"Your Majesty, the Seventh Prince has taken away the Tatar envoy."
At the Hou Mansion, Pei Huan learned about the situation in Tianlao, and the corner of his mouth slightly raised: "Is it in the name of the emperor?"
"Exactly."
Pei Huan smiled and shook his head: "I thought the Seventh Prince could be stable, but he got out of control in a few days. He sent a message to the princess's house and told the silver masked man that the Tatar envoy... had committed treason."
"yes."
The secret guard quickly disappeared, and the room fell into silence.
After a moment, there was a knock on the door. Pei Huan raised his head and glanced: "Come in."
"Squeak——"
The closed door was pushed open, and Song Shuwan slowly walked into the room: "There are some things I want to talk to the prince."
Pei Huan said "hmm", pointed to the chair opposite and said, "Sit down."
After saying this, he picked up the teapot on one side.
Amidst the sound of water splashing, Song Shuwan asked: "You deliberately let Fei Yuan hear the whereabouts of Princess Yunmo, right?"
The tone that seemed like a question was filled with determination.
Pei Huan pushed the tea cup to the middle of the table and said calmly: "You shouldn't let Fei Yuan come over and eavesdrop."
Song Shuwan picked up the tea cup: "I don't want Fei Yuan to come over and eavesdrop, but the prince has hidden so many things from me, I have to have a bottom line, right?"
Pei Huan nodded: "That's right, so I'm going to let you leave Beijing."
Song Shuwan paused, and the expression on her face changed a bit: "I said before, I won't..."
"The seventh prince has brought the Tatar envoy out of the prison."
This short sentence made Song Shuwan frown. After a brief silence, she said: "Is it the emperor's will?"
"Do you think the emperor will release the Tatar envoys so quickly?"
Song Shuwan remained silent and finally imprisoned the Tatar envoys in the sky prison. Naturally, the emperor would not let them come out easily, but...
"Why does the Seventh Prince dare to let them leave the Heavenly Prison? And, where are the envoys from Beidi? Why didn't the Crown Prince mention it? It can't be possible. The Seventh Prince only took the Tatar envoys away from the Heavenly Prison, right?"
"The envoy from Beidi was released by me."
When their eyes met, Song Shuwan opened her mouth. After thinking about it several times, she realized that she didn't know what to say.
Time passed and the room fell into silence again.
After a long time, Pei Huan picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea slowly: "What, I don't know what to say?"
Song Shuwan shook her head gently: "Instead of saying I don't know what to say, it's better to tell me what I'm thinking."
Pei Huan followed her words: "Oh? What are you thinking about?"
"I was wondering what arrangements the prince had made. After inciting the Tatar and Beidi envoys, he did such a thing." As she spoke, some thoughts flashed across Song Shuwan's face.
Pei Huan looked at her, a flash of admiration flashing in his eyes. His arrangement was seen again. Although it was only a glimpse, it revealed the original plan.
"The envoys from Tatar and Beidi were indeed instigated by me. As for the subsequent arrangements, it depends on what happens to the seventh and fourth princes."
Song Shuwan raised her eyebrows: "The prince wants these two sides to fight?"
"Wrong, let the fourth prince suppress the seventh prince. Only in this way can the situation be in my hands."
After Pei Huan finished speaking, surprise flashed across Song Shuwan's face: "Is this how the Crown Prince informed me of the follow-up arrangements?"
"What if I don't tell you and you send flying kites to eavesdrop? I don't want my plan to go wrong at a critical point."
Song Shuwan: "..."
She admitted that it was wrong to send Fei Yuan to eavesdrop, but there were many of Pei Huan's secret guards hiding around her. Under such circumstances, how could eavesdropping or not affect the situation?
She thought so, but Song Shuwan was speechless. After sitting for a moment, she left Pei Huan's room.
Before leaving, she told Pei Huan: "I have to perform acupuncture on the prince twice tomorrow. Please spare time for the prince."
Pei Huan didn't respond, he just held the teacup and sipped the tea slowly.
That night, the news that the Tatar envoy was brought back to the inn by the seventh prince reached the palace. The emperor rubbed his fingertips, turned to look at the bright moon outside the window, and sighed quietly.
He thought he was fair enough to the prince, so how come one or two of them still refused to give up and all wanted to stare at the position under his dragon robe? That's just the way it was, so don't blame him for being rude.
The next day, a piece of news suddenly spread in the capital. The seventh prince colluded with the Tatars to deliberately hide Princess Yunmo of Beidi and put the blame on Prince Pei, causing Prince Pei to be seriously injured.
Just when the people were doubtful, an imperial decree was passed down from the palace, confirming the news.
"The Seventh Prince's crime of colluding with foreigners is unforgivable. He is now reduced to a commoner and sent to the frontier."
Suddenly, the entire capital was in an uproar.
"This, this, this, why did something like this happen for no reason?"
"Who knows, but the imperial edict has been issued, so it must be true."
"The noble prince was sent to the border area. The emperor was also forbearing, but the foreign people he colluded with were Tatars, right? The Tatar and Beidi armies on the border were pressing on the border of the Zhou Dynasty. The emperor had dealt with the seventh prince. What should we do with the Tatar envoys?
"
Outside the court, the people were talking a lot; in the imperial study, dozens of ministers were also discussing how to handle the matter.
"It stands to reason that the Tatars are currently in the Great Zhou Dynasty. If they collude with the prince of our dynasty, they must be dealt with according to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It's just that it's not easy to do anything on the other side of the border."
"If we can make the army of Beidi on the border retreat, then there will be no problem in dealing with the Tatar envoys."
"That's easy to say. Then Beidi has mobilized many large armies to suppress the border. How can they just retreat?"
The ministers started to quarrel as they talked, and for a while, the entire imperial study room fell into noise.
After reviewing the case, the emperor pinched his eyebrows and said, "Okay."
The majestic voice fell, and the imperial study became silent for a moment.
The emperor continued to speak: "I know what you are worried about, but it is a fact that the two countries' armies are pressing down on the border. If you want to deal with the Tatar envoys, someone will have to suppress the border. Do you think who is suitable for me at the moment?
To the border?”
After a brief silence, the Minister of War walked out: "Your Majesty, Prince Yong has been at the border for a long time, and Lin Yu's army is on the side, so there is no need to send anyone over, right?"
After his words fell, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue followed up and spoke: "What if Prince Yong went to the border? I led Lin Yujun for a long time, but I didn't see him making any achievements. In my opinion, it is better to let Prince Pei go. Although Prince Pei is not good at
Okay, but those eyes can already see things. As long as they are commanded properly, they can still suppress the Tatars and Beidi in the rear."
The Minister of War snorted coldly: "It's ridiculous. If you don't do well, you can only stay in the rear. The battlefield situation is ever-changing. Once the news cannot be conveyed in time, shouldn't the soldiers participating in the battle be allowed to die?"
As the two of them talked, the imperial study room divided into two groups to argue.
Just when no one could convince the other, an announcement suddenly came from outside the door: "King Yun, Prince Pei wants to see you——"
The emperor looked solemn: "Xuan."
Under the gaze of all the ministers, Pei Huan and King Yun entered the imperial study.
