Yang Ji subconsciously wanted to refuse. The young prince of Jiuding went to meet the aristocratic and wealthy families in Taiyuanzhou Mansion. This was a private matter involving the Jiuding Prince's Mansion and these aristocratic and wealthy families. He definitely did not want outsiders to know about it, and it was not appropriate for him to appear there.
But after thinking about it, the young prince Jiuding was willing to let him get involved in such an occasion, which was also a kind of trust in him. Moreover, it was also a way to close the relationship between the two parties in private.
"Then my subordinates would rather be respectful than obey orders."
Yang Ji nodded.
It was said that he was going to set off immediately, but it was far from that fast. The young prince Jiuding first went to the inner hall and changed into casual clothes. Yang Ji also took this opportunity to change into a guard's clothes, so that he would not be too conspicuous.
After everything was prepared, just when Yang Ji thought he was going out with the young prince Jiuding, the young prince Jiuding smiled slightly, led Yang Ji down the stairs, and entered the basement deep in the golden official post.
When a huge underground stone wall opened with a rolling roar, Yang Ji was surprised. He had been in this golden official post for some time, but he had never discovered this secret basement.
And judging from the rumbling echo inside when the stone wall is opened, the space in this basement is very huge, far from the ordinary dark and narrow basement.
"Hey, I didn't expect it. When this golden official post was built, there was actually no underground palace on the drawings. Later, some princes from our royal family felt that this was inconvenient, so they secretly bribed the craftsmen and added it underground.
This underground palace, and secret darkrooms like this, actually existed in every province and county in the Han Dynasty, and they all existed in different ways."
"This is actually not a big secret among our royal family. Not too many people know about it, but definitely a lot. However, that woman Long Wu definitely doesn't know."
The young prince Jiuding laughed and said, feeling a little proud. That woman Long Wu went to Taiyuan Prince's Mansion as soon as she arrived. She was determined not to come to a place like this.
If she had known that there was such a place underground in Jinguanyi where she could do such things, she would have sent people in to monitor everything and dig deep.
Yang Ji listened carefully and said nothing. Several guards from the Taiyuan Palace next to him also lowered their ears, saying, "Don't look at anything inappropriate. Don't listen to anything inappropriate." This kind of thing is not easy to interrupt.
Only the cold-faced middle-aged priest stood aside with high spirits and did not shy away. While the young prince was changing clothes, he had already written a letter and sent it to Prince Jiuding. As for whether the prince would accept it, I don’t know.
.
As an absolutely reliable priest in the palace, he knew that there were far more secrets than what the young prince Jiuding had said, and there was no need to avoid many things.
"call!"
The stone wall opened, revealing a huge entrance. In an instant, a strong wind roared in, carrying a natural smell. In this wind, there was some cold air, and there was also a smell familiar to Yang Ji.
"plum bossom?"
Yang Ji was startled, "The vent of this underground hall opens under the plum blossom bush."
"Haha, you found it."
The young prince Jiuding laughed, "The vents of this underground palace are indeed hidden at the bottom of your favorite plum blossom forest. Planting a plum blossom tree there was not just for good looks. - It is rare for us to come to a place like Taiyuanzhou.
Last time, there was no such leisure time to enjoy the plum blossoms."
Yang Ji was speechless. He really never thought that there was something wrong with the plum blossom bush that he had been staring at and living there.
Indeed, just as the young prince Jiuding said, these royal nobles may rarely come to Taiyuanzhou once in a few years or decades. Who is in the mood to appreciate these plum blossoms? How many people know how to appreciate this kind of plum blossoms?
This is not something too difficult to think about, but who would really care about these things?
Yang Ji sighed in his heart.
Looking back now, I am afraid that the cold beads and magic circles in the plum blossom forest that create cold air have obscured my perception. In midsummer, hot and cold convection occurs, and there is often air surging under the plum blossom forest. Who would notice that one of these airflows is
Where is the underground palace that blew into this place?
A group of people filed in.
The underground palace behind the stone wall is very dry and has a huge space. The walls and floors are made of dark golden steel. It is very solid. And the surface has exquisite patterns, making people completely forget that this is an underground world.
"The entrances here are all outside the golden official post. There are talisman steel at each entrance. It can only be opened from the inside, and it is difficult to destroy it from the outside."
The young prince Jiuding walked with his hands behind his back and introduced to Yang Ji. Being able to explain this to Yang Ji was already a sign of trust.
“It seems like there’s a busy market outside Jinguanyi, right?”
Yang Ji blinked and asked.
"So, just buy it there."
The young prince Jiuding laughed and seemed very satisfied with Yang Ji's question:
"Don't you know, all the official posts are surrounded by the imperial court's properties, even Zhoufu is no exception. Outside this golden official post, it looks like there are all kinds of merchants operating, but in fact they all belong to the imperial court.
Royal property."
Yang Jimoran, he really didn't know about these things before.
"After following His Highness for a long time, you will gradually understand in the future."
The cold-faced middle-aged priest interjected from the side. He rarely interrupted, and rarely communicated with Yang Ji. This underground palace belonged to the secrets of the royal family. Based on his character, he would never agree to the young prince bringing Yang Ji in.
——This is the case even after Yang Ji defeated the boy named "Black and White".
But when Yang Ji came up with the strategy of wooing Marquis Zhongwu to suit his liking, the cold-faced middle-aged minister had the impression of Yang Ji that he had completely changed his official position and was promoted in a straight line.
Being able to say this proves that Yang Ji has completely gained his trust. Allowing Yang Ji to follow is the biggest change.
"In order to avoid suspicion during this period, His Highness only met a few family heads a day. When these people come in later, don't talk too much, just watch from the side like me."
The cold-faced middle-aged man worshiped.
"nature."
Yang Ji nodded, indicating that he understood.
"Haha, there is no need to be so serious when offering sacrifices."
The young prince Jiuding smiled and waved his hand:
"Actually, it's nothing. These people want to avoid suspicion and not get involved in my father's affairs. But at the same time, they are afraid of offending my father, so this paragraph is a post and a gift, and they have done enough to save face. And a certain person
At some point, if my father becomes powerful, I can take the opportunity to build on my father's relationship. I can please both sides, but neither side can be offended."
"Although I am young, I have seen a lot of these people. What else don't you know? I just don't say it."
When the young prince Jiuding said this, he was slightly resentful and slightly disdainful. Whether it is a noble family or a wealthy family, it may be an irresistible behemoth to ordinary people, but to the royal family, it is really nothing.
The aristocratic and wealthy families look at the royal family and nobles in the same way that ordinary people look at the aristocratic and wealthy families, and they all feel that they are unattainable!
"Since Your Highness is not happy, why bother seeing them again? Wouldn't it be better to repel them?"
Yang Jidao.
"Hey," the young prince Jiuding rolled his eyes and glanced at Yang Ji, "that's what you are asking. If it were anyone else, I wouldn't even care."
"Yes, these people are really all-rounded. With my temperament, I could have avoided seeing them. However, I just want to see how they talk in front of me and what kind of ugly behavior they have."
The young prince Jiuding had always been very gentle and gentle, but it was only at this moment that he showed a hint of suppressed dissatisfaction that had accumulated in his heart for a long time.
Only he himself knew how much pressure he was under during this trip to Taiyuanzhou. The various forces in Taiyuanzhou who had placed high hopes before were all using excuses.
King Taiyuan had always been at odds with his father, and he had to endure the trouble of Princess Longwu.
This was the first time he took the initiative to invite Sakura, and he was about to risk accomplishing nothing and returning home without success. He didn't know how disappointed his father would be in him, and he might really think that he was an incompetent, useless waste.
These are things he can't stand!
"...However, letting them go like this would be too unfair to them."
The negative emotions on the young prince Jiuding disappeared in just a flash. He looked back at Yang Ji and laughed:
"These aristocratic families have collected a lot of good things. You want me to let them go so easily? It's not that easy! You don't want to surrender, you don't want to offend, but you also want to get benefits? How can there be such a thing in this world? It's not like this
How about letting them bleed?"
After talking about it, a hint of cunning flashed in the eyes of the young prince Jiuding.
"Just follow me and watch for a while. These aristocratic families still have a lot of good things!"
Yang Ji has almost understood what the young prince of Jiuding is thinking. He actually wants to teach these wealthy families in Taiyuan Continent a lesson, and it is the kind of lesson that involves killing without blood.
"This is spending money to buy peace."
Yang Ji shook his head, grasping the thoughts of the young prince Jiuding. He almost knew what would happen next.
The underground palace is very large, and there is only a secret passage connecting it.
The young prince of Jiuding waved his hand, and a guard brought by Prince Taiyuan immediately came over, lifted the lids of the exquisite copper stoves on the ground, lit the sandalwood inside, and then guarded various places in the hall, standing upright.
There are already high-quality mahogany tables in the underground palace. When the sandalwood is burned, green smoke curls up, and the whole underground palace is filled with wisps of fragrance, refreshing the heart and spleen, making people feel relaxed and happy.
The young prince of Jiuding was not in a hurry and waved his hand, and soon there was a sound of rolling steel deep in the underground palace. It was obvious that the mechanism inside was turned on.
Yang Ji was standing in the main hall and it was difficult to check. But he could clearly feel that someone had come in. And there were quite a lot of them.
"Roa!"
The footsteps were getting closer and closer. After a while, the underground palace was facing the direction of the main hall. A steel mechanism opened, and the steel gate rose, revealing a secret door. (To be continued...)