hsntnovel Chapter 2748 There's still a chance
Chapter 2748 There's still a chance
Upon hearing Lu Chengqing's words, everyone was taken aback. They looked at each other, their eyes questioning.
After a long while, Choi In-ji finally spoke:
"Probably not? We hadn't discussed any specific plans when they left. I suppose it was because it was related to Prince Ji that they left."
When Choi In-ji said this, he himself was a little unsure, because when the two members of the Lee family left, it seemed that their words had a hidden meaning or implication.
“I also think they shouldn’t know our plans,” Zheng Jingsi said.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we have overlooked one person." The representative of the Wang family raised his head.
Everyone immediately looked at them questioningly.
“Li Yifu, the chief secretary of the Prince of Jin’s residence,” the Wang family representative said leisurely.
"Him?" Everyone was taken aback.
The Wang family representative continued:
“That’s right. I have a feeling that Li Yifu has guessed something. And he even reminded us that the matter of spices might be a trap set by Prince Ji.”
I worry that Li Yifu might eventually discover our plan.
"So what if they notice? Are you perhaps afraid that the Prince of Jin will expose us?" Zheng Jingsi said disdainfully.
"Hmph! He'll expose us? We'll see if he can withstand the wrath of our families."
Having worked with him for so many years, I've long seen that he's not someone who can be of great use.
We had hoped to use him to deal with Prince Ji, but we failed several times and suffered considerable losses.
The cotton mills in Xizhou Prefecture were looted by Prince Ji this time. Isn't it because of Wang Wencheng's matter that Prince Ji is retaliating against us?
If we weren't in the wrong, how could we have let it go so easily?
As soon as Zheng Jingsi finished speaking, Cui Renzhi snorted, showing disdain and contempt for Li Zhi.
Over the years, they shifted their focus from the King of Wei to the King of Jin, hoping to profit from the situation. However, they never expected to end up losing both their wife and their army.
Li Zhi completely failed to meet their expectations.
"Brother Cui, don't be anxious. In my opinion, we can't entirely blame Prince Jin. His strength is far inferior to that of Prince Ji."
With His Majesty's protection, even if we were to join the fight, we would be no match for them.
The most important thing here is that Prince Ji enjoys the Emperor's exclusive favor.
Otherwise, even if he were incredibly strong, he wouldn't be a match for us; we would have defeated him long ago.
Lu Chengqing comforted Cui Renzhi.
These things really can't be blamed on anyone; it's mainly because Prince Ji's power is undeniable, plus he has the emperor backing him up.
Their petty tricks had no effect on Li Shen.
"Sigh..." Choi In-ji sighed after hearing this.
"I understand, it's just a venting of my anger. Prince Ji is currently at the height of his power, and it's almost impossible to bring him down."
Unless Prince Ji makes a foolish mistake and suddenly rebels, His Majesty will downplay his actions, even if he does make a mistake.
Choi In-ji has already resigned herself to her fate; if she can't win, she won't fight and will just endure it.
There are very few people in this world who can make powerful families choose to endure.
"Hehe, I think there might be a chance." Zheng Jingsi picked up his teacup and took a sip of tea.
"Brother Zheng, what makes you say that?" Cui Renzhi asked.
Zheng Jingsi put down her teacup and smiled:
"Everyone, don't forget, His Majesty is almost sixty years old. How many more years does he have left?"
Once His Majesty passes away, Prince Ji will lose his support, and that will be our opportunity.
"Even without His Majesty, there is still the Crown Prince, isn't there? The Crown Prince and Prince Ji have such a close relationship that even if His Majesty passes away, the Crown Prince will protect Prince Ji after he ascends the throne. What chance do we have?"
Zheng Jingsi's words were refuted by the Wang family. Now that the situation is so obvious, Prince Ji is already a member of the Crown Prince's faction, so they will naturally protect Prince Ji.
Zheng Jingsi shook her head:
"No, no, no, what you're saying is under normal circumstances. What if Prince Ji's strength and power grow stronger and stronger?"
Do you think His Highness the Crown Prince will still protect Prince Ji?
"Brother Zheng, although Prince Ji is young, he is a clever man, as can be seen from the fact that he sent more than 16 million strings of cash into the national treasury."
He also knew that he couldn't be too powerful.
"To have such spirit at such a young age, and to know how to make choices, do you think he will become even stronger in the future?" Lu Chengqing looked at Zheng Jingsi.
Although I don't want to admit it, Prince Ji was indeed very pragmatic, sending away 16 million strings of cash without hesitation.
No one could do that.
That wasn't 1,600 strings of cash; there was an extra 10,000 at the end. That amount of money was more than enough to recruit soldiers and launch a rebellion.
It's enough to support an army of 500,000 for a year, or even longer.
King Keji actually donated it all away, 30 million strings of cash in two years, what an astonishing figure!
Everyone fell silent after hearing this. How could someone as intelligent as Prince Ji do such a foolish thing?
“Everyone, if Prince Ji won’t do it, we can do it for him,” Zheng Jingsi said calmly.
"Do it for him? What do you mean?" everyone asked, puzzled.
"It's very simple. If Prince Ji doesn't want to increase his strength, we'll increase his strength for him. Not only that, we'll also increase his prestige outside."
What do you think the Crown Prince would think if Prince Ji's popularity among the people surpassed that of the Crown Prince?
As Brother Cui said, we are currently helpless against Prince Ji. Since we cannot get rid of him, let's find someone who can.
"Brother Zheng, do you mean to use the Crown Prince to get rid of Prince Ji?"
As soon as Zheng Jingsi finished speaking, Lu Chengqing spoke up.
"That's right, that's exactly what I meant. As far as I know, Prince Ji has more than just three thousand guards."
The thousands of people in that top-notch car dealership were all veterans who had retired from the Prince Ji's guard camp in recent years.
King Ji didn't send them home to farm; instead, he gathered them together. Don't you think there's a deeper meaning behind that?"
Zheng Jingsi revealed a mysterious smile.
After hearing this, everyone fell into deep thought. They all knew about this news, but they had prepared it for the purpose of impeaching Li Shen and hadn't thought about it too much.
After a long silence, Choi In-ji spoke:
"Brother Zheng, do you mean to inform the Crown Prince about this matter, so that the Crown Prince will harbor resentment towards Prince Ji?"
"I'm afraid that won't work. His Majesty favors Prince Ji so much that even if he knew about this, he would probably resolve it for Prince Ji."
"As long as Prince Ji doesn't actually rebel, His Majesty and the Crown Prince won't touch him," Lu Chengqing said, shaking his head.
Zheng Jingsi also shook her head:
"Of course not. If this little thing could bring down Prince Ji, why would we need to do so much?"
Zheng was simply telling everyone that this was an opportunity, and that Prince Ji might indeed have other intentions.
Even if he has no other thoughts, we should make him have them.
We'll elevate him to a high position, and when His Majesty passes away and the Crown Prince ascends the throne, that will be our opportunity.
The higher he climbs, the harder he'll fall.
“Brother Zheng is right, that is indeed a good strategy. Hmph, doesn’t he want to keep a low profile? Then we’ll just do the opposite of what he wants.”
To help him improve his reputation among the people.
"I refuse to believe that the Crown Prince can continue to protect him like His Majesty does." Cui Renzhi snorted twice, his face filled with ruthlessness.
(There are still 30 days until Chinese New Year. When do you all get your holidays?)