Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 155 The Clever Wrist

When Gao Ming woke up again, he found that he was already lying on the big bed that he was familiar with, and beside him was a little furry thing that was licking the saliva all over his face with his tongue as he pushed his head against him.

"Benben, stop licking, hehe..."

Gao Ming pushed the little tiger aside first, then smiled at Shi Shu and Shi Jian beside him.

"Shi Jian, were you two the ones who sent me back to the palace last night? Thank you for your hard work."

As soon as Gao Ming finished speaking, Shi Shu and Shi Jian quickly lowered their heads.

"Don't dare, this is what a servant girl should do."

Seeing the humility of the two, Gao Ming had no choice but to shrug his shoulders, then lifted the quilt and sat up.

"Okay, help me get dressed!"

"Yes!"

After Shi Shu and Shi Jian helped Gao Ming put on his clothes, Gao Ming walked outside the door, and while moving his body, he asked the two of them.

"Where's Li Goudan?"

Hearing Gao Ming's question about Li Goudan, the servant quickly stepped forward to answer him.

"Reporting to His Highness the Crown Prince, Mr. Li said that he dare not disappoint His Highness the Crown Prince's trust. Early this morning, he took his family to Jinzhou to take up his post."

When Gao Ming heard Shi Shu's words, he was stunned for a moment.

"Going in such a hurry?"

Seeing Gao Ming's surprised look, Shi Jian also laughed.

"That's right, His Highness the Crown Prince was still sleeping when Lord Li came this morning, so he knelt at His Highness's door and kowtowed three times. He also told Xiaoniang to take good care of the Crown Prince, and then left."

Hearing what Shi Jian said, Gao Ming immediately laughed.

"Forget this kid has a conscience, well, let's not talk about him, I will move around for a while, Shi Jian, go and call me Hegan Chengji, Shi Shu, go and prepare me a bowl of lean meat porridge, remember Put less salt!"

"Yes!"

When Gao Ming finished his bowl of porridge, Shi Jian also came with Hegan Chengji.

After seeing Gao Ming, He Gan Chengji hurriedly stepped forward and saluted Gao Ming.

"This subordinate has seen His Royal Highness the Prince."

Seeing that Hegan Chengji had arrived, Gao Ming handed the empty bowl in his hand to the waiter, and nodded.

"Well, don't be too polite, let's be flat!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

After Hegan Chengji stood up, Gao Ming smiled slightly at him.

"During this period of time, you have been collecting protection fees with Li Goudan. You must be proficient in your business. Li Goudan has already gone to Jinzhou to become the governor. And you don't have to go to those remote villages anymore. By the way, this is a thousand cattle plan." body brand!"

Speaking of this, Gao Ming took out a sign from his arms and handed it to Hegan Chengji, then patted him on the shoulder with a smile on his face.

"With this brand, you can easily enter and leave the palace. From now on, you can collect protection fees for me in Chang'an with peace of mind, and follow the prince to eat and drink spicy food. Work hard, I am optimistic about you!"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, He Gan Chengji's face turned red with excitement, and he knelt down to Gao Ming without saying a word.

"Thank you for your promotion, Your Highness, and I am willing to do my best for His Highness, in order to repay His Highness's kindness!"

After finishing speaking, he kowtowed three times to Gao Ming. Seeing this scene, Gao Ming quickly helped Hegan Chengji up.

"Aki, don't be so polite. You have been with me for so long, and I have always treated you as my confidant. Don't look at Li Goudan and Zhang Sizheng's high official positions. In fact, it's just for them to go out and give me money. What about you, I plan to hone my skills and become a leader in the future, do you understand Gu's painstaking efforts?"

As soon as Gao Ming finished speaking, Hegan Chengji immediately nodded his head like a chicken pecking at rice.

"Understood, His Royal Highness's painstaking subordinates have always understood, thank you for your cultivation!"

Seeing Hegan Chengji's excited expression, Gao Ming nodded in satisfaction.

"Well, it's good that you understand. In the future, Chang'an's protection fee will be handed over to you. It's still the same old saying, it's better to charge less than to charge more. The way of business is to keep a steady flow of water, understand?"

"Yes, His Royal Highness is wise!"

Having said that, Hegan Chengji frowned again, then cupped his hands towards Gao Ming.

"His Royal Highness, over there at Jingzhao Mansion..."

Seeing Hegan Chengji's embarrassed look, Gao Ming immediately laughed.

"Li You is in charge of Jingzhao Mansion. This is what I mean. You can go and have a look when you have time. As long as you don't cause trouble, it doesn't matter if the protection fee is less. We don't need that money now."

"Yes, this subordinate understands. If His Highness the Crown Prince has no other orders, this subordinate will leave."

After finishing speaking, He Gan Chengji bowed to Gao Ming again.

"Ok!"

Gao Ming nodded, and then patted Hegan Chengji on the shoulder again.

"Do well, I like you!"

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness!"

Hegan Chengji went down with an excited expression on his face, and when he left, he was full of arrogance and arrogance. After he left, Gao Ming shrugged his shoulders with his mouth pursed.

"It's done!"

Obviously, everything that Gao Ming said just now is basically false. The reason why he said that is nothing more than wanting Anhe to dry Chengji's heart and let him work hard. As for the reuse in the future, it is nothing more than empty talk It's just nonsense.

Gao Ming knew in his heart that Hegan Chengji was just a selfish villain, no matter how capable this kind of person was, he couldn't be reused, otherwise there would definitely be trouble.

After lunch, Gao Ming was playing on the swing with Li Mingda and Su Wan'er when he suddenly heard a maid's report from outside the door.

"Report to His Royal Highness, Shangshu Youcheng Wang, please see me!"

Hearing this news, Gao Ming immediately laughed at the court lady who came to report.

"Haha, I already knew he was coming. Well, let him wait in the front yard. I'll be there in a while."

"Yes!"

After the maid left, Gao Ming smiled and touched Li Mingda's little head.

"Si, brother, go out for a while, and come to play with you after a while, okay?"

"it is good!"

Seeing Li Mingda's well-behaved appearance, Gao Ming touched her head again, and then led the little tiger to see Wang Ze.

Because it is a Siberian tiger, now the little tiger Benben is growing very fast. It is only four months old, and its size has already surpassed that of an ordinary native dog, and its barking is no longer the immature "meow" that it was a month ago. , but a slightly sharp "嗤呜".

At this time, Wang Ze was drinking tea, when he heard a cry of "嗤吉", he looked up, and immediately found the little tiger in Gao Ming's hand, his eyes widened immediately.

"Old... old... tiger!"

When he said the word "tiger", his hands holding the teacup started to tremble. Seeing this scene, Gao Ming couldn't laugh or cry.

"Uh...Master Wang, you don't have to be afraid, Benben is just a four-month-old baby, you don't have to worry."

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Wang Ze showed a forced smile, and then he stammered towards Gao Ming: "Too...His Royal Highness said...that's right, I'm not...not afraid!"

"..."

Seeing that Wang Ze's legs began to tremble except for his hands, Gao Ming was afraid that he would pee out of fear, so he had to hand the rope that tied the little tiger to Shi Jian.

"Take Benben to the backyard!"

"Yes!"

Shi Jian agreed, and led the little tiger to the backyard. Maybe because he knew that he was going to be taken away, Benben immediately became unhappy, and yelled at Gao Ming.

"Ow...Ow..."

Gao Ming keenly noticed that every time Ben Ben called out, Wang Ze's body would tremble, until it was led to the backyard, Wang Ze let out a long breath, and then cupped his hands towards Gao Ming in embarrassment.

"His Royal Highness's preference is really...really unique, hehe...hehehehe..."

Before Wang Ze could stop laughing, Gao Ming raised his eyebrows at him.

"Actually, I kept this tiger for a reason."

"Appreciate further details!"

Seeing Wang Ze's curious expression, Gao Ming grinned, revealing two rows of white teeth.

"Hey, do you know? In fact, my old man has always been moody. From him, I have deeply realized what it means to be with a king like a tiger. I am afraid that I will not be able to do what he does in the future, so I decided to raise such a dog." Tiger, when I ascend the throne in the future, I will allow you to enjoy the joy of being with you like a tiger every day, how about it, are you happy?"

"..."

As if thinking of his future situation, Wang Ze immediately stood up with a frightened expression on his face.

"His Royal Highness, you..."

But before he finished speaking, Gao Ming couldn't help laughing.

"Hahahaha, Mr. Wang, don't mind. I was just joking around. This person does his work in a down-to-earth manner, but when he's not working, he can be as blind as he can. Let's try to relax in life!"

After Gao Ming finished speaking, Wang Ze suddenly showed a wry smile.

"His Royal Highness is really funny, but this humble minister is timid. Don't scare this humble minister, Your Highness."

Hearing Wang Ze's words, Gao Ming couldn't help laughing again, and patted Wang Ze's shoulder while laughing.

"Haha, well, I understand, don't stand still, sit down!"

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness!"

After Wang Ze sat down, Gao Ming asked him with a smile.

"Is there something for Mr. Wang to come to the East Palace this time? We are all our own people, so you don't have to be polite, just say it!"

Seeing Gao Ming being so straightforward, a smile appeared on Wang Ze's pale face, and he cupped his hands towards Gao Ming.

"Then Weichen said frankly that now Weichen's son-in-law has gone to Jinzhou for his wedding, but now Jinzhou seems to be short of talents. Weichen is careful that his son-in-law is too hard, so..."

Wang Ze didn't say the rest, but Gao Ming already understood.

Jinzhou was originally the sphere of influence of the Zheng family in Xingyang, but now under the influence of Gao Ming, the Zheng family has withdrawn from Jinzhou, and now there is a vacancy in power in Jinzhou, so at this time, the Wang family in Taiyuan wants to step in .

Of course, it is impossible for this Gao Ming to agree, after all, he had worked so hard to drive out the Zheng family members, if the Wang family members were to pick up the fruit at this time, the previous efforts would be in vain.

However, Wang Ze is someone who has taken refuge in him after all, and Gao Ming intends to use him as a weapon to split and dismantle the aristocratic family, so he can't say nothing, so as not to chill the other party's heart.

Fortunately, Gao Ming was already prepared for such a situation. Looking at the worried Wang Ze, he suddenly burst out laughing.

"Hahahaha, Mr. Wang, you are worrying too much. Now Jinzhou is under military control, and all taxes are exempted, so don't worry about burdening your son-in-law."

Having said that, Gao Ming smacked his lips again.

"Tsk tsk... After the Datang Royal Academy in Jinzhou is completed, Jinzhou will also become a prefecture and county dominated by academies. At that time, the dean and managers of the academy will be the chief executives of the prefecture and county, so you don't have to worry. of."

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Wang Ze's eyes suddenly widened.

"Will Jinju become a prefecture dominated by academies?"

(End of this chapter)