I really became a king.

Chapter 31

Longmenlei is the highlight of today's Huanqi Hall and the entire Prince Duan's Mansion.

After asking this question, Jiang Yi stopped talking and just sat there quietly drinking tea.

Jiang Zhongchi, who was sitting at the bottom, kept winking at the third brother Jiang Zhongshu, but Jiang Zhongshu seemed not to notice and buried his head in arranging the book in his hands. He seemed to cherish the book very much.

"A fence-sitter!" The second brother Jiang Zhongchi was secretly annoyed. Everything had been discussed before, but now he was changing his mind according to the situation.

Then he turned his gaze to the pale-faced Lao Wu, but after seeing the other party's evasive eyes, he couldn't help but curse in his heart: "Coward!"

As for the remaining fourth and seventh sons, they were bastards of lowly status and were looked down upon in people's hearts, so naturally there was no hope for them.

Then the only one left was the boss sitting opposite, but thinking of his bad temper, he gave up.

Since they all backed down at the last minute, he could only go into battle bare-chested. The tyranny of this sixth brother in the past few years had made him feel a little insecure, but thinking of that man's promise, he gritted his teeth secretly and said:

"Sixth brother, the Dragon Gate Tournament is related to the rise and fall of our lineage of Prince Duan, so we must be cautious."

Jiang Yi nodded and said, "Second brother is right. I wonder if you have any good countermeasures?"

"As far as I know, the Longmen Arena was decided by the Royal Mother. Could it be that Sixth Brother has offended the Royal Mother? That's why..." Although he didn't finish his words, his meaning was very clear.

"Oh? Second brother, did you get any news? If it is really because of my offense to the Empress Dowager, then I will definitely apologize to her." Jiang Yi sat up straight.

Jiang Zhongchi saw Jiang Yi's reaction and thought that he was frightened. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief and frowned, "It's not that there is no way to save it..."

"What method? How can we cancel the Dragon Gate Contest?"

Seeing Jiang Yi asking this question, Jiang Zhongchi was very satisfied. After all, he had to do it himself. He sat up straight subconsciously and said:

"It's difficult to cancel the Dragon Gate Tournament, but there are ways to do it. I'm just sorry to trouble my sixth brother..."

"Second brother, just say it. For the sake of the reputation of Prince Duan's Mansion, my personal honor and disgrace don't matter!" Jiang Yi laughed.

"If you take the initiative to write a letter to request to be stripped of your title of Duke and give up your position as Crown Prince, I believe the Empress Dowager will not be angry and the Dragon Gate Contest can be cancelled."

As soon as Jiang Zhongchi finished speaking, everyone in the Jingqi Hall had different expressions. Except for the seventh brother who was only six or seven years old, the other brothers looked at Jiang Zhongchi with strange eyes.

An Daohui, who was sitting at the bottom, sighed secretly, "My Lord, my Lord, it is said that a good father will have a good son, how come...

"Then what? Will the position of the Crown Prince of Prince Duan be given to my second brother?" Jiang Yi said with a smile.

"This is a matter of life and death for Prince Duan's Mansion, and I have no choice but to take responsibility!" As if thinking of future scenes, Jiang Zhongchi was full of energy and enthusiasm.

"Then I wonder if my second brother can keep the Duanwang Mansion after he becomes the crown prince? Many people are eyeing it."

Jiang Zhongchi seemed to have entered a state of excitement, and said disdainfully: "Don't worry about this, our uncle Prince Zhong promised to help and deter those despicable people."

"Haha, I wonder how Uncle Zhong, the Prince, can intimidate people?"

Perhaps they sensed that Jiang Yi's tone had become a little cold, except for the eldest brother Jiang Zhongshan who remained relatively calm, the other brothers all shrank back into the armchairs.

Jiang Zhongchi had already entered a certain state and said, "The emperor's uncle promised to let brother Jiang Shihuai take charge of Prince Duan's mansion. The emperor's uncle will even come here to take charge in person when he has time."

Jiang Yi sighed secretly. It is said that a hero's father will have a hero's son, but how could he have given birth to such a weirdo?

Jiang Yi was originally worried that this second brother would be difficult to deal with because he had a group of strong generals around him. But now it seems that he is ambitious but incompetent, and self-righteous. It is not worth spending so much energy on him. Thinking of this, Jiang Yi no longer paid attention to him, and glanced at An Daohui, who was at the bottom, and said in a deep voice: "Manager An!"

"The old slave is here."

"Father must have predicted the situation that Prince Duan's Mansion will soon face, so he must have made some arrangements, right?"

An Daohui had the final choice this time, and without any hesitation, he said: "Before leaving, the prince told me that all matters in Prince Duan's mansion will be decided by the little prince!"

"And let this old servant personally hand over the Bull Fighting Army Seal to the young prince."

"Also, I asked this old slave to bring me a handwritten letter!"

After saying that, he respectfully placed the thing in his hand on the table beside Jiang Yi.

Jiang Yi did not look at the seal, but picked up the secret letter, opened it and started reading it. He finished reading it in a short while and put the letter on the table.

Looking at An Daohui's eyes, there was a certain deep meaning in them. It turned out that the other party had concealed something in the morning. This letter was not specifically for him, but for all the brothers.

It contained Prince Duan's arrangements for his affairs after his death. The meaning was very clear, which was to divide the family property, with each son taking a share of the property and setting up his own business. The Prince Duan's Mansion thus disappeared.

But these properties were only a tiny part, and the bulk was given away to several important figures in the imperial capital.
Including the Bullfighting Cavalry that made the foreign races tremble in fear, was also given to Prince Zhong Jiang Se.

In exchange for this, those important figures would protect the descendants of Prince Duan.

An Daohui still stood there with a slight bend in his body, beads of sweat beginning to appear on his forehead. His deliberate concealment in the morning might very well anger the young prince, but he had to try his best to do what the prince had asked him to do, only to repay the prince's cultivation over the years.

Now it seems that the prince's arrangement is difficult to carry out, but looking at Jiang Yi sitting there steadily, he also feels a little bit of anticipation in his heart.

If there is a better choice, I believe the prince will be happier.

"And that's all?"

Hearing Jiang Yi's words, An Daohui bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please tell this to me, this old servant."

"Okay, take your seventh brother downstairs to rest first."

Before they knew it, it was already late. Old Seven, who was only six or seven years old, nodded his head like a sleepyhead. Jiang Yi said something.

But looking at the other person's shabby clothes and pale face, as well as the timid eyes of his two half-brothers, Jiang Yi knew it was time to make some changes.

"Pass the message down. Anyone who arbitrarily withholds the offerings from the various rooms will be beaten to death."

An Daohui responded and took the sleepy Old Seventh away. After hearing Jiang Yi's words, the remaining people had different expressions in their eyes.

Jiang Zhongchi didn't feel anything wrong in the series of conversations just now. When he heard Jiang Yi's last words, he felt disdainful and dissatisfied. He had said it very clearly just now, so why was he still giving orders beyond his authority? He opened his mouth and said:

"If Sixth Brother has no objection, Second Brother will go and invite the Imperial Uncle to be a witness so that he can ask the Imperial Grandmother to cancel the Dragon Gate Contest in a month."

"Brother, what do you think?" Jiang Yi looked down at Jiang Zhongshan on the other side. The other party had remained silent from beginning to end.

Jiang Zhongshan looked at Jiang Yi in surprise, curious as to why he suddenly asked him. You know, in the past two years, the one who looked down upon them, the illegitimate sons, and exploited them the most was not the third brother, but the extremely tyrannical sixth brother.

(End of this chapter)