County office, back hall.

Jiang Xing and Meng Qing glanced at each other, looked at each other and smiled.

Xiao Fan and Li Qingshan also looked at each other awkwardly.

Because the two of them said before that they didn't want to come, they wouldn't be in charge of these officials in the household department.

But I didn't expect that King Qi actually came!

Li Qingshan is naturally eager to come, but Xiao Fan has to come, he is also a member of the Qi Wang Party, and he can't say it if he doesn't come.

It's just that compared to Xiao Fan, Li Qingshan is even more doglegged.

Lin Xi: "His Royal Highness the King of Qi, this is our Lantai County, a well-known wealthy businessman, Qingshanya ......"

Li Qingshan: "Ahem! ”

Lin Xi hurriedly changed his words: "The big shopkeeper of Qingshan Commercial Bank, Li Qingshan Li shopkeeper." ”

"It turned out to be Shopkeeper Li?"

King Qi hugged him before and after, and when he saw Xiao Fan coming, he took the initiative to come over.

Lin Xi stepped forward and introduced the two of them to him.

Xiao Fan needless to say, the friendship between the two has deepened with one secret letter after another.

As for Li Qingshan, it was the first time that King Qi had seen him.

Last time, Xiao Fan also told him not to see Li Qingshan.

But now, the situation has reversed, and King Qi said that he can see whoever he wants.

"Your Highness knows about me?" Li Qingshan pretended to be surprised.

King Qi said with a smile: "As you know, Brother Xiao often talks about Shopkeeper Li in his letters, saying that you have given up your teeth and abandoned the darkness to the light, which is very good." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Li Qingshan almost cried.

If you can get this master's sentence "you are very good", it is equivalent to getting a gold medal for avoiding death!

From now on, who dares to say that he, Li Qingshan, is not a serious businessman?

Li Qingshan turned around and bowed his hand to Xiao Fan: "Thank you Brother Xiao for speaking up!" ”

If Xiao Fan didn't say good things to him, I was afraid that the current King of Qi would still not give him a good face.

Li Qingshan knew that in the eyes of these superiors, any wealthy businessman was just an ant.

If it weren't for the need for businessmen to run the economy for the country, the profession of businessmen would have been guillotined long ago.

"Brother Xiao, it's been a long time." King Qi sighed, looking at Xiao Fan's eyes, with many meanings.

Xiao Fan smiled: "Didn't you just see it at the post house last night?" ”

"I haven't seen you for a day, like every three autumns, not to mention that I didn't have time to reminisce yesterday." King Qi shook his head and smiled.

Between the gestures, there is already more majesty of a serious prince.

Xiao Fan could see that King Qi should have known something, or realized it.

He's going to cultivate his royal temperament.

Xiao Fan turned his head and said to Li Qingshan: "Brother Li, let's go meet the other adults first, I have something to say to His Highness." ”

"Okay, good ......" Seeing that King Qi did not deny it, Li Qingshan was full of envy and retreated with interest.

By the way, he pulled away the reluctant Lin Xi.

Then, King Qi followed Xiao Fan to a corner of the backyard of the yamen.

Following the guards of King Qi is Fei Ji.

Jiang Xing naturally couldn't get in, so he waited outside the door.

"Master Fei, your demeanor is still the same." Xiao Fan teased first.

The two sat down, Fei Ji stood aside, and said gratefully: "Young Master Xiao is really knowledgeable, this time His Royal Highness returned to Beijing to do what Gongzi said, and there is really no danger." ”

"Huh."

King Qi also said: "Brother Xiao, I really didn't expect this time that it would be such a result." ”

"Your Majesty told you?" In front of people, Xiao Fan wants to be called His Royal Highness, but he doesn't have to be too formal when he meets privately.

King Qi was stunned: "Brother Xiao, you really know something!" ”

"Could it be that you can't be a secret guard too?"

This is also what King Qi has always suspected, he always felt that Xiao Fan's appearance was a coincidence, and the guidance he gave him was very suitable for the situation in the capital.

They all doubted whether Xiao Fan was sent by the emperor.

Xiao Fan chuckled: "If I am a secret guard, I can sell myself in Qingshan Yaxing for many years?" ”

"But why do you have such a skill, why do you want to sell yourself in the dental industry?"

King Qi was puzzled, and Fei Ji also felt that this was a big doubt.

Xiao Fan's means of redeeming his body, why did he have to take it out at this time, and he didn't have to sell his body if he took it out earlier?

"Knowledge and skills are to be learned slowly, who is born with it?"

Xiao Fan said: "In my early years, I really didn't learn anything. ”

King Qi didn't dwell too much on this issue.

He was now overjoyed and wanted to find someone to share his joy with.

"Brother Xiao!"

King Qi looked at it, but no one approached, so he whispered excitedly:

"I'm going to be developed!"

Xiao Fan nodded and smiled as a matter of course: "Yes, the prince who is not in prison now, only you and King Jing and King Lu are left." ”

"There is a high probability that the throne will be yours in the future."

"Congratulations indeed." Xiao Fan congratulated.

King Qi exclaimed: "You even know this? ”

"Now everyone with brains knows it, otherwise why do you think so many business officials have come to visit you?"

Xiao Fan pointed to the nobles who were communicating in the courtyard in the distance.

Tell the king of Qi that some of them are wealthy merchants hundreds of miles away, and some of them don't recognize them at all, and they don't belong to Gyeonggi at all.

Obviously, they all knew that King Qi was here, and they happened to be nearby, so they all rushed to meet them.

Why?

In the past, King Qi was just a cold stove, and no one came to burn it.

Now, anyone who has a brain knows who will take the throne in the future.

"Isn't there still Brother Jing and Brother Lu, why does everyone think that I have a big chance of winning?" King Qi was still a little puzzled.

He really hasn't studied this aspect systematically.

After all, everyone didn't take him seriously before, and the emperor deliberately didn't mention this good son.

Fei Ji shook his head secretly, even he knew that his own prince was still so naïve.

I really don't want to think about it.

That's right, with His Majesty and Xiao Fan here, where can Your Highness use your own brains? Fei Ji thought so.

"King Jing and King Lu?"

Xiao Fan said with a smile: "King Jing can't fight, otherwise the world can crusade against him." ”

"And King Lu, if there are more people who support him than His Highness, then this world is really declining."

Establish a monarch and establish morality.

King Lu, a prince of the pure city merchant Jia faction, how could he compare morality with King Qi.

Profit-seeking, unscrupulous.

Filial piety is also fake.

"King Lu didn't participate in the party struggle this time?"

Xiao Fan whispered: "Why don't I believe it? ”

King Qi looked at Fei Ji, and Fei Ji said: "Xiao Gongzi is right, King Lu originally joined the Huai Wang Party, but when he started, King Lu didn't have any strength, so naturally there would be no accident." ”

"I see."

Raising troops in the palace city, King Lu really can't help much, even if he wants to bribe up and down to win over officials, it is also something that King Huai has done a long time ago, and it is impossible to leave it to King Lu to do it with confidence.

In other words, King Lu waded, but he hadn't stepped on the sludge yet.

So he can still get out of it.

"However, King Lu wants to return to the fiefdom, I don't think it's possible." Fei Ji shook his head and said.

King Qi also said: "When my father called me here, he said that in order to have full family affection, he would not let the prince become a vassal in the future." ”

"That's what it means to keep you." Xiao Fan shook his head.

The emperor's words were not for others, but mainly for the king of Qi.

But only the king of Qi was left, and it seemed eccentric, and the emperor should also pay attention to it, not too biased.

Therefore, whether it is King Lu or King Jing who went on the expedition, he will definitely not leave Beijing again after coming back this time.

It was not until the future, when the power of the King of Qi as the prince was completely stabilized that it would be possible to let them go to the domain.

"My father hinted to me, saying that now my imperial brother is not successful, and Jiangshan Sheji will count on me in the future." King Qi whispered.

Even this, he said to Xiao Fan, trusting him very much.

Xiao Fan smiled: "This is no longer a hint, I will give you the title of prince." ”

"Actually, this time, King Chen Wang Rui can also be spared prison at his discretion...... Why did the father no longer use the Huai and Jin kings to form their own parties to balance the court situation as before? ”

King Qi is not completely ignorant of government affairs, but in his eyes, he only has history, and he has not had time to think about the future.

Fei Ji: "Young Master Xiao, the lower officials are also very surprised. ”

Xiao Fan is a person with no position, and Fei Ji actually claims to be a subordinate official, which also makes Xiao Fan nod secretly.

It seems that on weekdays, King Qi does regard himself as a friend, so Fei Ji treats him so politely.

Sidewalk:

"In the past, Your Majesty used the opposition between King Jin and King Huai, so that the courtiers had to choose a camp to confront, so as to share the pressure of the courtiers and balance the court."

"There is no need for it now, Your Majesty's strength is enough to centralize power, and there is no need to play such a small trick."

"Therefore, Your Majesty will send all the princes who may take the throne to prison. Those who stay outside are all ineffective at a glance, except for you, Your Highness. ”

Xiao Fan said: "Presumably, soon, Your Majesty will let His Royal Highness worship the queen as his mother, correct your name, and become your son-in-law." After that, it is justifiable to establish a reserve. ”

"This ......" Fei Ji's eyes lit up, he had been looking forward to this scene for a long time.

King Qi frowned: "Tell me to recognize the queen as my mother?" ”

"Your Highness is unwilling?" Xiao Fan glared, don't be stupid, this kind of thing is so beneficial, can you still hesitate?

"But I have a mother myself, huh?" King Qi was very embarrassed.

Fei Ji took a deep breath and said seriously: "It's just a name, it's not that His Royal Highness won't be allowed to recognize his mother." ”

"Don't be stupid in this matter, Your Majesty has planned for you so far, if you don't want to do this difficulty, then you really don't deserve to be in the country." Xiao Fan said.

King Qi scratched his head, and his thoughts of joy were fully displayed.

"I just feel that I'm a little sorry for my mother, and it's not pedantic."

"By the way, Your Highness's mother, which imperial concubine is it?" Xiao Fan suddenly realized that he didn't seem to know this problem yet.

King Qi was suddenly saddened.

Fei Ji arched his hand and said: "Back to Young Master Xiao, His Royal Highness was born to Concubine Xian, but Concubine Xian died many years ago. ”

"How many years are you?"

"It's been about ten years." King Qi sighed.

Xiao Fan suddenly felt that a cold sweat oozed out, and his back and forehead were wet.

Decade......

Xiao Fan had calculated before that the emperor would lay out these, as well as dig tunnels to bury the secret guards to all parties, which would take at least ten years to operate.

Ten years ago, Concubine Xian hung up.

Isn't this point in time a bit too appropriate?

All of a sudden, leaving the mother and leaving the child appeared in Xiao Fan's heart.

"Brother Xiao, the hair on your forehead is wet, is it so hot?" King Qi wondered.