"I said it very seriously, and I didn't exaggerate!"
Under Ye Chen's expectant gaze, Nangong Yuan said firmly: "As long as Mr. Ye can help me fight for the throne, I can agree to any conditions!"
"Is this...serious?"
Ye Chen continued to ask.
"certainly!"
Nangongyuan nodded heavily, "As long as I can do it, no matter how difficult it is, I will definitely fulfill my promise!"
"Yeah?"
Seeing that Nangong Yuan was so serious, the smile on Ye Chen's face also faded, and he stared at Nangong Yuan without blinking, "Then if I want all the military power in the General's Mansion, can the fourth prince agree?"
Nangong Yuan suddenly stopped talking.
You really dare a lion to open your mouth!
Although before coming here, his father-in-law Long Guangzheng had already promised that as long as Ye Chen was willing to help him fight for the throne, he could agree even if he wanted the military power of the General's Mansion.
But when Ye Chen actually brought it up in person, it was still a little hard for him to accept.
After all, the General's Mansion was his only source of support in the fight for the throne. If he handed it over like this, it would be equivalent to handing his future destiny into the hands of an unknown person.
"Haha, it's just a joke, please don't take it seriously, Your Highness!"
Just when he was hesitant, Ye Chen smiled again, "I once made an oath to never get involved in court disputes in this life. Not to mention that the Fourth Highness and I are strangers to each other. Even if they are old acquaintances, I will never interfere.
Anything for you!”
Nangongyuan was startled, his expression changing.
Won't you get involved in court disputes?
It’s too early to say this!
Aren't you the only chosen person in the oracle who can put an end to the chaos in the imperial capital?
If you don't get involved in court disputes, how can you calm down the chaos?
"I still have something to do. If Your Highness, Fourth Highness, has nothing else to do, I will send you off far away!"
Ye Chen immediately issued an eviction order.
"etc!"
Nangong Yuan panicked and said as if he was going into a sea of fire: "Okay, as long as you are willing to help me fight for the throne, I can give you the military power unconditionally!"
"Your Highness, the Fourth Highness, is serious!"
Ye Chen waved his hand and said with a smile: "I was just joking. I hope Your Highness the Fourth Prince will not take it seriously!"
"But……"
Nangongyuan wanted to say something else, but was instantly interrupted by Ye Chen, "Xiao Rong, Du Yuxiang, see the guests off!"
"Yes, sir!"
Xiao Rong and Du Yuxiang, who were waiting by the side, responded and immediately walked to Nangongyuan and made a "please" gesture to him.
"Your Highness, please come!"
"Have a good trip, Your Highness Fourth Prince!"
Nangong Yuan's face was still changing, unwilling, angry, confused... just to name a few.
However, he glanced at Ye Chen and saw that he had turned around and no longer looked at him, so he had to say: "Mr. Ye, no matter what, the promise just made is valid. If you change your mind at any time, you can come to the house at any time."
Come find me!"
Seeing that Ye Chen was still unmoved, he gritted his teeth and added: "How about this, Mr. Ye, think about it carefully, and I will come back in two days to ask for your answer!"
After saying that, he finally left with a complicated mood.
As for Ye Chen, he didn't say anything from the beginning to the end, letting Nangong Yuan just walk away.
"Sir, isn't your goal to take away the power from these people?"
After Nangong Yuan left, Jin Lin came out and said in surprise: "He agreed just now, why did you still refuse?"
"The time has not come yet!"
"opportunity?"
"good!"
Ye Chen nodded, "Didn't you realize that when he compromised just now, he had to struggle a lot before he had the courage to agree?"
"so what?"
Jin Lin said disapprovingly: "As long as he agrees, you can take control of the military. This does not seem to be inconsistent with your purpose, right?"
"It's not contradictory, but once I accept it, there will be endless troubles!"
"How to say?"
"Military power cannot be handed over just by handing it over. It needs to go through many complicated procedures!"
Ye Chen explained patiently: "First, in addition to the symbolic military talisman, it also needs to be recognized by the high-level generals. Otherwise, the lower-level generals will always be obedient, and even if they hold the military talisman, it is just a decoration!"
"Secondly, if the fourth prince is not willing to hand over the military power to me, he will definitely keep a hand. Once he finds out that I have done anything detrimental to him, he will definitely immediately take away the military power transferred to me!"
"so……"
Ye Chen concluded: "If I accept it now, not only will I fail to achieve my goal, but I will only alert the enemy in advance!"
As Yihe analyzed it, Jin Lin and Li Fengyu were left sighing.
After a while, Li Fengyu asked again: "Then when do you think the time is right?"
"Of course it will be when he begs to hand over the military power to me!"
Ye Chen smiled mysteriously.
"Will there really be such a day?"
Li Fengyu felt that it was a bit fanciful.
"It depends on the means!"
A sly smile appeared on Ye Chen's lips, "As long as he uses it properly, he will not only hand over the military power willingly to me, but he will not have any doubts about me no matter how excessive things I do in the future!"
"Then what are you going to do?"
Li Fengyu asked.
"You will know later!"
Not wanting to continue on this issue, Ye Chen hurriedly looked around and said, "By the way, other people may arrive one after another later, and I need to deal with them one by one!"
Sure enough, not long after Nangong Yuan left, Wen Tianzong, the son of the Prime Minister's Mansion, paid another visit with a big gift.
"Mr. Ye, long time no see. How are you?"
As soon as he entered the room, Wen Tianzong greeted him with a smile, as if he and Ye Chen were already very familiar with each other.
Ye Chen also said with a smile but not a smile: "How are you doing, Mr. Wen?"
"Okay, very good!"
Wen Tianzong walked to sit across from Ye Chen and said with emotion: "Master Ye, you have been causing a lot of trouble in the city recently, so I came here to see if there is anything I need help with!"
"Thank you very much Mr. Wen for your kindness, but it's not available for the time being!"
Ye Chen shook his head first, and then said: "By the way, this is the filth-removing elixir you want. I have already refined it!"
As he spoke, he reached out and touched the space bracelet, and with a burst of dim light, a crystal clear elixir appeared out of thin air in his hand.
It was exactly the filth-removing elixir that Wen Tianzong had been searching for before.
"Thank you Mr. Ye for the elixir!"
Wen Tianzong was overjoyed and hurriedly took the elixir carefully.
However, he did not take it immediately, but instead put it into the space bracelet.
"Master Wen, are you afraid of being poisoned?"
Ye Chen said with great interest.
Wen Tianzong was startled, and then shook his head like a rattle, "No, it's nothing. Don't get me wrong, Mr. Ye. This elixir came from Mr. Ye's hand after all. It must be extraordinary. I just want to wait and see it after I get back."
Watch it for a while before taking it, after all, my disease will not kill me in a while."
The words sounded nice, but Ye Chen was extremely disdainful.
Wen Tianzong said that he admired his alchemy skills, so he was reluctant to take the elixir immediately. He planned to take it out to watch it before taking it.
In fact, the other party was just worried that he had tampered with the elixir, and wanted to take it back to a professional for appraisal to make sure there was no problem before taking it.
However, the more vigilant the other party is, the easier it will be to be fooled.
"Mr. Wen, although I have helped you refine the elixir, there are some precautions that I hope you will keep in mind!"
Ye Chen straightened his face and said seriously: "After you go back, you'd better take it within half an hour!"