Ning Chen's eyes flashed slightly and he said, "Those people who were chained were the robbers at that time?" Zong Sibai nodded. "They shouldn't be robbers, right?" Zong Sibai said: "A gangster force, acting on orders." "Is this the order of the former left prime minister?" "Your Majesty is indeed smart!" Ning Chen said indifferently: "Chang's work is not clean and neat, so he didn't kill you to eliminate the root cause?" Zong Sibai said solemnly: "Because he is here, I will never be able to return to the court, and I will never be able to take revenge... Seeing my relatives die tragically with my own eyes and being unable to do anything about it, living is more uncomfortable than dying." Ning Chen nodded slightly, "That's true!" "So, you captured them and raised them as dogs?"
Zong Sibai nodded, "The first thing I will do when I return to the court is to capture them, cut out their tongues, and let them live like dogs." "I just didn't expect that the prince would see me running out today." Ning Chen smiled and said, "Since he ran away, break his legs or lock him up in a cage." Zong Sibai looked at Ning Chen in astonishment. "Your Majesty, don't you plan to visit me in front of His Majesty?" Ning Chen smiled and said, "Why should I join you?" Zong Sibai said: "I heard that the prince hates evil as much as he hates his enemies." Ning Chen looked at him, "This king indeed hates evil as much as I hate him, but who is the evil? They are the evil." "If this happens to me, I will do more cruel things than you." Zong Sibai was stunned for a long time. Suddenly, he leaned over and bowed, "If your Majesty is of any use to me in the future, just give me your orders." "Actually, if the prince doesn't come today, I will also come to visit you." "I am willing to follow the prince to the death and do the work of a dog and a horse." Ning Chen narrowed his eyes and looked at him, "Your Excellency, are you being serious?" "The reason for getting rid of the left prime minister is because he wants to kill me, not to avenge you. As for treating people like dogs, I don't want to interfere with you. It's not because I am soft-hearted. I just follow my heart and think you are doing the right thing. ” Zong Sibai shook his head. "The prince has misunderstood. I am willing to follow the prince. The first reason is that the prince got rid of the left prime minister and helped me avenge my blood." "Second, I consider myself a fairly smart person, and I know a little bit about judging the situation." Ning Chen raised his eyebrows slightly, "What should I say?"
Zong Sibai said: "In today's Daxuan, there are two people who can take off my black gauze hat, one is your majesty and the other is the prince." Ning Chen's eyes darkened, "Do you know that this is treason?" Zong Sibai bowed his head, "But I am telling the truth. As long as your Majesty is here, the prince will always be powerful. If the prince is powerful, your majesty will sit firmly on the throne, and the country of Daxuan will be stable." "Your Majesty and the prince share the same love as father and son, and they complement each other." "Daxuan cannot live without His Majesty, nor can he live without His Majesty." "To be disrespectful, if one day His Majesty leaves... I'm afraid there will be nothing left in this Daxuan worthy of His Majesty's nostalgia." Ning Chen stared at Zong Sibai with sharp eyes, "It's not a good thing if people are too smart!" Zong Sibai leaned over and said, "Be honest with me and don't dare to expire... I just ask the prince to believe in my sincerity." Ning Chen said calmly: "You can see clearly... It's a pity that many idiots just can't understand this truth." Zong Sibai said: "It's just jealousy. The young prince has reached the top and has overwhelming power. It will inevitably arouse people's jealousy and make others jealous." Ning Chen narrowed his eyes and looked at him, "As an auxiliary minister, are you doing the wrong thing by surrendering to the king?" "Your Majesty is in good health. This assistant minister is just a name." Ning Chen smiled, stood up and said, "Your Excellency, you and I are only loyal to one person, and that is Your Majesty." "To protect His Majesty, you are protecting your own life." Zong Sibai bowed his head, "I understand!" "My king has something else to do, so I won't bother you any more and say goodbye!" "Congratulations, Your Majesty!" After coming out of the Prime Minister's Office, I originally planned to go to the Supervision Department, but I wasted a lot of time in the Prime Minister's Office, so I just went home. Zong Sibai's surrender was unexpected. Logically speaking, as an auxiliary minister, he should be loyal to the prince. But Zong Sibai is a smart man, and it is not wrong to have such a choice. But Ning Chen would naturally not believe him easily. Believing in a person is not just based on a few words...it depends on what he has done? As soon as he returned home, his disciple told him that someone was coming from the palace, and his majesty summoned him to the palace. Ning Chen rode his horse to the palace again. Meet him at Yangxin Hall. "My lord, see your majesty!" Emperor Xuan put down the memorial in his hand and said with a smile: "Get up and talk."
Ning Chen stood up. Emperor Xuan looked at him and burst into laughter. Ning Chen looked confused and looked down. He was neatly dressed and there was nothing wrong with him? Emperor Xuan smiled and said, "I couldn't see anything before. I haven't seen you in the past few days. Suddenly I saw you, why are you so dark?" Ning Chen's mouth twitched. Why am I so dark? Don't you have any idea? Ning Chen complained in his heart. "Come, stand closer, you are so dark that I can't even see you." Ning Chen wanted to roll his eyes, but didn't dare. He glared at the snickering father-in-law. Ning Chen touched his face. He had rushed eight hundred miles and was exposed to the wind and sun. This time he was not only tanned, but his skin was burned... It would take a while to recover. It only takes a day to tan, but it can take several months to whiten your skin. Emperor Xuan smiled and said, "Quan Sheng, go get that pearl snake oil ointment for Ning Chen... A fair and clean young man, now he is as black as beast gold charcoal, which is unsightly." Eunuch Quan quickly covered his mouth, afraid that he would laugh out loud. Ning Chen was not happy with this, he touched his face, "Your Majesty, I am at least whiter than beast gold charcoal, right?" Emperor Xuan said, "The white spots are limited!" Ning Chen looked aggrieved, "Your Majesty, I became so black, but it was all for Your Majesty." Emperor Xuan tried to hold back his laughter, "Okay, okay... I won't say anything!" "I asked you to come here today for two things. First, the issue of trade with Wu State, don't you like money? This matter is left to you." Ning Chen was stunned and muttered, "The money earned is not mine, it belongs to the country." Emperor Xuan smiled and said, "Wouldn't you secretly take some for yourself?" Eunuch Quan, who had just taken back the pearl snake oil ointment, staggered and was stunned. What did he hear? The emperor asked his ministers to embezzle? This, this... This is simply a world wonder. Your Majesty gave all the favor to Ning Chen. But Ning Chen is indeed worthy of Your Majesty's favor. Ning Chen was also shocked. Emperor Xuan asked him to embezzle.
"Your Majesty, how much should I embezzle?" Emperor Xuan thought for a moment, "Just don't go too far!" Ning Chen leaned over, "Minister, obey your order!" Eunuch Quan looked dazed. Your Majesty dared to say it, Ning Chen dared to agree, and there was still room for negotiation. Emperor Xuan said: "When you were in the southern border, I ordered to plan the trade route and build post stations along the way... Now it has been basically completed. The rest is up to you." Ning Chen leaned over, "Minister, obey your order!" "Your Majesty, the specific details of the cooperation need to be discussed in detail, and I have to go to Wuguo again." It has been almost a year since the last time I went to Wuguo. Wu Sijun is almost one year old. He has to go to Wuguo to see his wife and children.