1064 Naive, am I that petty?

The Ninth Prince had prepared for this moment for so long, how could he allow the Third Prince to say no? After getting the Third Prince's consent, the Ninth Prince killed the blue-shirted scholar without hesitation...

Puff... blood spurted onto the wall, and the scholar in green fell to the ground with a thud. Until the moment of his death, he did not understand why the Ninth Prince's uncle wanted to kill him. He clearly did not feel the Ninth Prince's uncle's murderous intent.

“Ninth brother, you…” The Third Prince didn’t understand either. The scholar in blue was his confidant, and he died in front of him, so of course he had to say the same thing.

The Ninth Prince placed the sword in his hand on the stone table and said calmly, "Brother, didn't I say that I want to talk to the Third Prince alone? This person is superfluous here."

This secret room can communicate with people outside. He can stop it once, but not twice. So he simply kills the person to prevent future troubles.

"Ninth brother is right. It is my royal brother who has over-thought." The Third Prince was extremely angry, but he still had to smile in a friendly manner, as if it was not him who had just given the order to burn the Ninth Prince to death, and the Ninth Prince did not mention this matter either.

"We haven't seen each other for many days since we parted in Shandong. Third brother has lost weight. You must have been living in fear, unable to sleep or eat well during this period, which led to your weight loss." The Ninth Prince started by mocking the Third Prince for being cowardly.

"No match for you, Ninth Brother. You look pale, what's wrong? Are you upset with your brother, the Emperor?" The Third Prince was sarcastically referring to the fact that his Ninth Uncle was scolded by the Emperor.

Even if he had not seen it with his own eyes, the Third Prince was certain that the Ninth Prince's Uncle must have been troubled by the Emperor. After all, he was kidnapped by the Ninth Prince's Uncle. It would be strange if the Emperor did not make trouble for the Ninth Prince's Uncle.

"Thank you for your concern, Third Brother. I'm fine. Third Brother has not seen the Emperor for a long time, and may not know the Emperor's current situation. The Emperor's beloved concubine died yesterday, and he and his group are busy mourning his beloved concubine, so they have no time to find fault with me." The Ninth Uncle was telling the Third Prince that the Emperor had no power to touch him.

The absolute confidence and arrogance in the words startled the Third Prince. He had always known that although Dong Lingjiu was only a prince, he could compete with the supreme emperor. He thought that the two were evenly matched, but he did not expect that in private, Dong Lingjiu had the upper hand.

During the repeated tests, the Ninth Prince showed his true colors. Unlike when he was in Shandong, even in the Third Prince's lair, the Ninth Prince remained strong and did not give in, displaying his strength unnoticedly.

The Third Prince was sweating profusely. The Imperial City was Dong Lingjiu's main battlefield, and his greatest reliance was hiding in the dark. But when his base was exposed, he had no ability to compete with the Ninth Uncle and the Emperor in the Imperial City.

He knew that given the Ninth Prince's shamelessness, if he did not compromise, the Ninth Prince would turn around and sell him to the Emperor. The Ninth Prince had already done this once in Shandong.

The Third Prince was cornered by the Ninth Uncle and had no choice but to speak up: "Ninth Brother, what do you want from your brother? In Shandong, your brother has already given you his troops, but you still won't let your brother go?"

When the Third Prince said this, he was undoubtedly admitting defeat to the Ninth Prince.

Unfortunately, the Ninth Prince did not appreciate it at all. He laughed sarcastically and said, "Third brother, I know you are very smart, but don't treat me as a fool. In your eyes, am I such a petty person? You are too naive to think of sending me away with only 50,000 people."

After more than 30 years of operation and with the Lu family as backing, the Ninth Prince would never believe that the Third Prince only has these five people.

Since the Third Prince is about to die, as his younger brother, of course he has to dig out all the power in the Third Prince's hands so as to maximize its effectiveness.

Dong Lingjiu had a good appetite, and a mere 50,000 people were not enough to fill his stomach.

"Ninth brother, you think too highly of your royal brother. Your royal brother is just a commoner. He has spent thirty years of energy and has only managed to get fifty thousand people." The Third Prince would never hand over his trump card even if he was beaten to death.

If he hands it over, he will be nothing and Dong Lingjiu will definitely kill him to silence him.

"In this case, there is nothing more for us two brothers to talk about. Brother Huang, let's go..." The Ninth Prince stood up, his deep eyes flashed with a cold murderous intent, silently warning the Third Prince that what he, Dong Lingjiu, could not get would be destroyed.

"Ninth brother..." The Third Prince gritted his teeth and did not move.

If he falls into the hands of the emperor, his fate will be even more miserable and the power in his hands will become useless.

"Third brother, what are you waiting for? The emperor has been waiting for you for a long time." The ninth uncle said with a smile.

It was a blatant threat, but the Third Prince just fell for it. He collapsed on his chair, looking five or six years older in an instant. He said with a look of defeat, "Ninth Brother, you win. Tell me, what do you want?"

"Third brother is straightforward, I admire you." The Ninth Uncle praised without any sincerity. The Third Prince smiled bitterly and waited for the Ninth Uncle to speak.

I am the fish and others are the butchers, what else can he do?

"Third brother, I won't beat around the bush. I don't want much. I just want your 100,000 troops in Shandong and the account book of Xingyuan Money House." The Third Prince has more than just these forces, but the Ninth Prince only wants these two things. As long as he gets these two, everything else will be easy.

"You, you...you know about Xingyuan Bank?" The Third Prince looked as if he had seen a ghost. His deep sunken eyes bulged out in fear.

Xingyuan Money House is the largest capital in the hands of the Third Prince, and even the Lu family is unaware of this.

"Just consider it as good luck." The Ninth Prince said in a mysterious tone, making it clear that he would not help the Third Prince.

"Old, old, I'm really old." The Third Prince sighed heavily and began to play the family card: "Ninth brother, the emperor was right about you, you are indeed capable. You also know that the emperor's time is running out. In Shandong, the emperor has been planning to hand over all his power to you, but... you are a cautious person, and you turned around and sent people to take me down. If it weren't for this, you would have got these things a long time ago, and there would be no need to go through so much trouble."

"Third brother, please don't say such things again. It makes me sick." The ninth uncle bluntly exposed the third prince's lie.

"Third brother, don't say there is no brotherhood in the royal family. Even if there is brotherhood, there is no deep brotherhood between you and me. When you disappeared, I was still in my infancy. We first met in Shandong. I really can't believe that Third brother would hand over the power he has painstakingly built for decades to a person he just met for the first time?"

And this person is his half-brother who will compete with him for the throne. The Ninth Prince would never believe that the Third Prince is so noble. You know, the brothers in their family have never had noble virtues. Some of them are shameless and insidious.

"Ninth brother, you really misunderstood me. I have really considered handing over all the power in my hands to you. My time is running out, and those people are of no use to me. We have a common enemy, and I believe you will make the most of the power in my hands and bring down the emperor." The Third Prince looked sincere, intending to appeal to his Ninth Uncle's emotions.

From the interactions between the Ninth Prince and Feng Qingchen, the Third Prince was certain that the Ninth Prince was a man who valued friendship and loyalty. He didn't ask for much, as long as the Ninth Prince was slightly moved...

After escaping this time, he must face the emperor head-on even if he must die, so as to avoid falling into Dong Lingjiu's hands again.

You know, he doesn't have that much power to sell. If he falls into Dong Lingjiu's hands again, he might have to use the biggest secret in his heart to exchange for his own safety...

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