Although he couldn't sleep with the brothel girl today, Ji Lie was still very happy to get 50,000 taels of silver from him.
Back at home, Ji Lie was also extremely generous.
With a wave of his hand, Zhang Changde and others were rewarded with a sum of money again.
Holding the silver in their hands, Zhang Changde and others smiled happily.
They only went out with Ji Lie twice and got a lot of money.
If we come again in the future, we are still not allowed to take off?
As for the palace guards who were unable to accompany them, they looked at their companions with eyes filled with envy, jealousy and hatred.
After Xiu'er put away the money, Ji Lie hugged her and fell asleep.
A night of silence.
Early the next morning, Ji Lie had just gotten up and started exercising when he heard that Laifu came to report that it was Yang Dehou who wanted to see him.
"I've seen the prince!"
"Dr. Yang, why are you here so early in the morning?"
Ji Lie said with a smile.
"My lord, I'm afraid something is going to happen..."
Yang Dehou sighed and said nervously.
"Why did Mr. Yang say this?"
Ji Lie frowned and asked softly.
"Did the prince have a conflict with the Gongsun family last night?"
"Yes, this is indeed the case."
Ji Lie was not surprised that Yang Dehou knew about this.
After all, Youzhou City is such a big place, and Yang Dehou makes a living as a broker, so it is normal for him to be well-informed.
"My lord, you don't know that the Gongsun family is not someone to be trifled with!"
"So what? Could it be that they still dare to kill Gu Bucheng?"
Ji Lie smiled nonchalantly.
"My lord, you must not be careless, the Gongsun family is really capable of doing such a thing!"
Yang Dehou said with a serious expression.
"Oh, I'd love to hear the details!"
"My lord, I don't know. Long before Gongsunhe, the court appointed a county magistrate..."
Before Ji Lie came to the vassal, the so-called Youzhou City was just an ordinary county town.
The person responsible for managing the city at that time was the former county magistrate appointed by the imperial court.
The county magistrate was loyal to the imperial court and saw that the powerful nobles led by the Gongsun family were becoming increasingly powerful and threatening the government's rule.
So while he restricted the power of the nobles in Youzhou, he also wrote to the court, admonishing the court to suppress the nobles.
As a result, he was jealous of the Gongsun family!
"Not far from Youzhou City, there is a dangerous peak called Black Mountain."
"There is a group of bandits who call themselves the Black Mountain Army stationed on it, and the leader is named Yu Yan."
"They make a living by killing people and selling goods. They often go deep into Youzhou and rob business travelers."
"Because Heishan is located at the junction of Daxia and the Hu people, once the government sends troops to suppress them, the Blackshan bandits will immediately flee."
"After the government withdrew its troops, they made trouble again."
"Just one night two years ago, this group of Black Mountain bandits suddenly broke into Youzhou City."
"But what's strange is that they didn't rob homes, but went straight to the county government office."
"Including the former county magistrate, a total of fifty-six people died tragically!"
Yang Dehou sighed as he spoke, his expression extremely regretful.
"What does this matter have to do with the Gongsun family?"
Ji Lie asked with a frown.
"What happened is extremely strange. Youzhou City is considered to be strong. If there is no internal response, how could the Black Mountain bandits sneak into the city?"
Yang Dehou lowered his voice and said seriously,
"According to rumors, the Black Mountain bandits are private soldiers raised by the Gongsun family!"
When Ji Lie heard this, his heart couldn't help but move!
Now the court is dark and there is turmoil everywhere.
Any ambitious gentry would secretly raise private soldiers to prepare for any eventuality.
If it is true as Yang Dehou said, the Black Mountain bandits may really be funded by the Gongsun family.
Otherwise, how can Montenegrin thieves survive just by robbing homes?
"After the death of the previous county magistrate, the matter was handled as an accident, and Gongsun He successfully became the state magistrate."
"The villain came here today just to remind the prince."
"Since Gongsun He dares to attack the imperial official, who knows that he will not attack the prince?"
Yang Dehou said seriously.
"Gu Xin has accepted the kindness of Dong Yang's family. Gu Xin is well aware of this matter. Please come back for the time being."
Ji Lie nodded.
Although it was out of force, Yang Dehou was now tied to Ji Lie.
If Ji Lie dies, Yang Dehou's early investment will be in vain.
That's why he came here specifically to remind Ji Lie.
Seeing that Ji Lie already knew, Yang Dehou said nothing and stood up to leave.
After he left, Ji Lie thought for a moment and asked Laifu to call Zhang Changde over.
"This subordinate has met the prince!"
"I called you here because I have something important to discuss with you."
Ji Lie looked serious and repeated Yang Dehou's words just now.
Zhang Changde was also surprised after hearing this.
"I didn't expect these powerful nobles to be so arrogant! But please rest assured, Your Majesty, if the Black Mountain bandits attack, my subordinates will definitely risk their lives to protect Your Majesty!"
"I can trust Commander Zhang's loyalty."
Ji Lie smiled faintly,
"But if you can only be a thief for a thousand days, then you can prevent a thief for a thousand days."
"What the prince means is..."
Zhang Changde looked at Ji Lie with some confusion.
"I wonder how the training of those new soldiers, Commander Zhang, is going?"
Ji Lie changed the subject and asked about the three hundred guards.
"They are already considered elite soldiers, they just have to go into actual combat!"
Zhang Changde said honestly.
"In that case, I'm going to use a trick to lure the snake out of its hole..."
A sneer appeared on Ji Lie's lips.
Zhang Changde was stunned at first, then suddenly realized!
…
The palace's side courtyard.
Feng Chong carried the pig food and walked listlessly towards the pig pen.
After being found out by Ji Lie for making false accounts, Feng Chong thought Ji Lie was just trying to scare him.
Unexpectedly, the next day, Ji Lie ordered people to build a pig pen in the palace courtyard and gave Feng Chong a copy of "Postpartum Care of Sows".
This made Feng Chong so angry!
You must know that in this world, Mr. Accountant was highly valued and his status was not low.
No matter which wealthy family he goes to, he can be reused.
Being sent to feed pigs was simply more uncomfortable than killing Feng Chong.
But Feng Chong didn't dare not to come. After all, if Ji Lie dared to kill Li Zhuo, he would naturally dare to kill him too!
As soon as Feng Chong poured the pig food into the pig pen, he saw several servants passing by the yard, whispering to each other.
"You know, the prince said he was going to stay at a farm outside the city for a few days."
"Oh? Why is that?"
"I heard that I offended the Gongsun family, so I went out to avoid the limelight."
"I see, but it's no wonder, who made the Gongsun family so powerful!"
The sound of their conversation reached Feng Chong's ears.
Feng Chong's heart moved, he thought for a moment, then dropped the barrel in his hand and walked out quickly!
When he came to the gate, the guard guarding the gate stopped him.
"Mr. Feng, what are you going to do?"
"The piglets in my house are sick, and I need to go to the veterinarian to buy some plasters."
Feng Chong explained with a smile.
Everyone in the mansion knew that he was sent to raise pigs by Ji Lie.
Therefore, the guards didn't ask any questions and let him go with a wave of their hands.
