Quick Wear: I'm Really Not a Scumbag

— One month later

Houyun City.

"How is it? As early as half a month ago, I took five cities in one go. Together with Liangzhou and the territory to the east of Liangzhou, now a quarter of the world is in my pocket. It is really thanks to you that I can take this blessed land in the heart of the Central Plains." Jiang Xuan crossed his legs and sat happily in Zheng Huan's original seat.

He had never contacted Chen Xuyan, but the tacit understanding between the two was surprisingly consistent.

Chen Xuyan glanced casually at the decorations in the room. "You haven't even completely secured your throne yet, yet you're already living a life of extravagance and debauchery?"

"Where is Zheng Huan?"

Jiang Xuan sat up straight. "After reading your letter, he opened the city gate to welcome me in, and also handed over Xianshi County to me. I gave him a team of people. Now he should go to rescue the Duke of Ying and his three nephews."

The Yan family was so complacent that they thought they were going to win, but they didn't expect that Zhong Tianzhu, also known as Jiang Xuan, would take advantage of such a big loophole.

This was also a good plan by Chen Xuyan.

"When I become the emperor, I will make you a prince?" Jiang Xuan asked with a raised eyebrow.

Chen Xuyan shook his head. "I just want to complete my mission. The prince and the prime minister have to work, but I have no interest in it at all."

"Since you want to ascend to a higher position, you must work diligently and diligently for the rest of your life. Otherwise, wouldn't that be a betrayal of your original aspiration?"

Jiang Xuan suddenly felt a little regretful. Shouldn't he have trained a qualified emperor instead of becoming one himself? Or was Chen Xuyan the laziest?

"Now that I've taken the five cities in the central region, I'm afraid Zhou Yusheng and Yan Chaowen will focus their firepower on me. I have to find a way to cause them some trouble."

The Yan family is a good opportunity, and Chen Xuyan's uncle is a good chess piece.

"Chaos? I'm afraid the palace is already in chaos now." In addition to causing some trouble for the Dugu family and the eldest princess that day, he also gave pregnancy pills to those young ladies from aristocratic families who had a high chance of being selected.

Rather than falling into Dugu Jinghuai's hands, he thought they should know clearly what they should do.

Zhou Yusheng had been childless for many years and was already very anxious because the royal family had always been eyeing him covetously. If he couldn't have his own children, the throne would definitely go to the royal family in the end.

The issue of adoption has been mentioned frequently in the past two years.

The reason why he couldn't have children was not because of other people's fault, but because of his own fault. He had been taking elixirs for a long time and had been poisoned by heavy metals. It was normal that he couldn't have children.

But now, these concubines who took the pregnancy pills will be able to "safely" conceive and give birth. Zhou Yusheng will inevitably take the initiative to interfere in government affairs because of these children, and there will be a conflict with the Dugu family. The final outcome will definitely be the confiscation of the Dugu family's property and extermination. Dugu Nange will also have a bad ending. At best, she will be banished to the cold palace.

Because now the eldest princess has also directed her firepower at the Dugu family.

The eldest princess originally planned to cancel the marriage with the Xie family, but now this is the best choice she can make, and Xie Chengshan has to accept it even if he has to hold his nose.

Jiang Xuan nodded in admiration, "It was you who had to take action. What you did was much more worthwhile and more effective than me leading an uprising in that desolate place."

The two of them have different ways of dealing with problems. His style is similar to the online male protagonist Long Aotian, who fights everyone with impetuousness. On the other hand, Chen Xuyan is the man behind the scenes, who always solves all problems and people without bloodshed, and in the end, the enemies who die at his hands don't even know he is there.

"The battle between the imperial court and the Yan family is probably coming to an end. The Yan family may have to fight for these five cities in my hands."

He had seized the food, and the Yan family had occupied various transportation hubs. The most convenient land and water routes had already been occupied by them. But he was not panicked at all, because the Yan family was the one who had to take the initiative, not him.

After all, the Yan family was experiencing a drought that hadn't been seen in decades. Although they had won several battles and obtained a lot of gold, silver, and treasures, and looked powerful, the Yan family was almost out of food.

If they can't afford to support the army, what will they use to fight? People are not made of iron and can fight without food or water.

In ancient times, having no food to eat was the most terrifying thing.

Otherwise, why would so many people be willing to follow him, a "peasant"?

"I have asked Zhang Jinyu to make arrangements in advance. This guy is not bad. Unlike others who are loyal to the court, he only hopes that the world will be peaceful and the people can live a good life." Jiang Xuan wanted to laugh when he thought of the moved expression on Zhang Jinyu's face when he saw that he did not rob or kill civilians after entering Liangzhou City.

"It's just a little too noisy, with a lot of high-sounding truths all day long."

Isn't this basic training? I learned it from my predecessors.

He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world.

Chen Xuyan smiled and said, "Isn't that good? His father Zhang Fengchun can also be used. This old man still has some influence in the capital. When you fight your way to the capital, he can play a big role."

Jiang Xuan thought for a while and said, "You're right. I'll test his loyalty first. If he can be used, I can't let him sit idle."

"By the way, you have to find a way to save your cheap uncle. According to the spies, his condition is very bad and his life is in danger."

"Really? Isn't he quite valued in the Yan family?" Chen Xuyan had indeed not paid attention to the news of the Yan family for a long time.

But when he met Liu Xun in Tongzhou City, he placed a life-saving talisman on him, which not only saved his life in the critical moment, but also enabled Chen Xuyan to detect the danger in time.

"Do you think Yan Chaowen is me? He is a superior who has been deeply influenced by ancient Confucianism. In his eyes, as long as Liu Xun has a trace of resistance in his heart, he deserves to die. Besides, no matter when, people around those in power must be ranked. He is not a member of the Yan family but has a high status in the Yan family. Some people have long disliked him." Jiang Xuan explained again.

"Okay, I'll be there soon." Chen Xuyan stood up and prepared to leave.

Jiang Xuan stood up upon seeing this and asked, "Where are you going?"

Chen Xuyan looked back at him and said, "What else can you do? It's time to go home and eat."

"I will go with you!"

......

——Chenjia Village

Wu Yueying and Chen Shun looked at the crowd of people gathered outside the yard and felt a little frightened.

As soon as she saw Chen Xuyan coming out, Wu Yueying immediately pulled him aside, and Li Wentao also followed over to listen in on the fun.

"How do you know General Zhong? I see he is very familiar with you. How come I have never heard you mention such a big thing?" Wu Yueying asked anxiously.

Chen Xuyan now even wanted to strangle Jiang Xuan to death. Although he could have gotten away with it by just lying a few words, he insisted on coming back with him. Now, after telling a lie, he had to tell countless lies to cover it up.

"It's a long story. I met him when I was studying at Qingshan Academy. At that time, he often came to Houyun City to resell things in order to make money for his old mother's medical treatment. I asked him to help me sell some storybooks, and we became familiar with each other. I didn't expect that he would have such great luck, such a small figure." Chen Xuyan's face was a little distressed.

Wu Yueying quickly covered his mouth with her hand and said, "Don't talk nonsense. Don't talk about this outside anymore. If you do talk about it, only say something good."

Chen Xuyan nodded quickly.

Only then did Wu Yueying take her hand away.

"Okay, go in and watch over the kids and don't offend him. I'll go cook first." Fortunately, he bought some vegetables himself. Otherwise, if people knew that her family treated Zhong Tianzhu poorly, wouldn't that be a capital crime?

Except for Chen Xuyan and Jiang Xuan who enjoyed the meal, everyone else was terrified.

This was also because Zhong Tianzhu's reputation was so badly slandered. Outsiders said he looked like a demon, had no manners for eating or walking, and was a murderer. However, after a while, everyone knew that these rumors were false, because he had never harmed the ordinary people in Houyun City.

Until now, they have been able to enter and exit Houyun City freely, and their business has not been affected. On the contrary, because of his reputation, no refugees will offend him as easily as before.

Besides, Houyun City is still under the control of General Zheng as before, so they are all naturally happy.

It was not until Jiang Xuan left that the Chen family returned to its lively state.

But the excitement at this moment came from his exploitation, and even Chen Zhao did not let him go easily.

"Brother, I've said everything I need to say." Chen Xuyan was finally able to drink some water.

"In the future, when you get along with him, you must pay attention to your identity. We are just ordinary people. Even if he recruits you and uses you, you must remember that you are just a subject." Chen Zhao's words were also well thought out.

As his elder brother, it is natural for me to give him advice.

Wu Yueying agreed. "Your elder brother is right. The imperial court is unreliable now. Since we have chosen to join General Zhong, we must obey his orders. You must not forget your identity when you work for him in the future."

"I see you're still arm in arm with him, brother Cheng!"

Chen Xuyan smiled awkwardly, "I know, mother. Don't worry, I know what's going on."

Jiang Xuan really screwed him over this time.

"By the way, Mom, I may have to go on a long trip in a few days." Chen Xuyan changed the subject.

"Where are you going to do your business? When will you be back? Are you bringing enough people with you?" Wu Yueying's three consecutive questions left Chen Xuyan stunned for a moment.

Chen Xuyan looked at Chen Zhao, "General Zhong said there's news about my uncle."

The surroundings suddenly became quiet, the smile on Wu Yuewan's face disappeared, and the needle in her hand soon pierced her hand.

"Aunt." Luzhu called her, and she finally reacted.

"Are you serious?" Wu Yueying thought she was hard of hearing.

Chen Xuyan nodded and said, "Actually, my elder brother and I have already met my uncle."

Chen Zhao was surprised, "When?"

"Do you still remember the middle-aged man named Liu Xun whom we met in Tongzhou City? His face was cut dozens of times with a knife, and he was completely disfigured. He had to wear a mask." Chen Xuyan reminded.

"He is my uncle?" Chen Zhao finally reacted. Liu Xun's unprovoked approach made him, who always hated strangers, feel no disgust at all.

No wonder he came straight to them. Now it seems that he did not choose to recognize them because of some insincere reasons.

"Yan'er, please tell me in detail!" Wu Yuewan's face was full of anxiety.

......

Wu Yueying and Wu Yuewan hugged each other and cried.

"My poor brother, who on earth harmed him? They even destroyed his appearance, and even my parents couldn't find him even at the mass grave! How vicious! My brother was the top scorer in the imperial examination that year, what a young talent!" Wu Yueying vented all the anguish she had felt for many years, and the resentment in her words was still strong.

The hatred in Wu Yuewan's eyes was no less than hers. "This man has such a vicious plan! He not only harmed my brother, but also our entire family?! If it weren't for my brother, my parents wouldn't have passed away one after another. We can't say that our family has a good life, but at least we can live in peace and take care of our parents until they die!"

"Who is it?!"

Chen Xuyan didn't expect that even after so much time had passed, the resentment in their hearts had been hidden until now.

I'm afraid the only thing I have to do now is to tell the truth.

"It's Dugu Xin."

"Back then, my uncle was his biggest competitor. He had won five prizes in a row. In addition, he had outstanding looks and was even appreciated by my grandfather's classmates. He was on the road to success. He tried every means to frame my uncle, but my uncle managed to dodge them. In the end, he went completely crazy and wanted to kill my uncle." The emperor would naturally not be stingy after winning five prizes, and winning six prizes was already in his pocket.

"He conspired with many others to attack my uncle, but because they all came from prominent families, some even from the royal family, they could only hastily end the attack. My uncle's heart was on the left side, and by chance he was saved by a traveling doctor, but his face was completely disfigured, and he had no hope of passing the imperial examination."

In the end, this was only a brief incident that was lamented in Beijing.

A human life is nothing more than this.

"My uncle was worried that the Dugu family wouldn't let us go easily, so he never dared to visit Grandma and you all these years. He could only try his best to make it easier for you to make a living."

He was the one who found Wu Yuewan's job, and the inn was his. Those thugs who harassed her all died miserably.

"Brother, why didn't he come to us earlier?"

Chen Xuyan pondered for a moment. "At that time, he had no status in the Yan family. He was just a spy, serving as a hired scout. It was only in recent years that he gained some freedom because his abilities were recognized by the Yan family."

"But his condition is not good now, I have to find a way to bring him back."

Wu Yueying wiped away her tears with her sleeves. "Yes! Hurry and take him over. He worked hard for the Yan family, but now he's being treated with jealousy and suspicion. We absolutely cannot follow a master like that!"

"Our family is big now, and you are highly valued by General Zhong. He doesn't have to compromise like before!"

If she were younger, she would have gone to pick up her brother herself.

"it is good."