Chapter 108 Pedal on several boats
Seeing that Ming An poured a cup of tea and handed it to himself, Murong Ba took it and drank it all, and then he felt a lot more comfortable in his stomach.
"Your Highness, Ming An still thinks you're really drunk?" Just now I watched Murong Ba and Na Tuobaye drink cup after cup, Ming An looked worried.
"Confused, how can His Highness be drunk? Do you think His Highness is a straw bale? Murong Ba glared at Ming An, but he said that he had drunk a little too much just now, and his head didn't feel a little painful for a while.
"Pour another cup of tea for His Royal Highness, the tea should be stronger!"
"Yes!"
Here, Yelu Su helped Tuoba Ye to leave the Songhe Tower and turned into a remote alley, Tuoba Ye suddenly woke up, he pushed Ye Lu Su away, straightened his clothes, and looked energetic like the person who had just come out drunk.
"Special envoy, you drank a little too much today, Yelusu and I'm still worried about ......" Tuoba Ye glared at Yelusu and said: "Hmph, I'm the most drinkable prince of the Tuoba clan, what are you worried about?" ”
"Yes, the prince said yes!" Yelusu couldn't help but agree.
"Call the envoy!" Seeing that Yelusu called himself a prince again, Tuoba Ye couldn't help but correct it.
"Yes, Envoy!" Yelusu couldn't help but smile mischievously.
"You said that we acted in such a play today, what would that Murong Ba think?" Tuoba Yede asked subconsciously as he leaned behind him.
"If this king of Dongjun has the heart to seize the prince, he will definitely pay attention to the words of the envoy, we are like casting a long line to catch a big fish, just wait for the big fish of the king of Dongjun to take the bait." Jerusu said presciently.
"That's right, but Murong Ba is suspicious by nature, how can he believe our words, but if he really wants to seize the crown, he will inevitably need the support of all forces, and our Tuoba clan, as a fierce foreign race, has always been a hidden danger to the Xiyan Kingdom, but it is also a force that cannot be ignored." Tuoba Ye pondered.
"Exactly, but what my subordinates don't understand is, why did you choose this Dongjun King? He doesn't have any status in the palace, and his mother is not only of a humble status, but also died early, and not too many people are willing to support him. Yelusu couldn't help but wonder.
"This envoy didn't say that he would choose this Dongjun king, but whoever needs the help of this envoy, this envoy will spare no effort to help, of course, in the end, who has the best chance of winning, whose side will this envoy end up on, don't forget, we don't belong to the Xiyan Kingdom, we belong to the Tuoba clan, we are standing in the interests of the state, just for this point, even if any of His Royal Highnesses becomes an official prince in the future, they will not dare to do anything to our Tuoba clan!" Tuoba Ye insisted on this, so now he dares to cast a wide net and network people's hearts.
"Special envoy, no wonder you have always befriended your highnesses, so it turns out that this is the case, and your subordinates have been taught." Jerusu couldn't help but admire his prince's wisdom and intelligence.
"Learn a little, this envoy still has a lot of tricks!" Tuoba Ye couldn't help but feel a little proud when he saw this.
"Yes, my subordinates will!" Yelusu nodded excitedly.
Let's say that Murong Ba drank another cup of strong tea, and then said leisurely: "You also heard what the mop envoy said just now, right?" ”
"I heard you!" Ming An nodded, and then said: "That mop envoy doesn't know if it's the truth or drunkenness, he said that he would support His Highness and stand on His Highness's side, what does he mean by this?" Ming'an was also a little confused.
"Are you stupid, Tuoba Ye is casting a long line to catch a big fish? Hum! Murong Ba couldn't help but sneer, and then continued: "His Highness can conclude that this Tuoba Ye has not only released a long line!" ”
"Your Highness means to ......," Ming An asked subconsciously.
"He is a foreign envoy and enjoys certain preferential policies for diplomatic relations, with this convenience, do you think he will only support His Highness alone?" Murong Ba said unconsciously and his eyes were cold.
"In this way, he is also throwing stones to ask for directions."
"Well, His Highness thinks that he has not only said such things to me now, but it is very likely that he may have said the same thing to other elder brothers." Murong Ba just subconsciously guessed.
"In this way, this Tuoba Ye is too hateful, isn't he stepping on two boats?" Ming An couldn't help but be a little angry.
"Wrong, he is not stepping on two boats, but on several boats, and it is not just me and the prince who want to compete for the position of the prince, do you know?" Murong Ba glanced at Ming An, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly.
"Then according to His Highness's intentions, what should we do with this Tuoba envoy?" Ming An asked again.
"As a foreign envoy, if you and I don't take advantage of him, there will naturally be people with ulterior motives to take advantage of him, in that case, why should we waste such a good opportunity? Since he wants to be with you and me, why don't we go with the flow and use his power? Murong Ba felt that this was not a good thing for him.
"However, since he has put more than one long line, how can he be sincere to us, in case he deliberately leaks our secrets in front of others, then aren't we raising tigers for trouble?" Ming An couldn't help but worry about this.
"You are right, so we should not only use him at the right time, but also guard against him at the right time, His Highness believes that as long as His Highness is finally full-fledged, this Tuoba Ye will naturally stand on His Highness's side." Murong Ba knew that no one was not keen on power, especially Tuoba Ye, as a foreign envoy, he would definitely be particularly interested in being able to enjoy certain privileges in the Western Yan Kingdom.
"Your Highness is very right!" Ming An couldn't help but agree.
"Let's go, it's time for us to go home!" Murong Ba felt that it seemed that it was not interesting for him to stay in this Songhe Tower now, so he unconsciously got up and went downstairs.
Downstairs, when Xiao Er saw Murong Ba coming down, he couldn't help but run forward eagerly, and then asked enthusiastically, "Guest officer, but you want to leave?" ”
"Yes!" Ming An, who was behind Murong Ba, nodded and said, "Check out!" ”
"Yes, yes, guest!" The shopkeeper led them to the account counter, and then said, "It's thirty taels in total!" ”
"That's right, the girl's accounts from before are counted together!" Murong Ba thought for a while.
"Back to the guest officer, the girl has already paid and left!" The shopkeeper replied unconsciously.
"What?" Murong Ba was stunned, and when he saw this, Ming An couldn't help but say, "I didn't tell you, we'll pay for it." ”
"However, the girl insisted on paying it herself, and I ......"
"Okay, since Miss Shangguan paid it herself, forget it." Murong Ba glanced at Ming An and said, seeing this, Ming An paid the silver.
Out of the Songhe Tower, Ming An couldn't help but wonder a little, he asked: "King Dongjun, why did you say that the Shangguan girl is so stubborn, His Royal Highness has already said that it is all on your head, but she is ...... It's so out-of-the-box! ”
"Oh, this king admires her kind of character, and this king is quite imaginary in some aspects, but it's a pity, what she likes is His Royal Highness the Prince, otherwise this king will definitely take her!" Murong Ba unconsciously raised the corners of his mouth lightly, and Shangguan Feiyan's pretty figure suddenly flashed in his mind.
"However, do your subordinates think that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince may not like her?" Ming An felt that this seemed to be an opportunity.
"This king doesn't like to force people, especially when it comes to feelings!" Murong Ba glanced at Ming An, and there was some deep meaning in his eyes.
"Okay!" Seeing Murong Ba say this, Ming An suddenly had nothing to say, after all, feelings cannot be forced, even if His Royal Highness reluctantly got Shangguan Feiyan's person, but if he couldn't get her heart, in the end, it was not a bamboo basket to draw water.
Let's say that as soon as Murong Ba returned to the Dongjun Palace, he saw the people in the palace come to report: "Lord, someone from the palace has been waiting for you for a long time, and he said that he would not leave until he saw you!" ”
"Well, what's the matter?" Murong Ba couldn't help asking.
"The slave and maid don't know, and the man refuses to say anything." The maid in the house replied.
"What about the others?" Murong Ba looked around unconsciously.
"I'm waiting in the backyard!"
"Okay, this king knows, you can step down."
"Yes!"
"Your Highness, is it about the Second Highness?" Ming An remembered that Murong Ba had instructed him to install an eyeliner in the Ziwei Palace, and he thought that there was news now.
"Let's go, go down to the backyard with the main hall and take a look!" Murong Ba did not answer Ming An's words, but commanded.
"Yes!" Seeing this, Ming An hurriedly followed.
It is said that as soon as Murong Ba entered the backyard side room, he saw a palace man who looked like a eunuch pacing back and forth in the room, and it seemed that he was already waiting in a hurry.
When the man saw that Murong Ba had finally appeared, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and was overjoyed, and then knelt down on the ground and said, "The old slave greets the king of Dongjun!" ”
"It's you!" When the king of Dongjun saw that it was actually Gonggong Chen in the palace, he hurriedly stepped forward to support Gonggong Chen and said, "Father-in-law, why are you here, please get up quickly!" ”
It is said that this Gonggong Chen was dedicated to serving Concubine Zhuang in his early years, that is, Murong Ba's biological mother, but later because of Concubine Zhuang's death, he was transferred to the Huanyi Bureau in the palace, specializing in the laundry of each palace.
Later, by chance, Murong Ba inadvertently bumped into him, and this Gonggong Chen began to connect with Murong Ba and became his eyeliner in the palace.
"Your Highness, you have been doing well lately, the old slave has always missed you!" It is said that this Murong Ba has grown up since he was a child, and this Chen Gonggong treats him as if he were his own relatives.
"Father-in-law, His Royal Highness is very good, but it's you, why did you come here in person?" Murong Ba's tone couldn't help but be worried.
"The old slave hasn't seen His Highness for a while, first, he wants to see if His Highness is good, and secondly, the old slave just got the news, and His Royal Highness Murong Ke left for the southwest tonight, he seems to have other purposes for going to the southwest this time, Your Highness should pay attention." Chen Gonggong couldn't help but say.
"It's hard to be a father-in-law, His Highness will pay attention!" Murong Ba couldn't help but hold Gonggong Chen's hand, inexplicably moved, to be honest, since the death of his mother, he rarely felt this kind of family affection anymore, and when he went to the palace to meet his father on weekdays, it was just a formality.
"That's right, the old slave has one more important thing to tell His Highness!" Gonggong Chen suddenly remembered another very important matter.