Although the natural disasters in the Wen Dynasty stopped, the affected places still have not been alleviated.

In the early dynasty, Emperor Wen ordered that the sixth prince, Wen Qian, should be in charge, and that the imperial ministers of the Qing Dynasty would go south to investigate and rectify the disaster, but Wen Shen cut him off halfway. Originally acting as the crown prince temporarily, Emperor Wen wanted to hand over the matter to Wen Qian. In his heart, he somewhat complained about Emperor Wen's partiality, and the rift between him and the sixth prince Wen Qian became bigger and bigger.

After the court, he even ignored Wen Qian who came up to explain. Seeing that the explanation was fruitless, Wen Qian had to rest his mind and planned to come to see Wen Shen after his anger subsided.

It's just that as soon as Wen Shen stepped out of the hall, someone followed him.

"Greetings to the Second Prince."

Wen Shen turned his head to look, and it was Yu Chengying who stood behind him and saluted.

"It turned out to be the prince of the Yu Kingdom." Although Wen Shen said this, the disdain in his eyes was blatant

Yu Chengying didn't seem to mind this kind of gaze, he looked directly at Wen Shen and said, "Let's talk?"

The two walked down the ascending dragon steps together. Yu Chengying watched Wen Shen's steps, and the other's actions seemed to be a little anxious.

With a smile at the corner of his mouth, he said in a low and slow voice: "It stands to reason that the position of prince of the Wen Dynasty should be held by the second prince. How could Emperor Wen entrust such an important matter to the sixth prince?"

Wen Shen frowned, and looked at Yu Chengying defensively, "As the hostage of another country, has no one told you not to talk about other countries' political affairs?"

Yu Chengying smiled: "I'm just worried about the second prince."

"Worried about me?"

"Of course.", Yu Chengying looked very submissive on the face, "Prince Wen Dynasty passed away, no matter how you look at it, the East Palace should belong to the second prince, but why did the emperor entrust such an important matter to the sixth prince today? , if this matter is done well, it will definitely win the hearts of the people, the emperor is the king of a country, he will not be unclear about the meaning of this move, if the second prince did not stop him halfway, I am afraid that this matter will have fallen on the head of the sixth prince."

He watched Wen Shen's expression while talking, and he was not in a hurry to see Wen Shen lost in thought. People who are in a high position and used to being held up by others cannot bear to be trampled under their feet, let alone Wen Shen. Shen is a prince whose eyes are above the top and who is at the height of his power.

Sure enough, after a while, Wen Shen's vigilance relaxed slightly, "Then, in your opinion, what is the reason why Father did this?"

Yu Chengying smiled, he was much taller than Wen Shen, his tall body cast a shadow on the bluestone road, his chiseled face was very aggressive, but it was summed up by his just right smile.

"This only shows that the emperor has not yet decided on the candidate for the prince!" He looked at Wen Shen, who suddenly changed color, and decided to add fire, "Or, he is more inclined to the sixth prince."

He knew that for someone like Wen Shen, what he feared most was being compared to others, and he was bound to win the crown prince.

Yu Chengying patted him on the shoulder, "Smart people should make plans early."

A powerful hand slipped from his shoulder, but Wen Shen grabbed his wrist, "What do you mean by that?"

The corner of Yu Chengying's mouth had a smile that was sure to win, he knew that Wen Shen was playing tricks, "The emperor pays attention to the way of checks and balances, haven't you ever wondered why the emperor let you take on the duties of the prince but didn't give you the title of prince?" ?”

Wen Shen's face was a little ugly, obviously thinking of the reason.

"As the second prince of the Wen Dynasty, it's a good time for your mother's family to be so powerful. You can't have one person under ten thousand, but there is a natural barrier between you and the person above you. Emperor Wen is afraid of your mother's family. But relying on your mother's family, so I had to give you a nominal position to stabilize you first, and then push you away after the crown prince is selected to assist him to grow his wings. You are just a stepping stone in Emperor Wen. "

Yu Chengying spoke directly, those aggressive eyes were staring at Wen Shen for a moment, like watching a frog waiting to be slaughtered.

Wen Shen's complexion was extremely ugly, obviously what Yu Chengying said hit his sore spot.

Those cruel and arrogant eyes stared back, Yu Chengying was a little surprised, and raised his eyebrows with interest, "It seems that the second prince has been prepared for a long time? I was worrying too much."

The two had already walked to a remote corner, and just as Yu Chengying finished speaking, Wen Shen gave a look to the guards on the side.

The guard drew the knife fiercely to Yu Chengying's neck, and several people quickly rushed into the empty hall beside him.

The long knife was resting on the side of his neck, but Yu Chengying looked calm. He looked at the sharp knife, then at Wen Shen who was full of anger, and said with a smile: "Is the second prince planning to kill someone?"

Wen Shen looked at him coldly, "Without any evidence, this prince cannot bear the charge of treason."

Yu Chengying's eagle eyes were like torches, he stretched out his tongue and licked his dry lips, "What the second prince said is true, but if I don't say it, you really have no way out."

He raised his hand, and the knife around his neck went a little further, but Yu Chengying ignored it, and tapped his chest with his fingertips, "Ask your heart, how many royal children can die well."

"What do you want?" Wen Shen said coldly, "Shouldn't all this trouble be just to remind me?"

Yu Chengying pushed the knife away with her fingertips, "Placing a knife on my neck is not an attitude to talk about things."

Wen Shen winked, and the guard withdrew the knife.

There was a wicked smile on that chiseled face, "Cooperate with me, and I will help you ascend to the throne. You must promise to send me back to China with the promise of thirteen border states."

Wen Shen looked him up and down. The border gates of the thirteen states and counties were neither big nor small. They were the border defense line of the Wen Dynasty and the most important hub of trade.

It's not worth mentioning just sitting on the golden platform above the ten thousand people.

Wen Shen looked at him with scrutiny, "You, a proton sent by Yu Guo, can't protect yourself, so how can you help me?"

Yu Chengying's smile faded away, "I am the proton sent by Yu Guo, but I am also the same as you. My mother's family name is Mu!"

However, Wen Shen smiled contemptuously, "Is it the Mu family who made great achievements and was finally forced to share the food with all the aristocratic families?"

Yu Chengying's hatred flashed away at that moment, and he replied: "A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Although the Mu family has fallen, the reputation of the general of the Mu family is still there, and the power to command the three armies still exists."

Wen Shen was a little hesitant. What Yu Chengying said was right. The head of the Mu family was once the god of war in the Yu country. Before the Mu family fell, there was no subordinate status between the two countries. Beheading the God of War's head, the Mu family fell from power and became the object of everyone's food.

But..., "If it's like what you said, how could Yu Guo treat him like an abandoned son and send him to Wen Dynasty as a proton?"

Yu Chengying said with a low smile, "I requested it myself."

Wen Shen was a little surprised and waited for him to continue.

"The tree falls and the monkeys scatter, and the wall falls and everyone pushes it. If I don't get out at this time, I'm afraid that there will be no bones that have been gnawed long ago. I will die and live again. It is better to be a proton than a dead body," he said. Here the conversation changed, "I voluntarily asked for orders to go to the Wen Dynasty. If I bring the thirteen border states back to the country, I will be a hero in the eyes of the world, and they will naturally find no reason to persecute me."

"You're gone, what about your concubine?"

There was silence in the air. At that moment, Yu Chengying couldn't tell what was on his face. It seemed that there were many things mixed up. After a long while, he said quietly: "Dead."

Yu Chengying's words were sincere. Hearing this, Wen Shen had already half-believed, but he was always cautious, and he would never trust others just because of a few words from others, let alone such a big event.

"It's fine for you to conspire with me, but I also have to see your strength. Father only gave me more than a month to rectify the disaster. This is a good opportunity."

"It's natural." Seeing him let go, Yu Chengying didn't press every step of the way, but said: "It's just that I have one more condition."

Hearing this, Wen Shen raised his eyebrows sharply, "What conditions."

Yu Chengying's eyes fluttered, "Peonies die under the flowers, even ghosts are flirtatious. After I have shown enough sincerity, I will also ask the second prince to personally pick a few men with good looks and arrogant temperament and send them to my palace."

Wen Shen's eyebrows were clustered, and the brows were full of disgust, "Do you like men?"

Yu Chengying looked at him meaningfully, "I like to tame difficult things."

The next day, it was imminent to go south for disaster relief, and Wen Shen, as the organizer, had to go south with him.

Before leaving, Wen Shen suddenly asked Emperor Wen for a marriage. The woman was the daughter of the prime minister of Wen Dynasty. As the minister of Wen Dynasty, the prime minister was second only to Emperor Wen in prestige.

Wen Shen's actions were obvious, and he was short of saying that Emperor Wen was not happy, so he threw the burden on the prime minister instead.

As Emperor Wen's confidant, the prime minister should have rejected the marriage proposal to share the emperor's worries, but the strange thing was that the prime minister not only did not refuse, but even nodded in agreement in front of all the ministers.

When it came to this point, Emperor Wen couldn't get off the stage with his golden words, so he could only order to kiss him in desperation.

It's just that if this marriage is successful, I'm afraid that Wen Shen's wings will become more and more full in the future, and there will be no checks and balances among the princes and generals.

After the next court, Wen Shen followed the crowd to the south, Wen Xian looked at the prime minister who was walking in a hurry, and said with a slanted corner of his lips: "Go, go to the prime minister's mansion."

In the meeting hall in the prime minister's mansion, Wen Xian sat on the main seat, and Wang Weizhi stood quietly behind him. In front of them, the prime minister was looking at them with some embarrassment.

Wen Xian took a sip of hot tea, but the prime minister stood up impatiently and said: "Third prince, I have done as you said, you must help me."

Wen Xian smiled, showing a harmless appearance to humans and animals, "It's only natural."

He raised his hand slightly, and Wang Weizhi took the ledger that was on the table aside and put it in his palm.

Wen Xian fiddled with it for a moment, it was the account book of the prime minister's mansion, and every single item on it recorded the evidence of how the prime minister embezzled the state treasury to fill his own pocket.

"It's just the last step."

The prime minister looked at Wen Xian for some reason.

"When Wen Shen comes back, I want you to bring all the ministers to impeach him."

The prime minister was a little puzzled, "But didn't you just ask us to recommend the second prince to the emperor as the prince, Your Highness?"

Wen Xian smiled evilly, he looked at the prime minister and said: "Killing people is a crime, if you don't promote him to a high position, how can he taste the feeling of falling down?"

The prime minister shivered involuntarily. He still remembered that when Wen Xian first came to him, Wen Shen had already grasped his corruption, and asked him to speak in the court to the emperor to appoint a prince, and betrothed his beloved daughter to him.

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