The Devil's Coming [Quick Transmigration]

The fall of the second prince caused a series of chain reactions. His followers either surrendered to the new master, or were demoted and sent out, or were found guilty of a bunch of crimes and were thrown into prison.

At this moment, beating the fallen dog was the unanimous choice of everyone. So the court ushered in a small-scale reshuffle.

The eldest prince and the third prince, who suddenly learned the top-secret news, divided up the power of the second prince at the fastest speed. With a strong sense of crisis, they were unable to find trouble with the Duke of Wei's Mansion for "helping the emperor raise an illegitimate child" even if they wanted to. They just wanted to strengthen themselves as quickly as possible to gain a sense of security.

The second prince's lesson was not far away. The two realized that the emperor had never considered passing the throne to them, and the future of normal ascension to the throne was no longer considered. Instead, they did not know when they would be eliminated by the emperor, allowing his illegitimate child to take the throne. In this way, they did not care about long-term development, and everything they did was rushing towards quick success and instant benefits. They amassed wealth, recruited court officials, secretly bribed military generals, and used all means to develop manpower in the palace guards...

Money, sex, fame, and wealth, the common people living in this world only like these four things. Those who are greedy for money will use a lot of money to smash them, those who are lustful will directly invite the best courtesan, and those who love fame and power will tempt them with the merit of following the dragon. Those who don't take the bait will directly grasp the opponent's weaknesses, such as the hidden concubine, the precious only son, and the evidence of crimes that cannot be seen in the light - for this, they have to thank the exposure of the secrets of Shangjing, so that they can grasp the weaknesses when they follow the clues. In short, the two princes used coercion and inducement to fight together, and in the shortest time, they exhausted their own accumulated foundation for many years and madly expanded their power.

This is a stupid approach. Even if they successfully become emperors in the future, there will be many hidden dangers, especially the many benefits they promised, which will sooner or later become their constraints. Their stupidity is no less than that of some incompetent emperors who frantically ceded their interests to the aristocratic families and lost their power after they ascended the throne with their help.

But there is no way. If they don't do this, let alone ascending the throne, they won't even have the opportunity to enjoy a comfortable and prosperous life, not to mention the possible hidden dangers in the future - first of all, they have to have a future. And now, they don't feel bad about giving away everything they haven't got.

This quick success and quick profit approach has indeed worked, at least it has indeed caused a sudden surge in their supporters.

For many people, the power and interests they have with the current emperor may be one, but if they help the prince to ascend the throne, they may get a hundred. The prospects promised by the prince are too tempting, even the former emperors and loyal ministers have been shaken - there is no way, the prince has given too much.

Emperor Huiming knew nothing about all this.

He still thought that the court was still under his control, and both the princes and ministers were at his mercy under his balancing act.

The two princes seemed to have become much more obedient after seeing what happened to the second prince. Recently, they went to the palace every day to pay their respects. The party members behind them were no longer so active. The court was rarely peaceful, and the ministers had more time to do practical things instead of arguing, playing party struggles, and pulling hair all day long.

Emperor Huiming was quite satisfied with all this.

Although he deliberately let the three princes fight, he still felt uncomfortable instinctively when he saw those court officials standing in line early and planning the position of the crown prince for the three princes.

——I am not dead yet, and these ministers are helping a few little bastards to think about the position under my buttocks?

Now that the princes and officials have become obedient, he feels much more comfortable: they can only take what he is willing to give!

In such a comfortable life, the sales of "Secrets of Shangjing" are in full swing. As the protagonist of a new supernatural story, the second prince appeared in the mouths of storytellers and became a new topic of conversation for the people on the streets and alleys after dinner.

The emperor was so happy when he read the secrets of Shangjing that he ate half a bowl of rice unconsciously. Anyway, the common people who had nothing to do with him were the laughing stock. It must be said that the author's level is really high. The story is told in a humorous and spicy way, which makes people unable to extricate themselves. Although it is just a story of a story, the author's exquisite writing style and lofty intention give people the taste of a grand masterpiece.

This is definitely not just a simple third-rate story writer.

Emperor Huiming himself does not have such a high level of writing, but he still has a certain level of appreciation. He couldn't help but exclaim: "... It seems that there are also strange people in the folk! Those literati, who boast of their high talents, have always looked down on writing stories. The ink in their belly is not necessarily more than this person. If such a talent participates in this year's imperial examination, he will definitely be on the list."

The emperor's words are undoubtedly appointed. Once it is spread, no matter how good the other party is, the imperial examination is bound to pass.

If it were anyone else, being so appreciated by the emperor, they would not hesitate to give him a pie in the sky, but it's a pity that this person is Chu Jizhou.

The eunuchs who heard this sigh suddenly became subtle, and secretly thanked the emperor for not asking about the other party's identity, otherwise it would be too embarrassing, and they would be the ones who would be unlucky.

This thought just flashed through his mind, and the next second, Emperor Huiming asked casually: "What is the author's name, is he famous, and was actually recruited by the prince of Wei to write a storybook. He is indeed a strange person who does not care about trivial matters."

The prince of Wei was very popular in front of the emperor, and the eunuchs in the palace had already inquired about his major and minor events, just to make it convenient for the emperor to ask at any time.

But now, they wished that they had not inquired so much, otherwise they would not have to answer this fatal question.

"Your Majesty, this person's name is Chu Jizhou, he is a white man..." The servant looked at the emperor's face and spoke cautiously, "In the tenth year of Yongheng's tenth year, he was expelled from his job because he was involved in a major imperial examination fraud case and will never be employed. "

The atmosphere fell into a dead silence.

The emperor's face was visibly ugly. He finally vaguely felt that the name was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember where it was. However, his tone of voice had changed: "It turns out he is the criminal in the imperial examination fraud case. Such a person has no morality." If you have no character, no matter how talented you are, you are only qualified to write scripts.”

While speaking, an old man's figure that he had long forgotten emerged in the emperor's mind.

That was Prime Minister Cao, whom the late emperor relied on most during his reign. He was also a veteran of the three dynasties who single-handedly supported the court when he ascended the throne. He held power in his own hands at all costs to implement reforms, so that everything the emperor wanted to do was restricted. .

If this man had not died of illness early, Emperor Huiming would have still been a "wise king" under his shadow. It would not have been so easy to adopt three rebellious sons as princes, and the party disputes in the court would have been even more intense. If it hadn't been so intense, it would have been suppressed by this old man.

But the reality is that not long after the other party's death, the suppressed old party rose up with the support of the emperor. Within a few years, his three most proud disciples were involved in a major imperial examination fraud case that shocked the government and the public. At the beginning, the New Party and other factions were pursued and beaten fiercely. As of now, not many people can be seen in the court, and the reform has been abandoned.

But the reason why the old man left such a deep shadow on the emperor, and he still feels angry when he thinks about it to this day, is not because the old man had monopolized power, but because when the emperor was still the crown prince of the East Palace, the late emperor treated his successor He was undecided about the election, and so many ministers followed the eldest son succession system and supported His Highness the Crown Prince without any reason. Only Prime Minister Cao straightforwardly advised the late emperor: "The Crown Prince is small and immodest. He can abolish the official position for selfish reasons and cannot rule the world."

Although this was a private conversation between the emperor and his ministers, after Emperor Huiming ascended the throne, a chamberlain told him this.

From then on, he regarded the old man as a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh. Many years later, when the other party's disciples were involved in a major imperial examination fraud case, the emperor's bias caused the officials responsible for hearing the case to make corresponding decisions.

When the imperial examination fraud case was brought up, Emperor Huiming, who originally admired Chu Jizhou, immediately turned his back and lost interest in appreciating the script.

He threw away the storybook in his hand: "The books of heresy are full of supernatural things, how can they appear in the palace?"

At the same time, Ink Studio.

Looking at Lin Qilang who was sent over, Chu Jizhou skillfully arranged for the new recruits and conducted pre-job training based on their specialties.

As soon as he asked the other party's identity, he suddenly realized: "Now the material of this story comes from Brother Lin? The second prince has been demoted to a commoner. From now on, Brother Lin can work here with peace of mind."

Lin Qilang, who had made up his mind to come here, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his eyes did not show the contempt that other literati had for him.

"I thought Brother Chu would look down on me, but now it seems that I am the one who judges the gentleman with the heart of a villain."

Chu Jizhou smiled: "We are both destitute people from the end of the world, but I am still working in a ruined temple to make a living. I am even worse than Brother Lin."

Saying this, he took Lin Qilang around in a circle. Ink studio's business is good and there are many people doing things. There are those who look like literati and are writing furiously, there are those who are wearing short brown shorts and struggling to carry books, there are those who are busy printing, and there are children who are running around without knowing what to do...

Chu Jizhou said as he walked: "We have the most looked-down characters here. There are rangers, beggars, useless scholars like me who don't have enough to eat, lonely old people, widows and young girls... Anyway, people come every day, and I don’t know where the prince found these people.”

What he said is actually not accurate. The so-called useless scholars were actually all brought over by Chu Jizhou, and they were all inextricably linked to him. Many of them were members of Prime Minister Cao's family who had failed in the imperial examination fraud case. They were unwilling to do nothing all their lives, so they came here. Su Ying took a gamble here, and Chu Jizhou who convinced them was undoubtedly the most critical factor. As for the ranger, it was Chu Jizhou who came forward to contact him, and was apparently responsible for the safety of a bunch of old, weak, women and children in the bookstore. Whether there are other uses is unknown.

After all, their words had aroused the hatred of many people, and some impulsively sent people to physically eliminate them.

He said that he didn't know where the prince found the people, mainly referring to the lonely old people, women, children, and beggars. However, these people do not eat and drink for free, they work very hard. Beggars and young children do errands, collecting folk gossip and secrets in the streets; washing, printing, and other light manual labor are all done by the elderly and widows.

Lin Qilang vaguely guessed their origins.

——Probably someone like himself, right?

Ghosts are not without relatives. After they die, not every family member living in the world is as capable of supporting themselves as he is. Since the prince is willing to take in ghosts, how can he not settle their families?

"Your Majesty is really kind-hearted." He couldn't help but sigh.

Su Ying, who had just stepped through the door of the bookstore: "???"

The first time he heard someone use this word to describe himself, Su Ying couldn't get used to it for three seconds before he nodded heavily: Yes, isn't that the kind of person he is? I didn’t expect that until now, someone would see through my shining point at a glance!

He suddenly showed a bright smile, clenched his palms and praised: "Shichiro, you are really good at recognizing people!"

Lin Qilang was all smiles, his tone not lacking in pride: "Prince, you are too kind, too kind. This is also the vision I have trained after running around all these years."

Chu Jizhou, who was watching the two people singing the same tune, said: "..." No, are you serious?

He listened to the two people praising each other for five minutes in silence, and then heard Su Ying talk about the main business: "I almost forgot that I came here for the next issue of Shangjing Secrets."

"What happened again?" Chu Jizhou immediately became interested.

"This time is the final chapter of "After the Fake Prince's Background is Revealed", which is a brand new possibility."

Su Ying smiled and said.

"——Our protagonist will be supported by the most powerful father in the world, and will reach the pinnacle of life from then on."