The emperor's answer made the third prince a little disappointed.

What does this mean? The third prince frowned and thought secretly.

Although I don't know the emperor's attitude, there is one thing that the third prince knows very well - the emperor should know something about the second prince, but he has no intention of killing them all. So, does the emperor want to keep the second prince to balance the third prince? Or did he deliberately let the two of them fight openly and secretly?

Anyway, no matter which one it is, he has to stay vigilant and not follow the path that the prince did back then.

After returning to the Dongwang Mansion, the third prince called Du Chenghuan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Shen Jiahui, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and said to them with a solemn expression: "This time, no matter what, we have to help Lord Yan sit on the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Industry." ”

"It's nature." Shen Jiahui, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, said.

"How's your health lately?" The third prince asked Shen Jiahui.

"It should be able to support until Lord Yan comes back." Shen Jiahui replied.

"Thank you!" The third prince said.

"You're welcome, now that the position of the Ministry of Industry is not properly implemented, I don't dare to leave this position for a day."

The third prince patted him on the shoulder with emotion.

In the afternoon of the next day, the emperor announced that the second prince came to the Yinghua Palace to discuss matters, and the second prince hurriedly came.

The emperor also looked at him with cold eyes for a long time, and he was numb when he saw him.

"Jiong'er, what have you been up to lately?" The emperor asked lightly.

The second prince hurriedly replied: "Study and practice martial arts as usual, and go outside the next day to inspect the people's situation." ”

"Oh? What's going on out there now? ”

"The people's rice has basically run out, and some mountainous areas are starting to grow peanuts and cotton. All in all, everything is quite orderly. ”

"Hmm." The emperor put down the teacup and rubbed his eyes, which were a little painful.

The second prince wanted to take the initiative to ask him what was the matter with him, but he was afraid that such a question would lead him to ask about Yan Jinxuan's attack, so he only sat quietly and waited for the emperor to speak.

"What happened to the prince broke my heart, and I don't want any of you to follow his path again." The emperor is quiet and authentic.

"Erchen understands that Erchen will never make such a mistake."

"No, it's better, if I know that any of you dare to do something shady in private, I won't have the slightest affection." The emperor said coldly.

Did he know something? The second prince couldn't help but think in his heart.

Thinking like this, the second prince suddenly panicked inexplicably.

After all, since the emperor announced that the future heir must be selected by the vote of the people and civil and military officials, his situation has become very passive. So he didn't dare to anger the emperor easily now.

Therefore, he hurriedly said: "Father, please rest assured. Even if you give your retainer a hundred guts, your retainers will not dare to do anything disrespectful to you. ”

"I'm not just talking about you and me, but also other people, do you think you can casually oppress others because of your high status?"

"Erchen doesn't dare."

"It's best if you don't dare, my patience is very limited." The emperor said in an accentuated tone.

The second prince immediately knelt down and swore solemnly: "The son will definitely abide by his duty in the future." I will never do anything oppressive in private. ”

"Remember what you said today. Don't look back on it one day and regret it. There is no regret in this world. The emperor said.

"Yes."

"Let's go down."

The second prince hurriedly retreated.

That night, Yan Shichong secretly made an appointment with the second prince.

"Yan Jinxuan will not die for a day, we will not be at peace for a day, the second prince. I hope to take this opportunity to get rid of him quickly. Yan Shichong said earnestly.

The second prince standing in front of the window looked at him sharply, and Yan Shichong couldn't help but tremble.

"My father talked to me this afternoon, I think he should have guessed a few points, and he warned me not to do anything unscrupulous in private, otherwise he will not be polite to me." The second prince said.

"Huh? How could the emperor have guessed? Could it be...... What did the third prince tell him? Yan Shichong looked up at the second prince and asked.

"Who else would it be if it wasn't him? But this is not the right time to deal with him. The second prince said as he sat down in his seat.

"But keeping Yan Jinxuan is a lot of bad luck for us, and I see that the competition for the post of the Ministry of Industry is about to ......."

"Of course I know that, but if we do it now, it won't be good for me." The second prince interrupted him angrily.

I thought: You Yan Shichong kept saying that he would protect me and help me, why did he think about things that didn't matter if I lived or died when it came to a critical moment?

Yan Shichong sighed and said helplessly: "Could it be that we just watched Yan Jinxuan return with honors again?" ”

"What else? Is he more important than my future? The second prince glared at Yan Shichong and asked.

Yan Shichong hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Of course, your future is important. ”

The expression of the second prince was slightly softened.

Not long after, Yan Shichong said: "What should I do about the Ministry of Works? If Yan Jinxuan comes back, he will definitely get the highest number of votes. ”

The second prince tugged at the corners of his mouth and said in a muffled voice: "Don't worry, I will never let him sit in that position." ”

"What can you do?" Yan Shichong hurriedly asked.

"Not yet, but isn't there still two months? We might as well wait for the rumors of this matter to subside a little bit before we discuss it. ”

"Okay. By the way, the third group of people you transferred to Chengtian Mansion should be about to get there, right? ”

"It is estimated that it will arrive in the next day or two."

"We'll be relieved to get rid of those thirty."

"Hmm."

Yan Shichong then got up and said goodbye.

When Yan Shichong walked on the long and cool street, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: How could there be such an opponent who was so difficult to eliminate? Could it be that Yan Jinxuan is my nemesis?

After doing the math, he had assassinated him more than five times, and he didn't succeed in even one of them, and his heart suddenly seemed to be firmly blocked by something.

Yan Shichong was very unwilling, but he also knew that the consequences of dealing with him would be 'killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred' or even worse, so he didn't dare to act rashly.

Let's wait and see, he said to himself reluctantly.

Two and a half days later, the third group of people sent by the Second Prince arrived at Chengtian Mansion, and they immediately went to the magistrate to ransom him.

The magistrate didn't know who they were assigned by, so he didn't want to deal with them at all. But when they revealed the name of their master, Lord Zhixian immediately knelt down.

Without any other choice, the magistrate quietly released the thirty people that night.

The third group took the second group on their way home.

However, within 500 miles of the journey, the third group killed them all.

Ten days later, the excavation of the river on the side of Chengtianfu was completed as scheduled, and Yan Jinxuan and Long Qingyun immediately rushed to the next destination without stopping.

On the way, Long Qingyun found that Yan Jinxuan's mood seemed to be much better, and he couldn't help but smile.

"Lord Yan, congratulations on escaping again." Long Qingyun said.

Yan Jinxuan smiled at him and said loudly: "Let's go, let's speed up and see if we can reach the hometown before the 26th." ”

With that, he clenched the reins and drove his horse straight forward.

"Okay." Long Qingyun replied with a smile. also patted the horse's body and quickly followed.

The group soon disappeared at the end of the road. (To be continued.) )

PS: Dear friends, the second shift is coming, and the third shift is about 11-12 o'clock. The author keeps his promise, and the second master will come back in the next chapter.