"Isn't it just robbing each other? How can it be so difficult?"
Money God looked at Qian Duoduo. There was such an idiot beside him, which made him a little sad. What made him even sadder was that this idiot was his son.
In the battle for the throne, not only did the civil and military officials in the court have to take sides, but the third prince and the eldest prince also had to try their best to win over the courtiers and strengthen their own forces.
In the past few years, both sides had tried their best to suppress their opponents and strengthen themselves. The First Prince had instigated many of the Third Prince's subordinates to rebel, and the Third Prince had also dragged many of the First Prince's subordinates into the water. Now, the two sides were almost in a stalemate. Every step forward was exceptionally difficult.
The third prince had countless counselors under his command, but they had not been able to expand the advantage. How could Qian Duoduo speak such arrogant words?
Money God was so angry that he laughed. He stood up from his seat, pointed to the chair, and said to Qian Duoduo, "You sit down."
Qian Duoduo hurriedly said, "I am not tired. You sit down, you sit down!"
Money God took off a shoe, held it in his hand, and said impatiently, "Don't talk nonsense. Just sit down!"
Qian Duoduo hurriedly sat down. If he didn't sit down this time, his father would beat him with the sole of his shoe.
"It doesn't matter if you don't understand at such a young age, but it is taboo to speak such arrogant words." Money God looked at him and said, "Tell me, how is the battle for the throne the same as doing business?"
Qian Duoduo looked bitter. "I just said it casually …"
Money God looked at him and patted the sole of his shoe in his hand.
"What you were talking about just now was how to rope in the First Prince's subordinates or make them fall into chaos, right?" Qian Duoduo immediately said, "Father, think about it. A few years ago, you took a fancy to the steward of the Wan family. How did you trick him into coming over?"
"You mean the steward of the Wan family?" Money God thought for a moment and said, "Can that be called cheating? His talent was buried in the Wan family, and he only received a few hundred taels of silver a year. I bought him a house with three entrances in the capital for 10,000 taels of silver a year. Why didn't he follow me? "
"That's right!" Qian Duoduo patted his thigh and said, "We can also buy a few houses in a good location in the capital …"
Hearing this, Yang Yanzhou and Zhao Xiuwen both shook their heads.
Even Young Master Qian could think of a method, how could they not think of it?
This was because, in this world, not everything could be done with money.
Both sides tried to use this method to bribe the other party's officials, but the results were minimal. After all, this was a fight for the throne. One wrong step could lead to a bottomless abyss. No one dared to bet the lives of their entire family on a house.
"That's all you want to say?" Money God of Fortune slapped the soles of his shoes faster. He narrowed his eyes and asked, "What if they don't accept it?"
"What do you mean …" Qian Duoduo looked at him in surprise and said, "I mean, the price of houses in the capital has been rising. If you buy it now, you definitely won't suffer a loss …"
Money God narrowed his eyes and said, "Do you think I don't know that houses in the capital will rise?"
"What I mean is …" Seeing that the sole of the shoe was getting closer and closer to his face, Qian Duoduo hurriedly said, "We can buy a few houses and hang 'Liu Residence', 'Chen Residence', 'Ma Residence' and so on …"
"This is our Qian Family's house. Why would we hang other people's names on it?"
"Wait for the appreciation!"
Breathing heavily, Money God of Fortune raised the shoe in his hand and slapped it toward Qian Duoduo's head. Halfway through, he suddenly stopped. He seemed to have thought of something and murmured, "Liu Residence, Chen Residence, Ma Residence …"
He put on the shoe and looked at Qian Duoduo, making the latter feel creeped out.
He reached out and pulled Qian Duoduo's face. Qian Duoduo shivered and said, "Father, what are you doing?"
"I want to see if you are my son." Money God of Fortune reached out and pulled his face, saying, "No mask … Are you bewitched?"
Yang Yanzhou looked at him in confusion. "Money God of Fortune …"
Money God of Fortune moved another chair over, looked at Qian Duoduo, and said, "Tell me!"
They looked at Qian Duoduo again.
"You scholars, how can you be so stubborn!" Qian Duoduo frowned, looked at him, and said, "Did you send someone to bribe the Great Prince's people?"
There was nothing to deny, so Yang Yanzhou nodded.
Qian Duoduo asked, "Did you succeed?"
"Failed."
"Why did you fail?"
"They didn't accept it."
"If they don't accept it, you won't give it to them?" Qian Duoduo looked at the two with disappointment and asked, "Where is your sincerity?"
Yang Yanzhou, "…"
Zhao Xiuwen, "…"
"Let me say it." If these two died of anger in the Qian Manor, he couldn't explain it to the Third Prince. Money God of Fortune waved his hand and said, "What Duoduo means is that our Qian family will pay to buy a few mansions in the capital and hang the names of the Great Prince's officials. It doesn't matter if they accept it or not, they will give it to us …"
"Sowing discord?" Yang Yanzhou frowned and said, "Will the Great Prince believe such groundless and groundless things?"
Qian Duoduo thought about it, looked at him, and said, "Lord Yang, yesterday I accidentally saw Madam Yang and a strange man kissing in a small forest outside the city …"
Pa!
Yang Yanzhou suddenly slammed the table, looked at him, and said angrily, "My wife and I were at home all day yesterday. Don't you dare spread rumors!"
Qian Duoduo asked, "When did you not stay all day?"
"The day before yesterday, my wife went back to her parents' home."
Qian Duoduo slapped his thigh and said, "Look at my memory. I'm sorry, I remembered wrong. It was the day before yesterday."
"You …" Yang Yanzhou glared at him, but was pulled back by Zhao Xiuwen.
Zhao Xiuwen was stunned. He looked at Qian Duoduo as if it was the first time he had met him.
Yang Yanzhou was also a smart man. He had only been impulsive after hearing those filthy words. After calming down, he immediately understood the crux of the matter.
Before this, the two sides had tried to rope each other in and instigate defection. Who knew how much money had been promised, but they had not made much progress.
Qian Duoduo's words today had provided them with another way of thinking.
If they could not bring those people under their command, then let them create chaos from within.
However, they had tried to sow discord between the Great Prince and his officials, but it had little effect. After all, no one was a fool and would not fall for those clumsy schemes.
Yang Yanzhou was still somewhat depressed and asked, "What if the Great Prince does not believe it?"
"It's up to you whether you believe it or not!"
Qian Duoduo pursed his lips and said, "In any case, buying a house will not be a loss. I can hang the name of whoever I want in my house. It's fine even if I don't hang my name. When the time comes, we will send our imperial censors to visit the homes of those officials often, drink tea, and investigate whether they appear honest on the surface but are secretly extravagant and lascivious …"
This time, not only did Yang Yanzhou and Zhao Xiuwen look at him differently, but even the God of Fortune looked at him with a strange gaze.
The Third Prince was in charge of supervision. More than half of the imperial censors in the court were their people. If these censors visited the homes of the Great Prince's officials every few days, the Great Prince would not be able to sleep well …
They also could not keep the censors out of the door. Even the Great Prince did not dare to do so. If he did, it would be revealing that he had a guilty conscience …
A smile appeared on Zhao Xiuwen's face. He clapped his hands and said, "What a good way to sow discord …"
Qian Duoduo looked at him contemptuously and said, "Where have you scholars gone? You can't even think of this. Have you read Plum's Art of War? Have you read the Thirty-Six Stratagems? "
Zhao Xiuwen suddenly looked at him and asked, "These two books only exist in the Jing Kingdom's military. It's rare for outsiders to see them. Have you seen them before?"
Qian Duoduo patted his chest and said, "A hundred thousand taels of silver. I'll lend it to you for three days. No bargaining!"
Zhao Xiuwen and Yang Yanzhou hurriedly left. It was unknown if they really had something urgent to attend to, or if they were frightened by the 100,000 taels of silver.
Money God of Fortune squinted at Qian Duoduo and asked, "Tell me honestly, who taught you this?"
Thinking of Li Yi's reminder, Qian Duoduo looked at him and said sincerely, "Dad, I won't hide it from you. Actually, one day, I suddenly had a flash of inspiration … and then these things appeared."
The plan he had just described was almost tailor-made for the Third Prince.
The God of Wealth knew his son very well. If he didn't have a master behind him, then he was possessed by a ghost.
From the looks of it now, it was the latter.
"Tie the young master up for me!" Money God of Wealth waved his hand and said to the two servants at the door, "Take him to the Qian family's ancestral hall and invite some monks and Taoists over …"
He looked at Qian Duoduo, who was stunned on the spot, and said with a guilty expression, "Duoduo, I'm sorry. If I didn't let you go out, you wouldn't have been possessed by a ghost!"
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