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Chapter 174 Cooperating with the Enemy

Nowadays, the political situation in Nantai is tense, the prince is dead, and the sixth prince who has the best chance of becoming the prince has also been diagnosed with madness. The civil and military officials in the dynasty have different thoughts, and they are no longer completely oriented towards him.

During this period of time, the old emperor had a very difficult time, and he was almost attacked from both sides.

The most chilling thing is his brother Liang Wang. He was the person he trusted the most before and even handed over the military power to him. As a result, it is Liang Wang who is causing the most trouble now.

The old emperor had few heirs, but King Liang had just the opposite. He had three adult sons, and five or six younger ones. In this comparison, the old emperor had no advantage.

Most importantly, he doesn't have much power left.

If King Liang really raised his troops to rebel, he would have no room to resist.

He had earned this position with great difficulty, and he would never give it to his son in the future. He would never give it up to anyone else.

But... he was still a little unwilling to ask him to cooperate with someone who knew that he might kill his son.

But even so, he still did not destroy the letter, but collected it.

The next day, there was still smoke in the court hall, and he was completely passive.

The King of Liang took a step forward and said in an unceremonious tone: "Brother Emperor, you have been ill all year round, so you have to decide on the successor first. Otherwise, if something happens to you, what will happen to the whole country?" ?”

Before the old emperor could speak, the other courtiers all knelt down and said in unison: "Your Majesty, please make a decision as soon as possible!"

"You, you..."

The old emperor's heart went cold. He looked at Prince Liang and didn't expect that his brother, whom he once trusted the most, would now become the person who pushed him the hardest.

All the ministers below were kneeling on the ground, but King Liang was the only one standing, even with a smile on his face, as if he was showing off to him.

The old emperor looked at the people below. There was no one in the civil and military dynasty who was protecting him.

When did King Liang start to win over people behind his back?

He also has sons, but except for the sixth prince, the other children are still young and cannot hold big positions for the time being, so these people can't wait to abdicate themselves and make way for others.

Do they really think he is so easy to bully?

"Brother Imperial, I am also thinking about you, brother. Now that I am in my prime, I can naturally help Brother Imperial solve his problems."

His intention couldn't be more obvious, just to force the old emperor to write an abdication edict.

The old emperor gritted his teeth tightly and held it in for a long time before he said: "I'm not dead yet! Retreat from the imperial court!"

After saying that, the old eunuch beside him hurriedly helped him leave, and the successor candidate failed again.

But King Liang was not in a hurry, he was confident of taking that position.

The other vassal kings must have wanted a share of the pie, but he was the only one who was the old emperor's half-brother. From the beginning to the end, the old emperor trusted him, gave him power and glory. Over the years, he did. Do your duty as a younger brother, and even think about assisting the prince in the future when he succeeds to the throne.

But God is not as good as man. The prince with outstanding ability is gone, the sixth prince has this problem again, and the other princes are still too young. If he is asked to accept a child with a yellow mouth as his king, he can't do it.

What's more, he is also the legitimate second son, why can't he sit in that position by himself?

He felt that he was extremely benevolent to his brother.

It doesn't matter if the old emperor doesn't want to let go now. Anyway, he can accompany him slowly. Even if the old emperor is unwilling to give up the throne to him until his death, he can still sit on it by himself. Other vassal kings will not be his opponents.

The old emperor hurriedly returned to his palace, sat on the soft couch and panted heavily.The old eunuch beside him anxiously brought him tea, but he calmly waved his hand: "Everyone, please step aside."

At such a critical moment, the old emperor became calmer and would not lose his temper and throw things as before. He knew that his body could not withstand such a big anger.

Now, he must consider his son. The throne must not fall into the hands of Prince Liang.

Almost immediately, he thought of the letter from last night. He went to find the letter himself, read it several times, and then sighed sarcastically: "It seems that we still have to cooperate with the enemy."

He held the letter tightly in his hand, burned it cleanly on the candle, went to the front desk to write the letter, and then asked his confidant to deliver the letter to Shunyu Gambling House.

It was completely within Lu Baichuan's expectation that the old emperor would agree to cooperate, but he didn't expect it to happen so quickly. It seemed that the situation in Nantai was already much more serious than he imagined.

The old emperor was also a straightforward person. He didn't even bother with their identities and only replied with two words: conditions.

Lu Baichuan simply replied: For 100 million taels of gold, you can buy Nantai and settle down within ten years.

This amount of money is enough to make Nantai's treasury as empty as possible. After all, Nantai is not a very rich country.

Without money, even if the people of Nantai wanted to dance, they would not be able to do so.

There was no reply to the letter. Lu Baichuan thought that the old emperor was not willing to spend so much money. Unexpectedly, at midnight seven days later, a group of uninvited guests came to the courtyard of Shunyu Gambling House, in pairs, carrying boxes.

The boxes were opened one by one, and they were all filled with shiny gold. Everyone couldn't help but be stunned.

Especially Qin Jian, she didn't know about Lu Baichuan's contact with the old emperor. At first, she thought there were assassins coming, and the guards in the dark didn't respond. She thought they had all been silenced. She was shocked when she saw the result. They all come with money.

"How is this going?"

Qin Jian looked at Lu Baichuan blankly, wondering what this boy was doing behind his back again.

Lu Baichuan did not answer him immediately. Instead, he took a letter sent by the leader of the other party and opened it in front of them.

The old emperor agreed to his request and attached a condition: kill King Liang.

Lu Baichuan raised his eyebrows and smiled, and said to the leader in Nantai dialect: "Go back and tell your Majesty the Emperor that it will be as he wishes and we will cooperate happily."

The other party didn't speak, nodded, and left directly.

Qin Jian couldn't help but snatch the letter from his hand and read it, and then his expression changed instantly.

"Are you crazy?!"

Not just anyone can take the life of King Liang. He has been on the battlefield and has real abilities, and his subordinates are all elites. It is difficult for him to even get close to him.

If they really did this business, they would probably lose more than half of their people.

Qin Jian was a little angry. This guy made such a decision without consulting him!
"I'm not crazy, I'm awake now and this is our chance."

Lu Baichuan explained calmly that he knew it was wrong for him to make his own decisions, but if he had told him in advance, Qin Jian would definitely stop him, so it was better to kill him first and then tell him later.

The matter is a foregone conclusion. Even if Qin Jian objects, it can't change the reality.

Qin Jian angrily kicked the tree next to him to vent his anger, then gritted his teeth and asked, "Who is the other party?"

PS: I was delayed by something today, and there is still another chapter. The information will come later, so don’t wait, I will read it slowly tomorrow~
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