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Zuo Si saw that the palace had allowed him to go to the palace for nine days, so he brought Ji Fenghua to bandage his wounds. When Ji Fenghua came back, he had already changed his clothes and bandaged his chest.

After entering the hall, Ji Fenghua kneeled down, using his elbows and knees to crawl all the way to the foot of the palace. He only kowtowed once and didn't dare to say anything else.

Gong Jiu kept his face dark, anger was hidden in his eyes, and he didn't say a word.

Shang Qiuyuan was standing in front of the candle, it was unknown what he was doing as he stared at the silhouette of Shang Qiuyuan for a long time. After all these years, he was still the first person to enter the eyes of Shang Qiuyuan.

Suddenly, a light lit up in the dark hall. The sky had already darkened. The light in the hall was dim and there were no lights burning. This light was too sudden.

Shang Qiuyuan turned to the side and smiled faintly, "Father, please look. Just now, this candle was extinguished by the wind, but in reality, it has not been extinguished completely."

Everyone turned their eyes to the side, but before they knew it, Shang Qiuyuan had once again kneaded the tear-stained candles with his hands, adding a thin thread to it and igniting it once again.

Zuo Si lit the lights in the hall with his own hands and said with a smile, "You are right, young prince."

As he approached the candle that had been lit by Shang Qiuyuan, he astonishingly discovered that the thread that had been added was not a thread, but rather a piece of white cloth. Lowering his head slightly, he saw that Shang Qiuyuan's sleeves had been torn, and he immediately understood in his heart. He gave Shang Qiuyuan a deep look.

He also knew that the King of Shoulders didn't want to execute these people, especially Ji Fenghua, he was his most trusted assistant and trusted general. He was a courageous and scheming man, and such a talent was rare even in the entire five kingdoms.

Although the Nine Heavens Palace was ruthless and cruel, they did not lose their magnanimity and kindness towards their subordinates, making them feel a sense of respect and gratitude towards their subordinates.

The seven people kneeling on the ground had expressions of gratitude. Shang Qiu had previously said that he was the one who had the closest relationship with the Emperor, then he thought of a way to light the candle and plead for them. Regardless of what they thought of Shang Qiu in the past, at this moment, they only had admiration and gratitude for him.

A hint of a smile appeared on the corner of Gong Jiu's mouth as he looked at Shang Qiuyuan, "My son has indeed pleaded for them. But because of my son's painstaking efforts, they spared them for the sake of serving this king in the past. Rise. From today onwards, This King shall let bygones be bygones. In the future, all of you should take care of yourselves. "

They hurriedly kowtowed, "This general thanks Your Highness for not killing me, and vows to be loyal to Your Highness until the end."

Everyone stood up, except for Ji Fenghua, who was still kneeling on the ground.

"Ji Fenghua, do you need me to help you up?"

Ji Feng Hua's body trembled. He opened his mouth wanting to say something, but he was ashamed and didn't dare to raise his head. He didn't know what to say either.

"If General Ji thinks about my royal father's kindness, then in the future, you will repent for your meritorious service and pay your respects to my royal father. Since royal father has said to let bygones be bygones, then general need not be ashamed anymore. "

Ji Fenghua climbed up from the ground and knelt down in front of Shang Qiuyuan, "I thank you for your mercy, I am ashamed of myself."

Shang Qiuyuan reached out to help Ji Fenghua up, then said with a smile, "General Ji vowing to be loyal to my royal father is more than enough for today. No need to mention the past."

The others also hurriedly knelt down to kowtow and thank Shang Qiuyuan. Shang Qiuyuan slightly turned his body and said, "The one who forgave the generals is my royal father, I didn't do anything. If everyone is really grateful, then you should do your best to serve my royal father."

Everyone once again expressed their gratitude to King Jian. Gong Jiu then said, "You can't bring up the matter here anymore. You have all followed this duke for many years. This duke believes that all of you are sincere today. But if there is a next time, this duke won't give you another chance to wait. Go down."

Everyone hurriedly bowed and left. Their hearts were pleasantly surprised, but they were also relaxed. The King stood shoulder to shoulder and promised to do what he said. Since he spared them today, he would not pursue the matter.

"Zuo Si, burn those letters."

"Understood."

Zuo Si tossed the letter into a basin and lit the flame. When everyone left, they saw what was happening, and their hearts were filled with gratitude. Shoulder King didn't even look at the letter before he burned it down, which made them feel ashamed and inexplicably grateful.

Shang Qiuyuan silently watched this scene, secretly admiring Gong Jiu's ways of handling matters with others. He wondered if Gong Jiu's thoughts were dissatisfied with his actions of pleading on behalf of the crowd today.

Initially, he had wanted to not interfere in this matter to avoid causing Gong Jiu's dissatisfaction. However, the strength of Gong Jiu's second kick was much greater than the first. If he kicked Ji Fenghua, this famous general's life would be forfeit and he would have no choice but to make his move.

Even though he wanted to win over the hearts of the men under the King's command, he wanted these people to truly admit that he was the son of the King, the young prince of Tianwu Kingdom. However, what he couldn't do was too obvious. All this time, he had only allowed nature to take its course. Today's actions were truly too obvious.

Shang Qiuyuan placed a imperial report on the table beside the palace. "Royal father, this is a memorial for this son. The emperor has given too much of a reward, what merits does this son have? I dare not accept this reward, so I request Royal father to deliver this report to the emperor on his behalf."

Gong Jiu slowly picked up Shang Qiuyuan's imperial report and, without even looking at it, threw it into the brazier.

Zuo Si was shocked. He had also expected Shang Qiuyuan to deliver the imperial reports. However, the fact that the nine days in the palace had burned the imperial reports was beyond his expectations.

Shang Qiuyuan raised his head to look at Gong Jiu, but was unable to discern Gong Jiu's expression. He slowly knelt down with his head lowered, "Royal father, your son must not be rewarded like this. Please be enlightened, royal father."

"Why not? "Since it's the emperor's reward, and the imperial edict has already announced it to the world, do you dare to disobey?"

"Your son would rather defy the decree than receive such a reward!"

Shang Qiuyuan straightened his body and raised his head to look at the Nine Heavens Palace, "Father will have a descendant. I am willing to do my best to support and inherit this heir."

Gong Jiu silently looked at Shang Qiuyuan, his silver hair fluttering, causing him to think of the scene of Shang Qiuyuan being ordered to stand side by side with King and worship him as a father.

"If my son only cares about me, what can't I do in this position?"

His tone was indifferent and his face was expressionless. It was so calm that it caused people to feel uneasy.

"Your son is unwilling. It is your son's honor to be able to serve under your father. Your son does not have such a heart, nor should I inherit this position. These words are your son's heartfelt words, I hope that your father will be enlightened."

"Qiuyuan, in the past, you were a Marquis of Fengyuan. You were a Grand Marshal and a Grand General. Your noble title was Prince Consort, and you were the famous Commander of the Five Kingdoms, Bai Lian. Back then, when you acknowledged this duke as your son, the people of the five nations all laughed at you.

"Father, why do you say that? Father is the most famous general of the five nations, this son has always deeply hated the fact that I did not have the chance to meet you. When I was under my father, I didn't force anything. I was willing. One day as father, one life as father, this son no longer has any relatives left. When I came to pay my respects to royal father, I treated him as my own father, and had no other ulterior motives. "

Gong Jiu gazed at Shang Qiuyuan for a long time, but Shang Qiuyuan did not avoid his gaze. He used a sincere gaze to meet Gong Jiu's gaze.

He could only feel gratitude towards the nine heavens of the palace. Perhaps he had been forced to kowtow at the palace for nine days, but it wasn't that he didn't have any grudges in his heart.

However, with the support of Gong Jiu behind his back, he gradually gained the favor and absolute support from the army, which was why he was in Fengyuan today. If not for this, even if the Nine Heavens Palace did not restrict him, as long as they did not give him such a huge amount of support, bestowing him with military power and strength, he would never have achieved what he accomplished today in Fengyuan.

Even if the reverse scale supported him, the reverse scale was still far from the Southern Champion Ancestor Dragon. Its military might was limited, and the matter of Feng Yuan would still be decided by the nine heavens of the palace.

If Gong Jiu had sent out other high ranking military officers or personally set off, he wouldn't have been given so many opportunities. How could he have gotten his hands on such a plentiful opponent? He definitely wouldn't have had today's battle achievements and rewards.

Shang Qiuyuan understood in his heart, especially at this moment, that he could offend the Emperor, and he could not offend the Nine Heavens Palace in the slightest. He had never thought of offending Gong Jiu, so he was sincerely grateful towards him.

Gong Jiu smiled all of a sudden. "Since my son is here, let's stay here for a few more days and accompany him."

"This child should have accompanied Father more to begin with. Now that the situation is considered stable, this child will follow by your side and be filial. This son shall serve you."

"My son has travelled a long way to come here. Let's go down and rest."

The plaintiff retreated and left.

Zuo Si looked at Shang Qiuyuan's departing figure. "Does young master really want to stay and follow by your side in the future? Why did the prince give the young prince the chance to plead for them today? This subject knows that the King is not prepared to punish them severely. "

"This King did this on purpose because I wanted him to see some things clearly. I let him stay for a few days, so that he wouldn't be willing to stay by my side in the future. Zuo Si, can you see through his heart? "

"This official is stupid, I can't see through the young prince's heart and thoughts. There aren't many people that I can't see through."

Gong Jiu laughed, "There are only two people that this duke cannot see through. One is him, and the other is my good daughter."

Zuo Si laughed. "The princess is indeed a difficult person to see through. This subject believes that if the emperor is so generous and she still wants to escape, she must be willing to throw away her identity and everything to be with the young prince. "Unexpectedly, the princess still chose to return to the side of the emperor."

The corners of Gong Jiu's eyes twitched a few times, but he did not say anything. Until now, not many people knew about Ji Tian Ning's pregnancy, so he did not want to say much.

"Your highness, leaving the young prince by your side is for the best. Today, the young prince has taken the initiative to ask for it. This is exactly what your highness wants, so that your highness won't order your highness to be dissatisfied with his subordinate's decision."

"Qiu Yuan is too shrewd. This King only asked him to stay for a few more days before he understood This King's intentions. He took the initiative to keep This King by his side in order to dispel This King's doubts."

"Your Highness is right, Young Prince always knows in advance what to do. He won't let Your Highness say one more word, and certainly won't make it difficult for Your Highness." It's just that this young prince is extremely shrewd, I wonder if that's a good thing or a bad thing. "

"It doesn't matter. He has no need to doubt This King's current loyalty and filial piety."

"But …"

After a moment of doubt, Zou Si did not finish his sentence. He believed that the King beside him had understood his meaning and did not need to say anything further. Both of them knew each other's intentions after many years of mutual understanding, but his own thoughts were not as good as Shang Qiuyuan's. Having been by his side in the palace for so many years, he actually couldn't compare to Shang Qiuyuan's understanding of Wang Shou's heart.

"The young prince is really a hero, it seems like the emperor wants to do something."

"He can't do too much either. On the way back, he vomited a few mouthfuls of blood. Although he has this king's good daughter by his side, Tian Ning is a genius doctor and not an immortal. She told this duke that she doesn't have the confidence to cure the emperor's head disease. "

"His Imperial Majesty actually didn't die this time. He really is lucky."

"There's no need to worry. Feng Er is about to come. Even if he doesn't die, he won't have much energy to deal with the country's affairs and fight with me."

"Your highness, your servant thinks it would be better to leave the young prince here. This matter was mentioned by your highness, and your highness can help your highness share his worries. Your highness, the sky is about to change."

Gong Jiu gazed at the night sky without saying anything.