Chapter 184: Watching the Fun is Risky
Chapter 184: Watching the Fun is Risky
Chang Ningchen saw that Dongfang He had entered into a power struggle. For the sake of his safety and to avoid misunderstandings in the future, he told Dongfang He about Wu Jun's identity.
Wu Jun is actually the fifth prince Xuanyuan Jun, and Chang Ningchen's original identity Jin Xiaotian is Xuanyuan Jun's childhood friend.
When Xuanyuan Jun heard that Chang Ningchen was going to tell Dongfang He about their affairs, he immediately stopped him and said, "Xiaotian, he is from the Mo family!"
Dongfang He was still very surprised to know that Wu Jun was the fifth prince Xuanyuan Jun, but when he found out that Chang Ningchen was helping Xuanyuan Jun, he immediately expressed his loyalty and said, "My last name is Mo, I am Achen's man, and I am not only optimistic about you, but also about Achen!"
With Chang Ningchen's strength, whoever gets him will get the world. Even if the other party is an unreliable prince like Xuanyuan Jun, Chang Ningchen can definitely help him ascend to the throne!
Chang Ningchen was so happy that his eyes turned red when he received high praise from his wife. Woohoo! Dongfang He actually thought so highly of him. He was so happy! Chang Ningchen looked at Dongfang He and was so excited that he couldn't speak.
Xuanyuan Jun felt a little uncomfortable when he heard Dongfang He say this, but the current situation was just as Dongfang He said, whether he could ascend the throne depended on Chang Ningchen!
After the three people formed an alliance, Dongfang He's task was to observe the dynamics of the court, Xuanyuan Jun continued to play badly, and Chang Ningchen worked hard to make money and recruit soldiers.
The situation in the court seems very stable, but in fact it runs very strangely. As long as a slight problem arises, all the balance will be destroyed.
His Majesty is now more interested in the third prince Xuanyuan Feng. After all, he is now the queen's son, so he was made the crown prince after the new year.
The second prince Xuanyuan Chi and the fourth prince Xuanyuan Pu were naturally unhappy and tried every possible means to trip him up. After all, the third prince Xuanyuan Feng was not smart and was greedy for pleasure. Apart from the strength of his mother's family, he was useless!
The second prince felt that since he was older, it was his turn to be the crown prince. The fourth prince and the former crown prince Xuanyuan Qiu were born of the same mother. Now that his elder brother was gone, as the child of the former queen, he was the candidate for the crown prince!
Originally, Crown Prince Xuanyuan Feng would have been the new emperor if he had just been an honest crown prince until the emperor passed away. However, he became arrogant after becoming the crown prince.
The second prince Xuanyuan Chi instigated the crown prince Xuanyuan Feng to say that the fourth prince Xuanyuan Pu looked down on his mother and thought that Queen Chen was just a merchant's daughter and of low status.
Xuanyuan Feng is not smart but very filial. After knowing this, he went to make trouble for Xuanyuan Pu and prevented the caravan from having any contact with the Mo family.
The people of the Mo family looked down on the origin of the Chen family. They didn't think that the position of queen would be built by money and they would produce another queen. The Mo family was a noble family and had already produced two queens and three prime ministers. The Chen family could never compare to them!
Then the Chen family and the Mo family started to fight. The two people were originally fighting secretly, but the fight went too far. The Chen family took a fancy to a very remote property of the Mo family.
After all the hassles and struggles, the Mo family finally sold the land to the Chen family. But not long after, the Chen family discovered a mine on the land they bought. The Mo family was unhappy and wanted to buy their land back. The Chen family was even more unhappy. Why would you give back the land they had worked so hard to buy?!
Then the two sides started fighting, and someone was killed. Because of this incident, the conflict between Xuanyuan Feng and Xuanyuan Pu escalated. Xuanyuan Chi, who was eager to watch the fun, also brought up the fact that Xuanyuan Pu's fiefdom had heavy taxes and people had starved to death during the disaster years.
The Mo family hated the Second Prince Xuanyuan Chi so much that they gritted their teeth. However, the Second Prince Xuanyuan Chi was very good at establishing his own personality. In the eyes of the people, he was a very talented person, and they could not find any handle on him.
At this moment, an inconspicuous minor official from the Mo family stood up and said in a trembling voice that the population of the second prince's fiefdom did not match the number of conscripts, and then handed over the number of households and conscripts.
If this is true, then the fact that the prince has private soldiers is equivalent to treason, which is a serious crime!
The second prince Xuanyuan Chi refused to admit it at first, but was later dragged away crying. In this way, the person who was watching the fight between the two princes was dragged away.
Everyone watched as this unknown minor official killed a prince as soon as he appeared. The Mo family was proud, while the Chen family was worried. Yes, this minor official was Mo Chen!
Dongfang He was entering ancient books in the Hanlin Academy when he learned about this. It was he who asked Xuanyuan Jun to privately investigate the Second Prince's hiding of private soldiers. Since Dongfang He's official position was too low to attend court, he handed this evidence of Xuanyuan Chi to Mo Chen.
He had previously told Mo Chen that this handle was very useful and he must not use it indiscriminately. He didn't expect that this guy would take it out so early. He could have killed three birds with one stone, but now only one bird is dead.
After Mo Chen showed this skill, he instantly became a hero of Xuanyuan Pu and a popular figure there. As Mo Yinyuan's father, he would never tell outsiders that the second prince's secret was found out by his own illegitimate son. Instead, he said that it was his legitimate son Mo Hongfeng who reminded him of it.
Xuanyuan Pu immediately looked eager to recruit talented people. He wrote a letter of recommendation for Mo Hongfeng and then gave him a small official position. Although it was not a very reasonable promotion, it was higher than Mo Yinyuan's official position.
For a time, Mo Chen and Mo Hongfeng were in great glory. Mo Hongfeng would go to Dongfang He whenever he had the chance to and would provoke him, and even told everyone that he treated Dongfang He as his wife.
Dongfang He was speechless about this father and son. They helped him but they turned against him. In order to prevent himself from hitting them, Dongfang He took sick leave and went home to rest.
Chang Ningchen was extremely worried when he heard about this. He not only prepared meals for the patient but also frequently took Dongfang He's pulse. He was also worried that someone had poisoned him, so he would test for poison before every meal or medicine he took.
Dongfang He said to Chang Ningchen in response to his cautiousness, "Mo Chen and I have separated. If anything happens to him, he won't implicate me."
Although Mo Chen stole the limelight this time, he would inevitably be targeted. If he used this trump card when the competition among the three princes was fierce, everyone would also attribute Mo Chen's card to one of them because they all showed their cards.
Now that Mo Chen has revealed his cards too early, he will have no cards left when he is used next time, and he will be in a situation where he cannot please either side.
In addition, if the emperor was petty and protective of his own son, and Mo Chen sent Xuanyuan Chi away, then the emperor would most likely protect the prince and send Mo Chen away. Fortunately, there were many princes in this dynasty, and the emperor felt that it would not matter if one was missing.
Chang Ningchen placed the dishes that Dongfang He liked in front of him, but Dongfang He didn't often eat the dishes in front of him. Chang Ningchen felt strange and asked: "I remember you used to like these dishes."
Dongfang He looked at it and said, "Actually, you like to eat these dishes too, right? If you live with them for a long time, you will be affected by them."
Chang Ningchen lowered his eyelids. He remembered that when he was in the Qi Dynasty, Qi Tiansheng had done the same thing as him. In fact, he realized at that time that he was no longer Qi Tianning.
Dongfang He just lost his memory, but he felt that this Dongfang He was no longer the same Dongfang He. This told Chang Ningchen that Dongfang He had actually been giving in to him many times before.
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