Although he didn't know Xiao Dingxuan, Zhao Ding gained some understanding of the prince of the East Palace who had just been enthroned in Beiliang not long ago by collecting various information along the way.
A simple summary is that the snipe and the clam compete for the fisherman's profit.
However, it cannot be simply summed up as a snipe and a clam competing for the fisherman's profit.
Because although Xiao Dingxuan was not well-known in the Beiliang royal family before, he did not have much presence compared to other princes. He spent most of his time serving Xiao Daocheng and handling some trivial matters for Xiao Daocheng. Small things, or things that other princes don't want to do.
Therefore, his status in the court has never been very high.
Even now, many people in the Beiliang Court do not understand why Xiao Daocheng, after ordering the death of the seventh prince and the exile of the ninth and thirteenth princes, quickly established Xiao Dingxuan, the sixth prince who has always had a low reputation, as the prince of Beiliang.
But Zhao Ding understood the brilliance of Xiao Dingxuan.
If you don't fight, fight, don't fight, fight. No matter how many courtiers you win over, is it useful to win over the emperor Xiao Daocheng?
If he remembered correctly, Yongzheng seemed to have played this trick and finally won the battle among the nine sons.
So it can be seen that this seemingly inconspicuous sixth prince is actually the person who has the most profound vision in the battle for the crown prince of Beiliang.
The random flowers are gradually charming the eyes.
Game of Thrones even more so.
The more you indulge in it, the more you don't want to let it go.
This is especially true for an old emperor like Xiao Daocheng who has been in charge of the Northern Liang Dynasty for more than fifty years.
He is reluctant to let go of his power until he dies.
The more fiercely these princes fought, the more threatened Xiao Daocheng was, which led to the inevitable tragic ending for a series of princes such as the Seventh Prince who wanted to ascend to the throne in advance.
But it is also easier for a prince like Xiao Dingxuan, who does not fight or grab, but only obeys Xiao Dao, to stand out among many princes.
It can be said that the more he looked at some of the records about Xiao Dingxuan in the report, the more Zhao Ding could sense the various deep-seated calculations behind the surface gentleness of the seemingly gentle, even insignificant Prince of Beiliang.
In short, it cannot be underestimated.
Xiao Dingxuan brought Liu Xiyuan, the Prime Minister of Northern Liang, all the way.
When he arrived in front of Zhao Ding, he handed over his hand again, and then looked at the general of the Xuanjia Army behind him who was wearing heavy black armor and scolded: "Where are the eyes of the dog? I can't see that this is His Highness King Yan of Daqian." , why don’t you quickly apologize to His Highness Prince Yan!”
The general of the Xuanjia Army, who was wearing black armor, trembled when he heard this. He quickly dismounted his horse and knelt down and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Your Majesty, King Yan, don't blame me."
Looking at this scene, Zhao Ding grinned, but did not answer.
The historian turned to look behind him and shouted, "Have you recorded what just happened?"
"Remember...note..."
The historian stammered in reply.
Zhao Ding continued: "One more thing, Prince Xuan of Liang will come forward to welcome King Yan Ding into the city!"
Zhao Ding said word for word.
However, after listening to Zhao Ding's words, the hand holding the pen of the historian who came with Zhao Ding froze in place.
For a moment, he looked at Zhao Ding not knowing whether to remember or not.
Even the expression on Xiao Dingxuan's face was somewhat frozen in place, with a hint of displeasure on his gentle face.
He originally wanted to use this to embarrass Zhao Ding, kill Zhao Ding's spirit, and at the same time test the temperament of his future brother-in-law, but he did not expect that Zhao Ding was a little unreasonable.
Once this is recorded, how will future generations talk about his father in the history books?
Especially Zhao Ding seemed to have picked him out, but in fact he completely trapped him.
However, Zhao Ding grinned, looked at the historian and continued: "Remember it."
"Yes Yes Yes."
When the historian heard this, he quickly replied, picked up the langhao pen in his hand and was about to continue writing.
But I heard Xiao Dingxuan shout: "Wait a minute!"
Then he pulled out the Prince's Sword from his waist, before anyone could react.
Poof!
It was inserted directly into the body of the general wearing black armor, and then with a sudden thrust, a stream of bright red blood spattered out, spraying directly on Xiao Dingxuan's face, making his elegant face look a little more ferocious at the moment.
However, Xiao Dingxuan seemed not to notice it, and did not even look at the general who fell in response.
Turning his head, he looked coldly at the historian behind him and said: "Remember, in the fifty-fourth year of Jiahua, the emperor sent an envoy to write a letter of state to Qian. King Qian Yan decided to follow the emperor's decree and enter the imperial capital for marriage. However, he was sentenced to conspire with Wang Hua. They rebelled, deliberately sabotaged Liang's diplomatic relations, and blocked King Yan's decision to settle in Luoyang. Prince Xuan resolved the issue and executed General Wang Hua in the city..."
Then, Xiao Dingxuan's words fell.
Immediately behind him, a historian wearing the official uniform of Beiliang ran out. He also took out bamboo slips and a writing brush, and wrote down what Xiao Dingxuan said word for word.
"Ha ha ha ha."
Looking at this scene, Zhao Ding laughed.
The more he looked at Xiao Dingxuan, the more playful he became.
But Xiao Dingxuan also took out a handkerchief and wiped the blood on his face, and looked at Zhao Ding with a smile: "Look, it is thanks to His Highness King Yan that the Crown Prince arrived today. If it were not for His Highness King Yan, I would not have been able to find out. , there are actually still remnants of the chaos in this capital."
"Yeah, I didn't expect that there would actually be rebels."
Zhao Ding also looked at Xiao Dingxuan with a smile.
"Oh, it's all because of my carelessness that Prince Yan laughed."
Xiao Dingxuan said with a smile.
"It's okay, it's okay, it's well hidden after all."
Zhao Ding replied with a smile.
After listening to Zhao Ding's words, Xiao Dingxuan took a step back and said sideways: "In that case, let's invite Prince Yan into the city."
"nature!"
…
He looked at the two people walking in front talking and laughing, and then looked at the general of the Xuanjia Army behind him whose body had already been carried away, leaving only the blood stains on the spot.
Everyone broke into a cold sweat.
In this confrontation, Beiliang should be considered a complete loser.
Although the bad reputation of Beiliang was saved in the end, the price was the death of a general of the Xuanjia Army. This was not a small loss.
Looking at Zhao Ding and Xiao Dingxuan still talking and laughing, everyone felt a chill in their hearts.
This marriage between Qianliang and Liang is probably not simple, and Zhao Ding is not a loser!
Invisibly, it seemed to confirm Qi Buyu's judgment about Zhao Ding at the beginning.
This Prince Yan is hiding deep!
Seeing Xiao Dingxuan leading the way, Zhao Ding followed behind.
A group of Beiliang ministers who followed Xiao Dingxuan entered the city gate one after another, and the Xuanjia soldiers who originally held halberds and asked the Daqian envoy to remove their armor were now as low as eggplants beaten by frost. He stood on both sides of the city gate with his head bowed, waiting for Daqian's envoy to enter the city.
In this confrontation, Beiliang lost!
