black thought for a while, felt that it made sense, and added: "There is another thing that you and I both know, it stands to reason that there is no movement in the thirteenth place, and if you say so, then there is only one possibility, that is, the eldest prince is sure that he will not agree to Bu Shangxin's invitation, that is, he will not give us the opportunity to assassinate Bu Fanchen, in this way, we have no possibility of framing him, in other words, his move is not on Bu Fanchen at all, but related to the Holy Emperor." ”

Bu Yanghui nodded and said, "I thought about it and felt that there was only this possibility, but there was one thing that didn't make sense, that is, without Bu Fanchen, we wouldn't do it at all, and he couldn't show anything in his father's place, so what kind of medicine did he sell in his gourd?"

The man in black's eyes suddenly flashed, sneered, and said coldly: "What if he just has a heart without intention?"

The two fell silent at the same time, and after a moment they seemed to think of something, and looked at each other and smiled.

Bu Yanghui said confidently: "Then you might as well try it, then we should be his unintentional knife." ”

The man in black replied: "His maid Murong Qiyan has been exposed a lot recently, she is a member of the Murong family of Zhongling County, and the specific strength listens to the news from the Murong family and the Zhang family, the real realm is in the sixth order of the Martial Sect, if you want to cover the blade just right, the strength of the people we send cannot exceed the seventh order of the Martial Sect." ”

Bu Yanghui nodded lightly, and said with a smile: "Uncle Wen, although we are the sword of Buzhi, but the knife can also be thoughtful, send a third-order martial sect who takes medicine, and when the time comes, it will make things bigger, and be killed by Murong Qiyan in the middle of the situation, how good." ”

After listening to Bu Yang Hui's words, the man in black smiled sadly and added: "Let the guards arrest the murderous Murong Qiyan again, and then notify the people of the Murong family to deal with their own family's private affairs." If Bu Fanchen doesn't pay attention to Murong Qiyan, we will be hated for this matter, but as long as we remind it a little, I think the pot that the eldest prince will carry will only be the largest. On the contrary, if Bu Fanchen pays enough attention to the maid, then the third master will make things bigger, it is best to take the initiative to admit his mistake to the Holy Emperor, and when the time comes, you will say a word to me, who is the real knife holder, who is the knife that was used, it must not be difficult to be discovered, of course, as the party who did wrong, it would take a little effort to fish out the maid intact as a reparation, and it would be logical, hehe!"

After speaking, the face of the man in black hidden in the collar smiled darkly, and continued: "Then now we have to find a way to convince the Thirteenth Master that we did not guess the unintentional plan of the eldest prince, and let him continue to be the "Yellow Sparrow in the Queen".

"Just let Wei Liang go, and by the way, take a look at Thirteen's strength, it would be best if he joined forces with the boss. If that were the case, I was afraid that my father would have made a righteous move to kill his relatives, but unfortunately, the two brothers were so well disguised that I couldn't find any reason for them to cooperate. After Bu Yanghui figured out the whole thing and had a specific plan, the whole person was relieved.

The man in black nodded in motion, as for Murong Qiyan, needless to say, the man in black also knew that sending a dead soldier of the third-order martial sect had to let others find Bu Yang Hui through clues, and the dead man had to die on the spot, the bureau was not big but not small, and it still had to be arranged properly.

In Jinghua Street in the capital, although it is night, the whole Jinghua Street is brightly lit. Among all the adult men who have visited the city in the capital, there is such a saying:

Born without going to Jinghuacheng, he is ashamed to be a romantic person in this life. The Riviera is a glimpse of the singing and dancing of the Brilliera.

The reason is naturally that there are all kinds of women in the city, there are the most singers in the capital, and the most important thing is that the singers here can not only sing and dance, but also the places they come from are also strange, so many singers have some unique skills.

In addition to the seductive body, the interesting soul is also one of the reasons for addiction. Of course, the complicated flow of people also means that the relationship here is complicated, and many countries have taken advantage of the characteristics of Jinghua City to install a lot of spies, but the authority of the Nanguo Bu family has hardly been loosened. , the national strength is getting stronger and stronger, which makes those who find out some things close to the truth, still powerless.

The thirteenth in Bu Yang Hui's mouth, that is, Bu Nianlong, is here at the moment, not only that, the Nine Emperors and the Ten Princes are also here, they have been invited by Bu Nianlong early to come here for a party.

And Lao Jiu and Lao Ten are basically the kind of gentlemen.

has no intention of cultivating, of course, because of his talent is not outstanding, and he has no intention of imperial power, in other words, he is a moth and a negative teaching material of the royal family. But then again, they live a relatively easy life, because they don't choose to attach themselves to an older brother or younger brother who has the ability to compete for the throne, so as long as there are no major accidents in the future, it is not difficult to be an ordinary prince.

Not far from the dragon was a Miaoman woman, who was now holding a pipa and singing softly.

Her name is Jiu'er, and she is the head brand of this restaurant that only sells her art and does not sell herself. Of course, even Bu Nianlong and others categorically did not dare to go to the brothel blatantly, so this kind of restaurant with a relatively normal reputation in the outside world is their place to linger.

Similar to a person of the level of Bu Jinglong, the place chosen is naturally the best, this place is not noisy, but it can take the scenery of the small half of Jinghua Street into the eyes, except for some forbidden existences, with his martial arts vision is still very broad.

The reason why I came here today and called two of the same sect to come here to play is naturally not without purpose.

The eldest prince can reveal the news that he will find Bu Fanchen tomorrow without a trace, how can he not know?

Jokes, not showing the mountain and not leaking does not mean that he is the same as the two gentlemen opposite, you must know that he is also a candidate who can compete for the throne, although he and his eldest brother Bu Zhi can have their own power, and they have not been neutralized, except for the release of his father, why not because of his outstanding ability? Of course, this also refers to her behind him, the current queen of the southern country.

In fact, he was a little excited at the beginning, ready to make a move, after all, in a comprehensive comparison, his power is weaker than that of the eldest brother and Bu Yanghui, the reason is that many elders have been taken away by the older brother, and he can only rely on himself to fight for it, but he will fight, how can Bu Zhi and Bu Yanghui not?

Therefore, there is a gap between the starting line and the background. In this way, he only has a chance if he mixes the water more and more, and the opportunity he thinks of is not the throne, but leaving the capital, but this secret is only known to him.

Bu Yanghui thinks he and his eldest brother are acting, hehe!

Actually, no, the eldest brother is in real competition with him, but because of the queen mother, he is just a prince who can only perform well.

In fact, Makuhime guessed very close to half the truth, that is, they would try to let the throne fall in their small family.

The other half of the truth is that Bu Jinglong doesn't know what will happen to the end, if he doesn't die in Huangquan, he can still be a free fan, for him, it can be regarded as a perfect ending.

In the end, he made up his mind not to participate in this contest, because he received the news that someone had seen Bu Fanchen and his maid return home this morning, which meant that they had gone out earlier, and there was nothing to doubt about it. The problem is that his youngest brother Bu Yuxiu left the mansion in the early hours of this morning, which is a bit interesting.

Although Bu Yu Xiu has always been very bland, but as a prince who is two years younger than the emperor and grandson, he has not had a mother since he was born, and as for the rumors that he was born to a palace maid, he is only skeptical about it, so he is somewhat concerned about Bu Yu Xiu.

What's even more interesting is that the news that my father threatened to go out to inspect for a few months came out just a month ago, although it seems that he has nothing to do with the imperial uncle who has just returned to Beijing, but what if? In case the imperial uncle has returned to the south a month ago, but he has not returned to Beijing directly, you must know that his imperial uncle is famous for his heavy feelings, and he is regarded as an outlier of the royal family.

If his guess is reasonable, then the reason why his father went out to travel may be related to the emperor's uncle, and the most important purpose of his father's trip this time is very likely not to choose a prince.

Thinking about it this way, if there is no benefit of nine points or more at this moment, Bu Fanchen will never be able to move.

Taking a step back, if he doesn't do anything, it's just that he will continue to be weak, even if Bu Yanghui and Bu Zhi have the advantage and the other is powerful, the impact on him will not be as big as imagined.

And if Bu Zhi is disadvantaged enough, then the old people behind him may make some tilts, and if Bu Zhi has a big advantage, as long as Bu Yanghui is willing to vomit blood and give him up, then the father will not let the two brothers make it big.

For his decision, Queen Xuan did not interfere too much, after all, the mother still needs to go through it herself.

However, such a fatal flaw is that if he guesses wrong, his father's main purpose this time is to establish a prince, or even give way, and the two imperial brothers really start to calculate, then he basically has no chance, after all, in the iron-blooded southern country, if he misses the chess game of competing for the prince's heart, it will basically mean that it will be difficult to enter the game.

He naturally told the queen of propaganda all the guesses in his heart, he has always been very interested in the storage position, and the queen of propaganda naturally respects his choice, but the deepest idea in the heart of Bu Jinglong is that it is better to guess wrong, once he has no chance to save the position, for him, it is the biggest opportunity.

He was so leisurely at the moment, talking and laughing with the other two imperial brothers, in fact, even Jiu'er in Miaoman in the distance, he subconsciously ignored it.

Looking at the bright city at the bottom of his feet, Bu Nianlong's mood flickered brightly and darkly, hiding some thoughts deeply, and then moving out the emperor's heart, the thoughts in his heart changed.

In his heart: he is not incompetent, and naturally wants to be the master of 99% of the people in the southern country.

I don't know why, under the tempering of this state of mind, his cultivation actually showed signs of loosening, and the realm of the third order of the martial sect rumored by the outside world was also far behind, looking at its floating aura, it should be the peak of the fifth order of the martial sect.

His two imperial brothers didn't notice anything from the guests, but Jiu'er, who was not far away, really felt that kind of fluctuation, although Bu Nianlong didn't choose to break through on the spot, but that kind of fluctuation couldn't deceive people.

After the three of them left late at night, Jiu'er changed his clothes and quietly came to the south city wall, without saying anything to the people in the house, leaving a note with secret words and leaving quietly.

Almost the moment Jiu'er left, Zuo Yuanliu memorized the content of the note, and then destroyed it directly, and was "recruited" by the emperor into the palace early in the morning, and then happened to meet Bu Yuxiu halfway.

Jiu'er's restaurant is called Zhifenglou, Jiu'er has lived here since she was a child, and belongs to the "native" people of Zhifenglou, almost no one knows Jiu'er's surname, only a few people know her surname Zuo, called Zuo Jiu'er.

And Zuo Yuanliu is not childless, Zuo Jiu'er is his only daughter, and Lin Lan, the owner of Zhifeng Building, is her biological mother.

As for why Jiu'er would be the singer who really sells her art and doesn't sell herself in Zhifeng Building, only Zuo Yuanliu himself knows. You must know that he is also surnamed Zuo, and the reason why he didn't die in that accident is only because he has some royal blood in him.

After all, it can be regarded as most of his own clan, so why not hurt when he is wiped out?

Because of his loyalty, he will not resent the court, after all, if he becomes an official in the court, he must have the consciousness of sacrificing for the court at any time, but the family that destroyed them is not too much to say that it is like the sun is in the sky now, how can he not always worry about it?

Bu Zhuang Bi in the main hall, after Zuo Yuan flowed away, after careful consideration, although it was not yet the time of the early dynasty, he still put on the golden Nine Dragons Arch Sun robe, raised the spirit to the level of fullness, and resolutely went towards the Chonghua Building behind the jade bamboo forest.

Before Huang Jingdang arrived in Beijing, he had to inspect the people's situation a few days in advance, otherwise it would be easy to appear deliberate.

In fact, since Bu Youkong arrived in Wangdongdu, he had planned this inspection, and it was time to ask for some of their own debts.

But before leaving, he had to discuss something with the old men. He wasn't sure before, but after the second brother came back, he was confident, and it was time for this matter to be brought to the table to talk, as for how to talk about it, it was his business.

In other words, although in terms of talent, he is far inferior to Bu Youkong, and as for the amazing talent of the little nephew mentioned in the bold letter, he does not need to compare, but in terms of bargaining with people and manipulating his character, even compared to the Shengming Emperors of the past dynasties, he does not feel that he is inferior.

As for pulling his nephew and son into this dispute between the upper generation, he was a little unbearable, but Bu Youkong agreed, and their elders could only try their best to minimize things, and even if they did it well, that kid might have enjoyed it secretly, but he would never know.

When I think about it this way, I feel better.

No way, the rules are too heavy, some court matters can only be solved by the method of the court, although the strong force can be forcibly changed, but after that, the short-term will not change the national Zuo of the south, but once the time is long, it must be a practice of destroying the foundation, as the emperor of the south and the descendants of the Bu family, he, Bu Youkong can't, not to mention that he doesn't have that strong force.