"I won't force you to do anything. I just want to remind you not to get too close to Lin Wanru. She will destroy you."
"Who are you to make decisions for me?" Zhou Siheng sneered, "Your Highness, don't you live by the river? You're meddling too much."
"What I said is the truth. And I'm not just saying this for you, I'm also saying this for my ninth brother."
Ninth brother, Xie Yunxiu?
"Indeed. Given what Lin Wanru has done, the Lin family will be implicated sooner or later. I do not want you to be dragged into this. Even more so, I do not want my ninth brother to be dismissed as an accomplice."
So that's how it is. He was just being too sentimental.
It seems that in Xie Yunqi's heart, he is not the first. The country and his brothers are much more important than him.
So what is he still struggling with?
Are you expecting a high-ranking prince to give you his whole heart, or are you expecting him to be good to you and consider your face?
Wake up, this is not going to happen.
He had experienced loss once and would never place his hopes on Xie Yunqi again.
His relationship with Xie Yunqi was simply that of a benefactor and a beneficiary. Apart from that, there were no other entanglements.
"I thank you for saving my life, Your Highness. If I have the chance, I will definitely repay you."
Xu Jing smiled and handed him a list. "Now's your chance. When you return, contact the person on the list, and he'll help you get into the Ministry of Personnel. I'd like to congratulate you in advance on your promotion."
"You really don't want to suffer any loss."
"Same here. Wouldn't Lord Zhou rather be my capable minister than climb into my bed?"
"Your Highness, Prince Qin, please respect yourself." Zhou Siheng said angrily, "I am not someone you can tease so easily."
"We've already kissed, what else is there to hide?" Xu Jing whispered in his ear, "I remember Jingxuan, you once promised me a private moment of love. Do you think that's still true?"
How could he have known at that time that the King of Qin's real intention was not with the wine, but with him.
If he had known earlier, he would not have fallen for such a big trick.
Seeing Zhou Siheng so angry, Xu Jing laughed out loud. "Don't forget to take your medicine when you get back. I don't like sick people."
Looking at Zhou Siheng's fleeing back, Xu Jing laughed so hard that tears almost came out.
021 Little Expert just reminded him that Zhou Siheng's favorability towards him has skyrocketed. It seems that this silly boy is not a novice who knows nothing. At least he knows how to be shy.
021 said: "Take it easy, you are being a hooligan now."
"Sometimes if I don't take extreme measures, his pig-headed brain won't understand why I went to so much trouble to save him. If I had known he was such a reserved person, I would have taken action earlier."
"Then you will be wiped out in seconds."
"No." Xu Jing trusted his own judgment. No matter how things change, they remain essentially the same. Only Zhou Siheng could be an ungrateful person to completely disregard his kindness and betray him without hesitation. Unfortunately, he wasn't. Zhou Siheng still had some kindness in his heart. As long as he could use it wisely, he wouldn't be fooled.
"So what should you do next?" 021 asked.
"Of course, I have to get rid of Xie Liangchen as soon as possible. If I keep him around, he'll only become a threat to me sooner or later. Since he can hire an assassin to kill me, I can do the opposite and kill him."
021 said: "He has the aura of a male protagonist."
"So what? He doesn't have anyone around him. It's good to be able to consume some of his power."
Xu Jing recruited the Jin brothers. Jin Zihan, despite his scholarly appearance, possessed exceptional martial arts skills. Xu Jing instructed him to immediately depart for the capital to reunite with Xiang Pu and assassinate King Chen. Jin Ziyan quietly escorted Qian Huai, Zhou Siheng, and the others to the capital, keeping Ling Yuan informed of any issues.
After more than half a year of deployment, Xu Jing also had a group of capable people under his command.
The Southern Liang Dynasty allowed the princes to have 10,000 private soldiers, and the quality of the soldiers was more important than the quantity. After more than half a year of training, he was able to protect himself and waited for the right time to return to the capital to fight.
As for the fact that Prince Chen remained in the capital as a vassal prince, it was entirely due to Concubine Wen. During the reign of the previous emperor, Prince Chen was still young. After Emperor Zhaodi eliminated his brothers and ascended the throne, he honored Concubine Wen as Empress of the Western Palace. This also brought the favor of Emperor Zhaodi to Prince Chen, the son born to Concubine Wen.
Emperor Zhaodi granted Prince Chen special permission to remain in the capital, but did not grant him the right to maintain a private army. The fiefdom granted to Prince Chen was also in name only, and Prince Chen was held hostage in the capital with no other means of survival except to earn a small fortune.
Over time, after being instigated by the people around him, this guy went crazy and started to compete with Emperor Zhao for the throne.
When Emperor Zhao was alive, Prince Chen kept his troops on hold, waiting for Emperor Zhao to pass away so that he could take advantage of the princes while they were still young and inexperienced.
Prince Chen had been making moves in the court, and it would be a lie to say that Emperor Zhaodi didn't see it. Emperor Zhaodi watched helplessly as Prince Chen turned his court into a mess, and since he didn't rebel, Emperor Zhaodi turned a blind eye and treated him as a mere game, not taking him seriously.
But who could have imagined that Prince Chen not only extended his influence to the court, but also had his spies in the harem.
Emperor Zhao was poisoned accidentally, and it was too late to regret until he died. This allowed Prince Chen to take advantage of the opportunity and ascend the throne.
The victor makes the king a king and the loser a bandit. Emperor Zhao's fame will eventually be due to his underestimation of others.
Xu Jing didn't have the magnanimity of Emperor Zhao; he was always vindictive. Since Prince Chen dared to touch him, he had to prepare a great gift for him.
Jin Zihan rode at full speed to the capital to meet with Xiangpu.
That day, Xiang Pu asked the spy from Prince Chen's Mansion to poison Xie Liangchen. Xie Liangchen didn't suspect anything and after eating the food sent by the spy, he foamed at the mouth and passed out.
After Lin Wanru learned about this, she immediately went to Prince Chen's mansion with Prince Chen's confidants to rescue Xie Liangchen.
Xie Liangchen is worthy of being the male protagonist. Even if he was poisoned to death, a miracle doctor suddenly appeared to detoxify him.
The poison was removed, but Xie Liangchen still had to stay in bed for ten days to half a month.
This poisoning made Xie Liangchen realize that there were other people's spies in the mansion.
He had his confidants inspect every last person in the palace, and the result was enough to make Xie Liangchen laugh. There were about a hundred people in total, forty or fifty of whom were spies. They were sent from various palaces, including the emperor, Concubine Wen, and several other princes.
It turns out that his mansion is specifically for training spies, and except for a few remaining confidants, all of them are outsiders.
Xie Liangchen was so angry that he issued a decree that day to kill all those spies to put an end to it all.
While Xie Liangchen was busy clearing up the civil unrest, Jin Zihan found evidence of Xie Liangchen's crime based on the clues provided by Xu Jing, and asked someone to write a memorial to the censor.
Those old-fashioned censors were afraid that if the world was at peace they would have nothing to do, so they looked for something to do every day. Even the most trivial matters were worthy of their criticism.
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