"That's too ignorant and self-inflicted, what do we have to do." A look of resentment appeared at the corner of Xia Yuancan's mouth, and he said with some unwillingness.

If he had someone like Shen Yan by his side as a backer, although the hope of further progress was very slim, he would definitely not squander his trust in Shen Yan like Lao Eighteen. As the prince, Xia Yuancan knew very well why the old eighteen wanted to enter Xiangzhou Mansion and wanted to get the operation of Xiangzhou Mansion, which was nothing more than to prove his existence and value, so as to add points in the eyes of his father.

The eighteenth already has a big backer like Shen Yan, but he still made such a choice, which shows that the eighteenth must have his ulterior thoughts in his heart, but this idea can't withstand the scrutiny of those who care, and the eighteenth wants to weaken or get rid of Shen Yan's influence.

"Having said that, but the father and the emperor feel that the heir, we can fight among ourselves, we can dump each other, and even fight in person, but we must not unite outsiders to bully the other party, unless the other party has the same strength, otherwise it will give the impression that the father and the Zongren Mansion are in the same room, once this is recorded in history, it will become a shame for the entire royal family." Xia Yuanshen's eyes flashed with a touch of contemplation, and with a hint of resentment, he said loudly.

"Brother Seventeen, then in your opinion, how should we deal with ourselves?" Hearing Xia Yuanshen's words, Xia Yuancan's eyes flashed with a complicated look, he still looked a little tender in front of the old seventeen, whether in terms of experience or knowledge, or even in the city, he was still a long way from the old seventeen, but the more so, the more Xia Yuancan's fighting spirit was stronger.

As the same prince, it is impossible for Xia Yuancan to have no other ideas in his heart, but Xia Yuancan knows very well in his heart that he was born relatively late, and the power department that should exist in the court has already been divided by other brothers, and wanting to find his helper in the court or the army is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack, so Xia Yuancan has never set his sights on the court.

Of course, the help and influence of the court is indeed great, but it is not big enough for Xia Yuancan to win over these courtiers or generals regardless of the consequences, but chooses a self-blackening method that is almost similar to Xia Yuanxu, Xia Yuanxu is smiling all day long in order to get Xia Qi's attention, but Xia Yuancan is not, he has never violated anything that makes Xia Qi's purpose, let alone like Xia Yuanxu, his self-blackening method is to get himself drunk without anything, and then say some drinking words as if he was not drunk, But these words have never criticized the content of any government affairs, nor have they touched on Xia Qi's political direction and other issues.

In addition to this self-deprecation method to alleviate the attention and oppression of other princes on himself, Xia Yuancan also secretly bribed some unambitious petty officials, after all, if you want to get the last step, there is no power at all, it is absolutely impossible, therefore, Xia Yuancan feels extremely angry that there is such a pillar as Shen Yan by the side of the old eighteenth and does not know how to pity himself, if he has a pillar like Shen Yan by his side, not to mention that he can replace other princes to become the ultimate winner, he can definitely make other princes dare not underestimate himself.

However, all this is just an illusion of Xia Yuancan.

"What is the biggest reliance of the old eighteen?" Xia Yuanshen was not in a hurry to answer Xia Yuancan's question, but a faint but confident smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he asked slowly.

"Then there is also a saying, of course it is Shen Yan's army, this is one of the most capable armies since my Great Xia Dynasty, with such an army, there is an absolute ability to protect itself." Xia Yuancan said without thinking about it, and after saying half of it, he suddenly found that he seemed to have more words, and inadvertently seemed to reveal some thoughts and thoughts in his heart, so he quickly stopped, stopped talking, and glanced at Xia Yuanshen and Xia Yuansha with a cautious look in his eyes, hoping that the seventeenth and twentyth did not find the information revealed in their words.

"What the nineteenth brother said is very right. The old eighteen's biggest reliance is the Great Xia Royal Army and the servant army under Shen Yan's command, especially the Great Xia Royal Army, which is known as the son of the father, with such an army, all forces in Xiangzhou Mansion must consider whether they can withstand the oppression of the Great Xia Royal Army. Xia Yuanshen didn't seem to notice the meaning revealed in Xia Yuancan's words, and said loudly with a faint but excited look in his eyes.

"However, this army did not accompany the old eighteen into Xiangzhou Mansion, what kind of reason is there, a few of us must be able to guess one or two, there is not much nonsense here, as for the army that accompanied the old eighteen into Xiangzhou Mansion is the Wuzhou Mansion Xiang Army formed by Shen Yan, although it is with Shen Yan's banner, but the strength of the Xiang Army cannot be compared with the Great Xia Royal Army, therefore, the combat effectiveness of this Xiang Army can be described as average."

"However, even such an army is still the backer of the old eighteen, as long as this army is there, the forces of all parties in Xiangzhou Mansion will not be too embarrassed by the old eighteen, but this army was transferred out of Xiangzhou Mansion not long ago, and I heard that it is to carry out important military affairs." Xia Yuanshen said this, with an indifferent smile in his eyes, and continued.

"We all know very well what the combat effectiveness of Shen Yan's army is, to be honest, this army is not needed at all, but this army is still transferred, which means that Shen Yan is in big trouble and needs a large number of troops as combat readiness resources." When Xia Yuanshen said this, he paused for a moment, with an inexplicable smile on the corner of his mouth, glanced at Xia Yuancan and Xia Yuansha, and said slowly.

"No matter what kind of trouble Shen Yan encountered, this has nothing to do with us for the time being, but Shen Yan took away this army in Xiangzhou Mansion, and suddenly turned the old eighteen into a tiger without any minions, those who are eyeing him will definitely jump out in time, once this opportunity is missed, it will be more difficult to drive the old eighteen out of Xiangzhou Mansion, this point, whether it is the old fox's Gu Chaoru, or the local forces of Xiangzhou Mansion are very clear."

"Coupled with the fact that the eighteenth old man actually released the rumor that he wanted these forces to join the eighteenth, it is equivalent to adding another fire to this storm, making this storm even more violent." When Xia Yuanshen said this, a hearty and confident smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"We have not established an inch of merit for our father to inspect Huaibei County, although my father will not say anything, but this is always a pity for the three of us, and this storm has appropriately given the three of us a chance."

"Brother Seventeen, what kind of opportunity?" A look of confusion appeared in Xia Yuansha's eyes, and he didn't particularly know the intention behind Xia Yuanshen's words.

"Old Eighteen, we can't do it directly, but we can use Gu Chaoru and others to do it to Old Eighteen, and at the same time, we take this opportunity to negotiate with Gu Chaoru and others, so that they can share a part of the benefits and relieve the local people, one is that they have gained fame, and the other is that we also have some merits, so it is good to give money to our father." A confident smile appeared on the corner of Xia Yuanshen's mouth, and there was a smug look on his face.