After Xie Jingan posted this post, Mozhou looked calm, but in fact, there were some turmoil secretly. Other merchants who had just come to Mozhou and had not cooperated with Xie Jingan were better, but the children of various aristocratic families couldn't sit still. From the moment it was handed over, the aristocratic family moved frequently with each other.

Especially the Chen family, like an ant on a hot pot, gathered the men with some brains in the family for two consecutive days to discuss countermeasures.

It was the same today, after a tasteless breakfast, the male members of the Chen family went to the flower hall to sit down one after another with serious or livid faces.

Although the Chen family has declined, it has a large population. Although it is not the main branch of the Chen family in Mozhou, there are still a dozen or so males. From the old man Chen to Chen Songting, the grandson of Chen's parents, there are three generations living under the same roof.

The flower hall was silent for a while before Chen Songting frowned and said: "This King Shun really doesn't know how to advance or retreat, he doesn't know what is good or bad, he thinks he has got something novel, and he wants to take us all under his command for his errands. Idiots talking about dreams, according to my grandson, it's time to teach him some lessons, isn't it too hot for an unfavored feudal lord to take so much money?"

"Lesson?" The first fat person sitting under Chen Songting said: "Brother, could it be that he forgot what happened to the Liu family and Qi Chengshou? Offending King Shun is not enough, do you want to drag our whole family into trouble?"

"What do you mean by that?" Chen Songting thought that this clan brother's eyes were not going well, but now that he was talking to him in a strange way, his eyebrows were straightened up, and he said coldly: "When will I offend King Shun? It's not that I have an unusual relationship with Mr. Liu, I know some news in advance, I'm afraid that others will divide up the leftovers, and our Chen family will get the news. You don't want to please His Highness, seek benefits for the clan, you just want to embarrass me , what is your intention?"

The brothers of Chen Songting's family are not good at talking, and when they heard the words with a mocking smile, they were about to retort. The old man of the Chen family looked ashen, and finally couldn't stand it any longer. What can we do to our Chen family, we will mess up ourselves, what a shame, you two should say a few words, if there is no way to deal with it, just keep your mouth shut."

As soon as Mrs. Chen made a sound, the two dared not argue any more, they just stared at each other bitterly, and then shut up.

Old Mrs. Chen's complexion softened a little at this moment, he picked up the teacup to moisten his dry throat, looked at Chen Songting and said: "Songting, what did he say when you met King Shun last time, please tell me again in detail .”

Mrs. Chen told the two of them to shut up just a moment ago, and the next moment he only clicked on Chen Songting to speak. The expression of Chen Songting's younger brother suddenly changed, but Chen Songting glanced at him proudly, and described the scene of meeting King Shun last time, as well as various details. , are repeated.

The flower hall was silent for a while, only Chen Songting's clear voice echoed. After finishing speaking, everyone in the Chen family was silent for a while, and then the old man Chen sighed and said: "Song Yin is right, Song Ting is still young and arrogant. , not prudent enough, I'm afraid I really offended King Shun, although I have only seen two sides of King Shun, I can see that he is gentle on the surface, but he has a temperament that cannot be manipulated by others. The official suggested, but he didn't listen blindly, and he had some calculations in his heart. This temperament is similar to that of the late emperor. A person with such a temperament can only be coaxed, even if he wants to oppose him, he must maintain a peaceful face , I am very respectful to him, otherwise if you are not polite to him, he will turn against you, it seems that this is the palace, so I have to go there."

What Old Master Chen said made Chen Songting anxious and angry, and he opened his mouth to defend himself, but thinking of the cold eyes that King Shun looked at him that day, his anger suddenly sank again.

Chen Songting was angry with himself, but the other Chen family men were shocked. Chen Songting's father, Mr. Chen said: "How can I go in person? Although King Shun is a prince, he is also a prince who has lost his favor, and he is a junior. Dad is like this." Go, didn't you bow your head to King Shun? How would other aristocratic families think about our Chen family, would they doubt that our Chen family has surrendered to King Shun? Because of some money to be attached to King Shun, our Chen family will be reduced to It's a laughingstock."

"Laughing butt, laughing butt, I think you're just an elm head," Mrs. Chen was calm just now, but now she was furious when she heard this, pointing at Mrs. Chen and scolding: "Song Ting can offend King Shun, and I will follow you , You said that you didn't make any progress when you were young, and you are still so short-sighted, did I go here for the money? It was for the Chen family. "

At such an age, Mr. Chen was scolded by Mrs. Chen in front of other Chen family men. His face flushed with embarrassment, and he said embarrassingly, "Son... isn't this also for the Chen family?"

It’s okay if you don’t say this, but when Mr. Chen said it, he became angry again, and scolded: "Are you doing it for the Chen family? Are you trying to drag the Chen family into the fire pit? You don’t even think about what will happen to the Liu family. There is a Liu Family, who knows if there will be a second Liu family, and there is a fourth-rank member of the Liu family who is relying on the crown prince, so it will still be a situation of ransacking the family?"

Mr. Chen moved his lips and wanted to say something. Mr. Chen waved his hand and sighed: "I know what you want to say. It's nothing more than the fact that the Liu family's hands and feet are not clean, which touched King Shun's scales. How many people are innocent? It’s okay when King Shun doesn’t care about us. Once King Shun thinks something, who will our family ask to protect? The place in Mozhou is high and the emperor is far away. By that time, our heads would have fallen to the ground long ago, and King Shun is still a prince no matter how bad he is, and if he returned the feudal clan, would the Holy Majesty still be able to kill relatives for our righteousness?"

After a few words, everyone in the flower hall looked ugly.

Old Mrs. Chen continued: "At this time, besides surrendering in front of other aristocratic families, is there a second way for us to succeed? Besides, depending on King Shun may not do more harm than good. Apart from other things, the way King Shun makes money we I know it all well, and I have been asking people for news these days. There has been a lot of movement in Mozhou recently. There are rumors in the city that King Shun has a way to make the city wall indestructible, and now he is trying his best. It is shipped to the border, and what kind of patent department and chamber of commerce King Shun wants to build. Although I don't know what it means, I can see that this King Shun has a lot of ambitions. With such a vassal king, maybe our Chen family will rise again an opportunity."

Everyone in the Chen family was stunned by what Grandpa Chen said, and Chen Songting murmured: "Then grandfather means..."

Old Mrs. Chen glanced at him, and said calmly: "I think so, I'm afraid those people from other aristocratic families will also understand that we have to surrender before other aristocratic families. If we can't be the first, the benefits will undoubtedly be much less. .”

Mrs. Chen pondered for a while, and ordered: "It's not too late. I think today is a good day to visit. Song Ting will go with me to make an apology for King Shun's good life. King Shun's foundation is still weak, so we will give it to you." He will not make things difficult on purpose, and Song Yin will follow, you are clever, you can't make King Shun take a second look."

Hearing that he was asked to apologize to King Shun, Chen Songting's face was extremely ugly, and he said reluctantly: "At any rate, our Chen family has also produced grand masters, high-ranking officials, and imperial concubines. It’s all about attaching to the crown prince, how can King Shun He De, is there no other way but to attach? There are so many fief families in King Shun, can he kill them all?”

Old Mrs. Chen was in a calm mood. When he heard this, he frowned and sneered: "Besides surrendering, there are other ways. If you go west with the king's crane, then you won't be afraid of getting dirty no matter how dirty your buttocks are." .”

Mrs. Chen's words were really blunt, Chen Songting shuddered when he heard it, and dared not say anything else.

Although Mrs. Chen is old, he has clear ears and eyesight, and he is still the master of the Chen family.

After receiving his orders, the Chen family acted immediately, opened the storeroom to pick out good gifts, and asked people to inquire about the preferences of several people who could be used around King Shun. They finally made all the preparations. He got in the car and was about to go out. He just walked through a corner and bumped into a carriage head-on. The people who followed the car knew the servants of the Chen family, so they immediately reported it to the people in the car.

After hearing this, the people in the car raised the curtain and got out of the car to greet the old man of the Chen family, and said with a smile: "Good old man, I don't know where you are going after you are so motivating. It was told by the government."

Old Mrs. Chen relied on his seniority, so he didn't lift the curtain, so he said slowly through the curtain: "I'm getting old, and I don't have a few days to live, but my descendants still have to live, so I'm just taking advantage of my strong body , take them to pray to God and worship Buddha?"

Pray to God and worship Buddha?I'm afraid they were rushing to King Shun. The people in the car heard the slander, but they didn't dare to show anything on their faces. They said a lot of auspicious words in cooperation, and stepped aside to watch the Chen family's motorcade pass by slowly. .

It wasn't until the Chen family's motorcade was out of sight around the corner that the man's expression changed from time to time as if he was fascinated. The people following the car waited for a while before boldly saying: "The Chen family's motorcade has gone far away." , Is the young master going back to the mansion? The old master Chen really wants to offer incense, but the little Chen family seems to have brought a lot of medicinal materials, cloth, and treasures to play with. Do temples still accept these things now? "

"What about burning incense and worshiping Buddha?" the man sneered, "it went to Shun Wang's mansion, this old thing has become fine."

The man spat, but he didn't dare to stay longer, he hurriedly climbed into the carriage, and urged the driver to drive back to the residence quickly.

……

There was an undercurrent in Mozhou, and Xie Jing'an was in the center of the vortex, not unaware of it, but all his thoughts were put on the next three plans.

The Patent Department and the Chamber of Commerce are better. Although it is a bit shocking, it is a good thing for everyone to benefit together. The Shibo Department is different. This affects the interests of merchants and aristocratic families. The aristocratic families took the risk.

Xie Jingan had just traveled for less than a year, and it was just when he was gradually getting used to showing off his hands and feet, and he had just made a boyfriend, because he was still young, except for touching his hands and eyes, he hadn't had time to do anything. Wouldn't it be a pity to die? It's a pity that he died.

It's just that the establishment of the Shibo Department is imperative, and the safety of the palace and the stability of Mozhou have become the top priorities.

Xie Jingan couldn't wait to call Lin Yan over, and asked him about the training of recruits.

Lin Yan knew Xie Jingan's thoughts best, so he plunged into the training these days, and said: "The training period is still short, and the spirit has improved a lot, but the foundation is too poor, except for some martial arts Those who are alive are not much better than scattered soldiers."

Although Xie Jingan was prepared in his heart, he was still a little disappointed when he heard it, he couldn't help but sighed, and said: "I was too impatient."

Lin Yan seldom saw this kind of look on Xie Jingan's face, so he couldn't help being a little worried. After hesitating for a moment, he stretched out a hand to cover the back of his hand, and comforted him: "Your feudal fiefdom has only been held for half a year, and you can manage it to this extent. It is because of the extraordinary talent, and because there are not many people in the fief, and there are even fewer people who practice martial arts, so how can I blame you, but most of them are still useless, but some can still come in handy."

Is this a bright future?Xie Jingan was overjoyed at the moment, and he didn't care about being happy that Lin Yan was close to him, so he asked, "Really? Is it really useful?"

"Naturally," Lin Yan smiled lightly, "How could I lie to you?"

Seeing that Xie Jingan's expression improved a lot, Lin Yan subconsciously wanted to withdraw his hand, but he didn't want to be caught by him instead. It's just that several of the main families who recruited workers one after another got into lawsuits and were investigated by the government. Over time, they gained a bad reputation. Other big families who could hire nursing homes thought they were unlucky, so they had no other choice. It's just that they have no other advantages except martial arts, so they can barely make ends meet, if it wasn't for His Highness recruiting troops this time, I'm afraid they would have wasted a lot of time."

This is the possession of the god of decline. Xie Jingan was shocked when he heard that, and he smiled after a long while: "Then they have found a good place, follow me, don't worry about food and clothing, and can make achievements, it is not in vain for them to learn Good martial arts."

When Lin Yan said this, he thought that Xie Jingan would have some criticisms, but he didn't want to agree directly, and he was surprised: "They are so unlucky, don't you shy away?"

"What are the taboos?" Xie Jing'an said: "Could it be possible that I'm still afraid that I will end up being investigated by the government like those masters in the past? If I were in Chang'an, I might be worried, but on this three-acre land, we Let's see who dares."

These words are really domineering, Lin Yan's eyes moved slightly, but he calmed down after a moment, his smile deepened, and he said with a smile: "Then I will stay here first, congratulations on getting dozens of elite soldiers..."

They are really elite soldiers. This was Xie Jingan's first reaction when he saw those dozens of people. They were no thinner than Lin Yan's. These people were not only big in size, but their muscles were also very knotted. Compared with Song Liang, they were not in vain. Their martial arts are so good Fortunately, the second thing is that just by looking at this size, it is quite bluffing.

Xie Jingan paced with his hands behind his back, saw the last one from the first one, nodded slightly satisfied for a while, and said, "Your energy is good, but you have to watch to know how good your martial arts are, so you just make gestures in twos and show off your skills." Bar."

As soon as Xie Jingan's words fell, dozens of tall and burly men stretched out their postures and started fighting in groups of two.

In order to win Xie Jingan's favor, these people obviously exhausted all their strength, making every move vigorously, not only good-looking, but also dangerous.

Xie Jingan's appreciation of martial arts is still at the level of watching martial arts dramas before crossing. He can only tell whether the fighting is good or not, but not the level of martial arts, so he stepped back a few steps and turned to ask Lin Yan in a low voice: "How? How many tricks can you do under your hand?"

Lin Yan was originally standing a few steps behind Xie Jingan, but when he retreated, he immediately retreated to Lin Yan's side, and when he turned his head again, the two were very close.

Lin Yan could almost smell the faint scent of soap on Xie Jingan's body, and his hot breath fell next to his ears. Immediately, his face became hot, and he subconsciously wanted to back away, but he insisted on not taking a step forward, and said unnaturally with a slightly red face: "If it's one-on-one, it won't take ten tricks for the last general, but if it's a group attack, the last one may not be able to gain the upper hand within a hundred moves."

Being able to defeat Lin Yan with ten moves means that although he is not considered a strong martial artist, he is not bad at all. Xie Jingan was overjoyed and kept his eyes on the field, but he didn't notice Lin Yan's strangeness.

It wasn't until half an hour later, when Xie Jingan's blood was boiling with excitement, that he wished he could end the match and play another match, and then he stopped, "Let's stop here. Your martial arts skills, this king has already made up his mind, let's go back to the barracks first."

Dozens of big men tried their best, hoping to be favored by Xie Jingan. Seeing that His Highness said yes or no after the beating, they couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. They didn't dare to look directly at Xie Jingan, so they could only look at Lin Yan eagerly.

Being looked at pitifully by so many pairs of eyes, even though Lin Yan was always indifferent, he couldn't help but smile a little. He waved his hand imperceptibly to signal them to go back first, and then accompanied Xie Jingan to the study, and asked, "Can these be returned?" His Majesty's eyes."

Without outsiders, Xie Jingan didn't maintain his prestige anymore, and praised with a smile: "That's right, they are all first-class heroes. Although the number is smaller, it's not useless."

It's just how to arrange it, Xie Jingan hesitated for a moment, frowned while thinking, when Cui Tong reported, "His Royal Highness, the old lady of the Chen family is asking to see you."

Xie Jingan was engrossed in his thoughts, but was suddenly interrupted, and it took him a while to react, but there was no surprise in his expression, obviously he had expected it, and he said casually: "Come on, just come, please go to the flower hall and sit down, the king will go back and change clothes later." to meet."

Cui Tong waved his hand when he heard the words, and the subordinates not far away immediately retreated to make arrangements.

Xie Jingan originally wanted to go to the study, but now he naturally turned to the bedroom when a guest came.

Xie Jing'an slowly changed into a full set of prince's service, and the Chen family felt a little bit on pins and needles.

Mrs. Chen was better. After all, he was used to seeing strong winds and waves. Although what he saw at the door made his heart beat, his face was calm.

But Chen Songting and Chen Songyin are different. Ever since they saw those dozens of muscular and ferocious men at the door, they felt a little uneasy. They turned their heads quietly to see that the servants of the palace were all far away. Hearing their words, he turned sideways, approached Old Master Chen and said in a low voice, "Grandfather, what do you mean by King Shun recruiting so many reckless men into the mansion?"

Old Mrs. Chen was superficial, but he didn't move his head and mouth, and said in a low voice: "Why else? If you have power, you have money, and of course it's for soldiers. There are only a few dozen of them. It's possible that you don't know that King Shun has expanded his recruitment!" A thousand soldiers?"

Expanded recruitment by a thousand soldiers?Chen Songting's eyes froze when he heard this, one thousand such strong men, their combat power...Chen Songting shuddered, and then thought of the fact that there were no less than a hundred guards around King Shun, and Lin Yan, a well-known martial arts practitioner... genius.

Chen Songting couldn't help wiping off a cold sweat, and didn't dare to have other thoughts.

Inadvertently pretending to be coercive, Xie Jingan didn't know at all, he went back and changed to a dignified prince to serve, just to overwhelm the Chen family in terms of momentum, so as to pry out from the Chen family through the gap of the Mozhou family. He was well prepared, but he was stunned when he entered the flower hall.

The old man of the Chen family not only didn't smile, but was rather enthusiastic. When he came up, he pressed his grandson Chen Songting to apologize to him, and even belittled Chen Songting's good life. He was quite handsome and clever at first. Young, he said that he was mentally retarded.

Could it be that this guy wasn't born to the Chen family? Xie Jingan muttered, but he didn't dare to relax because of it. He chatted with the old man of the Chen family for a while, until his mouth was a little dry and he started to feel uncomfortable. After getting impatient, he managed to control his emotions and asked, "I don't know why Mrs. Chen came to see me today, why?"

The author has something to say: Chen Songting looked terrified: there are so many reckless men with high martial arts skills, King Shun is so scary.

Xie Jing'an looked confused: What happened to the Chen family today?Did Chen Songting pick it up?

Put your hips on your hips and laugh for a while, is this chapter fat today?Look who still says I'm short, I'm obviously so thick and long!

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