Chapter 196: Sanhe Small Court

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

After hearing Xiao Tingxuan say that they would be compensated, all the complaints in these people's hearts disappeared.

It is their blessing in this life to have a master like Xiao Tingxuan.

When Mu Fei looked at Xiao Tingxuan, he nodded unconsciously.

A leader who can draw cakes is a qualified leader. Xiao Tingxuan has begun to take shape. It won't be long before Xiao Tingxuan can become a qualified speaker.

After painting the cake, Xiao Tingxuan let everyone take a rest and then continued on their way.

There are too many unstable factors on the road, so it is better to arrive at Sanhe as early as possible.

After ten days, Xiao Tingxuan's team finally arrived at Sanhe.

When I came to Sanhe, Xiao Tingxuan's first impression was that Sanhe was not as bad as everyone said. Apart from the hotter weather, it still had its merits.

There is no city in Sanhe, it is just a collective name for a place. Here, there are only villages.

Larger villages can also be called towns.

This place, called Lanxi by the locals, is Xiao Tingxuan's destination for joining the feudal clan this time.

As soon as Xiao Tingxuan's team arrived at Lanxi, Xiao Tingxuan saw a group of old men waiting at the intersection.

There were about a dozen people. Judging by their appearance, the youngest was about fifty, and the oldest was probably seventy or eighty years old. They were already half buried.

Seeing a group of old men waiting at the intersection, Xiao Tingxuan was immediately curious. Are they waiting for someone?

Before Xiao Tingxuan could understand, at this moment, these old men saw Xiao Tingxuan's vassal team, and each of them hurriedly walked up, knelt down towards Xiao Tingxuan's carriage and said:

"The guilty minister pays homage to His Highness Prince Su!"

"ah?"

Xiao Tingxuan was slightly stunned. Are these people here specifically to wait for him?

Do you know them yourself?

Xiao Tingxuan's brain was running rapidly. After thinking for a long time, Xiao Tingxuan still had no impression of them.

"My lords, do we know each other?"

Xiao Tingxuan didn't care about politeness or impoliteness, so he asked like this.

Seeing Xiao Tingxuan asking this question, an old man in the middle was also the oldest among them.

He took the initiative to take a step forward and saluted Xiao Tingxuan: "Sin Chen and Zhong Jin."

As soon as he finished speaking, the man on his left also stood up and bowed to Xiao Tingxuan.

"The guilty minister Meng Qingze."

"The guilty minister Fang Haoran."

"The sinner..."

Immediately, these old men stood up one after another and introduced themselves to Xiao Tingxuan.

He Zhongjin?

Meng Qingze?

Hearing these people's names, Xiao Tingxuan was vaguely familiar, but he couldn't remember them for a while.

When Xiao Tingxuan could not remember who they were, Li Nanchun walked up to Xiao Tingxuan and quietly said to Xiao Tingxuan:

"Your Highness, He Zhongjin, Lord He, was the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs twenty years ago.

Meng Qingze, Lord Meng, was the minister of the Ministry of Personnel sixteen years ago.

Fang Haoran, Master Fang, fifteen years ago..."

Li Nanchun is older than Xiao Tingxuan, and these adults used to be high officials in the court, so he doesn't even want to know.

After being reminded by Li Nanchun, Xiao Tingxuan suddenly realized, and he said, why are these adults' names so familiar?

And he couldn't remember who it was because Xiao Tingxuan was either not born yet or was still young when these adults were exiled.

The reason why Xiao Tingxuan had heard of their names was entirely because Xiao Tingxuan learned about them accidentally when browsing historical materials.

Unexpectedly, these adults have been exiled for so many years, and in a place like Sanhe, under such a harsh environment, they can still live well now, they are really tenacious.

Could it be true that the saying goes, good people don’t live long, but disasters last for thousands of years?

However, what does this have to do with Xiao Tingxuan? Speaking of which, Xiao Tingxuan has to thank his father. These adults used to be either the ministers of the six departments or the ministers of the six departments. They were all big bosses.

They are the foundation left by the emperor to himself, and they are fully capable of establishing a small court.

"You're welcome, gentlemen, get up quickly, get up quickly."

Xiao Tingxuan quickly went over to help them up.

Although these adults said they were older and might die at any time, it did not affect Xiao Tingxuan's exploitation of them.

If possible, Xiao Tingxuan hopes that they will die later and give themselves a few years to do things. It will not be too late for them to die when they grow up.

"Thank you, His Highness Prince Su."

When these adults saw Xiao Tingxuan's action, they knew that Xiao Tingxuan recognized their identities.

Although they were sinners exiled by the emperor, they were not embarrassed at all.

According to their words, even if Xiao Tingxuan is right, being sent to this place by the emperor means that Xiao Tingxuan's life will not be much easier.

In this way, Xiao Tingxuan is the same type of person as them, so no one should laugh at anyone.

This is why they are waiting for Xiao Tingxuan and welcoming Xiao Tingxuan here.

"How did you, my lords, know that this king was coming?"

After being polite with all the adults, Xiao Tingxuan asked his doubts.

Xiao Tingxuan couldn't figure out how these adults, who had been exiled to Sanhe for many years, still knew so clearly who the visitor was.

Seeing Xiao Tingxuan's question, a group of old men smiled, and finally they and Zhongjin answered Xiao Tingxuan.

"I still have some connections in the capital. Your Highness doesn't need to ask who it is."

He Zhongjin did not hide anything from Xiao Tingxuan and told Xiao Tingxuan some things, but not everything.

Xiao Tingxuan nodded slightly when he heard this.

That's right. These adults were once high officials in the court. It is normal for them to have some connections in Beijing. As the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse.

It can be seen that the ambitions of these adults have never been extinguished. They have been paying attention to the developments in the court and dreaming that they can go back again one day.

This is good. As long as these adults are ambitious, Xiao Tingxuan can better control them.

Xiao Tingxuan is afraid that they will be in trouble, and they will do whatever they want. Don't come near me.

If this is the case, Xiao Tingxuan will be in trouble. They are old and dare not fight. After all, Xiao Tingxuan still has to respect these adults.

"I see."

Xiao Tingxuan nodded slightly and did not ask who was behind them.

Asking or not asking has no effect on Xiao Tingxuan now. He needs to do three things now.

The first thing is how to settle down in Sanhe in the early stage.

The second thing is how to develop his own power in Sanhe without being known by his father.

The third thing is how to deal with these chieftains.

Among these three things, the third one is the most difficult and the most important.

No other reason, because these chieftains control all the resources here. If they are not eradicated, Xiao Tingxuan will never be able to get up.

Even if Xiao Tingxuan develops a little, he can't play Sanhe, and he will always be strangled by these chieftains. This is something Xiao Tingxuan doesn't want to see.

So, for the sake of his own career, he also invites these chieftains to die.