Traveling through time and space and becoming a deposed prince, he just wants to survive!

The more anxious Zhao Wei became, the calmer Zhao Heng became. He just wanted to see if Zhao Wei could turn the tide if Cui's family intervened in the salt market. He also wanted to know the power of the Wei family.

In the imperial power, the emperor has always made the most stringent considerations for his successor, and the survival of the fittest is the basic rule of survival in the court!

Establishing the eldest son as the heir is the way Zhu the Butcher did it. Throughout history, every dynasty had several candidates when cultivating an heir.

There were even some dynasties that chose heirs directly from among the nobles. Of course, Kong Sheng looked down on the practice of such a country.

Seeing that Zhao Heng transferred Cui Zhendao of Binzhou to Chuzhou to serve as the co-governor, and the people sent were unable to make Zhao Heng stop, Zhao Wei became a little anxious.

"We must stop Zhao Heng from doing this, especially since he is now checking the total amount of salt transported. He must stop." Wei Rong, who had just left the court, was extremely anxious.

Minister of Revenue Cui Bingzhong submitted a memorial saying that Chuzhou intended to rectify the administration of officials, starting with salt permits, and to re-check the salt permits issued in the past!

The Ministry of Revenue already had a Salt and Iron Department under it, which was responsible for checking the distribution of salt permits. As long as the distribution of the Great Zhou region was checked, there would inevitably be some overlap. If things went wrong, salt tax deficits might be discovered in passing.

"The people I sent and the letters I brought to him were all rejected. He was determined to go against me." Zhao Wei slapped the table, making the teacups clang.

"A woman was first spotted by the Fifth Brother, and he succeeded in getting her, yet you interfered. As the eldest brother, you are also foolish. What good would it do to take a step back?"

Wei Rong, who had always given Zhao Wei face, couldn't help it at this time and told him what he knew.

"Also, you insist on killing Li Gang's son. You haven't taken the position yet. If you want to use Li Gang in the future, do you think he will truly help you? Will he not stab you in the back?"

"He dares!..." Zhao Wei said gritting his teeth.

"The worst that can happen is that we'll both die and defect to the enemy camp. What can you do about that?" Wei Rong looked at Zhao Wei with a bit of disappointment, and spoke in a tone that was forced out through gritted teeth.

Zhao Wei finally became a little scared and falsely accused the prince of treason. Although the evidence was far-fetched, the emperor believed it and placed him under house arrest, but never abolished the prince's position.

Wei Rong instigated several ministers in the court to demand the appointment of a new crown prince, but Zhao Hengzhen asked who had the ability to do so.

The ministers below did not dare to speak carelessly, and Wei Rong did not stand up, because Zhao Wei's performance was really terrible. To put it bluntly, he was not as bold as Zhao Heng's current mischief.

It is not far from Shangjing to Chuzhou, and a fast horse can arrive there in one day and one night. Zhao Wei and his guards walked for two days and finally arrived in Chuzhou in the evening of the second day.

Officials such as He Hairen, Cui Zhendao and Mu Qiang came out of the city to greet him, but Zhao Heng was sleeping soundly at home.

Even Zhao Heng did not attend the welcoming banquet hosted by the prefect in the evening.

Early in the morning of the third day, Zhao Wei came to the Prince of Chu's mansion in person, knocked on the door and asked the doorman to pass it on, and then he entered the gate.

"Second brother, what's so important that you have to come to Chuzhou in person?"

Zhao Wei knew that this boy was asking questions even though he knew the answer. However, before coming to Chuzhou, his uncle Wei Rong had given him a warning: They are all children of the same mother, so be more tolerant of your younger brother.

So, he endured it!

Perhaps because he was his brother, Zhao Heng knew this man too well. He was a man who would never forgive others and would always take revenge.

Now that he has offended Zhao Wei, not to mention his brother, even his uncle Wei Rong and even his mother may not be able to escape this man's revenge.

All this is because Zhao Wei has not yet gained the power to do whatever he wants!

Zhao Wei looked at Zhao Heng's innocent face, suppressed his anger, and whispered, "There are some things I must discuss with you in person. Can you ask your men to withdraw?"

Zhao Heng gestured for the people around him to withdraw, but Zhao Wei unexpectedly said, "Including the people ambushing behind your screen. If they know too much about this, it will be disadvantageous to them."

It’s not that Zhao Wei is a martial arts master, but that Zhao Heng is too alert. There are too many people in ambush, and due to the short time, some noise is inevitable.

"Didn't you hear what my second brother said? Get back immediately!"

Being discovered was always a bit embarrassing. Zhao Heng feigned anger and then smiled at Zhao Wei like an aunt, saying, "It's always been like this in the palace. Everyone who comes here is secretly protected by guards. This Chuzhou is really not peaceful."

Zhao Wei thought to himself: I don’t believe you. You must be worried that I will come to hold you accountable, so you ambushed so many guards.

After everyone had evacuated, Zhao Wei put away his previously gentle expression and said with a hint of reprimand, "Fifth brother, you've gotten into trouble. Do you know that?"

Zhao Heng pretended not to know and asked, "Second brother, what trouble have I gotten myself into?"

"I heard that you transferred Cui Zhendao to Chuzhou and appointed him to the sixth rank. Did you know that the Cui family is the family with the most officials in our Great Zhou? There are officials above the fifth rank alone..."

Zhao Wei talked about the dangers of Cui Zhendao being transferred to the position of Tongzhi, mainly from the perspective of national control, to prevent the Cui family from having rebellious intentions in the future and becoming difficult to control.

"Second brother, you worry too much. He's just an associate magistrate. One more or one less won't make a difference."

At first, Zhao Heng did not consider what Zhao Wei said. He simply wanted to disrupt the situation in Chuzhou so that he could reorganize it. He did not want these people to stay in Chuzhou because they were not his own people.

Unfortunately, I didn't put much effort into recruiting officials at the beginning, so when I wanted to use someone, I found that there was really no one available.

Wei Rong and Zhao Wei had deduced that Zhao Heng's actions ultimately aimed to gain control of Chuzhou, which might not be a bad thing for the imperial court.

The main reason was that Zhao Heng had used the wrong people, which not only harmed the interests of his Wei family, but also...

The second strategy Wei Rong gave Zhao Wei was to settle for the second best. He could rebalance the officialdom in Chuzhou, but the salt market could not be touched. Under appropriate circumstances, the Cui family could be pushed out as a scapegoat.

But the prerequisite for doing all this is that Zhao Heng must stop acting recklessly and must obey Shangjing's arrangements in everything. In other words, Wei Rong can act as a middleman to ease the relationship between the two brothers.

Thinking of this, Zhao Wei stopped arguing with Zhao Heng and said directly:

"I can try to transfer He Hairen, but we can't use anyone from the Cui family anymore. Since he's already the Tongzhi, let him stay in this position."

Zhao Heng clearly felt the other party's concession. After transferring the prefect, he only asked the Cui family to stop at this official position. This request was not too harsh.

Just as he was about to agree, he heard Zhao Wei continue, "Since the prefect position is temporarily vacant, the administrative power of Chuzhou will be temporarily entrusted to you. When the new prefect is appointed, you and I will discuss and handle it."

This was another reason that Zhao Heng could not refuse, and he agreed to all the items proposed by Zhao Wei on the spot.

"Second brother, I originally felt that Chuzhou was too chaotic. Father sent me here, but I was afraid I wouldn't be able to manage it well, so I strengthened the management of the prefectures and counties."

Zhao Heng, who had benefited, smiled again and said to Zhao Wei.

It seemed that he had forgotten Zhao Wei's former violent temper.