"Oh? He was the only one who sent Su Yuanwu away?"
Hearing this, Emperor Zhou narrowed his eyes slightly.
Otherwise, he had already regarded the second prince as an object of suspicion. After all, he was inherently suspicious and did not fully trust his own child.
At this moment, he couldn't help but think about whether it was possible for the second prince to kill Su Yuanwu.
After all, Su Yuanwu knew the secrets of the second prince. As long as Su Yuanwu died, no one would know the secrets of the second prince.
"Eunuch Li, do you think it is possible for the second prince to kill his uncle?"
Eunuch Zhou turned his attention to Eunuch Li. When Eunuch Li heard this, he couldn't help but knelt down in fear: "Slave. Don’t dare to speak nonsense about the prince.”
“Just say what I tell you!”
Emperor Zhou’s face suddenly turned cold.
After Eunuch Li hesitated for a moment, he said weakly: "Do you think it is impossible for the second prince to kill Mr. Su?"
"After all, Mr. Su is His Highness's biological uncle, and he has always mentioned him a lot before."
"Besides, the second prince has no reason or motive to kill Mr. Su."
Eunuch Li In this matter, you can only speak the truth from your heart.
If he said a wrong word, he would be the one who died.
Emperor Zhou sneered: "Why is there no such possibility? What about my uncle?"
"Have I not already ordered the death of my legitimate son? What if he kills his own uncle?"
Eunuch Li frowned and did not dare to say anything.
He couldn't tell whether Emperor Zhou was testing him or if he really had such thoughts.
“That’s all, I can’t tell you the reason even if I ask you.”
Emperor Zhou picked up the tea cup, took a sip of tea, and then frowned again.
At this moment, he was already on guard.
Emperor Zhou suddenly felt that he had lost control of his ministers and son.
In the past two days, the officials in the court have not considered his authority at all, and have been impeaching other officials and the prince.
The second prince has been wooing those officials and students from poor families.
You don’t need to think about it to know that the second prince is increasing his power and gaining a higher status.
But, I’m not dead yet!
Emperor Zhou couldn't help but grit his teeth. He could give the second prince certain powers, but if he didn't give it to him, the second prince couldn't take it away.
In the Zhou Dynasty, it seemed that he was no longer the only one who had the final say.
What’s more, Emperor Zhou now really believes that the second prince designed to kill Su Yuanwu.
The second prince is already so ruthless. Given time, he may even kill the king again in the future!
Now Emperor Zhou felt that his throne was becoming more and more unstable. It doesn't matter if the courtiers are not under his control.
Now even the second prince wants to oppose him and seize more power from him.
So how long can he remain emperor?
Emperor Zhou narrowed his eyes and suddenly said in a cold voice: "Eunuch Li, please tell me that from tomorrow the second prince will lead the army to guard the border of the Great Zhou Dynasty."
"If he can establish a military base on the border, Merit, come back!”
This was the best way he could think of. Since the second prince wanted to gain status so much, he would go to the border to make meritorious deeds.
If the second prince is allowed to do whatever he wants in the court, then his emperor will exist in name only.
What's more, Emperor Zhou now wants to regain control of the court. It will be easier to suppress one side first, and then the other.
"Your Majesty means, the second prince..."
When Eunuch Li heard this, he suddenly raised his head and was about to ask.
But at this moment, he noticed Emperor Zhou's cold eyes, and he did not dare to give any advice at this moment.
"My slave obeys the decree!" After Eunuch Li wrote the imperial edict in front of Emperor Zhou, he left the imperial study.
After leaving the door, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
The situation in the Zhou Dynasty has really changed. Even the second prince has to be sent to the border.
It is said that they are guarding the border, but in fact they are just distributing goods!
It’s just that the former sounds better.
Eunuch Li could not help but realize that Emperor Zhou had now taken his suspicion to the extreme.
Before, Emperor Zhou thought of training the second prince, but now he directly sent the second prince to the border.
Eunuch Li suddenly thought of his situation.
Being with a king is like being with a tiger. Even if he has been following Emperor Zhou for many years, if he does something wrong one day, he might be beheaded.
"Alas..."
Eunuch Li clenched the imperial edict in his hand and hurried to the second prince's residence.
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The second prince’s residence.
At this moment, the second prince Zhou Mingyu was summoning several officials from poor families.
The guard below came in and announced: "Your Highness, Eunuch Li is here, and he still holds the imperial edict in his hand."
Eunuch Li is here?
The second prince couldn't help but narrowed his eyes when he heard the guard's announcement.
“Invite him in!”
He couldn't help but feel curious. Eunuch Li actually brought an imperial edict with him this time. Could it be that his father really wanted to give him the title of crown prince?
When he thought of this, the second prince could not help but tremble with excitement.
Over the years, he has been thinking about the position of crown prince day and night.
If the father really wants to make him the prince, then he can set up his own small court in an open and honest manner.
And win over those officials from poor families to work for him.
If he wants to ascend the throne in the future, it will be easy. The other princes should stop trying to take away his things from him.
After a while, Eunuch Li walked in with the imperial edict.
His voice was very high-pitched: "The imperial edict has arrived, please accept the edict, His Highness the Second Prince!"
"My son, accept the edict!"
The Second Prince respectfully He knelt down and saw the imperial edict as if he were seeing the emperor.
His eyebrows couldn't help but rise.
I can’t wait to grab the imperial edict and take a closer look.
Eunuch Li said in a high-pitched voice: "By God's blessing, the emperor decreed, I heard that God has blessed us, heroes have emerged in large numbers, and our dynasty is full of talented people, all of which are a blessing to the country."
When the second prince heard this, his eyes lit up.
Everything I said before is good, do you really want to give him the title of crown prince?
But the next second, the second prince's face froze.
“I have recently heard that there is some unrest in the border areas, and I am very worried when I am thirsty for talents. However, among the princes, the second prince is particularly outstanding. He is not only outstanding in literary talent, but also outstanding in military strategy. He is the pillar of the country and the people rely on him.”
“The second prince is ordered to immediately prepare and lead 20,000 elite troops to guard the border to reassure the people and strengthen national defense. The second prince must fulfill his duties faithfully and live up to my expectations. , and I have lived up to the trust of the people. I admire this!"
After Eunuch Li finished reading, he put the imperial edict together and handed it forward.
"Your Highness, please accept the order."
However, at this time, the second prince's entire face was already pale.
Did he hear correctly?
His father actually asked him to lead 20,000 troops to guard the border?
Although this imperial edict sounds nice, it is actually a distribution!
The second prince felt a chill in his heart.
If you go to the border, when can you come back? (End of this chapter)