Chapter 25 The Imperial Capital
This matter is the most sensational thing in the imperial capital, for this matter, I don't know how many people will die, this matter will only happen once in decades, this is a matter related to the future of the Qing Empire, and it is also related to the design of the country and the fate of the country, so it is not a trivial matter, and it is more worthy of people's attention than the selection of Taoism.
That is, a few months ago, the emperor of the Qing Empire, Ling Tong, suddenly announced to the world that he had decided to abdicate and devote himself to cultivation, and the rest of his time was spent on cultivation. Therefore, he must abdicate the throne and make way for the virtuous, and declare that among his five sons, if anyone has the ability and ability to outperform the other sons, then he will give him the throne and personally hold an enthronement ceremony for him.
Of course, he didn't use any means, so he could do whatever it takes. But there are also conditions, he will not be stupid enough to let his sons kill each other, or assign troops to them, and lead troops to fight each other, which will not only tear the country apart, but also take his country to the extreme, his condition is that within the scope of the imperial capital, in addition to not causing any big losses, no matter what method is used, as long as he can defeat the other party, then even if he wins.
Of course, this is also a time limit, it is impossible to let them fight all the time, the time is set at one year, and now half a year has passed, so the next half year will be extremely intense.
This also means that this is a cruel battle, after all, this involves the big family and the ministers of the court, and it also involves the problem of its own strength, no strength means losing everything, and there is no hope of victory, so you can only take the initiative to withdraw from this battle.
However, everyone knows that the eldest prince has the Xiong family, the second prince has the Li family, and the third prince has the Wang family, but he is only interested in cultivation in his heart, and he doesn't care about anything else, but he has a good relationship with the second prince, and the fourth prince has the Sun family, although the Sun family is a scholarly family, but the strength is not to be underestimated, but the fifth prince has a rich family, and the money of the Qian family cannot be underestimated, after all, his family is the richest in the imperial capital.
However, the strength of each family is very good, the second prince is relatively advantageous, but the strength of the other princes is not small, and now it is difficult to say who wins and who loses.
After half a year of open and secret fighting, several princes fought back and forth, and only the eldest prince and the third prince stood still. The third prince will not say it for the time being, after all, he is not on the throne, but the eldest prince is unpredictable, everyone is fighting, you are still standing still, what do you mean by this, this is to reap the benefits of the fisherman, or to watch the fire from the other side, so you also have some action, so you are looking for fun in the house without paying attention, which makes people have to doubt.
At present, the battle of several princes has entered the daytime, and they can fight if they want to, either a small fight for a few days, or a-for-tat confrontation every few days, which makes people scratch their heads at all.
In the evening, when the sun sets, the beggars on the street have left the city, and some of the beggars are still on the street, but there are very few left here, and this large group of beggars chats while walking, so lively.
"Have you heard that a major event happened in the imperial capital today, which is simply a sensation in the imperial capital. ”
An old beggar said boredly that he had finally heard something they had not heard of today, so he wanted to see it once.
"Why haven't we heard of it, you lied to us, if it's such a sensation, why haven't we heard of it, who doesn't know that you really love to tell lies and deceive people." ”
"I definitely didn't lie to you this time, I swear what I said this time is absolutely true. I also heard it at an inn when I was leaving, and I guess you'll find out tomorrow. ”
"What is it? Don't hide it, say it, we're all curious. ”
"Okay, I said, listen to that person, a major event happened in the imperial capital today, that is, the second prince went to attack the fourth prince, and as a result, who knew that the second prince was calculated by the fourth prince, and the fourth prince united with the fifth prince to deal with the second prince, and you can imagine the result.
That is, the second prince was defeated, his strength was greatly damaged, and now it is the end of the strong crossbow, I think the next step is that the fourth prince and the fifth prince will completely eradicate the second prince, then only the eldest prince will be left, I think the two princes will join forces, and the eldest prince is not an opponent, so the final winner will be produced between the five princes and the four princes. ”
The beggar who is called the old man said that he was extremely devoted, as if it was a rare scenery once in a thousand years, which was something to look forward to, and of course he had to say it well.
"Hey, how is this possible? You know, the Li family hasn't made a move yet, the Li family is not easy to mess with, and besides, they can't get rid of the second prince at once now, after all, there is a big prince behind him, who knows what he's thinking." You know, he's a hidden guy, and he hasn't shot once yet. ”
"Lao Luo, you have neglected one point, you must know that behind the eldest prince is the Xiong family, he is the sworn enemy of the Li family, these two families have been fighting for several years, and the two families are as deep as the sea, how can they form an alliance, so ah, now the second prince is in trouble. ”
"Yes, it seems that we have a good show, you go on, tell us how the fourth prince and the fifth prince plotted against the second prince. ”
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The changes in these empires are meaningless to them, after all, they are still beggars, the identity of the empire has changed, their identity will still not change, they are still beggars.
Li Aocheng walked in the crowd and listened to their conversation, knowing the seriousness of this matter, and also knowing that the Li family is in trouble now, after all, the Li family is on the side of the second prince, although it is impossible to be in danger for a while, but it will be troublesome after a long time, after all, the Xiong family regards the Li family as an enemy, so it is very likely that the next person to stand up against the second prince is the eldest prince, so the current second prince can be described as embattled, and it is difficult to speak alone.
The second prince is Ling Tianlong, the elder brother of Li Aocheng's mother, that is, Li Aocheng's uncle, and now he is still a little sad when he suffers such a blow, after all, he was very good to himself when he was a child, he often played with himself and bought things by himself, and now he is in trouble and can't help himself, he is still very sad in his heart.
Listening to their narration, it is conceivable that this incident is the most powerful and the most intense since the battle between the princes, after all, it is not a simple matter for the two princes to join forces, who would have thought that things would be like this.
Li Aocheng knows that his uncle is anxious, he is also very proud, very stubborn, and it is difficult to listen to other people's advice, but he is very scheming and loves to show himself, so it is inevitable that he will suffer losses this time, which is also beneficial to him, but now his strength has been greatly damaged, and he has recovered in a short time, but now he has put himself into a desperate situation, if no one helps him, he is really finished.
Li Aocheng knew that he could save him, but now it was impossible for him to leave here in a short time, even if he left here now to help him, he might not believe in himself, after all, he was infamous now, and in their eyes, he was a waste, and he was not afraid of it at all.
Besides, Li Aocheng also knows that the battle for the emperor is not child's play, if he makes a mistake, then he will be doomed, so every time the battle for the throne is quite fierce, and many people will die and even blood will flow, which is also the cruel side of the royal family, which is difficult to avoid