Chapter 324

"Oh? How do you say this?" Shao Fang looked at Zong Yuan reading the full text in confusion.

Zong Yuan said seriously: "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 a right minister, he is definitely not a short-sighted mediocre person who only covets the small profits in front of him. "

"Oh..." Shao Fang nodded thoughtfully when he heard this, and said to himself that he was right. What Zong Yuan said was not unreasonable. Could it be that he had made a mistake in his estimation? Thinking of this, he hurriedly asked: "Mr. Zongyuan, in your opinion, what is the reason why Dong Sheng did not express his position?"

"There may be two reasons. One is that Dong Sheng is not optimistic about the candidate for the crown prince. Secondly, 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 and being win over are completely different. , the latter can be more reused," Zong Yuan said logically.

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: "Perhaps His Highness is the one 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 don't Your Highness pay Dong Sheng a visit 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 His Highness."

Shao Fang was stunned and asked: "Brother Tang, why do you want to come with me?"

Tang Yin said with a smile: "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 a frustrated prince with few close ministers. He had a lot of inner thoughts and didn’t know who to talk to. Now it was rare to meet Tang Yin who supported him. Shao Fang opened up the chat box and talked with Tang Yin and Zong Yuan. Have a long talk by candlelight.

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 give him 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 only because of the great power of Ning State. Ning State provided him with a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry, which gave Shao Bo the capital to win over the centrists. Shao Fang had already seen this clearly, but Kun has no capital, and 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 and 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 immediately.

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.

It was not until noon that day that 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: "To be honest, 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. .

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 sorrows 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 great 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 smiled 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 and numerous bodyguards under his command, left the Young Master's Mansion and went straight to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion.

Originally, the Shangguan brothers also wanted to go with them, but Tang Yin felt that this trip was mainly to test Dong Sheng's attitude, and Shao Fang was present, so there was no danger, so he did not take them with him.

Although the scale of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion was far different from that of the Prince's Mansion, it could also be called a mansion, solemn and grand.

Hearing the servants report that the Second Prince was coming to visit, Dong Sheng personally went to the door of the mansion to welcome him. When he saw Shao Fang, he bowed to the ground and said, "I didn't know that Your Highness was coming. I am sorry for not welcoming you from afar. I hope Your Highness will forgive me!" As a court official, no matter how high the official position is, he is still a minister after all, and he still has to follow the etiquette when meeting the prince.

"You are too polite, Right Prime Minister, please stand up!" Shao Fang was very polite to Dong Sheng and extended his hand to help him.

Tang Yin looked at Dong Sheng from the side, muttering in his heart, it turned out that this was the Right Prime Minister of Mo State, one of the two most powerful people in Mo State in Qiu Zhen's words.

Dong Sheng was about fifty years old, tall and strong, with gray hair and a beard under his cheeks, which was neatly combed. At this time, he was not wearing official uniform, but a clean and simple blue casual clothes. The clothes might be a bit old, and many parts had been washed white. From the appearance alone, the old man was almost the same as ordinary people, but if you look closely, Dong Sheng's gestures and movements naturally revealed a sense of majesty, which made people naturally avoid his bright and sharp eyes.

This man is difficult to deal with! This was Tang Yin's first impression of Dong Sheng.

Dong Sheng invited Shao Fang into the mansion, and Tang Yin and Zong Yuan followed his personal armored guards in, while the guards stood outside the door.

Entering the main hall of the prime minister's mansion, Dong Sheng let Shao Fang take the main seat, and he sat next to him, then looked up at Tang Yin and Zong Yuan, who were dressed as servants behind Shao Fang. Although he felt that the two of them were extraordinary, he was embarrassed to ask.

He ordered the servants to prepare tea and snacks to entertain Shao Fang.

After the tea and snacks were served, without Shao Fang's signal, the guard A beside him quickly stepped forward and used a silver needle to check whether the tea and snacks were poisonous. If others did this, it would undoubtedly be very rude, like slapping the host, but Shao Fang was a prince, so this was just routine.

After confirming that the tea and snacks were fine, the guard A bowed to Shao Fang and Dong Sheng and retreated.

Shao Fang looked at the snacks on the table, smiling on his face, but he was extremely upset in his heart. These snacks were very ordinary and could be bought from any small stall on the street. Dong Sheng only used this to entertain him, which was simply too light of him as a prince.

He didn't even touch the snacks on the table, picked up the teacup, and drank a sip casually. The tea tasted bitter at first, but soon, the fragrance emerged, which could refresh people's minds and leave endless aftertaste. Even if the tea flowed into the stomach, the fragrance could be seen from the throat. Shao Fang couldn't help but praise: "Good tea!"

"Haha!" Dong Sheng smiled, picked up the teacup in front of his table, and said: "This tea is only produced in the snow mountain, it is extremely precious and hard to buy. I usually don't want to drink it. Today, Your Highness is here, and I have the opportunity to enjoy it."

Shao Fang was a little confused. Dong Sheng took the worst snacks but used the best tea to treat him. What was his intention?

Seeing Shao Fang's doubts, Dong Sheng sighed secretly and explained with a smile: "I am not picky about food, so there is no delicious and rare food in the mansion. If I have neglected Your Highness, I hope Your Highness will not be offended!"

So that's it. Shao Fang sighed, thinking that he had misunderstood Dong Sheng just now. Thinking of this, he smiled slightly and looked up at the furnishings in the hall again. The hall of the prime minister's residence was just like Dong Sheng's clothes, plain and simple, without any luxurious decorations, but the tables used were all made of precious wood and were carefully carved by skilled craftsmen, which could be called the best of the best.

Shao Fang was more and more confused about Dong Sheng's character, and so was Tang Yin. Among the people present, Zong Yuan was probably the only one who could truly understand Dong Sheng.

Through the food and furnishings in the prime minister's residence, Zong Yuan judged that Dong Sheng should be an extremely honest person. As the prime minister, his salary was certainly not small, but it was impossible to compare with those princes and nobles. It seemed that 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 didn't care about whether he was good-looking or not.

Such a prime minister is of course a good prime minister, but it's a pity that he is a Mo person, the right prime minister of the Mo Kingdom. Zong Yuan lowered his eyelids, his eyeballs turned, and thought silently in his heart.