Concubine's Survival Handbook

Chapter 357

Just like what those staff think, the third prince also finds the naive idea of ​​the second prince ridiculous.

But although he despised the second prince in his heart, the third prince still had a warm smile on his face, and said to the second prince: "Second brother, don't worry, I will help you take care of it."

The second prince did not doubt that he was there, he laughed loudly and said: "When I go to court tomorrow, my highness will go to ask father for orders."

The second prince has great confidence in leading troops to fight on the border.He also wanted to take this opportunity to show himself well.After all, if he can defeat Zhao Guo'an's army at the border, then his own prestige at the court will be great, and he will be able to sit in that position.When he returns after becoming famous, let's see who else in the court dares to disobey him.

The smile on the second prince's face became more and more flamboyant. Hearing the flattery and flattery of those people below, he felt more and more complacent.

The third prince saw the change in the expression of the second prince, and he watched the scene quietly, his face was calm, but his brain was spinning rapidly thinking.

The second prince was too stupid and a reckless husband, so it was difficult to survive in this palace.If he hadn't been secretly helping him and giving him a plan, he would have been plotted to death by other younger brothers.After all, he is relatively old, and most ancient kings "passed on the throne" to the next generation, so the situation of the second prince was not very good before.It is because of his own help that he has today's status and influence, although a large part of the reason for his own help is to use him to divert other people's attention and guard against him.But the second prince should still thank him.

The third prince looked at the second prince who looked smug, and calmly drank the tea in the cup.

The emperor's first child was born to the empress, but he died young for no reason.Although I haven't found out how the little prince died back then, but I don't think it's strange when I think of the darkness of the palace.The little prince was set up by his father as a prince since he was born, and some jealous people in the palace would naturally try to get rid of him.

Since the death of the little prince, the empress was heartbroken and had been seriously ill for a while. After recovering from the illness, she didn't care much about the affairs of the harem. She practiced Zen, meditated and prayed to Buddha beads every day, living indifferently and not caring about world affairs.The emperor only thought that she was stimulated by her grief, and the fact that Concubine Rong was sent to the palace during that period of time, and the beauty was in his arms, the emperor didn't care about it anymore.He didn't say anything about the queen's behavior, and let her be.

The little prince died young, so did the queen, and the emperor has not made any other princes as princes so far.So in the hearts of other princes, the second prince is the biggest threat.

The third prince was still worrying about how to make the second prince leave the capital.After all, now that the emperor's body is getting weaker and weaker, and the fight for the throne is imminent, his own forces should also move them from the dark place to the bright place.But I can't move my power to the bright side openly, I still have to use the banner of the second prince.So how to hide it from the second prince is a problem that the third prince urgently needs to solve.Later, the third prince thought of a way to let the second prince leave the capital for a while.

Now that the second prince offered to lead troops to fight, the third prince was relieved.

The emperor thought about it all night, and decided to tell the court officials about the border issue when he went to court. After all, this is a major national event, and a little carelessness will cause major incidents.

"Yesterday, I received a memorial from the general guarding the border. Now Zhao's soldiers stationed in the border area between the two countries have increased a lot. Dear friends, do you have a solution?"

When there were no officials to play again, the emperor looked around at the officials below, coughed and said.

The expressions of the officials below changed instantly, and they were discussing in whispers.

Chen Zhi is His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince. Although he returned to the country not long ago, the emperor still asked him to come to court.Chen Zhi became vigilant when he heard the emperor mentioned the border between the two countries.Are the two countries unable to achieve even superficial peace now?

Someone stood up, "Go back to the emperor, I have a suggestion."

"speak."

The man replied: "Your Majesty, Zhao Guo suddenly increased its military strength in the border area between the two countries. It seems that it intends to go to war. Now that our Qi Guo has a strong army and a strong national power, we should no longer allow our troops to stand still."

The emperor nodded, thinking that it made sense.

But another person stood up and argued: "Your Majesty, the facts of the matter have not been investigated clearly, so it may not be good for us to act rashly."

Seeing that someone was arguing, the emperor continued to watch silently, without speaking or expressing his attitude.

"Master Shangshu, Sima Zhao's heart is already in the state of Zhao, but you are still so simple." The official who advocated war snorted coldly.

Lord Shangshu ignored him and looked at the emperor, "Your Majesty, now the two countries are peaceful and the people live and work in peace and contentment. If there is another war, it will be the ordinary people who have no strength to restrain the chicken." Lord Shangshu persuaded earnestly.

The emperor's heart moved slightly, and he also understood the pain of war.

Chen Zhi watched the two of them argue quietly, and looked up at the emperor sitting on the dragon throne. The disputes of the courtiers below are insignificant. The key is what the emperor has in mind. determinant.

Chen Zhi suddenly saw the second and third princes standing in front of him looking at each other, their eyes narrowed slightly.

"Master Shangshu, how can you ensure that Zhao Guo has no intention of launching a war? If something happens to the border, will you bear the losses?"

Master Shang Shu was speechless, but he had an angry look on his face.

"Your Majesty, I propose to send generals and troops to the border. If Zhao Guo is really just defending the frontier as Lord Shangshu said, then the war will be avoided." When the official said this, he squinted at the Shangshu next to him. My lord, and then continued to say to the emperor: "But if Zhao Guo is already prepared to launch a war, then we are well prepared."

The emperor nodded, "That makes sense. Then who does Li Aiqing think can take on this important task?"

Master Li showed hesitation.

At this time, the second prince stood up and said to the emperor: "Father, the child is willing to ask for your life."

All the officials watched the second prince stand up and whispered among themselves. The emperor was also a little surprised, but after thinking of the second prince's character and style of doing things, he was no longer surprised.

The emperor looked at the second prince. He is a child with good martial arts skills, good at hunting, and first-class archery, but his personality is a little impulsive.So now he took the initiative to ask for orders, but the emperor was a little afraid to use him.

The second prince is irritable and cruel, what if he is eager to seek merit and is eager to seek merit, what should he do if he causes some trouble?
But looking around, the emperor found that no one dared to take the initiative to ask for orders. After all, the second prince had made his attitude clear, and no one dared to fight with the second prince.

(End of this chapter)