Huangxiu

Chapter 103 Persistence
When Chu Zhiyuan returned to Tingtao Court for a nap, he lay down on the couch and was still thinking about how to deal with Song Tianhai before going to sleep.

If Song Tianhai came directly to challenge him, he would not be angry.

Instead of attacking him directly, he dealt with his younger sister Chu Yi and involved his family. This made him particularly hateful and he decided to severely punish Song Tianhai.

But Song Tianhai was a duke of a small country and also a guerrilla general in the army, so it took some thought and consideration to figure out how to deal with him.

The imperial court has its own laws, and the prince cannot completely escape the laws and do whatever he wants or beat whoever he wants.

We must act according to the law and grasp the truth.

If he just broke into the Duke Kangguo's mansion, dragged Song Tianhai out and beat him up, no one would stop him or even retaliate against him, but he would be severely punished by the emperor. At worst, he would be forced to reflect on his mistakes in seclusion, and at worst, he would be fined.

Canceling the opportunity to gain merit for several years will delay one's practice. One step slow may lead to all steps being slow, ultimately delaying the chance to become a grandmaster.

It's really not worth it to suffer such a loss for Song Tianhai.

That evening, when he went to the Eighteenth Prince Chu Mingxuan's mansion for a banquet, he raised this question when he was drunk.

"Deal with Song Tianhai?" Chu Mingxuan curled his lips: "This kid really deserves to be dealt with. The third brother has wanted to deal with him for a long time!"

Chu Zhiyuan looked at Chu Zhiyao.

Chu Zhiyao frowned and asked, "How did this guy offend you, my fourth brother?"

Chu Zhiyuan recounted what had happened.

"This is what that guy does, despicable, shameless, and vicious!" Chu Zhiyao snorted coldly, "Like a toad, it doesn't bite but makes people feel uncomfortable!"

"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 fairly and surpass him with merit!"

Chu Zhiyuan looked at him with a smile.

Chu Mingxuan chuckled and said, "What else can I do except suffer the loss? After all, he is my brother-in-law. We are family."

"Fourth brother, I support you in dealing with him, just don't kill him!" Chu Zhiyao snorted, "I'd love 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, "Do you have a crush on someone, 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 princess, or the princess's sister. So he can make trouble for other women.

Chu Zhiyao said: "He practices martial arts all day long and is not interested in women. He rarely goes out to drink and have fun... As for marriage, he has not yet been engaged."

He is also obsessed with Xiao Ruoling, the most beautiful woman in Yujing.

But now that Xiao Ruoling has become the fourth brother's sister-in-law, it is not appropriate to say anything about it, so she just avoids talking about it.

Chu Zhiyuan thought for a moment: "Martial arts..."

Chu Zhiyao hurriedly asked, "Fourth brother, how do you want to deal with him?"

There was excitement in his eyes.

He hated his brother-in-law so much, but he couldn't do anything about it, which made him feel extremely frustrated.

"Well, it's better to resolve a feud than to create one. After all, he is your brother-in-law, and he is also the young master. We can't make him a mortal enemy." Chu Zhiyuan pondered and said, "Why not treat him to a drink and resolve this issue?"

These words surprised Chu Mingxuan and the others, and they looked at each other in surprise.

"Fourth Brother, you are not kidding, right?" Chu Mingxuan asked hurriedly.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Uncle Eighteen, I am telling the truth, not sarcasm."

"Fourth brother, are you really kidding?" Chu Zhiting was puzzled.

Chu Zhichuan also looked at him in confusion.

"Old Four, do you really want to treat him to a meal?" Chu Mingxuan was puzzled: "That guy is extremely arrogant. Even if you treat him to a meal, he may not appreciate it."

"It's not just him, we are here too." Chu Zhiyuan said with a smile, "Let's not stay in the palace, let's go to my new house."

"The new house next to Mingyue Tower?" Chu Mingxuan asked.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Everyone must be very curious, so why not just hold a banquet over there and invite the young master and his friends to come along, and it would be best if we could invite other young masters as well."

"That's good." Chu Mingxuan said with a smile, "It's a pity that there are only a few of the eight young masters in Beijing. They are all in the army."

“It doesn’t matter how many there are, I just don’t know if you will give me some face.” Chu Zhiyuan said with a smile.

"Absolutely no problem." Chu Mingxuan was very excited: "Everyone wants to get close to you, but there is no chance."

The fourth brother defeated Cheng Tianfeng at the palace night banquet, which won him the hearts of all the royal family members, so he was not afraid of not being able to invite guests.

Not to mention inviting eight young princes, even if it’s to invite eight dukes, as long as they are in the capital, they will come to the banquet.

"How about sending the invitation tomorrow and holding the banquet the day after tomorrow?"

For this kind of formal banquet, it is not appropriate to send the invitation on the same day, but at least one day later.

"Very good!" Chu Mingxuan clapped his hands. He loved excitement the most, and when he heard about this kind of excitement, he wanted to start the banquet right away.

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Chu Zhiyuan was sitting in a room in the Supervisory Department.

The house was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

The chirping of birds outside the house is pleasant to the ears.

Ma Tianhe stood solemnly aside, saying nothing, just staring at the files in Chu Zhiyuan's hand. After he finished reading a volume, he put it into the box.

Chu Zhiyuan's gaze had been fixed on a scroll for a long time, motionless.

Ma Tianhe didn't dare to urge him and didn't say anything.

Chu Zhiyuan's silence at this moment made him feel tremendous pressure, as if a storm was about to come, and he dared not move.

Chu Zhiyuan frowned and stared at the file in front of him.

The above is a record of the negotiations and conversations between officials from the Dajing and Dazhen dynasties, with every word said clearly recorded.

I have to admire the power of the Supervisory Office, its wide range of influence and its wealth of talented people.

To be able to remember all these words clearly requires not only the presence of someone on the scene, but also an amazing memory.

Among all the people he had met, only two had this kind of memory that allowed them to remember everything they saw and heard. One was Zou Fang and the other was Huang Shirong.

After all, there are few people like this.

There is such a genius in the Supervisory Department.

What surprised him was not the talented people in the Supervisory Department, but the content of the negotiations.

There were several stalemates between the two sides.

One is the number of troops on the border and the number that each party retains. Dazhen tends to retain more troops, while Dajing tends to retain fewer troops.

The other is the candidate for marriage.

Dajing chose the twenty-third prince, but Dazhen firmly disagreed and insisted that it must be Chu Zhiyuan.

Even though the officials of Dajing had already stated that the son of Prince Qing was already engaged to the daughter of the Duke of Anguo, this marriage could not be severed.

But Dazhen suggested that there should be two concubines at the same time, and Chu Zhiyuan could marry two prince consorts, the East Concubine and the West Concubine, regardless of age.

Dajing officials flatly opposed it.

Having two concubines at the same time is a rule only for emperors. As the crown prince, he can only have one main wife, the Empress of the East Palace and the Empress of the West Palace. Two concubines are not allowed to exist at the same time.

The officials of Dazhen advocated that Xiao Ruoling be made a concubine and the Princess of Dazhen be made the principal wife. After all, the one of Dazhen was a princess, while Xiao Ruoling was just a daughter of the Duke's Mansion.

The officials of Dajing insisted that the 23rd prince should marry Princess Dazhen. The prince and the princess were the most compatible match, while the crown prince and the princess were not enough and could not express the sincerity of the alliance.

The Dazhen officials insisted that Chu Zhiyuan make Princess Dazhen the Crown Prince's consort.

The two sides were in a stalemate for a while.

We have discussed it four times and still cannot convince each other.

Chu Zhiyuan's expression became more and more gloomy.

He vaguely felt that the tone of the officials from Dajing was softening. According to this trend, he might not be able to hold out as well as the officials from Dazhen.

This is not a good situation.

He slowly put down the file, and Ma Tianhe hurriedly stepped forward to take it, put it in the box, and whispered, "Young Master...?"

Chu Zhiyuan sighed: "The tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop."

Ma Tianhe said: "My Lord, are you worried? Although I am stupid, I may have some merits!"

Chu Zhiyuan looked at him and said with a smile, "Master Ma is thoughtful... By the way, the twelfth prince of the Dalie envoy group is a little weird."

"The twelfth prince of Dalie?" Ma Tianhe was stunned.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "I ran into him when I went to Sifang Pavilion the day before yesterday. Something was wrong with the twelfth prince."

"What's wrong?" Ma Tianhe perked up.

Chu Zhiyuan frowned and said, "He doesn't look like a prince... It's just a feeling. It's hard to explain clearly. It's just a hunch. I'm afraid there's something strange about it."

The princes and the crown princes, the royal family members, have a kind of aura that ordinary people don’t have. This aura is very faint and thin, and it is difficult to describe clearly.

But my super senses can sense this breath.

This kind of aura exists in the crown prince of Dajing, the crown prince of Dazhen, and even the envoys of Dajian, except for the crown prince of Dalie.

At that time, Prince Dalie and his guards had different expressions. It was obvious that they were guilty, as if they were afraid that they would discover something.

Putting the two together, he couldn't help but become suspicious.

This is a tribute to the Supervisory Office, a way of repaying a favor.

(End of this chapter)