No matter what the other party's intention was, these actions won Guo Jin's greatest favor.
It also allowed Guo Jin's defense line to gradually be withdrawn.
"I didn't expect that Guo Shun and Taifu Guo had only been traveling for more than ten years before the Guo family fell into decline. It's really fate and God's unfairness."
Jiang Chen sighed lightly.
When Guo Jin heard this, his shoulders shook in disappointment, and tears rolled out of his dark eyes uncontrollably.
"Your Mightiness……"
"Guo Jin, let's get straight to the point. I am Jiang Chen, the young prince of Jiang Hanhou Mansion."
"Jiang Chen? Are you the Jiang Chen who farted at the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony?" Guo Jin was startled, and then scratched his head in embarrassment, "I made a mistake, I should have said that you cursed all the powerful people in the Longteng Marquis Mansion.
Jiang Chen?”
"Haha." Jiang Chen laughed, "You got it right, good and bad. Yes, I am that Jiang Chen."
Guo Jin felt relieved. Knowing the identity of the other party, his inner defenses were reduced a lot. However, he didn't know what to say for a while.
Seeing Jiang Chen burning incense to worship his ancestor, Guo Jin muttered: "Jiang Xiaohou, the entire royal capital, said that my father is a deserter and a shame to the kingdom. Why...why do you want to worship him?"
"Rumors stop at the wise. Some things either have ulterior motives or are stupid. Your father returned from a bloody battle and brought back important information. He is a hero of the kingdom. I have already known it from Princess Magatama. This is why I came to you today.
s reason."
Guo Jin had never heard this kind of comment from anyone else. When he heard Jiang Chen say this, he was stunned for a moment, then burst into tears and threw himself at his father's memorial tablet.
"Father, did you hear it? Jiang Xiaohou spoke uprightly. He said that you are a meritorious official of the kingdom and recognized your contribution. Can your spirit in heaven hear it?"
At this point, Guo Jin was already in tears and choked with tears.
Obviously, comments such as being a deserter and a disgrace to the kingdom have made Guo Jin bear too many burdens that should not have been his since he was a child.
He practiced hard, but encountered obstacles everywhere.
Wherever he goes, when people hear about his origin, they will say - Is he the son of the disgrace of the kingdom?
Carrying this infamy, Guo Jin survived his childhood and became a teenager.
The criticism and contempt of the world made him more and more closed-minded and depressed. In his life, except for his mother, who depended on him for life, almost all he had left was the steel knife in his hand.
However--
The world's contempt did not make him look down on himself. He refused to accept it. He wanted to use the knife in his hand to prove to the world that his Guo family was by no means a disgrace to the kingdom!
However, until now, Guo Jin still can't find a chance to get ahead.
No powerful person is willing to give him this opportunity to prove it!
Jiang Chen felt the same pain as Guo Jin. It was not easy to survive being wronged, belittled, and bullied since childhood.
He gently patted Guo Jin on the shoulder: "To make a long story short, my Jiang family competed for the first-class princes this time. I passed the Qianlong Conference and got the task of recruiting personal followers."
"You... fancy me?" Guo Jin's strong body trembled slightly, raised his head, and cast an unbelievable look.
Over the years, he has been looked down upon by others, hit a brick wall at every turn, and found no way to surrender. He thought that he could only live with the steel knife for the rest of his life and be a wanderer in the world.
However, fate is so magical. When he was at his lowest, someone unexpectedly extended an olive branch!
"I value not only you, but also the loyalty of your Guo family."
When Guo Jin heard this, he choked up and couldn't speak. Even though he knew that Jiang Chen might be trying to win people's hearts, he was immediately moved to the point of being confused.
As the saying goes, "A kind word can warm the winter."
And Jiang Chen's words "the loyalty of the Guo family" were exactly the weakest part of Guo Jin's heart, the place that needed warmth the most.
"Little Marquis, based on your words alone, I, Guo Jin, will follow the little Marquis to the death and never give up!"
Guo Jin is not good at rhetoric, but there is an extremely firm voice deep in his heart, telling him that he should do this, he must do this!
Jiang Chen never treats his subordinates with kindness.
Immediately, an order was given to take Guo Jin's mother to the Hou Mansion and ask the pharmacist from the Medicine Master's Palace to diagnose and treat her in person. At the same time, Guo Jin was asked to lock the door of the house and ask the neighbors to tell the Zhou family.
"If the Zhou family wants to make trouble, let him go to my Jiang Hanhou Mansion to cause trouble. If you feel that the trouble in Jiang Hanhou Mansion is not enough, you can go to the palace compound and ask Princess Magatama to make trouble!"
Before Jiang Chen left, he left these words behind.
Since Princess Magatama recommended Guo Jin, Jiang Chen wouldn't mind lending Princess Magatama a hand.
Originally, this was what the royal family owed to the Guo family.
Guo Jin's father was originally a personal attendant of Princess Magatama's eldest brother Dongfang Jun. Dongfang Jun was the crown prince at that time.
During a battle with an enemy country, Dongfang Jun wanted to make military exploits, but was ambushed by the enemy. Only Guo Jin's father fought in a bloody battle and sent an important piece of information back to the capital, and then died of exhaustion.
Due to the accidental death of the prince in battle, the current king Dongfang Lu was appointed as the heir apparent.
After Dongfang Lu was established as the crown prince, there was even a saying in the country that the death of the former crown prince Dongfang Jun was probably due to someone with foreign connections who betrayed the former crown prince. However, when Dongfang Lu first established the crown prince, he was cautious and cautious because of the unstable foundation.
After getting rid of the suspicion of Guitianlixia, he ignored the Guo family who risked his life to send back important information, and even did not make the inside story public.
Over time, Guo Jin's father's name as a deserter was spread.
Princess Gouyu, remembering the kindness of her martial arts mentor Guo Shun, Taifu Guo, made several suggestions to ask Dongfang Lu to vindicate Guo Jin's father.
Even the Oriental deer remained unmoved.
At his level, nothing is worse than silence. For a declining family like the Guo family, Dongfang Lu is not willing to go to war for them and settle old scores.
It's a pity that in this way, Guo Jin suffered a lot.
Princess Magatama felt guilty, but because of Dongfang Lu, she could not help the Guo family openly, so she could only pay attention to Guo Jin secretly. In recent years, she often went out to practice, and as time went by, she even neglected to pay attention.
As a result, Guo Jin's living space became narrower and narrower, reaching the point where it is today.
Princess Magatama knew that she felt guilty and was inconvenient to come forward, so she could only entrust Jiang Chen to recommend Guo Jin to Jiang Chen, which could be regarded as making up for her fault.
But Guo Jin had no way of knowing the twists and turns here.
It has to be said that Guo Jin is indeed an anomaly in terms of cultivation. Although he has martial arts skills passed down from his ancestors, Guo Jin's talent is astonishing.
With the current economic level of the Guo family, Guo Jin's cultivation does not have any magical medicine to assist him, and it is impossible for him to swallow any magical pill.
However, he relied on his great perseverance to cultivate the six meridians of Qi.
You know, even those disciples of the princes who are favored by thousands of people have not yet cultivated the six meridians of true energy!
"Although it's cruel, I have to admit that sometimes, one's background can really determine one's destiny..." Jiang Chen realized this cruel reality more deeply with Guo Jin.
You have good talent and great perseverance, but if you don't have a prominent background and no way to get ahead, you will eventually become a mirror image.
Among the eight places for personal attendants, Guo Jin was accepted as the first one. Together with the two nephews recommended by Qiao Baishi, there are now three places.
With the remaining five, I'm afraid I have to go back to Jiang Han's territory.
The mission was on a tight schedule, and Jiang Chen was not a procrastinator. After accepting Guo Jin, he explained the situation to him, and that afternoon, he took a group of his subordinates and set off towards southern Xinjiang.
Based on the experience of being attacked by Long Tenghou Mansion last time, this time both the royal family and Jiang Hanhou Mansion paid special attention to it and sent out various hidden sentries along the way to explore the route first.
Under such an arrangement, Longteng Hou Mansion deliberately made some small moves, but there was nowhere to insert the needle. Unless they fell out with the Dongfang clan at this moment, they had no choice but to give up.
Working hard, Jiang Chen and his party successfully entered southern Xinjiang three days later.
The Southern Xinjiang region is completely different from the Royal Capital. It has a strong Southern Xinjiang style. It has a unique meaning in terms of customs, customs and regional features.
Jiang Chen also preserved many memories about Southern Xinjiang from the memories of his predecessor.
At least, he could sort out the relationship between the Jiang family.
Outside Bojiang City, the family team that came to greet Jiang Chen was sparse, not many people.
"Sure enough, when the young Marquis returns, the treatment will be very different from when the real Marquis returns." Jiang Chen's lips revealed a playful smile.
Jiang Chen also knew that it was no one else's fault. The sins committed by his predecessor, Jiang Chen, were ridiculous when he was led by Jiang Han. After arriving in the royal capital, those ridiculous things were often spread to his hometown.
However, the news that he has been in the limelight recently has not had time to come back.
In this case, it is normal for Jiang Chen to receive a cold reception when he returns.
"Third uncle, Xiaoyu." Jiang Chen jumped off the horse and greeted the two people at the front enthusiastically.
This is probably because there are very few people in the entire Jiang family who can tolerate the absurd and excessive existence of their predecessor Jiang Chen.
Jiang Tong, a middle-aged man, is Jiang Chen's third uncle. He has an honest and reserved personality and abides by his duties. He is the most trusted younger brother of Jiang Hanhou Jiang Feng.
The frail young man beside him was Jiang Tong's son Jiang Yu.
"Chen'er, you've grown a lot since you've been in the capital for two or three years." Jiang Tong patted Jiang Chen's shoulder, with a hint of joy in his brows.
"Brother, you're back!" Jiang Yu is one or two years younger than Jiang Chen. They have been close since childhood. Although they are cousins, they have always called Jiang Chen "brother".
Jiang Chen smiled: "I have a mission when I come back this time, let's go back first and then talk about it."
Although very few people came, it was obvious that the family members must have deliberately not come to show off to themselves, but Jiang Chen did not get angry because of this.
When Jiang Tong heard Jiang Chen say this, he was slightly surprised, thinking that Chen'er had really matured a lot after practicing in the capital for several years.
If it were Jiang Chen in the past, the people in his family would have dared not give him face, they would have already cursed him loudly at this moment.
On the contrary, Jiang Zheng, Jiang Chen's attendant butler, looked gloomy when he saw this situation. He was on the verge of having an attack several times, but he finally restrained himself.
As the largest and most prosperous city in Jianghan Territory, Bojiang City is also the core location of Jiang Hanhou Mansion. The entire Jiang family, with Bojiang City as the core, radiates to the entire Jianghan Territory and controls the entire Jianghan Territory.
Compared with the Royal Capital, Bojiang City is slightly less prosperous, but as the largest city in southern Xinjiang, it has its own unique regional style.
Jiang Chen rode on the horse and walked slowly, walking around and watching the flowers, talking and laughing with Jiang Tong and his son, but did not mention a word about the mission.
Not long after, they returned to Jiang Hanhou Mansion.
Unexpectedly, the entrance to Jiang Hanhou's mansion was bustling with activity.