This man was tall and had an extraordinary temperament, but he had his hair loose and was wearing coarse clothes - it was Sheng Jicheng.
Sheng Jicheng looked around to see if there was anyone in the room, quietly took out a paper bag from his arms, opened it carefully, and poured the liquid into every cup, soup, and tea. Then he looked towards the door, gave a malicious smile, and left through the window.
Sheng Jicheng did not go far, but returned to the teahouse with a window facing Fengming and her friends' private room in the tavern.
"Did the prince succeed?"
As soon as Sheng Jicheng closed the window, an old and hoarse voice came from inside the room asking him.
"Hmph, how could I fail if I take action? Sir, you are worrying too much."
Sheng Jicheng felt a little dissatisfied with the voice's questioning of him. He had felt too much distrust recently, as if it took him back to his youth when anyone could bully him.
No, Sheng Jicheng decisively threw this idea out of his mind. He was now a prince and general with great power, and no one could bully him again.
"Yes, Your Highness has come forward, so I naturally dare not doubt it." The old voice was not angry at Sheng Jicheng's bad tone, and apologized in a very gentle manner, which made Sheng Jicheng embarrassed. "Sir, please don't blame me. I have been feeling depressed recently. It's not directed at you."
At this time, he had walked back to the tea room behind the curtain, and the old voice was exactly that of the storyteller!
"Yes, Your Highness has had some bad luck recently, but this may not be a bad thing."
"Oh, why did Mr. Feng say that?"
If Fengming or Ye Xuwen could hear Sheng Jicheng addressing the old storyteller at this time, they would definitely be certain that this person was Feng Sanshi.
Who would have thought that Feng Sanshi, who was so vicious and evil back then, like a devil on earth, would actually put away his evil thoughts and become the "Mr." in Sheng Jichen's mouth.
I'm afraid the innocent souls who were killed by him are also restless in the underworld.
"Your Highness has been doing so much better in recent years that his mentality has unconsciously become a little inflated. Do you think what I said is true or not?"
Feng Sanshi now had the demeanor of a sage strategist, and his voice was gentle and soothing. Sheng Jichen was reminded by him, and after thinking carefully, he found that he did have a sense of pride in recent years, thinking, "Who else but me?"
Therefore, he cannot tolerate any slight, and even the foolish and incompetent King Dong Yao is no longer in his eyes.
"Hmph, so what? With my current status, who am I to be afraid of?"
Looking at Sheng Jicheng waving his sleeves and holding his head high, Feng Sanshi shook his head in disgust. How could Sheng Jicheng become so arrogant?
"Alas, I will speak more directly. I hope Your Highness will not be angry when I hear it."
But no matter how much he disliked it, for the sake of the greater good, Feng Sanshi had to soften his tone and lower his posture.
Seeing Feng Sanshi's attitude soften, Sheng Jicheng naturally listened to what he said and said hurriedly, "Sir, please feel free to speak. I know you are doing this for my own good, so why would I be angry?"
Feng Sanshi gave him an ambiguous look, lowered his head to look at the teacup in his hand, and spoke slowly, "The prince just said that with your current status, you don't have to fear anyone. But think about who holds the military power tiger talisman now; think about whether Princess Daqing treats you with respect; think about those princes who are eyeing you covetously..."
"Don't worry about those idiots!"
When Feng Sanshi mentioned the first two, Sheng Jicheng's face was serious, obviously agreeing. But when Feng Sanshi mentioned the sons of King Dongyao, Sheng Jicheng interrupted with disdain. In his opinion, those sons were useless and there was no need to worry about them.
Feng Sanshi was interrupted again, and he felt even more upset with Sheng Jichen. He thought that Sheng Jichen was also a man who killed, set fire, raped and robbed people, but now he had to pretend to be a quail here... But then he thought of the important matter, so he could only suppress his anger and speak more softly. This was the communication skill that the leader had taught him.
"Your Highness!" In order to gain Sheng Jicheng's attention, Feng Sanshi interrupted Sheng Jicheng in a stern tone. Seeing Sheng Jicheng looking at him with some confusion and displeasure, he continued slowly and gently.
"Your Highness, our situation is very favorable right now. Yesterday, I visited His Majesty's residence, and he has already decided to support you. Currently, half of the civil officials and most of the military commanders are under your command. You truly have an unshakable position in the court. However, this is only because you hold military power. Those fence-sitters who only move when they see benefits and are unaware of your deployments on the border, are now hesitant to see your tiger talisman suddenly confiscated."
Sheng Jicheng slammed his fist on the table and cursed angrily: "These villains, if they weren't still somewhat useful, humph!"
Seeing that Sheng Jicheng was beginning to listen, Feng Sanshi continued, "I just mentioned those princes you need to pay attention to... Your Majesty, please listen to me first."
Seeing that Sheng Jicheng was about to refute again, Feng Sanshi didn't give him a chance at all. He quickened his speech and stopped him with his hand.
"You always think the princes are useless, but you don't know that the eldest prince is already investigating the missing persons case. He's a meticulous investigator and a skilled investigator. If he keeps investigating, there's no guarantee he won't find out that we were the ones who kidnapped those people. If he follows that clue, you can imagine the consequences!"
Sheng Jicheng's face darkened as he thought of his private soldiers deployed on the border.
"Speaking of the Second Prince, he seems to be obsessed with pleasure and lust. I used to think he was just a useless dandy prince, just like you, but..."
"But what?"
"But yesterday, Lord Wang, to demonstrate his loyalty to you, declared that he had not accepted the Second Prince's offer. He also provided information that Sergeant Li of the City Defense Battalion had already defected to the Second Prince. The City Defense Battalion is your territory. If it weren't for Lord Wang, who would have known that the Second Prince had a hand in it? Or perhaps there are even more loopholes that you don't know about."
When he heard that the eldest prince had traced the matter to him, he was still a little angry, but now that he heard that his base camp had been interfered with, Sheng Jicheng finally understood what Feng Sanshi meant when he asked him to pay attention to those cowards.
"Sir, where are the others?"
Feng Sanshi looked at Sheng Jichen's face, which was as black as the bottom of a pot, and felt pleased.
"The Third Prince has always claimed to be frail and staying at home, but secretly he's traveling with the Second Prince. He's a business prodigy, earning a large sum of gold and silver to support the Second Prince in his efforts to win over the court officials. The Fourth Prince is still young, but his mother's family is powerful, and his mother is favored, so he shouldn't be underestimated. And the princesses, I hadn't noticed before, but weren't you tricked by Princess Xishan a few days ago? After all, they are the real royal family, connected by blood to the one who sits on the throne. That's more important than anything else!"
Bloodline, bloodline, this is the peak that Sheng Jicheng will never be able to surpass!
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