Daqian Night Emperor

Chapter 279 Ji Haoyu's Plan
"Do you... dare to be an enemy of Prime Minister Zuo?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the private room instantly fell silent.

Zhao Qi'an was not in a hurry to express his opinion, but just glanced at Ji Haoyu.

Although Ji Haoyu was drunk, his face was full of seriousness and his eyes were extremely nervous, as if he was waiting for Zhao Qian'an's answer.

Zhao Qi'an said, "Your Highness, are you drunk? Not to mention that the Left Prime Minister is the Prime Minister of a dynasty, the Wu Party controls the government and has great power. And you are the grandson of Prime Minister Wu, so I don't seem to have any reason to be hostile to Prime Minister Wu."

Ji Haoyu shook his head and smiled bitterly, "It's different now, Haiqing. At the birthday banquet, I acted on my own initiative without asking my grandfather for permission, which caused such a joke. Naturally, my grandfather was furious. Yesterday in Kunning Palace, he forced my mother to make me admit my mistake, and even asked me not to interfere in the fight for the crown prince in the future. Everything will be decided by him!"

"Haiqing, he wants me to let him control me! How can I accept that?"

Zhao Qi'an understood.

Wu Yong thought Ji Haoyu was unreliable and was afraid that he would do something stupid again in the upcoming battle for the crown prince, so he prepared to take action himself.

In addition, the reason why Zuo Xiang did this might also be due to the Zhao family.

For the Left Prime Minister, the Zhao Family of Donghai is an external force that is beyond his control, and the influence of the Zhao Family of Donghai on the Second Prince has already become apparent. What happened at the Wanshou Banquet is the best proof of this.

Even if the Left Prime Minister Wu Yong's position is closely aligned with that of the Second Prince Ji Haoyu, if the Second Prince gradually gets out of control, this is something that Prime Minister Wu cannot tolerate.

So he wants to take over everything of Ji Haoyu and fight for the position of crown prince for him!

But...can Ji Haoyu accept it?

If he could accept it, he wouldn't have come to look for Zhao Qi'an today!
When Zhao Qi'an saw Ji Haoyu's unwilling expression, he knew that what he had done these days was not in vain.

The gap between the grandparents and grandchildren has been getting bigger and bigger.

Ji Haoyu gritted his teeth and clenched his fists: "The most important thing is, he actually said... 'Anyone can be the crown prince, but the court cannot do without him, Wu Yong'. Haiqing, do you think that Grandfather intends to support other people?"

Zhao Qian was slightly startled.

But when he thought about it carefully, it was possible.

The reason is simple: Wu Yong has too much power!
Even if a new emperor comes to the throne, as long as he is still in the court, he still has firm control over the political situation in his hands.

These princes are no match for Emperor Tianwu. If Emperor Tianwu were to pass away, perhaps... this most powerful minister in history would be able to dethrone the emperor!

By that time, will it matter who becomes emperor?
And it just so happened that there was a helpless prince in the court who had no support and no power behind him? If he was placed on the throne of the emperor, wouldn't he be at the mercy of Wu Yong?

Ji Haoyu obviously thought of this as well, and asked anxiously: "Haiqing, do you think Grandfather really has such an idea? I saw that he had private contact with the Fourth Brother recently..."

Zhao Qi'an thought about it and felt that Prime Minister Wu was just speaking in anger.

Why should we go far away instead of near?

If Ji Haoyu lost the support of Zuo Xiang, how would he be better than Ji Qingkong?
What's more, because of that kinship relationship, perhaps in the eyes of the Left Prime Minister, the Second Prince is easier to control than the Fourth Prince.

Zhao Qi'an said, "Your Highness is worrying too much. I think Prime Minister Wu was just speaking in anger."

He did not choose to fan the flames at this time, because the seeds of doubt in Ji Haoyu's heart had already been planted, and he just needed to wait quietly for them to take root and sprout.

Ji Haoyu just nodded when he heard that, but the worry on his face still did not dissipate. He looked at Zhao Qi'an and sighed: "Haiqing, you are the only one I can rely on right now."

Zhao Qi'an was neither happy nor sad, and asked directly: "What does Your Highness want me to do? Openly support Your Highness?"

Ji Haoyu shook his head and said, "No, don't make it public."

He was not too stupid. He knew that although the Zhao family of Donghai was wealthy and powerful, its foundation in the court could not be said to be weak. It could even be said to be negligible. Openly challenging the Left Prime Minister was purely asking for trouble.

Besides, it was impossible for him to completely break away from Zuo Xiang’s help. He just wanted to take back the initiative.

Ji Haoyu approached Zhao Qi'an and said in a low voice, "Today I heard news from the palace that my father intends to set a test to test my brothers and determine the candidate for the crown prince. I need you to find out the test questions for me in advance and complete them for me before the other princes."

Zhao Qi'an understood that Ji Haoyu wanted him to do things without the knowledge of Prime Minister Wu and with the help of the Zhao family.

He pretended to be confused and asked, "Since we are all trying to win the throne for Your Highness, and have this common goal, why do you have to do it behind Prime Minister Wu's back? Wouldn't it be better to join forces?"

"You don't understand my grandfather. He..."

Ji Haoyu wanted to say something, but he was afraid that someone might have ears, so he didn't even dare to say anything bad about Wu Xiang in private. He sighed and said, "Anyway, you listen to me. Don't let Grandpa find out, otherwise you'll become a thorn in Grandpa's side!"

I'm afraid it already is.

Zhao Qi'an sneered in his heart, but his face remained calm and composed. He cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. I know what to do."

……

At the same time, on the other side of Kyoto City.

In the Hu people's market in the east of the city, a pawnshop has been surrounded by people.

Inside the pawnshop, Ji Wuchang stood in the hall, his straight figure no longer wearing the blood-stained armor, but a set of gorgeous black clothes.

Behind him, a petite figure followed closely, her figure was hidden by the hooded gown, so her true appearance could not be seen clearly.

Several soldiers in armor were going in and out of the dental clinic, occasionally bringing stacks of books to the lobby and placing them on the ground.

Several managers of the pawnbroker were forced into the hall by the soldiers with their silver knives drawn.

As soon as they arrived at the hall, they saw the imposing figure in the hall, and they knelt down and kowtowed to beg for mercy: "Sir, please spare my lives, sir, please spare my lives, we are just doing our business, we have not taken over any of the Zhou family's slaves..."

These pawnbrokers thought that today's unexpected disaster was due to their involvement in the "trafficking of innocent people" case of the Western Desert Zhou family some time ago, and they were so frightened that they kowtowed and begged for mercy.

Ji Wuchang sighed and said, "What Zhou family, what Li family? Let me ask you! In the 57th year of Tianwu, I sent someone to deliver a batch of slaves of different races to you for sale. Is there any record of that?"

Ah? It's not the Zhou family's business?
Several pawnbrokers looked at each other, and then one of them seemed to remember something and asked boldly, "Tianwu 57? May I ask if you are General Zhengyuan in person?"

Ji Wuchang nodded.

"Greetings, Your Highness. May Your Highness be blessed with good health."

Several people were shocked and kowtowed again to greet him.

The news of the eldest prince's arrival in the capital had already spread throughout the capital, but no one had expected that he would be seen in person!
(End of this chapter)