Cross the Sea in the Red Chamber

Jiang Yuan didn't know what he should think...

The more useful the things in this package, the more it shows the corruption and filth of the officials in Jiangnan, including aristocratic families and nobles.

It has only been a few decades since the founding of the Jing Dynasty, and they have been able to corrupt and greed like this. They kept shouting in their mouths, "We must learn from the lessons of former Yan", "We must restore the integrity of the government", but when it came time to do it ourselves , this group of people is even more powerful than the treacherous officials of the Yan Dynasty.Ignore the king's law, ignore the law, ignore the people, and ignore the blue sky above their heads!

Now that these bastards no longer regard themselves as good officials who love the people and throw their responsibilities and virtues out of the sky, don't blame Jiang Yuan for not treating them as human beings...

"It's a big deal," Jiang Yuan breathed out, calmed down a bit, and said with a frown: "These things involve too much, involving about half of the land in the south of the Yangtze River, and almost all of the land in several provinces." Although many of them have nothing to do with righteousness, just a few out-of-context words recorded on the booklet are enough to coerce them into making it impossible for them to move forward and commit themselves to corrupt forces."

"If it is not handled properly, this book can even cause an unpredictable large-scale literary inquisition. Even if it is handled well, it will overturn half of the Jiangnan officialdom and involve hundreds of thousands of Liming people. This matter is too huge , we cannot make decisions by ourselves, we must report to His Royal Highness as soon as possible, and let him deal with it."

Jiang Yuan's words were simply Lin Jun's heartfelt voice.Otherwise, the things in this bag cannot be moved. Once they are moved, they will shake the sky and shake the earth, resounding through the sky!

Half of the land in Jiangnan belongs to, and most officials are threatened. Although only about half of these officials have clear charges, and the rest are only threatened by some out-of-context sentences, but the remaining half of the Jiangnan five-rank How many officials are there?How many of these people's cronies and subordinates were involved in the big case?The entire Jiangnan officialdom has become a sieve. Is it necessary to eradicate them before thinking about how to arrange personnel and mobilize replacement officials?Then how come? !

Before the overall arrangement is in place, there must be no news about this burden.If you want to solve the problem in Jiangnan, you must not be in a hurry, you need to make serious preparations.

According to Jiang Yuan, among the original officials in the south of the Yangtze River, there are no serious mistakes. Those who can be disrupted should be disrupted as much as possible, and those who can be transferred should be transferred away as much as possible. Those corrupt officials who are destined to be cleaned up, It is also necessary to prepare manpower to replace them in advance.

It is best for these new recruits not to have any formal ties to Jiangnan. They cannot be born in Jiangnan, let alone have worked in Jiangnan. It would be best if they can be transferred from other places.But according to Jiang Yuan's thinking, it's not just the officialdom in Jiangnan that needs to be changed, the entire Dajing officialdom needs to be reshuffled.

There are too many things involved in the whole great shift of the universe, and there will only be more preparations in the early stage, and more caution is required.Now that a corrupt Jiangnan officialdom has been eradicated, it is absolutely impossible to transfer a darker one to replace it. Only by making sufficient preparations can the people of Jiangnan be prevented from being harmed again.

Jiang Yuan's heart was heavy. This time, the matter was more difficult than the San Francisco Rebellion, where one enemy was ten. If he wanted to move the universe, how could the old emperor allow it?He is ignoring the affairs of the court, but how can the affairs of the court be hidden from his eyes?There is a King Shun who keeps giving news!

If Situ Sheng wanted to eradicate the Jiangnan forces, he would inevitably run into the old emperor's obstruction, and it was not easy to bypass the old emperor's obstruction.Jiang Yuan only came up with a strategy to slow down the army, which could delay the situation in the south of the Yangtze River until the Northern Expedition is completed, but this is really a terrible strategy... Jiang Yuan smiled wryly, no matter how terrible it is, he still has to stand up when it is time to stand up , Are you going to let the sky fall?

After all, Jiang Yuan and Situ Ye secretly returned to Yangzhou from Hangzhou. Now that these things have been obtained, they still need to return to Hangzhou to show their faces.

This burden is really the most important thing, and the safety of the contents inside must be more cautious.Except for a copy of the first farm ledger and the map of the farm, other things must not be leaked out, and must be held in the hands of those who are absolutely sure.It is uneasy to put such important things in anyone's hands, so Jiang Yuan decided to bring these things back to Beijing to meet Situ Sheng himself.

On the one hand, Jiang Yuan is absolutely capable of protecting these most important things; on the other hand, he needs to explain what he has seen and heard about Jiangnan with Situ Sheng, and discuss the countermeasures to deal with the land in Jiangnan; The mood will be much calmer, and it will be convenient for Lin Jun to make further unannounced visits.

Lin Jun will continue to stay in Jiangnan to do the preliminary investigation work, and Situ Ye will also return to Beijing with Jiang Yuan.There is nothing special to explain about the affairs, the only ones who need to be handled carefully are Chen San and Song Chen.

Although Lin Jun's reasoning ability and insight are not as extraordinary as Jiang Yuan's, as an all-round official expert, he still has his own uniqueness. Chen San and Song Chen are absolutely unique. The confidence can be handled well, so that they are willing to follow their own ideas.

"At the beginning, we chose to release Chen San because we wanted him to help catch that difficult Guanshi Liu." Lin Jun said calmly: "The Song Mansion is in the clear, and under Song Chen's eyes, Guanshi Liu would never dare Hurt Chen San again there. As long as Chen San stays in the Song Mansion for one day, he can guarantee his own safety for one day, and with him, a "water ghost" who "resurrected from the dead", that Guanshi Liu will never dare to act rashly. Whether it's because he doesn't know why, or because he's afraid of something unknown, he has lost his upper hand in this game."

"Chen San, since we have promised him that we will use the form of an undercover agent for the Song family and the Wang family in exchange for the protection of his life, then we will definitely do it. Only Chen San can help us monitor the movements of all parties. Only then can the situation be better stabilized. The spies His Royal Highness has placed in Jiangnan are all experts in various fields, and I believe that there is nothing wrong with protecting him alone."

Lin Jun smiled and said, "As for that Yangzhou magistrate Song Chen, I don't think he has the guts to open the bag and throw it away."

"Even if he finds out that the things in the baggage have been stolen by the spies, so what? He should know that once the things are gone, his own use value for the nobles and powers of the family will be gone. In order to silence, in order to keep With his power, neither the Liu family nor the Wang family will let him go, and his life may not be saved. Therefore, even if he tries his best, he will keep the secret that these things were stolen. Song The minister is not a fool, how could he not know that the burden is his last amulet? With the amulet gone, he has no room to negotiate terms."

"It's good if you are sure. I must return to Beijing with my things to meet His Royal Highness as soon as possible. The safety of Jiangnan will be entrusted to you. Please take care!" Jiang Yuan patted Lin Jun on the shoulder. Jun had already left a copy of the farm affairs, so he left with Situ Ye with his baggage.

Jiang Yuan had to return to the garrison of Hangzhou Mansion overnight. After showing his face, he would end his trip to the south of the Yangtze River as soon as possible and return to the capital to meet Situ Sheng. This matter must not be delayed!

Horseshoes step on the clouds, and the wind falls into Qiongfang.The green hills grow old day by day, and the white heads reflect the cold light...

The horse's hooves rolled up the white snow on the ground and wet the corners of the knight's cloak.Gusts of cold wind rolled the snowflakes down, and the green mountain peaks turned white in one day.

Hurry up and hurry up, I don't know how many fast horses ran all the way to death. It was already the 28th of the twelfth lunar month when Jiang Yuan entered Beijing, and it seemed that the Chinese New Year was coming soon.

Jiang Yuan didn't choose to go back to the mansion to wash and rest, but took Situ Ye, who was exhausted from the journey, directly into the palace.It's a big matter, and Jiang Yuan didn't dare to write a letter to report in advance before he entered Beijing, for fear that the letter would fall into the hands of someone with a heart and cause a big incident, so Situ Sheng was quite surprised to see him and Situ Ye enter the palace suddenly of.

Greeting the palace servants to take the tired Situ Ye down to rest first, Situ Sheng hurriedly asked Jiang Yuan to sit down and talk. Seeing Jiang Yuan's face covered with travel and dust, and the corners of his eyes slightly tired, His Royal Highness knew that his journey was very hard, but such a hard-working Jiang Yuan He didn't choose to go home to rest first, but went to the palace to meet him immediately, which shows that the matter in Jiangnan this time is definitely not small.

"Your Highness, please turn your back to the left and right, and talk to me in the study." Jiang Yuan did not sit down, but said very seriously.

Seeing Jiang Yuan's serious expression, even Situ Sheng became serious.

As a former minister of Qiandi, Jiang Yuan knew very well that the crown prince's East Palace was full of confidantes brought by Situ Sheng from the palace. On weekdays, he and Jiang Yuan discussed some state affairs directly in the hall, and never Fear that these words will be leaked.But now, Jiang Yuan actually asked him to talk with him in the study room that was more heavily guarded and absolutely impossible to be bugged. So what did Jiang Yuan find in this trip to the south of the Yangtze River?Is it so serious?

I thought so, but Situ Sheng was still willing to trust Jiang Yuan's ability to judge, so the two came to the study not far away, and waited until all the arrangements to prevent eavesdropping were properly arranged before they sat down relatively.

Jiang Yuan carefully took out the green cloth bundle from the secret pocket, put it on the table in front of him and opened it, then pointed to the things inside and described in detail what the group of them did in Jiangnan after they left the capital. See and hear.

After reading the contents of the package, Situ Sheng also understood why Jiang Yuan was so cautious. For these terrible things, he couldn't be too cautious.Whoever grasps the things in this burden can stir up chaos in the whole world. Once the big southeast case happens, it will affect the whole body. In chaos.If there is a slight mistake, the positive situation he and Jiang Yuan have managed to maintain will be ruined. Let alone defeating Beiman, even if they want to keep their current territory, it will be impossible!

They had just stabilized the northern barbarian country, and now the Qianxiang country was in a food shortage. At this moment, it was the time for Dajing to break through the siege and work hard.I missed this best opportunity, and I don't know when I want to find the right time for development.

He and Jiang Yuan were devoting their minds there, trembling with fear, while the aristocratic family, nobles and those corrupt officials in Jiangnan were constantly tearing things apart.Don't they know?What they are demolishing now is not his prince, but the only chance for the whole country to win!How many people and generations of expectations do they have to destroy before they can be reconciled and satisfied? !

"Right now, Lin Jun is temporarily suppressing Jiangnan. With Lin Jun's ability, there should be no major incidents in a short period of time, and there will be no rumors from the aristocratic nobles, so they will not be too prepared. But, Your Highness, although the Jiangnan case is all-encompassing It's so big, but it should be sooner rather than later, although it will take time to prepare, but it won't work if it is delayed for a long time, and it will change if it is too late..." Jiang Yuan lowered his voice and said slowly.

Situ Sheng leaned on the seat and was quiet for a long time. He silently looked at the evidence in front of him, and said in a hoarse voice after a long time: "Qingyuan, it's not that I'm being unkind, it's them, it's the aristocratic family, it's the nobles, it's the people from Jiangnan. Corrupt officials...are forcing me! They are forcing the whole Dajing, forcing me to destroy them in order to keep Dajing and the people of Limin in the world!"

It's not "solitary", it's "I". Only in front of Jiang Yuan can Situ Sheng dare to say a few words from his heart.Jiang Yuan is not only his courtier and counselor, but also his confidant, his friend, and someone who shares the same ideals and beliefs with him!

He gasped for breath a few times, with a gloomy face, and said slowly: "I will find a way to replace the officials, but there are only two ways to avoid turmoil in the south of the Yangtze River. One is to capture the thief first and capture the king. But the emperor has already ordered that the family and Xungui are not allowed to touch a single finger...Okay, I will obey him and not move!"

Situ Sheng raised his head, his eyes were sharp and piercing, and the murderous aura in his tone instantly overflowed, making the surrounding air seem to freeze, "I can't move them, but I have to follow the second method, come here Let’s take a draught from the bottom of the pot and wipe out all their minions, leaving no one behind! I want to see, when they lose their right and left arm, lose their backing, and leave a life for nothing, what can these bastards do? what come!"

Jiang Yuan knew very well that Situ Sheng was cruel this time.Didn't the old emperor not let him touch the honorable family?Didn't he want him to let go of these moths of the country?sure!But apart from the members of the honorable families themselves, whether it is their power, servants, farms, tenants, vassals, subordinates, or even their glory, reputation, prestige...all of them, he wants them all one by one. Cut it all clean, and leave the aristocratic family and noble "living people" to relieve the old emperor who is sick in bed!

"It will take a lot of manpower to beat a snake seven inches. The number of spies His Highness has deployed in Jiangnan is seriously insufficient, and the army in the southeast is in the hands of the Emperor, which is difficult to mobilize. Your Highness..." Jiang Yuan frowned. Lips, this decision is not something he can make, and Situ Sheng needs to make an order in person.

He has been persuading Situ Sheng not to disobey the old emperor as much as possible, in order to set a good example for future generations in the history.However, it is no longer a question of conforming to the emperor's mind, and the peace of the entire Jiangnan and even the entire Dajing will be wiped out, and the survival of the country will be in danger.At this time, even if you know something is wrong, you have to choose the lesser of two evils...

Fish is what I want, and bear's paw is also what I want; you can't have both, and those who give up the fish and take the bear's paw are also.

Is it important for the survival of the country, or Situ Sheng's personal reputation;No one can help Situ Sheng answer this kind of multiple-choice questions. To protect the country and the people, he may become a stupid person who disobeyed his father in the history books. of rebellion.

In the previous life, Liu Han was defeated by Cao Wei, and Cao Wei was destroyed by Sima.Li Shimin killed his brother and imprisoned his father, how many rebellious royal descendants did Li Tang produce?Even if Situ Sheng beats Beiman and Qixiang in the future, Dajing may still be imitated by later generations because of this so-called "seizure/power", leading to his demise. So at this time, how should Situ Sheng choose? !

Should he give up the war against the northern barbarians, choose to compromise with the old emperor, and choose to deal with Jiangnan affairs in a calmer way, or should he give up his reputation and speed up the demise of the Situ family in order to choose the peace of the people and the victory of the foreign tribes? !

Situ Sheng closed his eyes for a long time, and then slowly said to Jiang Yuan: "I have never liked rotten Confucianism, and I also think some words of Confucianism are too pedantic, but there is a sentence of Mencius that is so deafening that I am deeply convinced-the people are the most precious, and the community is the most important thing." Secondly, you are the lightest!"

"Qingyuan, do you remember why you didn't choose my other brothers, but chose to serve me, a down-and-out prince who is not even a prince and has nothing? I still remember you said that you want to thank me on behalf of the people of the world, Because I didn't consider my own interests, I killed profiteers for the refugees on both sides of the Yellow River, opened warehouses to release grain, and did not hesitate to offend the emperor to save the lives of the people. Since I had nothing at the time and was able to do these things, why did I become a When you are the crown prince, you have to be afraid and tie your hands and feet?"

"Situ Sheng is a prince, but he is not a god, nor is he a high-ranking thousand-year-old Lord. He is just an ordinary person. Even Emperor Gao is not a son of heaven, but a peasant who rose up in troubled times. So I sat on the throne of emperor because the Situ family once saved the people in the troubled times, not because everyone in the world has to suffer and suffer unbearably for the little fame and fortune of the Situ family!"

"The Northern Expedition to the Northern Barbarians was for national hatred and family enmity, but the most important reason was that the people in the Central Plains would not be able to live in peace if the Northern Barbarians existed, and it would be difficult to save their lives. In exchange for money, the country is rich and the people are strong. As long as the Northern Man is defeated and firmly swallowed up, no matter who will take the position of emperor in the future, he will be able to leave a way for the people of the Central Plains and bring prosperity and prosperity to the country. Strong and prosperous. Does it matter if they are the descendants of my Situ family? There has never been a dynasty in this world that lasts, so how can this world belong to my Situ family?!"

"There can be no Northern Expedition, and the people can no longer suffer from treacherous officials. As for the reputation of me, Situ Sheng, and the wealth and power of my Situ family, how can it compare with the well-being of thousands of people? People, people, they are like I am like a parent and child, so how can I cause so many people to suffer because of my personal gains and losses?!"

Situ Sheng's voice was very calm, but there was an unusually firm belief in the calmness.He looked directly into Jiang Yuan's eyes, his eyes were clear to the end, without any cover-up, and all the words came from his heart, which shocked Jiang Yuan unceasingly.

"The spies in the south of the Yangtze River can't move. The army in the southeast is under the control of the father. They can only be on guard and cannot be trusted. It's good if they don't come out to disrupt the situation. It's a joke to count on them. As for the father... I will temporarily stabilize it. His, since he can't bear it, he doesn't need to bear it anymore. Since his father is seriously ill, he should rest for a while! Since so many officials in Jiangnan have committed such dirty things, they must not be tolerated. If it is because of fear If things get worse, continue to appease them, and in the end, they will only ruin the entire Dajing world and kill countless civilians."

Situ Sheng has already made up his mind at this time, he will not stop, and he will not be disturbed by it!Those who do big things must not hesitate when it is time to make up their minds, "The case in the south of the Yangtze River needs to be solved by soldiers from Zhao, Wei, and Qi. I have to figure out the specific order. Qingyuan, let me tell you something about it first." Let them get together first, after the latest year, you will set out to the southeast without delay!"

"Yes, I take orders!" Jiang Yuan bowed deeply, not knowing what to think.The lord he admired was destroying his reputation for the sake of the people in the south of the Yangtze River, but he could only let the lord continue to do so...

Jiang Yuan didn't know what to say at this time, he just saluted with the deepest admiration and respect, he would naturally support Situ Sheng's choice, but he thought they would be wise kings and virtuous ministers, but the history books may say that they are Become a faint king and a cruel official.

Situ Sheng patted Jiang Yuan on the shoulder, Jiang Yuan understood what he was thinking, how could he not understand Jiang Yuan's thoughts?According to Jiang Yuan's temperament, he probably thought that he would dispatch the army of the Three Kingdoms by himself, to quell the Jiangnan case in a thunderstorm, kill all the aristocratic families and nobles in Jiangnan, and wipe out all the leaders of Jiangnan forces.

At that time, even if the old emperor intends to settle accounts after the fall, at most he will behead Jiang Yuan who issued the edict for his own crimes, and Situ Sheng and the Northern Expedition can be preserved.Even if Jiang Yuan was lucky enough to escape early and hide, he might be able to save his life.

Yuehua is a princess, so at most his children will be demoted to common people, and they will never die. Jiang Yuan insisted on asking Situ Sheng to come into the study to talk because he thought of this step.No matter how credible the people in the East Palace are, Jiang Yuan must not give them the impression that Situ Sheng sent his subordinates to die for his own reputation!

Such a "scapegoat" can only be done by Jiang Yuan, this heavy "black pot" can only be carried by Jiang Yuan, and only Jiang Yuan can think about it!Situ Sheng knew very well that apart from Jiang Yuan, who was able to say "to live for the people and create peace for all ages" in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, no one would dare to take his life, and he wanted to keep the Northern Expedition, which was about the lives of all people...

However, the matter in Jiangnan is no longer limited to noble families. If they don't go through the trial slowly, there will be unresolved troubles in the future.Instead of just treating the appearance and leaving Dajing with endless troubles, it's better to be straightforward and solve it all at once.Since Jiang Yuan is not afraid of dying in the name of a "cool official and treacherous official", isn't he, Situ Sheng, not as good as his brother-in-law, who dare not bear the reputation of a "faint lord"?

The old emperor's protection of the nobles not only annoyed Situ Sheng, but also annoyed Jiang Yuan. He wholeheartedly wanted to create a prosperous world, but the old emperor kept dragging his feet with his sick body. He had such tenacity long ago, why? Not for the construction of Dajing?When it is time to work hard, the mind is full of inappropriateness, and when it is time to rest, it is hard to drag people into the water. Such a monarch is not worthy of mastering the country!

Seeing Jiang Yuan leave, Situ Sheng leaned back on the teacher's chair and remained silent for a while.

He wanted to pretend that father and son were in harmony to survive the old emperor's last days.The old emperor’s apoplexy hadn’t lasted long anyway. According to the imperial doctor, the old emperor took too many tonics, and the deficiency was not replenished, and his body was damaged instead. Although he looked energetic for a while, he couldn’t last for a few years. up.But he didn't expect that the world is like chess, unpredictable, he can't do whatever he wants...

A loving father and a filial son... Hehe, that's a big joke!

At the beginning, the old emperor chose to reuse him because he didn't trust his other sons. The aging monarch didn't regard Situ Sheng as his son at all, but regarded him as an excellent pawn.

What now?The old emperor started to be wary of him again, because he wanted to balance everywhere, so he raised up King Shun to fight against him, and even protected the family and noble power everywhere in order to suppress him and prevent him from gaining more power. It's really omnipotent!

In the past, he was able to endure it because he felt that Shun Wang Situhui was just a useless clown, and the nobles and nobles of the family were also under his control, but now these forces are about to escape from his control, and they are even about to The entire country has been destroyed, how can he continue to endure it?

Father, since you are seriously ill, whether it is the overall situation of the government or the whole world, please let it go, now is not the time for you to do whatever you want!

It's not that he doesn't want to be filial, and it's not that he wants to violate human relations. It's because the country is the most important thing, and the monarch is the last. Since the country is about to fall, the monarch should also abdicate to let the virtuous!Situ Sheng would never allow the old emperor to kill the people of the world by himself!

Back in the capital, after two days of rest, it was time for the palace banquet on New Year's Eve.

The usual New Year's Eve palace banquet is nothing more than an ordinary family banquet where the emperor and his concubines and princes gather together, but this year's palace banquet is different. It is said that the old emperor's spirit has improved, and he has been able to leave the hospital bed and meet with the ministers. He was so excited It was decided to have a big banquet on New Year's Eve.This palace banquet was held in the Qianqing Palace, officials of the fourth rank and above in the capital, regardless of whether they were civil or military, would come to the Qianqing Palace for the banquet.

Jiang Yuan sneered inwardly there, what a big banquet for the officials, but the old emperor thought that some time ago, he was seriously ill, bedridden and unable to manage the government. Minister, nowadays, the officials in the court probably only know that there is a crown prince but not that there is an emperor.

In order to show that he is still the co-lord of the world, that he is still the object of allegiance to all ministers, and fully demonstrate his sense of existence, the old emperor deliberately made such a palace banquet.Just tossing around like this when his condition got better... It's really killing him!

The old emperor really didn't remember to eat but not to fight, he almost forgot the pain when the scar was healed, did he want to trouble Situ Sheng again?Want to show off his face in front of the officials, to show the strength of the emperor?By stepping on his own son to stand up, this old emperor is really promising, if you have the ability, you step on the northern barbarian country!

That's what I said, but I still have to attend the palace banquet on New Year's Eve.Yuehua can take their children to Princess Liu's place or Empress Jiang's place, but he must go to Qianqing Palace to attend the boring palace banquet.

Speaking of which, Qianqing Palace was the place where the Winter Solstice Palace changed more than a year ago. At that time, the scene of the close call seemed to be still in front of our eyes, but now a certain old emperor held a palace banquet there with great fanfare. Wouldn't he know? Does it leave any psychological shadow?Or can't remember until a certain scene?Jiang Yuan smirked and changed into the marquis' costume, and rode his snow-riding black horse into the palace.

The palace banquet on New Year's Eve was very grand, too, in order to show his dignity, how could the old emperor make do with it?Unlike the hot pot at the winter solstice palace banquet last year, this time the New Year's Eve palace banquet finally showed the level of the royal chef in the palace.

The "snow baby" on the disk is made of frogs that are skinned and visceral removed, then wrapped in refined bean powder and fried. It is as silver as snow and looks like a baby.

This "Tonghua Soft Beef Intestine" first pours sheep bone marrow into the beef intestine with supplementary materials, and then cooks it carefully with sheep oil. The taste is unique and impressive.

The crispy apple clears heat and detoxifies, the golden milk pastry is sweet and delicious, the bright shrimp is extremely delicious, and the sheepskin filaments are a must...

The old emperor really spent a lot of money. These exquisite dishes were not made in the imperial dining room, but the kitchen was relocated next to the Qianqing Palace. , where is it so delicious?Pairing it with warm and well-aged imperial wine, isn't it like breaking away from the mundane world and entering a fairyland?

At this moment, most of the high-ranking officials who can take root in the capital are smart people. They just guessed the meaning of this palace banquet. Looking at the old emperor sitting in the highest position with a red face, and then Look at His Highness the Crown Prince who has been wronged and can only sit side by side with King Shun. If they don't understand what's going on, they are really fools.

But even if they knew, who would dare to get involved in this kind of thing?

The so-called gods fight, and imps suffer.The confidantes of the first, second, and fifth princes told them with blood that getting involved in the royal power struggle would cost lives.

Now that there is finally a reliable prince of all kinds, who would want to get involved?It's better to go as far away as possible, so as not to be splashed with blood...