Chu Yaocen pushed Qingdi to the corner, put one hand on the back of her head, pinched Qingdi's chin with the other, and said coldly: "Xiaohu is alive and well, but if I don't let that little San'er leave, you shouldn't be good!" You're not stupid. ”

Qingdi blinked, raised his head and asked him, "Why?" ”

Chu Yaocen pinched her chin heavily, and the green flute she pinched felt painful, Chu Yaocen saw her frowning, and immediately let go of her hand, but her face was still cloudy, and said: "The third prince is interesting to you, do you really can't see it, or did you do it on purpose?" ”

Qingdi realized that Chu Yaocen was angry. She laughed and said, "He already has a heart, but that person can't be me, you didn't listen to him just now, the woman he likes is gentle and considerate, do you think I am gentle and considerate?" ”

"Of course you are not gentle or considerate, but the third prince is blind." Chu Yaocen said this firmly, pinched Qingdi's nose again, and said, "You will have less dealings with him in the future." ”

Qingdi sniffed, Chu Yaocen's domineering and unreasonable at this time couldn't make her feel disgusted at all, but it made her feel warm in her heart, I really liked the way he was jealous. His usual clouds are light and breezy, and the sense of reliability that can solve anything has disappeared, as if he has become stupid when he first met him, and he only knows how to be good to her.

Qingdi couldn't help but chuckle, put his hands around his neck, kissed him lightly on the lips, and coaxed him softly: "Okay, I'll keep my distance from him in the future." ”

Chu Yaocen was stunned for a moment, then laughed evilly, tapped Qingdi's nose and said, "You little vixen, you have learned to coax people now." ”

Qingdi glanced at him and said, "Hey, I'm not coaxing you, do you want me to slap you and run out and shout to stop the third prince before you are satisfied?" ”

"No, no, no, I'm not angry anymore, and I won't be angry anymore." Chu Yaocen hurriedly smiled and said, the two of them are sticky. After getting tired of it, Chu Yaocen let go of the green flute, his tone was a little more serious, and asked: "You heard the third prince say that the government has been talking about the government for so many days, do you have any understanding of the division of forces between the DPRK and China?" Which ones are the people of the third prince and which ones are the people of the second prince? Are there any of the second prince's subordinates who are more dishonest? ”

"I have long known the sphere of influence, the old men under the third prince and the second prince are evenly matched, and the court is actually more oriented towards the crown prince. As for the dishonest ......" Qingdi thought for a while and said: "The third prince has said a few names, saying that he was the second prince's henchman before, and the court is always at odds with other ministers, looking for trouble for him everywhere, and he is still thinking about letting the second prince replace him." Also, even Zhang Xiuhe also has a considerable number of forces that cannot be ignored, in fact, what the old emperor said in front of him is right, Zhang Xiuhe has long wanted to enter the court, and he has already deployed a lot of his people in the court. ”

Chu Yaocen nodded, and asked again: "Who are the ministers in the court who support the second prince and are very unstable?" ”

"There are Lord Wu of the Ministry of Households, Lord Liu, the squire of the Ministry of War, Lord Cheng Lai of the Zuotai Imperial History, Lord Cui of the Zhongshu Shilang, and a few others, but what I just mentioned are people who often make trouble and give the three princes a headache, and the others are insignificant, and they will only echo the above people."

Chu Yaocen raised his hand to support his chin and thought about it, and said, "It's really quite a lot, what about Zhang Xiuhe's people?" What are they? ”

"Zhang Xiuhe's people are quite honest, and the people who have a deep friendship with him are all petty officials, and they have been a medium or big official for more than ten years, and they still look down on Zhang Xiuhe in their hearts, and they think that the medicine Zhang Xiuhe offered not long ago is also opportunistic. Those who can speak, it is estimated that they are Zhongshu Ling and Zhongshu Shilang. After Qingdi finished speaking, he added: "Not many people take Zhang Xiuhe in their eyes at all, even if Zhang Xiuhe wins the hearts of the people because of you, he still can't live with the support of those important ministers." ”

Chu Yaocen smiled faintly: "This doesn't matter, and listening to you say this, I think Zhang Xiuhe is even more powerful to usurp the throne, precisely because these important ministers take it lightly." ”

Qingdi was noncommittal, she knew that Chu Yaocen still supported Zhang Xiuhe, but she felt that the third prince was better. Qingdi didn't talk about this for the time being, and asked Chu Yaocen curiously: "What do you ask the forces of the DPRK and China to do?" ”

"I just want to calculate how long the regime of the Three Princes can last." Chu Yaocen looked at Qingdi and said: "The new emperor ascends the throne, and his rivals' henchmen will become the biggest hidden danger in the new era before he ascends the throne. However, the royal family of Wu has too serious human feelings, and they cannot be speculated on from the royal battles of ordinary countries. ”

Qingdi nodded: "Yes, I also think that the third prince has a soft personality, no matter how the second prince's people make trouble, he will not make a move to hurt them, so as not to kill each other." ”

Chu Yaocen hooked the corners of his mouth slightly, and said, "That's not necessarily, people's hearts are the most unpredictable, who knows." ”

Qingdi listened to his tone and twisted her brows, she always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't tell what was wrong...... Was he planning something? What does he want to do next?

Chu Yaocen didn't do anything, but on the morning of the second day, the second prince said that he was sick and couldn't come, and the third prince listened embarrassedly to other ministers talking about the second prince's illness, and immediately thought in his heart, could it be that the second prince told him about Qingdi yesterday, and he rejected it, which would cause him not to come.

The third prince sighed in his heart, but after all, he didn't say anything, and after going down to the court, he took a lot of folds and folds, and planned to go back to the imperial study, but at this time, someone chased after him, it was Shangshu Zuo Cheng Zhou, he caught up with the three princes out of breath, and after saluting, he said: "Your Majesty, the minister still has important things to secret." ”

The third prince raised his eyebrows, secret? If there is anything you can't say directly, you have to play it secretly...... "Zhou Aiqing, what's the matter?" ”

Lord Zhou was stunned and said: "It is a major matter related to the stability of the Wu Kingdom and whether Your Majesty's throne is firm." ”

As soon as he heard him say this, the third prince immediately said: "In this case, Zhou Aiqing quickly followed me to the imperial study and talked about it in detail." ”

So this week, the lord followed the third prince to the imperial study, and after entering and closing the door, the man said: "Your Majesty, although the minister does not know why the second prince said that he is sick and does not come, but this is the best time for His Majesty to punish his dishonest ministers, if he comes back, Your Majesty will have to bear their arrogance every day!" ”

The third prince frowned slightly, and asked, "This is the thing you want to play with me?" ”

Lord Zhou nodded: "Yes, Your Majesty, these people have not done anything for the government at all, they are just adding chaos to the court all day long, no matter what decision Your Majesty makes, they only care about opposition, they are not trying their best to make suggestions for the government of Wu State, but they are bent on making His Majesty ugly!" The minister feels that such people must be punished, and he must not continue to indulge them! ”

This Lord Zhou, who was originally the crown prince, has been assisting the prince, the first emperor appreciated him very much, and after the third prince ascended the throne, he has also been assisting the three princes safely and steadily, his words should be objective and fair.

The third prince is silent, so should he deal with the group of people under his second brother? He was indeed disgusted with not paying any attention to this, and he knew all day long that it was wrong to say this, that was wrong, and that was not right, and that was not right, and that was not right. In fact, he could have punished them a long time ago, but he had been thinking about the relationship between him and the second prince and did not make a move. Their brotherhood was already teetering and could not withstand any further irritation.

Seeing that the emperor did not speak, Lord Zhou said again: "Your Majesty, the minister said this, not to eradicate dissidents, but to make the government more stable." If Your Majesty connived at those people because they were the people of the second prince, then where is the law of our kingdom of Wu? If they make a mistake, they should be punished, and every time they say the wrong thing, it proves that they have no ability, and they should go home and farm! ”

"But ......" The third prince still couldn't make up his mind, because he really didn't want to break with the second prince thinking that this kind of thing was going on.

"Your Majesty, are you worried about the second prince?" Lord Zhou saw his thoughts and said: "Your Majesty, listen to the minister's words, the second prince will forgive Your Majesty, if he doesn't understand, then it proves that he is not qualified to let His Majesty unilaterally maintain this brotherhood!" Instead of two people fighting each other and making the royal family of Wu State suffer, it is better to eradicate one as soon as possible and let our Wu Kingdom settle down! ”

"Bold!" The third prince slapped the case and said angrily: "Do you know what you say again? Get out! ”

This is the first time that the three princes have been angry since they became emperors, and all the ministers have long been accustomed to doing things with soft wrists, but they have penetrated into every corner like water, but they didn't expect that he would also get angry.

Lord Zhou looked up at the emperor, showing the unyielding and sad indignation in his eyes vividly.

After a long time, he kowtowed heavily and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has assisted the first emperor and the first prince for many years, probably old, and the minister plans to return to his hometown, and I hope that His Majesty will allow it." ”

After saying that, this week, the lord has been burying his head deep in the ground, and he has not raised his head to look at the third prince, as if he is about to hear a decision now.

The third prince didn't know that he couldn't help but get angry, and the object of his anger was still a loyal minister who had worked hard.

In fact, why he was angry, he knew very well in his heart, it was precisely because what this old minister said spoke to his heart, this is what he thought, he had long wanted to deal with those people.

After being silent for a long time, the third prince also thought for a long time, and suddenly said: "Lord Zhou, don't leave me, my court needs you." The disposal of those people you said was actually what I had in mind for a long time, and since this is the case, I will give you the privilege to dispose of it. ”

When Lord Zhou heard this, he raised his head and said excitedly: "Your Majesty is wise! Minister, we must live up to our mission! ”

Ps: At the beginning, I thought it was troublesome to name the NPC, but Tu didn't name the NPC for a while, but now it's so uncomfortable...... But I kept telling myself to bear with it, and this stage would be over soon.