It didn't matter that the old emperor didn't care about affairs of state, and it didn't matter that he left all political matters to the crown prince. As for the things that angered Prince Chen, the crown prince sent someone to deliver them to his desk in no time.
They claimed that Prince Chen was more knowledgeable in politics and that it would be better to entrust the matter to him.
He was indeed entrusted with handling political affairs, but it was always the Crown Prince who attended court every day under the guise of assisting in governance.
In other words, the Crown Prince wants Prince Chen to work for him, with the credit going to the Crown Prince, while Prince Chen works for nothing and is accused of always coveting the position.
Prince Chen wanted to shirk responsibility, but he had so many daily political affairs to attend to. If he didn't deal with them, people in one region would suffer. He cared about the people and couldn't bring himself to be so heartless.
Therefore, Prince Chen summoned Lu Baichuan and asked him a question. Lu Baichuan's answer was: "Accept, but do not do."
Prince Chen blinked, not immediately understanding what he meant.
Lu Baichuan explained, "The Crown Prince gives His Highness tasks to do. His Highness should accept them. When the palace sends someone over in the evening, return the unprocessed memorials as usual, saying that you were too busy to do so. After a few days, the Crown Prince will no longer dare to shirk responsibility."
"Then the affairs of state will not be dealt with?"
Prince Chen was somewhat anxious; he didn't want things to turn out this way.
Lu Baichuan thought for a moment and said, "Your Highness can look at the urgent documents to understand the specific situation. Serious cases can be handled privately, but do not make any comments on the memorial. Just return it to the Crown Prince as is."
His explanation made it clear to Prince Chen.
Now he works for the Crown Prince every day, but in reality, the court officials only praise the Crown Prince and no one remembers that it was Prince Chen who did it.
However, Prince Chen failed to help review the memorials for several days in a row, leaving the Crown Prince unable to answer to the court officials. Naturally, the court officials would begin to criticize the Crown Prince, and his dream of being carefree would be shattered.
"That's a great idea! Okay, let's do it that way!"
Prince Chen immediately perked up and was no longer so troubled by the memorials on the table.
"How's your investigation going these past few days?"
In a better mood, Prince Chen also inquired about Lu Baichuan's recent situation.
Ever since Daoping was hung on the city wall, Lu Baichuan has ignored the matter and has been following Lin Yiping. Since Lin Yiping doesn't go out, he follows Prince Lin. He always felt that there should be some kind of connection between the two.
"There's been no progress yet; we're still following up."
Speaking of this, Lu Baichuan was also somewhat helpless. He had been away for a long time, and it was almost late autumn. He wanted to go back to find his wife.
However, since it was a rare opportunity to come to the capital, and Lin Yiping had been quite active lately, he didn't want to miss this chance.
Lin Yiping had considered silencing him, so this person cannot be allowed to linger for too long, or there will be endless trouble.
Prince Chen doesn't need to worry too much about this. He has no doubt about Lu Baichuan's abilities, and he believes that Lu Baichuan will definitely be able to handle it well and give him a satisfactory result.
"Alright, then I won't interfere with this matter. You can handle it yourself. If you need to use people, you can mobilize them at any time. If there are any problems you can't solve, come to me anytime."
Since the Prince Chen had made a promise, Lu Baichuan naturally wouldn't refuse. He acknowledged it and withdrew.
He felt he couldn't delay any longer, otherwise he didn't know when he would be able to return to Jingzhou, just like back in Nantai. He needed to act quickly.
As for Lin Yiping, he hadn't contacted anyone from Dongting for several days since Daoping's matter was settled.
Prince Chen is ruthless and has wiped out many of their hideouts, killing and wounding most of them. In the short term, they will not dare to show their faces again.
Lin Yiping was somewhat irritable. He had painstakingly built up his business over the years, and it finally seemed like he had a chance, but it was all taken away so easily. He was really unwilling to accept it.
Prince Chen usually seems quiet and unassuming, but it turns out he had already discovered the hideout in Jingzhou. As for Daoping's matter, it must have been his doing, otherwise the old emperor wouldn't have compromised so easily.
The only way to bring down Prince Chen now is to find evidence that he drugged the old emperor.
The problem is, now that Daoping is dead, where is he supposed to find this kind of evidence?
The masked person next to Prince Chen is worth paying attention to. He seems to talk little, but he is actually quite capable and can always come up with all sorts of strange medicines to deal with people.
The people in the Taoist temple quickly confessed, all because the masked man had produced some strange and unusual medicines that were simply irresistible.
Not to mention the other minor Taoist priests who knew some of the details, even Dao Ping, who was specially trained by the Eastern Court, couldn't help but confess. That's why Prince Chen was able to wipe out so many dens in such a short time.
The people from Dongting have been cooperating with Lin Yiping for a long time, and they have helped each other a lot over the years. But now they have failed. What should he do next?
Most importantly, Prince Chen has now set his sights on him. Before, he was following him secretly, but now he's doing it openly.
Although he felt somewhat uneasy, he was mostly disdainful. He had gotten to where he was today not just because of those people in the Eastern Court. It would be difficult for Prince Chen to find any fault with him.
However, he really can't be too active lately; he needs to stay quiet for a while first.
"My lord, Prince Jing has come to visit!"
There was a knock on the door; the voice was low and wary.
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