Like those aides thought, the third prince also felt ridiculous about the naïve thoughts of the second prince.

But although he despised the second prince in his heart, the third prince still had a warm smile on the surface, and said to the second prince: "Second brother, don't worry, I will help you take a good look."

The second prince did not doubt him, and laughed and said: "When I go to court tomorrow, His Royal Highness will go to ask my father for his life."

The second prince had great confidence in going to the border to lead troops to fight. He also wanted to take this opportunity to show himself. After all, if he can defeat the army planted by Zhao State on the border, then his prestige in the court will be great, and he will be able to sit in that position. When he returns after he is famous, see who else in the court dares to disobey him.

The smile on the second prince's face became more and more open, and he listened to the words of the people below who flattered him, and his heart became more and more proud.

The third prince saw the change in the expression of the second prince in his eyes, he watched this scene quietly, his face was silent, but his brain was spinning and thinking quickly.

The second prince is too stupid and a reckless husband, and it is difficult to survive in this palace. If he hadn't secretly helped him and plotted against him, he would have been calculated to death by his other younger brothers. After all, he is relatively old, and most of the ancient kings "passed on the throne", so the previous situation of the second prince was not very good. It was his own help that led to today's status and power, although a large part of the factor of his own help was to use him to divert other people's attention and precautions against him. But the second prince should still be grateful to him.

The third prince looked at the second prince with a smug expression, and drank the tea in the teacup with a faint expression.

The emperor's first child was born to the queen's mother, but he died for no reason. Although he still hasn't found out how the little prince died, he doesn't feel strange when he thinks of the darkness of the palace. The little prince was set as the crown prince by his father as soon as he was born, and some jealous people in the palace will naturally find a way to get rid of it.

Since the death of the little prince, the queen mother was heartbroken, seriously ill for a while, and after the illness was cured, she did not care much about the affairs of the harem. The emperor only thought that she was grief-stricken and stimulated, and during that time, Concubine Rong was sent to the palace and the beauty was in her arms, so the emperor no longer paid attention to it. Nothing was said about the queen's behavior, and she was left to do so.

The little prince died young, and the queen did the same, and the emperor has not appointed other princes as princes so far. Therefore, in the hearts of other princes, the second prince is the biggest threat.

The third prince was still worried, and he didn't know how to make the second prince leave the capital. After all, now that the emperor's body is getting weaker and weaker, the fight for the throne is about to break out, and those forces of his own should also move them from the dark to the light. But he can't move his power to the open openly, and he still has to use the banner of the second prince. So how to hide from the second prince is a problem that the third prince urgently needs to solve. Later, the third prince thought of a way, which was to let the second prince leave the capital for a period of time.

Now that the second prince offered to lead the troops to fight, the third prince was relieved.

The emperor thought about it all night, but decided to tell the court officials about the border when he was in the court, after all, this is a major national event, and a big incident will happen if he is not careful.

"Yesterday, I received a letter from the general guarding the border, and now the number of soldiers stationed in the border area between the two countries has increased significantly.

When there were no officials to start the performance again, the emperor looked around at the officials below and coughed and said.

The faces of the officials below changed instantly, and they whispered to each other to discuss.

Chen Zhi is His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince, although he returned to China not long ago, the emperor still let him come to the court. Chen Zhi instantly became vigilant when he heard the emperor mention the border between the two countries. Can't even make peace between the two countries now?

Someone stood up, "Back to the emperor, the minister has a suggestion." ”

"Speak."

The man replied, "Your Majesty, the sudden increase in the strength of the Zhao State in the border area between the two countries is presumably intended to start a war. Now that our Qi soldiers are strong and strong, and the national strength is strong, we should no longer tolerate the troops. ”

The emperor nodded, feeling that what he said was reasonable.

But I saw a person stand up and argue: "Your Majesty, the facts and circumstances of the matter have not been investigated clearly, and I am afraid it will not be good for us to act rashly."

When the emperor saw that there were people arguing, he continued to watch in silence, without speaking or expressing his attitude.

"Lord Shangshu, this Zhao State is already Sima Zhao's heart, but you are still so simple." The official who advocated war snorted coldly.

Lord Shangshu ignored him and looked at the emperor with his eyes, "Your Majesty, now that the two countries are peaceful and the people live and work in peace and contentment, if you send troops to fight again, it will be those ordinary people who are powerless to suffer." Master Shangshu persuaded bitterly.

The emperor's heart moved slightly, and he also understood the pain of war.

Chen Zhi quietly watched the two of them arguing, raised his eyes to look at the emperor sitting on the dragon throne, how the courtiers below disputed was insignificant, the key was what the emperor planned in his heart, this is the decisive factor.

Chen Zhi suddenly saw the second prince and the third prince standing in front of him glance at each other, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

"Lord Shangshu, how can you ensure that Zhao Guo does not have the heart to start a war, if something happens to the border, will you bear the losses suffered?"

Lord Shangshu was speechless, but there was an indignant look on his face.

"Your Majesty, the minister proposed to send military generals and troops to the border. If Zhao really only defended the frontier as Lord Shangshu said, then war would have been spared. When the official said this, he glanced at Lord Shangshu next to him, and then continued to say to the emperor: "But if Zhao is ready to start a war, then we can be considered prepared."

The emperor nodded, "That makes sense." So who does Li Aiqing think can take on this important responsibility? ”

Master Li hesitated.

At this time, the second prince stood up and said to the emperor: "Father, the child is willing to ask for his life."

The officials watched the second prince stand up and talk about each other, and the emperor was also a little surprised, but then he thought of the second prince's personality and style of doing things, and he was no longer surprised.

The emperor looked at the second prince, his child is very good at martial arts, good at hunting, first-class archery, but his personality is a little impulsive. So now he took the initiative to ask for his life, but the emperor didn't dare to use him.

The second prince is short-tempered and ruthless, what if he is in a hurry to seek merit and is eager to seek merit, what if he causes any trouble?

But looking around, the emperor found that no one dared to take the initiative to ask for his life, after all, the second prince had already made his attitude clear, and no one dared to fight with the second prince.