Chapter 78 The third request is her

Zhu Feng walked to the door and stopped.

Jian Tongguang looked up at him, then raised his hands, saluted respectfully, and said, "I, Jian Tongguang, pay my respects to His Majesty the Prince of Yan."

After saying this, he bowed to the ground.

Although this bow was just a light one, everyone present felt as if the earth was shaking.

Everyone understood that Jian Tongguang had defected to Prince of Yan, Zhu Feng!

Then, those who followed Jian Tongguang—Jian Ruocheng, Jian Ruojun, and Madam Jiahe—all bowed and saluted one by one, saying in unison, "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan!"

The common people behind him, who had already been stunned by the appearance of King Yan, all opened their eyes wide in shock at this moment, looking at the scene in front of them. In such a large area, with hundreds of people gathered, at this moment, there was not even a sound.

Nan Yan felt hot tears welling up, blurring her vision.

The lives of the Jian family were saved.

The lives of their entire family, even their ten clansmen, and the hearts of scholars all over the world were all saved!

Zhu Feng, who was standing at the front, still had no expression on his face, but at this moment, he suddenly turned around and looked at Nan Yan. Nan Yan met his gaze with some surprise, and saw that the cold eyes seemed to have shown signs of melting at this moment.

There was even a surprising warmth.

But immediately, the warmth disappeared in a flash, as if it had never existed. He turned around, took a step forward, raised his hand and said, "Mr. Jian, no need to be polite."

Only then did Jian Tongguang slowly stand up.

Zhu Feng said, "Since Elder Jian has already opened the door, does that mean that he has understood what I want? What I said to Elder Jian that day—"

Before he could finish his words, Jian Tongguang suddenly said, "I understand what Your Highness wants, but I still have three requests. Please agree to them."

Nan Yan's heart couldn't help but start to worry again.

Zhu Feng frowned, remained silent for a moment, and said, "You want me to agree to three of your requests? What are they?"

Jian Tongguang pointed his cane at the ground, tapped it once, and said, "Your Highness has many warriors around him. Although they are brave and skilled in battle, they cannot be partial in governing the country. Please, Your Highness, hold a special examination to select talents for the court."

Zhu Feng's frown relaxed slightly. "Holding a special imperial examination to select talents for the imperial court is a good thing. I can agree to your request."

"Secondly," Jian Tongguang tapped the ground with his cane again, "Back then, the Central Plains was invaded by the Neng Kingdom. Emperor Gaozu fought wars across the country and established the unrivaled foundation of the Great Yan Dynasty. His achievements surpassed those of Emperor Wu of Han and his virtues rivaled those of Yao and Shun. However, decades of war have left people destitute and the cultural heritage nearly shattered. I ask Your Highness to gather the wisdom of the world's talented scholars and compile a great book to continue the Chinese cultural heritage."

Zhu Feng's brows relaxed a little.

He nodded and said, "This is exactly what I was thinking. Compiling a great book will not only benefit the present generation, but also future generations. This is a great and good thing. I have agreed to your request."

Hearing that both things were true, Nan Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

Jian Tongguang had really thought it through, so he no longer verbally troubled His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan. The requests he made were all for the sake of the court and the world.

Zhu Feng said, "I wonder what Mr. Jian's third request is?"

After the two major events were discussed, Jian Tongguang seemed a little hesitant at this time. Nan Yan felt that he seemed to raise his head and look at her.

What's wrong?

She looked at the old man in surprise, and then heard him say after a moment of silence, "The third request is an unreasonable one."

Zhu Feng frowned slightly: "What?"

"I, the old man, would like to ask His Highness for this girl."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed at Nan Yan.

Zhu Feng's eyes darkened.

"Why do you want her?"

"I would like to ask Your Highness to marry her to Xiaoquan Ruocheng."