Chen Jiu was not in a hurry to announce it. Instead, he asked out of concern, "Fellow righteous men, is there anything you can't say?"
"Your Majesty, we are incompetent. Please let us go!" The righteous men, who were full of vigor at the beginning, all knelt down and begged to leave.
"What? You will all be pillars of the Great Zhou Dynasty in the future. Why do you want to leave so suddenly? " Chen Jiu could not understand. He felt a headache coming on. He had been busy for so many days. Was it all for nothing?
"Your Majesty, my mother suddenly passed away. I need to go back to be filial and guard the tomb for three years!" Huo Zha said with a sad face.
"Oh? Huo Zha, you are not even 20 years old. Where did your mother come from? "Chen Jiu reprimanded. Huo Zha lowered his head in shame and could not refute.
"Your Majesty, we are not well. Please forgive us for not being loyal to the Great Zhou Dynasty!" The Three Fork Brothers also pretended to be sick and begged. Everyone looked as if they were about to die and could no longer serve the Great Zhou Dynasty. They were really pitiful.
"You … What is wrong with you?" Chen Jiu asked with a glare. He felt that if he did not figure out the situation and just let them go, that would be irresponsible. He turned his gaze and went to the Three-cut Sister and asked, "Don't you want to avenge Master?"
"Your Majesty, revenge breeds revenge. When will it ever end? We have decided to let go of our hatred!" The Three Fork Sisters' answer was very shocking.
"You …" Chen Jiu was angry. He went to the two beautiful twins and asked, "Don't you want to serve the Great Zhou Dynasty?"
"Your … Your Majesty, please let us go. We are still young!" The two beautiful twins were so scared that they were about to cry. They looked really pitiful.
"Great-grandfather, can you tell me what's wrong with everyone?" Chen Jiu looked at everyone who was about to leave one by one, and he was really depressed.
"Your Majesty, I have let you down. I know that I am too old to serve the Great Zhou Empire anymore!" Jiang Taigong's reply made Chen Jiu's jaw drop.
"Bastards, do you think I'm easy to bully? Are you playing with me? You're the ones who want to come, and you're the ones who want to leave. What have I done to deserve this? " Chen Jiu was enraged, he angered the Imperial Court, he shouted at the righteous people all over the world, each and every one of them trembled in fear, they did not dare to retort.
"Your Majesty, everyone has their own aspirations. If they want to leave, just let them go. Instead of forcing them to stay, they won't be able to do their best. It's better for them to leave in peace!" Cai Die came gracefully and kindly advised Chen Jiu.
"Humph, no one is allowed to leave until we get to the bottom of this!" Chen Jiu, on the other hand, gave an unyielding order. "You may leave first. I will give you a satisfactory answer after I have finished my investigation!"
"Yes …" The group of people had no choice but to leave. The General Conferring Ceremony had to be delayed.
"Your Majesty, why do you have to do this?" Cai Die smiled complacently to herself. Looking at Chen Jiu's angry face, she felt very happy.
"Cai Die, tell me, what's wrong with them? Why did they suddenly change their attitude? "Chen Jiu could not understand. He could not help but ask Cai Die.
"Your Majesty, sometimes it's easy to be treated coldly by others when you're being nice to them. However, it's okay to be nice to them. What's important is that you should know your place. Once you've been nice to them, you can't be nice to them a second time. Don't you think so?" Cai Die insinuated.
"What are you talking about?" Chen Jiu did not understand. He just glared at Cai Die and left. "I have to figure it out!"
"Hum, go ahead. But you'll come back to beg me sooner or later!" Cai Die was very complacent and laughed happily.
In the Hall of Righteous Men, Chen Jiu directly found Jiang Taigong and asked him seriously.
"Your Majesty, please don't make things difficult for me, okay? I have a mother who is more than 100 years old. I have a wife and children to support. Please let me go, okay? "Jiang Taigong begged bitterly.
"Taigong, as long as you join the Great Zhou Dynasty, your mother will be my mother. Your wife and children … will be supported by me!" Chen Jiu was comforting him. However, he did not expect that Jiang Taigong's expression would change rapidly and become even uglier.
"Your Majesty, I appreciate your kindness. However, as a man, I have the ability to take care of my wife and children. Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about me!" Jiang Taigong said sternly and immediately rejected Chen Jiu's kindness.
"Taigong, if you really want to leave, I won't stop you. However, you have to tell me the real reason why you want to leave!" Chen Jiu was getting more and more confused. He really wanted to open their heads and have a look.
"Your Majesty, are you serious? If I tell you the truth, won't you kill me? "Jiang Taigong looked at Chen Jiu with hope and fear.
"Of course. If you have any questions, just tell me. I won't kill you. However, if you dare to deceive me, don't blame me for punishing your whole family!" Chen Jiu said sternly. He would not be deceived.
"Your Majesty, although my wife is beautiful, she is still my wife. I don't dare to criticize your hobby of playing with other people's wives. However, please don't play with my wife, okay?" Jiang Taigong's following words almost choked Chen Jiu to death.
"What?" Chen Jiu's voice stopped abruptly. He had a strange expression on his face. "Who told you that I like to play with other people's wives?"
"Your Majesty, it doesn't matter who told you. Anyway, I know. Don't worry. I won't expose you. You can play with your little love, and I'll live a peaceful life. Is that okay?" Jiang Taigong begged with a bitter face.
"Nonsense!" Chen Jiu realized what Jiang Taigong had said. He was furious. "Rumor! This is completely slandering me. I don't have such a hobby!"
"Yes, Your Majesty. Since you don't, can I leave now?" Jiang Taigong knew what was good for him. He did not argue with Chen Jiu. He just wanted to leave.
"Taigong, you still don't believe me?" Chen Jiu was very anxious. He was very angry. "Who on earth is slandering me?"
"Your Majesty, now, I don't mind telling you that the Empress told me this in person. She also said that you especially like shrews. She is the same type as my wife. I'm really afraid that you will play with my wife!" Grand Duke Jiang began to pour out his grievances. "Although I admire your behavior and want to get a decent job in the imperial court, it can't be done at the expense of my wife. Please understand me and let me go!"
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