"As for the military, there are some in the south and the west, but the generals of these two armies always hope to see some benefits first."

"In other words, you can't use them unless you see benefits."

The prime minister frowned and rubbed his brows: "They are all difficult to deal with, but these two chess pieces are buried deep, I am afraid that the person in the palace has no idea."

"If we persuade both of these generals, how many troops will we have?"

The old man answered very quickly: "If both generals can be persuaded, there will be an army of 200,000. When we recruit some men during the battle, the number will be even greater!"

When the prime minister heard the number the old man said, his eyes suddenly lit up.

The prime minister had once been in a high position, so he was naturally very clear about the situation in the Celestial Empire.

If attacks were launched simultaneously from the south and the west, the east and the north would certainly not have enough time to respond.

The most important thing is that although the total military strength of the Celestial Empire is about one million.

But the prime minister knew very well that at least half of the troops had to be stationed on the battlefield and there was no way to mobilize them.

If you calculate carefully, you only need to break the 100,000 troops in the capital to take the capital directly.

"Where is the Third Prince? If he wants to rebel, he naturally needs an excuse. His royal bloodline is very valuable!"

The prime minister was in charge of the overall situation and had already made some decisions in his mind.

The old man pondered for a moment and said, "The Third Prince's movements have always been within our control. Now the Third Prince has hidden in a small town in the south. It seems that the Third Prince is also recruiting soldiers..."

The Prime Minister sneered, "After all, he is a pampered prince. If his actions are big, it will naturally alarm Zhao Ji. If his actions are small, recruiting soldiers and horses will only create a small-scale guard. What effect can it have?"

The old man nodded slowly: "Your Excellency is right. The Third Prince is a child after all. He needs your guidance. Otherwise, what achievements can a child make?"

"You should be the future regent of the Celestial Empire. Zhao Ji is not worthy of this position."

Every word the old man said touched the Prime Minister's heart.

In fact, if you look closely, you will find that this old man is the aide who was previously highly valued in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

It is estimated that he was loyal to the Prime Minister all the way, so the Prime Minister always took him with him.

"Get ready, let's go south and talk to the generals in the south first, and take the third prince away. Don't let him be embarrassed in the south!"

The Prime Minister glanced at the capital from afar.

In fact, before the emperor passed away, the reason why he hurried back to the capital from afar was that he originally wanted to pretend that the robbers had released him and then returned to the capital to kill them.

The bet at that time was that the emperor was unable to preside over the court and that he himself had some power in the court.

Want to wait for the opportunity to act.

As a result, the emperor passed away so suddenly, and now all the affairs of the court are in Zhao Ji's hands.

If the Prime Minister goes back now, he will only be used as a weapon by others, which is like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth.

Not only would he lose his life in vain, but it would also give Zhao Ji the opportunity to get rid of a major worry.

The Prime Minister would naturally not do such a loss-making business.

At the same time, the third prince in a small town in the south was recruiting soldiers.

The third prince escaped from the palace with the help of the prime minister's people.

It can also be said to be very embarrassing.

He knew very well that if he escaped from the palace, he would be hunted down.

But he never expected that the first thing he encountered was not Zhao Ji's pursuit.

Rather, it was because the Third Prince was dressed in gorgeous clothes and looked extremely wealthy.

However, he did not have a group of guards and servants around him, which led to the fact that when the Third Prince was fleeing with his men, he was robbed by bandits in a mountain when he passed by the mountain.

The poor Third Prince didn't even have a jade pendant left on him, not to mention the men who followed him, all of whose bodies were looted clean.

A good cook cannot cook without rice, and the third prince was bullied by a dog when he was in trouble.

Without money you can't do anything.

Fortunately, the robbers did not take away the forged pass on the Third Prince's body, so the Third Prince was able to go to the next city.

When they arrived at the next city, they looked at each other in bewilderment, unable to gather even a tael of silver. In the end, the third prince had no choice but to pawn the clothes embroidered with gold thread that he was wearing.

At the pawnshop, seeing these gold threads, and the valuable fabric of the clothes the Third Prince was wearing, he pawned the clothes for one hundred taels of silver.

However, for the third prince who used to spend lavishly, one hundred taels of silver might not even be enough for him to buy something on the street last time.

This money is really not enough.

So the third prince really had no other options.

I could only buy an ordinary piece of clothing and start thinking about how to make money.

The Third Prince naturally knew that he could make money if he used the one hundred taels as capital for business.

However, he has low eyesight. If he wants to make money this way, not only will the cycle be long, but he will also need capable subordinates to run around for him. These two things are extremely lacking in the third prince.

So the third prince actually came up with an extremely damaging trick.

I only remember that the third prince went to a clothing store that day and rented a set of pretty good clothes.

I spent another 10 taels of silver to rent a cruise boat.

He specifically travels on the lake and goes to wherever there are many young ladies. After all, the Third Prince was once a prince, and his noble bearing is unmatched by others.

Moreover, the Third Prince knew very well how to please these women. After all, he was familiar with what the ladies from noble families he had met in the capital looked like.

Although the third prince was known for his recklessness, he had an upright posture, was strong and muscular, and had a handsome face.

Just that day, I received enthusiastic invitations from several young ladies.

Things that followed were much more logical.

While the third prince was flirting with different young ladies, he was also creating a miserable life story for himself in which his family property was seized by his uncles.

This caused ripples in the hearts of the young ladies.

At the same time, Zhao Ji also began to say that he would go to the capital to file a complaint.

But I am really short of money now.

Naturally, the young lady, who was in love, couldn't stand the Third Prince's behavior, so she took some of her own private money to support the Third Prince.

The third prince immediately wrote many love poems and gave them to these young ladies. The income from visiting the young ladies in the past few days was just that.

It was a total of five thousand taels.

Fortunately, the third prince chose to settle in the south, which was rich and had many children of merchants. People in the south admired those who came from official families.