Chapter 101 Godfather!

On the day Li Fu left the capital, he did not let Chu Ran see him off. He said he did not want to see Chu Ran crying again.

Chu Ran felt very embarrassed, and he said cunningly: "You are wrong, when did I cry?"

"It would be better if I didn't cry." Li Fu said, "But I cried."

"Ah?" Chu Ran didn't believe it at first, but when he thought about it carefully, it was not like Li Fu had never cried before. He was locked up in a cell not long ago, and when Li Fu came to see him, he cried for a long time.

Now it was Chu Ran's turn to comfort Li Fu. He patted Li Fu on the back and fully assumed his boyfriend's responsibilities. "Oh, it's okay. It's not like we won't see each other again in this life. Don't cry."

Li Fu lowered his eyes, smiled and said nothing.

Not long after Li Fu left, Chu Ran went to see Zhao Zhongyi and asked him to do him a favor.

"I want to work in the East Factory. Do you have any ideas?"

He realized that he must have a certain amount of power in his hands, not only for Li Fu, but also for himself.

Zhao Zhongyi didn't ask Chu Ran why he wanted to go in, "I can take you to see Dong Quan."

There were no eunuchs in the palace, and no one had ever heard of the Grand Eunuch Dong Quan. He was the admiral eunuch of Dongchang, but what Chu Ran didn't know was that Dong Quan was actually Zhao Zhongyi's adopted son.

"How many adopted sons have you adopted?"

Chu Ran still remembered that in the original text, Chu Qinglin was also Zhao Zhongyi's adopted son.

"Just Dong Quan."

Chu Ran looked at him suspiciously, "Are you kidding me?"

Zhao Zhongyi is old, and his physical strength and agility can't keep up, otherwise he would have punched Chu Ran on the head by now.

"Why do I have so many adopted sons? To feed them?"

That's true.

"Then how did you choose Dong Quan and make him your adopted son?"

Zhao Zhongyi recalled the time when he first met Dong Quan, "I just like this smart and clever boy, unlike you, who are stupid."

Chu Ran immediately retorted loudly, "You should just praise him, why do you praise one and put down another?"

"Am I wrong to say you're stupid? Do you think you're smart?"

"Why not?" Chu Ran said confidently: "I am smart!"

Zhao Zhongyi: “Oh.”

"What about him?" Chu Ran was a little worried that Dong Quan would not give face to Zhao Zhongyi. After all, he was his adoptive father, but not his real adoptive father. It was still unclear whether Dong Quan was willing to acknowledge him or not.

"Xiao Quanzi is very grateful and always sends us some good things during the New Year and other festivals. The good tea you drink is Xiao Quanzi's gift to us."

Thinking about it this way, Dong Quan is indeed grateful and repays the kindness he has received.

"Xiao Quanzi's parents died, and he was the only one left in the family, so he entered the palace and became a eunuch. He has been with our family since he was a child, and our family has never treated him unfairly, so he naturally regards us as his only relatives. If he doesn't respect us, who should he respect?"

Only relative?

Chu Ran muttered these words. After meeting Dong Quan, Zhao Zhongyi introduced Chu Ran to Dong Quan, "You should keep him by your side. Although this kid is not very smart, he is very skillful. When you have nothing to do, you should give him some guidance."

Chu Ran was speechless. He really wondered how stupid Zhao Zhongyi thought he was to say that.

Zhao Zhongyi was still speaking for Chu Ran when he suddenly heard a "thump" sound in his ear. Zhao Zhongyi stopped talking instantly and both of them looked at Chu Ran at the same time.

Chu Ran knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Dong Quan. He said in a very moving voice, "I have been an orphan since I was a child. Now that I have met Eunuch Dong, I feel a sense of closeness to him, as if I had seen my own father. If Eunuch Dong does not mind, I am willing to recognize him as my adoptive father! I will serve him! When he grows older, I will take care of him!"

After coming out from Dong Quan's place, Chu Ran saw that Zhao Zhongyi had difficulty walking, so he supported Zhao Zhongyi and walked slowly forward.

Zhao Zhongyi glanced at the smiling Chu Ran and asked, "Why, you are so happy to suddenly have a new father?"

What made Chu Ran happy was not that he had a new father, but that he had a powerful godfather.

Being a fucking father is secondary; what’s important is having power and influence.

As for the kneeling just now, it was really no psychological burden for Chu Ran. He just knelt down. Anyway, he had to kneel everywhere in the palace. It didn't matter who he knelt to. After kneeling like this, Chu Ran felt that he had a godfather who was protecting him. He didn't feel at all unworthy!

"You're quite good at climbing up the ladder." Although Zhao Zhongyi said this, he had to admit that Chu Ran made a good move. In this palace, if you don't have someone behind you, you will never have a chance to stand out in your life.

Chu Ran must be well aware of this, but he used to be indifferent and disdainful of using it. Now he can think of using his relationship with Zhao Zhongyi to achieve his own goals, which can be regarded as growth.

Chu Ran was laughing foolishly all the way, and then he found Zhao Zhongyi looking at him. Before Chu Ran could ask what was wrong, Zhao Zhongyi said, "Since you have recognized Dong Quan as your godfather, what should you call us?"

Chu Ran was silent. Chu Ran was angry. "...Don't try to take advantage of me!"

Two months later, a war suddenly broke out in the north. Although the Northern Di had invaded the border several times in recent years, causing constant border fighting, they were all small-scale wars. Now the Northern Di suddenly launched a large-scale attack, and now everyone in the court is talking about it.

Yunzhou borders the outside world. If the Northern Di want to invade the Central Plains, they must first break through Yunzhou. However, Yunzhou is now governed by Qin Yuxiao, the King of Dingbei. Qin Yuxiao is a veteran of the battlefield and a fierce general. With Qin Yuxiao guarding the city, people should be relieved.

But in recent years, Emperor Chengwen has become more and more suspicious of Qin Yuxiao. He even sent people to monitor Qin Yuxiao's every move. Emperor Chengwen did not trust Qin Yuxiao, so he was even more worried about this war.

No matter how the court officials argued in the court, Emperor Chengwen had already made up his mind to send garrison troops to the border.

However, even if this military supervisor is not someone trusted by Emperor Chengwen, he should be someone with a special status, at least in Yunzhou, who can suppress Qin Yuxiao.

After the proposal to send supervisory troops to Yunzhou was made, the court began to argue again, and everyone proposed candidates for the supervisory troops.

Some said to send a eunuch, some said to send a minister, and finally someone suggested sending a prince.

There are only three adult princes who can be sent out now. Needless to say, Li Dingning had just made a serious mistake and his house arrest has not been lifted yet, so the candidate can only be chosen between the second prince Li Jinheng and the third prince Li Gaoyou.

Emperor Chengwen was well aware of Li Gaoyou's abilities, but ever since the assassination attempt on his wedding day, Li Gaoyou had been gradually becoming depressed, locking himself in his room all day long, neither going out nor attending court. This made Emperor Chengwen quite annoyed, and his tolerance for Li Gaoyou had been getting lower and lower recently.

However, the several tasks assigned to Li Jinheng recently were all handled quite in line with Emperor Chengwen's wishes.

It would be better to send Li Jinheng instead.

The battlefield is the best place to train a person. Emperor Chengwen thought that, on the one hand, he could take this opportunity to train Li Jinheng, and on the other hand, he could also see where his son's true strength lies.

Although Emperor Chengwen had made the decision, he did not disclose the news. He only said that he would send supervisory troops, but did not specify who they would be. Not long after making the decision, he ordered Li Jinheng to lead his men to Yunzhou secretly.

However, there is no wall that is impenetrable, not to mention that Emperor Chengwen himself was extremely dependent on Dongchang. Chu Ran was the first to learn the news. After receiving the news, Chu Ran immediately wrote a letter to Li Fu without saying a word, informing him that Li Jinheng would be sent.

At that time, Li Fu was standing in front of the sand table with his uncle Qin Yuxiao and several older generals, discussing the next military action deployment. Someone entered the tent and whispered something in Li Fu's ear. Li Fu glanced at the other person, and the person left.

When the discussion was over, the others left one after another. Li Fu was about to leave when Qin Yuxiao suddenly said, "Fu'er, you stay."