"Because I also got a secret edict." Monk Zhishen said and suddenly smiled: "Everything in the world is like chess, and we are all chess pieces laid out by the emperor and his elders in advance."
"The emperor promised in his secret decree that after the country is destroyed in the future, if we can assist the prince Yuan Qi to regain the throne, he will make me the most successful candidate. You, Duanmu Nanfeng, will be the candidate of Jiangnan, and there is another one who will be the palace candidate..."
"I wonder who the palace minister is?" Since Duanmu asked this, it was tantamount to admitting the existence of the secret decree.
It’s okay not to admit it. The monk even knows all the contents of the secret edict, so why keep it a secret!
"I know, it's Zhao Gongming." Xiao Chen sighed softly, "He also told you my identity, right?"
How can there be any marquis in the palace? They can only be eunuchs.
"It's not who he is." Monk Zhishen said with a smile.
"So when I... my father demoted you, I was trying to hide it from others?" Xiao Chen still had to ask clearly.
"Yes, at that time the emperor had already realized that the building was about to collapse and was irreversible, so he took precautions and left us people behind to assist the prince in reviving the Han Dynasty."
"Uh... if, I mean if, if I don't want to be the emperor, and I don't want to revive the Han Dynasty..." Xiao Chen asked tentatively.
"That's a great relationship. It saves us all trouble!" Monk Zhishen said with a smile, "After we find that big treasure, we will live a happy and prosperous life!"
Huh? What treasure?
"The Crown Prince is unaware that the late Emperor buried a huge amount of wealth somewhere for the Crown Prince to use for his future restoration." Duanmu Nanqiao also knew.
Since it is my money, why has no one ever mentioned it to me?
"Where is the treasure?" Xiao Chen was not greedy for money, but curious.
If it were you, wouldn't you be curious?
"The late emperor only gave us a fragment of the treasure map to the Duanmu family. I guess Li Tanhua also has a piece? Maybe the father-in-law Zhao Gongming also has a piece, but to put the entire treasure map together, nine fragments are needed, and we still have to find them.
The other six pieces will do." Duanmu Nanfeng said.
"That's the other six princes. Don't glare at me, Prince. I don't know who they are." Monk Zhishen added.
"Then where to find it?" Xiao Chen couldn't help but feel disappointed.
I said to you, Father, you are really serious. Since it was left to me, why didn’t you tell me directly?
It's so complicated.
It makes people feel itchy...
"As long as you, the Crown Prince, rebel and proclaim yourself emperor, they will naturally come to find you." Duanmu Nanfeng said.
"If you don't come, then you are dead." Monk Zhishen said.
"To be honest, I really don't want to be an emperor... Otherwise, how about we find a way to find this treasure and then divide it among everyone?" Xiao Chen suddenly had a whim.
Monk Zhishen and Duanmu Nanfeng were shocked when they heard this. They were stunned and stared at him together.
"Just kidding, just kidding." Xiao Chen quickly changed his words.
"How can the prince joke about such a big event!" Monk Zhishen said angrily.
"We were entrusted by the late emperor to risk our lives to keep you in power, but it's not just to make a fortune." Duanmu Nanfeng also expressed his anger.
Angry and unwilling to fight.
"However, it is indeed difficult for me to take on such an important task. You see, I have nothing now. I want money but no money, I want people but no one, I want territory but no territory, and I want power but no power. How can I start an incident or rebel?" Xiao Chen expressed his dilemma.
And this is indeed an objective difficulty.
"I have an elite cavalry force of 500 people outside the Great Wall, which can be deployed at any time whenever the prince is in trouble." Monk Zhishen said.
"I have two hundred dead soldiers under my sect, and a total of five hundred people in the servant militia. I have personally selected all of them. They are ready to die for the prince at any time!" Duanmu Nanfeng said.
This adds up to only a thousand people?
It's not big enough.
"As long as you raise your arms, Prince Edward, people with lofty ideals in the world will surely hear the news and rush to you!"
"I have hidden several secret granaries in the overseas archipelago, which can supply the 50,000-strong army for three years!"
Even so, but...
"How about we help my second brother Xiao Xinghan... Zhu Yuanfang succeed?" Xiao Chen just doesn't want to be the emperor.
Not to mention that there was almost no chance of success in this matter. Even if it could succeed, he didn't want to do it.
What are the benefits of being an emperor?
"We are entrusted by the late emperor to protect your crown prince, but not others." Duanmu Nanfeng said coldly.
"Isn't it clear what I just said? Everything Xiao Xinghan has always done is for him to be the emperor in the future. If he becomes the emperor, can you still live?" Monk Zhishen breathed heavily.
"You can't survive, and neither can we." Duanmu Nanfeng said bluntly.
"But we can make use of him. When things are done in the future..." No matter what? Monk Zhishen didn't say it so straightforwardly.
"It's a very important matter, you have to let me think about it, right?" Xiao Chen sighed helplessly, unable to think of any other reasons for rejection.
He couldn't say that he was a eunuch, because Zhao Gongming, that talkative dead eunuch, must have told the monk the secret that he was not actually a eunuch.
"My lord, I am ready to hear the announcement at any time!" the two said in unison.
"You are putting me on the fire." Xiao Chen shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"The prince is the cauldron, and we are the salary!" Monk Zhishen said loudly.
"After a lot of hard work, real gold comes out!" Duanmu Nanfeng said loudly.
The words were quite pleasant, but Xiao Chen himself was not sure if they were real gold?
What if I am scrap metal?
In the end, it must not be burned to ashes!
But regardless of each other's identities, Xiao Chen really liked these two. It would be great if he were not the prince and could make friends with them.
At least it was fun to talk to.
Duanmu Nanfeng had avant-garde ideas and was well versed in economics, while Li Tan was omnipotent in his literary and military skills.
Xiao Chen had a long talk with them and benefited a lot.
It wasn't until it was getting late that I reluctantly said goodbye.
"Prince, I have been living in the south of the Yangtze River for several years, just to prepare money, food and military pay. Now that Nanfeng is helping me, I don't have to worry about it. I will return to northern Xinjiang soon. If the prince has an order, I only need to send people to Niutoushan.
Just look for me at a small temple." Monk Zhishen said.
"I'm in the south of the Yangtze River. If the prince has something to do, just send me a letter." Duanmu Nanfeng paused and said, "The prince is going to Burma, so you have to be careful about everything."
"Then let's take care of each other and see you again in the future." Xiao Chenxin said that it was not certain whether we would see each other again in the future.
Returning to Xingzai, Liu Wenzheng had been waiting for a long time.
"Sir, I have made an agreement with the garrison in Jiangnan County and asked them to send two hundred soldiers and a team of mules and horses to help us transport our things back. We will leave without further delay the day after tomorrow. Do you want to pack your things in advance?"
"What are you transporting?" Xiao Chen was stunned.
"Hehe, the things people gave us along the way were of all ages, so we can't take them to Myanmar, right? Besides, it's not a peaceful road. It would be a pity if something went wrong." Liu Wenzheng laughed.
The sneakiness.
"Oh, that's it... Your kid asked the garrison for help and sent so many soldiers. Isn't it a bit blatant?" Xiao Chen then realized that he was going to transport stolen goods.
Speaking of which, Xiao Chen himself couldn't figure out how many gifts he had received along the way...