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

Chapter 226, setting up the East Factory and conferring titles on three princes in succession, this is how Emperor Qing brought disaster upon himself.

A few days later, Liu Hong wrote another letter, requesting that the city defense army headed by Er Gouzi be dispatched out of Kyoto to serve as his own governor's guard.

The city defense army, the most powerful military force under Liu Hong's control, is still wandering around Kyoto all day long. It is simply an unstable time bomb.

Emperor Qing readily issued an edict to approve the plan and prepare to reorganize the city defense army.

At the same time, Emperor Qing appointed three princes with real power at one time.

The eldest prince Li Chengru was named King of Jiaodong, the prince of Jing, Li Hong, was named King of Wubei, and Fan Xian was given the first-class title of Marquis of Nanyue.

Dongshan Road, Jiangbei Road and Jiangnan Road all had independent marquisates with their own systems.

The act of conferring such a high title on a clan relative clearly showed that they were afraid of Liu Hong.

However, His Majesty promoted Liu Hong to the rank of First-rank Grand Commander of Anbei and allowed him to leave Kyoto with 8,000 city defense troops.

This left many high-ranking officials puzzled.

What's more, the Qing Kingdom now has a parallel system of roads, states and counties.

These princes and dukes could set up their own palaces, have their own personal soldiers, and have independent military, political and financial powers.

A hundred years later, there will probably be a rebellion!

However, these three people are all of royal blood, and Fan Xian’s status as an illegitimate child has been exposed, so there is really nothing to say about Emperor Qing’s behavior.

The entire Qing Kingdom belongs to Emperor Qing. What's wrong with Emperor Qing granting a few states and counties to his bloodlines?
Before all officials could calm down their unstable emotions, an imperial edict from Emperor Qing almost set off an uproar in the court and local areas.

The Western Factory was re-established, and Hong Sixiang became the Director of the Western Factory. He was allowed to wear the dragon robe of a prince and was a first-rank official. He was in control of the Eastern Factory and the Censorate, allowing eunuchs to supervise the government of the country!

The central government and local governments, wealthy families and poor families, civil officials and military generals were all outraged and filled with righteous indignation.

Almost like mountains and seas of memorials, they piled up in the imperial study in the palace.

However, Emperor Qing kept all of them to himself and remained silent on the public sentiment.

No one understands what Emperor Qing, who was once diligent and capable of governing the country, is doing now?
When the two countries were at war, they allowed the border army generals to raise their own troops, occupy the land of Northern Qi, and allow the local border troops to become stronger.

Given Emperor Qing's martial arts skills, all officials believed that he was simply raising pigs.

Then, in order to abolish the prime minister, he beat all the officials in court and ruined their reputation.

The Hanging Temple's stubbornness killed the third prince and caused him to lose his judgment of the situation.

Now princely states were established, giving eunuchs unprecedented power and status.

The once vibrant Qing Kingdom now inexplicably had a bit of deadness in it, and for a moment it even looked like a doomed country.

In Baoyue Tower, Shi Chanli and Fansizhe bowed respectfully at the table.

The man who could make them treat him like this was none other than Liu Hong, the Grand Commander of Andong who was about to control one-third of the Qing Kingdom.

"What a loser! He has offended the civil officials and does not trust the big border troops. Now Emperor Qing can only trust his relatives and eunuchs?"

Liu Hong took a sip of tea slowly.

Although Emperor Qing issued orders openly and secretly, urging Liu Hong to leave Kyoto as soon as possible.

However, Liu Hong was still slow and said that he needed to prepare the ceremonial guards that a grand commander should have.

The prince tiptoed into the room and was shocked to hear Liu Hong's evaluation of Emperor Qing.

However, he still maintained the attitude of a good student, waiting for Liu Hong's instructions.

After all, Emperor Qing, who claimed that he would never bow his head, chose to compromise and give in in front of Liu Hong.

As the crown prince and Liu Hong's student, he naturally has disadvantages.

"The prince is here..."

Seeing Li Chengqian, Liu Hong couldn't help but smile.

He had just received news that the prince's syphilis had been completely cured.

At the same time, the prince hesitated and evaded all the women Liu Hong selected from the aristocratic families in Kyoto and the generals of the border troops.

It is obvious that the prince is obsessed with the eldest princess Li Yunrui.

"teacher!"

Li Chengqian bowed deeply.

"Well, get up! To be honest, I was quite resistant to the empty position of Prince's Guardian at first. After all, I didn't think highly of you." Liu Hong raised his hand, looked at the prince who looked quite honest, and sighed.

No matter how this guy disguises himself, he is not fit to be a leader.

When he should be ruthless, he can't be ruthless. But when he should be lenient, he is quite ruthless.

He also has an illicit love affair with the eldest princess. This child is hopeless.

Li Chengqian was startled and didn't understand why Liu Hong suddenly said this. Hadn't the relationship between Donggong and Liu Hong always been good?
"I won't say any more. I know who the woman in your portrait is, but you should also understand that if you really do it one day, you will be deprived of the throne."

Liu Hong waved his hand and interrupted the prince.

The prince was extremely confused. He had concealed it very well, so why did Liu Hong find out?

After a long time, the prince suddenly knelt on the ground, his eyes filled with tears.

"Teacher! This is my fault, but no matter what, I hope you can help me."

"If there really comes such a day, even if His Majesty wants to kill you, I will save your life. That's all. Do you understand?"

Having said that, we have done all that is right.

I don't know when Liu Hong changed from being cautious to following the plot line to make a small investment for a big gain.

Now it has become majestic, and every word and action is bright.

Even if the princess and the prince are not having an affair, what does it matter if the princess tries her best to help Emperor Qing?

Liu Hong was confident that he could still gain control of the world.

Emperor Qing relies on his own grandmaster, who has accumulated energy over decades and has the confidence that his reserves of true energy are the highest among all grandmasters.

And Liu Hong now has the means to check and balance the Grand Master.

Li Chengqian didn't understand why Liu Hong was so confident that he could save his life from Emperor Qing.

I just felt a little warm in my heart. I didn't expect that besides my mother and the eldest princess, the teacher would also be so kind to him.

"Teacher, when will you leave Kyoto?"

Li Chengqian couldn't help but ask. In fact, this time he was representing Emperor Qing's opinion.

Otherwise, he, the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, would have been scolded for a long time by Emperor Qing because of his syphilis.

How could you dare to come to a brothel?

"Of course, I will accompany the two kings and one marquis to leave Kyoto together. They are the kings and marquises of Anton, so they are naturally under my jurisdiction."

Liu Hong spoke in a calm tone, and every gesture was filled with confidence.

Li Chengqian smiled bitterly, it turned out that this was Liu Hong's idea.

Logically speaking, except for Fan Xian, the Marquis of Nanyue.

Li Chengru, King of Jiaodong, and Li Hongcheng, King of Wubei, were on equal footing with Liu Hong. Not only were they clan relatives, but they were also powerful personal guards, no less powerful than officials of the first or second rank.

It would be very difficult to gain the dominant position in name only.

Liu Hong didn't say anything else. He just took the file of Baoyue Tower and continued reading it.

Since acquiring Baoyue Tower, although the revenue has been good, due to lack of funds, it has never been possible to open Baoyue Tower all over Qing Kingdom.
However, since the establishment of Qianhang, with continuous capital investment, Baoyuelou has opened hundreds of branches in Qingguo.

Among them, Dongshan Road, Jiangbei Road and Jiangnan Road occupy half.

Seeing that Liu Hong had no intention of saying anything else, Li Chengqian tactfully retreated.

As for the delicate relationship between Liu Hong and Emperor Qing, Li Chengqian chose to turn a blind eye.

A good prince is one who knows nothing!

Emperor Qing is his father and Liu Hong is his teacher. No matter who Li Chengqian helps, he will be criticized by the people of the world.

The prince can achieve this. He has no power, no money, and even few soldiers. He is really unique.

After Emperor Qing knew Liu Hong's thoughts, he didn't say anything, but just found an excuse to scold the prince.

As Liu Hong only obeyed orders and not decrees, Emperor Qing became even more unhappy with the Crown Prince.

After all, it is not like me!
After being the prince's teacher for such a long time, the prince didn't even notice any rebellious intentions.

(End of this chapter)