Chapter 40 The Crown Prince and the Emperor Don't dare to speak
The third duke's series of rebuttals directly made the prince speechless, so he had to say: "What the third duke said is extremely true, but I am not thoughtful enough, so this matter will be stopped!" ”
The prince's mood was extremely depressed, and he didn't have the heart to review the chapters, so he retreated in a panic.
"I'm so angry, Sangong is so bold!" The angry prince returned to the apse and was furious, smashing all the tables and chairs around him, and still cursing the three princes.
"I underestimated this third brother, when did I stand with the third prince!"
There was still only Xiao Quan Zi by the prince's side, and comforted: "Your Royal Highness the prince, why be angry, these three princes are also smart people, knowing that the emperor is seriously ill, don't you prepare in advance?" If you haven't come to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for so long, I'm afraid you're an enemy! ”
Hearing this, the crown prince calmed down, "That's right, according to the current situation of the dynasty, only the third prince and the sixth prince can compete with me, and it is not surprising that the three of them are cunning and cunning to find the third brother." ”
"Oh! I remembered one thing, is it true? ”
Xiao Quanzi asked puzzledly, "What is Your Highness talking about?" ”
"When the third prince was just promoted, there were rumors that Wei Dongcheng and Feng Guifei had a relationship, and now it seems that eight or nine are not far from ten!"
"What's the relationship, doesn't the emperor know!" Xiao Quanzi was a little shocked.
Looking at Xiao Quanzi's expression, the prince gave him a kick, "What do you think, it is rumored that Wei Dongcheng and Feng Guifei are distant cousins, so they can sit in the position of Taifu, and later the father and emperor promoted the three of them to Taibao to lead Wenchen in order to facilitate the governance of Wenchen." ”
"Oh, I see!" Xiao Quanzi was relieved.
"Do you think your father is so generous, if you dare to give your father a green hat, you would have been killed a long time ago, and you can still live to this day!"
"Now it seems that it is estimated to be true, the three princes have been governing the government together for so many years, they must be on the same front, we are threatened!"
"It's okay, let them be arrogant first, and after a while they will regret going against me!"
"Of course, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the emperor of the Qi Dynasty in the future!"
"Haha!"
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The third prince openly refuted the prince's proposal in the court, and told the other officials very clearly that this was still in the absence of the third prince, which shows that the group has been very tight, and many things are beginning to become clear.
As a result, many officials came to the mansion of the third prince after the next dynasty, nominally to visit, but in fact they may have handed over the certificate.
The momentum of the three princes suddenly grew, overpowering the crown prince who had been proud of the spring breeze recently.
Some officials are still waiting, after all, if they are in the wrong line, their careers will be affected, and at worst, their families will be ruined and people will die, so they can't be careless.
When the third prince came to Wei Dongcheng's mansion at night, he sneaked in through the back door.
"What's going on with Master Wei today? Why did he suddenly reveal his identity, which would make the prince take precautions in advance, which is quite unfavorable! ”
"This incident happened suddenly, and we had no choice but to do it, the prince proposed today to let the Queen Mother be in charge of Concubine Feng's expenses, how can we still back down!"
"What? The prince is so shameless! ”
"If Concubine Feng's financial resources are cut off, we will have to be restricted in many things in the future, and I am afraid that the savings of the three of us alone will not be able to support His Highness's hegemony!"
"That's right, the queen mother's financial resources can't be cut off, and the relationship news in recent days has been paved by money, and this step can't be retreated!"
"Then what should we do now, the prince already knows your tendencies, I'm afraid I can't hide!"
"Well, now that the plan has changed, we can't hide it, but it's okay, the top priority is to let His Highness enter the court as soon as possible."
"Entering the court? How can this be done, after all, there can only be one person in the prison dynasty. ”
"If Your Highness is in charge of the court, I am afraid that the prince will fall, but I just need His Highness to have an errand and be able to speak in the court, otherwise you will be absent all day, and it will be inconvenient!"
"Going to court? This? In order to prevent this from happening, my father expressly forbids it, who can go to court except for the crown prince? ”
"There will always be opportunities, we are planning, please let His Royal Highness the Third Prince calm down, there will naturally be a way when the time comes!"
"And now?"
"Except for some necessary things, don't have conflicts with the prince, try to retreat!"
"I see!"
The three princes left in a hurry.
In the next few days, the prince became more and more like an emperor, many things were handled more and more easily, every time he encountered a problem, he could deal with it in time, and the three dukes were also assisting from the side, and some decisions even overturned the policies formulated by the three dukes before, but the three of them had no opinions, and almost did not dare to have any conflict with the prince.
This made the surrounding officials very depressed, and when they finally got on the boat, they found that the ship was sinking, and this feeling was as uncomfortable as eating.
The lords of several prefectures and counties were removed and replaced by the prince's cronies, and the three dukes and the four kings did not express any opinions, before the emperor only had strict requirements for each prince to enter the court, and the prince and the prince also said that the promotion of some right-hand men in the past did not cause much turmoil.
The four kings sat in the well and watched the sky, none of them expressed their position, and the three dukes did not object, and the power of this court to resist the prince was much less, and the prince slowly cultivated his own power, and began to have his own influence in the Qi Dynasty from scratch.
"Today, there is a book, nothing to retreat!" The tone and appearance of the prince's voice became more and more like that of an emperor, waving his hand and sitting lightly under the stage.
Looking at the ministers below, no one made a sound, and the prince liked this feeling more and more, as if the whole world was under his control, this was the emperor.
After a while, no one spoke, and the crown prince announced his retreat.
After all the ministers left the palace, the prince did not leave.
Xiao Quanzi walked out slowly from the back of the palace and said with a smile: "It seems that they have already bowed down to His Highness, and now they don't even report the chapter!" ”
"Haha, I didn't expect that the third prince would dare to confront the palace in person a few days ago, but now he doesn't dare to speak, this change is too fast!"
"His Royal Highness is the destiny of heaven, and he is the crown prince set by the emperor, what can they do?"
"The four thrones are high and powerful, why are the three princes also so retreating, these prefectures and counties have been arranged for our people, and in the future, whether it is money, food and grass, they will have a great guarantee, which is equivalent to taking it from the hands of the third prince, they don't even have any opinions!"
"What does Your Highness mean?"
"The Third Prince and the Sixth Prince can't give up the throne so easily, they must be plotting something!"
"By the way, how did you arrange it?"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Qiqi, it's almost there, the people are basically in place, and they can be sent at any time, but some people can only use it once, so be careful!"
"Okay, keep abreast of the information of these people at any time, and it is up to them to decide the outcome at the critical moment, although we have the advantage now, we must also be careful that they fight back to the death!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
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Since leaving the Beiping Palace, Shangguan Kite has been living in Mengyu Pavilion, which is built so gorgeous that people will not want to return, and several independent water courtyards have been inhabited by Shangguan Kite all over the place.
Shangguan Kite seemed to have completely forgotten the time, and the performance was put aside, and he sang and danced leisurely in the courtyard every day.
Although she didn't continue to perform, Mengyuge didn't charge any fees, as long as she lived here, there would be an endless stream of people who wanted to come and see her face every day, and she could increase the price arbitrarily, and the boss was almost stupid during this time.
"Miss, I don't understand, I've seen and played in this Wushuang City, why don't you leave? Isn't there a lot to do? ”
Shangguan Kite looked at Meng'er with an unhappy look, did not answer, and was still gesturing with his latest dance music.
Meng'er saw that Miss ignored herself, and said angrily: "Miss won't really take a fancy to that Long Yun!" ”
Shangguan Kite still didn't reply.
Meng'er was so anxious that she was about to go crazy, "Hmph, ignore me!" I'll never play with Miss again! ”
As he spoke, he was about to leave, but was dragged by Shangguan Kite from behind and said, "Oops, our little dream is angry?!" ”
If this voice is heard by a man, his bones will melt, and it will be sweet to his heart!
Even Meng'er was affected, and her little head was dizzy and was dragged back by Shangguan Kite.
"Meng'er, don't be angry, it's a critical moment, I can't leave, I can't leave until he's safe!"
"Isn't he safe! Some time ago, he won a battle, and the whole city was crushing him! ”
"You don't understand!" Shangguan Kite touched Meng'er's head lovingly and said.
Shangguan Kite didn't know that the court was in chaos now, and she didn't know that several princes were secretly deploying to compete for the throne, but she had a strong feeling that this feeling had gone deep into her bones, and before long, her benefactor would be in great danger, neither the once young girl nor the current Shangguan Kite would allow this to happen.
So she had to stay in the Peerless City and wait for this to pass.
"Well, hurry up and urge him to come over early, just in case!" Shangguan Kite held Meng'er in his arms and said gently.
"Oh! Got it, is this matter very serious, and it has to alarm Childe! ”
"It's serious!"
"Okay, I'll go right away!"
Meng'er jumped and went, Shangguan Kite liked this little girl very much, because she was very similar to herself when she was a child, and she was very similar to herself who had not been frightened.
The past is like a cloud of smoke, but that scene is still fresh in my memory as if the sky had fallen.
Shangguan Kite gently stretched out his hands, as if touching the future, in a mess, countless screams spread throughout the land of Kyushu.
The deep sense of fear was the real reason why Shangguan Kite was scared back then, not those robbers, she never told anyone about this reason.
The crown prince knew that no matter how many people he arranged to control how many prefectures and counties, it would not play a definite role, and only controlling the military power was the key to becoming the king.
Without its own army, the scales of victory are always in someone else's hands.
Some of the prince's policies in the court are petty fights, and secretly the prince is forming his own army.
The army is nothing but people and wealth, and there are naturally people with wealth, so in the final analysis, it is the word "money", and fighting a war is burning money, and whoever has more money will be able to hold on for a long time, and the greater the advantage.
The crown prince does not trust anyone in his heart, and he wants to crush everyone who stands in his way with his army.