I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 90: Robbed Baoyue Tower

"Yes, it was me who didn't understand it before. I'm not as clear as my third brother."

Li Chengze was somewhat shocked, and his vigilance towards the Queen and the Crown Prince increased several levels.

"Those involved are confused, but those who are on the sidelines can see things more clearly. It's normal that my second brother didn't notice it."

Li Chengzong advised that the second brother must not retreat, otherwise the old man would most likely have intentions towards him. Letting the second brother fight with the prince now and using Fan Xian to clean up the malpractices in the court is the best situation at the moment.

Thinking that Li Chengzong was on his side, Li Chengze regained his confidence and said with a smile: "Don't worry, third brother, I will never underestimate the prince and the queen again. As for the matter of Baoyue Tower, I apologize to you, third brother. I really didn't know about it."

In fact, Li Chengze didn’t know how Baoyue Tower had offended Li Chengzong, but it was enough to know that Li Chengzong had killed someone in Baoyue Tower. Li Chengzong was now the person he least wanted to offend.

Li Chengzong also believed what Li Chengze said. Judging from the second brother's behavior, he would at most leave the affairs of Baoyue Tower to Li Hongcheng and would not care about what happened in Baoyue Tower at all.

At least for now, he doesn't care about what happens in Baoyue Tower, but it can't be considered as shirking his responsibility.

However, there was one thing that puzzled Li Chengzong.

"Why did Second Brother use a brothel to deal with Fan Xian, and even drag Xiao Si into it?"

Li Chengze shook his head and said depressedly: "I didn't think of involving Xiao Si. It was Fan Sizhe who found Xiao Si. I didn't expect it either."

Everyone knows that Li Chengping and his third brother are as close as brothers. He has never thought of offending his third brother, and naturally would not involve Li Chengping in his plan. But who knew that Fan Sizhe would drag Li Chengping into Baoyue Tower? Li Chengping was also stupid, and was fooled by Fan Sizhe in just a few words. A dignified prince actually dared to open a brothel. I'm afraid he will be severely beaten again this time.

You deserve to be beaten. If you don't, you won't learn your lesson.

Just as Li Chengze was thinking this, Li Hongcheng asked in confusion: "Speaking of which, I also don't quite understand. Don't you admire Fan Xian? Why do you suddenly want to deal with him?"

"Because my second brother used the inner treasury and Northern Qi for smuggling."

"What?!" Li Hongcheng was shocked.

"Third brother, you really know a lot of things."

Li Chengze sighed and explained to Li Hongcheng, "I have no choice. It costs money to win over court officials. I need money. Fan Xian will definitely find out about the smuggling in Northern Qi, so I opened Baoyue Tower to make him compromise. If possible, I don't want to deal with Fan Xian."

"People who are won over by money will not be loyal to you. As for the smuggling with Northern Qi, you don't have to worry, second brother. Even if Fan Xian finds out, the old man won't do anything to you. If you are willing to give a portion of the profits to the old man, he will even support your smuggling with Northern Qi."

In fact, everyone in the courts of Northern Qi and Qing knew that both sides were smuggling. Why didn't they stop it? In the final analysis, it was profitable.

Unfortunately, Li Yunrui and the second brother were too greedy and only wanted to have the meal alone.

"Third brother, are you serious?"

"Second brother, you don't think that the old man doesn't know about the smuggling between you and the princess, right? He even knew about Fan Jian and Fan Sizhe losing money playing cards in the mansion. How could he not know about the news sent out by Guangxin Palace? Moreover, there is the Supervisory Council to monitor the world. Do you think the Supervisory Council is just a decoration?"

Li Chengze thought for a long time before asking uncertainly, "Can it really work?"

"You will know if you try. Besides, when Fan Xian returns to the capital, he will also expose your smuggling with Northern Qi. It would be better for you to confess first and try to get a lenient treatment."

Li Chengzong smiled and said, "Based on my understanding of the old man, he won't do anything to you. At most, he will confine you for a few days. If you are willing to hand over some of your money, the old man won't even confine you. But you didn't smuggle weapons or anything like that, right?"

Li Chengze kept shaking his head: "No matter how bold I am, I would not dare to smuggle military equipment. Besides, I am a prince after all. I dare not and will not do anything to increase the military strength of Northern Qi."

It can be seen that the second brother did not lie.

"That's fine. If you are willing to believe me, you can go find the old man and tell him about the vegetable inspection. Maybe you can get a definite answer from the old man if this is a trap set by the crown prince and the queen."

Li Chengze was silent.

"Second brother, I think you can give it a try." Li Hongcheng persuaded.

In his opinion, there is probably no one in the world who understands His Majesty better than his third cousin.

Li Chengze nodded, and after a while, he emphasized again and said firmly: "Third brother, Second Brother believes you, I will go to the palace to apologize."

"No hurry, let's finish reading first. I also need to go to the palace, so you can go with me then."

As Li Chengzong spoke, he handed the things he brought from the study to Li Chengze and Li Hongcheng.

The words "Plan for Entering the Cultural and Entertainment Industry" on the surface made Li Chengze and Li Hongcheng a little confused, but they didn't say anything and just started to read it.

As a former frequent visitor to brothels, Li Chengzong believed that the performances in the major brothels in Kyoto were actually very average, and the singing of the famous prostitutes was not very good either. Therefore, there was great potential in setting up an entertainment city or something like that. Even if the later business model of Baoyue Tower was copied, it would prove to be successful. After all, Baoyue Tower could be said to be a goose that laid golden eggs.

The plan for entering the cultural and entertainment industry, of course, is not just about entertainment, but also about how to make money in the cultural field. It was written by Li Chengzong when he was bored two years ago. Although it is not detailed, it opened the eyes of Li Chengze and Li Hongcheng.

"Third brother, you're awesome!" Li Chengze gave him a thumbs up.

Li Hongcheng tilted his head and looked at Li Chengzong, "Third brother, what's wrong with your brain?" Li Chengzong smiled, "In fact, I always think Fan Sizhe said something right, to entertain people with beauty will eventually fall behind. I think that Baoyue Tower will develop according to the model I planned in the future. What do you think?"

"That's fine, but Baoyue Tower belongs to Fan Sizhe and the Fourth Prince in name only. It has nothing to do with us."

"The incident at Baoyue Tower has been exposed. Does Fan Sizhe still dare to be the boss? His father can beat him to death. Of course, we can't let him suffer any loss. We can just compensate him for the money he paid when the time comes."

According to the original plot, Baoyue Tower should have belonged to Fan Xian, and Li Chengzong never thought that he would snatch it away.

But then again, he seized Baoyue Tower and temporarily eliminated the second brother's intention to deal with Fan Xian, so Fan Xian didn't suffer any loss, right?
"That's true."

Li Hongcheng was happy, "Third brother, we can't let go of opening a bookstore."

Li Chengzong nodded, "I've given you the plan. Please read it and add some information. From now on, you will be in charge of everything. I will be responsible for the money and you will be responsible for the labor. You, Big Brother, and Little Four will each hold 30% of the shares, and the remaining share will be given to the old man."

Upon hearing this, Li Chengze became unhappy.

"Third brother, even the eldest brother and fourth brother have a copy. Wouldn't it be inappropriate for you to forget about me?"

"I just thought that my second brother has money from smuggling, so we can help him. If he wants to get involved, we can divide it into four parts, with each taking 20%, and the remaining 20% ​​will be given to the old man."

"That's right. Hongcheng, go back and calculate roughly how much money you'll need and let me know. I'll have someone send it to your house then." Li Chengze said with a smile. He now understood why Emperor Qing favored Li Chengzong. He always thought of Emperor Qing in everything. If he were Emperor Qing, he would also favor him.

"Okay, then second brother, third brother, I'll go back first."

Li Chengzong hummed and said, "Don't force buying or selling. If you don't understand something, go to Zhao Huai'en. When it comes to business development, no one in the world should be better than him."

"Manager Zhao is more powerful than you, Third Brother?"

"In a few years, he has built an industry that is comparable to half of the inner treasury. What do you think?"

Li Hongcheng was stunned and exclaimed: "Third brother, you are so rich?!"

It is equivalent to half of the inner treasury, how much silver would that have to contain.

Li Chengze shook his head and smiled: "Your third brother is rich, but not that rich. Most of his property was donated to His Majesty."

"It's equivalent to half of the inner treasury. How could you bear to part with it, Third Brother?"

Li Hongcheng looked distressed. He didn't know why, but even though it was not his money, he still felt distressed.

Li Chengzong smiled calmly: "You can only gain if you give. It will be good for you to ask Huai En more in the future."

Li Hongcheng nodded and said with a smile: "Third brother, how about you lend me Manager Zhao for a while?"

"Get out!" Li Chengzong cursed with a smile.

His original intention was to train Li Hongcheng. If he sent Zhao Huai'en directly to help Li Hongcheng, what would the training effect be?

Watching Li Hongcheng leave with a smile, Li Chengzong suddenly thought of something and shouted, "Hongcheng, wait a minute."

"Third brother, do you have any other instructions?"

"It's not really an order. I know that because of Roujia, you have a good relationship with Fan Ruoruo, and you should have a good impression of her, but Fan Ruoruo is not suitable for you, so it's best to give up your thoughts. If you are already deeply in love, just pretend I didn't say anything, but once you are with Fan Ruoruo, I'm afraid there will be no good results in the end, so you should think about it carefully."

"Third brother, is there something wrong with Fan Ruoruo too?"

"Why say again?" Li Chengzong was a little confused.

"You reminded my second brother before, and now you remind me, isn't it her problem?"

"It's not a problem, but it's not appropriate for people from the Fan family to get too close to us. Fan Ruoruo is like this, and Fan Xian is even more so."

Li Hongcheng smiled and said, "Oh, that's good. I only have a little bit of feelings for her. Since Third Brother specifically reminded me, I will definitely not have those feelings anymore. I am mainly worried about Roujia. That girl has a very good relationship with Fan Ruoruo. She may not even know that she was deceived by Fan Ruoruo."

"There's no problem with Roujia and Fan Ruoruo dating normally. You don't need to mention this to Roujia specifically."

As the legitimate daughter of Prince Jing, with a noble status, it is not easy for Roujia to have a friend.

Fan Ruoruo is not suitable to be a wife, but she can be an ordinary friend.

Li Hongcheng nodded and said, "Then I'll go find Yuan Meng and go back first."

Li Chengzong waved his hand and said, "Go ahead. My second brother and I should also go to the palace."

(End of this chapter)