Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

If the Second Prince had a conflict with the First Prince at this time, the First Prince would definitely not fight back.In this way, which one would Antiochus II believe to be innocent, between the first prince with scars all over his body and the second prince who was unscathed?The answer is already very obvious.

In that case, it would be a fatal blow to the second prince in the true sense!

But to the eldest prince's surprise, things didn't go as he expected.

Although the second prince had an angry expression on his face, this angry expression appeared and disappeared quickly.

In the end, the second prince actually laughed.

Brother, your acting is really, really bad.

The First Prince's expression suddenly became a little stiff.

The second prince looked at the eldest prince, and said coldly: "Brother, you always feel good about yourself like this. You always think that your background is good, your mother's status is noble, and you can naturally have everything."

But have you ever thought that our grandfather was actually just a small nobleman in Macedon back then, but he was lucky enough to follow Alexander the Great in the North and South Wars, and he went through hardships in the War of Successors, and this is how Today's Seleucid Empire.

With the talents of your grandfather and father, it takes such hard work to maintain the current situation of our Seleucid Empire. You are just an ordinary prince of our Seleucid Empire, and you have not even done anything for our empire. Contribution, and why is there such a self-feeling accusation against me?

The words of the second prince can be said to be quite pungent, directly hurting the first prince, and making the first prince's expression become ferocious: You, the son of a lowly maidservant, dare to speak nonsense in front of me ?

As he said that, the first prince couldn't help but raised his hand, wanting to slap it in the face of the second prince.

What made the eldest prince even more surprised was that the second prince, who would definitely fight back, did not dodge or avoid this time, and just looked at the eldest prince with a sneer.

At the moment when the palm was about to reach the second prince's face, the first prince suddenly woke up.

Wait, if you really hit the second prince, wouldn't all the previous calculations be in vain?

The first prince forcibly stopped his palm, his palm was very close to the second prince.

The second prince said lightly: "Why, brother, are you afraid?"

The eldest prince's face turned green and pale, he snorted heavily, and withdrew his hand: "I'll let you be complacent for a while, wait until tomorrow night, and I'll see how you can be complacent again!"

After saying these words, the eldest prince left without looking back.

Looking at the back of the first prince leaving, the second prince had an unpredictable smile on his face, and muttered to himself.

Big brother, big brother, you have always had the upper hand in our confrontation.Your mother is a queen, and most nobles in the empire support you, but what about me?I can only keep expressing myself, so that I can impress my father and make my father love me even more.

But even so, it only takes one failure, and my father's love for me will immediately become inferior to yours.You, you, have always lived in happiness, but you never know it!That being the case, then let me help you recognize yourself, and let you know that you will never be better than me in your life!

While the second prince was talking, a burst of hysterical laughter suddenly broke out.

Later that day, the second prince returned to his mansion.

Here, several of his confidants have been waiting for a long time.

The second prince's expression was calm, and he said to these confidants: Tomorrow night, there will be a banquet in the palace.Remember to spread the news, saying that a rare treasure from the East will appear in this banquet, and anyone who misses this opportunity will lose the opportunity to witness this rare treasure forever.

Several confidantes were taken aback when they heard the words, and then they were overjoyed: Your Highness, did you really find the treasure in the legendary Eastern Han Kingdom?

The second prince nodded slightly and said: "Okay, you guys go."

After hearing the second prince's words, several confidantes already had confidence in their hearts, and left happily one by one.

The second prince was silent for a while, and then called the guards: "Go to the mission of the Han Kingdom, take this letter I wrote, and invite me to come Li Baijiang."

At dusk, Li Jian came.

After seeing the second prince, Li Jian's face did not hide his surprise: I thought you were just a nobleman from the Seleucid Empire, but I didn't expect you to be the prince of the Seleucid Empire!

The second prince sighed, and bowed sincerely to Li Jian: Brother Li, I deliberately hid my identity, and I want to accompany you here.This time I invited Brother Li to come here, in fact, I hope that Brother Li can do me a favor.

Li Jian's expression was rather complicated, and he said after a while: I'm just a hundred generals, and this is not our Han country, so how can I help you?

The second prince said sincerely: I have encountered a problem, and I hope to ask the envoy from your Great Han Kingdom to help solve it.If brother Li can let the envoy meet me tonight, then I would be very grateful.

After finishing speaking, the second prince bowed to Li Jian to the end.

Li Jian was silent for a while, sighed, and said, "Do you know that if you get involved in a battle between royal families like yours, you will be beheaded?"

The second prince was about to say something, when Li Jian spoke again: I can help you send a message to the envoy of our Great Han Kingdom, but if he sees you, then he doesn't know.

Hearing the words, the second prince immediately showed a grateful expression on his face: This is enough, thank you Brother Li!

After a while, Li Jian hurried out of the room, with a smile on his lips unknowingly.

Chapter 1160 The eldest prince is still the second prince

The next day.

A news quickly spread throughout the high-ranking Seleucid nobles in Antioch.

"Have you heard?

The second prince who had been away from home for more than half a year came back. "

"Of course I heard about it. I also heard that the Second Prince and the First Prince had an argument in front of His Majesty yesterday."

"By the way, it is said that a banquet will be held today, and some magical things will be presented at the banquet, which seems to be related to a certain bet between the two princes."

"That's right, early this morning, the first prince and the second prince sent invitations over. Are you in a hurry to go out and didn't pay attention?"

"Wait, the Second Prince is going to the Han Kingdom, it's normal for him to show something, what does this have to do with the First Prince?"

"You are stupid, do I need to say more about the relationship between the first prince and the second prince?

The first prince must have found a group of people to tear down the second prince. "

"Is there such a thing?

Then you have to go see it today. "

For the high-level people of the Seleucid Empire, their mentality is actually quite subtle.

On the one hand, these high-level Seleucids don't like to advance either of the first prince or the second prince of the team. If they make a mistake, they will be in big trouble in the future.

But on the other hand, if it is really possible to stand in line and succeed before the future emperor ascends the throne, then the benefits obtained from the "Dragon Merit" in the future will also be extremely rich.

Therefore, the high-ranking nobles of Seleucid will never let go of any opportunity to observe the two princes, let alone the opportunity for the two princes to confront each other head-on.

As for the Seleucid emperor Antiochus II, it was on this morning that he officially received the envoy Doros who had returned from the Han Dynasty.

"The emperor of the Great Han Kingdom is so easy to talk to?"

Antiochus II was a little surprised and closed the credential that Doros had just submitted in his hand, and said to Doros: "Is there any fraud in this?"

Doros said respectfully: "Your Majesty the Emperor, according to Doros's investigation and inquiry inside the imperial capital of the Great Han Kingdom, the Great Han Kingdom is actually a new regime, and they have only been established for two or three years.

In the east, west, and south of the Great Han Kingdom, there are still a large number of places waiting for the Great Han Kingdom to conquer. Although these places are not particularly rich, they still have the value of being conquered by the Great Han Kingdom.

So from this situation, the emperor of the Han Dynasty should have chosen to use the Western Regions as the end point of expansion.

Although they did defeat us, the distance between us and them is too far. It is impossible for the Han Kingdom to afford such a long-distance war, and it is even more impossible to swallow Seleu who is comparable in size to them in one fell swoop. ancient empire. "

Of course, Doros's stay in the imperial capital for the past few months was not in vain. He did inquire about some news and formed his own opinion.

Whether this view is reliable or not is a matter of opinion.

Antiochus II heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and said slowly: "So that's the case, then it couldn't be better.

By the way, do you have any information about the special weapon of the Han Dynasty? "

Doros shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, according to my inquiries, that special weapon is called a musket.

According to the Han people, firearms are extremely expensive weapons. Among the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in the Han Dynasty, less than 1 people can be equipped with firearms. Everything about firearms is extremely confidential. I have never seen a musket. "

When Antiochus II heard the words, he couldn't help but sighed with some regret: "That's really a pity."

But Antiochus II did not blame Doros for this. In fact, if the Seleucid Empire possessed such magical weapons as muskets, the secrecy measures adopted by Antiochus II would only be stricter.

Antiochus II nodded and said, "You have done a very good job regarding the mission.

Then I would like to ask again, how did the second prince behave during his mission? "

This question seemed to be asked casually, but in fact, Doros became nervous after hearing this question.

Doros knew very well that the answer he said next from his own mouth was likely to affect Seleucid's battle for the throne.

Doros took a deep breath and said, "To tell the truth, Your Majesty, the second prince actually took the initiative to reveal his identity to me not long after he left our Seleucid border." All sorts of things were said.

If any person who witnessed it stands here, he will find that although Doros did tell the truth, everything is explained from the perspective that is beneficial to the second prince.

In other words, after hearing Doros' explanation, anyone would feel that the second prince really worked tirelessly this time, and made a great contribution to the Seleucid Empire by traveling thousands of miles.

Of course, Antiochus II was the same, listening to it, his original stern expression gradually eased, and finally he even had some doubts: "He really did so much for us Seleucus? "

Doros said resolutely: "Your Majesty can go to anyone in the mission to verify these things. If what Doros said is false, Doros is willing to accept any responsibility for it!"

Looking at the resolute Doros in front of him, the last trace of wariness in Antiochus II's heart disappeared.

There is one thing Doros said is quite right, that is, Antiochus II also has other eyes and ears in the mission. Whether this is the case, Antiochus II only needs to ask about those things later. With eyes and ears, you can easily come to a decision.

Antiochus II said slowly: "I didn't expect so many things to happen in these few months. Perhaps, I blamed that child wrongly."

Doros said respectfully: "After all, the second prince is young, and it is normal to be impulsive.

But he does have the motherland in his heart, and he only wants to do things for Your Majesty, you and the Seleucid Empire.

The most important thing is that he helped Doros to complete this mission, allowing our Seleucid Empire and the Han Kingdom that defeated us to reach a very equal agreement. "

Antiochus II sighed and said, "I understand.

You go down, let me think about it.

By the way, remember to come to your celebration dinner tonight. "

Doros retired respectfully.

While leaving the palace, Doros breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile on his face, and his steps became brisk.

After more than half an hour, Doros's carriage returned to his own mansion.

In the drawing room of the mansion a visitor had been waiting for Doros for a long time.

The visitor saluted Doros respectfully, and said, "Honorable Lord Doros, I wonder what happened to your meeting with His Majesty?"

Doros said lightly: "You can go back and tell His Royal Highness the Second Prince that everything is going well. I have said everything that should be said according to our previous agreement. His Majesty the Emperor's impression of him has changed a lot."

A happy expression appeared on the visitor's face, and he placed a small box in front of Doros that he had been holding tightly in his arms.

"Honorable Lord Doros, according to the agreement, the three thousand-year-old ginseng and the thirty-year-old ginseng belong to you."

Doros smiled slightly and said, "Go back and tell His Royal Highness that I am very grateful for his generosity."

As an aristocrat who has been in the imperial capital for several months, how could Doros not know about the fetish of ginseng?

More importantly, after the experiment, Doros was pleasantly surprised to find that ginseng really works!For Doros, at his age, he has just reached the point where he can't do what he wants. Ginseng, a "workable" medicine, for Doros, represents the dignity of a man!Therefore, when the second prince offered a large amount of money and these ginseng as conditions, Doros decisively chose to side with the second prince.

It seems that this decision seems a bit rash.

After all, to be honest, this is a battle for the throne.

But Doros also has his own way of judging.

The eldest prince was of a good background and was born to the queen. The queen's natal family was also a big family of the Seleucid Empire and was very powerful.

But also because of this, the second prince generally has an indifferent attitude towards courtiers like Doros.

If the First Prince ascends the throne in the future, it's hard to say whether Doros will be able to get along.

The second prince is different, his family background is very poor, his mother is just a maidservant, and only managed to get the position of a concubine two years ago, so he has no foundation at all.

But it is precisely because of this that the second prince is willing to pay a higher price to win Doros. If he can ascend the throne in the future, Doros will definitely get more benefits.

This is a matter of investment. Choosing the eldest prince is at most a small profit, and it is very likely that you will lose money.

If you choose the second prince, you may lose blood, but you must earn blood.

Doros has already made a choice, and now he only hopes that the second prince will not disappoint such a choice!Doros' answer was quickly heard back to the second prince.

It was already afternoon at this time, and the second prince was eating with Li Jian.

Last night, the second prince met Liu Liang, the envoy of the Han Dynasty to the Seleucid Empire through Li Jian, and had a secret meeting.

Afterwards, the second prince happily invited Li Jian to have dinner at the second prince's house this afternoon.

Li Jian looked at the second prince and asked, "Is everything ready for you?"

The second prince smiled and nodded, and said: "Yes, with the support of Doros and the strength of your Han Dynasty mission, I don't think there should be any big problems."

Li Jian couldn't help but reminded: "Don't forget, our envoy has to fast and bathe for three days before he can meet your emperor, which means he can't be there tonight to support you."

The second prince laughed and said: "Of course I understand, so didn't I ask him to borrow a military officer who can express my identity?"