Chapter 44: We Don't Need to Take the Field Actively, But We Must Make Two-Handed Preparations

Those invited by Feng Huai were all old ministers loyal to the late Emperor.

They had been officials for many years, had many disciples, great power, and were all real-power factions.

In the court, these were all old qualifications; whoever wanted to move them had to weigh whether they were qualified enough.

None of the gentlemen present today expected that Ministry of Justice Minister Feng Huai would actually start taking sides, and the side he was taking was the Second Prince's.

It seems the Second Prince must have promised him certain benefits, plus his dissatisfaction with Li Chen, so he firmly chose the Second Prince.

When Feng Huai said this, quite a few court officials present were thinking: Feng Huai, this old oil-slick, wasn't an impulsive person, and generally speaking, wouldn't do things he wasn't sure about.

After the Second Prince Li Xian ate a loss in the court last time, he must have gone back to ask his master to be a helper.

That was the sect powerhouse who was famous in the Tian Ce Dynasty.

They hadn't come into contact with Lord Dingtian Shang Ren, but they also knew there was such a person.

It was said that this person was not only in the Tian Ce Dynasty but also in other parts of the continent.

He was a big-shot level powerhouse in the true sense.

Now it seems Lord Dingtian Shang Ren had mostly agreed to help.

And Feng Huai should also know this point, so he decided to stand on the Second Prince's side.

If he estimated that the Second Prince had no chance of solving Li Chen, he definitely wouldn't dare to take sides easily.

No one felt that the young Li Chen would be Lord Dingtian Shang Ren's opponent.

Unless Li Chen could invite other helpers.

But with Li Chen's current relationship, who could help him?

Wasn't this just a lonely person?

Quite a few old ministers participating in Feng Huai's wine party followed his lead; upon hearing Feng Huai's proposal, they simply agreed directly and began to look forward to a beautiful future.

There were also a few old ministers who had no bottom in their hearts; after all, they really didn't want to participate in the struggle for the throne.

They had finally mixed to this point; Li Chen only revoked their special privileges, but their original power was still there.

They had been in contact with Li Chen, this new Emperor, for a period of time, and felt that Li Chen wasn't the kind of person with heavy suspicion.

As long as they did what they should do, then the official robe on their bodies would be stable.

Taking sides was gambling with their lives, and they would have risks for no reason.

If the Second Prince won, it would be fine; if he didn't win, wouldn't they be implicated?

Copying the house and asking for beheading, and implicating the nine clans, was not a joke.

A few court officials wanted to leave, but at this time, they sensed movement outside the door.

The Ministry of Justice had many experts, and Feng Huai himself had also cultivated quite a few retainers.

The auras outside were mostly people Feng Huai had prepared in advance, giving them a reminder.

Only then did the court officials understand that since Feng Huai dared to say this today, he wanted to tie everyone to the same boat.

Offending Feng Huai at this time was obviously not a good thing, so they had to put away the idea of leaving and agreed together to take the Second Prince's side.

Taking advantage of everyone's shared hatred, Feng Huai took out a 'letter of submission' and asked everyone present to sign it.

Anyway, after signing this, you don't want to run, and you don't want to betray me.

If I die, you all follow me to die.

The wine party arranged by Feng Huai wasn't that simple; if anyone didn't sign, he definitely wouldn't let this person live and go out.

Now was a critical moment of life and death, and not a bit of carelessness was allowed.

Having mixed in the position of Ministry of Justice Minister for so many years, one couldn't do it without some ability.

Deep in the palace, Empress Dowager's sleeping quarters.

At this moment, the Empress Dowager was lying on her side lazily on the bed, her stacked chest squeezing out an amazing cleavage on the bed.

The thin gauze clothes made the curves of her graceful figure clearly visible.

If Chu Ruoyan were here, she would probably have a nosebleed.

For a girl like Chu Ruoyan, the Empress Dowager liked her very much.

She felt Chu Ruoyan's eyes were very focused, staring at her all the time, as if she had engraved her words in her heart.

Because when others spoke to the Empress Dowager, they either lowered their heads or their eyes dodged, feeling that they had their own plans in their hearts.

Of course, Li Chen was excluded here; the Empress Dowager couldn't understand Li Chen.

Chu Ruoyan's eyes were very 'sincere', and her 'admiration' for the Empress Dowager was also written on her face. Most importantly, this child Chu Ruoyan didn't speak much, and didn't have that desire to perform very much.

Nor did she say some very awkward words of loyalty to deliberately flatter her.

This made the Empress Dowager feel that she was an obedient, well-behaved child.

So the Empress Dowager and Li Chen reached a consensus; Chu Ruoyan entering the palace was also a happy event for everyone.

Just as she was preparing to rest, a trusted palace maid walked in gently.

Seeing that the Empress Dowager hadn't fallen asleep yet, she presented the Second Prince's secret letter.

The Empress Dowager picked up this letter and looked at it for a while; her interest wasn't very great.

The beginning of this letter was naturally some flattering words from the Second Prince to the Empress Dowager; the Empress Dowager could skip these flattery words.

At the end of the secret letter, the Second Prince implicitly expressed his idea of returning to the capital.

He was testing here, wanting to know whether the Empress Dowager supported his return to the capital.

!

Wait for the Empress Dowager to reply, then he could make the next plan.

Because the Empress Dowager and Feng Huai were different; Feng Huai was very dissatisfied with Li Chen, so the Second Prince only needed to draw a big cake to recruit him.

Furthermore, he was an old subordinate of the late Emperor; being loyal to the Second Prince couldn't be considered betraying the royal family.

In the past, the Crown Prince and the Second Prince were very good to this old minister, Feng Huai, and would visit him during festivals.

Now the Crown Prince was dead, and Feng Huai naturally looked favorably on the Second Prince.

Li Chen was even less to mention; he really wasn't familiar with Feng Huai.

The Second Prince felt that he could recruit a heavy minister like Feng Huai, and there was no big surprise.

But the Empress Dowager was different; don't forget that Li Chen was supported by her; if the Empress Dowager's requirements weren't excessive, Li Chen would mostly agree.

The Second Prince's move was actually to express to the Empress Dowager: I don't ask you to help me, but when I make a move, please don't hinder me.

If you want to help me, then after I succeed to the throne, I will definitely give you the power you want.

The Second Prince's move was to create a gap between Li Chen and neutral forces, and then win over those forces that didn't like Li Chen.

The Empress Dowager naturally saw the meaning of this letter.

The trusted palace maid asked: "Master, then who should we help?"

The Empress Dowager yawned and said lazily: "Compared to Number Two, I actually like Number Six more."

It seems the 'kindness' of that hot pot Li Chen had, the Empress Dowager still remembered.

The trusted palace maid nodded and indicated: "Then should I tell His Majesty the news?"

The Empress Dowager asked back: "You tell His Majesty, then are you going to help him solve it?"

This sentence made the trusted palace maid not know how to answer on the spot.

It seemed so; Li Chen's character, whoever gave him a problem, he would let whoever handle it.

If she said so, Li Chen would really let her solve the Second Prince.

"Then what is Master's meaning?"

Since she couldn't understand, the trusted palace maid directly asked her master.

The Empress Dowager closed her eyes and said indifferently: "We don't need to take the field actively, but we must make two-handed preparations, and prepare more for Number Six."

Only then did the trusted palace maid understand; anyway, it was various layouts to deal with every Prince who obtained the throne.

The Empress Dowager needed Li Chen to beg her; she had ways to deal with the Second Prince and the Third Prince.

But Li Chen didn't beg her, so she definitely wouldn't make a move.

Her goal was Li Chen himself!

Holding a Sage Realm Emperor in the palm of her hand, wasn't this more exciting than obtaining more power?

Could there be anything more refreshing than this in the world?

Even if the Empress Dowager didn't say much, the trusted palace maid still understood her meaning.

Inside the Tian Yan Divine Sect, an independent pavilion belonging to Li Xian.

Subordinates were reporting the recent situation to him.

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