After all, he was still young and couldn't hold his breath. Old Master Chen breathed a sigh of relief, but he still had that kind look on his face, as if he was looking at the younger generation he loved in his family, his eyes were full of kindness, and he said gently: "Your Majesty's vassal It has been less than half a year since I arrived in Mozhou, but the old man has not been able to visit him. A few days ago, he was seriously ill and couldn’t get out of bed so he slacked off. Now that the old man is in better health, he naturally wants to visit him.”

This flushed face, looking almost more energetic than him, really doesn't look like he's recovering from a serious illness, Xie Jingan sneered in his heart, contemptuous of Mrs. Chen's ability to open his eyes and tell nonsense, but on the surface he didn't He raised his voice, picked up the teacup and took a sip, then smiled and said: "Mr. Chen, what are you talking about? This king is just an unfavored prince. How can he be greeted by Mrs. Chen? This king should remember, Chen The family has produced grand masters and grand masters, officials of the second rank, and imperial concubines, and has survived three dynasties. How can this king be able to stand the gift of the old lady Chen."

Xie Jingan's words sounded nice, but the meaning behind the words made not only Chen Songting's face stiffen, but also the old master Chen's face changed slightly.

This vassal king is really capable of holding grudges, I am afraid that if he does not cut his flesh and bleed today, this matter will not be exposed. Thinking that he will bow his head to a teenage child when he is old, Mrs. Chen feels a little uncomfortable Taste, looked at Chen Songting coldly, then smiled again, and said slowly: "Your Highness's words are really disappointing, even if the Chen family has a good reputation, it is the past, and the current Chen family is just lingering. The younger brother is not good enough, if he can't make a difference, I'm afraid he will completely decline."

Old Mrs. Chen made a pun, and after he finished speaking, he picked up the teacup to drink, seemingly covering his expression, but actually raised his eyelids slightly, and stared at Xie Jingan's expression from the corner of his eye.

If it was before Chen Songting came to the door, Xie Jingan might have been overjoyed, but now that it has been counted, he is naturally very calm, and he doesn't even bother to pretend to be surprised, and chuckled lightly: "Oh? Then the king is right here. Congratulations to Mrs. Chen, the Chen family has a profound heritage and has been silent for so many years, but now it is sure to be invincible, and the glory of the past is just around the corner."

Old Mrs. Chen obviously didn't expect that he hinted that he wanted to surrender, but Xie Jingan still pretended to be crazy, and couldn't help smiling slightly. The contempt for Xie Jingan in his heart unknowingly eased a lot, and he said with a bit of solemnity in his smile: "Your Highness just joked, sons and grandchildren If you don’t live up to expectations, even if you have all kinds of ideas, what’s the use? Only by following a hero, just like the ancestors of the Chen family followed the emperor, can you have a chance to get out of the predicament.”

Old Mrs. Chen has made up her mind completely, so she just hugged Xie Jingan's thigh and said, I see that you have the appearance of a virtuous king, please take care of me.

Xie Jingan naturally wouldn't fail to understand what was said so clearly, but he didn't like the aristocratic family itself, and he was mocked and threatened by Chen Songting, so he didn't want to let go so easily.

It's just that the Chen family is an opportunity. Although the Mozhou family is not monolithic, the gaps cannot be easily pried open with an iron bar. Besides, the old Mr. Chen is old, with gray hair and wrinkled hair, but he still flatters him with a smiling face. After all, I couldn't bear it, hesitated for a while, and said: "Old Master Chen's words are really far-sighted, but capable ministers are common, but British lords are rare, so how does Old Master Chen think that the British lord will value the Chen family? "

This is for him to hand in the certificate. The old man Chen smiled slightly, as if he had already written the draft, and said slowly with confidence: "As long as the minister is wholeheartedly thinking about the Lord, the Lord can always see his loyalty." .”

Before Xie Jingan could answer, Old Master Chen continued: "Although this old man is bedridden these days, because he cares about His Highness, he has sent many people out to inquire about the news. This old man has heard that His Highness seems to want to transport military rations to the border. How could my Chen family sit idly by and ignore such important matters for the country and the people? Although my Chen family was in decline, it was also when the late emperor moved to Mozhou to take root. The children in the family were not very promising. They lost all their ancestors' property, but they bought a lot of good fields. With a lot of land, there are naturally many tenants. Besides, there are many idle children and servants in the family. I want to use these people to help His Highness deliver the army rations with meager efforts. Border, what do you think, Your Highness?"

That is naturally good, Xie Jingan could hardly help his eyes light up, and he smiled, but fortunately, he still kept his identity in mind, and said reservedly: "Old Master Chen is so considerate of this king, this king is naturally very grateful, but I don't know how many of these tenants and servants Mr. Chen mentioned?"

If there are less, it means that they are not sincere, just give them a little money from the fingers, but if there are many people, it means that they really want to take refuge in him, even if Xie Jingan from such a declining family is not very It's important, but don't want to send it to your door for nothing. His stall is too big, and they can always be of use to them.

Xie Jing'an thought about it in his heart, and then he heard Old Master Chen say: "Your Highness appreciates it, this old man should do his best, the number of people is not too many, but there are thousands of them."

Thousands of people, Xie Jingan almost gasped, the total number of soldiers he recruited was only 1000, and a declining family like the Chen family had so many people?And judging by Mrs. Chen's expression, I'm afraid it's still too small. Who knows the real number.

Seeing that the Chen family is declining in the west, there are so many tenants, let alone the Liu family that is in the middle of the day?I'm afraid that the number of people is too many, Xie Jing'an once again thanked him for his decisive action, otherwise the Liu family would have made careful preparations, and it is still unknown who will win.

After all, although most of the tenants are peasants who don’t know martial arts, they have plenty of strength to tend the fields every day, and he only had more than 100 guards around him at that time. Can survive with all beards and tails.

Xie Jing'an secretly sighed in his heart, the aristocratic family is really huge, so he swept away his previous casualness, and said with a bit of solemnity: "The Chen family is worthy of being a scholarly family who has been born with grand masters and tutors, and it only depends on this to serve the country and the people. The idea of ​​this is not something ordinary people can compare to, this king is here first, thanking Mrs. Chen on behalf of the people in the fief."

Finally, he was willing to talk to him seriously, Old Master Chen breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "My Chen family is also a citizen of His Highness's fiefdom, and it is right to share His Highness's worries, but I can't be worthy of His Highness's thanks, I can only look forward to His Highness's gratitude." Remembering that our Chen family is loyal, we are satisfied."

Xie Jing'an was in a good mood, the impatience he had built up with talking about things with Mrs. Chen had disappeared long ago, he smiled and chatted with others for a long time, seeing that it was getting late, Mrs. Chen couldn't sit still, He stated the purpose of his trip, and said with a troubled expression: "Your Highness is busy with affairs, and I should not bother His Highness with trivial matters. It's just that I have nothing to do, so I came here to beg Your Highness with the cheek."

After accepting the gift from others, Xie Jingan had long been prepared to take advantage of the lack of manpower, so his expression didn't change at all when he heard this, and he still smiled and said kindly: "The ancestors of the Chen family did a great job in assisting the late emperor, and the old master Chen also helped Thanks to this king, the Chen family is in trouble now, how can this king ignore it, Old Master Chen just said it."

After laying the groundwork for so long, Mrs. Chen was no longer polite, and said directly: "It's not a big deal, but there are many children and grandchildren in the family, and they are not up to date, and they are all idlers. They only rely on the ancestors to buy them in Mozhou. This bit of property has long been unable to afford them to squander. Now, although the family is not able to make ends meet, it is only a glamorous appearance. Even the old man can't afford good herbs for this serious illness, so the old man wants to ask His Highness, see Since the Chen family is still loyal, can the patent department or the Chamber of Commerce be counted as a part of the Chen family?"

He finally showed his true colors, and it was not in vain that he had made people so popular for so long, but it was a good thing for a win-win situation, and he also took advantage of the Chen family, isn't it a bit unkind.

Xie Jingan only felt guilty for a moment, and then he couldn't help but feel elated. Now that there is a Chen family, then other aristocratic families are not far away?

Finally the line of defense formed by the aristocratic family was torn apart. Xie Jingan was both happy and relieved, and said with a smile: "What else is this king doing? It turns out that it is for this. Others, this king can ignore it, but the Chen family, this king The king naturally wants to extend his hand, since the old lady Chen has spoken, and the king will not be foolish, so I will continue to give orders, how about the awareness of the patent department that the Chen family must have a place?"

"Of course that's good," the two sons of the Chen family beamed with joy, and the old master Chen also smiled, thanking Jing An for his kindness, and didn't leave until dinner time, not wanting to be stopped before he got back to the door one is right.

Seeing the face revealed by the curtain in front of him, Mrs. Chen had a smile on his face, but disgust was hidden in his eyes, the two looked at each other for a long while, and then snorted coldly: "Since you are here, let's go into the mansion. "

……

After seeing off the three grandparents of the Chen family, Xie Jingan no longer insisted on maintaining his dignity, and happily walked towards the study with his hands behind his back.

Lin Yan had gone out of the house to the military camp to train recruits as early as when Cui Tong reported to Old Master Chen for an interview. Xie Jingan couldn't find anyone to celebrate, so he had to pinch Cui Tong's chubby face a few times to satisfy his appetite, and then pulled out the Sitting on a chair with his legs crossed, he pondered over Zhang Shibo's proposal.

Cui Tong knew that Xie Jingan was in a good mood, so he boldly said dissatisfied: "This subordinate's face is already round enough, if you ask His Highness to pinch it like this, I'm afraid I won't be able to wait until the day when I lose weight."

Xie Jingan looked at the plan without lifting the head, and teased him, "Then who is to blame? In the whole house, except for the female relatives, you are the only one who eats the least and grows the most meat. According to this king, you are usually too lazy. It was also when I found you a martial arts master, now that you are still young, you look so fat, but when you grow taller, won't it be scary to be so fat again?"

Teenage boys, except Lin Yan, who don't care about appearance, pay more attention to appearance. When they heard Yan, they immediately pulled their faces and argued: "Where is my subordinate getting fat? Isn't it just that his face is rounder? The subordinates should grow taller, grow to the height of General Lin, and be as thin as him."

Mentioning Lin Yan, Xie Jingan saw the scene of Lin Yan rescuing the victims of the snow disaster. Although he was thin, he still had a thin layer of muscle, and he had broad shoulders, narrow waist and long legs. Being a model, such a handsome person is still his boyfriend, Xie Jingan was very proud, he snorted and said: "You still want to grow like General Lin, listen to this king's persuasion, it's still easy to find someone Some goals, according to this king, the son of the Chen family is not bad, although he is shorter, but he is also a romantic appearance, you look like that, you will not worry about marrying a wife in the future."

Following Xie Jingan's words, Cui Tong recalled Chen Songting's appearance, and immediately shook his head like a rattle, and said: "Mr. Chen's appearance, it can be seen that his body has been hollowed out by wine and lust, and my subordinates don't want to be like him. Generally speaking, the subordinates would rather be a chubby fat man."

Xie Jingan saw that he was still disgusted with him, so he couldn't help but laugh a little: "You are young, you know a lot, and you know how to drink when you are not yet an adult. My king sees that you have been doing business by my side all day long, so I don't know what to do. Where did you learn it?"

Xie Jing'an pretended to reprimand him, and gradually put his full attention on the proposal of the Shibo Department.

After the Chinese New Year, the weather is getting warmer day by day, and the days are passing extremely fast day by day. Xie Jing'an only feels that he has not accomplished a few things, that the aristocratic families have not finished meeting each other, and the matter of sowing dissension is too late. Before we have done enough, the day to invite businessmen from aristocratic families to discuss the patent department and chamber of commerce is coming.

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