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Chapter 480 Chen Jie: Father-in-law, you are going too far! (Seeking monthly votes)
King Ruyang glanced at Master Wuxiang and asked, "What crime has the Master committed?"

After hearing what Prince Ruyang said, Master Wuxiang said, "My Lord, I will surrender to the Crown Prince..."

Prince Ruyang kept a calm expression while listening to Master Wuxiang's narration. Zhao Ya, who was standing by, felt sorry for Master Wuxiang because she had tested him and he had his own difficulties.

So he came over to persuade him, "Father, the Master also has his own difficulties, he!"

After hearing this, Prince Ruyang glanced at Zhao Ya and said, "Yaya, just watch from the side for now, and be patient."

After saying this, King Ruyang said to Master Wuxiang: "Master, although you have your own difficulties, you did something you shouldn't have done. When you return, just hand over all the power in your hands and be at my side as a worshiper."

"Yes."

Master Wuxiang agreed, then looked up at King Ruyang and said, "Your Majesty, is that all?"

Upon hearing this, King Ruyang looked at him and said, "What else? Must we shout and kill to be satisfied?"

Upon hearing this, Master Wuxiang immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After hearing what Master Wuxiang said, King Ruyang said, "Well, you old man, you are so lucky. If it weren't for Yaya's intercession, I would have kicked you twice!"

Upon hearing this, Master Wuxiang immediately smiled and said, "Yes, yes."

Seeing Master Wuxiang like this, King Ruyang also smiled. In fact, the reason why his punishment was so light was mainly because he had a very good relationship with Master Wuxiang.

Moreover, King Ruyang's behavior of Master Wuxiang did not seem to be a complete betrayal, but rather a kind of compromise.

And there is another very important point, that is, Prince Ruyang is going to deal with the Longxing Prefecture mutiny coldly this time, he can't make a big fuss, shouting for fighting and killing, because if he makes a big fuss, shouting for fighting and killing.

The forces under his command would be severely affected. Under the current circumstances, Prince Ruyang dare not risk serious damage to his vitality.

Therefore, his goal this time is to kill only the main culprit and regain power. This is the next strategic intention of Prince Ruyang, and his strategic intentions will also be carried out in accordance with this code of conduct.

Only executing the main culprit means that most people can be exempted. Who is the main culprit? The target is directly the prince of King Ruyang, Shaharu.

As for the others, as long as they didn't go too far, King Ruyang was prepared to give them a light punishment or a severe warning.

In this way, he can also ensure the normal operation of the power of his own palace. In fact, his experience this time is not a bad thing for the entire Ruyang Palace. At least it can eliminate some people who are unqualified and have other ideas.

Master Wuxiang was very touched that he could be forgiven in this way, and his loyalty to King Ruyang became even stronger.

Prince Ruyang looked at Master Wuxiang and asked, "What is the situation in Jiangnan now?"

Master Wuxiang was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then he said, "No, it's not good!"

Just as Prince Ruyang was about to ask in detail, he heard the sound of a bull horn suddenly coming from the woods not far away. Prince Ruyang frowned and said, "You brought the White Deer Army with you."

Master Wuxiang said, "There are more than 30,000 people. They must have started to gather because they saw that I didn't go back."

After hearing this, Prince Ruyang said, "Let's go and take a look."

Prince Ruyang went straight to the woods not far away, and Master Wuxiang followed behind him and said, "Prince, why don't you go and appease the generals first?"

After hearing this, King Ruyang said, "No need. I want to see who dares to be arrogant to me."

After saying this, Prince Ruyang was seen quickly reaching the edge of the forest. At this time, the fourth and fifth of the Eight Cuman Guards who followed the White Deer Army northward could be heard in the forest.

The two late-stage forge masters looked at each other and said, "Why has Master Wuxiang been gone for such a long time? Has anything happened?"

After hearing this, the two said, "It's hard to say. Let's not worry about other things for now. Let's gather the people first, and then talk about other things."

As they spoke, the two of them directly called the commander of the 30,000 White Deer Army. After hearing the words of the two of the Eight Guards of the Cumans, the three of them immediately gathered their troops.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, I suddenly saw a group of people walking in the woods not far away.

Among them was Master Wuxiang, but what they didn’t expect was that after Master Wuxiang came back, he ordered the 30,000 troops to surrender immediately.

The two of the Eight Guards of the Cumans were furious and asked, "Master Wuxiang, what do you mean? Do you want to rebel?"
As they said this, the two men waved their hands and prepared to take down Master Wuxiang, and then deal with the people in front of them.

But before he could finish his words, he saw a man riding a horse slowly forward, with an aura that made all the soldiers feel terrified.

At this time, the man said: "All White Deer Army, listen up, change the flag!"

Changing flags is the highest etiquette in the White Deer Army and also a symbol. Whoever's flag the White Deer Army flies represents who the White Deer Army is loyal to.

Now the banner of the entire White Deer Army is [Prime Minister]

This means that their supreme commander is Prime Minister Tuotuo, but Prince Ruyang's words mean that he wants to restore order and take back control of the 30,000 White Deer Army.

After hearing this, the two of the Eight Guards of the Cumans became furious. What the hell, you said you want to take back control, so you take back control. Don’t you want to save your face?

However, just as the two of the Eight Guards of the Cumans were about to resist, they did not expect that the three commanders of the White Deer Army had already pushed away the slow-moving soldiers, and then kicked down the prime minister's flag that symbolized Toghto.

They changed back to their original military flag.

Then the three commanders knelt on the ground and said, "Welcome back, Your Majesty!"

"Welcome Your Majesty back to the army!"

In an instant, the entire scene was filled with people kneeling, waiting for King Ruyang's lecture.

Prince Ruyang rode his horse forward at this time. Although his words could determine the fate of the three armies, Prince Ruyang did not feel proud at all. After all, this was just his usual hype.

The White Deer Army, from the commander to the captain, were all promoted by King Ruyang himself. As for the centurions and other soldiers below, King Ruyang also met them. There was no ridiculous scene of soldiers not knowing their commanders and commanders not knowing their soldiers.

To say something disrespectful, it is not an exaggeration to say that these 70,000 White Deer Army are the private soldiers of Prince Ruyang.

Therefore, one word from Prince Ruyang was enough to make the three armies change their flags and return to their old allies.

At this time, the two Qipchaq Eight Guards looked at King Ruyang with sullen faces. Is this the King Ruyang who was so powerful in the south of the Yangtze River? It was indeed terrifying!
Just as he was thinking this, Prince Ruyang said, "You two, the court has issued an order to exile Tuotuo and promoted me to Prince Sanzhu to take control of Jiangnan again. Your mission is over and you can leave now."

"What prime minister was exiled?"

The two of the Eight Guards of the Cumans were stunned and looked at King Ruyang with suspicion in their eyes.

After hearing this, Prince Ruyang said, "Why don't you believe it? How can I deceive you?"

"Besides, isn't the fact that I am here now the best evidence? Or do you think I have any need to lie to you?"

King Ruyang looked at the two of the Eight Guards of the Cumans in front of him and said, there was nothing he could do. The Eight Guards of the Cumans themselves were nothing special, but don't forget, they were disciples of the Living Buddha. As the saying goes, one should look at the Buddha's face rather than the monk's. King Ruyang still dared not not give the Living Buddha his name.

Therefore, the main approach was to persuade the two of the Eight Guards of the Cumans.

After some persuasion, the two of the Eight Guards of the Cumans looked at each other and realized that King Ruyang was right. They had no role to play here. The White Deer Army was cultivated by King Ruyang. Now, as long as he gave an order, they could not control the army in front of them at all.

In addition, the fact that he was able to get out of Dadu is also very telling. Otherwise, why would the Prime Minister be willing to release Prince Ruyang?
Moreover, King Ruyang is still imprisoned by his master, and no one can escape from their master.

And now that people appear here, they have nothing else to gain, so they must have been released.

Thinking of this, the two looked at each other, then clasped their fists and said, "Your Majesty, in that case, we will take our leave."

After hearing this, Prince Ruyang said, "Please go back and say hello to the Living Buddha for me."

The two of them immediately said politely: "Yes, yes."

After saying this, the two of the Eight Guards of the Cumans did not delay, clasped their fists towards King Ruyang, then turned around and left, heading straight for Dadu.

In this way, King Ruyang successfully received the 30,000 White Deer Army in his hands.

At this time, the three commanders of the White Deer Army came directly to the side of Prince Ruyang and knelt on one knee: "Your Highness, we apologize for our crimes."

How could King Ruyang not know the crimes they had committed when he looked at them?

However, Prince Ruyang did not want this incident to affect his control over Jiangnan. These commanders were all capable, and none of them was a good-for-nothing.

If they were all dealt with, it would not be easy to train such handy subordinates again. Therefore, King Ruyang decided to give them a light punishment and a stern warning. Moreover, these people had made mistakes, and with his own suppression, they would definitely not dare to make bigger mistakes. In this way, these three people would definitely be cautious in doing things in the future.

This will definitely be of great benefit to him in gaining control of the military.

Prince Ruyang thought so, and then said to them: "Master Wuxiang has already explained your affairs. I know that my sudden accident is a big blow to you. The prince took the opportunity to seize power, which is not something you can resist."

"Logically speaking, you all have excusable reasons, but the deed has already been done, so you can't deny it, so I have decided."

"You will be stripped of your positions as commanders and replaced as acting commanders. The army will still be under your command. When you have made contributions in the future, you will atone for your sins and resume your positions. Do you hear me?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty. We will obey your order!"

The three commanders of the White Deer Army spoke directly. They were not fools. It was such a huge sin to change the master in the middle of the journey. If it were someone else, they would definitely be punished and might even lose their lives!

But now Prince Ruyang only took their positions and changed them to acting positions, and the army is still under their control.

In other words, there was not actually much substantive punishment. Although he was demoted, it was just a light punishment and a severe warning. This could be considered as mercy from the prince.

They were not stupid, so how could they not understand what was going on? Therefore, they knelt down and expressed their gratitude.

King Ruyang glanced at the three and said, "Alright, each of you return to your own army and pass on my orders!"

"The rear army will be transformed into the front army, the target is Longxing Prefecture, and we will march!" "Yes, sir!"

The three commanders of the Bailu Army responded immediately. Seeing the three commanders responding, King Ruyang waved his hand and the army set out.

Head straight to Longxing Prefecture in Jiangnan.

There was no conversation along the way. Chen Jie followed King Ruyang and his entourage and headed directly south. In this way, they marched until night and the army set up camp.

Chen Jie thought he had nothing to do, but unexpectedly, Wang Baobao found him and said, "Jiu Si, why are you still here?"

Chen Jie was stunned and looked at Wang Baobao and said, "I'm not here. No matter where I am, I can't help you with the White Deer Army's march."

Wang Baobao said, "Father is looking for you, go and see him."

After hearing what Wang Baobao said, Chen Jie immediately agreed, stood up, and followed Wang Baobao to a military tent not far away.

After entering the military tent, Chen Jie saw Prince Ruyang sitting in the main seat with a serious face and no smile. Next to him sat Zhao Ya, who also looked quite embarrassed.

Wang Baobao entered the military tent and said, "Father, I brought Jiusi to you."

Upon hearing this, King Ruyang looked directly at Chen Jie, and Chen Jie also looked at him. King Ruyang said, "Sit down."

Seeing this, Chen Jie had no idea what King Ruyang was up to, so he sat opposite King Ruyang, while Wang Baobao sat on the other side of King Ruyang.

King Ruyang then said, "Close the door and get out."

Prince Ruyang dismissed his personal soldiers in the room, and instantly only Prince Ruyang, Zhao Ya, Wang Baobao, and Chen Jiusi were left in the room.

Chen Jie didn't know what Prince Ruyang was going to do, but judging from the situation, it shouldn't be a simple matter.

Then he looked at King Ruyang, who dismissed his attendants and looked at Chen Jie and asked, "Do you know why I asked you to come here?"

Chen Jie looked at Prince Ruyang and said, "Your Majesty's mind is as deep as the abyss. How can I possibly think of what Your Majesty is thinking?"

"You can even think of attacking the palace, is there anything else you can't think of?"

Prince Ruyang spoke, but it was hard to tell whether he was praising or criticizing him. Chen Jie could only smile and not respond. He didn't have a good grasp of Prince Ruyang's situation, so it was better for him to speak less.

Seeing that Chen Jie did not respond, Prince Ruyang frowned slightly, but still asked, "Do you want to marry Yaya?"

After hearing this, Chen Jie looked at Prince Ruyang and said, "Do you want to? Your Majesty, you don't want to deny it, do you?"

"What do you mean you don't admit it?"

Prince Ruyang asked without changing his expression, and Chen Jie said, "Of course it's a bet between you and me. Back then you said that as long as I reached the Melting God Realm, I would be eligible to marry Yaya. Now I am as powerful as you, a Hades Warrior Melting God. I want to marry Yaya. Your Majesty will not deny my debt, right?"

After hearing this, Prince Ruyang frowned slightly and said, "I didn't say I would default on my debt."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your help."

Without waiting for Prince Ruyang to finish his words, Chen Jie immediately clasped his fists, blocking Prince Ruyang's words.

Prince Ruyang was choked and stared at Chen Jie unhappily. This damn guy was trying to trick me.

Chen Jie pretended not to see King Ruyang's expression. Chen Jie had a famous warning, which was to never punish yourself with other people's emotions.

So the fact that Prince Ruyang was choked and speechless didn’t matter to Chen Jie.

Moreover, this kind of soft rejection makes people feel helpless. If King Ruyang wants to trick me, then I must not follow his tricks.

Seeing her father staring with eyes wide open in anger, Zhao Ya felt a little bit sorry for him. Then, looking at Chen Jie's calm expression as if he had won the fight, she felt that he was pretending to be something.

At this time, Zhao Ya gave Chen Jie a look, which Chen Jie successfully captured.

What I mean is, my father is old, so you should not make him angry all the time, or make him get upset.

Chen Jie understood instantly and gave his future daughter-in-law a reassuring look, saying, "I need to control myself and try not to give my father-in-law a heart attack."

At this time, Prince Ruyang secretly gathered his luck. After a long time, he finally spoke: "It's not that easy for you to marry my daughter. Don't think that you saved me once and I owe you a big favor. I will repay you with my daughter. If my daughter is not happy, I will risk my old face to give up and never let you succeed."

"Yes Yes."

In response to such harmless words, Chen Jie just nodded obediently, looking like he was humbly seeking advice. Seeing Chen Jie like this, King Ruyang was furious.

But there was no other way, so they could only say to the table: "Chen Jiusi."

Chen Jie looked at him with a start and said, "Your Majesty, please speak."

Prince Ruyang looked at Chen Jie and said, "You, are you going to live your life in a muddle-headed way? Don't you have any ideals in life? Do you want my daughter Yaya, a princess, to live a life like a traitor with you?"

After hearing what Prince Ruyang said, Chen Jie thought to himself, who said I would live my life in a muddle, who said I have no ideals in life, my ideal in life has always been very clear, that is to break into Dadu, grab the emperor's throne, and become the emperor.

Of course, Chen Jie cannot express this ideal now. After all, the person sitting in front of him is the prince of the current court.

If I say I want to overthrow the imperial court and become emperor, I guess this old man will get angry with me and a fight will break out.

Chen Jie touched his chin. Without the support of the military formation, King Ruyang might not be able to defeat him. He felt very excited just thinking about beating up his father-in-law before getting married.

Of course, in order to take care of Zhao Ya, Chen Jie would not really beat Prince Ruyang.

So Chen Jie listened to Prince Ruyang's words and said, "Yes, yes, your Majesty is right. I will definitely change my ways and find an ideal job so that the princess can live a good life."

After hearing this, Prince Ruyang's brows relaxed slightly and said, "You are not hopeless. How about I give you a chance to change your fate?"

Chen Jie's expression remained unchanged after hearing this, but there was a hint of depression between his brows. Seeing this, Zhao Ya suddenly felt something was not good. Would her father not make any particularly excessive demands? Wouldn't this make Jiu Si embarrassed?
Thinking of this, she was about to speak, but was stopped by King Ruyang's eyes.

Zhao Ya's face suddenly changed, but she couldn't say anything more. Instead, she looked at Chen Jie, hoping that Chen Jie would not fight with King Ruyang at this time.

Chen Jie looked at the look Zhao Ya gave him and gave a reassuring smile. He would not fight with Prince Ruyang, but if Prince Ruyang insisted on forcing him and harmed his interests, he would never agree.

Therefore, Chen Jie looked at Prince Ruyang calmly and said, "Your Majesty, please speak."

Prince Ruyang looked at Chen Jie and said, "Chen Jiusi, I know you are capable and talented. Now that Daqian is in turmoil, the emperor is looking for young talents. You are barely qualified."

"In addition to this old man's face, the emperor said that as long as you sincerely surrender to the court, the emperor will not hesitate to reward you. In the future, it will be no problem for you to be promoted to a marquis or a general. Do you understand?"

Chen Jie listened to Prince Ruyang's words and said, "You mean, the emperor wants to issue an imperial edict to me?"

Seeing Chen Jie's expression, King Ruyang said, "That's right. For my sake, the emperor is willing to grant you amnesty. Why don't you thank him?"

Chen Jie paused after hearing this, and then said, "Your Majesty, are you sure you are not kidding me?"

"What kind of joke am I playing on you?"

Prince Ruyang spoke up, and Chen Jie heard this and said again: "Prince, if you are not joking, then you are setting a trap for me, right?"

"I, what game should I set for you?"

Prince Ruyang was so angry that he laughed. Chen Jie said, "Your Highness, you are neither setting a trap for me nor joking with me. How can you say that I surrendered to the court?"

"Why, are you addicted to being a rebel?"

King Ruyang shouted angrily.

Chen Jie immediately said, "Your Highness, this is not a matter of whether I am a rebel or not. You are obviously forcing me to death. If you don't want to marry your daughter, just say you don't want to marry. But you can't be so difficult."

"How did I make things difficult for you?"

After hearing what Chen Jie said, Prince Ruyang became unhappy and asked him directly how he made things difficult for Chen Jie.

Chen Jie looked at him and said, "Your Highness, the princess was going to be the queen before, but now I have robbed the emperor's woman. How can the emperor not seek revenge? I just surrendered, and the next moment he cut me into pieces. Your Highness, please don't lie to me. After all, I saved you once. Even if you don't want to repay me, you can't force me to death!"

Chen Jie said to Prince Ruyang. After hearing this, Zhao Ya also said anxiously: "Father, no!"

After hearing this, Prince Ruyang raised his hand and said, "Okay, you have to worry. I already know about it. The emperor said that he will not pursue the matter of Yaya."

"Just surrender without worry."

Prince Ruyang said to Chen Jie, who said, "That's great, but my lord, there's one thing I don't understand."

King Ruyang asked, "What's the matter?"

Chen Jie said: "The emperor pardoned me for what happened with Yaya. I will assume that the emperor doesn't care that his wife was taken away by someone else. But not long ago, I led the Zoroastrians to capture the palace and forced him to get into the ancestral tower. If he was a little slower, he would have almost lost his life."

"I wonder if the emperor can pardon me for this crime?"

Chen Jie said to King Ruyang, and King Ruyang heard this and said, "This, this can also be pardoned."

After hearing this, Chen Jie immediately shouted, "God's grace is so great!"

"Your Majesty, think carefully. This emperor must not only forgive me for stealing my wife, but also forgive me for killing me. If he does both, I will call him the greatest saintly monarch of all time!"

"Your Majesty, do you think His Majesty is the greatest saintly monarch of all time? Or do you think His Majesty can really endure such great hatred? If the emperor can endure all this, then I will also give up and surrender to him. Your Majesty, do you think he can do it?"

(End of this chapter)