Lu Yuanzhang gave Fang Chen and the people from the Ministry of Industry 10,000 taels of silver each as a reward.
Previously, Lu Yuanzhang promised in public that as long as Fang Chen produced black gunpowder, he would be given a knighthood and give him the highest honor.
But this time, it was the eldest prince who created the black gunpowder, so Fang Chen would not be rewarded heavily.
After everything was over, the eldest prince left the hall with supreme glory, but his figure was very lonely and lonely.
The eldest prince returned to the palace in a sedan chair.
He held the tiger charm tightly in his hand.
If in a peaceful era, the Tiger Talisman is what everyone wants, if you get the Tiger Talisman and gain military power, you will have absolute real power!
But now is the war era, whoever holds the tiger talisman may be a death talisman!
The eldest prince suddenly dropped the tiger talisman in his hand to the ground.
The Tiger Talisman rolled to the side!
"Your Highness, don't be reckless, pick up the tiger talisman quickly!" A middle-aged man with a majestic look came over from behind the bamboo curtain.
"Come here and tell me, Master, what happened?"
This person is the owner of Changyun Island, Lin Changyun, and the master of the eldest prince.
Ever since the eldest prince obtained the formula of black gunpowder, Lin Changyun was very interested and rushed over.
He wanted to personally stand behind the eldest prince and let him take the throne.
The eldest prince picked up the tiger charm and placed it on the table.
He was dejected and heartbroken.
"Master, we have failed. We have been completely defeated. My father never recognizes me..."
The eldest prince told everything that happened in the palace.
After hearing this, Lin Changyun was filled with anger!
"On the surface, His Majesty gave you the title of king and military power, but he wanted to deprive you of your position as prince, so that you would never have the chance to ascend the throne!"
"It's so abominable!"
They all couldn't understand why His Majesty treated the eldest prince like this.
"Master, I am not willing to give in. I really am not willing to give in. I have paid so much, but in the end this is the result!"
Lin Changyun took a deep breath and said, "Actually, we still have a chance. As long as the second prince dies, there will be only one person in the world who can inherit the throne, and that is you!"
When Lin Changyun spoke, there was murderous intent in his voice.
The eldest prince was shocked. He had been competing with the second prince for the position of prince, but he had never thought of killing the second brother, who was his own brother!
Besides, if he kills his second brother, his father will not forgive him.
However, the father only had two sons. If the second brother died, the position of prince would be his.
Even if my father doesn’t want it, it’s still his!
"Master, I can't do it. After all, he is my biological brother. The two of us grew up together. We had a very good relationship when we were children. Although we are enemies of each other now, after all, he is my relative and mine.
My family, I absolutely cannot do this."
Lin Changyun snorted coldly.
"As the saying goes, those who achieve great things do not stick to trivial matters. What about relatives and family members? They are all victims of interests!"
"Think about your father carefully. In order to get the throne, he killed his own eldest brother. How many relatives did he kill?"
Of course the eldest prince knew that his father killed his uncle, his second uncle, many relatives, all the officials who opposed him, and all the forces that supported his uncle in order to gain the throne and gain the world.
At that time, during the rebellion, the entire imperial city was filled with rivers of blood and mountains of corpses!
In the battle of rebellion, both the eldest prince and the second prince participated, and everyone participated.
Now, the eldest prince brought up family ties and the value of his family.
Of course, in the heart of the eldest prince, the only real family members are his parents and second brother, and he doesn't care about other people at all.
Lin Changyun saw that the eldest prince hesitated and continued: "Think about it carefully. If you are willing, I will personally take action and kill the second prince!"
"I guarantee that no one will find out about this matter!"
"To put it bluntly, even if we find out what we can do, I have already escaped, and no one can find me! I will not come back until you become the emperor!"
The eldest prince knew that his master was right, but he could not make up his mind.
"Master, give me some time to think about it. I want to be alone for a while."
Lin Changyun left.
The eldest prince was distraught and was drinking in his room.
He thought for a long time, and then ordered his servants to find Fang Chen.
"Drink with me." The eldest prince pulled Fang Chen to sit down and poured a glass of wine for Fang Chen himself.
After the two exchanged cups, the eldest prince poured out all the bitterness in his heart and told Fang Chen.
Of course Fang Chen knew the eldest prince's current situation.
The prince has no chance of being crown prince in this life.
"Why did my father do this? Mr. Liu, tell me, I and I are both my father's sons and biological sons!"
"Why does my father treat me like this? It's unfair, it's so unfair!"
The eldest prince thought more and more unwillingly. He grabbed the wine bottle and drank a few sips of wine, which made him cough several times.
He was in great pain and kept yelling and venting.
The wine glass was broken and the wine was spilled on the floor.
"Your Highness, I have received very confidential news. This matter is very detrimental to Your Highness. I don't know whether I should tell it or not." At this time, Fang Chen's expression was serious, and he planned to add fuel to the fire.
"Say!" the eldest prince shouted.
Now it's the worst possible situation, and nothing can be worse than what happened tonight.
Fang Chen lowered his voice and looked mysterious.
"I got a piece of news two days ago, but I never dared to tell His Highness. Now I have to tell it."
"Actually... His Highness is not His Majesty's biological son, His Highness is the biological son! His Highness was adopted!"
When the eldest prince heard the news, he was stunned for a moment, and then with a face full of anger, he rushed over, grabbed Fang Chen by the collar, lifted Fang Chen up with one hand, and threw Fang Chen hard into the corner.
"You're talking nonsense, you bastard!"
"How could I not be my biological child? How could it be possible!"
The eldest prince's eyes were blood red, and the sky-high anger seemed to burn everything in front of him.
Fang Chen got up from the ground, his face was calm, and he said calmly: "Your Highness, please calm down."
"I got the news from Longfeng Pavilion. If Your Highness doesn't believe it, you can go to the branch of Longfeng Pavilion with me tomorrow. As long as you can afford the price, you can naturally get the answer."
When the eldest prince heard the words "Longfeng Pavilion", his mind suddenly became clearer.
He knew that Fang Chen would not tell this news for no reason. If it was false news, he would be beheaded.
However, the eldest prince still couldn't believe it.
Now that Fang Chen said the three words "Longfeng Pavilion", the eldest prince believed it!
Because Longfeng Pavilion never provides false news.
Any piece of false news will damage the brand of Longfeng Pavilion.
Before, Fang Chen had doubts about the eldest prince's life experience. Gu Yueru asked people from Longfeng Pavilion to investigate, saying that the answer would be available within three days.
It was found out a few days ago!
Fang Chen just wanted to find a good time to tell this matter.
"I'm not my biological child?" The eldest prince slumped in his chair and growled.
His heart was so confused, his heart was like a knife, and he was in extreme pain!
"Since you said I am not my biological child, then who am I? Who are my biological parents?"