Princess of the auxiliary country

Chapter 373; Too late
In the past period of time, the gentry had not made any trouble in the court, especially when it came to money, the gentry had hardly raised their hands.

Even if there are still some people with unclean hands and feet, it is only a small amount of money and will not have much impact.

He understands the principle that if the water is clear, there will be no fish. As long as it is not too excessive and does not cause big trouble, most of them will turn a blind eye.

Write down all these first, and wait until later to find an opportunity to settle the accounts slowly.

And he actually understood why Huo Junyao did this.

She just wanted to have the power to protect herself and prevent the prince from making her uncomfortable in the future.

Therefore, after seeing many benefits and not causing too much trouble to the Yu Dynasty, he acquiesced in Huo Junyao's approach.

And because of Princess Ningyang, he had more trust in Huo Junyao.

Therefore, win-win cooperation is good. After all, it is much better to put power in the hands of our own people who have clear goals than to put it in the hands of those cunning but ambitious nobles.

Anyway, you will be constrained by one party, so why not choose Princess Zhaode?
At least for now, his choice was correct. The emergence of the Hot Spring Villa Company made the nobles settle down. At the same time, the court became richer, and the lives of the people around the world were slowly improving.

These are what he wants, and they are also the right path that Yu Chao should take.

It's just that the prince is short-sighted after all.

Now that it was like this, he actually felt a little uncomfortable. After all, he had high hopes for the prince at the beginning.

"How could this happen? Gu just wanted to force Huo Junyao to hand over his things. He had no intention of touching the Hot Spring Villa."

"Why did it happen like this?"

The prince already knew the news from outside.

He was very frightened. Even though he didn't seem very smart, he knew what happened this time and that he was in big trouble.

Hundreds of memorials were sent to the capital from all over the country, which had a huge impact and also showed that his reputation was declining sharply.

With so many people not wanting to see him as the prince, the court had to deal with it in order to stop the world from talking about it.

How to deal with it?
Of course he is the culprit.

King Qi and King Chu will definitely take this opportunity to give him a try, especially since there are many forces involved in the Hot Spring Villa Company, these people will definitely not sit still and wait for death.

When the time comes, when multiple parties join forces, he will inevitably suffer a fatal blow.

It’s over.

At this moment, he knew that his position as prince was probably in jeopardy.

For a moment, he was filled with regret, and his mind couldn't help but think of what Shen Huan said to his uncle Shen Huan when he went to ask for advice that day.

It turns out that giving up is the best option.

He shouldn't be obsessed with scheming against Huo Junyao. She is indeed someone he cannot mess with.

She is simply horrible.

At this moment, he finally realized the energy of Huo Junyao, Princess Zhaode, and also realized what he had missed.

If he hadn't listened to Zhao Yan'er back then, who could compete with him now that he had such powerful support from Princess Zhaode?
What is the King of Qi and King Chu? Even if there are a few more interested princes, he will not take it seriously.

"Does His Highness the Crown Prince understand what I said back then?"

At this moment, Shen Huan walked in at some point and looked at the lost prince and Zhou Tong who was kneeling tremblingly in the main hall.

Shen Huan also expressed helplessness that the prince trusted Zhou Tong, a guy with great ambitions but little talent.

He could clearly know that when the prince came to him, he really wanted to give up. He didn't want to be the enemy of Princess Zhaode. He wanted to save her, but in the end he was coaxed into taking the most serious step.

Zhou Tong definitely took the greatest credit here. "Uncle, save the orphan. Only you can save the orphan now."

Looking up and seeing Shen Huan, the prince seemed to have grasped the last straw and quickly stood up and rushed towards Shen Huan.

"It's already too late."

Shen Huan shook his head.

Now that discounts have been sent out from all over the country, the matter has completely exploded.

The court had to give an explanation to the people of the world, and this time the people named the prince. Even if Emperor Zhaowu wanted to protect him and wanted to push someone out to calm the public anger, the prestige of the court would be greatly reduced.

Because the intervention of the Ordnance Supervisor already represented the court's attitude.

In today's situation, the hot spring villa has a very high status in the minds of the people. It is an existence that allows them to have money to eat, build houses and live a good life.

What the people have in mind is hope and gratitude.

And what about the court? It has always been awe-inspiring in the hearts of the people. Even though Emperor Zhaowu wanted to love the people as his own son, there were inevitably some court officials in various places who acted nonsense.

Originally, in some places, the imperial court was very unpopular with the people. This can be seen from the original gentry. In many places, the people even only knew the gentry and did not know who the emperor was at all.

If this matter is not handled well, the prestige of the imperial court will be greatly reduced, and it may not take more than a few decades to earn it back.

Moreover, it also requires the court to continuously issue policies that benefit the people and to eliminate those messy officials.

Not to mention, the current Emperor Zhaowu has already considered deposing the prince.

Therefore, even he has no way to save himself.

In addition to the above, the most important point is whether Princess Zhaode will continue to take action. If the opponent continues to take action and insists on trampling the prince to death, then even Emperor Zhaowu will never protect him, let alone protect him.

The appeal that Huo Junyao showed this time was so terrifying. It could even be said that although she was not in the court, her power was already superior to everyone in the court. Even the emperor would be afraid of it.

The emperor would never touch her unless absolutely necessary.

"No, it won't happen. The queen mother said that you are very powerful. You must have something to do, right?"

"There is no other way. Your Highness, please give up."

Shen Huan spoke again, and at the same time pushed the prince away from him, then bowed his hands and said, "I am here to say farewell to His Highness. From now on, I will no longer be the prince and master of the East Palace."

"what!"

"what do you mean?"

The prince's eyes widened.

Shen Huan did not say anything clearly, but bowed his hands again, turned around and left the main hall.

After leaving the East Palace, he went directly to the Imperial Study Room and resigned from the position of Crown Prince and Grand Master to Emperor Zhaowu.

Emperor Zhaowu was not surprised at all that he came here to resign. Emperor Zhaowu had always been very clear about his brother-in-law's talent and vision.

So she didn't try to persuade him to stay, but instead took him to the side to drink tea.

"Brother, do you think what I did is right?"

Hearing this, Shen Huan hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, you are a shameful minister."

Although he is the emperor's eldest brother-in-law, he has never been called that since the emperor ascended the throne.

"It doesn't matter, there are no outsiders here, we are just chatting among our own family."