Ning Chen did not touch the glass of wine. Every failure is a learning experience. Last time, he was plotted against by the Empress of Wu. If this happens once, it can be explained as carelessness, but if it happens twice, it is stupidity. Prince Duan smiled slightly and did not care. "Ning Chen, you are a genius, talented, and good at military strategy. I have read your poems many times and I know them by heart... I admire you very much!" Ning Chen smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you are too kind!" Prince Duan put his hand on the glass and suddenly asked seriously, "Do we have a grudge?" Ning Chen was stunned for a moment, thought about it, and shook his head slightly. "Since there is no grudge, why do you have to fight to the death?"
"You are making things difficult for me because you want to save the daughter of Yan Wenbo and Liu Zhichen... Just tell me, I can help you, why bother?" Ning Chen looked at him and said nothing. Prince Duan smiled and said, "Ning Chen, you are very smart, but you trust your own abilities too much, and you trust His Majesty too much, which is not a good thing!" "If you overthrow me, your time will come." Ning Chen raised his eyebrows, "What do you mean?" Prince Duan poured himself a glass of wine and said lightly, "Prince Fu, the Queen, the Left Prime Minister, and the Grand Master, either directly or indirectly died in your hands." "The Third Prince was implicated, and the Crown Prince was deposed. Although he has not been killed, he is in prison... The Crown Prince is the heir to the throne that His Majesty has high hopes for." "You killed your way through the Beidu Royal Court, captured the King of Beiting alive, and now you have taken over Yuzhou and recovered the border... Let the 150,000 troops of the Wu Kingdom withdraw unconditionally , do you know what this means? " Ning Chen looked at him, "What does it mean?" Prince Duan raised his wine glass and said word by word: "Your ability is too terrible, which means you have lost control." "Ning Chen, insufficient ability can be cultivated... but too strong ability, not very obedient, and maverick will make people afraid. " "The Queen, Prince Fu, Prince... these are all royal relatives, and now with me, Prince Duan, what do you think His Majesty will think?" "He will think, who will be next? The fourth prince? The fifth prince? Or other princes? The royal bloodline is dead, who will take over the world?" Ning Chen's face changed slightly. Prince Duan continued, "Maybe His Majesty believes in your loyalty now, but what about the future? Well, even if His Majesty is willing to believe in you all the time, what about the civil and military officials?" "Three people make a tiger. If one person says it, His Majesty may not care... But if ten people, a hundred people, say it again and again, will His Majesty remain indifferent?" Ning Chen had a blank expression on his face. In fact, what Prince Duan said was not something he had not thought about. Otherwise, he would not have left Yuan Long and Qi Yuanzhong at the border, and would not have privately withheld the treasures left by the left prime minister for emergency use. "Ning Chen, I heard that you are about to marry the Ninth Princess, and His Majesty also wants to make you a marquis."
Ning Chen remained silent. The reason why he went to the battlefield and accumulated military merits... was to make a marquis and protect himself! However, Prince Duan's words made him realize that he was too hasty... He forgot that a tall tree attracts the wind. Prince Duan took a sip of wine and said to himself: "Your Majesty can give it to you, and can also easily take it back." "Don't underestimate our Majesty. Throughout the dynasties, which emperor's throne was not stained with the blood of his relatives and brothers?" Ning Chen's eyes narrowed slightly. Prince Duan looked at Ning Chen, "I am not interested in the throne, so the year your majesty ascended the throne, I asked to be sent out... Being a free and easy prince is much more comfortable than being an emperor." Ning Chen finally spoke, "You are not interested in the throne, but you planted so many fairy flowers?" Prince Duan smiled and said, "I said I am not interested in the throne, but I didn't say I am not interested in silver!" "I planted fairy flowers and sold them to Xiliang Kingdom. I have never harmed the people of Daxuan." Ning Chen sneered, "You let the people plant fairy flowers, making the people live in misery, and you dare to say that you didn't harm the people of Daxuan?" "And the fairy powder in the capital, don't say it's not from your hand?" Prince Duan smiled and said, "Yes, it was indeed my order to let them plant fairy flowers... But I compensated them, but the planting failed every year, and the silver became less and less, but it was definitely enough for them Survive... As for why you can't survive, you have to ask those petty officials below. " "The magic powder in the capital city was indeed made by this king... but the matter has nothing to do with this king." "Speaking of this matter, this king has to thank you very much... You overthrew Prince Fu and the Queen, and this is a pain in the heart for this king." Ning Chen looked at him, "From what you said, you didn't voluntarily provide them with the magic powder?" "This king is not sick, it's all silver, why should I give it to them for free? They discovered my secret and threatened me to provide it." Ning Chen: "???" "A dignified Prince Duan, in charge of a state, is he short of silver?" Prince Duan waved his hand, "It has nothing to do with whether it is short of silver or not, I just like it... Don't you like silver?" "Uh!!!" Nonsense, who the hell doesn't like silver? Prince Duan smiled, "It seems that Ning Yinyi and I have similar interests." After saying that, he took out a roll of silver notes from his sleeve and placed it in front of Ning Chen, "If you don't like my wine, you should like this." Ning Chen took it and took a look. On the surface, he remained calm, but in his heart he was shouting, "Wow... He spent 100,000 taels." "Prince Duan is really generous?" Prince Duan smiled and said, "You are worth this price... This is just a gift. If we cooperate, I will give you 40% of the future profits." Ning Chen raised his eyebrows, "You want me to grow fairy flowers with you? I have a bottom line." King Duan waved his hand, "No more, this business has been ruined by you... I have a lot of business, so you have to be willing to cooperate. If there are too many, I dare not tell you. I promise to let you meet every year." to tens or millions of taels.”
Damn it! ! ! so much? Ning Chen looked very calm on the surface, as if he would not give up for five buckets of rice. "what can I do for you?" King Duan smiled and said: "Your Majesty sends people from the Supervision Department to inspect Xiuzhou every year. You people from the Supervision Department are the most annoying. They penetrate every corner and cause me to lose a lot of money." "What's happening in the imperial court? What's happening in the Supervision Department? You just need to inform me in time." "Although you appear to be a man in silver clothes, even gold clothes will obey your orders... As long as you protect us, we will definitely make a lot of money every day." Ning Chen looked at him, "Why should I trust you?" King Duan said: "I am not afraid of the prince, so what are you afraid of? You have evidence of my crime in your hand, you can keep it." "Yangping County, Xichuan County, Dongle County, relevant people, etc... I have sent people to deal with it, and it is all your credit." "All the blame will be placed on the dead magistrate and governor of Xiuzhou... Yan Wenbo and Liu Zhichen, I can also vindicate them." "Ning Chen, this is a win-win situation... You can use this king as your retreat in the future. Do you know how much money I have in Xiliang and Wu Kingdom?" "I'm not afraid to tell you that no matter where I go, I can live a good life... If you don't agree, I will order someone to kill you, and I will run away on my own. The result will be a loss for both parties." Ning Chen stared at him, "Why do you trust me and aren't you afraid that I will betray you?" King Duan said with a serious face: "First of all, you and I have no grievances or enmities." "Second, you are a smart person and know how to make a choice? What is the best way for you?" "Third, a person's value and ability are equal. If you were an incompetent idiot, I would never waste so much time on you." boom! ! ! Ning Chen suddenly slapped the table and stood up, causing the wine bottle on the table to overturn. King Duan was startled and stared at Ning Chen blankly. "I, Ning Chen, will never bend my back for five buckets of rice..." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand, "But if it is one hundred buckets of rice, I will consider it carefully... Your Majesty, happy cooperation!"