Tang Dynasty: To win Yang Guifei, they asked Emperor Xuanzong to die.

Little Xizi came running over excitedly.

Gao Chen looked at him with disdain, feeling that he seemed a bit excited after drinking too much.

"What good news is there?"

Xiao Xizi leaned over and said with a fawning expression, "Eunuch Gao, Xiao Zhuozi has sent back a message."

"So fast?"

Gao Chen was clearly somewhat skeptical.

It's only been a few days, what good news could we expect?

It's probably that cunning Prince Shou who deliberately spread false information.

"Yes, I didn't expect that Xiao Zhuo would find out the information so quickly."

"Stop talking nonsense and tell me what the news is," Gao Chen said impatiently.

Then, Xiao Xizi deliberately lowered his voice and said, "According to the news that Xiao Zhuozi brought back, the princes at the racetrack, as well as those military governors, have deposited money in advance at Prince Shou's racetrack."

"Thus, it was used for the princes' daily horse racing, as well as for their food and drink at the birthday banquet."

"But now, in order to gain favor with the Emperor, Prince Shou has turned over all that money to the national treasury."

"In other words, Prince Shou is now out of money, and the Prince Shou Banquet Restaurant is starting to run into financial difficulties."

"If His Majesty finds out about this, hehe, how will Prince Shou explain himself?"

Gao Chen frowned, constantly weighing the pros and cons in his mind.

Judging from the current situation, His Majesty has never given any consideration to Prince Shou.

The matters reported to the Emperor were either resolved by Li Mao or missed by him. No matter how big the mistake was, it could not lead to Li Mao being punished by the Emperor.

Even if this matter were reported to the Emperor, it might not attract his attention.

Moreover, His Majesty is currently indulging in the gentle embrace of Xianglan.

They would be even less likely to pay attention to these business matters.

Seeing Gao Chen's worried expression, Xiao Xizi's smile gradually faded.

He immediately asked cautiously, "Eunuch Gao, are you troubled by the lack of evidence?"

Gao Chen sighed deeply and said, "That's not the case."

"Unless Li Mao is completely unable to come up with the money, reporting this matter to the Emperor would only alert him prematurely."

Xiao Xizi's eyes darted around and he said, "Eunuch Gao, I'm foolish and don't know what Eunuch Gao's plans are."

Gao Chen glanced at Xiao Xizi with disdain and said, "If we inform His Majesty, he will surely hold Li Mao accountable. And in that racecourse, most of the people are princes and regional military governors."

"No matter who you borrow from, you can still turn some money into the national treasury, but in the end, all your efforts will be in vain."

Xiao Xizi suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said, "Eunuch Gao, I have a plan."

"explain."

"I think that since we cannot report this to His Majesty, we should publicize this matter widely."

"In this way, the Censorate will surely impeach Prince Shou, and if the princes at the racetrack learn of this, they will also hold Prince Shou accountable. Finally, as the rumors spread, they will surely reach the Emperor's ears."

"At that time, how will Prince Shou break the deadlock?"

Xiao Xizi said with a smug look on his face.

It was as if she was waiting for Gao Chen to praise her.

Gao Chen, meanwhile, was pondering the plan that Xiao Xizi had mentioned.

He has been traumatized by Prince Shou.

It's as if Prince Shou could easily resolve any kind of difficult problem.

Therefore, Gao Chen kept thinking whether there was anything missing in this plan.

"No, since these princes were willing to deposit their money into Prince Shou's racecourse in advance, they must have already thought of this matter."

"Think carefully about how to turn these princes against Prince Shou."

Xiao Xizi muttered to herself, "If I lose all my money, I'll definitely turn against him."

Gao Chen nodded slightly and said, "Yes, that makes sense."

Then, Gao Chen looked at Xiao Xizi and said, "Go, tell Xiao Zhuozi to secretly poison the racetrack. Tomorrow, all the princes must lose money."

“If this continues, I don’t believe these princes will still want to stay at Prince Shou’s racetrack,”

"I obey, little one."

After saying that, Xiao Xizi ran off to find Xiao Zhuozi to relay the order.

There will definitely be a reward for doing this kind of thing.

Xiao Xizi secretly hid again, pocketed a small portion of the money, and then packed up the rest.

After doing all this, Xiao Xizi secretly went to the racetrack and found the small table.

"I have received an order from Eunuch Gao to have you secretly mix this medicine into the racehorse's feed when no one is looking."

"What? I'm afraid that won't work."

"You intend to disobey Eunuch Gao's orders?"

Xiao Zhuozi quickly clasped his hands in a respectful bow and said, "Eunuch Xi, it's not that I'm unwilling, but it's just too obvious."

"You don't know, but these princes and the sons of the regional military governors all trust Prince Shou very much."

"If a warhorse gets diarrhea on the racetrack, the race is canceled and it serves no purpose at all."

"Besides, even if they lose one or two races, they won't feel anything. After all, there are tens of thousands of warhorses at the racetrack, which these young noblemen can choose from, and they can even bring their own warhorses to gamble."

Xiao Xizi was a little confused.

What kind of rules are these?

Why are there so many twists and turns?

If we can't complete Eunuch Gao's task, I'm afraid we won't be able to drink this wine tonight.

Xiao Zhuozi's eyes darted around, and he quickly bowed to Xiao Xizi, saying, "Eunuch Xi, I have a plan."

"explain."

"Why not use a drug that weakens the warhorse? If you use a smaller dose, the warhorse will only run slower, and then it will naturally lose."

"Or perhaps we could use a powder that drives warhorses mad, and then..."

Xiao Xizi nodded and said, "Okay, we'll do as you say. I'll go back to the palace now to get the medicine from the imperial physician."

"This humble servant will wait here for Eunuch Xi."

After saying that, the two immediately went their separate ways.

Xiao Xizi estimated the time.

They quickly found the steward and then found Prince Shou.

"Greetings, Your Highness Prince Shou."

Li Mao glanced at him indifferently and asked, "What urgent matter has occurred?"

Xiao Zhuo quickly explained the whole story to Li Mao.

Li Mao smiled faintly and said, "It's alright. I'll just give you a reward. Maybe it will allow you to directly replace Xiao Xizi."

Xiao Zhuozi looked at Li Mao with a surprised expression.

"I am already grateful to be able to serve Your Highness. I dare not take credit for it."

"No, you must take this credit. As long as you hold a high position, you will be given important responsibilities in the future."

"Yes, sir."

Then, Li Mao ordered, "Pass on my order to issue the Red Iron Token to the princes and noblemen of the next ten days."

The issuance of the Red Iron Decree meant that all the princes and nobles who came to gamble on horse races would lose for ten consecutive days.

But this also means that Li Mao is about to play a big game.

According to the current rules, the odds for losing for one day are 1 to 1, but if you lose for ten days...