Before Zhao Chenhan could speak, Zhao Lin stood up and said, "Take good care of Prince Zhao. If anything happens to you, I will not forgive you."
"Yes, sir." Several Qingzhou soldiers said quickly.
Zhao Lin said to Zhao Chenhan, "Your Highness, please rest assured and recover from your injuries. It won't delay your marriage. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
He left immediately after saying that, without giving Zhao Chenhan any time to react.
Zhao Chenhan cursed in his heart, this bastard really wants to kill him.
But he was helpless. He had no status at all now, not even as good as a soldier. If Zhao Lin wanted to kill him, he didn't even need to give the order. With this attitude, someone would come to kill him to please Zhao Lin.
"This bastard, he didn't let me go even though I was injured. Is he going to take this opportunity to accuse me of mistreating my subordinates?"
After everyone left, Zhao Chenhan asked Zhou Shian.
Zhou Shian shook his head and said, "Zhao Lin has always been generous to his subordinates. No one will believe such rumors, and it will only anger him."
Zhao Chenhan said angrily: "This won't work, and that won't work either. What should I do?"
Zhou Shian said, "What Zhao Lin said today gave me an idea."
"What's a good idea? Tell me quickly." Zhao Chenhan said excitedly.
"Go out to sea and eliminate the pirates." Zhou Shi'an said.
Zhao Chenhan's expression suddenly changed: "You want to kill me?"
Zhou Shian laughed and said, "How could that be possible? You are my benefactor. If you die, how can I get promoted and get rich?"
Zhao Chenhan said unhappily, "Then why are you letting me go out to sea?"
Zhou Shi'an laughed and said, "He left Zhao Lin's sight under the pretext of going out to sea to suppress bandits. Don't the Marquis and the Duke of Wei have connections with the navy? He can just hide in the navy when he goes out to sea. What can Zhao Lin do to the prince?"
Zhao Chenhan immediately said, "Great, but what if he insists that I go and wipe out the pirates?"
Zhou Shian said, "Just say that you didn't find the pirates. These pirates aren't bandits. They have a fixed mountaintop. In the vast ocean, isn't it normal that they can't find them?"
"yes!"
Zhao Chenhan was overjoyed and said, "I'll go find him when I recover from my injuries."
"This Zhenbei Marquis' son is truly incompetent. He killed a few pirates and was nearly hacked to death himself."
Mi Banxia followed Zhao Lin with great disdain.
Zhao Lin laughed and said, "The more pirates we kill, the more corpses we need. It's not easy to get them."
Mi Banxia was puzzled: "What do you mean? What do pirates have to do with corpses... Wait, are you saying he's directing and acting in this drama himself?"
"Smart." Zhao Lin praised.
Mi Banxia asked puzzledly, "What good does he get from doing this?"
Zhao Lin said leisurely: "Of course I can find an excuse to return to Beijing."
Mi Banxia said disdainfully, "To return to the capital, he actually did this kind of thing. He can't even endure the slightest hardship. He's really wasting the reputation of the Marquis of Zhenbei."
Zhao Lin said without further ado, "The officials' farce is over, and now we're going to get really busy."
The higher-ups would decide who would be appointed as governors and other officials, so Zhao Lin's main focus would still be on maritime trade.
This is one of his biggest ways to make money.
Zhao Chenhan's injury has not yet healed, but he has already waited for Yu Zhiyong to come.
"The pirates are so vicious that they attacked and killed Prince Zhao. They deserve to die! I will report to the court, wipe out the pirates, and avenge the prince." Yu Zhiyong said as soon as he came in.
Zhao Chenhan hesitated and asked, "Who are you?"
Zhao Chenhan's attendant quickly introduced: "This is the Prince of Donghe County."
Zhao Chenhan immediately realized, "It's Prince Yu. I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person."
Zhao Chenhan struggled to get down, but Yu Zhiyong quickly held him down: "Get down quickly, get down quickly."
Zhao Chenhan apologized, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Prince."
Yu Zhiyong praised: "Prince Zhao is so polite even though he is so seriously injured. The education of the Marquis of Zhenbei is really good."
Zhao Chenhan was surprised and asked, "Your Majesty recognizes my father?"
Yu Zhiyong smiled and said, "Before I retired, I had some contact with Lord Zhao. Lord Zhao dedicated his life to his country, and his son is also a hero and fearless. Like father, like son."
Zhao Chenhan quickly said, "Your Majesty, your praise is unbelievable."
Zhao Chenhan had no idea why Yu Zhiyong came, so he could only deal with it this way.
Yu Zhiyong chatted for a while and then asked, "I wonder what the prince thinks of Mr. Zhao?"
Zhao Chenhan was shocked and said cautiously, "Lord Zhao is loyal to the emperor and the country. He is a first-class loyal minister."
"A loyal minister? Haha!" Yu Zhiyong sneered, "Prince Zhao, there's no need to be wary of me. Your father-in-law, the Duke of Wei, and I are good friends. You can just call me uncle."
Zhao Chenhan still didn't dare to take it lightly, and said with a smile: "The boy has the audacity to call me Uncle Yu."
Yu Zhiyong nodded and said, "When you get married, I will go to attend it."
Zhao Chenhan could only patiently deal with Yu Zhiyong's rambling.
Seeing Zhao Chenhan like this, Yu Zhiyong realized that he knew nothing, so he simply said to the servants, "All of you go out first."
After everyone left, Yu Zhiyong lowered his voice and said to Zhao Chenhan, "It's true that some of the taxes from the maritime trade were not paid, but it wasn't embezzled by officials from the three provinces, because most of it was handed over to your father-in-law, the Duke of Wei."
Zhao Chenhan's heart suddenly shook, and he said, "Uncle Yu, this joke is not funny."
Yu Zhiyong said, "When you go back, ask your father-in-law, or you can ask your father directly. I came here to ask you if they have any plans, but seeing that you don't seem to know the inside story, I won't say anything more."
Zhao Chenhan already believed it to the point where he said, "If uncle has anything for me to do, just tell me."
Yu Zhiyong said, "I need to know your father and the Duke of Wei's attitude towards Zhao Lin."
Zhao Chenhan asked, "Didn't my father-in-law tell you?"
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