After being reborn, I kidnapped the future powerful minister

Chapter 180 The Outsider
Prince Jin paused, and said again: "Of course, the one with the best performance is the best candidate for the son."

The emperor smiled when he heard it, "Well, I will be the judge, it's interesting and interesting!"

Saying that, he pointed to Prince Jin and said, "Prince Jin, I will entrust you with full responsibility for this matter."

Prince Jin lowered his head with a smile, and said, "I'm leading the decree! I will definitely not disappoint you, Your Majesty!"

Seeing this, He Zixu, who had been keeping silent all this time, only clenched his fists secretly. He naturally knew that this Duke of Jin, Duan Kun, had absolutely ulterior motives!
In the middle of the night, He Zixu suddenly ordered the housekeeper to summon all his sons and sons-in-law to the hall.

It took a while to calm down.

He Zixu looked around the crowd, and then gave the butler a wink. The butler nodded knowingly, walked to the high case, carefully took off the big knife placed on it, and handed it to He Zixu.

He Zixu held the treasured sword in his hand and said solemnly: "My He family has been generals for three generations. This golden sword was bestowed by the late emperor. It is used to resist strong captives on the outside, eliminate traitors and sycophants on the inside. The knife is a family heirloom of my He family."

After finishing speaking, he drew the knife out of its sheath with a "clang", and said: "My father passed this knife to me back then, and asked me to kill it, and I will serve the country faithfully as a son and a child. Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life. man."

After hearing this, the eldest lady hurriedly said softly: "Master, you are not old at all, you are still so energetic."

The second wife also echoed, "Yes, sir, you will grow stronger with age, and you will grow stronger with age."

"Who says I'm old?" He Zixu scolded angrily: "I, He Zixu, will always be at the forefront of killing enemies on the battlefield, forcing foreigners to be captured. Seeing my He family's army flag, everyone is terrified. With me, King Guangping, the Great Zhou Dynasty will be safe for a hundred years. Now, I want to pass this golden knife on to my descendants, from generation to generation."

The fourth lady immediately asked: "Master, you have seven sons, who are you going to pass on this golden knife?"

He Zixu said with a serious face: "Listen, the He family will establish a son, and whoever becomes the son will be in charge of the golden sword."

The second wife hurriedly pointed to He Jianan and said, "Master, the succession will be passed on to the eldest son, and Nan'er is the elder brother, so it should be passed on to Nan'er."

When the others heard this, they all rolled their eyes at her unconvinced.

He Zixu said indifferently: "The choice of the son must be both wise and courageous. In the future, he must defend his family and the country. Of course, for the sake of fairness, the emperor proposed a competition and personally supervised it. Whoever wins will hand over the golden knife to him!"

The fourth lady said eagerly: "Master, Jiazhong and Jiafa are still stationed outside, will you call them back?"

He Zixu said: "No need, the two of them already have public positions, serving Dazhou, and Nagabai is still young, so I decided to choose one of you three in Canaan, Jiadong, and Jiaxi."

As soon as the words fell, the third lady said cautiously: "Master, you have forgotten Bei'er. You still have a son, He Jiabei."

Only then did He Zixu come to his senses, nodded slightly and said, "Oh, I almost forgot, Jiabei, you should join together."

However, He Jiabei held onto the third lady, and said without confidence: "Mother, if you let me take a step, I'm also at the bottom. Don't talk about it."

The third lady smiled and said: "Of course you want to participate. You are the master's son. If you work harder, you will definitely have a chance."

At this moment, the eldest lady sneered and said: "It's just running around with me, why are you so happy."

He Jiabei glanced at her, then said to the third lady: "Mother, what she said is quite right."

The second child, He Jiadong, suddenly looked at He Jianan and said, "In terms of virtue, elder brother is the best choice."

The boss, He Jianan, said with a smile: "Where is it? In terms of intelligence, the third brother is very quick-witted."

The youngest He Jiaxi said modestly: "Where is it, the second brother has both civil and military skills, so he is very suitable to be the son of the world."

The fourth lady said: "Master, you see how respectful their brothers and friends are, just like Kong Rong giving pears."

But He Zixu said in a stern tone: "You all must go all out, whoever loses and who wins is a good descendant of our He family."

Except for He Jiabei who was yawning like an outsider, the other three said in unison: "We will do our best to win glory for the He family."

He Jiabei lazily said: "That's it, the meeting is over, go back to sleep."

In the early morning of the next day, He Jiabei just opened the door and wanted to go out to have some fun, but found Chen Shaotang standing at the door waiting for him, he couldn't help but immediately retreated and closed the door.

He Jiabei thought for a while, and said to himself: "No, I can't never go out on the street for the rest of my life, let's go out and meet him for a while."

After finishing speaking, he strutted out, and when he passed by Chen Shaotang, Chen Shaotang stopped him: "He Jiabei, why are you lying?"

He Jiabei heard the words, turned around, pretended not to know and asked: "What lie am I telling?"

Chen Shaotang said: "Last time when I was looking for you, you asked me to wait for you in the restaurant. I waited for five hours."

He Jiabei was shocked when he heard this, and said, "You have waited for five hours?"

Chen Shaotang nodded and said, "Five full hours until dawn."

He Jiabei said: "What's the matter? I squatted in the latrine for five hours. You just leave when you come out. You are a hero, what else do you want?"

Chen Shaotang said solemnly: "A man promises everything he promises, and if he promises, he must keep it."

But He Jiabei said: "A person should know how to be flexible, you should go back if you don't see me, why are you waiting there?"

Chen Shaotang's eyes darkened, and he said, "I'm homeless."

He Jiabei curled his lips and said, "Why don't you have a home? Your home is in Lingnan, what are you doing in Jindu?"

Chen Shaotang said without hesitation: "That is my adoptive father's home, not mine. I want to find my roots, I want to know my own life experience. I want you to help me."

He Jiabei said: "How can I help you? I don't understand Beihu characters. I don't know what the pattern on your arm means. Chang'an has frequent external traffic, so you can just find a Beihu businessman."

Chen Shaotang said: "I looked for it, and I found it."

He Jiabei's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and said, "Oh? Really? Then what do the words on your body mean? Is it your name?"

Chen Shaotang sighed, and said in a deep voice: "I asked all the Beihu merchants in the restaurant, and one of them told me that it was not a word, but a pattern, which might be a sign of a certain tribe."

He Jiabei listened, pondered for a moment, and said: "Then I understand, it's as if Niujia Village is a cow and Majia Village is a horse."

Chen Shaotang said: "Anyway, the clue has been interrupted. He Jiabei, think about it again, did the merchant who gave you the sheepskin water bag tell you his name and his hometown?"

He Jiabei scratched his ears anxiously and said, "It's been so long, I really don't remember it. I just met him by chance. How could he tell me his name? I don't even remember your name."

(End of this chapter)