Devil’s Advent

Chapter 364

The fourth prince of Chu State is regent as the supervisor of the country, but he has not ascended the throne?

Yes, His Royal Highness, according to the information from the Chu State, it is indeed the case. The inscription on the Chu State edict used by the Chu State envoy is also his Great Chu Regent, not his Great Chu Emperor.

Hearing this, the prince smiled, turned his head to look at Ning Fangsheng, Minister of Rites beside him, and said:

Old Ning, what do you think the fourth prince of Chu State meant?

He had already defeated several other princes who had seized the throne, and had also received the support of several great nobles in Chu State who owned the Zhu Kingdom, but he did not take advantage of the trend to succeed to the throne, but changed himself to be the Supervisor.

In fact, it has been said since ancient times to pay attention to the opponent tactically and despise the opponent strategically.

Especially at the country-to-country level, it is also politically correct to regard the other party as a fame and fortune.

Not to mention the current Dayan, even though it failed once in the first battle of Wangjiang, it finally won the final victory. In the past few years, it has won a series of foreign victories, not to mention the inflated sense of pride of the people of Dayan. Those who are truly in charge of the court are also self-confident.

When commenting on officials or princes and ministers in other countries, there will naturally be a kind of inertia of the superior looking down.

Of course, how to analyze or how to analyze, self-confidence is self-confidence, but I didn't naively think that the other party is really a fool.

Prince, according to the old minister, it may be that the Qingluan Army of the Chu State was trapped in Yupan City. After our Dayan Iron Cavalry drove out the savages, we unified the land of the three Jins, which made the fourth prince of the Chu State lose his calm arrangement after seizing the throne. timing.

Instead of succeeding to the throne, he proclaimed himself the supervisor of the country first. If he thinks about it, he also wants to unite and integrate the major forces in the country, and first deal with the pressure from my big swallow.

The prince nodded, he thought so too.

Put that seat, don't rush to sit on it, don't you want to? Certainly not.

As the prince of a country, no one knows better than him how terrifying the attraction of that dragon chair is.

At this time, Xu Guanghuai, Minister of the Household Department, said:

Actually, he was not in a hurry to succeed to the throne. I think it was because the speed of our Yan army's advance and the results achieved exceeded what he had originally imagined.

Prince, Mr. Ning, right now, we still need to finalize the details of these credentials and treaties early.

The letter of credence was sent by the state of Chu.

Regardless of whether the fourth prince is the Emperor of Chu or the Regent of the Jian Kingdom, it is impossible for him to let the 40,000 Qingluan army starve to death in Yupan City.

But obviously, that person didn't plan to send a large army to another expedition, but hoped for a decent ending through peace talks.

The conditions offered by the State of Chu are not unreasonable. First of all, the Zhennan Pass originally held by the Situ family will be returned to the State of Yan;

At the same time, the state of Chu will recognize the jurisprudence of Dayan's rule over the land of the Three Jins;

Here are the first two,

This is an explanation for the previous war.

Next, there are two more.

One is that Yan and Chu will sign an alliance;

The Regent of the Chu State recalled in the letter of credence that the Ji family and the Xiong family had a Marquis of Yan and Marquis of Chu, both of whom were ordered by the Great Xia Zi to open up territories, and they were originally a family.

Therefore, from now on, the two sides will watch and help each other. When Yan is threatened by barbarians, Chu will help; when Chu is threatened by Shanyue, Yan will help.

it's bullshit

Not to mention that for a hundred years, Dayan had beaten the barbarians so that they lost their temper completely. It is said that the hundreds of mountain tribes in Chu State have all been expelled by the Chu people to the real poor mountains and rivers, and they are estimated to be almost extinct.

There are no enemies on both sides, so what is there to watch and help each other?

To be honest, one day the mountains will rise suddenly, and the barbarians will also rise. One is in the westernmost part of Dayan, and the other is in the southernmost part of Chu State. Will there be enough time for each other to help each other?

Of course, the people of Yan knew it was nonsense, and the people of Chu must have known it too. Therefore, according to diplomatic habits, nonsense must be followed by really useful words.

That is the second article, Yanchu will become a country of brothers.

Because the regent of the Chu State has not succeeded to the throne, he wants to respect the late Chu State Emperor and Yan Emperor as brothers. It doesn't matter who is older or who is younger, regardless of age or national power, so I skip this debate directly, anyway. , the regent of Chu State can recognize Emperor Yan as uncle.

These are the four

Below, there are a whole host of trivial details.

For example, the state of Chu will compensate the state of Yan for grain, money, etc., in order to appease the anger of the state of Yan, and is willing to follow the example of the state of Qian, and hand over yearly coins to the state of Yan every year.

The envoy from the Kingdom of Chu, surnamed Jing, named Jingyang, is a member of the Jing family, a great nobleman of the Kingdom of Chu, and is a close friend of the Prince Regent of the Kingdom of Chu. This contract was negotiated entirely on behalf of the Prince Regent of the Kingdom of Chu.

Based on the principle of reciprocity, a person sent by the nephew emperor would naturally have to be handed over to the next generation, so Emperor Yan handed over this matter to the crown prince.

The crown prince is in charge of leading relevant officials to negotiate in order to get the best result for Yan.

Xu Guanghuai, who is the Secretary of the Household Department, attaches great importance to this peace talk. The Yan State needs to recuperate and reform with the people. If an alliance can be reached with the Chu State, no matter whether the agreement is effective or not, peace can be maintained for at least five years, right?

If there is no war for five years, the land of Yan can develop further, and the land of Jin can relatively recover some vitality, and the money and food can be calmed down.

The prince put down the copybook in his hand, stretched out his hand and rubbed the center of his brows, and said:

Master Mao, do you think my Dayan battle can continue?

Although the conditions given by the state of Chu are very generous, but letting the nearly 40,000 Qingluan army go back like this, not to mention a series of problems that may be caused by it, is purely from the perspective of personal likes and dislikes. I feel a little unsatisfactory.

Mao Mingcai, Minister of the Ministry of War, stood up and reported back:

Returning to the prince, now that King Jingnan has all the soldiers of the three Jins, he is actually ready for a full-scale war with Chu, but...

The prince nodded and said:

Is it possible not to fight or better not to fight?

This is indeed what I mean. The soldiers are exhausted. If this battle continues, it will be a torment for the country and the army.

The king of Jingnan has always emphasized that when he uses troops, he should not move like a mountain, but move like a thunderbolt.

Now, putting on such a stance to overwhelm others is actually not the style of King Jingnan's use of troops. Thinking about it, King Jingnan also knows that stopping it here is the most beneficial ending for my Dayan.

Understood, Mr. Ning, you still need to worry about the specifications of the national book and other details, and don't make any mistakes in the etiquette. In addition, I ordered Honglu Temple to inform the envoys of the Gan Dynasty. They owe you a lot of money. Three years old coin.

As he spoke, the prince looked at Xu Guanghuai, Minister of the Household Department,

The Qian State not only has to make up for the old coins owed in the previous three years, but also needs to modify the specific amount, at least it must not be lower than that of the Chu people.

Two things, let's do it together as one thing.

The minister waits for orders.

Before the start of the Three Kingdoms War, the border between Yan and Qian was already very tense, so the year-old coins of that year were not sent by the Qian Kingdom. After the war broke out, the Yan army invaded the Qian Kingdom, and the Qian Kingdom was embarrassed to deal with it. , After that time, the two countries have actually been in a state of war.

Although, after the Yan people withdrew their troops, the Gan people did not think about what to do in the north, and the two countries quickly restored the previous calm, but the state of war has not been lifted.

Now, taking advantage of the opportunity to negotiate peace with the Chu people, Gan Guo is also brought in, and everyone talks together, and by the way, sign the peace treaty again.

Dayan needs to rest and recuperate, so take this opportunity, anyway, knocking one stick is a knock, and knocking two is also a knock, don't give something for nothing, don't want it for nothing.

This is not Yanhuang's idea, but the prince's idea. From this, it can be seen that the prince's own courage and ability.

By the way, Mr. Xu, how is the sixth brother in your household recently?

The sixth younger brother of my family was sent by my father to watch the wind. In name, watching the wind was just an errand for learning and understanding.

But this errand, coupled with his status as a prince, is really big or small.

And the household department is Xu Guanghuai's territory.

From the prince's point of view, this Minister of the Household Department is not his own, but there is a lot of tacit understanding between the two parties.

Especially on the matter of Zhige cultivation, the two have the same concept.

Although it is said that if you forget the war, you will be in danger, but if you are warlike, you will be chaotic. Now that the general situation of Yan Kingdom has been established, it should manage well, turn the situation into reality, and try to be stable.

Returning to the crown prince, His Royal Highness the Sixth Highness is in the household department these days, but he is free, drinking and having fun with colleagues all day long.

When the prince heard this, he shook his head and said:

Sixth brother is young and has a laid-back temper. As an older brother, I have to ask Mr. Xu to take care of me.

talking,

The prince stood up and bowed to Xu Guanghuai;

Xu Guanghuai immediately got up and knelt respectfully.

Minister of Rites, Ning Fangsheng stroked his long beard and smiled,

He is satisfied with the prince, he has the air of a prince, and he also has the appearance of a future king;

Mao Mingcai didn't move like a mountain, he just reopened a copy silently.

Really brotherly love?

Not necessarily so.

The eldest prince is about to return after being defeated, and there are rumors that he will marry the barbarian princess, and from then on, all possibilities should be cut off;

The Three Princes Huxin Pavilion enjoys the wind in spring, listens to thunder in summer, watches leaves in autumn, and enjoys snow in winter;

In his life, there is only one pavilion left, and the spring, summer, autumn and winter over and over again.

With the decline of the Deng family, the fourth prince lost his greatest support, and His Majesty's military reform swept away the military leadership. At this time, the fourth prince is already a kite with broken wings;

The fifth prince doesn't like to go out, and Xi Zhai's family does the carpentry work, and has been punished by His Majesty several times because of this, but he still goes his own way;

The seventh prince is too young, and Dayan is not a pattern of rulers declining and ministers strong, so it is difficult for the seventh prince to touch that position.

After some calculations,

Except for the idle sixth prince Guanfeng Hubu who suddenly popped up recently,

His Royal Highness, there is no opponent.

There has never been a retreat in the battle for the heir apparent, and even the slightest sign of it will be considered a heinous crime when it is finally settled.

Who can sit in the position of a minister, who is not a person who has been killed in the officialdom?

It was Xu Guanghuai Xu Shangshu who was so touched that he knelt down to return the salute, how could he not know what His Highness the Crown Prince was thinking?

However, this is the pattern, this is the level;

False, play more and more, and it will become real.

The prince's introverted but majestic feeling is most recognized by these veterans.

It's really good to have Guoben like this.

At their level, there is really no need to talk about whom to take refuge in, or to be their dog. No one can handle them like this except Emperor Yan. Therefore, what everyone values more is the suitability of political opinions.

If your opinion is similar to mine, then I support you.

And it will naturally stand by your side, respond to you, and then press your opponent down.

Those who should understand the meaning of His Royal Highness' care will naturally understand.

After both parties are seated again,

Minister of Rites, Ning Fangsheng opened his mouth and said:

His Royal Highness, I heard that you hosted a banquet in the East Palace the day before yesterday to treat Jinshi last year?

The prince responded positively:

Hui Ning Lao said, it is true.

Last year, Dayan’s first imperial examination was held by the crown prince, but the crown prince was not yet the crown prince;

This year's Chunwei, His Majesty issued an edict to be presided over by the prince.

It has been two years since Dayan started the imperial examination, and this crown prince of the country will be confirmed as the master of scholars in the world. It can be said that he was ordered to lift up the dragon gate, so that the humble scholar could climb the imperial steps.

Last year's imperial examination was presided over by Ning Fangsheng himself, assisted by the prince. He is already old, and it is his present wish to do more for Dayan's poor students in literary matters.

Fortunately, the crown prince's thinking in this regard is very compatible with his own.

Old Ning, now that our Great Yan country is booming, we naturally need these students to fill our Great Yan court and strengthen our Great Yan's roots. I am alone, and I will host a banquet to entertain them. I just ask about the current situation and encourage them.

Yanhuang's courage, there, he would not care about his prince's making friends with civil servants and recruiting these young officials who have just entered the court.

Therefore, the prince set up a banquet with eyesight, and when he mentioned this matter, he was also calm.

If it were any other emperor, his prince would definitely not be able to do this, nor would he dare to do it.

After the horse stepped into the door, there was a serious official panic in the court of Yan State. Although the promotion of officials into the official position relieved some urgent needs, it was not a long-term solution after all.

Moreover, the opening of the imperial examinations and the admission of poor families into official positions can be regarded as the fundamental strategy for eradicating the powerful.

Because of this, last year's Jinshi, those who were released, were also parents from the same place, and those who stayed in Beijing quickly rose to the top among the six departments.

Ability is one aspect. In fact, the most important thing is to support them, which is in line with the current political trend.

Ning Fangsheng smiled and nodded, saying:

The prince has a heart.

Old Ning is serious, this is what Gu should do.

talking,

The prince flicked his wrist, and told Li Yinglian who was beside him to go to the imperial dining room to urge supper,

The sooner the matter of the covenant is finalized, the better, so it will inevitably take all night.

Tired is tired,

But there's also something substantial in it.

The prince looked around slightly,

sit in this position,

As long as I don't make mistakes, what can you do to me?

In the prince's mind,

I still remember that scene,

In that picture,

He and his elder brother knelt on the ground, being reprimanded by their father,

And the young sixth brother was hugged by his father and sat on his lap;

That day, the words that the father said are still like a thorn, deeply pierced in the prince's heart:

You guys, that's all, it's okay, there's still a little Liu Xiangzhen.

Ji Chengjue,

you have no chance,

Not at all.

...

Do you think you still have a chance?

The princess leaned on the steps of the gazebo, throwing stones into the pond while asking Ji Chengjue who was standing in front of her.

Sister, I just came here, you don't say you can make me a cup of tea, and you ask such heart-breaking questions, isn't it appropriate?

Ji Chengjue smiled and sat down on the steps opposite the princess, but deliberately did not answer this question.

Princess stretches her legs,

kicked the little six,

She didn't hold back much,

Little Six was kicked so hard that he gasped.

Stop pretending, it's already disfigured, and it's not as natural as before, so I'm curious, why did you suddenly let go of the idle waste prince who has been pretending for so many years?

What did I pretend to be me?

In front of me, be honest with me. I haven't married your second brother yet. We can still talk normally at this moment.

What's the matter, after you become my sister-in-law, shouldn't you be closer?

Get close to you ghost, believe it or not, on the second day of marriage, I will let the Zhenbei army from outside the city enter your mansion and arrest you?

Sister, are you trying to rebel?

The means are too drastic?

That is.

Okay, then after we get married, I will call you to the East Palace, and I will tell you that you want to belittle me, so Uncle Seven will chop you up.

Uncle Qi just walked in and handed Ji Chengjue a cup of hot tea. Hearing this, he just smiled.

Ji Chengjue reached out and touched his neck subconsciously.

He knew that the woman in front of him looked beautiful and charming, but her heart should be hardened, it was really hard.

The one surnamed Zheng still can't forget the incident when he was almost thrown into the desert by this woman as fodder.

Cheng Jue thinks that he has been very respectful to his sister since he was a child, and he has never been short of gifts during festivals. It stands to reason...

The princess let out a hehe\

,"Father once said that you are most like His Majesty.

... Ji Chengjue.

What's the matter, when I marry your second brother, I can help your second brother eliminate a threat. As a wife, isn't it something that should be done?

husband and wife,

You are a threat to my husband's throne,

Then get rid of you.

Ji Chengjue nodded thoughtfully, and said, It really makes sense.

Don't blame me for being unreasonable, ever since the spies of the Beibei Army found out that you had arrangements outside my Hou's mansion a few years ago, I knew that you were different from Lao Wu.

If you pretend, keep pretending, it's okay, the big deal is just to keep an eye on you a little more. Over the years, the devotion of so many rare things can always buy your life, right?

But I don't know what's wrong, the old people often say that eating lard makes them easy to do dizzy things;

Yo,

no,

After all, he married the daughter of a butcher's family. It seems that he really eats a lot of lard.

Hearing this, Ji Chengjue shook his head and smiled,

road:

Not because of women.

Don't say the next sentence, it's easy to make me sick.

Forehead………

Ji Chengjue froze for a moment, touched his nose, nodded and said:

It's really because of men.

It seems that I, Dayan, defeated Jindi, and the wind from Jindi has really blown in.

The elder sister also recognizes that person, Zheng Fan.

Hearing the name Zheng Fan, the princess threw out the stone with a little force, flying a few floats on the water.

I don't like this name. Every time I hear it, I feel a burning pain on my face.

Obviously she was the first to know Zheng Fan. Before meeting her, Zheng Fan didn't even have an official status, but was just a civilian husband who was conscripted.

I once asked him if he wanted to be a servant in the Li family.

Originally, he thought that the kid didn't know what it meant to be the servant of the Li family, the servant of the Zhenbeihou Mansion, so he foolishly chose the temporary post of Hushang Xiaowei.

But judging from what this kid did afterwards, he was definitely not a dull person. In other words, he did it on purpose.

This is actually nothing, the Princess of the Beihou Mansion in Tangtang Town, how could she spend so much patience on a person who was born as a civilian.

However, after that, with his rise step by step, after he was appreciated by the Marquis of Jingnan, he was out of control. In just a few years, he has already achieved the position of general soldier of Xuehai Customs from a civilian husband, and His Majesty even bestowed the title It is Hirano Bo.

Therefore, it's not that people don't know what it means to be a servant of the Zhenbei Houfu, but because they have high spirits, and it's not uncommon for them to use this identity with a bit of a domestic slave nature to advance in the ranks.

The more outstanding Zheng Fan is, the bigger the official is, the more military exploits he gets,

The matter of the princess missing a good talent will be brought up more and more.

In particular, Zheng Fan, who was born in Beifeng County, actually became the general soldier in the Jingnan Army. He always asks: Why?

Then,

The princess knew that she was about to be taken out to whip the corpse again.

A woman with long hair but short-sightedness, a blind eye, in short, can put any pot on her head.

What frustrates her the most is that she still can't distinguish anything, and she has no way to distinguish.

At the beginning, my own father wanted this person and tried to get him back from Jingnan Hou, but he still failed.

But the self at that time was actually just a matter of one sentence.

This bastard is indeed a powerful character. My mother really missed it at the time.

talking,

The princess looked at Ji Chengjue again, and said with a smile:

Everyone in the world knows that Zheng Fan belongs to you, the Sixth Master, and you confessed him, so what... oh, I see.

Seeing that the little Tuiba he had confessed to now became the chief soldier, he was anxious, afraid that if he continued to pretend, the chain would be broken, right?

There is no chain or no chain. I didn't regard him as a dog, but as a friend. Besides, with that kid's temperament, if he really wanted to be a dog, why did he reject you in the first place?

This is called, those who have the ability, naturally have a temper.

As for this time, others don't know, you don't know, the treasury is about to fail, so my father remembered me, my son who was a horny man earlier, and brought me up to collect money and food for him to enrich the treasury.

Come on, let's open the skylight and tell the truth, I don't believe it.

Oh, I really didn't expect that sister, you value me so much.

The Princess laughed when she heard the words,

road:

An ordinary folk's sister-in-law is like a mother, and a royal sister-in-law is wishing that all her uncles would die early.

It was very taboo to say this, but this is Xiyuan, and in her capacity, even if such words were heard by Emperor Yan, Emperor Yan would probably laugh it off.

My sister is wrong. There are many stories about elder sisters-in-law being like mothers, but in fact, among the folks, there are many intrigues between sisters-in-law and even life-and-death. This is the norm.

Okay, okay, what are you doing here?

Borrow something from you.

what?

A sword.

The princess looked at Uncle Qi who was on the sidelines.

Ji Chengjue immediately said:

Not this one.

The Princess has two swords by her side at this time, one is the Seventh Uncle who grew up with her and protected her since she was a child, and the other is in the camp outside the capital.

One of the four great swordsmen of the present age... Li Liangshen.

Don't say that the sword is not mine, even if it is mine, I can't lend it out.

Ji Chengjue stood up, patted his trouser legs,

road:

So, just to chat with you.

The Princess' eyes narrowed immediately,

road:

What a big breath.

Ji Chengjue nodded, but admitted it calmly, and then said:

Sister, aren't you still married to my second brother? We, at least for now, are still friends, aren't we?

The battle is over, and I'm about to pass the door.

Ji Chengjue smacked his mouth and nodded thoughtfully.

Then little six, I will take my leave first?

No.

Ji Chengjue walked out of the West Garden. At the gate of the West Garden, he looked back at the plaque.

hehe……

The carriage prepared by Eunuch Zhang was outside, and Ji Chengjue got into the carriage.

The carriage was driving, and the inside of the carriage was swaying, and Ji Chengjue's body swayed along with it.

He said that after becoming my sister-in-law, he would kill me.

Ji Chengjue shook his head helplessly,

He muttered to himself:

No matter how smart you are, you will be a spoiled girl after all.

To paraphrase what the surname Zheng once said before, the family grew up in a different environment.

Tsk tsk...

Ji Chengjue tasted it,

I found out that many things Zheng Fan said before, in retrospect, I can always find a different taste.

Eunuch Zhang, who was driving the car, said:

Master, shall we go directly?

Go straight, let's be tougher in the future.

Eunuch Zhang immediately said:

The master is joking, but the slave can't be hard even if he wants to.

Hahaha.

Master, I heard that these days, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very busy with the adults about submitting credentials for the envoy of Chu State.

Let him be busy.

The carriage stopped at the door of a restaurant.

This is a very high-end restaurant in the capital, named Zhuangyuan Building.

opened six years ago,

but then,

Dayan still has a lot of powerful families, without the imperial examination, naturally there will be no champion.

Therefore, in the eyes of the people in the capital, this Zhuangyuan building is the ethos of the people of that country.

On weekdays, the business has been very mediocre, and it can even be said that it is losing money and making money.

However, as Yan State began to take the imperial examination to select scholars, last year, Yan State also had its own champion, second place and Tanhua. The Zhuangyuan Building, which had been open for several years, became popular all of a sudden, and there were many guests.

Ji Chengjue got out of the carriage and walked into it.

Hey, guest officer, are you staying at the hotel or eating?

My friend is up there, that's all right, go ahead, don't say hello.

After dismissing Xiao Er, Ji Chengjue walked up the stairs on his own.

Upstairs are all boxes, among which there are three boxes in the most central position. Since the opening of the Zhuangyuan Building, there has been a sign hanging that non-Jinshi is not allowed to start.

At that time, Zhuangyuan Building's business was not good, but the news spread, and many people said that the boss was out of his mind, and made up these jokes.

But with the opening of the imperial examination and the release of the first batch of new scholars, the three boxes in the Zhuangyuan Building have basically never been broken.

In the two months after the announcement of the rankings, those Jinshi masters often came here to start the game, and later, when other merchants or nobles wanted to make friends with them, they would also deliberately choose to come to the Zhuangyuan Building to start the game.

Ji Chengjue walked to the door of the first-class box, and did not rush in, but heard the voices inside.

It seems that because Ji Chengjue stayed here for too long, a group of servants who were guarding the corner of the second floor started to come here.

Eunuch Zhang, who had been following Ji Chengjue, also took the initiative to walk towards them now, lowered his voice, and said:

The miscellaneous family wants to see, which unsightly thing dares to spoil my master's elegance.

In this capital, who are the people who can use eunuchs?

These little servants look at me and I look at you, but they really didn't dare to come over again.

At this time, there was already a commotion in the box.

Hu Zhengfang, didn't you post a post for me, saying that today is your 30th birthday wine, and you are here to invite me together.

It's not me, besides, I passed two months before my 30th birthday party, and the situation on the front line was unclear at that time, how dare I make arrangements for this.

I accepted Liu Chucai's post, saying that I just took a concubine the day before yesterday and invited me to come to Juju.

You just took a concubine. How could that Lion in my family let me take a concubine? I received a post from Lao Qin, saying that he had bought some good wine and asked me to come and taste it together.

In the whole room, there are all Jinshi masters from last year.

Because they are the first Jinshi in Yan State, and most of them come from poor families, the relationship between them is very close.

Leaving aside those who are released from Beijing, those who stay in Beijing and are scattered in various yamen will naturally huddle together instinctively.

The literati and bureaucrats in Qian State have already completed a hundred years of work, while they in Yan State have just begun, especially in the officialdom, they are still weak and need to unite.

So, what's going on here, it's not you, it's not you, it's not you, then who invited us to come here?

Yeah, who the hell is it?

Ji Chengjue, who stood at the door and listened for a while, pushed open the door and walked in.

For a moment, the eyes of more than a dozen Jinshi masters inside all fell on him.

Not surprisingly, no one knew him.

Firstly, the sixth prince has always been absurd, ignoring government affairs and military affairs;

Secondly, for more than half a year, he has been staying in Nan'an County, and he has no place to brush his face if he wants to.

Ji Chengjue didn't treat himself as an outsider, pointed at the table on the wine table, and said:

The dishes are served, and the wine is hot, what's the matter, don't you need it?

Ji Chengjue walked to the first seat and didn't sit down in a hurry, but reached out and patted the back of the chair lightly.

May I ask where your honor comes from?

But your honor deceived me to this point?

What is the meaning of this young man?

A group of questioning voices came.

Everyone understood, obviously, it was the younger-looking son in front of him who tricked him and others over.

They are afraid but not afraid. After all, everyone has an official body, and it is not like they have never come into contact with princes and dignitaries.

Ji Chengjue didn't rush to answer,

Instead, he pointed at the tall and thin man standing opposite him,

road:

You are Liu Chucai, Mrs. Zun's illness, is it better? That illness must be taken care of, and it must not be caught in the cold, and it must not be sloppy.

Don't look at the passing of winter, but when you communicate in winter and spring, it is the time when it is most likely to relapse.

Liu Chucai was taken aback for a moment, and then his eyes widened, with an expression of disbelief on his face.

His wife's illness was caused by overwork when she was studying for herself. At that time, almost everyone was gone, and he had no money to buy medicine. He was planning to sell some books in the house and exchange some money for him. When the doctor was grabbing some medicine, he didn't expect that the owner of Shuxuan didn't accept his book. Instead, he gave him a sum of money and helped him invite the best doctor in the county to treat his wife.

He never mentioned this matter to the outside world. When he returned to his hometown from high school last year, he wanted to thank his former benefactor face to face, but he never thought that the bookstore had closed and the boss was also missing.

Therefore, usually, his friends would laugh at him for fear of guilt, but in fact, because he feels guilty towards his wife in his heart, even if he is prosperous now, he is unwilling to take concubines.

Ji Chengjue pointed at the slightly chunky man again, and said:

Hu Zhengfang, it's only been a few years, and you've gained so much weight. Remember when you were falsely accused and imprisoned, you were as skinny as a skinny bone?

Hu Zhengfang also showed shock on his face.

Qin Xiaosheng, is your father okay now? The local officials didn't go looking for trouble, did they? They have been separated for several generations, and because they were injured and had some high-quality fertile land, they were stared at as the sons of the Qin family to beat them up. , there are divisions in those places, it’s really a bit of a cannibalism.”

Qin Xiaosheng also showed horror on his face.

you…………

By the way, there is also you...

Ah, you are...

Hahaha, you boy, I think back then...

Ji Chengjue pointed to them one by one, greeted them one by one, and spoke one by one.

The atmosphere in the box suddenly became tense.

No one dared to yell loudly, let alone question him.

After talking in a circle,

Everyone clicked on it and said it.

Ji Chengjue stretched out his hand, poured himself a glass of wine, and took a sip.

I heard that the day before yesterday, His Royal Highness invited all the Jinshi who stayed in Beijing to the East Palace for a banquet. How is the drink in the East Palace, is it good?

No one dared to answer, on the one hand, it was because the matter was related to the prince, and on the other hand, it was because everyone hadn't recovered from the shock.

What's the matter, you are all the leaders of my Great Yan, the future of my Great Yan, the pillars of my Great Yan, who have done gorgeous things, but are you speechless?

At this time,

Liu Chucai licked his lips, cupped his hands to Ji Chengjue and said:

Dare to ask... dare to ask your lord, who is so sacred?

Ji Chengjue pondered for a while,

smiled,

While pouring himself another glass of wine, he said slowly:

Today's sage is a master of the ages, stepping on the door of the family, collecting material for the country, and opening a promotion for the poor family;

What His Majesty wishes is that I, a great Yan Ying, can disregard the suspicion of family status and not be trapped by blood. Those who are talented should serve the country in temples, and be herdsmen in the local area.

You are the first batch, and there will be a second batch immediately after the start of the Spring Festival.

Wait, this is the future of my Dayan.

Ji Chengjue,

Today, the sixth son of His Majesty, here is a toast to everyone!

The sixth prince?

He is the sixth prince?

Ji Chengjue didn't wait for these shocked Jinshi gentlemen to react, he just drank the water and wine in his glass in one gulp.

At this moment, what the princess said to him when he was in Xiyuan earlier appeared in his mind.

She said that as long as she became a princess, she would definitely get rid of herself.

Ji Chengjue sighed,

look up,

At that time he,

I really want to reply:

If it wasn't for the fact that my father has been deliberately not putting me on the plate,

What do you think about you and your husband?

You only saw that my father deliberately suppressed me, suppressed me so hard that I couldn't breathe, and made me miserable;

But don't really think about it,

Such a proud father,

I really don't like a son, just dismiss him casually, but why do you still want to be so cruel to me?

They deliberately cut me, crushed me, beat me, reprimanded me, banished me,

hehe,

If it weren't for his blood flowing through me,

Maybe I'm long gone.

but,

Who told me to be like him,

Who told him to know that I really resemble him.

seize the heir,

compete for position,

Let the old man think about it for himself, if he ends up, do you have any chance of winning?

Do you, Ji Chenglang, think that being a teacher or presiding over a spring ceremony in person can become the master of these new scholars?

Can you accept batches of young officials for your own use?

yes,

you are tired

You stood there, supported the dragon gate, and watched the school of fish leap over;

Do you really think that all the talents in the world are in my hands?

don't even think about it,

these fish,

Before jumping over the dragon gate,

Who is feeding it.

In fact, after weeding out the descendants of the powerful, those so-called disadvantaged families and the so-called Dayan scholar seeds are actually not that many. If we screen out some good characters and give them kindness in advance, the cost paid is really great compared to the subsequent benefits. It's not worth mentioning.

Of course, you can't just subsidize whoever you catch, there must be some white-eyed wolves, but not too many, otherwise it will be easy to go in vain.

He, Ji Chengjue, never did such a loss-making business.

It's a pity that Uncle Zheng is not here at this time, otherwise he would have to praise him in his heart.

In the history that Uncle Zheng is familiar with, the Jin Party in the Ming Dynasty and the plutocrats in some countries in later generations actually arranged their arrangements in this way, so as to finally achieve the goal of influencing the government.

When the scale of capital reaches a certain level, it will instinctively penetrate and expand, and it is not limited to trading.

Ji Chengjue sat down on the chair,

Now, you all think that I, Ji Chengjue, only confessed to Uncle Hirano!

As everyone knows,

A few years ago, when my business was completely spread out, how many people did I confess!

With that in mind,

Ji Chengjue's eyes narrowed slightly,

Sweeping across the group of people standing in front of me,

The corners of the mouth are slightly curved,

road:

You are all scholars, and I, Dayan, are the group of people who know how to read the most.

There is a problem,