Ancient paintings connect the present, I hoard goods to support the villain Wang

Wang Tiezhu's several deputy generals were also very excited when they saw the people eating peaches.

They distributed peaches for a long time but hadn't even had a bite themselves.

A bearded lieutenant couldn't help it, took a big bite of the peach and smiled with satisfaction.

"Don't worry, everyone. The fairy told the prince that she will send us cotton and cloth to make cotton-padded jackets in a few days, one for each of us!"

The deputy general said excitedly.

Hearing this, the soldiers in the army instantly came back to their senses from the deliciousness of the peaches.

For a moment, everyone really didn't know how to thank the prince.

One soldier, unable to control his passion, asked loudly:

"When will the Qianshuo army be able to attack?"

"I feel like I'm as strong as an ox now. I can kill a hundred bandits in one breath!"

As soon as he said this, everyone started competing.

"Based on the treatment the prince and the fairy have given us, I can capture not only a hundred bandits but also the leader of the bandits!"

Seeing them bragging without thinking, several deputy generals also smiled.

Although what they said was not very realistic, if the prince and General Wang saw that the soldiers were so motivated, they would definitely be very happy.

However, they also heard from their own general Wang that the prince would most likely not go to war with the Qianshuo army again, but would prepare to counterattack Dayong and establish his own regime.

If that were to happen, and they each served their own masters, he would become an enemy of his brother who had joined the Imperial Guard.

I hope that there will be no war with Qian Shuo, and even more so no war with the imperial court, and everything will be peaceful!

Xiao Jingyan returned to the room, replied to Shi Xi's message, and then knocked on his door with a knife.

Along with Zhi Ren came a tall and thin young man with a fair complexion.

The boy looked a few years older than Xiao Jingyan, but his face still carried the childishness of a young boy, and the clear and innocent nature of someone who had not experienced much of the world.

He was wearing a long gown that had been washed so much that its original color was almost unrecognizable. Although poor, his clothes were clean and tidy.

He was brought to the military camp by Zhi Ren. Looking at the solemn atmosphere in the camp and Zhi Ren who had never given him a good look the whole time, he looked like a little white rabbit meeting a big bad wolf.

He was timid and looked like he was about to be frightened.

"Your Highness, he was the one who showed us the way to the residence of Chen Daming's lover that day."

Zhiren introduced the young man to Xiao Jingyan.

Xiao Jingyan had long wanted to meet the enthusiastic citizen who had helped them so much, but everyone had been busy these days and had not gone to see him.

Now that Zhiren has learned to ride an electric bike and they have installed the solar panels, it is natural for them to do other things.

"Scholar, don't be nervous. Our prince is very kind. Just answer truthfully whatever he asks you."

Zhiren saw that the young man was still shivering, not knowing whether it was from the cold or fear, and hurriedly comforted him.

The young man nodded at him, knelt down and kowtowed to Xiao Jingyan, saying:

"I, Gu Yehe, greet the prince."

Xiao Jingyan nodded and said, "Get up, the ground is cold."

He stood up tremblingly, and the fear in his heart seemed to have disappeared a lot.

I didn't expect the prince to be so reasonable.

"You took my men to that small courtyard. Aren't you afraid of retaliation from those who came from the capital?"

The information that Zhiren and Zhimo had heard before was that Gu Yehe saw people selling things that did not belong to them in the market.

Out of curiosity, I followed those people to find out what was going on.

In this way, they found the courtyard where Chen Daming kept his mistress.

But Xiao Jingyan thought that Zhiren and the others wanted to investigate this matter, and this scholar suddenly appeared and provided them with clues, which showed that he had some ulterior motives.

"I have studied the sages' books for ten years and know that the things they are selling are of unknown origin. I should report them to the authorities."

"Even if Your Highness didn't investigate this matter, I was planning to report it to the authorities."

Gu Yehe said righteously that he couldn't see any lies from Xiao Jingyan at the moment.

"Yes, you have helped us a lot this time. I can give you a reward. Tell me, what do you want?"

Just reward according to merit.

After hearing this, Gu Yehe felt a little ashamed.

"Your Highness has led the Xiao Family Army to defend our country and garrison the border for several months. What I have done is insignificant and does not require any reward from Your Highness."

Gu Yehe spoke seriously and from the bottom of his heart.

After hearing what he said, Xiao Jingyan raised his eyebrows.

"Yes, it is true that the young are to be feared."

He is not even as old as Gu Yehe, but his words sound very mature.

"Hold the blade, go to the storehouse and get fifty taels of silver for him."

Although Gu Yehe said no, Xiao Jingyan didn't like to owe others, especially an ordinary citizen.

Fifty taels of silver was a sky-high price for poor people like them, enough for their family to eat and drink for several months.

Gu Yehe was flattered and bowed to express his gratitude.

This time he did not refuse. If he did not appreciate it, he would be ungrateful.

Before leaving, Gu Yehe accidentally glanced at the large white papers that Xiao Jingyan had hung on the wall at the door.

Above is the installation diagram of the solar panel.

The second batch of solar panels that Xiao Jingyan asked Shi Xi for had not arrived yet, so he had not thrown away the installation drawings yet.

Gu Yehe seemed very interested in this thing and couldn't help asking:

"Excuse me, Your Highness, are these the installation drawings for the large iron plate on the roof outside?"

He didn't know what solar panels were, so he could only ask in his own way.

"Yes, you recognize this thing?"

When Xiao Jingyan heard him ask this, he thought he knew something.

Gu Yehe shook his head regretfully.

"I don't recognize it, and I don't know what it does, but looking at the installation drawings, I feel it's quite magical."

He didn't pretend to know the truth and just told the truth directly.

"Well, go down and claim your reward."

Xiao Jingyan had no obligation to say anything more to him and sent them away.

However, this scholar was able to guess, just by looking at the blueprint, that this thing would become a solar panel on the roof after being assembled. He was also a very smart guy.

Calculating the time, he should be able to take part in the imperial examination next spring and should be among the top.

Seeing that Dayong was full of talented people and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, Xiao Jingyan could not bear to start a war with the imperial court, and personally destroyed the peace that the Xiao family had guarded for a hundred years.

But he would eventually have to fight with the emperor, Prime Minister Pei, and those old officials in the court who were wary of the power of his Xiao family army.

Just as Zhi Ren and Gu Ye left with them, within a cup of tea, Zhi Mo came back with several secret guards.

There were so many things on their carriage that the horses were almost paralyzed. They were all things brought back from the palace according to Xiao Jingyan's instructions.

There is no need to say much about gold, silver and jewelry, as well as calligraphy and paintings, porcelain, rare treasures, natural treasures and earthly treasures... everything is available.

But these are just the tip of the iceberg in the huge Ding'an Palace. Countless carriages loaded with treasures will continue to be delivered to him from the capital.

His plan was to empty the palace. Firstly, this would free him from the imperial court's oppression, and secondly, he could give all his possessions to Shi Xi. "Guys, can you guess, is this new character, Gu Yehe, a good guy or a bad guy?"