Chapter 49: The Three Princes

Jiang Xiaobai was startled, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

If this matter had been placed three months ago, he would have rejected the proposal of the third prince, because he just wanted to spend his life in peace, but now it is completely different, Wang Yunlin and his son not only broke his idle life, but also ruined his family and lived in other counties.

The reason why Wang Yunlin's father and son can do whatever they want is only the word "power", and it is true that they returned to Guangfu to kill the two of them, but they inevitably became wanted criminals and were hunted down by the imperial court all their lives.

The words of the third prince made Jiang Xiaobai see another way out, and a thought flashed in his mind, which was very strong and stubborn.

With the help of the power of the imperial court, power is controlled!

Now the olive branch thrown by the third prince is in front of him, if he Jiang Xiaobai does not seize this opportunity to become an official, he will be a fool! It's just that he was still thinking about one thing, which required the power of the three princes, so he straightened his clothes and said respectfully: "Thank you for the good intentions of the three princes, it's just that Xiaobai, as a grass people, is used to Xianyun Yahe, and he really has no intention of getting involved in the affairs of the DPRK and China." ”

"What if the king insists?" The third prince sat on the chair and looked at Jiang Xiaobai quietly, his voice was unhurried, but it could make people feel a sense of majesty.

"Forgiveness is difficult for the grass people to obey"

The third prince was stunned, but he didn't expect Jiang Xiaobai to dare to refuse so bluntly, and immediately sank his face and said, "Do you know that this king can rescue you and send you back?" ”

At this attack, the momentum of the third prince who had been in the top position for a long time instantly emanated, which suddenly made Jiang Xiaobai feel an inexplicable depression, only to feel that his heart was stuffy and he could barely breathe, making him experience the huge pressure brought by majesty for the first time!

But Jiang Xiaobai didn't hesitate at all, and immediately replied: "Of course the grass people understand that in the eyes of the third prince, Xiaobai is just fish on the chopping board. It's just that there is something left unfinished in his heart, even if the third prince forcibly asked Xiaobai to serve the court, although Xiaobai has no other way, he is just a marionette. ”

The third prince didn't speak again, staring at Jiang Xiaobai with a pair of eyes, and his sharp gaze seemed to be about to see through his heart.

The scene fell into silence, even with a hint of depression in breathing. Jiang Xiaobai looked directly at the eyes of the third prince, sweat was already unconsciously appearing on his forehead, he knew in his heart that he must not retreat at this moment, if he wanted the third prince to help, he must resist this coercion! He is gambling, betting on whether the temperament of the third prince is really as said in the market, and he is also testing to test how much the third prince values him!

I saw that the third prince laughed, and with this smile, the depression suddenly disappeared: "What a grass people, if the grass people in the world are like you, then I'm afraid that the prince will not be able to do it."

Jiang Xiaobai secretly sighed that the third prince was free to retract and release at the same time, he was also relieved in his heart, and hurriedly said: "The grass people don't dare!" As a Yue countryman, it is natural to serve the imperial court, which Xiaobai knows very well. It's just that Xiaobai was victimized by a traitor and fled to other counties, and his parents are far away in Guangfu..."Speaking of this, Jiang Xiaobai knelt down on one knee and said sincerely, "I implore the third prince to help find out the whereabouts of his parents."

"Heh, you are not afraid to threaten this king," the third prince leaned back in his chair and laughed loudly, "Okay, get up!" ”

Jiang Xiaobai's thoughts are about Jiang Xun and Mrs. Jiang, who are far away in Guangfu, and only when he learns about the situation of these two people can he relax and plan for the future. It is naturally not difficult to find out the whereabouts of Jiang Xun and the others with the strength of the third prince, but how to put forward conditions to the third prince requires some art in negotiation. Listening to the tone of the third prince, Jiang Xiaobai knew that he had made the right bet, and couldn't help but feel happy in his heart, and hurriedly got up and said respectfully: "Xiaobai thanked the third prince!" ”

"It's not going to be a marionette this time, is it?" The third prince smiled and squinted his eyes and asked jokingly.

"Please rest assured, Xiaobai will never be ungrateful!" Jiang Xiaobai replied solemnly, and then asked, "I don't know which yamen the third prince plans to arrange for Xiaobai to serve?" ”

The third prince nodded with satisfaction, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Have you heard of the four ya?" ”

Siya? Jiang Xiaobai was stunned when he heard this, the book he had read before also recorded the introduction of many government agencies in various countries, but the four officials in the mouth of the third prince had not seen it in the book, so he shook his head and said: "Xiaobai has never heard of it. ”

"You should know the history of the Yue Kingdom." The third prince continued to ask.

"Yes." Jiang Xiaobai Zhengse said, "In the last years of the previous dynasty, the faint monarch indulged in the extravagance of his relatives to interfere in politics and power, which led to the sluggishness of the dynasty and the internal strife in the country. Although the descendants of the royal family of the previous dynasty defeated the forces of their relatives with the support of the famous general Huo Xin, they only consolidated their territory and were unable to recover the lost territory, which is now the Yan Kingdom. Montenegro in the southwest was originally a vassal state, but it also declared independence due to the civil strife in the previous dynasty. ”

Speaking of this, Jiang Xiaobai swallowed a mouthful of foam and continued, "And the southern end of the Central Plains where our Yue Kingdom is located was originally ruled by the princes left over from the previous dynasty. The division of the previous dynasty and the rise of the four countries set the general trend of the world today. ”

These are the histories of various countries recorded in the "Travels to the Nations", and Jiang Xiaobai is also familiar with them, but he doesn't understand how this is related to the "Four Ya".

I listened to the third prince and continued: "Taizu is majestic and has the world in mind, but although he ended the war and established the Yue Kingdom, he could not say that he was peaceful at the beginning of the founding of the country. In order to consolidate the country, Taizu set up four special yamen to recruit the world's elites. These four yamen have no rank, and they only obey the orders of the royal family, and have the right to supervise internal and external affairs. Qinglong, Baihu, Xuanwu, and Suzaku each performed their duties and made great contributions to the stability of the Yue Kingdom. ”

Hearing the words of the third prince, Jiang Xiaobai immediately thought of a famous spy agency in the Ming Dynasty - Jinyiwei, the responsibilities of the four yas and them seem to be quite similar, no wonder there is no record in the "Travels of the Nations" so secret, so he asked: "So the third prince plans to let Xiaobai go to the four yaya?" ”

"Not bad." The third prince bowed his head and said, "Now there is a shortage of a director in the White Tiger Ya. ”

Jiang Xiaobai was surprised after hearing this, he thought that he should start from a young man to serve in such a special yamen organization, but he didn't expect that the third prince arranged such a position as the main officer! This really surprised him, and he spared his head and said embarrassedly: "Back to the words of the third prince... Xiaobai was originally a grass man who didn't know much about the affairs of the yamen, so he was in charge like this, would it be a little..."

Before he finished speaking, the third prince waved his hand and interrupted: "The king also said that the four yamen only obey the orders of the royal family, which is different from the ordinary yamen, and naturally there are many fewer rules and regulations, so you don't have to worry too much." ”

"But..."Jiang Xiaobai wanted to say something, but the third prince had already thrown an item over, stretched out his hand to catch it, and when he looked at it, he saw that the third prince threw a token made of dark iron. The color of this token is jet black and not very large, but it is very heavy when placed flat in the hand.

The front of the token is not engraved with any words, but with a black tiger with teeth and claws. The carving is exquisite and lifelike, especially the two fangs standing in front of the black tiger's bloody mouth, Senwei's evil aura is intimidating.

When he was still confused, he heard the third prince continue: "The affairs of the officials have been handled by this king, and tomorrow you only need to take this token to the White Tiger Ya to report." ”

Jiang Xiaobai only then knew that from the moment he was released from prison, he had been arranged by the third prince clearly, and even his files in the ministry had already been sent by the third prince to handle it. When he joined the White Tiger Ya today, even if he was really unwilling in his heart, it was estimated that the third prince would use all kinds of methods to coerce and lure him to agree.

But fortunately, he Jiang Xiaobai prefers to drink toasts compared to punishment wine.

"It's quite resolute to do things..."Jiang Xiaobai secretly complained, then put the token in his arms, and said respectfully: "Thank you to the three princes for your love, Xiaobai will do his best!" ”

The third prince showed a satisfied smile on his face, and said: "Today, you will rest in this Yuexiu Pavilion Village, and someone will call you at the banquet in the evening, and someone wants to see you." ”

"Who is it?" Jiang Xiaobai blurted out that he really couldn't imagine that there would be anyone in the capital who would want to see him, and he didn't care about the rudeness when he was surprised.

The third prince didn't care, and said with a smile: "It's the real person who rescued you from prison, as for who it is, King Rong Ben will sell it first." ”

Although he was very curious in his heart, the third prince didn't know what to say, and Jiang Xiaobai didn't want to ask too much, so he raised his hand to signal his retreat, but before retreating, he heard the third prince say a meaningful word lightly, "Jiang Xiaobai, the White Tiger Ya is a good yamen, and its foundation is still there." ”

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