The substitute prince: Reported the emperor's brother at the beginning

Throughout Jiangnan and Jiangdong, countless people were cursing the Sixth Prince.

Of course, these people were officials, aristocratic families, big businessmen, and some princes.

Anyone who is involved in hoarding food hates the Sixth Prince, a scoundrel.

There were also countless wealthy households who borrowed money from everywhere to hoard grain in order to make a fortune during the national crisis. After clearing out their stocks this time, they found that not only did they have to repay a large amount of additional debt, but the grain they sold at low prices was not even enough to cover 30% of their original capital.

Countless wealthy families lost their fortunes, but the disaster situation in Jiangdong quickly stabilized.

It was almost a month before the news finally reached the capital.

The Fourth Prince was drinking and having fun in his mansion, enjoying singing and dancing.

Because he was beaten up by the old emperor, he was strictly confined to the palace and was not allowed to go out.

The Fourth Prince actually didn't care about the ban at all. Even if he went out, who could go to the old emperor and complain about him?

If this were to happen, not only would he offend the Fourth Prince, but he would also gain no merit.

But the Fourth Prince must behave himself for a while to show others that he won’t have many days left in the mansion, so he should still enjoy himself.

The housekeeper hurried over, holding up his clothes in a hurry: "Your Highness, Your Highness, something terrible has happened."

The Fourth Prince looked at the reckless steward with some displeasure: "Is the sky falling?"

"Why are you in such a hurry? This is my prince's residence. Is there anyone trying to assassinate you?"

The Fourth Prince was displeased with the housekeeper's interruption of his leisure time. If the housekeeper wasn't an old man, he would have been beaten out with sticks long ago.

The housekeeper said with a mournful look on his face: "Your Highness, Jiangdong, something happened in Jiangdong."

"Jiangdong?" The Fourth Prince was puzzled. "What happened in Jiangdong? Did someone rebel?"

"Even if there's a rebellion, it's not your turn to worry."

The butler spoke out all the problems of Jiangdong in a rapid tone.

The Fourth Prince stared at him blankly. "Are you saying that all the grain in Jiangdong is sold at super high prices?"

"We lost tens of millions of taels?"

"Your Highness." The butler nodded sadly with a bitter face: "Other families have sold their shares, so we have no choice but to sell them, otherwise the losses will be huge."

The Fourth Prince was stunned for a long time. He had originally planned to go to Jiangdong to make a fortune with the 10 million taels, but he didn't expect that all the money would evaporate.

"No." The Fourth Prince stared at him closely. "For such a major event, there must be no news from Jiangdong. How long has this been going on?"

It shouldn't be like this. Such a big thing, with so many wealthy people in Jiangdong and Jiangnan, it's impossible for it to be concealed.

The housekeeper said, "It's been twenty days since this happened. During this time, any news from Jiangdong was intercepted dozens of miles away. They were not released until last night."

The Fourth Prince immediately understood that this was a huge complete set.

He threw the exquisite wine jug in his hand towards the dancing beauties.

The beauties were so frightened that they screamed and dared not jump, and huddled together in fear like quails.

No one dared to breathe loudly now, because the Fourth Prince was very moody and might beat them to death at any moment if he got angry.

"Get out of here!" The Fourth Prince shouted at them angrily.

All the dancers and musicians left in a hurry, leaving only the Fourth Prince and his loyal butler in the hall.

The fourth prince overturned the entire table, and a table full of delicious fruits rolled to the ground.

He roared through gnashing teeth: "Sixth Brother, you must go against this prince."

He found that Lao Liu always made him suffer, and each time was more frustrating than the last.

"When this prince ascends the throne, the first thing I will do is sacrifice this bastard's head."

The butler didn't dare to respond to the Fourth Prince's curses and could only stand obediently by the side.

"Go and call Han Shixian, that useless fellow, to me." The Fourth Prince ordered, "This time, I will definitely deal with that bastard, Old Six."

Not only the Fourth Prince was in trouble.

Many nobles and officials in the capital were in trouble.

Many people were swearing at home, and today's porcelain was broken into pieces.

The Prime Minister and the Fourth Prince came together again, and the Prime Minister's face was also ashen.

Because he also lost several million taels, he originally wanted to get back the three million taels donated, but in the end it all evaporated.

Fortunately, the Prime Minister's Mansion is wealthy and powerful, and can withstand such losses.

The Fourth Prince placed a pile of information in front of the Prime Minister. "Prime Minister, take a look at this. These were all provided by that idiot Zhao Shixian. Can we use the excuse of reselling disaster relief grain as an excuse to kill that bastard, Old Six?"

When it comes to the Sixth Prince, the Prime Minister also feels itchy.

He briefly scanned all the information, pondered, and said, "Your Highness, if it's just a matter of reselling disaster relief grain, it's not enough to move to the Sixth Prince."

"He has plenty of reasons to refute the past."

The Fourth Prince was quite dissatisfied. He snorted and put down his teacup. "What should we do then? Are we just going to suffer this loss in silence?"

If the Fourth Prince could not get over this, he would feel very depressed and would not allow himself to suffer such a big loss. He must teach the Sixth Prince a lesson.

The Prime Minister stroked his beard slightly, thought for a moment, and said, "That method is not impossible."

"Your Highness, in addition to reselling the disaster relief grain, you can also sue the Sixth Prince and Han Dingtian for forming a clique for personal gain."

"Huh?" The Fourth Prince was stunned. Forming a clique for personal gain?

This kind of thing, the entire court is forming cliques for personal gain.

Countless adults were taking sides, either supporting the Fourth Prince or the Second Prince.

Only the number of people who defected to the Sixth Prince was the smallest.

They all hoped that the old emperor would die soon, and the prince they had defected to would ascend the throne immediately so that they could get promoted and become rich.

But whoever dares to speak out about such things will commit a serious crime.

To put it simply, forming a clique for personal gain means establishing a faction and dismissing officials from their posts.

To put it more seriously, it means collusion in rebellion, confiscating property and exterminating the entire family.

The Prime Minister nodded slightly and said calmly: "The Sixth Prince is a prince, and Han Dingtian is the commander of the northern border army. If the two of them unite, they will pose a great threat."

"I believe the one above will not forgive me."

The Fourth Prince took a deep breath and looked at the old Prime Minister with admiration.

The older you get, the wiser you become. This move is equivalent to pressing Lao Liu to death.

The prime minister knew his old boss very well. The emperor, who had been on the throne for so long and was now seriously ill, was the one he was most afraid of.

What would he want to do if his son colluded with the commander of an army of 200,000 men under his command?

Wouldn't the throne be unstable at any time?

The Fourth Prince immediately slammed his hand on the table and said, "Alright, let's do it this way. This time, I will make sure that Wu Lingyun is defeated. There is absolutely no chance of him turning the tables."

The Prime Minister also added with equal satisfaction, "Also, immediately go to the city and contact more officials and dignitaries who have suffered losses in Jiangdong. I believe that many people have suffered misfortune in Jiangdong this time. With numbers, there is strength, and we are more than enough to deal with the Sixth Prince."

The Fourth Prince naturally would not miss such a good opportunity, and immediately ordered the butler to notify every household.

So many people came together to deal with Lao Liu, but they still didn't believe that Lao Liu had any chance of turning things around.

The Fourth Prince was in a very good mood now: "When the Sixth Prince is put in jail, I will personally deal with him."