Chapter 032 Yong Wang
Yuan Ming was shocked. The question that had been bothering him before finally had an answer. Yong Wang had come to Shifang Town incognito for no reason, and the town governor had also found a few people to please Yong Wang.
Their purpose was the same, that is, the jade mine in Shifang Town.
Yuan Ming had heard of this jade mine a long time ago, but he had not remembered it after his rebirth.
The Yuxu Mountain behind Shifang Town was not just a name, it was named because of the jade mine. The officials in charge of mining this jade mine in the previous life made a lot of money, but it was remembered that Yong Wang did not participate.
The town guard didn't say much. Seeing that the boat was about to arrive, Yuan Ming could only suppress his doubts and concentrate on dealing with what was going to happen next.
The fiber rope was tied to the dock by the fiber man, and King Yong's boat docked.
The town guard turned his head and looked at them, whispering to comfort them: "Don't forget what I taught you. You must be respectful and neither humble nor arrogant. As for the rest, I and the dean are here, and we will not easily embarrass you."
After taking a reassurance pill, the faces of several people improved and they agreed obediently.
After a while, a team of people slowly walked down from the huge ship. The leader was a man in a dark purple brocade robe, handsome, waving a folding fan in his hand, very elegant.
He walked straight to the dock and came in front of Yuan Ming and others.
The town guard immediately asked everyone to kneel down and pay their respects.
Zhu Xianzhi waved his hand and said with a smile, "Don't be polite, everyone. I still need your help on this trip."
The town guard stood up and said quickly, "Your Majesty, you are too kind. Your Majesty, you are here in person. It is the honor of the entire Shifang Town. It is also my honor to receive the prince. You are tired from the journey, please come with me to the mansion to rest. I have ordered people to prepare a banquet, all of which are the specialties of Shifang Town. I guarantee that the prince will enjoy the meal. "
Zhu Xianzhi laughed: "Then I will trouble you, sir."
He turned his eyes and saw Yuan Ming standing next to the town guard. He immediately became interested and asked: "Who is this?"
Yuan Ming stepped forward and made a student salute to Zhu Xianzhi: "I am Yuan Ming, a student of Fangyuan School in Shifang Town. I heard that the prince was coming in person, so I asked the dean for grace and was given the honor of receiving you. "
"Oh?" Zhu Xianzhi smiled lightly: "I didn't know I had such a reputation."
As he said that, he looked at the four people behind Yuan Ming and raised his chin slightly: "You are the same?"
Zhao Yucheng replied on their behalf: "That's right."
Zhu Xianzhi's eyes moved between them, looking at Yuan Ming, and then at the town guard, and the corners of his mouth rose: "Master Fu really knows how to surprise me, and I am in a very good mood."
He raised his right hand, and a guard with a knife came up from behind him, lowered his head and stood behind him.
"Xiao Wu, go to the boat and move a box of gold. I want to reward them."
Xiao Wu nodded and quickly returned to the boat.
The town guard and the dean looked at each other, both a little puzzled, but on the surface they looked flattered and surprised, and thanked him repeatedly.
It really was a box of gold. Everyone present received a heavy gold bar.
After distributing the gold, Zhu Xianzhi put away his folding fan and walked forward: "I am really tired after sitting on the boat for several days. Let's go to Lord Fu's house to see what special products are there in Shifang Town."
The town guard and the dean followed him.
Yuan Ming and others were still standing there, holding the gold in their hands, not knowing how to react.
Li Qingzhou spoke first: "Gold? Prince Yong is too generous."
As soon as he finished speaking, the two younger brothers who followed him were like waking up from a dream, and they all showed ecstatic expressions.
Zhao Yucheng reminded, "Don't forget what we are here for. This is just the beginning. Be careful not to get the money but not live to spend it."
Hearing this, several people quickly calmed down and thanked him with a stern face.
Yuan Ming stroked the gold bar and nodded, but he was thinking about something else.
The jade mine belongs to Shifang Town, but the town guard obviously can't afford it. He just wants the mining rights. King Yong has known about the existence of the jade mine for a long time. He is here in the name of a court official, but his purpose is the jade on the mountain.
He suddenly became curious. Why did the town guard think that they could make King Yong give in?
The carriage was waiting on the street outside the pier, and people could get on the carriage as soon as they arrived.
The town guard and the dean followed the prince into a carriage. Xiaowu, who was accompanying the prince, sat in the front with the driver. The carriage at the back was reserved for Yuan Ming and his students. As
soon as he stepped on the pedal, the voice of the prince rang out: "Yuan Ming, come and sit with us."
Yuan Ming paused and turned around to see the prince sticking his head out of the window. When their eyes met, he clearly felt that the other party blinked meaningfully.
"Yes."
Yuan Ming did not show any panic and turned around to get on the carriage in front.
Yuan Ming got on the carriage, and the Zhenshou smiled embarrassedly: "The carriage is a little small. Thanks to your carefulness, the prince found that five people can't sit in it. Otherwise, you guys would have been very crowded on the way."
This sentence not only complimented King Yong, but also resolved the embarrassment of the carriage being too small. It must be said that the Zhenshou is really a smart man.
King Yong patted the empty seat beside him and motioned Yuan Ming to sit down.
He leaned against the wall of the carriage, smiling: "I felt that I was very compatible with Yuan Ming at first sight, and this is exactly what I want."
These words were really ambiguous, and it was hard for the Zhenshou not to think too much.
He hoped that Yuan Ming could please King Yong, but Yuan Ming already had a family, and he was the son of the county magistrate. If something really happened here, the county magistrate would not dare to say anything bad about King Yong, wouldn't he vent his anger on him?
The governor was shocked and regretted choosing Yuan Ming.
Yuan Ming thanked him and sat next to King Yong, with his body straight and his eyes straight.
King Yong kept his eyes on Yuan Ming with a scrutinizing look, and Yuan Ming remained motionless as a mountain, as if the person in the center of his sight was not him.
Yuan Ming was not panicked at all. Although he had never met King Yong in his previous life, most of the news he heard about King Yong was positive, especially the story of King Yong and his male wife. During the days and nights when he lost Ji Qingyue, his eyes would turn red with jealousy every time he heard it.
He was very calm, but the guard didn't know the inside story. After a long silence, he couldn't help but say, "My Lord, Yuan Ming is indeed the most talented student in our school. If he hadn't already married, I would definitely take him as my son-in-law."
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the carriage suddenly became strange.
Prince Yong looked at him with a half-smile, but did not say anything.
The town guard wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a dry smile: "I have spoken carelessly and disturbed your peace, Your Majesty. Please forgive me."
"How can there be so many crimes? Lord Fu, relax a little." Zhu Xianzhi closed his eyes after he finished speaking, looking like he didn't want to say anything more.
The town guard opened his mouth, but didn't dare to say anything else.
Half an hour later, the carriage stopped in front of the town guard's house, and Xiao Wu helped Prince Yong get off the car.
The town guard said, "My humble abode is not as good as the prince's mansion, please forgive me."
Prince Yong nodded and said, "Thank you, Master Fu, for leading the way."
The town guard specially prepared a courtyard for Prince Yong to live in. The courtyard was not big, but it had a small garden with many flowers blooming inside, which looked very quiet.
Prince Yong walked around in the courtyard, opened his folding fan, and smiled, "Not bad, Master Fu, thank you for your trouble."
Hearing this, the town guard breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly said that it was all he should do.
Xiao Wu glanced at his master and quickly went out to arrange for people to move all the things on the boat over.
When Prince Yong had walked around and had no interest in continuing to visit the courtyard, the town guard asked, "The banquet is ready. Would you like to eat now?"
"Let's go. I'm a little hungry."
Tonight's banquet was a dust-cleansing banquet for Prince Yong. No unimportant people were invited. There were only two tables.
One table was for Prince Yong, the town guard, and the dean.
There were more people at the other table. In addition to the five of Yuan Ming, there were also the guards accompanying Prince Yong, a total of five people.
Yuan Ming had seen four of them before, Xiao Wu was one of them, but there was only one person who looked particularly special.
He was wearing a black windbreaker, his hair was tied up high, and he wore a half silver mask on his face, with only his mouth and nose exposed.
Yuan Ming looked at him, and he was also looking at Yuan Ming.
Although he had never met this man before, he always felt that he had a vague hostility towards him.
It was very strange, he had hostility but no murderous intention, he didn't seem like a bad person.
"Yuan Ming, come and sit down and eat with us." The voice of King Yong sounded again.
Everyone else at the table looked at Yuan Ming, especially the man in the silver mask, whose gaze was as real as a blade, stabbing at him.
Yuan Ming raised his eyebrows. So he was hostile to him because King Yong treated him differently?
This was interesting. Could a personal bodyguard of the prince have such rich feelings? Or did he have different thoughts about King Yong?
Yuan Ming's mind was in turmoil, but his face showed no sign of it.
He took his bowl and chopsticks and came to the table in front. Not surprisingly, he saw an empty stool next to King Yong.
"Come sit here. I have something to tell you."
Yuan Ming nodded and sat down.
"Master Fu doesn't seem to be very good at arranging seats. It was like this when we were in the carriage just now, and it's the same now. Isn't it a waste for only four of us to eat such a big table of food?" King Yong said in distress.
"This..." The guard wiped the cold sweat from his head.
It is said that King Zhongyong attaches great importance to the etiquette of respect and inferiority, so he pays special attention to details, but he will end up making things worse?
Without waiting for the guard to speak, Yuan Ming came to his rescue and said, "Your Highness, the Lord is just worried that our behavior is vulgar and will spoil your appetite. But since you are not particular about trivial matters, why not call two more people from that table over."
Prince Yong became interested and asked with a smile, "Then we will do as you said, but there are still nine people at that table, how can we make it fair?"
"It's not difficult, one student for one guard, fair and just." Yuan Ming said, "As for the others... Your Highness is only a mile away from them, I don't think he will be sad because of such a small matter."
Prince Yong was amused by his words, "You said that as if it is a great thing to eat at the same table with me."
"Of course."
Yuan Ming's expression remained unchanged. He turned to look at the people at the table and said, "Everyone has heard what the prince said just now. There is only one chance. First come, first served." As
soon as he finished speaking, a figure stood up quickly and sat on the other side of the Yong prince in the blink of an eye.
It was the guard wearing a silver mask.
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