But it's been so long, and there's been no movement from the seventh son.
Of course, what he can count on is Li Aiqing in front of him.
but……
He now wants his two sons to fight. What if the two sons get angry? Can the losing party find peace in the hands of the new emperor after his death?
…
Headache!
He had also been moved by his father's way of having his other sons go home and enjoy peace of mind and stay away from the government after he was crowned prince.
But his eldest son's accidental broken leg made him give up this idea.
Dasheng must have an heir who can take control of the situation at any time and under any circumstances.
So he tried his best to make all seven sons successful.
But now it seems that his parenting style is too dangerous...
At that time, he felt that even if the brothers fought against each other and killed each other, it would be better than Dasheng having no heir. But now that it has actually come to this point, he feels too uncomfortable.
The palms and backs of the hands were full of flesh. If they really started to kill each other, it would be like stabbing him with a knife.
Li Qiao didn't know Sheng Hong's entanglement. Li Qiao couldn't help but beat a small drum in his heart when he saw Sheng Hong's expression changing constantly. The pretense of fear turned into real fear.
What does Sheng Hong want to do?
Should he really be allowed to confront the Sixth Prince directly?
"Li Aiqing, be more serious and discuss with Xiao Qi more. There is still more than half a month left, so don't give up."
Finally, Sheng Hong said this.
Now that the situation was like this, he could only follow his original idea and go all the way to the dark side. As for who wins and who loses among these sons, it depends on their respective abilities.
But Li Aiqing must work harder. If that doesn't work, he can try to establish relations with his sixth son. Such talents must be treated well, no matter which prince succeeds to the throne.
Li Qiao followed Sheng Hong's advice and after getting off work, asked someone to keep an eye on the Seventh Prince's Mansion to confirm that the Seventh Prince had returned to the Mansion, and then went to the Seventh Prince's Mansion openly.
He had not exchanged news with the Seventh Prince for several days, and he was indeed curious about the Seventh Prince's thoughts.
The seventh prince was actually hesitant.
Now his fourth brother and second brother were not interested in this matter, and only sixth brother stood up. Without being sure who wanted to kill him, he originally wanted to let this game go.
At worst, they will win in the next few rounds.
At this time, let his three brothers fight and rob.
His father gave such clear rules and the temptation was so great, there would always be someone showing a little bit of their true nature, right?
But his eldest brother disagreed.
You have to cherish every game, what if you can't win the next few games?
"My eldest brother and I will try our best to think of a better way. If we can't think of a better way, we can only use my eldest brother's financial resources to fight against the sixth brother."
"Sixth brother is quite rich. His mother's family is in the silk and tea business, but in terms of financial resources, he is still not as good as his eldest brother."
"The eldest brother has the property left by Queen Zhou and what the father gave him. In the past two years, he has opened a gambling house. The eldest brother is not short of money. In the past, he would secretly give money to the father from time to time. Last time There were floods in the four prefectures in the south. I scraped together 300,000 taels of silver on top of the taels of silver donated by you and Brother Zhu. Most of the extra money came from my eldest brother, and I only contributed a little."
The seventh prince explained.
"……I see!"
Li Qiao suddenly realized.
The eldest prince actually gave Sheng Hong money!
Shock.
But after coming back to his senses, he couldn't help but ask: "That's Quan Dasheng's official way. Can't the eldest prince's money support it?"
"If we take out all the money we need in one go, then the eldest brother's money will really not be able to sustain it, but now my father has not asked to take out all the money in one go. The sixth brother also said that he will solve the tax and grain problems and enter the capital within ten years. It’s a difficult question. If that’s the case, then there’s no harm in extending the front line a little longer and delaying it for twenty years. We’ve been waiting for thousands of years, are there still ten years left?”
"Besides, Sixth Brother's method works hard for the people. The eldest brother has no intention of using the people as free labor. He is willing to pay the people wages."
"Sixth brother's method is fast but laborious for the people. Big brother's method is slow but does not harm the people. With my father's temperament, eldest brother's method can compete with that of sixth brother."
The seventh prince explained slowly.
But Li Qiao still frowned, this method was not a foolproof strategy.
"What if the Sixth Prince is also willing to use his family wealth to pay wages to the people?"
"He is not as rich as the eldest brother. If we really fight for financial resources, the eldest brother will definitely win."
"……Too."
At least it's 50-50.
But according to the seventh prince's analysis, the eldest prince should have the upper hand.
However, Sheng Hong's problem was really difficult. This matter not only dragged down the eldest prince's financial resources in one fell swoop, but also dragged down the eldest prince's pocketbook for the next twenty or thirty years.
The price is really high.
Thinking from this perspective, although the seventh prince was very confident, Li Qiao still couldn't feel relaxed.
However, regarding the cement test, he has not yet completed the performance according to the original procedure, so he cannot take out the cement yet.
That’s all, there’s still time anyway, so just adapt to circumstances.
But when he returned home from get off work the next day, Li Dao gave him a piece of news that made him very happy.
He had previously drawn a portrait of Gao Zhiyuan, and secretly ordered Li Dao to quietly search for Gao Zhiyuan throughout the city based on the portrait he drew. Today, Li Dao discovered traces of Gao Zhiyuan.
As a reborn person, Gao Zhiyuan came to the capital all the way.
If Gao Zhiyuan wants to fight for wealth, he will definitely get close to the prince who finally ascends the throne.
He only needs to keep an eye on Gao Zhiyuan!
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Chapter 179 The Sixth Prince’s Path Surprised Everyone
Ever since Tao Zhu said he vaguely saw Gao Zhiyuan's figure, Li Qiao became concerned.
After confirming that Li Dao was stable and reliable, he drew Gao Zhiyuan's face and gave it to Li Dao alone, asking Li Dao to pay more attention to it.
He didn't want to search for the person in a big way, so he could only let Li Dao try his luck.
Li Dao was very lucky. It only took him more than a year to meet Gao Zhiyuan among the three million people in Shengjing.
God bless him!
After calming down, Li Qiao pressed his joy and ordered Li Dao to follow Gao Zhiyuan carefully and investigate Gao Zhiyuan's current situation.
Li Dao did things safely and quickly found out Gao Zhiyuan's basic situation.
According to Li Dao's words, Gao Zhiyuan and his mother Chen Yinhan now settled in a village called Niutou Village fifty miles outside the city.
According to the villagers of Niutou Village, Gao Zhiyuan, Chen Yinhan, mother and son were refugees. Their hometown was hit by a disaster, so they came to Shengjing begging all the way.
Both mother and son changed their names, one was called Li Cunzhi and the other was called Wang Erniu.
After the mother and son arrived in Niutou Village, they cried miserably and pretended to be pitiful. Gao Zhiyuan said that he knew a few words and could teach the children in the village to read and write letters, Spring Festival couplets and so on for the villagers. So the head of Niutou Village Let the mother and son settle down in Niutou Village.
After the couple settled in Niutou Village, Gao Zhiyuan was indeed very diligent at first and patiently taught the children in the village how to read. But after a while, Gao Zhiyuan couldn't stay in the village anymore and went to the city from time to time to find work. Do.
There are a lot of scholars of Gao Zhiyuan's level in Shengjing. The transcribers recruited by the imperial court during the examinations need to have the title of scholar. He is still short of passing the last college examination. Therefore, scholars of his level are... It's impossible to find a good job in Shengjing.
He couldn't find a good job, but Gao Zhiyuan still went to the city every two or three days.
After Gao Zhiyuan entered the city, he mainly ran to the east of the city.
The east of the city is the noble area. According to Li Dao's tracking, Gao Zhiyuan has been wandering around the Sixth Prince's Mansion recently.
Sixth prince?
Li Qiao came back from get off work that day and couldn't help but frown when he heard these three words from Li Dao.
"Is he really hanging around the Sixth Prince's Mansion?"
"I wasn't sure at first. After all, the street where the Sixth Prince lived was full of high-ranking officials. But I found out that he had been wandering around the silk and satin shop and teahouse owned by the Sixth Prince in the past few days, so I made a judgment. His goal is the Sixth Prince."
Li Dao explained carefully.
"...That should be the Sixth Prince."
Li Qiao couldn't help but touch his chin.
So, it was the sixth prince who finally succeeded in winning the throne in his previous life?
Without his interference in the previous life, the third and fifth princes would not have been easily finished. There was also the eldest prince who had been hiding his power and biding his time. There were these three princes ahead who were eyeing the throne, but in the end it was the sixth prince who won the throne?
The Sixth Prince is hiding his secrets.
If the sixth prince ascends the throne, what will happen to the seventh prince?
Did the sixth prince want to kill the seventh prince?
…
Unsure of the answer, Li Qiao could only tell Li Dao to continue staring at Gao Zhiyuan to see what Gao Zhiyuan would do next.
Although he wanted to kill Gao Zhiyuan directly, he could not order Li Dao like this. If he was found, he would have committed a serious crime.
He now has a favor, a husband and children, but he cannot go to jail because of Gao Zhiyuan.
If the Sixth Prince really ascends the throne, will the Sixth Prince win this time's question as long as he doesn't take out the cement?
Day by day, the deadline given by Sheng Hong is getting closer and closer, and the weather is getting hotter.
The benefits of living in a new house are also reflected.
The houses with three or four entrances that I lived in before had few green plants. In summer, the sun easily penetrated the roof tiles, making the whole room as hot as a steamer.
