Li Jue felt extremely aggrieved after hearing Li Jing's words.

I wasn't even planning to pursue it anymore, but I didn't expect the Princess of Changsha to keep bothering me.

"Old Mu, Princess Changsha isn't that free, is she?"

Li Jing chuckled upon hearing this.

"It's not a matter of whether I have time or not, it's a matter of saving face!"

"People from Guanzhong care most about their reputation; they'd fight you to the death for it!"

Li Jue nodded secretly upon hearing this. He had recently discovered that the people of Guanzhong seemed to be the type who were willing to suffer for the sake of saving face.

For example, in Sanglin Village, he had already agreed beforehand that he could lend money to the villagers to build houses, and even provide them with bricks, stones, and timber on credit at cost price, without any interest. But still, only 20-30% of the villagers were willing to lend money, while the remaining 70-80% preferred to live in dilapidated thatched houses rather than lend money.

As a result, his long-cherished plan for rural revitalization could only be implemented in a small part before it could not be carried out at all.

"May I ask, Elder Mu, what should I do if the Princess of Changsha really targets me?"

"This matter is easy to handle. I have three strategies: the best, the middle, and the worst!"

Li Jue was stunned when he heard this. He couldn't think of a single solution, but this old man in front of him could come up with three.

What are the three strategies?

"The worst course of action is to make a big fuss about it, ideally until everyone knows about it, so that Princess Changsha will be too afraid of public opinion to do anything to you!"

"The middle strategy is to find incriminating evidence against Princess Changsha. Princess Changsha has been a tyrant in the countryside for many years and must have committed many illegal acts. Then, we can compile all the evidence and hand it over to Princess Changsha's enemies. Her enemies will naturally cause her trouble!"

When Li Jue heard about the middle and lower strategies, he began to look at Old Man Mu with new respect.

This guy's got guts, he's definitely a cunning old fox!

At the same time, he became even more eager for the best strategy that the old man had suggested.

"May I ask, Elder Mu, what is the best strategy?"

"The best course of action..."

Li Jing chuckled, stroked his beard, and then pointed to himself.

"The best course of action is to become my disciple. I still have some influence in Chang'an. I can make the Princess of Changsha come to apologize with just a letter. Hahaha!"

"Uh..."

Upon hearing this, Li Jue felt a wave of dizziness wash over him, completely stunned by the old man's words.

Who is this person? How can they be so arrogant?

Princess Changsha was, after all, the daughter of Emperor Gaozu of Tang, Li Yuan, and should address the current emperor as her elder brother. How could a nobody old man be so frightened into coming to apologize with just a letter?

Li Jue immediately set aside the best strategy and began to consider the middle and worst strategies.

The threshold for Zhongce is too high. How could an outsider like him know who Princess Changsha's enemies are?

However, collecting evidence of illegal activities is worthwhile; you never know when it might come in handy.

Thinking of this, Li Jue lost his appetite and hurriedly ran out to find Hu Delu, the steward of the estate, to discuss the matter.

Upon hearing this, Hu Delu immediately patted his chest and assured him.

"Don't worry, my lord, leave this to me. I'll definitely handle it perfectly for you!"

“Uncle Hu, the other party is the Princess’s residence. We are just a small family and can’t afford to offend them. I asked you to collect evidence only as a precaution.”

"Your Excellency may not know, but back in the Sui Dynasty, I was a scout in the military camp!"

“There are still a few people in our village who fought alongside the Tang Dynasty before, so this little thing is nothing to them!”

"Furthermore, the Changsha Princess's Mansion has bullied the local people and acted tyrannically over the years. They have offended countless people. Are you afraid that you won't be able to find their enemies?"

"The old man told you, sir, that finding their family's enemies wouldn't be difficult at all, and finding even the assassins who killed them wouldn't be a problem!"

"ah?"

Li Jue was taught a lesson by Hu Delu. He never thought that being a member of the imperial family in the Tang Dynasty would be so difficult, with assassins coming to his door at any time!

"Let's put the assassins aside for now, gather evidence first, and then confront them if necessary!"

Hu Delu smiled with satisfaction upon hearing this. Despite his young age, his master was quite shrewd. At such a young age, he already knew the importance of patience and waiting for the right opportunity.

"Don't worry, my lord, I know what's important!"

After giving instructions to Hu Delu, Li Jue returned to the courtyard. However, during his martial arts practice with Master Yu in the afternoon, he was always somewhat absent-minded and listless.

Seeing this, Yuchi Jingde suddenly slapped him twice, and only then did he realize that he had been distracted.

"Hey kid, what's wrong with you today?"

"You're so scared by just one woman?"

Li Jue rolled his eyes in annoyance at these sarcastic remarks. How could one woman be the same as another? His opponent was the Princess of Changsha!

"Why don't you just become Old Wood's apprentice? He really has some influence in Chang'an. If he wants to settle this matter for you, it won't be difficult!"

"he?"

Upon hearing this, Li Jue shook his head dejectedly.

"I'll try it myself first, and if that doesn't work, I'll just have to beg him as a last resort..."

Upon hearing this, Yuchi Jingde immediately grinned.

"Old blockhead, the young master says you're a dead horse, hahaha!"

Upon hearing this, Li Jing rolled his eyes at Yuchi Jingde.

"Stop making up lies! I'm not deaf; I heard what the young master was saying a long time ago!"

While Li Jue was learning horse spear from Yuchi Jingde, Liu Baiyao was kneeling on the ground, crying to a middle-aged woman.

"Master, Magistrate Wang Hui of Xianyang County is biased towards that man. Not only did he not rule in our favor, he also beat this old servant up. Waaah..."

Princess Changsha did not immediately become angry upon hearing this, but instead inquired.

Do you know what the other party's background is?

"I don't know. All I know is that he doesn't have any elders in his family. It's just a kid of about ten years old supporting the family business!"

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