Facing Lao Lu's question, the second prince gave two hypotheses.

First, the reason why the eldest prince has been holding on to the issue of the sect may be because it is a very useful tool to attack the castle tower.

Second, the eldest prince deliberately made the empire's high-level officials pay attention to the mysterious organization of the sect.

The second prince's analysis is not unreasonable, but no matter which hypothesis it is, the forces behind the eldest prince are confusing.

"So, the eldest prince is probably the spokesperson of the sect in Yunjing?"

Tang Ke asked. When this question was asked, Lu Cheng and the second prince both laughed.

If the sect really chooses the eldest prince as its spokesperson, the sect will not be far away from being exposed.

Everything the eldest prince did was too high-profile, and when his family left home last year, his behavior in the court also made him extremely left-wing.

They are so proactive in singing the tune of reform, and they are also very decisive in studying various policies. Such an unstable point cannot be the choice of the sect.

Speaking of which, if the sect really wants to find a spokesperson, the third prince should be the best choice.

Because the third prince is not in Yunjing and the emperor is far away, it will be more convenient to develop his own power.

Secondly, the third prince is integrating the Qianlong Club of the Cloud Empire and all underground resources. Behind these resources are very considerable profits.

Moreover, the third prince occupies a part of Zhongzhou Mu's power, and he is the person that the sect most wants to win over, both emotionally and rationally.

On this point of view, even if they don't say it, the second prince and Lu Cheng have some coincidences. It would be really ridiculous to say that the people behind the eldest prince are from a sect.

"The eldest prince cannot be the spokesperson of the sect, but the spokesperson of the sect must be related to the eldest prince."

After Lu Cheng finished speaking, Tang Ke suddenly felt that his brain was a little out of use.

It really hurts your self-esteem when dealing with people like the Second Prince and Lu Cheng who are good at calculating.

"There is another possibility."

The second prince said.

"The spokesperson of the sect has chosen more than two forces."

As soon as he said this, Lu Cheng suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

At first, he thought he could eradicate the small sect forces in Yunjing. After Qi Heng's death, he discovered that the water in Yunjing was far deeper than he thought.

"We can make a rough guess, and it's actually not difficult to guess."

"My stupid brother counts as one, and a certain hermit elder from the castle tower counts as one. If there are others, I think they are from the Forbidden Army or other big families."

The second prince's guess is indeed very reasonable.

The three hermit elders in the Tianshou Pavilion are somewhat unfathomable.

Although Elder Zhang has a bad temper and erratic behavior, he is also a ruthless person.

Although Elder Liu has a gentle temperament, he gives people the feeling that he has a deep heart and cannot figure it out.

Elder Guo seems to be very straightforward, and he behaves like a scholar, but do you dare to say that he is not just pretending?

These three elders are all existences that they cannot figure out. If one of these three elders is really a member of the sect...

The situation in Yunjing is a bit difficult to say.

"Actually, what I'm more concerned about is not what my stupid brother is like, but what kind of bargaining chips does the spokesperson of that sect offer to make people like them flock to it?"

The second prince was very curious, so he wanted to try to test the eldest prince. However, he did not expect that the eldest prince's tone was still very strict.

This is completely unlike that silly big brother's behavior.

Moreover, after the second prince began to work hard to govern, if he followed the way this stupid brother had done before, he might have to pay a visit the next day.

But, he didn't.

"So, does the eldest prince really have someone to give him guidance?"

"Besides the Grand Master, who else is close to him?"

The second prince shook his head. Now it seemed that the person closest to the eldest prince was the Grand Master.

The Lin family is also very interesting. Their behavior seems to be very consistent.

The logic of officialdom.

The ancestor of the Lin family is the eldest prince, Lin Xiao of the Lin family has shown favor to the second prince, and the Lin family's prefect Lin Feng also has a good relationship with the third prince.

Their entire family is now in a state of maintaining good relations with all forces. This state is what an official family should be in.

Lu Cheng knew the background of the Lin family. Because of Lin Nian's matter, it was impossible for the Lin family to have any collusion with the sect.

They also hate the King of Chu deeply. Based on this, it is basically impossible for them to collude with the sect.

There are still many doubts about the Five Kings Rebellion back then. Although a lot of information about that year was obtained from King Qi, this was only superficial information.

"I think we should investigate the castle tower."

Lu Cheng suggested that the organizational structure of the castle tower was too loose, which would easily produce various voices.

From this point of view, the eldest prince's attack method is actually very reasonable. He directly labeled the castle tower as a rebel. Even a huge organization that is one of the second heavens has to accept the royal review obediently.

"It is also possible that the eldest prince does not know which person from the castle tower has been chosen as his spokesperson, so he is currently in the testing stage."

"In folk terms, he is just hitting a pole with dates but without dates."

After Lu Cheng finished speaking, the second prince thought for a moment and realized that this was a possibility.

Then, he had to test the attitude of the hermit monks in the castle tower.

It is best that none of these three hermits are minions of the sect. If one of them is...

Then something goes wrong.

Unlike those Bodhisattvas in Tianzhu Kingdom, every fourth-level deity in the Cloud Empire is a very important being.

The Bodhisattva of Tianzhu Kingdom may only represent the interests of a noble family, but the fourth-level God-Transformation powerhouse of the Cloud Empire represents the will of a huge force!

The influence of these three cloistered elders is truly terrifying. If something happens to any of the elders, it means that the force he represents will fall into chaos.

The three thousand researchers at the castle tower are basically among the three factions of these three hermit elders. If there is a problem with one person, then more than a thousand people under their command will be in chaos.

"However, this is a poisonous stinger. Although it will hurt to remove it, it has to be removed."

Lu Cheng was talking vigorously to the second prince, but Tang Ke felt very unhappy.

"So, you've been saying this for a long time, what's the point?"

The second prince explained to Tang Ke:

"We need to check the castle tower carefully."

"Is this necessary?"

Tang Ke asked.

"It's very necessary."

"No...isn't the eldest prince inspecting the castle tower?"

After Tang Ke finished speaking, Lu Cheng and the second prince were stunned.

This, what Tang Ke said actually makes sense.

Since the eldest prince is inspecting the castle tower, they can definitely lure the snake out of the cave.

Waiting for the eldest prince to fight with the snipe and clam at the castle tower, they can try to make a fisherman's profit.

"I didn't expect that Tang Er, the leader, would actually have such an opinion."

The second prince smiled helplessly. From this point of view, he and Lu Cheng were really smart and confused for a while.

It's really ridiculous that I didn't even see through this.

"Hey, after all, I am the wise master Wu Tang Er!"

Tang Ke showed a very proud smile, but he also knew that he just discovered this blind spot by accident.

"Come on... I'll count you as wise and powerful this time."

"Your Highness, I think you should think more about ways to protect yourself."

Lu Cheng reminded that the work of testing the eldest prince was like walking on the tip of a knife, and he never knew when something big would happen.

"Don't worry, I asked for a magic weapon at Xunfeng Temple and should be able to avert danger."

After the second prince finished speaking, Lu Cheng thought for a while, took out a talisman and handed it to the second prince.

In this talisman are the three noble bodhisattvas he obtained from

Some of the protective treasures that were stripped from his body were things that Lu Cheng didn't like at all, so it was better to give them to the second prince as a favor.

The second prince took the talisman and looked at it, smiling.

"Commissioner Lu Qin, are you giving me an extra layer of insurance?"

"After all, we are just grasshoppers on the same rope. I don't want anything to happen to you."

"Although this is a bit unpleasant to say, this palace will accept this thing."
To be continued...