The First Marquis of Daxuan

Chapter 310: Exposure (Please subscribe, please collect, please vote for the monthly ticket and recommend the ticket)
Prince Su Li Shu is over fifty years old.

But he looked to be only in his thirties or forties.

Martial arts practice has the effect of prolonging life. Even a martial artist who has reached the rebirth stage will age much slower than an ordinary person.

Prince Su Li Shu's martial arts talent is not outstanding, but he is much stronger than Prince Gong Li Chuan.

He broke through to the Zhenyuan Realm at the age of thirty. Although it was also achieved by the accumulation of resources, he was still a Zhenyuan Realm warrior after all. In twenty years, even if his aptitude was not outstanding, he relied on time and resources to improve to the peak of the Zhenyuan Realm.

Fifty years old is the prime of life for a warrior in the Zhenyuan realm.

"Prince Gong Li Chuan? Why did my brother suddenly come to Yuzhou?"

He raised his head from behind the desk, looked at his subordinates in the hall, frowned slightly.

"Prince Gong was ordered to go to Songjiang Prefecture in Xiangzhou to commend the people of Songjiang Prefecture, and then he stayed in Xiangzhou. Now he suddenly comes here. Could it be related to the previous incident?"

One of Prince Su's aides spoke up.

"It shouldn't happen. The people at the mine have already withdrawn and left no clues. The Taiping Division won't be able to find out about it in Yuzhou."

Another staff member said, "I guess that the matter he reported to the court before was also coerced by the Xiangzhou Taiping Division. Now he probably can't stay in Xiangzhou anymore, so he ran to our Yuzhou."

The Prince Su's Mansion was well-informed. As soon as the memorial submitted by Prince Gong Li Chuan arrived in the capital of Daxuan, Prince Su had already received the news.

He believed that Prince Gong Li Chuan probably didn't know that the person he reported for stealing iron ore was him, otherwise even if Li Chuan had some courage, he would not dare to run up to him like this.

In Li Shu's eyes, a illegitimate brother was no different from a dog.

"If he is here to seek refuge, then we will arrange a yard for him and provide him with good food and drink."

Prince Su Li Shu pondered and said, "If he doesn't appreciate the favor, then let him disappear."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The staff said.

From beginning to end, Prince Su never mentioned anything about meeting Li Chuan.

The staff were used to it.

Unfavored princes like Prince Gong Li Chuan are not qualified to be received by the prince.

…………

"Sir, when will the fifth brother be done with his work?"

Prince Gong Li Chuan asked with a smile on his face the middle-aged man who received him.

The man in the middle was not dressed in official attire, so he was probably not an official of Prince Su's Palace. He might just be an aide.

But Li Chuan was still very polite to him.

"The prince said that if His Royal Highness Prince Gong is visiting Yuzhou, then the prince has a separate courtyard where His Royal Highness Prince Gong can stay with peace of mind. There will be no shortage of supplies."

The aide said with a wry smile.

"I'm not here for fun."

Prince Gong Li Chuan shook his head and said, "I came here this time because I want to ask Fifth Brother for something."

Prince Gong Li Chuan called him "Fifth Brother" in an attempt to get closer to him, but in fact, he and Li Shu had only met a few times.

"Your Highness Prince Gong, please tell me if you have anything to say. The prince has important matters to attend to, so I'm afraid he doesn't have time to receive Your Highness Prince Gong."

The aide said.

"Tell you?"

Even with Prince Gong Li Chuan's good temper, he frowned slightly at this moment.

After all, he is Prince Su's brother. He has come from so far away, but he doesn't even want to see him?
"I'm afraid you can't make the decision on this matter."

Prince Gong Li Chuan said, "I want to discuss a business deal with my fifth brother. It involves ten thousand - no, tens of thousands of taels of gold!"

"How many taels of gold? Is it 20,000 or 30,000 taels, or 80,000 or 90,000 taels?"

The aide said with a half-smile, "The prince said that if it's a small matter worth less than 100,000 taels of gold, don't bother him."

Prince Gong Li Chuan: "..."

Ten thousand taels of gold was already a huge sum for him. For Li Shu, one hundred thousand taels of gold was a small matter?
Even my father doesn't speak so arrogantly.

There isn't much silver in the Daxuan treasury nowadays, but it turns out that Li Shu and his gang are so rich!

It turned out that all of Daxuan’s money had gone into the pockets of these people!

Prince Gong Li Chuan was indignant, but he did not dare to show it.

"Ok."

Prince Gong Li Chuan took a deep breath and tried to calm down before saying, "I want to buy some Dragon Yuan Dan from my fifth brother. Money is not a problem. I have money."

Prince Gong Li Chuan took out a stack of banknotes from his arms and placed them on the table with some pain in his heart.

This was given to him by Su Mu before leaving.

It’s a pity that it has to be given away before it’s even warm enough.

"Dragon Yuan Pill?"

The aide raised his eyebrows, and looked at Prince Gong Li Chuan with a thoughtful look on his face, "Why did your Highness Prince Gong buy the Dragon Yuan Pill?
As far as I know, with your talent and cultivation, the minimum annual quota of ten Dragon Yuan Pills for royal children is more than enough for you. "

This aide is the confidant of Prince Su Li Shu and knows everything about the royal family.

As long as the descendants of the Daxuan royal family break through to the True Yuan Realm, they can get ten Dragon Yuan Pills every year. Those who are favored can get some additional rewards every year.

However, Prince Gong Li Chuan had barely broken through to the Zhenyuan Realm, which was already his limit. Even if he was given more Dragon Yuan Pills, he would not be able to use them.

"I can tell you, but are you sure you want to hear it?"

Prince Gong Li Chuan looked at the aide and spoke slowly.

The aide was startled and suddenly felt a chill on his back.

Although the current Emperor Daxuan has a weak character, which has led to the decline of the government, the royal family is the royal family after all. He serves Prince Su Li Shu and knows too well that serving the emperor is like serving a tiger.

Sometimes, knowing too much is not necessarily a good thing.

Prince Gong Li Chuan, a useless prince, suddenly took out tens of thousands of taels of gold to buy the Dragon Yuan Pill. Just think about it and you will know that things are not that simple.

What if this involves some royal secrets...

The aide hesitated for a moment, then reached out and picked up the banknotes.

"I'll go ask the prince for instructions."

After that, he turned around and left.

Dongfang Liuyun gave a thumbs up to Prince Gong Li Chuan.

Prince Gong Li Chuan forced a smile and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. His back was already soaked with sweat.

If he hadn't been able to scare the aide just now, he wouldn't know what to say.

Fortunately, the aide was not very courageous.

"Do you think Prince Su will sell you the Dragon Yuan Pill?"

Dongfang Liuyun whispered that he had replaced the official of the Taiping Division long ago, and was now pretending to be the guard of Prince Gong Li Chuan.

"Will do."

Prince Gong Li Chuan whispered, “He has already reached the peak of the True Yuan Realm, and the Dragon Yuan Pill is useless to him.

And from what I know, he is a very proud person, and since I have come to him for help, he will not easily reject me."

…………

In the study room of Prince Su's Mansion.

Prince Su listened to the report from his staff.

"Come to buy Dragon Yuan Dan?"

Prince Su Li Shu pondered and said, "My younger brother seems to be a restless person. It seems that he was frightened in Xiangzhou, so he wants to improve his strength.

Go to the storeroom and get ten Dragon Yuan Pills, and send him away."

He is so busy with his work that he doesn't have the time to play with a useless brother.

Just a few Dragon Yuan Pills, a trivial matter to him.

He is still busy arranging his troops.

"Do you want to charge money?"

The staff asked for instructions.

"Since he has money, why not take it? I just happen to be short of military funds."

Prince Su Li Chuan said as a matter of course.

………… “No, sir, I gave you 20,000 taels of gold, which is only enough to make ten Dragon Yuan Pills.”

Prince Gong Li Chuan grabbed the aide and said anxiously.

"Your Highness Prince Gong, please respect yourself!"

The aide's face darkened and he said coldly, "The money and goods have been paid. This is Prince Su's Mansion, not Your Highness's Prince Gong's Mansion!"

"You are scoundrels! I want to see my fifth brother!"

Prince Gong Li Chuan was furious.

Although the Dragon Yuan Pill is expensive, one pill is not worth two thousand taels of gold.

"I want to ask Li Shu, as a brother, does he cheat his brother's money like this?"

Prince Gong Li Chuan was really angry and shouted loudly.

You can bully him, but you can't cheat him of his money!

There are only ten Dragon Yuan Pills. How is he going to explain to Su Mu when he returns?
"It's too much to bully others, it's too much to bully others!"

Prince Gong Li Chuan said loudly.

"Your Highness, Prince Gong, if you continue to make such a fuss, don't blame me for asking the guards to ask you to leave."

The aide shook off Prince Gong Li Chuan's hand and said coldly.

Prince Gong Li Chuan clenched his fists, wishing he could punch the damn aide in front of him to death.

Dongfang Liuyun suddenly pulled his arm and shook his head slightly.

Prince Gong Li Chuan's anger was immediately deflated. He had been cautious all his life and thought that his previous life had been humiliating enough.

Unexpectedly, humiliation has no limit.

Today, I was cheated out of 20,000 taels of gold by an aide!

Prince Gong Li Chuan raised his head to prevent the tears from falling.

Li Chuan also has his dignity to save, he absolutely cannot shed tears in front of this bastard.

"Thank you, Lord Su, for the Dragon Yuan Pill. Goodbye!"

Dongfang Liuyun took Prince Gong Li Chuan and walked out.

Looking at the backs of the two men, the aide snorted coldly.

"A useless prince still wants to show off in Prince Su's Mansion?"

He sneered, "It won't be long before this world belongs to my prince. When the time comes, for the sake of your 20,000 taels of gold, I will let you continue to be a useless prince."

…………

"Master Dongfang, why did you pull me in? I still need to argue with Li Shu. Although Dragon Yuan Pills are precious, they are not that valuable. Twenty thousand taels of gold can buy at least one hundred Dragon Yuan Pills!"

Prince Gong Li Chuan was pulled out of Prince Su's Mansion by Dongfang Liuyun, and he couldn't help but whisper.

Dongfang Liuyun pulled Li Chuan forward, wandering through the alleys for a long time, and finally climbed over the wall to a remote residence.

The owner of the house must be out working, and no one is at home.

Li Chuan was confused and had no idea what Dongfang Liuyun meant.

"If you argue with him, will he give you the Dragon Yuan Pill?"

Dongfang Liuyun observed the surroundings for a moment before speaking in a deep voice, "He's obviously trying to cheat you out of your money. What qualifications do you have to argue with him?"

"We are born from the same roots, so why be too hasty!"

Prince Gong Li Chuan said angrily.

"That's your idea. To others, crushing you to death is no different from crushing an ant to death."

Dongfang Liuyun said.

"I am his brother after all—"

Prince Gong Li Chuan said unconvinced.

"Do you believe it or not, if we hadn't left just now, you would be dead now?"

Dongfang Liuyun sneered, "We came to the wrong place. I already know who is the one who stole the iron ore."

"You mean-"

Prince Gong Li Chuan was stunned for a moment, then he reacted, "You mean, the one who wanted to rebel was Li Shu?"

"Yes."

Dongfang Liuyun said in a deep voice, "I saw evil spirits in Prince Su's Mansion. Do you remember Su Mu said that the people who stole the iron ore colluded with the monsters?

Yuzhou is adjacent to Xiangzhou, so it is not too far to transport the iron ore here.”

"If it really is him, then aren't we in danger?"

Prince Gong Li Chuan's face turned pale instantly, without a trace of blood, and his voice trembled.

"Your identity played a role. Prince Su probably didn't expect that we had discovered his identity."

Eastern Flowing Clouds.

“No, no, if we had just walked out of town in a grand manner, he would not have suspected anything.

But if we hide like this, he will definitely get suspicious."

Prince Gong Li Chuandao.

Dongfang Liuyun: “…”

He glanced at Prince Gong Li Chuan and thought to himself, I was careless!

It turns out that these royal children are better at plotting schemes.

Even a useless prince could react so quickly.

I am still a little naive. I only thought that Prince Su Li Shu was too dangerous and forgot this point.

If it was Su Mu, he would definitely not be so panicked.

My experience is still not enough.

"It's over. He will definitely not let us leave Yuzhou alive now."

Prince Gong Li Chuan was like an ant on hot pot, walking in circles on the spot.

"Don't worry, you won't die so easily with me here."

Dongfang Liuyun said calmly, "I am at least a genius in the world. It won't be easy for them to kill me."

"What should we do now?"

Prince Gong Li Chuan asked in a panic.

"Since Prince Su is the mastermind behind this, we don't need to be polite to him."

Dongfang Liuyun snorted coldly, "Give me the Dragon Yuan Pill. I already know where the Dragon Yuan Pill in the Su Palace is hidden. They took the money, and I went to get the Dragon Yuan Pill. This is reasonable, right?"

"No, shouldn't we hurry and escape now? Why do you want to steal the Dragon Yuan Pill?"

Prince Gong Li Chuan said in a messy tone.

"I'm going to get the Dragon Yuan Pill to attract their attention. Once I get the Dragon Yuan Pill, I will lead them away. Then you can hide in the city. They will never think that you are still hiding here."

Dongfang Liuyun said, "Hide well, we will come back to rescue you."

Prince Gong Li Chuan: "..."

He wanted to say something else, but Dongfang Liuyun didn't give him any chance. He jumped up and climbed over the wall and left.

Prince Gong Li Chuan looked worried. What was going on?

He just came to buy a Dragon Yuan Pill, so how did he end up in the enemy camp?

You must come and rescue me.

Prince Gong Li Chuan muttered softly.

He quietly climbed up the wall and saw a young girl walking down the alley carrying washed clothes.

Prince Gong Li Chuan's eyes lit up. He jumped down from the wall and bowed slightly to the girl.

"Miss, you are polite. I was passing by here and after seeing you, I couldn't help but write a poem. I want to give it to you presumptuously. Please forgive me for being rude."

The girl had never seen such a scene before. Her pretty face flushed red and she said in a mosquito-like voice, "I don't understand what you are saying."

"It's okay. I can explain it to you slowly. I wonder where you live. Would it be convenient for me to have a cup of tea?"

Prince Gong Li Chuan spoke in a graceful and polite manner.

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