The Demon Lords

The carriage quickly entered the residence of the Sixth Prince.

After getting off the carriage and entering the rear courtyard, He Sisi personally came out to greet, bowing to Lord Zheng,

saying:

"I greet Lord Pingye."

"I greet my sister-in-law."

Ji Chengjue gave Zheng Fan a sidelong glance and said:

"Where is your dignity?"

"I am older than you by nature."

"But I am a prince."

"A prince who picked up a hat?"

"..." Ji Chengjue.

He Sisi covered her mouth and laughed, saying:

"Knowing Lord Pingye would come today, I have already started stewing the soup early. I’ll go stir-fry some dishes now."

"Thank you, sister-in-law."

The servants came up and set up a small table.

The dining area was in a place that seemed both like a house and a pavilion, surrounded by flowing water on three sides and planted with bamboo. It was very refreshing and elegant.

Ji Chengjue somewhat proudly said:

"How about it, isn’t this place nice?"

Lord Zheng nodded and said:

"Easy to attract mosquitoes."

Ji Chengjue picked up a teacup and said: "Originally, I thought father would ask you about the battlefield situation in Jin land during the banquet."

"What’s happening in Jin land?"

"Whether to attack Qian first or Chu first, father originally intended to attack Qian within the next two years at the latest."

"Just attack whichever, I don’t mind either way." Zheng Fan picked up a teacup, took a sip, and was a bit surprised, "Daze Fragrant Tea?"

Ji Chengjue looked up at Zheng Fan,

and cursed:

"What luxurious days are you living in Snow Sea Pass?"

You should know that this tea, he only had a little of it himself and was usually reluctant to drink it. Only because Zheng Fan came did he order it to be brewed and served.

"I drink it as a cold tea."

Lord Zheng chuckled and drank the tea in his cup.

"Speaking seriously, the court’s income this year has to be replenished by what comes from your Snow Sea Pass. The goods you’ve made really can make money."

"No problem, the workshops should be constructed now and will soon have outputs."

"Hmm, whatever you’re missing or need over there, I’ll try my best to satisfy, anyway, our relationship is here, I don’t care what others say.

Furthermore, since you married the princess this time, your reputation is enough, and nobody will dare to say anything behind closed doors. After all, doing business, you’re truly adept."

"Oh, the way you say it, the princess and I are sincerely in love, mutually affectionate."

"......" Ji Chengjue.

"By the way, do I have to meet the Crown Prince tomorrow? He became the regent today, I’m afraid if I go to the East Palace tomorrow, outsiders might think I’m about to change allegiances against you, weakening you."

"Weaken? You mean hit my morale?"

"Yes, hit the morale of the Prince Chengjue faction."

"If the Crown Prince doesn’t send someone to find you, then you don’t need to go. No comfort compares to what father can give him."

"That’s reasonable, then tomorrow I’ll go to Lake Pavilion to meet the Third Prince, your majesty granted me access there a long time ago, and I haven’t used it once."

"It’s rare you still have this heart; how could you have been so ruthless back then?"

Saying that,

Ji Chengjue picked up chopsticks,

and stabbed downwards,

saying:

"Click!"

Lord Zheng shook his head,

also picked up chopsticks,

and stabbed twice downwards,

saying:

"It should be... ’click’ ’click’."

"Alas, the third brother has been admiring the snow at Lake Pavilion for three years."

"He should have composed quite a few good poems."

"No matter how he composes, it’s not as good as your poem about jokingly drinking Yan slave blood."

"Clearly it’s Barbarian Slave blood, or wild slave blood, — wait, the majesty knows about this poem too?"

"Father loved it."

"His majesty still has great taste."

"Later after dinner, I’ll take you to see my son, you as his godfather can’t escape this duty."

"I won’t help you take care of children."

"Why is it that you’re willing to help Lord Jingnan with children but not me?"

"It’s different."

"What’s different, just raise him as if he was Lord Jingnan’s child."

"Haha."

Lord Zheng burst into laughter.

Other children, their fate isn’t as tough.

"Moreover, that’s in the final situation, you just called Sisi sister-in-law, you’ve taken advantage, you can’t just not show anything."

"Sigh."

"I wouldn’t feel at ease if I had to trust someone else if the day truly comes."

"It’s rare to get together, let’s not say such inauspicious things, I hope next time I enter the capital, it will be to help you seal the deal for the throne, not coming to collect your corpse."

"You would come to collect my corpse?"

"Yes, that can show the world that Lord Pingye is sentimental and righteous, and it’s not too late to pay respects to the new emperor after collecting the corpse."

"Savage."

"Mm."

"Actually, whoever our Yan strikes first doesn’t depend on father, but depends on Lord Jingnan. As long as a fight breaks out over there, it’s impossible for us Yan not to support.

I know your greatest problem at Snow Sea Pass now is the room for development, to the north is the snowfields, to the south is Town South Pass, as long as you break Town South Pass and enter Chu, the situation will open up completely."

Lord Zheng shook his head.

"Why, not correct?"

"You can do business but not fight, my biggest problem now is time, give me three more years to build Snow Sea Pass well, and the troops under my command can expand from twenty thousand to forty thousand. Blind expansion will lead to instability.

Even Lord Jingnan had the foundation of the Jingnan army at first, and he spent over ten years personally training it.

Moreover,

Town South Pass is not easy to conquer, under Jade Plate City, we had such a great advantage because the Chu people were having internal strife, too occupied to care about outside, combined with the defeat of the wild people’s main force being too decisive, causing them to hang alone externally.