"It's unreasonable, it's simply unreasonable. In the past, they all fawned over me, but now they're all supporting the fourth child. I'm going to want them to look good one day."
In another mansion, the third prince Zhu Tai was furious.
He had already heard about what happened in the morning meeting today. Most of the people who supported him in the past did not speak out today, or turned around to support the fourth child.
Just now, he sent people to find these people to discuss, but all of them refused to come because they had something important to do.
They were all excuses. It was clear that they saw that they had lost power, and everyone was busy drawing a clear line to prevent the fourth child from being settled by the queen in the future.
"These bastards, do you really think that this prince has no chance? Even so, it would be easy to crush you to death."
Ju Tai’s teeth chattered.
Beside him, Han Wenqing comforted him: "Your Majesty, there is no need to be angry. They are just wallflowers. It is just a good opportunity to see the faces of these people."
That’s what you say, but what if you see it clearly?
Do you really want to cause trouble for these people? Who else would dare to follow me in the future? Not all the people around him have fled.
Moreover, if you really want to cause trouble for them, you have to have a name.
"That's what officialdom is like. If the third prince gains power, these people will follow the trend again."
Opposite the third prince, Fan Renli smiled lightly.
Compared to before, he was obviously much thinner. The Night King incident still hit him hard. Fortunately, after staying in prison for a while, his life was finally saved.
You know, except for their two uncles, all the other people involved in the case were killed by the Night King. Even so, they all stayed at home and did not dare to go out.
The Night King is a madman, and if he hadn't taken his majesty's face into consideration, both of them would definitely have died.
Don't mess with anyone who is crazy.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Tai looked at Fan Renli and said, "Having said that, the fourth son is at the height of his powers, so I may not have another chance."
He paused for a moment and then said: "If my uncle was still in the official department, this prince wouldn't be in such a mess. It's all the fault of Lao Wu, this bastard..."
Fan Renli shook his head, "It has nothing to do with him, he was also being used."
"Being used?"
Zhu Tai was a little surprised, but then he understood and his teeth chattered, "The fourth child is really hiding deep, so what should we do now? Are we going to capture him without any help?"
Fan Renli said: "Of course not."
Zhu Tai hurriedly said: "Could my uncle have some idea?"
Fan Renli paused, "The only way now is to unite with the second child."
Zhu Tai said: "The second brother's situation is similar to ours. It is not difficult to join forces temporarily. However, because of the Night King and the assassination case, the reputation of this prince and the second child has been greatly affected. I am afraid that we can unite." It’s hard for two people to..."
This guy is quite self-aware.
Because of these two incidents, the two of them were greatly impacted. The officials below were all human beings, and they were not so easy to call upon at this time.
The situation has become obvious, Lao Si is unstoppable.
How could those officials provoke the fourth child at this juncture, except for those who couldn't put aside the relationship, were related to each other, or had such a deep relationship that they had been branded and could not be erased.
Even so, it will be weighed.
Fan Renli said: "That's right. The Fourth Prince is at the height of his power. Even with the strength of the two of you, it is difficult to compete with him. Therefore, we can only drive away tigers and devour wolves."
Zhu Tai's eyes lit up, "Driving away tigers? What kind of tigers are being driven away?"
Fan Renli asked instead, "In Kyoto right now, apart from the fourth prince who is at the height of his power, who else is also at the height of his power?"
Han Wenqing blurted out: "Is Master Fan talking about Lin Qingfeng?"
"Lin Qingfeng?"
Zhu Tai was startled for a moment, then shook his head and said: "How is this possible? Although he has a great reputation, he is not a prince, and he has no direct impulse with the fourth child. Not only that, he is also Xiao Qi's consort. If he doesn't help the fourth child deal with us, he will Not bad.”
"No!"
Fan Renli shook his head and said, "His Majesty has been balancing the strength of several princes. He had asked Lin Qingfeng to check the household department before, but Lin Qingfeng did not check, so he was reprimanded and the marriage was postponed."
"Lin Qingfeng is not a fool, but is very smart. He has known this for a long time, so in this morning's court meeting, he implicitly objected to establishing the throne too early."
"Does he really object? What does it have to do with him whether to establish a crown prince or not? He actually said it on behalf of His Majesty, because he knew that His Majesty didn't want to establish a crown prince so early, or in other words, he didn't want to delegate power so early."
Han Wenqing nodded, "That's right! Lin Qingfeng has always kept a certain distance from the fourth prince. There has never been any intersection between the two, probably because he doesn't want to get involved in this matter."
"childish!"
Fan Renli sneered, "As an official in the court and an important minister in the court, can he really stay out of the matter? Even if he wanted to, His Majesty would not agree."
Zhu Tai asked in confusion: "Father, don't you agree?"
"good!"
Fan Renli said, "What happened in the court this morning is actually a good thing for us, because the fourth prince showed his fangs. In front of His Majesty, we are not afraid that he will show his fangs, but we are afraid that he will remain dormant and unable to make a move."
"Now that he has exposed his fangs, with His Majesty's character, he will probably knock or even pull out his fangs."
"In the past, this would have been an opportunity for His Highness and the Second Prince, but with what happened now, it is unlikely to happen in a short time, and it is even less likely for the Fifth Prince."
"Then we can only choose from the courtiers. Apart from those cabinet ministers, in the huge court, the only one who can compete with the fourth prince is Lin Qingfeng."
Zhu Tai nodded subconsciously, but said: "But Lin Qingfeng is not a prince, how could he..."
Fan Renli smiled and said, "It doesn't matter whether he is a prince or not. What matters is what His Majesty wants him to do. Now that he is serving as the right minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, isn't this a perfect opportunity?"
"His Majesty also hesitated to let him directly take over as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Maybe he has already had this idea."
this?
Zhu Tai frowned and said, "Is there any?"
"Of course!"
Fan Renli said, "Why did your Majesty ask if there is still a vacancy in the position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel? Doesn't Your Majesty know that the position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is so important? He was actually testing to see the reaction of the cabinet ministers."
"He himself was probably very hesitant. After all, Lin Qingfeng was too young, but his official position was not enough, and it was difficult to compete with the fourth son. In the end, he was given to the right minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs."
"Actually, it's almost the same. There is a vacancy in the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Li Qingshu, the left minister, is an old official in the officialdom. He is very transparent and will never restrict Lin Qingfeng. Therefore, Lin Qingfeng, the right minister, is not much different from the minister."
Zhu Tai nodded, "But even so, what can we do? How can we drive away tigers and devour wolves?"
A sneer appeared on Fan Renli's lips, "There are many things I can do, such as passing a knife."
As he spoke, he took out a list from his arms and said, "Give this to Your Majesty, and there will be a good show next."
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