Chapter 7: Discussing how to depose the crown prince? I'm still here!
"no need."

Before Li Chengde and his companions stood up, a person who looked like a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old appeared at the door of the central hall. She was none other than the eldest princess.

The prince seemed a little excited and went straight to greet her, "Aunt, why are you here in such a hurry? You didn't even let anyone know in advance."

The eldest princess passed by him, but she didn't look at him. Instead, she cast her gaze at Li Chengde.

"I thought we were all family, so there was no need to do anything fancy, so I just came in directly."

"Chengde, you don't mind, do you?"

Li Chengde raised his lips slightly, "My two brothers came in without notifying me, I'm used to it."

"You'll get used to it." The princess smiled. "You just moved into a new house, and I don't have anything to give you, so I'll give you this jade hairpin."

As she spoke, the eldest princess walked up to Li Chengde and reached out to pull off the jade hairpin on her head.

Li Chengde did not take it.

The princess smiled and asked, "Why? You don't like it? This jade hairpin is my favorite thing. I have worn it for many years."

"Although it's not precious, it's also a token of my love. If you don't accept it, I'll be sad."

Before Li Chengde could speak, the prince came out to help him out, "Since it is my aunt's favorite thing, my fourth brother certainly doesn't dare to take it away from her."

The princess thought for a moment, smiled and nodded, saying, "Your Highness, what you said makes sense. How can a mere jade hairpin represent my feelings?"

"After all, Chengde's strategy caused the Western Hu king to suffer a great setback, and he had no choice but to cooperate with our Daqing."

"With such a great achievement, I will naturally present it to Your Majesty and ask for credit for Chengde."

"It just so happens that over the years, my energy has been declining, and I am somewhat unable to manage the inner treasury."

"If Chengde is willing to help, I will ask Your Majesty to transfer the power of the inner treasury to Chengde."

As soon as these words were spoken, the Crown Prince and the Second Prince were both stunned for a moment. They had no idea what the eldest princess was up to.

However, Li Chengde did not bother to be polite with the princess. He just smiled and nodded, "Okay, then it's settled."

"..."

The eldest princess couldn't help but be stunned. She didn't expect Li Chengde to agree so readily!
But the words have been spoken and cannot be taken back.

However, the eldest princess lowered her eyes slightly, and a smile reappeared on her face, "Well, Chengde is willing to help me bear the pressure of the inner treasury, and I am very pleased."

"In this way, even if you have just been crowned King of Wei, you have the capital to compete with the Crown Prince."

"After all, if you want to win over those court officials, it will never work without money."

"..."

This time it was the prince's turn to remain silent.

He felt that he couldn't understand today's situation at all!
Whether it was moving into a new house or being crowned the King of Wei, or even if he had just made a great contribution, wasn't it a bit too exaggerated for the princess to come to the door in person to present gifts? !

And it would be fine if it was something else, but it was the jade hairpin that I had worn for many years...

Before the gift was given away, he even proposed in front of him to hand over the financial power of the inner treasury to Li Chengde!

The prince's mind was completely confused.

No, you guys should at least keep this matter secret from others when discussing it, he is still here!

So reckless?!
Taking a deep breath, the prince suddenly covered his forehead and said, "Fourth brother, I'm really sorry, I don't seem to be feeling well, so I'll leave first."

Li Chengde did not try to stop him. "Have a safe journey, Your Highness. I will not see you off."

"..."

The prince was silent again and left in a hurry.

The princess sat down next to Li Chengde and sighed helplessly, "The power of the inner treasury is only the first step. It's not that easy to become the crown prince."

"Oh?" Li Chengde asked casually, "What should we do next?"

The eldest princess glanced at him charmingly and explained very patiently: "You are just too young and don't understand the danger involved."

"Well, today is a good opportunity, I will help you sort it out." "After you take charge of the inner treasury's financial power, you must not only bribe officials at all levels, but also find ways to poach people from the East Palace."

"But even if that's the case, the Crown Prince was appointed by His Majesty himself, so he can't be deposed so easily."

"Then you have to find a way to force him to make a mistake. As long as his status as the crown prince has not been revoked, the two of you are not on the same starting line after all."

"But what fault is intolerable to Your Majesty? The only one is forcing the emperor to abdicate and rebel."

"And if you want to force him onto this path, it's far from enough for you to do it alone."

"Only if we drag the Second Prince into this fight, the more fiercely they fight, the more likely it is that they will end up like this."

"And at this time, you can eliminate both of them in one fell swoop and become the sole winner."

As soon as he finished speaking, the second prince immediately said, "Fourth brother, my house may be on fire, I have to go back quickly, you and aunt continue chatting, don't worry about me!"

Without waiting for Li Chengde to speak, the second prince stood up and ran out in one leap.

The princess saw that the two men were scared away by her words, and she couldn't help but smile, "Now that the annoying people have left, we should talk about serious topics."

"Hmm?" Puzzled eyes appeared in Li Chengde's eyes. "Were we not talking about serious topics just now?"

"Sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight, what a good script."

"By the way, when will the inner treasury be handed over to me? I need to find someone to do the handover in advance."

The eldest princess was completely silent.

She had just put the fight for the throne on the table right in front of those two people, just to clear away the obstacles.

She did not want the Crown Prince and the Second Prince to be present when discussing the next cooperation with Li Chengde.

But looking at the situation now, how could Li Chengde take everything she said before seriously?
Based on the strategy Li Chengde proposed at the court meeting that day, she felt that the other party should be a smart person.

So I should be able to see her intention.
But Li Chengde insisted on holding on to the issue of the inner treasury's financial power. Isn't this a bit... huh? Could it be?
"Do you really want Neiku?"

In fact, she felt that she was asking a superfluous question.

I believe that none of these princes would not be envious of the wealth brought by the inner treasury.

When Li Chengde first started to participate in the fight for the throne, he needed money for many purposes, so it was impossible for him not to want the inner treasury.

"The inner treasury is in my hands, and it can also be a help to you. Why do you have to take it?"

Li Chengde did not refute the eldest princess's words, but mentioned another topic.

"I think what you just said is missing one person. In the battle for the throne, the biggest enemy has never been the other princes, but your Majesty!"

"So the focus should actually be on how to defeat His Majesty... Your idea just now is actually very good, but it's missing one step, which is to let the three of them die together!"

After these words were spoken, the entire hall suddenly became quiet.

The eldest princess had no idea of ​​this. She thought she was crazy enough!

But compared with Li Chengde, there seems to be a certain gap!

How could a prince regard the emperor as his biggest competitor right from the beginning of his fight for the throne, and even think about how to destroy the emperor!

This is really too unbelievable!

Whether in history books or in the struggle for succession in Qing Kingdom in recent years, she had never seen anything like this!

The princess stared at Li Chengde's handsome face with disbelief in her eyes, "Today is the first time I really get to know you!"

Li Chengde's mouth curled up slightly, "Really? Then you will have many opportunities to say this in the future."

"By the way, according to the time, Ruoruo and Fan Sizhe will be here soon. Do you plan to stay here and meet them?"

"..." The princess hesitated for a moment and stood up, "No need!"

"I'll come back to see you in two days. I hope you can still say what you just said then!"

(End of this chapter)