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Chapter 427 My dear, you are so sensible that it makes me feel distressed
Chen Jie supported Zhao Ya and asked her to sit down and talk slowly.

Seeing that Chen Jie shook hands just after saying a few words, according to previous situations, Wang Baobao would have been unable to hold back and would have jumped up and found fault with him and said a few words.

But today Wang Baobao was very honest. Seeing him like this, Chen Jie narrowed his eyes, knowing that the situation must be very serious, otherwise Wang Baobao would not lower his noble head and watch Chen Jie and Zhao Ya being so affectionate.

In fact, Chen Jie still prefers Wang Baobao's rebellious look.

Of course, since Zhao Ya was here, he still had to give his future third uncle some face, so Chen Jie did not directly ridicule him.

At this time Chen Jie sat down, and Cui Ju came in with the maids, bringing hot tea, seasonal fruits, and some pastries.

Seeing the pastries in front of him, Wang Baobao wanted to eat some, but he couldn't bring himself to do so.

In order to escape from Longxing Prefecture as soon as possible, they stopped in Jiujiang Prefecture for one night. Then they traveled for a whole day and night, exhausted and hungry, before finally arriving here. They had not eaten or drunk anything along the way.

I was holding on entirely by willpower. My stomach was growling at this moment and I couldn't help wanting to eat the pastries and tea.

But for some reason, Wang Baobao always felt it was a bit embarrassing to look so embarrassed in front of Chen Jie. He was a proud person, and his relationship with Chen Jie was very delicate.

He used to be arrogant and treated Chen Jie as an inferior. When Chen Jie wanted to marry Yaya, he always believed that it was Chen Jiusi who used sweet words to deceive Yaya.

He never thought that one day he would come to Chen Jiusi for help.

Thinking of this, he had a hundred or ten thousand ideas in his mind, but in the end he still honestly picked up the tea in front of him, took a sip, and tried his best to show his aristocratic demeanor.

It seemed as if this would allow him to preserve his noble status in front of Chen Jiusi. Of course, this is what Chen Jie often said, if you want to save face when you are poor, you will suffer in life.

On the other side, Chen Jie had already poured a cup of tea for Zhao Ya. He blew on it to make sure it was not too hot, and handed it to Zhao Ya. Zhao Ya was also very thirsty, so she drank it all in one gulp.

Seeing this, Chen Jie quickly poured another cup and said, "Don't rush to talk about things, drink water first, drink water."

Chen Jie said a few words, then poured Zhao Ya another cup of wine and let it cool on the side. At the same time, Chen Jie found a small red bean paste cake and handed it to Zhao Ya.

"Yun Jin has already asked the kitchen to prepare the meal. Let's eat some pancakes first, and then we can have a good meal later."

After hearing this, a warm look appeared on Zhao Ya's face. She had been on a long journey and was worried that Chen Jiusi didn't want to help her. Now seeing Chen Jie like this, Zhao Ya felt a little more at ease.

Chen Jie handed the cake to Zhao Ya, who was eating it. Wang Baobao and Chen Jie on the other side did not say anything. This silly uncle did not even reach out to take it himself, and he only drank one cup of tea and did not pour it again, as if he was afraid that Chen Jie would laugh at him.

Seeing Wang Baobao like this, Chen Jie also found it funny, but he also knew his arrogance, so he ignored him.

Looking at Zhao Ya, he said, "Yaya, I was planning to go to Longxing Mansion to ask the prince for marriage tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. I didn't expect you to come overnight. Did something happen?"

After hearing this, Zhao Ya said, "Well, something happened."

Chen Jie sat upright and looked at Zhao Ya, showing that he took what Zhao Ya said very seriously.

Zhao Ya was silent for a moment and said, "My father seems to have had an accident."

"Your Highness? That's impossible. I saw Your Highness on the Bright Summit. Although he was injured, it didn't affect him too much. Could something unexpected have happened?"

Chen Jie looked at Zhao Ya and asked.

Zhao Ya paused for a moment after hearing this and then said, "Well, my father never returned to Jiangnan after he went to Guangmingding."

"Hmm? Prince Ruyang didn't go back to Jiangnan? Then where did he go?"

Chen Jie looked at Zhao Ya and asked. Zhao Ya shook her head and said, "He went to the capital."

"Dadu?"

Chen Jie became even more confused, with confusion and doubt in his eyes.

Why would Prince Ruyang, a vassal prince, come to Beijing for no reason? And since ancient times, vassal princes who came to Beijing never had a good ending.

Thinking of this, Chen Jie looked at Zhao Ya and asked, "So, what's going on?"

Zhao Ya said, "My father seems to have been placed under house arrest by the imperial court. He was also stripped of his post as governor of Jiangnan and his White Deer Army command was taken back and handed over to the Eight Guards of the Qincha."

"what?"

Chen Jie was shocked when he heard this.

What does the imperial court want to do? They deprived Prince Ruyang of his post as Governor-General of Jiangnan. The Governor-General of Jiangnan means that Prince Ruyang has the authority to manage the five routes and eighty-one prefectures in Jiangnan. Moreover, they want to take back the military power of the White Deer Army. This means they want to kill Prince Ruyang!

But isn't Prince Ruyang a prince? What did Prince Ruyang do to make the court treat the prince so cruelly?
Chen Jie's face was full of confusion, while Zhao Ya also had a worried look on her face.

Wang Baobao's face was as gloomy as water.

Chen Jie frowned and pondered for a moment before saying, "Has the imperial court already taken action?"

After hearing this, Zhao Ya said, "Let's do it."

Chen Jie asked: "So the control of the five routes and eighty-one prefectures in Jiangnan has been taken away now?"

Zhao Ya nodded: "Yes, the five ministers have all changed their ways and joined the imperial court. Most of the eighty-one prefectures have also surrendered. As for the White Deer Army?"

Chen Jie looked at Zhao Ya and asked, "What about the White Deer Army? Did they rebel as well?"

Zhao Ya said, "My father took away 30,000 soldiers from the White Deer Army, leaving 50,000 soldiers. Four of them defected to the imperial court, but my third brother led a group of soldiers to fight his way out."

After hearing this, Chen Jie looked at Wang Baobao, who nodded slightly.

"But we are currently wanted by the imperial court. My brother's 10,000 White Deer Army is now stationed in Jiujiang Prefecture. The prefect of Jiujiang Prefecture is the father of my brother's concubine, so they have not yet surrendered to the imperial court and accepted the army."

“We’ll establish ourselves there for now.”

Zhao Ya said to Chen Jie. Chen Jie thought about it and looked at her and said, "This is strange. The prince has been operating in Jiangnan for such a long time. How could he be easily seized by the court? This is unreasonable."

Zhao Ya gritted her teeth and said, "It's still Shaharu!"

Shahru?
Chen Jie remained calm. Shaharu, the eldest prince of King Ruyang and the current Crown Prince of Ruyang.

"What's up with him?"

Zhao Ya took a deep breath and said, "Shaharu betrayed my father. He actually colluded with the Eight Guards of the Qincha. The Eight Guards of the Qincha used his reputation and announced that my father would stay in the capital and would not return. This caused panic among the people of the five routes and eighty-one prefectures in Jiangnan. The court also said that it would let Shaharu inherit the throne and take charge of Jiangnan."

"But he didn't think about it. Now that the Eight Guards of the Qincha Empire have taken over, will he still be able to control the five routes and eighty-one prefectures in Jiangnan in the future? This stupid guy has become a pawn in the hands of the court, and he doesn't even realize it. He is so stupid, so stupid!"

Zhao Ya said angrily that she was really shocked by her brother's stupidity. He was so stupid that he betrayed the palace and cooperated with the Eight Qincha for the nominal position of King of Jiangnan.

Since the imperial court could not return with the help of Prince Ruyang, Shah Rukh inherited the throne and then recovered Jiangnan with the help of Shah Rukh's name.

This made it legitimate, and those who had once been loyal to King Ruyang immediately switched to Shah Rukh.

After all, Shah Rug was the crown prince personally appointed by King Ruyang. That is to say, if King Ruyang got into trouble, it would be only natural for him to inherit the throne. It would not be considered betrayal for these people to surrender to Shah Rug.

On the contrary, Wang Baobao actually resisted stubbornly and led a group of White Deer Army to defect, and was directly labeled as a traitor by the imperial court and Shah Rukh!
The five routes and eighty-one prefectures of Jiangnan are hunting him down. It's really tragic!

After hearing what Zhao Ya said, Chen Jie's eyes narrowed slightly and he said, "What a good plan. First control the prince, then incite the prince to rebel, and even send the emperor's personal guards to take over the five routes and eighty-one prefectures in Jiangnan."

"If the prince can't come back, then the prince will be the legal heir. Although Kuokuo is also valued by the prince, he has no right of succession according to etiquette and law. Moreover, the court has sent the emperor's personal guards, the Eight Guards of the Kipchak, to take over. The Eight Guards of the Kipchak represent the emperor, and the first heir according to etiquette and law, the prince Shaharu, stands with them."

"At this time, if the five routes and eighty-one prefectures of Jiangnan, including the White Deer Army, do not join them, it would be a rebellion, which would involve considerable political risks. As long as they are not stupid, they will never let such a thing happen!"

Chen Jie analyzed it.

The current situation is somewhat similar to that at the end of the Qin Dynasty. Hu Hai corresponds to the crown prince, and Wang Baobao corresponds to Fusu.

Fusu had a good reputation and everyone knew that he might be the next King of Qin. But it was useless. Hu Hai had the final say and with the help of Li Si and Zhao Gao, three people could make a tiger and tamper with orders. Even if everyone knew that Fusu had a good reputation and was the candidate for the next King of Qin, what was the use?

it's useless.

People need to be constrained by justice and morality, and it is very important to have a legitimate reason for doing so.

Just like Wang Baobao now, even though everyone knows that Prince Ruyang values ​​him very much and intends to let him inherit the throne, no decree has been issued after all.

Now that Shahru has the support of the imperial court and is also the crown prince, if officials and soldiers from the five routes and eighty-one prefectures in Jiangnan are invited to come and pay homage, who would dare not go?
Not going would be tantamount to rebelling against the imperial court, so who could afford such a serious crime as rebelling against the imperial court?

After figuring all this out, Chen Jie couldn't help but sigh at the cleverness of the means used by the person who planned it. The person who planned it took advantage of the general situation and, after controlling King Ruyang, swallowed up the five routes and eighty-one prefectures directly, leaving them no time to react at all.

People will definitely follow blindly at first, but once they arrive in Longxing Prefecture, they will not be able to decide the rest of the matters. They will unconsciously follow the court's orders.

Some may ask, didn’t Shah Rukh know that the imperial court was using him to weaken the power of Jiangnan?

Even King Ruyang, Shah Rukh's biological father, was detained by the court. Didn't Shah Rukh try to rescue him?
The answer is no, Shah Rukh will not go to save him.

Shah Rulk was the crown prince, but he had never been truly recognized by King Ruyang, and he was not given any power. Moreover, during this process, King Ruyang also intended to support Wang Baobao.

There are even rumors that Wang Baobao will become the King of Jiangnan and the heir to the throne. This is unacceptable. What is Wang Baobao's identity? He is not a member of their Chahan family.

Why should he, an adopted son, inherit the throne? Why?
This is simply unreasonable. I have protested to my father, but my father said that if I could have one-tenth of Wang Baobao's, he would not think of letting Wang Baobao inherit Jiangnan.

To put it bluntly, he still looked down on me and didn't want to pass his throne to me, but wanted to pass it to Wang Baobao.

How could he agree to this? However, the King of Ruyang was very powerful. Although the two were father and son, they were actually more like monarch and subject.

He was so angry that he dared not say anything. Now, the opportunity was right in front of him. His father was controlled by the court and might never come back. If he missed this God-given opportunity, he would be really stupid. So Shah Rukh directly agreed to the court's plan. Didn't he know the court's wolfish ambitions?

It's impossible. He must be very clear about it, but it's not very important to him. What he wants is to get rid of the power of King Ruyang.

Although the consequences of Jiangnan being controlled by the imperial court were disastrous, Shah Rukh understood that if he failed to seize this opportunity, his life might be like this. When Wang Baobao inherited the power of King Ruyang, he would become the laughing stock of the entire Jiangnan.

Perhaps Wang Baobao would treat him favorably for the sake of Prince Ruyang, but for a person like him, if he cannot be in power, it would basically mean that he has lost his political life, and his life would be meaningless.

Therefore, although everything before our eyes seems sudden, it is actually closely linked step by step, and the person who planned all this is obviously a master!

So who is this expert?

As Chen Jie was thinking about it, he couldn't help but think of Tuotuo, the Prime Minister of Daqian who commanded the three kings to attack Guangmingding. This was a person who was truly second to none in Daqian.

He carries half of the dragon energy of Daqian's national destiny. Such a person is not comparable to ordinary people.

This game was most likely set up by Prime Minister Tuotuo.

It seemed that he was using the three armies of the imperial court to conquer Guangmingding and undermine the morale of the righteous armies throughout the world, but in fact he was killing two birds with one stone.

He not only used the three major armies of the imperial court to weaken Guangmingding, but also used Guangmingding to weaken the three major armies.

The world is in turmoil at the moment. These vassal kings are each entrenched in one area, like vicious wolves. As long as the imperial court shows signs of fatigue, these vassal kings will surely come to bite it. It would be better to directly weaken all the vassal kings in the world.

Then the power is pushed down in a centralized form to manage the local areas.

Otherwise, the rebellion of the military governors during the Tang and Song dynasties would probably have happened here.

This was how Tuotuo killed two birds with one stone, as it not only struck a blow to the rebel army, but also weakened the power of the princes.

Prince Ruyang is the number one prince in Jiangnan. As long as Prince Ruyang is captured, the other princes in Jiangnan, Henan and other places will be easily captured.

I have to say that Tuotuo is worthy of being a wise prime minister and his methods are very clever.

If he were really allowed to consolidate the power of these vassal kings and stop them from ruling on their own, the rebel uprising would probably be hindered.

Thinking of this, Chen Jie looked at Zhao Ya and said, "Yaya, it seems that the imperial court did not make this decision on a whim. I'm afraid they have other ideas when they summoned the three armies to Guangmingding to destroy the Zoroastrianism."

"Drive the tiger away and devour the wolf!"

Zhao Ya opened her mouth and went straight to the vital point. That’s right, it was a strategy of driving the tiger to devour the wolf.

Now that the Little Ming King has been captured, the morale of the Zoroastrians has been dampened, and the morale of the righteous armies across the world has also been dampened.

After capturing the Little Ming King, Tuotuo pointed his gun at the King of Ruyang and the King of Qi Li Siqi. Unfortunately, the King of Qi was too smart and refused to go to Kyoto.

Only Prince Ruyang entered Kyoto and became what he is today.

Driving the tiger to devour the wolf, and then killing the tiger to get its skin, this is Tuotuo's chain of tricks!

After figuring this out, Chen Jie sat down in his seat, poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip of tea, and digested the details of Tuotuo's plan. The more he read it, the more he felt that Tuotuo's plan was ingenious and not something that ordinary people could handle.

Thinking of this, Chen Jie looked at Zhao Ya and said, "Yaya, what are you going to do next?"

Zhao Ya paused after hearing this, and then said, "I want to go to Dadu to save my father."

Chen Jie fell silent after hearing this. He understood Zhao Ya's purpose in looking for him. He must want him to go to Dadu with him. After all, Dadu was full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. With Zhao Ya, who was at the Dragon Realm, and Wang Baobao, who was at the Lower Furnace Realm, they could not cause any trouble at all, and they could not even see the King of Ruyang.

However, Zhao Ya now directly said that he wanted to save his father and did not take her with him. It was obvious that she did not want to get involved in this mess. But if she did not get involved in this mess, she would be completely unsure, which led to her current conflicted state.

Chen Jie looked at Zhao Ya, who lowered her head and hid. Wang Baobao beside her also kept silent.

Chen Jie thought for a moment and said, "Yaya, I'll go with you."

"Oh, no, no."

Zhao Ya wanted Chen Jie to help her, but in the end she found that most of the places were dangerous and it would be difficult to get out once she got in.

She didn't want Chen Jie to take risks.

Chen Jie looked at Zhao Ya and said, "What do you mean by no need? I have a bet with your father. I gained a lot from this trip to Bright Summit, and my power has reached the God Melting Realm. At the beginning, your father and I agreed that if I reached the God Melting Realm, he would personally deliver you, Yaya, to me. Now I have accomplished my goal, but your father is not here."

"Isn't this a pity? So I must rescue him and let him hand you over to me personally and wish us a happy marriage!"

Chen Jie said to Zhao Ya, and Zhao Ya fell silent after hearing this.

It took him a long time to utter a few words: "Most are very dangerous."

After hearing this, Chen Jie held Zhao Ya's hand and said, "It is precisely because it is dangerous that I cannot let you go alone."

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Ya's face became slightly hot, and a feeling of happiness arose in her heart. It was really good to have someone to rely on when you were desperate.

Perhaps only a man like this is worthy of spending the rest of your life with.

Wang Baobao on the side also looked at Chen Jie in surprise. He didn't expect Chen Jie to answer so straightforwardly. He even took the initiative to bring it up before Yaya could even say a word.

But the dangers of Dadu are no joke.

Chen Jiusi was wise and willing to go despite the danger. Wang Baobao couldn't say a bad thing about this friendship.

But for some reason, Wang Baobao still said something unpleasant at this time: "Hey, Chen Jiusi, you better think about it. Dadu is a dangerous place. You may lose your life. And you are also considered to be very strong in the Melting God Realm. You should know that there is a living Buddha in Dadu."

"I don't need to remind you how powerful the immortals on land are, do I?"

Wang Baobao spoke.

After hearing this, Chen Jie looked at Wang Baobao and asked, "Does he usually speak so arrogantly when asking people to do things for him?"

Zhao Ya should have tried to smooth things over after hearing this, but she still said, "Jiu Si, Third Brother is right. There are still land immortals in Dadu. Although you have reached the Melting God Realm, it is still very dangerous to go there. You should think it over carefully."

"Of course I have thought about it. It's so dangerous there. I won't let you take the risk alone. And you can't not save your father either."

Zhao Ya looked at Chen Jie and said, "Jiu Si, I am really touched that you can accompany me, but you are not alone. You have a wife and children. If you and I have an accident in Dadu this time, how will your wife and children survive?"

"Have you thought about all this?"

Zhao Ya looked at Chen Jie and asked. Chen Jie hesitated after hearing this. Yes, if something happened to him, what would happen to Yun Jin and the children?

And this time is indeed different from the past. This time we are going to the heart of Daqian, the capital where the immortals live on land!

If I really died there, I wouldn't care, but Yun Jin!

Chen Jie hesitated.

Zhao Ya saw Chen Jie's hesitation, but she didn't think it was wrong. On the contrary, she thought it was right. This matter concerning life and death must be taken seriously, seriously, and seriously again!

"I~"

Chen Jie opened his mouth, not knowing how to answer for a moment. Looking into Zhao Ya's eyes, he didn't want to disappoint Zhao Ya, nor did he want to make Yun Jin worry.

Just when Chen Jie was in a dilemma, a voice suddenly came.

"My husband, you and the princess should go to Dadu!"

Ah!
Chen Jie was stunned when he heard the voice, and then he saw a figure appear at the door.

Zhao Ya and Wang Baobao also looked towards the door, and saw a graceful woman standing there. The woman stood there, looking at the three people in the room and said, "Husband, you can rest assured to go to Dadu with the princess. I will take care of everything at home, nothing will go wrong!"

"Miss!"

Chen Jie looked at the woman.

"Mrs. Su!"

Zhao Ya also murmured something, and Wang Baobao looked at the woman at the door in surprise.

The woman walked in slowly, with a dignified demeanor and a friendly aura. She came to Zhao Ya and said, "Princess."

Zhao Ya looked at Su Yunjin and said, "Madam Su."

The two of them had met before, but this meeting was very strange. After all, when they met before, Zhao Ya was a princess, high and mighty, but when they met now, Zhao Ya was going to become Chen Jiusi's wife.

For a moment, a strange emotion lingered in Zhao Ya's heart.

At this time, Su Yunjin came in front of the few people and looked at Chen Jie and said, "My husband, I heard everything you said just now. Prince Ruyang is the father of the princess, and the princess will soon become your wife. How can a son-in-law not save his father-in-law?"

"As for home, don't worry, my husband. Nothing will go wrong with me."

"On this journey, my husband, please pay attention to your safety. Most of them are dangerous places. I can allow you to take risks, but I cannot allow you to lose your life. So please be careful about the distance. I will wait for you and the princess at home with the children."

After hearing Su Yunjin's words, Chen Jie and Zhao Ya remained silent.

After a while, Zhao Ya said, "Thank you, Sister Su."

(End of this chapter)