The fourth prince looked at the troops gathered behind the chief minister and found that many of the original rebels tore off their clothes and joined the chief minister's camp.
He secretly resented that he was a step too late.
If he had started earlier, it would have been impossible for the first assistant to be ready so quickly.
He also regretted that since he had discovered that the chief minister was harboring evil intentions, he should have been eliminated first.
It's a pity that he originally wanted to use the power of the chief minister to bring down the other princes. But now, he has shot himself in the foot.
After all calculations, I never expected that my father would suddenly collapse, nor that my chief assistant would take action so soon.
Su Yizhao, who was watching the excitement in the tree, snorted coldly. Thinking of what the fourth prince said to her before, she could only shake her head and sigh.
"This is playing with fire and burning yourself! It can be seen that the fourth prince has long been aware of the abnormality of the first assistant, but he chose to endure it. Now, the other party is out of his control."
"He has known for a long time that the chief assistant has hidden evil intentions, but he still let it go and took advantage of him? It can only be said that he is leading the wolf into the house."
Zong Zeming also understood what Su Yizhao meant, and he could only sigh. No matter how many internal conflicts there are, they must be unanimous in dealing with the outside world. This is an eternal truth.
The only blame is that the fourth prince had too strong a desire for power, and he did not have an advantage in the battle for the crown prince.
Although his maternal auxiliary, the auxiliary, was a distinguished figure in the capital, the auxiliary was already old. In addition, he gave up martial arts and became a scholar, but he was always suppressed by his first auxiliary in terms of literature.
The rest of the people in the Duke's palace relied on their status as nobles of the aristocratic families to pursue pleasure every day. There were not many children in important positions in the palace, so the fourth prince relied on the chief minister.
The chief minister has great power, and in the past few years he could be said to have dominated the cabinet with one hand.
At the beginning, when the first assistant tested the fourth prince and seemed to want to support him, the fourth prince was very happy, but he wondered why the first assistant did not choose another prince, so he was cautious.
"Why do you need to be so secretive, Your Highness? Now that we've reached this point, why don't we all be honest?"
E Chongming looked around and then gave an order.
"Capture the rebels and arrest the leader of the rebel party, the eldest prince Qin Mian and the fourth prince Qin Yue."
He turned around and looked at Lin'an Marquis again, his eyes full of threats.
The Marquis of Lin'an was shocked and quickly began to make calculations in his mind.
"Marquis of Lin'an? What about you?"
The first assistant raised his voice and Lin'an Hou's heart trembled. This was forcing him to take sides.
If the chief minister is allowed to successfully ascend the throne, it will really be over. After ascending the throne, his grandson will become the heir apparent of the previous dynasty. How embarrassing is his identity?
When the time comes, the chief assistant will definitely feel like he is having trouble with his family. Life will not be easy for the Jiang family, and he has already thought about the outcome.
In this case, it's better to take a gamble. Whether you will be prosperous or fall into dust in the future depends on today.
He moved his feet and stood in the eldest prince's camp.
At present, only the eldest prince has the ability to compete with the first assistant.
Su Yizhao, who was sitting on the tree, sighed when he saw this, "This Lin'an Marquis is also aware of current affairs, but it's a pity that he is in the wrong team."
"I said, the reinforcements you just mentioned are not the chief assistants, are they? No matter how you look at it, they don't look like they are here to support you. I think he is very ambitious, maybe he even wants to sit on the dragon throne!"
Zong Zeming turned to look at Su Yizhao and smiled, "He really wants to sit down, and he has another identity. He is not the reinforcement I am talking about, just wait and see!"
Su Yizhao rolled his eyes, this guy is too good at telling people off.
But having this first assistant is really strange.
Generally speaking, the possibility of a civil servant taking the lead in rebellion is slightly less. He will indeed get a lot of support, but if he can summon military generals to work for him, it has to be said that he is quite capable.
Su Yizhao fixed his gaze on the general a few steps behind him. This man was General Lin Wei.
Ten years ago, he guarded the border and was also a fierce general. Later, the emperor was afraid that this man's prestige was too high, so he transferred him to the capital and sent him to the guard station.
The authority in his hands is not small, and Li Yurong is not entirely in charge of the guard station. He also has a lot of troops in his hands.
The emperor originally wanted to weaken Lin Wei's prestige at the border and prevent Li Yurong from monopolizing power alone, but unexpectedly he gave the chief assistant a chance.
The eldest prince was overjoyed. Coupled with the strength of Marquis Lin'an, he was even more powerful than a tiger. With his support and the brave Li Yurong, he had a great chance of winning this time.
It's a pity that he didn't know that Li Yurong was captured alive by Su Wenqing, otherwise how could he be so calm at this moment?
The chief minister couldn't help but snorted coldly when he saw the Marquis of Lin'an standing next to the eldest prince.
But a mere Marquis of Lin'an is not worth mentioning to him.
The fourth prince looked worried, "Master Hou, do you believe now that I didn't kill the third brother?"
He pointed at the chief minister and shouted angrily: "All of this is the secret plan of the chief minister. He is just plotting against our brothers so that he can reap the benefits."
The chief minister smiled instead of being angry. Now that things had happened, he no longer needed to hide it.
"I admit this. There is nothing to deny. But this is all because of the instructions of your fourth prince! When you recruited me in the first place, it was just to eradicate dissidents. What? Now that you have finished using me, you want to burn down the rivers and bridges?
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The chief assistant sneered, "Now that I have woken up, I will no longer be coerced by you."
He raised a gesture behind him, and Lin Wei behind him immediately understood and then joined the battle.
"You spit out blood, but I didn't ask you to kill the third brother. Even if I calculated, I would not take my brother's life."
The fourth prince regretted his mistake, then took out a whistle from his arms and put it in his mouth.
"Oh! I didn't expect the fourth prince to have a back-up plan?" Su Yizhao said in surprise.
I saw groups of men in black descending from the sky. They were well-trained, with swords raised and dropped, and a wave of their hands could kill a person.
This group of men in black are all elites, much stronger than those soldiers.
The first assistant also noticed this situation, his face darkened, and then he sneered.
After a while, those men in black harvested lives one after another.
Su Yizhao watched curiously, wanting to see how the chief assistant would respond.
Lin Wei and other powerful generals have been entangled by others. It's not that there are no good players on the Fourth Prince's side, on the contrary, there are many.
Quality is greater than quantity, this is the portrayal of the Fourth Prince.
Besides, the eldest prince has now come to his senses. He suspended his dispute with the fourth prince and the two began to join forces.
E Chongming looked around and unexpectedly found that his side was at a disadvantage. He took out something from his arms, lit it and threw it into the sky.
The fourth prince's eyes widened when he saw this, "He is moving reinforcements. To capture the thief, capture the king first, and kill him first."
The eldest prince also had a tacit understanding at this moment, "We will settle the accounts later and kill this thief."
Unexpectedly, E Chongming looked up to the sky and laughed, "Haha! It's too late! My rescue is coming."
As soon as he finished speaking, many people flew down from the city wall, but the weapons in their hands shocked Su Yizhao.
"Scimitar?" Su Yizhao frowned as he looked at the people holding scimitars and dressed as beggars.