Hidden in the court

"Your Majesty, Master Ji is here, and General Hu is here too."

"Oh, let them in."

As Ji Mingshang and Xiao Hu entered, Emperor Nangong's eyes swept over them, nodded at Xiao Hu, and finally fell on the sack that Ji Mingshang was carrying.

As if sensing his gaze, Ji Mingshang hurriedly opened the bag, revealing the white silver coins inside. "Your Majesty, this is my nephew's gift to you."

The emperor glared at him and said unhappily, "No way, it's all broken into pieces. Is it gambling money or stolen money?"

Seeing that he could no longer hide it, Ji Mingshang scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly: "Aren't they fighting in the street? I opened a handicap..."

His voice became smaller and smaller, and finally he just hummed.

"Okay, you've figured out how to sell the stolen goods. How much did you gamble?"

"what."

Ji Mingshang was stunned at first, then he reacted.

"More than a hundred taels."

"Oh~" he said in a long tone, pretending to be deep. "Thank goodness you have a conscience, take it."

Upon hearing his master's words, the eunuch Su Youde next to him immediately stepped forward and took the sack from Ji Mingshang.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Hu didn’t know what to say.

"Do you know why I asked you to come? How is the preparation for the martial arts test going?"

"I'm sure."

"Well, it's good to be confident." He nodded in approval. "Then let me ask you, which do you think is more important, military power or political power?"

Ji Mingshang was secretly shocked. Damn, this is a question that will kill him.

Everyone knows that my father and my "future father-in-law" share the military and political power. In recent years, the two have disagreed and had constant friction. After all the trouble, I lost my wife.

Now Ji Mingshang has to offend someone no matter what he says, and the military and political power has always been a major concern of the emperor. The meaning of asking this question is very clear: I will deal with whichever one you say is important.

"Your Majesty, I think money is the most important thing. Without money, even if you govern and employ people, the hearts of the ministers will be unstable. When you use troops, the morale of the army will be unstable. The same is true for the people."

Hearing his answer, the emperor's eyes lit up. Is this still possible?

"I, your humble nephew, would like to ask why the Emperor asks this question."

Nangong Lin said with an air of old age: "Alas... This year, there have been constant frictions between the northern border and our Liangwu Dynasty. Although there has been no war, their intentions are known to everyone."

"What does it have to do with me?" Ji Mingshang asked.

The emperor's mouth twitched slightly, and he said directly: "Your father is stationed at the border and will not be back for a while. You will attend the Lantern Festival Poetry Festival on his behalf this year."

"Ah! No, Your Majesty, I can't..." Ji Mingshang pointed at himself in disbelief.

"Haha, you are capable, aren't you? Just go up and say a few words. Don't disobey me."

At this moment, Xiao Hu was full of surprise. Was this the emperor? If it weren't for the dragon robe he was wearing, Xiao Hu would have thought he was some commoner joking with his "buddy".

"May I ask your majesty, what should I do?"

"Young people are more active in thinking. If you want to enter the government, it would be good to get acquainted with the officials in advance. That's it."

Ji Mingshang retreated.

"Your Majesty, news from the border. The North hopes to take back all prisoners and hostages through negotiations."

Xiao Hu was just here to pass on the message. He had only joined the army two years ago and did not know the identities of the prisoners and hostages at the time, otherwise he would not have been so calm.

"That's a very nice thing to say. Xihe, you old boy, just say you miss your son."

Xiao Hu was puzzled, looking at his puzzled expression. Nangong Lin smiled twice and said, "Why, didn't you just fight with others?"

Xiao Hu was stunned for a moment, then stared at him in disbelief, as if waiting for a positive response.

Nangong Lin nodded in response.

"No wonder his martial arts skills are so high." Thinking of this, it seemed that my loss was not unfair.

But he still asked his own question, "Why not agree to the North Border, so as to avoid gossip, do a favor, and also bring peace to our border."

After hearing this, the emperor couldn't help but laugh: "Oh, if we let this prince go back, there will really be no peace on the border."

As if to answer Xiao Hu's doubts, he continued, "In the war three years ago, he was the commander-in-chief of the North."

"How is this possible? He is..." Xiao Hu's voice trembled.

"That's right. Although Liang Wu won in the end and forced the Northern Territory to hand over the war criminals, no one believed that this terrifying existence who could fight with your grandfather and the King of Jin, two long-established generals, on the battlefield for a long time, was actually an 18-year-old kid. This matter is of great importance. In order not to cause panic, we will announce to the public that he is only the Crown Prince of the Northern Territory."

"Even if he really hates war and doesn't want to go back, he is not from our tribe, so his heart must be different. This move is tantamount to letting a tiger return to the mountain."

As he spoke, he glanced at the silver in the eunuch's hand and looked in the direction where Ji Mingshang left.

Speaking of this kid, he has changed a lot in the past three years.

Then he changed the subject and said nonchalantly, "War? When a general is away from home, he is not subject to military orders."

Xiao Hu immediately realized that this might be a riddle. He knelt on one knee and said, "Military orders are as heavy as a mountain. As a subject, I should be loyal to Your Majesty."

"Hey...what are you doing? Get up quickly. Say hello to the old general for me. And tell him that things will get rough next time, so he can be prepared."

He was not referring to General Hu, but was lamenting another prince who commanded a large number of troops, Ji Liancheng.

"My lord, please retire."

Seeing Xiao Hu leaving the door, Nangong Lin couldn't help but rub his eyebrows.

"Imperial Examination, Lantern Festival... Alas, there won't be a few days of peace and tranquility left."

……

Ji Mingshang left the palace, mounted his horse and headed straight for Zhao Yao's house.

"Open the door, Lao Zhao, open the door!"

The courtyard door was opened, and Ji Mingshang was stunned when he saw the thin bamboo cages all over the yard.

"What are you doing with this?"

"Let's release sky lanterns."

Ji Mingshang didn't know what to do after hearing this answer. "What kind of lanterns are you, a foreigner, putting up? You're almost being set on fire."

"The North wants to go to war. Doesn't it care whether you live or die?"

"Oh, then what can I do?" Zhao Yao said, still chopping a piece of bamboo in his hand.

Seeing his expression, Ji Mingshang became even more anxious. How can you be so calm? I have traveled through time and space, and I haven't enjoyed myself enough. You must not fight.

That’s right, I traveled through time.

Three years ago, the third place winner in the previous life was playing a VR game when suddenly everything went black in front of his eyes and he opened his eyes again.

A beautiful woman with fair skin and slim figure was looking at him strangely with her upper body naked.

"Fuck, is this game so real?"

The next second, a sharp pain came from the chest. Looking down, he saw a knife stuck in his chest, and blood stained a large area of ​​his clothes.

As for the beauty, seeing that the assassination attempt failed, she picked up a knife and wanted to kill herself.

"Don't..." Ji Jun subconsciously grabbed her knife. With a little force, he snatched the knife from her hand.

Seeing that her plan had completely failed, the woman lost all hope, her body went limp, and she collapsed.

At this time, Ji Jun felt a splitting headache. A lot of memories that did not belong to him emerged in his mind, and then he fainted.

It was like a long dream. In the dream, he was locked up in a dark cell when he was very young and trained to be a killing tool. Later, someone told him: "You, Ji Mingshang~"

Then, scenes of bloodshed on a battlefield flashed through his mind. Wherever he passed, heads fell to the ground and blood flowed like a river.

During this period, he met many people, including the beauty just now, but it seemed that all the scenes were of torturing her.

Three poles in the sun

"Am I dead?"

The third runner-up opened his eyes and saw an unfamiliar scene. He saw the beautiful woman lying next to him with sleepy eyes.

"Fuck, this isn't a dream."

Thinking of the dream he had last night, the third runner-up quickly realized his current situation.

"I crossed!"

With the countless experiences of reading novels in my previous life and combined with the dream I had last night, I quickly concluded that I had traveled through time.

What happened last night was probably not a dream. I just merged the memories of the original owner.

The original owner was quite miserable. He was treated like a tool by his own father.

"The fifteenth year of Liang Wuli, Ji Jun, Ji Mingshang, Ji Liancheng, child marriage, Luo Lin..." Ji Mingshang muttered these clear memories.

He looked at the beautiful woman lying next to him, "Rushuang..." He knew from the original owner's memory that this was the maid who had been with the original owner since childhood, and it seemed that she was also very skilled in martial arts.

But I have never been treated well. It can't be said that I was beaten or scolded, it can only be said that I was tortured.

No wonder she tried so hard to kill the original owner. Thinking of this, he looked down at his wound and found that it was almost healed.

Looking at the beautiful woman lying next to me, I have never been so conflicted in my life. If I don't do something right now, I'm not a man. If I do something, I'm not a good person.

"Forget it. Aren't you still mine from now on?" After saying that, he got out of bed and covered her with the quilt.

Glancing at her smooth white back, I saw a dozen horrific wounds and bruises caused by the whip, and suddenly remembered that I seemed to have broken several of her ribs.

He frowned, swallowed his saliva, and left the room alone.

"Come here, safflower oil, golden wound medicine, black jade ointment..."

After a while, several servants came holding plates and stood tremblingly in front of Ji Mingshang.

Ji Mingshang waved his hand, grabbed the bottles of medicine, and waved his hand. "Okay, don't let anyone in."

Seeing him close the door, the servants standing at the door breathed a sigh of relief.

Ji Mingshang was usually cruel and merciless, and recently Rushuang, a personal maid, was whipped dozens of times for doing her job poorly. They were all afraid that they would be the next one.

……

Later, Ji Mingshang's personality changed overnight, from cruel and merciless to cynical and pleasure-seeking.

Later, he became a complete prodigal, the most famous dandy in the capital. From notoriety to infamy.

Later, I heard the legendary story of this northern hostage and got to know this "God of War".

It's funny, at first he thought that an eighteen-year-old kid couldn't possibly have such an achievement, and suspected that he was also a time traveler.

So, I chased him all day long.

"3.14..."

"The desolate land of Bashan and Chushui..."

"Odds change, evens remain the same..."

……

Later I understood that he was not a time traveler. All achievements come from the gap between people.

But it seems that only this person can understand his feelings. One traveled through time and just wanted to eat and wait for death. The other escaped from reality and just wanted to wait for death.

Over time, the two became friends.

As the two of them got along, Ji Mingshang gradually developed his own pursuit of pleasure.

For example, what about three wives and four concubines, maids and dowries. At least he should have a whole football team. Just like the online novels I read before, everything is for the harem.