Chapter 281: The Entanglement of the Crazy Prince (Part 2)

"I heard that the incident was related to the Yue King's rebellion many years ago."

The King of Yue is actually the uncle of the current emperor.

As mentioned before, because the late emperor and the empress dowager had a very good relationship, the crown prince was decided early on, and the emperor did not suffer from the struggle between brothers.

However, the late emperor's brother, the King of Yue, felt that the emperor had been spoiled and was not capable of doing anything important, so he also wanted to take charge.

Then, the King of Yue rebelled.

But it was a failure.

The King of Yue was executed by slow slicing by his nephew whom he looked down upon. Unlike in the past when the emperor had to take the royal dignity into consideration, this time, the emperor gave him unprecedented "honor" and executed him on the execution ground in front of the people.

I don’t know whether there are really rebels following King Yue, or whether other people are deliberately causing chaos and are just using King Yue’s banner. In short, over the past twenty years, King Yue’s rebels have come out from time to time to make their presence felt.

But in recent years, it seems to have calmed down a bit.

"So what?"

"As the ancients said, 'When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter.' But even though the King of Yue has been dead for so many years, his followers remain steadfast in their devotion." Daya said calmly, "Perhaps we can learn from the King of Yue's way of controlling people."

"Why do I feel like there's something else behind your words?" The prince said nonchalantly, playing with her embroidered handkerchief with his fingertips.

"Your Highness, don't you think that with the appearance of the Yue King's rebels, you are reaping the benefits?"

"Oh? I really don't know."

The prince played dumb and didn't let Daya stop.

"Kill several birds with one stone," she said. "The Yue rebels haven't appeared for a long time. Now they suddenly appear. The emperor will probably be unhappy. He may also think of the incident of His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan coming to the capital last year. He will inevitably have to make plans for you and at the same time warn the Prince of Yan and the other princes again."

"That's interesting, please continue." The prince curled his lips.

"Because of the use of gunpowder, our family is also involved. My father has a deep affection for my mother, so he will definitely stand up for her. When the time comes, Your Highness, as long as you plead for my father, my parents will definitely remember your kindness. You have achieved the goal that the emperor had been trying to achieve before."

"Anything else?" The prince put the handkerchief to his nose and sniffed. "It's too light. Remember, I like ambergris."

"No. But Your Highness has an unexpected gain. Jiang Xuan's life or death is uncertain." Daya said, "This should be a gain beyond your plan, right?"

Having said that, it is basically equivalent to tearing off the last fig leaf.

Daya directly pointed out that the prince was the mastermind behind the incident.

"How could you, a little person like you, have such wild imaginations?" the prince said. "You know what? Your story is so logical and reasonable that I almost believe it."

"Yes, these are all speculations," Daya said, "but whether you believe it or not is not important. What is important is that the emperor should have believed it."

The prince's expression finally changed.

He panicked.

But after a short while, his expression returned to normal. "Are you trying to scare me? You know, you look like a newborn tiger cub, baring its teeth and claws, trying to prove it's the king of the mountain. But to others, it's just funny."

"Your Highness, do you know that this case has been closed?"

"Of course I know. All the rebels have been executed. Father was merciful and did not implicate anyone else."

"Your Highness, do you know that a clued person was named Shou Hou, who died in the Jinyiwei prison, leaving no witnesses?"

"What exactly do you want to say?" The prince was a little impatient.

"What I want to say is that the emperor is the master of everything. The emperor loves you deeply, and I hope Your Highness will cherish it. The emperor can forgive you this time, but it does not mean that he will indulge you every time in the future!" Daya said word by word.

In fact, ever since Lu Jin came to silence her, Daya had been thinking about it all night and had a rough guess.

She and Xiao Yan had also discussed this, and both tended to believe that this incident was done by the prince, which was why the emperor issued a gag order.

The emperor loves this son so much.

The emperor has always been worried that the prince is too simple-minded to shoulder the heavy burden of ruling the country.

Now, he should feel relieved but also heartbroken.

After all, he was also on the city wall that day.

If anything goes wrong, he will be gone too.

The funny thing is, he knew about this in advance and told the prince, asking him to travel incognito and find a substitute to replace him.

It can be said that every aspect has been thought of for him.

What do you get in return?

The more you investigate, the more frightened you become, until you finally discover that this whole thing was orchestrated by the Crown Prince?

The fact that Prince Yan went to the capital and returned smoothly obviously made the prince wary.

So from the perspective of political intrigue and scheming, there is nothing wrong with the prince doing this. The most important thing is to remind the emperor that the Prince of Yan may become an unstable factor in the future.

What’s even more disheartening is that if the emperor dies, the throne will fall directly onto the prince.

In other words, when the prince was planning this matter, he had already calculated that the emperor loved him deeply and would take him out to keep him away from danger.

But even though he knew that the emperor loved him, he still chose to put the emperor in danger.

Whenever Daya thought about this incident, she felt terrified.

How cold-blooded does one have to be to do such a thing?

Those who are favored are fearless.

The emperor's feelings for the late queen were transferred to such a cold-hearted son.

The Prince of Yan, who had never received fatherly love, admired the emperor very much.

Speaking of which, how ridiculous.

Daya originally thought that after she exposed these things, the prince would be angry and would deny it.

This is human nature.

But obviously, the prince cannot be called a "person".

He smiled and looked at Daya, and asked playfully, "Did Xiao Yan tell you all this, or did you figure it out on your own?"

The implication was that he actually admitted the matter directly.

The prince finally saw the look of shock on Daya's face.

"That's right," he said, his lips moving. "I hate people who act pretentiously in front of me the most. How old are you, and you're giving me orders?"

Daya lowered her head.

madman.

The emperor went to great lengths to cultivate a madman.

Daya couldn't imagine what the consequences would be if the country fell into the hands of such a person in the future.

"So what?" the Crown Prince asked. "Even if my father knew the truth, what would it matter? This kingdom will be mine sooner or later. He has been weak and sentimental all his life, so he was burdened by his emotions."

Daya clenched her hands in her sleeves, her nails digging deep into her palms.

Don't argue, don't argue, she told herself.

A madman will not listen to any reason and will not accept any rebuttal.

And now, unfortunately, she was probably being targeted by a madman.

"I'll ask you again, why didn't you choose me back then? Don't use your parents as an excuse, they're long dead. Is it because of status? Do you want to be the Crown Princess?"