I am not afraid of god-like opponents, but I am afraid of teammates who are like pigs. What I fear most is teammates who pretend to be pigs.
This prince is really used to playing dumb and really thinks that no one can control him.
"Your Highness must know that sometimes if you pretend to be useless for too long, you will really become useless." Xu Tianze threw the whip in his hand directly onto the table, sweeping the food on the table to the ground.
There was a crackling sound, and the servants serving around were frightened by this scene and couldn't help but scream out, and then quickly covered their mouths.
On the contrary, the prince, who had always pretended to be stupid, was extremely calm and unmoved. His face was serious and his eyes were sharp, and then he waved his hand.
The servants bowed and retreated without saying a word during the entire process.
Seeing this, Xu Tianze became even more certain of his guess. If this was really the Eastern Palace of the foolish prince, these servants would not be able to follow orders so well.
It is obvious at first glance that the prince has excellent control over his Eastern Palace and possesses great authority.
"Brother Xu, it's better not to know some things, otherwise be careful on the dark road at night." After seeing that they were the only two people left in the room, the prince gave a warning.
"Prince, are you overthinking it? I don't have much time left to live. If anyone makes me unhappy, I will naturally not make it easy for him either." Xu Tianze chuckled and didn't care about the prince's threat at all.
He is now a lonely man with so many evildoers gathered around him. If the prince wants to deal with them, he will only shoot himself in the foot.
As for Ajiang, it is easier to say. You have to know that when that time really comes, the prince may not be able to defeat Ajiang. The title of the wise king is something he has to ask for.
The prince thought about it carefully and found that he had no threat to Xu Tianze at all. In addition, the situation was tense now and he couldn't be too exposed. He felt a little distressed.
"Tell me, what do you want? The second brother has withdrawn from the fight for the throne, so only the third brother and I will fight. Do you want to take the lead for the third brother?" The prince rubbed his eyebrows. Since he faced Xu Tianze, he has not been in a good mood for a single day.
"It's not about what I want, but what do you want, Prince?"
"Your Highness should know that this imperial examination is the last one for Ajiang and I, and we will leave Shangjing City after that. Why is Your Highness delaying this?"
This guy seemed to admit that he was playing dumb, but his tone really irritated him.
These are already semi-public matters, and His Majesty has already established the rules, yet the Crown Prince is still making trouble. Who is being unreasonable and deliberately trying to trip him up?
The prince paused when he heard this. Thinking carefully, he realized that it was indeed his mother and he who were making things difficult for Xu Tianze. Xu Tianze had never taken the initiative to cause trouble.
However, since the benefits are unevenly distributed, one naturally has to resort to some means to achieve one's original goal.
"The hustle and bustle is nothing but the word 'interest'. You are closer to the Third Brother and Song Yu than I am." The prince spoke slowly and also sat on the table to indicate.
Seeing this, Xu Tianze understood that the prince really wanted to talk, so he put his whip on the table and sat down.
"Your Highness, humans are not plants, so naturally there are differences in closeness and distance between us. However, I have given Your Highness many benefits from the imperial examination."
This man is really greedy. Although he has some selfish motives in the imperial examination, he is really doing something for the students all over the world.
He directly distributed the talent, fame, and status behind the imperial examination. Even the prince's share was only slightly inferior to Long Muse and Song Yu.
The difference is not too big. After all, the prince contributed the least in the early stage, and when the effort was put in later, several people worked together. He did little but wanted to get more. There is no such good thing in the world.
"Besides, Your Highness, how many people on this list are truly corrupt and have accepted bribes, and how many are people the prince wants to get rid of? The prince probably knows this better than I do, right?" Xu Tianze spoke sarcastically. If he hadn't been keeping a closer eye on things, there would probably be more people added to the list.
"It was you who said that we could use this incident to include those who are corrupt and commit crimes. As long as a person has flaws in character, he will be added to the list." The prince roared. The sarcasm on Xu Tianze's face made him feel embarrassed.
Although he added a lot of people to the list, these were added according to Xu Tianze's standards.
Now you are here to lecture me again because of this matter, but you shouldn’t have made such big promises at that time.
"You, you, you." Xu Tianze was so angry that he pointed at the prince without caring whether it was an offense or not.
He really underestimated the prince's face. He had the nerve to talk about this matter. He didn't even have the nerve to use this matter to blame the prince.
"I said at that time that the number of people should not be too large, and most of the problems found out should be solved privately by ourselves. Why didn't the prince hear this?" Xu Tianze slammed the table and roared back.
There were too many people and the foundation was unstable. He was implicitly telling everyone at the time that all officials were greedy, but those who did not work directly and seriously for the people could be let go and dealt with slowly later.
Neither Long Musi nor Song Yu made any mistakes, but the prince had no scruples and directly brought up so many people.
It is said that the punishment is selfless, but it is not for the purpose of eliminating dissidents.
He felt that something was wrong with the number of people on the list before it was officially confirmed, so he sent someone to investigate.
As for those people who were crossed out before, they were the prince's men on the surface, but they all had some small tricks all the time. However, although they were greedy in their official duties, they were also acceptable.
Some of his political achievements are worth mentioning and can be praised.
The prince was speechless after being rebuked by Xu Tianze. He knew that what he did in this matter was indeed not right, but he really needed to replace those two-faced villains.
In this way, after the imperial examination is over, he will be able to recruit more talented people for his use.
"Now that it's settled, Brother Xu, you'd better come with me to see the emperor." The prince's momentum weakened, and his voice was pleading.
If he were to go alone to meet him, he would probably be confined to the Eastern Palace tomorrow. He also knew how many people were on his list.
"Your Highness, are you really not going to make another round of layoffs? You know, even if there are young and talented people to fill the gaps, these people will still cause turmoil in the court." Xu Tianze advised tentatively. There were too many people, so he didn't want to enter the palace.
After all, many people have died in the court since he returned to the capital. Those ministers would avoid him unless necessary, for fear that he would stab them one day.
The prince also knew that Xu Tianze said this with some sincerity, and after thinking about it, he decided to tell the truth to Xu Tianze.
"Brother Xu, I will not hide it from you. Actually, this list..." The prince breathed a sigh of relief. If he told the truth, he would indeed need some courage.
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