Chapter 168: Take office by order!
"Your Majesty, Jiang Chen is here!"
The regent, who had just sent Su Dingxia away, heard this.
He immediately laughed happily.
"Nephew, nephew, you are bent on supporting Jiang Chen to deal with this uncle of yours."
"But no matter how much you calculated, you miscalculated the position of this prince in Jiang Chen's heart!"
"Go, invite Marquis Jiyuan in!"
The happy regent hurriedly said to the butler.
"Yes, sir."
The butler was slightly stunned when he heard the Regent actually used the word "please".
You know, just now Su Dingxia came to convey the message on behalf of the emperor.
The Regent didn't even say "please", and Jiang Chen was just a small marquis.
He actually made the prince who controls the government of his own country say "please"!
Thinking of this, the butler did not dare to hesitate even a bit.
With the Regent's instructions, the butler almost trotted to the gate of the Regent's Palace.
"My Lord, the Lord invites you to see him in the study!"
Looking at the butler with beads of sweat on his forehead, Jiang Chen smiled and nodded .
"Thank you for your hard work, butler."
As he spoke, Jiang Chen calmly took out a silver note worth five hundred taels and stuffed it into the butler's hand.
Looking at the banknote, the butler also laughed.
"My Lord, you are very generous."
"No, no, the butler is delivering a message for me."
"You deserve these!"
Seeing Jiang Chen being so "generous", the butler worked hard to lead the way.
He even ignored his status and took the jars of wine that Jiang Chen brought.
Following the butler, Jiang Chen arrived outside the Regent's study.
"Jiang Chen, Marquis of Jiyuan, pays homage to His Majesty the Regent Prince!"
"Okay, come on in."
Hearing Jiang Chen's voice outside the study, the Regent closed the book in his hand.
After placing the book on the desk, he called out to Jiang Chen outside the room .
Jiang Chen also followed the butler into the study.
"Your Majesty, Jiang Chen came uninvited."
"I hope you'll forgive me!"
As soon as he saw the Regent, Jiang Chen bowed to him with full apology.
"You are quite clever. Tell me about it."
"Why do you come to see me?"
Looking at Jiang Chen's respectful attitude towards him.
The Regent was so pleased that he leaned back on the armchair.
"Isn't this the Emperor who appointed him as the commander of the Northern Army's five battalions ?"
"I remember this is your place, Your Majesty, so..."
"I just want you to be kind enough to not embarrass me."
"Of course, I will always be the prince's loyal henchman!"
As he spoke, Jiang Chen lowered his head to the ground.
Hearing Jiang Chen's words, the Regent nodded.
Then, he said lightly.
"Since you have already been my man."
"Then it is not reasonable for me to embarrass you."
"Besides, it was my permission that you go to Jiangnan."
"So, you have the merit of eliminating the Japanese pirates."
"Logically speaking, this king should also reward you."
"Okay, among the five battalions of the Northern Army, the Green Battalion is now handed over to you!"
The Regent said this with a wave of his hand.
"Thank you for your reward, Your Majesty. I will always be loyal to you!"
Seeing that the Regent had relented, Jiang Chen finally let go of the worry in his heart.
But before Jiang Chen could be happy, the Regent continued.
"You have been rewarded."
"The merits and demerits are clearly distinguished, and this has been the principle since ancient times."
"Now, let's talk about Li Jingxuan and others!"
Sure enough, what was supposed to come finally came.
In fact, it was long before returning to the imperial capital.
Jiang Chen expected that the Regent would hold him accountable for this matter.
"It's unfair, Your Majesty!"
"I didn't dare to touch any of the spies you planted in Jiangnan!"
"As for Li Jingxuan, he is pressing us step by step."
"For the sake of my life, I had no choice but to get rid of him."
Thinking of this, Jiang Chen gritted his teeth.
He bowed his head to the ground again and explained while trembling.
Damn it, the Regent is such a sinister old devil!
Everyone knew that he didn't do it, but they insisted on using this matter to pressure him!
Looking at Jiang Chen's "frightened" look .
The Regent raised the corner of his mouth and smiled strangely.
"Okay, I won't pursue this matter any further."
"But you must give me an explanation about Li Jingxuan!"
Hearing this, Jiang Chen didn't say anything.
He took out the stack of banknotes directly from his arms.
"I don't know, is Your Majesty satisfied with this explanation?!"
Looking at the stack of silver notes that Jiang Chen took out, which was worth more than 100,000 taels.
The Regent nodded in satisfaction, but he still said.
"It's not enough, but it can make up for your mistake."
This old devil has such a big appetite!
The Regent said he was dissatisfied, but there was a satisfied smile on his face.
Jiang Chen couldn't help but roll his eyes in his heart.
"Okay, let's just let this matter go."
"Also, I won't pay the deposit for Room No. 1 in your restaurant anymore."
After hearing what the Regent said, Jiang Chen didn't know what to say.
What's more, it's just the deposit for a private room.
Compared to this small amount of money, he was more heartbroken about the 150,000 taels of silver he had just handed over!
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Okay, go back if you're fine!"
"This king still has a lot of things to deal with, you just need to remember."
"This king is your only master!"
Having said that, the Regent waved his hand, signaling the butler to take Jiang Chen out.
"Then I will take my leave first."
Following the butler, Jiang Chen walked out of the study.
"My Lord, I am just giving you a warning."
"Don't take it too seriously."
Leading Jiang Chen towards the main gate, the butler did not forget to comfort Jiang Chen.
"Hey, I understand. Thank you, butler!"
"In the future, I hope that the housekeeper can help me to say a few good words in front of the prince."
As he spoke, Jiang Chen stuffed some more banknotes into the butler's hand.
Then, he left the Regent's Palace with the butler's reluctant farewell.
In the study, looking at the 150,000 taels of silver that Jiang Chen handed over.
The Regent smiled with satisfaction.
Although he doesn't lack this little money, he can do a lot of things with it!
People who have a lot of money never worry about having more money.
What's more, this money is easily earned.
"Come here, take the banknotes."
"Go and order a banquet for me from Lao Ba's Secret Restaurant!"
Happy as he was, the Regent decided to reward himself.
He called the butler and handed over a silver note.
As for Jiang Chen who left the Regent's Palace, he took with him the imperial edict and the Regent's handwriting.
All the way to the Northern Army's Fifth Battalion headquarters located outside the east of the imperial capital.
"Who is coming?!"
Before Jiang Chen's carriage approached, the soldiers guarding outside the base shouted loudly.
Jiang Chen got off the carriage and walked up with the regent's handwritten letter and the imperial edict.
"I am the Marquis of Jiyuan, and I have come here by imperial decree to take up the post of commander of the 'Blue Camp'!"
