The carefree sixth prince, my father respectfully invites me to ascend the throne.

"You corrupt official! I have come all this way and you have not even invited me in. You have no respect for the law!"

The old man spoke angrily, leaving Su Zhennan speechless.

"Sir, you've misunderstood! I had to go out for a while, and I didn't expect this to happen."

Su Zhennan said helplessly, "If the Crown Prince finds out that I actually stopped the other party at the door, then I'm doomed today."

The old man snorted coldly after hearing this: "I don't care what you mean, you must give me a reasonable explanation today."

"please!"

Su Zhennan quickly greeted the other party, then looked helplessly at the crowd of people who had gathered around.

"Get all these people out of here, and if anyone comes, just say you don't want to see them."

As Su Zhennan spoke, he took out a silver ingot from his waist and stuffed it into the hand of his attendant, who then quickly led his men to drive away the onlookers outside.

After everyone outside had dispersed, the old man snorted coldly and strode into the courtyard.

"Lord Su, you have really put me in a difficult position."

The old man spoke with a helpless expression, and Su Zhennan asked curiously, "What do you mean by that, sir?"

"Alas, I had been living in anonymity for many years. If it weren't for your matter, I would probably still be living a life of wandering the world."

The old man said with a helpless expression, while Su Zhennan looked very interested after hearing it.

"What you said, sir, has piqued my curiosity. May I ask if you are Zhang Daoling?"

Su Zhennan asked directly, but as soon as he finished speaking, the old man rolled his eyes.

“Zhang Daoling is my senior brother. He is probably in Liangzhou now. I am Zhang He. Although I am not as good as my senior brother, I am more than capable of dealing with the Ninth Prince.”

The old man spoke with an air of pride, and Su Zhennan immediately bowed upon hearing the name.

"I never expected you to be Mr. Zhang He."

As he spoke, Su Zhennan immediately gave a deep bow. He hadn't expected that the person who came would be such a renowned master in the martial arts world.

"Sigh, I've been living in anonymity for years, and I never thought I'd have to get involved in your affairs now. I wonder what the final outcome will be."

The old man said with a helpless expression, but he quickly changed the subject and greeted Su Zhennan.

"Lord Su, let's go inside first and talk about it."

Upon hearing this, Su Zhennan nodded and then quickly invited the other party to a secret room to discuss some matters.

After the two entered the secret room, Zhang He frowned.

"Lord Su, what do you think of the Ninth Prince?"

The old man's words filled Su Zhennan with a sense of helplessness. As a member of the imperial court, he naturally knew how formidable the Ninth Prince was.

"Sigh, this person is cunning to an extreme."

Su Zhennan sighed, a helpless expression on his face.

Zhang He nodded in satisfaction after hearing this, "That's what I think too."

"I reckon this guy has received help from my senior brother, otherwise he wouldn't be so arrogant and domineering."

The old man said with a helpless expression, and Su Zhennan felt a surge of curiosity after hearing this.

"What does the old man mean?"

Su Zhennan sat down as he spoke. The person in front of him was a renowned Taoist master in the martial arts world, so he naturally wanted to ask him some questions.

"Sigh, now we can only do as His Highness the Crown Prince orders."

The old man sighed helplessly, then waved to Su Zhennan: "Lord Su, let's discuss this matter first."

Upon hearing this, Su Zhennan nodded and then handed the military tally he had hidden in his bosom to the old man.

"Old sir, look, this is the military tally His Highness the Crown Prince gave me. Aren't we taking a bit too much risk by doing what we're doing now?"

Su Zhennan said with a helpless expression, while Zhang He smiled faintly after hearing this.

"Lord Su, you misunderstand. There is absolutely no risk in what we are doing."

Zhang He said with a smile, and then handed the military tally in his hand to the other party: "His Highness the Crown Prince has already thought of all the countermeasures for you. After we break through Liangzhou City, the Crown Prince will depose the Ninth Prince for the crime of treason, and the entire Liangzhou will be yours."

Zhang He's words shocked Su Zhennan; he never expected things to turn out this way.

The Ninth Prince killed his own son, but now, not long after his son's death, he has to mobilize troops to join the Crown Prince in dealing with him.

"Your Highness, what you're doing is tantamount to insubordination..."

Su Zhennan sighed helplessly, but before he could finish speaking, Zhang He interrupted him: "The Crown Prince is the heir apparent, while the Ninth Prince is the one who is insubordinate and disrespectful."

Zhang He's words left Su Zhennan feeling helpless; he didn't know why things had turned out this way.

"Alas, I do not wish to get involved in your affairs, but the Crown Prince insists on doing so, and I have no choice but to help him."

The old man said helplessly, "Now I have no choice but to go all out."

Su Zhennan felt helpless after hearing this, but he knew in his heart that he had no way out.

"I agree with what you say, sir, but I have a question I would like to ask you."

As he spoke, Su Zhennan touched the military tally in his pocket, then asked with a puzzled look, "Old sir, do you think the Ninth Prince might guess that we're going to take action against him?"

Su Zhennan's words elicited a cold laugh from Zhang He. "Don't worry about that, he definitely won't guess it."

The old man spoke with a confident air: "The Ninth Prince is currently busy expanding his own power; he has no time to bother with us court officials."

Zhang He's words piqued Su Zhennan's curiosity: "What do you mean by that, sir?"

"I already know his next move; I estimate he's going to take action against Qi."

Zhang He's words caused Su Zhennan's expression to change drastically; the Ninth Prince had truly gone mad.

"How dare the Ninth Prince raise an army and wage war without authorization?"

Su Zhennan gasped as he spoke, then said with a helpless expression, "If the imperial court finds out about this, they definitely won't let him off the hook."

Su Zhennan sighed helplessly after speaking, but Zhang He looked confident after hearing this: "You don't need to worry about that. His Highness the Crown Prince already knows the Ninth Prince's next move, which is why he's so actively dealing with him."

……

The other party's words left Su Zhennan puzzled. Wasn't the Crown Prince the most skilled at sowing discord between the Emperor and the Ninth Prince?

Why take the initiative this time?

"I think Lord Su understands what I'm saying: as long as the Ninth Prince raises an army and goes to war without authorization, the court can use this as an excuse to abolish him."