Wife, you didn't really drug me, did you?

Chapter 434: Li Shanchang and the Eight Kings
Tang He said this intentionally. The world of martial arts has always respected martial arts. Chen Jie taught his subordinate Qian Hu a lesson today.

Not only did he rely on his powerful military force, but he also exposed his identity, that is, Chen Jie is the current King of Zoroastrianism.

If we count purely by position, not to mention him, even the leader of their Haozhou branch, Guo Zixing, is a subordinate of Chen Jie's subordinates.

And his elder brother Zhu Chongba was even a subordinate of Guo Zixing. He was a subordinate of a subordinate of a subordinate of Chen Jie. To be able to talk to Chen Jie was considered a high-ranking official.

If this is the case, then these people should kneel down to greet Chen Jie when they see him. How can they have a chance of equal dialogue?

Moreover, his eldest brother once said: "If the righteous army can win the world, it will be a battle between him and Chen Jiusi."

In other words, when Daqian was still around, they were allies, but in the future, they would inevitably be mortal enemies.

If someone were to suppress him now, how could he compete with Chen Jiusi for the world in the future?
Because of this, Tang He deliberately brought up Zhu Yuanzhang's current strength. To put it bluntly, this is an era where martial arts is king, and power is always an extension of military force.

Even the most honorable emperor in the world had to perform the disciple ceremony when seeing the Living Buddha Ba Siba. This was a manifestation of power surrendering to force.

The same is true for Zoroastrianism. Zhu Yuanzhang has no status in the religion, but that doesn't mean he has no strength. The Zoroastrianism has always respected the strong. If you want to become a Dharma King, the most important thing among the many conditions is strength. To be selected as a Dharma King, one must be at least at the upper level of the Furnace. If it is strict, only those at the God Melting Level can enter the ranks of Dharma Kings.

Zhu Yuanzhang's current strength has reached the first level of the Melting God, which is barely enough to enter the Heavenly Ranking. This strength is stronger than Mr. Guan, the wise fox, and Du Zundao, the descending tiger. Therefore, if he is willing to re-submit to Zoroastrianism, he must at least be a Dharma King.

Their status will never be lower than Chen Jie, so if you ask them to meet Chen Jie, like a subordinate meeting a superior, they will be unwilling to do so.

This is the reason why Tang He wanted to show Zhu Yuanzhang's strength. What he meant was that Chen Jiusi should think about it yourself. Don't think that you are so great now. In fact, there is still a gap between you and my eldest brother.

Chen Jie understood Tang He's thoughts. Smart people often understand things immediately, but Tang He didn't seem to be that smart person.

Chen Jie thought about it and said to Tang He, "Your elder brother has gone to Dadu this time, so you are the only one left to look after the house?"

Tang He said: "No, there is also Mr. Li."

"Mr. Li?"

Chen Jie looked at Tang He, who paused and said, "Oh, a scholar, not one of us."

"But Li Shanchang of Dingyuan!"

Seeing that Chen Jie had called out Li Shanchang's name, Tang He was also surprised. He looked at Chen Jie and asked, "Mr. Chen, do you know Mr. Li?"

Chen Jie said: "Haha, I heard from Mr. Hu under my command. By the way, is Mr. Li in the army? Can he come out and see me?"

Tang He was about to speak when he unexpectedly saw a rider from the army push aside the crowd and come out. On the rider was a middle-aged scholar who was much older than Hu Weiyong, who was under Chen Jie's command.

Seeing the person coming, Chen Jie rode forward, clasped his fists slightly and said, "But it's Li Shanchang, Mr. Li."

Chen Jie was the first to greet him. Li Shanchang immediately clasped his fists and said, "I dare not, I dare not. I am honored to meet you, Mr. Chen."

"I don't know where the hero heard of my humble name."

Li Shanchang was very curious. How could he, a teacher who usually taught in Dingyuan, be known by the famous Chen Jiusi?

How did he know his own name?

Thinking of this, Li Shanchang looked at Chen Jie and asked. Chen Jie smiled and said, "I have a subordinate named Hu Weiyong who said that he had the honor of talking to you. He said that you have the talent to govern the country and maintain peace, so I still remember you clearly."

"Hu Weiyong, oh, Hu Zizhong, I know him, he is also my Dingyuan talent."

When Li Shanchang mentioned Hu Weiyong, a smile appeared on his face. Hu Weiyong was a talented man, and he was from the same hometown as Li Shanchang, so they had some interactions with each other.

Therefore, when this matter was brought up, it was really harmonious. The two exchanged a few words. At this time, Li Shanchang looked at Chen Jie and asked, "How is Zizhong now?"

Chen Jie said: "I am in charge of people's livelihood and government affairs."

Li Shanchang said: "Well, you have great talent, please treat him well."

Chen Jie smiled and said, "I also think that Zi Zhong's talent can be used as an assistant to the prime minister."

Li Shanchang was stunned and looked at Chen Jie and said, "What do you mean, Master Chen? Zi Zhong is talented enough to be the deputy prime minister. Then who do you think should be the prime minister?"

"It has to be sir."

Chen Jie looked at Li Shanchang and laughed.

After hearing this, Li Shanchang's expression instantly became solemn, then ugly, and finally bitter.

Tang He, who had been paying attention to this side, had his eyes wide open, with a look of unwillingness on his face. What does Chen Jiusi mean by poaching people so openly? No, I have to talk to my eldest brother later. This Li guy may not be reliable.

Tang He thought so and looked over here with a particularly unfriendly look.

Li Shanchang saw Tang He's gaze and said to Chen Jie with a wry smile: "Master Chen has caused me so much trouble."

Chen Jie said: "I am sincerely praising you, so why would I say anything harmful?"

Li Shanchang laughed and said, "Master Chen, you are not only a great martial artist, but also an extraordinary talker."

Chen Jie smiled and said, "A wise bird chooses the right tree to inhabit. A man of great talent should have a big stage."

Li Shanchang smiled and shook his head, saying, "Thank you, Mr. Chen, for your kindness, but you already have Zizhong. There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. How will I cope with it if I go to Zizhong?"

Chen Jie said: "I have a big heart and there is enough stage for more talented people. Sir, why do you need to worry about not having a place to display your talents?"

"Ahem...Hero Chen."

After Chen Jie finished speaking, Tang He couldn't help but said, "Master Chen, we respect you and call you Master Chen, but your behavior of prying into my face is not gentlemanly."

Chen Jie laughed when he heard this and said, "Ah, I didn't notice, I didn't notice, Brother Tang, please forgive me, I am very happy to see you, and even when I saw Brother Tang, I wanted to recruit him to my team and work together for great things."

After hearing what Chen Jie said, Tang He's face was not good, but he couldn't turn against him directly, so he could only laugh and said: "Da Qian is still alive, please don't do things that will hurt your loved ones and please your enemies."

Chen Jie said: "I understand, I understand. I have to hurry on my way so I'll leave first. Do you have anything else to say?"

Chen Jie looked at Tang He with a smile. Tang He had no choice but to bow and say, "No thanks."

As he said this, he made way. He originally wanted to invite Chen Jie to their military camp for a visit, but now he was not in the mood. After all, this Chen Jiusi was too tactless to actually pry someone away in front of him. If he was really invited to the military camp, what would he do if he took a fancy to several of his generals?

Although Tang He was reluctant to admit it, Huangzhou Prefecture was also a number one place among the rebels. The people there were wealthy, the economy was prosperous, and the military was strong, which were all the envy of these people.

If Chen Jie really entered the military camp and started to steal girls, he really would have no good solution.

Thinking of this, Chen Jie looked at Tang He and said, "Then we'll leave first."

As he spoke, Chen Jie waved his hand and immediately asked the princess and the others to follow. Then the group went straight through Guancheng Prefecture and headed straight for Cangzhou, Hebei, where Wang Baobao was still waiting for them.

Watching Chen Jie walk away, Li Shanchang squinted his eyes and said, "He is truly a great hero."

Tang He listened from the side and said, "Is Mr. Li tempted?"

Li Shanchang looked at Tang He and said, "If I were tempted and went with him, could you stop me?"

Tang He was speechless for a moment, but he still said: "Mr. Li, my elder brother has been sincere to you. I hope Mr. Li will not let down my elder brother's trust, and also the trust of us brothers."

Li Shanchang looked at Tang He and sighed again. Chen Jiusi was a murderer and a heartbreaker. Just one sentence made Tang He have such a big reaction. He didn't know what his superiors would think after hearing what he said.

Li Shanchang smiled bitterly, but in his heart he was still very touched by Chen Jie's words: "Sir, you have the talent to be a prime minister." He, Li Shanchang, was a person who considered himself noble, and to be recognized by such a famous young hero in the world, Li Shanchang believed that this was the legendary heroes appreciating each other.

Chen Jie left. Zhao Ya rode up on horseback and looked at Chen Jie and asked, "Did you say that just now on purpose for Tang He to hear?"

Chen Jie said: "He used Zhu Chongba's Melting God to suppress me. If I don't give him a good lesson, he will really think I am easy to bully."

After saying this, Zhao Ya said: "Melting the spirit, well, Shaolin does have a profound foundation."

Chen Jie was silent after hearing this. Zhao Ya thought for a moment and said, "In fact, this trip to Dadu is both a crisis and an opportunity."

Chen Jie was stunned and looked at her and asked, "What opportunity?"

Zhao Ya said, "There is a pure Dao fruit in the treasury of Dadu. When the court asked my father to marry me to the emperor, the emperor promised my father that on the day of the wedding, the emperor would give this Dao fruit to my father to help my father take a step further and enter the second level."

Chen Jie was stunned when he heard this and looked at Zhao Ya and said, "To enter the second turn from this turn, two Dao Fruits are needed. How can Your Majesty enter the second turn of the Melting Spirit with only one Dao Fruit?"

Zhao Ya smiled and said, "My father already has a Dao fruit in his hand, which he obtained when he wiped out the Nanhong Gang."

Chen Jie knew that the Nanhong Gang was once a powerful gang in Jiangnan, spanning more than a dozen prefectures in Jiangnan. Its leader was also extremely powerful. In the end, it was King Ruyang who, against all odds, wiped out the Nanhong Gang with his powerful military force.

In this case, Chen Jie could understand why King Ruyang had a Tao fruit in his hand.

However, this news is also very useful to Chen Jie. There is a Tao fruit in the royal treasury that can enter the first level of the Melting God. This is really an unexpected gain. Thinking about it this way.

Chen Jie felt that this trip to Dadu was not as acceptable as he had imagined.

Originally, this trip was purely for saving people, but I didn't expect that there was a fruit here that would help me improve my martial arts. That's for sure, it seems I have to visit the royal treasury as well.

Thinking of this, Chen Jie said to Zhao Ya: "Yaya, it seems that you are really my lucky star."

Chen Jie was instantly full of enthusiasm. His father-in-law wanted to go, but he was not that enthusiastic. However, if he could get a Taoist fruit along the way, then he would definitely go.

Thinking of this, Chen Jie became energetic and followed Zhao Ya and his party straight to Cangzhou Prefecture in Hebei.

After another three days and three nights, they finally arrived at Cangzhou Prefecture.

It was only two days' journey from here to the capital, so Chen Jie and others opened a shop here, ready to wait for Wang Baobao.

At this time, Wang Baobao was waiting for Prince Lu in Prince Lu's mansion.

Prince Lu is also a member of the royal family, but not as close as Prince Ruyang. If you count carefully, he should be the cousin of the third grandfather of the current emperor.

They belong to the same clan but different lineages.

At this time, Wang Baobao was sitting in the hall of Prince Lu. The servants in the mansion brought him a cup of tea, the best West Lake Longjing.

Wang Baobao looked at the servant who was serving tea and asked, "Where is your prince?"

The servant in the mansion said, "Your Highness has something to deal with. I will come right away after I finish it. I will come right away."

After hearing this, Wang Baobao looked at the servant and said, "Is your prince forcing me not to see you?" The servant said, "Young prince, why do you think so? Back then, our prince was besieged and it was Prince Ruyang who sent troops to rescue him. Otherwise, how could our prince have lived a good life? Our prince remembers all of this!"

After hearing what the servant said, Wang Baobao said nothing else. He just looked at the servant and said, "I won't say anything else either. Tell your prince to come quickly. I really have something urgent to find him for."

The servant said, "I understand, I understand."

After saying this, the servant immediately walked towards the back house. Wang Baobao sat there, counting his luck and watching the servant walk away.

Soon the servants arrived at the backyard, where the prince was walking back and forth.

A woman at the side looked at the prince and said, "Prince, why are you still like this?"

Prince Lu was sweating and looking troubled. "I'm in trouble now. How can I get out?"

The woman asked, "What trouble does your lordship have?"

Prince Lu said, "The Kuokuo outside is the adopted son that Prince Ruyang values ​​the most."

The woman said, "Then you are not grateful for the past. Don't you care about what happened to Prince Ruyang?"

The prince said, "What? Brother Ruyang was detained by the court. Did you know that his Ruyang Palace was confiscated by the court? This time, Kuokuo came to drag me down to rescue Brother Ruyang."

"You should save him. Brother Ruyang has taken such good care of you over the years. If you don't save him, people will think you are a heartless and ungrateful person."

"Save, save, what do you mean save? You know that we in the Prince Lu's Palace have few soldiers and generals, and we don't have any power to show. Ants like us can be easily destroyed by the court. If we get involved, you think I am dying too slowly, right?"

Prince Lu's face was full of tension. The woman paused for a moment and said, "What do you mean, Your Majesty? Why are you hiding like this?"

King Lu said: "That won't work. If it goes on for a long time, my nephew Kuokuo will be unhappy. Or should I say I'm sick?"

The woman said, "Your Highness, pretending to be sick can only help you hide for a while. What if he insists on seeing you?"

King Lu said: "I'll hide for a while if I can. Anyway, I can't wade into this muddy water."

King Lu said to the waiter beside him, "Go and tell the guests that I am ill and cannot see them."

"Yes."

After hearing this, the servant immediately ran out. Seeing the servant go out, King Lu looked at the woman and said, "Quick, find me a thick quilt and a hot towel..."

Looking at the busy Prince Lu, the woman said, "Prince, I feel that we cannot hide. Some things cannot be avoided."

"I'll hide for a while if I can. Brother Ruyang Prince is such a powerful man. He said he wanted the court to arrest me, and the court did it. I'm just a small prince of Lu, but I'm still easily controlled by him."

“So it’s good to be able to save your life.”

As he spoke, the Prince of Lu was about to feign illness. As the Prince of Lu, his territory was no more than one prefecture, Yanzhou, and his army was no more than 10,000 or 20,000 men. Money and food were not sufficient, and commerce was not very developed. It was already very difficult to save his life, and he could only survive in the cracks.

So when faced with something like this today, he could only hide and dare not get involved.

Seeing Prince Lu like this, the woman couldn't help but shake her head. Although she didn't understand a lot of the politics involved, she knew that living under the thumb of others, although it was more humble, could not be without principles. Sometimes fighting in a team was necessary.

The strong will not let you go just because you are cowardly.

But the Prince of Lu was so exhausted that he could not muster up any courage at all, and he ran away as fast as he could, fearing that Kuokuo would catch up with him and drag him into the quagmire.

He just wants to live a good life, leading his own little life, fishing and walking his birds when he has nothing to do. He really doesn't want to care about other things, and he doesn't want to care about them.

The servant came out and saw Wang Baobao. Wang Baobao looked up at the servant and asked, "Where is your prince?"

Upon hearing this, the servant immediately said with a bitter face: "My, our prince is ill and can't get out of bed, so he can't see the guests."

"sick?"

Wang Baobao's face suddenly turned ugly and he said, "I'm not saying I'm here to see a doctor, but you're really hiding from me, right?"

"Oh, little prince, you must be joking. How could our prince hide from you?"

The servant hurriedly explained. Wang Baobao raised his hand and said, "Whether he is avoiding me or not, he knows it in his heart. So I won't make it difficult for you. Tell me something. If he still doesn't want to see me, I will turn around and leave without pestering you."

Upon hearing this, the servant looked at Wang Baobao and said, "Young Prince, please speak."

Wang Baobao was silent for a moment and said, "When the lips and teeth are separated, they will be cold. The intention is to reduce the power of the vassal!"

"Just eight words?"

The servant confirmed it, and Wang Baobao said, "Well, go ahead. I'll wait for you."

The servant said, "Yes, I'll go right away."

With that, the servant ran out. Wang Baobao sat down after watching the servant go away. He wanted to see if the Prince of Lu could stay sitting still.

At this time, King Lu lay down in the stuffy bed, and then put a warm towel on his head. He lay there, humming, as if he was really sick.

Seeing him like this, the woman was helpless. She was the concubine of King Lu and although she was very favored, there were some things she could not tell.

At this time, looking at his prince who was pretending to be sick, he was about to leave.

At this time, the servant rushed over, arrived at the door, saw the woman and said, "Princess."

The woman looked at the boy and asked, "What are you so anxious about?"

"Yes……"

"Raifu?"

"Hey, my Lord."

The man went straight into the house upon hearing this. At this moment, Prince Lu seemed to be really ill and shouted at the top of his voice, "Oh my, has the young prince been sent away?"

"No."

"Hiss...why doesn't he leave yet?"

Lai Fu had no way to reply and could only remain silent. King Lu asked, "Since the person is still here, why are you so anxious to come back?"

Lai Fu said, "Your Majesty, that man asked me to bring you a message, saying that after hearing this, if you still don't see him, he will leave and will not bother you again."

"What are you talking about?"

Upon hearing this, King Lu could not help but ask. He wanted to hear what kind of words could make him go to see him and even said that if he didn't want to see him, he would leave?

Lai Fu said: "The lips and teeth are cold, the intention is to reduce the vassal state!"

Ah!
When the King of Lu heard this, his expression froze, and a trace of fear appeared in his eyes: "Reduce the vassal state!"

This was what he feared the most. The reason why he, the Prince of Lu, lived so comfortably now was because he was a prince. But after the reduction of the feudal system, what would he be?

Even if the court gave him some support and money, the money would eventually run out. What would his descendants have to spend it on?
He is the King of Lu, so his son will not be the King of Lu in the future?

Why?
What he wanted was to be a duke for eternity, hereditary succession without interruption, and forever.

The imperial court actually decided to reduce the power of the princes. Who was it? Tuotuo?
Prince Lu stood up slowly. If this matter was only directed at Prince Ruyang, it would be fine. But if it was directed at more people, even including himself, then it would not be acceptable.

The hereditary succession will never end!
This is the bottom line of these princes. If this is touched, even a prince like him who fishes and raises birds will turn hostile.

After all, his interests have been actually damaged, which is absolutely not allowed. It's time to unite!

Prince Lu stood up, and Lai Fu asked, "Your Majesty, are you well?"

King Lu said: "If the family is in trouble, even worse, we will just have to wait for others to collect our bodies."

"Take me to him."

When Prince Lu spoke, Lai Fu thought to himself, that man was really amazing, he actually got it right. With just one sentence, the prince could no longer sit still.

Prince Lu stood up and went to the front hall, where Wang Baobao was sitting calmly.

At this time, Prince Lu immediately came out from behind the screen and said in a cheerful voice, "Hahaha... My dear nephew, I've been waiting for a long time."

When Wang Baobao heard Prince Lu's voice, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, but he quickly suppressed his smile and drank his tea.

At this time, Prince Lu still smiled and said, "Hahaha, my dear nephew."

Wang Baobao seemed to have just heard the second voice. He immediately looked up and saw Prince Lu and said, "Ah, Uncle Prince Lu."

King Lu said, "Hahahaha, my dear nephew has become even more powerful after not seeing him for a year or two."

Wang Baobao said, "Uncle Wang, you are too kind. You have looked much older in recent years. By the way, the servant just said that Uncle Wang was ill. Is he feeling better now?"

King Lu said, "Hahaha, as soon as I heard that my nephew was coming, I got better by half."

"By the way, nephew, what do those eight words you gave Uncle Wang mean?"

Prince Lu got straight to the point. Wang Baobao said, "Uncle Wang, why do you have to pretend to be ignorant when you know the truth? Uncle Wang, you won't think that my father's arrest was an accident, right?"

King Lu said, "What do you mean, nephew?"

Wang Baobao said: "I have already found out what happened. It was Tuotuo who wanted to reduce the power of the feudal lords, so he arrested my adoptive father. If we let it go, the next ones to go will be the kings of Jiangnan, including you, Uncle King Lu."

"Ah, then, nephew, what do you think we should do?"

Prince Lu looked at Wang Baobao, who then took out a gilded scroll from his arms and said, "Uncle Wang, please look!"

"This, what is this?"

Wang Baobao said: "The Eighth King's Travels!"

(End of this chapter)