The struggle for the throne among nine princes—I really don't want to be the crown prince.

Chapter 154 Will my uncle blame me?

Because the Crown Prince's two regulations on dealing with non-payment of debts had brought down a Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, the subsequent memorials appeared uneventful and proceeded in an orderly manner.

In fact, the ministers had lost all interest in submitting memorials.

Therefore, this grand court assembly ended very quickly.

As the officials took their leave, Shen Ye followed them out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

He is the crown prince; even if he leaves, he will be at the forefront.

Following behind him were Tong Guowei and Prince Yu.

Prince Yu's expression turned ashen; he knew he had been tricked by the Crown Prince this time.

I believe it won't be long before this affair between him and the Crown Prince becomes a joke, and the one who will lose face is none other than Prince Yu.

From this perspective, he harbored deep resentment towards the Crown Prince.

However, looking at the elegant and refined Crown Prince standing in front of him, he felt a sense of fear for some reason.

In the midst of laughter and conversation, the Crown Prince dismissed Feng Gubei and others who had stood up to oppose him, and another official from the Ministry of Justice was even imprisoned.

If it's about dealing with oneself, then oneself...

Having acted arrogantly and domineeringly for so many years, he knew his own limitations and knew he couldn't withstand any investigation.

After all, half of the million taels of silver he borrowed had been used to buy land.

As for the rest, he also participated in several transactions.

These transactions made them incredibly wealthy.

If a thorough investigation were conducted, these things would be impossible to hide...

But, after all, I am the emperor's uncle, how dare the crown prince treat me like this!
Just as Prince Yu was internally screaming with frustration, Shen Ye smiled and said, "Uncle, didn't you say you'd prepared some good wine for lunch? I'm getting a little hungry. Let's hurry home!"

Prince Yu heard Shen Ye's words.

Prince Gong, who was following behind Prince Yu, also heard the Crown Prince's words.

Even Tong Guowei and the eldest prince heard the crown prince's words.

They were all stunned!

Before the court assembly began, Prince Yu invited the Crown Prince to drink.

However, the reason he invited him at the time was simply to remind the Crown Prince not to forget his promise from that day and not to urge him to pay.

Now that the Crown Prince has submitted his memorial, there's no need for anyone to come knocking on his door to collect the debt. Prince Yu is already bursting with pent-up frustration and has to pay back the money as soon as possible!
Could it be that he really intends to exchange his title for this money?

For Prince Yu, the title of prince that his father bestowed upon him was the foundation of his family.

Without the title of prince, what use is all the money in the world? Sooner or later, he will be left with nothing but misfortune and squander his fortune.

He was feeling depressed when he heard the Crown Prince talking about drinking, which made him furious.

Even if you are the crown prince, you cannot go so far as to bully people like this.

I was, after all, a prince.

However, just as he was about to object, Prince Gong, who was behind him, gently nudged his foot, reminding him that this was not just any nephew, but the Crown Prince.

Offending the Crown Prince will have endless consequences!
Although Prince Yu was uncomfortable, he still forced himself to say, "Oh dear, I almost forgot about that. Your Highness, let's go for a drink."

"We have good wine!"

Shen Ye laughed and said, "I knew it, Uncle Huang's wine is good."

"Big brother, third brother, fourth brother, let's go and try the Emperor's wine together."

At this moment, the eldest prince's mind was filled with the scene of the crown prince's memorial. As he pondered this, he suddenly felt that the crown prince and the emperor seemed to be singing in harmony.

In other words, this matter was something the two of them had discussed beforehand.

This sense of vigilance made the eldest prince feel even more dejected.

At the same time, he also felt that the Crown Prince's proposal was far superior to his own. Although he himself had some ideas, they were far inferior to the Crown Prince's proposal.

This feeling filled him with a sense of defeat.

The Crown Prince was going to take Prince Yu out for drinks. He originally thought the Crown Prince wanted to press his advantage and teach Prince Yu, his uncle, a lesson.

Unexpectedly, the Crown Prince invited him to drink this time.

And they even called him "Third Brother" and "Fourth Brother".

With such a large entourage of friends and companions, what is the Crown Prince planning to do?
He wanted to refuse, but the image of Feng Gubei leaving sadly flashed through his mind, and the thought of refusing vanished instantly.

"Thank you for the invitation, Your Highness. I will go and try the Imperial Uncle's wine."

The eldest prince was the eldest son of Emperor Qianxi, and in everyone's eyes, he represented a different status.

Once the Crown Prince ascends the throne, he will be an imperial uncle, just like Prince Yu.

Of course, he might be a little weaker than Prince Yu, after all, the Crown Prince is the eldest son of the legitimate wife.

The Third Prince and the Fourth Prince had no better response to the Crown Prince's invitation, and when they heard that the First Prince had agreed to attend, neither of them objected.

Soon, the group arrived at the Prince Yu's residence.

Prince Yu wasn't exaggerating; he really did prepare a lot of good wine.

This fine wine was something he had planned to drink with the Crown Prince to celebrate his exemption from repaying the money to the national treasury.

But at this point, the money still had to be repaid; and the wine, even if you had to hold your nose, still had to be drunk.

Shen Ye was seated at the head of the table because he was the crown prince.

Although Prince Yu was the emperor's uncle, he still had to follow the rules of the emperor and his subjects in the strictly hierarchical court.

Shen Ye's visit to Prince Yu's residence this time was not just for drinking.

Since Prince Yu has already been offended, let's make sure he's properly offended.

Since this guy doesn't care about me at all, why should I be polite to him?
So after taking a sip of wine, Shen Ye said to Prince Yu, "Uncle, the Ministry of Revenue's granary is out of money. What do you think will happen?"

Prince Yu inwardly groaned, knowing from the Crown Prince's words that they were not good news.

He knew how to respond to that, but how could he cooperate with Shen Ye's act when he was unhappy?

So he said with a hint of dissatisfaction, "I usually only care about my own affairs and participate too little in external matters."

"So, I really didn't know that the Ministry of Revenue was short of money!"

The eldest prince and the third prince exchanged a glance and put down their wine cups.

They knew that the real drinking game was about to begin.

Since Shen Ye had come to Yichang to pursue the enemy relentlessly, he naturally wouldn't mince words. He said calmly, "Without money, nothing can be accomplished."

"The soldiers lacked morale, the refugees received no relief, and the officials couldn't pay their wages..."

At this point, Shen Ye smiled and said, "These are not very intuitive. If you still don't understand, I will arrange for you to go and take a look at those princes and nobles from the previous dynasty tomorrow."

“In the past, they were also sons and grandsons of dragons and phoenixes, and were extremely respected.”

"But what about now? They are just ordinary people."

"Many people are not even living as comfortably as ordinary people do now."

At this point, Shen Ye said with a hint of sneer, "Now that our father, the Holy Emperor, is on the throne, we will naturally not end up like this."

"But what about later?"

"If we don't care about the gains and losses of the imperial court and only think about our own petty interests, then they will be our cautionary tale!"

At this point, he looked at Prince Yu and said, "Uncle, there are some things His Majesty is unwilling to say because of the brotherly affection between brothers, so I, as his son, can only do it on his behalf."

"I hope that in the future, Your Majesty will consider the interests of the court and the Emperor more. Only by weathering the storms together can we share the fate of the nation!"

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