Forced to Ascend the Throne after Transmigrating

He can be appointed as the crown prince today, and someone else can be appointed as the crown prince tomorrow.

The position of crown prince seems to be extremely glorious, but it is ultimately subject to the fate of the monkeys scattering when the tree falls.

Now that the destiny is with the eldest prince, and everything goes smoothly for the eldest prince, the crown prince will inevitably become suspicious over time and try desperately to grab something.

He could not and dared not trust Emperor Jingwen. Even if his father really only cared about him, even if he really succeeded to the throne smoothly in the future, with the eldest prince’s current power, he could easily overthrow him.

So many soldiers are loyal to the eldest prince. They have been at the border for ten years and have lived and died together. How can this be changed by ordinary people? Otherwise, why would my father be so afraid of the Duke of Zhen?

The prince was unwilling to watch himself being dethroned, and even more unwilling to be an emperor in name only in the future.

My father had an eldest prince back then, what does he have now?

Everyone wants to have the initiative in their own hands, and no one wants to sit and wait for death.

The emperor’s attitude is ambiguous, the eldest prince is aggressive, and his younger brother is ambitious. Even though he knows it is a poison to quench thirst, the prince has to take an extreme approach.

But for Emperor Jingwen, it was impossible for him to tell the Crown Prince everything.

As for military affairs, there was no way he would fall in the same place twice.

Emperor Jingwen believed that his attitude was extremely clear and his original intention had never changed from beginning to end.

It was precisely because Emperor Jingwen had suffered in the past that he knew what it was like to be a crown prince and walk on thin ice, so he did not want his son to go through all of this.

Emperor Jingwen had no choice but to give birth to the eldest and second princes. His position as crown prince was unstable at the time, and he needed sons to consolidate his position.

But after the birth of his legitimate son, the crown prince, Emperor Jingwen waited for a full five years before the fourth son of the Eastern Palace was born. Such an attitude can be said to be firm.

Later, Emperor Jingwen appointed a crown prince at an early age when he was in his prime, which put an end to everyone’s thoughts. When Xiaojiu was born that year, he was worried that the concubine’s son would threaten the crown prince’s position, so he tried to kill him.

Later, even though he gradually doted on Xiaojiu, when Xiaojiu was sixteen years old, he still restrained himself and did not give him any special honours. He almost fed the prince every mouthful of food.

Therefore, Emperor Jingwen could not figure out where the prince’s doubts came from.

The more a person lacks in his childhood, the more he will want to make up for it when he grows up, and compensate in a vengeful way. The emperor is also a human being, and the emperor is the same.

Based on Emperor Jingwen’s own experience alone, he would not let the prince suffer the same fate as himself.

Rather than saying that Emperor Jingwen was doting on the crown prince, it would be more accurate to say that he was looking at his former self through the crown prince.

However, the prince disappointed him in the end.

Emperor Jingwen didn’t understand why the crown prince still felt like he was in prison even though he had done so much.

The Crown Prince did not understand. His father had obviously always favoured him, so why didn’t he protect him to the end and instead imposed restrictions on the eldest prince? Such an ambiguous attitude was really suspicious.

But unfortunately, neither of them is the kind of person who speaks their mind freely, and as they each have their own concerns, they naturally drift apart.

Unlike Ye Shuo, the prince could not stand losing face in public, especially in front of his brothers.

And what about Emperor Jingwen? He didn’t know how to educate his children from the beginning.

It is difficult for a person who has never been loved by his father to know how to love a child and what love really is.

The more harsh Emperor Jingwen was, the more the prince became obsessed with power politics.

About half a year passed like this. Emperor Jingwen was heartbroken and disappointed. When the prince’s power expanded to a critical point, he could not help but take action and secretly dealt with a very key figure under the prince. At this point, the prince’s fear reached its peak.

…discovered!

The more well-behaved and obedient a child is, the more ashamed he is to admit his mistakes, and the more he wants to cover them up.

Therefore, the prince’s first reaction was not to confess, but fear, shame, and anger.

Seeing that the crown prince not only did not repent but became even more crazy, the friction between Emperor Jingwen and the crown prince intensified, and the relationship between the father and son took a sharp turn for the worse and reached freezing point.

Looking at the prince who was gradually indulging in sensual pleasures, at this moment, Emperor Jingwen could hardly remember how handsome and bright he looked when he was in his twenties.

The other side.

Half a year after Ye Shuo came to Liangzhou City, after he had almost figured out the inside story of Liangzhou City, he decided to open a black shop… no, a restaurant.

This restaurant only accepts extremely treacherous and evil people. Only those who have committed extremely heinous crimes are allowed to enter.

Anyone who enters the restaurant is classified according to the level of crime. Primary criminals are paid one thousand taels of silver a day, mid-level criminals are paid two thousand taels of silver a day, senior criminals are paid three thousand taels of silver a day, and special-level criminals are given special treatment, with the pay ranging from five thousand taels to ten thousand taels, depending on Ye Shuo’s mood.

There was a reason why he dared to ask for such a high price. Anyone who entered his restaurant, no matter what crime he had committed, even if the person was guilty of a heinous crime, Ye Shuo could protect him from death until he had spent all his money.

Of course, treason is an exception, and Ye Shuo doesn’t want to rebel against his adopted father.

After hearing what the Ninth Prince said, Xiao Luzi’s first reaction was that he was crazy.

“Young Master, are you trying to kill yourself?” He was shielding a criminal. Even his status as a prince could not protect him.

“I beg you, sir, please don’t be confused!”

Xiao Luzi was about to cry.

However, Ye Shuo was not too worried: “Although this idea is absurd, I have to give it a try. What if it works?”

Many criminals would not reveal the whereabouts of the dirty silver if they knew they would not survive, but what if there was a chance to survive?

For a dying person, one more hour would be good.

When the time comes, the money will be returned to the victim’s family. Even if someone is dead, at least they can get some compensation, which is better than losing both.

I just don’t know whether the government will agree.

But the key to this matter is communication. What if it works? It will also be of great benefit to the government.

Ye Shuo quickly took out the ruler he had snatched from the tutor.

Ye Shuo is a man of great integrity. Since he has escaped from the palace, he does not intend to use the title of prince anymore.

It doesn’t matter. Doesn’t he still have the identity of the Taifu’s student?

After relying on your father, you can still rely on your teacher. Why should you work hard when you can rely on others?

If…the teacher is not bragging.

The Taifu has been an official in the court for so many years, and the students he had taught before have already become local tyrants or famous figures. If they did not make it, they would naturally be just like everyone else.

After asking around, Ye Shuo actually found out.

The Taifu said that he had many students all over the world, and it turned out that he was not exaggerating.

Even after so many years, students still feel scared when they see the familiar ruler.

Wu Weiyong, who was considered one of the most powerful men in Liangzhou City, couldn’t help but shudder when he saw the thing in Ye Shuo’s hand.

It’s true.

“You said you were the teacher’s student. Do you have any other evidence?” Perhaps because time has passed, the filter has become thicker, and Wu Weiyong was really reminded of the past.

“If you don’t believe me, you can write a letter to the teacher.” Ye Shuo is as real as gold and is not afraid of fire. He is not false at all.

About ten days later, Wu Weiyong actually received a reply and had a strange expression on his face.

Wu Weiyong knew his teacher’s personality, so he could not have imagined that the teacher could be so concerned about a student that he actually asked him to take care of the boy in the letter.

Wu Weiyong thought about it and finally made a connection with Ye Shuo and the prefect of Liangzhou.

Liangzhou’s economy is already developed, so the officials here are naturally more flexible. The other party was originally a little hesitant, but as soon as Ye Shuo said that he would be responsible for everything, the governor of Liangzhou no longer had any worries.

If it works, it is his political achievement. If it doesn’t, it is his youth’s problem. He won’t lose anyway, so there is no harm in giving it a try.

Then, Ye Shuo’s Ping’an Restaurant opened.

There is no shortage of desperate people in this world. If they have lost their lives, what do they need money for?

When they are desperate, even if it seems ridiculous, people will still come to them.

It didn’t take long for Ye Shuo to make his first business deal.

If there is a first, there will be a second. If the first deal is successful, how long will the second and third be?

After people discovered that they would not be arrested by the government as long as they stayed in the Ping’an Restaurant, the Ping’an Restaurant quickly became famous.

There are naturally many people who spend a lot of money in this situation. Later, they found that the owner of this restaurant was really ruthless. He only gave them 1,000 taels of silver to eat this for a day?

It was worse than the ordinary restaurants outside.

However, Ye Shuo felt that this kind of food was a bargain for them. After all, they had done evil things, so how could they deserve to eat good food?

These people protested, but Ye Shuo still did what he had to do. He looked like he was saying “come if you want, get out if you don’t want to.” He was as arrogant as he could be, which made people wonder who was the evil one.

Of course, since he is such a vicious criminal, with Ye Shuo’s attitude, some people would occasionally want to kill him out of anger. But Ye Shuo is not a pushover after all. If he spends Beiting’s silver, naturally there will be masters following him.

Over time, not only the wanted criminals of the government, but even the gangsters would come here to seek refuge.

As long as there is money to be paid, unless it is an extreme situation, people who come to seek revenge will not mind waiting a few more days. Naturally, they will give Ye Shuo some face and agree with each other not to fight in the restaurant.

The people hiding in the restaurant knew clearly in their hearts that they were just being taken advantage of, but they had no choice. When a person is extremely thirsty, even if he knows that the water in front of him is poisoned, he still has to drink it. This is what is meant by drinking poison to quench thirst.

In just over half a year, Ye Shuo’s nickname changed from the Ninth Young Master to the current Chief Boss.

His Highness is about to make a name for himself in this world…

The path is very messy.

But what Xiao Luzi didn’t understand was, what good would this do to His Highness? He himself didn’t make much money.

However, Xiao Luzi didn’t know that fame and fortune are inseparable. If a person has fame, money will naturally come to him. It just depends on whether you want to do it or not.

Not long after, Ye Shuo applied to the governor of Liangzhou for permission to open a gambling house.

It is called a gambling house, but in fact it is a place for the wealthy in the city to discuss business and relax. It is similar to the model of a casino, but Ye Shuo does not cheat ordinary people. Capital must be verified before entering.

In order to prevent someone from losing everything they had, when only 30% of the money the gentry brought was left, someone in the gambling house would remind them and force them to log off.

However, not many people bought into this model at the beginning. After all, the gentry were not fools. They verified capital and imposed this and that restrictions. Did they think they were made of clay?

But they had no choice, because Qinglufan had a good environment, good service, and most importantly, many things, many of which were new and novel things they had never heard of before. Even though there were many problems, it seemed that they could not be completely intolerable.

^[1]Qinglufan = gambling house

As time went by, and with the influence of Ye Shuo’s reputation, Qinglufang’s business really became booming.

Then there is intra-city express delivery. Kung Fu exists in this world, and people who know Kung Fu can run errands much faster than modern delivery guys.

As for the official teaching houses in Liangzhou, there were obviously better ways to make money. Most of them were the wives of officials, who were proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Why would they be greedy for the money from selling their bodies?

In addition, in addition to women, men could also sell their bodies. There were many women doing business in Liangzhou.

When it comes to marketing, the ancients were still far behind.

After the magistrate of Liangzhou tried to make some changes, he found that it was true. When the people inside were not asked to sell their bodies, the wealthy people in Liangzhou City were more willing to invest money in it. No one knew why.

In the past, Liangzhou’s economy was developed, but there was not much entertainment, and money was not circulated, so it was just for show.

Now that so many new and interesting gadgets have suddenly appeared, everyone’s money naturally has a place to go.

In just one year, seeing the promising growth in tax revenue, the governor of Liangzhou was so excited that he immediately made Ye Shuo his close friend.

Looking at the two people who were talking about brothers all the time, Xiao Luzi could only pray for the prefect, hoping that he would never know the truth.

In a blink of an eye, two years passed. The exhausted Emperor Jingwen finally decided to tour the south and personally eradicate those cancers one by one.

It just so happens that when I pass by Liangzhou, I can stop by to see how the little bastard is doing recently.

As the relationship between him and the Crown Prince became strained and the other princes were fighting openly and secretly, Emperor Jingwen now felt relieved only when he mentioned his youngest son.

References

↑1Qinglufan = gambling house