Chapter 820 The Book of Engagement

The Fourth Prince and others fell to the ground and accepted the imperial edict. Even if the imperial edict made the Fourth Prince feel a little uncomfortable, he still had to kneel down. The Fourth Prince is like this, let alone others, so of course it is not. Those who dare to act rashly, even subordinates of the second prince like the commander of the capital must kneel down and receive the order.

At this moment, in the suburbs of Dayan City, it was the location of the Dayan City Guarding Military Camp. Here, there was a large barrack in which a man with a rough face and a burly figure was sitting in the first place. Both sides of the bottom are all partial generals and pioneers, and they are also full of murderous auras. They are obviously brave and good at fighting on the battlefield.

"What do you think?"

The burly man spoke, but his voice was extremely gentle, unlike a big and thick man. It was obvious that this person was all the second prince. He had been back for many days. It was because of the emperor's old man that he came back specially.

This is also his territory, and the Guardian Military Camp is his trusted subordinate. At this moment, he already knew about Bai Feiyan. Li Yuanhong wanted to make Bai Feiyan the queen. This matter was extremely important, so he summoned him as soon as possible. After these generals, they planned to discuss ways to deal with Li Yuanhong.

But here are all martial artists, so there are no literati and others. They basically don’t understand this set of internal strife in the court. They were a little confused for a while, so they could only stand up one by one and each have their own opinions.

"Your Highness, my subordinates don't think it's underestimated. They must ask Lao Bai what he meant."

This general called Bai Chaohe as Lao Bai, which was all jokes in the army. It was not strange that everyone shouted that way.

But this is a place to discuss such a major matter. This guy still calls Bai Chaohe according to his usual sayings, which made the second prince frown slightly. It is obvious that just because of this rough man, he can still fight against Li Yuanhong's treacherous civil officials. Is that?

"Yes, Lao Bai is too indifferent, why did he agree to this?"

"That's right, I still think he is a man, but I didn't know that the prince gave in and gave up!"

"But what if he doesn't admit defeat? He has to force the prince to usurp power and seize the throne. Maybe it's possible to delay the army..."

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For a moment, everyone in the barracks talked about their own things, making a noise. There was no atmosphere of discussing major events. When it comes to these conspiracies, these generals were not good at all, which made the second prince even more It's a frown.

How could this group of people fight against those smart civil officials? Isn’t this hitting a stone with an egg?

It seems that this cannot continue, and that Li Yuanhong cannot be so passively. He must find a way to break the deadlock.

Then how to break the deadlock? Go directly to Bai Chaohe? Let Bai Chaohe give up this marriage? That certainly won't work either.

Suddenly, the second prince's eyes lit up, and then he patted the armrest of the chair, allowing his men to stop the meaningless discussion.

Seeing that everyone stopped and looked at him in surprise, he was a little angry. These people were very useful in fighting, but when it comes to giving advice, they were just a bunch of people.

But there is nothing we can do about this. These people are not that material, and they can't force others to do it. They ask them to kill the enemy one by one, but there is no problem at all. Let them fight with civil servants. How can they? I don't know if I die.

Therefore, the second prince suppressed his irritability and said, "Everyone, I think so. Since the prince wants to marry Bai Feiyan, it would be better for me to talk to the old general Bai Chaohe, just say that Bai Feiyan had already agreed to be married. If you give it to me, then will the prince dare to rob my concubine?”

The second prince's idea was also interesting, and the second prince never calls himself a king or his highness in the army, but calls himself me.

Everyone is very familiar with this and doesn't agree with it. However, the second prince's proposal made everyone stunned. The second prince actually planned to snatch Bai Feiyan from Li Yuanhong, but if you think about it carefully, this method is fine.

Not only is there any problem, but it can also attack Li Yuanhong in turn. Another thing is that Bai Feiyan has not married. Although Bai Chaohe received the order, he can submit the report again. As long as it is reasonable, even Li Yuanhong and the others can do nothing.

Just imagine, Bai Feiyan had already engaged with the second prince, so what was the prince's behavior like this? It is absolutely despicable to steal the brother's wife. Moreover, since Bai Feiyan and the second prince have engaged in a engagement, it is the second prince's concubine and it is impossible to become a queen. The candidate for the queen is impossible.

As a result, the second prince's idea was immediately supported by the generals in the army. They all felt that the second prince's idea was really wonderful. They all wanted to see if Prince Li Yuanhong vomited blood on the spot after he knew about this. .

And this is the second prince’s plan, but there is another general who can’t help but worry: “Your Highness, what if Lao Bai is unwilling to betroth Bai Feiyan to you?”

As soon as these words were said, everyone was stunned. That's right, what if Bai Chaohe was not happy? Who knows this person's heart is separated from his belly?

"Impossible! Your Highness is extremely brave and deeply loved by the veteran general, so naturally he will not refuse!"

"That's right, if Lao Bai dares to refuse, he will not hang out in this army when he turns around, and his Bai family will not hang out!"

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Soon, other generals also felt that this plan was good, and Bai Chaohe would most likely not refuse, and Bai Chaohe could also stand on the side of the second prince. If that is the case, this matter should be sure.

The second prince saw that everyone agreed with this matter very much, so he was naturally quite happy. This matter was extremely important. Bai Chaohe represented the Bai family and had a great weight in the army. He involved many disciples, and once Bai Chaohe was the representative. If the Bai family is taken down by Li Yuanhong, then his second prince's advantage in the army will be gone.

This move must be removed from the bottom of the pot. The second prince felt that the idea he was thinking was simply exquisite. I guess the prince Li Yuanhong didn't expect that he would come up with such a good idea, and he would be pissed to death by then.

Thinking of this, the second prince couldn't help but lift the corners of his mouth slightly.

"Report!"

Suddenly, someone came outside.

"What's up!"

The second prince was in a good mood, so he planned to send someone to talk to Bai Chaohe. As long as Bai Chaohe agreed, the book of engagement would not be anything else. Then it would be presented to the prince Li Yuanhong for a look. Li Yuanhong must have I didn't dare to say anything more, at most I would be so angry that I could die of anger.

Thinking of this, the second prince was naturally in a happy mood. As long as he stabilized the power in the army, then Prince Li Yuanhong would not be his opponent, and that would be a matter of time sooner or later.

Then it seems that he can ascend the throne after the exchange. Those civil servants are just intrigue and powerful. Once the force appears, these civil servants are bullshit.

At this time, someone came outside and came in and knelt down and shouted, "Report to your Highness, the imperial edict has arrived!"

"What!"

The second prince was shocked. What does this mean? Li Yuanhong still dares to issue an order to him?

But soon, the second prince sneered: "Go and blow him away!"

"yes!"

The soldiers immediately took the order. The second prince could not accept the order. He refused to recognize Li Yuanhong's orthodoxy. So what? Then can Li Yuanhong come in and turn against him?

If he wants to turn against him, it would be best. He would like to turn against him now, so he would have the reputation to attack Kyoto.

With those tens of thousands of imperial guards and some Jinyiwei, they are no match for his millions of heroic troops at all. Dayan City is just his belongings, but it is not possible for him to rebel now, and it is not right. Yes, it will be opposed by all the people in the world, and the third prince is still eyeing him.

But he doesn't need to accept such a bullshit imperial edict. At worst, he just turned around and criticized the civil servants. He has not experienced such a thing before. He has even rejected the emperor's imperial edict, let alone me. Li Yuanhong.

At the frontier, he even refused the emperor's imperial edict for the sake of war. As the saying goes, the generals are reluctant to accept military orders from abroad. He can also use this as a saying now. So what can Li Yuanhong do to him?

Therefore, now that he thought of this clever plan to break Li Yuanhong's trick, he naturally felt much more comfortable, and he had to think carefully about the third prince.

These third princes are different from the crown prince Li Yuanhong. They are extremely intelligent. Originally, the third prince was not able to compete for the throne, but he had to gain the support of merchants all over the world by his own strength. Originally, the second prince was extremely disdainful of this until he had Once when the imperial court was insufficient and the military pay was not paid, the third prince waved his hand in front of the emperor's old man, and millions of taels of gold were instantly taken to the imperial capital. The vast escort caravan, everyone saw it. It's extremely shocking.

After this, the second prince's view of this third brother changed instantly. I guess Li Yuanhong was the same. Could this matter in the world be a matter of money? The second prince didn't agree with it before. He felt that these third brothers were just understanding some things that were slutty. What's the point of speculation? When his army comes, all merchants have to obey orders.

But in fact, this is not the case. Otherwise, how could it be so difficult for the court to collect taxes? It’s not that it’s not like how much money you want to get and then get an imperial edict, so how much money you have come in. If it’s so simple, anyone can become the emperor.

In fact, it is impossible to be that simple. Therefore, when the national treasury is empty and foreign enemies are in a dilemma, the role of the third prince is immediately exerted. It is easy to do things with money. What are military pay, food, and weapons and equipment? It was solved. With these things, are you still afraid that you will not be able to recruit excellent soldiers? All of these are there, and with the gathering of military generals in the court, it is naturally invincible to go to war.

After this incident, Crown Prince Li Yuanhong also realized that the third prince was a powerful competitor to the throne, so the situation of the three parties being in line with each other was really revealed.

But what the second prince didn't know was that the third prince was also anxious about the throne at this moment. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses.

Of course, Yangcheng, where merchants gather, is the third prince's nest. The third prince rarely stays in the imperial capital. He mainly goes to Jiangnan, makes a living outside all year round, makes friends with merchants from all walks of life, and also knows many people from the world. The prince can be regarded as the one among so many princes who know the world's most.

So although he is a prince, he is actually a businessman and a knowledgeable businessman. His teacher is actually the junior brother of the Grand Secretary of the State. The two are comparable and have always been assisting the third prince.

At this moment, in the lobby of the mansion, the third prince sat in the first place, and there were all a group of literati below. This was somewhat similar to the Crown Prince Li Yuanhong, but Li Yuanhong only asked the Grand Secretary of the Supervisor to be responsible for the matter, while the third prince was different , He will listen to everyone's opinions, this is what makes him different from the second prince and the prince.

Logically speaking, a person like him should be the most suitable candidate for the throne, but the emperor never liked him because he was a businessman. Since ancient times, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce have the least status.

Therefore, the emperor would not be happy if the third prince had solved the problem of emptiness of the royal treasury many times, the emperor would have been together all day long. Even my son almost didn't want to recognize his son.

This is something that feels like the royal face is lost. No matter how much a prince needs to do business, he will never have to worry about food and drink at birth, and he is the most powerful minister. But these third princes are good, and they will do business in person and follow Jianghu. If people who are not good at making friends with each other, they will not be afraid of losing the old face of the emperor.

The royal family naturally needs to have the majesty of the royal family. How can they just surrender to cater to these miserable people?

"You are like this, you are still staying in Yangcheng. I don't like to see you come here!"

When the emperor saw the third prince for the last time, he said this, and in front of all the civil servants and military generals. At that time, the prince smiled sinisterly, and the second prince disdained. In the whole court, the third prince made people ridicule directly. Sneering.

But the third prince doesn't care. He is a casual person, so he likes to make friends with strange people and strange things from all walks of life. Therefore, he is actually full of talents, all kinds of talents, and literati. There are even many talents from all over the country, including Hongyan. , In addition, there are various powerful merchants, who actually have backgrounds.

Then there are all kinds of strange people and strange things in the world, which is also an amazing thing. The major sects in the world are also a force that cannot be underestimated. The third prince naturally also has a private army, which is still of great scale. The private army usually looks like a servant guard and the like, but in fact, it is a powerful armed force that cannot be ignored when gathered at any time.

But the third prince was still worried because Bai Feiyan wanted to get married, or to someone like Li Yuanhong who was not upright in his mind.

This made him extremely worried, and he also thought about Bai Feiyan. Since he went to Zhongjiandao last time and met the old Taoist, the two of them chatted for several days and nights, and Bai Feiyan was also with him. He had a deeper impression of Bai Feiyan. .

In fact, he had been to Zhongjiandao many times and had seen Bai Feiyan many times, but that time, he felt that he had completely fallen in love with this strange woman.