Jinyi champion

Chapter 93 Double

The palace had previously banned a few children from playing cuju, nominally not to delay their studies, but Zhu Hao knew that the palace was protecting Zhu Si's safety.

Suddenly lifting the ban and allowing Zhu San and Zhu Si to come to the West Courtyard, it seems that this matter is not that simple.

As Zhu Hao expected.

Just after dinner that evening, Yuan Zonggao brought Lu Song to see Zhu Hao. At this time, only Zhu Hao and Jing Hong were left in the room.

Yuan Zonggao called Zhu Hao to the yard alone, "Zhu Hao, tomorrow the palace will host a banquet in the city for one person, and then you and Zhang Fengzheng will go together."

Zhu Hao understood what he heard.

The person who was going to meet was probably Zhang Zhong, the eunuch of the Imperial Horse Supervisor.

The palace asked him to meet a great eunuch in the palace...

It's very interesting, why not let him go as the son of Prince Xing?

"Mr. Yuan, I don't know who I'm going to see?" Zhu Hao was uncharacteristically, and took the initiative to ask. As the internal correspondent of the Zhu family in the palace, he shouldn't ask such a sensitive question.

Yuan Zonggao didn't hide it, and replied directly: "I went to see a distinguished guest from the capital, who is the deacon of the palace. You will not go as yourself tomorrow, but to replace the son... After seeing that person, if you have something Ask, you are answering as the prince, with your intelligence, you should be able to handle such situations with ease, right?"

Zhu Hao thought to himself, most likely it was a Hongmen Banquet.

It's just not clear whether it was Zhang Zhong who proposed to meet Prince Xing's son, or the palace's initiative to promote the son to meet the world, there is a big difference.

Zhu San was not allowed to go, and he was not allowed to pretend to be Jinghong, but let him... Isn't he afraid that he will tell the Zhu family about the matter, and then be reported by the Zhu family?

King Xing's Mansion obviously had a comprehensive plan, and Zhu Hao felt that he was being used.

"Lu Dianzhan, later on, you will bring over the clothes Zhu Hao will wear, and teach you the etiquette." Yuan Zonggao first gave Lu Song a few words, and then looked at Zhu Hao, "If you are not strong enough tomorrow , can't cope with the scene, just keep silent and don't answer, understand?"

Zhu Hao said: "Understood."

Only then did Yuan Zonggao nodded in satisfaction, "Okay, Lu Dianzhan will go with the old man, and I will explain some details, and he will guide you later."

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Yuan Zonggao and Lu Song left.

Zhu Hao began to think about the pros and cons of this matter.

Jinghong walked out of the room, checked that there was no one else, and then asked, "What is Mr. Yuan looking for?"

Zhu Hao was still in a daze and did not answer.

After a long time, when it was completely dark, Lu Song arrived with the clothes Zhu Hao was going to wear tomorrow.He called Zhu Hao to the courtyard, nominally to guide the etiquette for the palace, but actually to explain the situation to Zhu Hao.

"...It was Eunuch Zhang who proposed to meet the prince, and the palace could not refuse... Maybe you will be invited to a banquet alone at that time." Lu Song said.

Zhu Hao frowned: "It means that the palace was worried that Eunuch Zhang would have unruly plans, so he asked me to go instead of the prince? Can't the princess go?"

Lu Song shook his head: "The princess is always a golden branch and a jade leaf, and he is registered in the royal family book. Eunuch Zhang is very observant of people, so he will definitely not be able to hide it."

Can't hide it?
Zhu Haoxin said that it was clearly that King Xing felt that Zhu San was also his own child, and that he couldn't take risks with his own flesh and blood.

"I know what you want to ask. Are you asking Jinghong? He's not as quick-witted as you, and if he can't react, he'll reveal himself... Obviously you are more suitable for such a situation."

At the end, Lu Song added.

Zhu Hao was pondering again.

In fact, Jinghong didn't go not because he was not smart enough, but because he was a son of an official, how could he explain to the county magistrate if something happened?
On the contrary, he, Zhu Hao...was originally an undercover agent sent by the Zhu family.

Zhu Haodao: "Lu Dianzhan, Yuan Changshi knows my identity and background, let me go to see Eunuch Zhang, not to mention whether the Zhu family and Lin Baihu behind you are having a banquet at the same table, it's my side... Isn't the palace not afraid? I told my family that the palace asked me to pretend to be the prince?"

Lu Song looked at Zhu Hao with pity on his face: "You are really worrying too much. This is not a formal meeting. There is no official document from the court, and there is no secret decree from His Majesty. The reason why we met is because of his special status. So what if someone tells you? When he arrives in Anlu, it’s not all for Prince Xing’s Mansion, when the time comes... the Palace will send a generous gift, and he will naturally know how to report to the court when he returns to the capital.”

This statement is contradictory.

Since Prince Xing's Mansion thinks they can buy Zhang Zhong, why worry about it being detrimental to the son?
It's not a formal meeting, but you have to bite the bullet to meet. It's obvious that the palace wants the prince to show his face in front of the big figures in the court, so that people in the world know that the prince Xing is not an idiot or a fool, even though he is still a thousand miles away from the position of the crown prince. , but also let those civil servants in the court who have concerns about the position of the crown prince, such as Yang Tinghe and Liang Chu, know that there is such an alternative plan.

I want to show my face, but I don't want to take risks...

Use me as cannon fodder?
"Lu Dianzhan, will you go with us tomorrow?" Zhu Hao asked.

Lu Song said: "I don't know for now."

Zhu Hao asked again: "If Lin Baihu asked, would you tell Lin Baihu truthfully that what Zhang Zhong saw was not the real Prince Xing's son?"

Lu Song didn't answer this question, and said to himself: "All the clothes are here. Your body shape is not much different from the prince's. You need to tidy up your clothes tomorrow morning. Don't worry about going to class, just follow the orders of the palace."

After finishing speaking, Lu Song didn't stop, and went straight away.

Wait for Zhu Hao to return to the house with his clothes.

Jinghong was surprised and said: "This is... such a luxurious dress, the palace rewarded you?"

Zhu Hao said: "Do you think it's a good thing? It's better not to ask the reason. I won't go to class tomorrow. If Mr. Gongsun asks about it...you can say that there is something wrong with my family."

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Early the next morning.

Both Jinghong and Lu Bing have gone to class, Zhu Hao is still sitting by the couch, dressed in the regular clothes of the prince, looking like a bride to be married, but without the uneasiness of a bride. Waiting to see the big man from the capital.

Waiting until the sun was high, Zhang Zuo, the official of the palace, came, followed by Lu Song and two guards.

"Oh, how can I say that the prince is a good-looking talent? Look... This dress is tailor-made for you. Who dares to say that you are not the prince when you go out?"

Zhang Zuo is not as deep as Yuan Zonggao, but the tone of his speech makes people feel that he needs to be beaten.

Perhaps it was because eunuchs were inherently tricky and mean, and today it was another eunuch meeting with eunuchs, Zhang Zuo was so excited that he actually made fun of him.

Zhu Hao said: "Zhang Fengzheng, who are we going to meet today?"

Zhang Zuo pretended to be respectful: "If you come back to the son, the person who is going to meet today is Zhang Zhong, Eunuch Zhang, the imperial horse supervisor. He is a celebrity in the Leopard House. The son may not know where the Leopard House is. It is... the elite of the world. meeting place."

Zhu Hao really wanted to spit on the other person's face.

As for the filthy place of the Leopard Room, where the world's elites gather, why didn't Zhang Zuo feel so hypocritical before?He still blames himself for being too "young". He observed Zhang Zuo's courtesy and courtesy when communicating with Jing Zhongkuan before, and thought he was a man of duty, but who knew he was such a guy.

In the field of power, honest and honest people do not exist!
"My son, it's time to start. If you have any questions, ask them as soon as possible. Don't talk too much when you get to the place. Even if you are asked aggressively, just wait for our family to answer for you."

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Zhang Zuo didn't bring many people with him this time, except for Zhu Hao and Lu Song, there were only a few followers.

And not by carriage, but on foot.

When I arrived at a restaurant, there was not even a door plaque. When I went up to the second floor, it was just facing the direction of the palace. On the other side, I could see the location of the bookstore, surrounded by an open area with a good view.

Zhang Zuo arranged the seats and asked Zhu Hao to sit down and wait, while he and Lu Song stood aside.

After a long time, there was movement downstairs.

Zhu Hao was about to get up, but was pushed back to his seat by Zhang Zuo: "Don't disturb your son, Lu Dianzhang, take care of your son."

Then Zhang Zuo went downstairs to greet him.

After a while, Zhang Zuo's laughter came, and under his guidance, a tall, fair-faced, but fierce-looking middle-aged man came up the stairs.

This person was wearing a loose Taoist robe, followed by a well-dressed guard...

It was Lin Baihu.

Seeing Lin Baihu, Lu Song's face changed first.

Lu Song's eyes flickered, with a hint of avoidance, he didn't dare to look at Lin Baihu, but Lin Baihu looked over with obvious anger.

One is his undercover agent in the palace, and the other is the internal response arranged by the Zhu family in the palace...but no one has notified in advance that the palace will find someone to pretend to be the prince.

"This is Prince Xing's son?"

As soon as Zhang Zhong came, he spoke in a loud voice, unfortunately it was a male duck's voice, hoarse and piercing.

Even though Zhang Zuo is in charge of the palace, and his status can be regarded as respected, but in front of Zhang Zhong, he is just a small person, respectfully said: "Exactly."

Zhu Hao was still sitting there.

Now that he wants to enter the role, pretending to be the only son of King Xing, he doesn't need to greet a eunuch, he just needs to sit there.

Seeing that Zhu Hao was unmoved, Zhang Zhong didn't even look at him, his face became more fierce, but after waiting for a long time, he took the initiative to step forward, bowed his hands and said, "Our family, Mr. Zhang, met King Xing His Royal Highness."

Zhu Hao still didn't look at people directly, raised his chin, and said loudly: "Excuse me."

Only then did Zhang Zhong straighten up, his eyes were a little annoyed, he felt that Prince Xing didn't take himself seriously, and his self-esteem was damaged.

As an eunuch, or a eunuch who gained power in front of the emperor, he cared most about how others treated him.

Lu Song hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted without saying anything.

Zhang Zhong glanced at Lu Song, and asked Lin Baihu beside him: "This is..."

"It's nothing more than a retinue, it's not worth mentioning!" Zhang Zuo replied respectfully.

"Okay, our family will hold another banquet elsewhere, and we don't want outsiders to be present, my son... please."

Originally, Zhang Zuo represented Xingwangfu and invited Zhang Zhong to dinner as the host. Zhang Zhong came up and explained that he wanted to invite Xingwang's son to the banquet alone, and no one from Xingwangfu was allowed to accompany him.

"This……"

Zhang Zuo looked very embarrassed.

Zhang Zhong glared at him and asked, "Is there a problem?"

Zhang Zuo looked at Zhu Hao, if the person in front of him was really the son of Prince Xing, he would definitely not agree. King Xing is just a baby bump, and no one can take responsibility for what happened.

But if it's a fake...

Then you can do whatever you want, just listen and respect!
But in order to dispel Zhang Zuo's suspicion, he still had to pretend to be embarrassed, and said: "The guards must be accompanied. The prince repeatedly ordered before he came out that the prince should not be harmed in the slightest. Please forgive me, Eunuch Zhang."

Zhang Zhong glanced at Zhu Hao coldly, turned around and walked towards the stairs, leaving two words lightly: "Whatever."

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