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

Chapter 173: With the support of the Crown Prince, Versace participates in the fight for the crown prince?

After dealing with the official documents from the Ministry of War, Liu Hong left the Ministry.

Versace kept rubbing his hands and ran over with a smile.

"Well... brother-in-law, last time you told me about the money business, I thought about it carefully. There is indeed a lot of money to be made, but it must be based on the royal family."

Liu Hong looked at Versace in surprise.

In just one day, Versace was able to figure out how the bank could make money. No wonder he was able to win over major businessmen in Kyoto for Fan Xian.

In just half a month, he collected the money in Kyoto and made up for the deficit of 20 million taels in the inner treasury.

"It's okay! The prince and the eldest princess will help us."

Liu Hong took Versace into his car and spoke expressionlessly.

"Ji Xin, drive your horse and go to the East Palace to see the Crown Prince. I want to give him a great gift."

Versace was confused. A gift? Seeing Liu Hong's empty hands, it seemed that he didn't bring anything.

In the Eastern Palace, Li Chengqian, after learning the news, brought a group of officials from the Eastern Palace to welcome Liu Hong.

He has always been known for his emphasis on courtesy, so when facing his nominal teacher Liu Hong, of course he had to go out to greet him.

Ji Xin, with fifty personal guards, deployed his troops in battle formation, and unleashed the momentum of long-standing slaughter.

There were clearly five hundred guards from the Eastern Palace who came out to greet them, but they were so frightened by the murderous aura of these guards that their faces turned pale.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is a little too focused on civil affairs and neglects military affairs. These guards are too weak to be of any use."

Liu Hong got off the carriage, looked at the group of guards and shook his head.

Use the tone of a teacher to give earnest advice.

What Liu Hong said was not wrong. It was just that these guards had weak limbs and even their weapon-holding postures were a little wrong.

His fifty personal guards could defeat five hundred men and easily win.

Think about the battle at Black Wind Ridge. The private soldiers under the Second Prince's command lost more than half of their elite troops, but they were still able to maintain their organization.

Liu Hong became even more pessimistic about Li Chengqian's fight for the throne.

You can play the role of a cowardly prince, but don't get addicted to it and even neglect the guards.

The prince's face froze and he spoke awkwardly.

"That's what the teacher said!"

"Well, this Young Master Fan of the Fan family, Versace, must be an old acquaintance."

Liu Hong mentioned Versace.

Versace bowed respectfully with a proper attitude.

Li Chengqian's mind flickered. Why did Liu Hong bring Versace to him?

Could it be that he was trying to save the country in a roundabout way by recruiting Versace as his disciple and then making Fan Xian his subordinate in disguise?

Now that Liu Hong is the Prince's Guardian, Li Chengqian is not worried at all that Liu Hong will do something to him.

Even if Liu Hong was unwilling, he had to endure it! They were tied to the same rope.

If he, the crown prince, fell, other officials of the Eastern Palace, like Xin Qiwu, the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple, who shamelessly flattered the new emperor, might survive.

Only Liu Hong is impossible!
Because he is the prince's teacher, appointed by His Majesty, and is a close minister who holds great power.

"Teacher, please come in!"

As his thoughts turned, Li Chengqian quickly welcomed Liu Hong and Versace into his study.

Seeing the many portraits of beauties without faces, Liu Hong's face darkened.

He pretended to be ignorant even though he knew the truth and pointed at the portrait.

"The woman in the portrait is so beautiful that the prince is so reluctant to leave her that he doesn't even paint her face, fearing that her beauty will be desecrated."

Li Chengqian's face changed and he quickly asked the eunuchs around him to take down the portrait.

"Nothing, this woman only exists in my dreams, I just can't remember her face clearly."

"Oh, really? I just think this woman looks familiar, as if I've seen her somewhere before."

Liu Hong nodded with a half-smile.

This made Li Chengqian even more panicked. He didn't expect that his momentary negligence almost allowed Liu Hong to discover a big problem.

The same goes for the eunuchs under me. I didn't ask them to remove the portraits, so don't they know how to do it?

"Okay, I'm not here to discuss the portrait today! And to get the prince to do business with the Fan family, we need to use the royal family's reputation."

Li Chengqian, who was tidying up the portraits, was stunned.

I'm not asking Versace to join me! Why should I ask the Minister of War, the General of Chariots and Cavalry, and the Prince's Guard to come here in person for such a small business? Versace coughed a few times and slowly told me the idea of ​​how to make the bank profitable.

Although it was announced to the public that it was a money bank, in fact, its business model was almost the same as that of modern banks.

The prince was stunned. He had never heard such a novel theory before.

I didn't expect that Versace, who had always been thought to be a idler waiting for death and hiding under the shadow of Fan Xian, actually had such ability.

If the money shop is established, the entire business of Kyoto will be under the control of the East Palace.

Even without the support of the Imperial Household Department and the Ministry of Revenue, the Eastern Palace still had enough money to win over a large number of officials and raise private soldiers.

Faced with such benefits, Li Chengqian became hesitant.

Because if a money bank wants to be established, it will inevitably uproot many money houses in Kyoto.

The prince doesn't care about other nobles, not even the second prince.

However, the prince was somewhat soft-hearted because the eldest princess controlled the money house. As the saying goes, love the woman and love her dog.

"Crown Prince! I will report this matter to the eldest princess and am willing to give her a certain share of the power, which will not affect the eldest princess's interests."

When Liu Hong saw Li Chengqian like this, he knew what he was thinking and suddenly waved his sleeves.

A large number of porcelain pieces fell to the ground, which was a tragedy.

"If you still make excuses, then I can only say that you are a coward and not worth considering!"

The tone of his words was already so serious.

He also secretly pointed out Li Chengqian's little thoughts.

What else could Li Chengqian do? He could only bite the bullet and speak.

"Teacher, what I'm saying is that I'm too soft-hearted in this matter. Let's do it this way!"

Facing the beautiful aunt with a strong desire for power, Li Chengqian could only say sorry.

After all, the second prince put too much pressure on him. He had military and financial power, and was supported by a large number of officials.

If his position as crown prince was abolished, there would be no obstacles for the second son to become the new emperor.

Only then did Versace understand why Liu Hong said that he was giving the prince a big gift.

Because the money was originally prepared for the prince!
Versace suddenly became uneasy. Fan Jian had taught him not to get involved in the fight for the crown prince, otherwise he would not be able to protect his own son.

Just looking at Liu Hong's tall and majestic figure, Versace felt inexplicably at peace.

No matter what! Liu Hong shouldn't let himself down.

Liu Hong has always been silently supporting him and cleaning up the mess for him.

Even his father Fan Jian, his mother Liu, and his sister Fan Ruoruo had never given him such treatment.

Otherwise, why would Versace be so willing to call him brother-in-law?

After discussing the establishment and improvement of the bank again.

Liu Hong took Versace away from the East Palace.

"Brother-in-law..."

Versace hesitated for a moment and asked Liu Hong if he wanted him to participate in the fight for the crown prince.

Unexpectedly, Liu Hong interrupted him directly and looked at him gently.

"Versace, are you willing to eat and wait for death while being swaddled by your parents?"

"Of course not!"

Versace immediately started yelling.

If he wanted to be a second-generation rich man, why would he try every possible means to make money?

He even fell for the trick of the second prince and became the boss of Baoyue Tower.

"Then just go ahead and do it! If anything goes wrong, I'll help you."

Liu Hong's expression was as sincere as ever, but there was an unclear depth in the depths of his eyes.

"If this succeeds, you will be in charge of all the money in the world, the economic lifeline, and become a lord of financial power no less than Fan Xian."

"Even if your father is the Minister of Finance, it will not hinder your great achievements. I admit that this matter is somewhat dangerous. Whether you are willing to do it or not is entirely up to you."

Liu Hong avoided involving Versace in the fight for the crown prince position and instead brought up a new topic.

This topic has always been a shadow in Versace's heart.

He is not his parents' plaything, he is also a descendant of the century-old Fan family!
(End of this chapter)