roccoschili Chapter 226 Recalling Prince Qing, the Fisherman Benefits
Chapter 226 Recalling Prince Qing, the Fisherman Benefits
Prince Qing's Mansion in Beijing,
Zhao En and Zhu Guangxiao transported the glass back to the palace and hid it. When talking about what happened today, Zhao En said frankly that he didn't understand.
The capital is neither big nor small.
Such a large amount of colored glass for sale cannot be hidden from those with ulterior motives. If the Second Prince knew about it, he would definitely make a big fuss. It would be unknown whether the colored glass could be sold at that time.
Prince Qing needs money and food to support his troops, so there is no need to anger the Second Prince.
Even if the situation in the northwest is temporarily stable, the money earned from this batch of glass is enough to recruit soldiers. The timing is not yet ripe for Prince Qing to take action against the second prince.
Prince Qing is in the northwest, and there are other princes in the capital. If the second prince is eliminated, the other princes will benefit, and Prince Qing will not get much benefit.
Zhu Guangxiao also thought that they should not act too hastily, but he could also understand Prince Qing's thoughts.
There is not enough money to buy glass, and without glass, there is not enough military funds to recruit soldiers.
The black robe is trying to trick the Second Prince. The Second Prince must be eyeing Liuli. If you want to sell it, you must get rid of this hidden danger.
In the final analysis, the thefts in Qiu Shui County and Prince Qing's Mansion had such a huge impact that Prince Qing had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure.
Zhao En felt that Zhu Guangxiao's analysis made some sense, but he still asked:
"Since we don't have enough money, wouldn't it be easier to just rob the glass merchant?"
It would be better to rob the second prince of his money, steal his glass, and then deal with him. It would be so much trouble. It would be better to rob the glass merchant from the beginning.
Zhu Guangxiao actually didn't understand the black robe's plan. Since the prince said he would listen to him, he didn't ask any further questions.
The two of them didn't know that the man in black was taking advantage of the information gap and wanted to have his cake and eat it too.
Midnight,
In the backyard of the Chu Palace, the unconscious man in black robe opened his eyes, with an obscure light flashing in his eyes.
The people he sent out never came back. Did they fail to rob the silver and were killed by others, or did they rob the silver and escape?
If it is the former, the glass merchant is not simple, and it is difficult to say what his motivation is for selling glass.
If the latter,
Prince Qing no longer trusted him, and the man in black robe could clearly sense it.
This time, he volunteered to take charge of Liuli's affairs. The reason why Prince Qing agreed was that he wanted to test him, otherwise he would not have sent Zhu Guangxiao and Zhao Enlai.
He cheated both sides, in fact, he just wanted to take the money and leave.
He didn't get the money, and all the subordinates he secretly trained disappeared, their lives or deaths unknown. He had lost his last resort.
The Plum Blossom Guards in Prince Qing's Palace basically rebelled and sided with Prince Qing, making them impossible to command.
Zhao En is not that loyal either.
The Plum Blossom Inner Guard's apparent power was either dead, rebelled, or wavered. He was no longer of much value to Prince Qing.
If the current situation cannot be changed, given King Qing's suspicious nature, he might take action against himself.
He now has two choices.
He continued to serve Prince Qing, increased his bargaining chips, and used the Meihua inner station and Zhao En's family as threats to make Zhao En work for him.
Even so, King Qing would not trust him anymore. It is better for a wise bird to choose a tree to inhabit.
Surrender to the King of Chu?
He has some dirty laundry on Prince Qing, and if he reveals it, it could help Prince Chu overthrow Prince Qing, but Prince Chu himself is not clean either.
The net is broken and the fish is dead. The King of Chu died even more miserably than the King of Qing.
Go to another king?
He is a latecomer, and others do not regard him as a confidant, and his colleagues will also exclude him.
perhaps,
Is it time to leave?
Heipao was still struggling over whether to steal some money from the Prince of Chu's mansion and leave. Prince Qing's action had already begun.
In the palace,
The emperor sent the empress dowager back and stayed to drink tea and chat with her. The meaning between the lines was a warning: don't interfere in court affairs in the future.
"Behave yourself. I will make sure your mother is in a good position. If you interfere in the affairs of the court again, don't blame me for not caring about the mother-son relationship."
The Queen Mother's face turned black. She wanted to scold him for being unfilial, but she swallowed the words back when they came to her lips. Some words can only be kept in the stomach, otherwise her life will be in danger.
"Tell me...how could such a fool as the Queen Mother have thought of...doing that?"
The commander-in-chief did not answer the emperor's question because he had no answer. Perhaps he was just impulsive and accidentally did a good thing?
"Why...."
The emperor looked at the bright moon hanging in the sky, suddenly felt lonely, and unknowingly walked to the door of Kunningkun.
Perhaps it was out of habit, but in the past, whenever he had trouble figuring out something, he would always talk to the Queen, and he would be able to relax and find the answer quickly.
He hadn't been to Kunning Palace for a long time. Thinking of the queen's gentleness, sensibility, and intelligence, he raised his foot with a conflicted look, ready to step in.
"Your Majesty, there is an important secret report regarding His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu."
The emperor put down his raised foot and took his people to the imperial study.
"Your Majesty, His Majesty has left."
"understood."
"My Lady, I feel that His Majesty has you in his heart. If you soften your attitude, the matter will be over."
The queen knew very well that the emperor was not completely cold-blooded, but her son was an obstacle that stood between them and they could never overcome.
She still couldn't understand it. Even if she couldn't bear to see another son die, she wouldn't not even give him any punishment and instead shield the criminal, right?
In the imperial study room,
The emperor burned the secret memorial and sat in a daze. The King of Chu colluded with the northern barbarians and caused chaos in the northwest?
Ha ha,
The fourth brother deliberately wanted to eliminate all threats and clear away obstacles, but his vision was too narrow and he used shady conspiracies.
Political struggles are bound to be dirty, but they cannot be all dirty. Obviously, Lao Si doesn’t understand this.
Too,
The fourth child's mother is the niece of the Empress Dowager's family. That family is narrow-minded and not very smart. The fourth child is actually a good seedling.
He taught him personally, and the Crown Prince and the King of the Northwest gave him advice, but his inherent bad habits could not be changed, one thing after another.
All of this proves that the fourth prince is not suitable to be the emperor. As for the other princes... the second prince is stupid on the surface, and the third prince is good in all aspects, but too mediocre.
The emperor missed the prince infinitely, his most outstanding son.
"Hey...."
He couldn't make up his mind, because he felt uncomfortable.
"Notify the fourth brother and ask him to return to Beijing as soon as possible. We will select someone else from the northwest."
Prince Qing thought that he could hide what he did from everyone. In fact, after the emperor saw the battle report and sent people to investigate, he guessed the truth almost exactly.
He sent Prince Qing to the northwest because he had no troops and had to act out of urgency. Even though he knew his son's little thoughts, he still sent him there.
Now that the situation in the northwest is temporarily stable, call back Prince Qing and send your own people to gradually disintegrate the forces installed by Prince Qing.
Only when the northwest is back under his control can he find a way to drive out the northern barbarians. He is an emperor and can be cold and ruthless, but he will never betray his own people.
And this time when Prince Qing came back, the emperor planned to teach him a lesson, otherwise he would not be able to tell who was the big prince and who was the small prince.