A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 264: Jingsong State was forced to show weakness and grievance

The conspiracy of Jingsong State secretly sending people to pretend to be the remnants of Lang State to sow discord in the northern border of Xiyue State and create chaos to destroy the peace of the northern border was spread, which immediately aroused the anger of the people of Xiyue State, especially the people of the northern border. The two groups of people who had been arguing with each other also united at this time to condemn and scold Jingsong State for its insidiousness and viciousness. The war in the northern border was finally quelled, but Jingsong State wanted to plunge the people of this land into dire straits again.

After receiving Yan Zong's report, Yan Qiao in Shangjing heard about the anger of the people in the northern border about this matter. He used public opinion to question Jingsong State and demanded an explanation.

Jingsong State was panicked for a while because its secret plot was suddenly publicized among the people of Xiyue State. And in the court of Jingsong State, only Emperor Jing, the Crown Prince and the Sixth Prince who came up with the idea knew about this matter. The three of them would not be stupid enough to shoot themselves in the foot. It seems that the news was leaked by the Beigu Camp that was carrying out the mission.

Facing the denunciation and questioning from the West Moon Kingdom, Emperor Jing was panicked but soon regained his senses under the comfort of the Crown Prince Gong Liangming. The West Moon Kingdom had always been tyrannical and overbearing. If it were in the past, even without solid evidence, they would definitely take advantage of the situation and send troops to denounce. However, the West Moon Kingdom had just experienced a life-and-death battle with the Lang Kingdom. Although they finally destroyed the Lang Kingdom, the West Moon army was exhausted and needed time to recuperate. Secondly, the people in the old land of the Lang Kingdom were not stable, so they did not dare to start a war at this time. Therefore, they could only use public opinion to put pressure on the Jingsong Kingdom.

After listening to the words of the crown prince Gong Liangming, Emperor Jing was no longer worried. Anyway, Xiyue Kingdom had no solid evidence, and as long as Jingsong Kingdom refused to admit it, Yan Qiao could not do anything. So the next day, Emperor Jing hurriedly summoned the diplomatic envoy Qi Guang to the palace and asked him to go to Shangjingli of Xiyue Kingdom to complain, accusing someone of framing Jingsong Kingdom with the purpose of provoking trouble between Jingsong and Xiyue Kingdom, and advised Xiyue Kingdom not to believe in this nonsense rumor.

Yan Qiao sat high on the dragon throne, looking at the envoys from the Jingsong Kingdom crying out in anger, his smiling eyes were full of contempt. The Jingsong Kingdom was as cowardly and shameless as ever.

This matter had already caused a stir by taking advantage of public opinion and had also caused a panic in Jingsong State. Today, seeing the envoy of Jingsong State performing hard in front of his Xiyue civil and military ministers, Yan Qiao just regarded it as a monkey show. In addition, it was not appropriate for Xiyue State to hold on to this matter at the moment, so he went with the flow and responded with a few words before letting it go.

"What a bunch of idiots, don't you know there's a tail behind you? You're still in a hurry to go back to your nest!"

After noon that day, Gong Liangzhao had just entered the East Palace when he heard the angry curses of Crown Prince Gong Liangming. He hurriedly stopped a servant and asked:

"What happened?"

"Your Majesty, I don't know." The palace maid didn't dare to say anything more. She was so scared that she quickly lowered her head and replied.

Gong Liangzhao also reacted immediately and blamed himself for being too impatient. In the Prince's Mansion, one had to keep one's mouth shut to stay safe.

"Crown Prince." It was the first time that Gong Liangzhao saw the crown prince so angry. He walked into the hall cautiously. Seeing the porcelain fragments all over the floor, he did not dare to step forward. He just waited at the door and respectfully bowed to Gong Liangming, who still had an angry look on his face.

"Sixth brother, you are here, please sit down." Seeing his sixth brother, Gong Liangming calmed down his anger and waved to him.

"Crown Prince, what happened?" Gong Liangzhao was relieved to see that the crown prince did not turn his anger towards himself. He slowly walked up to the crown prince and asked with concern.

"What could it be? It's the matter of the Beigu Camp leaking information. The people I sent to investigate just came back. It turned out that a few idiots were caught when they were causing trouble in the northern border of Xiyue Country, and then released by Xiyue Country as bait. I didn't expect them to be so stupid that they didn't notice anything and went straight back to Beigu Camp! Because of these idiots, Jing Song had to show weakness and complain in front of Xiyue Country and became a laughing stock among the countries. Even if I cut them into pieces, it would not be able to relieve the hatred in my heart!" After Gong Liangming finished speaking, his anger rose again, and then he grabbed the teacup in his hand and threw it to the ground angrily.

"Brother Crown Prince, calm down. Now that things have come to this, please don't let these damn fools make you sick." Gong Liangzhao couldn't help but feel angry when he heard what the crown prince said. It was a pity that if his plan could be implemented perfectly, it would definitely cause trouble for the West Moon Kingdom. But the crown prince was already furious, so he had to comfort him first.

Ever since Gong Liangming helped his sixth brother Gong Liangzhao to complete his marriage, Gong Liangzhao has been even more loyal to the prince. Now the whole capital knows that Prince Zhao is the number one person around the prince, and those who want to curry favor with the prince but have no way to do so have all gone to Prince Zhao's mansion.

As such, the name of King Zhao naturally attracted the attention of Emperor Jing. He was curious about what ability this sixth brother had to make his crown prince trust him so much? It was not until he learned from the crown prince this time that the plan to have people stir up trouble in the northern border of Xiyue Kingdom by taking advantage of the people of Lang Kingdom’s feelings of losing their country was proposed by King Zhao that Emperor Jing began to appreciate him a little, but he only gave him two toys and praised him, that was all.

It is said that a mother is honored by her sons, but Emperor Jing had so many children that even he could not take care of them all. Apart from the legitimate prince, only the children of some favored concubines could catch his eye. Therefore, in his harem, it was the sons who were honored by their mothers.

Gong Liangzhao's mother was born in a humble family. When she was young, she was favored by Gong Liangying because of her sweet appearance. However, she was dull and taciturn, which made Gong Liangying feel bored over time. With three thousand beauties in the harem and new ones selected every year, she was soon forgotten by the emperor. Now that she was old and ugly, Emperor Jing would not think of her anymore. Therefore, no matter how capable this sixth prince was, for the incompetent Emperor Jing, he was not as good as the cowardly prince born to his favorite concubine.

Gong Liangzhao has now risen to prominence thanks to the support of the crown prince, so naturally he has lessened his fantasy and expectations of his father. Without expectations, there will be no more disappointment. In just one year, he has been crowned a king, married, and become a capable assistant to the crown prince. Whenever he goes out, a bunch of people come to fawn on him. He is very satisfied with his current status, but he feels guilty every time he thinks of his biological mother who is still suffering from loneliness in the palace. Unfortunately, the palace rules are strict, so he cannot bring his mother out to enjoy family happiness.

"Sixth brother, what you said is very true. Now that the matter has been settled, I don't need to get angry over these idiots." After King Zhao's consolation, the prince finally sighed, then patted Gong Liangzhao on the shoulder and continued, "It's a pity that your good plan was wasted."

"The contest with the West Moon Kingdom is not a matter of one day or one night. If this plan fails, there is always another one. As long as we can find an opportunity, there will be no shortage of good plans." Although Gong Liangzhao felt regretful in his heart, he could only say this in front of the prince.

"Fortunately, you, the sixth brother, are by my side." Gong Liangming nodded with satisfaction, then he couldn't help but frowned when he looked at the mess on the ground, and said to his sixth brother, "Let's go and sit outside." After that, he walked out of the hall by himself, and Gong Liangzhao followed him silently.

"Recently, the Xuanmeng Kingdom has taken the initiative to show goodwill to our Jingsong. What do you think about it, sixth brother?" Gong Liangming continued to ask as he walked towards the pavilion in the courtyard.

"When Lang State was still around, Xuan Meng State, far to the north, never went south to make diplomatic relations. After all, they had Lang State as a barrier, and they could protect themselves by just being on good terms with Lang State. But now that Lang State is gone, Xuan Meng State is completely exposed to the ambitious Xiyue State, and naturally it has begun to panic and is eager to find allies." Gong Liangzhao smiled without thinking.

"Well, it's just like the saying goes, when the lips are gone, the teeth are cold. But Xuanmeng Kingdom is now separated from us by Xiyue Kingdom. Your Majesty is worried that accepting diplomatic relations with Xuanmeng Kingdom may cause hostility from Xiyue Kingdom." Gong Liangming also nodded and said.

"Even if we don't have diplomatic relations with Xuan Meng, won't we still arouse the hostility of Xiyue? Moreover, Xuan Meng did not make a big deal about establishing diplomatic relations with us this time. I think they don't want to attract the attention of Xiyue. I think Xuan Meng is so cautious and must be sincere. Why don't we give it a try? Although Xuan Meng is weak, a tower can be built by gathering sand. Facing the wolf-like Xiyue, Jingsong should make more allies." Gong Liangzhao disagreed with Emperor Jing's concerns.

"Well, Sixth Brother and I have the same idea."

While the two were talking, they had already arrived at the pavilion. At this time, servants had already served tea and snacks. Gong Liangming sat on the stone bench in the pavilion with his eyes slightly narrowed. He looked at Gong Liangzhao with a lazy expression, and could not help but feel secretly happy: Fortunately, this sixth brother's biological mother has a low status in the harem. If his talent was coupled with a powerful mother, my position as the crown prince would be in jeopardy. It seems that I have to be grateful for the protection of my mother's spirit in heaven for not allowing such a mother and son to appear in my father's harem.