The palace was well guarded, but under the cover of trees and pavilions, no one could find any trace of Hualan Court. After looking back and forth, he finally saw the five princes in a water pavilion. The water pavilion faces the water on three sides, the environment is extremely quiet, the five princes are drinking alone, and there are several maids and guards around to serve.

Hua Lanting appeared from the shadows, walked over, and said in his mouth: "Fifth prince, don't come unharmed, it's always good?"

"What kind of person, boldly break into the palace at night!" The guards next to him immediately reacted, and Cang Chang flashed his swords one after another and surrounded him.

The fifth prince also stood up in shock, and when he saw Hua Lanting's face clearly, he waved his hand to let the guards and maids retreat into the distance, and said in a deep voice: "It turned out that Engong arrived, why didn't anyone pass it on, but Xiao Wang was taken aback." ”

Hua Lanting sat directly opposite the five princes, and said: "I met with the prince Pingshui and saved the fate, and the Hou door is like the sea, but I am afraid that I will not be able to enter the palace if I ask to see him, so I will not blame the prince if I come to see him directly, right?"

Emperor Wen's family name is Song, and the fifth prince's name is Hongshi, who has also made up his mind at this time, and said with a smile: "Where did Engong say come from, although you and I met for a short time, but Hongshi was saved by Engong, and now I think about it, if it wasn't for Engong's action, the consequences of that day would be really unimaginable." The grace of the prince is above, and he is courteous to the little king. As he spoke, he bowed down to the table.

Hua Lanting stretched out his hand and said, "The prince doesn't have to be polite, the prince is blessed with all the heavens, I just happened to have a meeting, I don't know if the prince will go smoothly later?"

Hong Shi replied: "Although I was poisoned and was close to a coma that day, Engong listened to the conversation with that generation, and then woke up after sleeping all night. I took the main medicine, and the son of that generation was absolutely obedient to my words, and I could command it with my heart, and at the same time it did not hinder her sanity. ”

"This medicine is really effective, but it is really poisonous, without Engong, I will be controlled by the Dongying people, this matter is extremely scary. It's okay to say that I'm alone, but if they use me and my authority in the army to cause trouble, they really can't prevent it. ”

Hua Lanting listened and asked, "Does the poison in the prince still have any reaction?"

Hongshi said: "It's okay, it's just that I will fall asleep every few days and can't ask questions." Can Eungong find Yoko's brother and get the antidote?"

Hua Lanting nodded, and told the story of what happened on Sanqing Mountain and on the way.

Hongshi's face was solemn: "Dongying has coveted the eastern soil for a long time, and has already been infiltrated, including the other three dynasties, I know a lot of their secrets from Daizi, and their hearts are extremely sinister, and they are really a big trouble for my dynasty." ”

After a pause, the fifth prince saw that Hua Lanting did not immediately take the initiative to give the antidote, and he was also a person with a clear mind, so after thinking about it, he simply asked: "Hong Shi still doesn't know the name of Engongzun, so why did he come? ”

Hua Lanting stared at Hong Shi's eyes and said slowly: "My name is Hua Lanting, as for my identity, because of my hardships, it is inconvenient to say it at this time. The prince only knows one thing, that is, Dongying is the common enemy of you and me, and our interests are the same at this point, and that is enough. ”

Seeing the hesitation and vigilance flashing in the eyes of the fifth prince, Hua Lanting said again: "You and I have no deep friendship, and it is normal for the prince to have doubts.

Hong Shi thought about it and replied: "Naturally, she used her intelligence to gradually pull out the nail eyeliner that Dongying planted in my court, ruining their arrangement for many years. ”

Hua Lanting asked: "Of course, this is a section, and the annihilation of the Dongying Warrior Regiment in my hands will also have an impact on their plans, but this is not enough, has the prince thought about how to solve their attack on the Wenhui Sea Realm, and the invasion of the army that is ready to attack? This is the point, the prince will not be ignorant, right?"

The fifth prince looked at Hua Lanting with burning eyes: "Engong is right, only by defeating the army that Dongying has been preparing for many years and has been assembling through the national war can the problem be solved once and for all. But presumably Engong also knows that Wen Yu is keen to open up territory to the west, and does not regard Dongying as a confidant, and my strength alone is really not enough to change their minds. ”

Hua Lanting felt that he was not a talent who worked in power and scheming, so he had been thinking about how to achieve his goal this time, but he had no good strategy, until he happened to meet the five princes, he thought that the only opportunity was to support the five princes to ascend to the throne, so that Wen Wei could focus on solving the troubles in the east, so that he had no intention or ability to take care of the war with the Chen Dynasty for the time being.

As for the future struggle between the two countries and the four dynasties, because he will return to his own world sooner or later, it is not within the scope of his consideration.

After listening to the words of the five princes, Hua Lanting smiled slightly and said: "In this case, the prince should strengthen his own strength, influence the court situation, and let them take dealing with the Japanese as the current national policy." ”

When the fifth prince heard this, his heart jumped, and he suddenly looked at Hua Lanting with wide eyes: "What does Engong mean by this? Engong wants to meddle in my Wenhui political affairs? Who are you? Engong and I are personally gracious, but when it comes to state affairs, it is difficult for Shu Hongshi to agree." ”

Hua Lanting was not in a hurry, and continued: "I heard that the lord of Wen Wei is old and sick, the battle for the throne is imminent, and the undercurrent is surging in the court, doesn't the prince have the idea .......of competing for the prince and the heir?"

Hearing this, the fifth prince suddenly got up, first looked left and right, and then sat down again, looked directly at Hua Lanting and said in a low voice: "Engong, why do you say this? This king is obsessed with military affairs and has no intention of taking the throne. Besides, even if I have this intention, I have lost the opportunity, several elder brothers and younger brothers have their own support forces in the former dynasty and the harem, I have never participated in it, and I have no business, neither in the court minister nor the maternal relationship, I am just an idle and marginal prince, how can I fight? Even if I am ordered to train the army this time, I am only the status of a deputy marshal, and of course they are suspicious of me, and the military power is not in my hands. ”

"In addition, although I am good at martial arts and good at fighting, I know that the soldiers are fierce and dangerous, and those who are good at fighting should surrender the soldiers without fighting, and it is not a good thing for countries to use swords and soldiers against the country, so I strongly advocate solving the problem first, and then strengthening the country and the army, and Xu Tu has a great cause. My father and the ministers in power did not agree with this, and I said many times that no one listened to me. ”

Hua Lanting said: "The so-called things are man-made, and ambition is also cultivated and breeded. I once heard the prince say that the eldest husband was born in the world, and he should live up to his talents and open up the country all his life!

"If the prince is just a mediocre talent who does nothing, it will be fine, since he has a splendid strategy, he should naturally show his strengths. This is one of them. ”

"Second, the prince is also a descendant of the emperor's blood, although he is not a descendant, but the establishment of a long and young is never the key to inheriting the unification, otherwise everyone does not have to fight. Now the disputes between the four dynasties on the mainland cannot be regarded as a stable era of unification and peace, but it can be said that it is a period when the lord of Zhongxing, who should have the ability to lead the army and fight the war, is on the throne.

"This third, as the prince said, if Wen Wei is determined to go west, ignoring the threat of Dongying, and allowing others to sleep soundly next to the so-called couch, he will inevitably suffer from the enemy on his back at that time, and the country's strength and strength will be damaged. If someone who does not know the importance of ascending the throne, it may not be that Wen Wei will not be in danger of losing the country, or will be eaten away by Dongying, or will be annexed by other countries, how can the prince's long-cherished wish to open the country all his life be realized?"

"As for the battle for the storage position, the prince does not have an advantage at present, but now that the prince has the intelligence and secret son of Dongying, I can also help by force, plus the prince himself has the talent to strategize and win thousands of miles, and he is not on the cusp of the storm, as long as he plans well in secret, he will not be able to hit it with one blow. Opportunity is right around the corner. ”

Hua Lanting's words made the five princes Hongshi speechless, but his heart was quite moved.

He has always only thought that as a concubine, his natural forces are weak, and he has no capital and opportunities to compete for, so he put all his energy on the hobby of military battles, neglecting to form a party for personal gain, and only thinking about being a general and leading the prince to serve the country, but it does not mean that there is no idea of ascending to the unification in his heart.

Now this desire has been aroused by Hua Lanting, but there is an uncontrollable momentum, and he is weighing the pros and cons in his heart, and repeatedly calculating the possibility of his own preemptive attack. He was proficient in the art of war and familiar with Tao strategy, and when he thought about it, various comparisons of strength and conspiracy were deduced in his mind.

Hua Lanting saw that the five princes were moved, and continued: "We don't have much time, the important thing is to cut through the mess quickly. The first is that the advantages of other princes will only grow bigger and bigger under a long delay, and the prince needs to be surprised; the second is that the validity period of Dongying's secret medicine is only half a month, and the preparation of this medicine is time-consuming and difficult, and Panasonic only has one spare in his rider, which means that the prince's use of Daizi is only one month at most, and if it drags on for a long time, other Dongying Darkchildren may no longer be controlled by Daizi; It's a bit more difficult, but I believe that with the power of the prince, he will be able to figure out a way. ”

Hongshi looked up at Hua Lanting at this time, and said with a wry smile: "This difficulty is really not ordinary. But I still want to know, what is the benefit of this to you?

Hua Lanting shook his head: "Seizing the succession and relieving the widow is for the prince himself and the Wenlan Empire, whether in the long term or in the short term, there are only benefits and no disadvantages, of course, if it fails, it will be another matter, this depends on the prince himself." As far as I'm concerned, a little more, I just want the prince to solve the problem of the Japanese in the future, and not to use swords and soldiers against neighboring countries, and I don't want anything else. Besides, Gong Dou and power scheming are not my forte, but I suggest that the prince can let Daizi come out, this woman is trained, and she has been committing adultery for a long time, but you can listen to her advice. ”

Hong Shi looked at Hua Lanting thoughtfully, and said, "I got a piece of news that the envoy of the Heng Dynasty in the north has come to Nanling, and it is said that he wants to unite with my dynasty to deal with the Chen Dynasty. If Engong said this, I have some guesses about Engong's identity, but since Engong is unwilling to admit it, there is no need to say it. ”

Hua Lanting was shocked, but he smiled silently, seeing him like this, the fifth prince continued: "Daizi knows no less about the strength and trends of the various forces in the DPRK and China than I know, and he can indeed call for a discussion. As he spoke, he beckoned and called a guard to give a few orders.

After a while, Matsushita Kuyoko walked over alone, and when she saw Hua Lanting present, she couldn't help but look frightened.

Hong Shi first whispered to Daizi for a while, and Daizi pondered for a long time after hearing this, nodded to the fifth prince, looked at Hua Lanting again, and said to Hong Shi: "The concubine has some superficial preliminary thoughts on this matter, and you can consider it with the prince and this Hua Shaoxia." ”

The fifth prince smiled and said: "Very good, you greet Brother Hua first, don't think about the previous things, now that everyone has formed a united front, they are people on the same line." ”

Dai Zi walked in front of Hua Lanting according to his words, bent down and bowed to a blessing, and said: "Dai Zi has seen Hua Shaoxia, and I thank Shaoxia for not killing that day." Hua Lanting is about to raise his hand to help.

Suddenly, Daiko reached out and pulled out a small sword from the bun on his head, stabbing Hua Lanting's throat like lightning!

At the same time, the fifth prince Hongshi slapped the table in front of him, and two hidden weapons on the other side of the table flew out and shot at Hua Lanting's ribs, and he himself quickly pulled out a short sword from under the table, flew up, and attacked Hua Lanting's lower abdomen!