When Xiao Fan expressed his humble expression and shy tone, he said anxiously about the drunken beating the crown prince, Cao Yi had been dumbfounded for a long time.

Xiao Fan looked at him uneasy and said carefully: "It is said that the royal family is extraordinary and has a broad mind tolerate the world. I believe His Royal Highness the Grand Prince should not be skeptical about me, a sage?"

Cao Yi's face was stiff. He couldn't help but twitch his skin when he heard this, and said in a hoarse voice: "Extraordinary demeanor? Haha... Brother Xiao, do you know what the royal demeanor is built by? Tens of millions of lives, the thick white bones, the blood flowing into the river..."

"Brother Cao, don't scare me..."

"Scared you? Humph! Because of Prince Yiwen, the current emperor is doting on Taisun Ji. He can't even say harsh words on weekdays. You're fine. He slapped him on the forehead countless times. If the emperor knew about it..."

Xiao Fan sweated coldly and said with his lips trembling, "It's not that serious, right?"

Cao Yi looked at him deeply and sighed, "I really didn't see that you looked weak and elegant, and you did such a life-deserving thing. To be honest, you have a better life than me..."

Xiao Fan said shyly: "Brother Cao, you are so ridiculous..."

Then Xiao Fan's face quickly collapsed. Now is not the time to listen to praise, and when he hears Cao Yi's words, he doesn't seem to praise himself...

"Brother Cao, what should I do?" Xiao Fan said with a bitter face.

Cao Yi thoughtfully: "You just said that the guards of the Crown Prince had their swords unsheathed and wanted to kill you, but they were stopped by the Crown Prince? And then they left Jiangpu like that, and didn't touch a single hair?"

"right."

"In this way, the crown prince did not have the intention to kill you, otherwise you would have a hundred lives and would have been told there. Jinyi's personal military captain, who are all first-class masters..."

Xiao Fan was stunned and then suddenly realized that it was said that the authorities were confused. This was true. Zhu Yunwen did not kill me at that time, which means that he had no intention of killing, and most of them would not kill me in the future. Historical books were not wrong. Zhu Yunwen was a kind and tolerant emperor. Such an emperor was not used to killing people. A few years later, the King of Yan raised an army to rebel him. He even said to the rehabilitation general Geng Bingwen: "Don't kill my uncle, so that I can bear the charge of killing my uncle."

He couldn't bear to kill him because he was rebelling. He just patted him on the forehead a few times. I guess it was no big deal, right?

Thinking of this, Xiao Fan finally let go of his heart.

Cao Yi looked at Xiao Fan's nervous and then relaxed expression, a bit of complexity flashed in his eyes. The two were silent for a while. Cao Yi said, "Brother Xiao, the superiors are unpredictable. You and I can't guess here today, and you may not be sure. Maybe the Emperor's grandson will remember this matter one day, and then you will have something wrong at that time..."

"What does Brother Cao mean?"

Cao Yi picked up the wine jar and took a big sip of wine, wiped the wine stains on his mouth, and said, "I have a perfect way to keep you safe..."

"What method?"

Cao Yi smiled, raised his hand and pointed to the north, and said, "A man is determined to be the world. You have lived in the Chen family for a long time and are the son-in-law who is living under someone else's roof. I will never act like a real man. Seeing that you are smart and intelligent, I listened to your brother's advice and left the Chen family and headed north..."

Xiao Fan's heart trembled and he looked at Cao Yi intently.

Cao Yi seemed not to see Xiao Fan's solemn gaze, and said directly: "Before I came to Jiangpu to take office, I guess you know who was standing behind me. Yes, I was promoted by His Highness King Yan in the past, and followed His Highness King Yan to the north to conquer the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty several times, and was promoted to a hundred generals. Now the King of Yan is in the land of Youyan, guarding the north of the country's gate, with tens of thousands of soldiers under his command, and the fierce generals are like clouds..."

Xiao Fan interrupted Cao Yi and said quietly: "Brother Cao means that he wants me to join King Yan?"

Cao Yi smiled and said, "That is, men are born in the world. When they make achievements and use their hands to gain a good future. Although there are many powerful generals under the command of King Yan, there are very few wise men. Only Master Daoyan can help King Yan to work hard to relieve his worries. For example, today, Zi Shengming, who was scattered in the Qing Dynasty thirty years ago, but the remnant Yuan had not been eliminated. He has frequently attacked the border for many years, and there are many wars in the country. King Yan was ordered by the emperor to guard Beiping to protect the peace of the Ming Dynasty. Now is the time to seek talent. If you vote for King Yan, you will have great fame and fortune waiting for you to win. If you are promoted by Your Highness, you will be given an official position in five or ten years and return home. Wouldn't it be a hundred times better than if you live in the Chen family and be a cowardly son-in-law?"

Xiao Fan listened quietly with a smile on his face, but his eyelids jumped a few times without notice.

The remnant Yuan has not been eliminated, which is probably a superficial reason. Now that Zhu Yuanzhang is still alive, the King of Yan dares not be too arrogant, so he can only use the name of remnant Yuan to search for talents all over the world. What is his real purpose? Others don’t know, but Xiao Fan doesn’t know yet?

According to real historical development, after Zhu Yuanzhang's death, the King of Yan finally seized the glorious country from his nephew Zhu Yunwen, held the throne firmly, and created the 22-year-old Yongle prosperous era.

Should I join him? Help him conquer the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty, help him consolidate the north, and even help him usurp the throne...

Xiao Fan suddenly laughed. He was just a commoner. Even if his real identity was a time traveler, could he really control the political situation of the world in this turbulent Ming Dynasty? Why? Is it so meaningful for them to vote or not? In the past life, Xiao Fan knew that he should not overestimate himself. No one in this world is a real fool. If anyone lacks, the world will still turn, and history will continue to move forward according to the trajectory it has drawn. This cannot be changed by the power of a person.

"Brother Cao, I am a little talented and knowledgeable. I have no extraordinary wisdom or inappropriate courage. The King of Yan is full of wise and brave people. How can I tolerate mediocre people like me? Let's put this aside for the time being..."

Xiao Fan finally refused. He did not regret making such a decision. Everyone has their own circumstances, and everything goes with the flow. He doesn't like to do something too deliberately, including joining the King of Yan, and the same is true.

Cao Yi stared at Xiao Fan deeply for a long time, his eyes were full of complexity. After a while of silence, Cao Yi finally smiled and said, "I have seen it long ago. You kid are the ones who don't see a rabbit or an eagle. Forget it, if you don't go, don't go. The climate in the north is cold and dry, and you are so weak that you can't stand it. If you change your mind one day, come to me again."

Xiao Fan looked at him gratefully and said, "I rejected Brother Cao's kindness. Will you blame me for being ungrateful?"

Cao Yi glared at his eyes and said heroically: "What do you think of your old brother? Since we are brothers, we are a family. We can say whatever we think, what do we do or not? Do you think I am such an unreasonable person?"

The two looked at each other, laughed loudly at the same time, picked up the wine bowl and toasted each other, and some unhappiness disappeared.

After drinking happily, Xiao Fan left with eight points of drunkenness.

Cao Yi looked at Xiao Fan's slightly staggering back, his eyes narrowed into a slit, and after a long time he suddenly sighed: "It's still not the time..."

I don’t know if the meaning of “fire” in the words is about Xiao Fan or the matter of winning over Xiao Fan, or it may have other meanings.

He picked up the wine bowl and drank it all, Cao Yi frowned again, knocked on the stone table and pondered: "Crown Prince...what did he come to Jiangpu to do?"

***************************************

Rejecting Cao Yi, Xiao Fan focused on managing the Zuixian Tower. He was in his position and planned his affairs. He knew that he was the shopkeeper of Zuixian Tower now. Although he was still working for Chen Siliu, this was only temporary.

When Qianlong was in the abyss, all he needed was an opportunity, an opportunity to soar into the sky. Zhu Yuanzhang was still alive, but two camps had been formed in the world, - the vassal king and the grandson. No matter which side he stood, it was not the best time now, and this was also the main reason why he rejected Cao Yi.

Huang Zhixian County was seized from power, and Zuixian Tower is now full of guests and business is booming. The two-meter-square wooden platform in the lobby plays a big role. The storytellers, operas, and juggle them on shifts attracting batches of guests. Every day is as lively as the New Year. Of course, the silver in the guests' wallets also flows into Chen Siliu's pockets.

While Manager Xiao was relieved, he also felt a little sad.

What he was worried about was not himself, but another person.

A restaurant shopkeeper who has not yet been lifted out of poverty is still running desperately on the road to a well-off society. But when he looks back, he finds that he actually has a diner.

This made Shopkeeper Xiao inexplicably sad and angry.

The diner is an old Taoist priest. He has a Taoist name as his name, Taixu.

During the two days when Huang Magistrate Huang fought with Cao Yi, the city was full of wind, the political situation was turbulent, and everyone was panicked. However, Taixu disappeared in those two days. When the wind was calm and the dust settled, Taixu appeared magically again. Moreover, this time he stayed in Zuixianlou and refused to leave. Every day, he held his broken banner and deceived the world. When he came back at night, he enjoyed the delicious food of the Zuixianlou chef. After eating, he lie on two dining tables and hummed yellow tunes and fell asleep. Life was so comfortable that even Xiao Fan was jealous.

Xiao Fan felt that this would not work. It would be a sin to practice so comfortably in the world of monks. The Three Pure Daojun would be unhappy.

So on a cold night after closing, Manager Xiao sat down next to Taixu, who was eating and drinking, and was picking his teeth with his legs raised, and began to negotiate with him.

There is only one theme in negotiation, how to make a monk who eats and drinks for free and does not create value go back to the future.

Taixu smiled a little guiltyly, and he also felt that this was not good. Eating for nothing is too famous. After all, he was not close to Xiao Fan, so he had no obligation to support him.

"How about I teach you martial arts, you can take me as your master, and the master will be a disciple, it is natural..." Taixu said shamelessly.

Xiao Fan sighed and said, "Master, I don't object to learning martial arts, but I'd better off learning martial arts from you. I guess you've been better at talking for so many years..."

"Don't underestimate me. My martial arts are not a fan of my martial arts. Back then, many people in the world cried and shouted to take me as their teacher, but I ignored it. Today, if we talk about martial arts rankings, only my senior brother Zhang Sanfeng is above me..."

Xiao Fan waved his hand and interrupted Taixu's self-proclaiming: "Okay, let's not mention martial arts. We can do our best to make the best use of people and things. I think it's not a big deal for Taoist priests to cheat outside. Let's do this, I'll find you an errand in Zuixianlou..."

Taixu's eyes shone: "What's the job?"

"Your old job."

***************************************

The next day, diners in Zuixianlou found that the lobby was a little different from usual.

While everyone was eating and drinking, an old Taoist priest dressed in a sloppy and sneaky manner, and looked like a beggar. His face was filled with laughter, and he was asking one by one: "Hey, is fortune-telling? Free, the new guest reward activity launched by Zuixianlou..."

"Ah! Brother Tai, I, I, your Yin Tang is black, and there is a evil eyebrow between you. Brother Tai, you have a bad omen!"

"Get out of here! You have bad omens, and your whole family has bad omens!"

"Brother, don't be angry, I will draw a peach talisman for you for free, not only to ward off evil spirits, but also to contraceptive..."
Chapter completed!