The eldest prince Liu Xian is twenty-one years old this year. He is tall, strong and handsome, and seems to have inherited more from his biological mother, Concubine Wu. When he was sixteen, he was granted the title of king and opened a palace, and in the same year he married Princess Xu.

The composition of Qibao Pavilion is relatively complex. It is an industry jointly owned by several wealthy families in Kyoto, and the Xu family is one of them. After Xu married the eldest prince, with his strong support, Xu Song, Xu's elder brother, gradually became

The owner of Qibao Pavilion. In fact, in recent years, the internal affairs of Qibao Pavilion have

The bloody storm is not simple at all. From a certain point of view, it is very similar to the battle in the court, and even more intense. Just because of the golden sign of the eldest prince, Xu Song is invincible and gradually takes control through various means.

This is a company with a rich heritage.

Of course, Xu Song is only the nominal owner at present, and several other wealthy businessmen still own the shares of Qibao Pavilion. They also have the support of nobles behind them, and there is no way to kill them all.

Xu Song needed an opportunity to establish his prestige. When Xiangyun Company's briquettes came out, he couldn't wait to use the name of the eldest prince to persuade Yushi Zhongcheng Fangxun and Hubu Shangshu Sun Dacheng, hoping that the imperial court would seize Pei Yue's property.

.By that time, the imperial court will always need people to take care of these properties. With the relationship of the eldest prince, Xu Song is confident that Qibao Pavilion can take over them all.

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

Prince Lu's Mansion was gifted by Emperor Kaiping and was extremely splendid. Its various regulations and furnishings were second only to the imperial palace.

In the flower-filled side hall, the eldest prince Liu Xian sat on the main seat, with Xu Song sitting next to him. The royal palace chief Shi Li Jinyan stood in the hall and told about his experience of going to Xiangyun Store.

Even though his face looked a little 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 but frown when he heard Li Jinyan say that Pei Yue was dragging him to meet the saint.

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

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

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

Liu Xian said calmly: "Come on."

Xu Song analyzed: "Judging from Li Changshi's description, Pei Yue has nothing to do and is just struggling to his death. The villain has been secretly following Pei Yue during this period and found that except for his frowning face in the business, he could not take any action at all.

use any means of counterattack. In fact,

Think about it, he is just a viscount, and he has severed ties with the Pei family. The Hou Guliang of Guangping who he can rely on the most is in the south. Faced with such a complicated situation, what can he, a young man and a half, do? Your Highness, at this time

If he takes action, he will only be grateful to His Highness."

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

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

Emperor Kaiping will enter his forties next year, and the position of the crown prince cannot remain pending forever. It will have to be decided in the next few years, so now is an extremely important time.

Xu Song used the Qibao Pavilion to provide a steady stream of money to the eldest prince. Of course he knew his current delicate situation and continued to persuade: "Your Highness, there are three benefits to taking over the Xiangyun Company and the coal mine in Shouyang Mountain. First, the income from this business

It's huge. As long as it can be mastered, the palace's expenses will be more abundant. Second, small

If a person can take advantage of this opportunity to completely control Qibao Pavilion, even if he cannot expel the other companies, he can still shut them up and work for His Highness wholeheartedly. Thirdly, although Qibao Pavilion is nominally taking over the related industries, the courtiers all know that

With His Highness standing behind the villain, they will only believe in His Highness's strength even more."

When Liu Xian heard the last reason, his expression changed slightly.

The ancestral system of Daliang is that the eldest son inherits the throne, but no one will forget that he is not the eldest son. Although the cause of death of the late emperor Renzong is somewhat strange, more than ten years have passed, who dares to question the powerful emperor? There is such a thing

With his father as a role model, the eldest prince naturally wants to work hard, maybe the position will fall to him.

If you want to successfully become a prince, in addition to the love of Emperor Kaiping, it is also very important to have the support of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. Otherwise, even if Emperor Kaiping intends to make him the prince, if all the civil and military ministers oppose it, Emperor Kaiping cannot insist on his own way.

It 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 respectfully replied: "Your Highness, this old slave feels that this person has a fierce appearance but a soft heart. He is lucky and has made some achievements, so he can't tell the difference between heaven and earth. That day, he dragged the old slave to meet the saint, but when the old slave said the name of His Highness,

After that, he immediately became discouraged and was obviously a little scared. So the old slave thought that as long as he was put under some more pressure, he would definitely know how to give in."

Liu Xian was noncommittal, frowning slightly and said: "Although you have done it cleanly and left no clues to others, in the eyes of discerning people, especially my father, I can clearly see that this king is trying to seize the honorable property."

He had a very good relationship with his biological mother, Concubine Wu, and often went to the palace to pay her respects. He also learned a lot from this concubine, who was extremely favored by Emperor Kaiping, the most important of which was the reputation of the prince. The inside story of Qibao Pavilion itself is very interesting.

It was secretive, not many people knew about Xu Song, and even fewer people knew about the relationship between him and Xu Song. In addition, when he married the Xu family, the Xu family was not yet the dominant family in Qibao Pavilion, so it did not cause any criticism.

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

Xu Song advised: "Your Highness, Xiangyun Company is in a very difficult situation right now. You are helping Pei Yue, so why are you trying to steal it? What's more, Qibao Pavilion doesn't want to take Pei Yue's property for free. He can use the deposited money

If you take them all away, you can still get a lot of money from us, so you won’t suffer any loss at all.”

Seeing that Liu Xian was still hesitating, Xu Song struck while the iron was hot: "As for what other people think, Your Highness doesn't need to care too much. His Majesty can also say that when Qibao Pavilion gets the recipe for briquettes, you can present it to Your Majesty and spread it throughout the entire beam.

Expanding this business will benefit the country and the people, and your Majesty will definitely like it very much."

This sentence finally moved Liu Xian. After a moment of silence, he nodded slightly and said, "Li Changshi, go and inform Pei Yue that the King of Japan will host a banquet in the Bamboo Tower and invite him to the banquet."

"Old slave, take your orders." Li Jinyan bowed in agreement.
Chapter completed!