The prince is very cruel

Guan Ning smiled and said, "Your mother and your wife asked me to come here."

Hearing this, Li Zhibao's eyes flushed with reluctance. He lowered his head and said, "Brother Guan, please go back and tell them not to worry."

"This time I won't go back no matter what, unless I make a name for myself and make that old guy shut up completely!" He gritted his teeth.

Guan Ning laughed and said, "Who said I came here to persuade you to go back?"

Li Zhibao looked up: "Okay, Brother Guan, have a few drinks with me."

Guan Ning stopped him: "Hey, you can't drink this wine anymore."

"You ran away to make your father look up to you and accomplish something great, but you didn't want to live a life of drunkenness and debauchery, did you?"

Li Zhibao was speechless and explained, "I'm just in a bad mood and have had enough to drink. I will leave Ling County tomorrow."

Guan Ning could see that he was serious.

He patiently sat down and asked, "So what are your plans?"

Li Zhibao thought for a moment and said, "I don't know. I plan to take it one step at a time. Anyway, it's not in Ling County."

"Go to the border. There's more poverty and opportunities in those places."

Guan Ning shook his head: "Although there are opportunities in those places, it will be difficult for you to make a name for yourself if you fight alone. You will be caught in a dilemma when the time comes."

"How about I show you a way?"

Li Zhibao's eyes lit up: "Brother Guan, what do you mean?"

Guan Ning did not answer, but asked first: "Will you join the army first, or the literature?"

"Or maybe you're walking between the white and black worlds?"

"Or maybe, go into business?"

Li Zhibao had almost no hesitation: "Of course I'll join the army. I don't have the foundation for literature. My father will definitely think I'm unlearned and unskilled as a jianghu or businessman."

"it is good."

"Then join the army."

"But can you bear that hardship?" Guan Ning raised his eyebrows.

Li Zhibao stood up suddenly and patted his chest, saying, "Brother Guan, as long as I survive, I can endure any hardship!"

"I know everyone thinks I'm a little prince and they're afraid of me, but that's because they're afraid of my background, not because they truly respect me!"

"I've had enough of the old man's harassment. This time, I'm going to make a name for myself and I won't regret it!"

Guan Ning nodded and patted his shoulder: "Very good."

"Then go directly to Shu and find a man named Nie Nan. Ask him to take you to find Shen Lei. Start as a pawn first."

Li Zhibao was stunned for a moment: "Shu?"

"That place..." He stretched out his voice, obviously thinking that Shu was a poor place where even birds didn't shit, and it would be difficult to make a name for himself.

Guan Ning explained with a smile: "You will know what is different if you go to see it."

"Also, the place you're going to has an army of 30,000 soldiers, which I built single-handedly. If you don't trust others, you should at least trust me, right?"

Li Zhibao was shocked!

I thought I heard it wrong.

"You, what did you say? You built an army?" His eyes widened, he was completely sober, and his heart was in turmoil.

Guan Ning touched his nose: "Why, are you scared?"

Li Zhibao swallowed hard and was speechless for a long time.

I moved my lips several times, but in the end I couldn't say anything.

Building an army is a capital crime. Even if the emperor comes, he will be killed immediately without mercy. What does he want to do by raising such a large army?

This almost shocked his cognition that there were people who dared to do this.

A long time, a long time.

He said with difficulty: "Brother Guan, although I don't know what you are going to do, I know that you are doing this for my own good!"

"I'll go!" He gritted his teeth. He knew that this might be a place of trouble and he could easily lose his head if he went there, but he still went there without hesitation.

Guan Ning was slightly touched. After all, to a certain extent, if he established an army, he would be considered a traitor, even if it was just for self-protection.

"it is good."

"As long as you believe in me, I will give you a new life, make you famous, and make you a hero that your father will be proud of."

Li Zhibao said in a deep voice, somewhat impatiently: "Then I will leave now."

Guan Ning smiled and said, "No, let's wait until tomorrow. It's already late and you've been drinking."

Li Zhibao nodded: "Okay."

"Oh, and this matter is top secret. It's fine if only you and I know about it. Don't tell your father."

"It will be very difficult for him to do this once he finds out. After all, he is a prince of the Wu Dynasty and the emperor's younger brother."

"I do this not to kill anyone, but to protect myself." Guan Ning confessed his true feelings. I will not offend anyone unless they offend me. But if someone offends me, then the 30,000 dragon riders will be their nightmare.

Li Zhibao took a deep breath and nodded heavily.

"Brother Guan, don't worry. I know the seriousness of the matter."

"That's good."

"Keep these things for yourself. Your mother and wife asked me to give them to you. They are all some spare clothes. Take them."

"Also, take this letter with you."

"Show it to Nie Nan. He knows what to do. If you have any problems, you can go to him. He and I have a life-long friendship."

Hearing this, Li Zhibao took it bitterly and smiled bitterly.

"If I remember correctly, this Nie Nan is the clan leader of Shu, a figure that even His Majesty wants to win over. He and Brother Guan have a life-or-death relationship. With such connections and abilities..."

"Alas, when can I be like you, Brother Guan? If I could be like you, that old man wouldn't be so sarcastic to me tomorrow and wouldn't suppress me at every turn."

Guan Ning laughed dumbly: "When you become a parent, when you have a full beard, perhaps you will understand your father's heart."

"As for connections and abilities."

"Aren't we brothers? My connections are your connections."

Hearing this, Li Zhibao's eyes turned red and he almost choked. Others looked down on him, but only Guan Ning treated him as a brother!

"Oh, no, not brother. According to seniority, you have to call me uncle. My future son is of the same generation as you, hahaha!" Guan Ning laughed and teased deliberately.

Li Zhibao burst into laughter immediately.

“This relationship is a bit messy.”

"It's okay, let's talk about our own affairs."

"I call you brother and you call me uncle, haha!" Guan Ning burst into laughter.

Li Zhibao had a strange look on his face, as if he had eaten a dead fly.

……

The next day.

Li Zhibao set off and went directly to Shu.

Guan Ning did not tell anyone about this matter, but only told Princess Cao and others that Li Zhibao had gone to a very safe place and would send letters home on time, so they should not worry.

Then, he also set off. After bidding farewell to Prince Ping and Princess Cao, he and Lou Xinyue set off together to the next stop, to visit Sima Yuan.

As the military commander of Zizhou, Yuan Da Sima is definitely a high-ranking official. Although he is not as powerful as Zhao Tai in the past, he is still a big shot.

But like King Ping, he also personally welcomed Guan Ning in a very grand manner, as if he was welcoming his son-in-law and the young man he trusted most.

After all, the relationship between Guan Ning and Yuan Xiang was almost about to be exposed.

In Guan's house, everyone from top to bottom treated her as their mistress.

Sima Yuan almost tacitly agreed to this matter.

Guan Ning accompanied Yuan Sima for a drink and got drunk. The two talked about many things. Yuan Sima asked Guan Ning to take good care of Yuan Xiang and not let her down.

He also expressed his concerns about the situation: conflicts were intensifying across the country, meritorious groups were harboring their own agendas, border frictions were increasing, and local governments were not receiving their salaries.