After listening to Ye Chen's words, Wang Zhitian praised and said: "That's right, I thought you would be disdainful of what I said when you came back, I didn't expect you to understand so much." However, what you said is also a little wrong, and it is estimated that only Zhenyuan Mansion is what you said in the entire Qi country, and the governor and prefect have no rights. ”

"In addition, the rest of the places, especially the Fang family's Huizhou and the Liu family's Qingzhou, and the local prefect and governor of Liuzhou, which once belonged to the Wang family, are also very powerful, they are completely under the direct jurisdiction of the Qi Emperor, and the soldiers and horses in their hands are not inferior to anyone."

"If Linzhou hadn't been captured by the orcs at the beginning, the late Emperor Qi would have felt guilty about the Wang family, and at the same time wouldn't dare to risk the world's disapproval to send someone to take charge of Linzhou, what you see now is a different look."

Ye Chen was silent, he didn't expect things to be like this, he did have a difference from his thoughts, and asked, "Then why did the general let me go to the palace examination and go to Xiazhou?" ”

Wang Zhitian explained: "Although you are smart, but after all, you still have never entered the officialdom, the military attache is so powerful, it is impossible for the imperial court to have no countermeasures, the army of Wang, Liu, and Fang is the army that has fought against the orcs on the border for generations, so slowly the military department is also controlled by these three families, of course, thirty years ago, there was no one in the military department of the Wang family." ”

"In such a situation, if our three armies rebel, it is impossible to stop it with two million troops around the imperial city, so the imperial court allows local officials to recruit troops in the name of defending the surrounding areas.

"And because to be an official, you must have a reputation to pass the palace test, which greatly ensures the status of the royal family. Now you understand why you were asked to go to Xiazhou. ”

Ye Chen said: "Does the general want me to start from Xiazhou and recruit troops and horses by myself until I master Xiazhou, but what if someone stops me?" ”

"Then it's up to you, I can keep you safe in the capital, and it will depend on your own performance after you arrive in Xiazhou, because there is nothing I can do there." Wang Zhitian replied.

"Thank you for telling me, I'll pay attention to it then." Ye Chen said indifferently, Wang Zhitian can let him be okay in the capital, he already feels very good, if things are simple, there is no need to wait until now to let himself go, but the prefect and the governor can recruit a large number of troops He is still very surprised, because then he can have his own power in a bright and bright way.

Wang Zhitian nodded with satisfaction and said, "What's the matter with you and Die'er, do you want to talk to me?" "He's not stupid, Wang Jun just shouted a butterfly to make Xia Ningdie's reaction so big, Ye Chen shouted Ningdie, his daughter must have not reacted, not to mention that Wang Zhitian can guess one or two from the movements and eyes of the two.

"I like Ning Die, but how does the general know?" Ye Chen said bluntly, in his opinion, his love for Xia Ningdie has nothing to do with her identity, if he likes or dislikes it because she is Wang Zhitian's daughter, then it is not love.

"Die'er, this is the first time that a man other than me has entered her boudoir, and I'm not blind yet." Wang Zhitian smiled and continued: "But if you really dare to say it, you are not afraid that I will lock you up in a place where no one can find you." ”

"Men love women, it's normal for people to love, I like Ning Die and she has nothing to do with whether she is the daughter of the general or not, not to mention that I believe the general will not do that." Ye Chen said.

Wang Zhitian put away his smile and said: "I don't care about you and Die'er, but if you want to marry Die'er, take Xiazhou as a dowry, I don't mean to embarrass you, I just want Die'er's future man to have the strength to take care of her, do you understand?" ”

"Thank you, General, if it's okay, I'll go out first." Ye Chen replied.

"Well, you go back first, don't let Die'er wait for a long time, I'll rush over on Chinese New Year's Eve night, in addition, let Die'er be happy, it's the first time I've seen her so happy in so many years." Wang Zhitian replied.

Coming out of the General's Mansion, Ye Chen saw the impatient Xia Ningdie who had been waiting outside for a long time, and said, "Let's go back and take it." ”

"What are you talking about, if you don't come out again, I'll go in and look for you." Xia Ningdie said unhappily.

"It's fine, just a casual conversation." Ye Chen replied, and then carefully began to reminisce about everything Wang Zhitian said to him just now.

Wang Zhitian told him the truth, it was indeed not Wang Zhitian who deliberately embarrassed him, don't look at Wang Zhitian's infinite scenery now, but he knew that countless people had been eyeing him here, although Wang Zhitian did not tell him about Wang Jun, but Ye Chen could see that Wang Jun was one of those people.

As Wang Zhitian's daughter, she is so beautiful as a fairy, if Wang Zhitian is not there one day, I am afraid that not only will the Wang family's army be leaderless and disappear from now on, but I am afraid that even Xia Ningdie will not die well.

But how easy it is to hold the entire Xiazhou in his hands, according to what he knows, Wang Zhitian also relied on the hundreds of years of Wang Jiajun's heritage and various favorable times, places and talents to master Linzhou, but now Xiazhou does not know how many people have the same idea as Wang Zhitian, he not only has to stand out in that group of people, but also complete it in the shortest possible time.

Thinking of this, Ye Chen sighed deeply, but he didn't give up, he was a person who died once, what else was there to be afraid of, he believed that as long as he worked hard, it was not necessarily impossible.

For example, a year ago, he couldn't even afford to eat, and now he has earned money that countless people can't earn in a few lifetimes.

It is said that women are delicate, as soon as Ye Chen came out, Xia Ningdie saw that his face was heavy, and after getting into the carriage, he also lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking, seeing that Ye Chen had just started to sigh again, she couldn't care about being shy, and directly took Ye Chen's hand and began to ask: "What's wrong with you, is there something to hide from me?" ”

Hearing Xia Ningdie's worried voice, Ye Chen stretched out his hand to help her strand of hair and said, "It's okay, I'm just a little tired." He didn't tell Xia Ningdie that Wang Zhitian had guessed the relationship between them, and there was something about Xiazhou.

"Then hurry up and go back to rest, don't let yourself be too tired, just tell me if you have something." Xia Ningdie is also a smart woman, knowing that Ye Chen didn't want to say it, she didn't bother to ask, she believed that if Ye Chen was willing to say it, she would definitely tell her.

Ye Chen stared at Xia Ningdie's eyes and said, "I've always been curious, why your piano sound is so good, and how you play it." ”

"Naturally, I played with my heart, I didn't know at first, I thought I would never be able to play well, at that time my mother told me to play with my heart, no matter what, as long as you work hard and do it with your heart, you may succeed, after all, the worst is just failure, but it turns out that I still succeeded." Xia Ningdie said.

"Yes, if you keep going, you will succeed, go back and play the piano for me, I like to listen to your piano." Ye Chen clenched Xia Ningdie's hand.

Xia Ningdie smiled slowly: "Since you like it, then in my life, I will only play the piano for you." ”