In fact, he admired Yuan Chen very much. Yuan Chen told all the shortcomings of Nanyue without even opening his mouth.
He was even a little envious, some people were born to be kings.
As an elder brother-in-law, he cannot be compared with his brother-in-law, and he has to work harder.
Things in southern Xinjiang are not urgent. The most important thing right now is the court.
The reason why he succeeded in his actions was thanks to the help of General Zhou.
General Zhou had a son and a daughter. When Mrs. Zhou gave birth to Miss Zhou, she was injured. However, they had a deep love for each other. Even though they had only one daughter, General Zhou never took a concubine.
Mrs. Zhou felt guilty, so she kept praying to gods and Buddhas and searching for famous doctors. Unexpectedly, when Ms. Zhou was ten years old, Mrs. Zhou became pregnant and risked her life to give birth to a son.
General Zhou's son is only eight years old now. Mrs. Zhou loves this son very much and does not want him to inherit his father's business.
And because of their contribution to each other, the Zhou family's status in the court also increased.
There are many bureaucrats who curry favor with the Zhou family, but General Zhou has never meant to hand over his military power.
If he does not hand over military power, the emperor will be nothing more than empty airs. To put it bluntly, he will be controlled by others.
It's not that he doesn't trust the Zhou family, but the courtiers are all duplicitous.
They respected General Zhou more than the emperor.
If things go on like this, he, the emperor, will become almost like a puppet.
Xiao Chongjun collected his thoughts and said: "Your husband is so powerful, why not let him help Miss Zhou find Chenglong's son-in-law? This will actually help me a lot!"
Xiao Jialan asked: "You never thought about letting her marry Chu Heng?"
Xiao Chongjun said: "It's not that I haven't thought about it, it's that Chu Heng doesn't want to."
He sighed and said: "To be honest, after Chu Heng gave up on you, we also persuaded him to marry Miss Zhou. In this way, the Zhou family is under our control. He said angrily at that time
Why would you not make fun of marriage, let alone use it as a bargaining chip to consolidate your interests? You almost had to sever ties with me!"
Xiao Jialan touched her chin and said, "Don't tell me, these two are quite interesting."
She said: "Brother, don't worry, I will leave this matter to Yuan Chen to ensure that you are satisfied."
Yuan Chen smiled: "It's a small matter."
The opportunity Jialan had given him to show off in front of his brother-in-law must not be done well.
He asked: "Brother-in-law, when you took Chu Heng down just now, was it a real beating or a fake beating?"
Xiao Chongjun said: "Of course it's a lie. It's just for show. How could he really do it? After all, he and I have grown up together."
Yuan Chen said: "Even if it's just a show, it can't be fake. This can't be less than thirty-one strokes with the cane, and it must be severe."
Xiao Chongjun frowned, looked at Yuan Chen and said, "Don't you want to avenge your personal revenge?"
Yuan Chen smiled gently: "Brother-in-law, you are joking, where did the personal enmity between Prince Chu and I come from?
I did this for the sake of his happiness. He may hate me now, but he will definitely be grateful to me in the future.
If your uncle leaves this matter to me, you should trust me, and I will definitely be able to handle it to your satisfaction."
Xiao Chongjun thought for a while and responded: "Okay, but don't go too far. After all, he is a pillar of our Nanyue talent."
After Xiao Chongjun heard his promise, he didn't hesitate anymore and asked the guards to pass on the message, which actually made Chu Heng endure these thirty battles.
Although Chu Heng was a martial arts practitioner, after fighting for thirty battles, he inevitably suffered internal injuries, so he was carried to the general's mansion bloody.