Chapter 103 Persistence
When Chu Zhiyuan returned to Tingtao Courtyard for a nap, he lay down on the couch and was still thinking about how to deal with Song Tianhai before going to bed.
If Song Tianhai directly challenged him, he wouldn't be angry.
Instead of attacking him directly, he instead dealt with his younger sister Chu Yi and implicated his family. This made him especially hateful and decided to deal with Song Tianhai severely.
But as Song Tianhai was a small prince and a guerrilla general in the army, it took a lot of thought and thought on how to deal with it.
The imperial court has its own laws, and the prince cannot completely break away from the laws. He can do whatever he wants and beat whoever he wants.
You must act according to the law and adhere to the principles.
If he directly broke into the Duke of Kang's mansion and pulled out Song Tianhai and beat him up, no one would stop him or even retaliate against him, but he would be severely punished by the emperor.
The opportunity to obtain meritorious service for several years is canceled, which delays the practice. One step is slow and one step is slow, and ultimately the opportunity to enter the Grand Master is delayed.
It's really not worth suffering such a loss for Song Tianhai.
That night, when he went to Chu Mingxuan's 18th Prince's Mansion for a banquet, he raised this question while he was still drinking.
"Take care of Song Tianhai?" Chu Mingxuan pouted: "This kid really needs to be dealt with. The third child has long wanted to deal with him!"
Chu Zhiyuan looked at Chu Zhiyao.
Chu Zhiyao frowned and said, "Why did this guy offend you, fourth brother?"
Chu Zhiyuan told what happened.
"This is that guy's method, despicable, shameless, and vicious!" Chu Zhiyao snorted coldly: "Like a toad, it doesn't bite but responds to others!"
"Third brother, have you been suffering from him in the past few years?" Chu Zhiyuan asked.
Chu Zhiyao said: "It's not like I'm always at a disadvantage. I can defeat him openly and defeat him with merit!"
Chu Zhiyuan looked at him with a smile.
Chu Mingxuan chuckled and said: "What else can I do besides suffering a loss? Who makes him the uncle? We are a family."
"Fourth brother, I support you in dealing with him, as long as you don't kill him!" Chu Zhiyao snorted: "I can't wait to see him suffer!"
Chu Zhiyuan asked: "Does he have any weaknesses?"
"Weaknesses..." Chu Zhiyao thought for a moment: "It seems there are no weaknesses."
"Is there anyone you care about?" Chu Zhiyuan asked, "Is there someone you love, or a woman you like?"
Repay the other person with his own way.
There is no way to deal with Song Tianhai's sisters. After all, they are Chu Zhiyao's concubine, or the sisters of the concubine, so let's make a fuss about it from other women.
Chu Zhiyao said: "He practices martial arts all day long and is not interested in women. He rarely goes out to drink wine... As for marriage, he has not been engaged yet."
She is also obsessed with Xiao Ruoling, the most beautiful woman in Yujing.
But now that Xiao Ruoling has become the fourth younger brother and sister, it is no longer appropriate to talk, so she just avoids talking.
Chu Zhiyuan was thoughtful: "Martial arts..."
Chu Zhiyao said hurriedly: "Fourth brother, how do you want to deal with him?"
There was excitement in his eyes.
He hated this uncle so much, but he couldn't do anything about it, which made him extremely frustrated.
"Let's see, it's better to dissolve enemies than to make enemies. After all, I'm Third Brother, your eldest brother-in-law, or your young father-in-law. We can't have a deadly feud." Chu Zhiyuan said thoughtfully: "Why don't you treat him to a drink, which can resolve this issue. ”
These words surprised Chu Mingxuan and the others, and they looked at each other in confusion.
"Fourth, are you kidding me?" Chu Mingxuan said hurriedly.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said: "Uncle Eighteen, what I said is the truth, not irony."
"Fourth brother, are you really kidding?" Chu Zhiting was puzzled.
Chu Zhichuan also looked at him in confusion.
"Fourth brother, do you really want to invite him to dinner?" Chu Mingxuan was puzzled: "That guy is extremely arrogant. Even if you invite him to dinner, you may not appreciate it."
"It's not just him, plus us together." Chu Zhiyuan said with a smile: "Don't stay in the palace, go to my new house."
"That new house next to Mingyue Tower?" Chu Mingxuan asked.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said: "Everyone must be very curious, so we just have a banquet there and invite the young master and several of his friends to come together. It is best to invite other young masters as well."
"This is good." Chu Mingxuan said with a smile: "It's a pity that not many of the eight young masters are in Beijing, they are all in the army."
"There are a few, I just don't know if they will sell me some face." Chu Zhiyuan said with a smile.
"Absolutely no problem." Chu Mingxuan said enthusiastically: "Everyone wants to get close to you, but there is no chance."
The fourth child defeated Cheng Tianfeng at the palace banquet and won the hearts of all the royal family, so he was not afraid of not being able to invite guests.
Not to mention inviting eight young princes, eight princes will come to the banquet as long as they are in the capital.
"How about I send the post tomorrow and have a banquet the day after tomorrow?"
For this kind of formal banquet, it is not advisable to send invitations on the same day, but at least one day apart.
"Very good!" Chu Mingxuan stroked his hands. He loves liveliness the most. When he heard about this kind of liveliness, he wanted to have a banquet now.
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Chu Zhiyuan was sitting in a room of the Supervision Department.
The room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
The chirping of birds outside the house reached my ears.
Ma Tianhe stood aside without saying a word, just staring at the file in Chu Zhiyuan's hand. After he finished reading one volume, he put it in the box.
Chu Zhiyuan's eyes had stopped on a scroll for a long time, motionless.
Ma Tianhe didn't dare to urge him, nor did he say anything.
Chu Zhiyuan's silence at this time made him feel great pressure, as if a storm was about to come, and he did not dare to move.
Chu Zhiyuan frowned and stared at the file in front of him.
The above is the negotiation situation between officials of Dajing and Dazhen dynasties. The conversations between them clearly record who said which words.
I have to admire the power of the Supervision Department, its broad eyes and ears, and its abundant talents.
To be able to remember these words clearly requires not only someone at the scene, but also an amazing memory.
Among the people he met, only two had such a photographic memory, one was Zou Fang and the other was Huang Shirong.
After all, there are few such people.
There are such geniuses in the Inspectorate.
What surprised him was not the talent of the Supervision Department, but the content of the negotiations above.
There are numerous places where the two sides have reached a stalemate.
One is the number of troops on the border, the number each retains. Dazhen tends to retain more troops, while Dajing tends to retain fewer troops.
The other is the candidate for marriage.
Dajing wanted to choose the twenty-third prince, but Dazhen firmly disagreed and demanded that it must be Chu Zhiyuan.
Although Dajing's officials have stated that Prince Qing's eldest son is already engaged to be the daughter of Duke Anguo, the marriage cannot be broken off.
But Dazhen proposed that Chu Zhiyuan could marry two concubines, the east concubine and the west concubine, regardless of the size.
Dajing officials were flatly opposed.
It is only the emperor's standard to have two concubines standing side by side. As the crown prince, the Queen of the East Palace and the Queen of the West Palace can only have one principal concubine, and two concubines are not allowed to stand side by side.
Dazhen officials advocated making Xiao Ruoling the side concubine and Princess Dazhen the principal concubine. After all, Dazhen was a princess, while Xiao Ruoling was just a young lady from the Duke's palace.
Dajing officials insisted that the twenty-third prince marry Princess Dazhen. The prince and the princess were the most compatible, but the prince and the princess were always a bit too far apart to express the sincerity of the alliance.
Dazhen officials insisted that Chu Zhiyuan make Princess Dazhen the royal concubine.
The two sides were in a stalemate for a while.
After four rounds of discussions, we couldn't convince each other.
Chu Zhiyuan's expression became more and more serious.
He vaguely felt that the tone of officials on Dajing's side was softening. According to this trend, he might not be able to hold on to Dazhen's officials.
This situation is not good.
He slowly put down the file, and Ma Tianhe hurriedly stepped forward to take it, put it into the box, and whispered: "Your Majesty...?"
Chu Zhiyuan sighed: "The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop."
Ma Tianhe said: "Your Majesty, are you troubled? Although the villain is stupid, he may be able to achieve something stupid!"
Chu Zhiyuan looked at him and said with a smile: "Master Ma is interested,... By the way, the twelfth prince in Dalie's mission is a bit weird."
"The Twelfth Prince of Great Lie?" Ma Tianhe was startled.
Chu Zhiyuan said: "I went to the Sifang Pavilion the day before yesterday and met face to face. There is something wrong with these twelve princes."
"What's wrong?" Ma Tianhe perked up.
Chu Zhiyuan frowned and said: "It doesn't look like a prince...it's just a feeling. It's hard to explain clearly. I just feel it intuitively. I'm afraid it's weird."
People of the royal family, such as the prince and the crown prince, have an aura that ordinary people don't have. This aura is very light and thin, and it is difficult to explain clearly.
The super sense can sense this breath.
Prince Dajing, Prince Dazhen, and even the Dajian delegation all had this kind of aura, but Prince Dali did not.
At that time, the expressions of Prince Darie and the guards were different. They were obviously guilty, as if they were afraid of discovering something.
The two together made him suspicious.
This is a tribute to the Supervision Department, which is a kind of reciprocation.
(End of chapter)