Chapter 628: Secret Plot

Tiemu City.

He rode his horse back to the tent outside the city.

In fact, he was the one who found it even harder to accept than Mizuno Masashige.

He had originally thought that he was the ultimate trump card.

That was the Imperial Jade Seal!

However... unexpectedly, at the very last moment, he was still insta-killed by the Prefect Liu!

One year of lifespan...

He couldn't help but sneer.

A real man, if he lives, he rides his horse to conquer the world; if he dies, he dies! As long as it was satisfying, why dwell on a single year of lifespan?

"Great Khan..."

Zhebie was by his side, looking indignant: "It was clearly our Treasure Map that should have taken the top spot. These Longyan are too shameless!"

"Exactly... Great Khan, if we had known, we should have played some tricks on that Treasure Map!"

Tiemu City laughed aloud: "Why would we need to do that? The tomb of Great Khan Tuolei is deep in the desert, its tracks hard to find. How many people have fallen there in years past? If it were really that easy to find, we would have gone long ago!"

The crowd laughed heartily upon hearing this.

So it turned out their Great Khan had long been prepared.

Tiemu City was still a man of his word, saying indifferently: "The Longyan Emperor's one year of lifespan is indeed a notch more precious than the Imperial Jade Seal. We didn't lose this battle unjustly. Next, we must look to the Longyun Games."

Upon hearing this, the crowd laughed even more uncontrollably.

When it comes to those "sports" events, who do they, the people of the Grassland, have to fear?

Born with divine strength, they had extraordinary confidence in themselves.

"Train hard!"

"Yes!"

The two sat together in the Horse Carriage, looking at each other.

At this critical juncture, the situation in Jinghua was surging with undercurrents. It was truly strange for the Prince of Qin to seek them out.

But the two could not guess the intention of this Prince of Qin at all.

The Horse Carriage arrived at the Qin Wang Fu through the back gate. This made Liu Zheng feel a sense of relief. His nerves had been a bit tight these past few days, and he was not yet mentally prepared to welcome large-scale challenges from this Noble class.

Sneaking in was better.

After getting off the Horse Carriage and being led by a servant, they had just walked into the back courtyard of the Prince's mansion when they could hear the sounds of strings and flutes rising from within, lively and extraordinary.

These past few days, the atmosphere in every Prince's mansion in the Capital had been like this, naturally wanting to add some joy to Xie Tianyao's birthday. Prince Yong and Liu Zheng did not find it strange.

They walked through several courtyards.

A middle-aged man dressed in purple brocade was waiting in a pavilion by the small bridge and flowing water of the mansion. Seeing the two arrive, he welcomed them with great joy.

Prince of Qin, Xie Zhao, was tall and sturdy, with an extraordinary bearing.

"I have finally looked forward to your arrival, please, please, please!"

Xie Zhao laughed heartily.

Prince Yong and Liu Zheng both bowed in return.

Although Prince Yong was also a King of Equal Rank, he was far behind the Prince of Qin in terms of closeness to the royal family. The Prince of Qin was one of the few princes who could stay in Jinghua for a long time. Although he had no fief, he could directly participate in politics and was at the center of power in the Longyan Dynasty.

"Hahahaha, Prefect Liu, good, a good Prefect Liu indeed, sit, sit, sit! Come, taste the fine wine from your Yinzhou, how is it?"

The look in Xie Zhao's eyes as he watched Liu Zheng was also flashing with brilliance.

The two went up to the pavilion and discovered that the pavilion was actually a small boat, drifting with the water. One could imagine how large and luxurious this Qin Wang Fu was.

On the small boat, fine wine and snacks were already prepared, and there was no one around to serve.

The two looked at each other, naturally knowing that this Prince of Qin probably had something he didn't want others to know.

The three sat down in order, the Prince of Qin poured the wine himself, and the two stood up to receive it.

At this moment, the Prince of Qin was still looking at Liu Zheng with burning eyes, the smile on his face undiminished.

The two had indeed been close for a long time. When Liu Zheng and the Crown Prince Xie Fang were still in their honeymoon period, in Jinghua, Xie Zhao had said many good things about Liu Zheng at court. Alas, fate is fickle and circumstances change; when Xie Ling wanted to kill Prefect Liu, Xie Zhao was the first to suggest that Xie Fang take troops to rescue him.

It was just that he was decisively refused by Xie Fang.

He watched helplessly as the Crown Prince Xie Fang and Liu Zheng broke off their relationship.

He first raised a glass of wine and laughed: "First, a toast to the formidable younger generation. Prefect Liu, your existence is the blessing of our Longyan!"

Liu Zheng felt a jolt throughout his body.

This evaluation was a bit high; the three drank it all in one gulp.

Xie Zhao said happily: "If it weren't for Prefect Liu, I don't know how many embarrassing things those barbarians would have caused during this birthday celebration. In past years, sigh, it's a long story... Haha, satisfying, satisfying, that martial dance was satisfying!"

When speaking of the exciting parts, he had already started slapping his thigh and humming the tune from that day.

Liu Zheng was humble repeatedly.

He only felt in his heart that the Prince of Qin's straightforward personality was truly hard to dislike.

Prince Yong smiled: "The Prince of Qin has many reflections today..."

Xie Zhao drank another cup of wine, then looked at Prince Yong quietly and laughed wantonly: "Prince Yong, you fellow, I think among all the princes of the entire Longyan Dynasty, you are the smartest, you are the smartest!"

Although these words were spoken cryptically, the two were slightly moved.

It sounded like he was praising Prince Yong for being smart, but wasn't he also saying that his intelligence lay in the fact that no matter what others' positions were, he had always stood on Prefect Liu's side?

Since he said it like that...

That meant...

A flash of brilliance crossed Prince Yong's eyes: "Prince of Qin..."

Xie Zhao laughed heartily and said: "Enough nonsense, I am the foremost Prince residing in the capital; I know exactly what this Longyan is like. Filthy, they are all just a bunch of filthy wretches!"

What was being drunk today was the fine Yinzhou wine, Sovereign's Honor, which had a very high alcohol content.

With these two cups down his throat, he could take advantage of the tipsiness to say these words, which made the Prince of Yong and Liu Zheng's expressions change drastically.

The words were becoming increasingly clear.

The Prince of Qin!

He wanted to switch sides!

This still left the two of them shocked beyond measure. One had to know that the Prince of Qin, Xie Zhao, held an outstanding position in the capital and had always been the leader of the Noble class. If they could obtain his support, then the situation in Longyan would undergo a tremendous change.

However...

He seemed to have no reason to abandon Xie Fang.

But Liu Zheng immediately thought again.

Xie Chan, the Longyang Princess, was also a member of the imperial family; this time, his own father had been enfeoffed as a King of a Different Surname, so logically speaking, he had also begun to join the great families of the Noble class.

Therefore.

Liu Zheng was once again unable to figure it out...

Did this Prince of Qin want to "jump ship" today, or was he trying to win them over?

Who would have thought.

This Prince of Qin was also a straightforward person; he just stared at Liu Zheng with a smile.

He finally opened his mouth and said: "I invited Prefect Liu over today because I wanted to ask one thing..."

"What does Prefect Liu think about Longyan having another Female Emperor?"

"What?"

Liu Zheng and the Prince of Yong changed color at the same time.

This question...

It was truly too direct!