Chapter 701: Extra Chapter 4

The Hundred Li Imperial Clan increasingly noticed that Xiao San Baili Jing was somewhat different; this child was extraordinary, having brought all his ancestors to witness many sights they had never seen in life or death.

For example, his prince's mansion and city walls, and the fierce beasts beside him. This child kept bears in his sleeping palace and even raised a Bai Ze with a single horn.

For example, the rare items appearing on Vermilion Bird Avenue, the flamboyantly dressed maid (Zhu Ti) by his side, and again, the large ship he somehow obtained.

After broadcasting Long Peace for two days, he returned to You Province to find the Great King leading his officials in inspecting his treasure ship, hearing that it had been bought from overseas?

The ancestors' group again grew anxious—there were actually people overseas, and with such advanced shipbuilding technology? The Great Jin gained another serious threat.

But they didn't worry for long—soon Ning De showed them with his strength that he was the Great Jin's biggest threat.

This guy wants to celebrate the Ten Thousand Longevity Festival and also summon the feudal lords back to the capital, doing it on a larger scale.

Zhang Zong sucked in a breath, seeing the refugees flooding the streets—'You still have money to waste on some Ten Thousand Longevity Festival? And you're inviting neighboring states? You're not ashamed to lose face!'

Soon he found out, Ning De also looked down on him.

He began sending people to drive out the refugees near Long Peace!

Below Long Peace there were also many counties; Ning De not only refused to let refugees enter Long Peace, he wouldn't even allow them near it. The army guarding Long Peace, instead of fighting enemies, was first used to clear out his own people.

Zhang Zong felt a faint pain in his back—he figured he was probably within shooting range of his grandfather's shoe sole.

When the view shifted to the other feudal lords and he saw their reactions to the Ten Thousand Longevity Festival, he finally relaxed. Because these guys really had all sorts of motives—not a single one was easygoing!

Among them were several other princes ennobled by the elder generation, for example the Prince of Ru'nan—the first Prince of Ru'nan had been enfeoffed by his grandfather An Zong, making him his uncle. Yet this generation's Prince of Ru'nan actually seized the court's mineral deposits and was secretly making weapons at home~

A feudal lord overstepping his bounds to forge that many weapons—don't tell him it's just for collecting long blades; no one hoards a room full of identical crude weapons!

An Zong was so angry he didn't even want to fight him—could the Great Jin really be doomed? Is its three‑hundred‑year mandate really a hurdle? It turns out it's not just Ning De who's troublesome; these feudal lords now and in the future never even get a chance to reach the Eleventh Hall, let alone fight there, which is even more aggravating—don't you agree? Turning his head, he saw Zhang Zong actually showing a relieved expression.

An Zong's anger rose from his heart, and he lifted his shoe sole again: 'Look at the worthless crown prince you chose! Everyone's about to rebel, none of them loyal to him, and he still has the mood to celebrate some Ten Thousand Longevity Festival?!'

Zhang Zong: ……

"Imperial grandfather, grandfather! I… it's not what you think!"

Tai Zu's face had just cleared for a few days, then clouded over again. He could accept seeing Xiao San Baili Jing grow up and raise a private army with ambition, but he couldn't accept that everywhere the feudal lords also had ambition. The tumultuous Great Jin obviously gave everyone the illusion that they were all capable.

Once Xiao San set off cursing, Zhang Zong's busy life returned, and Tai Zu could not tolerate the repeated assassination attempts.

Fortunately the Great King was no pushover; his Eagle Cavalry had already taken shape, and several assassination attempts actually posed little threat to him. The Great King and Wei Shen were left hanging on the wall of the Hongnong Yang clan's residence, exposed and chased by household servants, yet he still laughed along.

Zhang Zong followed up with an explanation: 'It seems our Xiao San's birth mother, Lady Wei, is the daughter of Marquis Wei Ting himself, and the marquis's wife comes from the Hongnong Yang clan; they must have gone to see his grandmother's private quarters.'

After the Great King suffered his final assassination attempt, he inadvertently scraped his face, looking like a painted‑face cat as he entered the capital together with his personal guard, all grimy, and Tai Zu grew angry again.

"Trash! Ning De can't even control his own son!"

He Zong and Zhang Zong shuddered together……

This life really couldn't go on.