"Thank you, eunuch, for the reminder!" Zhao Xiaofei didn't care at all.
"Okay! You and Doctor Erxi Hu should hurry and do your job! I won't see you off as I still have to serve the emperor." Wang Chengen said.
When Wang Chengen returned to the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Zhao Xiaofei saw Wang Erxi hurrying over. Zhao Xiaofei bowed and said, "Eunuch Erxi, we are here to help the Emperor. If there is anything I am not careful about, please let me know."
"Your Highness is too polite. No problem! No problem!" said Wang Erxi.
"This is the Imperial Sword!" Zhao Xiaofei pointed at the sword in Wang Erxi's arms and wanted to hold it in his own arms.
"Yes! Don't take it! Only take it out when you need it! With it, no one dares to act rashly in front of you." Wang Erxi said.
"Is there anyone who dares to disobey me? Give it to me!" Zhao Xiaofei took advantage of Wang Erxi's inattention and grabbed the sword. It felt heavy and of very good quality. If this thing were brought to modern times, do you think it could sell for hundreds of millions?
"My dear Prince Consort! Please don't cause any trouble!" Wang Erxi's face turned pale with fear. They hadn't even left the palace yet! He, a Prince Consort, was holding a sword, and it had been taken from him. He would definitely be beaten with a stick!
"It's okay, it's okay! Let's leave the palace now!" Zhao Xiaofei walked out of the palace with a smile. Wang Erxi followed him nervously. He was relieved until no one said anything until they left the palace.
Doctor Hu had been waiting at the palace gate for a long time. Zhao Xiaofei bowed and said, "Doctor Hu! You've been promoted. I haven't even come to your house to congratulate you yet!"
"No, no! Without the prince consort, I would have been in prison with the previous envoy. I should be the one to come and express my gratitude, but I have been too busy recently and have not had the time to thank you in person." Doctor Hu said.
"I heard that you asked Hu Xian to stay in Nanjing and not come back?" Zhao Xiaofei asked.
"Yes! I plan to let him open a pharmacy in Nanjing. Let him live a good life there!" Doctor Hu didn't dare to say anything more when he saw Wang Erxi was there.
Zhao Xiaofei understood, so he said, "Please write a letter to my brother Hu later and ask him to help me buy a few shops in Nanjing. I also plan to send people to Nanjing to do some business. I will ask Xiao Si to send the money to you later."
"No, no! I will write to him when I get back and ask him to help look for it in Nanjing." Doctor Hu said.
"Thank you very much! Let's get down to business now! As you can see, I've even brought out my Imperial Sword. We'll still follow the methods used in Gongji County. This time, however, we'll use a bit more force. If anyone disagrees, we can execute them first and report to you later."
"Okay, okay! This makes it easy! Then please trouble Eunuch Erxi to take us to the three camps to select soldiers!" said Doctor Hu.
"No problem! Our car is in front, and yours will follow behind." Wang Erxi said as he jumped on the carriage. The three carriages headed towards the three camps.
Three vehicles arrived at the parade grounds, where Duke Cheng, Zhu Chunchen, and his troops were already waiting. Zhao Xiaofei looked down on the portly Duke, but politely said, "I, the Prince Consort, Zhao Xiaofei, greet Duke Cheng!" He glanced at the troops before him. They were utterly disorganized. They couldn't even stand in line, their energy slouching. They were just short of a pipe, reminiscent of the Eight Banners of the late Qing Dynasty. This historical resemblance was striking. Even without the plague, the capital wouldn't have been able to withstand a few more attacks from Li Zicheng.
"Your humble servant Hu Jin! Greetings to Duke Cheng!" Imperial Physician Hu followed suit and saluted.
"Your servant greets Duke Cheng!" said Wang Erxi.
Duke Chengguo bowed and said, "Prince Consort Zhao is a man of great talent. I have long heard of him. The greatest men of our time are still to be seen! Such a noble character!"
"I'm sorry to make you laugh! I'm new to the Ming Dynasty and don't know the rules!" Zhao Xiaofei thought to himself, these three camps would be useless if they were handed over to you. Li Zicheng defeated the capital and you surrendered, but he still killed you. It would be better to die a heroic death and gain a good reputation!
"No! I think it's very courageous! Young people are full of vitality!" said Duke Chengguo.
"Thank you for your compliment, Duke! I hope you will support me! This is just a small gift, please accept it!" Zhao Xiaofei took out a bottle of toilet water from his pocket and handed it to Zhu Chunchen.
"What is this?" Zhu Chunchen asked.
"This is floral water, it's refreshing and has a pleasant fragrance. Men will be more energetic if they use it at night!" Zhao Xiaofei raised his eyebrows after saying this, as if to say, we are all men, you know what I mean.
"Okay, okay! Young people are courageous! I'll tell them to fully cooperate with the Prince Consort!" Zhu Chunchen smiled happily.
"Thank you, Duke!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"Okay! Okay! We are all working for the emperor, and that's what a minister should do! I have things to do at home, so I'll leave this place to you." Zhu Chunchen took the goodies and wanted to go home immediately to find a concubine to try.
Seeing Zhu Chunchen walking away, Doctor Hu walked over and said, "Your Highness! We are doing errands for the Emperor, how can we let you pay for it yourself? Duke Cheng is greedy, you can't indulge him!"
"That's true, but this Jingying is someone else's territory after all. If he wants to secretly trip us up, a glance is enough. Then all our work will be in vain! This money is just material possessions, there's nothing to be reluctant about!" Zhao Xiaofei said. He thought to himself, this is all a pre-emptive gift for you, old man, how many days do you have left to live?
"It seems that Your Majesty understands our Ming Dynasty better than some people!" said Wang Erxi.
"Okay! Let's go on stage and speak to the soldiers!" After saying that, Zhao Xiaofei went straight to the reviewing stand in the training ground.
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