Chapter 1261 The world is mine!
Yuwen Cheng met his eyes, which were semi-transparent and seemed to be smiling but without any real emotion. He was slightly taken aback, but immediately laughed and said, "What are you saying, Your Majesty? We are brothers, and we should help each other and be of one mind."
At this point, he probably realized that his words were somewhat ironic. After all, Yuwen Ye was also their brother. In fact, if you think about it carefully, Yuwen Ye was a closer brother to him than Yuwen Qian. So he immediately said, "If it weren't for Second Brother's excessive arrogance, even vying for your position as Crown Prince, the three of us brothers wouldn't be in this situation."
Yuwen Qian murmured, "Yes."
Hearing this, Yuwen Cheng felt a little relieved and then asked, "So, does Your Majesty agree to do this?"
"..."
"If Your Majesty has made up your mind, I will immediately go and make the arrangements—"
Yuwen Qian raised his eyes and looked at him indifferently: "Even if we were to arrange for people from Tongguan to take action, it should be done by the Duke's people."
"Well."
Upon hearing this, Yuwen Cheng suddenly came to his senses. When he met those clear eyes again, he felt a little guilty for some reason and lowered his head, saying, "Yes, yes, that's what I meant too."
Yu Mingyue, who was standing to the side, also understood. Tongguan's garrison commander, Chu Zhengfei, was Yu Dingxing's man. If they wanted him to cooperate with this matter, the best thing to do was for Yu Dingxing to send someone to explain everything. After all, this was not an ordinary military expedition; it concerned everyone's future.
Yuwen Cheng said to her, "Princess Consort, this matter needs the Duke's attention."
Yu Mingyue said, "That's natural."
After nodding, she turned to look at Yuwen Qian and said softly, "So, Your Highness agrees?"
"..."
Yuwen Qian was silent for a moment, then said, "Alright."
After saying that, he slowly stood up. His flowing white robes swayed like clouds in front of the two people, seemingly dazzling them for a moment. He murmured, "This is probably the last chance...."
Yuwen Cheng looked at him: "Brother, what did you say?"
Yuwen Qian shook his head: "It's nothing, go and prepare."
Upon hearing his complete agreement, a cold glint flashed in Yuwen Cheng's eyes, but his face beamed with a joyful smile. He immediately jumped up from his seat and said, "Alright, I'll go and make the arrangements right away!"
After saying that, he walked out excitedly.
After leaving the Crown Prince's residence, he quickly returned to his own Prince Qi's residence. As expected, Su Changjing, whom he had just parted ways with at the Crown Prince's residence, was already waiting for him there. Even the tea beside him had gone cold. But as soon as he saw him return, Su Changjing didn't care about the cold tea and hurriedly stepped forward to bow: "Your Highness Prince Qi."
Upon seeing him, Yuwen Cheng smiled and waved, then walked over, lifted his robe, and sat down. Although he was somewhat tired today, he could not hide the ecstasy in his eyes, and even some barely suppressed excitement.
Su Changjing asked, "Your Highness has only just returned. What did you say at the Crown Prince's residence?"
Yuwen Cheng told him about what they had just discussed.
Su Changjing was terrified. After all, as an ordinary official, they wouldn't even dare to think about "rebellion," let alone that the person in front of them was about to actually do it. After Yuwen Cheng finished speaking, he noticed Su Changjing's pale face and immediately sneered, "What, scared?"
No, no.
Su Changjing hurriedly denied it, then glanced at him again before forcing a smile and saying, "I just didn't expect Your Highness to be so shrewd, to have come up with a way to deal with the Prince of Qin so quickly."
Yuwen Cheng's eyes narrowed slightly, a cold light flashing within them: "It's not entirely what I thought."
"..."
"If it weren't for Xiao Yuansui's words, I wouldn't have thought of these things."
"What Xiao Yuansui said?"
Su Changjing was somewhat surprised. He only remembered that Xiao Yuansui had mentioned the emperor's great power but little favor, and he had deliberately brought up the "Majestic Lady" to ridicule the Crown Princess. As for what else Xiao Yuansui had said—
He thought about it carefully and finally vaguely remembered something: "He said that those who have made contributions should be rewarded in the end?"
Yuwen Cheng smiled and said, "That's right."
Su Changjing was still somewhat confused: "What is the deeper meaning behind these words?"
Yuwen Cheng glanced at him and said, "This time I devised a plan to attack the King of Qin from three sides. Whoever can capture the enemy's leader will naturally be the one to make the greatest contribution. How could Father not reward him?"
Su Changjing nodded and said, "That's natural."
Yuwen Cheng added, "If the King of Qin is allowed to return to Chang'an, he will inevitably come looking for the 'culprit'."
"..."
"If the culprit is dead, how should Father reward the rest?"
"...!"
Su Changjing suddenly opened his eyes wide and immediately understood what he meant.
What Yuwen Cheng just said at the Crown Prince's residence was not his whole plan. His complete plan was to first have someone intercept Yuwen Ye, and to make sure that the identity of the person sent by the Crown Prince was revealed. Once Yuwen Ye was angered and returned to Chang'an, it would solidify the ironclad evidence of his "rebellion" and at the same time cause chaos in Chang'an.
Then, taking advantage of the chaos, he killed the crown prince and crown princess, framed the King of Qin, and then stepped in to quell the rebellion...
By that time—
With the Crown Prince and the Prince of Qin dead, the Prince of Qi is the only survivor, the emperor's son, and has made great contributions in quelling the rebellion. Under such circumstances, how can the emperor reward him handsomely?
Naturally, the position of crown prince should be given to him, and it is the only position that can be given to him.
Whether it was the cup of tea he had just drunk at the Crown Prince's residence, which seemed to have a bloody smell, still boiling in his blood, Yuwen Cheng's hot breath seemed to carry a strong bloody odor. This smell stimulated him even more, and his eyes gradually turned red. Greed and excitement, like two venomous snakes transformed from flames, coiled around his whole body, as if he were in the fires of hell.
He grinned maliciously, "By then, the whole world will be mine!"
Seeing his madness, Su Changjing seemed to feel a chill. Although in most people's eyes he relied on his father's protection, and even this marriage brought him to a position that was unimaginable to ordinary people, he considered himself to have achieved fame at a young age, knew the dangers of the world, and understood the wickedness of people's hearts. But he did not expect that this young Prince Qi would have such deep scheming and ruthless methods, and would not even spare his own brothers and sisters for power.
The imperial family... is indeed heartless...
Just as he was sighing inwardly, Yuwen Cheng suddenly turned cold and looked at him: "What are you thinking about?"
Su Changjing was startled and quickly said, "No, nothing. This humble general was just thinking that this matter needs to be planned carefully, otherwise—"
"certainly,"
Yuwen Cheng snorted coldly, the bloodlust in his eyes gradually fading, and he seemed to regain a bit of his rationality. He then said, "There are still ten days left, enough time for us to prepare slowly."
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