Helian Jue had planted spies in the capital.
Therefore, on the fifth day after the imperial edict was delivered to the Fourth Prince's residence, Helian Jue, who was far away in Yuezhou, received the message by carrier pigeon.
After reading the secret letter, Helian Jue raised his hand and handed it to Xie Yuan.
After consummating their marriage, the couple's relationship became increasingly intimate.
In addition, Xie Yuan was not an ordinary wife; she had always been Helian Jue's partner.
Helian Jue had almost no secrets from Xie Yuan.
Xie Yuan was basically aware of all the secret guards, underground military camps, and various arrangements in the capital.
Now that there are new developments in the capital, and this matter is somewhat related to them, Helian Jue will not hide it.
Xie Yuan took the note and read it quickly.
"Does the sage intend for the Prince of Yong to take up his fiefdom?"
Xie Yuan was somewhat surprised.
Prince Yong is the fourth prince, and Xie Yuan had dealt with this silly and adorable fourth prince several times.
How should I put it? He's very straightforward, like a firecracker that'll explode at the slightest touch.
It was like a gun, held in the hands of the Fifth Prince, which he could use however he pleased.
In fact, Prince Yong's background was not low. His mother, Consort Cui, and Lady Cui, wife of Xie Ze, were from the same clan, both hailing from prominent families in the north.
Consort Cui's title was second only to Zhaoyi, which was quite respectable in the harem.
Her father and brothers all served as officials in the imperial court, and her uncle was a general.
With such a maternal family background, the Fourth Prince had far more leverage to seize the throne than the Fifth Prince.
It should be noted that the Fifth Prince's mother, Lady Wang, was born into the palace and did not even have a proper title.
It was only because the Fifth Prince was going to study at the Hongwen Academy that the Emperor bestowed the title of Lady upon Lady Wang, in order to maintain the Fifth Prince's dignity.
This is the lowest-ranking concubine in the imperial harem of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Lady Wang was the descendant of a disgraced official. Long before she was taken into the inner palace, her entire family was either killed or exiled.
Even after Lady Wang gained favor and gave birth to a prince, the emperor did not bestow any grace to pardon her relatives.
Therefore, even now, the Fifth Prince cannot rely on his maternal clan at all.
However, the Fifth Prince was intelligent, gentle, and very considerate in his dealings with others, earning him a reputation as a virtuous gentleman in the court.
Moreover, he was very close to his brothers and sisters. For example, he had the fourth prince under his control.
The fifth prince has a good personality and is quite capable.
After Helian Jue was deposed, several older princes had the opportunity to vie for the throne.
Among these people, the Fifth Prince stands out the most, and is clearly a top candidate to become the next crown prince.
However, even though Helian Jue was in Yuezhou, he still managed to stir up some trouble in the capital.
The Third Prince, who was originally well protected by the Sage, was directly pushed in front of everyone by Helian Jue.
Xie Yuanfu followed suit, and at the end of last year, he also gave the Third Prince a big gift—a whole cartload of copper coins, which he used to bury the Third Prince in a pit.
Thanks to the couple's shrewd maneuvers, the Third Prince and the Fifth Prince became the frontrunners in the struggle for the throne.
Everything had become a mess, and even if the emperor wanted to favor the third prince, he couldn't make it too obvious.
After all, the Third Prince is still young and inexperienced. Too much pampering will not only fail to help him, but will instead become a form of spoiling him.
However, we cannot allow the Third Prince to be besieged.
Just then, news came from Yuezhou—
Helian Jue, who was once considered a dejected and self-destructive man, was actually just pretending to be weak while actually being strong.
He secretly raised an armed force and, without consulting the emperor, arbitrarily executed a court official.
Helian Jue revealed his talent, which also gave the Emperor a way to help his beloved Third Prince.
Xie Yuan suddenly understood why the emperor had allowed the Prince of Yong to take up his fiefdom.
She looked at Helian Jue, her eyes filled with obvious heartache.
They were all sons of saints, and siblings from the same mother. Helian Jue appeared to be living a glamorous life, but he was used as a tool by his biological father, biological mother, and adoptive mother.
It was the same in the past, and now, even though Helian Jue has been exiled to Lingnan, it's still the same.
Helian Jue saw Xie Yuan's eyes and felt a warmth in his heart: Fortunately, I still have A Yuan!
With a slight smile, Helian Jue reached out and took Xie Yuan's hand.
A large hand enveloped a small hand, both feeling each other's warmth, their hearts nestled tightly together.
After a moment, Helian Jue broke the warmth and said indifferently, "It seems that the third brother has had a tough time these past few months!"
Sages are most biased, and naturally cannot bear to see their beloved son suffer.
He simply shifted the blame eastward.
The order for Prince Yong to take up his fief was merely a pretext; the emperor intended to shift the attention of all the princes and court officials to Helian Jue.
The sage just wanted to remind everyone: Helian Jue was a deposed crown prince who served as heir apparent for over a decade.
If he becomes completely useless, that's fine too.
Even after they went to Lingnan, they did not forget to endure hardship and develop their power.
Do you think such an ambitious and driven person would want to fight his way back to the capital?
When Helian Jue was deposed, the other princes took advantage of his misfortune.
Helian Jue is not a good-natured person. He is vindictive, eccentric, and violent. Once he gains power, those who offended him will not have a good ending.
Compared to Helian Jue, the newly emerging Third Prince doesn't seem so scary!
So let's all work together and crush Helian Jue in that wild and uncivilized land of Lingnan before he becomes too powerful.
Xie Yuan: ...Is this really a father? For the sake of one son, he makes another son share the burden?
It was one thing to use Helian Jue as a shield and a whetstone in the past, but now he's doing it again!
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