The prince felt relieved when he saw that 㳔㰱 Wushuang showed his submission.
Judging from his behavior, he probably won't do anything to me.
But I feel angry and it is very uncomfortable if I don’t vent it.
Wushuang snorted coldly: "Hmph, look at what you are doing! You actually sell poisonous pills just to make money.
You just sold it to someone else, but you also harmed me.
I really misjudged you.
The palace has always treated you as one of its own, yet you want to poison me."
Although Wushuang is very proud, he can only endure humiliation in the face of the current situation.
Pretending to be extremely regretful, he said, "Your Highness really misunderstood!
This pill is really non-toxic.
We, the disciples of Yunlu Pavilion, also take it frequently.
It can not only prolong life but also strengthen the body.
We, the disciples of Yunlu Pavilion, take one pill every month and never get sick.
But I just made a mistake in one thing.
This pill is made with a lot of precious medicinal materials and has a very strong effect.
Taking it occasionally may be beneficial to the body, but taking it every day will cause greater harm to the body.
I admit that this was my mistake, but I absolutely had no intention of harming the prince."
After hearing Wushuang's explanation, the prince's expression relaxed a lot.
But there are still some questions in my mind that have not been answered.
He continued to ask, "Since the pills are so effective, why are they sold in large quantities?
You know that medicine is toxic, but you still let people take it every day?"
Wushuang sighed helplessly, "There's something I didn't tell the Crown Prince because I didn't want to worry about it, but now I have to tell him.
The situation has developed to this point, in fact, it is all caused by the Sixth Prince Li Ye."
The Crown Prince was extremely surprised upon hearing this, his eyes filled with disbelief. "What? Li Ye is involved in this? Did he force you to sell the pills?"
"No, Your Highness the Crown Prince has misunderstood! Didn't we plan to get rid of Li Ye and provide a batch of weapons to the barbarians?"
The prince nodded and said, "That's right, the palace has made a lot of money thanks to your business.
But what does this incident have to do with Li Ye?"
Wushuang gritted his teeth, his face filled with hatred as he replied, "Your Highness, you don't know that all these weapons have been robbed by the Sixth Prince.
Since they had no goods to sell to the barbarians, they were afraid that their true intentions would be exposed.
Therefore, Yunlu Pavilion had no choice but to advance the payment and compensate for all the losses.
Even our Yunlu Pavilion can hardly afford several million taels of silver.
He could only sell the precious elixirs he had accumulated over the years.
I was too anxious and wanted to fill the hole as quickly as possible.
I didn’t expect it to backfire and hurt so many people.”
After hearing the whole story, the prince was shocked.
I never expected that there would be such a big incident behind it.
Even though Wushuang suffered such huge losses, he still gave himself a lot of money.
And it was handled quietly.
I felt a little touched.
This shows that Wushuang is quite reliable and will take responsibility for any problems that arise.
"Get up and talk!"
Wushuang was very happy when he knew that he had persuaded the prince.
But it didn't show on his face.
He slowly stood up and stood in front of me respectfully.
"Just sit down and talk!"
The prince pointed to a chair next to him.
㰱Wushuang did not refuse, and sat sideways on the chair, behaving very respectfully.
"Tell me in detail how Li Ye robbed these weapons?
Why didn’t he ever say that?”
Wushuang's mind moved, and he suddenly had a brilliant idea.
Pretending to be very aggrieved, he said, "Your Highness, you don't know that I have had your order, which has made the journey very smooth.
But once we have crossed the border, we will soon be able to enter the barbarian territory.
The entire freight caravan was wiped out.
Since the work was done very cleanly, we also investigated it for a long time.
Later we found out that Li Ye had secretly formed an army, and the weapons they used were the ones we transported over.
Only then did I realize that he was the one who sent someone to do it.
He hid the news and secretly gathered his troops.
I'm afraid he is preparing to seize the throne.
These were tens of thousands of weapons and some fine iron, all of which fell into Li Ye's hands.
This also means that he secretly controls tens of thousands of troops, unknown to outsiders.
I believe His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is well aware of the role that so many troops can play at a critical moment."
As expected, Wushuang used one move to shift the trouble eastward, and immediately diverted the prince's attention to Li Ye.
Seeing the Crown Prince's grim expression, Wushuang continued, "Li Ye has hundreds of thousands of craftsmen under his command. After building the road, he did not dismiss these people, but instead kept them all at the border.
They said they were farming on the frontier, but I'm afraid they were actually all being used as military training.
If he could really succeed, he would have hundreds of thousands of troops at his command, and he could be self-sufficient by farming on the border.
Even the emperor can do nothing about him."
The prince couldn't help but gasp when he heard this.
With hundreds of thousands of troops, let alone inheriting the throne.
In the case of abundant food, even if they directly attacked and seized the throne by force, there was a great chance of success.
"How dare he plot a rebellion? He must not be forgiven."
The prince was so angry that he suddenly stood up.
"I will report this to my father and have him arrested immediately!"
"Don't be hasty, Prince! Acting rashly without sufficient evidence will only alert the enemy.
Now the emperor trusts him very much, and Li Ye is also very smart.
He trained his troops in secret.
Even now our spies can't get in.
If we sue him without evidence, I'm afraid the emperor won't believe it.
Maybe he'll even vent his anger on the Crown Prince."
Wushuang was afraid of being exposed, so he quickly spoke out to stop it.
The prince was extremely anxious. He had no military power and would definitely not be a match for Li Ye in the future.
"What should we do? We can't just watch him seize power and usurp the throne, right?"
"Your Highness, rest assured. Yunlu Pavilion will do its utmost to assist the Crown Prince. Yunlu Pavilion has tens of thousands of disciples spread across the world.
If that day ever comes, I will summon everyone to obey His Highness's orders."
The prince was shocked again.
Yunlu Pavilion has an exclusive status and has always been superior.
I won't take orders from anyone.
Could it be that Wushuang's words were asking him to pledge allegiance to himself?
The prince could hardly believe his ears.
Wushuang stood up and bowed respectfully, saying, "As long as the Crown Prince helps Wushuang overcome this disaster, Wushuang and Yunlu Pavilion will fully assist the Crown Prince and obey his orders.
Yunlu Pavilion will be the crown prince's biggest trump card."
The prince was completely excited now.
If I could get Yunlu Pavilion, who in the world would be my opponent?
I'm afraid even my father would have to give in a little.
As long as you plan properly, you can even seize the throne in advance.
Under such a huge temptation, the prince was completely overwhelmed.
"You must keep your word. Yunlu Pavilion must pledge allegiance to the Empress Dowager."
"A gentleman's word is as good as gold!"
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