Loyalty in the Time of Tyranny Chapter 115

Adrian Tang frowned: "Brother, do you know something?"

Given their current relationship, Ethan Wang would not hide anything from Adrian Tang. If there were any problems, Adrian Tang would ask directly, and would no longer be as cautious and vigilant as before, repeatedly testing him. Adrian Tang thought for a moment and said, "The emperor has three princes, the second prince, the fourth prince, and the fifth prince. Last year, the Liao envoy came to Beijing, and the second prince Zhao Shang was ordered to receive the Liao envoy. I had the honor of meeting him several times."

Ethan Wang: "Oh, Junior Brother, do you know the Second Prince?"

Adrian Tang: "I can't say I know him, but I've met him a few times." After a pause, he said, "When receiving the Liao envoy, the Second Prince did everything himself. The Liao envoy was arrogant and repeatedly targeted us, but the Second Prince did not get angry and managed to avert danger together with Minister Meng."

The princes of the Song Dynasty never participated in government affairs, so officials had no chance to come into direct contact with the princes. In his four years as an official, Adrian Tang had only met one prince, Zhao Shang. He did not have a very good impression of this prince, but he was down-to-earth, not arrogant or impatient, but not very smart either. He could only say that he had neither merits nor faults.