King Chu said: "What I proposed just now is just an overall plan, and the details naturally need to be paid attention to. For example, before the negotiation, we should arrange for our people to hide in the dark and be on standby at any time, so that they can be subdued immediately if the other party makes any moves. In the same way, we will guide the people around us to leave, so that we can avoid accidentally hurting the innocent. ”

"That's right!" The emperor concluded, "If it is directly exterminated, it will affect the safety of the surrounding people." If negotiations begin at the outset, they will be able to buy time to evacuate innocent people, so that further extermination will reduce the number of casualties. ”

The emperor looked at the crown prince with a sharp look in his eyes: "Look at you like this, have you ever thought about it personally?" Learn more from your second brother, don't always be so impulsive in doing things. ”

The prince was silent, in fact, he didn't know how aggrieved he was. As a crown prince, he was the best among the princes in terms of birth and status, and now he was even reprimanded by his father to learn from his royal brother.

If this matter spreads, where will his prince's face go in the future? But at this moment, he could only swallow his anger and said respectfully: "What my father said is that it was his son who was reckless. ”

The emperor was still very satisfied with the prince's attitude, and he motioned for the prince to sit back, and the few people continued to discuss the issue of governing the frontier.

The Emperor said: "According to the reports from the frontiers, there are about a few thousand of these people, and the local guards and border guards have also tried to stop them, but they have all failed, and their strength should not be underestimated. ”

The prince said: "It is better to suppress them by numbers, and we will send 10,000 of them for a few thousand people, so that we are not afraid that we will not be able to defeat them!"

The emperor rebuked the crown prince and said, "Why, if you can go and find 10,000 troops for me, I will let you fight." Hearing this, the prince stopped talking in an instant, and asked him to gather 10,000 troops, isn't it a fantasy.

The king of Chu said: "In this way, it is necessary to use tactics, when the enemy's strength is too strong, it is natural to avoid a head-on conflict with them, and it is better to use roundabout tactics to force the opponent to disperse his forces, and then choose the enemy's weakest time to attack, so as to kill the enemy." ”

"Okay, King Chu's plan is indeed a good plan." The emperor praised.

Xie Yutang also said on the side: "Yes, Your Majesty, the plot of the King of Chu has stopped, but he only needs the same strength as the other party." ”

It is good to be able to reduce the number of troops, but after such a choice, the emperor naturally chose the strategy of the king of Chu without hesitation.

The emperor asked, "What do you think of the compensation for the people, and how much should it be?" ”

The prince said: "It's just some cheap lives, one hundred taels of silver for one life, no, fifty taels of silver is enough for the ministers." ”

If it weren't for the fact that these words were just said in front of the emperor now, if they were heard by the people, it would definitely be another attack and riot. The emperor didn't know where the prince's thoughts came from, and he felt uncomfortable listening to his words.

"Is it that the days in the palace are so good, you even forget what you eat and drink, but it is all from those cheap lives in your mouth!" The emperor looked at the prince with an eye that could not be carved on rotten wood, and he was speechless for a while.

The king of Chu said: "Father, don't blame the royal brother, it's better to do this, if the dead or injured are men, reduce their taxes and give them some silver taels, after all, the pillar of the family is no longer there, and life will be much more difficult; If it is a woman or a child or an old man who is killed or wounded, he will give them two handfuls of silver. ”

"If a young man is willing to join in the construction of the frontier area, he will be rewarded with some grain, and each young man in the family can distribute food to two people, what does my father think?"

The King of Chu thought about everything, which was remarkable, and the emperor's eyes when he looked at the King of Chu were completely different from those of the crown prince, full of hope. He said: "It's a good idea, especially to encourage the people to join in the construction, which will save us a lot of human and financial resources, and also allow the border region to return to its former prosperity, which is very good." ”

The actions of the king of Chu were almost all internal digestion, and he returned the grain and silver taels collected from the common people to the common people, not to mention going to open the treasury or anything, and almost reduced the loss to a minimum.

Listening to his father's praise was all directed at the king of Chu, the prince didn't feel a good feeling in his heart. Why, obviously his opinion is also very reasonable to ensure success, why does his father only scold him? He was about to be scolded for doubting his life, and he only felt angry and aggrieved in his heart.

After everything was decided, the three of them left, and the prince looked at King Chu and Xie Yutang's expressions gloomy like an abyss, which made Xie Yutang can't help but shudder. And the king of Chu kept smiling faintly and said: "Brother Huang, it's best to be able to solve the worries of the people this time, isn't it." ”

The prince sneered, said nothing, and left without looking back, and now he wanted to tear them apart when he saw their faces.

In the last few days, the prince has been in a sullen state, especially when he hears someone talking bad about him, he will immediately jump up and punish that person severely, which is relieved.

He couldn't figure it out, he had been very bad lately, and he was really unlucky. His father had not summoned him since. Even his own mother went to intercede, it was useless. After a long time, some subordinates even began to deduct him from food and daily necessities, and he knew that he was really left out this time.

But if you think about it carefully, he hasn't done anything too much recently, nor has he done anything wrong, so why is he treated like this for no reason?

On this day, the crown prince was walking on the corridor in the palace, and he heard two maids talking next to him.

"Do you know, I heard Mama say that she found a cursed puppet from under the bed from Aruo, and it was engraved with Mama's birthday."

"Oh my God, no wonder I haven't seen her for a long time, I'm afraid I've been quietly dealt with by Mama."

"That's not, no wonder Mama was particularly back during that time, she was always found fault with Concubine Xi in the palace, I thought she was unlucky, but I didn't expect someone to secretly curse her behind her back!"

"I've heard before that there is a saying about witchcraft in the palace, and it is said that it can really curse people!"

"Alas, I didn't take it seriously at the time, I didn't expect that someone would actually do it, I really deserved it."

"What are you talking about? Witchcraft? The prince suddenly stepped forward and frightened the two, and they hurriedly saluted and said, "Slave and maid see His Royal Highness the prince, right...... It's a maid with a slave.,She secretly used witchcraft and was discovered by the grandmothers.。 ”

"Witchcraft," the prince snorted coldly and said, "I didn't expect you to believe such a nonsensical thing, it's really ridiculous!" ”

Another maid said: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, this kind of evil thing is not a joke, the back of that doll is engraved with the eight characters of birth and is exactly the same as a grandmother, which is strange and scary." ”

"And that grandma is really lucky, she was almost executed last time! It must be this puppet behind the scenes! ”

The two maids did not seem to be false, and tried to persuade the prince to believe it. But the prince was still unmoved, and told them: "Do you think that woodcut puppet can have much ability? What a whims! ”

The two maids said no more, they looked at each other and then Ying Ying saluted the prince and said, "Yes, the slaves and maids will not believe in such a thing anymore according to His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

The prince nodded, and then left satisfied.

However, the rumors did not end there, everything seemed to be just the beginning, and rumors suddenly spread in the palace, and the witchcraft became a popular topic of discussion.

People are fascinated by these rumors, and in order to make things go wrong for the people they hate, they secretly don't know how many people are secretly using witch puppets.

It wasn't until the Queen Mother fell ill and it was also discovered that it was a maid who had been reprimanded many times by the Queen Mother who was cursing the Queen Mother with a doll that the emperor began to pay attention to this matter.

He issued an order: In the future, whoever practices witchcraft in the palace will be killed. and arranged special maids and eunuchs to search the palaces and burn all the dolls they found.

This fire warned everyone, and for a while, the turmoil of witchcraft finally stopped, and only one or two people were still secretly using it behind their backs, but it was found that they were all guilty of beheading, and gradually no one remembered such a thing, and peace was restored in the palace.

However, during the whole turmoil, the prince has always been in a state of watching the play, and he doesn't believe in any witch puppets. Oh, this queen mother is sick but infected with wind and cold, and she will be better after a few days; That lady fell and injured her leg, and it wasn't that she had to chase the cat in flower flats, so it would be strange if she didn't fall.

There is a reason for this, those witchcraft are just gimmicks, what is there to make a fuss about, but there is a lot of noise in the palace, it is really ridiculous.

But in the end, the emperor ended the farce anyway, and the prince no longer cared, and recently there was something that made him look forward to and be more excited.

Two days ago, he received news from Mu Zhufeng that he was making a special secret weapon recently, which could be used in large quantities in the army if successful.

This is a god-like twist for a war. Nowadays, when we fight with each other, we all use weapons, melee combat, or bows and arrows, and these weapons are visible to the human eye.

But the reason why a hidden weapon is called a hidden weapon is because it is used in secret, so that the other party can be hit without knowing it. Moreover, the enemy does not know where the hidden weapon will fly out at all, and there is no hurry to dodge at all. If you go one step further and apply poison to it, you will kill them in one move, killing them instantly.