This guy who looks like a monkey and whose name sounds like "monkey spirit" at least doesn't need to spend money to bribe the officials anymore.
I don't want my own family!
If you want to go to a better place, you have to bribe the officials.
He had to spend the last bit of money he had been reluctant to spend during his exile.
Otherwise, if they were really sent to those mountains and mixed with barbarians and wild beasts all day long, would they still be alive?
Hexian or Crescent Moon New Town would be fine; they look more prosperous.
They were all scholars or people with a special skill.
It's easier to make a living in the county!
The Prince of Yue's residence was even better; although it was just a menial job, at least one was working in the Prince's residence.
Food, lodging, and monthly allowances will all be provided!
"But that clever monkey seems to be a tomb raider—"
Among the crowd, someone who knew Hou Jingting's background couldn't help but ask a question.
He didn't say what came next, but everyone understood:
Why would the King of Yue take a tomb robber away?
Could it be that the King of Yue also wanted to emulate Cao Cao and raise military funds by robbing tombs?
This is not a good idea!
That's so despicable, so utterly disregard for the dignity of the royal family.
Even Zhou Wencheng, the prefect, couldn't help but have some doubts after hearing the report from the yamen runner.
"That shouldn't be the case! The Prince of Yue's residence has the Princess Consort, who is a female god of wealth who can turn anything into gold. His Highness the Prince of Yue is not short of money at all."
"Why bring in tomb raiders and make such a big fuss about it?"
"Could he really be planning to secretly rob a tomb? This...this—"
That's absolutely outrageous.
"Father, didn't you say you wouldn't take sides and would be wholeheartedly devoted to the people?"
Seeing her father so conflicted, Zhou Jiao'e kept thinking about writing a memorial to the capital.
She frowned slightly, walked closer, and gently reminded him.
"cocoa--"
Zhou Wencheng was momentarily speechless after hearing his eldest daughter's words.
Yes, I decided long ago to be a good official who gets things done.
He never interferes in the struggles between members of the royal family.
It's only been a few days, and you've already forgotten?
However, perhaps to find an excuse for himself, or perhaps to tell his daughter, Zhou Wencheng murmured, "I don't know why, but I always have a premonition that the King of Yue is plotting something big."
Hou Jingting was a minor but very important figure in this major event.
"..."
Zhou Jiao'e was speechless.
The King of Yue recruited tens of thousands of elite soldiers and dared to take over Jiaozhou, Huangzhou, and Luozhou.
Even Yongzhou, it is estimated that half of it fell under Helian Jue's control.
Whether it was expanding his army or his territory, King Helian Jue of Yue showed great ambition.
His intention to plot something big is also quite obvious.
And how did Father become the governor? Doesn't Father know the answer to that?
King of Yue!
It was all the work of the King of Yue.
He was never a law-abiding prince.
His various actions were all preparations for future "big things".
Even at this point, the father still talked about some kind of "premonition".
Do I really need a premonition?
No! You don't understand!
Seeing Zhou Jiao'e's expression, Zhou Wencheng knew what his daughter was complaining about.
He couldn't help but shake his head.
There is a difference between planning something big and actually carrying it out.
In the past, Zhou Wencheng could deduce Helian Jue's specific actions based on some details.
As for the tomb raider, Zhou Wencheng really couldn't figure it out.
Xie Yuan: ...Of course you wouldn't guess! After all, not everyone thought of something as impossible as "carving through Yuling"!
Leaving aside the doubts and dilemmas of Zhou Wencheng and his daughter, let's just talk about Hou Jingting.
He was taken back to Crescent Moon City by the guards of the Prince's Palace.
However, they did not go directly to the Prince's Palace, but instead went to the camp in the mountains outside the city.
Seeing that the road conditions were not right, Hou Jingting couldn't help but panic. "Brother Guard, where are we going?"
"Well, didn't the prince want me to work as a servant in his palace?"
Why didn't we go to the Prince's Palace, but instead came to this desolate wilderness?
Could it be that they're going to kill him to silence him?
But why?
Hou Jingting was just a petty tomb raider.
The tombs they stole were all from previous dynasties.
The Helian family is the imperial family of this dynasty. Even if Hou Jingting had a thousand times the courage, he wouldn't dare to steal.
If he didn't dig up Helian Jue's ancestral graves, then why is he targeting me like this?
Hou Jingting's mind was as if it were filled with paste; he couldn't make sense of anything at all.
"Enough with the nonsense!"
The guards gave Hou Jingting a stern reprimand and shoved him into the military camp.
In one of the tents, Helian Chen sat imposingly in the main seat.
He was toying with a dagger in his hand when he looked up and saw Hou Jingting being shoved in. He nodded to his guards and said, "Let's do it!"
Hou Jingting was so frightened that he almost lost his soul.
Why did they start fighting?
What are you going to do?
How do we get started?
Should we kill him?
Hou Jingting's heart almost stopped beating.
He pleaded hastily, "General! General, I'm just a dirt rat."
"Aside from tomb raiding, I... I haven't done anything immoral!"
I have not offended you!
"Grave robbing isn't considered a heinous crime? Don't you know that the dead should be respected?"
They dig up graves, steal burial goods, and if they're really that despicable, they might even desecrate the body of the deceased.
Although Helian Chen was a son of a concubine in the Prince's Mansion, he was still a member of the royal family and was entitled to a grand funeral.
If he does well, he might even be buried alongside his master, Helian Jue, in his mausoleum.
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