The waste prince is so fierce

Of course, Zhao Wang would not accept He Chong's proposal.

After all, once he chose to no longer be an enemy of Li Quan, it would mean betraying the prince.

If the prince ascends the throne and becomes emperor in the future, it will be a disaster for Zhao Wang.

Whether for the purpose of consolidating his absolute ruling position in Wuwei County or for the purpose of climbing to a higher position of power after the crown prince ascends the throne, Zhao Wang would not tolerate Li Quan becoming more powerful within his sphere of influence.

"How can I tolerate others running wild on my territory?"

Zhao Wang said in a resounding voice, "Even if Li Quan finds the house, as long as he is still in Wuwei County, I still have ways to deal with him.

Wuwei is my Wuwei, and we cannot allow such a powerful person to gain a foothold here!"

Faced with Zhao Wang's firm attitude, He Chong had to give up the idea of ​​peaceful coexistence with Li Quan.

"But now that His Royal Highness Prince Qi has a house, we won't be able to deal with him for a while."

He Chong understood that the approach of forcing Li Quan to surrender by using the house was no longer feasible.

"What does it matter if he has a house? As long as he is still in Wuwei County, I can always find a way to deal with him."

Zhao Wang's eyes were firm. "From now on, Li Quan and I will become irreconcilable opponents. Unless one of us is completely defeated in the contest, this struggle will never end easily."

When He Chong asked again about the next course of action, Zhao Wang stroked his beard lightly, and his eyes lit up after a moment.

"What will the prince do first when he arrives in his fiefdom?"

He asked He Chong in return.

"First things first..."

He Chong thought for a moment and answered, "Could it be that he is setting up his own private guard?"

According to the laws of the Great Kang Kingdom, vassal kings were initially strictly prohibited from owning private armies.

However, in order to prevent the imperial power from becoming too weak and being undermined by powerful ministers, the imperial court gradually acquiesced to allowing local princes to retain a certain scale of private armed forces, so that when the imperial power was threatened, the local princes could promptly rise up to defend the emperor.

Of course, the number of private armed forces controlled by the princes must be strictly limited to prevent the formation of warlord forces that control one side.

"If he wants to set up a private army, he has to go to the military camp to select soldiers."

He Chong continued to analyze, "However, military affairs are handled by Xiao Changsheng, and seeing that he has a close relationship with His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi, it may not be easy for us to interfere."

He Chong raised his concerns.

"Humph, Xiao Changsheng is only a county lieutenant after all, and I am the real ruler of Wuwei County."

Zhao Wang said proudly, "As long as I give an order, Xiao Changsheng must obey."

He further emphasized, "I am not stopping His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi from raising a private army, but right now Wuwei County is in the midst of a tense war, and there is a shortage of troops. The remaining ones are either the old, weak, sick, or young children, and His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi can only choose from them."

He Chong understood what Zhao Wang meant and immediately said, "I understand. I will arrange it right away."

Zhao Wang nodded and waved his hand to signal him to leave.

After He Chong left, Zhao Wang opened the window and bathed in the cool night breeze, saying to himself, "Wuwei County, I will never allow anyone else to touch this beauty!"

On the other side, in the newly purchased Prince Qi’s mansion, Mingyue admired the extremely well-maintained mansion and felt quite satisfied.

Although she herself did not have high requirements for her residence, she was well aware that the Prince of Qi's Mansion was the face of Prince of Qi Li Quan, and this matter could not be taken lightly.

Therefore, as early as when Mingyue and Li Quan set out for Liangzhou, they had already sent their men to look for a suitable residence.

Therefore, even though Zhao Wang issued an order yesterday prohibiting the sale of the house to Li Quan, it did not hinder her plan at all - half a month ago, she had already bought this magnificent mansion with nine entrances and nine exits.

Seeing Mingyue looking around the courtyard with interest, Xing'er seemed a little uneasy: "Palace Master, if His Highness knew that you bought such a large house so easily, would he be suspicious?"

Mingyue smiled calmly: "What are you doubting? It just happened that I met a businessman who didn't want to develop in Wuwei County, so I bought the house.

Moreover, the merchant has already left Wuwei County. Even if Your Highness has doubts, you cannot find the person involved to verify it."

Just as they were about to continue the conversation, Li Quan's footsteps were getting closer.

Mingyue hurriedly stood up to greet him: "My husband is back."

Li Quan nodded slightly and began to look around.

Although night had fallen, with the help of the dim moonlight, Li Quan could still see the ancient elegance and grand layout of the house.

He asked Mingyue, "Madam, what do you think of this house? The three of us have been searching hard for a whole day to finally find such a suitable one."

Mingyue asked Li Quan with concern: "My husband, are you satisfied with this house? We searched for a whole day before we found this pretty good one."

Li Quan praised: "Very good, very good! If I were to look for it myself, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to find such an ideal house.

The scale of nine entrances and nine exits is more than enough for the Qi Wang Mansion."

Then, Li Quan changed the subject, his eyes sharpened: "I'm just curious, how did Madam complete the procedures for purchasing this house in such a short time? Logically speaking, it would take at least a few days to handle the transfer of the land deed and the house deed, right?"

At this moment, Li Quan, who was slightly drunk, had a sharp light flashing in his eyes.

Even a wise woman like Mingyue couldn't help but feel shaken.

Fortunately, she was prepared and did not show any abnormality.

"This is truly a coincidence!"

She narrated, "We happened to meet a wealthy businessman who was about to leave to develop his business in Jiangnan. When he learned that we were looking for a house, he came to us on his own initiative.

In order to complete the transaction as soon as possible, he also used his connections to speed up the procedures.

I heard that it was not convenient for my husband to stay at the house of County Magistrate Xiao, so I hurried to complete the formalities. If my husband thinks I shouldn't do this, I..."

Speaking of this, Mingyue's eyes turned red and she seemed about to cry.

Seeing this, Li Quan hurried forward to comfort her: "No, no, no, I'm not blaming you, I'm just a little curious.

My lady, you have done a great job. Thank you for your hard work."

Seeing that Mingyue's expression was not hypocritical, Li Quan's doubts finally dissipated.

"My husband really doesn't blame me?"

Mingyue confirmed.

"Really, really not. My lady, you have worked hard today. Go to bed early."

Li Quan said softly.

After Mingyue and Xiaoqiu Xing'er left, Li Quan's face became solemn.

"Am I really overthinking it?"

He asked himself, "Is this house really just luck?"

Just as Li Quan was hesitating, Chen Ye jumped down from the wall like a night owl and appeared in the courtyard.

"Can't you martial arts heroes just go through the main entrance? Why do you have to show off your skills by climbing walls and running on rooftops?"

Li Quan looked at Chen Ye and couldn't help rolling his eyes.

Chen Ye ignored Li Quan's teasing.

"I plan to leave Liangzhou."

"So fast?"

Li Quan was surprised.