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In the private room on the third floor, the man was already seated.

Xue Zhiyuan curtsied, "I've seen the three princes." ”

It turned out that this person was Liu Chengping, the third son of the current emperor, who was twenty years old and the son of Mrs. Zhou.

"What are you doing here?" The third prince immediately stretched out his hand to help Xue Zhiyuan up, looked around out of the corner of his eye, and saw that there was no one, so he said lightly, "In private, you and I don't have to be so formal, you are still my cousin, and I am still your cousin." ”

It turned out that Mrs. Zhou, the mother of the third prince, and Xue Zhiyuan's mother were sisters, but Mrs. Zhou had been unknown in the palace and was not very favored, and Xue Zhiyuan's mother died early, and Pingyang Hou married another Xu Xian, and this line of relatives was not so diligent.

However, there has always been a connection between Xue Zhiyuan and the third prince.

Xue Zhiyuan did not refuse, after the two sat down, he personally poured tea for the third prince.

The third prince said with calm eyes while drinking tea, "The father and the emperor have not yet decided how to punish the eldest brother and the fourth brother, and now the two factions in the court are fighting fiercely, in your opinion, who can win?" ”

Xue Zhiyuan raised his lamp and took a sip of hot tea, "It's hard to say." ”

"How?"

"The Sacred Heart is unpredictable, and the situation is very uncertain, and both factions are still fighting for people."

"Fighting?" The third prince's eyes narrowed slightly, and he muttered, "For example, Yanhou, and for example, a neutral faction like Lin Chunqiu?" ”

Xue Zhiyuan nodded.

"Yes, these people are important." He put down the teacup and said slowly, "Yan Hou has more than a dozen barracks in his hand, this is a battle between the two factions, Lin Chunqiu is the founding father, and many people buy his face." ”

The third prince gently rubbed the edge of the teacup, his lips pursed, and he pondered, "What if these people are used by us?" ”

As soon as these words came out, he laughed at himself again, "Sometimes I think about it, I am also a fool's dream, my father doesn't like me at all, and my mother is not favored, why should I fight with the boss?" ”

"Behind the boss is Queen Su, although Queen Su has been weak and the Su family has been defeated for many years, but he is the eldest son, and he has the advantage. As for the fourth child, his mother is favored, and he is also favored as a matter of course, and his father has always regarded him as his heart. ”

The third prince glanced at Xue Zhiyuan as he spoke.

In fact, he never understood why Xue Zhiyuan wanted to help him behind his back......

Xue Zhiyuan's aunt Xue Guifei is a favorite concubine, he should support the four princes, the four princes are much more promising than him, the unfavored prince.

But Xue Zhiyuan has been secretly helping him.

Over the years, Xue Zhiyuan has privately attracted a lot of people for him, although they are all seemingly insignificant figures, but if they really get together, there are people from all departments of the court.

These people ensure that he has a place among the princes, and he will not be too good, nor will he be drowned and invisible.

All of this is due to Xue Zhiyuan's help.

Xue Zhiyuan couldn't help frowning when he heard the three princes say these words.

"Why does the prince have to be arrogant? In terms of talent, did you lose to the eldest prince or to the fourth prince? In terms of benevolence, the eldest prince and the fourth prince may not be able to compare with you, and then on courage, the year before last, you invited yourself to fight in the Northern Desert with the old general Zhou Yang, and even General Zhou Yang praised you for your bravery and good fighting, who of them can compare? ”

"This ......"

The third prince suddenly felt a little happier again, and smiled, "Hearing this from your mouth, I suddenly feel that I am not useless. ”

Xue Zhiyuan, "......"

The third prince said again, "What are you going to do next?" You only said that I should be at ease, but the current situation is actually a good opportunity for me, the eldest and fourth are now in a hurry to fight for disaster relief, should I take the opportunity to ......"

"Is it a stone? Or take the opportunity to show your talents? Xue Zhiyuan's voice was neither high nor low, "Didn't the prince think about why the emperor didn't dispose of the two princes for a long time?" ”

The three princes' eyebrows shrank.

"Think about it, the eldest prince and the fourth prince have been back to the palace for a long time since the incident, and the emperor just ordered the two of them to think about it behind closed doors, but there was no other action, why is this?"

"But the courtiers below are crazy, and they keep making small movements every day, and the emperor really doesn't know about these small actions?"

Xue Zhiyuan's words were loud.

The third prince was taken aback when he heard this, and his fingers pinched the edge of the teacup, "You mean, the father wants to take this opportunity to find out the forces of the two sides?" ”

Xue Zhiyuan nodded, "Although I'm just guessing, it's not all unreasonable, otherwise why doesn't the emperor deal with this matter all the time?" ”

"Another point, there are many princes in the emperor, it is hard to guarantee that he is not using this matter to test the hearts of the princes, at this time, whether the prince takes the initiative to attack, the emperor may guess the intentions of this prince."

Xue Zhiyuan's words were analyzed very thoroughly.

The third prince suddenly shouted in his heart, and at the same time, he was ashamed of himself.

"You're very analytical." The third prince frowned deeply, his face was pale for a while, and said, "No wonder the second brother said in front of his father yesterday that he wanted to continue to help the victims instead of the eldest brother and the fourth brother......

"That's why I ordered someone to send a letter to the prince, asking you to stay still." Xue Zhiyuan said, "Don't move at this time, just watch them move." ”

The third prince nodded, "I see." ”

"But who is that woman?" The third prince's eyes fell on Xue Zhiyuan's face, he had never seen Xue Zhiyuan interact with women, which was a rare thing.

couldn't help but quip, "Could it be that you have moved your heart?" ”

Xue Zhiyuan took a sip of hot tea and chuckled, "It's my cousin, the cousin I recognize." ”

The third prince let out an "oh" and pondered, "Could it be that she is the granddaughter that Gong Lin recognized?" ”

Such a rare and big thing has long been spread in Yanjing City,

Xue Zhiyuan nodded, "It's her." ”

"It's a sign of a good birth...... the third prince said.

When Mu Chaoyang heard this, he couldn't help but think of Mu Yan's plain and beautiful face, and a smile appeared on his lips.

The third prince pondered again, "I heard that Lin Chunqiu is going to hold a banquet in Lin Mansion tomorrow, presumably there will be a lot of officials who will attend the banquet tomorrow, and when the time comes, in order to win over Lin Chunqiu, there will definitely be a lot of effort in giving gifts, what should we do?" Should we ask our people to give more gifts or continue to hold back? ”

Xue Zhiyuan asked the third prince's opinion, "What does the prince think?" ”

The third prince pondered for a while, and then said, "Forget it, let's keep everything simple, since Lin Chunqiu can always remain neutral, it means that he really doesn't want to take the trouble of taking the heir, such a person, before he decided to set up a banquet, he must have also thought of a way to deal with the gift......"

Xue Zhiyuan smiled appreciatively, and made a gesture of please, "The tea is ...... cold" (to be continued.) )