northernbook Chapter 234: Withdrawal from Ye State
Chapter 234: Withdrawal from Ye State
Chen Shuting has always trusted Shi Lidie.
Since Shi Lidie said that it was time to evacuate the capital of Ye State, she must leave immediately. She didn't want to wait until the two countries went to war in the future, for her identity as a spy of the Dayin Dynasty to be discovered, and then she would become a sacrifice.
Therefore, Chen Shuting counted most of the assets in the store as quickly as possible, and left the capital of Ye State with her people under the pretext of going out to purchase goods.
In the half month after she left, Shi Lidie did not make any unusual moves.
Just like before, Shi Lidie went to the palace every three days to treat the emperor. Everything seemed normal and no one suspected anything during the whole process. However, no one knew that she had been secretly preparing for it.
The first thing is to sort out your belongings.
The dowry and gold, silver and jewelry stored in the storeroom of Princess Dayin's mansion were all put into the system space by her without her knowing it.
Because the space was not big enough, she spent 500 points to expand it just to be able to put everything in it. She didn't want to leave any property to Ye State.
The second thing is to take care of the tavern business.
Shi Lidie found the current owner of the tavern and lied to him that she was about to get married:
"You know I am a princess sent by the Great Yin Dynasty to marry a foreign prince. I was supposed to marry the former crown prince Ye Zhaonan, but he rebelled and forced the emperor to abdicate, and became a monk. Naturally, this marriage contract is no longer valid."
"Almost all of the adult princes of Ye State have died. Only the Fourth Prince is not valued, and His Majesty will not let me marry him. Therefore, His Majesty proposed to take me as his concubine."
"Soon, I will enter the palace as a concubine. By then, due to palace rules, I won't be able to come out often, so I want to transfer the business of this tavern to you and let you be the boss. What do you think?"
The shopkeeper never expected that such a good thing would happen to him.
He knew very well how good the business of this tavern was. All the dignitaries in Kyoto loved this wine. The wine here was often in short supply and the price was extremely high.
In the past, he only envied his boss for making big money, but he only had a fixed monthly salary. Fortunately, his boss was generous and gave him tips from time to time, so he still earned more every month than the owners of other shops.
But now, he is going to become the owner of this shop!
"As for the price..." the shopkeeper asked cautiously, "Boss, you know that this store is in a good location. If it's too expensive, I may not be able to afford it."
"It's not expensive. I'll give it to you at half price." Shi Lidie said, "That is to say, you only need to give me half of the money for buying the shop, and the money for the wine and beverages in stock. In view of our pleasant cooperation over the past few years, I will give you 20% off on these wines and beverages."
The shopkeeper did some calculations and thought the deal was feasible, so he agreed immediately.
After the two signed the contract, they exchanged money and goods. Shi Lidie gave the shop's house deed and land deed to the shopkeeper, and she received a large sum of money.
At this point, the tavern business was sold. Before leaving, Shi Lidie took down the tavern sign. She didn't want the shopkeeper to continue using the title of "Number One in the World Sooner or Later".
The third thing was to plunder the property of Ye State.
Shi Lidie asked Wen Tan to go to the abandoned prince's mansion, the imperial palace and other places to explore the location of the treasure house.
After finding out the location, Wen Tan found a suitable time, which had to be when Shi Lidie was nearby, and she took the opportunity to set fire.
Shi Lidie took advantage of the time when others were putting out the fire and blended in. By then the owner would definitely find an opportunity to open the warehouse to check if any property was missing. She could take this opportunity to put all the property into her own space.
Since we have to fight a war, we need money. If Ye State has too much money, the war will last longer.
Therefore, Shi Lidie chose to take away the money from the Ye State treasury, as well as some private property that had not been discovered, and put them all into the space and took them away.
She was not worried about not having enough space. If it ran out of space, she could just use her points to expand it. Anyway, she had more points than she could use up.
Shi Lidie spent half a month to take all these things for herself, and then ordered the guards and maids who came with the dowry to leave the capital of Ye State in batches.
As long as she left the capital, she would have a way to hide her whereabouts and leave Ye State completely.
Shi Lidie was the last one to leave, and Wen Tan stayed with her.
After all the people in the princess's mansion had evacuated, Shi Lidie and Wen Tan got on the carriage and ordered:
"Let's go to the Fourth Prince's Mansion first and take Ye Honghui away."
No matter what, Ye Honghui is the only adult prince still alive in Ye State. If something really happens, the court officials may have no choice but to choose him to succeed the throne, which would be another trouble.
Therefore, she simply took Ye Honghui away. After all, this man was a talented inventor. If she could persuade him to surrender in the future, he might be able to play a greater role.
Wen Tan always listened to Shi Lidie. She sneaked into the Fourth Prince's Mansion, knocked Ye Honghui unconscious, put a sack on him, and stopped him from climbing over the wall. When she arrived at the alley at the side door of the Fourth Prince's Mansion, Shi Lidie was waiting there in a carriage.
Ye Honghui was thrown into the carriage in a sack. Wen Tan jumped on it and drove towards the city gate.
On the way, she asked in confusion:
"Princess, it's useless for us to take only the Fourth Prince with us, right? The Emperor of Ye still has several princes who are not yet adults. When they succeed to the throne, won't it be just as troublesome?"
Shi Lidie untied the sack, revealing Ye Honghui's head, and stuffed a pill into his mouth, letting him sleep longer so that he would not wake up in a short time. Then she answered:
"Although there are underage princes, they are different from adult princes."
"After I leave, the Emperor of Ye will not be able to receive continuous treatment, and his body will collapse at the fastest speed. Once he collapses, the court officials will have to discuss which prince will succeed him."
"If there is an adult prince, then of course the adult prince is the most suitable. But if not, the court officials will have to choose different camps in order to compete for the merit of following the emperor."
"After all, young princes are easier to manipulate. If they are truly in my hands, then the court of Ye State will be my world. This is a great temptation for those court officials who are good at speculation."
"The most important thing is that the young prince has no opinions of his own, and most of the time he has to listen to the advice of the court officials to govern the country. However, the court officials are not united, and they have their own selfish desires, so they will check and balance each other. In this way, the government orders of Ye State will not be strictly enforced, but will be dragged out. The result of the game between the parties may be a political compromise."
"With a group of people like this holding us back, why should we worry about not being able to conquer Ye State?"
Wen Tan understood what Shi Lidie said and couldn't help but sigh. This Princess Yun'an had been stirring up trouble in the capital of Ye State for several years just for a result like today.
If Ye State cannot think of a way out of the impasse, then defeat is inevitable.