In the next few days, although Wang Xiao was very happy, he also had a very hard time and was even more tiring than when he was fighting.

There are a lot of official duties every day, and he has to arrange one serious matter by himself, and many occasions need to come forward in person. In private, he meets Tang Qianqian for a long time, and Qin Xiaozhu for the first time, and both sides cannot be neglected.

He was very grateful to Chunning. It was Chunning who pulled Qin Xiaozhu to sleep peacefully and carefully every night, which gave him time to rest to deal with the busyness of the day...

There is something gratifying, though.

The so-called "gift" brought into the city by Huazhi was to release Wang Xi, Luo Deyuan and Cen Zhaoxian. He found a few men to throw the three men tied up in Dezhou City, which was considered the sincerity of the Darui Dynasty's temporary truce.

Some people on the Chu officials suspected that the three of them were robbers coming to do it carefully, and some thought that their lives were too great, but Wang Xiao knew that it was also Tang Qianqian who took a lot of effort to save Wang Huan's life.

As for Luo Deyuan and Cen Zhaoxian, Wang Xi actually made a bold statement - "If they die, I will die with them."

Ruo Luo and Cen were really dead, and probably Wang Xi would not die. But at least they were rescued.

Wang Qi stepped on the brazier and saw his family. He hugged Bipiao and cried bitterly. He finally stopped the tears. After seeing his baby son, he started crying again.

"Wow... it was my cousin who hurt me... I can't see my son until now."

Then he was scolded by Wang Liu.

"A bad beast, who is not trying to fight for the future with his life? He is not satisfied with his contributions after he has made a good hand and legs. If it weren't for the great opportunity that Brother Zhen gave you, you would still be a waste who is waiting to die."

"Dad, you are too cruel! You don't know how worried the child is in the Darui Dynasty..."

"Da Rui Chao? Come here for me, little bastard, don't peel you, do you want to kill the Wang family?"

After such a mess, Wang Yun was taken out to see Zhou Yan. At that time, he was still thinking about his bad father, and that even the Rui Emperor was not so fierce to him...

~~

Zhou Yan is meeting Luo Deyuan and Cen Zhaoxian.

"I heard that Luo Qing was planning to die for his country when he was imprisoned, but was he stopped by Cen Qing?"

Luo Deyuan had not answered with a stern face. Cen Zhaoxian had already stepped forward and said, "Yes, because I thought that Your Majesty and Your Highness were still there, I kept a useful body to serve my family and country, so I stopped Luo Langzhong. Otherwise, I would die together."

"Well, you are very good. When I arrive in Jinan, I will report to my father and repay the contributions of the two family ministers." Zhou Yan said lightly.

He sat upright and already had the style of a king.

"I dare not take credit for it, I just wish that the Great Chu would do my best." Cen Zhaoxian hurriedly bowed.

Luo Deyuan was a little confused and bowed to Zhou Yan and asked, "I am serving as a member of the Ministry of Rites. How dare I ask where the Office of the Ministry of Rites is now? The Minister of the Shang Dynasty, can the Minister of the Secretariat be there? If nothing is this, then I dare to ask again? Your Majesty is in Jinan? Your Highness is in Dezhou. How was His Highness a crown prince? Has it been enthroned? My Ministry of Rites..."

"Your Ministry of Rites is not here." Zhou Yan interrupted, his power gradually increasing between his eyebrows. "Are you questioning the false position of the prince in this palace?"

"I don't dare? I just..."

"Luo Aiqing has not been in the court for a long time and is not familiar with the current situation in the court. Let's go down first." Zhou Yan said? "Cen Aiqing, do you want to inquire about some things? Then teach Luo Aiqing."

"I obey the order."

Waving these two people back? Zhou Yan corrected several memorials. After a while, someone came in quietly.

Zhou Yan was happy and looked up? It was indeed Wang Yan.

"Wow. Look at you... you are the prince again now." Wang Ying exclaimed. He kept tsk in his mouth, "Last time I met you, you were the King of Qi. Hey, this dress is made of new clothes, not fine or fine? It can't reach your status."

The two of them haven't seen each other for a long time, and Zhou Yanben is still worried that Wang Yan will be restrained? Unexpectedly, when he sees him, he will not be embarrassed and talks about the lack of things in his mouth.

——Sure enough, it’s still the one who dares to marry a maid after getting bigger.

Zhou Yan became more and more happy. He quickly drove away the eunuchs and palace servants around him and said with a smile: "Have you seen your son? Ha? How old are you having a son? You don't look like a father."

"When I'm there, I think about it every day? When I come back, I'm so ugly. I'm going to give birth to another one... Hey, your highness, why don't you even have pastries here... Is it very hard to be the prince? Your Highness, you are so haggard, not like you're in your teens, or in your twenties..."

The two sat down and talked. Zhou Yan actually had no chance to say. He talked about the last act of tricking Song Xin and Song Li, and finally smiled proudly, "I finally acted and told my mother that I was taught a lesson. At that time, I thought you would be here."

"Your Highness, what are you?" Wang Ying scoffed and said, "I have encountered so many things there. Do you know? Every thief who is an official or a military general is born in the wilderness of the world. He kills people without blinking. Anyone who takes it out has survived hundreds of lives. Oh, I deal with them every day, which scares me to death..."

"There is a short guy over there named Gao Xingsheng. He used to be a fortune teller. He liked to curse people sarcastically all day long. Once he took a bowl and asked me to see what was the porcelain from the Song Dynasty. When I saw it, it was a broken bowl. I was embarrassed to tell him so that the old boy would not be angry and said it was priceless. As a result, he insisted on selling me and asked me to stamp it with a handprint... He fucked me and replaced my Wang family's big yard... Ah, I was so angry..."

Zhou Yan was stunned and said curiously: "What's next?"

"There is a confidant named Suo Pei, who is a close friend of the thief leader. He is okay to me. After hearing about this, I went to trouble Gao Xingsheng. The two of them fought. Gao Xingsheng couldn't beat Suo Pei, so he returned the yard to me... But whenever Suo Pei saw me, his eyes were shining. I was scared, so I lied to him and said I was sick..."

"What disease?"

"Your Highness, you don't understand." Wang Xi sighed: "Oh, all of those people are all irritable, that is, they can come back alive with a cleverness like me. You don't know, Your Highness, if I weren't smart, Luo Deyuan would have died more than a hundred times! Just because of him, I don't know how many people pretended to be a grandson..."

Zhou Yan listened to these things with relish.

His attitude towards thieves is actually different from what others imagined. He was born in the emperor's family and regarded the people of the world as his own people since childhood. When the people starved to death, he would feel that it was his own loss. When the people could not survive and rebel, he would feel that they were responsible.

Of course, he gritted his teeth when he mentioned the thief on his face, but in Zhou Yan's heart, he didn't know these people. Tang Zhongyuan and Wu Yanwang were just symbols, and they just ended up getting things done. Otherwise, they would be no different from the hundreds of thief leaders before, and they wouldn't even remember their names.

So when I listened to these things, Zhou Yan felt as if he was listening to the story, and finally sighed: "Oh, if the weather is good, there wouldn't be so many people following the thief."

"Your Highness, your heart is so big."

"You don't understand, it's a difficult situation to govern the country. At this point, I don't hate anyone, I just feel that the world is not kind..."

Wang Qi couldn't understand these things, and said with gratitude: "Fortunately, I'm finally back."

Zhou Yan nodded and said, "What are you doing next? My brother-in-law has arranged it. He found a gentleman to teach some people how to talk about Franji. You can learn it too. Go back and talk about business with Franji people and buy cannons..."

"Ah?" Wang Qi was stunned and murmured: "What are you learning? When will you arrange it? Why don't I know?"

"Franji words." Zhou Yan said: "Brother-in-law said that those barbarians are very smart, and those who are out of the way are also a lot of money. You must find someone who is thick-skinned and able to bargain. You are still suitable. By the way, I will give you an official position."

He actually has a lot of power in his hands now, but he doesn't have much room to use his power for personal gain. He is quite generous when he gets the opportunity to display it.

"Well...you should be the master of the Honglu Temple first. When you learn the words of Folang, you want to buy cannons. I will enthrone you as a temple chief..."

Wang Qi was stunned when he heard this.

He looked stupid, but he felt like a mirror in his heart. This matter was not the final word. If you want to refuse, you might as well take the opportunity to get some benefits. Then he said, "Your Highness, can I not go?"

"How can you do it? You have worked hard to return to Da Chu. If I don't reward you, it will be bad if I spread it."

"But... this is what I want."

If Zhou Yan had never heard of such a lie, he smiled and said, "What do you want, don't go around in circles with me."

"Hehe. Your Highness, I heard that we are going to Jinan soon?" Wang Qi smiled apologized and said, "Look, since I can also become an official, can I sign a house for me after I arrive in Jinan? Just a small one. I want to move out with my wife and children, and not live with my father..."

Zhou Yan turned his head and met Wang Yan's expectant eyes, and he couldn't help but be stunned.

"Yes, why don't I want to move out?"

"Your Highness, you can't do it. If you want to move out, it's like Emperor Ruizong, and you will leave a bad reputation..."

As the two were talking, a eunuch suddenly ran in and shouted, "Your Highness, Your Majesty is here!"

"Imperial Order?"

"Yes, the slave has sent someone to invite Marquis Huaiyuan to receive the order..."

~~

The city of Dezhou was still busy on this day, and the final preparations were made for the prince and his ministers to go to Jinan.

Under the supervision of officers and soldiers, the old, young, women and children were organized by the Dezhou Gang and moved their families to Jinan or Laizhou with their families.

In the evening, several fast horses came from the south and headed straight to Dezhou Prefecture.

"The imperial edict has arrived..."

Wang Xiao was very surprised to hear the imperial edict. Although he did not think about undermining Emperor Yanguang, many political affairs are actually controlled by him now. In other words, what emperor Yanguang wants to issue is all he discussed in advance.

But this imperial edict was not from his aid.

——This father is going to make trouble again.

He thought so in his heart, but he ran to obediently listen to the order.

The old lady who announced the imperial edict read it out loud, but in fact she had only one meaning - she made the king laugh and Duke of Guo.

After hearing this, Wang Xiao thought deeply and turned to look at Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan was obviously a little stunned, and at the same time turned to look at Wang Xiao. He thought to himself what his brother-in-law meant? Do you think he was not treating him well enough?

The next moment, Wang Xiao shook his head gently at Zhou Yan.

——This is not what I mean.

After a small move, Wang Xiao took the imperial edict with both hands, with contemplation in his eyes...

~~

"The emperor has met the prince."

Tang Qianqian was dressed in an official uniform and dressed up as a man. She saluted Wang Xiao, and the teasing smile on her face became even more intense.

Wang Xiao said helplessly: "Don't joke with me."

"I insist on it." Tang Qianqian said leisurely: "Duke of Guo... This Guo State is located in Shaanxi and is still under the rule of my Darui Dynasty. Your Emperor of Chu is generous and borrows my Darui place name to be named."

"This is not a good thing."

"It seems that your father-in-law is not Yi Yu. Isn't this trying to put you on fire?"

"The main purpose is to come for Zhou Yan. Of course, there may not be no intention of praising me." Wang Xiao sighed: "In this way, it will be difficult for Zhou Yan to reward me in the future. My son-in-law has received a duke of the Duke. Whether it is Shandong or Nanjing, the Chu officials must be wary of me..."

Tang Qianqian nodded and said, "There is another story. He is explaining to the world that he has been undermined by you."

"But I think he is telling others that he is still the emperor, so he can reward me as a Duke. A decree has different opinions in different eyes. Those smart ministers can understand that he still has power."

"Yes, since this decree can be passed down, it means that Emperor Chu has attracted several important officials and used these important officials to negotiate with your accomplices."

"Wu Pei's message has arrived... He Liangyuan came forward and said that he would not reward him for his contributions, and it was difficult to convince the public. The officials in Xingdu agreed. Some of them understood it, some of them could not understand it, and thought it was my intention. All officials asked for a title, but Qian Chengyuan couldn't stop it. The father used this matter to issue an imperial edict. Then he resumed Zuo Jinglun and returned to the cabinet."

"It's a good game to survive with one move. In this way, there are four people in the cabinet. Bai Yizhang and Bian Xiuyong are both yours, He Liangyuan is the Chu Emperor. Zuo Jinglun... is more supportive of Zhou Yan, right?" Tang Qianqian said, "But no matter what, he finally opened the situation."

Wang Xiao frowned and said, "He Liangyuan is thinking well, and he takes the lead in asking me for a ban. Those who don't know think he is my person, haha."

Tang Qianqian smiled slightly and said, "You are in charge of military power. What else can you do if you make trouble? Just a clown."

Wang Xiao pondered: "Although the problem is not big, once the power plot is started, it will be a waste of trouble... go back to Jinan as soon as possible..."
Chapter completed!