"Back to Your Highness, the reason why I have heard of Your Highness, King Yan, is because His Highnesses King Jin and King Qin once sent people to inquire about Your Highness, so I secretly noted it down."
Zhang Youcai replied truthfully.
"Prince Qin and Prince Jin, why do they want to ask me?"
Zhao Ding narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard this.
His two half-brothers are different from the idle princes like him and Qi Wang Zhao Zhe who have backers.
Behind these two people stood powerful nobles.
Jin Wang Zhao Heng's mother was a concubine of Da Qian Qian, and his grandfather was another powerful duke in the Da Qian army besides Wei Guo Gong Xu Tiande - Lu Guo Gong Qian Song, although he was the fifth son of his father Zhao Chongyuan, he was Being given the title of prince is much greater than Zhao Ding's reputation in the government and the public.
As for King Zhao Gang of Qin, he was the eldest son of his father Zhao Chongyuan's concubine. His uncle Ye Liancheng was the second assistant in the Daqian cabinet after Lao Ge Lao Yang Fu. He was a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion and a bachelor of Zuo Chunfang. He was a disciple. Therefore, officials are all over the Daqian court. Although they are civil servants, their power is no less than that of Lu Guogong Qian Song.
These two people have always been eyeing the throne.
Even Zhao Dingyuan knew about him in Youzhou.
But now these two people actually noticed him?
"Oh, it's boring."
Zhao Ding was dumbfounded, and then rolled his eyes.
He really doesn't understand, what's the point of being an emperor?
If you work hard, you will die from exhaustion. If you don't work hard, your country may be destroyed. What are you fighting for? Being a rich prince is not a good idea.
While thinking.
Zhao Ding glanced outside the post house.
Sure enough, I saw two people running towards the outside of the inn silently.
"I don't know, little one."
Zhang Youcai looked at Zhao Ding with an aggrieved look.
"Okay, okay, go and prepare some wine and food for the prince. The money will be used as wine money. For the prince, I and my subordinates will prepare some of the best wine and food in Yingtian. As for the remaining It’s up to you to decide.”
Zhao Ding waved his hand.
He really didn't want to get involved in the court affairs.
Whoever wants to fight can fight for it. Zhao Ding is too lazy to get involved anyway.
If the situation gets too urgent, the worst he can do is hire a mercenary to support himself. Anyway, Youzhou's current strength is enough to protect him and Zhao Ding will have enough food and clothing for his whole life.
"yes."
When Zhang Youcai heard what Zhao Ding said, he looked at Lu Tao who had already pushed the silver on the table over.
Suddenly he smiled.
Stupidly, he put the money into his sleeves.
This is enough to be worth his salary for a year.
As for whether it will be discovered by Qiu Cha.
That's not a worry at all.
This was a reward and it didn't come from the treasury, so he wasn't worried at all.
Seeing the excited look on Zhang Youcai's face, Zhao Ding rolled his eyes and couldn't help but remind him: "Zhang Youcai, please be more careful. Don't be betrayed and help others count money."
"My lord, what do you mean?"
Zhang Youcai looked at Zhao Ding with a puzzled expression.
Zhao Ding smiled and said nothing.
As for the few people who just left quietly, he estimated that this inn had already been planted with countless spies.
But when I thought about it, Zhang Youcai was just a minor official after all, and no one would care about him.
Zhao Ding was too lazy to say more.
Seeing that Zhao Ding was silent, Zhang Youcai was confused, but he didn't think much about it, and walked out of the post house with the two government officials.
After seeing Zhang Youcai leaving.
Zhang San suddenly looked at Zhao Ding with a serious expression: "Your Majesty, what should we do next?"
"What can I do? What should I do? Don't you want to eat seafood? Your Majesty, I will take you to the inner city to eat seafood when it gets dark."
Zhao Ding smiled.
Yingtian City is divided into four layers of walls: the palace city, the imperial city, the capital city and the outer city.
The post house is in the outer city, and is inhabited by ordinary people, as well as the family members of small officials and officials like Zhang Youcai who are almost excluded from the Daqian court.
Although there are places like brothels with fireworks and willows, the quality is too poor.
Places where high-quality seafood merchants like Jiaofangsi gather can only be found in the inner city, that is, in the capital.
It was a place reserved for dignitaries to enjoy themselves.
Of course, not everyone can eat seafood, and they have to go through Da Cha Wai.
After all, he is a businessman.
He's not a street vendor, right?
"Really, my lord?"
Upon hearing what Zhao Ding said, Zhang San suddenly became interested, and his eyes looked at Zhao Ding as if they were shining.
"That's natural."
Zhao Ding rolled his eyes.
Leaning on the cushions of the Taishi chair.
He looked at Yingtian from a distance.
Zhao Ding has no interest in fighting for royal power.
As long as you don't offend him, Zhao Ding, that's fine.
It didn't take long.
Zhang Youcai walked in with someone carrying a pile of good food.
Look at the orchid mark on the bamboo cage.
Zhao Ding could tell at a glance.
This is the mark of Yanyunlou, the best restaurant in Yingtian.
A banquet at Yanyun Tower is not cheap.
After looking at Zhang Youcai who was busy in the room, Zhao Ding couldn't help but take another look at this man.
Unexpectedly, this little official was so down-to-earth that he actually went to Yanyun Tower to buy food for him, a prince from out of town.
He is a real person.
He is also a discerning person.
Know what to take and what not to take.
After all, just for the meals for these 100 people, he estimated that he had spent more than 95% of the 200 taels of silver given by Zhao Ding.
From this point of view, it is good to have wealth in this person, and he is a malleable person.
Zhao Ding secretly made a mental note to write down Zhang Youcai's name.
It may not be useful in the future.
After personally placing the meals for Zhao Ding and the guards Zhao Ding brought.
Zhang Youcai took people down.
However, before Zhao Ding moved his chopsticks, he heard someone shouting outside.
"The person inside is His Royal Highness the King of Yan. Huang Wu, the young steward of the Prince of Qin's Mansion, has invited the Prince of Yan to come to the mansion for a gathering on the orders of the King of Qin."
"I am Bian Gu, the steward of the Prince of Jin's Mansion. On the orders of His Highness the Prince of Jin, I invite His Highness Prince Yan to go to the Prince of Jin's Mansion for a small gathering. His Highness the Prince of Jin has already ordered someone to prepare His Highness's favorite meals and is waiting for His Highness."
"Your Majesty, what are you talking about?"
Listening to the shouting outside.
Zhang San put down his chopsticks, glanced outside, and said meaningfully.
"We have to keep eating."
Zhao Ding lowered his head, as if he didn't hear anything, and continued to eat the meal Zhang Youcai brought back to him from Yanyunlou's chef.
He, Zhao Ding, was not interested in the wooing between the King of Qin and the King of Jin.
Naturally, he didn't want to accept the invitation from their subordinates.
Not to mention a butler coming over.
And at the same time.
Outside the courtyard where Zhao Ding lives.
Two middle-aged men dressed as palace stewards.
He put his head together and looked into the yard.
Seeing Zhao Ding not responding in the yard.
The two of them turned to the guards guarding the door and asked flatteringly: "You two, can you allow me to go in and see His Highness King Yan?"
However, the two guards only glanced at them sideways.
He simply dismissed their words as nothing, and still stood quietly outside the yard, blocking their way.
