Chapter 1311 Goodbye Ji Ran

In the following days, Yun Zheng's life was very regular.

In the morning, he got together with Zhang Xu and several of Zhang Xu's assistants.

Several of them were hiding in Zhangxu's mansion, and no one knew what they were doing.

In the afternoon, Yun Zheng usually accompanied Shen Luoyan and others for a walk, played chess, or played with the two children, teaching them some simple knowledge while playing.

Occasionally, Yun Zheng would test the academic performance of Shen Nianci and Qi Yan.

During this period, Yun Zheng also sent people to notify Zulu and Mondo, asking them to arrange all matters and go to Jishan with him.

In addition, Yun Zheng also sent someone to send a letter to Tuo Huan in Fuzhou, asking him to bring Ji Ran to Shuofang.

After leaving the battlefield, Yun Zheng's life seemed to return to normal.

With Yun Zheng's return, there was more laughter and joy in the palace than usual.

On this day, Yun Zheng was dragging Shen Luoyan around the palace when someone from the palace came to report that Tuo Huan and Ji Ran had arrived.

When Yun Zheng arrived at the main hall, Tuo Huan and Ji Ran hurriedly saluted.

"sit down!"

Yun Zheng raised his hand to signal the two to sit down, and his eyes fell on Ji Ran again, "You have lost a lot of weight! Did the jailer deduct your food?"

Ji Ran has become thinner and has more white hair on his head.

However, he looked quite energetic and not in a daze.

"No no."

Ji Ran shook his head repeatedly, "Your Majesty, the criminal is missing his wife and children in prison all the time, so he is getting thinner day by day..."

All in all, he has been in prison for a year.

During this year, his time in prison was quite fulfilling.

As for the food, although it is not extremely rich, it is still quite juicy.

But even so, he was getting thinner and thinner.

Yun Zheng smiled and asked Ji Ran, "After being in prison for a year, do you have any insights?"

Ji Ran's expression dimmed slightly, and he said with emotion: "The greatest realization is that freedom is precious."

"No other insights?"

Yun Zheng asked calmly.

"Have."

Ji Ran answered honestly: "I often reflect on myself in prison. Whenever I think about the past, my heart is filled with regret! If I had told you everything honestly when Your Highness arrived in Fuzhou, I might be in a different situation today..."

Ji Ran talked in detail about his feelings in prison. Yun Zheng listened but was not very satisfied.

Ji Ran didn't mention the point he particularly wanted to hear.

"Beyond fame, fortune and wealth, there is still the heart!"

"In the past, the criminals were burdened by fame, wealth and power, and completely forgot their ambitions when they were young..."

Ji Ran continued.

Hearing this, Yun Zheng finally nodded slightly.

Original heart!

This is what he wants to hear most.

"All right!"

Yun Zheng raised his hand to stop Ji Ran, and then said: "When I saw you in prison before, I told you that if you have any experience, you can write it down. Have you written it down?"

"I did write some things." Ji Ran said, and quickly untied the bundle, took out a booklet from it, and presented it respectfully to Yun Zheng.

Yun Zheng took it and flipped through it casually.

Written above are Ji Ran’s thoughts and insights after reading various books.

There are also some analyses of the so-called way of saints based on their own experiences.

There are many alterations in this booklet.

Obviously, Ji Ran did not write these things in one go.

"Somebody come!"

Yun Zheng closed the booklet and called a servant, "Go to the accounting office and get one hundred taels of silver!"

As he spoke, Yun Zheng returned the booklet to Ji Ran.

Soon, the servant brought one hundred taels of silver.

Yun Zheng pointed at Ji Ran and signaled his servant to hand the silver to Ji Ran.

Ji Ran was terrified and looked at Yun Zheng in confusion, and was hesitant to take the silver.

"Take it!"

Yun Zheng waved his hand gently, "I will order someone to take you back to see your wife and children. We haven't seen each other for so long, so you should buy something for them, right?"

what?

Ji Ran trembled all over, and suddenly knelt down and kowtowed: "I, the guilty subject, thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Get up!"

Yun Zheng raised his eyes to look at Ji Ran and instructed: "Spend more time with your wife and children when you go back, but don't forget to reorganize the things in your booklet! Show it to me again in half a month!"

"The criminal obeys your command!"

Ji Ran stood up slowly, his eyes moist.

"Okay, let's go!"

Yun Zheng waved his hand gently and ordered the guards to take Ji Ran back.

Ji Ran was filled with excitement and left with many thanks.

"How is Ji Ran doing in prison?"

It was not until this time that Yun Zheng asked Tuo Huan.

"pretty good."

Tuo Huan smiled, "I left Fuzhou at the end of March and returned to Fuzhou at the end of July. During this period, I was actually in charge of most of Fuzhou's government affairs..."

Although Ji Ran was in prison, all documents sent to Jingyang Prefecture had to be reviewed by him first.

Ji Ran reviewed it before handing it over to Tuohuan to arrange for someone to take over his position in handling Fuzhou's government affairs.

In comparison, the people arranged by Tuohuan seemed like puppets.

It was indeed not easy for Ji Ran to manage all affairs of Fuzhou in an orderly manner even in prison.

Yun Zheng smiled and asked, "How is Mondo doing?"

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. Everything is fine." Tuo Huan smiled, "It's just that Mondo is a little ignorant and wanted to establish a country and become king, but I stopped him."

"Why do you want to stop it?"

Yunzheng asked with a smile.

Tuohuan replied: "Under Mondo's rule, there are only a few hundred thousand people. How can he establish a country?"

Yun Zheng chuckled, "Throughout history, there have been many people who founded a country with hundreds of thousands of people!"

Tuo Huan laughed, "Your Highness, what you said is true, but I have selfish motives."

"Oh? What's your selfish motive?"

Yunzheng became interested.

Tuohuan stopped smiling and said seriously, "Even if he establishes a country, it can only be a vassal state of Daqian and must pay tribute to Daqian. With so few people under his rule, how can he have so much to pay tribute?"

"Rather than this, it is better to maintain the status quo. When Your Highness unifies the world in the future, Your Highness will reward him."

"I believe that both I and Mondo have worked hard for His Highness, and His Highness will definitely not treat him unfairly in the future..."

Tuohuan sees these things very clearly.

Sooner or later, this world will belong to Yun Zheng.

After Daqian completed the great unification, the vassal states were actually the most uncomfortable.

As Daqian became powerful, the people of those vassal states naturally wanted to become citizens of Daqian.

It would probably be more comfortable for Mondo to be a minor king of a vassal state than to be a subject of Yun Zheng.

"You are honest."

Yun Zheng looked at Tuo Huan with a smile on his face, "After a while, he will come to Shuobei! I will talk to him then. If he insists on establishing a country, I will not stop him!"

"Mundo is coming?"

Tuohuan was surprised.

"Ah."

Yun Zheng nodded gently, "Father is going to offer sacrifices to the gods at Jishan, and I want to take him and Zulu with me! When the time comes, you can also go with us, but it's up to you."

Tuo Huan quickly replied: "It is my great honor to be able to accompany you to the Fengshan ceremony!"

"Then you can come along!"

Yun Zheng nodded and smiled, then asked, "What's the situation with the northern barbarians now?"