After
listening to Li Juntang's words, Li Wenxing's expression became particularly
heavy, his brows furrowed, and he seemed to be thinking about something.
It
seems that he still thought too simply.
He
thought it was just a competition between a few brothers, but he didn't expect
that it would give Eugene Montgomery, the tiger, an opportunity to take
advantage of.
Eugene
Montgomery's power is already very large.
This
time, in the name of supporting Li Guanglong to ascend to the throne, he formed
gangs and factions everywhere, recruited talents, and even had an influence
comparable to that of the royal family.
If
the other party really supports Li Guanglong to ascend to the throne, he will
surely be more powerful than the master, and no one can suppress him.
The
worst case scenario is that he will use the emperor to command the princes and
completely overthrow the regime of the Li Dynasty!
"Third brother, are all the words you said true?" Li Wenxing frowned and asked.
"It's
absolutely true, not a single word of falsehood!" Li Juntang said
seriously: "Of course, if big brother doesn't believe it, you can order
someone to investigate it yourself."
"Of
course I believe you, but... it's not easy to deal with Eugene Montgomery. Do
you have any good ideas?" Li Wenxing asked.
"I
have ordered people to remind the second brother, but the effect is very small.
The second brother thinks I have ulterior motives and doesn't believe me at
all. For now, only if we join forces to prevent the second brother from taking
the throne can we crush Eugene Montgomery's conspiracy!" Li Juntang said.
His
words were half true and half false. Although they sounded righteous, they were
full of his own selfishness.
In
terms of power, he is not as good as the second brother Li Guanglong now.
If
he can join forces with the eldest brother Li Wenxing, then the chances of
winning will be much greater.
Of
course, the most important thing is that once Li Guanglong is overthrown, the
position of the crown prince will belong to him.
Because
Li Wenxing can't compete with him at all.
This
is his plan.
"It
seems that this is the only way." Li Xingwen nodded thoughtfully.
For
the sake of the Li Dynasty and his own interests, he must prevent Li Guanglong
from taking the throne.
"So,
big brother agreed?" Li Juntang raised his eyebrows.
"For
both public and private reasons, I cannot let Eugene Montgomery's conspiracy
succeed. However, with the power of the two of us, it is probably still a
little short of fighting against Eugene Montgomery and his men. We need to find
a few more powerful allies." Li Wenxing analyzed.
"Four
of the eight great families have already chosen to join the camp of the
Montgomery Palace. We can strive for the other four, but in this regard, we
still have to rely on your connections, big brother." Li Juntang said.
"I
do know some old friends among the big families. It shouldn't be a big problem
to win them over."
Li
Wenxing suddenly changed the subject: "But compared to the big families,
the four royal families are the ones we focus on winning over. Putting aside
the Montgomery Palace, there are also the Spanner family, the Bryant family,
and the Duncan family."
"The
Bryant family is closely connected with the Montgomery Palace. It is estimated
that they have joined the second brother's camp. It is difficult to win them
over. We can only start with the Spanner family and the Duncan family."
Li
Juntang said calmly: "Brother, I have a good relationship with the Spanner
family. I can be a lobbyist and try my best to win them over. As for the Duncan
family, you have to do it yourself."
"Okay,
I will go to the Duncan family in person tomorrow morning to see what Duke
Duncan thinks." Li Wenxing nodded and did not refuse.
If
the Duncan family can be won over, it will definitely be a great help.
"Brother,
I have something to ask of you." Li Juntang said again.
"Just
ask if you have anything to say. We are in the same boat now and should help
each other." Li Wenxing said with great pride.
"Brother,
if we want to seize the initiative, we must have a big enough advantage in
intelligence, and this is exactly Margaret's specialty. Her Baixiaotang is
definitely in the top three in intelligence collection in the entire Dragonmarsh.
If Margaret helps us, things will go more smoothly." Li Juntang said.
Among
the many princes and princesses, Margaret is undoubtedly very outstanding.
And
unlike their military and political development, the other party mainly builds
intelligence agencies. After years of accumulation, the intelligence network
can be said to be spread throughout the Dragonmarsh.
Definitely
not to be underestimated.
"You
mean, let me bring Margaret over too?" Li Wenxing narrowed his eyes.
"Brother,
you have a good personal relationship with Margaret. As long as you ask, I
believe she will not refuse." Li Juntang smiled.
"Not
necessarily." Li Wenxing shook his head: "I know Margaret's
character. She never participates in party disputes. She will never agree to
help us deal with her second brother."
Margaret's
intelligence agency is naturally beyond reproach, but the other party is very
principled in doing things. When it comes to competition between princes, they
always remain neutral.
"Brother,
we just asked Margaret to provide intelligence, not to let her directly
participate in it. I don't think this is against the principle. At most, we can
pay more for intelligence." Li Juntang said.
"This..."
Hearing this, Li Wenxing frowned slightly and hesitated.
"Brother,
everything is important for the overall situation!" Li Juntang said
earnestly.
"Okay,
I'll try, but I can't guarantee that it will work." After a little
contemplation, Li Wenxing finally nodded.
Although
he didn't want to drag Margaret into the water, the current political situation
was turbulent and undercurrents were surging. As a royal heir, he couldn't stay
out of it.
Some things had to be done even if he didn't want to. - Ton
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