The substitute prince: Reported the emperor's brother at the beginning

Ning Yi looked at his arrogant and domineering appearance and snorted: "Look at how dirty you are. You were just like a grandson just now. You are so arrogant now."

"Old Four, it's not that I look down on you, you're just such a loser. I advise you to retreat now and stop fighting. The throne has nothing to do with you, a fool."

"That kind of scum, even if he were lucky enough to be struck by lightning and sat on the throne, he would be kicked off the stage."

Before Ning Yi left, he said, "You've wasted a lot of national food. You're just a dung-making machine."

"You..." The Fourth Prince was irritated by Ning Yi's contemptuous expression and pointed at his back, cursing, "You bastard, just wait, I'll skin you alive sooner or later."

After the virtuous concubine took good care of Emperor Wu and helped him rest, she returned to the front hall from the back hall.

Gaogui's face was full of frowns: "Fourth Brother, how did you do things? You were caught by Sixth Brother with such evidence. It almost killed you just now."

Speaking of this, the Fourth Prince was also full of complaints in front of his own mother: "Mother, how could I have known that this bastard had such a sharp nose."

"You're keeping such a close eye on the disaster relief grain. If I had known, I wouldn't have exchanged it near the capital."

Seeing her son like this, Concubine Xian shook her head slightly, and with a distressed look on her face, she took a snow-white handkerchief to wipe the dirty marks on his face: "Fourth Brother, I'm sorry for putting you through this."

"But bear with it. When you take that position, you'll have the final say on how to deal with Old Six."

That being said, the Fourth Prince is eager to sit on it as soon as possible, but the key is that he can't sit on it now.

The Fourth Prince asked Consort Xian expectantly, "Mother, what did the old man say? Hasn't he given in yet?"

The virtuous concubine shook her head slightly in disappointment.

The Fourth Prince also had a look of disappointment on his face, muttering in dissatisfaction: "That old man, even though he's so ill, he's still reluctant to retire. He really wants to die on the throne."

"Shut up." Concubine Xian glared at him fiercely.

He quietly glanced back to make sure there was no one around before admonishing, "This is the Imperial Palace. Don't say anything like this anymore. Don't say it outside either. If he gets to his ears, you and I, mother and son, will be dead without a burial place."

"I know." The fourth prince muttered nonchalantly.

Xian Fei knew that he didn't listen, so she still tried to persuade him: "You should learn this from Lao Liu."

"Learn from him?" The Fourth Prince's eyes were filled with contempt. "What are you learning? Arrogance and domineering?"

"Learn to kill the minister? Only a madman like him can do such a thing."

In the eyes of the Fourth Prince, the Sixth Prince was an arrogant, brainless and impulsive person, who could never be compared with himself, a very intelligent prince.

The virtuous concubine said leisurely: "Let's not talk about anything else for now."

"Listen to what Eunuch Zhao reported to your father. Every time the Sixth Prince listened to an order, he would kneel down in the direction of the imperial palace. Your father would be pleased every time after hearing it. Even if it wasn't in front of him, these things needed to be done. These are the details."

The corners of the Fourth Prince's mouth twitched fiercely. I knelt down and kowtowed in front of the old man. Isn't it enough to pretend to be pitiful?

Do you still want to learn these useless acting skills from Lao Liu?

The virtuous concubine patiently advised, "Don't worry about the affairs in the palace. Mother will find ways to comfort him and make him understand the difficulties we have faced as mother and son. I will strive for every little bit for you. Outside the palace, everything depends on you. You must not let the Sixth Prince's disaster relief work succeed, otherwise your father will look at him differently."

Xian Fei held his hand and sighed earnestly, "Fourth Brother, we mother and I have no choice but to fight, otherwise neither of us will have a good ending."

"You must be careful. If the Sixth or Second Brother takes that position, we..."

Even though she didn't say what happened next, the Fourth Prince also understood that if someone else ascended the throne, what awaited them both would be either one being buried alive with the emperor or the other being imprisoned, and neither could escape a cup of poisoned wine and a three-foot white silk.

The Fourth Prince also felt sorry for his mother and said seriously, "Don't worry, mother. I will never let us go to that point."

His eyes then turned fierce: "I have been preparing for so long. If something happens, the worst that can happen is a rebellion. No matter if he is the sixth or the second, he will die."

The struggle for imperial power has been like this since ancient times. It's either you die or I die.

As long as you dare to fight for it, you will either ascend the throne or rush for imperial power. There is no third choice.

......

In the eastern courtyard of the palace, Eunuch Zhao looked around for a while, making sure that no one noticed him. Then he quietly entered the main hall like a thief, closed the door behind him, and breathed a sigh of relief.

The second prince was quietly eating his breakfast in the main seat. When he saw Eunuch Zhao running in like a rat, his eyes flashed with contempt.

Then he greeted with a smile: "Eunuch Zhao, you've arrived just in time. Come and have breakfast with me."

The old eunuch, Eunuch Zhao, smiled with his wrinkled face: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. I don't have the blessing to have breakfast with you."

"Oh, please don't say that." The Second Prince stood up and enthusiastically pulled him to a seat. "You and I are close friends. You're even my elder. Eunuch Zhao has taken care of you since you were little. It's only natural that we should have breakfast together."

The Second Prince treated an old eunuch so humbly and gently, which naturally made Eunuch Zhao satisfied.

After some reluctance, she sat opposite the Second Prince, and the Second Prince took the initiative to bring her bowls and chopsticks.

During the meal, the Second Prince finally asked about the real matter: "Eunuch Zhao, how is the situation with the Emperor?"

Speaking of this, Eunuch Zhao said with a sigh, "Your Highness, you weren't there just now, but it was a wonderful show."

With great joy in his heart, he told the prince in detail everything that had just happened in the hall.

The Second Prince's eyes shifted and turned deep, and he chuckled as he said, "I originally thought that the Fourth Prince's manipulation of right and wrong and his reversal of fate was already troublesome enough."

"His sixth brother actually managed to turn the situation around. He's quite clever."

Eunuch Zhao smiled broadly, "No matter how clever the Sixth Prince is, it's only because Your Highness the Crown Prince reminded him. He must have been pondering this for a long time along the way. Compared to Your Highness the Crown Prince, the Sixth Prince is far behind."

This made the Second Prince look satisfied, and he chuckled, "Sixth Prince is indeed smart, that's why he managed to escape danger."

"But this is also a good thing. He can be used as a sharp knife to fight against the guy with a strong background, the Fourth Brother. I, the prince, can just sit back and watch the fight."

The second prince had a good idea. The fourth prince was quite powerful. With the support of a prime minister, he could mobilize a group of officials to help.

That’s not all. There is also a virtuous concubine in the palace who accompanies Emperor Wu every day and supports him openly and secretly, which makes the situation very tricky.

Eunuch Zhao nodded in agreement and said, "Your Highness is right."

"Although the Sixth Prince has a clever mind, he's too arrogant and domineering, looking down on everyone. He's already offended all the civil and military officials in the court. It's perfect for him to deal with the Fourth Prince. When the Fourth Prince falls, it will be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's turn to clean up the mess and restore order. He, the Sixth Prince, will be no more than a handyman."

"Hahahaha." The second prince laughed heartily.

Eunuch Zhao was right. He didn't think that the Sixth Brother posed any threat to him. He had no background and was just a brave man. He was only fit to be a vanguard, charging into battle and doing miscellaneous tasks.