After rebirth, I made the princes cry

The Weiyang Palace was in turmoil because of the "Saint Maiden Pendant". The two envoys, Dianjun and Yingshu, were even almost forced to be searched. The conspiracy was imminent, and it would be too unreasonable for the envoy of Dayu to remain motionless. Yingshu was going to leave the palace to go to the envoy post. Before leaving, she released Wen Ji first. Wen Ji handed over a secret letter and delivered it directly to Nanci's desk. The content of the letter was very simple, but it made the third prince very troubled.

"Deputy Envoy Zuo asked us to cooperate with her for a while, but he didn't explain clearly how to cooperate!"

"It's to let the third brother cooperate." Nanci knew that his third brother didn't have a good grasp of the degree of cooperation, and he was in a very happy mood. He was not nervous at all. No one could surpass the tacit understanding between him and Yingshu.

The Third Prince was full of worries because of the cooperation. He drank a lot of tea. An Yu saw the anxiety in his eyes. When he turned around, Ke Cao Ling knew that he had heard about the things in the palace, but no one in the palace had passed on the news. He did not think that the Third Prince was anxious because of this. He just asked An Yu again and again: "Jiao Su Jun really didn't send letters to contact outsiders?"

There must be spies from Dongyu in Chang'an.

Another important task of Ke Cao Ling is to take the opportunity to find out the secret agents of Dong Yu. Whether to catch them all in one fell swoop or to keep a secret watch on them and use them at the appropriate time, that depends on the decision of His Majesty. However, this work has not made any progress. Jiao Sujun has not gone out in recent days. Although Gui Sujun and some guards occasionally stroll around the market, the shops they visited did not show anything strange. Ke Cao Ling suspected that Gui Sujun and others were deliberately taking them out for fun.

An Yu was no longer a slave without eyebrows. In a short period of time, only sparse and short stubble grew on her brow bones. She had learned to use stone ink to draw eyebrows, and her eyes were no longer bald. But she was still frail and had not changed her habit of hunching over. She always lowered her eyes when she spoke. She did not speak Chinese, but responded in Qiang language: "The Yu envoy does not trust me."

Ke Cao Ling only regarded this as a useless excuse. At this moment, the official did not look smiling at all.

"Jiaosu Jun originally had pity and sympathy for you, and kept you by his side because you were stupid, which made him wary of you. You could speak Chinese, but you had to pretend. Do you think your little tricks can really be hidden from Jiaosu Jun's eyes? Don't look at the two princes of Dongyu. Jiaosu Jun is only twenty years old, and Guisu Jun is even younger, but they are royal family members of Dongyu after all. They have groups of servants and attendants around them. How long can their sympathy last? Slaves don't know how to show courtesy, and they just act pitiful and even timid. Do you think this will really make them believe that you are honest?"

"I have already...rushed to change the clothes for Lord Jiaosu, but it made him feel disgusted."

Ke Cao Ling was too lazy to say more and snorted twice through his nose.

If slaves and maids want to seduce men with their beauty, they must first be pretty. But who says that the servants and maids around the nobles all gained favor by recommending themselves?

Ke Cao Ling bribed An Yu to serve him, and he didn't expect An Yu to be of any great use. He just thought that this slave girl could be easily subdued and used as a chess piece temporarily. A chess piece was of no great use, so he didn't bother to care about An Yu's life or death.

An Yu knelt down and begged, "I really don't want to go to Dongyu."

She is ashamed of being Han.

But she could not explain clearly this feeling of shame. She hated her bloodline ever since she became a magistrate. She had had countless sweet dreams. In her dreams, she was reborn as a Qiang person. She could live with her head held high, she had two beautiful eyebrows, she could wear Hu clothing, ride a tall horse, and go to the Kunlun Temple to pray during the annual prayer ceremony. She hoped that Wumei Cang would always exist, but she could not escape from that hellish place.

She became the envy of the eyebrowless slaves.

If she went to Dongyu, she might be able to have food and clothing without worries, but still no one would envy her. Those people pretended to sympathize with her and asked her about her experience in Wumeicang countless times. They would lament at first, and later would ask her to repay the kindness. She would always be branded as a Wumei slave, and she would never be envied.

Others would say: You are lucky to have met the third prince, you are so blessed.

But such words were harsh to her.

One day, others will finally say: The Third Prince originally wanted to save your grandfather, and it was your grandfather who gave up such a great opportunity, but how could you watch your grandfather suffer in Wumei Cang?

When she arrived in Dongyu, she was still an outlier. She was a person without luck and fortune. She should not have suffered such a disaster. The emperor of Xiyu was a king who lost his country. She was an innocent person who was implicated. Why should she be grateful to the prince of Dongyu? All Han people should have suffered the hardships she suffered. These people would not be so high-handed and self-righteous as to give her sympathy and charity.

"I am willing to follow Ke Cao Ling's instructions and assassinate Lord Jiao Su!" An Yu gritted his teeth and kowtowed heavily.

Ke Cao Ling was ready to leave in anger, but upon hearing this, he kicked An Yu down with one foot: "When did I ever tell you this? You slut! You are such an ungrateful person, and as expected, all those who come out of Wumei Cang are ungrateful and heartless! Listen to me, slut, even I dare not let the two princes of Dongyu get into any mishap in Shangjing City. Even if you are determined to be my lackey, you must not act on your own. Besides, don't you consider your own worth? Who can you kill!"

Ke Cao Lingyou was angered that he had bribed this chess piece.

Stupid, I have never seen such a stupid person! Who can't see that she just wants to show her loyalty and has no ability to be an assassin! She can't even show her loyalty properly, why does this bitch think that Your Majesty wants the two princes of Dongyu to die in Shangjing? In fact, the emperor of Dongyu asked the two princes to accompany the Lord of Shenyuan Palace on a diplomatic mission, which has caused Your Majesty a lot of headaches!

Because of the internal strife between the royal family and the powerful, Dongyu has dispatched Qi Yang to take over the military power of Shuzhou. Ever since the fire in the Spiritual Pagoda, the Shuzhou army has been moving. The emperor of Dongyu will never allow his two sons to die in Shangjing. The Lord of Shenyuan Palace must stay, but the rest of the envoys must be sent back. Dongyu will suffer a loss, but not too much, which is in line with your majesty's wishes.

The guest officer gave instructions that anyone could enter and leave the post station, except An Yu, who was not allowed to leave the post station even a step.

With such an order, Ke Cao Ling certainly still wanted to find an excuse to entertain the Third Prince.

In fact, there are some things that both parties know very well. For example, Ke Cao Ling knows that the Third Prince has realized that An Yu is not trustworthy. However, Ke Cao Ling will not admit that he bribed An Yu.

"The outside world is not peaceful right now, and the annual prayer ceremony is still going on. There are many questions that Your Majesty cannot respond to now. The establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries has encountered great obstacles. The matter of removing the Wumei Warehouse must be temporarily shelved. Now many people have heard that Your Highness and the Palace Master each bought a Wumei slave. In theory, the status of these two slaves has been owned by the Your Majesty, so they are naturally no longer restricted by the Wumei slaves. However, the people of our Han Dynasty are very tough, and because of the disaster, they are also in a panic. If the two Wumei slaves go out and show their faces at this time, they are afraid of being besieged by the people. I hope that the Your Majesty will understand and it is not appropriate to incite unrest at this time."

Although Ke Cao Ling did not think that An Yu had the courage to assassinate the Third Prince, and that this weak woman could not hurt the Third Prince unless she used poison, in order to be on the safe side, it would be better to cut off the possibility of An Yu coming into contact with poison, so that everyone in the post station would be safe. As long as An Yu's contact with the outside world was cut off, they would be worry-free.

The third prince also pretended not to know that An Yu had been bribed, and nodded absentmindedly to show his approval.

Ke Cao Ling couldn't ask the Third Prince about his worries directly. To be honest, the whole capital was in a panic, and all kinds of rumors were flying around. Although the Third Prince didn't go out for a stroll, he must have heard those rumors - there were actually people who advocated using the "Shenyuan Palace Lord" to sacrifice to the pagoda! ! ! - It was normal for the Third Prince to be anxious at this time. As for the Fifth Prince, it seemed that as long as the Left Deputy Envoy was safe, he would be calm.

Judging from the Fifth Prince's various behaviors, he really doesn't seem like someone who wants to fight for the throne.

Ke Cao Ling had a son and a daughter, both of whom were grandfathers, so he could understand the Fifth Prince's youthful mentality. Even though he was born in an imperial family and seemed to be one step away from the throne, he had no intention of competing for it because he was already in a high position. Wealth and leisure, isn't that the pinnacle of life? It was natural for a young prince to indulge in love. Even a man of his age would occasionally miss his beautiful concubine at home, especially when he had half a day of leisure, how boring it would be without a beautiful woman around him.

Ke Cao Ling has concluded that the Third Prince of Dongyu is on this diplomatic mission for the purpose of doing business. As for the Fifth Prince, he will definitely not visit the capital without the Left Deputy Envoy.

Before I knew it, it was almost noon.

Seeing that the Third Prince had no intention of having lunch with him, the Guest Officer decided not to stay at the envoy's post any longer. Although he was the official in charge of receiving foreign envoys, if he insisted on staying with them, it would be a blatant surveillance, and he could only rely on the clerks and guards in the envoy's post. However, the Guest Officer "coincidentally" met Ying Shu in front of the door.

Yingshu was just politely responding and passed by Ke Cao Ling.

The guest commander made up his mind: Forget it, the combined age of these three envoys is only in their early fifties. He can take on three of them alone and approach them shamelessly. These three shameless young men cannot chase them away. If the real Zhigui is not in Baoguang Palace, then she can only be in the guest inn. Even so, he cannot openly inspect the guest inn and make a mess. But maybe he can use the two soft persimmons, Northern Yan and Northern Liao, to pin the crime of robbing Zhigui on them. In short, he cannot do nothing.

"I have also heard about what happened in the palace. If the Left Deputy Envoy has any questions, perhaps I can help to clear them up." The guest commander invited Yingshu directly into the main hall of the envoy's post, and quickly sent someone to invite the two princes.

Ying Shu indeed did not intend to offend Ke Cao Ling. This man was Jiang Tai's confidant and was also related to Queen Wu's family by marriage. He was not a help they could win over, and there was no need to offend him severely. In the court of Northern Han, Jiang Tai did not have the power of life and death over many important officials. According to the information she had received, although Ke Cao Ling had not held military power in recent years, he was a smiling tiger. If such a person really had a grudge against them, he might retaliate against them, which would be very detrimental to their plan of escape.

After the Third Prince and Nanci arrived, Yingshu briefly explained the behavior of Xiping thieves. She did not need Ke Caoling to explain the doubts and directly drew the conclusion: "First, the Tongling Tower caught fire, and then the Queen Mother used the excuse of the Saint's Pendant being lost to search the Baoguang Palace, and even sent Xiping thieves to lead the team. If the Queen had not arrived in time and presided over justice, I am afraid that Baoguang Palace would inevitably be searched from top to bottom, and even the Palace Master and I would not escape being searched and humiliated. Of course, the Palace Master and I are unwilling to be humiliated, so the Queen Mother will definitely massacre Baoguang Palace!

The Queen Mother's intention was nothing more than to seize the Zhigui, to prove that the Palace Master was not a Palace Master, and to completely destroy the diplomatic relations between the two countries. I was well prepared and forged dozens of Zhigui. The Queen Mother couldn't have dozens of Saint Maiden Pendants. She knew that her trick would not succeed, and with the Queen's intervention, she finally didn't make a big fuss. "

Ying Shu's words were extremely disrespectful to Queen Mother Yao, and Ke Cao Ling coughed several times. However, he had always had friction with the Yao clan, so there was really no need to stand up for Queen Mother Yao. Besides, the search of the Baoguang Palace was not justified. The theft of the Queen Mother's Palace was caused by the inner court, and the foreign envoys could not run rampant in the inner court. Moreover, what was the use of the envoys from Dongyu stealing the Saint Maiden Order of the Yao clan? Yes, the Yao clan did not have the so-called Saint Maiden Pendant, only the Saint Maiden Order. Now that the Saint Maiden no longer existed, what was the use of the Saint Maiden Order? It was just a piece of scrap copper and rotten iron.

The third prince clenched his fists in anger and said, "I didn't expect that the Queen Mother of Northern Han would dare to be so arrogant and rebellious. I will write a letter and send it back to Jiankang. It doesn't matter whether the two countries discuss peace or not."

"The Queen Mother is not in charge of state affairs, and her actions cannot represent the decision of the Northern Han monarch. What I suggest is that we should wait until the annual prayer ceremony is over and then protest directly to the Northern Han monarch." Ying Shu said.

Nanci asked, "Zhigui didn't fall into the hands of the Queen Mother, did she?"

Ke Cao Ling's ears stood up straight.

The third prince did not know Yingshu's specific plan, and he also said: "Although the empress dowager did not succeed this time, she may have other conspiracies. Baoguang Palace is no longer safe, so it would be more appropriate for the Palace Master and the Left Deputy Envoy to move out of Weiyang Palace." After saying this, the third prince's eyes were fixed on the Ke Cao Ling.

Ke Caoling pretended not to hear.

"I have already properly preserved the Zhigui. Even if Baoguang Palace is burned to ashes, the Queen Mother will never get the real Zhigui." Yingshu came to the rescue of Ke Cao Ling, "Initially, the King of Northern Han personally ordered the Baoguang Palace to be used as a palace inn. Now, without the King's permission, the ministers below dare not act on their own. It is not a problem for us to still live in Baoguang Palace for the time being, but we can no longer be without precautions.

Your Highness, Third Prince, I think the proposal for peace talks was originally the advice of the Great Minister of State. The Great Minister of State will not stand by and watch the Queen Mother act recklessly and destroy this national policy that is beneficial to both countries. Your Highness's safety is of primary importance. It is safer for him to stay in the Weiyang Palace now. I am the Left Deputy Envoy. After all, I have never directly handled government affairs before. Therefore, the matter of discussing with the Great Minister of State has to be entrusted to Your Highness, Third Prince.

Now rumors are spreading in Shangjing City, which not only damages the credibility of our Great Yu, but also the rumors about the disaster from heaven, which is even more detrimental to the stability of Northern Han. The Great Minister is now in charge of the supervision of the government during the New Year's prayer ceremony, and he should come up with a countermeasure. He can no longer indulge those with ulterior motives to slander that our country has no sincerity in establishing diplomatic relations. "

The Third Prince pounded his fist on the table and thought: Is this what the Left Deputy Envoy asked me to cooperate with? This doesn't require tacit understanding, right?

Nanci glanced at Ke Cao Ling.

Ke Cao Ling subconsciously straightened his spine and said, "I've listened to you for so long. Even if you look at me a few dozen more times, I won't leave like this."

Nanci seemed a little helpless: "Third brother actually thought about discussing with the Grand Minister a long time ago to put pressure on the Northern Han court regarding the rumors, but... Third brother thinks that this alone is not enough. As envoys, we should also clarify the rumors ourselves. We must frankly tell the people of Northern Han that the Palace Master is not a fake, but a true descendant of Emperor Shenzong."

Third Prince:...

He had indeed discussed this with his fifth brother in private, but didn’t his fifth brother say... that this was a futile effort?