Chapter 419 Children Make Choices, Adults Want Them All

Sure enough, the old bastard's next words were.

"But you are an exception!"

"Ji Ming, I think you are very suitable to be this noble son! I see you are very close to my poor granddaughter, and you are not as good-looking as me... Hey!"

The Sun King suddenly stopped talking because Ji Ming raised a bottle of red potion and pretended to smash it, which scared him so much that he quickly stretched out his hands to hold it.

"No, no, I was just joking, why are you so excited!"

Joke?

I think you just want to get something for free!

Ji Ming bypassed the Sun King's fingers waiting for an opportunity and lifted it lightly, successfully taking the potion back in his hand.

"Your Majesty, I can tell you clearly that the raw materials of this potion are very precious, so I can't give it to ordinary people, and the amount I have on hand is indeed not much."

"I understand, really good things can't be overflowing. I heard that there was even an elf master craftsman in the Holy Tree Kingdom who spent a hundred years just to refine a spoonful of magic medicine."

That elf is really a bored and boring person. I guess he would hang himself for fun when he has nothing to do...

"Very good."

So Ji Ming turned his wrist, slipped another bottle of potion from his sleeve, and held both bottles in his hand.

"Let's do this. We are all decent people, so let's not mess around. I don't want to see any turmoil in the upper echelons of the Glowing Kingdom. You make a serious offer, and I will nod if it works."

The Sun King pondered for a moment, stared at Ji Ming's eyes and began to speak.

"Okay, then... two boxes of gold coins... three boxes of jewelry... a full set of craftsman armor... a Pegasus... hey, are you greedy?"

Ji Ming knew that this old man was a sly thief and must be a stingy person, so he gently shook the potion.

"Your Majesty, you... you are the great Sun King Anthony VI, how can you bargain here bit by bit like a stingy peddler?"

"How can there be a peddler as generous as me!"

The Sun King slapped his thigh in anger.

"Do you know how precious a Pegasus is? Every year I have to haggle with His Holiness the Pope for a long time to barely get one or two more!"

Unfortunately, Ji Ming didn't buy his tricks at all, but sneered.

"It's just a horse, Your Majesty. The warhorse girls I know are much better than you bunch of weak dwarfs!"

"Besides, you are the king. Is this destiny of being born with a golden weight in your mouth less important than a beast?"

...

"Tsk."

The Sun King sighed and closed his eyes helplessly, but within three seconds he quietly squinted again and secretly glanced at the potion in Ji Ming's hand.

No, I can't bear it!

"Then, you~you~probably, possibly, should, perhaps, think how much I need to pay?"

Then he felt a thump in his heart, because Ji Ming just said it lightly.

"Don't be afraid, it's not much."

-It's over.

"Just now I said, we are all decent people, adults with brains."

Ji Ming stretched out his arm and slowly clenched his fist.

"So, my respected king, I want all the things you just listed, plus the previous ones!"

The Sun King was furious and was about to condemn this bastard God's Chosen for taking advantage of others' misfortune. Ji Ming seemed to suddenly remember something and hurried to clarify.

"Hey, don't be anxious, don't be anxious, I made a slip of the tongue, except for the last one."

Then he severely condemned the Sun King as a shameless feudal patriarch who wanted to arrange the marriage of his granddaughter. His thoughts were really decadent and backward!

He advised! This old man, take care of yourself, reflect on it, and don't make such clever and clever mistakes in the future, oh!

If it was before, he would definitely not use this trick, but he had seen from the previous chat that this old Deng was similar to himself, and they would pretend to be hooligans and rogues for their own interests.

In other words, they are neither hooligans nor rogues. At least in their well-hidden hearts, there is still a private land that can draw a red line.

Therefore, under the influence of shame, at least there is the regret of not fulfilling the obligations that should be fulfilled and not being able to keep the cherished things until the end.

So after Ji Ming pulled the matter away from Eleanor and extended it to Changge and the young couple, the old king did not say a word.

"Some things cannot be avoided by escaping. Since the contradiction exists, it will erupt sooner or later. The longer it is delayed, the more likely it is to get into trouble."

"And now that things have come to this, you should know from our experience along the way that people are just biting you to death, so can we have a little backbone?"

After saying that, he conjured up another bottle of spirit gathering liquid and placed all three bottles on the small table beside him.

"These should be enough for you to walk smoothly to the last step of your life... Of course, if it is not enough, since I have taken action, I will take care of it to the end."

Then he stood up, habitually straightened his wrinkled coat, turned his head and walked towards the door.

"Okay, the treatment is over. Your Majesty, I'll take my leave."

When he was about to press the doorknob, he looked back again.

"Oh, by the way, don't bother with those things. Just send someone to the mountain when you're done. They should be able to find out where I live."

But as the door opened with a click, and then closed again with the sound of footsteps going away, the Sun King beside the bed remained indifferent.

God of Heaven and Earth, what kind of foolish monarch would have the heart to watch his own country being ravaged, and what kind of father would watch his beloved daughter being forced to death?

So actually he was not completely in the state of [Tears of Regret] just now. He wanted to scold Ji Ming for being an outsider who didn't know anything and still talked about it.

But when the words came to his lips, he shrank back.

After all, being cowardly is being cowardly. No matter what the reason, he was cowardly at that time, and he also ruined so many benevolent and righteous people who were dedicated to serving the country!

Before, he could rely on sensual pleasures and a life of luxury to bury this misery, but now there is the gathering spirit liquid in his body, and he can't pretend to be confused.

"Curse, curse, curse..."

After muttering for a long time, he always felt that he seemed to have forgotten something very important.

Well, what is it?

...

Stand up suddenly.

"No, Ji Ming, damn it? When did I promise to give you those things!"

"Hey, little boss, am I a little short?"

[Can you please stop saying dirty words when someone is 100% angry and scolding you? ]

"Look at what you said. I'm already being scolded. If I don't say it now, then I'll be at a loss, right?"

With the help of the maids and knights, Ji Ming left the palace of the Sun King, whose male-female ratio was comparable to that of King Hong Tian.

If he were an ordinary person, he would have left the palace as soon as he finished his business, but who said Ji Ming was the chosen one?

Anyway, even the harem that His Majesty cared about the most had gone in to play, so the guard knights directly surrounded him and started the [Palace Tour] copy.

And if Ji Ming's relationship with the king was a test of each other, then facing the hot new chosen one, this group of knights who were eager to make progress had almost no choice but to curry favor with him.

Therefore, this tour inadvertently added a sense of ceremony with the inspection of superiors and the accompaniment of local cadres, which made Ji Ming always feel that he should wear a black business jacket.

From the back garden where a tea party for noble ladies was being held, to the covenant hall where several new knights were collectively sworn, and then to the temporary residence of the knights in the palace to taste their favorite beer.

When they saw the king's close ministers and the nobles stationed in the capital walking out of the council palace from afar, the sun was setting and it was already dusk.

The young men accompanied him conscientiously for an afternoon. Ji Ming looked at them all the way and felt that they were all honest little brothers.

Today, he was forced to stay alone in a room with an old man who was stinky to the bone. It would be better to stay with this group of clear young people for a while to cleanse his soul.

So Ji Ming planned to let them lead the way. Today, the God-chosen big brother treated him to a meal, and he took the brothers out to eat something good!

As a result, he finally showed generosity once, and met an acquaintance again after a detour.

"Ji Ming, the chosen one, what a coincidence, I didn't expect to see you here."

Who else could it be? Of course, it was His Royal Highness the Prince who had been lying in ambush here for a long time, waiting for Philip to show up halfway.

Fortunately, Ji Ming didn't like to make promises easily. If he had just started to brag about inviting them to dinner, it would be embarrassing now.

Because the prince started to ask him out for dinner in a casual manner after just a few words of greeting, saying that he had a little brother here, and heard that the good brother had returned to the capital, so he set up a few tables for a welcoming banquet.

If the chosen one doesn't mind, we are all brothers, I will ask you to come over. Anyway, we will see each other every day in the future. It will be convenient to get to know more people in the capital when doing things in the future.

The words were definitely not said like this, but the meaning was almost expressed like this,

So the invitation was almost stuffed into his mouth, and Ji Ming couldn't refuse it, so he had to agree happily.

And although the host of this banquet was actually hosting this dinner for Philip,

But at the foot of the emperor, at the root of the imperial city, anyone who can make some noise here can't be an ordinary person.

In fact, this is a noble son of the Duke of the East. His ancestor was one of the twelve war marshals and he is considered the main supporter of Philip's lineage.

Recently, he is studying related courses at the Magic Academy in the royal capital, and has temporarily settled down in Qixia City.

"Franco? Come on, this is the Ji Ming God's Choice I mentioned to you. He is young and promising. We had a good chat last time we met."

"Mr. God's Choice, this is Franco Jingguang. We have known each other since childhood and have been friends for many years."

"Oh, hello, Mr. God's Choice, you don't have to be polite, Brother Philip's friends are my friends! If you have anything in the future, just tell me."

Looking at the winking expression of the young man in front of him, Ji Ming showed a warm smile and stretched out his hand to shake his hand.

"Haha, Your Highness, your friend is very humorous."

Since he can be on good terms with Prince Fei, this student is probably someone who is overwhelmed by the family's wealth, and seeing how he is good at dealing with people, he has no aristocratic airs...

Sure enough, Prince Fei then quietly hinted that Ji Ming, Franco, is the first heir to the family, and that he came to the capital to study in preparation for inheriting his father's dukedom.

Shit rich guy!

There is nothing else to say. Since someone has introduced him, just say hello. Who knows which connection you may use someday.

So in the following banquets, Ji Ming became an important NPC that guests must check in as usual.

Although he didn't want to talk about his treatment of the Sun King in detail, it was a serious matter and might cause a sensation in the city. As a doctor, he had to protect the patient's privacy.

But considering that he was actually invited by the Fei family brothers and sisters to treat their father, it was impossible for everyone present to not know that the God's Chosen One had made a special trip to the bedroom and had not come out for a long time.

Therefore, even though Ji Ming was still tight-lipped about the king's illness and did not describe in detail how he treated him, he still gave a vague hint that he had "turned the corner".

Now it was completely lively. The old men wanted to come and get to know this young man and see what the new nobles in the aristocratic circle were like and whether they had the level and ability they had in the past.

The young people also wanted to come and get to know this big brother and see if the hot foreign God's Chosen One could be used by me and find a way to pull myself to a higher place.

So Ji Ming finally survived the peak of the banquet after evading 81 embarrassing compliments, 41 invitations for cooperation, and the most terrible, 67 hints of a card game, which were given to both men and women like the previous two.

"Ha, I was almost dragged to play mahjong by three men!"

But strictly speaking, he didn't stay in jail for the whole time, because through this group of guys with ulterior motives, he still managed to dig out some dirty things in the royal capital circle.

For example, the reason why the two young men glared at each other as soon as they met was because there was some personal hatred between their backers, the Minister of Defense Duke Xiguang and the Minister of Finance Duke Huguang. Considering that no one could dig out what the private hatred was, it was probably a little thing three inches below the navel.

For example, the noble lady who had chatted with Ji Ming before was actually the illegitimate daughter of a marquis. It is rumored that she has recently used her personal capital to form a brotherhood with enough influence to overthrow the marquis's legitimate daughter who has always wanted to drive her away.

What's more terrible is that these are actually considered clean, after all, they are all "inspirational" stories where everyone is willing and works hard to climb up together.

The rest, from simple money-power transactions to the one-step sale of titles and official positions, from normal banquets to dark alliances of hundreds of people, there are countless messy things.

I can only say that the capital is indeed the capital. Even in this aspect, it can reach a new height and play at a high level. It is indeed worthy of a thumbs-up and praise for the ability of the old iron.

Ji Ming didn't dare to continue digging deeper. What if he overturned the whole city in the end?