Princess, he is rich enough to rival the country

The Eldest Prince's return to Beijing this time can even be said to be a triumphant return, and the momentum is so great that even ordinary people who don't pay much attention to court affairs have heard of it.

Even before the First Prince returned to Beijing, a lot of news had spread to the capital.

The eldest prince worked hard this time for the affairs of Shaocheng, and for the smooth progress of the disaster relief, he did everything by himself.

He also said that the eldest prince cares about the common people, understands the sentiments of the people, is approachable and has no pretensions. He even ate and slept with the common people during disaster relief in order to better understand the people's livelihood.

What else is there that the eldest prince is thinking so hard, even if he is infected with the cold and feels unwell, he still refuses to rest because of the disaster, and even goes to the front line for field inspections in person.

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Some remarks directly praised the eldest prince that there is nothing in the sky and nothing on earth, it is almost impossible to say that the eldest prince should set an example for the princes of the world.

If it's just that, that's all. When these people exaggerated the prince, they didn't forget to step on the palace.

It also means that Prince Li's Mansion doesn't care about this disaster relief, and it also means that Prince Li's Mansion just donated a mere 55 taels, and they want to make a scene known to everyone in the world.

These words made the fifth prince so angry that he couldn't recover after several days.

No, after hearing the news that the disaster relief team going to Shaocheng will arrive in the capital tomorrow, they scolded the eldest prince bloody in Prince Li's mansion:

"He can, he can, he can! While saying that the Li Palace is indifferent to the disaster situation, and at the same time saying that the Li Palace has donated a mere 55 taels, he wants to make a scene known to the world. He doesn't think that he is contradicting himself. ?”

"Eat and live with the disaster victims. Didn't Brother Sanhuang always eat and live with the soldiers when he was fighting abroad? And he was thinking about it... Pooh! He didn't feel guilty when he said that?"

"It's just meritorious service in disaster relief. Who doesn't have a lot of meritorious service? When Brother Sanhuang retreated hundreds of miles away from the enemy, he didn't know where to feed himself!"

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Seeing the fifth prince talking too much, Qin Lu finally couldn't help but stop him:

"Okay, the more I talk about it, the more ignoble it will be!"

"Isn't my brother overwhelmed with anger?"

Of course, the fifth prince also knew that some of his words were really inappropriate, so he didn't continue.

After the expression on the fifth prince's face gradually calmed down, Qin Lu spoke again:

"The eldest prince wants to take advantage of this opportunity to let his father crown him king. It's normal to make a lot of noise."

"He's still thinking about it? I think he's dreaming!"

The Fifth Prince reprimanded without thinking, his tone full of resentment.

Among the several adult princes now, only Qin Lu has been named prince. This is also one of Qin Lu's greatest advantages when facing the eldest prince.

How difficult it was for Qin Lu to become king at the beginning, the fifth prince saw it step by step with his own eyes.

According to the practice of the previous dynasty, in the second year of the campaign, Qin Lu's merits had already reached the standard of becoming a king.

But the minister's proposal was suppressed by the emperor, saying that Qin Lu was still young, and it was not the best time to be crowned king at that time.

At that time, Qin Lu and the ministers felt that what the emperor said was indeed reasonable, so they did not insist.

Who knew that this concession would last for four full years.

Every year that followed, the emperor had a new excuse to suppress the matter of giving Qin Lu the title of king.

In the year when Qin Lu returned to Beijing, after the ministers' advice to give Qin Lu the title of king was rejected again, the third prince knew that in the next few years, unless Qin Lu went to war again, the chance of being crowned king would be reduced. slim.

Facts proved that everyone guessed correctly. In the next two years, these memorials were all suppressed by the emperor.

It wasn't until Qin Lu got married a year ago that this matter took a new turn.

But everyone knew that at this time, the emperor gave Qin Lu the title of king as compensation for him.

The main concubine is a man, even if Gu Yanshu dies in the future and remarries again, the son of the legitimate son will be shorter than the first wife of the other person.

Qin Lu has made great achievements in battle, and it is so difficult to be crowned king, why does the eldest prince think that he can be crowned king smoothly just by relying on a snowstorm in Shaocheng?

However, after the fifth prince subconsciously refuted, he didn't hear the voice of approval, and he felt something was wrong in his heart.

When she raised her eyes and saw the expressions of her brother Sanhuang and his sister-in-law Sanhuang, she felt a "thump" in her heart, and said in a trembling voice:

"Father won't really let him do what he wants?"

"Nine times out of ten."

The person who said this was Gu Yanshu, and precisely because it was Gu Yanshu, the bad premonition in the fifth prince's heart instantly rose to the peak.

As far as he knew about Sanhuangsao, if he could make Sanhuangsao say "nine out of ten", the meaning is almost the same as "ten out of ten".

Looking at Brother Sanhuang in a blink of an eye, unexpectedly, he saw Qin Lu nodding his head:

"It is said that the father has been considering titles since two days ago."

"Why?"

Immediately, the fifth prince couldn't bear it anymore, why is it so difficult for the third brother to be crowned king, and why is it so easy for the elder brother to be crowned king?

Without even thinking about it, Gu Yanshu snorted coldly:

"Of course it's because he caught up with a good time."

Ever since the Kyoto Daily got on the right track, and the business of Guiyuanju and Yaoyue Pavilion has become more and more prosperous, most of the people in Beijing have been in the hands of Prince Li's Mansion.

When it first appeared in Beijing how outstanding the eldest prince's performance in Shaocheng was, Gu Yanshu had already noticed it.

But at that time, Gu Yanshu didn't know that the eldest prince's line had such great ambitions.

With the passage of time, after the contribution of the eldest prince gradually became famous among the common people, combined with the performance of the officials of the eldest prince's lineage a few days ago, Gu Yanshu has tasted one or two points of the eldest prince's plans.

At that time, Gu Yanshu discussed this matter with Qin Lu, and finally came to the conclusion that the emperor might follow the trend.

As for what the fifth prince said.

Of course it was a good time due to the eldest prince.

With the advantage of Prince Li's Mansion becoming more and more obvious, the eldest prince's lineage is being suppressed more and more unable to hold his head up.

With Wen Qingyan becoming more and more popular in the household department, in such a short period of time, even the minister of the household department had to avoid his edge.

With the superb check and balance technique played by the person sitting on the dragon chair now, Duan Shui has never overturned for more than [-] years.

"Then let's just watch the First Prince succeed in his scheme?"

The Fifth Prince could not accept this no matter what.

Prince, what an honor is that?How to match the eldest prince?

"Look at what you said, of course we can't just watch."

Gu Yanshu glanced at the fifth prince lightly, the corners of his lips slightly raised:

"We still have to follow the eldest prince's wishes and add fuel to the flames."

Hearing the first sentence of Gu Yanshu, the fifth prince was a little confused when he heard the last sentence of Gu Yanshu before he even had time to be happy:

"What do you mean?"

However, this time, Gu Yanshu only gave the fifth prince an inscrutable smile, and did not answer his question.

Then, after the Fifth Prince came out of Prince Li's Mansion, he discovered that there were more and more voices in Beijing praising the First Prince, and at the same time, they were more and more colorful.

In just one stick of incense, the Fifth Prince heard no less than ten people praising the Eldest Prince for his extraordinary talents, and it was simply a blessing for the people of Shaocheng to let the Eldest Prince be in charge of this disaster relief.

In the end, the fifth prince was so angry that he didn't even want to go to Guiyuanju, which he was planning to go to, and went straight back to the house, locked himself in the bedroom and sulked for a long time.

But the fifth prince's actions had no effect on the remarks made by Jingzhong, and these words praising the eldest prince even became more and more popular.

In the end, these remarks reached their peak directly when the "Kyoto Daily" was published on the second day.

Because the next day, the "Kyoto Daily" added a supplement for a long time.

With the experience of the last supplement, this time, most of the people in Beijing know that the supplement of "Kyoto Daily" does not require people to read and understand, and even with pictures, it is possible to learn a thing or two. What a word!

Therefore, as soon as the news that the "Kyoto Daily" added a supplement today, the newspapers in the major bookstores were all sold out in just one hour.

That's right, since the end of the Lantern Festival fundraising, the newspaper office of "Kyoto Daily" has started to implement the wholesale system and the retail mode through bookstores.

And those people who didn't buy today's newspapers pricked up their ears to listen to the introduction of peddlers, and at the same time crowded together with friends who bought the daily newspaper, and began to read what kind of content would be in today's supplement.

Soon, the common people discovered that today's supplement seems to be a continuation of the content of the previous supplement.

With the donations from the common people and courtiers, the shortage of disaster relief silver in Shaocheng was instantly solved.

At this time, the supplement also specially drew two pictures to express its gratitude to the generous people.

These two pictures also made everyone smile knowingly.

When they donated money at the beginning, they only wanted to help the victims of the disaster in Shaocheng, and they didn't think about what they could get in return or what kind of gratitude they would get.

But if there is, everyone will naturally feel better.

Immediately afterwards, there was the current situation in Shaocheng.

The victims, who were poorly clothed and hungry, put on thick clothes and ate hot meals.

The victims who contracted the wind and cold were also treated and recovered gradually.

And those houses that were overwhelmed by snow were gradually rebuilt.

Everything is thriving, and it makes people feel open.

Of course, there is an identical figure in each of the paintings, and it can be seen from the patterns on his clothes that it is the eldest prince who went to relieve the disaster.

At the end of the supplement, "Kyoto Daily" also specially wrote a letter of thanks to the First Prince.

It truthfully recorded the hard work of the First Prince in disaster relief during this period, and at the end, it also praised the First Prince's behavior.

When facing a disaster, everyone should be like the eldest prince, with great love in their hearts.

It is also because of this supplement that the praise of the First Prince in the hearts of the people has once again reached a new height.

Because the daily newspaper was released at the end of Mao, by the time the courtiers knew the content of today's "Kyoto Daily", it was already after the end of the morning dynasty.

Looking at the contents of the daily newspaper, many people felt that their intuition was wrong.

Today's "Kyoto Daily News" has carried out the usual level in the past.

Keep up with current events, strive for truth and ensure fairness, except for strange talks and strange stories.

Even the reports about the First Prince were extremely objective, with almost no emotions mixed in, and even slightly biased towards the First Prince.

But the weirdness lies in this objectivity and bias!

You must know that the "Kingdu Daily" is in charge of Prince Li's Mansion!

The First Prince and King Li are deadly enemies, would anyone praise their deadly enemies for no reason?

Those who understand Gu Yanshu's behavior style, such as Wen's family and Chief Assistant Mr. Pei, have vaguely smelled the conspiracy.

Those who don't know much about Gu Yanshu, such as the eldest prince's lineage, are currently analyzing the intention of the "Kingdu Daily" with doubts.

"Could it be that Prince Li's Mansion also knew that this round was lost, so they just gave up struggling?"

"Or is it that Prince Li's Mansion has ulterior motives in publishing this supplement?"

"Since there is no deep meaning, what is the deep meaning in it?"

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Officials and aides discussed for a while, but did not come to a conclusion.

Even the fourth prince, who wanted to be smart, felt a little confused when he looked at the supplement in front of him.

When the discussions in the study died down, the fourth prince seemed to have thought of something, and turned his head to command the long followers behind him:

"Go and find out how the people reacted after today's newspaper was published."

"Yes."

The man quickly took the order to leave, and after a while, he came back with a message:

"Reporting to the Fourth Highness, after the publication of today's daily newspaper, it immediately aroused discussions among many people in Beijing."

"The common people are saying that the eldest prince is talented, smart and capable, and what is rare and precious is that he cares about the common people and has great benevolence and love in his heart. They also say that having a prince like His Royal Highness is simply a blessing for the common people and a blessing in heaven."

Listening to this report, many people in the study showed gratified smiles on their faces.

The blessing of the common people, the blessing of heaven, they only heard of this description five years ago when King Li won successive victories. How could they ever think that one day, the common people would actually evaluate the eldest prince like this?

Being able to get such a response is not in vain for their careful efforts and layout these days.

Just when everyone was happy, the fourth prince faintly sensed something was wrong, and frowned slightly:

Too high.

The blessings of the common people, the blessings of Tianqi... Such an evaluation is too high.

Except for the shocking generals like Qin Lu who saved the world from the fire and water, only the emperors who have made great contributions in the past dynasties can get this comment.

Brother Dahuang is only doing a good job in disaster relief, how can he bear the words "blessing of the common people, blessing of Tianqi"?

Thinking of this, the fourth prince's heart skipped a beat, as if he realized something:

"Brother Dahuang returned to Beijing this time, did he bring back the Wanmin Umbrellas of the people of Shaocheng?"

"That's right, His Royal Highness specially asked the people of Shaocheng to prepare this, and it will be marked when they are ready to return to the capital. This will also add some leverage to the matter of being crowned king, the emperor..."

As soon as this matter was mentioned, some of the staff members nodded, their faces could not hide their complacency, and they were obviously very satisfied with the matter of Wanmin Umbrella.

However, before he could finish speaking, he heard His Royal Highness order to the long follower who had just returned:

"Go, you go! You can leave the city now, and you must stop the big emperor before he returns to the city, and let him put away the Wanmin umbrella! Don't make it public!"

"What? Fourth Highness, this is..."

The fourth prince glared at the speaker, then looked at his long follower again:

"Shut up! Why don't you go soon?"

It was rare for the crowd to see the fourth prince's appearance of losing his composure, and they were immediately startled, and swallowed back what they wanted to refute.

Seeing the ashen eyes of the fourth prince, they all looked at each other in blank dismay, full of doubts in their hearts.

However, less than a stick of incense after Chang Suigang took the order to leave the mansion, he came back again.

Seeing the figure of Chang Sui returning to the mansion, the fourth prince couldn't help but slapped the table and stood up, his fingers cracked:

"Didn't the hall ask you to send a message to the big emperor? What are you doing when you come back?"

The long follower faced the fourth prince's glaring eyes, and bit the bullet to reply:

"Not long after my subordinate left the mansion, I heard the comments from the people in Beijing, saying that the First Prince had already entered the city with the Wanmin Umbrella."

The fourth prince swayed slightly, and finally sat down on the chair behind him, muttering in a low voice:

"It's over, it's over..."

On the other hand, the other people in the room were very puzzled by the fourth prince's series of reactions.

In the end, there was still a courageous person who asked in a low voice:

"Isn't it a good thing that His Royal Highness returned to Beijing with the Wanmin Umbrella? Why did His Royal Highness react like this?"

"A good thing? The common people have praised the big emperor with words like 'the blessing of the sky' to describe the emperor, and you think it is a good thing that the big emperor returned to Beijing with the umbrella of the people?"

The fourth prince snorted coldly, gritted his teeth and asked back.

In one sentence, the people who were immersed in joy were awakened:

That's right!

Since ancient times, what have courtiers feared most?

It is nothing more than the master of high power!

Don't you see that the third prince sent a prince's edict, so he waited for five full years!

Now His Majesty is not only a meritorious person in disaster relief, but also "the blessing of the common people, the blessing of heaven", and the umbrella of all the people, what should the emperor think?

What the First Prince's lineage can figure out now, other people can naturally figure it out as well.

Even if he couldn't figure it out, he would understand when he saw the turmoil that engulfed Yingtian when the First Prince entered Beijing with the Wanmin Umbrella.

In the Wen residence, the sixth son of the Wen family and Mr. Wen are playing chess in the study.

The players playing chess at this time are the fourth son Wen Qingyan and the sixth son Wen Qingxiao.

Putting the last chess piece on the board, Wen Qingxiao showed a gentle smile to his fourth brother:

"Acceptance!"

"The sixth brother's chess skills are getting better and better."

Looking at the determined situation on the chessboard, Wen Qingyan was convinced.

Wen San, who had been silent for the entire game, couldn't help but speak now:

"It's mostly because the people who played chess with the sixth brother recently are not low in level."

Eldest Prince Wen Qingshu added from the side:

"The sixth brother's best move is the last move. He followed the trend and used his strength to strike. High! It's really high!"

Mr. Wen nodded appreciatively:

"It's clear and obvious that Xiaosi has to jump in, isn't he just high?"

On the surface, they were talking about the chess game, but what they were talking about, the Wen family father and son in the study were very clear.

In the end, the seventh father and son exchanged a tacit look with each other, and then refocused their eyes on the current chess game.

Everyone in the world knows that the authorities are fascinated, but the bystanders are clear.

Those who watch chess and even those who play chess can understand these things, but the First Prince himself, who is in the middle of the chess game at this time, doesn't know anything about it.

During these days of disaster relief in Shaocheng, although the Eldest Prince had a lot of selfishness in his heart, he still did his best when he thought about his achievements after returning to Beijing and his hope of being crowned king.

Not to mention other things, let's just say that during the period of disaster relief, the eldest prince has lost a lot of weight. The clothes he brought with him no longer fit well, and his skin has become rougher a lot.

Having suffered so much, the eldest prince naturally wished that the whole world would know about it.

When it was ten miles away from the capital, the First Prince had already ordered the people below to take out the Wanmin Umbrella and put it in the most conspicuous position.

Even when he was only five miles away from the capital, he sent his subordinates to the capital to pass on the news, and he must make his return to the capital stronger than the scene when Qin Lu returned victorious two years ago.

When the First Prince returned to the capital, he felt the welcome and love of the people on both sides of the road. The First Prince, who was totally ignorant of today's "Kingdu Daily", only thought that the people under him were doing things effectively.

After giving the person who had just returned to Beijing to pass the letter a look of praise, he began to accept the praise of the people with peace of mind.

Just get off the horse, it's not as fast as the old woman at the foot of the road!

"Look at him making a fool of himself!"

In one of the teahouses, the fifth prince, who already knew about his wife's plan, came to watch the scene, and still felt a little unhappy when he saw the scene in front of him.

The fifth prince's long entourage also understood his master's temperament, and whispered to persuade:

"Why should your Highness be angry? The left and right are just grasshoppers after autumn, and they won't be jumping around for long."

When the Fifth Prince heard this, the expression on his face really improved a lot.

Although there was still some displeasure in his eyes, he didn't say anything more after all.

Not long after, the fifth prince's mood improved.

I saw that the eldest prince hadn't been chatting with the commoners for long, and the elder beside the fourth prince hurried over from nowhere.

Afterwards, I don't know what the elder said to the eldest prince, the elder prince's face became more and more ugly, and when the elder finished speaking, he saw that the eldest prince's face had turned ashen.

In the end, the long follower said something again, and the eldest prince changed his pace, which was slower than the old woman's, and rode his horse forward at a fast pace.

But I don't know whether the eldest prince did it on purpose or was negligent. The Wanmin umbrella opened by the guards was not put away from the beginning to the end.

"Let's go."

Seeing the back of the eldest prince going away, the fifth prince drank the last sip of tea in the cup, clapped his hands, and stood up.

Without the bustle, there is no need to stay in this place. With this time, it is better to go to Guiyuan and listen to two storytellings at most.

As for the eldest prince...

The answer will be known only after seeing Father's reaction at court tomorrow morning.