Chapter 725 Admiration (4)
The prince already has a unique advantage in reputation, and with the Shen family's military power, his chances of winning are much higher. How can King Zhou not be anxious?
"In that case, it would have been better to let the girl from the Shen family marry the Ninth Brother. It would have been better than the Crown Prince." King Zhou said in a deep voice.
"Old Nine?" Prince Jing smiled meaningfully, "Fourth Brother, Old Nine is not as simple as you thought."
"You mean the matter between Shen Wan and the King of Qin?" King Zhou was puzzled. "It seems that someone is behind this. Even if it is true, it is just his ambition. To be honest, among the nine of us brothers, who doesn't have ambitions for that position? The ninth brother doesn't want to occupy anyone else's position, but he wants to be the only one in power. If he has this ambition, he must have the ability to do it. He doesn't participate in many court affairs all day long, so which minister would be willing to follow him?"
Fu Xiuyi and Shen Wan were secretly close, and he also had an ambiguous relationship with Crown Prince Qin. The other princes heard about this, and while they were wary of Fu Xiuyi, they ultimately didn't prioritize him. The reason was simple: Fu Xiuyi had been largely inactive in state affairs for years. Even if he had the ambition, he lacked the strength. He was simply a man with high aspirations but a fragile life. There were other, more important enemies than him.
Prince Jing shook his head: "Fourth brother, don't underestimate Old Nine. I always feel that he is very well hidden."
Prince Zhou waved his hand impatiently, "Why are you always bringing up Old Nine? I called you here today because I have something to discuss with you." Prince Zhou lowered his voice and said, "We can't just watch the Shen family's military power fall into the hands of the Crown Prince. If the Crown Prince gets the military power, and now that the Crown Prince's grandson is born and Father intends to support him, our chances will be even smaller. I've been fighting with Prince Li for so long, and I don't want the Crown Prince to take advantage of me."
"What does Fourth Brother mean?"
"This marriage cannot take place," the King of Zhou said with a cruel smile, "It would be best if we become enemies."
"There are thousands of ways to make enemies. Which one do you want to do first, fourth brother?" asked Prince Jing.
"Of course it's a blood feud." Prince Zhou put down his wine glass and said, "That little girl from the Shen family was also obsessed with Old Nine before, so she definitely didn't want to marry the Crown Prince. In that case, we in the royal family won't force her, so why not help her get out of this?"
"It's not easy to attack Shen Miao." Prince Jing said, "After Shen Miao was kidnapped last time, Shen Xin doubled the number of guards she had. The security is tight. How can we attack her?"
Prince Zhou smiled and said, "If it's not possible outside, we can do it in the palace." He was very proud and said, "Once we enter the palace, no matter what guards there are, they will have to wait outside. Once we enter the palace, it will be our world. I've heard that the little girl from the Shen family will enter the palace alone tomorrow. When she enters and sees the queen, it will be our chance. It will be the easiest to take action then."
Prince Jing said, "It's easy to take action in the palace, but it's easy to arouse suspicion when investigating."
"Hehe, so this kills two birds with one stone." King Zhou laughed. "How about making it appear that it was Old Six's doing?"
Prince Jing's eyes lit up.
The two brothers had been fighting Prince Li's faction for so many years, and they were evenly matched. If Shen Miao got into trouble in the palace this time, Shen Xin, who loved Shen Miao dearly, would definitely blame the Crown Prince. If the Crown Prince hadn't intended to marry Shen Miao, Shen Miao wouldn't have gotten into trouble, and the Crown Prince and the Shen family would have become enemies. And if it was finally discovered that Prince Li was responsible, he wouldn't have gotten away with it.
Why not take down two powerful enemies without any effort?
Prince Jing smiled and said, "Fourth Brother's idea is not bad, but it still needs to be carefully planned to avoid any loopholes. Come, please ask my staff to come in."
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Coincidentally, when the Zhou Palace was discussing the assassination of Shen Miao tomorrow, the Li Palace was also racking its brains over the matter.
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