Everyone Knows I’m a Good Man

Extra (7) (Main World)

The little emperor was very happy and wished he could go and meet this master from a reclusive family now.

Fortunately, the eunuch beside him caught him in time: "Your Majesty, you are the emperor and you are not allowed to leave the capital at will."

The little emperor also knew this truth.

But he was even more afraid that Ji Changze would run away.

"Since the Hidden World Family came out, they came for me. They have such magical weapons in their hands, which will be of great use to the country and the people. Naturally, I want to learn from my ancestors and meet in person to show my sincerity."

This is the founding emperor.

At the beginning, the founding emperor was just an ordinary soldier. He relied not only on his own ability, but also on his ability to recruit talents.

It was a time of chaos and chaos everywhere.

Countless capable people found that something was wrong and stayed away from the world, just to avoid being dragged into war by some people and indirectly becoming the accomplices of the misfortune of life.

But unfortunately, under such circumstances, the founding emperor, as the leader of a rebel army, was still able to come to see him one by one.

In the end, with great sincerity, he attracted countless capable people under his command.

Every time the little emperor read this paragraph, his blood boiled with excitement. He wished he could travel back to the time of his ancestors and learn from his ancestors, relying on his personal charm to attract others to do things for him.

Unfortunately, he was destined not to have this opportunity.

Although it can't be said that there is peace on all sides now, it is true that the country is peaceful and the people are safe. The late emperor was too powerful and left a peaceful and prosperous age to the little emperor.

Except for the fact that barbarians are always looking for trouble, which annoys the little emperor, there is nothing else that requires his performance.

What he has to do is not to gallop forward, but to review the memorials honestly every day, and hold meetings when major events happen, so that the old ministers can take turns to come up with ideas.

Boring, boring.

Day after day, year after year.

The little emperor who seemed to go to court conscientiously every day actually had a desire to conquer the world on horseback.

Unfortunately this is not possible.

The world belongs to him, there is no need for him to fight.

But now, an opportunity was placed in front of him.

The little emperor's eyes were bright: "I want to go to Kaiyang City in person."

He wants to show his charm in front of the hidden family.

The chief eunuch knew this would happen and quickly advised: "Your Majesty, if you don't go, they will still come to serve you in a few days."

"How can that be done? Isn't it written in the book? If you are born in this kind of family, you will definitely check around first. This Ji Changze must be doing the research."

The little emperor spoke plausibly and made a lot of sense:

"I'd better go in person to avoid any trouble."

"Hey, my Majesty, how can something go wrong? Now that the world is at peace, the hidden family will only feel that they respect and worship your Majesty."

The little emperor still had a small calculation in mind.

There is no point in sitting in the imperial city and waiting for those people to come to your door.

If he personally relies on his own ability to convince the other party, then that is called ability.

Since Ji Changze was born and was sent down the mountain to investigate, it means that the hidden family behind him affirmed him as the emperor.

Those who can be called a hidden family are all powerful.

You can know this just by looking at the telescope and the magic weapon.

When the world was in chaos, many families who had hidden powerful secret recipes fell into decline, and the world lost countless magical things.

Now that the Hidden World Family has volunteered, it proves that even at a young age, he can still stand tall in the court.

The little emperor became more and more excited as he thought about it. The chief eunuch, Hao Xuancai, finally persuaded him and asked him to wait for news from Kaiyang City.

Over in Kaiyang City, after the identity of Ji Changze's hidden family was found out, all subsequent investigations went smoothly.

First of all, he said he was here to find relatives, but in fact he had been eating, drinking and having fun since he came to Kaiyang City.

Then, he seemed very satisfied with the environment of Kaiyang City, and wrote letters to make friends with the great scholars he liked.

In the end, he had no idea about spending money.

It is as if a child of a reclusive family who has been locked up in the mountain and rarely comes down is very fresh and rare, vividly expressed.

Through the unsuspecting Ji Changze, the emperor's guards quickly figured out what the mysterious family behind this innocent young master looked like.

"There should be countless gold treasures hidden. Mr. Ji once said personally that most of these treasures must be handed over to Master Ming."

"Every member of the family is very knowledgeable. Even Mr. Ji is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. He can even be regarded as the best in the world in arithmetic."

"Not only is it a treasure, it actually seems to have a Mohist style. Things like a telescope don't seem to be very precious in Mr. Ji's eyes."

"This family should have some knowledge of formations, otherwise no one would discover it for many years."

Formation!

The little emperor was extremely excited.

When it comes to formations, they have always existed in history.

It is said that some strange people and strange things can be arranged to create the effect of ghosts hitting the wall, so that no one can enter the place they do not want the other party to enter.

On the battlefield, the Changhe family used formations.

Unfortunately, although they won that battle, the lord they were loyal to was later killed, and the entire Changhe family committed suicide and followed.

The victor at that time did not get the formation he wanted.

In fact, the little emperor understood immediately when he saw it. According to the abilities of the Changhe family, if they wanted to escape and live in seclusion with their families, the victors at that time would not be able to find them.

But they still chose to die for their country.

This point greatly shocked the little emperor.

In his young mind, the Changhe family suddenly became the family he admired most.

"Formation, they actually know the formation! Are they from the Changhe family? Although the main family died for the country, don't there still be branches?!"

The chief eunuch was very helpless: "Your Majesty, the fact that the Changhe family knows the formation is a matter of unofficial history..."

The little emperor refused to listen.

"If this didn't happen, why is that book so widely circulated? It must be true!"

Chief eunuch: "..."

It is widely circulated because there are many fantasy stories in it.

It's illogical, but it's fun to watch.

He knew that he shouldn't have turned a blind eye when His Majesty secretly asked people to bring books from outside.

But even though he was very helpless in his heart, the chief eunuch who had watched the little emperor grow up could only helplessly watch his master happily start planning a trip to Kaiyang City.

He is not stupid, and has no intention of being honest.

This kind of thing needs to be done to show off.

Children of this age are actually more or less middle-class.

The same is true for the little emperor.

The only difference is that he is an emperor, and when he wants to succeed, no one can stop him.

Over the course of several days, many ministers were called before him.

Everyone refused to accept it and tried hard to persuade them, but suffered misfortunes in every way.

Useless.

The little emperor was determined.

He just wanted to go to Kaiyang City.

It was rare for this hidden family to appear, and he would hold on to them tightly no matter what.

And since the other party came with great sincerity, the little emperor felt that he also needed to learn from his ancestors, try to be polite to the virtuous corporal, and give enough face to the other party.

In the end, the little emperor won.

The ministers who were unable to reach the throne had to be pulled into a united front and worked together to conceal the news that the little emperor was leaving the palace.

Fortunately, although Kaiyang City is far away from the capital, the road is considered safe.

The little emperor set off under escort.

While he was full of confidence, he was also full of expectations.

Kaiyang City, I’m here!

Ji Changze, who was still eating and drinking in Kaiyang City, didn't know that the little emperor was coming this way.

But it doesn't matter, he will soon find out.

He was still leaning against the window, looking down with a monocular in his hand.

The inn he stayed in was the largest inn in Kaiyang City. As the largest inn, it naturally had its own advantages.

For example, high.

Ji Changze lives on the highest floor and can easily overlook the residential areas of Kaiyang City.

What he was looking at was an ordinary small house under the inn.

The small house was square and ordinary.

There is a woman sitting in the yard at the moment. She is seriously making clothes in the sunshine that is not too bright.

While he was doing this, the door outside opened, and a man in his early thirties came in. He smiled and said a few words to the woman. The woman stood up with a surprised look on her face and followed him outside.

Ji Changze followed them through his telescope and watched them go out. Outside, Old Man Xie was waiting.

The system appropriately explained: [Because you no longer exist, the purpose of your parents coming to Kaiyang City has become that they have been married for many years and have no children, so they came here specifically to seek medical treatment. 】

Ji Changze watched Old Man Xie leading his parents in one direction and put down the telescope: "I guessed it."

Old man Xie is still the same.

As long as the money is available and the person asking him to do things is interested in him, he will never spare any effort to help.

After finding Ji's father and Ji's mother, even though Ji Changze, who asked him to find someone, somehow did not go to meet him, but asked him to help place the person in a residence under the inn, Old Man Xie went ahead without asking a question.

Ji Changze usually had nothing to do, so he leaned against the window and looked down.

Compared with his memory, Ji's father and Ji's mother didn't seem much older.

Much better than he imagined.

What they were worried about this time was not having a child for many years, not their beloved son being forcibly snatched away by human traffickers.

Time has not left them with much pain.

Ji Changze has been waiting by the window.

When the sun was about to set, Ji's father and mother returned home beaming with joy.

Watching them enter the house, Ji Changze put down his binoculars.

After a while, old man Xie came over.

The old man was as unceremonious as ever. He sat down and poured tea by himself, then boasted about his achievements:

"I have taken good care of your relatives. I took them to see the best doctor in Kaiyang City. The doctor had a pulse. By coincidence, the lady was pregnant."

"Pregnant?"

Ji Changze repeated it, with the corners of his mouth raised.

Old man Xie looked at him suspiciously: "Why are you so happy when someone has a child?"

"I am happy that money cannot buy."

Ji Changze sat opposite Old Man Xie and poured himself a cup of tea: "How is the news I asked you to inquire about?"

"You guys are amazing. It's just as you said. There are suddenly a lot of officers and soldiers patrolling that route. Now, not to mention robbers, not a single mosquito can fly in."

Speaking of this, old man Xie became energetic:

"Aren't you really the son of a high-ranking official? How can it be considered a quasi-official action?"

Ji Changze spread his hands: "Do you think I have the temperament of a high-ranking official?"

Old man Xie looked him up and down and shook his head.

"That's true. Although you are noble and look richer than anyone else, old man, no matter how I look at it, I feel that you and I are on the same page."

Ji Changze was not surprised either.

He was taught by Old Man Xie, so it's not surprising that Old Man Xie could notice it.

Old man Xie himself was very strange.

If he hadn't had many senior brothers and sisters, he would have thought that Ji Changze was one of his nephews.

"Tsk! I won't bullshit you anymore. I have to go to the theater tonight and I don't have time to accompany you."

Old man Xie always believes in thinking if you can't figure it out. When he saw Ji Changze, he just smiled and said nothing, got up and walked out.

Ji Changze took a sip of tea, and Bai Wei's voice came from outside:

"Sir, Mr. Zhou invites you to listen to a play."

Ji Changze's expression remained unchanged: "Just say I won't go."

Bai Wei refused without hesitation.

After the rejection was over, he came back and asked: "Sir, you have been playing well with Mr. Zhou. Ever since Mr. Zhou asked you to recommend him to King Kang last time, you have been avoiding him. Will Mr. Zhou notice anything in this way?" ?”

Notice what?

Ji Changze smiled.

"What I want is for him to detect something."

Zhou Wenting was turned away again and his face turned ugly.

Obviously Ji Changze's attitude towards him has always been very good, and the two of them can be considered to get along well.

But why did Ji Changze have such an attitude when it came to Prince Kang?

Instead of explicitly rejecting him, he simply stopped seeing him.

What is this?

Zhou Wenting couldn't enter the inn, so he had to go back home. Because of the successive setbacks, there was a trace of anxiety on his face.

When the prefect came back and saw his appearance, he understood.

"You couldn't get in again?"

Zhou Wenting frowned and shook his head: "That young boy, I think he just doesn't want to introduce him. Dad, forget it. I don't want to flatter him anymore."

"Young man, how can you be so restless?"

The prefect is quite stable.

But he couldn't figure it out: "I just asked him to introduce me, why bother to shirk it like this."

If you agree, you agree. If you don't agree, you don't agree. What's going on if you keep putting it off like this?

It seems that Ji Changze was quite open about things before, but why is he so procrastinating now.

Zhou Wenting said with a stinking face:

"Dad, that boy spends money like water. These days, I have spent tens of thousands of taels of money just to be with him. Now the matter has not been completed. If this continues, and we haven't hooked up with Prince Kang yet, our house will be ruined. It’s going to be hollowed out first.”

The prefect thought for a while and said, "I have already put in so much effort, and it is too late to withdraw now. You can find another reason to invite him tomorrow, and let's not mention the matter of King Kang's recommendation."

President Zhou Wen had never received such rejection before. His expression was very unhappy, but when he looked at his father, he could only nod.

The next day, he changed his excuse to make an appointment with Ji Changze.

This time Ji Changze agreed.

The two of them were boating on the lake, and the atmosphere was just right while they were chatting and laughing. Zhou Wenting said casually: "You and I, brothers, if Brother Ji needs any help from me in the future, just ask."

In the end, Ji Changze actually spoke.

When he came up, he said that he wanted to do business in Kaiyang City and wanted Zhou Wenting to say hello to the local government.

Zhou Wenting didn't think much about it at the time. He was still glad that he finally had the opportunity to curry favor with Ji Changze, so he happily agreed.

Finally, when he returned to the mansion and told the magistrate, the magistrate confused him with just a few words.

"He has King Kang's way in his hands. He is also from a powerful background. He is just doing some business. He still needs you to say hello? As long as you reveal your identity, countless people will naturally give way."

"Why would he sacrifice the near and seek the distant to owe you a favor?"

Zhou Wenting: "..."

It seems so.

It's like if he went out to do business, he would definitely reveal his identity directly and say that I am the prefect of Kaiyang City.

At that time, everyone will naturally give face.

Ji Changze has his own background, so why should we look for him?

Zhou Wenting suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart:

"Dad, this Ji Changze doesn't know how to..."

Only now did he remember that he and Ji Changze had known each other for such a long time. Apart from knowing that he was a big shot and had connections with King Kang, he knew nothing else.

He is said to be a son of a powerful person, but where the powerful person is has never been revealed.

The prefect knew what his son meant, so he calmed down temporarily and said, "Try him first."

There are naturally differences between the powerful and the ordinary people.

For example, powerful people are very particular about giving gifts.

Almost every hundred years, this rule changes.

Therefore, this method can also be used to identify upstarts.

Zhou Wenting thought about it and figured out a way to give a gift.

He asked someone to catch a deer and planned to give it to Ji Changze.

In the social circles of the powerful, there has always been a saying of giving a deer as a gift.

But who to give it to and how to give it are also particular.

To give salary, you must give a live deer.

If he died, it would be a curse for his career as an official.

Any powerful person who receives a dead deer will immediately change his face and regard the person who gave the gift as an enemy.

Zhou Wenting definitely took a risk when he used this trick to test Ji Changze.

But he was also prepared.

Deer are hard to catch, especially now that it’s winter.

It took many days of catching to get the result. As soon as Zhou Wenting got a deer, Ji Changze's invitation came from there.

He said that someone he was waiting for was coming, and he wanted to invite Zhou Wenting to meet him.

Zhou Wenting ordered someone to take the deer with him, and went to the appointment with a bit of trepidation.

When he arrived, Ji Changze was wearing a white fur cloak, sitting at a roadside tea stall, lighting a stove and reading a book.

Seeing him coming, he stood up with a smile to greet him:

"Brother Zhou, you are here. You just happened to catch up with this great thing today."

Zhou Wenting also smiled: "What a good thing? You have to call me here like this."

Ji Changze showed a mysterious smile:

"You and I get along very well these days. If something good happens, I will naturally look for you."

"Come on, sit down quickly, I'll be here in a minute."

Seeing Ji Changze's happy face, Zhou Wenting gave his servants a wink and motioned for them to push the cage hung with black cloth forward.

"Brother Ji, I just have a good gift for you."

Seeing Ji Changze looking over curiously, he motioned to his servants to lift the black cloth, and a dead deer was lying in the cage.

Zhou Wenting kept observing Ji Changze's face and saw that he didn't look angry, and his heart sank.

"Hey! Why is this deer dead? Brother Ji, I'm so sorry. You won't be angry, right?"

Listening to his probing tone, Ji Changze smiled:

"How could it be? Venison tastes very good too. We might as well eat venison today."

Zhou Wenting's mind buzzed.

Ji Changze!

Is he really ignorant of the etiquette of these powerful people? ! !

He doesn’t come from a powerful family at all!

Otherwise, how could you not understand the meaning of a dead deer! !

Zhou Wenting suppressed his anger and asked Ji Changze: "Brother Ji, what do you do at home? Why have I never heard of you mentioning it?"

"In my home?"

Ji Changze looked serious, thought about it carefully, and smiled sheepishly: "I really don't know how to explain this. Brother Zhou, just think that my family is doing business."

Zhou Wenting: "..."

Merchant? ?

Turns out to be a merchant? ?

He actually stayed around a merchant for so many days?

He forced a smile: "Then...how do you know Prince Kang?"

Ji Changze blinked: "I don't know Prince Kang. I just heard that Prince Kang liked painting and sent his paintings to the prince for appreciation. I didn't expect that the prince's palace actually accepted the paintings."

"Brother Zhou, why are you asking this?"

Zhou Wenting's brain was about to explode.

Can't complain.

He couldn't blame Ji Changze for not being willing to introduce him to Prince Kang.

As a merchant, how could he really get in touch with Prince Kang.

He had lied to himself for so many days.

Ji Changze pretended not to notice Zhou Wenting's changing expressions, and patted him on the shoulder with a smile:

"Brother Zhou, why do you look so ugly?"

"Don't touch me!!!"

Zhou Wenting knocked his hand down hard.

"Come on! Come on! Come on!!!!"

His servant immediately ran forward and stood behind Zhou Wenting.

Looking at the innocent-looking Ji Changze, Zhou Wenting was completely overwhelmed by anger.

No matter how powerful a businessman is, he is still in the most humble rank.

He, the majestic magistrate, actually smiled apologetically at a merchant.

He felt extremely angry just thinking about it.

"Brother Zhou, what's wrong with you?"

Ji Changze stood up with a confused face, looking really innocent.

After knowing the other party's true identity, Zhou Wenting couldn't control the jealousy he had been suppressing when he saw Ji Changze's beautiful face again.

"Catch these liars to me and put them in prison! All of them will be executed tomorrow!!!"

Ji Changze still looked like he didn't react:

"Brother Zhou, why are you like this? What did I do wrong?"

"Who dares you to call me like that? I just said a few nice words to you for the sake of Prince Kang. You, a businessman, dare to call me brother and sister. How brave you are!"

Ji Changze suddenly looked shocked: "You, you made friends with me because of Prince Kang??"

Zhou Wenting sneered: "Otherwise? The loss-making young master thought you were the child of an adult, but you turned out to be a humble businessman. Who gave you the courage to deceive this young master!"

"When did I lie to you! I never said that I was a son of an official! Even if you misunderstood, I have never broken the law, so why do you arrest me!"

"Go away! I didn't break the law. Is it fair for you to do this? Even if you file a lawsuit with the government, I will take care of it!"

Zhou Wenting said the classic line that every cheating villain must say:

"Justice?! In this Kaiyang City, I am just!"

"Believe it or not, even if I kill you now, no one would dare to say a word."

Ahead, a carriage arrived, and the little emperor sitting in the carriage happened to hear this.

He perked up as soon as he heard it.

Hey, isn't this what the corrupt officials in the storybook said?

Just in time, he can deal with it incidentally.

As soon as he opened the curtain and poked his head out, he saw a young man with red eyes and a face full of disappointment:

"I really thought that today was a peaceful and prosperous time, with good officials in power, but it turns out that the world is still so filthy, and that such a wise king as your Majesty still has dog officials like you."

"The Yuan Haixing family, it's okay if you don't come out of the world!"

After he finished speaking, he whistled, and immediately many white horses came running quickly.

The boys were still trying to besiege him, so he threw something down, and smoke immediately rose up around them. Not only were the boys unable to see clearly, they also started to choke and cough inexplicably.

Everyone watched helplessly. In the looming white mist, the young man and countless white guards behind him mounted their horses. In just a blink of an eye, they disappeared.

The little emperor, who had just arrived at the scene in a sedan, waited for Ji Changze to leave before reacting: "...that young man, could it be Ji Changze?"

The guard guarding his sedan nodded seriously.

Little Emperor: "..."

etc.

Etc., etc

The little emperor was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses.

His entire reclusive family surrendered.

Such a big hidden family.

His whole world knows that he is a wise king.

Just because a dog officer is gone? ? ?

The little emperor asked the chief eunuch with a blank face: "Is he really gone?"

Chief eunuch: "...it seems so."

Little Emperor: "..."