"My brothers have been in the border for a while and have a little understanding of the barbarian language. Just when His Royal Highness went to Lingwu County, our brothers realized that if we followed again, we might be exposed, so we were ready to escape halfway."

"It was because of Song Guanglu's care and the supporters were arranged early, so that my brother could successfully escape."

"But just a few days before we escaped, in a place called Taohua Village, His Royal Highness released a big food merchant."

"Dashi Merchant, where did this come out?" Song Zhiwen picked up a fig and put it in his mouth, chewing it gurglingly.

The atmosphere of conversation between several people was quite casual.

"According to our brother's observation, this person should have been rescued by the prince halfway. At that time, His Royal Highness of the Crown Prince was still in Longyou. After this businessman left the order, His Royal Highness of the Crown Prince advocated that he follow the army. When he arrived at Taohua Village, His Royal Highness of the Crown Prince let him go. Our brothers couldn't follow him, but they knew that since he went to Taohua Village, this person had never come back."

"There is nothing to doubt about this. It's just a merchant who was separated from the caravan. The prince took it in for a moment. When the time came, he let him leave. Perhaps, the merchant had found the business route and had to pay his respects to him."

Song Zhixun made a reasonable speculation, and Song Zhiwen also agreed. The two looked at the Lu brothers with four eyes.

I really don't know what value they have when they mentioned this.

"But, according to our brothers' opinion, this Dashi merchant came to Datang not only to do business."

"What do you mean?"

"Guanglu doesn't know anything. To put it nicely, these barbarians do business, but to put it ugly, they are mixed with things and do everything."

"Many people who came to the Tang Dynasty had their own ulterior motives, and many of them were spies from the barbarian tribes who came to the border to spy on the Tang Dynasty's intelligence."

"You mean that this so-called Dashi merchant may be a spy from Dashi Country?" Song Zhiwen's expression became solemn. In contrast, Song Zhixun's expression was more relaxed and casual.

"We brothers don't know whether it is a secret spy. Because the merchant was indeed met by the prince on the way to the marching. But after that, he ran with the army and lived together for more than a month. During this period, it is hard to say whether his identity will change anyway."

"You mean, this Dashi merchant may join forces with the prince?"

"I think it's possible."

"Because, our brothers saw that when he said goodbye to the prince and went to Taohua Village, the prince had talked with him for a long time. We don't know what he was talking about."

Hiss, this is really an interesting trend.

The Great Shi Kingdom is far away, and so far, its relationship with the Tang Dynasty is still quite harmonious. Because there is no border dispute, the Dashi merchants' activities in the Tang Dynasty have basically not been much hindered.

However, the territory of the Great Food Kingdom has expanded rapidly recently and its national strength is also strong, which is indeed a force that cannot be underestimated.

But as the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, what kind of transaction can the prince make with the Dashi Kingdom?

Song Zhiwen couldn't figure it out even though he had scratched his mind. He only knew that in the future, he must pay attention to the prince's claim on matters related to the Great Food and Country in the court.

Maybe he can see one or two of his goals.

The few people chatted aimlessly for a while, and the atmosphere was quite warm. They simply took advantage of their good mood to put up the backgammon, and Lu Chang and Lu Jiu exchanged the dice for the Song brothers.

I don’t know if it was because of their brothers who joined in and reversed their fortunes. In the previous game, Song Zhixun won very well. He threw the dice several times and scored good points. Everything was so easy to pass through the beautiful half-crescent moon and the roof covered with mother-of-pearl.

It’s like he has always been so smooth along the way. Although he is protected by his brother, his official position is more stable than his brother, and he has not been affected by many storms. He can be said to be a very peaceful life.

However, his brother Song Zhiwen always stood in front of him and sheltered him from the wind and rain. Along the way, there were many more hardships.

Song Zhixun is a sensible person who knows his relatives and kindness. He respects his elder brother, and he has always been intimate with him. He has to join in planning any matters.

Therefore, the relationship between the two brothers was very good. If they had not always had to make various dark plans, it would be detrimental to the government.

In fact, from the perspective of outsiders who don’t understand the inside story, they can definitely be regarded as a model of a pair of brothers and respect.

Song Zhixun recalled the past of the two brothers from time to time. With such a mixed intention, he saw Song Zhiwen's chess pieces jump out of the board one by one and advance successfully, while he gradually lost. All the chess pieces were trapped in the middle of the chessboard and could not get out.

This situation continued for a while, and even Lu Changlu Jiu felt a little embarrassed.

The two of them seem to have a little bad luck. In the past, when they played money and played chess, they didn't see such a memorization.

No matter how hard they tried, they could not throw a good point to Song Zhixun.

In contrast, as long as it is the turn to throw the dice for Song Zhiwen, it will be accurate to throw each one, and everyone will be good points.

This is a bit embarrassing.

From the beginning of talking and laughing to the later part of their serious expressions, they occasionally glanced at Song Zhixun's face, for fear that he would fall on the table on the spot.

Fortunately, Song Zhixun's expression was quite gentle.

"Brother, you are lucky today!"

As soon as he said this, the Lu brothers' bodies immediately froze.

He shrank his neck and stared at him, and the dice in his hand fell on the chessboard.

"It's okay, as for the backgammon, victory or defeat is common. Didn't you win frequently just now?"

Song Zhixun laughed and comforted the Lu brothers who were trembling.

"You don't have to be afraid. I'm not such a stingy person. I just lost a few games of chess. Please wait, maybe my brother will keep you for dinner later!"

Have a meal?

Then there is no need. As long as the Song brothers do not hold a grudge, they are already merciful and there is no hope for anything else.

But at this moment, Song Zhiwen suddenly raised his head, causing the pressure on the Lu brothers to increase sharply.

The two of them quickly chuckled stiff smiles on their faces.

"Why are you watching me like this?"

Song Zhiwen couldn't figure out why they looked at him with such a frightened look. Song Zhiwen asked himself, he had always been very kind to his subordinates.

"That, this..."

The two brothers had their tongues at the same time, and they couldn't say a complete sentence. It was so angry that Song Zhiwen couldn't laugh or cry.

"There is a saying that I forgot to tell you last time."
Chapter completed!