Chapter 352 Governing a big country and cooking small fresh food(2/3)
Clearly unreasonable!
"My search for you has nothing to do with Ji Jiulang."
King Yan Bai Xingchen looked at the raised lamp bases and said in a calm tone:
"Just out of brotherly affection, I would like to give you a kind reminder.
Don’t get involved in court affairs!
Ji Jiulang is a disciple of the East Palace, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has great trust in him and has the potential to cultivate him with all his efforts.
This is well known to everyone in Tianjing City.
As the vassal king, what are your thoughts in meeting him secretly?"
Prince Ning pretended to be frightened and replied jokingly:
"Could it be that the second brother has just learned a new skill from Yushitai? Otherwise, why would he give Yudi such a big label as soon as he opened his mouth?
Undermining the walls of the East Palace? To put it mildly, it is to stumbling upon His Royal Highness, with evil intentions!
On a more serious level, it means that they want to form a clique for personal gain, arrange for details, and want to seize power from their direct descendants!
The crime of throwing the sky has fallen on my head, but it scares Yudi!"
King Yan's eyes were calm, and his white snow-like regular clothes and the blue dragon robe were intertwined.
He walked to the nearest green lamp of longevity, looked down, and whispered:
"Third brother, when we were young, you were the cleverest among us.
If the fourth child is good at studying, you can copy his homework. I am naughty by nature and like to get into trouble, so you always follow me.
If I am discovered, I will always be punished and scolded, but you can escape every time."
Prince Ning stood behind his hands, looking up at the brilliant lights of the eight-story building.
Circles of bright flames illuminate the pavilion with its painted beams, making it look like the Western Paradise.
"Why should my second brother bring up the trivial matters of the past many years again?
Today's appointment with Ji Jiulang at Hanshan Temple was just a last-minute idea.
My original intention was to come over and give my mother and concubine a stick of incense and some lamp oil.
By chance, I saw Zhenwu Mountain, Xuankong Temple, and Yu Erlang of the Korean government all attending the Civil and Military Council.
These young people are all talented and outstanding talents, but they are no match for Ji Jiulang, who was born in a military family in Liaodong.
Then I became interested and decided to meet him."
Prince Ning was silent for a long time and responded calmly.
Then, he paused.
Seemingly feeling a little emotional for no reason, he continued:
"Since I came to Beijing, what I have heard and seen is more or less related to this Liaodong military household.
It is inevitable to wonder what this person’s temperament, methods and talents are, so that he can cause such a big stir in the Tianjing City of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and the Daming Mansion where many talents are born!”
Bai Xingchen turned his back to Prince Ning, who was speaking sincerely, and suddenly changed the subject:
"This Hanshan Temple was built by Boss Luo, and this Pavilion of Ten Thousand Buddhas was requested by the Queen Mother.
Twice every spring and winter, before and after the New Year, she would come over to offer a few sticks of incense and talk alone for a while.
The longevity green lanterns inside were lit one by one by her.
Not only your mother and concubine, but also Wei Guogong and Heng Guogong who died of illness or old age.
The good duke whose entire family was killed, the left prime minister who disobeyed the saint...
The queen mother once said that the saint killed too much in this life and killed many people.
These nearly ten thousand long-lasting green lanterns have not only relatives, friends and ministers, but also old friends and enemies."
Prince Ning's face moved, he nodded and said:
"The Queen has always been kind, your Highness the Prince is more like her mother, and my second brother, you are more like a saint."
King Yan Bai Xingchen seemed to turn a deaf ear and said straightforwardly:
"We were born into an emperor's family, and we have already taken advantage of it.
You have everything when you are born, so you should not hold on to too many things, want more, and ask for more!
Third child, I don’t want to come back to this Pavilion of Ten Thousand Buddhas one day and have to add a stick of incense and oil to your green lamp of longevity!
The queen mother... would be sad if she saw it. She treats you no differently than she treats me and the prince!"
The smile on Prince Ning's face finally faded, and his noble temperament faded away little by little, replaced by a cold expression.
He didn't expect that Yan Wang Bai Xingchen would make the meaning so clear.
"Second brother stayed at the border and endured hardships. He is now more careful than before.
Before I left Beijing, I must have deceived you with what I just said."
King Yan Bai Xingchen shook his head and said:
"You shouldn't explain too much. Every time you talk too much, you're thinking of how to seduce people."
Prince Ning laughed at himself, lowered his eyes and said:
"Maybe every time I deceive my second brother, I will get a beating from you afterwards.
Over time, I will become a little afraid of you, which will naturally lead to flaws.
Since the second brother is open and honest, then the foolish brother will also speak out.
The purpose of my meeting with Kikuro in Zhenrongyuan is very simple.
I will offer a very, very heavy price and ask him to change the location of his hunting tour to Jiangnan.
As long as he stays in Jiangnan for ten years, he will be like Zong Pingnan dormant in Zhaoyao Mountain.
I will use all the infinite resources of the Seven Palaces to let him enter the fifth realm of Grandmaster!
In Zhenwu Mountain, I can also sacrifice my face and use some means to win for him the magical skills taught by Laojun.
Even, I will promise to let the Ji family spread its branches and leaves,
Married to each other's wealthy families from the seven mansions in the south of the Yangtze River, and became the fifth family besides Jia, Shi, Wang, and Xue!
Completely get rid of the lowly status of a military household in Liaodong, take off the reputation of a mud-legged man, and become a rich man who will be passed down from generation to generation!"
Even with Yan Wang Bai Xingchen's calm state of mind, he couldn't help but feel shocked and surprised.
I was both surprised at the magnitude of King Ning's handiwork, and also puzzled as to why he did this.
Spending huge amounts of resources at all costs to allow a person with a thousand households of the fifth grade to patrol the south of the Yangtze River?
"Second brother, don't you understand? Do you think that when I met with Ji Jiulang, I just wanted to poach a good seedling from the East Palace, and then turn the peaceful court into muddy water?
Beat the gongs and drums with your own hands to tell the ministers, Ning Wang Bai Hong really wants to compete with the East Palace?
That second brother looks down on Yudi too much."
Prince Ning's eyes were blazing, like a bright star, and he said with sharp edge:
"The martial arts, nobles, and aristocratic families in Tianjing City don't think that a Liaodong mud-legged person can cause much trouble.
Even though Ji Jiulang was favored by the East Palace and trusted by the prince, his background and accumulation were not achieved overnight.
One person fighting against a family or a clan? In the end, it is too much.
This is what they have in mind.
But I don't see it that way.
This son is a thunderbolt in the court, and a divine sword that General Zhongxun will face.
His Royal Highness the Prince has in his hands the talented Jiang Yingwu and Wang Zhongdao who leads and trains the troops.
At the top, you can use Tan Wenying from the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion to contain the military department, and at the bottom, you can use Zongping Nandingding from Zhaoyao Mountain for the overall situation!
Even if you are like my second brother, a vassal king who leads a single bodyguard and has a large number of troops.
If you really want to compete with the prince, the chance of winning will not exceed 30%.
Such a strong foundation and the support of saints behind it.
It is not unusual for him to have supervised the country for twenty years and balance the inside and outside of the court.
But the prince still lacks someone, someone who is willing to be a solitary minister, a direct minister, who does not have any family background, who is not bound by the collusion of the clans, who is not bound by the local government, and who is not bound by the martial arts and noble stomach!"
King Yan Bai Xingchen looked calm and sighed softly:
"I said that you, third brother, are the smartest among the brothers, and it's true.
Although he was in Jiangnan, he had such a clear grasp of the changes in the court situation and could see it so clearly.
But you paid such a big price"
To be continued...