Your Majesty said that my life is worthless, so why are you crying when I increase my troops?

Xia Xue's face froze. She had never expected that such a righteous and impassioned speech would come from Xia Mingyuan.

Is this the nephew who forced me to take poison not long ago?

"Aunt! For the sake of the people of Hanyang, please agree to my nephew's request!"

"As long as Aunt agrees, your nephew is willing to make amends for you." Xia Mingyuan said with a firm face and a tragic tone: "Your nephew offended you before, so it is only natural that you resent me."

"It's just that I, nephew, would like to ask Aunt to let me deal with the bandit problem in Hanyang first. After that, Aunt, you can beat me or kill me, and I will never say no!"

After these words were spoken, Xia Xue was completely stunned.

She stared at Xia Mingyuan in a daze, and an absurd idea suddenly arose in her mind.

It seemed as if she would become an unforgivable sinner if she didn't agree to Xia Mingyuan's request!

However, Xia Xue always felt that something was wrong.

She was clearly a victim, but she did nothing. In the end, she felt sorry for Xia Mingyuan who had threatened her?

Xia Xue was upset, but the bandit problem in Hanyang could not be delayed any longer.

After hesitating for a while, she finally nodded.

"Since this is for the purpose of suppressing bandits, I will agree to your request first."

"However, I have two conditions."

"Aunt, please speak." Xia Mingyuan said seriously, "As long as it can help suppress the bandits, let alone two conditions, even a hundred nephews would agree."

Xia Xue's face flushed slightly, and after a pause she said, "First, give me the antidote!"

Without saying a word, Xia Mingyuan took out the dough balls he had prepared long ago from his pocket and handed them to Xia Xue without any hesitation.

He had prepared this noodle ball, but he never had the chance to give it to Xia Xue.

Now that Xia Xue took the initiative to bring it up, he naturally took it out.

He had previously thought about continuing to threaten Xia Xue with the antidote to make her agree to the martial arts competition, but as soon as this idea came into his mind, he rejected it.

At first, he was forced to use poison to force Xia Xue to bring him to Hanyang. Later, because of Xia Xue's misunderstanding, he used the antidote again to stay in the princess's mansion.

I have to say that this trick is indeed effective and easy to use.

But Xia Mingyuan knew in his heart that sometimes taking advantage of others would become a habit!

After all, Xia Xue was the only person in the palace who had ever cared about him.

Since the last time, he had secretly sworn in his heart that he would never use the so-called poison to threaten Xia Xue again.

Not only that, he also had to find a way to deliver the so-called antidote to his aunt as soon as possible to completely dispel her concerns!

Otherwise, Xia Xue would be worried all day long and might even get scared to the point of having a mental illness.

The most important thing is that if Xia Mingyuan dares to use this trick again, I am afraid that this aunt will never trust him as her nephew again!

Xia Xue looked stunned. She had thought Xia Mingyuan would find an excuse to refuse, but she hadn't expected this guy to agree so readily.

"Just give it to me like this?"

Xia Xue couldn't believe it and looked Xia Mingyuan up and down.

"Don't worry, auntie. Your nephew is solely focused on suppressing the bandits. Apart from that, he will never betray you again." Xia Mingyuan said with a firm expression, emphasizing each word.

Xia Xue stared into his eyes for a long time without noticing anything unusual. Then she took the antidote in her hand and put it aside calmly.

Seeing that Xia Mingyuan's eyes didn't fluctuate at all, she couldn't help but feel a little confused.

"Am I really overthinking it?"

"This Xia Mingyuan isn't that bad. He could have threatened me again for the antidote, but why didn't he?"

"Aunt, please continue. What is the second condition?"

While Xia Xue was stunned, Xia Mingyuan's voice interrupted her thoughts.

She couldn't help but frown slightly, and the words were on the tip of her tongue, but she swallowed them back.

How could I, the Princess of Great Xia, not be as good as Xia Mingyuan?

This guy is fully focused on suppressing the bandits. How can I threaten him for my own selfish reasons right now?

After a long silence, Xia Xue shook her head and said, "Forget it, I'll just leave the second condition for now. If you can truly wipe out the banditry in Hanyang, I'll raise it again!"

"Go and make the arrangements. Announce to the entire city that I'm hosting a martial arts tournament in the name of the royal family. The winner will receive a reward of 1,000 taels of silver!"

"Thank you aunt for your help, nephew!"

Xia Mingyuan was immediately overjoyed.

Sure enough, the tactic of moral kidnapping is most effective on moral people like Xia Xue.

As for this martial arts competition, selecting some masters is secondary. The most important thing is to promote the reputation of Kunlun Security.

As long as the world can see the strength of Kunlun Security, this deal won't be difficult!

After all, there are plenty of rich people in this world who are afraid of death.

When I left Xia Xue's room, Lu Xiucai had not returned yet.

Xia Mingyuan couldn't help but feel a headache. After all, he still had too few people.

Originally, he wanted to arrange for someone to make some invitations and then send them to the homes of those wealthy businessmen in the name of Xia Xue, inviting them to watch the martial arts competition tomorrow.

However, Lu Xiucai was not around at the moment, and Zhao Hongying was a wanted criminal by the imperial court. It was okay for her to just follow him around pretending to be a bodyguard, as this would not arouse suspicion.

But if you go out alone and do things that involve dealing with people, you will inevitably be noticed.

As for those guards, Xia Mingyuan tried to communicate with them. They were no different from ordinary soldiers, except that they were more rigid in understanding the ways of the world.

Even the Qilin Guards, apart from fighting, can only do some errands and miscellaneous work.

In desperation, Xia Mingyuan had to do it himself first, and he secretly made up his mind to hurry up and recruit some people.

……

The next morning, news of the martial arts competition spread throughout Hanyang City, causing a sensation among many people.

Xia Mingyuan wasted no time in sharpening his knife and chopping wood, and he did not miss the opportunity to boost the GDP of Hanyang City and make a small fortune at the same time.

After much consideration, he chose the Hanyang City Defense Army's training ground as the venue for the competition. Not only did he sell tickets according to viewing positions, he also contracted out a lot of advertising space.

In addition, any small vendors who want to enter and sell things there will be charged a commission, and Xia Mingyuan calls this providing them with a platform.

In just one morning, before the competition even started, Xia Mingyuan had earned nearly 17,000 taels, making a fortune.

If this martial arts competition could only be held once, he would have wanted to attend it every day.

Even so, Xia Mingyuan secretly made up his mind to hold a large-scale event in Hanyang every few months to stimulate domestic demand and increase consumption.

"Sir, I'm truly impressed by your methods today! This money came in like a strong wind!"

Looking at the white silver piled up like a mountain in the princess's mansion, Lu Xiucai was stunned and completely dumbfounded.

Once upon a time, he boasted that he had a talent for business, but he always suffered from a lack of opportunities and capital, which made him lament countless times that he was unlucky and unable to display his talents.

But now, compared with Master Xia, Lu Xiucai felt like a rookie.

The truly strong people will never complain about the environment!