Carrying a few bottles of canned food from Jingxiang, Fan Sheng wandered on the streets of Chang'an City. The guards led the horse and followed him far away. Fan Sheng did not allow them to get close to him. He needed to be alone to calm down, think about it, and make up.

Today's visit to Jing Xiang can also be seen as if he was already tied to the Third Highness. Fan Sheng had nothing to complain about. He was originally Jing Xiang's direct descendant, so he naturally wanted to follow Jing Xiang.

But he knew too well that the meaning was contained in it.

If the Third Highness wants to take office, he must experience blood and violence.

Your Majesty has given up on the Third His Highness, which is something that everyone in the court can know. The Third His Highness who returned to Chang'an seems to have given up everything. Until today, Fan Sheng realized that everything was just a arrangement behind the scenes of Jing Xiang. It should be that Jing Xiang had already negotiated with the Third His Highness on the way back from Wuyi.

Perhaps this can also be explained by why the Third Highness who returned to Chang'an was so quiet and recovered so quickly.

A person can only be so calm when there is hope.

There is only one thing that Fan Sheng couldn't understand why Jing Xiang gave up on his old friend, old boss, and old boss Zhu Wen.

This is a question that cannot be doubted. Zhu Wen is less than 60 years old and has always been in good health. He has always trusted Jing Xiang very much. What exactly made Jing Xiang disappoint Zhu Wen and actually began to plot to rebel?

Yes, it is rebellion.

Jing Xiang naturally would not say it explicitly, but Fan Sheng knew that if you want to get the third prince to the throne in this situation, what other way could you do besides killing the original one above?

Controlling the Imperial Guard is just one step. Next, the Third Highness will begin to regain a unit of his own in the local area. The third Highness's look extremely dangerous Pinglu is actually a wonderful move.

A place where the big beam has strategically given up will naturally be easier to do. If it is replaced by other places, everyone will be eyeing it, and it will be difficult to deal with.

More importantly, where the Third Prince goes, many people think that Zhu Youzhen has given up on himself and no longer wants to compete for anything. For example, the Great Prince and the Second Prince.

Of course, the Third Highness must still have strong foreign aid.

Fan Sheng thought for a moment, and it was only Cao Xuan of the Tianping Army. Cao Xuan and the third prince were captured in Luzhou together, imprisoned together for a long time, and returned with Jingxiang together. If nothing happened along the way, Fan Sheng would not believe it.

After returning to the court, although Cao Xuan served as a member of the Tongpingzhang in the court, he never stayed in Chang'an. After returning, he only paid a visit to the emperor once, and returned to his own jurisdiction and never set foot in Chang'an again.

If the third prince wants to get on the throne, who is his biggest opponent?

Of course it is the eldest prince Zhu Youyu.

This time, Zhu Youyu was sent out to attack the east road of Shannan. Once the attack was completed, he would inevitably go down to attack Eyue. Once the attack was completed, his power would inevitably grow rapidly. Unlike the Second Prince Zhu Yougui, who went to attack the west road of Shannan. Even if he was defeated, he would either face remote areas or deal with Jiannan Xichuan and other places, which was a tough problem. So far, Jiannan Xichuan and other places had neither expressed their submission to Zhenzhou Li Ze, nor surrendered to Chang'an Zhu Wen. Instead, they closed the door and formed their own family. They even had the intention of guarding the country of Tianfu in the Sichuan Basin, raising their strength and coveting the world.

They might be waiting for Li Ze, Zhu Wen and even the southern princes to fight for the darkness and the sky is dark, and they will raise their troops and take advantage of the situation.

What the second prince Zhu Yougui got was definitely not a good job.

More importantly, Your Highness Zhu Youyu also has a good father-in-law, the governor of Gunhai, Dai Chao.

As for the current situation, no matter from any aspect, Your Highness has an absolute advantage. The most important point is the support of Emperor Zhu Wen, which is more important than anything else. Zhu Wen, who started his military achievements and reached this point by relying on force, attached great importance to force. This is also the reason why he attaches great importance to Your Highness Zhu Youyu.

Jing Xiang said something big would happen in the fog, and Fan Sheng really couldn't think of what it was.

Or there are some things that can only be known about the inside story when you stand at a higher position. At present, I am afraid I am not qualified to get in touch with these.

Well, just take a step and take a step. If you follow me, there is actually no other way to go. In the eyes of others, I am originally a member of Jing Xiang, and the mark on my body cannot be washed away.

Fan Sheng suddenly stopped, and a thought passed through his mind like a flash of lightning.

The only possibility to overthrow His Highness is to make His Highness turn against the emperor. What Xianming Jingxiang said is very likely to be related to this matter.

Seeing Jing Xiang stop suddenly, the guards behind him immediately surrounded him.

Gao Xiangsheng made a very fierce fuss in Luoyang, Chang'an, and from time to time, it would be revealed that XXX was assassinated again. Although Gao Xiangsheng's assassination was mostly officials of the Tang Dynasty, they surrendered to Zhu Wen's group of people, if they had the chance, they would never be afraid to kill people like Fan Sheng.

Others may not know who Fan Sheng is, but Gao Xiangsheng is clear.

"Main!" The leader of the guard whispered: "Have you discovered something?"

Fan Sheng shook his head: "No, I just look at Chang'an now, and I feel a little emotional."

Chang'an in the past was extremely prosperous, but now Chang'an is neglected and desolate. The streets that were crowded in the past and the two cities with crowds of people are now deserted in front of the door.

This is the bitter fruit of Zhu Wen's rash abolition of Tang and his independence.

Not only did it give Li Zetian a big excuse in Zhenzhou, but it also made many southern governors look at Zhu Wen sideways.

I don’t dare to do anything. Why do you dare to do something that your son dares to do? Since you dare to take a risk to ride on me and call me a lonely person, then I can find ways to embarrass you.

In the south, no one has the ability to fight Zhu Wen alone, and they cannot have a core that can unite them together to form an alliance. But there is one thing that everyone still tacitly understands, that is, blockade of Liang State on the economy.

Twenty years ago after the peasant uprising in the Tang Dynasty, the economic center of the Tang Dynasty had already shifted from the north to the south. Many of the southern governors accumulated a lot of wealth. Chang'an, Luoyang and other Guanzhong areas basically rely on blood transfusions in the south to maintain prosperity. When the south began to blockade, the economy of Guanzhong and other places fell in response.

This is why Jingxiang asked Zhu Wen to be resolutely promoted to the emperor.

Unfortunately, Jing Xiang's painstaking efforts were finally cheated by some people who only care about immediate interests. Jing Xiang took a mission, and everything was a foregone conclusion after he came back. Even if Jing Xiang is trusted and has the power to the court, he is still powerless to make the world come true in such a thing.

I can’t say that I was crowned and emperor a few days ago, and I said a few days ago that I had made a mistake and abdicated!

The bitter wine is brewed by yourself, so you have to taste it yourself after all.

Or maybe it was from that time that Jingxiang was disappointed with Zhu Wen? It is difficult for a person who cannot overcome his inner desires to accomplish great things.

Jing Xiang didn't take Zhu Wen's sexual intercourse too much in the past, but this time, the nature was completely different.

Looking at the withering street in front of him, Fan Sheng shook his head, or there was something else.

Zhu Wen attached too much importance to military affairs and ignored economic construction. The decline in Guanzhong's economy has made all this a vicious cycle. The army needs a lot of money to support. Without money and food, the army will not be your protector and may become your life-destroying talisman.

Jingxiang and Wu Jian, the Minister of Revenue, worked hard to repair their relationship with the South. Wu Jian even prepared a large number of plans to revitalize the economy, but many of them were rejected in the court.

Because many of Wu Jian's plans were put into work on the high-ranking officials and outstanding ranks in Daliang, and the gentry who supported Zhu Wen, who snatched food from the bowls. In the long run, it was naturally beneficial to the court. Unfortunately, it was just impossible to pass the current level.

Wu Jian was even besieged in the court for these things.

He, the Minister of Revenue, is the most thoughtful person. Fan Sheng heard that once at a grand dynasty meeting, he was even questioned by His Highness Zhu Youyu, and his saliva was sprayed on Wu Jian's face, and he almost beat him up.

The reason is that Wu Jian had no money to allocate a reward to His Highness's army.

The treasury is empty. Is this the reason for Wu Jian?

Fortunately, Emperor Zhu Wen was still clear-headed and knew that if Wu Jian was not the butler, the situation would have been worse. So he just scolded Wu Jian and gave up.

Wu Jian has been under the jurisdiction of Li Ze in the north. As an economic expert, he was shocked by the prosperity of the northern economy and worried about his current fragile economic situation.

War costs money.

Unless your troops can defeat the other party and take everything from the other party as your own, the economically fragile side will eventually fail.

But the problem is that at least you can't win the fight against Li Ze now.

So, I could only fight to the south.

In the court, Wu Jian was a firm war pro-strife.

Only war can give him more capital.

But it will only destroy and plunder, but not know how long it will last?

Fan Sheng shook his head and strode away.

When he walked into the house, he saw the family greeting him with a smile on his face. When he saw his children paying him a pair of greetings, he was suddenly thrown out of his mind.
Chapter completed!