Chapter 72: Meet the Prince
Three days later, Mu Sheng, Yao Ji, and Guo Huan went to the East Palace to meet His Royal Highness the Prince, and the three of them disguised themselves.
All the way through the gate of the palace, to the vicinity of the East Palace, walk to the gate of the East Palace and wait for the prince to summon him.
Mu Sheng has lived in the palace for more than three years as a prince, and he is very familiar with it, and he walks around leisurely, but this behavior is different in Guo Huan's eyes, and ordinary people still have a sense of awe when they go to the palace for the first time. Seeing Mu Sheng's leisurely stroll, he secretly believed that Liu Jun was indeed a person who did great things, and he would focus on wooing him in the future, not to mention making great contributions.
After a while, a summoned temple person came to the gate of the East Palace: "The prince is calling, please come in." ”
The three of them followed the temple people through the guards and went straight to the prince's office.
When he arrived here, Guo Huan turned back to Mu Sheng and Yao Ji and said, "I'll go in first and report something to the prince, and you two will wait here first." ”
"No."
Mu Sheng, Yao Ji and others waited for the summons at the outer gate. Yao Ji rubbed his hands nervously and paced back and forth, after all, this was his first time in the palace.
Mu Sheng stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder with a smile, and said, "Brother Yao, don't panic, the prince is also a human being, with a nose and two eyes, and he is not a demon. ”
Yao Ji smiled and said, "This is the first time I have entered the palace, and I am nervous for sure, besides, the Yuejun incident, the first credit is you." ”
Mu Sheng waved his hand and said, "It is the great achievement of you and my brothers who were born and died together, as well as those brothers who died in battle......"
Mu Sheng told Yao Ji about the matter of investing in Changpingjun's door, anyway, he is also Lao Guo's confidant, not an outsider, this matter will be known sooner or later.
When Yao Ji heard this, he exclaimed, "Liu Jun, I have to obey you, I have been lurking in Changping Jun's mansion for a long time, I am afraid that this matter is extremely dangerous, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne in the future, it will be necessary to reuse Liu Jun, but now you have to be patient for some time." ”
Mu Sheng didn't care, "It's all for the prince." ”
At this moment, Mu Sheng sighed in his heart, if only he were really Liu Zhang, the identity of this clan looks extremely glamorous on the surface, but it is actually a kind of bondage, if you can't ascend to the supreme throne, it is difficult to climb to the sky if you want to do something.
It has always been taboo for members of the clan to be in power, and it is unbearable for any emperor, in the history of the Jin Kingdom for nearly 800 years, it was because of the members of the clan who were in power, there was an unusually bloody power struggle within the Jin family, the uncle grabbed the throne of the nephew, and the nephew brought foreign troops to kill the uncle to seize the throne when he became an adult, and the uncle's son in turn killed the monarch, and the upper echelons of the Jin family were for the throne, and the blood was flowing like a river, and the heads were rolling.
The king on the throne of the Jin Dynasty was more diligent than the prime minister of an island country in the East, and even led to the tragedy of the division of the country for a time.
Later, the people of insight from the top to the bottom of the Jin State finally couldn't bear it, and Yingli fled to the Huns Dongyue clan to take refuge in the son of the son Fang, who succeeded to the throne for the Duke of Zhao, who almost completely excluded the children of the clan from the core of power, and finally made the Jin State gradually get rid of the tragic situation of further defeat of the country.
There are lessons from the past in history, even if Mu Sheng has made great contributions to the crown prince? With this level of clan identity, it is absolutely impossible for him to be reused by the crown prince, and when the prince really ascends the throne, that is, the day his retirement life officially begins, it is impossible for him to live wearing a human skin-mask for the rest of his life.
Mu Sheng and Yao Ji were chatting outside the palace, and the East Palace sent someone to summon the two of them to enter the palace to meet His Royal Highness the Prince.
Mu Sheng and Yao Ji stepped forward and bowed to make a big salute, and after the salute, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince turned his head and said to Guo Huan, "These two strong men are the young heroes who broke the Southern Barbarian Alliance in the Battle of Yuejun, right?" ”
Guo Huan nodded with a smile on his face and said, "Returning to His Royal Highness the Prince, it is these two strong men. ”
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also got up with a smile and came to the two of them, and said in a loud voice, "Okay! Good! I didn't expect Guo Huan to be able to produce such a young hero. ”
"Which of you is Liu Zhang?"
When Mu Sheng heard this, he stepped forward and said respectfully, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Qiqi, Liu Zhang in Xia Orange County." ”
The prince nodded slightly, "Hmm! I heard that you fought in Yuejun and burned the enemy's grain and grass to make our army achieve a great victory, and Fu Bao also showed you your first contribution to this battle. ”
Mu Sheng said in a humble tone, "Returning to His Royal Highness the Prince, I was born and died with this Yao Jun beside me, Brother Guo commanded and dispatched well, and relied on my Dajin soldiers to use their lives to finally achieve a big victory. ”
The prince nodded with satisfaction when he heard this, and said in his heart, he is not proud of his merits, and he is a material that can be made.
The prince got up and came to Yao Ji's side and asked, "Presumably this strong man is Yao Ji?" ”
Yao Ji hurriedly bowed down and bowed deeply, "Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, in Xiabei County, a native of Jiao County, I have seen the prince Chitose." ”
The prince said, "Oh! It turns out that we are still Jinren, okay! Very good! What a hero from a teenager. ”
"Two strong men, please take a seat."
"His Royal Highness Prince Xie."
The crown prince looked back at the official on the right and said with a smile, "Mr. Qin, what do you think of these two strong men?" ”
Mr. Qin stroked his goatee and said with a smile, "Young heroes, materials that can be made." ”
The prince turned his head to Guo Huan and said, "Guo Huan, Lone is going to let these two strong men enter the prince Langwei for a few years, and they will be Lang officials in the East Palace in the future, what do you think?" ”
Guo Huan even smiled and agreed, "My person is His Royal Highness the Prince's person, how can I not follow it." ”
In this peaceful atmosphere, everyone gave the future of the two of them, Yao Ji's face was full of red light, obviously excited that he could get ahead.
Mu Sheng smiled on the surface, but in fact he was uneasy in his heart, and he didn't know if Guo Huan had told the prince that he was going to Changping Jun's mansion to do undercover work.
At the end of the meeting, the prince also rewarded Mu Sheng and Ji Yao with twenty high-grade brocade cloths each, and the value of one brocade cloth was about 500 gold, which was equivalent to rewarding Mu Sheng with a huge sum of 10,000 gold each, which was converted into one million dollars, which was quite remarkable. In this era, when the productive forces are underdeveloped, high-quality brocade cloth is hard currency, and sometimes it is better than money.
On the way back, several people were full of joy.
Guo Huan turned to Mu Sheng and said, "Brother Liu Xian, who is going to Changping Jun's mansion as a middleman, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is carefully considering, and there should be a reply soon, this time His Royal Highness the Crown Prince let you enter the Crown Prince Langwei, and you will definitely be reused, you must take advantage of this opportunity......
Mu Sheng and Yao Ji nodded yes again and again.
Everyone was valued by the prince, and went back to the mansion to hold a feast, drink and celebrate, until midnight, Mu Sheng came out of Guo Huan's mansion, he was drunk, returned to the house, and fell asleep.
A few days later, Guo Fu sent a letter to find him to discuss matters, and after Mu Sheng received the news, he wore a hat on his head, simply disguised himself, and came to a wine shop in the east of the city. The steward of the Guo Mansion took him to the private room upstairs, and when Mu Sheng entered the door, he found that Guo Huan and Mr. Qin, who was seated on the right side of the prince of the East Palace a few days ago, were also present.
Seeing this, Mu Sheng's heart moved, after all, it is very prudent to send someone to be an undercover agent, the person who goes must be reliable, there can be no problems in all aspects, if it is accidentally exposed, it is also a very troublesome thing for the above, it is basically to tear the face with the other party, and the candidate must be investigated in many ways.
After Mu Sheng entered the door, Mr. Qin motioned for him to sit down.
Mr. Qin bowed and said, "Liu Jun, in the lower Qin Shao, washing horses for the prince of the East Palace, Donghai County, Shao County." ”
The prince washes the horse is a subordinate official of the East Palace, and he does not really wash the horse for the prince, this kind of official position does not have any actual authority, and is mainly held by the staff around the prince of the East Palace. They are all cronies around the prince, and they are also important members of the new leadership team after the prince ascends the throne in the future, which cannot be underestimated.
Mu Sheng hurriedly said respectfully, "I've seen Lord Qin." ”
Qin Shao said, "Liu Jun, I have discussed this matter with His Royal Highness the Prince, and I think it is feasible, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince thinks that Liu Jun is loyal, brave and commendable, and can be trusted, in the future, you will directly belong to the leadership of this official, and after you join the Changping Jun, you and I will only have a one-line contact, and if there is anything important, just report to me directly......"
Mu Sheng nodded yes again and again.
Qin Shao changed his words again: "If there is a slight difference in the door of Changping Jun, you have to understand your own situation, you have to know who is your master, but you can rest assured, as long as you make another miraculous contribution for His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness personally promised to let you come directly to the East Palace as the head of the prince's garrison, this position is not for ordinary people, you must know your status in the prince's mind." ”
When Mu Sheng heard this, he bowed in the direction of the East Palace and said, "I am loyal to His Royal Highness the Prince, the sun and the moon can be seen, in case my identity is exposed, I will never be implicated in the East Palace, Lord Qin, please rest assured." ”
After listening to his statement, Qin Shao nodded with satisfaction: "Okay!" Good! Liu Jun is indeed a peerless righteous man. ”
Qin Shao clapped his hands, and a guard came in when he heard the sound outside the door, only to see him carrying a box and putting it in front of Mu Sheng, so he turned around and left.
Qin Shao said, "You open it and take a look." ”
Mu Sheng opened the box and looked, good guy, there was a whole box of gold cakes inside, and it was estimated that there was almost 30,000 gold.
Mu Sheng hurriedly excused himself and said, "Lord Qin, how does this make it your duty to do things for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince......
Qin Shao waved his hand and said, "This is Liu Jun's five-year garrison chief, give it to you in advance, you can rest assured that you can do things for His Royal Highness the Prince, and leave everything to me after your death, ask for money, ask for women, you just open your mouth." ”
Mu Sheng pretended to be moved, and bowed down in the direction of the East Palace, "Those who are confidants die for them, and dare to serve His Royal Highness the Prince." ”
After Mu Sheng went out, Guo Huan asked, "Brother Qin, did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really let Liu Zhang go to Changping Jun's mansion as a between?" ”
Qin Shao sighed, and said helplessly, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also in a difficult situation now, and Huo Zheng, the Prime Minister of the Left Minister, used this as an excuse to attack Cui Xiangguo, after all, Fu Bao is a person from the East Palace, and he is also a talent that Cui Xiangguo focuses on cultivating, and His Majesty has also dismissed many officials of the prince's faction under the pretext of this matter." You can also guess why His Majesty suddenly canonized Gongzi Sheng as Changping Jun, and now His Majesty is focusing on suppressing the crown prince and letting Liu Jun go to Changping Jun's mansion as an intermediary, which can be regarded as an idle move, don't worry! I won't use Liu Jun easily until the critical moment. ”
After leaving the wine shop and returning to the house, Mu Sheng looked at the box full of gold on the case, and complained, "This I can still get money by myself?" Where in the world can you find such a good thing? ”
Qin Shaowan didn't expect that Liu Zhang himself was Gongzi Sheng, and if others ran to his house to be undercover, they might die for a lifetime, and Lao Tzu just went home, with zero risk.
Thinking of this, Mu Sheng laughed loudly and was overjoyed.
It's really ridiculous, no one believes this kind of oolong thing, right?
Mu Sheng's wild laughter aroused the curiosity of Xi Xue, who was doing embroidery in the inner hall, she got up and came here, saw a box of gold on the case, and exclaimed, "Master, so much money?" Where did it come from? ”
Mu Sheng turned around and picked her up, and kissed her deeply on the small mouth until she couldn't breathe with red clouds on her face.
Mu Sheng smiled and said, "Someone gave Lao Tzu 30,000 gold for nothing, do you believe it?" Hahaha......"
After that, Mu Sheng picked up Xixue and walked to the side of the collapse.
Xi Xue shouted in a panic, "Master, it's still daytime, don't ...... like this"
Mu Sheng smiled and said, "Little goblin, I'm happy today, I can do whatever I want hahaha......"