Traveling through the Gaowu Tang Dynasty, Li Kuan and Li Shimin became the second sons of the Prince

"I was talking about three names." His Royal Highness the King of Chu has always been "very principled": "Yuwen Qing, chop them up."

"Your Highness, it's unfair! It's the entire Chengxi Xi family, their entire family is involved! I accepted their bribes, so... But I can't do anything. If I refuse to cooperate with them, they will kill my entire family!" Park Daozhi said this, and couldn't help but cast a pleading look at Jin Gengxin who was already shocked on the side: "General Jin... Jin Haijing Xi family, they are a century-old noble family... You know... You know everything..."

"I don't know!" Jin Gengxin was really furious at this moment. He couldn't help but want to draw the long sword at his waist and chop Park Daozhi, the beast, but he was afraid that this would offend the King of Chu, so he had to grit his teeth and said: "The majesty trusted you and gave you the position of the Lord of Jinhaijing, but you repaid her like this, colluding with the thieves and selling out your own country..."

"I..." Park Daozhi was about to refute when he heard this, but His Royal Highness the King of Chu obviously did not intend to give him a chance to defend himself.

"Take the men away." Now that he had the list of bandits to be eliminated, the next thing His Royal Highness the King of Chu needed was the location of the other party: "Jin Gengxin, go ahead, count a group of people, and follow me to take a look at the mansion of that century-old noble family, the Xi family in the east of the city."

"Great!" - As His Royal Highness the King of Chu finished speaking, before Jin Gengxin had time to reply, Cheng Chumo and Li Huairen, who had been impatient for a long time, couldn't help but reach out and high-five, saying, "Finally, there is work to do!"

"You two will stay behind." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu realized that he really needed to temper these two guys' tempers: "No objection?"

"No problem..." Li Huairen and Cheng Chumo were like eggplants hit by frost at this moment, dejected but still managed to "respond to every word" of Kuan Ge'er: "Don't worry, Kuan Ge'er, we will definitely not run around."

"Running around?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu obviously knew his good brothers: "Why don't you two run around and try?"

Are you really underestimating my weak fists and feet?

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After "persuading" Cheng Chumo and Li Huairen by force, His Royal Highness the King of Chu, accompanied by five retainers, Zhang Zhenxuan, Wang Xuance, Pei Xingyan, Yuwen Qing, and Yuan Tiangang, as well as three future retainers, Pei Chengxian, Wang Hanzhang, and Lu Yingke, arrived at the gate of Xi Mansion located on the east bank of Jinhai River, escorted by a thousand elite soldiers led by Jin Gengxin.

"Is this the Xi family's mansion?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu looked at the two huge stone lions about ten feet tall in front of the gate, and felt a breath of nouveau riche blowing in his face: "This is really a century-old noble family..."

"Your Highness, it's all over the place." Seeing that His Highness the King of Chu was a little emotional, Jin Gengxin couldn't help but say something more: "The Jin Haijing Xi family relied on their ancestors to be selected as 'flower dojo' and entered the palace to perform for the king at that time. They were granted official positions and the status of 'non-real bones'. Since then, they have become prosperous, and with the efforts of several generations, they have gradually gained the reputation they have today." (Note 1)

“Oh…” His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu nodded thoughtfully, and then said casually: “After listening to you say so much… Actually, I didn’t understand at all.”

"..." Jin Gengxin felt that he was being played by His Royal Highness the King of Chu... In the past... the Queen also played with him, but not like this...

“Your Highness, that’s how you understand it.” Wang Xuance was well-read and naturally knew what the “flower path lord” and “bone product system” of Silla were: “The ancestors of the Xi family relied on juggling to earn themselves an ordinary noble birth, and the Xi family later made a fortune with this opportunity.”

"Look," His Royal Highness the King of Chu felt that he needed to express his love for Wang Xuance again: "Xuance still knows more."

"That's right, that's right..." Gangzi at the side couldn't help but muttered, "Otherwise, how could he become the successor of Lord Dou..."

"Jin Gengxin, go ahead." His Royal Highness the King of Chu turned around and glared at Gangzi who seemed to be jealous, then said to Jin Gengxin: "With me here, you don't have to worry about anything."

"My humble servant... obeys your command!"

With His Royal Highness the King of Chu's words, Jin Gengxin knew what he should do.

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"What are you doing? Let me go!" - It only took half a quarter of an hour for the entire Xi Mansion to be escorted to the courtyard in front of the hall by the soldiers brought by Jin Gengxin.

“Your Highness, everyone in the Xi Mansion is here.” Jin Gengxin, holding a bloodstained long sword and breathing heavily, introduced the leader of the Xi Family to His Highness the King of Chu, who was standing leisurely in the hall, guarded by many retainers: “This is Xi Wuyue, the head of the Xi Family, and next to him is his youngest son, Xi Lin’an. As for his eldest son… He is currently serving in the Steward’s Department of the Royal Capital (similar to the Secretariat, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of Shangshu in the Tang Dynasty). However, I have sent a message to the Royal Capital before taking action. I believe that Your Majesty will soon put this man in jail.”

"Well," upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu immediately expressed his satisfaction with Jin Gengxin's current attitude and efficiency: "Not bad, he finally has some trace of a virtuous person, but are you sure that all the people in this mansion are here?"

"Your Highness, I have already led people to search thoroughly..." Jin Gengxin was afraid that His Highness the King of Chu would suspect that there was something wrong with him, so he hurriedly explained: "There is indeed nothing -"

"Then look at what this is?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu said, pointing to the entrance to the backyard.

The next moment, several black-clad warriors came to the front of the hall, carrying a short Japanese man with broken teeth, a rag stuffed in his mouth, and tied up. At the same time, several Silla women with tattered clothes, dull expressions, and walking barefoot followed behind him.

"This is a false accusation! This is a false accusation against my Xi family!" The head of the Xi family, Xi Wuyue, no longer had time to think about why the other party could find the Japanese hiding in the secret room. He could only insist that this was a frame-up by the other party, but in fact, he was more afraid of another thing.

If he had seen it right, the person who led the troops into the palace today was General Jin Gengxin, who was very popular in the capital. Then, who was the young man in front of him who even General Jin Gengxin had to talk to respectfully? What was his identity?

He couldn't think of it, let alone dare to think...