King Jing glanced at Huang Qiong, who was slightly surprised in front of him, and said with a smile: "Actually, the reason why I did this in the first place was thanks to the ninth brother who reminded me. If the ninth brother hadn't taken the old man to the refugee area, Once I let the old man know about my affairs in the fiefdom, I couldn’t think of using him to help. What’s more, I forgot that the old man’s control of Fusi in the north and south was not just for Bei Liao.”
"That man is ruthless and unscrupulous. In order to achieve his goal, he has always used all possible means. In order to bring down my third brother and me, he allowed tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, to be buried with him. I only used Song Gongliang's family, It can be considered a kind-hearted person. Besides, I have been right with their family over the years."
"Although I didn't save his whole family, I also saved his son and daughter. I know that his eldest son is now in your palace, and your eldest daughter was sent to the palace to be protected by Concubine Jing. But the other son and daughter were both saved by me. Although this son became a eunuch, he survived, didn't he? "
Regarding Huang Qiong's last question, King Jing did not answer directly. Instead, he smiled strangely and said: "As for who the mastermind behind the scenes is, whoever Ninth Brother thinks is who it is. If I directly name and name him, and Ninth Brother gives me a letter, then there will be no point in continuing this game. . Think about it, the great drama of the princes seizing the crown prince has been going on for so long, so what a pity it is to end here?"
"What's more, if I really find out his identity. Ninth brother, do you think you can really seek revenge on him now? Let's not talk about whether my father will agree or not. Just the light and dark manpower around him, you will not even be able to do it. It's difficult to get close to him. If I don't give Ninth Brother evidence, I'm also changing to protect Ninth Brother. As for the rest, let's wait until Ninth Brother's strength can really compete with him."
Looking at Huang Qiong in front of him, he remained calm and did not continue to ask questions after hearing that he refused to reveal the person behind the scenes. Putting down the wine glass in his hand, King Jing clapped his hands, called the person who was waiting outside the account and said: "This time, the eldest brother, me, and the third brother all fell. The only one who can compete with that person now is the ninth brother. ”
"I know that my ninth brother has only been out of the palace for a short period of time. Apart from the little family money given by his father and his salary, he has no money left. But if you want to compete with that person, you can't do it without money. No. Speaking of other things, aren’t those high officials in the court the ones who cannibalize people without spitting out their bones? Even though we are all princes, we don’t care about them even if we don’t have money.”
"I have been able to compete with the prince for so many years, and I have never been at a disadvantage. It's not just about my skills and scheming. Ninth Brother doesn't think that the income of Prince Jing's Mansion really depends on that little land rent, right? It's only a dozen or so per year. How can I really achieve that level of income from land rent? I am not afraid to tell my ninth brother today that the income of Prince Jing's Mansion has always been kept in two accounts."
"The land rent and the shops on the public side all come into the internal accounts. The really big income is from my smuggling to Northern Liao, Goryeo, and Japan. The annual income of millions of dollars is the real financial source of Prince Jing's Mansion. And these That person doesn’t know about the channels and income. He thinks he controls my income, and with the leverage in his hand, he can make me surrender to him, and he underestimates me."
"This man was picked up by me from the Jingzhao Mansion's alienation camp. He is loyal to me. All the business of Prince Jing's Mansion is in his hands. Now, I will hand over these businesses, together with this man, to Jiu Brother. As for how Ninth Brother will use these incomes in the future, that is Ninth Brother’s business."
After saying that, King Jing turned to the man and said, "Ma Rui, you have been with me for many years since I picked you up from the Jingzhao Mansion Transformation Field when I was eighteen years old?"
"Back to the prince, I was picked up from the dead by my master. It has been twelve years this year. It's just that Rui has been running around all these years, and there are not many opportunities to serve the master." Hearing King Jing's words When asked, the man answered without raising his head. He didn't even look at Huang Qiong, as if the person next to him was just an ordinary person.
Regarding this person's attitude, King Jing nodded with satisfaction: "This is my ninth younger brother, whom you have met before. From now on, you are no longer from Prince Jing's Mansion. He is your new brother." Master, the property in your hands will also be handed over to the King of England. From now on, you must serve him as you treat me. As for all traces of you in Prince Jing’s Mansion, I have already cleaned up for you."
"Master, you hand over those properties to the King of England. Rui has no objection. Those properties were originally earned by Rui. Anyone who gives the property to the master is the master's right. But Rui cannot leave the master, because Rui Your life is given by the master, that is, it belongs to the master.”
"If the master had driven Rui away on a normal day, Rui would not have complained at all. But at this time, Rui must not leave the master. Even if he goes to poverty and falls into hell, Rui will follow his master." Hearing that King Jing wanted to kill him Pushing it to the King of England, this man knelt straight in front of King Jing and said with a stubborn expression.
Seeing that he refused to let go, King Jing stood up and helped him up. He patted his shoulder and said solemnly: "Ma Rui, you have followed me for so many years. You know my temper and character well. You I know that I am the only one who plots against others. How could I have thought that I would be plotted against in such a miserable way? To be honest, I am really unwilling to do so."
"That person wants my entire family to be extinct, just to take advantage of his desire to kill people and eradicate their roots? If you go with me, aren't you following their wishes? Besides, if you go with me, who will To avenge this king, who can avenge the death of your family?"
"Besides, from now on, the king is gone, and the mistress and the young master still need you to take care of them. If you follow the king, where will you put them? Therefore, not only can you not die, but you must also live well. .Although I have many brothers, only this ninth brother can avenge me and your family."
"Okay, don't say any more. I know and understand your loyalty. The King of England and I are close relatives. From now on, your allegiance to the King of England will be allegiance to me. You must fully assist the King of England. The wish that has not been fulfilled now depends on whether the King of England can fulfill it for me. You will not be able to close your eyes when I let the king leave, right?"
King Jing's words made this man afraid to say anything. After kneeling down again, he kowtowed heavily to King Jing several times. I could only wipe away my tears. After seeing him come in, I was afraid that this person would be harmful to Huang Qiong, so I immediately followed Liu Hu and left the tent. But after he exited, he looked at King Jing in the tent and didn't know what he was thinking.
After the man exited, King Jing pointed at his back and said, "This man was originally from a merchant family on Shanxi Road. It's just that a piece of ancestral jade in their family was spotted by one of our cousins. If he couldn't buy it forcibly, he killed him and silenced him." . This man escaped alone and wanted to go to the capital to complain. However, our cousin sent people to catch up with him, beat him seriously, and left him to die in the incarnation field. "
"It was only because I passed by there and saved him that I saved my life. After this man recovered from his injury, he joined me as a disciple. He is a business wizard. He is responsible for all my secret businesses. Prince Jing's Mansion Seventy percent of a year's income comes from him. He is responsible for me alone, so that person didn't find out."
"Although you are valued by my father now, your foundation is too shallow. Whether it is the power in the court or in private, there is a huge gap. If you want to establish a power that can compete with him in a short period of time, It's impossible without huge financial support. If you can't defeat him, even if your father really passes the throne to you, you won't be able to sit still."
Having said this, King Jing paused, took out a list of names from his arms, and said: "I know that the ninth brother has ambitions, and in his heart he is thinking about the people of the world. But if you don't win the Hanyuan Palace, then Zhang Zhi, Ninth Brother, all your ambitions can only be in vain. If Ninth Brother really cares about the people of the world, you will not be able to escape that position. "
"Now I am afraid that except for the ninth brother, all the kings have their own power in the court. Although after the assassination of the ninth brother, the purge of the father has caused heavy losses to all the kings. But the centipede will not freeze even if it is dead. If the father is really After all the royal forces in the court have been wiped out, I am afraid there will be few officials left in the court."
"These people are my only remaining influence in the court, and they are also the most hidden ones. Unfortunately, although these people are all in the center, there are not many high-ranking people. Most of them are the heads of the six departments and Yuanwailang. Officials. Those old foxes in Zhongshu Sheng and Sixth Ministry, although they are never soft-hearted when taking money, they will not easily get involved in the fight between princes."
"However, although these people are not of high rank at the moment, most of them are talented people. As long as the ninth brother works hard, he will be a pillar of talent in the future. After all, I was fighting for the throne, so I have to plan for the future, right? Now I have given these people to Ninth Brother. I also hope Ninth Brother can make good use of them in the future. Ninth Brother will have the capital to compete with that person in the future after receiving these two great gifts."
But to King Jing's expectation, Huang Qiong did not take the list he handed over, nor did he even look at it. Instead, he stared at King Jing quietly for a long time, and then said calmly: "Second brother, I won't accept this list, and I won't take your properties either. You'd better go back to Beijing with me. I will do my best to protect my second brother from meeting my father."
"There are some things that second brother doesn't want to tell me, so he can tell his father. Even though he has done something treacherous, this is not his original intention after all. Besides, you are my father's son after all. Now The bones of Queen Daxing are still cold, so even if the father is for the sake of Queen Daxing, he will not do anything too cruel. As long as you are alive, there is hope, right?"
After hearing Huang Qiong persuade him to give up resistance, King Jing shook his head: "Ninth brother, stop trying to persuade me. So what if I see my father? What if my father lets me go? This time Conspiracy, even if I am not the mastermind, after all, I have started recruiting private soldiers, and this is enough to be banned."
"If I face four high walls in my next life and see nothing but birds in the sky all day long, I simply cannot live this kind of life. In that case, living will be nothing more than a walking corpse. It is better to die than to live in humiliation. Violent. What's more, that person will never allow me to go to Beijing to see my father."
"He planned so many tricks just to get at me. How could he let me go to Beijing alive and report the things he did to my father? I believe in the personality and thoughts of the ninth brother. But there are some Things are impossible to guard against. Why does Ninth Brother bother to cause trouble for himself? You don't know how vicious his methods are. In his heart, he doesn't care about anything except the throne."
After that, King Jing picked up the list and forced it into Huang Qiong's hands: "I have been working hard for more than ten years, but I didn't expect that in the end I would end up making wedding clothes for others. I am really unwilling to get to where I am today. But now it is no longer possible. What can I do to save him? I still miss Xiang Yu and refuse to cross the Yangtze River. Although I am not as heroic as the Overlord of Western Chu, I don’t want to live a useless life."
