When Shi Yi thinks about Xianyu, someone always comes to disturb her.

Unfortunately, most people in the world are blind and no one has discovered his great value.

He was born the eldest son! Didn't God's choice of him being born first clearly indicate his intention?

But the old stubborn people in the court insisted that it was in accordance with etiquette and law to establish the legitimate son as the heir!

Ha ha!

They are just bullying him because he doesn't have a strong background.

Is he a man who accepts his fate?

of course not!

Being bullied for not having the strength, he slowly accumulated strength on his own.

What does he lack compared to other princes?

He lacks money, people, and ministers willing to support him.

He took advantage of his age and the fact that he reached adulthood first, and entered the court earlier than other princes.

Although my father never trained him as a crown prince, he still used him whenever he could.

Especially doing things that my father doesn't want others to know.

That means helping the emperor do some dirty and tiring work!

For example, squeezing the people's money to fill the already empty treasury, or forcibly conscripting civilians to build mausoleums, these things were all done to conceal the truth.

It cannot be done openly. Even if someone finds out, the emperor cannot be blamed, so he will have to take the blame.

Is he the one who suffers the loss?

of course not!

He eats everything but never suffers a loss!

His father has made him bear so much infamy, so he must also get enough benefits for himself.

Who wouldn't pluck feathers from a passing goose?

He collected rare treasures for his father, and kept 30% of the gold and silver for himself.

That is, when he was doing these things, his father gave him a little power. Only then did he know what power could bring him!

Even though my father only gave me that little bit of power, many people still flocked to me and worked for me.

Power is indeed the most fascinating thing in the world!

This made him even more determined to obtain the supreme power!

For this, I am willing to sacrifice everything.

When the people below saw that the eldest prince was doing things on behalf of the emperor, they kept flattering him and giving him gifts was common.

People who study it carefully will also inquire about his preferences. If he reveals the slightest hint, someone will soon bring things to him.

At that time, he took advantage of the imperial power to recruit many talented people who were good at prospecting.

Haha ...

He was really too smart. The people working under him thought he was looking for people for the emperor, and they all actively recommended many people. He gave a few of the ones he had selected to his father, and secretly concealed the most capable ones.

These people were very capable and found him gold mines, iron mines, copper mines... and many other mineral vein maps were kept in the secret compartment of his study.

But he was only keen on gold mines and iron mines, because with gold everything else would be much easier!

Bribing court officials to work for one's own benefit was an easy task.

No one doesn’t love gold, haha!

No matter how lofty his words are, his hands never stop grabbing money!

At that time, there was nothing he couldn't do. Even if he wanted to place people in the palace, there would be people rushing to do things for him beautifully.

Because the eldest prince is highly valued by the emperor, he is so generous!

Therefore, the officials he arranged to recruit laborers for the emperor were his own people, and the officials who supervised the construction of the imperial mausoleum were also his people.

Ha ha……

Why did he bother so much with this?

To please the emperor?

Of course not all!

He knew that after these young and strong civilians finished building the imperial mausoleum, there was only one fate waiting for them, and that was to be silenced.

He was buried alive in a burial pit in the mausoleum.

The secrets inside my father’s imperial mausoleum cannot possibly be known by others. In this world, only the dead have the tightest mouths.

Therefore, according to custom, those who completed the construction of the imperial mausoleum would be secretly executed.

These people were specially selected by him, and the selection criteria were the same as those for selecting soldiers. Most of them were young people with strong bodies.

Repairing the imperial mausoleum was just an excuse. He wanted to transfer them away in batches to form his own private army.

Those who stayed behind to build the imperial mausoleum were replaced by prisoners in jail.

Therefore, how could he allow his own people to be silenced?

He made arrangements early on, and his entire team had been replaced a few months before the construction of the imperial mausoleum was completed.

Those who were executed and buried with him were those who had offended him, as well as the group of prisoners.

Anyway, these people will die sooner or later, so they might as well be buried with father!

Kill two birds with one stone, how great!

After the imperial mausoleum was completed, his father threw him aside, but he didn't care because he got what he wanted.

He owns mines and a private army, and he feels very secure.

There is no need to worry about the lack of trained generals. The princes in the court are constantly forming cliques and scheming against each other, and someone will always lose.

He is like a wolf with a keen sense of smell. As long as there is an opportunity, he will pounce on it immediately and rescue a few generals in secret. In this way, he will have people to train soldiers!

He doesn't need to stand up, he just needs to hide in the dark and watch patiently.

Slowly he will get what he wants, and he has even found a scapegoat for himself, just in case!

The fourth brother, the brainless one, is very much liked by the emperor. He always makes sarcastic remarks to his face regardless of the occasion!

Therefore, the fourth guy was already in his death book at an early stage, and was in the column of those who would not have a good death.

Later, he found that he could do many things in the name of the fourth brother, because no matter what crime he committed, as long as it involved the fourth brother, his father would not really punish him.

Pick it up high and put it down gently, or drag someone else to be the scapegoat for the fourth one.

The favoritism made his elder brother very jealous.

However, he was also inspired by this, so he arranged a good job for the fourth child!

Let the fourth brother be the mastermind of the crime of treason.

In order to control the fourth brother more easily, he sent his own younger brother to be his little follower.

Considering that Laojiu was relatively obedient, he gave Laojiu a lot of benefits!

He gave Lao Jiu what his father didn't give him, so that Lao Jiu would follow him wholeheartedly.

They planned carefully, took every step cautiously, and waited patiently for the opportunity.

Over the years, not only did the civil servants in the court secretly surrender to him, but the generals guarding the border also quietly supported him.

Now, everything is ready, the money and soldiers are in place, the conditions are basically met, and all that is missing is an opportunity to trigger a chaos.

This opportunity will become the fuse that ignites their ambitions and allows them to soar to the sky.

And that opportunity is the entry point for him to usurp the throne. It is very important, so he must be extremely cautious!

One winter a few years ago, a snowstorm that had not been seen in many years swept through.

This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

The scale of the disaster-stricken area is staggering, countless people have been displaced, and many innocent lives have been lost.

He felt that God was on his side this time, and this snowstorm was an opportunity given to him by God!