Invincible son

Chapter 210 209 [King Lu]

The eldest prince Liu Xian is 21 years old this year. He is tall, vigorous, and handsome. It seems that he inherited more from his biological mother, Concubine Wu Gui.When he was 16 years old, he was named the king and opened the mansion, and married the princess Xu in the same year.

The composition of Qibao Pavilion is relatively complicated. It belongs to the property jointly owned by several wealthy families in Kyoto, and the Xu family is one of them.After Xu's marriage to the eldest prince, with his strong support, Xu's elder brother Xu Song gradually became the master of Qibao Pavilion.In fact, the bloody storm inside Qibao Pavilion in the past few years is not simple at all. From a certain point of view, it is very similar to the battle in the court, and it is even more intense.Just because of the golden signboard of the eldest prince, Xu Song was invincible, and gradually controlled this firm with a deep foundation through various means.

Of course, Xu Song is only the owner in name at present, and several other wealthy businessmen still own the shares of Qibao Pavilion, and they are also backed by powerful people, so there is no way to kill them all.

Xu Song needed a chance to establish his own prestige. When the briquette of Xiangyun Company came out, he couldn't wait to use the name of the eldest prince to persuade Yushi Zhongcheng Fang Xun and Hubu Shangshu Sun Dacheng to want the imperial court to take Pei Yue's property. .At that time, the imperial court will always need people to take care of these properties, and with the relationship of the eldest prince, Xu Song is confident that Qibao Pavilion can swallow them all.

After last year's failure, Xu Song never let go. After waiting patiently for a year, he finally showed his fangs again.

Royal Palace of Lu was gifted by Emperor Kaiping. It was built extremely magnificently, and its various regulations and furnishings were second only to the imperial palace.

In the side hall full of flowers, the eldest prince Liu Xian sat on the main seat, Xu Song sat on the lower head, and Shi Li Jinyan, the head of the palace, stood at the bottom of the hall and told about his experience when he went to the Xiangyun firm.

Even though his expression was slightly unnatural, Li Jinyan still honestly recounted the experience of that day, not daring to hide anything.

Even though he had heard it once before, Liu Xian still couldn't help frowning when he heard Li Jinyan say that Pei Yue dragged him to face the saint again.

Xu Song was not as arrogant and domineering as he was in the Qibao Pavilion before when he faced the second shopkeeper Cheng Siyuan. He put half of his buttocks on the chair very respectfully, and listened carefully to Li Jinyan's narration.

After a while, Liu Xian turned to look at Xu Song with questioning eyes.

Xu Song pondered: "Your Highness, this matter can be done."

Liu Xian said lightly: "Say it."

Xu Song analyzed: "From Li Changshi's description, Pei Yue has nothing to do but is dying. The villain has been following Pei Yue secretly during this time, and found that he has nothing to do except frowning in the company. No way to counterattack. In fact, think about it, he is just a viscount, and he has broken ties with the Pei family. The most reliable Hou Guliang of Guangping is in the southern border. Facing such a complicated situation today, how can he be a child of one and a half? What way? His Highness will act at this time, he will only be grateful to His Highness."

Liu Xian remained silent. He needed to analyze the pros and cons of this matter, instead of interfering after listening to his brother-in-law.

After all, for him now, no matter what he does, he must think carefully, and any small matter may affect the ownership of the crown prince.

Emperor Kaiping will enter the year of no doubt next year, the position of the crown prince cannot be hung forever, it must be decided in the past few years, so now is an extremely important time.

Xu Song used the Qibao Pavilion to provide the eldest prince with a steady stream of money. Of course, he knew his delicate situation, and continued to persuade: "Your Highness, there are three advantages to taking down the Xiangyun Company and the coal mine in Shouyang Mountain. First, the business benefits It is extremely large, as long as it can be mastered, the cost of the palace will be more generous. Second, the villain can take advantage of the opportunity to completely control the Qibao Pavilion, even if he cannot expel the other families, he can also make them shut up and serve His Highness wholeheartedly. Third, although the Qibao Pavilion is nominally taking over the related industries, the courtiers all know that His Highness stands behind the villain, and they will only trust His Highness's strength even more."

When Liu Xian heard the last reason, his face was slightly moved.

Daliang's ancestral system is that the eldest son inherits the throne, but no one will forget that today is not the eldest son.Although the cause of the late Emperor Renzong's death is a bit strange, after more than ten years, who would dare to question the powerful emperor?With such a father as an example, the First Prince would naturally want to work hard, maybe that position would fall to him.

In order to successfully become the crown prince, in addition to the love of Emperor Kaiping, the support of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty is also very important.Otherwise, even if Emperor Kaiping intends to make him the crown prince, if all civil and military officials object, Emperor Kaiping cannot insist on going his own way. This kind of thing is not uncommon in history books.

Liu Xian looked at Li Jinyan and asked, "What kind of person do you think Pei Yue is?"

Li Jinyan replied respectfully: "Your Highness, this old slave feels that this person is stern and stern. He was lucky and made some contributions, so he couldn't tell the difference between heaven and earth. That day he dragged the old slave to go to face the saint, but when the old slave said His Highness's name After that, he was immediately discouraged, and he was obviously a little scared. So the old slave thought that as long as he was given some pressure, he would definitely know how to back down."

Liu Xian was noncommittal, frowned slightly and said: "Although you have done a clean job and have not left any excuses for others, from the eyes of discerning people, especially the father, you can see clearly that this king is seeking to seize the noble property."

He has a very good relationship with his biological mother, Concubine Wu, and he often goes to the palace to pay her respects. He also learns a lot from this concubine who is very much loved by Emperor Kaiping, the most important of which is the reputation of the prince.The inside story of Qibao Pavilion itself is very secretive. Not many people know about Xu Song, and even fewer people know about the relationship between him and Xu Song. In addition, when he married Xu, the Xu family had not yet dominated Qibao Pavilion. So there was no objection.

But this time, if he personally puts pressure on Pei Yue, no matter how clever the means are, people will always see the clues.

Xu Song persuaded: "His Royal Highness, the current situation of Xiangyun Company is very difficult. You are helping Pei Yue, how can you say that you want to seize it? What's more, Qibao Pavilion is not trying to take Pei Yue's property for nothing. If you take them all away, you can still get a large sum of money from us, no matter how you calculate it, you won’t suffer a loss.”

Seeing that Liu Xian was still hesitating, Xu Song said while the iron was hot: "As for other people's thoughts, His Highness doesn't really need to care too much. His Majesty can also say that after Qibao Pavilion gets the briquette prescription, you can offer it to His Majesty. Spreading this business is an act that benefits the country and the people, and His Majesty will definitely like it very much."

These words finally moved Liu Xian. After a moment of silence, he nodded slightly and said, "Li Changshi, you go and inform Pei Yue that the king of Japan will host a banquet in the Bamboo House later, and invite him to the banquet."

"The old slave takes orders." Li Jinyan bowed in response.

Xu Song was overjoyed.

(End of this chapter)