Jiang Wanzai and the other three had been standing outside the mansion for more than half an hour, and no one had come out to greet them. They were even given a cup of tea. However, they did not take it for granted and were in high spirits. The two old men were actually tired from standing there.

Sit on the ground and talk.? w?w?w．

?b?i?q                                                                                                          Jiang Yu’s anger was a bit unbearable. Wherever they went, the master always welcomed them from afar, and they had never been so insulted before.

"Jiang Zongjie, Jiang Zongjie..." Jiang Yu knew that his younger brother was working in Prince Wei's palace, so others could just pretend not to know him. It was unreasonable that he hadn't come out to greet him for so long, so he shouted loudly to the palace.

"Don't make loud noises outside the house. Jiang Zongjie is not deaf, so he can naturally hear you." Ni Liang, who was standing at the door, stopped and said with a frown.

"you……"

"Fifth brother, why are you here?" Sure enough, as Ni Liang said, Jiang Zongjie had a very good ear. Before Jiang Yu could curse, he ran out and asked in surprise.

"My father has been here for a long time, why don't you come out to see me?" Jiang Yu said angrily.

"I've met my father, I've met Mr. Ying." After hearing this, Jiang Zongjie looked around and saw two old men sitting on the steps. He didn't bother to explain and hurried to greet them.

"Young Master, please don't call me that. I am already a retired man, and I can no longer afford these two words. I took advantage of the Young Master, so from now on I will call you Mr.!" The old man in commoner's clothes bowed his hands and returned the greeting.

"That's all, just follow him." Seeing that his son was still hesitant, Jiang Wanzai waved his hand for him to obey, but then turned around and asked, "The volunteers in the mansion are practicing all day long, why are you enjoying leisure in the mansion?"

"Father, my son... my son wants to go back. Now the whole house is guarded by volunteers. I am a redundant person here. I only sit in the house every day except eating and drinking." Jiang Zongjie hesitated and said.

"Oh, are you offended by His Highness's treatment of you?" Jiang Wanzai was stunned for a moment and asked sharply.???

"Father, how dare your son dare? He has always obeyed the general's orders and tried his best, but His Highness seems to have no trust in us." Jiang Zongjie said softly.

"Zong Jie, please let your father and your husband enter the palace first. How unbecoming is it to sit here for a long time?" Jiang Yu interrupted, thinking that he was also the person in charge of the dynasty, but he was sitting at the door of the palace. What he knew was that his lord had a large number of people.

, those who didn’t know better thought they were just angry!

"Fifth brother, this... this is a bit embarrassing, I really don't dare." Jiang Zongjie said with a bitter face.

"You...your majestic armed guard, don't you even have the right to bring someone in? Your courage is eaten by dogs..." Jiang Yu was even more surprised and couldn't help but ask.

"Fifth brother, you don't know something. The rules in the mansion are very strict. Anyone who defecates anywhere in the camp will be severely punished. In the past two days, His Highness has issued an order. No one is allowed to enter the mansion without his order. Look, His Highness's personal guards are here.

We're guarding the door." Jiang Zongjie hurriedly silenced Jiang Yu and peeked at Ni Liang to explain.

"Your Highness is not simple. At such a young age, you can actually get the people in the palace to issue orders. But does he have some hidden agenda behind sealing the door?" The old man in commoner clothes and Jiang Wanzai looked at each other for a moment and said.

"He has done something wrong. In the past few days, people from all armies have fled into Prince Wei's Mansion. Some people say that it was because of the instigation sent by Prince Wei's Mansion. Obviously he was afraid of coming to question and ask for money, so he simply disappeared behind closed doors, fearing that he would be

We are also treated as important people." Jiang Yu disagreed and curled his lips and said.

"Zong Jie, is this possible?" Jiang Wanzai asked with a frown. Since the news of the fall of Guangzhou came back, deserters have indeed continued to increase, and it is also a serious crime to take in deserters.

"Commander Father, recently many strangers have come to seek refuge in the mansion. It seems to me that there are not any elite soldiers, but they are mostly handymen in the army and people with unknown origins collected from them. One of them is quite famous and is a doctor.

Arranged to live in the West Courtyard, my son really can’t understand.? Bi?

What to do?" Jiang Zongjie replied.

"Commander, it seems we have to wait." The old man in commoner clothes said with a smile.

"Haha, it is indeed getting more and more interesting." Jiang Wanzai stroked his beard and smiled.

"Commander Father, let's go. It's really unreasonable for King Wei to treat a group of people with unknown origins like honored guests, yet let the important officials of the court sit on the steps." After hearing this, Jiang Yu said angrily, "Look at these again.

The soldiers are just some country folk led by defeated generals. They are dressed in different colors and have no armor. They have no weapons in their hands. They only have some bamboo spears, sticks and earthen bows. They are afraid that they will rush to death when they encounter the enemy.

They dispersed, but he would rather let them protect him than put aside the imperial army sent by his father."

"Humph, it was these country folk you mentioned who escorted the King of Guards to break through during the Quanzhou Incident. They were holding bamboo spears and bows in their hands. They suffered heavy losses in consecutive bloody battles and refused to retreat or give up. The rest were all fought in a hundred battles.

The warriors who remain alive are a hundred times stronger than those officers and soldiers who are defeated when they encounter the enemy. His Royal Highness, the rear guard, was lost at sea, and it was these remnant troops who escorted him to this place. But at that time, you and I were responsible for guarding the royal family.

, and where is it? You don't reflect on yourself, but instead use strong words to make excuses. I have really wasted my years of teaching you." Jiang Wanzai said with a serious look on his face after hearing this.

"Father, please calm down. My son knows that he was wrong. He was just angry that he was rude and so he spoke nonsense." Seeing that his father was angry, Jiang Yu hurriedly apologized.

"This statement is even more wrong. Although King Wei is young, he is also the younger brother of the current emperor and the prince of the Song Dynasty. Even if we, the ministers, are high and powerful, we must not forget the etiquette of the monarch and his ministers. There is a difference between the superior and the inferior. Today I am just asking you to stay outside the palace for a while.

Isn't it the way to be a minister to wait for a moment to feel resentful? You should go back to your hometown, lest you do something disloyal in the future and stain the name of my Jiang family's loyalty." After hearing this, Jiang Wanzai became even more angry and scolded sternly.

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"Commander father, calm down. My son has realized his mistake. Don't let me go back to my hometown. Now that my second brother has died in the war, and all the brothers have scattered and lived in seclusion, how can there be no one around father commander?" Jiang Yu saw that his father was really angry.

, and he always meant what he said, so he quickly turned over and knelt down to apologize.

"Father, my third brother is outspoken and has no disloyal intentions. Please spare him!" Jiang Zongjie also knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Commander, he did it unintentionally, so why should he be angry? The Jiang family is full of loyal and loyal people who don't know that now is the time to employ people, so let him stay!" The old man in civilian clothes also advised at the side.

"That's why we can't keep an unworthy son here. Otherwise, if he does something unfaithful or unfilial one day, he will be worthy of the loyal souls of the Jiang family who sacrificed their lives for the country." Jiang Wanzai said with tears.

"Commander, please don't be too harsh. The Jiang family's loyalty to the imperial court is evident to everyone. Don't hurt the child's heart with a single mistake." The old man in civilian clothes advised again.

"Hmph, you two, don't kneel here and obstruct the eyes." Jiang Wanzai said with a cold snort. The two of them stood up quickly and stood aside, "I still haven't thanked you, sir." The two brothers looked at each other and understood that this was a pass, and then

He quickly gave a gift and thanked the old man in civilian clothes.

"Commander, what Jiang Yu said just now is actually right. These volunteers have no helmets or armor, and lack weapons. Even if they are well-trained, they can't beat the Tatars with their fast horses and swords." The old man in civilian clothes said worriedly.

"Haha, has Mengchen heard that Prince Wei and Privy Zhang recently made a deal?" Jiang Wanzai said with a smile.

"I have never heard that King Wei and Privy Zhang are doing business together?" the old man in commoner clothes said in surprise.

"Mengchen, you are overthinking. There is a business between the two palaces." Jiang Wanzai saw that his expression was wrong and explained, "Prince Wei's palace used food as a source of food in exchange for a batch of ordnance from Privy Zhang, but the details are unclear.

I don’t know, I just heard that after the deal was concluded, Privy Council Zhang didn’t look very good and gave the grain and grass officer thirty lashes.”

"In this way, the Privy Council suffered a big loss from this transaction. Privy Zhang was the prime minister of the imperial court but was profited by a 60-year-old child. He must be very angry. However, he did not secretly resell military supplies through the imperial court.

But it is taboo to be an official. And a child can do everything well, and it is not easy to pick meat from a tiger's mouth." The commoner old man sighed, but in his heart he was even more looking forward to meeting this young prince.

"Yeah, I'm also very curious. There was nothing unusual about King Wei before the Quanzhou Incident, but after he separated from the brigade and returned, he seems to have opened up his mind and created such a big situation in just ten months. It's really

It's puzzling. I also asked Uncle Sheng, who had been with him for a long time, but he was vague and refused to say anything clearly. He only said that King Wei was gifted and indeed had extraordinary abilities. I once secretly sent someone to investigate the people who were on the same ship with him.

People only say that His Highness can communicate with ghosts and gods, and predict wind and rain. Not only did he give medicine to cure the diseases of everyone on the ship, but he also planned to destroy a fleet of the enemy navy on the way to make everyone surrender and loyal." Jiang Wanzai did his best.

Know what is said.

"Well, Uncle Sheng's vague words may be because of his scruples, and what the soldiers said is probably someone who is trying to deceive people by talking about gods and ghosts, which is not credible. But if you say that a child can have such abilities, I still have doubts.

." The old man in commoner clothes said.

"Yes, it is unbelievable that a child can make the current prime minister cover for him and have all the troops follow him to the death. I also suspected that there was someone behind the scenes, but after Zongjie secretly investigated, no one was found in the mansion.

There is a suspicious person. His Highness said at the court meeting, "The foundation of the country is the responsibility of the temple. The country does not know that it has people, and the people do not know that there is a country." However, it seems that he was aware of it, and there was only Sheng Bo in the main hall.

We are familiar with him, and even though we are very protective of him, we don't see any private conversations between the two of them." Jiang Wanzai said.

"The Commander-in-Chief has actually made up his mind for a long time, but his doubts are still hard to get rid of. This trip is to find out." said the old man in commoner clothes.

"Exactly, I have been entrusted by the Empress Dowager to protect the legacy of the Song Dynasty royal family. If someone manipulates His Highness behind the scenes and does something unfavorable to Your Majesty, I will never forgive you!" Jiang Wanzai sighed, the commoner old man said.

He nodded in agreement. At this time in troubled times, everyone wants to be king, and His Highness is the best stepping stone.

"Master Jiang, I'm so rude. I apologize to you!" Just as the two of them were whispering, someone from the mansion hurriedly walked out and apologized before they even entered the door.

"How dare you, how dare you, Yu Guozhang is so polite!" Jiang Wanzai quickly stood up to greet each other and saluted each other.

"Is this... Mr. Ying, who has lived through four dynasties, right?" Yu Rugui looked at the old man in civilian clothes next to Jiang Wanzai, and after a long inspection, he suddenly said in surprise.
Chapter completed!