I am the Holy Poisoner, the Empress advised me to calm down

The reinforcements arrived quickly, and the enemy troops were no problem in the early morning, but everyone knew that it would take a long time to repel the enemy troops that came to the city. However, seeing that the reinforcements were dispatched so quickly, most of the enemy troops were repelled in a short time.

The so-called years-long war was resolved in an instant. In fact, Lin Chen was also surprised. They were so fast, shouldn't they have come earlier? Why wait so long?

The people sitting below were all discussing, "Hey, we didn't know the enemy army would arrive so quickly. They arrived at the foot of Tianmen Pass in just a day or two. They even launched a surprise attack tonight, directly defeating the enemy troops."

"You're right. How can the enemy survive a surprise attack at night? Besides, the enemy is easy to repel. If we attack them at night, they will definitely be caught off guard."

"That makes sense, but these reinforcements didn't kill anyone in the imperial city. How come they suddenly attacked so quickly when they arrived at Tianmen Pass, allowing Tianmen Pass to be defended directly? It seems that the army under the old emperor is still more useful than the prince's."

"Su Zheng, the prince's subordinate, came for a while but didn't kill many people before going back. We don't know what he came for."

"General Su Zheng is incapable of doing his job and winning battles, yet the old emperor has to personally intervene. This is truly laughable."

These people were whispering to each other, and they all thought that this matter was outrageous.

After all, General Su Zheng is famous throughout the area, so how come he has become a joke now?

Little did they know that while they were saying this, the Prince's Mansion in the Imperial City was in turmoil.

The Crown Prince was sitting at the table, glaring at the soldiers below with an angry look on his face. "How can you do anything? You can't even see through the schemes of a mere retainer, and yet you still believe the letter and the gold medal sent by Lin Chen. Su Zheng, are you a gigolo?"

He vented all his anger on Su Zheng, who felt guilty. He hadn't known that the gold medal wasn't given by the Crown Prince, but now it was useless to say anything, so he immediately knelt down and said, "I'm sorry, Your Highness. I didn't expect that villain to be so treacherous. He actually dared to use the gold medal you gave me to deceive me. He also imitated your handwriting very well, which is why I lost my composure."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sneered. Everything was ruined now, including his reputation, and he couldn't even gain the emperor's trust.

No one dared to let him lead an army to fight again, as everyone thought the prince was a waste.

After all, Su Zheng was unable to defeat the enemy at Tianmen Pass, and he had to let the old emperor send troops there personally. How could this be justified?

"Your Highness, please don't worry. Although it was the old emperor who quelled the war, Su Zheng has passed away after all. As long as you explain this matter clearly and say that it was Lin Chen who deliberately misled us, perhaps His Majesty the Emperor will let you go."

After hearing Su Zheng’s plan, what did Lin Chen do? Doesn’t His Royal Highness the Crown Prince know?

But the prince also knew that it would be difficult to turn the situation around. After all, His Majesty had already determined that Lin Chen was not guilty. The prince had nothing to say about this matter. He was the one who gave the gold medal, but he did not expect such a big mistake to happen, which also made him lose the trust of His Majesty.

Who can explain this matter clearly?

The prince thought so, but he still wanted to ask Su Zheng's opinion, "Do you think there is any possibility of salvaging this matter? Letting this princess take the limelight is not a good thing. Don't you know that her subordinates are already recruiting troops at Tianmen Pass? If her power expands, it will be irreconcilable with us."

"We shouldn't have trusted Lin Chen so much back then. He's such a traitor. I'm going to scold him every time I see him from now on."

The prince thought to himself and sneered, "Lin Chen will have no good days from now on."

However, Su Zheng was also afraid that the prince would really do something out of line, so he could only remind him.

"Your Highness, please don't be too angry. Lin Chen is still under the protection of the Emperor. If we act rashly, something bad might happen."

Su Zheng thought so. This princess had her own power, but it was just an ordinary one.

Soldiers selected from the common people and trained from scratch may not be able to defeat the tens of thousands of troops under Su Zheng, let alone the troops under the prince.

How can they be confused?

So Su Zheng said with great confidence, "Your Highness, don't be too anxious. These new troops are useless. They have never been on the battlefield and have no good teachers to teach them. They won't be able to learn."

"After all, leading troops to fight is a very difficult task. How can these civilians have the time and energy to do this? Besides, if they sacrifice themselves, it will be their loss."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also smiled faintly, "That's right, who would be willing to do such a thankless task as theirs?"

As they were saying this, Lin Chen, who was at the foot of Tianmen Pass, also knew what the prince had said. After all, he had sent a spy to deliver the letter out to inquire about the situation, and he also knew what the prince had said.

"This prince is indeed determined to be irreconcilable with me, but he actually thinks that our recruiting troops is useless. That's really a joke."

He has four generals, Fengshuangxueyue, under his command. He is teaching these soldiers and also distributes rewards to these soldiers every month. How can this be considered a thankless task?

Whoever earns more will work for him, and the same applies to being a soldier. This is how Lin Chen arranged it, so he was able to recruit a lot of people.

"The Crown Prince really underestimated you." The generals around Fengshuangxueyue all sneered, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is just so-so. He really thought our princess was recruiting soldiers and horses just to recruit people to work for free, but he didn't expect that we gave them money and a lot of it."

After saying this, the four generals Fengshuangxueyue all felt that Lin Chen was a pretty good person. He would give corresponding rewards for letting people sacrifice on the battlefield, and it would not be a loss for them, so it was an excellent benefit for every soldier.

It all depends on chance when it comes to people and things.

Lin Chen will distribute what the soldiers need one by one, and no one will be left out.

However, when Lin Chen thought of the Crown Prince's attack on him, he felt a little worried.

Although I know that His Majesty the Emperor is protecting me and I also have the protection of the princess, I don't need to worry too much.

But accidents always happen. Lin Chen doesn't know when the prince's hatred for him will reach its peak, and he can't say for sure what he will do.

But thinking this way, Lin Chen wouldn't care what the prince did. He would just help the princess take the throne, and the prince would decide what to do next. He couldn't control what the prince did, so he could only let them live in peace.

Then he just needs to find a way to turn the prince into someone who no longer threatens him.

This was a threat to both sides, and would certainly draw resentment. Lin Chen was just a player in the game, and once he got into it, it was difficult to get out.

But we have to look forward, so what if he is the prince?