It is of course not advisable to speculate arbitrarily about the emperor's intentions. But the real king and the second prince are in his villa at the moment, and there are no other outsiders present, so there is not so much attention.

The True King spoke, "The Black Shadow has always been hidden underground, and it will not be placed on the table in the past or in the future. Although the emperor controls the dark shadow, he still needs an agent. And the emperor's personality dictates that he will definitely hand over the black shadow to the person he trusts the most. Except for the three princes, Xiao Wang can't imagine who he can trust."

"But," the true king looked at the second prince's face and did not continue.

The second prince, Zhao Hongpu, naturally understood that the true king's analysis was indeed reasonable, so he opened his mouth and said, "Although, I, the crown prince, and the third prince are all the children of the emperor. But he won't give the shadow to me or the prince. Therefore, only the black shadow will be handed over to the three princes. True King, do you mean that? ”

"Second prince, don't you think so?" The True King did not answer, but asked rhetorically.

The second prince, Zhao Hongpu, sneered, feeling that the true king was still acting smart at this time, and he really didn't like it, but he also had to admit that what the real king said was indeed very reasonable.

The character of his father is really suspicious and very controlling. "If the dark shadow is really as the true king said, so important, why doesn't the emperor take charge of it himself, and has to find an agent to manage it? Wouldn't that be redundant? ”

The second prince asked rhetorically.

The True King smiled and said, "Your Highness, I'm afraid I don't know. Back then, in order to grasp the words and deeds of civil and military officials and the people of the world, Taizu secretly set up a department to collect intelligence, which was the predecessor of the black shadow. At that time, because Taizu had only recently founded the country, there were traitors among the people who wanted to restore the previous dynasty, and there were also officials left by the previous dynasty in the court.

But because of this, the people in the court were panicked, especially the subordinates of the former court, who were even more frightened, and those who had no dissenting intentions were also ready to move. Taizu soon realized that the Black Shadow was a double-edged sword that could kill as well as hurt himself. So, in order to appease the people, Emperor Taizu nominally disbanded the black shadow, but in fact turned it underground and handed it over to others to manage. ”

"For this reason, Emperor Taizu left an edict that the emperor could not take charge of the black shadow himself. Therefore, for so many years, the ancestors have been temporarily managing the dark shadow"

"I see" The second prince finally understood what was going on, and he chose to believe the true king, because the stakes were high, and the true king would not lie to himself.

"According to what the true king said, the third brother is indeed the best candidate for his father," the second prince smiled on the surface, but his eyes already emitted a devouring light.

"If the Third Prince is really in charge of the Black Shadow, then he will gain a great advantage. It will be a threat to His Highness in the future," the True King said carefully.

The second prince turned to look at the true king, "Even if the father really hands over the black shadow to Hongli, this prince will not be threatened." It's just that this prince is very curious, why did the real king come to me to say this? Could it be that the real king wants to deal with the three princes, why? ”

The real king looked at the second prince Zhao Hongpu, put away the smile on his face, and said with a serious face, "Don't hide it from Your Highness, Xiao Wang really wants to deal with the third prince." ”

The second prince was very surprised, but the real king was so unthinking, and said his purpose, which made him feel very unreal.

"Second prince, I should have heard that Princess Anle was born prematurely because her child was tied up and exhausted, and she was attacked by a thief girl before she gave birth early."

"Princess Anle's matter, this prince has heard about it. However, what do these things have to do with the real king's treatment of the three princes? Could it be? ”

"Not bad. Xiao Wang has already peeled off the cocoon and investigated clearly, the prince was tied up, and the princess was attacked because of the three princes. And eight years ago, the princess was attacked on the street and fell from a horse and was injured, which is also related to the three princes. As a father and husband, how can you be indifferent to the harm suffered by your wife and children? ”

"From this point of view, the true king wants to deal with the three princes, and there is indeed a reason. However, although the other party is a prince, the real king really wants to make a move, so why bother so much? As the True King just said, since you have handed over the black shadow to your father. Directly report everything the three princes have done. This prince believes that his father will not fail to give you and Princess Anle an explanation to the real king."

The second prince felt that since the true king had handed over the black shadow, his strength must have weakened. But his true strength, the second prince is not sure. Therefore, he did not rush to express his position, but continued to try.

The true king knew that the second prince was still testing himself now, and he was not impatient, and said, "Your Highness, don't you think, let the emperor make a move, is it too cheap for the opponent?" If His Royal Highness can agree to Xiao Wang, and help Xiao Wang when the time comes, Xiao Wang should give the second prince a satisfactory result."

"It seems that the true king's move is already inevitable. However, I'm afraid, the true king underestimated the ability of a prince. Not to mention that the third brother has worked hard for a long time, even if he is the father, he will not watch the real king beat a prince to the ground."

"Your Highness can rest assured about this matter. The emperor will not come forward to help the three princes"

True King's words, the second prince already knows that the other party must have some kind of tacit understanding with the emperor, I'm afraid this is also the reason why the true king is willing to hand over the black shadow.

The second prince, Zhao Hongpu, was not much interested in the benefits promised by the true king, but he wanted to see how the true king would deal with a prince. In the middle, how much strength will be exposed, and the second prince can also know in his heart.

"In this way, this prince has nothing to say. However, if the true king wants to succeed, I'm afraid he will have to form an alliance with one person, right? ”

The real king smiled: "I can't hide anything from the second prince." Xiao Wang has to deal with the third prince, in addition to the help of the second prince, he also has to cooperate with the crown prince"

"In that case, then the prince should see how the true king can persuade the royal brother to help you," the second prince said with a sneer, not unhappy to hear that the true king was going to cooperate with the crown prince. On the contrary, he was more curious about how the true king would talk to the prince about his agreement with him. After all, would a vigilant and cautious person like the crown prince believe that the true king was really asking for cooperation?

The true king said, "As long as His Royal Highness agrees, Xiao Wang will naturally have a way to persuade the prince to cooperate."

Faced with the confident expression of the true king, the second prince Zhao Hongpu looked at it again and again, and had to say that he really admired Zhu Xi very much, "Then the prince will agree with the real king, if the prince agrees, the prince will also agree to cooperate with you"

In the end, neither of the two princes affirmed their position, but when the real king heard this, he was also relatively satisfied.

After coming out of the second prince's villa, he was stopped by the prince's people without accident.

The true king was not much surprised, because the reason why he went to the second prince first was to leave a way back, even if the second prince did not agree, he could get the prince to agree to his request.

Sometimes, it's not entirely bad for two heroes to compete for supremacy. At least there are still yellow finches behind.