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

Chapter 177 The Prince's Anger and Reluctance

"What?" The Second Prince was immediately enraged, his voice rising even higher. "Mother, are you still my biological mother? How dare you ask me to give up the throne for a useless Sixth Prince? On what basis?"

"Why?" Dongfang Qing smiled bitterly and shook her head slightly.

"Alright, I'll tell you why." Dongfang Qing stood up and walked towards him. "While you, the second brother, were so high-spirited in the court, the sixth brother had already led his troops to Qizhou and captured your cousin. He even forced your uncle to side with him, and even came to me specifically..."

"He specifically threatens me, so I must stand on his side."

"How is this possible?" The Second Prince couldn't believe it was true: "This is impossible."

"I have spies outside the Sixth Prince's mansion. I know exactly what he does every day. He has never left the Prince's mansion. How could he have left the city without telling me, let alone traveled all the way to Qizhou?"

The second prince has made many arrangements.

The gate of the Sixth Prince's Mansion is full of spies, and there are people watching at the gate of the capital. Can the Sixth Prince fly out?

Dongfang Qing shook her head slightly in disappointment: "You, you."

"Sixth Brother has almost confiscated your uncle's property and wiped out his entire family, and you're still just a puppet in the court, unaware of your own actions."

"Second brother, listen to my advice and stop arguing. It's unnecessary."

"Old Six also promised me that you will be the Prince Xiaoyao in the future, and you will have no worries for the rest of your life. Just be a good prince, isn't that good?"

"Not good." The second prince roared at the queen.

With red eyes and a sullen face, he complained loudly, "Mother, I am your son, your own son. How dare you speak of me like this? You disappoint me so much."

The second prince turned around angrily and left the hall.

Dongfang Qing did not chase after him or shout. Her beautiful eyes looked at the second prince's back as he left with complicated expressions.

She muttered, "Second brother, don't blame me. If I don't agree, I, you, and your uncle's family will all die."

Dongfang Qing felt from the beginning to the end that the reason she agreed to Lao Liu was that she even gave herself to him and became his woman.

It’s all for this big family.

Also for his own son.

Otherwise, with only the two pieces of evidence in Lao Liu's hand, based on her understanding of the old man Wu Huang, she would definitely destroy the Dongfang family quickly.

What awaits her is burial with the deceased or imprisonment in the cold palace.

What awaits the second prince should be a lifetime of imprisonment.

Fortunately, her enemy Lao Liu just told her.

His brother had already formed an alliance with him and even promised that once he ascended the throne, he would help the Dongfang family establish an independent country.

Dongfang Qing heard Wu Lingyun's solemn oath, and even wrote a letter personally to guarantee that he would never let her and the Dongfang family down in the future.

Dongfang Qing also completely believed in Lao Liu.

Otherwise, as long as there was a glimmer of hope, she would never let her own son give up the throne and choose to support the sixth son.

Watching the second brother leave, she believed that he would figure it out.

The sixth child will not really hurt the second child.

The second prince returned to the East Palace and smashed all kinds of precious ceramics.

"Get out, get out, all of you!"

Amid the Second Prince's angry curses, a group of servants ran out tumbling and crawling.

The second prince was extremely angry now. He really couldn't believe that his own mother would ask him to give up the throne.

Even his own mother doesn't support him. Who else in this Dawu Kingdom is worthy of trust?

When things quieted down, the Second Prince snorted coldly, "Don't you just think your son is not as good as the Sixth Prince?"

"I'll show you that I'm no worse than Old Six. On the day I ascend the throne, I'll personally trample Old Six under my feet. Let me ask you, is this piece of trash worthy enough to compete with me?"

I've vented enough, call the counselor.

"Continue to recruit soldiers and horses for me. I will make the entire capital fear me."

The Queen's words today completely stimulated him. The Second Prince was extremely unwilling and naturally had to act quickly.

The counselor was worried: "Your Highness, His Majesty is watching us now. If we continue to recruit soldiers, it will make him wary..."

"What the hell am I afraid of?" The Second Prince was now very annoyed. "What should I be afraid of? I'm the Crown Prince. Don't I even have my own private army?"

"Just go ahead and do it. I fully support you."

Although the Second Prince said this, seeing that his advisor was about to leave after receiving his orders, he still gave an uneasy order: "Keep a distance."

"Find some local officials willing to serve me, and promise them that once I ascend the throne, I will immediately promote them three levels."

After all, the second prince is still afraid of Emperor Wu. The old man is so majestic, who wouldn't be afraid of him?

But it only took a few days.

The counselor came back and reported: "Your Highness, if we want to recruit more soldiers, we are short of money and food now."

"Besides, there are no weapons."

The second prince frowned: "We have no money?"

The counselor smiled bitterly: "A lot of money and food were used to support the army."

"Since the Crown Prince became Regent, he has stopped taking care of business matters. Sometimes, when the court is short of money, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince even takes the initiative to fill the gap. The money and grain are already insufficient."

Speaking of this, the second prince was very angry.

After he became the regent, he was full of energy and felt that he was only one step away from the throne.

But the court is not that easy to manage.

The national treasury had no money, so Emperor Wu took it out and distributed it to the various armies that came to the capital to settle down.

As the regent, he didn't want people to say he was incompetent.

But in the court, there are a lot of trivial matters every day.

Either they are short of money or they are short of food.

The second prince felt that he was about to ascend the throne, and after he successfully ascended the throne, the entire Dawu Kingdom would belong to him.

What else is there to worry about? Just take the money and food.

As a result, now that they want to raise some troops and restore their former status, they lack money and food.

He used his own money to fill the holes in the imperial court, but the troops he had raised for many years were swallowed up by the old man Emperor Wu.

The more the second prince thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt. Why had he been so foolish as to have been fooled by the old man?

He said helplessly: "I will find a way to deal with the money and food. You can ask the Dongfang family for weapons first."

But the counselor smiled bitterly: "Your Highness, I have tried to contact them, but the Dongfang family said that they will no longer cooperate with Your Highness. Your Highness, please go and ask other families."

"Pa" the second prince threw the problem in his hand to the ground: "Damn Dongfang family, how dare you betray me."

"When I ascend the throne, I will be the first to plunder them."

He gets angry whenever he mentions the Dongfang family. He is obviously his own uncle, but instead of helping him, they help that bastard, the sixth uncle Wu Lingyun.

This was the biggest insult to the prince, and he was not taken seriously at all.

The counselor just remained silent.

He couldn't afford to offend either the Dongfang family or His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Moreover, the Dongfang family is the Crown Prince's maiden family, so it is impossible for him to join in scolding the Dongfang family.

The counselor advised: "Your Highness, don't be anxious."

"The real cause is not the problem with the Sixth Prince. Once the Sixth Prince's problem is solved, all the problems will be solved."