Chapter 5 The Heart of the Struggle, the Princes of the Empire

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Shen hopes that the prince can promise that one day he will become a great treasure and be able to share the gift of the state religion between Taoism and Buddhism. ”

"I see, of course, there is no problem, as long as this king will one day ascend to the throne, he will definitely elevate Taoism to the same status as Buddhism. ”

"It's a deal. ”

"It's a deal. ”

The two crossed their hands and clenched them vigorously, but they each had their own thoughts, Shen Fei thought that he had put forward such a strict and difficult to achieve appeal, and you accepted it so simply, presumably there was no intention of fulfilling the promise, and the choice he made after meeting was really correct, and the vertical son did not conspire; 。

The difference is that Shen Fei is now sealed with acupuncture points, and he can't use immortal power, so he has to pretend to be a snake to save his life;

In his heart, he always firmly believed that the Buddha Sect was the object that he had to win over and not offend, so he didn't want to have anything to do with Shen Fei on the surface, and tried in vain to get some benefits from Shen Fei, so he made such an inconsistent move.

"Hahahaha. ”

"Hahaha. ”

The two looked at each other and laughed, and Shen Fei said, "Prince, I haven't had dinner yet, and I'm a little hungry, can I ......?"

"Of course you can, hahaha. The third prince's evaluation of Shen Fei was greatly discounted, but he still acted as usual, waving his hand behind him: "Come on, set up a banquet." ”

He shouted loudly, and someone immediately moved behind the hall, when the guards were always hiding on the side, Shen Fei nodded, and followed behind the prince one by one, "Prince, we have to study the future plan." ”

"What Dao Zun said is that only a perfect plan can help us achieve our goals, and we have to study it well. ”

The meal was quickly prepared, and a man with a shrill voice and a slightly hunched back appeared at the end of the corridor, as the prince's personal eunuch. The biggest difference between the palace nobles and the nobles with foreign surnames is that they can enjoy eunuchs. The profession of eunuch is the biggest feature after the establishment of the human country, after the men were castrated, they became slaves who were neither men nor women, and they worked hard to complete the manual work, and they did not know the harem, and they were more loyal to their masters, and they were the most trusted henchmen of most of the royal relatives and nobles. The fate of eunuchs was closely linked to the masters they followed, and the dynasty stipulated that only members of the royal family could have eunuchs, and anyone who dared to use eunuchs as servants would be beheaded.

Therefore, the best way to identify the royal family is to see if there is a low-pitched, slave-like eunuch by his side.

As the third prince walked into the back hall, there were more than 20 exquisite dishes on the huge table, which were prepared in a short time, which showed that the prince's pomp and circumstance in the past was so luxurious. Shen Fei sighed in his heart, almost everyone knows that the third prince is a conspirator who is good at forbearance, since everyone knows it, you are not really good at forbearance.

When she took her seat, Qianqian was still standing behind the prince, Shen Fei saw it in his eyes, but he was really a little puzzled, the three princes looked so hypocritical, normal people could probably see that the Qianqian girl was supernatural, and it was really incomprehensible to follow the prince so loyally.

"Could it be that you covet the position of the future queen? But if you follow other princes, with the appearance and talent of the Qianqian girl, it should be easy to get the position of queen. ”

The world of mortals is too complicated, everyone has a ghost in their hearts, Shen Fei couldn't figure it out, so he said to the prince: "Miss Qianqian's skills are mysterious, admirable, the prince can subdue such a strange person, it's really enviable." ”

When the word submission was spoken, there was a hint of coldness in Qianqian's eyes, and Shen Fei pretended not to see it.

A smug look flashed on the face of the third prince, and he said with a smile: "Meeting Qianqian is the greatest luck in my life, don't hide it from Shen Daozun, in fact, I have known Qianqian for a long time." ”

"Sure enough. Shen Fei thought to himself: "If they had met recently, the relationship between the two would not have been so close." ”

"When the tiger meets the real dragon, he has to bow his head, haha. Shen Fei said intentionally.

"Qianqian is the confidant of this king, there is no difference between master and servant, Shen Daozun should stop making fun of this king. "That being said, but Qianqian was born in the Red Mansion, and if the third prince becomes a great treasure one day, he will never marry her.

"The prince is too modest, the prince is too modest. Shen Fei squinted his eyes and peeked at Qianqian, seeing that her face was not good, and smiled, "Dare to ask, how did the third prince and the Qianqian girl meet?" ”

"How did I know the prince and me, and do I need to inform you? "Qianqian finally broke out.

"Eh!" the third prince raised his hand and signaled her to be calm, "Shen Daozun will be his own person in the future, and it is normal to be curious about the experience of the two of us." ”

"Of course, my own people, my own people. Shen Fei smiled and glanced at Miss Qianqian proudly.

The third prince looked at the food on the table and said, "In this way, let's drink and chat at the same time, it's okay." ”

Shen Fei took the wine glass first: "Very good, very good, Shen will first toast the prince with a glass, and wish His Royal Highness the prince all his wishes come true and get his wish as soon as possible." ”

The third prince saw that Shen Fei was an immortal, but he had the appearance of a market, he was different from ordinary people, and he was also happy, and he also raised his wine glass and clinked glasses with him, "I wish Shen Daozun the highest position in the Taoist Sect, which is unprecedented." ”

"Let's have fun. ”

"Let's have fun. ”

The wine in the cup was drunk, it was not the first time Shen Fei had drunk alcohol, every time he drank the wine, he could feel a joy from the depths of his heart, as if he had drunk a stimulant, which affected his mood. took another bite of the dish, smashed the taste and said: "The taste is really good, it must be from the chef's handwriting." ”

"The food is prepared by the housekeeper, and it is delicious. ”

"As a prince, the third prince has a noble status but is simple, which is really admirable. ”

"Shen Daozun is too humble. "Shen Fei's ability to slap horses is really leveraged, almost every sentence is praise, and he is good at observing, and he is good at observing what the three princes say in their hearts, Shen Fei is a person who cultivates immortals after all, and his status is above ordinary people, and he is so sought after, the third prince feels really good.

Shen Fei continued: "The topic just now is not finished, how did the third prince get acquainted with Miss Qianqian?"

"This ......" The prince's eyes changed, as if he was hesitating, and said after a while: "Qianqian and I have a lot of luck from acquaintance to acquaintance, the process is too complicated, I will talk to Shen Daozun in detail another day, it is rare to get together today, why don't we discuss the future events?"

Shen Fei had expected this, so he quickly stopped, no longer asked about the details, and said: "What His Royal Highness the Prince said is extremely true, it is still a big matter, a big thing is important. ”

"Come, Shen Daozun, drink. ”

"The prince is on top, and someone Shen is the first to do it as a respect. ”

"Oops, hey, Shen Daozun is really too polite. "In the impression of the prince, almost all the immortals he came into contact with were coaxing, high-minded, similar to Shen Fei's self-surrendering figure, it really did not appear, this feeling is by no means a simple stress reaction caused by the threat to his life, but a kind of character integrated into his bones, no wonder he accepted the task of preaching down the mountain, maybe he was able to accept this task not because of how mysterious his exercises are, but because Shen Fei has a certain quality that other immortals do not have.

――Maybe we'll be able to work together in the future!

Two glasses of wine, the more the three princes look at Shen Fei, the more pleasing it is, Shen Fei always keeps calm, he needs an excuse to enter the emperor, he needs to be left and right, the three princes also need the support of all aspects in order to fight with the other two princes, so His Royal Highness the prince is now thirsty for talent, and those who come do not refuse, at this time it is best to get along, but judging from the previous performances, the three princes are by no means a person who can communicate with each other, they can enter the imperial capital through him first, and then respond according to the changes in the environment.

Shen Fei is best at improvising, thinking: Since I am already sitting at a wine table, then I will do everything I can to please you and stun you.

Leaning out the chopsticks, taking out the eye of the dragonfish, and smashing it in his mouth, Shen Fei asked seriously: "The prince is far-sighted, and he must have his own plan for things inside and outside the imperial capital. ”

Since the meeting, Shen Fei has been showing loyalty, at first I felt abrupt, but I felt good when I got used to it, Shen Fei's appearance really surprised the three princes, and I was happy in my heart, I picked up the wine glass and said: "Drink, drink, let's talk while drinking." "When two people had drunk the wine, the servants would fill it for them, never pouring it themselves.

"Refreshing, let's drink a lot of wine, eat meat, share blessings and difficulties. Shen Fei laughed.

"That's right, that's right, that's the truth, Shen Daozun, if it weren't for the fact that there are several Buddhist monks in the staff, this king really wants to worship you as a brother with a different surname. ”

Shen Feixin said: I don't want to do superficial articles, it seems that your so-called scheming comments are also compared with other princes, not really how deep scheming, boring, really not the person I am looking for.

responded with a smile: "Don't you dare to call the prince a brother and brother, don't dare to call the prince a brother and brother." ”

"Shen Daozun, you are really too polite, don't call the prince like this, and estranged the relationship between the two of us. ”

"No, no, no, status and identity are innate, and at all times, you are as bright as the sun and as bright as the stars in my heart. ”

"Poof. The eunuch next to him listened to Shen Fei's words, and couldn't help laughing, and said in his heart, there is really everyone in this world, and there is actually a high-ranking Taoist master who can pat the master's ass better than me, a dog minion.

The Qianqian girl who was behind the prince looked at Shen Fei seriously, and she was also surprised, and secretly wondered: Is this person really a person from the Shushan Palm Sect who came down to preach on the mountain, why doesn't he even have the dignity of an immortal.

Where did they think that Shen Fei had been crawling in the world for many years, trying to survive and save his life, thinking that the snake's ability had already penetrated into the bone marrow, and the more crowded the occasion, the more flattering he was, and patted the master's sycophants in exchange for more trust and interests.

"However, it's a bit ugly to call you the prince, so let's call you Your Highness, what do you think?" Shen Fei said with a change of words.

"Very good, very good. The third prince gladly agreed.

"Your Highness, what is your plan to take the throne?"

"Don't hide it from Shen Daozun, the situation in the imperial capital is unpredictable, the father has a total of nine sons, some of them stand aside, some of them are forbearing, and some are standing on the cusp, almost every prince has his own power, and we have to be controlled by my father alone, who inherits the throne, it is all the father's will, what we can do now is only to please his old man as much as possible, and continue to grow his own power. ”

"I have long heard that the first emperor has a very strict control over power, and he still does this when he is about to die. ”

"Eh, Daozun must not say nonsense, the father is the dragon among men, and the longevity is boundless, hahaha. Saying this, the prince himself laughed, the first emperor let the princes compete for the dragon throne, and it is an indisputable fact that he is in the middle and maintains the balance of power between the two sides, and everyone is almost waiting for the day when the old man is about to die, and he himself feels hypocritical when he says this.

Shen Fei slapped his own mouth and said: "What the prince said is extremely true, the dragon among the old emperors, longevity is boundless, hahahaha." ”

"Hahaha. After a few words, the three princes became more and more relieved of Shen Fei, first, Shen Fei was outside the core of power, and he had never even seen the face of the old emperor, so there was no need to hide his ambitions from him;

"Shen Daozun, the nine sons under my father's knee have an intricate relationship, deceitful and fighting with each other. Putting aside this king, the eldest prince Tuoba Yuanji and the tenth prince Tuoba are really the two most fierce and powerful forces fighting now. Tuoba Yuanji is the son of Empress Murong of the dynasty, is the son-in-law, it stands to reason that it is the most suitable candidate to inherit the throne, a group of old ministers in the court and a number of young princes are all attached to him, but also got the Buddhist letter of the abbot of Lingyin Temple, and the influence is very great.