The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

Chapter 60: Lure the tiger away from the mountain to kill

Chu Chengrui carried Jiang Fan into an independent tent and stayed there himself. He sent people to send his old father and Chu Chengxiong to another independent tent.

Looking at Jiang Fan who had fallen asleep, Chu Chengrui burst into laughter. He never thought that one day he would be so convinced by someone.

Thinking back to the time when he first met Jiang Fan and was tricked by this kid into cutting bamboo, he wanted to laugh. He laughed at himself for being so stupid, and also laughed at Jiang Fan, this big liar, for being able to fool people.

However, Jiang Fan's true character made him admire him. Jiang Fan seemed to have magic, and people who were with him would always be influenced by him unconsciously.

Even his rigid and eccentric old father is almost being led astray by Jiang Fan.

If his mother saw his father being so close to Jiang Fan and Chu Chengxiong, she would be so stupid.

He didn't know whether his mother would chase his old father and seventh brother around the yard with a feather duster.

"Brother, don't worry. Since I lost to you, I, Chu Chengrui, will protect you... no matter where you are. With me here on the trip to Huainan, no one will be able to hurt you."

Looking at Jiang Fan's sleeping posture, Chu Chengrui smiled and spoke in a more cautious voice.

Jiang Fan showed a faint smile at this time and turned over. He didn't know whether he heard Chu Chengrui's words or had a good dream.

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On the other side, in the residence of the eldest prince Jiang Yi, he was sitting in the main seat with an ugly face, in front of him were Ye Ren and Huang Zhenren, both of whom also had ugly faces and resentment in their eyes.

"Grandpa, Minister Huang, what should we do now? If Jiang Fan wins again this time, his position in father's heart will be even higher!"

"Don't worry, my Lord. With the situation in Huainan, we have plenty of opportunities to kill him. Moreover, with his ability, he has no chance of winning. Chu Yan'er is so proud that she won't let him go."

Huang Zhenren spoke quickly.

Upon hearing this, Ye Ren frowned and shook his head, saying, "With the two Chu family tigers by his side, it may not be that easy to kill him in Huainan."

"Unless we find a way to prevent the Chu brothers from going to Huainan, then even if that guy has private soldiers following him, it will be much easier to kill him!"

Jiang Yi heard this, and a trace of annoyance flashed in his eyes. He said, "The two brothers of the Chu family are like ghosts now, following Jiang Fan all the time. Our killers didn't even have a chance to attack. Those two guys are now Jiang Fan's guards, and there is no way we can let them stay."

"No...it's possible!" Ye Ren looked at Jiang Yi and smiled mysteriously.

"As long as we find an opportunity and lock them up for a while, that kid will be left alone to protect him! It will be much easier to kill him!"

"Grandpa, do you have a solution?!" Jiang Yi was immediately delighted and looked at Ye Ren expectantly.

"I heard that he recently opened a wine shop, and Chu Chengxiong from the Chu family is very interested in the female owner of the wine shop?! Starting from this point, are we worried that we can't send them in?"

"The two guys from the Chu family don't have any brains, they get angry easily. As long as the prefect of Jingzhao arrests them, they will have no chance to accompany Jiang Fan to Huainan."

Ye Ren's words made Jiang Yi's eyes light up and he nodded repeatedly. At the same time, greed surged in his eyes.

"I heard that the winery is making a lot of money now. If we can take advantage of the opportunity to get the winemaking method, maybe..."

He didn't say the rest, but the greed in his eyes intensified. Recently, a new kind of strong liquor has become popular on the market, and it has received a great response.

That small winery had just reopened not long ago, but it had already surpassed many other liquors in the capital and quickly entered the wine market. If it continued to develop in this way, it would even dominate the wine industry.

How could he not be greedy for such a good thing? Not only him, but many dignitaries and forces in the capital have set their sights on the wine shop. However, no one dared to move for a while.

"Let's deal with the Chu brothers first. The method of brewing wine will be ours sooner or later!" Ye Ren smiled coldly.

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In the military camp, Jiang Fan woke up in a daze towards afternoon. He forced himself to get up and saw Chu Chengrui standing upright at the door of the tent.

A touch of emotion welled up in his eyes and he smiled faintly.

Seeing Jiang Fan stand up, Chu Chengrui turned around and said with a smile: "You are awake... I will ask someone to get you some water, so you can wash up! Next, shall we stay in the barracks, or?"

Jiang Fan thought for a moment after hearing this and said, "Let's go back to the Chu family and meet my aunt. Before we leave the capital, there are some things we need to take care of. Also, call Niu Wu, Zhou Zheng, Hu Chongwu, Zhao Feng and the others. I have something to tell them!"

The four people Jiang Fan called were the centurions among the group of people he trained. Now, he had few people to use, so he could only choose from these private soldiers. He had no way to trust others.

After observing these four people, he felt that they were trustworthy. As for the others, it remained to be seen.

Upon hearing this, Chu Chengrui nodded, turned and left.

Soon, the four people were brought in. After they entered the room, they looked at Jiang Fan respectfully.

"I asked you to come here because I have something for you to do... Go to the cities surrounding Huainan Prefecture and buy enough grain for me in the shortest possible time. Wait for my order. Also, after the grain is harvested, spread the news of the increase in grain prices in Huainan Prefecture. It's best to say the grain price is as high as possible!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Chengrui looked at Jiang Fan with a slightly raised brow. For a moment, he was a little confused about the meaning of Jiang Fan's action.

The news of the flood in Huainan and the skyrocketing food prices has also been received in the capital. However, other places have been delayed in getting the news and may not have received accurate information yet.

If Jiang Fan spreads this news, he is afraid that it might encourage more unscrupulous grain merchants to transport grain over, raising the price of grain again.

Moreover, why did he collect so much grain? Was he planning to use the money for disaster relief?

But the problem is that the victims are a bottomless pit. Jiang Fan's one million taels of silver are probably not enough for him to lose, not to mention that Jiang Fan gave each of them 50,000 taels.

While Chu Chengrui was puzzled, Jiang Fan gave each of them 100,000 taels of silver notes and also assigned twenty private soldiers to accompany them.

Although Chu Chengrui was puzzled, he did not ask a single question. When Jiang Fan sent them away, they washed up and walked out of the tent.

As soon as he came out, he saw Chu Chengxiong and Chu Xinghe who had just finished washing up in the tent next to him. When Chu Chengxiong saw Jiang Fan, he hurriedly came up to greet him warmly.

"Old Eight, it was a great morning. Let's drink again next time..."

This guy was still thinking about the banquet in the morning. He drank so much that he missed it. The lively scene of six-a-six was still fresh in his memory.

Chu Xinghe's face turned red when he heard that. He remembered the good things he did with Jiang Fan and Chu Chengxiong in the morning and felt very embarrassed.