The mistress died of overwork, and after rebirth, she was bad at raising her cubs

There has been constant noise in the court these days.

It was because Emperor Jingren planned to implement Huo Junyu's original proposal to open up border trade between countries!

Some officials were afraid of courting disaster and therefore refused.

However, some officials thought that this was a good way to fill the national treasury and gave their full support.

There was a heated debate in the court, but in the end, Emperor Jingren made the final decision and decided to write letters to all the countries, asking the four countries to send envoys to discuss the matter together.

After the matter was settled, Emperor Jingren felt that he had finally resolved the major issue in his mind. Just as he was about to leave court, a minister came to report that there were floods and plagues rampant in the south, and begged the court to provide disaster relief!

When Emperor Jingren heard this, he realized that this was a big deal and immediately asked if anyone was willing to take the order.

"Your Majesty! Our Great Yong is now peaceful and the people are supportive. This time, we need to show your majesty's kindness in providing disaster relief. So I suggest that we find a prince to replace your majesty to show your majesty's great grace!"

Nowadays, the border of Dayong has been pacified. If we can show kindness and benevolence at this time, it will naturally be the best for Emperor Jingren's reputation.

However, as an emperor, Emperor Jingren naturally could not go in person, so it was most appropriate to let the prince go instead.

His status is noble enough and he is the emperor's son, so the people will naturally respect him.

Emperor Jingren nodded and said, "Then according to your opinions, which prince should we choose?"

"Now in the court, the Fourth Prince is over 20 years old and is the eldest son of Your Majesty. Moreover, the Fourth Prince has been worshipping Buddha all year round, which shows that he is kind and benevolent. It would be best if the Fourth Prince could do this."

"I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal!"

Everyone agreed. The Fourth Prince had been calm and composed, but when he heard this, he looked up in surprise.

Almost all the ministers in the court echoed this statement! This is really, extremely weird!

The fourth prince's sixth sense told him that this was not a good thing, and he immediately said:

"Father, I am a man of limited talent and learning. I am afraid that..."

Before the Fourth Prince could finish his words, he was interrupted by the Eighth Prince with a smile:

"Fourth Brother, why do you have to belittle yourself? Since you are our elder brother, you should be a role model for the brothers."

The Ninth Prince nodded with a smile and agreed:

"Yes! Besides, Fourth Brother has not made much progress since returning to the capital. Now that he can help Father, I believe Fourth Brother should also do his best."

The Fourth Prince's mouth twitched, and he glanced at the Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince, with a hint of coldness in his eyes.

Although he knew that this was a trap, under the probing gaze of Emperor Jingren, the Fourth Prince could only grit his teeth and said:

"I, your son, will obey your father's order and serve you till my death."

After the court session, the Fourth Prince was very angry.

He didn't know what had happened to the Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince that made them suddenly turn their attacks against him!

You have to know that in the past in the court, it was almost always these two who fought each other, and he just had to watch quietly from the side.

But today he had observed that the official who had proposed it at the beginning and those who echoed it later were almost all the Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince's men!

The two of them actually teamed up to deal with him?

The Fourth Prince gritted his teeth, but he still couldn't figure out what went wrong!

After Huo Zhanting told Shen Qinglan about this, Shen Qinglan smiled with satisfaction.

She didn't expect that the Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince were so fast.

After learning that the Fourth Prince wanted to play the pig and eat the tiger, they had already begun to gather the strength of both sides to deal with the Fourth Prince together.

You know, this task is not easy.

Disaster relief is more than just disaster relief.

Since ancient times, after a flood, the number of refugees and mobs has increased sharply. If these people cannot be appeased and are suppressed by force, it will easily arouse public resentment.

But if you are too gentle, you will not be able to deter the victims, making it difficult to implement the policy.

the most important……

If the Fourth Prince were to go, the most dangerous thing for him would not only be the disaster relief, but also the dangers that might occur during the relief process.

Shen Qinglan just didn't believe that the Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince would not send people to kill him?

Whether he was assassinated, died on the road, or "accidentally" infected with the plague, the Fourth Prince could have died in the South.

Huo Zhanting looked at Shen Qinglan's smiling face and knew that all this was deliberately directed by Shen Qinglan.

With just one or two sentences, he was able to expose the Fourth Prince directly in front of the Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince, and even made the two of them decide to work together to kill the Fourth Prince. This alone is enough to make people admire him.

Thinking of this, Huo Zhanting couldn't help but ask: "But if you want to use the Eighth and Ninth Princes, why did you give the gold mine to the Fourth Prince before?"

Huo Zhanting knew that this gold mine was a bait deliberately laid by Shen Qinglan, but since the bait had been laid, why bother with any more trouble?

Upon hearing this, Shen Qinglan looked at Huo Zhanting seriously and said:

"The private mining of gold can be a big deal or a small deal, and the Fourth Prince is not stupid. He will definitely not openly let this gold mine have anything to do with him. If it is discovered, even if His Majesty knows, he may turn a blind eye."

"But if the Fourth Prince doesn't die, he will definitely not let us go easily, so it is safest to take two approaches at the same time."

"You mean... the Fourth Prince will take action against the disaster relief funds?"

Huo Zhanting looked at Shen Qinglan in disbelief and took a breath.

"It takes time to mine gold, and the silver can't be obtained immediately, but this disaster relief money is real. It is impossible for the Fourth Prince not to be tempted. The point is... he needs the silver too much."

When Shen Qinglan said this, his eyes became a little obscure.

These days, Shen Qinglan investigated the Fourth Prince. On the surface, he seemed to have no relationship with the officials, but Shen Qinglan discovered that he actually made friends with many military officers.

The ranks of these military officers were not high, they were just minor officials of the fifth or sixth grade, but they were all responsible for guarding the entrances and exits of important places.

In addition, the Fourth Prince does not rely on his mother's family or his wife's family. Shen Qinglan really can't think of what he can rely on.

unless……

From the very beginning, the Fourth Prince had no intention of relying on anyone!

"You mean, the Fourth Prince might be secretly stationing troops behind the scenes?"

Huo Zhanting took a deep breath and felt his whole body numb.

It would be terrible if the Fourth Prince had no intention of waiting for Emperor Jingren's edict from the beginning.

Shen Qinglan laughed and said seriously: "The Eighth Prince is the Queen's legitimate son and has a noble status. The Ninth Prince's mother's family is also strong, and he has the support of his wife's family. Even the Thirteenth Prince at least has a favorite concubine and mother, but the Fourth Prince..."

With a low birth, no backing, and no favor from Emperor Jingren, and under the suppression of various powerful forces, it is very difficult for him to make a name for himself!

Unless you give it a try!

It was also because of this, combined with the fact that the Fourth Prince spent money like water, that Shen Qinglan guessed that the Fourth Prince must have secretly accumulated troops, so he needed money so much!

That's why Shen Qinglan took a two-pronged approach, throwing out bait to let him accelerate the expansion of his ambitions and easily reveal his true colors.

When Huo Zhanting heard this, he felt his heart beating wildly.

If it is true as Shen Qinglan guessed, then Shen Qinglan has been setting a trap for the Fourth Prince and waiting for him to fall into it?

This princess of ours is really vindictive. We must never offend her in the future.