Chapter 801: Forcing People to Do What They Want
After the party was over, King Yu arranged for someone to take them to rest. Xie Jin proposed that he wanted to talk to Prince Zhanruo alone, and King Yu was the same.
Zhan Ruo glanced at Xie Jin expressionlessly and wanted to say, what do we have to talk about?
But in the end the visitor is a guest.
Besides, he had always refrained from his venomous tongue in the Yu Kingdom, and Xie Jin was a distinguished guest in Dongling. Even because he dared to break the world for the sake of love, Zhan Ruo had more respect for him.
So the two of them quickly stood up and left everyone's sight, walking towards the royal garden of the palace.
Xie Jin turned his head casually and looked at his surroundings, and said in a leisurely tone: "I'm going to Shuoshan City tonight, please help Prince Zhanruo take care of the food and grass for me."
Zhan Ruo looked as indifferent as a fairy: "I don't have this obligation."
"Why don't you have this obligation?" Xie Jin smiled harmlessly, "I came to the royal capital at the invitation of King Yu. If there is a loss of food and grass, it will be the responsibility of King Yu's family."
Zhan Ruodao: "Whoever invited you here, you can go to whoever you want, it has nothing to do with this prince."
"But I escorted the grain and fodder under the orders of Her Majesty the Queen." Xie Jin smiled lightly, "Prince Zhanruo helps me, but he is actually helping Her Majesty the Queen."
Zhan Ruo frowned slightly and said in a bad tone: "You are really eloquent."
"Excellent."
"snort."
"Although Xie has arranged enough manpower to protect the food and grass, just in case, it is better to ask Prince Zhanruo to help with this." Xie Jin was particularly polite, "When I return to the Imperial Capital of Dongling, I will definitely be with Her Majesty the Queen. I’ll give you a nice word in front of you.”
Zhan Ruo looked at him with a sneer: "Young Master Xie must be the Regent's confidant."
Xie Jin raised his eyebrows: "What?"
Zhan Ruodao: "You are as annoying as Rong Yu."
"Xie feels honored to be compared with the regent." Xie Jin bowed slightly, with a calm and elegant demeanor, "I have troubled the prince all night, and the grain and grass will be transported to Shuoshan City early tomorrow morning."
Zhanruo was silent for a moment: "It's not impossible if you want me to help, but there is a condition."
"What conditions?"
Zhanruo's tone was calm: "When you go back, scold Rong Yu for me."
Xie Jin was silent for a moment: "Criticizing the regent?"
Zhanruo nodded.
Xie Jin's expression was subtle, and then he asked shamelessly: "I'm confused about something. I wonder if Prince Zhanruo can help me explain it?"
Zhanruo showed great mercy: "Say."
"Why do you hate the Prince Regent so much?"
Zhan Ruo frowned: "Do you need a reason to hate someone?" Rong Yu is a selfish and domineering person who is arbitrary and has his own way. No normal person will like him.
Xie Jin was silent, okay, there really is no need for a reason.
Zhan Ruo was impatient: "Just tell me if you can do it?"
"This is really a bit overwhelming." Xie Jin sighed, "Do you think I am tired of living? If I die to serve my country with loyalty, I think it is a well-deserved death. I died to protect the people I love. Overall, It makes sense, but Prince Zhanruo asked me to go back and scold the regent. This way of death is a bit unfair. "
Zhan Ruodao: "So you don't want to?"
"It's really hard to obey."
"Coward." Zhan Ruo sneered, "I dare to scold him, but you don't dare."
Xie Jin looked calm: "People are different."
Zhanruo was dissatisfied: "Are you scolding me?"
"No." Xie Jin shook his head, "I mean, I don't have the courage to fear death like Prince Zhanruo."
Zhan Ruo smiled faintly: "To be honest, Prince Yao is also a direct descendant of the royal family, and he is upright and has the world at heart. Even if his literary skills and military skills are not as good as that of Rong Yu, he is not much inferior, right? If he becomes the emperor, he should be a wise emperor, Mr. Xie has no idea? "
"What are you thinking?" Xie Jin raised his eyebrows, "Instigating him to usurp the throne?"
Zhan Ruo said: "No?"
"Of course not." Xie Jin felt that his mind was simply different from normal people, "The emperor has three palaces and six courtyards. If he becomes the emperor, he must have an heir. There must be a draft every year. There are seventy-two concubines in the three palaces and six courtyards... ...Do you think I am such a generous person? Watching him draft, embracing all the beauties?"
Three Palaces and Sixth Courtyard?
Zhan Ruo felt quite unsatisfied. As a queen, couldn’t she still enjoy the three palaces and six courtyards?
Rong Yu is that selfish guy.
Zhan Ruo took a deep breath and said calmly: "This prince thought you would justly say that he is a loyal minister and would never have any thoughts of rebellion."
"That's right." Xie Jin nodded slowly, his tone calm, "In short, it's impossible to rebel, and it's impossible to be an emperor, so if someone wants to sow discord, the result will be a big disappointment."
Zhan Ruo sneered: "I'm not the regent, what's the use of showing your loyalty in front of me?"
"I'm just telling you my attitude." Xie Jin said, "If Prince Zhanruo hadn't made unreasonable demands, I wouldn't have explained so much to you."
Zhan Ruo sneered.
Xie Jin had dealt with Zhan Ruo before and knew that this person could not use common sense to judge, so he did not plan to tell him too much. His main purpose was to ask him to protect food and grass.
This person could know that the Emperor of South Vietnam sent people to Shuoshan City without leaving the palace, so it would not be difficult to help him keep an eye on the food and grass.
"Prince Zhanruo is busy with business, so I won't waste your time." Xie Jin looked at the sky and decided to leave the palace first, "Can you trouble the prince to take me out of the palace?"
Zhanruo raised his eyebrows: "Why do you want me to send you off?"
"The guards of the Yu Kingdom palace don't know me. If they stop me, it will take a lot of effort."
Zhan Ruo nodded, rarely provoking me: "Let's go."
As evening approached, the colorful clouds fell from the west, reddening half the sky.
Walking out of the palace, Xie Jin asked casually: "Didn't Yin Shuang come to Yu Kingdom with you? Why didn't I see her?"
"Men and women should not be intimate. I am a prince with a fairy-like temperament. If I always bring her with me, it will affect my dignity." Zhan Ruo said in a light tone, "After all, I am different from Mr. Xie. This prince has never been close to women."
Xie Jin raised his eyebrows: "I am not close to women now either."
"Well, your taste has changed."
Xie Jin did not refute, after all, there was nothing to refute.
...
Zhan Ruo sent him to the palace gate, without saying a word, and turned away.
Xie Jin, Ming Yan and Ming Mei rode out of the palace and galloped towards the main road of the imperial city. The three horses were as fast as lightning. There were many pedestrians on the street at this time. Fortunately, Xie Jin and the two secret guards were excellent riders. Although they were fast, they did not rush around. They avoided pedestrians at the right time and galloped straight out of the royal city.
After leaving the royal city, Xie Jin casually ordered: "Ming Yan stays to take care of the food and grass. Except for the Dongling Guards and Prince Zhanruo of Yuguo, no one else is allowed to approach the food and grass."
"Yes."
"Tomorrow morning, you and Fang Bin will escort the food and grass to Shuoshan. I will arrange someone to meet you outside the city gate before you arrive."
"I obey your command."
Xie Jin said nothing more. He flicked the reins and left immediately.
At this time, someone was indeed negotiating with Xuanyuan Yao in the Shuoshan City Lord's Mansion.
Under the light, the man's eagle-patterned mask covered half of his face, revealing a face with sharp edges and corners outside the mask. His aura was deep and sinister, and he looked like a dormant snake.
However, his voice sounded pleasant, and had a kind of bewitching power: "The royal family of Dongling is named Xuanyuan, not Rong, but now Rong Yu is in power, and Her Majesty the Queen is in name only. Are you, a royal noble, willing to be inferior to others?"
Xuanyuan Yao, who was sitting behind the desk, was silent for a moment, and his gentle and handsome face showed a little more hesitation, as if he was persuaded by him: "In your opinion, what should this general do?"
The man's voice was deep: "Of course, it is to clear the court and take back the throne."
Xuanyuan Yao frowned: "But how can this prince believe your sincerity?"
"I can ask the emperor to write to you personally." The man said, the tea in front of him had cooled down, and it seemed that the two had talked for a while, "As long as Prince Yao is willing, Nanyue can help you."