Chapter 847 The Fourth Prince’s Plan

The Fourth Prince had placed spies among the Second Prince's retainers, and he knew every detail of the banquet that the Second Prince entertained Lu Yang that day.

"Lu Yang was able to turn the tables in a very short time. His scheming is truly admirable. Even my second brother, who is known for his meticulous scheming, fell for it."

Knowing that Lu Yang was not easy to deal with, the Fourth Prince sent gifts to the Meng Mansion for several days in a row to show his goodwill.

Now he felt that he had shown enough goodwill and could proceed to the next step.

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"Brother Lu Yang, I've long heard of your name. Today I see that you are truly a man of extraordinary bearing!" Like the Second Prince, the Fourth Prince also stood at the door to greet him in order to show his importance. He still behaved according to the etiquette of the martial arts world. He didn't seem like a noble prince, but more like a chivalrous hero.

People said that he was generous and did not care about people's social status when making friends. In fact, everyone he made friends with was useful to him. For this reason, he also made friends with many ordinary monks to conceal his true intentions.

Meng Jingzhou temporarily went into seclusion to practice, and the Immortal Fairy did not call him.

Moreover, the Immortal Fairy felt that it made no difference whether he called her Meng Jingzhou or not, because she had the second in command in her spiritual space to give her advice.

Although the second in command is not as smart as himself, he can still provide some reference.

The Fourth Prince secretly observed the attitude of the Immortal Fairy and found that she was indifferent to his praise, which inevitably made him feel a little strange.

The Immortal Fairy also found the Fourth Prince strange. Why are you telling me so many truths in front of me? Isn't this something that everyone knows? Isn't it tedious?

The fourth prince felt that Lu Yang was indeed unpredictable, so he had no choice but to continue, "Brother Lu, please come in quickly."

The Fourth Prince’s official residence has flowing water, melodious gardens, and musicians playing music, which complements the environment and is quite romantic.

There were many monks gathered in the Fourth Prince's residence, among whom only a small number were children of aristocratic families. The majority were brothel owners, teahouse owners, painters, doctors and even matchmakers.

These are all friends who have a life-and-death relationship with the Fourth Prince and are absolutely trustworthy.

The atmosphere of the music played by the musicians was different. The Immortal Fairy could feel that after she came here, everyone was looking at her with a very nervous expression.

The Fourth Prince invited Lu Yang to the second seat, and he sat in the chairman's seat.

After the Fourth Prince took his seat, the atmosphere seemed to relax a lot, and delicious food and wine were served as if they were free. They were even more sumptuous than what was served at the birthday banquet of the old Dragon Emperor of the East China Sea.

Of course, the reason why there are so many guests here including the Fourth Prince is that there are not as many guests as those attending the old Dragon Emperor’s birthday party.

Although the quality of these spiritual foods was average and the Immortal Fairy despised them, but considering that eating these things could indeed help Lu Yang improve his cultivation, she had no choice but to eat them.

The guests were toasting each other, and from time to time artists used magic to liven up the atmosphere, with laughter and joy all the time.

Suddenly, the Fourth Prince was moved by the scene. He put down the bronze wine glass and sighed.

"What a pity! I'm afraid we won't have the opportunity to have such a gathering in the future."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became heavy. The guests put down their chopsticks and looked at the Fourth Prince in unison.

Before coming, they had roughly guessed why the Fourth Prince had gathered them here, which was to conspire for something big.

"Why do you say that, Your Highness?" someone asked loudly.

The Fourth Prince looked at everyone with complicated eyes, then glanced at the Immortal Fairy who had been eating with her head down, picked up the wine glass, raised her head and gulped down a glass.

Perhaps the next words were too outrageous and he needed wine to give him courage.

"My father is not going to live long, and as his son, I can't help him at all. I can't sleep or eat well watching him getting older day by day."

"I often dreamed of my father's death, and my eldest, second, and third brothers fighting for the throne, causing the people to suffer. I woke up in the middle of the night, scared to death and sweating."

"I often think that my father loves his people like his own children and would never want to see that kind of scene. I want to change all this, but unfortunately I am powerless. How can I intervene in the fight for the throne?"

"When that time comes, Daxia will be in turmoil, and we are all concerned about the world, so how can we drink and have fun here?"

When everyone thought of the scene described by the Fourth Prince, they all lowered their heads, and some even shed sad tears, showing their sincere emotions.

The Immortal Fairy raised her head, not understanding why they started acting out of the blue.

Forget it, it has nothing to do with me. The Immortal Fairy continued to help Lu Yang eat with her head down.

The Fourth Prince certainly didn't know what the Immortal Fairy was thinking. When he saw Lu Yang looking up, he thought that Lu Yang was beginning to take an interest in them.

A middle-aged gentleman who looked quite knowledgeable said, "As for the method, there is one, but it is extremely treasonous and cannot be implemented."

The fourth prince said anxiously: "Mr. Lu, please speak."

"It's unspeakable." Mr. Lu continued to shake his head.

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"No matter how heinous the rebellion is, can it be compared with the well-being of all the people in the world?" After the fourth prince's continuous questioning, Mr. Lu finally revealed his plan.

"If we want peace in the world, we need an undisputed ruler to inherit the throne. It should be the eldest prince, but the second and third princes will certainly not sit idly by, so there is a fight for the throne."

"As long as the three princes lose the qualifications to compete for the throne, the throne will naturally be yours."

Upon hearing this, the Fourth Prince wanted to speak out to stop him, but Mr. Lu seemed to have known what the Fourth Prince was going to say and continued, "I know that Your Highness has no intention of competing for the throne, but for the sake of the people of the world, this is the only way."

The Fourth Prince opened his mouth, wanting to say something in rebuttal, but the words seemed so weak when they came to his lips. In addition, his strong friends were looking at him eagerly, so how could he say no?

“Forget it, forget it.” The Fourth Prince lowered his head as if accepting his fate.

Then he asked: "But how can I make my three brothers give up the throne?"

Everyone was silent. This was the hardest part.

The Fourth Prince turned around and asked the Immortal Fairy: "Brother Lu Yang, do you have any ideas?"

Hearing the question, the Immortal Fairy slurped a mouthful of noodles and looked up at the Fourth Prince: "It's very simple, isn't it just a matter of rebelling?"

Lu Yang thought that the Fourth Prince would show a shocked expression, but unexpectedly, the Fourth Prince continued to ask, as if he had already expected the Immortal Fairy to answer like this.

"Then will you help me?"

The Fourth Prince was waiting for this answer from Lu Yang. According to the intelligence obtained from the Second Prince, Lu Yang often talked about rebellion and establishing a new dynasty, thus cleverly avoiding the issue of fighting for the throne, causing the Second Prince to not dare to have an in-depth conversation with Lu Yang.

But the problem is that he really wants to rebel! If he doesn't rebel, he will have no chance to inherit the throne.

If Lu Yang answered "I don't want to", it would mean that he admitted that he was just talking nonsense and I would have other ways to force him to take sides.

If Lu Yang is determined to save face and says "yes", that would be even better. He could just drag Lu Yang into the water and make him stand on his side.

"Okay." The Immortal Fairy agreed readily. This was exactly what she wanted.

(End of this chapter)