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Chapter 923: The Unlearned Young Master 24

"Yun Yi."

That day, Luo Ming came to Luobai Bookstore again and was led by the waiter to the room where Yun Yi was.

"His Royal Highness?"

Because Luo Ming had come to the bookstore to find Luo Xuan before and had met Yun Yi, Yun Yi recognized his appearance.

Seeing that he was wearing coarse linen clothes, he asked in confusion, "Did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have an appointment with a student?"

"I'm here to find you."

Luo Ming waved his hand to let the waiter leave and went straight to the point.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince wants to see me for something?"

Yun Yi raised his brows slightly, feeling that something was not good.

"Mr. Yun is a straightforward person, so I won't beat around the bush. I think you've already guessed Mei Peng's true identity."

Yun Yi remained silent, so Luo Ming continued, "Just two days ago, Mei Peng informed Father of his resignation, citing 'old age and frailty.' Seeing that Young Master Yun is intelligent and cunning, I'd like you to take over Mei Peng's job."

Let him be the black glove for the emperor and his son?

He is not willing to do something that requires a lot of effort but little profit.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness, but I don't want to."

Luo Mingti was straightforward in his proposal, and Yun Yi also rejected it straightforwardly.

When Yun Yi said this, Luo Ming looked disappointed.

He had heard from Luo Xuan that Yun Yi had no interest in the imperial examination and a career in officialdom. He had originally thought that he had offered him another path to success, but he had not expected that he would reject it without even a second thought.

"Young Master Yun, there's no need to rush to reject me. You can think about it carefully, or you can discuss it with Master Yun. I'll be waiting for your answer in three days."

The reason why he chose Yun Yi was not a spur-of-the-moment decision, but after careful consideration, Luo Ming believed that Yun Yi was fully capable of taking over Mei Peng's business.

Rong Sheng attempted to use the imaginary treasure that Yuchi Hong mentioned and the tens of thousands of Yue remnants to plot a rebellion, while Yuchi Hong also wanted to use Rong Sheng to survive, hoping to restore the Yue Kingdom one day.

But none of their plans succeeded. On the contrary, Yun Yi, when he learned that Rong Sheng was determined to rescue Yuchi Hong, directly asked for 12,000 taels of gold as a life-saving money.

Now that Yuchi Hong and Rong Sheng are both dead, the tens of thousands of remnants have either died or escaped, and will never be able to do anything.

Only Yun Yi made a profit of ten thousand taels of gold from this incident.

Also, before, when he was captured together with Master Jingci and Luo Xuan, he had already knocked out the people guarding him, but he did not escape at the first time. Instead, he drugged Yuchi Hong without anyone noticing.

And when Yuchi Hong rushed to Lingzhou to capture him, he was able to use the same trick to capture Yuchi Hong.

These two things show that this person is brave and resourceful.

Such a person can be used by him.

Luo Ming had a hunch that if Yun Yi took over Mei Peng's position, he would definitely be able to do a better job than Mei Peng.

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Perhaps it was Yun Yi's refusal without a second thought that made Luo Ming realize that even after three days, Yun Yi would not agree to him.

So he found Mei Peng, hoping that Mei Peng would come forward and persuade Yun Yi to agree.

Mei Peng was extremely shocked when he heard Luo Ming's words. He never thought that Luo Ming would set his sights on Yun Yi.

Yun Yi is only seventeen years old, still a teenager. How can he bear such a heavy responsibility?

If the matter is not handled properly and the emperor and the crown prince blame you, you may be beheaded at any time.

Mei Peng appears to be just a businessman, but in fact he has been a royal spy for more than ten years. No one knows the truth of "serving the emperor is like serving a tiger" better than him.

His Majesty can be considered a wise ruler. Although he may not love his people like his own children, he has promulgated many policies that benefit the people over the years in politics. In years of natural disasters, he will open granaries to release grain and allocate funds for disaster relief.

And because of the existence of these secret agents, officials in the court did not dare to engage in excessive corruption or favoritism.

But the emperor is the emperor. He holds the most supreme power in the world. This power allows him to do whatever he wants without paying any price. Once the beast of desire is released, the first people to be devoured are the people around him.

"Uncle, there's no need to persuade me. I've already rejected His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and I don't think he'll force me."

To be a spy, one must be truly willing to do so.

Even if there is a little bit of disloyalty or unwillingness, you will not do those tedious and complicated tasks.

If you put someone in such a position knowing that he is not loyal to you, even if he does nothing, you will still worry that he will cause trouble at some point or not try his best.

This is also what His Majesty wants Mei Peng to do.

Mei Peng's father is his teacher. Mei Peng grew up with him and was his study partner. He is loyal to him and he knows and trusts him well enough.

Yun Yi was not worried that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would force him to use him.

Mei Peng also noticed this, and when he saw that Yun Yi really didn't have those thoughts, he felt relieved.

"Your father must know about this, but I don't know if he will persuade you."

Mei Peng knew that Yun Wen wanted Yun Yi to take the imperial examination and fulfill his unfulfilled dream.

But Mei Peng didn't know whether Yun Wen would persuade Yun Yi to be loyal to the emperor and devote himself to him because he was afraid of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?

After all, Yun Wen is not a very principled person.

"So, I have to go out and hide for a while. I'll be back soon. Please ask my uncle to tell my parents."

Mei Peng nodded. He agreed with Yun Yi's decision not to take over the spy organization and would naturally help him deal with Yun Wen.

For the next three days, Yun Yi stayed in the bookstore. After the three-day period was up, he formally declined Luo Ming's recruitment and left the capital with his luggage.

When Yun Wen came to the bookstore to find him, he had already left the capital city far away.

This time when Yun Yi left Beijing, he was not traveling around, but going to a place with a purpose.

Before Yuchi Hong died in the fire, Yun Yi went to see him.

At that time, Yuchi Hong's body was already very weak. It was clear that he had almost recovered some time ago, but now he became like this again.

Originally, Yuchi Hong should have suspected that Rong Sheng had drugged him, but Rong Sheng disappeared, so he naturally ruled out the suspicion.

Yun Yi happened to appear in front of him at this time, and he confirmed that Yun Yi had left a backup plan while treating him, which prevented his illness from being completely cured.

"Is the Yue Kingdom royal treasure you mentioned true or false?"

Seeing that Yun Yi and Rong Sheng were both here for the Yue Kingdom's treasure, Yuchi Hong said nothing.

He is about to die now, how can he let those who covet the treasure get what they want?

"Looking at you like this, it must be true."

Yun Yi nodded, took a step forward and held his wrist. He was breathing weakly and his pulse was very faint.

"Where is the treasure hidden?"

"Do you think I would tell you?"

Yuchi Hong just thought Yun Yi was very naive. Now that things had come to this, how could he possibly tell him where the treasure was hidden?