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Zong Wenxiu nodded and said, "My mother and I were very surprised to learn that my father might still be alive, but it is even more worrying that my grandfather has to go to the front line at such an old age."

The little devil quickly comforted him: "Don't worry, don't worry, I told my uncle that I will take good care of grandpa and bring them back safely."

Zong Wenxiu smiled faintly and said, "I'm fine, Jincheng, don't worry. I will be taking up my post at the Imperial Academy tomorrow. I will also work hard to become a second-rank official and will never hold you back."

Jin Cheng nodded and told him his plan: "Brother, it takes three years to get out of the Hanlin Academy. Although it is said that only those who perform well can stay, I want you to go to the Ministry of Revenue by then."

"Ministry of Revenue?" Zong Wenxiu was puzzled.

It was the place in charge of household registration, land, conscription, taxation, prices, and businesses, and it controlled the financial power of the Chu State.

Jin Cheng nodded and said, "After you have been in the Hanlin Academy for three years, I will keep you for a few more months and then send you to the Ministry of Revenue. The Ministry of Revenue is very important, and your personality is more suitable for it. I believe you can help me supervise it well."

Zong Wenxiu thought about the poverty and wealth, desolation and glory he had experienced. He had seen too many separations of life and death in the slums, and every one of them was related to money.

If one day he could change this drastic situation, how lucky would that be?

Zong Wenxiu nodded heavily: "Okay, I'll go, I'll do it well."

The little devil gave him instructions and then changed to joking, "You have to work hard in the Hanlin Academy. Don't let Qin Ye outshine you."

Zong Wenxiu smiled and said, "Yes, yes, if you defeat Qin Ye, you will definitely be promoted to the second rank!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

In the following days, the students became officials one after another.

The little devil also began his journey to become emperor.

Prime Minister Shen and Zong Zhao were very open about his training. Every day, no matter how big or small, they would be sent to him to read. Zong Zhao also divided the memorials into two categories: practical ones that he had to read, and useless ones that he could read or not.

Chu Jincheng was initially curious about how memorials could be so impractical, but when he opened them he saw that they were all from officials from various places, either greeting each other or reporting on family matters, a bunch of nonsense.

One day, the little devil got annoyed and slammed the memorial on the table, howling, "What are you doing? You grow mushrooms and ask me if I want to eat them. Do you think we can't buy them in the capital?"

Eunuch Huang came over to take a look and saw that it was indeed someone asking the emperor whether he eats mushrooms. He was just about to ask who was so outrageous, but it turned out to be the Prince of Zhennan.

Well...that's okay.

Since the emperor ascended the throne, the Prince of Zhennan has been unable to come to Beijing due to his fiefdom, but he would send some Yunnan specialties to the emperor from time to time. In the past, he would send them directly to the residence of the Duke of Protectorate, but now that the Duke of Protectorate has gone to war, the Prince of Zhennan would send them to the palace and thoughtfully write a memorial.

However, there are too many Yunnan specialties...

The little devil was fed up with reading memorials one after another, but the person who wrote the memorials was the King of Zhennan, his uncle, so he couldn't just say: "Stop talking so much, why write a memorial for such a trivial matter..."

Eunuch Huang coughed and reminded, "Your Majesty, the King of Zhennan has good intentions. If you are bored, you don't have to read this kind of memorials. Prime Minister Shen will review them for you anyway."

The little devil lay flat for a while.

In the end, he gave up the struggle and said, "Then show it to Prime Minister Shen. He has suffered too much."

Eunuch Huang thought to himself: When you grow up, Prime Minister Shen will no longer be the one suffering.

But these words hurt so much that he decided not to let them rot in his stomach.

As the Duke of Huguo led his army to the border, the war soon broke out. After more than a year, the Great Chu and the You Kingdom went to war again.

In September.

The old marquis sent back the first letter, and the whole family was eagerly waiting for good news. However, the content of the letter said:

Prince Jin'an of You State personally led his troops to the battle. He was a brave and skilled fighter, and fought back and forth with the Duke of Huguo. However, the old marquis had never seen Zong Yan, and suspected that he might not have participated in the battle between the two armies.

The old lady asked nervously, "Yan'er, does he still remember that he is a Chu citizen, so he is unwilling to help Prince Jin'an go to war?"

Xu Wan, who had entered the second trimester of pregnancy, had basically disappeared from all the discomfort. She helped analyze, "The frontline only said that Zong Yan was a conspirator of Prince Jin'an, who helped him defeat many princes' factions in Youguo, but did not say that the hidden weapons developed by Zong Yan were used in Youguo's military. So I guess: Could it be that Zong Yan was controlled by Prince Jin'an, but had his own persistence and was unwilling to swing his sword at us?"

Zong Zhao frowned and said worriedly, "If this is the case, Zong Yan might be in danger. Prince Jin An will try every means to get him to help Youguo."

Yan Suxue suggested, "Didn't they say Zong Yan appeared at the border before? Was he in the town or in the military camp? Can we send someone to check his whereabouts?"

The old lady also quickly agreed, "Yes, let your father and the others check Zong Yan's whereabouts first. I am also afraid that he will get into trouble again."

Zong Zhao replied: "I will send spies to investigate. It's not just the border. There have been unusual movements in Youguo's capital recently. Zong Yan may also be helping Prince Jin'an to clear obstacles in the rear."

"Okay, write the letter now."

The message pigeons fly back and forth, carrying the worries and thoughts of people on both sides.

In October, there was news about Zong Yan.

In the capital of You State, he helped Crown Prince Jin An eliminate a prince who wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to rebel.

November.

Prince Jin'an summoned Zong Yan to the front line, but he only showed up once in the military camp and then retreated to a small town not far behind.

twelfth month.

The old marquis sneaked into the town twice and wanted to bring Zong Yan back, but was rejected by Zong Yan.

When Zong Yan met the old marquis, he had no expression on his face, and it was hard to tell whether he had lost his memory or not. However, his temperament changed drastically, and his eyes looked cold and lifeless. The old marquis suddenly became unsure whether he was Zong Yan.

In the end, it was Luo Jingfeng who helped him to finalize the result: "What are you idling about? He is not your son. How could you sneak over there twice and come back intact? Do you think he can only make hidden weapons but not use them?"

The old marquis seemed to have been enlightened and immediately ran for the third time.

The result was the same as above, another miserable rejection.

After the Chinese New Year, in the first month of the lunar calendar.

Good news came from the border: the old marquis has brought Zong Yan back and is on his way back to the capital.

As for why it is betting...

That was because Luo Jingfeng was annoyed by the old marquis who came to visit him every few days. Zong Zhao and the little devil had warned him that nothing must happen to the old man, but he still had to worry about the old man while fighting a war, which made his patience run out.

Therefore, after the old marquis sneaked out again, Luo Jingfeng ordered his men who were good at using poison to put a drug made of incense powder on the old man, and then kidnapped both the father and the son back.

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After Zong Yan was captured, he kept resisting and trying to escape. The old marquis cried and tried to persuade him, but to little effect.

Luo Jingfeng locked the man in a prison cart and prepared to escort him back to the capital. The old marquis accused him of humiliating Zong Yan as a prisoner. Luo Jingfeng waved his hand and covered the prison cart with a gorgeous carriage skin.

Now who can see what's going on inside?

"Are you satisfied, old man?" Luo Jingfeng said with a dark face, "If you catch him, leave quickly and don't delay me from conquering the world for my nephew."

Old Marquis: "..."

I have a thousand dirty words to curse at.