Chapter 222: The battle for the right to inherit the throne

The prince and the third prince were both confused when faced with this sudden change. It was okay for the prince, after all, he was the orthodox first heir, and one more fifth prince could not shake his position.

The third prince is different. Before, he only had to deal with the prince. If the fifth prince also shows up, the competitive pressure he will face will be even greater.

What made the third prince even more alarmed was that Emperor Wen pushed the fifth prince out, which showed that he was already afraid of him.

For the prince, being suspected by the emperor is undoubtedly fatal. Originally, the third prince planned to give trouble to the fifth prince, but after thinking about the stakes, he had to stop.

Even so, when the fifth prince, who had always had little presence in the court, received this task, he felt like a dog biting a hedgehog, unable to bite it.

Just when the fifth prince was troubled, he suddenly heard someone announcing that the eldest son of the second eldest son of the Lou family wanted to see him.

"What is Lou Niu doing here?" The fifth prince remembered that the Lou family were loyal supporters of the prince.

Soon Lou Niu was taken to the front hall.

"Meet the fifth prince." Lou Niu saluted respectfully after entering the door.

This made the fifth prince have a good impression of him. As a prince with no sense of existence, it was common for him to be despised. Even he himself was used to it. Occasionally being respected by others, the feeling was completely different.

"Without courtesy, Mr. Lou, please take a seat."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

After sitting down, the fifth prince asked, "Why are you here, Mr. Lou?" "His Royal Highness, do you have any advice?"

A trace of anger flashed in Lou Niu's eyes. Due to Taifu Lou's suppression, outsiders only knew the big house of the Lou family. His personal will seemed to represent the position of the entire Lou family. .

"Your Highness, Lou Niu is here to represent not the first room of the Lou family, but the second room of the Lou family." Lou Niu stood up and saluted again.

A flash of joy flashed in the fifth prince's eyes, and then passed away. "In this case, I'm afraid Mr. Lou will be disappointed. I have dull qualifications and am just an idle prince. I am not interested in government affairs."

Years of forbearance have made the fifth prince habitually hide himself. He knows very well that once he shows his intention to seize the heir, he will inevitably be suppressed by the crown prince and the third prince.

Lou Niu said with a serious face, "This is all from Your Majesty, so why should Your Majesty belittle yourself? Since His Majesty has entrusted such important matters as coinage reform to His Majesty, how do you know that Your Majesty has no intention of supporting His Majesty?"

Lou Niu said with a serious face. p>

The fifth prince said in an impatient tone, "If this is what Mr. Lou wants to say when he comes here this time, please come back."

Lou Niu did not try to persuade him any more, but just continued. He took out a bamboo slip from his sleeve and held it in front of the fifth prince with both hands.

The fifth prince hesitated for a moment and then took it.

It took a long time before the fifth prince closed the bamboo slip and asked doubtfully, "Sir, you are so talented, why don't you offer this plan to your majesty?"

Lou Niu's answer was "1510" Taifu Lou is a villain uncle who has been suppressing the second room. This timeThere has long been an unwritten rule in the court that members of the same clan are not allowed to serve as important ministers in the court. The second young master of the Qin family is so amazing and talented, he is not just going to become a doctor at Taiyuan University."

The fifth prince nodded secretly , It’s not that he believed Lou Niu’s words, but he knew the weight of the bamboo slip in his hand. If Lou Niu was really the prince or the third prince, he would never give him such a generous gift.

"Sir, please give me a helping hand." The fifth prince helped Lou Niu up.

Lou Niu bowed and said, "I don't dare to ask for your attention. "

"Haha. "While the fifth prince laughed, a trace of movement flashed in his eyes. The throne that seemed extremely far away from him seemed to be closer.

Lou Niu saw the actions of the fifth prince and said, Human ambition is like a weed. Once it is given a little space to survive, it will grow uncontrollably and get out of control.

Next, Lou Niu chatted with the fifth prince until the evening, before he was taken over by the fifth prince. He drove back to Lou Niu in his own car, during which time they talked about the details of the coinage reform.

During this process, the fifth prince gained a deeper understanding of Lou Niu's ability, and was secretly delighted. Such a talented person was put to his use, and Lou Niu also discovered that the fifth prince's previous playfulness was all fake, and thought that it was no wonder Qin Hao chose the fifth prince.

At the same time, both of them were suppressed because of their birth. , a feeling of sympathy arose during the discussion.

However, just at the door of Lou's mansion, Taifu Lou warned Lou Niu again, telling him not to take part in the prince's succession, so as not to bring disaster to the Lou family.

Lou Niu clenched his fists unconsciously and made up his mind to assist the fifth prince from the left to ascend the throne. When the time comes, he will also let the eldest son of the Lou family taste the feeling of being stepped on

Many people in the court are waiting to see the fifth prince’s joke. After all, the fifth prince’s reputation is not very good. If such a playboy is allowed to implement such a major reform, if trouble occurs, there will be big trouble. .

However, to everyone's surprise, the fifth prince quickly came up with a "feasible plan", and the contents naturally came from Qin Hao's bamboo slips.

In general, there are actually two measures. One measure is to increase the proportion of copper in the five-baht coins, so that those bad coins have nowhere to hide. The other measure is to cancel the " The so-called "clay mold method" is also the current mainstream coinage method, which is to first make a template on a clay pottery and then pour it into it. , and finally break the clay model and take out the copper coins inside.

The main problem with this coinage method is that it is too slow and takes a long time to make one, which also leads to high cost of coinage. >

The "sand casting method" first makes the "mother money", and then pours the molten metal into a sand box made of sand. In the sand box is a template printed by the "mother money", waiting for After the metal solution is cooled, the gold can be obtained.

The advantage of the "sand casting method" is that., there is no need to fire clay pottery, and the "sand box" can be used repeatedly, which greatly improves the efficiency of coinage and saves costs.

After reading the memorial of the fifth prince, Emperor Wen felt very surprised. He even asked someone to try out the actual effect of this method, and found that it was indeed much less troublesome than the current casting method.

"Haha, I didn't expect that you gave me a surprise." Emperor Wen gave a rare compliment to the fifth prince.

The fifth prince still had a harmless smile, "Actually, this idea was not thought up by the ministers, but by Lou Niu, the second eldest son of the Lou family."

Emperor Wen I am even more satisfied with his humility. "Well, this Lou Niu seems to be a talent. It's a pity. You have to make good use of him for me, and don't let the talent be buried."

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With Emperor Wen's protection, the fifth prince's coinage reform went very smoothly, and the fifth prince also used this matter to create a sense of presence in the court.

Of course, due to his background, not many people came to serve him. The fifth prince did not take it seriously. He knew very well that now was not the time to show his prominence.

During this period, Qin Hao was preparing for his son's first birthday party. The little guy was finally turning one year old and could call him daddy and grandma. Of course, he was even more naughty.

Although walking is still very strenuous, he can already crawl around. Ever since he unlocked this skill, the little guy has been restless. The floor at home has been scratched by him, which makes Cheng Shaoshang very nervous. It was a headache, and I had to have my servants mop the floor spotless every day.

As the direct grandson of the Qin family, this first-year banquet was held very grandly. Not only relatives from all the Qin family came, but also some aristocratic families sent congratulatory gifts.

Ling Buyi also sent someone to send a congratulatory gift. When he turned around, Cheng Shaoshang had people throw it away in the utility room. She still remembered what happened that day.

The prince and his concubine came to congratulate each other in person, which was the climax of the first-year banquet. To outsiders, the Qin family seemed to be full of flowers, but the atmosphere soon became weird due to the arrival of the third prince. .

The third prince acted as if nothing was wrong and said congratulations.

Qin Hao didn't even have the slightest smile on his face. He just said perfunctorily, "Third Prince, please come in. There are too many guests today, so we didn't greet him well."

Third Prince The guard next to him was about to scold him, but Qin Hao stared at him coldly, then turned around to greet other guests with disdain.

"Third Prince, how dare this person be so rude"

The Third Prince glanced at him, looked at Qin Hao's back and sneered, "We'll see"

As he said this, he glanced at the third prince.

The third prince tightened his hands and stared at Qin Hao deeply for a while before leaving.

Although the prince was a little confused, he still followed QinHao came to the backyard.

Qin Hao got straight to the point and said, "Your Highness, you must be on guard against others, especially those whom you trust so much."

"What do you mean by Zihan's words?" The prince was It was a bit confusing to say this without any beginning or end.

Qin Hao just bowed his hands to him and left.

After the prince returned to the East Palace, the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. In the past, he always felt that Qin Hao was closer to the third prince, but recently Qin Hao seemed to have become more distant from the third prince, especially Today, the third prince was actually unable to come down from the stage.

"Is the Qin family planning to turn to me?" The prince was secretly delighted.

"Is it the Lou family or who is it?" The prince began to think about who among the people around him was most likely to betray him, but he did not think about Ling Bujie. After all, he had "life-saving grace" for Ling Bujie back then. "of.

However, the prince did not know that his "life-saving grace" towards Ling Buyi was just a misunderstanding. Ling Buyi had just learned how to get into the water and was practicing holding his breath. The prince mistakenly thought that Ling Buyi was drowning and killed him. After dragging him up, it turned out that the third prince was a real life-saving benefactor to Ling Buyi.

Turn around, Taifu Lou came to see the prince, and found that the prince looked at him in a strange way, which made him take care of his appearance several times, but he found nothing wrong.

The prince did not tell Taifu Lou what Qin Hao said, but just casually approached him. Although he has a gentle personality and soft ears, he is not a fool.

The prince was suspicious, but did not suspect the key points, but the third prince had already begun to take action.

The prince actually has a confidante named Qu Lengjun, who only married the prince because he had to abide by his marriage contract with the prince.

Qu Lengjun married into the Liang family, the natal family of Yuan Shen’s mother.

The princess always sent people to give some things belonging to the prince to the Liang family, which made Qu Lengjun’s husband suspect that he was a cuckold and often violently abused Qu Lengjun.

Suddenly one day, the Liang family reported that it was Qu Lengjun who murdered his husband. Yuan Shen was working in the Tingwei Mansion at this time, and it happened to be his turn to take care of this murder, so he took people to take care of him. Qu Lengjun was brought back to Tingwei Mansion for interrogation.

Unfortunately, Liang’s mother refused to let him go, and kept saying that she wanted Qu Lengjun to pay for his life. Liang Wuji, the adopted son of the Liang family, advocated keeping the matter quiet. After all, it was about the prince, and for fear of angering the whole family, Yuan Shen asked Qu Lengjun to tell the truth. Unexpectedly, Qu Lengjun admitted that he was the murderer and was willing to pay for her husband's life.

In order to clear the suspicion of Qu Lengjun, the prince knelt down and begged Emperor Wen to send someone to find out the truth. Emperor Wen was furious and scolded the prince. As a prince, his conduct should be a model for the world, but he actually did it because of his children's affair. , almost ruined his reputation, and even brought shame to the reputation of the royal family.

The third prince on the side lowered his head, and the smile on his lips could no longer be suppressed. Regardless of whether Liang Shang was killed in the end, or whether it could be verified, the prince's image in Emperor Wen's heart of being motivated and regardless of the overall situation was firmly established. .

In the end, Ling Buyi investigated the matter and found out that it was not a piece of music.Leng Jun did it, but Liang Shang's younger brother Liang Xia did it. The purpose was to compete for the position of the head of the family. In the end, Liang Xia was also silenced by Liang Wuji. No one knew that the third prince was behind the scenes.

After this incident, the attitude of the ministers in the DPRK also changed. They no longer sided with the prince one-sidedly, and the number of supporters of the third prince gradually increased.

The fifth prince also benefited. Although the people who came to seek refuge with him were all from small families or from depressed and aristocratic families like Xianglou Niu, they finally had a certain amount of capital.

On the other side, Ling Buyi also learned from Peng Kun what happened when the Huo family was wiped out. However, before Peng Kun had time to sign, he was silenced and disguised as an old illness. As if having an asthma attack, Ling Buyi has lost his final certification.

Ling Buyi knew very well that without evidence, Ling Yi could not be punished as he deserved. He came to Xinghua Villa in despair, only to find that his mother Huo Junhua was terminally ill.

Before he died, Huo Junhua repeatedly told Ling Buyi not to forget to take revenge. It wasn't until he heard Ling Buyi's promise that Huo Junhua slumped back on the couch and passed away.

Under the double blow, Ling Buyi decided to use his own method to avenge the entire Huo family.

At night, Ling Buyi took the East Palace Seal and mobilized soldiers and horses to surround the Chengyang Marquis Mansion, and then bloodbathed the Chengyang Marquis Mansion. Before Ling Yi died, Ling Buyi told him a secret .

"Actually, my name is not Ling Buyi, my name is Huo, Wu, Shang"

The Huo family and the Ling family gave birth to two boys at the same time. They are similar, so they look alike. On the day when the Huo family was wiped out, Huo Wushang soiled his clothes because of his naughtiness. He was afraid of being punished, so Ling Buyi suggested that the two of them exchange clothes.

It was as if the person Ling Yi killed was his own son. Ling Yi was stabbed in the heart with endless regret.

Ling Buyi was also seriously injured and was taken back to the palace to recuperate by Emperor Wen. He also told Emperor Wen his true identity. When Emperor Wen learned that he was a pure bloodline of the Huo family, the anger in his heart instantly dissipated. .

However, the death of Marquis Chengyang caused an uproar in the court. The impeachment memorial flew to Emperor Wen's head like snowflakes, but Emperor Wen never expressed his position, let alone questioned Ling Buyi.

That night, Qin Fang called Qin Hao to the study to discuss countermeasures.

"The matter of Chengyang Marquis seems not that simple. Why do I feel that this is for the prince?" Qin Fang looked worried.

Qin Hao couldn't help but secretly praise that Jiang was still very old, and even if he didn't know the inside story, he could still have such a keen political sense.

"Father, this matter must be a conspiracy between Ling Buyi and the third prince. Our Qin family will just wait and see what happens."

With that said, Qin Hao will naturally not let the three princes go. The prince's conspiracy succeeded.

Quickly, Qin Hao used Lou Niu to secretly meet with the fifth prince.

“I never expected that it would be you behind Lou Niu.” When the fifth prince saw Qin Hao,After the initial surprise, there was more excitement.

Qin Hao represents not only the Qin family, but also the Yuan family, Cheng family, and Wan family. Whether it is the court or the army, they all have considerable influence. If these resources can be used for him , the seemingly unreachable throne is already within reach.

Qin Hao said with a serious face, "Your Highness, if you are not careful on the way to seize the throne, you will be doomed. Are you really ready?"

The fifth prince said to Qin Hao bowed and said, "Please Zihan give me a helping hand."

Qin Hao nodded, helped him up, and then winked at Lou Niu, who led someone out of the secret room.

"Liang Wuji" the fifth prince blurted out as he looked at the visitor in shock.

Liang Wuji bowed to the fifth prince and said, "Meet Your Highness."

The fifth prince turned to look at Qin Hao, "I didn't expect Liang Wuji to be yours."

Qin Haodan shook his head, "The Liang family and the Yuan family are in-laws. The Qin family and the Yuan family share weal and woe. We are all just working together for the continuation of the family."

"So, behind the slander of the prince is What did the third emperor brother do?" the fifth prince asked Liang Wuji.

Liang Wuji nodded, "It was the Third Prince's work. Killing Liangya and silencing him was also the Third Prince's instruction."

"I will confess this matter in the court tomorrow, please." When the fifth prince ascends the throne in the future, he must not forget this meager strength."

The third prince wants to overthrow the prince, but little does he know that the mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole is behind him.

Once Emperor Wen learned that all this was done deliberately by the third prince, he would definitely be wary of such a scheming son.

The fifth prince quickly held Liang Wuji's hand, "Don't worry, Mr. Liang. If you pay today, you will pay back ten times and a hundred times tomorrow."

The next morning, Liang Wuji took the lead in reporting the third prince's purchase. A murderer was killed, and he was the murderer. When the cause and effect came out, the whole court was shocked, and the third prince was even more frightened. He never thought that Liang Wuji would betray him, and he was caught off guard.

This is not over yet. Several officials accused the third prince and Ling Buyi of colluding with each other to forge the prince's edict and undermine the country's foundation.

As soon as this statement came out, the prince's party came out one after another to accuse the third prince of being ambitious and doing whatever it took to gain the crown prince's position.

The third prince was speechless for a while.

Emperor Wen announced his resignation with an ugly face. After going to court, the third prince knelt in front of Emperor Wen's palace and begged to see him. However, Emperor Wen did not see the third prince for a whole day.

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