Chapter 297: The Battle in the Shadows (2)

In Dongming Town, there is a very simple teahouse. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 It's just that not many people have noticed this place at this time, because inside and outside Dongming Town, they are all excited about the end of the demon tide, dealing with the corpses of those demon beasts, or helping those adventurous guilds or people from several families to do chores.

No one cares who is sitting in this small teahouse, even the guys in the teahouse are absentmindedly looking at the outside of Dongming Town, and they seem to want to go there to see.

"Actually, I am the second prince of the Eastern Pole Dynasty. ”

Emperor Chi was not shocked, and slowly drank a sip of steaming tea, and his eyes were full of loneliness, as if he had experienced too many stories, and there was a sense of vicissitudes.

"Senior brother, don't be kidding, how can there be a second prince in the Eastern Pole Dynasty--" He Baiqian said nefactorily.

"There is no second prince, where is the third prince?" Shi Xin glared at He Baiqian, but the solemnity in his expression was a little scattered.

"Ah, haha, what Senior Brother said is true, but the news I got said that you went to the Wuzun Palace--" He Baiqian twitched the corners of his mouth and said.

"Wuzun Palace, it's just a pretense, otherwise, the prince will definitely kill me. You must have known about these things for a long time, and as for my identity, you probably guessed a few points. I don't believe that you would make such a big deal with someone you don't know? This is a deal with the royal family, who would dare to do it without a strong relationship? And it turned out to be the money we paid in advance, in other words, I would have thought about it for days, and you got it done in one night. I don't believe you that you are secretly investigating the three princes. ”

"Moreover, since you have investigated the three princes, you will naturally investigate the relevant people, presumably those princes in the imperial city, you have already investigated it, even if the news is incomplete, you will definitely know that it was me who sat in the position of the three princes a few years ago, Dongfang Xin!"

"What, so the third prince has plotted against the senior brother?" Cang Yu said with a frown. He really couldn't understand that the guy who smiled heartily, the guy who was upright, could be a sinister villain.

"Old Seven, you're wrong. It is not Dongfang Chang who calculates the senior brother, but the crown prince of the dynasty. The reason why Dongfang Chang stood up was just pushed out by Dongfang Qianmo. In order to balance the prince and prevent his family from being dominant. At this time, He Baiqian, who had been sloppy, said.

"Above the court, there must be two factions, if one side is powerful, it will inevitably be high, if the dominant side has a bad idea, it will cause the dynasty to fall, and it will never recover. Therefore, the officials are divided into civil and military, and there are checks and balances between civil officials and military attachés, and if one party wants to have an advantage, it can only resort to imperial power, and the importance of imperial power will be highlighted. ”

"The dispute between the princes is also the same principle - with the help of the power of the imperial power to become the prince, if with the help of too much power of the court officials, he will definitely not be designated as the prince. It's just that there are too many involved, and I can't say it clearly, as long as you know, the three princes are chess pieces supported by Dongfang Qianmo, and the time to really compete for the position of the prince has not yet come. He Baiqian said slowly to Cang Yu.

"In this way, the last person to check and balance the eldest prince was the senior brother. Cang Yu frowned and said.

"Yes, when I was still the prince, I did check and balance the eldest prince for a long time. It's just that there are too many insidious methods of that person, and the ability to frame me, shirk responsibility, and ask for merit and reward discourages me, if it weren't for the fact that I had a large group of henchmen who followed me with all their hearts, I am afraid that I would be killed by the current prince in a short time. ”

"Moreover, the prime minister of the dynasty is the grandfather of the crown prince, and in many things, once the prime minister speaks, many people dare not speak; so some things will be turned into big things and small things, and the foundation of the prince will not be touched at all - as long as the prime minister of the dynasty does not fall, no one will move the position of the prince. Shi Xin said sentence by sentence.

"But--" He Baiqian wanted to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say them.

"Old Five, I know what you want to say, in this battle for imperial power, losing one point is losing one life, since I was forced to quit, naturally I will not go back, not to mention that I have already gone to the surname 'East', naturally I will not return to the imperial capital. It's just that seeing him so according to his personal preferences and unscrupulous means, because of his personal wishes, so many innocent people, so many innocent soldiers, I don't want him to become the next emperor in my heart. You can understand that I dare not do anything in my heart, and you can also think that I have righteousness in my heart. ”

"Since Senior Brother said so, we naturally listened. And I think what the senior brother said is reasonable, if the eldest prince shared some of the family forces that came to help Dongming Town and Shangxin Town, those towns would definitely not be breached, and there would not be so many casualties of innocent people, as well as those soldiers. He Baiqian also frowned. When he said this, he decided which side he was on.

The Tongbao Chamber of Commerce has only been established for a few years, and the foundation is forward, and the state apparatus is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg, and a big family can easily collapse it. With He Baiqian's mind, he would definitely not be unaware of this, but he still agreed to this matter, except for the friendship between brothers, there is nothing else that will make him do this.

Shi Xin's true identity? Don't make trouble, after all, it's just a deposed prince; With the cultivation of the Spirit Emperor? Don't make trouble, for He Baiqian, who is convinced that 'money can make ghosts grind', let alone the Spirit Emperor, even if it is the Spirit Emperor, after the Tongbao Chamber of Commerce develops, it can easily hire a few.

"Then what can I do?" Cang Yu was a little embarrassed at this time, his strength and ability were the worst among several senior brothers, but how could he shrink back and do nothing at this time.

"I think your Tianyi Adventure Group is very good, and the Scarlet Rose should also be in your hands, this is a big force, even if it is a little downtrodden now, but the development potential is good. He Baiqian interjected.

"In the demon world, there should also be your spies, that Shi Ang is a greedy and afraid of death lord at first glance, and if he controls it well, it can be a big help. However, Lao Qi, I still don't want you to get involved in these things, you are still young and have the potential to become a Lingzun, and the voice of a Lingzun is much heavier than that of a prime minister. Shi Xin stared at Cang Yu and said, there was also a trace of expectation in his eyes.

"Senior brother, it's a bit strange to say this. If it weren't for you, I would have frozen to death outside the Leishan Temple, and for so many years, you have also taken me to know the world, practiced martial arts, and taught me how to live in this world. If you are in trouble and I just sit on the sidelines, I can't say anything. I'll leave my words here, the land that I own is what you own!" Cang Yu said righteously, and the deep firmness in his tone made Shi Xin and He Baiqian a little surprised.

"Hmph~Hmph~" At this time, Meng Meng tugged Cang Yu's clothes, and her eyes kept looking in the direction of He Baiqian, with a reluctant face.

"You little thing, don't worry, I won't give you to this fat man. Cang Yu looked at Meng Meng's expression, and immediately understood what he was thinking, it was nothing more than being frightened by Cang Yu's last words, worried that he would follow He Baiqian in the future and be abused, but he knew that He Baiqian was an iron rooster, and he would definitely not eat good things after him.

"Old Five, you are not welcomed. Shi Xin took a sip of tea and looked at He Baiqian with some teasing.

"Ha, haha--" He Baiqian smiled a little awkwardly, and the serious atmosphere before was suddenly swept away, and the three of them seemed to have returned to the comfortable and carefree time when they were in Leishan Temple.

"I guess the eldest prince will investigate the Adventure Guild in a short period of time, and then exert pressure from all sides, intending to destroy the Adventure Chamber of Commerce; Plan ahead and don't rush to the bottom of things. Before leaving, Shi Xin gave another advice.

He has been fighting with the Great Prince for many years, and naturally knows his path best, after all, it is not you who know you best, but your enemy.

"Well, I know, before the three princes cooperated, I was ready to be sniped. It's just to see whose means are better, after all, I have a mental calculation or an unintentional advantage, and I am not afraid of how big a moth he will make. It's just that those people in the adventure group, after all, are not under my control, and this is the weakness. ”

"Add the punishment system to the guild code, but I don't know how much it will work. Cang Yu thought about it, and touched the cuteness in his arms by the way.

"This is the only way to do this, after all, we do not belong to the state apparatus, and we cannot stand on the moral high ground to deal with problems. I hope those unruly adventurers will do their own thing, after all, our own people are not vegetarians. He Baiqian said leisurely, and there was also a sense of slaughter in his tone.

At the beginning of the establishment of the guild, in order to develop as soon as possible, the three sects and nine streams also collected some, but from now on, it is time to rectify these people.

They get benefits from the guild, and they want to deceive under the guise of the guild, there is no such good thing in the world.

However, at this time, the eldest prince did not know that the second prince, who had been forced out of the imperial city by him, had already begun to plan how to pull him off the throne of the crown prince;

First of all, the Ministry of War has already begun to make trouble, if it weren't for the pressure of the Ministry of War, and the power of the prime minister of the dynasty, I am afraid that the matter would have reached the ears of Dongfang Qianmo. Moreover, there are several city lords who are also making trouble, after all, it is the loss of several towns, how many towns can be governed under a city? After losing so much at once, the tax revenue and talent will not be able to keep up with it for several years, and this is a very serious problem.

Among these city lords, the city lord of Xue City who made the most trouble, and the eldest prince was also very afraid of this city lord.