After causing a commotion at the city gate, Cui Letian finally followed the procedures and allowed the soldiers guarding the city to examine him thoroughly before letting him enter the city.

However, it took an unusually long time to check on him, and the soldiers guarding the city wanted to count how many eyebrows he had.

Finally entering the city, Cui Letian nodded gently to the people around him before entering the carriage.

As soon as he entered the carriage, Cui Letian's expression became cold, no longer as casual as before.

The leader, Lord Chen, originally didn't want to bother with this group of young masters, but they were all from Xiangzhou and were paid by Governor Song in a letter of trust, so Lord Chen couldn't just get rid of them.

"Uncle Chen! Why didn't you write to tell me in advance that you were coming to Hezhong Mansion? I could have sent someone to pick you up." Li Mingde greeted him warmly.

Back then, in Kyoto, Li Mingde and his brothers loved going to the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion to chat with their godmother, and they also loved going to the Chen Mansion to get gold coins from Uncle Chen.

As soon as Mr. Chen saw Li Mingde, he habitually took out his wallet.

Li Mingde laughed in silence: "Uncle Chen, I am not a child anymore. How could I let you spend money when you come to Hezhong Prefecture?"

Hearing this, Master Chen was in a trance for a moment, then he smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for a few years, Mingde. You have really grown up. My brat is about to get married, but he is still making a fuss. He is not as calm as you."

Seeing a familiar person, Li Mingde softened a lot: "Tenth brother has a pure heart, isn't this a good thing?"

Li Mingde escorted Master Chen all the way to the post station in Hezhong Prefecture: "I didn't know you were coming, I'm sorry for not hosting you well. I've sent someone to buy new bedding, which will be delivered shortly."

Mr. Chen winked at Li Mingde and said, "This is good enough. You have a lot of things to do every day. Go and get busy."

Li Mingde understood it immediately and took advantage of the situation. He said goodbye quickly without waiting for the young masters behind Lord Chen to get off the carriage and say hello to him.

Lord Chen slipped into his own room as if he had greased his feet.

Wen Deyuan had just gotten off the carriage when he saw this and muttered in dissatisfaction: "Who is he guarding against? Does he really think I am worthy of him?"

Liu Guangxi frowned: "All along the way, this Lord Chen was wary of us like we were the snakes and scorpions. Just now, we didn't even see Li Mingde. This mission is not going to be easy."

Gu Nanxi's predicament of lack of manpower was expected by the major families and officials.

If Gu Nanxi wants to recruit talented people, he must select them from the gentry.

This is a good opportunity for the nobles to openly interfere in the political power of Hezhong County. As long as they occupy most of the power, Hezhong County will belong to them, not Gu Nanxi.

Maybe, they can use Hezhong County as a springboard to reach Shuozhou, or even Yunzhou!

"Gu Nanxi is just a woman. Since she can cook for the Yongchang Marquis, give birth to children, and manage the harem for decades, it means that she is essentially no different from an ordinary woman."

"If it weren't for the fact that Marquis Yongchang had guarded the border for many years and favored his concubine over his wife, maybe she would have always been a good wife of Marquis Yongchang."

"So, Gu Nanxi has been a widow for many years, and there have been several young men around her. I think she is lonely and needs a man to relieve her loneliness."

"That's right. Her favorite Fang Yinnian is just a commoner. How can he compare to us? In terms of looks, Mr. Cui dares to claim first place, and no one dares to claim second place. In terms of talent, there is Mr. Wen. In terms of martial arts, no one here can compare to me."

This statement caused dissatisfaction among the other young masters.

"With your fancy moves, you dare to claim to be the best in martial arts?"

"Hey, what do you know? I mean your skills in bed! They say women are as fierce as wolves and tigers at the age of 40. Gu Nanxi is a military commander, with your small bodies, can you hold up?"

Hearing this, Cui Letian frowned. Not intending to stay with this group of people for long, he went upstairs on his own.

The scene fell into silence, and the faces of the gentlemen who had just spoken suddenly turned ugly.

Wen Deyuan walked away, and before leaving, he sneered with contempt.

Liu Guangxi smiled and nodded to everyone, then left.

Wen Deyuan glanced at Liu Guangxi who followed him upstairs and said, "Why are you leaving too? Why don't you continue to be the innocent boy you are?"

Liu Guangxi patted his sleeves, a trace of annoyance in his eyes: "He who keeps company with the good becomes good, and he who keeps company with the bad becomes bad. My mother won't let me play with idiots."

Duke of Yun, Gu Nanxi, is already a local overlord, and all her territories were seized through hard fighting.

Even the almighty Emperor of the Great Zhou did not dare to treat her as an ordinary woman.

But this group of idiots wanted to use their male beauty to please others and even wanted to eat their free food. It would be a miracle if Duke Yun fell in love with them!

He even dared to speak disrespectfully to Duke Yun in a place like the post station, and he was not afraid of being put in a sack in the middle of the night.

Wen Deyuan also felt that continuing to stay with this group of idiots would only lower his status.

He raised his head and looked at the tightly closed door in the middle of the second floor, his eyes full of vigilance. That was Cui Letian's room.

"How about we form an alliance?"

Liu Guangxi looked in the direction of Wen Deyuan, and his expression became serious: "I didn't expect that the Cui family was willing to spend so much money. They were not satisfied with Cui Sanlun and even took out the treasures in their family. They are really aiming for something big."

Although Wen Deyuan is an elite of the younger generation in the family, he is not the most trusted and future successor of the Wen family.

Above Liu Guangxi, there is an elder brother who is even more talented.

Although the Wen and Liu families value Duke Yun very much, they are not willing to mobilize the entire family to support him. They just want to bet on both sides.

The Cui family sent out Cui Letian. Could it be that they have completely sided with Duke Yun?

If this is true, Liu Guangxi and Wen Deyuan will probably find it difficult to achieve their desired goals.

"Okay, let's form an alliance!"

That night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and the entire post station fell into a deep sleep.

Mr. Chen quietly pushed open the door of the post station and disappeared into the night.

Cui Letian closed the window and lay on the bed, feeling extremely amused. Even if Lord Chen was so wary of him, what could he do?

I will meet Duke Yun eventually.

This is fate.

Mr. Chen went to a restaurant as promised. After knocking three times, the door opened.

"Uncle Chen, why are you so secretive?" Li Mingde was already waiting in the house.

Lord Chen took a quick look and saw a foreign man next to Li Mingde who looked somewhat familiar.

Li Mingde introduced: "He is Alechuan."

Master Chen remembered, isn't this the little follower beside Madam Su? !

Lord Chen wiped his sweat and couldn't help complaining: "These young masters from aristocratic families said they wanted to come to Hezhong County to study abroad, but in fact they were targeting our Duke Yun."

Alechuan was surprised: "Huh? You're not here for Madam Su?"

Lord Chen was even more surprised: "Why do you think so? Isn't being an emperor better than being a consort?"

Li Mingde was in a daze, as if he had suffered a great shock.

"Emperor?! Is there such a word in history books?"

Lord Chen said as a matter of course: "When Duke Yun conquers the Nine Provinces, he will definitely call himself the emperor. You can't call her man the queen, right?"

Li Mingde thought this made sense: "Why can't I call him Feng Jun?"

Lord Chen scratched his head and thought, "It seems like a good idea to call him Feng Jun?"

The door of the tavern was suddenly pushed open, and a figure walked in, jokingly saying, "Why do I have to set up a king's throne? The forest is so big, can't I take it all?"

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