Another staff member said, "If we don't use this chess piece, no one will know what happened. The Fourth Prince will not be able to deal with the First Prince's behavior."

"Yes, no one knows what the eldest prince is thinking now."

"I don't know if someone has leaked the Fourth Prince's secret."

The staff gave their opinions, but the final decision was made by His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince.

In fact, everyone knows that the Fourth Prince is ambitious and courageous, but also cruel and ruthless.

Use any means to achieve an end.

This is probably related to his childhood experiences.

Perhaps because his mother was of humble origin, he had been neglected since childhood, and the servants in the palace could bully him and his mother at will.

This also led to the fact that the Fourth Prince's personality was actually somewhat distorted.

However, since the staff are loyal to the Fourth Prince, they naturally hope that he can become the emperor.

Once you sit in that position, no one cares about your background. Everyone has to be humble and submissive and be loyal to the emperor's orders.

The fourth prince pondered for a long time, then said gloomily, "If you move this chess piece, I want to know why the eldest prince suddenly changed his attitude."

The Fourth Prince had spoken, and soon someone was arranged to do this.

Soon, within half a day, the Fourth Prince learned the information he needed.

"In reply to the Fourth Prince, our people said that their subordinates delivered a letter to the First Prince. The letter came from the residence of the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of War."

"The eldest prince was very angry and looked unhappy for several days."

Upon hearing about the Ministry of War’s Left Vice Minister’s Mansion, the Fourth Prince’s face changed drastically.

His face turned pale and he swayed a bit. "The Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War is my man. Could he have discovered this?"

Once you find out, you will find that he also has ambitions and wants to compete for that position.

Realizing this, the Fourth Prince panicked no matter how calm he was.

He felt vaguely uneasy.

The Fourth Prince couldn't believe it and felt unwilling to accept it. It was obvious that hiding behind his eldest brother would make it easier for him to do many things.

It's not easy to attract attention.

Even if someone noticed him, they would just think he was working for the eldest brother.

How can a person with a humble mother and who looks ordinary attract the attention of others?

The fourth prince murmured, "Everything was hidden so well, how could it be discovered?"

The staff also thought this matter was strange.

"The Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of War is the most cautious. He has been working diligently and honestly over the years, and no one has ever discovered anything. How come a letter fell into the hands of the eldest prince?"

"One is that the eldest prince has planted people in the residence of the left vice minister of the Ministry of War. Even if the left vice minister of the Ministry of War is loyal to the eldest prince, the eldest prince is still worried and may have planted people in the residences of other officials."

"Could it be that someone is framing His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince?"

"But no matter what, the First Prince has already suspected the Fourth Prince of this matter."

“Once you doubt, it’s hard to trust again.”

"If that's the case, we can only remove the eldest prince as soon as possible, or poison him as well."

"This is crazy! If the emperor finds out about this, the Fourth Prince will be in danger."

"The Emperor was already angry about the Crown Prince being poisoned, and since the Crown Prince was poisoned when he went to Jiangnan, it would not be traced to this side. But if the Crown Prince is poisoned as well, things will become tricky."

"Although this eldest prince is not as favored as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he is also highly valued by the Emperor."

"Yes, in the early years, when the emperor was still the crown prince, Consort De was the crown prince's concubine at the time. She had always served the emperor and had the eldest prince, so the legitimate crown prince could only be the second prince."

"Could it be possible that the First Prince would frame the Fourth Prince in this way?"

"So we have to find a way."

The staff discussed it and held two opinions.

One way is to deal with the eldest prince and bring him down. Although it is risky, it is useful. At least now the other princes don’t know the fourth prince’s ambition.

Another way is to continue to hide one's abilities and let the Fourth Prince pretend to be seriously ill these days, giving people an image of being sick and weak to alleviate everyone's suspicion.

"If he is just pretending to be sick, then the Fourth Prince will not be able to attend court and may stay away from court affairs."

Even stay away from the vortex of power.

Will also be completely ignored by the emperor.

There are even people who take advantage of others' misfortunes. It's hard to say what happens.

"This can't be helped. It's most important to protect His Highness first. At this point in time, if the other princes realize that the Fourth Prince also wants to compete for that position, they will definitely not tolerate the Fourth Prince."

"It's more dangerous to be the target of public criticism like that."

"Where there is life, there is hope."

The Fourth Prince's face turned livid, his heart was burning with rage, which rushed straight to his brain and made his head ache.

The fourth prince gnashed his teeth and said, "Arrange someone to ask the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War what letters he has written and what letters he has lost."

"Yes, Your Highness!"

The Fourth Prince had been waiting for news since midnight that night.

It is only convenient to investigate when it is late at night and everyone is asleep.

After the men raised by the Fourth Prince came back, they reported a piece of news.

"In reply to your Highness, the Minister of the Left of the Ministry of War does not know about this matter and has not sent you a letter recently. He has always been very cautious."

"No one has touched the seals and other things in the study."

Rumble…

Hearing these words, the Fourth Prince felt as if his head was struck by lightning.

He was completely stunned, or rather, a little shocked.

The panic in his heart grew greater.

"No one has touched it, no letters have been written, no seals have been used?"

But his subordinates would not get the information wrong, and the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of War was also a cautious person, otherwise he would not have supported him step by step from a minor official to where he is now.

He was in a panic because he thought of something.

The staff had also been awake all day, waiting for news. This matter was really too important. If it was not handled properly, the Fourth Prince would be defeated first.

However, the Fourth Prince only arranged one trusted aide to be by his side, and some secrets still cannot be known to more people.

The fourth prince's hands were shaking, "Someone used the same method to frame me."

"Maybe someone has discovered something fishy about the Huo family."

The Fourth Prince was unusually flustered.

The trusted aide said, "How could that be? Your Highness arranged for someone to do this perfectly."

"No matter how perfect the plan is, someone will notice the problem."

"This matter must not be traced back to me."

The Fourth Prince thought a lot and his eyes became vicious.

He raised his sword directly.

"What is your Highness doing?"

"That person must be killed. Keeping him alive will only cause trouble later."

The fourth prince went to a side courtyard with a sword in hand.

The guards he arranged were guarding the place all night.

The fourth prince entered the room with a sword in hand.

Ever since Ding Hou forged the letter and harmed the Huo family, he has been living in fear and terrified every day.

Even in the Fourth Prince's mansion, he slept uneasily.

He knew that the Fourth Prince imprisoned him because he thought he was still useful.

But he regretted and was afraid. He shouldn't have been obsessed with fame and fortune and harmed the Huo family.

Suddenly he heard a sound and sat up with fright.

When he saw the Fourth Prince standing in the house in the moonlight, he was holding a sword and looking at him coldly, like a god of death.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, spare my life!"

Ding Hou knelt down immediately, begging for mercy in fear, his legs trembling constantly.

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