With the arrival of business leaders from various places in Beijing, there are undercurrents surging in all parties in the capital.
As the crown prince's absolute supporters, the Wei family is his arm in court and his spy in private. After finding out about the situation of business leaders in various places, Wei Yichen immediately prepared to go to the East Palace to report to the prince.
Arriving at the East Palace, looking at the East Palace shrouded in a depressing atmosphere, Wei Yichen looked a little solemn.
Since the prince's leg was broken, his temper has become increasingly unstable. The female family members and servants in the East Palace do not dare to touch the prince's bad luck, and they speak and act with trepidation.
It’s not a good thing if this continues.
"You're here!"
The prince used to be high-spirited, but now he has become perverse and violent.
Seeing such a prince, Wei Yichen found it difficult to accept it, and regretted: "It would have been nice if I had followed His Highness to the Millennium Tower that day."
The prince looked at the unconscious broken leg, his eyes full of evil, and gritted his teeth and said: "Lao Liu is dead, and my father also sent the navy to destroy the pirates, but the broken leg was just an accident!" p>
"Oh, unexpected."
The prince's face became ferocious: "I clearly remember that I was tripped by a huge force, but Chu Yao actually said it was an accident!"
Seeing that the prince was in a bad mood, Wei Yichen quickly spoke out to comfort him: "Your Highness, please calm down and bear with it for the time being. When the big thing is done, not to mention Chu Yao, even Prince Rong's palace is not a matter of a single word from His Highness."<
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The prince's anger was still lingering: "Gu just can't swallow this breath. Lao Liu is dead and Gu has a broken leg, but nothing happened to Chu Yao. It's just that the plan failed. If Gu and Lao Liu failed to steal the chicken, they would lose a lot of rice."
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Hearing this, Wei Yichen didn't know what to say.
Yes, it was obviously the prince's words that stimulated the sixth prince to cuckold Chu Yao, but in the end the prince and the sixth prince suffered.
If he hadn't found out clearly that on the day of the incident, Chu Yao rushed to the Millennium Building after receiving the news that the sixth prince had fallen, he would have thought that Chu Yao had plotted against the prince and the sixth prince.
"Your Highness, there will be many opportunities to deal with Chu Yao in the future."
The prince finally calmed down: "What's the situation at the Zodiac Hall now?"
When Wei Yichen saw the prince starting to ask about business, his expression relaxed and he said seriously: "Everyone who is supposed to be here has almost arrived. Hai Xingxing, Guanglicang and Dongchanghui who were just ordered to come from Nanhai are also here. However, all of them are showing up now.
Supervising things on the surface."
Prince: "Isn't there another Baicao Hall?"
Wei Yichen: "The people from Baicao Hall haven't seen me yet. I guess I went to Beijing, but I didn't enter the Zodiac Hall."
The prince frowned: "We know something about the other merchants, but these four have suddenly appeared. I have never heard from them before. We must find out their details."
Wei Yichen nodded in agreement: "Don't worry, Your Highness, the Wei family is watching."
The prince asked again: "Where is Shennong Hall?"
Wei Yichen: "The person in charge of the first branch of Shennongtang has already moved into the Twelve Zodiac Hall."
The prince snorted: "One branch leader cannot represent Shennong Hall."
Wei Yichen agreed with his face: "I think so too. Our people have been keeping an eye on Shennong Hall. As long as someone comes, we will definitely receive the news as soon as possible. I am just worried that they will not show up."<
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The prince snorted coldly: "If you don't show up now, you will show up on the day of the emperor's business selection. I really want to see who the master of Shennong Hall is!"
After a pause, "I'm not too worried about the businessmen. They only have a higher ability to make money. If the court wants to touch them, they can only obey and won't cause any big trouble."
"What worries me is, what does the emperor want to do?"
Wei Yichen looked at the prince, waiting for him to continue.
The prince frowned: "Of the top ten royal merchants before, three were on Gu's side, and two were on Lao Si's side. Gu was worried that his father would take this opportunity to kill Gu and Lao Si.
Money bag."
"Although it is not a pity that the sixth child died, because Gu, the third child, and the fifth child were all present at the scene, his death may have reminded my father and made him think that the fight between us had already involved life and death."
"The royal family has no family ties. My father may think that one day we princes will raise a butcher knife and swing it at him!"
After hearing this, Wei Yichen's face became more solemn: "Your Highness, it is not a good thing to be suspected by the emperor."
The prince sneered: "Since I became the prince, haven't I received less suspicion?"
Wei Yichen thought for a while and said: "Your Highness, don't worry, I will contact the people from Haixingxing, Guanglicang, Dongchanghui, and Baicaotang. Even if the emperor really wipes out the imperial merchants on our side, we still have others."
Available."
The prince said 'hmm' and was silent for a while before saying, "Shennongtang probably won't be able to win over us. Let's take advantage of the opportunity of this gathering of businessmen to let someone take over!"
Wei Yichen felt that this matter was not so easy to accomplish, so he moved his lips, trying to remind the prince, but it could be seen that the prince looked really bad, so he swallowed his words again.
That’s it, no matter how difficult it is, you have to do it.
The Duke's Mansion of the Ming Dynasty is also having a similar dialogue.
Ming Guogong looked at Dongfang Changqing: "Dongfang Changhong came to Beijing?"
Dongfang Changqing nodded: "Yes."
Duke Ming's brows knotted: "What is he doing in Beijing at this time?"
Dongfang Changqing hesitated for a moment, then asked: "Father, among the four trading houses in Zhao'an, Nanhai, do you think it is possible that Brother Changhong is the person behind one of them?"
Duke Ming Guo's face turned ugly: "Except Baicaotang, the four trading firms have only been in business for a few years, and the other three have been established for many years. If your guess is true, then Dongfang Changhong has been hiding it from us." Dongfang Changqing also felt heavy in his heart. He was almost certain that among the four trading firms in Zhao'an, one of them must have been founded by Dongfang Changhong.
Previously, the imperial court suppressed the Turtle Gang and confiscated nearly 10 million taels of silver. Most likely, it was Dongfang Changhong who did it deliberately for the sake of Zhao'an, so that he could legitimately appear in the capital.
"Father, Brother Changhong will definitely pursue Changfeng's death. My son is afraid that he will be separated from us because of this."
Duke Ming rubbed his forehead: "Let's do what we said before. Changfeng died because of the sixth prince. Dongfang Changhong wanted to blame us. I also want to ask him why he let Dongfang Changfeng into the capital!" p>
Dongfang Changqing intuitively felt that Dongfang Changhong was not that easy to fool, but now that Dongfang Changhong didn't even see their people, he could only take one step at a time and take a look.
In the Fourth Prince's Mansion, the Fourth Prince is also discussing with Mr. Liu Houye and his son about wooing businessmen from various places.
"Shennongtang is really out of reach, and we can't take advantage of the boss."
Both Liu Houye and his son nodded. There was nothing they could do. The identity of the eldest prince was too orthodox. He was both the legitimate son and the eldest son. Even if they removed the prince, he would still be the most suitable to inherit the throne.
Fourth Prince: "How are the four families in Zhao'an, Nanhai, doing with their efforts?"
Mr. Liu Hou shook his head: "Those who come forward are all stewards and cannot be the master at all."
The fourth prince said bitterly: "These businessmen are all slippery. Just wait for me, the prince, and wait for me to accomplish something great. They will look good on me."