Clearly, he suppressed his inner desires.
After a moment of silence, the Fourth Prince no longer coveted the position of Crown Prince. As an assistant to the Crown Prince, whom Kangxi had groomed, he was naturally worried about the Crown Prince's fate as a member of the Crown Prince's faction.
After thinking for a while, the Fourth Prince suddenly gripped his teacup tightly, frowned, and began in a normal tone, "Father Emperor's indulgence of Third Brother in provoking the Crown Prince was probably a pretext to warn the Crown Prince, but," he suddenly changed his tone and became icy: "Those people are far too corrupt and accepting of bribes!"
The aide thought for a moment and agreed, "Perhaps that's the case!"
Another advisor, who spoke little and had a physical disability, understood the Fourth Prince's meaning. "Fourth Prince, you find it strange? That's true. Judging from past events, the Crown Prince is quite wise in political affairs. Even if he turns a blind eye, perhaps because he believes that too much purity leaves no room for error, he can't tolerate it to that extent. After all, that's half of the national treasury being emptied. As the future monarch, the national treasury will also belong to him in the future. He shouldn't be so heartless as to allow his subordinates to undermine him, right?"
The first aide to speak guessed, "Perhaps the Crown Prince thinks the corruption isn't that serious?"
The aide, who had difficulty walking, readily agreed, saying, "You mean the Crown Prince was partially misled?"
The first aide to speak nodded.
"Oh, these people are really capable! They've managed to deceive such a wise prince! This situation is quite serious!" The aide, who had difficulty walking, thought to himself as he spoke, wondering if the emperor had considered this aspect.
However, he glanced at the Fourth Master. This master in front of him was quite something; he had noticed something was wrong in such a short time.
The Fourth Master, oblivious to the glance he received, realized the seriousness of the matter. He had already put down his teacup and was now deep in thought, turning the thumb ring on his hand.
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