Chapter 170 To Xiang Province

After drinking a few bowls of wine, Jiang Chen asked, "What are your plans for the future?"

He could tell that Zhao Ting was the kind of person who considered the world his home and enjoyed helping the weak and upholding justice.

Zhao Ting said, "I originally wanted to go to the Changshan Prefecture to see if I could get a position. But now I think I need to go back and train for another two years."

Jiang Chen smiled and said, "Are you interested in joining the Imperial Guards?"

Imperial Guards?

These three words made Zhao Ting both surprised and delighted.

"Can I join the Imperial Guards?"

Jiang Chen smiled and nodded, "You can at least be a centurion."

This was equivalent to giving Zhao Ting a position, and Zhao Ting immediately knelt on the ground and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Get up."

Jiang Chen smiled and gestured, then said, "However, I'm going to Zhong Province this trip, so you can accompany us for now."

"Okay!"

After eating and drinking to their fill, Jiang Chen didn't stay here any longer.

Although he had told the shopkeeper and the waiter not to publicize his presence here, Jiang Chen knew that the two of them would definitely not be able to keep it a secret.

The truth was as Jiang Chen expected. When they left Changshan and arrived in Yecheng, the story of the three of them fighting the tiger had already spread throughout Changshan.

After hearing the news, the governor of Changshan was frightened out of his wits.

Fortunately, it was His Majesty who killed the tiger. If the tiger had killed His Majesty, then his entire family would not have been able to escape.

Terrified, the governor quickly wrote a memorial and sent it to the capital.

The ministers in the capital also quickly received the news.

Many people felt a cold sweat break out on their backs.

They thought that His Majesty had left the capital to have fun.

They didn't expect him to do such a dangerous thing!

What if something happened?

Although the current Emperor was sometimes harsh on them, it could not be denied that since the downfall of the Mei family, he had indeed done many things that an emperor should do.

Although many things infringed on their interests.

But looking at the entire Great Wei, only the current Emperor could lead Great Wei to glory.

After discussing among themselves, these people decided to immediately send people to find Jiang Chen and persuade him to return to the capital.

It was too dangerous outside.

This time it was fighting a tiger, but next time, who knows what he would be fighting!

What's more, the news that His Majesty only had one guard had already spread.

Those who were plotting against His Majesty must be eager to make a move.

The situation was just as they had imagined. Some aristocratic families, who had been greatly injured by Jiang Chen's measures against the gentry, could not help but feel a surge of excitement.

This was definitely an opportunity!

As long as Jiang Chen died outside, Great Wei would be in chaos!

They could take the opportunity to profit and even become meritorious subjects!

"Prince Tang, this is a golden opportunity!"

Three hundred miles away from the capital, in Phoenix City, Wang Yaohui, the head of the Wang family, was earnestly persuading a young man.

The young man was none other than Jiang Sheng, the Prince Tang who was enfeoffed in Phoenix City.

In the past, Jiang Sheng was also one of the strong contenders for the throne.

But in the end, he failed, and the throne was still obtained by Jiang Chen.

After Jiang Chen ascended the throne, in order to ensure that Jiang Chen's throne was secure, the Mei family issued an edict, enfeoffing Jiang Sheng in Phoenix City, which was not far from the capital.

In addition to constantly monitoring Jiang Sheng's movements, Phoenix City was extremely close to the sea, and once there was any rebellion, it would be completely isolated and helpless.

Therefore, in the past few years, Jiang Sheng had been a carefree prince.

But this did not mean that he could accept the fact that he had lost.

Therefore, after arriving in Phoenix City, he gladly accepted the Wang family's overtures and even ostentatiously married the eldest daughter of the Wang family as his princess.

After listening to his father-in-law's advice, Prince Tang remained silent for a long time.

He also knew that this was an opportunity.

But for him, this opportunity was not so easy to seize.

First of all, the army stationed near Phoenix City was not under his command.

Secondly, the Mei family was quite wary of him in the past and had even shown a tendency to uproot him several times.

In order to save his life, he had to pretend to be unambitious.

As a result, apart from the Wang family, he had no help at all.

"Father-in-law, the opportunity is indeed an opportunity, but how can I seize it?"

"Even if I succeed, how can I ascend the throne?"

Wang Yaohui had already thought it through: "Now that His Majesty has no children, if something happens to him, he will definitely have to find a prince to succeed him!"

"If Your Highness is in the capital at this time, for the sake of the overall situation, you will definitely be allowed to succeed to the throne!"

Jiang Sheng said, "But now that I am here, how can I go to the capital?"

According to the laws of Great Wei, after a prince leaves the capital, he is not allowed to enter the capital without permission. This is an iron rule!

Wang Yaohui had also planned for this problem.

"Your Highness, I heard that your birth mother, Consort Yu, is about to celebrate her birthday?"

"As a son, shouldn't you go to the capital to celebrate?"

Jiang Sheng's eyes lit up, and he laughed, "That's right! This is an excellent excuse!"

A cold light flashed in Wang Yaohui's eyes, "Once something happens to His Majesty, my Wang family, together with some ministers in the court, will definitely allow Your Highness to ascend the throne!"

"At that time, I hope that Your Highness will remember the Wang family's contribution."

After listening to Wang Yaohui's plan, Jiang Sheng had already begun to imagine the scene of ascending the throne. Hearing this, he laughed loudly.

"How could I forget Father-in-law?"

Just as Jiang Sheng's memorial requesting to enter the capital was being sent to the capital at full speed, Jiang Chen, along with Jing Yue and Zhao Ting, had already left Yecheng.

Further ahead was the territory of Zhong Province.

A day later, the three arrived in Xiang Province.

Looking at the extraordinary city walls and the rich cultural atmosphere of Xiang Province, Jiang Chen could not help but sigh, "As expected of an ancient capital, it is indeed extraordinary!"

Jing Yue and Zhao Ting behind him also nodded in agreement.

Entering the city, it was just past chen shi (7-9 am).

Not far away, Jiang Chen heard bursts of childish reading sounds nearby.

After becoming the emperor of Great Wei, this was the first time Jiang Chen had heard the sound of a folk school, and he couldn't help but feel curious.

"Let's go, let's go take a look together."

Following the sound, the three of Jiang Chen quickly arrived in front of a school without walls and only a roof.

Although it was only early winter, the weather in the north was cold, and the temperature was already below zero.

The cold wind was blowing, and in the sound of reading, there was the occasional sound of shivering.

Jiang Chen frowned.

When he was standing outside the city, he thought Xiang Province should be good.

But he didn't expect that just after entering the city, he would see such a scene.

Jiang Chen stood there with Jing Yue and Zhao Ting, and only walked forward after school was over.

The teaching teacher was a young man who had already seen Jiang Chen and the others. Seeing the three of them coming, he said, "What can I do for you three?"

Jiang Chen pointed to the school without walls and said, "I want to ask, is this a school?"

"Yes." The young teacher nodded.

"Why are there no walls?"

Jiang Chen pointed to the children who were constantly rubbing their hands and said, "In this environment, how can the children concentrate on their lessons?"

Hearing this, the young teacher looked at Jiang Chen for a long time.