"Oh? How do you say this?" Shao Fang looked at Zong Yuan doubtfully.
Zong Yuan said solemnly: "Establishing a prince is not a trivial matter, especially for ministers in the DPRK. It is not only related to their future future, but also to their own wealth and life. If Dong Sheng is really as His Highness said, then no matter what the future,
Whoever becomes King Mo will get no benefit from him. I think since Dong Sheng can be the right prime minister, he is definitely not a short-sighted mediocre person who only covets the small profits in front of him."
"Oh..." When Shao Fang heard this, he nodded thoughtfully and said to himself that he was right. What Zong Yuan said was not unreasonable. Could it be that he had made a mistake? Thinking of this, he hurriedly asked: "Mr. Zong Yuan,
In your opinion, what is the reason why Dong Sheng did not express his position?"
"There may be two reasons. First, Dong Sheng is not optimistic about the candidate for the crown prince. Second, he may be waiting for a certain prince to take the initiative to win over him. You must know that taking the initiative to seek refuge is completely different from being win over.
, the latter can be reused more." Zong Yuan said methodically.
Shao Fang carefully considered Zong Yuan's words. After thinking for a long time, he shook his head and said: "The first point seems impossible. Now that so many ministers are optimistic about Shao Bo, will Dong Sheng have other candidates? So who is he?
Who are you waiting for?"
Tang Yin casually added: "Maybe it's you, Your Highness, who is waiting for you."
Shao Fang smiled and said: "Dong Sheng and I have no contact, let alone friendship. Now that I am not in power, how can he support me?"
Tang Yin shrugged and said: "No matter what we say, it is just speculation. Why doesn't Your Highness go and visit Dong Sheng in person? It can not only build some friendship, but also explore Dong Sheng's tone. Anyway, there is no harm in anything."
"Yes!" Shao Fang nodded and said, "Brother Tang is right. I will go to the Prime Minister's Mansion tomorrow!"
Tang Yin continued: "I will go with Your Highness."
Shao Fang was stunned and asked: "Brother Tang, why do you want to come with me?"
Tang Yin smiled and said: "Your Highness wants to test Dong Sheng's tone. I also have the same intention to see if this right minister of your country supports Ning Country or will he support our Feng Country!"
Shao Fang thought for a moment and said, "That's fine! However, I have to advise Brother Tang not to reveal your identity rashly when you see Dong Sheng!"
Tang Yin said: "Your Highness, don't worry, I know what to do."
That night, Tang Yin, Shao Fang, and Zong Yuan basically didn't sleep much. They kept talking about the affairs of Feng, Ning, and Mo. As Shao Fang himself said, he was an unsuccessful prince and had few close ministers.
He didn't know who to talk to about a lot of his inner thoughts. Now it was rare to meet Tang Yin who supported him. Shao Fang opened up his chat box and had a long talk with Tang Yin and Zong Yuan Bingzhu.
There is no interest and impulse between Shao Fang and Tang Yin now. In addition, the two have similar temperaments and have many areas where they need to work together. Therefore, Shao Fang can also regard Tang Yin as his confidant, open his heart and talk about everything.
.What also made Shao Fang very excited was that Tang Yin agreed to provide him with financial support.
To win over ministers, status alone is not enough, you also need money. The reason why Shao Bo was able to win over the support of so many ministers was not just because Ning State was powerful, and Ning State provided him with a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry to make Shao Bo
With the capital to win over the centrists, Shao Fang has long seen this clearly, but he has no capital. Now Tang Yin is willing to provide him with gold and silver, which just makes up for his shortcomings. How could Shao Fang be unhappy?
Not grateful?
It was easier for Tang Yin to win over Shao Fang than he thought. Now they both have their own difficulties, but they can find what they want in each other. It's like dry wood meeting fire, it can be said that they hit it off.
By early morning, the three of them were all a little tired, but they did not go back to their rooms to rest. Instead, they lay on the hard couch in the study and slept with their clothes on.
At noon that day, the three of them woke up from their sleep. Shao Fang stood up, walked to the window, and stretched out his waist. Then he turned back and saw Tang Yinzheng looking at him with a smile. Shao Fang sighed: "I won't hide it.
Brother Tang, I haven’t slept so comfortably for a long time!”
The hardness of the study was naturally incomparable with the soft bed in his bedroom, but this sleep did make Shao Fang feel very comfortable. The key was that the haze in his heart was swept away, and he saw his hope of becoming a prince again.
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Shao Fanggui is a prince, and he is moody. In the eyes of others, he is a difficult person to approach, but Tang Yin's eyes are different from those of normal people. Looking at Shao Fang with a smile on his face, he suddenly feels like
Heartache. As a prince, he seems to be superior, but how many people can understand the difficulties and sadness involved?
Tang Yin stood up and walked to Shao Fang. Without looking at him, he raised his eyes to the garden outside the window and said quietly: "You will definitely become King Mo. No matter how big the resistance is or how powerful the opponent is, I will too."
Help you become King Mo!"
His words moved Shao Fang. The smile on his face froze, he clenched his fists and said word by word as if making a promise: "I will help you become the Wind King first!"
Tang Yin turned his head and looked at Shao Fang, raised the corners of his mouth and smiled.
Shao Fang also laughed and said softly: "Last night, you and I became blood brothers!"
Tang Yin didn't answer. He looked up at the clear blue sky and was in a daze. Who knows whether today's brothers will be tomorrow's enemies. He has experienced and seen too many such things.
After lunch, Shao Fang took Tang Yin, Zong Yuan and a group of personal guards under his command, many guards, out of the Young Master's Mansion and went straight to the Youxiang Mansion.
Originally, the Shangguan brothers also wanted to go, but Tang Yin felt that the purpose of this trip was mainly to check Dong Sheng's reputation, and since Shao Fang was present, there was no danger, so he did not take them with him.
Although the size of Youxiang's Mansion is quite different from that of Young Master's Mansion, it can still be called a mansion, with solemn style and full of pomp and splendor.
After being informed by his servants that the Second Highness was coming to visit, Dong Sheng personally welcomed him outside the palace. When he saw Shao Fang, he bowed to the ground and said, "I didn't know that Your Highness is coming here. I am sorry for the delay in welcoming you from afar. I hope Your Highness will forgive you!"
As a courtier, no matter how big your official position is, you are still a courtier, and you must abide by the etiquette when meeting the prince.
"You are so polite, Prime Minister, please get back on your feet!" Shao Fang was very polite to Dong Sheng and extended his hand to help him.
Tang Yin looked at Dong Sheng from the side and murmured secretly in his heart, it turned out that this was the right prime minister of Mo State, who Qiu Zhen said was one of the two most powerful people in Mo State.
Dong Sheng is in his early fifties, tall and burly, with gray hair and a beard that is neatly combed. He is not wearing official uniform at this time, but is wearing clean and simple blue casual clothes. The clothes may be old and have been washed in many places.
From the appearance alone, there is almost no difference between the old man and ordinary people. But if you look carefully, Dong Sheng naturally exudes a majestic air when he raises his hands and feet, making people naturally avoid his bright and sharp pair of eyes.
gaze.
This man is difficult to deal with! This was Tang Yin’s first impression of Dong Sheng.
Dong Sheng invited Shao Fang to enter the palace, and Tang Yin and Zong Yuan followed him in with his personal guards, who stood guard outside the door.
Entering the main hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Dong Sheng asked Shao Fang to take his seat. He sat next to him. Then he looked up at Tang Yin and Zong Yuan, who were dressed as servants behind Shao Fang. Although he felt that these two people were very popular, he was not embarrassed to ask.
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He ordered people to prepare tea and snacks to entertain Shao Fang.
After the tea and snacks were served, without Shao Fang's signal, Jia Wei quickly stepped forward and used a silver needle to check whether the tea and snacks were poisonous. It would undoubtedly be very rude for others to behave like this.
It was a slap in the face for the master, but Shao Fang was a prince, so this was just a routine matter.
After confirming that there was nothing wrong with the tea and snacks, Jia Wei bowed to Shao Fang and Dong Sheng each and retreated.
Shao Fang looked at the snacks on the table, smiling, but he was extremely depressed in his heart. These snacks were very common and could be bought from any vendor on the street. Dong Sheng only used this to entertain himself. It was simply
It's just that he takes the prince himself too lightly.
He didn't move the snacks on the table, picked up the tea cup, and took a sip casually. The tea tasted bitter in the mouth, but soon, the fragrance came out, which refreshed people's minds and left them with endless aftertaste, even if the tea flowed into the stomach.
The aroma can be felt from the throat, Shao Fang couldn't help but praise: "Good tea!"
"Haha!" Dong Sheng laughed, picked up the tea cup in front of his desk, and said: "This tea is only produced in the snow mountains. It is extremely precious and cannot be bought for a thousand gold. I would be reluctant to drink it on weekdays. Your Highness is here today.
Only then can we have a chance to feast our eyes on it.”
Shao Fang was a little confused now. Dong Sheng treated himself with the best tea while taking the lowest snack. What was the purpose of this?
Seeing Shao Fang's doubts, Dong Sheng sighed secretly and explained with a smile: "I am not picky about what I eat, so there are no delicious and rare foods in the house. I hope your Highness will not be offended if I neglect you!
"
So that's it. Shao Fang sighed, he had misunderstood Dong Sheng just now. Thinking about it, he smiled slightly, raised his eyes and looked at the furnishings in the hall. The hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion was the same as Dong Sheng's clothes, ordinary and clean.
It is light and does not have any luxurious decoration, but the tables used are made of precious wood and carefully crafted by skilled craftsmen. They can be called the best of the best.
The more Shao Fang watched, the less he understood Dong Sheng's character. The same was true for Tang Yin. Among the people present, Zong Yuan was probably the only one who could truly understand Dong Sheng.
Through the food and furnishings of the prime minister's palace, Zong Yuan judged that Dong Sheng should be an extremely honest person. As the prime minister, his salary was certainly quite large, but it was unlikely to be as high as that of the princes and nobles. It seemed that on weekdays,
Dong Sheng was only willing to spend a lot of money on things that he was interested in. He invested very little in things that he didn't care about or didn't care about, and he didn't care about appearance.
Such a prime minister is of course a good prime minister, but it is a pity that he is from Mo and the right prime minister of Mo country. Zong Yuan lowered his eyes, rolled his eyes, and thought silently in his heart.