The prince's series of retorts left the prince speechless, and he had no choice but to say: "What the third prince said is absolutely true, but I didn't think carefully enough, so let's drop this matter!"
The prince was in an extremely depressed mood and had no intention of reviewing the memorials, so he retreated from the court in a panic.
"I'm so angry that the third prince is so bold!" The angry prince returned to the back hall and became furious. He smashed all the tables and chairs around him and kept cursing the third prince.
"I underestimate this third brother. Since when have we stood together with the third brother?"
There was still only Xiao Quanzi next to the prince, and he comforted him: "Your Highness, why are you angry? These three princes are smart people. They knew that the emperor was seriously ill, but they didn't prepare in advance? I haven't come to see your highness for so long. I'm afraid they are enemies." !”
After hearing this, the prince calmed down and said, "Yes, according to the current situation of the dynasty, only the third prince and the sixth prince can compete with me. It is not surprising that the three of them are old and cunning and want to find the third brother."
"Oh! I remembered something. Is it true?"
Xiao Quanzi asked in confusion: "What is your highness talking about?"
"When Sangong was promoted to the throne, there were rumors that Wei Dongcheng and Concubine Feng were related. Now it seems that they are inseparable!"
"What's the relationship? Doesn't the emperor know about it?" Xiao Quanzi was a little shocked.
Seeing Xiao Quanzi's expression, the prince gave him a kick, "What are you thinking? It is said that Wei Dongcheng and Feng Guifei are distant cousins, so they can sit in the position of Taifu. Later, in order to facilitate the management of civil servants, his father promoted him The three of them are the Taibao, commanding the civil servants."
"Oh, so that's it!" Xiao Quanzi felt relieved.
"Do you think that my father is so magnanimous? If you dared to cheat on me, you would have been killed long ago, and you could still be alive today!"
"Now it seems that it is probably true. The three princes have been running the government together for so many years. They must be on the same front. We are a threat!"
"It's okay. Let them be arrogant first. After a while, they will regret going against me!"
"Of course, His Highness the Crown Prince will be the future emperor of the Qi Dynasty!"
"Ha ha!"
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The third prince openly refuted the prince's proposal in the court and told the other officials very clearly. This was without the third prince present. It can be seen that the group has become very tight and many things are beginning to become clear.
As a result, many officials came to Sangong's residence after the court, nominally for a visit, but in fact they may have submitted certificates of honor.
The third prince's momentum suddenly grew stronger, overwhelming the prince who had been enjoying a successful career recently.
Some officials are still waiting and watching. After all, if you take the wrong side, it will affect your official career at best, and your family will be destroyed at worst. You cannot be careless.
The third prince came to Wei Dongcheng's house at night and sneaked in secretly through the back door.
"What's going on with Mr. Wei today? Why did he suddenly reveal his identity? This will make the prince take precautions in advance, which is quite disadvantageous!"
"This incident happened suddenly, and we had to do it as a last resort. The prince proposed today that the queen mother should be in charge of Concubine Feng's expenses. How can we give in!"
"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. The savings of the three of us alone may not be able to support His Highness's dominance!"
"That's right, the queen mother's financial resources cannot be cut off. The relationship news in recent days has been paved with money. There is no way back from this step!"
"Then what should we do now? The prince already knows your tendencies. I'm afraid we won't be able to hide!"
"Well, now the plan has changed and we can't hide it anymore, but it doesn't matter. The top priority is to let His Highness enter the court as soon as possible."
"Enter the court? How can you do this? After all, there can only be one person in charge of the court."
"If His Highness is in charge of the court, I'm afraid the Crown Prince will fall. It's just that His Highness needs to have an errand and be able to speak to the court. Otherwise, it will be very inconvenient for you to be away all day!"
"Going to court? This? In order to prevent this from happening, my father has explicitly prohibited it. Besides the prince, who among our princes can go to court?"
"There will always be opportunities. We are making plans. Please be patient, Your Highness the Third Prince. We will naturally find a solution when the time comes!"
"Now?"
"Except for some necessary matters, don't have any conflicts with the prince, and try to stay away!"
"I see!"
The third prince left in a hurry.
After going to court in the next few days, the prince became more and more like an emperor. He handled many things more and more easily. Every time he encountered a problem, he could deal with it in time. The three princes also assisted him. Some decisions even overturned the plans made by the three princes before. However, the three of them had no opinions on the policy and almost did not dare to have any conflict with the prince.
This made the surrounding officials very depressed. After finally getting on the ship, they found that the ship was sinking. This feeling was as uncomfortable as eating shit.
The heads of several prefectures and counties were removed and replaced by close associates of the prince. Neither the three princes nor the fourth king expressed any opinions. Previously, the emperor only had strict requirements for the princes to enter the court. Some of the prince's right-hand assistants also said The past did not cause much trouble.
The four kings sat in the well and looked at the sky. None of them expressed their opinions, and the three princes did not object. The court had much less power to resist the prince. The prince slowly cultivated his own power and began to have his own influence in the Qi Dynasty from scratch. .
"Today I have a memorial, I will leave the court without incident!" The prince's tone and appearance became more and more like an emperor. He waved and walked away, sitting quietly in the audience.
Looking at the ministers below, no one made a sound. The prince liked this feeling more and more. It seemed that the whole world was under his control. This was the emperor.
After a while, still no one spoke, and the prince announced his withdrawal from the court.
After all the officials left the Taichao Palace, the prince did not leave.
Little Quanzi walked out slowly from the back of the palace and said with a smile: "It seems that they have already obeyed His Highness, and now they don't even report the memorial!"
"Haha, I didn't expect that Sangong would dare to contradict me face to face a few days ago, but now he doesn't dare to speak. This change is too fast!"
"His Royal Highness is destined by fate, and he is the prince appointed by the emperor. What can they do?"
"The Four Kings are so powerful that it is difficult to take action. Why is the Third Duke so withdrawn? Our people have been assigned to these prefectures and counties. From now on, both money and food will be greatly guaranteed. It is equivalent to taking it from the hands of the Third Duke. , they actually didn’t have any objections!”
"What do you mean, Your Highness?"
"The third prince and the sixth prince cannot give up the throne so easily. They must be plotting something!"
"By the way, how's the arrangement for you going?"
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, it's almost done. The people are basically in place and ready for dispatch at any time. However, some people can only be used once, so please consider carefully!"
"Okay, keep abreast of these people's information at any time. They will decide the outcome at the critical moment. Although we have the advantage now, we must be careful of their deadly counterattack!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
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Since leaving the Peking Palace that day, Shangguan Yuan has been living in Mengyu Pavilion. The construction here is so gorgeous that people will never leave. Several independent water courtyards have been occupied by Shangguan Yuan.
Shangguan Yuan seemed to have completely forgotten the time and put aside the performance. He just sang and danced leisurely in the courtyard every day.
Although she did not continue to perform, Mengyu Pavilion did not charge any fees. As long as she lived here, there would be an endless stream of people who wanted to see her beauty every day. She could also increase the price arbitrarily. During this time, the boss almost laughed out loud. .
"Miss, I don't understand. I've seen and played in this Wushuang City, so why don't you leave? Aren't there many fun places?"
Shangguan Yuan looked at Meng'er's unhappy look and didn't answer. She was still gesturing to her latest dance music.
When Meng'er saw the young lady ignoring her, she said angrily: "Young lady doesn't really like that Long Yun!"
Shangguan Yuan still didn't reply.
Meng'er was so anxious that she almost went crazy, "Humph, ignore me! I'll never play with the lady again!"
As he was about to leave, Shangguan Yuan grabbed him from behind and said, "Oh, our little Meng'er is angry?!"
If a man heard this voice, his bones would melt and it would be sweet to his heart!
Even Meng'er was affected, and Shangguan Yuan pulled her back while her head was dizzy.
"Meng'er, don't be angry. This is a critical moment. We can't leave. I have to wait until he is safe before I can leave!"
"Isn't he quite safe? He won a battle some time ago, and everyone in the city is trying to defeat him!"
"You don't understand!" Shangguan Yuan said, touching Meng'er's head lovingly.
Shangguan Yuan didn't know that the court was in such chaos now, nor that several princes were secretly planning to fight for the throne. But she had a strong feeling, which had penetrated deep into her bones. Soon, her benefactor would fall into a huge crisis. In danger, neither the once young little girl nor the current Shangguan Yuan would allow this to happen.
So she had to stay in Wushuang City and wait for this matter to pass.
"Well, hurry up and urge him to come here early, just in case!" Shangguan Yuan held Meng'er in her arms and said softly.
"Oh! I see, is this matter serious? You want to alarm the young master!"
"Very serious!"
"Okay, I'll go right away!"
Meng'er jumped up and went. Shangguan Yuan liked this little maid very much because she was very similar to him when he was a child, much like himself who had never been frightened.
The past is like a passing cloud, but that scene is still fresh in my memory like the sky is falling and the earth is falling.
Shangguan Yuan gently stretched out his hands, as if touching the future. In the chaos, countless screams spread across the entire land of Kyushu.
The deep fear was the real reason why Shangguan Yuan was scared back then, and it was not the robbers. She never mentioned this reason to anyone.
The prince knows that no matter how many people he arranges to control how many prefectures and counties, it will not have a certain effect. Only controlling military power is the key to becoming king and hegemony.
Without your own army, the scale of victory is always in the hands of others.
Some of the prince's policies in the court are trivial, but secretly the prince is building his own army.
The army is just people and money. With money, there will be people, so in the final analysis, it is the word "money". Fighting is burning money. Whoever has more money can last longer and have a greater advantage.
The prince didn't trust anyone in his heart, and he wanted to use his army to crush everyone who stood in his way.
