Prince Qi's Mansion.
Wu Gao, the brother of the Wu family and the commander of the Shence Guard Examination, rushed in in a hurry.
"His Royal Highness King Qi!"
"Have you heard about what happened this morning?"
As soon as he entered the door, Wu Gao saw Qi King Zhu Shu who was wiping his sword in the courtyard.
Beside him, there were several people who looked ordinary, like civilians, but with cold eyes.
There seems to be something long and long hidden in the arms of these people...
Farther away, there were some people dressed as alchemists, arguing fiercely about something.
"Why are you panicking?"
King Zhu Shu of Qi put down the sword in his hand and said calmly: "You have heard about it in the army."
"Of course I already knew this."
Wu Gao looked excited.
He stepped forward and said tremblingly: "Your Highness, this is a great opportunity! To redeem the land, you can easily get millions of taels of silver!"
"If a part of it is cut off, it can be used to establish relationships and win people's hearts."
"When the time comes, there will definitely be many people among the 48 guards in the five major camps of the capital taking orders from His Highness!"
The five major camps of the capital.
Forty-eight guards.
Among them, Shencewei is one of them.
But Qi King Zhu Su shook his head and said, "Huh, you think it's quite simple."
"My two silly nephews died so easily because of your thoughts!"
"The defense of the capital, with my father here, how can I be so restless?"
"It's the same as seeking death!"
Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yunxi learned from their mistakes here, and Qi King Zhu Su naturally did not want to make the same mistake again.
He has the intention to seize the throne.
Of course I won't go down the same path as a loser.
Facts have proved that if you want to control the defense of the capital, it is simply not feasible to kill the king and forcefully ascend the throne.
Although King Zhu Shu of Qi relied on military strategy, he did not think he could succeed in this way.
"Besides, do you think there are really only benefits in this?"
"My dear nephew, you are trying to make trouble for me!"
Although King Qi didn't understand why Zhu Yunzhen chose to target him and wanted to dig a hole for himself.
But now that Zhu Yunzhen has made a move, he has to take it.
Redeeming land may seem like a pie falling from the sky, but this pie is actually poisonous!
Just eat this pie.
It's like being caught by Zhu Yunxuan!
As long as this handle is put in front of Lao Zhu, then Zhu Shu will no longer have the possibility to compete for the reserve!
"Ah?" Wu Gao didn't think about that much.
His mind was simple, and after he realized this, he was immediately panicked.
He asked again and again: "Your Highness, what should we do?"
"Should we let our grandson choose another wise man and refuse this matter?"
But King Qi asked: "Refuse?"
"Why refuse?"
Although this pie is poisonous, the benefits it brings are real.
"You, you'd better follow this king and learn from me." Qi King Zhu Su was full of confidence.
He said confidently: "Since he, Zhu Yunxuan, wants me to be greedy for ink, he can use this to accuse me."
"Then I will show him Tan Mo!"
"And this king is even more greedy!"
"The imperial court wants to take away our vassal's military power and the fiefdom. It only relies on a little money from the clan government every year. How can it be enough?"
"Presumably... many of my brothers must be short of money now..."
A sneer flashed in Qi Wang Zhu Shu's eyes.
Logically speaking, the money distributed by the court was actually enough for the feudal king.
But the problem is...the former vassal kings had soldiers and fiefdoms under their command. Isn't it easy to make money?
But now in the capital, all income depends on the little silver issued by the clan government.
Originally, many feudal kings were accustomed to luxurious daily expenses.
It is simply impossible to ask them to be frugal now!
Apart from anything else, even if they are used to being thrifty, the preferences of brothers like King Qi are not simple.
Zhou Wang Zhu Ju was fond of medicine and devoted himself to compiling medical books. There were often famous doctors in his mansion.
Zhu Bai, the king of Xiang, loved Taoism and often visited immortals. Whether it was building Taoist temples or refining elixirs, he spent a lot of money.
King Zhu Zhen of Chu lived a luxurious life and was generous in spending money. Among many brothers, he was probably the one who was most short of money. He often asked the court for military rations in the name of conquering barbarians.
But in the end the results were very few.
Is it possible that these feudal kings are not short of money?
King Zhu Shu of Qi used himself to save others. He usually liked to raise assassins and gather alchemists.
The mansion has many dead warriors who are good at assassination, as well as alchemists who are good at witchcraft.
A lot of money was spent.
I worry about silver every day.
Now, Zhu Yunzhen had brought money to his lips, how could he let it go?
"Your Highness means..." Wu Gao thought for a long time and finally figured out King Qi's idea.
He exclaimed: "Your Highness wants to invite other vassal kings to share a piece of the pie?!"
Qi Wang Zhu Su nodded.
He put his hands behind his back and said inscrutably: "This king's nephew wants to use the matter of corruption to convict me alone."
"But what if I am greedy for Mo's money and don't give it to just me?"
Wu Gao followed what King Qi said and continued: "Then when the time comes, your Highness will not be the only one your grandson will face!"
"But many vassal kings?!"
"That's right!" Zhu Shu waved his hand and said disdainfully: "Zhu Yunzhen is a little guy who hasn't grown up after all."
"He only knew that I would be greedy, but he never thought that although I am greedy, I am not stupid!"
"The only thing I can do is be a little greedy."
"But if I share this benefit and many vassal kings form a collective interest, then they will be extremely greedy!"
"I will not only disillusion him with building national highways!"
"It's even more important to make it impossible for him to stay in the position of crown prince!"
King Qi made no secret of his ambitions.
He has been raising assassins and gathering alchemists for what? It means you are not satisfied with your position!
Want to take it a step further?
Now the opportunity was before him.
How could he give up!
"Your Highness is brilliant!" Wu Gao was completely convinced.
He said with determination: "When Zhu Yunxuan's plan to build a national highway fails, it will lead to boiling public dissatisfaction and disappointment among officials."
"Your Majesty will definitely appoint another prince!"
"At that time, His Highness will be the Crown Prince!"
Zhu Shu smiled proudly.
But he did not really get carried away. Instead, he immersed himself in it and said: "But the prerequisite is that I need to make several of my brothers willing to stand on the same front as me."
"The King of Zhou is easy to talk to. He and I have a fighting relationship."
"In the early years, the two of us fought together. Although he has an indifferent temperament, I am confident of persuading him."
"The King of Chu, Zhu Zhen, has long been dissatisfied with Zhu Yunzhen, and he is also short of money. As long as he talks about it with him and gives him some more benefits, greedy people like him will take the bait."
"The only thing that is difficult to deal with... is King Zhu Bai of Xiang..."
Zhu Bai, the King of Xiang, was both civil and military, and extremely intelligent. He was by no means an easy master to fool.
But... King Qi also has a way.
There are so many alchemists under him, and they are just in use now.
The King of Qi already had a plan in mind. He sent his alchemists to gain Zhu Bai's trust, and then coaxed him into building a magnificent Taoist temple by seeking immortality and asking questions.
At that time, there will naturally be a shortage of money in hand.
And just in time... at this time he showed up again with a large amount of silver...
Everything fell into place!
"This is my king's art of combining vertical and horizontal lines!"
"Hahaha!"
Zhu Shu was very satisfied with his strategy. It is not scary to be greedy. The most terrifying thing is that he dares to be greedy without any background!
Since ancient times, corrupt officials who have been knocked down have often been corrupt officials with no background.
The crime is of course corruption of ink.
But in reality? It's just a factional fight!
Zhu Yunxu wanted to use this name to suppress him, so Zhu Shu used it to form a faction and gather a large number of vassal kings to come in.
With the help of so many vassal kings.
Have a fight with him!
As long as the power was large enough, Zhu Shu concluded that even if he knew that they had embezzled a large sum of money, Zhu Yunxu would not dare to act rashly.
Instead, he had to turn around and appease them.
Otherwise, Zhu Yunxuan's plan to build a national highway will be doomed to failure!
As long as this stalemate continues.
The power of their faction will grow as they continue to obtain resources from road construction.
On the contrary, Zhu Yunzhen will gradually become unpopular in the court.
When something goes wrong while busy... Once he is caught making a mistake, he and a bunch of brothers will go to Yangshan to tell Lao Zhu.
The end of Zhu Yunzhen is coming!
"Huh, good nephew."
"I'll take over the game you made!"
…
Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.
Zhu Yunxuan looked at the memorial reply from Qi King Zhu Su.
A faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Qi King Zhu Shu has entered the game.
From the moment he decided to let the feudal lord return to the capital, he had already set his sights on Zhu Su.
As for why, it's because this guy's rebellious resume is too rich.
In the first year of Jianwen, he attempted to rebel and was imprisoned by reducing his vassal status. Of course, this may be an excuse for Zhu Yunwen, a pig-headed man, to reduce his vassal status.
But the problem is, this guy actually did it again in the fourth year of Yongle and was demoted to a commoner.
Moreover, King Zhu Shu of Qi always liked to cultivate assassins and charlatans, and he often kept illegal tools in his house.
Among the many feudal kings, who is most likely to have evil intentions?
That must be King Zhu Su of Qi!
That's why Zhu Yunxuan set up such a trap to see if his seventh uncle really had any other ideas.
"It's just that this time... we must not make such a big fuss like Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yunxi."
Zhu Yunxuan hoped that the affairs of the vassal king could be reduced to minor matters.
Never stir up such violent chaos again.
Zhu Yunzhen silently put down the memorial and sighed in his heart: "Uncle Qi, Uncle Qi, I hope you can understand things better."
"I won't argue with you about some small money..."
"But if you don't know what's going on!"
"You have to fight with me..."
He, Zhu Yunxuan, is not really merciful!
He would let King Qi see why he could sit in the position of Taisun.
But Zhu Xi, Zhu Yunwen, and Zhu Yunxi have been buried in the loess!
(End of chapter)
