Prince Zhongshun Liu Ke, the thirteenth son of the Supreme Emperor, was the biggest dandy in the capital. In addition to fighting eagles and fighting dogs, he listened to music and performed opera every day, and also helped the common people in the capital to clean the streets.
Liu Ke had a very bad reputation among his relatives and officials, so they privately threw all the dirt that could be pinned on Liu Ke. The bad reputation of being a dandy, lacking in filial piety, bullying good people, robbing women and even raising boys, being a good man, etc. has long been spread throughout the capital.
Of course, anyone who knows anything will understand that Liu Ke is actually the most friendly clan prince in the hearts of the people. His greatest pleasure is to squat on the street, find out the noble officials and officials who oppress the people, hang them up and beat them.
He could sit high up in the hall and converse with relatives and nobles, but he could squat on the street with his hands behind his back and chat with the peddlers and lackeys. This was the loyal and obedient King Liu Ke, an extremely unique Daxia clan.
Liu Ke, who was Yihong downstairs, took the sword from the guard and poked Huo Qiu with the scabbard who had just climbed to the shore to catch his breath. He glanced at the Huo family guard who was blocked by the guard and smiled: "This is not us. Second Master of the Huo family, come and blow some bubbles for me!"
puff……
I don't know if it was a coincidence or not. Huo Qiu, who had filled his stomach with water in the lake, spit out water with a grunt when he heard Liu Ke say to blow bubbles.
The lake water mixed with the smell of alcohol made Liu Ke pinch his nose and move aside. He opened the paper fan in his hand and said disgustedly: "For such an old man, he can't even spit a bubble. He might as well be here at home." The koi carps raised there!”
puff……
This time Huo Qiu finally spit out the congestion in his throat and blew out red bubbles.
"Hey, that's right. What's the use of people in the lake who don't know how to blow bubbles. Now, go ahead and buy fish food for your father!"
Liu Ke seemed to be very satisfied with the bloody bubble blown by Huo Qiu. He threw a small piece of broken silver towards the Huo family's guards, laughed and walked up to Yihong Tower.
Jia Cong lay on the railing and watched the whole process, admiring Liu Keming's sarcastic skills.
He raised his head and asked Jia Lian beside him: "Second brother, is this Prince Zhongshun? He is too fierce!"
Jia Lian nodded solemnly, rubbed Jia Cong's little head with his big hands, and warned in a low voice: "We can't afford to offend this person, so it's best to stay away."
Although Jia Lian didn't explain too much, Jia Cong could still taste something from his tone.
Before he could think about it, he saw Liu Ke walking in, waving a paper fan.
His eyes were very sharp, and he could tell with just one glance at Jia Cong that this man was definitely not as simple as he seemed.
Liu Ke's face was full of ridicule, he glanced at Wang Ren who was cowering aside, and then said to Jia Zhen: "Jia Zhen, I heard that you have been very crazy recently, forcing Yansui Town to let your caravan from Ningguo Mansion pass. When did Jiubian’s checkpoints become your Jia family’s?”
Just one sentence pinched Jia Zhen's throat, and the pressure was so overwhelming that he almost couldn't breathe.
With a thump, Jia Zhen knelt on the ground and repeatedly cried out: "Your Majesty, I don't have it. This is slander..."
"Slander? Haha. Just wait to explain it to the Dragon Guards and see if they believe it or not."
Jia Cong moved a grand master's chair to Liu Ke's side. Liu Ke patted Jia Cong's head and sat down on the grand master's chair.
Then he took the bird cage from the guard and started teasing it. He didn't pay attention to Jia Zhen who was still crying about injustice. Instead, he talked to the two Jia Lian brothers.
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"Bubbles, bubbles!"
In the birdcage is a parrot with colorful feathers, babbling and imitating.
Jia Cong was playful, secretly looking at Liu Ke who was chatting with Jia Lian, and stretched out his finger to poke the plump parrot.
"Let's play music and dance!"
"Um?"
This parrot is worthy of being raised by the loyal and shun king Liu Ke!
In his excitement, Jia Cong forgot that the bird was not his, and began to tease the parrot in the cage to hear what it would say.
Suddenly, an unknown question came to my ears: "Jia Cong, are you not afraid of me?"
ah?
Jia Cong, who was caught red-handed by the bird owner, quickly retracted his fingers and stood obediently as his own good baby.
He shook his head and replied with a sincere face: "Your Majesty is not a man-eating beast, why should I be afraid?"
Liu Ke chuckled and asked again: "Which family in the capital is not afraid of this king? He is afraid of being hung on a tree and whipped by me. Aren't you afraid?"
Jia Cong asked in surprise: "Aren't those people who were hung up and whipped by the prince just bad people who oppressed good people? I didn't do anything illegal or disciplined, so why would the prince beat me?"
"Interesting, interesting. Brother Huang said you are a wonderful person. When I met you today, you turned out to be an interesting person."
Liu Ke seemed to be very interested in Jia Cong. He reached out and pinched Jia Cong's round face, and asked a few more irrelevant questions before turning the topic back to today's events.
"Jia Lian, your performance today impressed me. Do you want to be the commander of my bodyguard?"
Liu Ke's invitation came suddenly and surprisingly.
According to the system of Daxia, the Prince's Mansion has a Royal Palace Ceremony and Guard Department, which has one official of the fifth rank, two deputies of the fifth rank, and six officials of the sixth rank.
The guard commander he mentioned actually refers to the fifth-grade Yiweizheng, who is in charge of the royal guards of five to six hundred people in the Yiwei Department of the palace.
Of course, the power is limited to the Zhongshun Prince's Palace, and he is a subordinate official of the Prince's Palace, which is a good promotion channel.
If it were in the past, Jia Lian would probably have agreed. After all, Prince Zhongshun is the most favored brother of the current emperor. Not only was he given the prince's residence covering half a square, but he was also given food that far exceeded that of other clans.
As long as he ingratiates himself with Liu Ke, there will be many opportunities for him to soar into the sky in the future.
But he recalled the changing experiences of the past few days, and his vigilance increased to an incomparable height.
Jia Lian bowed and replied: "Thank you very much, Your Majesty for your attention. Unfortunately, my father has arranged an errand for me. I will go to Jiangnan with my father soon. I have no choice but to miss Your Majesty's grace."
Liu Ke was not as furious as he expected. Instead, he tsked twice meaningfully, stood up and was about to leave.
But he seemed to have remembered something, turned around to look at Jia Cong, and asked with a smile: "Jia Xiaosan, do you like my bird?"
This question is ambiguous!
No matter what Jia Cong was thinking in his heart, his face was sincere. He nodded his head: "Well, well, your parrot is so interesting, it can even sing!"
"I like it, but it's a pity that this king has developed feelings, so I can't give it to you."
Liu Ke took off the jade pendant he carried with him from his waist and threw it to Jia Cong: "Take this jade pendant and come to my palace someday. I will pick one for you. The noble men of the Duke's palace will not fight with each other. Even if you treat me like a dandy, I’m sorry for the blood flowing in your body!”
Jia Cong quickly took the jade pendant thrown over him. Before he could react from his surprise, Liu Ke's figure had disappeared.
This man came and went in a hurry. Apart from scaring Jia Zhen, he seemed to have done nothing, and yet he seemed to have done everything.
Jia Cong and Jia Lian looked at each other, not knowing how to express their feelings.
