I have been a county magistrate for ten years. My subordinates insist on giving me a yellow robe.

Duanmu Yuanchen took a deep breath, raised his head, and his face was full of pride and complacency.

I can do this, I am such a genius!

See, father, it’s not that I don’t want to learn, it’s that I’m so smart that I don’t need to learn at all!

Hard work is nothing compared to genius!

After listening to the entire poem, Duanmu Xiongtu looked at Duanmu Yuanchen with a conflicted expression.

Should we fight or not?

What the fuck is this!

"Your Majesty, although it is a little bit not presentable, it is indeed a poem." Chen Liu said from the side.

Duanmu Xiongtu shook his head helplessly: "Forget it, you've passed. Tell me, what do you want?"

"Anything is fine?" Duanmu Yuanchen jumped down from the hammock in surprise.

Duanmu Xiongtu nodded slightly: "A gentleman's word is as good as gold, so naturally anything is fine."

"Okay, I want to leave the palace!" Duanmu Yuanchen blurted out without thinking.

Duanmu Xiongtu's face instantly darkened: "Leave the palace? What are you going to do there? In the palace, you have everything you want, but if you leave, you will suffer."

Duanmu Yuanchen blinked his eyes and said, "I'm not afraid. I want to travel outside the palace. I haven't left the imperial capital for many years."

"This..." Duanmu Xiongtu hesitated. The Duanmu family currently has only this one child. What if something happens to Duanmu Yuanchen? Does he have to struggle again at this age?

"Father, how can a tree grow into a towering tree without going through wind and rain? No one's life is smooth sailing. Didn't you also live in dire straits before you started your army?"

"You've protected me well enough. It's time to let me out and experience some ups and downs!"

Duanmu Xiongtu looked at his son who was speaking with a bitter face, his eyes a little dazed.

Wasn't it the same for me back then? Duanmu Yuanchen was, after all, just a twenty-year-old boy, at the age when people were fond of playing.

It is indeed a bit inappropriate to stay in the palace all day long. What's more, Duanmu Xiongtu, who has experienced the lowest level of life, knows very well how the outside world can temper people.

In an instant, a somewhat absurd idea popped up in Duanmu Xiongtu's mind.

Maybe it's time to let Duanmu Yuanchen go out for a walk.

"Okay, I promise you, I can let you leave the palace." Duanmu Xiongtu said in a deep voice.

Duanmu Yuanchen was stunned for a moment before he whispered incredulously, "Do you really agree?"

"real."

"You can't do it like last time. You really only need to take one step out of the palace gate before you can bring me back, right?"

Duanmu Xiongtu shook his head: "No, I am serious, but let me be frank. I can let you go, but I will be the one to arrange the itinerary this time."

"No problem!" Duanmu Yuanchen danced with excitement.

Duanmu Xiongtu was immediately furious. Is it so uncomfortable for you to stay by my side?

"Chen Liu."

Chen Liu quickly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I am here."

"When the prince leaves the palace this time, you stay by his side. Yuanchen, come here and listen carefully!" Duanmu Xiongtu glared at his son, who made him angry no matter how he looked at him.

"Okay, okay, father, I'm here. You say, you say." Duanmu Yuanchen bent down very servilely and said with a playful smile.

Duanmu Xiongtu glanced at him, suppressed his anger and said indifferently:

"You are not allowed to take Wang Jin with you when you leave the palace this time..."

"Why!" Duanmu Xiongtu was interrupted by Duanmu Yuanchen before he could finish his words.

In the entire Eastern Palace, Wang Jin is the one who understands his thoughts the best. Wouldn't it be impossible to implement his plans without him?

"Shut up!" Duanmu Xiongtu shouted angrily, and then continued: "If you want to go out, do as I say, otherwise your leaving the palace will really just be leaving the palace."

"Wang Jin is not allowed to go. Also, I won't send anyone else to follow you along the way. It will just be you and Chen Liu. Chen Liu is only responsible for monitoring you, not protecting you. If you get into trouble, you have to deal with it yourself."

"You'll need to be self-sufficient in terms of food, clothing, housing, and transportation. Furthermore, once you get out, you must not reveal your identity. I've already planned your itinerary, and it won't exceed a single day. Otherwise, you'll never be able to get out again!"

After saying this, Duanmu Xiongtu looked up and looked directly at Duanmu Yuanchen.

Duanmu Yuanchen clenched his fists, as if to encourage himself: "Okay, I'll go!"

After being stunned for a while, Duanmu Xiongtu nodded and turned to leave. He felt a little complicated.

As a father, he doesn't want his son to suffer.

But as the king of a country, the future successor must not be the current Duanmu Yuanchen.

"Your Highness, please pack your things first." After saying this, Chen Liu turned around and caught up with Duanmu Xiongtu.

"Your Majesty, you are not really going to do what you just said?"

Duanmu Xiongtu sighed, "That won't happen. The Crown Prince's safety must be guaranteed. For this trip, select 500 people from the East Factory to secretly protect him. Make sure the Crown Prince doesn't notice, otherwise he will cause chaos outside."

"Also, the itinerary has been planned. Just follow the people I told you about before and take the prince to meet them one by one."

After saying that, Duanmu Xiongtu waved his hand, indicating that Chen Liu could go back and prepare.

Chen Liu pondered for a moment and immediately understood Duanmu Xiongtu's thoughts.

Duanmu Xiongtu is paving the way for the prince. Whether it is Jiang Yuan or the others, they are all talented.

Duanmu Xiongtu has not been promoted now in order to leave it to the crown prince. But if they are allowed to get to know each other first, they will surely be able to be more united as monarch and subject in the future.

Duanmu Yuanchen in the palace jumped three feet high with excitement.

"Hahaha! I'm free, I'm free!"

Wang Jin looked at his unreliable master with a bitter face. He had experienced the outside world firsthand. Who would be willing to enter the palace and become a eunuch unless they really couldn't make a living there?

"Your Highness, be careful outside. There are many bad guys."

"What are you afraid of! When the time comes, with my skills, Your Highness will definitely beat them until they cry for their parents!" Duanmu Yuanchen excitedly ran back to the room and started packing his luggage.

The next morning, Duanmu Yuanchen got up early, which was rare for him. He carried a bag on his back and a long sword on his waist.

"Let's go, I'll take you out of the city." Duanmu Xiongtu said lightly.

Chen Liu, who was also carrying a bag, followed behind the two of them. The atmosphere was very silent along the way. Neither the father nor the son spoke, and the journey was rather dull.

Duanmu Xiongtu was not wearing a dragon robe and did not bring any guards with him. He really looked like an old father seeing his son off on a long journey.

As the three of them walked out of the inner city, several pieces of paper were blown towards them.

Duanmu Xiongtu frowned slightly. The environment in the outer city was indeed too bad. There were pieces of paper flying everywhere in broad daylight.

"Hmm? Are there words?" Duanmu Yuanchen picked up a piece of paper curiously, pretended to look at it for a long time, and then licked his face and handed it to Chen Liu.

"Read it to me."

As soon as Chen Liu picked up the paper, his face suddenly looked like he had seen a ghost.

"Holy crap! Old Man Yang is having such an exciting time?!"