Exile is exile, is half of the capital enough as compensation?

Li Tianze spread his hands and said, "Did you think of it?"

The Ninth Prince was so shocked that he jumped up on the spot, but he had just sat too deep and his movements were too fast, so the fishing chair under his butt was also lifted up.

The Ninth Prince acted as if he hadn't noticed and pointed at the two of them. "Are you really the ones? How can your hands be stretched so far?"

These days, villages attacked by "thunder from heaven" have appeared in various cities in Xihu, and people in the capital are in a panic because of this.

They always discussed in private whether the Xihu royal family had done something that angered God and the people, which led to such "divine punishment".

Because of this incident, he no longer dared to act as absurdly as before. He used to go to the brothel once a day, but now he goes once every seven days. He was afraid that the people would blame him for such a ridiculous thing and let the Queen Mother and her family find fault with him and punish him. He never expected that it was actually them who did it.

"pat..."

"what..."

The stool on his butt suddenly fell off and hit his heel.

The Ninth Prince stood on one leg, holding the foot that was hit with both hands, and turned around several times. As he turned, he asked in a hazy voice, "Hiss~~~ Tell me, is it really you?"

Leng Youran was amused by his funny look and wanted to laugh. She tried hard to hold it back but failed, so she could only turn her head and cover her mouth to laugh secretly.

Li Tianze couldn't help laughing, but in fact, he couldn't help it anymore. He put his fist to his lips and coughed twice, "Ahem, well, do you want to sit down and talk?"

The Ninth Prince then realized how strange his behavior was. He pretended to be nonchalant as he lowered his left leg, straightened the fallen chair, and sat down before continuing, "Can you tell me now?"

"Well, yes, that's what we did. But with your ability, it shouldn't be difficult to find that those razed areas have nothing to do with people's livelihood."

The Ninth Prince thought about the information he had received and nodded slightly. "That's true, but why did you attack those people?"

"Of course there's some personal grudge. To tell you the truth, this personal grudge isn't over yet."

The Ninth Prince had been in the palace since he was a child and was quite intelligent. After hearing what he said, he immediately figured out the purpose of the prince looking for him.

Sitting up straight, he placed his hands on the table in front of him, looked directly at Li Tianze and said, "You mean, your personal grudge involves people in the Imperial City? Or, in other words, involves the royal family?"

Li Tianze nodded.

"Who?"

"Zhao Tongqi."

"Master Zhao? How could that be?" The Ninth Prince was stunned.

"Why not? You've been in the capital for so many years, haven't you noticed anything wrong with Zhao Tongqi?"

"Something's wrong? Where?"

"The power is too great." Li Tianze said lightly.

"What's so strange about this? The Zhao family is the Empress Dowager's family. Besides, according to what you said, the other three major families in the capital are also quite powerful. Could it be that they also have..." The Ninth Prince did not say the rest of the words.

Because he also thought of the strangeness.

The four major families used to be at odds with each other, but since the new heads of the other families took over, the relations among the families have become harmonious, and there is even a subtle trend led by the Zhao family.

Especially when facing the orders issued by the new emperor and the empress dowager, the other families would have some different voices in the past, but since the new emperor ascended the throne, such voices have become less and less.

Even the several smaller families that were previously hidden under the four major families were gradually suppressed by the four major families after the new emperor ascended the throne, and they were almost unable to stand in the capital.

Although he doesn't take care of things, he is not deaf or blind, and he can still receive news about some things.

so....

From this perspective, isn't the capital truly controlled by the Zhao family now?

"The Zhao family is quite powerful!" The ninth prince finally threw out this sentence dryly.

Li Tianze and Leng Youran remained silent.

"Then what do you want to do? If the Zhao family is your enemy, doesn't that mean the Queen Mother has a grudge against you as well?"

"Yeah." Li Tianze responded lightly.

"So, you called me here because you really want me to..." The Ninth Prince pointed to the sky.

"Yes, I wonder if the Ninth Prince is interested?"

The Ninth Prince lowered his head again.

Is he interested?

Of course he does.

But....

He quietly looked at the two people in front of him. They had the ability to overthrow the entire Xihu Dynasty, so why did they still need to cooperate with him?

What is the picture?

I thought so and asked.

"What's the point? To prevent the people of Tuxihu from being disturbed by other countries." Leng Youran said sincerely.

"So simple?" The Ninth Prince said in disbelief.

"Well, how more complicated can it be?" Leng Youran asked back.

"No other requests?" The Ninth Prince asked desperately.

Leng Youran was about to speak, but Li Tianze pressed her hand and spoke first, "What benefit do you want to give us by saying this, Ninth Prince?"

Ninth Prince...

Did he mean that?

He just didn't believe that they didn't want anything, so how could it become like he wanted to promise some benefits when it came to Li Tianze's mouth?

Leng Youran was also reminded by Li Tianze's words and echoed, "Since the Ninth Prince is determined to give it, it's not impossible for us to accept it reluctantly. I just don't know what the Ninth Prince will give us after the matter is completed."

The Ninth Prince was choked by her and became even more speechless.

I should have known better than to say so.

Now that I think about it, these two people might really not have intended to take anything at the beginning, but he was so good that he took the initiative to give it to them.

"Ahem, well, this thing hasn't happened yet! Wait until it's done..."

Li Tianze raised his hand to interrupt him, "That won't do. We really didn't ask for anything before, but now that you've said it, I understand. I'm sure you wouldn't feel at ease if we didn't ask for anything. How about this? Once you ascend the throne, issue an imperial decree. All of us in Beicheng can enter and leave Xihu freely, and you will be fully responsible for our safety in Xihu. How about that?"

They will definitely do business later, and since doing business is difficult, they will definitely come to Xihu.

Since this is the case, we might as well take advantage of this opportunity to ask for a privilege, so that Beicheng’s business can be developed in Xihu in the future.

The Ninth Prince was even more speechless after hearing this.

What kind of amnesty is this?

This is clearly a disguised form of decentralization.

People from the North City can enter Xihu at will and have the protection of the royal family. What does this mean? It means that even a civilian from the North City is a guest of honor of the Xihu royal family.

It seems like a simple request, but in reality, isn't this just rubbing the face of the Xihu royal family in the ground?

"What about North City? Can our Xihu people also..."

He was interrupted again before he could finish his words, but this time it was Leng Youran instead of Li Tianze who interrupted him. "No."