Emperor Chu knew that his son had a gentle temperament, which was just what he was back then.
But it was because of Xianyun Yehe's temperament that after Xiao Jingyao entered the East Palace, he neither fought nor snatched, won people's hearts, nor made any achievements.
On the other hand, the third prince Xiao Jingyu followed the King of Chu to hone his skills in the army, went west to the mountains to quell chaos, and went south to Nanzhou to control floods... Each of his achievements amazed everyone in the court.
At the same time, Xiao Jingyu enlisted the ministers of the DPRK and China as his arms.
No matter in every aspect, the third prince Xiao Jingyu has far surpassed the prince Xiao Jingyao.
Coupled with the fact that Xiao Jingyu returned from training with the King of Chu, everyone knew that the competition between the three princes for the throne had begun.
Emperor Chu looked at Xiao Jingyao, his eyes seemed to be able to see through people's hearts. No matter how well Xiao Jingyao concealed himself, he was still nervous.
After a while, Emperor Chu leisurely said: "The management of a racecourse can be as short as half a year or as long as three to five years. Although Prairie Wolf Court has agreed to jointly breed horses with Da Chu, the racecourse is newly built and everything will be difficult at the beginning. There must be complications. The minutiae need to be discussed.”
"Your Majesty, are you confident?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingyao stood up, saluted, and replied respectfully: "My son, I will definitely live up to my father's expectations."
Emperor Chu looked at Xiao Jingyao with his deep eyes, as if he wanted to see through his prince's mind.
Under this scrutiny, Prince Xiao Jingyao was particularly calm. Before coming, he had already thought about everything and rehearsed it countless times.
"Okay, since the emperor is confident, I will agree to it. In the past few days, the emperor has made some preparations. Remember to say goodbye to your mother before setting off."
After Emperor Chu finished speaking, he waved his hand and asked Xiao Jingyao to step aside.
"My son, please retire!"
After Xiao Jingyao left, Emperor Chu's eyes fell on the chessboard again.
The intertwined black and white chess pieces, the black pieces held by Emperor Chu have become an unstoppable force, and the white pieces are retreating steadily. It seems that the defeat is certain.
But Emperor Chu suddenly picked up a white stone, looked at the few positions, and finally stretched out his hand to make a move.
With one move, all the black dragons on the chessboard were destroyed.
One son can turn the world around, determine victory or defeat, and turn defeat into victory!
Emperor Chu sighed leisurely: "Your Majesty, I hope you can turn things around. Otherwise, it's not a bad idea to leave this country to others."
Xiao Jingyao returned to the East Palace with a happy face. He had achieved his goal by entering the palace today.
"Wan'er, play a song for me." Xiao Jingyao said.
Seeing that Xiao Jingyao was so happy, the maid Wan'er made a cup of tea and brought it to Xiao Jingyao.
"Your Highness is so happy. It seems like there is some happy event?"
Xiao Jingyao took the tea and hugged Wan'er's soft body. "I have asked my father for an errand. Get ready. In a few days, you and I will set off to the north together."
Wan'er rolled her eyes and already had a guess in her mind, and said, "What Your Highness wants is the job of building a racecourse with Lang Ting?"
Xiao Jingyao stretched out his hand and gently scratched Wan'er's nose, and said with a smile: "Wan'er is really smart."
"That's right. My mother has always wanted to arrange a marriage between me and my sister Chuchen. But I have always regarded Chuchen as my sister. It is absolutely impossible for me to marry my sister Chuchen."
"It happens that the racecourse has just been built. Taking this opportunity, I can delay my departure from Beijing. Of course, I want to spend more time with Wan'er."
Wan'er was shy and said with a blushing face: "Your Highness, Wan'er is contented to be able to serve His Highness. Your Highness doesn't have to worry about Wan'er anymore... Oops."
Xiao Jingyao picked up Wan'er and said, "Wan'er, this matter is up to me."
With that said, Xiao Jingyao had already picked up Wan'er and entered the palace.
The music played by playing the piano mentioned before is not as good as Wan'er's soft chanting.
...
The night is getting colder, and snow is falling in the sky again.
Thousands of lights were lit, setting off the snowy scene. The goose-feather-like snow was dyed with little yellowish fluorescence, like thousands of fireflies flying in the sky.
What a beautiful scenery.
Under the same heavy snow, thousands of families are under the lights, but each family has its own thoughts.
In the solemn and solemn palace of Prince Chu, Xiang Jinghao was sitting in the lobby, playing with a black dagger in his hand.
The pitch-black blade emitted a burst of cold light, as biting as the heavy snow in winter.
Downstairs, Prince Zhao Xiao Jinghong was sitting on a chair. He casually glanced at the dagger in Xiang Jinghao's hand, then looked away and calmly drank the tea in his hand.
"I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked for an errand to go north from His Majesty," Xiang Jinghao said.
Xiao Jinghong put down his tea cup, looked at Xiang Jinghao, and said, "I heard about it too. It seems that the prince has realized the threat to him from the third prince, and is anxious to make achievements in order to preserve his position in the East Palace."
Xiang Jinghao sneered, "Humph. How can the achievements accumulated by the third prince over the years be compared to just a new racecourse? I think the prince is a little too whimsical."
Jamel Xiao was silent. Compared to Xiang Jinghao who had been following the third prince Xiao Jingyu, Xiao Jinghong had been outside the court and could see things more clearly.
It doesn't matter what merits and achievements you have.
What is important is how what the prince did is seen in the eyes of the current Emperor of Chu.
For many years, Prince Xiao Jinghong has lived in seclusion without fighting or grabbing. In political affairs, he is also diligent and caring for the people, and has a reputation of benevolence.
But now that the prince is declining, it is not his debauchery or deviance that has caused people to turn away.
Rather, he has always been unwilling to make friends with courtiers, neither deliberately wooing them nor alienating them. That's why we are now alone.
Precisely because of this, the three princes and their party have never been able to find a reason to impeach the prince. Without a reason for impeachment, the opportunity to support the third prince to ascend to power is far away.
Xiang Jinghao didn't know clearly, but Xiao Jinghong saw it clearly.
His Majesty the Emperor of Chu has no intention of deposing the crown prince and establishing a new crown prince, at least not yet.
Xiang Jinghao said to Xiao Jinghong: "Brother, facing the current situation, what suggestions do you have?"
Jamel Xiao raised his eyebrows, trying to drag me into a trap? hehe.
Jamel Xiao crossed his hands, rubbed them and put them on his knees, and said: "I am stupid. I can't think of any good way to deal with it at the moment. I have to think about this matter carefully."
Xiang Jinghao's eyes flashed, and with a whoosh of the dagger in his hand, he put it back into its scabbard and said, "I don't think His Highness can accomplish this."
The two people's eyes met in the air, and after the collision, they looked back in unison.
"Brother, this is the time for you to help the third prince. I don't think brother will refuse."
Jamel Xiao laughed, "Haha, of course I will seize this opportunity. Brother Rong Wei will go back and think about it carefully, and he will definitely get this done."
As he spoke, Jamel Xiao yawned and said goodbye: "It's getting late. I'll go first for my brother."
"Brother, walk slowly." Xiang Jinghao stood up to see him off.
After Xiao Jinghong left, Xiang Jinghao snorted coldly, with a hint of ruthlessness in his expression.
"Xiao Jamhong, do you think I don't know about what you secretly reminded Qiu Ruoruo?"
After Xiao Jinghong walked out of Yizibianjian Palace, Meng Duanzhang was already waiting at the door.
"Your Highness, we would rather not get involved in this matter," Meng Duanzhang said.
Xiao Jinghong smiled and said, "Thank you sir, what Xiang Jinghao said is indeed what you expected. Huh, you just want to drag me into this, you are really a child."
When Xiang Jinghao invited Xiao Jinghong into the mansion, Meng Duanzhang had already guessed what was going to happen in the mansion today.
Meng Duanzhang said humbly: "The Prince of Chu is straight forward, but it is easy to guess."
Jamel Xiao smiled again, "Sir, what do you think I should do now? Neither party can afford to offend me."
Seeing this, Meng Duanzhang whispered a few words in Xiao Jinghong's ear.
Immediately, Jamel Xiao laughed loudly and said: "Sir, you are really amazing."
