allendalepharm Chapter 751 You are a heart of stone
Chapter 751 You are a heart of stone
The Second Prince had already intervened in Jin Province, and the situation had changed. At least he had integrated into the local forces, and he must have gained a lot of benefits this time, otherwise why would those people risk confiscating the property and exterminating the clan to kill the Second Prince?
"Murdering the prince is a serious crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of the clan." Jiang Youzhen snorted coldly.
Unexpectedly, the special envoy sneered, "I am just one person, I have no relatives, so what if I am killed? People in this line of work will face this day sooner or later, it doesn't matter. As for the other people in the organization, or even the mastermind behind the scenes, what does it have to do with me?"
"If we hadn't failed in the assassination attempt, we wouldn't have used that idiot Ah Da. But I'm confused, how did you find out about Ah Da? Peach Blossom Face is colorless and tasteless, so I can't guess how he poisoned her."
The special envoys were very puzzled by this matter. They refrained from contacting A Da, and did not place any other people around the second prince, for fear of being exposed.
"In your eyes, A'da is the same as usual, but in our eyes, A'da is full of flaws." Jiang Youzhen shook his head.
"But they didn't notice it a few days ago." The special envoy looked at Jiang Youzhen deeply, "It seems that those forces in Jin Province are afraid of you, which is reasonable."
"Is this the time to lament about this? Tell me! How can we get the antidote?" Jiang Youzhen did not forget that the second prince was still lying in bed waiting!
"I said, no, there is no antidote." The envoy shook his head.
Zhou Hai was so angry that he stepped forward and punched the envoy twice. Jiang Youzhen knew that he was venting his anger and did not stop him.
He asked another person and got the same answer. Zhou Hai immediately became dejected.
"What should we do? We don't have a cure, and His Highness..." Zhou Hai walked to the gate of the courtyard and squatted down. His eyes were red and he was very sad.
He grew up with His Highness, and His Highness had always been kind to him. He knew that His Highness had already considered him a family member, and he was used to relying on His Highness.
Your Highness had a very hard childhood. The palace maids and eunuchs treated you differently based on your status. For Your Highness, who had no support from his outside family and was not favored by the Emperor, it was normal for him to have to eat leftovers or even go hungry.
I still remember that winter was very cold that year. The palace was as cold as an ice cellar. Your Highness was wearing several layers of thin, worn-out clothes and huddled in a corner because of the cold.
They snuggled up to each other, encouraged each other, and later secretly found the kitchen in the imperial kitchen to keep warm, and were finally carried out by the imperial chef.
Thinking of his childhood, Zhou Hai said a lot unconsciously. I don’t know if it was because he was afraid that the second prince was about to die and wanted to find someone to talk to, Zhou Hai talked incessantly.
"After all, he is a prince. Doesn't the emperor care about him at all?" Jiang Youzhen couldn't help but ask.
Zhou Hai sneered, "I'm afraid the emperor has forgotten this son? His Highness's facial features were more profound when he was a child than they are now, very exotic, and many people in the palace thought he was a monster.
Whenever His Highness was able to eat his fill, there would be a banquet in the palace, and he would hide in a corner and feast on the food, and would even secretly pack some food to bring back for me."
Jiang Youzhen was silent, he was so miserable.
"So when His Highness grew up, he was particularly eager for money. He felt that only with power and money in his hands could others be afraid of him and not allow him to be bullied."
Jiang Youzhen finally understood after hearing this, there was actually such a reason why the Second Prince loved money so much.
"Five years ago, the Crown Prince moved into the East Palace, and the Emperor seemed to have suddenly remembered that he had this son, so he opened another residence for His Highness.
After all the supplies in the mansion were provided at once, our lives became better. Your Highness can also go out of the mansion at any time and earn money, and we can finally live a life without worrying about food and clothing."
Zhou Hai looked at Jiang Youzhen and said, "You can't imagine that a prince can live such a miserable life, right?"
Jiang Youzhen sighed, "If you think about it this way, at least because of the emperor's indifference, he was able to grow up alive.
Do you know that due to the power struggle, many princes lived a life of luxury but did not have the opportunity to grow up and died at a young age? It was precisely because the second prince did not pose a threat that he grew up safely. "
Zhou Hai immediately looked up at Jiang Youzhen when he heard this, "You are so cold-blooded. Your Highness is absolutely right. You have a heart of stone and you can't warm it up."
Jiang Youzhen:......
"How many bad things did your prince say about me in front of you?" Jiang Youzhen was speechless. Seeing the Second Prince's usually cold face, he didn't expect that he also liked to gossip about others behind their backs.
Zhou Hai was speechless and suddenly felt guilty. Could he say that he was the one who usually chirped the crickets and His Highness just ignored him?
"Anyway, you are cold-blooded and heartless." Zhou Hai was very unconvinced.
"Your Highness is actually cold on the outside but warm on the inside. In fact, you don't know that he is particularly eager to get your approval. He said that you think he has no future and are unwilling to join his team, so you repeatedly reject him."
This is exactly what His Highness said. Zhou Hai did not lie this time.
“You don’t want to be controlled by anyone. He knows and understands that you will not join any side at the moment, but he still wants your approval.
This time when he went to Jin Province, His Highness was very motivated, just to perform well. He said that if he didn't bring you more benefits, you would definitely look down on him and abandon him. "
Jiang Youzhen: Your Highness is just letting his self-esteem get the better of him. He has to compete with me so that he can come back and ridicule me.
“This trip to Jin Province was truly difficult and dangerous. Although it seemed smooth, Your Highness encountered danger several times and escaped by luck each time.
Those people in Jin Province acted as if Your Highness was going to kill their mothers. Cutting off their source of income has driven them completely crazy. "
"Don't you know that cutting off someone's financial resources is like killing his parents?" Jiang Youzhen sighed. This is a true saying. Money is the most attractive thing to people.
"It wasn't easy for His Highness to get the five mines this time. I won't talk about the difficulties and obstacles he encountered. Anyway, the moment he got them, he said that he would give you an explanation when he returned. You will definitely not regret giving him this opportunity."
Zhou Hai looked at Jiang Youzhen seriously after he finished speaking, "His Highness said that he wants you to feel that cooperating with him is the right thing to do. Did the other princes fulfill their promises? They were all sweet talk, but in reality, there was no benefit at all."
As he spoke, he took out a file from his arms and handed it to Jiang Youzhen.
Jiang Youzhen was puzzled, and when he opened it, he found that it was actually an appointment letter with the seal of the Ministry of Personnel on it.
He was appointed as the ambassador of the Armament Bureau of the Ministry of Industry. His rank was not high, only the ninth rank, a low-ranking rank.
But don't underestimate this position. The Armament Bureau is responsible for the manufacture and management of armaments, while the ambassador manages all affairs of the Armament Bureau.
There is only one ambassador of the Armament Bureau, who is mainly responsible for the dispatch of raw materials and whether the military equipment made by the craftsmen is qualified. Only when the military equipment is qualified can the craftsmen receive their salaries.
In other words, although the rank is not high, the official position directly manages the Military Equipment Bureau and craftsmen. It has real power and is very important.