The next day, Ji Jie took Ji Jian to see the emperor on the pretext of paying a visit.
In order to avoid debts, the emperor Zhou Nan built a high platform and simply built a few houses. He let the debtors scream under the platform all day long. When Ji Jie saw this situation, he suddenly realized and said: "I am now
I finally understand the true meaning of being in debt!"
"High in debt? That's not a bad word!" Ji Jian pouted and said, "Jun Zhaowen, I really don't understand why you want me to follow you here. I don't want to see the emperor!"
"Haha, you think I want to see you!" Ji Jie said with a smile: "It's better to be a companion than to come alone. I have just returned from my studies. It's not a courtesy to not come!"
Ji Jian thought to himself that if your uncle, the emperor, cared about you, he would not send you to study in Guigu. It’s not like he doesn’t have a son. Why wouldn’t he choose one of his six sons? Isn’t it because he is afraid that his own son will suffer there?
, that’s why I found you as my backer.
King Nan of Zhou sat on the throne in the middle of the hall, with Crown Prince Ji Jia and his second son Ji Zhang standing below him, and below them were the ministers sitting on the floor. Together, they looked like the majesty of an emperor, but they were
The main hall here is really too shabby, with pillars of varying thicknesses, doors and windows incomplete, and the stone slabs on the floor have not been polished carefully at all and appear uneven, which may cause people to trip over if they are not careful.
The old eunuch shouted in a high voice: "Ji Jie, Lord Zhaowen, Ji Jian, the treasurer, come to the palace to meet you!"
Ji Jie and Ji Jian walked into the hall together and saluted the emperor who was sitting on the throne. Ji Jie said: "My nephew has returned from his studies and wants to pay special respect to the emperor!"
King Zhou Nan smiled with a smile on his face and said loudly: "Okay, Ji Jie, you came back from Guigu in just three years. You can be a role model for the children surnamed Ji. I will grant you a seat!"
Come on, I'd better stand. The so-called "sitting" is just a straw mat sent by the old eunuch and spread haphazardly on the ground.
"Thank you, Emperor!" Ji Jie pretended to be respectful and said, "Ji Jie is so virtuous and capable that he dares to sit down in front of the Emperor and all the ministers. I'd better stand!"
With a sinister smile on his face, Prince Ji Jia looked at his younger brother Ji Zhang and said, "My cousin deserves to be personally married to Mr. Guigu, and his etiquette has also improved a lot! I remember when I sent you away three years ago,
You look so displeased!"
"Haha, Your Highness the Crown Prince is joking. Ji Jie was not sensible at that time. If Ji Jie did anything wrong at that time, please forgive me!" Ji Jie has always been very humble.
This made Ji Jian feel very unhappy. At that time, Mr. Guigu's envoy asked Prince Zhou to go there by name, but the boy refused on the spot out of fear of suffering. The same was true for Ji Zhang. Only then did King Zhou Nan remember that besides his son, he had other
Here’s your good nephew Ji Jie!
They have gone through hardships for you, but instead of thanking you, you actually use such words to ridicule them. It is really unkind.
"Haha, my cousin has really made progress!" Ji Zhang started talking to Xini, but the smile on his face was also not so natural, and said: "I wonder what Zhaowen Jun has learned since his return from this trip, and whether he has learned the way to strengthen a country.
?We in Dazhou need talents like you!"
As soon as these words came out, King Zhou Nan's expression immediately changed. In his eyes, imperial power was more important than anything else. He was afraid that some talented person would shake his dominance. Ji Zhang easily changed his mind with two seemingly casual words.
It brought Ji Jie to the forefront.
"My cousin is joking, what kind of talent am I?" Ji Jie belittled himself and said, "I'm not afraid of everyone laughing when I say it. My mentor, Mr. Guigu, taught me for three years, and I only learned some trivial skills. Before I left,
My mentor sighed to the sky, and then shook his head at me. I really couldn’t figure out what he meant!”
After hearing these words, King Zhou Nan's face improved a lot, and he thought that you were kicked out by Mr. Guigu. Why are you shaking your head? It's because you are stupid, because people don't like you!
Not trying hard to govern, but being a frog in the well, this is Ji Jie's evaluation of King Zhou Nan and his two direct sons. Think about how vast the territory of the Zhou Dynasty and how powerful the country was, because there were so many kings like him that the princes
To rise, one has to maintain the position of emperor by adopting the policy of being the ruler of the whole world and act according to other people's faces.
"Jun Zhaowen has returned and paid homage to our king. It's time to go back to the fiefdom to have a look!" Grand Master Fei Cheng stepped forward and said, "He hasn't managed the fiefdom for three years. He must have accumulated a lot of unsettled official affairs. My king
What do you think?"
King Zhou Nan nodded and was about to issue an order when the chief of the bodyguards ran in with a panic and said: "Tell the emperor, it's not good. People who want debts in front of the high platform are flocking to the treasury. I don't know who has rumored that there is property hidden in the treasury!"
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"Ah?" Ji Jian turned around and was about to run out, but Ji Jie grabbed him and gave him a look, saying don't worry, what's the use of going there alone?
"Then why don't you send troops to suppress it!" King Nan of Zhou shouted: "Where is the general!"
General Fei Mo took a step forward and advised: "Please tell the emperor not to send troops! Those people are my subjects of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and many of them are family members of the soldiers. Have you forgotten that when we borrowed money last time, everyone enthusiastically donated money?"
How can they do it if they are asked to suppress their own family members?"
King Zhou Nan angrily threw out the bamboo slips and other objects on the desk one by one. Prince Ji Jia whispered: "There is nothing valuable in the treasury. There are only six big cauldrons left. Even if they are given to those people, they cannot lift them."
Move!"
King Zhou Nan rolled his eyes, nodded and said: "What my son said makes sense. Treasurer Ji Jian, you go back immediately to appease the people. Zhaowen Jun Ji Jie, you return to the fief to handle affairs!"
"Your Majesty, can I go with Ji Jian to appease the people first, and then return to the fief?" Ji Jie said very pertinently.
"Yes!" King Zhou Nan agreed without thinking.
Ji Jie thought to himself that even if you don't agree, I will go anyway. The six royal tripods must be in my pocket!
When the two rushed to the treasury, the scene in front of them was horrific. The door had already been broken open. The red-eyed people searched every corner of the treasury. In the end, there was not a penny left. The angry people began to prevent fires.
The fire burned quickly due to the wind, and most of the treasury's houses were made of wood, and now most of them were burned.
"This..." Ji Jian was about to rush in, but Ji Jie grabbed him again and said, "What do you want to do? You don't want to die!"
Ji Jian shouted: "I want to snatch out the remaining six royal tripods. These are artifacts that have been passed down by the Zhou Dynasty for hundreds of years. How can they be destroyed in the treasury that I am responsible for guarding!"
"Don't be stupid, can you take it?" Ji Jie also roared: "If the country does not value the people, the people will be in chaos. I don't think there is anything wrong with this. Only in this way can we attract your majesty's attention! The treasury burned the king
The cauldron is gone, what does this have to do with you, the emperor has no control over it!"
Ji Jian's chest kept rising and falling, and he sat on the ground angrily. It could be seen that he, the treasurer, was quite responsible.
When Ji Jie saw that the fire was almost done, he quietly sneaked into the room where the king cauldron was stored from behind, silently recited six times "Mustard Seed Na Sumeru...take it away", and all six king cauldrons flew into the Sumeru Ring.
After doing this, Ji Jie successfully slipped out.
The three gangsters were waiting in a hidden place outside the treasury. When Ji Jie appeared, the three of them stepped forward together. One of them smiled and said, "Jun Zhaowen, we led everyone here according to your order and instigated them."
They stormed in and set fire to it!"
"Yes, it took a lot of effort!" Another person stretched out his hand and said: "For the sake of our hard work, can we give you a bigger reward?"
All this was arranged by Ji Jie. The three of them were well-known gangsters in the royal city. They bullied men, women, bullied the city, and dared to do nothing but good deeds.
"This is the reward money!" Ji Jie threw out a money bag, which was full of copper coins. The three people's eyes immediately gleamed. Such a big bag of money was enough for at least half a year's drinking money.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Zhaowen. Let's take our leave!" The three of them picked up their money bags and turned around to leave.
Just left like this, don't you want more rewards? Ji Jie's expression changed the moment the three of them turned around, and a king cauldron fell from the sky, pressing the three of them firmly underneath.
"Don't blame me for being cruel!" Ji Jie said coldly: "Who made you so bold that you dared to set fire to the treasury? Yes, this is my idea. You can refuse, and you won't lose a life.
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Wang Ding re-entered the Sumeru Ring and threw the bodies of the three people into the fire. This was the best way to deal with it.
You're done, let's go have a drink!
Ji Jie took Ji Jian to the largest wine shop in the royal city. However, one of them drank a celebratory wine and the other drank a boring wine. Just halfway through the drink, a man dressed as a farmer confirmed that the author inside was Ji Jie.
He ran in and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, you are back. Come and see the fief!"
"What's wrong? Stand up and answer!" Ji Jie asked.
The man stood up obediently and said: "This morning a group of bandits with black and red scarves on their heads came and left a letter in blood, saying that Zhaocheng will be massacred before the time of the emperor after tomorrow. I also asked everyone to inform you that the massacre will be carried out
Clean your neck and wait for them!”
The robbers wearing the black and red scarves, aren't they Gu Feng's Black Arrow Gang? Yesterday he swore to God that he would never step into the Great Zhou Dynasty again. Why did he change his mind today?
"Is the leader named Gu Feng?" Ji Jie asked.
"There seems to be a man named Gu Feng. There is a big black man beside him, holding two big axes. He is very scary!"
It seems that he has found a helper, otherwise where would the courage come from! Ji Jie waved his hand: "When I go back, I want to see what the helper he hired is capable of!"
"I'm going too!" Ji Jian stood up and said, "I don't have anything else to do anyway, and I'm so angry that I have nowhere to vent my anger. I just want to go back with you and kill a few bandits to vent my anger!"