"Prince Zhuang is a prince in the east, the younger brother of the late emperor, but he is not well-known in the late emperor's generation."

Pan Wenlong said: "There is trouble in the east. The rebel Qin Hanqing has occupied a large area of ​​land, which is almost equivalent to one-third of Daliao. The land entrusted by King Zhuang happens to be in that area. He escaped early with his belongings

Already."

"So, King Zhuang only cares about escaping for his life and ignores the responsibility of defending the land."

Yang Ruoqing's lips curved into a sneer.

Prince Zhuang escaped so quickly. Maybe he had a share of the credit for Qin and Hanqing's rebellion.

It is no joke that the government forces the people to rebel.

People like Qin and Hanqing are certainly deceptive, but if the people in that area can live and work in peace and contentment, with food and drink, who would be willing to risk their lives to rebel.

As for Prince Zhuang, he annexed land, killed people, and took in a large number of wives and concubines. Most of these activities were done frequently.

"Not only Prince Zhuang, but also several other princes. They didn't get much from them. Their biggest assets, the lands, manors, and a large number of slaves, couldn't be brought to the capital." Pan Wenlong sighed a few times.

.

These so-called princes and nobles are already the worms of Da Qi.

The reason why Da Qi, the big tree in the sky, is showing signs of collapse so quickly has something to do with these royal children with the surname Qi.

It was still a problem with the system in the early years. Taizu of Qi treated his clan children too favorably, and the children of later generations became as incompetent as pigs and as vicious as jackals.

"His Royal Highness Prince Xian is in charge of this matter. He is the current Zong Zheng." Pan Wenlong said.

"I'll go look for him later. I think the water here is very deep. These princes are neither economical nor peaceful."

Although Guangji and Guangda didn't know the inside story, Yang Ruoqing had a vague feeling that the high-ranking officials and nobles who could complete such a large-scale transaction, including the Marquis of Liyang and Yuan Qianshan, were not something that an ordinary person could do.

Only those people with great energy have great wealth, hands and eyes. So what kind of person is most suitable? The princes of Daqi will be very suspicious.

Don't underestimate these princes, they are all extremely wealthy in their own fiefdoms, and their wealth is astonishing, some may be even more than the national treasury.

Qin and Hanqing raided the homes of several princes, and the money they easily obtained was enough to raise soldiers and horses for a long time. This was what the princes had no time to take away after they escaped.

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The second day.

The slanting sunlight in the early morning fell through the gaps in the leaves and fell on the stone steps in front of the door.

A carriage slowly arrived at Zhongyong Bo's Mansion.

Before Yang Ruoqing went to look for him, Xian Wang Qi Xingchen came by himself.

Welcoming the carriage into the mansion, in the living room and hall.

Looking at the man sitting in a wheelchair with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, Yang Ruoqing felt a little strange in her heart.

What happened back then was very harmful to many people.

However, Qi Xingchen lowered his eyes, his eyes calm and bright, as if those fierce battles for the inheritance had left no trace on him.

"Someone is coming to sue you. I have to come." Qi Xingchen smiled.

"Is it Princess Changning, the daughter of Prince Zhuang, who still has the nerve to sue me?" Yang Ruoqing felt shocked.

She didn't even expect that Princess Changning would go to the clan mansion to file a complaint.

"That's her. Chang Ning accused you of bullying the royal family members, showing no respect for the king's laws, and almost murdered her."

Qi Xingchen laughed while talking, obviously finding these charges very ridiculous.

"Who would pay attention to her? If she hadn't been looking for trouble in my shop and asked me to kneel down, I wouldn't have cared about her." Yang Ruoqing showed an expression of indignation.

This posture must be shown, otherwise it will make people think that she is too arrogant and domineering.

"I know this. How can you pay attention to her when you have nothing to do?" Qi Xingchen said: "This Changning is like a sticky candy, very annoying."

"Then you can do it for me."

"Well, no problem, I'll handle it for you." Qi Xingchen agreed immediately, neatly.

Yang Ruoqing is relatively close to him. Her child's name was derived from Qi Xingchen.

"Have those princes done anything special recently?" Yang Ruoqing asked.

"Eating, drinking and having fun are basically like this. Sometimes we collectively submit a letter asking the emperor to regain his lost land as soon as possible and kill the rebels..." Qi Xingchen said with a smile.

"What they said is lighthearted. Anyway, they are not doing it by themselves. Next time they will submit a letter asking them to enlist in the army and come to the front line to fight against the Qin family army." Yang Ruoqing's eyes flashed with disdain.

Qi Xingchen laughed and clapped his hands and said, "That's good. You sent them to the front line with just one sentence. Wouldn't that cost them their lives?"

"Who made them chatter? This is what they deserve!"

"Well, many of those princes are still my elders, so I can't say anything harsh. The emperor doesn't want to care about these things. He just lets them go their own way. Anyway, they just drink a few glasses of wine and curse a few times.

What else can I do?" Qi Xingchen said.

"I don't think it's that simple. Some things have been very strange recently. There is an undercurrent in the capital, which may have been brewing a long time ago." Yang Ruoqing's words seemed a bit serious.

"Undercurrent? What undercurrent?" Qi Xingchen was also alert. He was a person who had experienced strong winds and waves and was extremely sensitive to those things. He knew as soon as he heard that there was a big problem here.

Yang Ruoqing talked about the recent poisonous poisons and the fact that many powerful people were controlled.

"Is there something fishy?"

Yang Ruoqing raised her eyebrows slightly.

Qi Xingchen looked solemn and said slowly: "There is a problem. In my impression, there are many princes who are capable of doing such things, including Prince Zhuang. His wealth was extremely terrible in the east, and he had a large number of salt fields.

They are all controlled by him. Most of the salt in the province comes from his family, but the taxes paid to the court are negligible..."

"Now that there is a rebellion, these have all benefited the Qin family rebels. However, Prince Zhuang's wealth has long been transferred to other places, and a lot of it was brought to the capital."

"Should we send someone to test King Zhuang? See what he thinks and what he is going to do." Yang Ruoqing said.

"Prince Zhuang is a thousand-year-old fox. This person is extremely cunning and it is not appropriate to alert others. I think we can start with his daughter, Princess Changning." Qi Xingchen said.

Yang Ruoqing agreed: "The idiot Princess Changning is a breakthrough. Also, does Prince Zhuang have other heirs?"

"Yes, there are three sons. Among them, the eldest son is appointed as the crown prince and runs a business in other places. The other two sons are in the capital." Qi Xingchen thought for a while and said: "In the past few days, I will go and send a message to Princess Changning.

Invite her to a dinner party at my palace and reconcile with you."
Chapter completed!