Who put the yellow robe on me?

The two began to fight. Jiang Chen's attacks seemed messy, but he was pressing forward step by step. Every move was full of temptation and attack.

Jiang Zhan defended himself easily with a hint of mockery on his lips.

"Sixteenth brother, you are still too young. Such attacks are useless to me." Jiang Zhan said easily.

However, just when Jiang Zhan underestimated his enemy, Jiang Chen suddenly accelerated his attack. After a fake move, he quickly turned around and stabbed Jiang Zhan's left side.

Jiang Zhan was busy defending, but he didn't expect that after Jiang Chen stabbed him, he would take the initiative to put his arm forward at the critical moment.

"what!!!"

The sword slipped and his left arm was scratched.

Jiang Zhan was stunned. He looked down at Jiang Chen's bleeding left arm, his face full of confusion: "How is this possible? I clearly didn't move a thing."

Han Qingsong saw this scene and rushed to the arena like crazy. He helped Jiang Chen up and asked anxiously, "Sir, are you okay?"

The four imperial guards and Zhong Xiaodan followed closely behind, looking at the Sixteenth Prince's wound with nervous expressions.

Jiang Chen's face was pale. He covered his injured arm, forced a smile, and shook his head: "I'm fine, don't worry."

The surrounding soldiers also gathered around and immediately went forward to check on him: "Sixteenth Prince, how are you?"

Zhong Xiaodan immediately took out a bottle of medicine from his waist and quickly bandaged Jiang Chen's wound: "Sixteenth Prince, please bear with it for now. This medicine may hurt a little, but it will stop the bleeding."

Jiang Chen nodded, clenched his teeth, and tried not to show any trace of pain.

"Ah!!!" He shouted exaggeratedly when Zhong Xiaodan was applying medicine and bandaging him.

The surrounding soldiers saw this and began to whisper.

"The Sixteenth Prince doesn't know martial arts, so the Twelfth Prince shouldn't take this opportunity to bully him."

"Yes, this kind of competition is too unfair."

"It's really too much to stab your own brother in a normal competition."

Hearing these discussions, Jiang Zhan's face turned ashen, but he had no way to defend himself.

At this moment, Jiang Chen took the opportunity to say: "It's okay, I accidentally scratched myself, it has nothing to do with Twelve Brother."

Jiang Chen's words were meant to calm everyone's discussion, but it seemed more like he was deliberately adding fuel to the fire for Jiang Zhan, as if Jiang Zhan had deliberately stabbed Jiang Chen during the competition.

Most of the soldiers in the barracks shook their heads and walked away. Their attitude towards Jiang Zhan became obviously colder, and Jiang Zhan's prestige in the army also declined significantly at this moment.

Jiang Zhan had an innocent look on his face as he watched the soldiers around him gradually disperse. He was burning with anger, but he had no way to vent it. He could only stand there, clenching his fists.

Zhong Xiaodan stood aside, watching Jiang Chen's acting with a mocking look on his face.

He saw it clearly and knew that although the Sixteenth Prince's move seemed unintentional, it was extremely clever. It not only resolved his own predicament, but also made the Twelfth Prince bear an undeserved blame.

The Sixteenth Prince's mind is truly extraordinary...

Jiang Zhan glanced at the Sixteenth Prince coldly, and his contempt for his younger brother turned into vigilance.

He knew that Jiang Chen was not as simple as he seemed, and that this younger brother hid deeper wisdom and conspiracy.

Jiang Zhan walked over, his face gloomy. "Sixteenth brother, I accidentally hurt you just now. I'm sorry... But next time you fight, you'd better be careful and don't get hurt again."

"Thank you for your teachings, Brother Twelve. I will remember it." Jiang Chen said respectfully, but the pride in his eyes could not be hidden.

……

After Jiang Zhan returned to the palace, Lian'er, the little maid from Qinglian Palace, came to tell Jiang Zhan that the master's concubine wanted to see him.

Inside the Qinglian Palace, a mature concubine slowly walked out.

"Kneel down!" After Jiang Zhan arrived at Qinglian Palace, he heard Master Fei's cold and majestic voice, echoing in every corner of Qinglian Palace.

Jiang Zhan knelt down immediately. He knew that his mother's anger should not be underestimated.

The Master's Concubine was dressed in a gorgeous purple palace dress. Her face was cold and beautiful, and between her brows was an inviolable majesty. Her eyes were as sharp as a knife, making people dare not look directly at her.

As the fifth princess of the Former Yan Dynasty and now the teacher's concubine of Daliang, she has experienced countless ups and downs and has long developed unfathomable cunning and scheming.

"Pa!" A crisp slap was heard, and Shi Fei hit Jiang Zhan's face hard. The force was so great that Jiang Zhan's cheeks became red and swollen instantly.

Jiang Zhan looked puzzled. He endured the pain on his face and raised his head: "Mother, why is this happening?"

Shi Fei had obviously heard what happened in the military camp today, and her eyes were filled with anger.

She said coldly, "Why? I ask you, why did you provoke him?"

Jiang Zhan naturally knew that Shi Fei had heard about what happened in the arena today, and he also knew who Shi Fei was talking about.

Jiang Zhan was stunned for a moment, and told her everything that happened in the training ground today: "Mother, I just wanted to teach him a lesson in the training ground, but I didn't expect him to insist on competing with me.

And he actually got injured during the duel! It was clearly his own fault, but he deliberately made me take the blame."

Shi Fei became even angrier, with complex emotions flashing in her eyes: "You are so confused! You haven't even taken care of your own affairs, and you still have time to care about others?

Such a big thing happened in the Ministry of Works under your charge. A traitor was found and the Minister of Works has now been demoted to the Left Vice Minister.

If Your Majesty promotes someone to be the Minister of Works, this Ministry of Works will have nothing to do with you!"

When Jiang Zhan heard this, his expression became even more serious. He knew that what his mother said was true.

The Master continued, "Your Minister of Justice, that Bai Binggong, is just a flatterer with no real talent.

Now that the Sixteenth Prince and Xiong Zhiheng from the Ministry of Justice have teamed up to solve so many cases, your Ministry of Justice is also in danger."

Jiang Zhan gritted his teeth, feeling unwilling, but he knew his mother was right.

The Master's Concubine looked at Jiang Zhan, her tone becoming even more severe: "Although the Ministry of Rites and the Jingzhao Prefecture Governor suffered losses to varying degrees in this Autumn Examination incident.

But the Sixth Prince still has the support of the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ninth Prince has the support of the Ministry of Revenue.

The Minister of War is a fence-sitter, wavering between the general and you.

At this time, why would you want to provoke the Sixteenth Prince, who has no foundation in the palace?"

Jiang Zhan lowered his head and remained silent. He knew that he was already at a disadvantage in this battle for the throne, and now it was even worse.

The Master Concubine took a deep breath, calmed down her emotions, and slowly said, "You should reduce the power of the Sixth or Ninth Prince to prepare for the future succession.

Only by weakening their power now can you gradually gain the upper hand in this battle for the throne."

Jiang Zhan raised his head, his eyes flashing with worry: "Mother, you are right, but the relationship between the Zhong family and the Sixteenth Prince is extraordinary, and Zhong Xiaodan and the Sixteenth Prince are very close.

Plus, the Thirteenth Princess and He Xiaowei from the Prime Minister's Mansion are also on his side, I'm worried..."

The Master's Concubine frowned and thought for a moment: "Although the Zhong and He families have not openly taken sides, Zhong Xiaodan and Prime Minister He have always been friendly to the Sixteenth Prince. This is indeed a hidden danger.

However, what we need to do now is to weaken the power of the Sixth Prince and the Ninth Prince as much as possible during this period of time, rather than making unnecessary enemies.

Although General Zhong Wenbin and Prime Minister He Wendao were close to the Sixteenth Prince, they still did not openly support him.

And we need to try our best to win their power in order to gain the advantage in this battle for the throne.

Instead of making things difficult for the Sixteenth Prince, who has a close relationship with them but has no power in the palace!

Can you understand? "