Chapter 119: The Prince
At that moment, Bai Tang was ready to run away.
Even if he, Bai Tang, as the successor of the new century, would not dare to preach the core socialist values of "freedom, equality, justice, and the rule of law" in the face of the evil feudal autocratic ruling class, let alone say the word "unworthy" in front of the emperor, Bai Tang's head is not so iron.
But the sword dares, and he has always had more courage than others.
Bai Tang naturally didn't think that the so-called "unworthy" of Jian Lai meant that he was not worthy of kneeling to the emperor, but if the emperor was angry, Bai Tang could explain it like this, but whether the emperor believed it or not, it was two words.
After a long silence, the emperor did not jump like thunder as Bai Tang thought, he just quietly looked at the sword, and then asked, "Are you the person above?"
Jian Lai didn't speak, Bai Tang and Ranger looked at each other, and they both felt inexplicable.
Bai Tang couldn't help but look at the roof, he thought of "Wulin Gaiden", and thought of the classic sentence - there is someone above me.
The Emperor also looked up at the roof, and then he smiled: "You three are very good. ”
"You're good. Bai Tang subconsciously replied.
The smile on the emperor's face was brighter, and at the same time more real: "I want to thank you for Yuan Xiu, the three of you have done a lot for him, and I am very happy that he has a friend like you." ”
Seeing that this emperor seemed to be very easy to speak, Bai Tang's original nervousness in his heart disappeared at this time, and he immediately replied: "Don't be so polite, I think even if Zhao Heng doesn't have our friends, he can return to the capital smoothly, right?"
The emperor nodded: "That's natural, he is my son, if I can't protect him, what face do I have to be this emperor?"
"Then do you already know who wants Zhao Heng's life?" Bai Tang asked.
The emperor groaned for a while: "Maybe it's ......"
"What are you going to do?" Bai Tang's eyes suddenly sharpened, and his tone was unconsciously a little aggressive.
At this time, Bai Tang seemed to have forgotten the identity of the emperor, he just regarded the emperor as a father, and wanted to ask for an explanation for Zhao Heng, a son.
After all, Bai Tang is Zhao Heng's senior brother, and the senior brother is like a father, so Bai Tang and the emperor are still the same generation......
The emperor sighed suddenly, and a haggard look flashed on his face: "What can I do......"
This was like asking someone else, but it was like asking himself, and there was a hint of exhaustion in his tone, and at the same time there was a hint of confusion.
After a long time, the emperor waved his hand at the three of Baitang: "You guys should retreat first, I'm a little tired." ”
A touch of disappointment flashed on Bai Tang's face, he had never been a father, so he couldn't understand the emperor's feelings, but he had been a son, so he knew how disappointed the emperor's performance at the moment was for the son of man.
So, Bai Tang turned around and left without hesitation, and the ranger and Jian Lai naturally did not stay, and they all walked out of the hall with Bai Tang.
On the way out of the palace, a team suddenly came in front of the three people in Baitang, and someone in this team was carrying a jade chariot, and a person was leaning on the jade chariot, wearing a bright yellow python robe.
The eunuch who led the way for the three Baitang went up to salute respectfully, while the three Baitang passed by the prince's guard of honor as if they hadn't seen anything.
"Bold, why don't you kneel when you see the prince?" a eunuch in front of the prince's guard of honor reprimanded loudly.
The three of Baitang only glanced at the eunuch, and even the emperor dared not kneel, let alone the prince?
At this time, the prince sat up straight, and then spoke: "Is it the three of you who escort the sixth brother all the way back?"
Since the prince asked, Bai Tang naturally couldn't help but answer, so Bai Tang replied: "Exactly." ”
The prince actually ordered someone to put down his arrogance, and then got off the ground, came to the three of Baitang, and arched his hand very solemnly towards the three of Baitang.
"This king has thanked three people for Yuan Xiu here. The prince's tone was full of gratitude, "If it weren't for your protection all the way, this king really can't imagine whether Yuan Xiu can return, and a thousand words can hardly express the gratitude of this king's heart. ”
"Thank you," Bai Tang hugged his fist towards the prince, "We still have to go to find Zhao Heng, so we won't bother." ”
"It's okay, three please. With a warm smile on his face, the prince gestured to the three of them.
The three of Baitang walked past the honor guard, and the eunuch who led the way for them hurriedly confessed to the prince at this time, and then followed.
When he left the palace, the ranger suddenly asked Bai Tang: "What do you think of the prince?"
Bai Tang pouted: "No, just open and close your mouth and put 'this king' on your lips, it's not as low-key as that Zhao Duo." ”
The ranger was immediately happy.
Zhao Heng was already waiting outside the palace, and when he saw the three of Baitang leaving the palace, he immediately greeted him with a smile on his face: "How is it? Father didn't embarrass you, right?"
Bai Tang was not angry: "Why do you say that you are so unlucky? ”
Zhao Heng was very aggrieved: "I'm still ...... young"
Bai Tang did not tell Zhao Heng about the conversation between the emperor and the three of them, he was afraid that Zhao Heng would be sad because of the emperor's hesitation, even if Zhao Heng did not necessarily want to fight with his brothers.
That night, Bai Tang, Ranger and Jian Lai sat in a room, and the doors and windows of the room were tightly closed, naturally to prevent someone from secretly peeping.
"Who do you think is more suspicious, the crown prince or Zhao Duo?" Bai Tang asked.
The ranger looked at Bai Tang, smiled and did not speak.
The sword looked at the sword on the table, and also did not speak.
"I think Zhao Duo is very suspicious, his performance is a typical smile with a knife hidden in his face, what do you think?" Bai Tang analyzed while asking for the opinions of the other two.
The Ranger nodded, but didn't speak.
Jian Lai continued to look at the sword on the table, while reaching out and rubbing it against the sword, as if stroking his lover, but he just didn't speak.
Bai Tang continued to analyze: "But the crown prince is also suspicious, how can there be any brotherhood in the palace, I have seen many examples of royal children fighting for a throne. ”
"It's just that the other princes haven't seen it yet, so it's not sure yet...... Maybe you have to find a chance to get to know them. Bai Tang looked at Ranger and Jianlai, but the two remained silent.
Bai Tang immediately got up and left the room, he suddenly found that he had found the wrong person to discuss the problem, but only Jian Lai and Ranger had seen relatively more princes, and no one else had seen what the prince looked like.
Of course, Zhao Heng must have seen all the princes.
So Bai Tang decided to go directly to Zhao Heng, and happened to ask about other princes.