Princess's Mansion, Qingquan Pavilion.

A man covered in a black robe quietly appeared in the study.

"You're finally here." Gu Li spoke lightly, as if he had been waiting for that person for a long time.

"Childe." The visitor bowed his head respectfully, and at the same time took off the black robe on his body and held it in his hand, revealing the delicate facial features that were originally hidden in the robe.

"How's things going on over there?"

"Back to Gongzi, it's done. The prince has already done what his subordinates said, and then his subordinates will mention a few words in the prince's ear, and the enthronement ceremony will be held three days later, and our men and horses will arrive in two days, if nothing else, three days later, the sky of this Xichu will change. Shuo Feng replied quickly, with a faint shout of excitement and excitement in his tone.

"Well, that's good. Continuing to act according to the original plan, this prince will make the crown prince and queen pay a terrible price for what they have done. Gu Li said coldly.

"Yes. Childe, it's just that there is something unknown to his subordinates, so please mention it. ”

"Say." Gu Li opened his mouth indifferently.

"Childe, why don't we let the crown prince ascend to the throne? He is arrogant, pretentious, never listens to other people's opinions, and he is stupid, why don't we use this kind of person as emperor? Presumably, when the time comes, we don't need to make a move, and Xi Chu can be destroyed in his hands. The fourth prince is talented, resourceful, although he has been traveling in the rivers and lakes in his early years, but he knows a lot about the names of the people, if he is allowed to ascend the throne, he will definitely be able to make a more favorable policy, loved by the people, and Xichu will also flourish in his hands, which is harmful to us. Moreover, there is another sentence that his subordinates don't know whether to say or not. ”

"Speak."

"Childe, is it really worth it for you to do this for Her Royal Highness the eldest princess? Even if she later knows that you are doing this to save her from the persecution of the crown prince and the queen mother, she will not forgive you for deceiving her, taking advantage of her, and what you have done to her royal brother. Shuo Feng hesitated for a long time, but still said what was in his heart, there was a national hatred and family hatred between Gongzi and the eldest princess, and he couldn't watch Gongzi fall deeper and deeper alone.

"Are you finished?" Gu Li opened his mouth coldly, and his voice was cold without a trace of temperature.

"Say, that's it." Shuo Feng was so frightened by Gu Li's tone that he didn't know how to answer for a while.

"You've been with me for so long, how can you not see things at all? How does this son usually educate you, so that you can look at the problem and take a long-term view, how do you do it, huh? ”

"Subordinate, subordinate......" Shuofeng couldn't answer for a long time.

Gu Li sighed lightly and explained: "This prince is not doing this for Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, but for the long-term development of our Eastern Qin in the future."

"The long-term development of Eastern Qin after that?" Shuo Feng muttered to himself, his face puzzled.

"Think about it carefully, how is the crown prince?"

"As my subordinates just said, he is arrogant, arrogant, conceited, can't listen to the slightest opinion of others, is ruthless, and doesn't understand the suffering of the world." Shuo Feng repeated what he had just said, adding what he had missed before.

"What do you think will happen to this man if he becomes emperor one day? He is ambitious, unscrupulous in order to achieve his goals, and narrow-minded, because he was not valued by his father when he was a child, he held a grudge against his father, and he could even do something to his father. Such people are inferior to livestock. His goal is to carry forward and strengthen Western Chu, and at that time, he will definitely fight in the south and the north and attack against my Eastern Qin. Moreover, he doesn't understand the suffering of the people, and he will definitely do the act of fighting a war that costs the people and money, so before he drags down Western Chu, he will also greatly reduce the strength of my Eastern Qin. Gu Li paused, and then continued: "Although the fourth prince is smart and wise, he is used to seeing the suffering of the world because of his early years walking the rivers and lakes, not to mention that he is kind-hearted, sympathetic to the people, and cherishes the people, if he ascends the throne as the emperor, the first thing he will do is to stop the war, recuperate, and start to the people's lives and the country's economic development." And we are warlike in Eastern Qin, because of all kinds of wars of all kinds over the years, we have long been exhausted, we seem to be strong on the outside, but in fact we have been empty on the inside, and the finances have been unable to make ends meet, and we can take this opportunity to make up for the losses of the treasury over the years, such a win-win situation, why not? ”

When Shuo Feng heard this, his face blushed, and he said ashamedly: "What the son said is reasonable, and his subordinates have been taught." Before, his subordinates were short-sighted and spent the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. ”

"If you know your mistakes, you must be thoughtful when you look at problems and deal with things in the future, and take a long-term view, and you must not only look at the present, and commit the taboo of the operator."

"Yes. The subordinates keep in mind the Childe Church. Shuo Feng said sincerely.

"You've been out for a long time, go back quickly, don't make the prince suspicious. The rest of the things will be done according to the plan first, and after this prince has discussed it in detail with the four princes tonight, if there is a change in the plan, he will send someone to inform you. ”

"Yes, my subordinates obey." After that, he didn't stay too long, and his figure flashed and quietly left.

After Shuofeng left, Gu Li quietly worked there for a long time, smiling bitterly. What he had just explained to Shuofeng was not his own interpretation? In fact, he didn't think so much when he first found the fourth prince, he just knew that the environment in the prison was not suitable for her, and he wanted to rescue Mu Qianxia as soon as possible. From the day he was betrayed by his closest partner and nearly killed, he never trusted anyone else, and he never joined forces with anyone again. However, for her sake, he broke his long-standing principles, but he didn't want her to suffer. In fact, he never intended to let the crown prince ascend the throne from the beginning, because how could he safely leave her in the hands of those who regarded her as an enemy? He had said that all who had hurt her would have to pay the price, no matter what the purpose of saying such things had been, he only knew that he could not accept anyone's harm to her now.

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When the child, the Four Princes' Mansion.

"Mr. Gu, you are finally here, it is really a good wait for this king." As soon as Gu Li appeared in the Four Princes' Mansion, the Four Princes immediately stepped forward and greeted him affectionately.

"Gu is late, and I ask the prince to forgive me." Gu Li was not fluttering at all because of the enthusiasm of the four princes, but was estranged from the four princes.

"Where is Mr. Gu, please take a seat." The four princes helped Gu Li and walked to the seat, Gu Li turned around, avoiding the hands of the four princes without a trace, and was slightly half a step behind the four princes.

Seeing this, the four princes not only did not get angry, but showed an approving smile. Not humble or arrogant, advanced and retreated, not pampered and coquettish, is a person worthy of heavy responsibilities.

"Mr. Gu must have heard about the emperor's bedroom walking in the water last night, I don't know what you think, sir?"

"Why did the fourth prince ask Gu this kind of question, don't you have a clear decision in your heart?" Gu Li smiled.

The fourth prince laughed when he heard this, "This king knows that there is nothing that can be hidden from Mr. Gu's discernment. Yes, this king has indeed made a decision in his heart, and as this king expected, his thoughts should be the same as Mr. Gu's, Mr. Gu, what do you think? ”

"The incident that happened last night was not the Prince's doing." Gu Li said lightly.

"Yes, the hero sees the same thing. Although this king is not in the capital all the year round, he still knows something about the affairs in the capital. The crown prince and brother of this king, although he is not a good person with a soft heart, he will never kill his father, not to mention, his goal has not been achieved, how could he let his father die so easily? The person who did it must be a third-party force behind it, but I don't know what their purpose is. The fourth prince frowned.

"Yes, this is exactly what Gu is worried about. But the problems that we can see, presumably His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can also see. ”

"This morning, the king received news that the crown prince had secretly received many highly respected ministers in the court, and those ministers were all bribed by him without exception and now belonged to his camp. It's just that I don't know what the prince is plotting. The fourth prince said in a deep voice.

"Gu Mou has heard a little about this matter, and I heard from the grapevine that what the prince is plotting is to ascend the throne."

"Enthronement?" The fourth prince exclaimed, "This, how is this possible?" According to the tradition left in the past, it was carried out on an auspicious day a month after the death of the old emperor, not to mention whether his father had passed away, was his plan at the moment premature? ”

"I'm afraid the crown prince wants to sit on the throne as soon as possible and firmly control the power in his own hands, even if the emperor comes back at that time, he will not be able to continue to sit on the throne justifiably, and this Xichu will be his alone in the future."

"Hmph, the prince is really a good abacus, and this king really underestimated this "good royal brother" of this king. ”

"Gu also received news that the crown prince plans to hold an enthronement ceremony in three days, and intends to make a move against His Royal Highness at the enthronement hall."

"Shoot at this king? The prince really has a lot of appetite, and he wants to kill two birds with one stone, and he doesn't know if his stomach can hold it! The fourth prince said sharply.

"Your Highness, don't be impatient, Gu has his own arrangements."

"Oh? I don't know what Mr. Gu thinks, can you say that I will hear it with this king?" The fourth prince raised his eyebrows.

Gu Li took a few steps forward, leaned into the ears of the four princes, and whispered softly, no one knew what they said, only that after Gu Li retreated, the gloom and worry of the four princes before all disappeared, and he couldn't stop patting Gu Li's shoulders and shouting, "Clever plan!" This king admires and admires! ”

As for what the specific plan is, it can only be truly seen on the day of the enthronement ceremony.