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At this moment, his peripheral eyes swept to the door on the inside of the imperial study, which was connected to the outside.

If he didn't sign at this time, he seriously suspected that some soldiers would immediately rush out and kill him on the spot, after all, this episode had been staged more than once in history.

In order to ensure the throne of the eldest son, the emperor forced the powerful prince to swear not to rebel, but Xiao Ming didn't expect that he would encounter this kind of thing, and he also had to sign this letter of nomination.

However, it can be seen how much Xiao Wenxuan dotes on the prince.

"Son's sign!" Xiao Ming said almost without hesitation.

Xiao Wenxuan looked at Xiao Ming with satisfaction and said: "Ming'er, you are the person who has answered the most refreshingly so far, my father is not wrong this time, it seems that there is nothing wrong with letting you be the executor, you can rest assured, as long as you sign the certificate of nomination, the prince will inevitably scruple about the oath of voting for the certificate after he ascends the throne, and I also hope that you can do your duty, so that the country of Chongqing will be stable." ”

Xiao Ming actually wanted to say that the contract was torn up when it was created, and this contract would be equivalent to waste paper if there was no strong executor.

This contract will be very useful when Xiao Wenxuan is reincarnated, because once it is violated, he will face the situation of breaking his oath and being killed, but it is difficult to say whether this effect is still there after Xiao Wenxuan's death.

Now Xiao Wenxuan chose him as the executor of the nomination, one is that he does not have any background in the gate, and the other is that he holds Shanhaiguan and has enough chips to threaten other princes.

"Father, the sons have always done their duty, I only hope that the Great Yu Kingdom can unite to resist the barbarians, and I hope that this vote can allow the brothers to abandon their previous suspicions and deal with the barbarians together, after all, the strength of the sons can only hold the Shanhaiguan, but it is not so easy to eliminate the barbarians."

Xiao Wenxuan nodded and said, "Father Emperor is for this purpose. ”

After a pause, he continued: "You have made such a contribution, you were assassinated just after you arrived in Chang'an, and now I have asked you to make a name for yourself, I am really ashamed of you, so let's tell me what reward you want, I will definitely promise you what I can achieve." ”

Xiao Ming didn't care whether he signed this letter of nomination or not, and even signing this letter of nomination was still beneficial to him, what he really wanted was a stable development environment, and he also wanted to be able to gather the strength of the Great Chongqing Kingdom to fight against the barbarians.

He didn't want to be an ambulance officer to fight fires everywhere.

Now that Shanhaiguan has given him a layer of security, it would be even better if the princes could settle down.

After a deep sigh, Xiao Ming said: "Father, the son does have a reluctant invitation to go to Chang'an this time. ”

"Tell me about it." Xiao Wenxuan showed an interested look.

Xiao Ming said: "Erchen hopes that the goods of the Qingzhou Chamber of Commerce can be unhindered in the royal fiefdom and not be charged any taxes, I don't know if my father can agree." ”

"Isn't this the treatment of the imperial merchants." Xiao Wenxuan said.

"Yes, what the retainer wants is the treatment of the imperial businessman." Xiao Ming nodded, in the royal land, only the imperial merchants were not charged any taxes, and no official dared to offend.

"What's so hard about that? I promised you, but is that really all there is? Xiao Wenxuan couldn't believe it, he didn't care about the businessman's business.

"Thank you, Father." Xiao Ming's heart almost jumped out, he didn't expect Xiao Wenxuan to answer so happily.

Xiao Wenxuan nodded, and then he said to Xiao Ming: "This is just a trivial matter, I think this reward is too small for your merits." ”

"Erchen is already content."

Xiao Ming excused himself, he didn't dare to ask for anything else, in his opinion, this was just Xiao Wenxuan's temptation, if he asked for something too much, Xiao Wenxuan would inevitably be uneasy, because it meant that he was too ambitious.

And the treatment of this imperial merchant may not be very important in Xiao Wenxuan's opinion, after all, Xiao Wenxuan has always promoted heavy agriculture and suppressed business, and it is because of this that the status of merchants in Dayu Kingdom is so low.

Xiao Ming's answer made Xiao Wenxuan show an appreciative look again, and then he said to Xiao Ming: "By the way, it is said that you used a new firearm and a thing called a hot air balloon in Jizhou this time, but there is such a thing. ”

"Yes, the name of this firearm is musket, this time the retainer brought a batch, this hot air balloon retainer also brought, the father can show it to the emperor at any time."

Xiao Wenxuan became more and more excited, and he said: "Okay, in that case, tomorrow morning, the emperor will announce the reward for you, and then I will go and watch it." ”

"Yes, Father." Xiao Ming nodded, he didn't care about the rest, because he had already achieved his goal.

After saying a few more words to Xiao Ming, Xiao Wenxuan let Xiao Ming leave and called the Eighth Prince in.

Leaving the imperial study, Xiao Ming smiled bitterly and walked outside the palace.

When he came to Chang'an this time, he really encountered all kinds of absurd things, but whether it was assassination or surrender, this could not interrupt his plan.

As long as the trade route is opened, when he returns to the fiefdom, that is when his fiefdom takes off.

It wasn't until he used the vast land of Youzhou and Qingzhou to develop that he didn't care about what he was looking for.

Leaving the palace, Xiao Ming thought that it was time to go to King Yong.

King Wei's fief is estimated to have not run, and King Yong is even more unlikely to be able to run away, and now there is no problem with the scope of the royal family, and the rest is the fief of the vassal kings with different surnames.

It's a difficult question, though, but no matter how difficult it is for him, he has to try, because the rich land of the South is important.

And as for what the chips to exchange were, he already had an idea.

In the imperial study, after the eighth prince unwillingly signed his name and left, Xiao Wenxuan looked at the man next to him and said, "What, do you see anything?" ”

This person is Yang Zhen, the leader of Lijingmen, he said: "Except for King Qi who is so cheerful, the other princes are a little unwilling, especially the second prince, who seems to have resentment in his heart. ”

"Second Prince." Xiao Wenxuan's eyes narrowed, he also felt this way, "Do you think this assassination was done by the second prince?" ”

Yang Zhen said: "Xiaguan has sent someone to investigate the source of this batch of barbarians, and found that these barbarians were all provided by a Jin merchant, but the strange thing is that this Jin merchant, who was very close to the prince in the past, has disappeared without a trace. ”

"Jin Shang?" Xiao Wenxuan said in surprise.

Yang Zhen nodded, "The merchants in King Liang's fiefdom are called Jin merchants, and these merchants have the closest contact with the barbarians, and outsiders can't sell these half-blood barbarians. ”

"However, this does not mean that it was done by the second prince, after all, many of these Jin merchants are minions of the barbarians."

(To be continued.) )