"Speak quickly!"
Upon hearing Lin Jingsi say he had a solution, the Second Prince Li Chengru immediately perked up, his words revealing his eagerness.
Lin Jingsi calmly recounted to everyone the events of his visit to Sun Jian's residence that day, together with Mi Zhu, the Minister of Revenue.
The conversation also emphasized Sun Jian's desire for a maid.
Most importantly, she also said she wanted a maid with fair skin, a beautiful face, and a graceful figure.
"A maid?"
Everyone fell into deep thought after hearing these words.
Lin Jingsi had already made himself so clear, how could they not understand?
Sun Jian didn't want maids earlier, but he brought it up precisely when Mi Zhu presented that booklet.
Instead, he also said that he should cooperate with the maid and personally demonstrate with her. In fact, when Minister of Revenue Mi suggested that he and Sun Jian demonstrate, Sun Jian suddenly got angry.
Who wouldn't have noticed the obvious anger at that time?
"I never imagined that the infamous Lord Sun would be such a lecherous man..."
At this moment, Xue Zhen, the Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial, couldn't help but smile.
"Haha, it seems everyone still idolizes him too much."
"Actually, he's just like any other person; he likes women and power."
The Second Prince, Li Chengru, also spoke frankly from the side.
"Your Highness is right, that is indeed the case."
Lin Jingsi nodded in agreement and continued, "Even the sages said that food and sex are human nature. Even if Sun Jian is really a star descended from heaven, he is still a single man in a physical body at this moment, and he certainly cannot avoid the word 'desire'."
"I believe this may be our breakthrough point this time."
Lin Jingsi then shared his plan with everyone.
In fact, his ideas and plans were not complicated.
In short, the plan was to use a honey trap on Sun Jian to lure him out.
Speaking of beauties, the most famous brothel in the entire capital city is the one called Gyokuyo-ro.
I heard there's a top courtesan there named Su Lan'er. Not only is she slender and graceful with fair skin, but she also possesses a beauty that could rival the most beautiful women in history.
She could absolutely be called the number one courtesan in the entire brothel.
Moreover, it is rumored that she has always been a performer but not a prostitute. Although her status is as lowly as grass, she is still a virgin.
Using such a person as bait, coupled with Sun Jian's lustful nature, we can definitely lure Sun Jian out successfully.
It would be difficult to persuade the Second Prince Li Chengru and the powerful minister Lin Xuanfu to turn against Sun Jian's people, but controlling and coercing a prostitute would be a very simple matter.
It was almost effortless.
It's very simple to do exactly how.
They didn't even need to conspire with anyone; they just needed to spread the news that the brothel was bustling with activity, hosting its annual poetry competition, and that the winner would get to share a bed with the top courtesan, Su Lan'er, and the second-best, Zhou Xinrou, for a night of passion.
Then, by using counter-strategies to pique the interest of those around the Crown Prince and Sun Jian, the prerequisite of attraction can be achieved.
When Lin Jingsi got to this point, Li Hongyun, who hadn't spoken for a long time, finally spoke.
"Lord Lin, I have a question. Even if we've spread the news and the Crown Prince's men and Sun Jian's men are aware of it, they still won't come to join the fun, let alone to the Jade Leaf Tower. What should we do?"
"Ah, Lord Li, there's no need to worry about this happening."
Before Lin Jingsi could speak, the Second Prince Li Chengru spoke up.
“I know my elder brother, the Crown Prince, very well. He is different from us. Due to the strict laws, he rarely leaves the Eastern Palace, and even rarely leaves the capital city.”
"Deep down, he longs to go out and have some fun. Although he can restrain his desires, his bodyguard Li Zigeng and his personal eunuch Liu Jin are not. We just need to spread this news and add some tempting conditions, and there is an 80-90% chance that they will take the bait."
"What Your Highness says is correct; that's what I think too!"
Lin Jingsi nodded in satisfaction.
"The Crown Prince is about to get married. According to the laws of the Great Gan Dynasty, although the Crown Prince will no longer need to attend classes every day after his wedding, he will have the power to oversee the country and assist in handling affairs."
"It's like jumping from one cage to another."
"He would be thrilled to hear this news."
"If we just lay the groundwork and embellish the story more during this Jade Leaf Pavilion incident, the probability of the Crown Prince coming is extremely high!"
"And that's not all, we also have double insurance."
"Oh? What kind of double insurance?"
Minister of Justice Li Hongyun continued to press for answers.
Lin Jingsi smiled and said directly, "If the Crown Prince is interested, he will definitely urge Sun Jian to go with him."
"As I mentioned before, that brat Sun Jian wants Mi Zhu and me to find a maid to demonstrate and cooperate with him in advance..."
"Then I told Sun Jian that I had found her, and that she absolutely met his requirements. I also took the opportunity to bring up the topic of Su Lan'er, the number one courtesan in the capital, and Zhou Xin, the number two courtesan."
"Let that brat Sun Jian choose for himself..."
"Isn't that a double guarantee?"
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in satisfaction.
This plan was indeed flawless.
Moreover, the whole process looked very natural.
There was nothing to arouse suspicion, and the previous assumptions had already confirmed that Sun Jian was a complete lecher, and he even asked Lin Jingsi and Mi Zhu to help him find women.
With this logic established, things become logical and predictable.
Everyone agreed with the plan and quickly reached a consensus.
Although this plan is not entirely certain, it is at least 80-90% likely to succeed based on the current situation, so it is definitely worth a try.
Now that the overall plan has been set, they naturally need to start figuring out how to poison, how to assassinate, and how to carry out the killing.
If Sun Jian and Li Gancheng both follow this method, it proves that they definitely will not bring a large number of guards with them.
Otherwise, if people find out that the Crown Prince is visiting brothels, what a mess that would be!
This will definitely reduce the number of guards around the Crown Prince and Sun Jian.
At that time, not only could Sun Jian be put to death, but even the Crown Prince Li Gancheng would not escape his fate.
Of course, they wouldn't act rashly against the Crown Prince unless absolutely necessary.
Because doing so could backfire, or even lead to self-immolation.
Unless things have escalated to the point of a military coup or a forced abdication...
Otherwise, His Highness the Crown Prince's life cannot be taken away so easily.
Of course, we'll have to deal with the specific circumstances. If we can lure Sun Jian away separately and poison him on his own, that would be even better.
If His Highness the Crown Prince wants to interfere in Sun Jian's affairs, then these people are not afraid of getting burned; they might as well go all the way.
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