In the Xingde Palace, the eighth prince sat on the bed and read a book.

Yu Hai walked in with a cup of hot tea, and immediately put his hands in front of the Eighth Prince: "Your Highness, you can take a sip of tea and rest." ”

The eighth prince put down the book in his hand, reached out to take the teacup, lifted the tea lid, lowered his head and blew gently, and then opened his mouth to drink tea.

"What time is it?"

"It's almost noon." Yu Hai thought that the eighth prince was hungry, "Your Highness, do you want to bring lunch in?" ”

"I'm not hungry for a while." The eighth prince handed the tea cup in his hand to Yu Hai, "I don't know how the tenth brother is." ”

"Your Highness, it turns out that you are worried about Your Highness the Ten."

"He's not in good health, he's sick some time ago. Although it is now April, the weather is much warmer, but the water in the fields is very cold, and I am worried that my tenth brother will freeze and fall ill. The Eighth Prince remembered something and asked Yu Haidao, "The divine doctor they were looking for hasn't been found yet?" ”

"It is said that the divine doctor Shenlong is very difficult to find." Yu Hai said respectfully, "Every time they rushed to the place where the divine doctor was, the divine doctor left early. ”

"Let them find it as soon as possible."

"My Highness, your body is weaker than that of the Tenth Highness, you should think about yourself." Seeing that the Eighth Prince had always cared about Zhao Yao's body, but not his own, Yu Hai was a little anxious. "You can't get out of bed yet, you should care more about your own body."

"I'm in good shape."

"Where's your body?" Yu Hai was about to be angry with his master's appearance of not caring about his body, "You are not very good, this time you walked away from the ghost gate, and you hurt your vitality, and you can't raise it for three years and five years." You need a divine doctor more than Your Highness Ten. Yu Hai also hopes to find the divine doctor as soon as possible, so that the divine doctor can take the pulse of the Eighth Prince and recuperate his body.

"I'm not as weak as you say." Compared with his own body, the eighth prince was more worried about Zhao Yao's body.

"Your Highness......"

The Eighth Prince interrupted Yu Hai's words with some impatience: "Okay, I'm fine. ”

Yu Hai could only shut his mouth stupidly, not daring to say anything more.

"How is the handling of things in Yangzhou, there are no tails left, right?"

"Your Highness, don't worry, the matter over there in Yangzhou has been handled very cleanly, leaving no traces," Yu Hai said this, paused, and hesitated, "Your Highness, Dong Jin really won't betray you?" ”

"He didn't dare." The Eighth Prince sneered, "If he betrays me, then his son won't want to live." ”

Only then did Yu Hai remember that Dong Jin's most precious illegitimate child was in their hands, and he felt a lot more relieved.

"Your Highness, we didn't notify Dong Jin to let him be arrested, if he found out, hated you, and confessed to you, what should we do?"

"He didn't live long." The Eighth Prince said in an indifferent tone, "If it weren't for me, he would have died a long time ago."

"Your Highness, the slave still thinks it's better to kill him." Yu Hai expressed the worry in his heart, "It's really too dangerous for him to live." "Only the dead keep secrets.

"He can't die, he has to live well."

"Why is that?" Yu Hai's face was puzzled, "He has no value anymore, what are you keeping him for?" Yu Hai felt that it was a very dangerous thing to keep Dong Jin alive.

"Who told you he had no use." The Eighth Prince smiled meaningfully, "He can only play his role if he continues to live." ”

Yu Hai said with a puzzled face: "What effect?" ”

"He can live to bring the assassination of the prince to a complete end, and he can also destroy the group of people in Yangzhou." Thinking of the group of families in Yangzhou, the eyes of the eighth prince were cold, "My father has arranged the bureau for so long in order to deal with the group of families in Yangzhou." Now the father sent Liu Taishi to collect the net, and Dong Jin is the key to the net. ”

"Your Highness, didn't you let Dong Jin cooperate with the family in Yangzhou, why did you let Dong Jin betray them?" Moreover, in the past few years, the family in Yangzhou has given His Royal Highness a lot of money. If the emperor gets rid of the family in Yangzhou, then His Royal Highness will have one less money bag.

"Those people in Yangzhou should be damned!" Although the group of people in Yangzhou gave the Eighth Prince a lot of money, the Eighth Prince was very disgusted with them. "Those people thought they could cover the sky with one hand, turn over the clouds and rain, and not take anyone into account."

"But aren't they still useful to you?"

"It's useless." The Eighth Emperor said lightly, "Useless things should be discarded." ”

When Yu Hai heard this, his heart tightened slightly, and he immediately asked, "Your Highness, are you helping the emperor?" ”

"Does Father still need my help?" The eighth prince said with a smile, "In order to liquidate the group of families in Yangzhou, my father has been arranging this game for a long time. Even if there is no Dong Jin, the father can get rid of them. ”

"Then this time, did the emperor uproot the group of families in Yangzhou?"

"Almost." The Eighth Emperor said in a light tone, "Father Emperor did this, firstly, for the sake of the people, and secondly, to deter all the gate lord families and make them afraid of the imperial power. ”

The group of gate valve families in Yangzhou did not take the court seriously at all. In Yangzhou, they were the emperors of the soil. If you keep it alone, the group of people in Yangzhou will rebel sooner or later.

Compared with the gate valve family in the capital, the group of families in Yangzhou is easier to deal with.

Don't look at the gate valve family, but the gate valve family in the capital looks down on other places. Although the gate valve families in the south of the Yangtze River are very rich, the gate valve families in the north look down on them.

Because since ancient times, most of the famous families were born in the north. The most important families in the north held a lot of power, and even many families once held the fate of the imperial court. The most important thing is that many of the royal families are also from famous families in the north. However, the family of gate lords in the south of the Yangtze River rarely produces emperors, and there are few powerful ministers who can call for wind and rain in the court.

The famous families in Jiangnan are only influential in the Jiangnan area, and it is not good when they go out of Jiangnan. Therefore, the gate valve family in Jiangnan is easier to deal with than the famous family in Beijing.

The most important thing is that the gate valve family in the capital is under the nose of Emperor Wu of Zhou. What movements they had, Emperor Wu of Zhou could perceive. And Yangzhou was too far away from the capital, and Emperor Wu of Zhou could not always know their movements.

"In a few days, Taishi Liu should be in Yangzhou." Just a few days ago, Mrs. Liu suddenly fell ill and needed to recuperate at home for a period of time. The ministers did not have any doubts about this, because Taishi Liu's health was not very good, and he needed to recuperate at home from time to time, and the ministers were used to it.

"From the fact that my father secretly sent Liu Taishi to Yangzhou, we can see my father's attitude towards Yangzhou." The Eighth Prince said with a smile, "In terms of intrigue and trickery, that group of people in Yangzhou is not Taishi Liu's opponent. ”

Yu Hai thought of Taishi Liu's cold appearance on weekdays, and couldn't help but be stunned.

"The slave maid also heard that Taishi Liu is very ruthless." He suddenly thought of that incident and asked curiously, "Your Highness, was that incident true back then?" ”

The Eighth Prince asked, "What is it?" ”

"The matter of Tongcheng. I heard that the emperor could not attack Tongcheng for a long time, so Liu Taishi gave the emperor an idea, and then the people in Tongcheng died. Yu Hai asked, "Is this thing true?" ”

"Also, every time Taishi Liu makes a plan, he will kill many people on the other side."

"It's possible that what happened in Tongcheng is true." This is also the speculation of the Eighth Prince.

Yu Hai said with a look full of horror: "I heard that more than 100,000 people died in Tongcheng at that time, this is ...... Taishi Liu is also vicious. He said again, "Taishi Liu is so ruthless, why does the emperor still keep him by his side and reuse it?" ”

"The matter in Tongcheng should be more complicated than we imagined. If it was a normal situation, Taishi Liu's plan to poison and poison the people of Tongcheng would not agree to it. "Although the eighth prince is not loved by Emperor Wu of Zhou, he is full of worship for Emperor Wu of Zhou, like other princes." My father was not the kind of person who would sacrifice the people of a city in order to win. ”

"Yes." Yu Hai sighed, "However, Taishi Liu is a terrible person, and when he looks at him, he always feels that what he thinks can be seen through by him at a glance." ”

"That's because you're afraid of him, that's why you think so." The Eighth Prince said with a smile, "Although Taishi Liu is good at using tricks and tricks, he is not as godly as you say. ”

"There shouldn't be anyone who isn't afraid of Master Liu." After Yu Hai finished talking about this matter, he thought of another matter, and hurriedly asked, "Your Highness, Miss Kong has already returned to Bodhi Nunnery." In the past two days, some people have secretly stared at Miss Kong. ”

"Whose people?"

"I don't know."

"Just staring, no other movements?"

"There is no other action for the time being."

The Eighth Prince frowned slightly and said, "Send someone to keep an eye on them." ”

"Your Highness, if those people want to make a move against Miss Kong, then do we care or not?"

"Leave it alone." It doesn't matter to him whether Miss Kong is dead or alive. "But we have to figure out what their real purpose is. If there is a use value, then make good use of it. ”

"Yes, Your Highness."

The Eighth Prince did not speak again, lowered his head and continued to read the book in his hand.

Yu Hai didn't dare to disturb the eighth prince reading anymore, and retreated quietly.

At this time, Zhao Yao, who was far away in the southern suburbs of the capital, was sitting on the ridge of the field, sitting with the four princes and eating coarse grain noodles to make cakes and nests.

The cake and the nest head are very hard, and very unpalatable, and it is a bit throat-cutting to swallow.

This is a specially arranged lunch for Emperor Wu of Zhou.

Now, there are still many people in Da Zhou who eat such food.

Zhao Yao ate such cakes and wowotou, and did not show a disgusted expression, nor did he say that it was not delicious. He eats very seriously, slowly taking one bite at a time.

The four princes originally thought that Zhao Yao would be reluctant to eat it, or would ask them why they wanted to eat such food, but Zhao Yao didn't say a word, and ate it obediently and skillfully.

"Fourth brother, are there many people who also eat what we eat now?"

"Well, a lot." The fourth prince said with a somewhat solemn expression, "There are still many people who can't even eat this kind of food. "Now, there are still many places in Dazhou where people don't have enough to eat.

"Then they're so pathetic." You have to find the potatoes and sweet potatoes of your dreams as soon as possible, so that everyone can eat them in the future.

"So we have to cherish food." The fourth prince said to Zhao Yao gently.

"Fourth brother, I have never wasted food." Every time he eats, he eats cleanly, leaving not a grain of rice or a little vegetables. "I eat clean every time."

"Well, you're doing a great job."

"My mother often told me not to waste food." Liang Zhaoyi experienced famine as a child and knew what it was like to have no food to eat.

Zhao Yao talked to the four princes while eating the hard nest head in his hand.

The fourth prince hurriedly handed him a water bag.

Zhao Yao took the water bag, drank the water in a big gulp, and rushed down the nest head that was choked in his throat.

Although this nest is not delicious, it is very filling.

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