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Su Yu nodded with a smile. “Indeed, my royal brother has such intentions.”
“At the latest, the day after tomorrow, the military authority in the hands of King Chen will also be given to my royal brother. He is not the kind of person who cannot tolerate others. He will definitely provide them with some high-yield crops. However, we don’t have much to spare at the moment. The most he can provide is around 30,000 catties per person,” Su Yu explained.
Wang Jinhe nodded. “The reason they were unwilling to relinquish military authority before was because they were concerned that royal brother would treat them unfavorably once they lost their military authority, right?”
“Exactly.”
“King Chen’s visit this time is mainly to gauge my royal brother’s attitude. After he relinquishes military authority, his son and the legitimate son of King Huainan will be designated as heirs, and their titles will be hereditary,” Su Yu continued.
“The legitimate sons of King Chen and King Huainan are both outstanding. If my royal brother takes a liking to them, he may keep them in the capital and give them important roles,” Wang Jinhe added.
“However, there’s a concern that someone with ulterior motives might sow discord, claiming that my royal brother is warning the two Kings by keeping their legitimate sons in the capital,” Wang Jinhe expressed her worry.
Su Yu nodded in agreement. “What you said is indeed very likely. However, since the downfall of the Xie family, some important positions have only been temporary, and there have been no changes because my royal brother doesn’t have many suitable candidates at the moment. When our elder brother and the others come for the examination next year, they will definitely be entrusted with important responsibilities.”
“They are not worried, but now King Yan and the King Zhenbei probably see us as thorns in their sides,” Wang Jinhe remarked. They had probably never felt so embarrassed before.
Su Yu was completely indifferent to this.
“That’s the best approach. If they continue to do nothing, we won’t have any opportunities. If they lose their rationality, it will actually be advantageous for us,” Su Yu said meaningfully.
Wang Jinhe looked at Su Yu in a daze, feeling that her intelligence was always insufficient compared to Su Yu’s.
“I’m tired. I’m going to bed,” Wang Jinhe said. The more she thought about the court affairs, the more she felt a headache coming on. She didn’t fully understand these matters, so she left them to someone like Su Yu to handle.
“Okay,” Su Yu instructed Qiu Yi to take care of Wang Jinhe before heading to the study.
When he arrived at the study, Yin Fan and the others were already there.
“Brother Yu, why did you ask us to come?” Yin Fan asked, leaning on the table.
“Today, Xiao Hi mentioned to me at the palace banquet that when we return, we should build more houses in a certain place and have the people from Forget Sorrow City come to live there for a while in batches,” Su Yu explained.
Yin Fan and the others looked at Su Yu in surprise, their eyes filled with confusion. “Why would she do that?” Yin Fan asked.
“Xiao He said that staying in Forget sorrow City for a long time can drive people crazy. Although we can’t completely move Forget sorrow City, we can have the people from there come to Xie Family Village in batches. It just so happens that I need people there, and they can relax, enjoy the fruits and vegetables grown by your wife, and take good care of their health,” Su Yu explained.
“You’ve been living in Xie Family Village for so long and eating the vegetables and fruits for so long, you should have noticed,” Su Yu said to them.
Yin Fan nodded repeatedly. “That’s true. Brother Yu, your wife is really amazing to be able to produce such good things.”
“It has greatly improved the old injuries on my body,” another person added.
The group initially thought it was just their imagination, but now, after hearing Su Yu’s words, they suddenly realized that it was indeed true.
“Brother Yu, if you bring people over, will the Emperor be wary of you? After all, the people in Forget sorrow City have a special status…” Yin Fan asked with concern.
Su Yu shook his head. “You don’t need to worry about that. My royal brother won’t be wary of me because of you guys.”
He had even sat on the Dragon Throne, so what was there to worry about? It wasn’t as comfortable as their own soft couch at home.
“And I plan to call for Luo Hou and the others,” Su Yu continued.
As soon as they heard the name Luo Hou, Yin Fan was taken aback, looking at Su Yu in disbelief. “Brother Yu, are you serious? You’re not joking with me, are you?”
Su Yu looked at Yin Fan strangely. “I’m serious. I’m not joking with you.”
“Brother Yu, you really need to think this through. The status and position of Luo Hou and his companions are too high. Only you can keep them in check, and they are genuine lunatics.” Luo Hou is the legitimate son of the head of the prestigious martial arts family, the Luo family, and is also a young master.
When he was three years old, he was taken away by the enemy of the Luo family and subjected to prolonged abuse. Although he was eventually rescued by his family, his time of abuse left him with indelible scars. His personality became somewhat eccentric and paranoid. While the members of the Luo family saw him as a well-behaved and adorable young master, only those who truly knew him understood that he was a complete lunatic.
One moment he could be chatting with you like a brother, and the next moment he could stab you to death. But that’s not the most difficult part. The most difficult part is the youngest, Luo Yan. That guy somehow managed to produce a lot of powerful gunpowder. If he’s unhappy, he might just reward you with some gunpowder.
However, he is the young master of the powerful Luo family. Since going to Forget sorrow City, he has rarely returned home. As for the Qi family, they have repeatedly tried to take his life and seize his position as the young master, but he has managed to kill them and send them back. Last year, if it weren’t for Brother Yu stopping Luo Yan in time, he would have taken the gunpowder he had made and blown up the Luo family to the ground.
It doesn’t matter to them even if there are people who treat them well.
Luo Yan is just that crazy.
Then there’s the young prince from the southern region, Nan Qiao, whose witchcraft is so unpredictable and difficult to defend against. The creatures in his hands are so strange and changeable that one can easily fall victim to them.
He was treated as a medicinal tool by his own mother since he was a child, and he is extremely poisonous and fearless.
The last one is the less favored young master of the medical family, Bai Qi, who controls the economic lifeline of the Bai family. He is also the de facto ruler of the Bai family in secret.
He is somewhat similar to Wan Gu, as he is also skilled in using poison. His poison, combined with the creatures in Nan Qiao’s hands, is even more vicious than Wan Gu’s.
“It’s okay, they are all still young and obedient,” Su Yu said nonchalantly.
Yin Fan felt overwhelmed upon hearing Su Yu’s words. He didn’t understand why those four individuals, even the most powerful gang leaders, couldn’t control them, but in front of Brother Yu, Luo Hou and the others were obedient and well-behaved, especially the poisonous little fellow, Nan Qiao.
He is a well-behaved and sensible younger brother in front of Su Yu.
If he didn’t know what kind of person Nan Qiao was, he would have been deceived by Nan Qiao.
“Speaking of Nan Qiao and the others, I actually want Bai Qi to give Qi Ming some nice things,” Su Yu added.