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

"this…"

A thin layer of cold sweat broke out on Chen Qing's forehead.

His face was pale and he stood there completely dumbfounded.

Xia Mingyuan glanced at him and said calmly, "Now I give you two choices. Either you continue to act out this trick for me, or I will give you a way out after it's done."

"Otherwise, I will make your betrayal of the Poison Dragon Gang and the Xu family public. By then, you should know better than me what will happen to you."

Chen Qing shuddered violently, and looking at Xia Mingyuan who seemed to be smiling, he felt a chill down his spine, and for a moment he didn't know what to choose.

"Snapped!"

Seeing Chen Qing remained silent, Xia Mingyuan suddenly closed the folding fan in his hand.

"You gave me a chance but you didn't use it."

"Well, since you don't want to, I won't force you."

After saying this, Xia Mingyuan stood up and was about to leave.

Chen Qing was suddenly a little panicked, "Commander Xia, please stay."

Xia Mingyuan stopped and did not look back.

Chen Qing gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "I choose the first option. I will act however you ask me to. I only ask you to spare my life."

"Hey, this is right."

Xia Mingyuan smiled and turned to look at Wei Saner.

"Wei Saner, take two people with you and follow this guy to meet the Xu family."

After saying that, Xia Mingyuan walked up to Chen Qing and patted him gently on the shoulder.

"Chen Qing, you are a smart person. I hope you won't play any tricks in front of me."

"Otherwise, I will make you live a life worse than death."

Chen Qing shuddered violently and quickly lowered his head, not daring to look at Xia Mingyuan.

Coming out of the private room, Xia Mingyuan walked to the end of the corridor, stopped in one of the private rooms, asked Wang Gang and a few others to guard the door, and then pushed the door open and went in.

"Commander Xia, you are finally here."

Seeing Xia Mingyuan, Pan Yue quickly stood up.

Pan Hongxing followed behind him and when he saw Xia Mingyuan, he snorted coldly and turned away.

This Mr. Pan obviously still has some grudges about what happened to Xia Mingyuan in the tailor shop that day.

After all, when he returned home that day, Pan Yue hung him on the beam and beat him up.

So much so that even now, he still doesn't dare to get on the stool.

All this is thanks to Xia Mingyuan.

Xia Mingyuan chuckled, not wanting to argue with this guy. He looked at Pan Yue and said, "Chen Qing has already agreed."

"My men are right behind him. I don't think he'll dare to do anything."

"He will meet with the Xu family soon, and everything will go according to plan."

"That's fine, that's fine."

Pan Yue breathed a sigh of relief and quickly invited Xia Mingyuan to sit down, his tone becoming much more polite.

"Commander Xia, although we have many differences, you have been able to subdue Chen Qing and make him obey your orders. This is something I am ashamed of."

"My rebellious son is about the same age as you. If he had half the ability you have, I wouldn't have to worry about him any less."

Pan Yue said this, glaring at Pan Hongxing with some dissatisfaction.

"What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and serve tea to Commander Xia."

"Dad, why should I offer tea to this kid?" Pan Hongxing said with dissatisfaction, "This kid just got lucky and stumbled upon Chen Ah Si, a bandit from the Poison Dragon Gang."

"If I had known earlier that Chen Ah Si was a member of the Poison Dragon Gang, I would have arrested him long ago. Why would I become brothers with that man?"

"You bastard, how dare you talk back!"

Pan Yue was so angry that he kicked Pan Hongxing in the butt.

"You idiot, I've been on high alert, afraid that I'd be associated with the Dulong Gang."

"But you, little bastard, are so good! Not only did you let someone take advantage of you, but you even went so far as to become sworn brothers with me."

"If someone with ulterior motives finds out about this and exposes you, how can you still take part in the imperial examination?"

Pan Hongxing grimaced in pain, but still stubbornly said, "If I can't participate, then I can't participate. I'm too lazy to read those sages' bird language, and I don't want to take the imperial examination to become an official."

"Even if I have to do it, I will just ride a horse and kill the enemy, and be a military general."

"Bullshit!" Pan Yue slammed the table. "What do you know, you evil creature?"

"Although Daxia was founded on military power, the imperial court has been emphasizing civil power over military power in recent years. What's the point of being a warrior? You'll just be at the mercy of others. If you want to be successful, you have to be a civil servant."

"You beast, you dare to go against me? Today, in front of Commander Xia, I will deal with you."

As Pan Yue spoke, he suddenly picked up the horsewhip on the table and whipped Pan Hongxing with it.

Pan Hongxing let out a strange cry and ran away.

Xia Mingyuan crossed his legs, drank tea leisurely, and simply watched the fun from the side.

"This tea is good, worthy of being the signature of Four Seasons Restaurant."

“Just missing some sunflower seeds.”

"Old Pan, can you run faster? It's not good to just exert effort without any results."

In the end, Xia Mingyuan simply put down his teacup and watched with great interest.

I have to say that Pan Hongxing is quite tough.

Even after being whipped more than ten times by Pan Yue, he still refused to change his words.

At the end of the fight, Pan Yue really didn't have the strength to chase anymore. He dropped the whip in his hand and sat back in his seat panting.

"call…"

"This rebellious son really makes me angry."

As Pan Yue spoke, he glared at Pan Hongxing fiercely, picked up the tea on the table and drank it all.

Xia Mingyuan then grinned and said, "General Pan, if your son wants to learn martial arts and join the army, then let him go."

"As the commander of the city defense battalion, you must have many fellow generals among you. Perhaps you can help each other."

"Besides, let him go to the military camp for a few days to gain experience. Maybe he can't stand the hardships of the military camp and will come back to take the imperial examination."

"By then, I'm afraid you won't be able to stop him from taking the exam even if you want to."

Pan Yue was stunned for a moment, frowning and saying, "Commander Xia, as the leader of the guards at the Princess's residence, you really don't know what life has been like for the military officers in the court these years?"

"Not to mention that I, a captain of the city defense battalion, hold the seventh rank. If I want to mobilize soldiers to suppress the bandits, I need the approval of Sun Yaozu, a seventh rank county magistrate. The allocation of military salaries and supplies also has to go through his hands."

"Although the Sun family father and son usually call me General, in their hearts, I am just a security guard."

When Pan Yue said this, his expression was obviously filled with indignation, and his voice unconsciously rose a few degrees.

"And you, Commander Xia, are such a talented person. You should have been killing enemies on the battlefield and earned a title of nobility and a general. But in the end, you ended up being a guard in the princess's mansion?"

"If Sun Yaozu hadn't been thinking about your silver and agreed to let you suppress the bandits, how many soldiers would you have under your command, Commander Xia?"

"In this world, I would rather my son pass the imperial examination and become a seventh-rank civil servant than be a warrior and suffer the bullying of these civil servants!"

Xia Mingyuan looked at the excited Pan Yue and couldn't help but frown slightly.

He really couldn't understand why Pan Yue, a guy who didn't want money or fame, was so keen on power.

Not only does he want to improve himself, but his son also has to improve.

So much so that every time he talked about official power, this guy was filled with bitterness and hatred, as if the court owed him tens of thousands of taels of silver...