The Evil Emperor's Favorite: The Sickly and Poisonous Concubine Goes Crazy

That night, at the Prime Minister’s Mansion.

There was an assassin in the Prime Minister's Mansion, waking everyone up in the middle of the night.

The old prime minister sat alone in his study, wearing a single coat, looking at the pile of letters on the desk. He broke out in a cold sweat, as the contents of each letter were terrifying. Who could have sent these things to him, and why did they appear in his study without a sound? If he hadn't come to the study temporarily, he would probably have discovered these things tomorrow.

"Knock knock--" The door was knocked twice and then slowly pushed open.

It was the prince who was hastily invited by the prime minister.

"What's the urgent matter that has Prime Minister Liu looking for me so urgently?"

"Greetings, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Prime Minister Liu bowed to the Crown Prince.

"No need to be so polite, Prime Minister Liu." The prince patted him on the shoulder.

"It is really inappropriate to disturb Your Highness so late at night, but this matter is of great importance, and I have to ask Your Highness to come over. Please read this, Your Highness." Prime Minister Liu handed a letter to the Crown Prince.

The prince took the letter and the more he read it, the more surprised he looked. He quickly finished reading the letter on the desk: "Noble Consort Shu and Prince Chen privately set up a beast fighting casino in Wushao, and even involved so many imperial officials!"

According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, setting up a casino privately is a serious crime. They actually set up a beast fighting casino right under the nose of the Imperial Capital, taking human lives lightly. Although these thugs are the lowest class, there are a large number of low-class thugs in the casino. In addition, the amount of money and silver that flows in the casino every day is so huge. No wonder, it has been open in Wushao for so long, and he didn't know anything about it. The officials involved are all over the six ministries, and their positions are not low. With their protection and hiding, and the cover of the Wushao dark market, how can ordinary people find out?

"Where did you get these things? Are they credible?" The prince's eyes were filled with surprise and ambition.

"I don't know who sent these things. I was going to sleep today, but I suddenly remembered that I had not put away the memorials to be delivered to Your Majesty tomorrow, so I got up and went to the study, and found these things on the desk. I had everyone in the palace checked thoroughly, but they couldn't find out who had entered my study."

"This person can enter our Prime Minister's Mansion as if he were in an empty house. He must be a master of extraordinary skills. I have carefully compared the handwriting in these letters. These letters do not seem to be forged. But you can't believe them easily. How about I send someone to Wushao tomorrow to investigate carefully?"

Prime Minister Liu glanced at the prince, who could not hide his surprise, and said.

The prince looked at the letter in his hand and said, "No need. Tomorrow morning, I will go to Wushao in person. If this is true, I will immediately close down this casino."

He has been suppressed by Prince Chen for so many years and has been shackled by him everywhere in the court. This person sent this thing to the Prime Minister's residence. No matter what his purpose was, it was considered to be helping him.

"Well, we still need to be cautious about this matter. Since this casino involves so many court officials, I'm afraid the entire Wushao is their spies. Your Highness, remember to go there secretly tomorrow and don't alert the enemy."

"I know about this. Please verify what is said in this letter, Prime Minister Liu. If it is true, then I have endured it for so many years, and it is time to end it."

The prince clenched his fists, with astonishing hatred in his eyes.

"Yes, I will definitely investigate this matter for Your Highness."

Prime Minister Liu could hardly hide his excitement. Although Duke Qing was not on the list, all the officials involved were cronies of Prince Chen and Duke Qing. Once this happened, not only would Prince Chen himself be in danger, but even Duke Qing's party would be like having their arms cut off, with their strength greatly reduced.

“The person who delivered the letter was able to investigate the matter so thoroughly and deliver the letter to the prime minister’s residence quietly. This is not something that ordinary people can do. If I can recruit such a person, he will definitely become a great help to me.” The prince showed regret on his face. With the help of such a master, why would he worry about being suppressed by the Prince of Chen and enduring for so many years.

However, Prime Minister Liu felt frightened. Everything in the letter could cost the lives of those ministers. If he had such means, if he was going to deal with them instead of the Prince, wouldn't he be as defenseless as the Prince and be investigated like that?

"I think this man is very scary and has extraordinary means. Fortunately, his target is the King of Chen. If he wanted to deal with us, I'm sure we wouldn't be able to resist." Prime Minister Liu said with some concern.

The prince did not say anything. Since this person's target was Prince Chen, he must be his friend.

"By the way, I heard that the daughter of Duke Qing was taken away from the Dali Temple by the Empress Dowager. She hurt the daughter of Duke Zhenguo, and the Su family has always protected their children. This time, he has completely offended the Duke Zhenguo Mansion. Yesterday, Prince Beiyang suddenly returned to Beijing, and he specially asked his aunt to go to the Duke Zhenguo Mansion to propose marriage to this young lady of the Su family. The Duke Zhenguo Mansion and the Prince Beiyang Mansion are in an alliance, and the strength of these two families should not be underestimated. If you have time, please go to the Duke Zhenguo Mansion again for me. If I can get the help of these two mansions, even if the Shen family has the Queen Mother's Netherworld Guards and the East China Sea Navy, I will have nothing to fear." The prince's eyes were full of ambition.

"But the Duke of Zhenguo has rejected me many times, both openly and secretly. What's more, the Duke's Mansion has already handed over the military power of the Western Territory, and His Majesty has also handed over the troops of the Western Territory to Your Highness. The few troops left in the Northern Territory in the Duke's Mansion will not be of much use to Your Highness." Prime Minister Liu had been rejected by the Duke of Zhenguo many times, and he didn't want to go to the Duke of Zhenguo again.

A trace of displeasure flashed across the prince's eyes, but he quickly hid it and smiled at Prime Minister Liu, "I know that the Duke of Zhenguo has a stubborn temper. Prime Minister Liu has worked hard to make so many trips for me, but the most useful people in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion are not the soldiers, but the Su family. The Su family has been a family of military generals since the previous dynasty. It has been a general family for hundreds of years, and generations have only protected the peace of the people. That's why the old Duke of Zhenguo was willing to follow my grandfather to conquer the Great Zhou. The Su family has been generals for generations, and any son of the Su family can be a commander who can lead an army alone. To gain the world, generals are indispensable. To protect the world, it is even more impossible without these military generals."

"The reason why the Western Territory Army is so famous in the Western Territory is all thanks to the Su family who are good at using troops. I want to get the military strength of the Western Territory, and even more so the generals of the Su family!" The prince walked to the window and looked at the dark night outside. Such a strategy could not be thought of by the prince who was mediocre as rumored by the outside world.

Liu Xiang looked at the prince's back and was silent for a long time. The prince had such a strategy and would definitely become a great man in the future. He had such ambitions, and he would do his best to help him ascend to the throne. He slowly bowed to the prince:

"Old minister, I understand!"

The prince turned around and personally helped Prime Minister Liu up: "Prince Liu is half my teacher, so there is no need for you to be so polite to me."

The prince was humble and polite. He helped Prime Minister Liu to sit down on the chair without putting on any airs.

Liu Xiang looked at him and became more and more satisfied.

He said to the prince in a gentle voice: "Your Highness, what you said is very polite. Beiyang Palace has only one prince, and in the future, the 500,000 Beiyang troops will be handed over to Gu Yan'an. Gu Yan'an is also very much loved by His Majesty, and the Zhenguo Palace has only one legitimate daughter. If Gu Yan'an marries this Miss Su, the relationship between the two families will be inseparable. This old minister will definitely win the support of the Su family for Your Highness!"

"Then I would like to thank Prime Minister Liu in advance."

"Your Majesty, please go to Wushao tomorrow. If you can complete the casino matter first, it will be a relief for the Duke of Zhenguo. In this way, it will be easier to get the support of the Su family." Prime Minister Liu said slowly to the prince.

"Yes, I understand." The prince nodded and said in a deep voice.

"It's getting late, Prime Minister Liu, you should go to bed early. I'll be leaving first." After saying this, she bowed slightly to Prime Minister Liu, turned around and walked out.

Prime Minister Liu bent over to see the prince off and did not stand up until the prince was far away.