In the back garden of Prince Jing's mansion in the capital, Prince Jing had nothing to do and was playing with his beloved thrush. For Prince Jing, the official position was the top, and he would become the emperor if he was promoted one more level. Therefore, he had no intention of pursuing an official career.
I just want to live my life quietly. Prince Jing has no children, and he only has a girl named Yugege. He loves her so much that he can't hold her in his hands. Fortunately, Yugege is more sensible, not only knowledgeable and courteous, but also a famous little talented girl in the capital.
"Dad, Zhu Tianshang is hosting a banquet for me and the princes tonight, and Yu'er won't be eating with you and your mother." Yu Gege came over obediently and reported.
When Prince Jing heard that Zhu Tianjiang was going to entertain all the princes, his eyes narrowed. "Yu'er, listen to dad, it's best not to go. That kid is a disaster star, and he always causes trouble wherever he goes."
"Dad~! Yu'er has already promised him, how could he not keep his promise?" Yu Gege said coquettishly.
"You're just a girl, what's the point of being with them? It's no good."
Yu Gege's little mouth curled up, "I'm not just a girl, there's Guo Ying from the General's Mansion, and sister Yue Xin."
When Prince Jing heard that there was Guo Ying and the Seventh Princess, he snorted, "That girl from the Guo family is like a wild brat. She knows how to wield a knife and a stick all day long. That girl Xiaoqi is about the same as her. You just follow the two of them around."
As time goes by, sooner or later you will learn bad things."
"Dad, I've already made an agreement with Brother Zhu. If I don't go, how will anyone trust my daughter in the future?" Yu Gege felt tears of grievance welling up in her eyes.
Seeing that his daughter was about to cry in grievance, Prince Jing quickly nodded, "Okay, let you go, you are a child who knows how to cry even at such an old age. I said Yu'er, you have fallen in love with that kid, right?
?" Prince Jing looked at Yugege in confusion, trying to find any clues on her face.
Yu Gege blushed as if she had touched rouge, "Who~who has taken a fancy to him." After saying that, she glared at her father coquettishly and ran out shyly.
Prince Jing stroked his goatee and frowned slightly, "Humph! If that boy dares to seduce my daughter, I will not be able to kick him to death." Prince Jing muttered in a low voice.
"Haha, Prince Jing is a thousand years old, who are you trying to kick to death?"
Well, a figure appeared in front of Prince Jing, and Wei Zhan looked at Prince Jing with a smile.
Prince Jing shivered in fright and almost smashed the bird cage in his hand. When he saw that the person coming was Wei Zhan, Prince Jing cursed angrily.
"Damn Wei Zhan, why are you acting like a ghost? You are using my palace as a food market. You can come here whenever you want."
King Jing was so angry that he really couldn't do anything about Wei Zhan. Not to mention his palace, even the palace itself was like a hut, so he could go wherever he wanted. Among the officials of the Dafeng Dynasty, Wei Zhan was the one who understood him best.
They are Prince Jing and his imperial brother. Wei Zhan and Lin Feng were both followers of the late emperor. It can be said that they grew up watching Prince Jing. If he was not a royal, I am afraid he would have to be called Uncle Wei.
"Prince Jing, Wei Zhan is here today and I have a favor to ask for." Wei Zhan said, reaching for a piece of fighting bird grass and starting to play with the thrush in the cage.
"Don't touch my birds. How can you, Wei Zhan, ask me for anything? This is really a great news." Prince Jing loved birds as much as his soul, so he quickly hung up the birdcage.
"Prince Jing, the Ministry of War has called for a big disaster in Hedu Prefecture. Your Majesty is very worried now. As far as I know, Shutian Prefecture is very rich. His Majesty is now thinking about who can collect the tax payment. I think, you Jing
It would be most appropriate for the king to take action." Wei Zhan said straight to the point.
Prince Jing’s chicken thief is about to become a spirit. No one in the court knows about it yet. On the surface, the ministers are thinking of ways for the emperor, but secretly, everyone knows what is going on. The old uncle secretly circles
He was severely criticized by the emperor and even ordered the demolition of the other courtyard built privately by the old uncle. The old uncle relied on his own sister to be the empress dowager. He deliberately embarrassed the emperor and made his son late.
To pay taxes, he wanted to regain his face in front of the civil and military ministers. Furthermore, everyone in Shutian and Zhongdu was aware of the corruption, and no one wanted to get involved in this troubled water.
"Wei Zhan, please don't harm me. I raise birds and play with dogs every day. I live a very comfortable life. I don't have time to care about other people's household affairs." Upon hearing this, Prince Jing shook his head like a rattle.
"Prince Jing, this matter belongs to you. Only you, Prince Xiaoyao, can come forward to resolve the concerns of the Holy One."
"Don't do that. Why don't you go by yourself if you have the ability? I don't believe there is anything you Wei Zhan can't do in the Dafeng Dynasty."
"Your Majesty, you can kill people, but I don't have the ability to collect taxes." Wei Zhan said with a smile.
"If you don't go, it's useless to say anything. I just won't go." Prince Jing glanced at me and thought to himself, "You can do anything to me."
Wei Zhan said with a face, "Well, I will go back and give advice to the Holy One. It is said that the Supervisory Admiral of the Ministry of War was exhausted from inspecting the military camps throughout the country. He has a silly son who has never married. I think Yuge is very suitable."
If Your Majesty can propose marriage to him, not to mention His Majesty's grace, I believe that the Admiral will be even more grateful to Your Majesty and shed his blood for my great prosperity."
Prince Jing gritted his teeth. If he couldn't defeat Wei Zhan, he really wanted to pounce on Wei Zhan and strangle him to death. Yu Gege was Prince Jing's darling, and Prince Jing would risk his life for anyone who provoked her.
"Wei Zhan, you old bastard, stop being so arrogant and dare to insult Yu'er's reputation, I will smash your stick." Prince Jing stared, wishing he could take off his shoes and throw them over.
"Well, just treat what I just said as if I didn't say it. However, please take this trip for my sake. Otherwise, you birds and dogs, I might roast them and eat them someday."
.Prince Jing, please think about it." Wei Zhan said, turned around and left.
"You~ are so bold! It's simply outrageous. Damn it Wei Zhan, I still have a lot of grudges against you. Don't leave~ stop! Hey, Mr. Wei~ we have something to discuss, which one of us should follow who?"
Prince Jing quickly ran up and grabbed Wei Zhan.
Although Prince Jing knew that Wei Zhan would not do this, Prince Jing knew clearly the terrifying energy attached to the stick, and he did not want to lose this friend.
"Prince Jing, actually if you take on this responsibility, I will fully cooperate with you. When the time comes, won't the credit be yours?" Wei Zhan's tone also softened.
"Grandma, I don't have to worry about food or lack of clothing. It's useless to take credit." Prince Jing said in his heart that I don't have any sons. I have taken several concubines and they all seem to have been stitched together until I have no children.
I want credit for nothing.
Wei Zhan asked the prince to take action because he believed that Prince Jing would not take credit. Prince Jing did not need credit, but Zhu Tianjiang needed it.
"Prince Jing, I recommend a person to you. If you take him with you, you will have an errand boy. When the time comes, you can just mention a few words in your memorial." Wei Zhan said with a sinister smile.
"Who?" Prince Jing stroked his goatee and realized that Wei Zhan wanted to use a bridge to build a road so that he could add glory to others.
"Zhu Tianjiang!"
"Him?" Prince Jing was stunned, "I said, it's not like you were the one who stole that kid's life outside, right?"
"You~! I mean, prince, let's get into shape, okay? You are also a prince." Wei Zhan looked at Prince Jing with a wry smile.
Prince Jing seemed to have caught Wei Zhan's pigtails and looked at Wei Zhan with evil intentions, "That kid caused so many troubles and the emperor didn't even bother to deal with him. It turns out there is a big shot like you behind him. Hehe, no wonder~ I
Just say how come this kid is so lucky, it turns out that he has someone to help him. Okay, for the sake of Mr. Wei, I will help him once. This kid stays in the Imperial College, and Taifu Wang will not be in charge. It just so happens.
Let’s take this opportunity to let him act as a little tax collector. However, I will say the ugly things first. If the job goes wrong, don’t blame me.”
"Prince Jing, as long as you recommend this boy to do this job, you don't need to worry about anything else. Moreover, two top-grade blackbirds will be given as a gift to you."
"Well, let's make an agreement. You, Wei Zhan, are not allowed to go back on your word." Prince Jing said in his heart that this is what you said. When the time comes, he will be recommended to you, so that I will not suffer the consequences. If not, the queen mother will scold him.
If I don't tell you, my uncle won't be able to spare me. He doesn't dare to rebuke the emperor, so much so that he dares to come to me and cause trouble.
Wei Zhan didn't know that Prince Jing still had this intention. Only Prince Jing in Shutian Mansion could suppress him. Coupled with the secret operation of Sticky Rod, Wei Zhan saw little resistance to tax collection. However, Prince Jing
If you don't go there, it won't be enough for you to be a small tax inspector.
"Wei Zhan, so that boy Zhu Tianjiang is also one of yours?" Prince Jing blinked and asked in a low voice.
Wei Zhan nodded, "There is no need to hide it from the prince. This is also the intention of the Holy One. However, this matter is extremely confidential. Please keep it secret." Wei Zhan slapped me and gave me a sweet date. Do you see the meaning?
I don’t treat you, Prince Jing, as an outsider.
Prince Jing nodded, now he knew better. It turned out that Zhu Tianjiang was a nail planted by the emperor's brother among the ministers.
Wei Zhan left the palace and returned directly to the palace. Prince Jing's affairs were not finished yet. There was still a scene waiting for Prince Jing tonight, but Wei Zhan couldn't tell him now.
There are no classes in the Imperial College in the afternoon, so the students don't have to go to school. In addition, Wang Taifu is not here to take charge of the affairs, so the academicians in the Imperial College have no intention of giving lectures.
After Zhu Tianjiang finished making arrangements, the old gardener Lin Feng finally arrived. When Lin Feng saw the ink ring in Zhu Tianjiang's hand, he sighed secretly.
"Tianxiang, let me ask you, do you want to enter the sticky rod?" Lin Feng asked with concern.
"Master, from what you said, who wouldn't want to enter such a good place? By the way, my uncle seems to care about you very much. You should meet him when you have time." Zhu Tianjiang fiddled with Mo Ring.
I still don’t know what this thing represents. Zhu Tianjiang originally thought that there might be people who are sticky.
Lin Feng slowly stood up and said, "When you enter Niangan from the sky, you must be ruthless. In order to ensure the absolute loyalty of Niangan, the emperor will never allow these people to get married and start a business. Because people will have selfish motives, and when they have a family business, they will
If you are paranoid, you may abandon your loyalty to the royal family for the sake of your children's personal affairs. You have to think carefully about whether you will be alone in the future or whether you want to have children and grandchildren." Lin Feng said and walked out silently.
Zhu Tianjiang was stunned. He didn't expect that there was such a rule in stick-sticking. No wonder Lin Feng wanted to quit back then. Zhu Tianjiang thought about it and decided to work for a few years. At worst, he would just quit like Lin Feng.
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That night, the head shopkeeper of Guangde Building was busy. Today, Zhu Daguan was hosting a banquet for the prince Princess. He did not dare to receive other individual guests. If these masters did not serve him well, they would definitely destroy his shop.
Zhu Tianjiang looked elegant and elegant in this brand-new prince's shirt. Guo Ying also wore new clothes, and the two of them stood in the hall, welcoming the princes.
"Hey, girl, do you think we look like a newlywed couple, like a newly married couple?" Zhu Tianjiang looked at their outfits and said with a smile.
"Fuck you, be careful not to let the bartenders hear you." Guo Ying looked around worriedly.
"What are you afraid of? Sooner or later you will be mine. If it doesn't work out, I will kill you first and then show you. Let's see if your father dares to agree."
"You~!" Guo Ying's face turned red with embarrassment, and she couldn't help but lift her foot and step on it hard.
The two of them were arguing when they heard a chaotic noise outside. Several princes arrived at Guangde Tower almost at the same time. When the princes went out, they all brought their own escorts. Although these people were all from the palace, they had their own purposes.
The masters all wanted their masters to compete for the top post. Everyone started to quarrel over a horse-tethering post.
The third prince didn't care at all, and directly asked someone to tie the horse to the most inconspicuous place. The fourth prince Xuanzhu didn't dare to fight, so he tied the horse to another place early. Yu Gege came in a sedan chair and saw the eldest prince.
He was arguing with the second prince, so he pretended not to notice and quickly walked in.
"Brother Tianjiang, if they fight over such a trivial matter, they won't start fighting later." Guo Ying said worriedly.
"Don't be afraid, the eldest brother and the second brother are used to fighting every day." Yu Gege said with a smile.
The eldest prince and the second prince became so stubborn that they tied the two horses to a stake.
Zhu Tianjiang greeted everyone nonchalantly, and when arranging seats, he gave the fourth prince to the chief seat. The fourth prince Xuanzhu was so frightened that he did not dare to sit down, so Zhu Tianjiang forced him down.
"Everyone, today's event is mainly to thank the fourth prince and Yu Gege for helping me clear my unjust case. So, let them sit at the top. Is everyone okay with it?" Zhu Tianqiang pressed Xuanzhu's shoulders and said to
everyone said.
When the princes heard what Zhu Tianjiang said, they all nodded and sat down on both sides of the table.
Despite the quarrels at the door, several princes were very polite and courteous at the wine table. Especially the second prince, who kept showing courtesy to Guo Ying, which made official Zhu feel very nervous. After three rounds of drinking, the scene was a little...
Dull.
Zhu Tianjiang picked up the wine glass and said, "Princes, I am very grateful to you for coming to support me today. Taking this occasion, I also officially announce to everyone that from today on, I will be hanging out with the fourth prince."
The fourth prince, who was chewing on chicken legs, trembled in fright when he heard this, and carefully looked at the expressions of his brothers.
Guo Ying also picked up the wine glass. In the army, she often drank with the soldiers. Despite her young age, she was outspoken and forthright.
"Princes, I would also like to toast you all on behalf of my father. Brother Tianjiang is a member of our family. No matter who he supports, my Guo family will support it." Guo Ying cooperated flawlessly, and the two of them seemed to be running a mom-and-pop shop.
, consistent with the outside world.
The three princes were slightly startled. They did not expect that Zhu Tianjiang would publicly stand up for the fourth prince on such an occasion. They came to the banquet in order to put pressure on Zhu Tianjiang and not dare to choose one side decisively. They
What matters most is not Zhu Tianjiang, but the Guo family's influence in the military. Now that Zhu Tianjiang has made it public, several people are a little embarrassed.
"Haha, since Brother Tianjiang has made a choice, I would like to congratulate you." The eldest prince said in a neutral tone.
The second prince disagreed, "Fourth, my second brother is usually not kind to you. I hope you won't fall on the wrong team." In the eyes of the second prince, even if Zhu Tianjiang supported the fourth prince, he was just looking for a loser.
The third prince played with the wine glass without saying a word, with a faint smile on his face.
Yu Gege glanced around and quickly picked up the wine glass, "Fourth brother, after being in the school for so long, I finally see that you have a follower. Congratulations to you, little sister. Come, let's have a drink together."
Several people held up their wine glasses with different thoughts. Among them, the fourth prince was the most depressed one. He didn't want to fight for anything at all. He just wanted to be a stable prince like Prince Jing. Who knows?
This damned Zhu Tianjiang must be forced to stand up.
Just when a few people were about to raise their glasses and drink, they heard a burst of noise outside, and the head shopkeeper of Guangde Building ran up tremblingly.
"Masters, what's wrong, your guards are all fighting." The big shopkeeper's face turned pale, and he even wanted to die.
Upon hearing this, several people hurriedly came downstairs. In the open space outside the door, a group of palace guards mingled.
Seeing several princes coming out, one of them shouted: "First prince, the people of the third prince just attacked our people."
"Fart, it was obviously the second prince's person who did it first."
Everyone got into a fight, and the princes were so angry that their faces turned the color of pig liver. The fourth prince still had a chicken leg in his mouth, and he was a little gloating about his misfortune. He was usually bullied, but his guards were not weak. It looked like
, and still gained the upper hand.
"Stop! Stop it all!" the third prince shouted, taking a step forward with a riding crop in hand.
When the guards saw the third master's words, they pushed each other away angrily. As soon as they stopped in the darkness, they saw a brick flying from nowhere and hitting one of the guards on the head.
"Damn it, you are still doing evil things, eldest prince, they are bullying people." The guard covered his head and shouted angrily.
When the eldest prince heard this, he said, "Hit me~! Father will blame me, but I will bear the blame." The eldest prince looked at the third brother angrily, "Third brother, I have long seen that you like to play dirty tricks. What's wrong, our brother?"
Make gestures too!" As he said that, the eldest prince rushed forward and punched him.
"Brother, calm down~!" The third prince saw that he couldn't persuade him anymore and could only fight back.
The second prince was just gloating about his misfortune when he heard ‘Whoosh~! Bang!’ A chicken bone hit him in the face.
The second prince touched his sore face, turned around and looked at the fourth prince coldly, "Fourth prince, have you taken the courage of a leopard and dared to hit me with your bones?"
The fourth prince looked at his second brother in surprise. He clearly had the chicken bone in his hand. When did he hit him?
"Second brother, not me?"
"You're the only one eating chicken, it's not who you are! Are you looking for a beating?" The second prince said and rushed forward. The fourth prince didn't dare to fight against the second prince, so he slipped away and got into the crowd in the melee.
Yu Gege was so frightened that Guo Ying was so excited that she wanted to fight with Guo Yin.
Zhu Tianjiang frowned, and he was so numb that he invited him to have a meal and even started a big melee.
"Guo Ying, escort Yu Gege back home quickly. Leave this place to me." Zhu Tianjiang whispered.
Yugege's palace guards were watching from a distance. They were palace guards and they did not dare to participate.
"Brother Tianjiang, let's go together." Yu Gege said with sincerity.
"If I, the one in charge, are leaving, it's hard to explain."
Zhu Tianjiang didn't want to leave, but he knew he wouldn't leave. Otherwise, if something happened, he wouldn't be able to walk around.
Guo Ying pulled Yu Gege around the fighting crowd and quickly left Guangde Building in Xiaojiao.
As soon as the people from the palace left, they saw two groups of people running over. As soon as the officers and soldiers patrolling the capital heard that there was a group fight here, they quickly ran over with their people.
"Bold, whoever dares to cause trouble in the capital, I will take down everyone who comes!" A city patrol officer had no idea who was fighting in front of him, so he drew out his sword and shouted.
I saw a dark figure running over and shouting hurriedly, "I am the fourth prince, come and save me~!"
"Go away, I am the second prince. If you don't want to die, get away." The second prince chased closely, wanting to avenge the chicken bone.
When the patrol officer heard this, he was so frightened that he almost fell off his horse.
"Stop~! Don't do anything. Surround me first." The city patrol officer then discovered that the people fighting were all wearing palace guard uniforms.
Zhu Tianjiang felt that his head was getting big. This could cost his life. After the four princes ate his meal, they started fighting in the street. The emperor knew better than to strangle him alive.
“麻痹的,爱谁谁!老四,别跑,我帮你!”朱天降一咬牙一跺脚,就要上前帮着老四揍＃＃＃.
At this moment, a dark shadow flashed from behind, grabbed Zhu Tianjiang's neck, and quickly pulled him closer to the alley next to Guangde Building.
Tap tap tap~ There was a sound of horse hoofbeats, and Prince Jing was seen running over with a group of clan officials.
"A bunch of bastards, come on, let me capture them all!"
King Jing waved his big hand on the horse, and the officials of the Zongren Mansion rushed forward with sticks. At this time, Officer Zhu was covered by a big man, and he could not even scream.
Prince Jing took a closer look and saw that there were no outsiders at all, good guys, they were all his own relatives.
"Damn Wei Zhan, for the sake of Zhu Tianjiang, you can't bring disaster to my nephew."
Prince Jing cursed in his heart and looked at his nephews with bruises and swollen faces. How could he explain this to his brother?