"General Huang, listen to my command! Immediately lead two thousand troops to rescue the emperor."
Li Youran spoke loudly to General Huang, who was kneeling on one knee, and General Huang stood up upon hearing the order.
"Princess, two thousand troops may not be enough. His Highness the Crown Prince still has..."
"General Huang is quite right. Two thousand soldiers are certainly not enough, but on the surface, we should only give His Highness the Crown Prince two thousand soldiers. Although the Crown Prince has other military tokens that he can use, these are all somewhat far-fetched. If the Emperor finds out that the Crown Prince has already taken control of the three armies, I'm afraid that after taking down the Third Prince, the Emperor will immediately eliminate the Crown Prince next."
Li Youran did not deny General Huang's words, and spoke to General Huang with a sincere expression.
General Huang was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. He had not thought of this aspect and couldn't help but admire Li Youran's cautious and prudent approach to thinking things through, despite her young age.
He had initially been somewhat skeptical of Li Youran, but had no choice but to obey since the Tiger Tally was in her hands. However, it now seemed that obeying Li Youran was the best option.
Seeing this, General Huang did not say anything more and led the two thousand troops under the Crown Prince's command, which the Emperor had entrusted to him, to help.
"Your Highness, this is a great opportunity to make a name for yourself. If you can defeat the Third Prince before the Crown Prince, you will surely gain the Emperor's favor."
The Prime Minister had previously been on good terms with the Third Prince. He knew the Third Prince's true capabilities all too well. Although the Third Prince had a large army and abundant resources, he was nothing more than a paper tiger. He seemed to be full of scheming, but he was hesitant and indecisive in his actions, and his actions were often contradictory.
"Your Highness, Fourth Prince, do not hesitate any longer. I have served by the Third Prince's side for many years. He hastily dispatched troops, which means he has already lost his composure. If we can capture him now, it will be the best opportunity."
Seeing that the Fourth Prince was still hesitant, the Prime Minister hurriedly cupped his hands and said to the Fourth Prince with a sincere expression.
The Fourth Prince, who had been hesitant, was unwilling to miss this opportunity after hearing the Prime Minister's words. Since the Prime Minister had spoken, he could no longer hesitate and decisively led the Prime Minister's troops, along with the soldiers he had secretly trained over the years, towards the palace.
"Princess, this is a letter left for you by Young Master Tang."
The housekeeper had searched in haste and, finding Tang Lei absent, rushed over to reply to Li Youran's letter. However, he later discovered that Tang Lei had left a letter for Li Youran in the room.
It was called a letter, but it was really just a slip of paper with the following written on it.
"I'll take care of everything in the palace, so there's no need to worry."
Under normal circumstances, Li Youran would have trusted him completely. But with tens of thousands of soldiers inside and outside the palace walls, how could Li Youran possibly feel at ease?
Even with Tang Lei's exceptional martial arts skills, he couldn't safely bring the Crown Prince and Crown Princess out of the palace.
Li Youran clutched Tang Lei's letter tightly in her hand, stood atop the clock tower, and looked towards the palace.
Suddenly, a large number of soldiers appeared from the east and headed towards the Third Prince's troops.
Before General Huang could arrive with his two thousand soldiers, this group of soldiers launched an attack on the troops led by the Third Prince. When Li Youran saw that the Fourth Prince was leading the charge, he couldn't help but frown slightly.
Thinking that the Fourth Prince and others were usually silent and quiet, I never expected that they could mobilize so many troops in such a short time.
Li Youran sighed inwardly, realizing that the saying "you can't judge a book by its cover" truly applies. He would never dare to underestimate anyone again.
"Xiao Hong, bring me my binoculars."
Originally, Li Youran could vaguely judge the number of people and their direction by the light of the fire, but now that it was about to get light, the torches were gone, and the sky had not yet brightened, so Li Youran could no longer see the situation in the palace.
The telescope was made by Li Youran himself, and its performance was far inferior to that of a proper telescope.
But in this era, telescopes were practically divine. Through the telescope, Li Youran could clearly see the situation inside and outside the palace.
Although the Fourth Prince's forces appeared numerous, their capabilities were far inferior to those of the Third Prince's troops. Upon closer inspection, Li Youran noticed that the Fourth Prince had brought in the elderly, weak, and disabled to make up the numbers.
He thought to himself, "This time, His Highness the Fourth Prince must have staked everything."
Born into an imperial family, yet lacking knowledge of imperial arts, Li Youran couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly. No wonder the emperor looked down on the fourth prince, whose mother was of low status; it was his limited perspective that restricted him.
The reason why the Second Prince was able to become the Crown Prince, while the Fourth Prince remained an unfavored prince, was largely due to the Fourth Prince's temperament and personality.
The Second Prince always wears a smile and appears gentle to everyone, seemingly harmless. Even if he has some ulterior motives, they are all upright and honest, and he would never resort to underhanded methods.
The Fourth Prince, however, was different. His cold demeanor was evident on his face, and it was clear to others that he was a man of considerable cunning and would stop at nothing to achieve his goals.
The fact that he was so ruthless towards his own sister, the Sixth Princess, in order to obtain a concubine of higher status shows that this seed was planted in his heart from a young age.
It is precisely because of this temperament, coupled with his usual stubbornness and lack of professional education from the imperial family, that the Fourth Prince does not understand the art of being an emperor.
It's obvious that even if he manages to defeat the Third Prince and achieve merit, he has so many troops at his disposal and so many things that the Emperor doesn't know about. How much can the Emperor trust him?
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