Chapter 1 The Whole Virtue House Is Shaken

The palace eunuch bearing the imperial decree had arrived, and in an instant, the entire Quande House was thrown into an uproar.

Even in the old days, when Quande House was still the Sixth Prince's property, the Marquis of Zhenbei and the Marquis of Jingnan had both visited, but never had an imperial edict from His Majesty arrived.

Many were already speculating:

Could it be that His Majesty also craved Quande House's duck, so he sent a palace eunuch specifically to buy one and bring it back to taste?

Oh dear, this was no small matter! Wouldn't Quande House's duck become a tribute then?

Of course, if Quande House were still under the Sixth Prince's control, he certainly wouldn't waste this opportunity and would definitely send someone to spread the news with "innuendo" and "ostentatious secrecy."

A duck was truly worthless to the dignitaries in Yanjing. Selling ducks alone wouldn't generate much profit. What really made money was what was attached to the duck.

In short, it was "face!"

For example, his brother surnamed Zheng, who concocted perfumes and such, was a real money-sucking weapon.

However, come to think of it, even back then, few people actually knew whose property Quande House was.

With palace guards clearing the way, the eunuch bearing the decree hurried up the stairs, standing at the landing and calling out softly with a "Beijing accent" and an ingratiating tone:

"Your Highness? Your Highness?"

At this moment, no one in the nearby private rooms dared to respond carelessly. One wrong "hey," and their head might be moving house today.

The commotion downstairs had long attracted attention upstairs. People in several private rooms had opened their doors and were peering out.

He Chu was the same. He was sitting behind the door and opened it to look out of curiosity.

Then he withdrew his head,

Half-covering his mouth with his hand,

He whispered to Yan Butou (Captain Yan) and his younger sister,

"That palace eunuch has a lot of powder on his face."

Eunuchs liked to wear makeup. Because of their congenital defects, many eunuchs couldn't even relieve themselves properly, and there would be residue and leakage.

Their bodies inevitably carried a foul odor.

But they couldn't stink up their masters, so they could only use fragrances to cover it up. Since they were already using fragrances, applying powder and rouge came along with it.

The largest cosmetics shop in Yanjing had a resident master craftsman who had retired from the palace due to old age and was rehired.

Yes, that cosmetics shop was called "Willow Flower Lane," and it used to be one of the Sixth Prince's properties.

Hearing this, the He family's young lady covered her mouth and giggled. She and her brother were visiting the capital for the first time and seeing an eunuch for the first time, so they naturally found it strange.

Upon hearing this, Yan Butou burst out laughing.

"Ouch!"

He Chu was startled. His brother-in-law was laughing so loudly. Wasn't he courting death?

That was a palace eunuch! If he angered him, how could he have a good ending?

"Ouch!"

Just then, another "ouch" sounded from behind He Chu.

He Chu was so frightened that he stood up straight, as if someone had stabbed him in the spine.

Wasn't that the eunuch's voice?

The He family's young lady was also startled and looked blankly at the doorway.

Yan Butou, however, remained seated naturally.

"Ouch, Sixth Prince, this old servant has been looking for you!

This servant pays his respects to the Sixth Prince! May the Sixth Prince enjoy good fortune!"

The eunuch bowed respectfully and kowtowed to Yan Butou.

"..." He Chu.

His brother-in-law's mind hadn't caught up yet.

What was going on?

The He family's young lady also covered her mouth, her face incredulous.

"Tsk, what a coincidence, Old Qin. I was just worried about how to pay for this meal, since I brought my newlywed wife back for the first time.

I can't be too shabby, can I? So I thought I'd bring her here to eat a duck. Old Qin, you can tell what I've been doing for the past six months just by looking at my clothes. How can my meager salary afford the bill here?

It's a good thing you're here.

Come on, wife,

Greet him,

Call him Uncle Qin."

Although the He family's young lady was in a state of confusion and couldn't figure out what was going on, she instinctively followed her husband's words. When he told her to greet him, she immediately said,

"Hello, Uncle Qin."

"Ouch, ouch, ouch!"

Eunuch Qin immediately cried out three times and kowtowed heavily to the He family's young lady, then quickly said,

"This is not acceptable! This is not acceptable!"

The Prince's woman, wouldn't that be a Princess Consort?

How could he, this castrated thing, dare to be called 'Uncle' by the Princess Consort!

"This bill..."

Yan Butou drawled out the words.

"Your Highness, look at what you're saying. It's not like you haven't used this old servant to settle your debts before. This old servant understands. This bill will be on my tab."

"You're so considerate. Then, what about a greeting gift?"

As he spoke, Yan Butou pointed to his beloved wife.

This "Uncle" couldn't be called for nothing, could it?

Eunuch Qin smiled and reached into his sleeve, instinctively wanting to take out some silver, but then he realized that wouldn't be respectful enough. So he took off a small jade pendant from his waist and presented it to the He family's young lady with both hands:

"My lady, this is just a small token from this old servant. Please accept it with a smile."

Seeing Yan Butou nod to her, the He family's young lady obediently accepted the jade pendant and said,

"Thank you, Uncle Qin."

"Ouch, ouch, ouch!"

Eunuch Qin was so frightened that he kowtowed again.

When he got up,

He subconsciously wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.

These high-ranking eunuchs who could become imperial decree announcers didn't lack money. They also didn't lack disciples and grandchildren. What they lacked was respect!

Palace eunuchs often commented on the princes in private. The First Prince was magnanimous;

The Second Prince, also known as the Crown Prince, was noble;

The Third Prince was refined;

The Fourth Prince was tough;

The Fifth Prince was amiable;

The Seventh Prince was mischievous.

As for the Sixth Prince, they often evaluated him like this:

"Him? Tsk!"

A superior should give people what they need and fulfill their aspirations in order to win their hearts and use them for their own purposes.

These were the words his father had said to him when he was young, holding him on his lap.

Therefore,

A peripheral spy of the Mi Die Si (Secret Intelligence Division) hidden in the Qian Kingdom happened to overhear news from the residence of a Qian official and sent a secret report.

Therefore,

Little Qi suddenly remembered to fly the kite that he had given him half a year ago and "accidentally" fell into the water.

They were all small characters and minor roles who were usually inconspicuous,

But at critical moments,

They could have a real impact.

…

Eunuch Qin stood up and said solemnly,

"Imperial Edict!"

Yan Butou immediately got up from his seat and knelt down:

"Long live His Majesty! Long live! Long live!"

The He family's young lady also knelt down, her mind still buzzing.

The brother-in-law, He Chu, collapsed directly onto the ground. Well, although he wasn't kneeling, it could be considered prostration, and no one could find fault with it.

Eunuch Qin first cupped his hands in the direction of the palace and said,

"May His Majesty be well."

Then,

Eunuch Qin looked at Yan Butou and continued,

"Imperial Edict: You good-for-nothing, get your ass into the palace to see me!"

"This subject receives the decree!"

Ji Chengjue stood up from the ground and casually brushed the dust off his knees.

Then, he reached out to help his wife up.

As for the brother-in-law, he was still prostrating, unable to extricate himself.

"Your Highness, the carriage to the palace is ready."

Ji Chengjue pointed to the He family's young lady beside him.

"His Majesty's meaning is, everyone must go."

Since he was meeting the in-laws, they naturally had to go with him.

Ji Chengjue smiled with satisfaction, while Eunuch Qin whispered,

"Your Highness, you've suffered. You look like you've lost a lot of weight."

"Indeed. Now, I'm back."

He was back,

And he didn't want to leave again.

…

Inside the carriage,

There were three people. He Chu didn't have to drive anymore and sat inside with them.

Ji Chengjue sat in the main seat, He Sisi sat on one side, and He Chu sat across from them.

Along the way, Ji Chengjue didn't say a word, and the He Chu siblings didn't dare to speak either.

He Sisi occasionally looked at her husband,

While the brother-in-law didn't dare to look at him at all.

It wasn't that Ji Chengjue was putting on airs or deliberately not speaking to play it cool, but that he was about to see his father again soon, so he had to carefully consider his words in his mind.

The great victory in the Three Jins was a perfect coincidence, as it was a time when his father was in a relaxed mood.

The Qian Kingdom in the south was sharpening its swords and aiming high. For the Yan Kingdom, which had just fought a major war and suffered enormous losses, it was becoming a real threat, which was enough to worry his father.

When masters fought, what mattered was psychology.

Having been taught by his father for ten years and abused by his father for ten years,

The Yan Emperor, who was immensely dignified in the eyes of others,

Actually held few secrets in Ji Chengjue's eyes.

His father was indeed worthy of being called a generation's overlord, but his vision was always too high.

Therefore, he had been able to use some tricks and do some things right under his nose.

Hey,

He couldn't have been abused for ten years for nothing, could he?

But when he really stood in front of his father, when his father's eyes fell on him, if he tried to hide anything, to deceive anything, to use some clever tricks, to play some games...

He could,

Of course he could,

It would just cost him his life.

The carriage arrived at the palace gate. Eunuch Qin presented his waist tag and was quickly allowed to enter.

After the carriage entered the main gate of the inner palace, Ji Chengjue shook his wrist and got out of the carriage.

Standing in front of him was Eunuch Wei.

"Your Highness, please enter first. The He family will wait. This servant will arrange everything."

Ji Chengjue nodded and said,

"Thank you for your trouble."

"Your Highness is too polite. This old servant doesn't deserve it."

Ji Chengjue turned back to look at his wife and smiled at her. At this moment, he couldn't worry about her pale face.

Her husband had to do his own thing. If he didn't do it well, everyone would be finished.

After watching his brother-in-law enter the inner gate,

He Chu woke up from his dream and looked around,

Looking at the deep palace walls, carved beams, and painted pillars,

He Chu subconsciously muttered to himself,

"Dad, you said you wanted to show our in-laws our family's wealth. Even if you sold a hundred pigs a day, you still couldn't compare to them."

Then he looked at the guards standing all around.

"Dad, you even told me to bring my pig-slaughtering knife with me, thinking of scaring them and seeing if they dared to treat A-Mei badly. Your son also wants to pull out the knife and brandish it, but your son really can't do it."

Finally,

He Chu turned his gaze to his sister.

At this point, if he couldn't guess the identity of that "Yan Butou," then He Chu would really have a problem with his brain.

The development of this matter was even more dramatic than the plays.

But everything in front of him couldn't be faked.

It wasn't about coveting wealth,

Nor was it about wanting to take advantage of anything,

It was simply from the perspective of his brother,

His sister had used her hairpin to hold against his neck and insisted on delivering meat that night.

He and his father had even wanted to stop her.

If they had really stopped her,

Wouldn't they have delayed his sister's great opportunity?

"Dad, it's not like the cabbage in our own vegetable field was inexplicably dug up by a pig. It's clearly our own cabbage taking the initiative to choose a golden pig son-in-law."

"You two, this way, please."

Wei Zhonghe very politely gestured for them to follow.

He Sisi nodded and gave Wei Zhonghe a slight bow.

He Chu, on the other hand, was a bit muddled, instinctively reaching into his sleeve and taking out a piece of silver. This was what his father had taught him before entering the capital.

Just like when he saw those constables or people from the master's house coming to buy meat at the pork stall, he had to show some respect.

Wei Zhonghe naturally saw it and waited.

Who would have thought that He Chu's hands were shaking so much that some copper coins and broken silver actually scattered on the ground?

"Ah!"

He Chu shouted in fright.

Seeing this, Wei Zhonghe quickly said,

"Thank you, Grandpa He, for the reward. What are you waiting for? Pick it up."

As he said that, Wei Zhonghe himself bent down and picked up a small piece of silver.

In an instant, the eunuchs behind Wei Zhonghe immediately came over to pick up the money, constantly shouting thanks for the reward.

He Chu, the pig-slaughtering man, could only cup his hands and respond.

"Grandpa He, let's go. This servant will treat you to tea and some snacks."

"Thank you, Sir. Oh no, thank you, Eunuch."

"Grandpa He is too polite. This servant will also teach you some etiquette for meeting His Majesty later..."

"Plop!"

As soon as he heard that he was going to meet His Majesty,

He Chu was immediately so frightened that he knelt on the ground.

Dear Father,

Your son is going to meet His Majesty!

…

Unlike the hustle and bustle and worldly affairs outside, the inside was a quiet place.

Ji Chengjue walked through the path and paused slightly when he reached the entrance of the Imperial Study.

Obviously, everyone else had been specially dismissed from here. There wasn't even a small eunuch to be seen inside.

However, just as Ji Chengjue stepped inside, ready to face the arena that belonged only to him and his father, he saw a familiar face wearing a purplish-red dragon robe sitting in the lower seat.

It was the Crown Prince.

And his father was sitting in the upper seat.

Both of them were reviewing memorials.

Seeing this scene, Ji Chengjue didn't feel any waves in his heart, but rather found it a bit funny. This scene really looked like a royal father and son.

As for why it was funny,

Hehe,

He couldn't possibly feel like crying, could he?

When Ji Chengjue came in, the Crown Prince looked up first, a look of surprise on his face. He stood up and took the initiative to walk over:

"Sixth Brother, you're better? I was so worried about you, brother."

Ji Chengjue immediately took a step back and kowtowed to his father in the upper seat first:

"This son pays his respects to Father Emperor."

Then,

He turned to salute the Crown Prince:

"Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Quickly, quickly, get up. You and I are brothers, flesh and blood. How can we be so estranged?"

The Crown Prince came to help him up, and Ji Chengjue followed his lead and got up with his help.

Actually, Ji Chengjue didn't really like acting in this kind of play, because he felt it was a waste of time.

His Second Brother had also planted people in Nanan County to keep an eye on him. Where did this surprise that he was better come from?

Brotherly love and respect, what's the point of pretending?

It's not like their father was very sentimental and liked to see his brothers being all lovey-dovey.

The Yan Emperor raised his head and looked at Ji Chengjue without saying anything.

Ji Chengjue stood facing the Yan Emperor, his head half-lowered.

His eyes were fixed on the floor tiles. He had entered the Imperial Study again.

Ji Chengjue was also clear in his heart,

To put it bluntly,

Why was he able to be summoned and stand here?

The He family's daughter was just an excuse. Zhang Gonggong (Eunuch Zhang) had simply made arrangements and given an excuse.

After all, he knew that his father was cold-blooded but had an extremely proud heart.

But the real reason why he was able to be summoned was,

Nothing else,

But money and grain!

An unplanned war against the barbarians had completely emptied the seemingly vast Yan Kingdom. The soldiers were exhausted, and the national treasury was empty.

The mess in the Three Jins could only be bled, and no real returns could be obtained from it.

The seemingly prosperous state of the Great Yan was actually showing signs of being strong on the outside but weak on the inside.

His father's goal was to invade Qian!

He had to eliminate this real opponent.

This was his father's long-cherished wish,

He wanted to do the work of several generations in his own hands and leave a secure country for his descendants and for the Yan Kingdom.

But without money and grain,

This war could not continue.

Therefore,

He thought of using his talents.

And since his business had been handed over to the Ministry of Revenue, its income had been decreasing year by year. He believed that his father was also aware of this.

After being a constable in Nanan County for half a year, Ji Chengjue had also learned about the first-hand conditions of the people. There was still no problem with the Great Yan now, but the overdraft of national strength due to the war had actually begun to show signs.

The most important point was the power vacuum formed after the elimination of the aristocratic families.

The imperial court had certainly fattened up in one wave, having money and food to confidently fight several major wars in a row, but everything had its own reason for existence.

The aristocratic families had certainly greatly restricted the centralization of power, but their development and operation of local economy, culture, and society were actually much better than what the government could do.

One was their own territory, and the other was the public's territory. Which one would they care more about? It was self-evident.

Moreover, the large-scale conscription of labor had also exhausted the people in many places.

Perhaps, in his father's view, he was now worried about not having money and food to continue his great cause of expanding his territory, but in Ji Chengjue's view, if he didn't take measures to control and curb it, even if there were no more wars, the Yan Kingdom's national strength would begin to decline as a result.

This was the real reason why his father had summoned him!

Little Qi was still small and cute, so his father would tease him;

But his other brothers had grown up and were probably no longer fun in his father's eyes.

Deep father-son affection,

Go to hell,

His Third Brother was still writing poetry in the Lakeside Pavilion!

Without any foreshadowing or narration,

The Yan Emperor's attitude,

Was far more direct than the Crown Prince's.

In fact, this was the style that Ji Chengjue was used to. If there was something to say, say it. Who had time to play around with superficialities?

Of course, it was also because his Second Brother couldn't be as "unscrupulous" as his father. After becoming the Crown Prince, his words and actions were even more restricted.

"There's a matter mentioned in Marquis Jingnan's memorial, requesting that the former General Shengle, Zheng Fan, be appointed as the General of Xuehai Pass, Chengjue, what do you think?"

See,

Worthy of being his father,

He was clearly talking about in-law matters,

But the first thing he said was state affairs.

This was enough to show that whatever son-fatherly affection, in his father's heart, would always be ranked at the back.

Seeing that the matter was being discussed, the Crown Prince also returned to his seat and sat upright.

General of Xuehai Pass?

So it was really like this.

Ji Chengjue didn't feel anything unexpected in his heart, because he had already guessed this.

He could only say that his brother surnamed Zheng really had a knack for sucking up.

When he first met him, it only took a few days for him to be persuaded to fund his start-up.

After he had squeezed him dry,

He immediately hugged the thighs of Marquis Jingnan.

There was even a period of time when he flirted with Marquis Zhenbei.

This kind of ability to handle people was truly speechless.

Back to this matter, after the army had won a victory, the imperial court would divide a portion of this new cake, and at the same time, it would leave a portion to the commander to reward his subordinates. This was a long-standing practice.

But the commander should be clear about which things he could speak about, which things he couldn't speak about, which things needed to be hinted at, and which things were taboo.

Of the three passes in the Jin region, Nanmen Pass, Zhennan Pass, and Xuehai Pass, Xuehai Pass was undoubtedly the most important, because Xuehai Pass restrained the Snow Plains and echoed Zhennan Pass.

Such an important place should of course be entrusted to a general appointed by the imperial court to take charge alone.

Marquis Jingnan directly named Zheng Fan to serve as the General of Xuehai Pass, which was equivalent to breaking this tacit understanding.

Of course, Marquis Jingnan didn't have any question of being tyrannical or not. After all, two imperial eunuchs had already crashed to their deaths in front of the Marquis's mansion.

"Reporting to Father Emperor, this son believes that Zheng Fan can bear this great responsibility!"

Ji Chengjue's response was sonorous and forceful.

The Crown Prince on the side had a glimmer of light in his eyes, because Zheng Fan had a great relationship with his Sixth Brother. This was something that everyone with eyes knew.

As princes, military power was actually like a hot potato to them. They were very hungry and wanted to eat it, but it was easy to burn themselves.

The Yan Emperor looked at his Sixth Son,

And pondered slightly,

Before saying,

"I know Zheng Fan's abilities."

Obviously, the Yan Emperor did not deny that Zheng Fan had the ability to guard Xuehai Pass, and at the same time, he did have the qualifications, because he was the first in merit in this battle.

For hundreds of years, the Yan people had summed up the experience from the wars with the desert barbarians, which was that it was easy to defeat the barbarians, but it was difficult to completely hurt them.

If Zheng Fan had not stubbornly defended Xuehai Pass alone, even if the wild men had been driven out, it would not have been a loss for the wild men at all, and the Snow Plains would not have been peaceful.

However, such a question and answer seemed too monotonous and dull.

But this question and answer contained everything.

You don't know the relationship between me and Zheng Fan? You know.

But I just answered directly: Suitable.

I don't know that when Marquis Jingnan directly proposed to appoint Zheng Fan as the General of Xuehai Pass, even if the imperial court was uncomfortable, it would have to pinch its nose and accept it, I know;

But you still want to ask me again.

What can I think?

How should I think?

Marquis Jingnan used this great achievement to make a clear request. Can you not satisfy it? Dare the imperial court not satisfy it?

As for conferring a title of nobility,

Does he care?

His son is "gone,"

Even if you confer a hereditary title, does he care?

In the past, the Tian family cared,

But now there is no one left in the Tian family.

The Yan Emperor slowly sighed and re-examined the son standing below him.

Ji Chengjue still maintained the posture of having finished answering.

When it comes to royal fathers and sons, if you really want to talk about affection, it's overdone.

Maybe other royal families have it, but his family doesn't.

And the Yan Emperor looked at this son as if he was looking at a younger version of himself. But his son seemed to know that he looked like his younger version;

Therefore, both sides were too lazy to be pretentious.

The Crown Prince wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say. Under this atmosphere, his identity was too sensitive.

If he did too much, it would easily become hypocritical;

If he did too little, he would easily get a reputation for not caring about his brothers.

Finally,

It was Ji Chengjue who spoke first, breaking the brief silence.

In short,

He must not leave his father hanging,

In ordinary families, sons can be angry with their fathers, that's no problem, but he can't play like this with his father.

Ji Chengjue knelt down,

And said,

"Father Emperor, this son hopes to take back the business from the past."

A smile appeared on the Yan Emperor's lips,

Afterwards,

The smile was fleeting.

The Yan Emperor knew,

He,

Had guessed it.

If he were in his position, he should be able to guess it.

The Yan Emperor didn't like this feeling very much. In fact, he originally liked it, he really liked it. No father doesn't like his son to be like him, unless, you are a failure as a father.

The Yan Emperor could never be a failed person, he was a generation's overlord.

But the father and son,

Feeling like they were each other's parasites,

If the father and son had a good relationship, that would be fine;

It would be called father and son as one.

Now that the father and son were strangers, it seemed a bit annoying.

According to the established process,

The Yan Emperor should ask, "Reluctant to part with it?"

Then the son below,

Would say some reasons, and then act cute;

He would reprimand a few words, and then beat him a bit;

Then the son would admit his mistake, and then be beaten;

After that, he could add more chips to him, not only returning the business, but also giving him some of the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue to do.

He knew that his son was good at business, and the Min family, the maternal family of Consort Min, was once the richest man in the Great Yan.

At the moment, the situation really gave him a headache, and he urgently needed someone who understood business to help him manage this tired empire.

He needed money and food, he needed national strength,

He still wanted to, in his lifetime,

Destroy Qian!

He didn't dare to leave Qian, this opponent, to his descendants, to his successors.

He also couldn't imagine what extent Qian would develop to if it was given more time to prepare.

At that time,

Whether it was the Great Yan going south, or the Qian Kingdom going north again, would really be hard to say.

Most importantly, the emperor of that Qian Kingdom was younger than him, and he was good at health.

This is my opponent, Ji Runhao,

I have to, before I die,

For the Great Yan,

Defeat him!

But the Yan Emperor didn't want to act or follow the process.

It could be said that the father and son were really too similar in this regard.

Anyway, there were no outsiders in the Imperial Study at this time. Who would they act for and follow the process for?

Oh, the only one who could be considered an outsider was the Crown Prince.

At this time, the Crown Prince, who was sitting in the lower seat also wearing a dragon robe, didn't know that he had actually become an "outsider."

Of course,

The following sentence,

Suddenly made the Crown Prince really feel like an outsider.

Before, the father emperor asked a question, and the Sixth Brother answered a question; then silence.

Now the Sixth Brother asked a question, and the father emperor...

The father emperor directly replied with four words:

"Guanfeng Hubu (Observation Ministry of Revenue)."

Ji Chengjue immediately kowtowed and said:

"This son will definitely live up to Father Emperor's expectations."

Question and answer,

And then question and answer again,

It was done.

The Crown Prince instinctively felt a bit absurd,

In the first question and answer, the General of Xuehai Pass was decided;

In the second question and answer, his Sixth Brother seemed to have suddenly become a superior again.

The older princes all remembered how much the father emperor loved the Sixth Brother when he was still young.

But at this time, the Crown Prince really felt like an outsider, completely unable to get involved.

There was no need for him to smooth things over, no need for him to ease the atmosphere, and there was no dispute that needed him to mediate. He couldn't just cough twice and suggest that the father emperor listen to his opinions, right?

Guanfeng Hubu meant letting the prince study in the Ministry of Revenue, which was also a way to cultivate the prince.

This power could be large or small, with great flexibility.

After a while,

Ji Chengjue, who was kneeling on the ground, added:

"Within three years, this son will definitely make my Great Yan have sufficient money and food!"

The Yan Emperor's breathing stagnated.

Ji Chengjue, who was kneeling on the ground, had a smile on his face.

You know I know what you're thinking,

And you also know I know what you're thinking,

But I just deliberately tell you that I know you know what you're thinking,

You're very uncomfortable, right,

I did it on purpose!

The Yan Emperor's eyes narrowed slightly,

He instinctively wanted to suppress his son again, which was in line with his consistent methods.

In the past, every time Zheng Fan advanced a level, he would peel off a layer of his son's skin to beat him.

But after so many years of beating him,

He suddenly found that there didn't seem to be anything left to peel off from his son.

The He family?

At this time, Ji Chengjue stood up and said to the Yan Emperor and the Crown Prince:

"Father Emperor, this son is reckless, and has secretly made a lifelong agreement with a woman from the common people, and I hope that Father Emperor will fulfill it!"

Saying that,

Ji Chengjue knelt down again.

The Yan Emperor's breathing stagnated again, and he had guessed what he wanted to do!

To be honest,

This feeling of fighting with himself,

Was really too uncomfortable,

Like his left hand hitting his right hand.

In the past, his son was obviously thinking of hiding his clumsiness, deliberately pretending to be crazy and selling stupidity. He also knew that he was pretending to be crazy and selling stupidity, but today, he didn't pretend.

Heh,

Did he think that he must use him now, so he had nothing to fear?

At this time, the Crown Prince smiled and said: "Sixth Brother, really? Is it a woman from the He family?"

Ji Chengjue replied with a slightly shy reply:

"Imperial Brother is wise, it's the He family."

The Crown Prince was stunned for a moment and asked: "Which He family is it?"

"Imperial Brother, it's the He family."

"The He family?"

"The He family."

The Crown Prince realized that this was a surname.

"Imperial Brother, the He family is a butcher in Nanan County."

"Butcher?"

The Crown Prince's expression was a bit wonderful.

His fiancée was the princess of the Marquis Zhenbei's mansion;

His eldest brother was going to marry the daughter of the Barbarian King.

This brother of his was going to marry the daughter of a butcher?

For a time, the Crown Prince didn't know what to say, so he could only look at his father.

The Yan Emperor didn't rush to answer, just looking gloomy.

Ji Chengjue continued:

"Father Emperor, my father-in-law, He, said to me before I left Nanan County to return to the capital, he said that his He family has nothing else, but during festivals, the cured meat is absolutely not missing, and if his old He family has a bite of meat to eat, he will never lack a little oil in your bowl!"

"..." The Yan Emperor.

That was indeed what Old He had said with a pat on his chest, and when he said those words, he was really confident!

Of course, he didn't know who his in-laws were at that time, but he knew that pork was indeed the best thing in the world!

Of course, the meaning of these words, at this time, was to say, you dare to move the He family, you try!

I'll let you have no oil in your bowl, do you believe it!

This was subtly expressing his attitude, you want me to do things for you, yes, no matter how much you cut me in the past, it's okay, but this time, don't even think about doing it like you did in the past. After cutting me up, I will continue to smile at you, praising you for cutting well!

Ji Chengjue was really stimulated,

Stimulated by that Zheng Fan,

He could not keep a low profile,

And he didn't want to keep a low profile anymore.

Because he clearly realized that if he didn't do something, if he didn't show his prince's brand again...

To put it bluntly, friends are like "a string of money,"

When the gap between the two sides gets bigger and bigger,

What can his Sixth Prince,

Be to Zheng Fan?

If he was hungry, he could send him cornmeal;

But if he was going to die one day, he would probably watch from across the river.

With his understanding of Zheng Fan, he believed that Zheng Fan was definitely someone who could do such things.

That guy was a ruthless character who piled up his military exploits with the corpses of his enemies, how could he have any unrealistic mercy?

And as he slowly rose, he had more and more people under his command, and many things were no longer something he could completely control. Even if he wanted to help him, to continue thinking about the previous feelings, his subordinates might be indifferent because they looked down on this down-and-out prince.

Everyone has a temper, not old, why is Ji Chengjue not as good as him?

The Yan Emperor said:

"Three years?"

The Yan Emperor was willing to do this business.

Ji Chengjue immediately said:

"Effective results in one year, preliminary completion in two years, and great completion in three years!"

"You said that yourself."

"Father Emperor, there is no joking in front of the Emperor."

Ji Chengjue made a military pledge.

The Yan Emperor nodded slightly, he was quite satisfied with this deal, with results in one year.

Compared to preparing for three years before invading Qian, he could actually make concessions on everything else.

It was just this son in front of him...

The Yan Emperor waved his hand,

And said:

"You may leave."

"This son has other matters to report."

After speaking,

Ji Chengjue took out a red paper from his arms, as if to present it.

The Crown Prince got up and took