The fifth prince slapped his knees, and his face showed great joy.

As long as he takes control of the Imperial Forest Army and has the support of Shogun Ishihara, then he will have great confidence to compete for the throne with other princes.

Chu Tianming bent down and picked up three stones from the ground, placed them on the stone table one by one, and said.

"The five princes' biggest competitors now are only the three princes, and his subordinates have three of the most important chess pieces.

These three chess pieces gave the three princes a great advantage in financial, political, and espionage, so it was not enough to just get Ishihara's support. ”

The five princes straightened their posture and completely showed an appearance of humbly seeking advice.

"In terms of finance, the three princes have the support of the richest man in the imperial city, and in the political hall, the national teacher Li Mi is the mentor of the three princes, needless to say, the three princes have already controlled the black knife guard.

What he wants most now is to get the support of General Ishihara, and with the support of the military, there is no suspense for the third prince to sit on the throne. ”

Chu Tianming completely dissected the power of the three princes for them.

Finance, politics, the military, and espionage have accounted for the third, which can be said to have an advantage, and no matter what aspect it is, it is difficult for the five princes to win.

The only thing worth mentioning is that the biological mother of the fifth prince, Concubine Jing, is deeply loved by His Majesty the Emperor, and even the emperor loves this son very much.

And the early death of the biological mother of the third prince did not help in the harem.

The fifth prince looked heavy and asked eagerly.

"Teacher, what can I do to regain my advantage?"

Chu Tianming did not hesitate.

"Now that you have decided that you are going to fight for the throne, show your determination.

His Majesty the Emperor is very fond of you, and this is your greatest advantage. You want to let him see your courage and talent, not to be obscure and hidden. ”

The Fifth Prince nodded solemnly.

Chu Tianming continued.

"After I go back, I will first refer to Chen Yufan, then Cao Chunfeng, the Duke of the Black Knife Guard Factory, and finally the third prince.

This attack, you must be quick and ruthless, at least let the three princes lose an arm, so that His Majesty the Emperor can also see your determination. ”

The fifth prince listened attentively, and Xue Jian listened without blinking his eyes.

Although he didn't know much about these power struggles, from the mouth of the old shopkeeper, he looked very powerful.

As for the young man Wu Luo and the old man in black, they couldn't understand it, so they simply didn't listen, and the two of them stood at the gate of the courtyard to prevent others from breaking in.

Chu Yiyi was not interested in these at all, and was already sitting aside and closing his eyes and cultivating at this moment.

It was already dark, and after a while, Yurou sent someone to bring a sumptuous meal, and several people just sat in the courtyard and chatted while eating.

Chu Tianming has been an official in the imperial city for ten years, and he has also watched it for ten years, and he knows all the officials in the imperial city, large and small, and has insight into everyone's hearts.

"After cutting off the arm of the third prince's black sword guard, the next thing is to take away his financial power.

The richest man has thousands of gold, and his wealth is far more than thousands, and it is said that his wealth can build a city wall when stacked, and the real wealth is comparable to the country. ”

As soon as he heard this, Xue Jian's eyes suddenly lit up and he became interested.

It just so happened that Chu Tianming also looked at him with a smile.

"Son-in-law, do you want such a big fortune?"

Xue Jian suddenly smiled and nodded emphatically.

Money, everyone wants, but no matter how much money you have, you can't eat three meals a day, and you can't sleep more than three feet.

But for him, money is cultivation, exercises, martial arts, and life, and Xue Jian's obsession with money and treasures is definitely greater than anyone in the world.

Chu Tianming laughed.

"I know that you kid is greedy for money, and I will leave this thousands of dollars to you to solve. ”

Xue was stunned for a moment, dare to love this money and have to earn it yourself?

"Fifth grandfather, you have to teach me. ”

"Teach you how to make money, you have a lot more ideas than I do. ”

Chu Tianming replied with a smile.

The five princes on the side also laughed, this matter is indeed the most suitable for Xue Jian to do.

Two days passed, and the speed of the flying beast ship was much faster than that of the horse-drawn carriage, and in the early morning of the third day, the beast ship descended on the ferry port on the southern outskirts of the imperial city.

Under the leadership of Yurou, they stepped off the beast boat, and before parting, Yurou bowed.

"Mr. Xue, if you want to make great achievements in the Imperial City, you can go to our branch of the Xiangma Chamber of Commerce, and look forward to cooperating with you. ”

Xue Jian nodded, politely replied "definitely", and then rented three carriages with the others and went straight to the imperial city.

Entering the city early in the morning, the five princes did not return to the palace first, but went straight to the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment, handed over Chen Yufan's son to the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, and informed him of the crimes he had committed.

This criminal department Shangshu and Chu Tianming are old acquaintances, and the relationship is good, the two of them reminisced, plus the fifth prince revealed that he wanted to participate in Chen Yufan's book, and Lord Shangshu immediately understood.

"The fifth prince can rest assured that this case will be personally interrogated by the lower officials, and that person must be made to confess to all the crimes he has committed. ”

After this was done, the fifth prince took Xue Jian back to his mansion, a residential area at the foot of the palace.

When all princes reach adulthood, they can no longer live in the palace, either as a prince or in a mansion outside the palace, and only the crown prince can live in the east palace.

And in this area, almost all of the people living in this area are relatives of the emperor and princes and ministers.

Coming and going, no one can hide from anyone else.

The news that the five princes had secretly returned from a trip immediately spread in this area.

After a short rest, the five princes immediately wrote down three copies of the recital, let Chu Tianming polish it slightly, and then prepared to bathe and change clothes, and enter the palace to meet the emperor.

Xue Jian and Chu Yiyi settled down, and when the time was ripe, the fifth prince promised to ask for an official position for him.

As the saying goes, if you get promoted and get rich, it seems that it is not bad to be an official, so he agreed.

At noon, the five princes, who were fully prepared, walked into the palace under the escort of the old man in black.

On the other side, in a mansion only three streets away from the mansion of the Fifth Prince, a man in his early thirties sat on the main seat of the hall.

He was wearing a golden robe embroidered with pythons, a dragon-patterned jade pendant hanging from his waist, and a delicate and small beaded dagger hidden in the jade belt, the whole person was solemn and solemn, full of the majesty of the superior.

After listening to the advice of one of the black sword guards in the hall, the man's brows furrowed slightly.

"After the fifth child came back, he actually handed over Chen Yufan's son to the Criminal Department first, isn't he afraid of offending Chen Yufan and Ishihara?"

After thinking about it, he decided to seize the opportunity.

Find a way to get Chen Yufan's son out, so that he can not only win Chen Yufan's gratitude, but also get Ishihara's favor.

Even if people can't figure it out, it doesn't take much effort to make a show.

He commanded immediately.

"Prepare for driving, this prince is going to the Criminal Department for a trip. ”