"State Duke Lu, are you humiliating me?”
After regaining his senses, Li Tai's face darkened as he looked at Cheng Yaojin unhappily.
Who was he?
He was once the most favored prince of the Emperor.
More than half of the civil and military officials wanted to curry favor with him.
When had he ever suffered such humiliation?
Isn't it obvious that he's a beggar?
"Yes, we are humiliating you. What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
Li Chengxun smiled rudely.
"This is too much!"
Li Tai clenched his fists and said,"This money is mine. Don't even think about taking it away."”
"Your money?" Li Chengxun chuckled. What you mean is that you, Li Tai, colluded with High Duke Lu and donated the money in the name of High Duke Lu, and you took the money to report to him?”
"You're talking nonsense!"
Li Tai was shocked and looked at Cheng Yaojin unhappily, thinking that he had leaked the secret.
Cheng Yaojin was also a little confused and quickly said,"Your Royal Highness, there are some things that you can't say. I donated this money. How could it be from the Prince of Wei's own pocket?”
Li Chengxun waved his hand." Alright, stop pretending. Li Tai, you probably burned the secret letter you received last night, right?"”
"It's you? Did you send that secret letter? Are you setting me up?"
Li Tai looked at Li Chengxun in a daze.
Only then did he understand that the secret letter saying that the Crown Prince paid out of his own pocket was actually Li Chengxun's scheme.
"What do you mean by cheating you? Do you know how to speak? As the elder brother, I am teaching my younger brother what it means to be evil.”
Li Chengxun immediately knocked on Li Tai's forehead.
Cheng Yaojin was speechless.
Li Tai was speechless.
"Don't worry, as the eldest brother, I won't be biased. I will naturally take good care of the other brothers. When the time comes, you brothers will pay for me together.”
Li Chengxun comforted Li Tai.
“……”
Li Tai suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. This elder brother of his was too deep and terrifying!
A scheme had actually tricked all the princes!
Cheng Yaojin was also secretly shocked. His impression of the First Prince had completely changed.
This kind of prince could not be provoked!
Those who play tricks have dirty hearts and cannot be provoked…
Li Chengxun said this out loud. Naturally, he wasn't worried that Li Tai would tell on him and alert the other princes.
Li Tai had been tricked. If the other princes had avoided this calamity, then he, Li Tai, would be the most miserable.
It would be worse if everyone suffered together.
"Do you suddenly feel much better? If you're happy, then I'll take your money and go back to work.”
Li Chengxun patted Li Tai's shoulder again.
"Humph!"
Li Tai snorted coldly and walked out in a very aggrieved manner.
He knew that his money could only be taken away by Li Chengxun.
If he insisted on stopping it, then the matter would blow up and the emperor might find out.
Once the emperor knew that he had paid out of his own pocket, colluded with the ministers, and made false accounts of donations, it would be a major crime of deceiving the emperor.
As for reporting to the Emperor that he had been framed by the First Prince, not only would that disappoint the Emperor, but he would also feel that he was incompetent.
He might even be bitten by the First Prince.
After all, he did not have any conclusive evidence.
Even if there was evidence, it was a fact that he was scammed, and it was also a fact that he paid out of his own pocket. The crime was even greater, so he could only suffer silently.
"Take care, Your Highness."
Cheng Yaojin hurriedly sent Li Tai away.
As for whether or not he had to promise Li Tai that he wouldn't leak the secret, there was naturally no need to say much.
After all, Cheng Yaojin had allied with Li Tai, so he could only keep this matter to himself.
"Thank you, Duke Lu. Farewell!"
After receiving the money, Li Chengxun left with Qin Shihuang and Liu Bang to their next destination.
In the chat group, the emperors all praised.
Zhu Yuanzhang: " Chengxun, you played this trick very well. At first, when you brought it up, we were worried that we would lose control. Now, it seems that everything will go smoothly."”
Yang Guang: " Chengxun has a very strong control over people's hearts. He has completely eaten Li Tai, Cheng Yaojin, and the others to death. I'm not as good as Chengxun in this aspect."”
"What a scheming Emperor. Only that old brat Liu Bang is dirtier."
"I was afraid of being scolded, so I smiled and didn't say anything."”
"I'm laughing at your mama."
Liu Bang was speechless.
Cao Cao: " You can't speak. Once you speak, you are destined to be scolded.”
Liu Bang was speechless.
Zhu Yuanzhang: " By the way, Chengxun, although this time, we're looking for the civil and military officials to donate money and we're on good terms with them on the surface, which will make Li Er unhappy, we can't offend everyone.”
Cao Cao: " Yuanzhang is right. Although we can support and nurture some people, we still have to be on good terms with some people in the court. That way, it will be beneficial for Chengxun to fight for the throne. We can't rely entirely on the people in the court.”
Li Chengxun: " Don't worry, Great Emperors. I've been in Chang 'an for more than half a year and I've also made some connections. In addition to the aristocrats in the court, there are also people in the court who are on good terms with me.”
"Oh?" Who are they?"
"Minister of War, Duke of Cai Du Ruhui."
Yangzhou Grand Governor, Minister of Rites, Hejian Prince Li Xiaogong.
Left Wei Zhonglang will be Su Dingfang.
General Zuo Xiaowei, Fan Guogong Duan Zhixuan.
He is the governor of the province and serves Wang Gui.
These are all people who are on good terms with me. Right, the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace troops are also under Du Ruhui's jurisdiction.”
Zhu Yuanzhang: " Your network is not bad. You have only taken Du Ruhui and Wang Gui out of the four famous prime ministers in the early Tang Dynasty. We just need to support a few more people. That should be enough."”
Yang Guang: " Yes, this time, after you're conferred the title of King Qin, Li Er will definitely give you the corresponding official position. When the time comes, you can use your connections and power to support more people."”
"Understood."
"Then let's go. We'll go to the Minister of Justice, Li Daozong, and tell him that he was cheated on by Cheng Yaojin's son.”
……
At the same time.
In the residence of the Minister of Justice, Li Daozong.
The sixth prince, the King of Liang, was currently chatting and laughing with Li Daozong, sipping tea and discussing the donation.
"Imperial Uncle, who do you think will be crowned King Chu after this donation? And who can become King Qi?"
The situation that Liang King Li Yin encountered last night was the same as Li Tai. He received a secret letter, thinking that Crown Prince Li Chengqian was going to pay out of his own pocket to make a false account for the donation.
Thus, he did the same thing as Li Tai and took out 8,000 strings out of his own pocket.
Moreover, he planned to work with other ministers after working with Li Daozong. He would repeat it a few times to get first place.
"Your Highness, this King Qi is naturally yours. With Your Highness's stature, how many Princes can match up to him? Only His Highness is worthy of the title of King Qi.”
Li Daozong was in a very good mood, and he praised Li Yin generously.
The King of Liang, Li Yin, suddenly felt a little inflated and asked,"What about the remaining King Chu? Who do you think it is?"
"His Highness Li Ke, King of Shu, or His Highness Li Tai, King of Wei.”
Li Daozong thought for a moment before speaking.
In fact, what he wanted to say was that neither King Chu nor King Qi had a share in Li Yin. They would only be occupied by Li Tai and Li Ke, but it was not good to embarrass others on the surface.
"Third Brother and Fourth Brother are indeed the most promising.”
The King of Liang nodded slightly and asked,""What about Li Chengxun? Did he not have any hope of becoming one of the four titled kings?”
"No, no," Li Daozong smiled and shook his head."Although the First Prince has a good background and is extremely capable, he's still a young man.
However, the way he looked for people to donate was like offending everyone. After the donation was over, there would definitely be many people who would complain about him.
At that time, the mess would be enough to give him a headache. His Majesty would definitely not ignore the complaints of the civil and military officials and insist on giving him the title of King Chu or King Qi.”
The King of Liang, Li Yin, was silent for a moment before he said,"But the response from the people is very good. It's the most beneficial for him, Li Chengxun. So many people participated in the donation to support him.
At this rate, in a few days, the people would donate at least 300 to 500 thousand yuan for him.
Once it reached that point, it would be useless even if the officials objected, right?”
Li Daozong thought for a moment and smiled." Your Highness, the commoners are just being hot-headed. The number of people participating in the donation will decrease."”
"I hope so."
Li Yin sighed slightly and did not argue.
He had a feeling that Li Chengxun would be a strong opponent for him.
However, when he thought about how he could pay out of his own pocket and repeatedly cooperate with the ministers to make false donations, he felt much more relieved.
Li Chengxun? Li Tai? All of you still lack some brains. You can't beat this king!
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