Han Du and Tang Ding sat down next to each other on Zhu Di's left side.
When the food and drinks were served, Zhu Di filled a cup first and said to Handu: "This king and you hit it off as old friends at first sight, and we feel very cordial. Come and have a drink with us."
'Hahahaha...' Han Du sneered a few times in his heart.
If he hadn't seen the person who looked like a monk just now, Han Du might have felt that Zhu Di's words were somewhat sincere. But now...
Han Du raised his glass as usual and bowed to Zhu Di as if he was flattered. "Your Majesty, your words are serious. However, I came late and almost missed the deadline. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Zhu Di laughed a few times and drank with Han Du in one gulp.
As the banquet progressed, even if Zhu Di talked to Han Du again and again, Han Du could not focus on Zhu Di. Tang Ding, who was on the side, saw that something was wrong with Han Du's situation. He had taken over Zhu Di's words for Han Du over and over again, and finally managed to eliminate Zhu Di's dissatisfaction with Han Du.
And Han Du had no choice. He really wanted to know whether that person was a monk, and whether he was the person he thought he was. The man who seemed to be a monk also walked into the handsome tent to participate in the banquet, but he was seated far back, completely on the edge of the crowd.
If Han Du wanted to focus on him, he needed to avoid the layers of obstruction. But even so, Han Du tried his best to look at this person attentively.
But after all, with Zhu Di's kindness in front of him, Han Du couldn't let Tang Ding completely block all his words. He had to echo Zhu Di from time to time, which made it impossible for Han Du to carefully explore this person.
Han Du didn't see the reason for the reception banquet. I don't know if it was Han Du's illusion, but I always felt that this person was avoiding him intentionally or unintentionally.
After the banquet was over, Han Du and Tang Ding left like Zhu Di.
But this person did not go out with the others. Instead, he slowly walked up to Zhu Di, ripped off his crown and belt, and revealed a bald head.
Sure enough, it was Yao Guangxiao.
Zhu Di's eyes were slightly closed, his face was red, and he was shaking his head in a state of drunkenness, muttering something incomprehensible.
Seeing that Zhu Di ignored him, Yao Guangxiao had no choice but to smile and lean forward slightly, and asked tentatively: "Your Majesty?"
Zhu Di's shaking movements suddenly stopped, and suddenly a pair of tiger eyes opened, shooting out two rays of light, looking at Yao Guangxiao without saying anything.
Yao Guangxiao immediately understood what Zhu Di meant. He wanted to ask what he thought of Han Du. Under the arrangement of King Yan, he met Han Du for the first time, and he naturally wanted to know what he thought of Han Du. This is so that I can get a feel for Han Du's background and provide reference for King Yan's decision-making. Another thing is that this can be regarded as a test for himself by King Yan.
King Yan is a man who does great things, so he naturally hopes that those who follow him will achieve great things. If there is not enough vision and means, Prince Yan's Mansion will not be able to support idle people.
Yao Guangxiao went through this kind of test several times after he took refuge with Zhu Di, and he solved it satisfactorily every time, and this time was no exception. And Yao Guangxiao also believes that this will definitely not be the last time Zhu Di tests himself.
Smiling slightly, Yao Guangxiao just said one sentence, and Zhu Di's expression changed drastically.
"He noticed the poor monk."
"Are you sure?" Zhu Di could no longer look drunk and slumped on the chair as if he had no bones in his body. suddenly straight
He stood up and leaned forward slightly to look down at Yao Guangxiao.
"The poor monk feels this way." No matter how excited Zhu Di was, Yao Guangxiao always looked calm. He clasped his hands and replied: "And the poor monk also noticed that Han Du was constantly being fond of poor people throughout the banquet. Look at the monk here. The poor monk is sitting in the corner. Logically speaking, he shouldn't notice."
Zhu Di was silent for a moment, nodded slowly and said, "That's true. I also felt that Han Du was a little absent-minded during the banquet."
After saying that, Zhu Di paused, raised his eyes and looked at Yao Guangxiao and asked, "How could this happen? This must be his first time seeing you, so why would he stare at you?"
Yao Guangxiao was stunned by Zhu Di's question. In fact, he was confused about why Han Du stared at him frequently. In terms of official position, he pretended to be just a low-ranking official in the palace. There were many people with higher official positions than him who were present just now. As a result, Han Du never looked at any of them. Instead, he kept looking at them again and again. Put it on him one at a time.
This made Yao Guangxiao feel puzzled. It was also his first time meeting Han Du. Could Han Du be able to see what was special about him?
"This is the brilliance of Han Du." Yao Guangxiao shook his head slightly and sighed.
After a while, seeing Zhu Di's puzzled face, he continued: "In the past, the prince said that Han Du was a very smart man, and the poor monk was still a little unconvinced. The poor monk thought that he was not weaker than others. But today, the prince said It really opened the eyes of the poor monk. Han Du was able to identify the poor monk at a glance among the many people. If nothing else, the poor monk admired him just for his eyesight."
Yao Guangxiao only said that he admired him, but he did not say that he would be defeated. That means that he still does not think he is inferior to Han Du, but puts them on an equal footing.
Zhu Di remained silent and said nothing about Yao Guangxiao's words. Instead, he asked, "Then what are you going to do next?"
"Find an opportunity to meet him."
...
Han Du and Tang Ding were walking on the road to Huiying.
Tang Ding saw Han Du looking worried, so he couldn't help but shout: "Brother Han."
Han Du, who was rare, ignored him and continued walking with his eyes unfocused.
"Brother Han?"
Still no response.
"Brother Han!"
In the end, Tang Ding almost yelled in Han Du's ears, and even reached out to hold him.
"What's wrong?" Han Du looked belatedly and looked sideways at Tang Ding, with a strange look on his face.
"What's wrong with you? I called you several times, but you didn't respond." Tang Ding asked in a loud voice.
"Really? You called me? I didn't respond?"
Seeing Tang Ding looking at him intently, Han Du suddenly recalled that he had really wondered whether the man was a monk just now, and he didn't notice Tang Ding talking to him.
Han Du put an apologetic smile on his face and said, "I'm sorry, Brother Tang. I was thinking about something just now, and I was a little obsessed with it."
Tang Ding naturally did not blame Han Du, but asked with concern: "Brother Han, since the banquet started today, I have noticed that you seem to be absent-minded all the time. What happened? What you were thinking about just now is also related to Is this related?"
Han Du thought for a moment, but he didn't know
How should I tell Tang Ding about this? Can I still say that King Yan will rebel in the future? And a monk next to him is the key. Is it this monk who encouraged him?
This is obviously impossible.
Zhu Biao died of falling into the water, and with him here he would definitely not let Zhu Biao make the same mistake again. Since Zhu Biao will be alive, it is still unclear whether Zhu Di has the courage to rebel in front of Zhu Biao, let alone a monk beside Zhu Di?
If I say that Zhu Di has a problem now, if it reaches Lao Zhu's ears, he will definitely think that he has alienated the Tian family's family ties. Even if you don't eat the mutton, you'll get all excited.
If Zhu Di ran to Lao Zhu and complained bitterly to Lao Zhu again, he might even be punished by Lao Zhu.
Han Du sighed slightly and decided to keep these words in his stomach for his own sake. As long as Zhu Di doesn't make any obvious changes, he must not say anything at will.
But now Tang Ding was holding his hands in front of him, waiting for his explanation. If he was not given a satisfactory reason, he might not give up.
After thinking for a moment, Han Du suddenly raised his head and asked, "I was thinking just now that there is an interesting person among the officials of King Yan."
Tang Ding raised his eyebrows, wondering who Han Du was talking about.
"During the banquet, he was sitting diagonally across from us on the left, in a corner near the door." Han Du pointed out the position of Tang Ding carefully.
Since he was sitting in the corner near the door, he could only be an inconspicuous figure. But Tang Ding didn't notice the person sitting on the edge at all at first. Now that Han Du mentioned it, he really couldn't remember such a person, so he could only shake his head slightly to express that he had no impression.
"What? Brother Han, what do you think is different about this person?"
Han Du smiled and said to Tang Ding meaningfully: "I found that this person seems to be a monk."
Monk? Tang Ding frowned immediately.
A monk who sneaks into the official ranks of Prince Yan is indeed a very unusual person.
But Tang Ding suddenly seemed to remember something, and said: "I remember that when the Queen was seriously ill two years ago, the Emperor once issued an order to summon famous monks from all over the world to the princes' palaces to pray for the Queen. By the way, it was you who used your magic to pray for the Queen. The medicine saved the empress. Even if there is a monk in Prince Yan's palace, is it not surprising?"
Huh? Why is this happening? Why didn’t I know about it? Han Du felt a little confused.
Originally, Han Du was planning to see if he could find an opportunity to run to Lao Zhu and accuse the monk of confusing King Yan with his evil words. As for why he went to Lao Zhu to report the monk's treachery, it was because if the monk was really Yao Guangxiao, then Zhu Di must trust him very much. I thought that Zhu Di's complaint against the monk would not only have no effect at all, but would actually make them wary.
Since you want to kill this monk, it's best to kill him with one strike. If Lao Zhu could be persuaded to issue an edict, then Zhu Di would not be able to protect the monk even if he had ten thousand people unwilling to do so.
As for whether Han Du's behavior is a bit underhanded, haha, as long as he can kill this hermaphrodite monk, Han Du will never mind what method he uses. Anyway, this monk is also an old yin man. He has spent his whole life thinking about how to use conspiracies and tricks to harm others. Let him die under the conspiracies and conspiracies. It will not be a loss to him.
But Han Du never expected that this would be the case. As a result, Han Du's plan that he had just prepared was aborted.
"The Sword Comes"
