Joy of Life: I am a Han Dynasty succubus, and I rebel from the beginning

Chapter 131: The defeated Second Prince, I was not here today!

“Hahaha…interesting.”

Li Chengze smiled softly, with a hint of evil on his handsome face.

I went to Baoyue Tower because I wanted to create some time difference.

He persuaded the Third Prince to retreat, and while the Crown Prince was not paying attention, he reconciled with Fan Xian, and then sent Liu Hong to jail.

Unexpectedly, Liu Hong sent Cheng Jushu to bring the third prince over, and the prince got the news from somewhere and also ran over happily.

After hunting the eagle for a thousand days, he unexpectedly got blinded by the eagle.

This contrast almost made Li Chengze want to laugh out loud.

But with so many people around, Li Chengze forced himself to hold back his impulse.

"Liu Hong, you did a great job! If you had killed Qin Yu and I had saved you, perhaps the battle for the crown prince would have been settled by now."

Li Chengze finally began to take Liu Hong seriously.

Liu Hong spoke sincerely.

"Your Highness, no matter what, you have done me a favor and helped me through the most difficult times. If you hadn't attacked me, I would never have plotted against you."

From the beginning to the end, facing Li Chengze's methods.

Liu Hong always used Li Chengze's opponent's force to his advantage, making Li Chengze suffer the consequences.

I have never taken the initiative to plot against him.

Li Chengze's eyes were a little dazed for a moment, then he slowly exhaled and shook his head.

"It's come to this, there's no need to say more! It's up to each of you to decide how to proceed."

After saying this, Li Chengze's eyes revealed a hint of pride again.

As a prince, he has suppressed the crown prince for more than ten years, and he dared not even breathe.

Even among the ministers in the court, there are far more followers under him than under the crown prince.

As long as Fan Xian does not surrender to the prince, even if Liu Hong is the prince's disciple, he will only help Li Chengqian survive.

This is the confidence of Li Chengze.

"Why is it so lively! If we invite big brother and Hongcheng over, we can have two mahjong tables."

When the prince entered the room, he was really surprised to find so many people there.

"Your Highness, even if you don't call Big Brother and Hongcheng, we can still play a few tables of mahjong."

Li Chengze spoke with a forced smile.

Is it interesting to act stupid and ignorant all day long and still pay attention to your dignity?

"Oh, really? I just thought that since we are brothers, we should play mahjong more cordially."

The prince smiled awkwardly and showed weakness in front of the second prince in front of everyone.

Even Fan Xian shook his head slightly, feeling that the prince was too cowardly.

Only Liu Hong's focus was not here. What on earth did Ye Qingmei do? She even brought out mahjong.

"By the way, I see this room is quite lively, is there anything going on?"

The prince asked knowingly, causing everyone to roll their eyes.

"Your Highness, Fan Xian allowed his brother to run a brothel and force the buying and selling of decent women, even causing the destruction of many people's families."

"And your subordinate, Minister Liu, is also indulging his retainer Shi Chanli to become the shopkeeper of Baoyue Tower and acting as an accomplice to the evildoer. Tell me what we should do about this matter!"

Li Chengze spoke slowly and calmly, targeting Liu Hong and Versace.

Hearing this, Fan Xian's face turned much worse.

This incident is a stain on his life that can never be washed away.

Versace looked at Liu Hong for help. He really didn't want to go to jail.

Liu Hong patted Versace on the shoulder and shook his head to indicate that everything was fine.

"Is that so? Liu Hong, you are the person involved, you know what happened, tell me about it."

The prince looked as if he had suddenly realized something, and then turned the topic to Liu Hong.

With just one sentence, Li Chengze turned the fact that had already been determined into a situation where he was waiting for the parties involved to make their statements.

"Yes! Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Liu Hong bowed his hands, quite calm. "Baoyue Tower is a royal property, a plaything of the Third Prince, and Versace was just playing along. I was worried that something might go wrong, so I asked Shi Chanli to look after it."

"What a sharp tongue you have. Liu Hong, you shouldn't have joined the army. With your ability to confuse right and wrong, you should be an official."

Fan Wujiu snorted coldly.

He chose to play the bad guy. After all, the crown prince is here now. If the second prince quarrels with Liu Hong again, wouldn’t it be a loss of status?
"This is not a distortion of the truth. I have evidence."

Liu Hong spoke loudly to the people downstairs.

"Shi Chanli, bring up the history of Baoyue Tower's opening."

Shi Chanli, who was originally trying to comfort a decent woman, hurriedly picked up a thick file from a room upon hearing the words.

"When Baoyue Tower first opened, it was just a place for scholars to write poems and essays, just like other brothels and famous prostitutes.

"But after Mrs. Yuan came, she also brought many thugs and began to plunder the beautiful women in Kyoto. It is said that Mrs. Yuan has connections with Prince Jing and His Royal Highness the Second Prince, so as a minister, how dare I ask about it?"

Liu Hongping's bland narration made the Second Prince's face grow darker and darker.

I couldn't help but blame Li Hongcheng in my heart. Why did he send Yuan Meng when there are so many other people to come?

I wonder if it was Liu Hong who rescued the Kyoto Prefecture when it served as a witness?
When the Crown Prince saw that the Second Prince’s face had turned dark, he immediately realized that this had hit his soft spot.

He immediately gave the fallen dog a beating and couldn't help shaking his head and sighing.

"Oh, this matter is troublesome, second brother. Look, you are also involved. I was anxious for a moment and quickly sent a message to Kyoto Prefecture. What should I do now?"

However, both the Crown Prince and the Second Prince knew it well.

These are no big deal for the royal children!
A few deaths doesn’t matter; Your Majesty doesn’t even bother to ask.

As long as they do not affect Emperor Qing's unification of the world and his reputation, these two major events are of great importance.

In Kyoto, these royal children can do whatever they want.

But what if the Baoyue Tower incident is exposed and all these things are investigated?

The most that the Fan family could be accused of was a failure to discipline their children, and the most that Liu Hong could be accused of was a failure to control his subordinates.

Then Yuan Meng and those thugs will probably be executed.

One is the favorite of Prince Jing, and the other is the private soldier of Prince Jing’s mansion.

Li Chengze laughed somewhat morbidly and patted the prince on the shoulder.

"I wasn't here today!"

"Then I'll go and persuade the Kyoto Prefecture to leave! After all, we are brothers, and we can't embarrass our second brother."

The prince is honest and simple, and is the image of a good guy.

The most urgent task now is to recruit Liu Hong as his subordinate and make him loyal to him. Then he should make friends with Fan Xian and get the support of the inner treasury and the Supervisory Council.

The second prince flicked his sleeves and left angrily.

This time his eyes were no longer fixed on Fan Xian, and his whole mind was no longer concerned only with Fan Xian, but there was one more person in his sight.

Liu Hong was a commoner and a gangster, but he became a third-rank official not by luck or because he was the emperor's favorite.

Instead, he has real political skills and is prepared for everything.

Fan Xian actually felt sympathy for the Second Prince, if Li Chengze was only targeting him today.

It is possible that Liu Hong will sit back and watch, do nothing, and gloat over the misfortune.

The problem is that Li Chengze is greedy and insists on involving Liu Hong.

He is the sage Zhang Liang, and although he is a young version of him, it is no joke.

Are you better at using your brain than others?

"Liu Hong, you did a great job! If military power wasn't so sensitive, I would have wanted to ask my father to make you the Minister of War."

The prince was full of enthusiasm. He gave Liu Hong a hug and laughed out loud.

So far, the only official under his command who can make the second brother lose face is Liu Hong.

"Your Highness, thunder and lightning, rain and dew, are all grace from the Emperor. I am only willing to be the vanguard of Your Majesty and Your Highness."

Liu Hong speaks a lot of polite words.

The prince was overjoyed when he heard this.

"Okay! Well said. If you have any problems in the future, come to the East Palace to find me and I will help you deal with it."

(End of this chapter)