Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 44 Is this the case again?

"Master, was it you who shouted just now? But what happened?" At this moment, outside the study, a servant from the Yang family hurriedly came and said anxiously at the door.

Yang Xuanyan frowned and hesitated for a moment before responding in a deep voice:
"It's okay, you must have heard wrong."

The servant of the Yang family outside the door heard the words, and hurriedly said in panic:

"My lord, forgive me!"

"Back off, don't approach the study room without my permission."

"Yes."

Listening to the walking steps outside the door, Xiao Cheng turned his head, nodded to Yang Xuanyan, and said with a smile:
"Visit late at night, don't blame Mr. Yang!"

Yang Xuanyan held the long sword in his hand, stood on the spot, and looked at Xiao Cheng in front of him with gloomy eyes.After hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth, walked to the desk, and picked up the gold seal on the desk.

Turning over the golden seal, riding on the four small characters of "Tianzi Xingxi" engraved on the seal, caught Yang Xuanyan's eyes.

In an instant, Yang Xuanyan's hands trembled, his eyes widened, he suddenly turned his head to look at Xiao Cheng, and said with a shocked expression:
"This, this, who are you?"

Xiao Cheng smiled lightly, and sat boldly on the chair behind him. He casually lifted off the disguise mask on his face, revealing his immature face, and said proudly:
"Yunguo No. 20 son of the third-generation clan, Xiao Cheng."

Yang Xuanyan stared blankly at Xiao Cheng in front of him, and murmured:
"No.20 son of the three generations of clan, Xiao Cheng..."

Afterwards, Yang Xuanyan stared, raised the long sword in his hand, the tip of the sword kept trembling, and angrily said in his mouth:
"Who are you, dare to pretend to be His Majesty today, are you not afraid of death penalty!"

Xiao Cheng's expression remained unchanged, and he said calmly:

"You don't recognize the Emperor Xingxi? Then tell me, what evidence do you want?"

Yang Xuanyan saw the young man in front of him, sitting boldly on the chair, although he looked up at him, but with sharp eyes, it seemed that he was sitting on a dragon chair, looking down on the officials in the palace.An imposing manner, such as the abyss and the sea, makes people feel intimidated.

Yang Xuanyan's mind was in chaos at this moment, and he couldn't help muttering:
"Yes, but Your Majesty today, no, no..."

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng couldn't help chuckling, and said:
"Someone told you that I'm a fool? That's right, it's not easy to have several in-laws, so it's natural to know."

No wonder that Yang Xuanyan's loyalty value suddenly dropped half a month ago. Also, anyone who knows that the emperor he intends to serve is a fool will naturally be shaken in his heart.

Speaking of this, Xiao Cheng stood up, stepped forward to take the long sword in Yang Xuanyan's hand which was already unsteady, and said:
"If it weren't for this, Grand Master would not have given me the time and opportunity to accumulate strength."

Yang Xuanyan stood where he was, still unable to react, looking surprised and puzzled.

Seeing this, Xiao Cheng frowned and said:
"Still don't believe it? If you don't believe me, you can write down my appearance and ask your in-laws."

Yang Xuanyan's throat moved, looked at Xiao Cheng, and said in a shy voice:

"How do I believe this? I am not an official, nor a powerful person. If it is really His Majesty, I will enter the mansion of the current minister. Why come to my mansion?"

"Anyone who dares to speak up for me among the officials in this court will be driven back to his hometown long ago, or find an excuse to go to prison to question his crimes. What is left now is nothing more than fluff. If I dare to go up Their door, I guess they can sell me the next day." Xiao Cheng couldn't help laughing at himself.

"Then how do you know that I won't sell you? Besides, even if I want to serve His Majesty today, I have no official position, so I can't do anything!" Yang Xuanyan asked again.

"But your in-laws, wouldn't they be able to help me?"

Yang Xuanyan frowned, shook his head again and again, and said very clearly:
"You overestimated me. You just married your daughter and became a superficial relative. It is absolutely impossible for such a wealthy family to influence their own decision-making because of their children."

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng smiled lightly and shook his head, saying:

"No, there is no need for them to switch to me, it is only necessary that they either stand by or contribute to the flames at critical times."

Yang Xuanyan fell silent immediately after hearing the words, and stopped asking.

There was a sudden movement in Xiao Cheng's ear, and he heard the sound of soft footsteps approaching the study, so he spoke again:

"It doesn't matter, it's a bit difficult for you to believe in my identity so quickly. This emperor's seal is placed here with you. If you want to repay, when the time comes, hold this golden seal and persuade your relatives , if I can regain power, you, the Yang family, will have a share of the credit."

This Tianzi Xingxi actually only has the function of proving Xiao Cheng's identity, the rest are useless at all.It's okay to stay.

After finishing speaking, Xiao Cheng waved his sleeves, opened the window silently, jumped up, and disappeared into the night with his extremely high lightness kung fu.

The door of the study was pushed open again, Madam Yang walked in with wine and dishes, and at a glance she saw Yang Xuanyan who was holding a long sword and slightly disheveled, she couldn't help but exclaimed in astonishment:

"Husband, what are you doing?"

Yang Xuanyan was taken aback for a moment, then smiled wryly, and said:
"Practice the sword, stretch your hands and feet."

"How can anyone stretch their hands and feet in the study? Let's eat something sooner." Mrs. Yang scolded.

Yang Xuanyan nodded and said:
"Okay, madam, go rest first, I haven't finished reading this book yet."

Mrs. Yang also knew that her husband was upset during this period, so she didn't insist, and walked out of the study after a few words of advice.

Sitting in the study, Yang Xuanyan took out the golden seal left by Xiao Cheng, with a look of hesitation on his face.

Now before Yang Xuanyan's eyes, there are only two roads left.

One is to hide the gold seal and wait for the right time.If one day, the situation changes drastically, this thing can help him practice what he has learned since childhood, assist the king, and reorganize the government.

The second is to take this thing and hand it over to the Taishifu.Although it goes against his ideals, it is a way to get rich all of a sudden.

At this moment, Yang Xuanyan suddenly had a feeling that now it seemed that he could decide the future of Yunguo just by his own thought.

After pondering for a long time, Yang Xuanyan finally failed to convince himself to give up the concept of loyalty to the king that he had cultivated since childhood.

He gritted his teeth fiercely, stood up abruptly, and hid the gold seal in a secret place in the study.

Above the Yang Mansion, Xiao Cheng sat on the eaves, looked at the fonts that appeared on the golden finger, and smiled with satisfaction.

[Yang Xuanyan, increase loyalty by ten points]

It was also at this time that Yang Xuanyan's mind was a little confused, and he didn't think about it in the deep dark place.

Since Xiao Cheng handed over the Emperor Xingxi to him, let him choose whether to help Xiao Cheng or not, that is to say, he was not given a second way at all.

If Yang Xuanyan's loyalty value drops, even just a little, Yang Xuanyan might not survive tonight.

Xiao Cheng got what he wanted, stood up contentedly, and planned to leave.

But at this moment, flames suddenly lit up on the imperial road not far away. Hearing the sound of eager and orderly steps, the sound of the collision of gold and daggers, it seemed that the army was dispatched at night.

Vaguely, Xiao Cheng heard someone shouting in the distance:

"Hurry up, the grand master has an order, don't let this person go!"

Xiao Cheng frowned, subconsciously bent down.

This is it again?

(End of this chapter)