Chapter 318: The Opening
Prince Gong quietly waited for Chu Linghui's response, if he wanted to change the situation in Jingnan, he had to take power back from the hands of the local gentry, which was no less than snatching food from the mouth of a tiger.
Moreover, the people here are already accustomed to this kind of life, and it is not possible to make changes in a few words, which requires Chu Linghui to be able to do more things, so that the people know that the court has not given up on them.
This is not something that can be done simply by winning one or two battles or punishing a few thugs.
"When does the prince think he will be able to return to the capital?" Chu Linghui asked rhetorically.
Prince Gong pondered for a moment and said, "Although we all know that you have been wronged for this crime, you also know that this court cannot tolerate you, a young man, and you must be prepared to die here." β
Chu Linghui said with a smile: "When the prince came here, he had already expected this, rather than eating and waiting for death here, it was better to do something for the latter, and it would be in vain for the emperor to educate and be kind." β
Prince Gong sighed: "The emperor has done a lot of criticized things in his life, but only accepting you as a righteous son may be the right choice for him." β
"The first emperor's son, in this case, Lord Xiao Chu is also a prince?" Lin Jiu looked at Chu Linghui with some surprise, and said in his heart that this person had hidden deep enough, and he didn't reveal it at all.
Prince Gong said with a smile: "This is recorded in the royal family tree, and you can call him the Eighth Prince according to the ranking." β
Lin Jiu bowed to Chu Linghui solemnly, "The folk girl Lin Jiu has seen His Royal Highness Chitose. β
"Don't make a fuss!" Chu Linghui said angrily, "The first emperor just saw that I was lonely and helpless, so I gave me a name, but I have never regarded myself as a prince." β
"My royal brother treats you as his own son, and even thinks about your title, I remember it is the word 'Qian'." Prince Gong sighed and said.
Chu Linghui said with a straight face: "Lord Wang, don't mention the unfinished things and the past, Chu Linghui will always be surnamed Chu, and he will not covet anything that does not belong to him." β
"What if my royal brother himself wants you to inherit the throne?" Prince Gong looked at Chu Linghui with a playful expression.
The phenomenon of passing the throne to people with foreign surnames, which is placed in another world, can also be traced back to the period of the Three Emperors and the Five Emperors. Of course, the forced "Zen concession" in the Wei and Jin dynasties is not counted.
Prince Gong got up and hammered his waist and sighed: "Forget it, now that the imperial brother has been asleep, you are already in the target of public criticism, if you are forced to buckle some hats, the Son of Heaven and the King of Tang may not know what will happen again, Da Zhou is not calm now." β
Saying that, Prince Gong walked out, Chu Linghui got up and was about to send Prince Gong off, but saw Prince Gong waving his hand and said: "You go and do your own thing, the government is related to the dignity of the court, and this is also the first step to build confidence for the people." β
"Then the humble post is here to send off the prince!" Chu Linghui saluted Prince Gong.
Prince Gong nodded slightly, turned his head to look at Lin Jiu, "Boss Lin doesn't know if I can give this king a ride?" β
Lin Jiu said with a grin: "It's good for the prince to call me Xiao Jiu, Boss Lin always makes me feel like a profiteer." β
Prince Gong laughed and said: "You are better than that little Chu lord, above the officialdom, you must always live a mellow life, otherwise, you can't retaliate with your talent, and in the end, you can only be like those literati and ink writers, some poems, sighs and nostalgia." β
Chu Lingxuan's face showed a wry smile, but in Lin Jiu's opinion, if the supremacy of officialdom was full of evil and exquisite people, then wouldn't the entire imperial court be a backwater.
Walking to the street, a large number of people have been unconsciously followed behind the two, if it is used as eyeliner, then these people are too blatant, Lin Jiu can only think that these people are sent by the local gentry to show favor to Prince Gong.
It's fine if it's a family, but now that everyone is coming together, it looks like they're deliberately covering up something.
"If you have a reputation, how can you be free, this king is a little unworthy of the name." Prince Gong said in a helpless tone.
Lin Jiu glanced at the people behind him, in this case, it was obvious that he could not discuss any important matters.
"Where do we go next?" Lin Jiu asked tentatively.
Prince Gong said: "Since they want to see this king so much, then this king will go to see him, Xiao Jiu heard that you are strong in martial arts and can be the king's guard." "Good Chinese
Lin Jiu said: "Not to mention the little woman's martial arts, just look at the battle behind her, and my guard, at most, will show it to others." β
"Lord Wang, you always have to put on some pomp and circumstance for others to see, and people will think that you have a royal atmosphere." Prince Gong said with a smile.
The two chatted like this, and Lin Jiu was also familiar with the direction she was going, which was Zheng Kui's mansion where she had been at the beginning.
When Zheng Jiazi heard that Prince Gong was coming, he was immediately busy.
It is true that most of the time in the land of Jingnan does not need to look at the face of the imperial court, but Prince Gong is an exception, this Xiaoyao King is known as traveling thousands of miles, making friends from all over the world, and the black, white and gray are all related to this Prince Gong.
That is to say, where the imperial power of the Great Zhou Dynasty can reach, Prince Gong can walk freely, and where the imperial power cannot reach, Prince Gong can still walk on the ground.
Legend has it that when a foreign tribe wanted to attack Prince Gong's idea, the patriarch of his clan was assassinated before they could take action, and the patriarch's successor gave Prince Gong the highest number of gifts in the family after ascending the throne.
Even the patriarch knelt before Prince Gong to beg for his forgiveness.
It's an accident that happens once, but if it happens every time, it's something worth playing.
Zheng Kui had naturally heard all kinds of legends of Prince Gong, but Wang He sent out 10,000 loads of grain, grass and grass in this way, and Rao is Zheng family also felt a little distressed.
But one yard to one yard, since this killing god has come to his chassis, he must serve him well no matter what.
Prince Gong and Lin Jiu walked all the way, although it was broad daylight, the entire street had been completely emptied, and those people really spent a lot of effort to welcome Prince Gong.
It's just that this kind of labor and money is what this free king wants to see?
Lin Jiu raised his head and glanced at Prince Gong out of the corner of his eye, and Prince Gong's face was as usual, and it seemed that such a scene was commonplace.
The powerful like to be welcomed by everyone, and Prince Gong does not seem to be exempt from vulgarity.
"Are you thinking that this king is actually not much different from other powerful people, and they all claim to be superior to others?" Prince Gong said suddenly.
Lin Jiu responded with a smile: "Lord Wang, look at what you said, if you are not a human being, then who is!" β
"Xiao Jiu, I thought it would be more real to talk to you, but I didn't expect that you would also play tricks with this king, and people who can say 'princes and generals, rather have a kind of', will actually fall into clichΓ©s."
Hearing this, Lin Jiu became more and more embarrassed, this is the heroic words recorded by Taishi Gong and his old man, he just used it, but he didn't expect to be detained on her head again.
If this goes on for a long time, even if you can't be a businessman, you will be a great writer in this world.
"The prince praised it falsely, I saw this from an ancient classic, the little woman is just a vulgar person."
Prince Gong waved his hand and said: "Whether it is the ancient classics, or what you said, those words really gave this king a refreshing feeling, maybe people like you and Chu Linghui are the people this king is looking for when he travels all over the world." β
The meaning of these words is somewhat unclear, you must know that some of the words she quoted are almost equivalent to rebellious words, could it be that this Prince Gong is already dissatisfied with Da Zhou and wants to make a complete change?
The more Lin Jiu thought about it, the more likely it was, but in terms of Prince Gong's influence at this time, it was easy to make the Great Zhou Dynasty turn the sky upside down, but he hadn't taken any action so far, which was a very unreasonable thing.
Wrong!
Thinking of this, Lin Jiu was suddenly taken aback, Prince Gong should have made a move a long time ago, in the conversation between Fang Cai and Chu Linghui, it was obvious that there was a meaning to push Chu Linghui out, even if Chu Linghui was not a general in this chess game, he should be one of the rooks and horses.
"I have to find an opportunity to remind him to pay attention, so as not to be taken advantage of by others and not know it." Lin Jiu said silently in his heart.
Just when Lin Jiu was thinking about his thoughts, Prince Gong in front of him suddenly stopped, and when Lin Jiu looked ahead, he saw that Wang He was already waiting on the side of the street.