Kyoto, the Su family.
Zhao Rui and the second prince came to the door together.
Seeing Su Wen, the three sat down.
Zhao Rui took out the banknotes he had prepared and said with a smile, "Brother Su, this is the cost of the soup and medicine that we agreed on last time, please keep it."
Su Wen picked up the bank note, put it in his arms without looking at it.
He laughed and said: "It's rare for Brother Zhao and the Second Prince to come together today. Last time we agreed to invite the two of you to Baihualou. It's better to hit the sun than to choose a day. I heard that today is the day when the oiran Cui Yumian is out of the pavilion. I just happened to go see it." look!"
Zhao Rui looked at the second prince.
He really wants to go.
Baihualou is one of the fourth buildings in Kyoto, and Cui Yumian has occupied the position of the oiran of Baihualou for three years.
In the past three years, countless dignitaries wanted to kiss Fangze, but it was a pity that Cui Yumian never left the cabinet.
And today is the day when Cui Yumian leaves the cabinet.
The second prince hesitated.
He has always kept himself clean, valued his reputation, always pays attention to his words and deeds, and stays away from fireworks.
The purpose is to seize the throne.
But this time, it was Su Wen who spoke!
You must know that Su Changqing has power in the court and the public. Although he is not without opponents, he can also be called the number one civil servant of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
If he can gain the support of such important ministers, it will undoubtedly have great benefits on the road to seizing the heir.
Su Wen can't represent Su Changqing, but he is Su Changqing's own son after all!
After weighing it for a moment, the second prince said with a smile: "It's such a grand event, it's okay to go and have a look."
He is still more eager to get Su Changqing's support.
Su Wen smiled lightly and said, "Then let's gather in Baihualou tonight."
Zhao Rui was overjoyed, he provoked Su Wen this time, and spent a full one million taels of silver, which almost wiped out his father's family.
His father, Prince Gong, directly cut off his expenses, and now he is very cash-strapped.
Zhao Rui and the second prince left the Su residence.
Zhao Rui said with a smile: "This bastard cheated me of so much money, so it's time to please me."
The second prince shook his head and said: "I see, you still don't want to hold this idea. Father respects Su Changqing, and even turns a blind eye to some of his transgressive behaviors. No one can shake his position in a short period of time. Since you have already spent one million Two, it's better to make friends with Su Wen, if you become an official in the court in the future, the Su family's thigh is still worth hugging."
The smile on Zhao Rui's face disappeared. After pondering for a moment, he raised his head and said in a solemn voice, "Second brother, don't worry, I understand. I will never say such things again, nor will I think so again."
The second prince nodded in satisfaction, this guy is not so stupid as to be hopeless.
Speaking of this, there was a playful smile on his face, and he said gloatingly: "I heard something, and it hasn't spread in the capital yet, let me have fun with you."
Zhao Rui hurriedly said: "Second brother, don't worry, I will definitely not spread the word."
The second prince shook his head and said: "There is no need to keep it secret, it's not a confidential matter. It's just that His Majesty has already decreed a marriage, betrothed Yan Ze's daughter Yan Luoying to Su Wen, and entered the capital as an official! He will come to the capital soon! "
Zhao Rui opened his mouth wide in surprise.
This news shocked him so much. After a while, he suddenly smiled and said, "What did this kid say last time? After marrying that man, Tu has to check his head at night when he sleeps. The words are still in his ears, haha! Will this guy be in the future?" Do you have to touch your own neck every morning?"
Zhao Rui smiled happily.
The second prince also laughed, the two laughed for a while, and the second prince asked: "But since this is a marriage bestowed by the emperor, can you see the way of it?"
Zhao Rui put away his smile, frowned and meditated. After a while, he hesitated and said: "Su Changqing and Yan Ze are married, which means that Su Changqing has a pillar in the army, and his power must be stronger. This shows His Majesty's favor for Su Changqing."
The second prince said with satisfaction: "This is the first! The second is that Yan Ze is a great official in the frontier and holds military power in his hands. This Yan Luoying is his only flesh and blood. Entering the capital will be regarded as an extra layer of ties." Said here , he said with a smile: "It's just Su Wen's suffering. To be married to such a woman, I don't think there will be many days to go to Baihualou."
At this time, the news of the marriage granted by Emperor Zhou had already spread among the high-level officials in all parts of the capital.
In the prince's mansion, the prince and the prince's wife Zhou Bin sat together.
The crown prince was not much older than the second prince, and his eyes were long and narrow, looking a bit gloomy.
And Zhou Bin has gray hair all over his head. He is seventy-four years old this year. Thanks to some exercises, although he can't be called a master, he has a strong body and bones.
Zhou Bin said: "Today the second prince led Zhao Rui to deliver an apology to Su Wen. It is said that Su Wen knocked Prince Gong's million taels of silver on the head!"
The prince sneered and said: "This Su Wen is lawless! His father, Su Changqing, is a courtier, and now he actually uses excuses to blackmail the prince. It's too much!"
For the crown prince, he doesn't like Su Changqing, Su Changqing is greedy for money, and everyone in the whole Zhou Dynasty knows that.
Zhou Bin shook his head and said: "One is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer. It is useless for the crown prince to tell His Majesty about this matter. This Su Changqing has always been clean and has never left any grounds. Are there few people who have sued him for so many years? He Isn't it still standing in the court?"
The crown prince sighed, and said helplessly: "I don't know what my father valued Su Changqing to make him the head of all officials. If I ascend the throne, I will definitely bring this person to justice!"
Hearing this, Zhou Bin was very anxious, and quickly advised: "You must not tell others what the prince said! Your majesty is in his prime, and the crown prince's position is not stable. Su Changqing is deeply trusted by his majesty. If this person is an enemy of the prince, I'm afraid something big will happen!"
Speaking of this, he was a little worried: "I'm afraid that the second prince wants to befriend Su Wen today! Although this man is ignorant and a dude, he is Su Changqing's youngest son after all, and he is extremely favored. Even if he acts absurdly, he never I heard there was any punishment, and this time, His Majesty married Yan Luoying to him, and the second prince swayed from it this time, saying that the two of them met to make friends with Su Wen, so it may be that they did not intend to win over Yan Ze."
The crown prince gritted his teeth and said: "The second and third sons are thieves, these two bastards, wouldn't it be good to be a rich prince with peace of mind? Do you have to come and fight with me? This throne is also something they can fight for?"
To the crown prince, he is the eldest son and the brother of all the princes. In his opinion, the throne should belong to him.
Zhou Bin sighed, the battle for the throne is the most cruel.
Don't be careless until the end.
"His Royal Highness, before the event is settled, you must not offend Su Changqing's family. This person will take revenge, and his methods are ruthless. If the Crown Prince makes a grudge against him, there will be no benefit but no harm!"
The crown prince is not a fool, he nodded and said: "I know, I will try my best to befriend them, make false claims, and settle accounts after I ascend the throne!"
On the other side, General Wuwei's Mansion.
A majestic young man lifted the table angrily!
Sitting in front of him is Wu Kunhu, the famous general of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The young man roared angrily: "Why! Why did Your Majesty give Luo Ying a marriage to that trash Su Wen?!"
Wu Kunhu frowned, and said angrily: "Why are you angry? You still have to lift the table in this family? I tell you this to tell you that after Yan Luoying enters Beijing, you will leave her Stay away! I don't want to cause any trouble! Yan Ze and Su Changqing are not cheap!"
This young man is his son Wu Lie. If someone else in this family lifted the table in front of him, he would have broken that person's leg long ago.