After Emperor Wu finished speaking, he waved his sleeves and left.
All the princes were still in shock.
This reward may not seem like much, but it is a great right and hint.
Being able to study with the Grand Master, Grand Tutor, and Grand Protector is a treatment only given to an extremely favored prince.
Currently, only the crown prince and the sixth prince have this qualification.
However, the Royal Guards increased by two thousand, which completely exceeded the standard configuration of the Fourth Prince and was equal to that of the East Palace.
What's more important is that Zhan Shifu is the configuration of the East Palace.
Emperor Wu asked the fourth prince to enter Zhan Shifu. What did he want to do?
Replace the prince?
The signal this sends is too scary.
Even the fourth prince himself was frightened.
He noticed that the undisguised hostile gazes of the Crown Prince and the Sixth Prince were as sharp as knives.
The fourth prince suppressed the impulse and joy in his heart. He was not a proud and complacent person, but the political significance of this reward was too profound.
As long as he walks out of the palace today, it can be expected that the threshold of his palace will be breached.
However, gain and loss coexist.
If we say that in the past he was not even qualified to fight the prince, he could only be the opponent of the sixth prince.
From this moment on, he surpassed the sixth prince and became the favorite to compete with the prince.
"Congratulations, fourth brother!" The prince's voice was almost squeezed out from between his teeth.
"Thank you, Crown Prince." The fourth prince was not proud, but became more and more humble.
"snort!"
He watched the prince and brother leave. The sixth prince looked at him with jealousy and unwillingness, and left with the eighth prince Li Qing and others.
The fourth prince was the only one left in the palace. He glanced at that position and left without any hesitation.
"Congratulations to Your Highness, congratulations to Your Highness!"
He Diao Si immediately complimented the fourth prince happily.
The fourth prince glanced at him coldly and asked, "Why are you so happy?"
The joy on He Diao Si's face, who was slightly hunched over, didn't know whether to continue to stretch or to shrink. He turned his head to observe the changes in his master's expression.
There really didn't seem to be much joy on the fourth prince's face.
Logically speaking, I should be overjoyed to be rewarded so generously by His Majesty.
"Your Highness, are you... unhappy?" He Diao Si asked carefully.
The fourth prince quickly left Tai Chi Hall and said coldly: "Do you also think I should be happy?"
He Diao Si showed a puzzled look.
"You... still think too simply." The fourth prince's eyes were very clear and he was not dazzled by joy: "Think about it, my father has always liked the prince and the sixth son. When will it be my turn and the sixth prince's turn? Nine? Even though some people support me, I really don’t have any competitive advantage, understand?"
He Diao Si was confused. He never knew what His Highness was thinking in his heart.
"My father gave me a heavy reward, and also gave me great rights and status. I finally have the qualifications to arm-wrestle with the prince, brother and the sixth brother, but if you think about it carefully, is this really a good thing for me? "The fourth prince analyzed it for him.
This is the person closest to him, and he doesn't want people around him to be stupid.
He Diao Si tried hard to keep up with his master's thinking and said hesitantly: "What your Highness means is that in the eyes of outsiders, this reward is a great benefit for you, but in reality it makes you completely stand in the favor of the Crown Prince and the Sixth Prince." On the other side? Many of your actions will be... magnified? You will also be stared at by many people? "
"Yes!" The fourth prince showed admiration.
After all, He Diao Si's vision and structure are still small, but it doesn't matter. As long as he is willing to use his brain, it is okay to react slowly.
"Lao Liu didn't take me seriously before, let alone the prince and brother. Now that my status has risen, I have become an eyesore and I will inevitably suffer some punishment!"
"Maybe... my father also wants me to help Lao Jiu block the knife."
"Ah?" He Diao Si didn't understand again. What does this have to do with His Highness Ninth Prince?
He Diao Si's attitude towards others depends on his master's attitude towards others. The fourth prince was on good terms with Lao Jiu, so he was particularly respectful to Li Zhao.
"Think about it, why was Lao Ba punished today?"
"Because...he targeted His Highness the Ninth Prince and made trouble for His Majesty the Ninth Prince?" He Diao Si thought.
"That's right!" The fourth prince took a deep breath and said: "My father was killed from the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood, and only four of his brothers died. After he ascended to the Dabao, he didn't want us to interact with each other. Killing, even though he knows it is unrealistic, but he still hopes that brothers and sisters will treat each other with respect. This idiot, Lao Ba, was used as a gunman, and he just stepped into my father's minefield. If he is not punished, who will be punished? "
"Lao Jiu went to Jiaozhou to suffer hardships. We are enjoying all the glory and wealth in Kyoto. Not only do we not share our brother's worries, but we want him to die. How can our father not be angry?"
He Diao Si finally understood.
"As for why I was rewarded, it's because I was the only one who dared to stand up when Lao Jiu was in trouble!" The fourth prince shook his head and said: "This reward is not earned by my own ability, but by Lao Jiu. So, I have to be careful, you know?”
He Diao Si suddenly realized it and his favorable impression of Li Zhao increased again.
"Then what should we do next?" He Diao Si asked: "Do we need support for His Highness Ninth Prince?"
The fourth prince patted He Diao Si on the head and said: "Why are you panicking? You may still be worried about what reward you will give to Lao Jiu this time? Let's not be in a hurry. Lao Jiu's letter should be arriving soon. Let's see what he needs. , let’s just help.”
He Diao Si smiled naively.
"Next, not only will I not be able to show off, I will also have to keep a lower profile!" The fourth prince said with a serious look on his face: "You also have to tell everyone in the palace not to be complacent or arrogant!"
He Diao Si nodded solemnly, he would never let anyone ruin His Highness's bright future.
He also understood that only by being united with His Highness the Ninth Prince could he survive in the cracks of the other princes.
…
Bang!
After the eighth prince returned to the mansion, he smashed everything into pieces. The people in the mansion were trembling with fear. They had no idea why their master was so violent.
"Bastard!" Li Qing roared incompetently, slashing the surrounding flowers, plants and shrubs with the knife in his hand, leaving the courtyard in a mess.
"Now that you've suffered a mere setback, you're starting to give up on yourself?"
Li Qing looked coldly at Brother Sixth Emperor who walked in, then dropped the knife in his hand on the ground, barely maintaining some sense, and said, "Brother Sixth Emperor is here to see my brother's joke?"
The Sixth Prince shook his head and said, "We are all brothers. Is it good for me to see you laughing at me?"
Li Qing curled his lips, just listen to what Brother Sixth Emperor said.
"Now it seems that the rise of Brother Four Emperors is unstoppable." The Sixth Prince sighed and sat down by the pavilion.
"Brother Six Emperors, do you think I still have a chance?" Li Qing said with a joking look on his lips: "Now I am just a county king."
"Did you have a chance before when you were not the county king?"
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