I really became a king.

Chapter 535 Too difficult

Tens of thousands of acres? Hearing this, An Daohui and Duo Luo were dumbfounded. Ten thousand acres were the result of secret manipulation, so how many tens of thousands of acres were needed?

Besides, they don’t have that much land.

Seeing that the two still hadn't come to their senses, An Ju further explained, "My nephew doesn't really mean to exchange it for tens of thousands of acres, but we must let the outside world know that the value of this stone is far more than ten thousand acres!"

Duo Luo came to his senses and said, "You mean... to mislead the outside world and make them think that our Prince Yi's Mansion has accepted the Liu family's favor?"

An Ju nodded and said, "That's what I mean. In this way, Prince Yi's Mansion will have an excuse to protect the Liu family in the future, and outsiders will not dare to bully the Liu family easily."

"Doing this... might damage the reputation of Prince Yi's Mansion." An Daohui disagreed. How could a dignified Prince Yi's Mansion take advantage of others and make it known to everyone?

Duo Luo fell into deep thought, thinking of his own prince's attitude towards the Liu family, and said, "It should be feasible. I believe the prince will not care about it."

Then the three of them discussed the details again, and finally felt that there were no omissions. An Ju carefully said: "Then let's do it? Will my nephew go down and make arrangements?"

Duo Luo and An Daohui looked at each other, and as if to encourage each other, they said in unison: "Let's do it!"

Soon, the news that Prince Yi's Mansion would allocate food-grain land spread from Kongtong Mountain, and the permanent residents were all cheering.

In any dynasty, land is the lifeline of ordinary people.

In the past, the Demon Realm Pass in the Western Frontier was a place of drought and barrenness with no proper farmland at all. But now it is different. For the first time, the military households and border survivors who have lived here for generations now have hope in their lives.

It is just like the saying goes: If you have food in your hands, you will not be worried!

For the generals and officials at all levels of Prince Yi's Palace, it was also regarded as a grand event, because it was the first time that Prince Yi's Palace had truly rewarded meritorious service with material rewards.

In addition to the distribution of land, a large number of mansions were also granted.

However, considering that a large amount of fertile farmland would be occupied within the East and West Demon Realms, only a very small number of high-ranking generals and officials had their residences within the Demon Realm.

Most of the fiefdoms are located in the Western Frontier Corridor west of the Western Demon Realm Pass. Guarded by four passes in the east, west, south and north, the Western Frontier Corridor is equivalent to an outer city.

Just when the entire jurisdiction of Prince Yi's Mansion was immersed in the joy of land distribution, Kongtong Mountain issued a bounty order.

A reward is offered for a treasure that looks like a stone. If you hand it in, you will be rewarded with ten thousand acres of fertile land.

As for what kind of treasure it was, the bounty order did not give much description, only saying that the stone was very beautiful in appearance, and did not explain in detail what its effects were.

But if this stone could be exchanged for ten thousand acres of fertile farmland, it must be something extraordinary. And judging from the implication of the bounty order, the reward would increase depending on the size of the stone.

In other words, ten thousand acres of fertile farmland is just the minimum starting point, there may be more!

As the news spread, the entire territory of Prince Yi's Mansion fell into a frenzy, and all kinds of stones began to appear.

However, there were no acts of robbery or robbery, thanks to the high-pressure policy of Prince Yi's Mansion on public security. Anyone who crossed the red line would be dealt a thundering blow immediately.

For several days, the temporary camp at the foot of Kongtong Mountain was crowded with people who came to offer their treasures, but no one was able to make the list.

Duo Luo and An Daohui sat in the inner room of the tent and did not come out in person. The reception matters were handled by An Jucai in the outer room.

A few days passed, but the person they were waiting for still didn't show up, and the three of them became a little anxious.

"Why, he hasn't shown up yet?" After seeing off a wave of treasure donors, An Daohui walked out anxiously.

"Could it be that he doesn't have this plan?" Dora, who was following behind, frowned.

An Jucai was no longer as calm and confident as at the beginning, and said uncertainly: "It... shouldn't be..." According to the information he had received before, the other party would definitely come.

But after waiting for a few days, they suddenly felt unsure. It was no wonder that the three of them were so unconfident. It was because they knew too little about Liu Guangqiu.

All the information about this person was obtained through hearsay. Although it was very similar, it was not first-hand information and was very likely to mislead them.

After thinking about the reason, the three of them sighed inwardly.

It’s not that they don’t want to investigate in person and get first-hand information, but they simply don’t dare to conduct any investigation into the Liu family.

Not only them, but in the entire Prince Yi's Mansion, no one would go to secretly investigate Liu Guangqiu's family unless there was a personal order from the prince.

Because if they were not careful, they would violate the taboo of their own prince! Therefore, they did not even dare to mention Liu Guangqiu's family to each other.

"Alas, it's getting late. Why don't we disperse first and continue tomorrow..." Duo Luo said listlessly.

An Daohui looked at the sky outside. It was already getting dark, so no one would come. He nodded and said, "Then let's continue tomorrow."

Just then, a report came from outside that another person had come to offer treasures.

The dejected An Jucai didn't care too much and asked weakly, "Have you registered your name?"

They had agreed to register and report their names early in the morning so that they could know about Liu Guangqiu's arrival in advance so that they could prepare for the smoke show in advance.

"It's registered, and his name is Liu Guangqiu." A response came from outside.

The three people who were originally listless and without energy suddenly raised their heads when they heard this, and An Ju almost shouted out loud.

But he reacted immediately, lowered his voice and said, "Here it comes!" with a look of excitement on his face.

"Act according to the plan!" Duo Luo and An Daohui also perked up, as if they were afraid that the other party could not wait and left, so they turned around and walked into the inner room.

But halfway through, Duo Luo suddenly stopped and said repeatedly: "Not right, not right!"

"What's wrong?" An Daohui asked anxiously.

"The reception strategy we discussed before is inappropriate... We can't meet him in the tent!" Duo Luo said.

If the reception had been conducted according to normal procedures in this tent, given Liu Guangqiu's temperament, he would have definitely stepped forward and saluted. This was where the problem lay.

He must not give the other party the opportunity to salute, because even he, an old man in Prince Yi's Mansion, cannot bear it, let alone the young An Jucai.

Some time ago, Duo Luo followed his prince to the vicinity of Liu's house and saw and heard some things with his own eyes and ears.

The prince himself actually told the little princess to kowtow to him when she had the chance. When Duo Luo heard this, she was shocked.

You know, even the prince himself was reluctant to let the little princess kneel down and kowtow to him, but asked the Liu family to kowtow.

Duo Luo didn't dare to delve into the reasons behind this, but he engraved this sentence in his heart.

However, Duo Luo did not elaborate with An Daohui and the others, and only said: "I just feel that it is inappropriate to rashly accept the other party's greeting, but if I stop him, it will be too obvious and will arouse suspicion."

Uncle An Daohui and his nephew did not ask for the specific reason, but they also felt that it was indeed inappropriate. If their own prince knew about it, he might not be happy.

"Then...what should we do?"

An Jucai was a little at a loss. The situation was urgent and he had to change his strategy temporarily. What if the other party couldn't wait and left?

The three of them stared at each other in disbelief, feeling exhausted. This mission was really too difficult...

(End of this chapter)