Qian Duoduo came down from the tree and sat on the ground, panting.
The monks and Taoist priests had left. Just now, they had been arguing about who had driven away the ghost on their bodies. In the end, they fought and were carried to the clinic.
Only then did he have a chance to catch his breath.
Money God came over, squatted down beside him, and said, "Do you feel better?"
"Much better." Qian Duoduo leaned against the tree and pretended to be very weak, creating the illusion that the "ghost" had disappeared from his body.
He didn't need to pretend. He was already very weak. He was almost exhausted after climbing such a high tree.
Money God looked at him and asked, "Do you know why I did that?"
Qian Duoduo nodded and quickly shook his head.
Money God patted his leg and said, "Sometimes, people can't be too smart. Those who are too strong are easy to break, and those who are good at softness are not defeated. I don't ask you to be too smart. I just want you to live a stable life. When you die, don't ruin the family business of the Qian Family …"
Qian Caishen looked at him and asked, "Dad asked you to go to Liuzhou to learn how to do business from Miss Lin. Look at you. What kind of messy things have you learned?"
Qian Duoduo nodded and said, "Dad, I understand. I won't talk nonsense anymore!"
"You're enlightened. I'm very happy that you can help me with ideas." Money God nodded with relief and said, "I just found out that the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Cui Jiang, has a large amount of silver flowing to unknown places. If it is brought up in the morning meeting tomorrow, it will be enough to make him lose his official hat, cut off one of the Crown Prince's arms, and eliminate this great enemy for the Third Prince. What do you think of this?"
Qian Duoduo shook his head and said, "Dad, I can't see anything."
Money God waved his hand and said, "It's okay. Say what you want. There are no outsiders here."
Qian Duoduo thought about it and looked around again. Then, he looked at the God of Fortune and said seriously, "Father, I don't think this is a good idea. The Minister of Revenue is such a high position. If he is demoted, who knows who will replace him? What if it is the Great Prince's people who will be replaced? Then all our previous efforts will be in vain."
Money God of Fortune nodded and asked, "So what do you think we should do?"
A mysterious smile appeared on Qian Duoduo's face as he said, "If we can reduce Cui Jiang's guilt and let him still sit in that position, but he can be used by us, that would naturally be the best result …"
Money God of Fortune pondered for a moment and nodded, "This is a good plan."
He looked at Qian Duoduo again and said, "Duoduo, I heard that the Taoist priest of Qingyang Taoist Temple has inherited the teachings of Laojun, and the abbot of Xingshan Temple is the reincarnation of Luohan. I feel that the evil spirits in your body have not been completely removed, so I plan to invite them to take a look at you tomorrow …"
Qian Duoduo's face instantly turned pale. He looked at him and said with a trembling voice, "Dad, didn't you just say …"
The Money God sighed, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Duoduo, you have to remember, in this world, don't trust anyone except yourself …"
…
In the court of the Qi Kingdom, since His Majesty fell ill, the First Prince took over the government, and the Third Prince supervised the country, the situation in the court began to change and become unpredictable.
The two parties tried their best all the time to reduce the power of the other party in the court and strengthen their own side.
Today, there was another imperial censor who reported that the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue were in disorder, and several funds were unclear. In the court, several imperial censors jointly impeached the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Cui Jiang, in front of all the officials.
Fortunately, the impeachment was not for corruption or taking bribes, but for neglect of duty at most, and the punishment was only a year's salary forfeiture. In fact, for the officials of the court above the third level, as long as they were not involved in a big case, they would usually be punished with salary forfeiture or reprimand.
To the surprise of the officials, the Crown Prince showed a business-like attitude towards this matter from beginning to end, which was completely different from the previous situation where he tried his best to defend others.
The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue had a high status and was in charge of the money and grain of the country. He was one of the First Prince's most important henchmen, and if something happened to him, the Crown Prince would lose an arm. His disregard for Cui Jiang today was completely illogical.
This made everyone recall the rumors in the capital in recent days.
It was said that some of the officials at the First Prince's side, including the Minister of Revenue, Cui Jiang, had been secretly bribed by the Third Prince. Not only were they close to the Third Prince's people, there were even people who saw the Third Prince's people carrying two large chests into the Cui Residence, and when they came out, there were no more chests …
Of course, these were all rumors, and the truth could not be verified. They could also be framing or sowing discord — the most important thing was what the First Prince was thinking.
Judging from the First Prince's performance in the morning court, this matter seemed a little more believable.
Prince Heng's Residence.
"Zhao Yi, Zhao Yi …" Zhao Zheng smashed everything in the hall that could be smashed into pieces. The servants and maids around him all knelt on the ground, trembling.
An old man waited for him to finish venting before stepping forward and raising his head to say, "Your Highness, today in the court, it was, it was very unwise …"
"Unwise?" Zhao Zheng looked at him and gritted his teeth. "Tell me, how unwise was it?"
The old man slowly said, "Your Highness disregarded Official Cui. Wouldn't it disappoint him?"
"Disappoint him? I haven't disappoint him yet! " Zhao Zheng's face showed anger again. "What Zhao Yi can give him, can't I? Why would he betray I!"
"Your Highness, you must not think that way!" The old man hurriedly said, "If Your Highness thinks that way, wouldn't it be as the Third Prince wants? Today in the court, the one who impeached Official Cui was clearly the Third Prince's man!"
"What do you know!" Zhao Zheng waved his hand. "What Cui Jiang did is enough for him to lose his position as the Minister of Revenue. But what did Zhao Yi say? What did the censors say?"
"Forfeit his salary for a year. Only forfeit his salary for a year!"
Zhao Zheng panted. "What's the big deal about forfeiting his salary for a year? The gold and silver that Zhao Yi gave him is worth a hundred years of his salary!"
His expression turned cold. "Cui Jiang, I treated you with sincerity. Since you treat I this way, don't blame I for being impolite …"
Cui Manor.
Cui Jiang's heart was filled with complicated feelings. He really didn't know what to feel.
He knew that the censors had let him off in the court today. Otherwise, what he had done for the First Prince was enough to make him lose his position as the Minister of Revenue.
This was something to be happy about. However, the First Prince's inaction towards him made him feel very uncertain.
Beside him, the woman sighed. "Before today, the First Prince only had suspicions about Master. After today, I'm afraid he has no doubts."
Cui Jiang turned around to look at his wife. He said anxiously, "Then what should we do? They have already forced me into a dead end!"
Cui Jiang was in despair and felt wronged. He clearly hadn't done anything. The Third Prince had only bought a manor and sent a few censors to cause trouble at his house. Yet, he had already lost the First Prince's trust …
Damn it, he was even more wronged than Dou E!
"It's not that Master doesn't have a dead end." The woman shook her head and said, "From the very beginning, someone pointed out a bright path for you …"
Qian Manor. Yang Yanzhou had just walked in. He looked at the God of Fortune with a smile and said, "Brother God of Fortune, Cui Jiang has surrendered to His Highness …"
Before he finished speaking, he looked at a corner of the room with a slightly surprised expression.
Beside the table, Qian Duoduo looked at the bowl of black talisman water in front of him and shook his head. "I don't want to drink it. I don't want to drink it …"
…
Liuzhou.
Li Yi had just coaxed Li Mu to sleep. He gently placed her on the bed and covered her with a blanket. He then walked out of the room.
Just now, he suddenly realized something.
The reason why the Qi Kingdom had its current stability was because of the balance of power between the Crown Prince and the Third Prince.
The Taoist Nun was standing behind the First Prince. She was glaring at the First Prince. He didn't know what her motive was, but the balance at the moment should be what they wanted to see.
If this balance was broken, what would happen?
He didn't know …
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