Li Chongfu's mood was certainly very good, this was the first time he was so proud.

He only realized today that Wei Shi, who had been frightened by him, turned out to be like this.

It was reasonable for him to think of Qin Shaoyou. Now that he has completely broken up with Empress Wei, he naturally has many friends and has many ways. He only has the name of a prince. After all, he has no real prince. It is the hard truth to make a prince outside.

So when he returned to the palace, he quietly compiled a book and sent it to Luoyang.

Everything seemed to be calm, and it seemed that there was no need to be as trembling as before. It was rare to live a few comfortable days.

But within a few days, Li Chongfu was completely stunned.

The third prince Li Chongjun was summoned to the palace. On the same day, an order was issued, and the third prince Li Chongjun made him the crown prince.

When the news reached the second prince's palace, Li Chongfu was stunned.

He was silent for a long time, and finally... he didn't say a word.

His good luck seemed to have ended here.

Of course he knew what it meant to make his younger brother a crown prince. The crown prince is the crown prince, and the crown prince is the future emperor. For most people, since they are the future emperor, the future future of many people is also under him.

Now the Wei family has obviously reached a period of decline, and many Wei family members have begun to lie dormant, and even Empress Wei has become 'sick'.

There was already speculation outside the room, which was the intention of retreating that the Wei family could not control the situation.

There are rumors that His Majesty has noticed some of the attempts of the Wei family and has decided not to be a fool anymore. He has begun to suppress the Wei family openly and secretly. Now it seems that Empress Wei is sick, and now the sudden establishment of the prince is a clear proof.

Once the Wei family is dormant, it will inevitably form a vacuum of power. Who fills this vacuum?

Li Chongfu almost didn't need to think too much. He knew that all this... would only benefit the next prince.

But the problem is that it would be fine if Li Chongfu was an ordinary prince, but he was not at all unusual. He is the eldest brother. His younger brother has become the emperor in all dynasties, and how many people who are the emperor can have a good ending?

It seemed... all of a sudden, Li Chongfu fell to the bottom again. And this time the situation seemed even worse.

Because in the past, no matter what the Wei family was like, he was the hope of all the royal families and the old ministers of the Tang Dynasty, and was the last thought of all subjects for the Tang Dynasty. So if the Wei family really wanted to do it, they would have to take some discussion into consideration.

But now, he found that he was nothing, and because the Wei family hugged Wu Zetian's thigh, they naturally regarded themselves as a thorn in their eyes.

As for others, the hope of the Tang Dynasty in the eyes of others naturally fell on the prince. For everyone, the establishment of the prince had far exceeded their expectations. Now, there is no way to save money. For this matter of orderly and orderly, we will fight with the emperor. Once the fight starts, we will be afraid that even this little benefit will be lost, which will be a loss.

And his third brother, the third brother, became the crown prince. If he wants to be the emperor in the future, would he really be relieved of his brother? If he is the fourth prince, the third brother must be tolerant. After all, that is his younger brother. The fourth prince does not have the qualifications to succeed the throne, so he will not be foolish, so the prince will naturally feel at ease with him. But...

Li Chongfu began to feel uneasy.

For him, Chang'an City seemed to be ambushing murderous intent everywhere. He didn't even know when he would suddenly die. Although he went to Longmen Palace and met Li Chongjun, he congratulated his younger brother "attentively".

That day, Li Chongjun wore the prince's uniform and the sky crown on his head, and lived in the Longmen Palace that had been desolate for many years. Li Chongfu obediently gave him the courtesy of the king and the ministers. Li Chongjun rushed to him almost anxiously, helped him up, and said things like you and my brothers, calling Li Chongfu the emperor's brother as he used to. But at this time... Li Chongfu's heart sank to the bottom.

I want to serve this younger brother, but this younger brother... I don’t have a sense of acceptance. You can say that he is modest, but to some extent, does it mean that I want to be a minister but cannot be obtained?

He didn't sleep well for several nights in a row. Now Li Chongfu's only hope is to go to the emperor. If the emperor can protect himself, things may have room for maneuver.

But the emperor lived deep in the palace, but Li Chongfu didn't even have any chance.

But at this time, a letter was delivered to him.

This was sent by Qin Shaoyou. Li Chongjun tore open the letter. The letter was not signed. It seemed that the handwriting was also from the hands of the sword and penman, obviously... it has a profound meaning.

There is only a few words in the letter: "Your Highness may be in trouble every now and then, please move to Luoyang. I am here to wait."

A very simple sentence revealed a lot of information. First of all, this letter is very ordinary. It was neither written by Qin Shaoyou nor left any traces of Henan Prefecture. In other words, even if Li Chongfu sent this letter to the imperial court now, it was impossible to prove that this was Qin Shaoyou's meaning.

More importantly, the misfortune it mentioned in it seemed to be in line with Li Chongfu's wishes. Li Chongfu's uneasiness was getting worse, which made him no longer have any luck.

Of course... the last sentence is the top priority.

Qin Shaoyou called Li Chongfu His Highness, which was justified, because Li Chongfu was both the prince and the King of Qiao, and there was almost no problem with calling His Highness.

The problem lies in Qin Shaoyou's self-proclaimed. Qin Shaoyou claims to be a minister. You must know that Qin Shaoyou is also a prince, and the title of King Wei is somewhat more noble than King Qiao. This is naturally because Li Chongfu is inconspicuous in the eyes of Wei, so he deliberately belittled Li Chongfu in his title.

Since both sides are at the same level, why did Qin Shaoyou call himself a minister? There are only three people in this world who can make Qin Shaoyou call himself a minister, one is the emperor, and the other is the crown prince.

Li Chongfu looked at the letter and said nothing for a long time.

What was Qin Shaoyou’s idea?

What does he want to do?

Stay in Jingzhao Mansion or go to Henan Mansion?

How to change it?

He had countless thoughts in his mind, and he was a little shaky. He didn't want to stay in Chang'an for a day. There were so many fears here. And more importantly, Mr. Qin was right, but he was afraid that it would not take long. His own disaster was about to come.

Qin Shaoyou's meaning seems to have the intention of protecting himself, but... do you really want to be protected by him?

Who knows if this person will sell himself?

Perhaps... he had no friendship with the prince, and he knew very well when the prince ascended the throne. His high-powered King of Wei will sooner or later become a thorn in the new emperor's eyes, so he wanted to follow the example of supporting his father ascending the throne, and establish the merit of following the dragon.

Which dragon is from? Of course it is yourself. After all, I am the eldest son of the emperor and the one who is most qualified to inherit the throne.

So... should I go?

Li Chongfu couldn't decide. After all, he was not a quick decision and did not have so many decisive decisions. He was determined to wait and see before talking about it. However, he hid this letter closely. In any case, this was a way out for him.

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Henan Prefecture is very peaceful. His Majesty's edict has not come after all. In fact, the Wei family obviously doesn't care about letting Qin Shaoyou go to Chang'an. Qin Shaoyou is also well aware that the day of showdown is approaching.

Now, Qin Shaoyou has no choice but to choose from. Although the Wei family suffered a heavy blow this time, the Emperor's card is now in Chang'an rather than Luoyang, which makes everything in the future depend on Qin Shaoyou himself.

Once the Wei family regained their foothold, or when Zi is still stubborn and obeys the Wei family's words, then for Qin Shaoyou, his only choice is to make final preparations.

Just a few days ago, almost all the core figures under Qin Shaoyou's account gathered in Luoyang, and then Qin Shaoyou made a decision. When the son was weak and the dragon body was not safe, there were all the princes in the city, and some people were planning to make bad plans. So now, as a loyal minister and righteous man, Henan Prefecture must make the worst plan.

What is the worst plan? It is to follow the orders of the emperor at any time to punish the unjust ministers.

In other words, the world is now unstable, and many people are beginning to be ill-behaved. As loyal ministers, they should prepare for the worst and make the worst. Once a rebellion occurs, the King of Wei will wait for the emperor's edict at any time to kill the rebels.

Since you want to be such a loyal minister, you must have strength.

The so-called strength is naturally the expansion of the army.

Qin Shaoyou demanded that starting from now on, both Shence Mansion and the Five Military Mansion should give priority to military priority, especially the Five Military Mansion, which should continue to expand recruitment, and the number of people in the Five Military Barracks will be expanded to 200,000.

It would not be difficult for 200,000 troops to adopt the former system of government troops. After all, it was just militia. They were just allowed to farm and farm and temporarily gather people.

However... the recruitment system adopted by the Five Military Camp means that in the future, there will be nearly 300,000 people in the entire Henan Prefecture and Five Towns, full-time military preparations and not production. Not only that, it will also consume countless money and grain.

If you are an ordinary prince, you may not be able to play even if you control two hundred states.

However, the states controlled by Qin Shaoyou now have a total of more than 30. Although Henan’s prefecture can be worth twenty states, the size of fifty states is difficult to afford such huge expenses. Among them, the most critical points are just two, one is people and the other is money.

There are only so many strong men in the family. How to recruit so many idle people?

Fortunately... the new policy of the five towns in advance provided the conditions for Qin Shaoyou.

It is precisely because of the new policy that the countless populations in the hands of the rich clans have been liberated, making them become residents of the households, and no longer private slaves of the powerful. This almost led to the increase of the population under Qin Shaoyou by 30%. For any regime, only the registered population is the real population. If you no longer have household registration, you will not be able to collect taxes from him, nor will you let them allow them to be entrusted. Even themselves have no freedom in life. They are just kept in a certain place, farming and working for the rich clans day and night, and increasing the strength of the rich clans.

But now, these people have become the forces of the Five Military Palaces. Although most of them have flowed into manufacturing, some have bought land and become farmers, which has greatly alleviated the population pressure.

In addition, a few months ago, a famine occurred in nearby Tianwei Town, causing many refugees to pour into Henan Prefecture. The population here has increased a lot. The treatment of the Five Military Camp has always been good, with both salary and excellent food and accommodation. In addition, the influence of the Shence Army, Qiu Ba, who was originally seen by everyone, has not had a bad reputation in Henan Prefecture, but many people have joined the army.

After all... many people have made contributions to joining the army. Coupled with the expansion of the Shence Army and the Five Military Barracks, most of those who entered the Shence Army have become military officers, which is naturally very attractive to many people who have no way out.

In terms of money and food, there is no need to worry about the manufacturing of weapons... the scale is getting bigger and bigger. The larger the scale, the cost will decrease. In this way, if the previous Zhuge hand crossbow was only specially designed to manufacture 10,000 pieces, the price of a continuous crossbow would be as high as 7 or 8 silos. However, once the demand is 100,000, and the experience of management and manufacturing has begun to be proficient, the price of a same hand crossbow may be less than half of the original one.

Not only that, but other sabers, horseshoes, military uniforms, helmets, kettles, boots, quilts, and shoulder bags are generally the case.

Of course... it is still under a lot of pressure to raise so many people, because if you spend such money in it, if there is no war, it will basically be a complete consumption and waste, and will not produce a slight value.

So in terms of money and food, Qin Shaoyou was still determined to take some measures, but there were different internal debates on what to do.

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Chapter completed!