After being demoted, my 300,000-strong army trampled the imperial city!

As soon as Chen Futu stepped out of the palace gate, he was summoned by a maid to see the Crown Princess.

She asked coldly, "Have you come up with a plan for the Crown Prince to help me deal with the Prince's difficult behavior?"

"of course."

Chen Futu started spouting nonsense again.

Instead of mentioning the Crown Princess's troubles, he dug a pit for the relationship between the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, putting Zhao Xier between them.

If the Crown Princess continues to be targeted by the Prince, and the Crown Prince still doesn't make a move, what will she think?

Of course, Chen Futu had more to do than that. Before leaving, he whispered to the Crown Princess, "Your younger brother has already been given away as a gift by the King of Northern Frontier. The Crown Princess should make a plan as soon as possible. You could ask the Crown Prince to intervene and rescue him. Otherwise, once he is sent to Northern Wu, I'm afraid..."

"I don't need your reminder."

The Crown Princess waved her hand impatiently to shoo him away. Chen Futu stopped talking and decisively slipped away.

The Crown Princess asked her maid, "What is His Highness doing?"

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has just returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to handle state affairs," the maid said.

After a moment's hesitation, the Crown Princess went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation herself.

She remembered what Chen Futu had said: to save her younger brother, she needed the Crown Prince's help.

"Alright, I've got it."

The crown prince was too lazy to even lift his head when reviewing memorials.

He looked down on Liang Huan. In the last great battle, Liang Huan went deep into enemy territory to capture Dong Xian'er, but was captured alive by Chen Futu. This led to a chain reaction that nearly wiped out the entire East Sea Fleet, and the commander almost died. If Liang Huan hadn't fallen into the hands of the Northern Frontier, he would have wanted to kill him.

Now the Crown Princess still wants to save a good-for-nothing. From the Crown Prince's perspective, it would be best if the useless person died.

"Your Highness, if we don't send an order to intercept the Northern Martial Envoy soon, it may be too late."

The Crown Princess saw through the Crown Prince's excuse and immediately knelt on the ground, looking distressed.

The Crown Prince was greatly displeased and slammed the memorial down. "What are you doing? I promised you, and I will definitely save the person. You may go now."

The Crown Princess hesitated, then left in a sorrowful manner.

After she left, the Crown Prince summoned his attendants from the Eastern Palace and said to himself, "Send someone to Donglin City to intercept the Northern Wu delegation and make sure to kill Liang Huan."

The subordinate was taken aback upon hearing this, then nodded solemnly, "I understand."

"Remember, this matter must be kept secret, and the Crown Princess must never find out."

After the crown prince gave him some detailed instructions, the powerful man immediately led his men out of the capital.

If the Crown Princess's younger brother becomes capable, he can be kept alive. However, he is an incompetent and useless person, and keeping him around would only cause trouble. It would be better to eliminate him once and for all, so as to prevent that brat from causing chaos in the capital in the future.

The Crown Princess was unaware that her brother's life was in danger. Upon hearing from her maid that the Crown Prince had arranged for people to leave the city, she was overjoyed and her mood lightened considerably.

On the other side, Chen Futu gave orders to the spies of Beiwu, instructing them to contact the delegation and send Liang Huan to the capital region before the Crown Prince. Of course, the prerequisite was that the person impersonating the Crown Prince intercepted and killed him several times to teach him a lesson. Once he returned, everything would be much easier.

Liu Longyue muttered to herself, "I should have brought that kid along earlier."

“It’s alright. With the two countries currently at odds, the delegation should be trapped near Donglin City and unable to leave for the time being. Liang Huan has come in handy.”

Chen Futu was eager to see what the Crown Princess's expression would be after she learned that the Crown Prince wanted to kill her brother.

The most urgent task is to continue to sow discord among the princes and force them to rebel.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. During this time, Chen Futu was not idle. He took out the Imperial Seal of the State that Qin Liangyu had looted in the north.

The eight characters "Received the mandate of Heaven, may your life be long and prosperous" are what countless emperors dreamed of.

Through secret observation, Chen Futu discovered that the Prince of Kang had great ambitions; his fiefdom contained a large iron mine, where he had secretly manufactured a considerable amount of weapons and equipment.

“Ake.”

Chen Futu called out, and a shadowy figure suddenly appeared before him. Chen Futu handed over the Imperial Seal of the State, saying, "Go and put it under Prince Kang's pillow."

Ake didn't ask any questions and immediately took it.

Liu Longyue stared intently at the jade seal. "Your Majesty actually possesses such a treasure. Are you going to give it to Prince Kang?"

"Why not?"

"The sudden appearance of the Imperial Seal of the State will surely frighten King Kang, and he may hand it over."

Liu Longyue felt that the methods were too radical.

Chen Futu sneered, "I don't have time to waste here with them. Besides, no one is watching, so why would Prince Kang hand it over? How about we make a bet?"

"What does Your Majesty wish to wager?"

"Let's bet on what Prince Kang will choose. I guess he will hide this treasure and wait for the day he leaves the capital to accumulate strength and prepare for rebellion."

"I'll gamble with you, but I don't know what the stakes are."

Liu Longyue didn't believe that Prince Kang would dare to keep this thing for himself. If it were discovered, it would definitely be a capital offense, especially at this critical juncture. Unless Prince Kang was stupid, he wouldn't do something reckless.

"Hmph, we'll talk about the chips later."

Chen Futu gave her some more instructions, and then Ake turned and disappeared. Tomorrow they would see the King of Kang's reaction. Actually, it didn't matter that he hid; the ending was already predetermined.

In the dead of night, Prince Kang returned to his room. He had gone to the palace earlier that day to accompany the Empress, hoping to persuade the Emperor to reinstate the policy of supporting the imperial clan, but the Empress had refused, which greatly angered him.

The crown prince and his ministers were eager for these princes to die, preferably to go with the emperor.

Now that Prince Xin is imprisoned in the Imperial Clan Court, among the remaining princes, he is the most powerful, and he suddenly feels an unprecedented sense of urgency.

After dinner, Prince Xin was helped to lie down by his princess. He immediately noticed something unusual about the pillow. He instinctively pulled it aside and saw an imperial seal lying there quietly.

"This is……"

He and the princess were taken aback. They picked up the jade seal and examined it closely. They saw eight large characters that read "By the mandate of Heaven, may your life be long and prosperous" shining brightly. Moreover, a corner of the jade seal was chipped off.

"Pass the country's jade seal!"

The princess was so frightened she almost fainted. The Prince of Kang quickly covered her mouth, his usually calm eyes now hiding a hysterical frenzy.

Their eyes met, and the princess nodded nervously. Only then did the prince carefully release his hand and play with the jade seal with delight.

"How did this thing end up under my pillow?"

"Your Highness, His Majesty has been searching for the Imperial Seal for many years. Why not present it to His Majesty? It will surely win His Majesty's favor," the princess whispered.

King Kang ignored him and continued to stare at the imperial seal with fascination, his hand trembling slightly.

At that moment, he seemed to see himself wearing a yellow robe and ruling the world.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

The princess called out to him, and only then did the Prince Kang come back to his senses. He then paced back and forth with the jade seal in his hand. His initial excitement quickly turned into anxiety and trepidation.

In the shadowy corner, Ake watched his reaction with a quiet, unsettling gaze.

"Your Highness, what are your plans?"

The princess was terrified.

This thing came about strangely; someone must have deliberately framed me. If I don't hand it over, I fear I'll be killed.

King Kang was certainly aware of this, but how could he give up the mandate of heaven that he had already obtained? The position was meant for the crown prince, and he was no less entitled to sit there.