I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

Shen Changgong smiled and said,

"What are you talking about, Duke? Of course, I invited you. You spoke for me today, and I haven't thanked you yet."

"Hahahaha, no problem, Lord Shen, please."

One of them rode a horse and the other took a carriage, and they walked towards the inner city.

When they arrived at the door of a very luxurious restaurant, the two men dismounted from their horses and cars, accompanied by guards.

A fat man came out from the door and said with a smile,

"Duke Dingguo, Lord Shen, you are finally here. Please come in."

Duke Dingguo smiled and said,

"Sir Shen, let me introduce you. This is the Marquis of Changxing. I've met him before in the court."

"So it's the Marquis of Changxing. I've heard of you for a long time."

Shen Changgong probably guessed that Duke Dingguo had sent Marquis Changxing here first to make arrangements.

"Please, please, please."

The three of them entered the restaurant and headed towards the private room upstairs. Their guards were arranging meals with servants downstairs.

When they entered the private room, the wine and dishes had already been served, steaming hot, which made Shen Changgong's appetite very whetted.

Shen Changgong was really hungry, so he sat down and started eating.

"Everyone is hungry, let's eat first and talk while we eat."

As a killer, Shen Changgong is most sensitive to toxins. Basically, he can tell whether something is poisonous as soon as it enters his mouth. If it is poisonous, he will spit it out directly.

Moreover, they are now invisible "allies" and these people still rely on him to deal with Prince Rong, so Shen Changgong naturally does not worry about them poisoning him.

Looking at Shen Changgong's careless manner of eating, with no table etiquette at all, the two nobles couldn't help but despise him in their hearts.

This man won the favor of the empress just by virtue of his handsome appearance and bold fighting spirit, but he is still a pariah at heart.

Duke Dingguo said in a very casual manner,

"I am also very hungry. Eat first, isn't the Marquis of Changxing hungry?"

"I'm hungry! I don't have time to eat before the morning court. How can I not be hungry?"

The two of them cooperated with Shen Changgong and started eating together.

This is not the rule at the dinner table, but Shen Changgong doesn't care about their feelings.

When you have the power, your rules are the rules.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, when everyone was full and satisfied, Duke Dingguo tentatively asked,

"Sir Shen, I have a question that I would like to ask you to clarify."

"Your Excellency, the Duke, please speak directly. I, Shen Changgong, am a rough man. There is no need to beat around the bush."

"Lord Shen is open-minded and forthright, so I will speak frankly."

Duke Dingguo laughed.

"I'd like to ask, do Lord Shen and the Duke of Ying have any personal grudges? Why did they go straight for annihilating the entire family?"

Shen Changgong smiled and shook his head.

"I have nothing to do with them. My family lives in the outer city, and it's hard for me to even meet these important figures. How could I have any personal grudge against them?

If we really had a grudge, I would have been killed by them long ago.

I dealt with them out of pure loyalty, all for Your Majesty. If they hadn't rebelled, I wouldn't have done anything to them, right?"

"Haha, we naturally understand Lord Shen's loyalty. But Lord Shen, please rest assured that the surrounding rooms are empty and there will be no ears.

What I said today will never be known to outsiders.

I am merely suspicious. Of course, if Lord Shen has any unspeakable concerns, you are free to remain silent. We are here to make friends today."

Shen Changgong felt that the heat was about right, so he said,

"Actually, I really don't have any grudges against the Duke of England."

Hearing this, Duke Dingguo and Marquis Changxing felt a little disappointed, thinking that this man was really stubborn.

However, Shen Changgong changed the subject and said,

"But I have a grudge against Prince Rong, and the Duke of Ying is one of Prince Rong's minions."

Hearing this, the two became interested.

"Oh? How did Prince Rong and Lord Shen become enemies?"

Shen Changgong put down his chopsticks, drank a glass of wine, pretended to be drunk, put the glass heavily on the table, and said indignantly,

"A few days ago, on the day of the male selection, you two should have been there too."

"Of course we are. We have all witnessed your heroic deeds, Lord Shen. You killed a hundred people by yourself. You are truly the most powerful warrior in Great Yan."

"I don't dare to claim the title of the number one warrior, but you two should have seen that after my victory, it should have ended. I didn't want to kill anyone, I just wanted to survive.

But just after I had gone through so much trouble to kill so many people, that Prince Rong, who had no grudge against me, wanted to kill me again and again.

He said that I broke the rules and that I made him unhappy. In short, he wanted to kill me.

"My Lords, tell me, I've gone through so much trouble, haven't I just to stay alive? I have no grudge against him, and he wants to kill me. Tell me, how can I not hate him?"

Hearing this, the two smiled with relief.

It turns out it was really because of a personal vendetta.

That's good, that's good.

But the two of them still pretended to be very indignant and helped Shen Changgong scold Prince Rong.

Shen Changgong continued,

"If that's all, then it's fine. After all, I survived. At worst, I'll just dislike Prince Rong in the future, but I won't bother with him.

However, when I arrived at the palace, there were five other young men choosing with me.

Prince Rong’s fourth son, Yan Guichao, thought he could be selected, but he didn’t expect that His Majesty would choose me.

Can I blame him for this? It's because he's not as good-looking as me.

But when the swallow returned to its nest, it actually said it wanted to kill my entire family.

What I mean is, you can mess with me and I won’t bother with you, but who doesn’t care about their family?

He's going to kill my whole family. Whether it's for revenge or self-preservation, don't I have to take the initiative and get rid of Prince Rong?"

The two of them hurriedly said,

"Yes, yes, this fourth son of Prince Rong is going too far. It's just a fair competition. Winning or losing depends on your own ability. No harm will come to your family. How can he threaten you like this?"

Shen Changgong slammed the table.

"That's right, that's why I want to get rid of him. But Prince Rong's power is too great, so I have to clip his wings first, so I will kill the Duke of Ying first.

As long as Prince Rong is still alive, I, Shen Changgong, will never be able to sleep peacefully."

After hearing this, the two of them were completely relieved.

The two looked at each other and thought, since this kid wants to attack Prince Rong, we can also add fuel to the fire and help him.

The two of them helped Shen Changgong scold Prince Rong, and they became more and more excited as they scolded him. The three of them quickly became familiar with each other and became close friends.

Of course, they were calling each other idiots in their hearts.

Suddenly, Shen Changgong whispered,

"My two lords, we are all friends, so I'm just giving you a heads up. I'm currently looking for trouble with Prince Rong's group. Please ask your family members to be more restrained and not make things difficult for me. Don't let anyone find fault with me and sue me for not handling your family members.

After this period of time, we have defeated Prince Rong, and we can do what we have to do. We can’t hurt our own people, right?”

"Of course, we will definitely restrain our family. Thank you, Master Shen, for reminding us."

The two of them burst into laughter.

Shen Changgong said again,

"By the way, please give me a list of our people and a list of Prince Rong's minions, so that I can know who can be killed and who cannot be touched."

After these two people had tricked Shen Changgong into talking, it was now Shen Changgong's turn to trick them into talking.