The case of the body hidden in the dry well in Lanyuan became a hot topic in the capital in just a few days, causing countless people to talk about it, and of course it was Prince Yu's arm.

The reason why this case spread so quickly was mainly because it happened under the emperor's feet, which was not good for Emperor Liang's reputation.

The Minister of Justice cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, I think His Majesty will issue an order tomorrow..."

Although the prefect of Jingzhao called all the matters to the Ministry of Justice, he did not arrest anyone because this required the emperor's decree.

"Well, you should pay more attention to this matter." Prince Yu said with a smile. He has been in a good mood these past two days.

"As ordered."

........

Although everyone is focusing on the case of the Minister of Revenue, they want to see if they can implicate other people.

"Your Highness, Mr. Chen has arrived."

The subordinates came in to report and everyone stopped when they heard it. They all knew that Chen Fang was now the most popular person under Prince Yu.

"Oh, please, please."

Prince Yu then stood up and prepared to greet Chen Fang. When everyone saw Prince Yu doing this, they also stood up.

"I have met His Highness."

"Sir, there's no need to be so polite. Someone please bring tea... No, water." Prince Yu remembered that Chen Fang was not used to drinking tea. Every time he came, he drank water, and he wanted boiled water.

He couldn't figure it out, isn't boiled water still water?

Prince Yu didn't want to figure it out, the palace was so big, there would be no shortage of wood, it wouldn't be enough to just boil some water.

After Chen Fang sat down, he saw several people smiling. He also shook his head in his heart. Prince Yu's subordinates were all a bunch of idiots. No wonder Prince Yu, a scheming man, lost in the play.

The situation of Prince Yu and the Crown Prince is the opposite. Prince Yu has good abilities, but his subordinates are too weak. The Crown Prince's subordinates are capable, but he himself is a fool.

Just with this little bit of stuff, he started to smile.

“Ahem…” Prince Yu coughed twice, and everyone stopped immediately and looked at Prince Yu, wanting to know what instructions he had.

"Sir, the position of Minister of Revenue should be vacant soon. I wonder if I can get this position."

Of course, Prince Yu wanted to seize the position of Minister of Revenue.

Chen Fang shook his head and said, "I think it's difficult. After all, your majesty wants balance. I don't think anyone from the crown prince's side will continue to take this position."

"Why is this..."

Prince Yu was stunned, then asked in confusion, and his subordinates also had the same reaction.

"Your Highness, think about it carefully. We already have the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of Works. If he gets the position of the Ministry of Revenue, the government will be unstable. This person is not what Your Majesty wants to see."

"Also, we should not publicize it now, but keep a low profile to avoid being caught by others. Then the underground will take advantage of it..."

Chen Fang's words were like a basin of cold water poured on Prince Yu's head. His subordinates looked at each other in bewilderment. Wasn't this a bit too much?

"Sir, this is impossible?"

"Yes, sir."

......

Prince Yu waved his hands. He was the only one who knew that Chen Fang was telling the truth. Based on his understanding of his father, this would really be the case.

"Thank you for your advice, sir... Did you hear me? Everyone should keep a low profile recently and don't let anyone catch you. Minister Qi... Lou Zhijing's case should be handled according to the law, and don't implicate others at will."

"As ordered."

Qi Min immediately bowed and said that he was also a fool, otherwise how could he come up with a case to replace the death row prisoner.

Afterwards, Prince Yu sent his subordinates away, leaving only Chen Fang here. Thinking of what had just happened, Prince Yu broke out in a cold sweat.

Once the political situation is out of balance, the emperor will definitely deal with him.

"Thank you for your advice, sir. I almost missed something important."

"This matter is not worth mentioning. Even if I don't say it, Your Highness will think it over later." After Chen Fang finished speaking, he lit a cigarette.

"Your Highness, would you like to try?"

"Oh, is this the cigarette that has been circulating recently?"

Prince Yu obviously knew about this thing, and also knew that it was brought by Chen Fang, but as a boss he was too embarrassed to speak up.

"Ah."

"Then I will give it a try."

Chen Fang then taught him the method, and after a while he began to like the feeling. It was indeed good, no wonder it was regarded as such a miraculous method.

"Your Highness, last time an assassin entered my mansion, I recruited a hundred guards. I wonder if you can help let them enter the city?"

Thirty people can follow Chen Fang into the city, but if another hundred people come in, they must go through the official channel.

"It's a small matter. I'll have someone handle the formalities tomorrow."

Prince Yu waved his hand and said casually that it was no big deal for a hundred guards to enter the city, he just needed to go and say hello to the patrol battalion and the imperial guards.

"Since Your Highness likes it, I'll give this cigarette to Your Highness."

Chen Fang took out a pack of cigarettes, and Prince Yu accepted it after a few polite words. He also understood that there were twenty cigarettes in this pack, and one pack was ten packs...

Then can we give some to our father? Prince Yu swore that he was not doing this to win favor and get the throne, but mainly out of filial piety.

After chatting with Prince Yu for a while, Chen Fang said goodbye.

After those one hundred people enter the city, it will be no problem for them to break into the palace. If there are any assassins, just leave them all to me.

...........

After Mei Changsu's case in Lanyuan was exposed, he couldn't understand how Chen Fang knew the secret of that year.

This is unscientific. Is there anyone in the world who knows this?

But it’s also good that the prince broke an arm, but now he feels weak.

"Master, the Crown Prince and Xie Yu are here."

"The Crown Prince and Xie Yu?"

Mei Changsu was stunned for a moment, then he roughly guessed what the two men were here for. They were probably trying to recruit him. Although Xie Yu was his enemy, perhaps they could cooperate now for the sake of their good friendship.

"Yes, Master."

"Let's meet!"

Soon his men invited the two men in. The prince did not expect that he would not be turned away this time. He was also feeling a headache and wanted to recruit this talented man.

"I, Su Zhe, greet your Highness, Lord Marquis."

"Mr. Su, please stand up. Why are you being so polite?"

The prince immediately helped Mei Changsu up. Today he was here to recruit people, not to show off, so why should he be so high and mighty?

After the few people sat down, Mei Changsu also sent his men away. Seeing this, the prince thought in his heart that this guy was a man with good sense.

Two hours later, the prince and Xie Yu left Su's house happily. They had naturally "recruited" Mei Changsu.

Now that he has the help of such a talented person, the prince's position as crown prince may become more stable.

Mei Changsu had also considered this. Now that Prince Yu was powerful and had counselors like Chen Fang, he probably wouldn't be valued even if he went there.

Of course, his surrender to the prince was just a pretense. His real intention was for Xiao Jingyan and the Red Flame Army case of that year.

Naturally, Prince Yu also knew about this matter.

"You mean Xie Yu and the prince stayed in Su's house for two hours?"

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Go on down. I understand."

Prince Yu waved his hand. His subordinates were definitely not wrong. It seemed that Mei Changsu had defected to the prince. Now he felt a headache.

The main reason was that the reputation of Langya Pavilion was too great. If one got a talented person like him, he could conquer the world. Although he was annoyed, he felt relieved when he thought of a strategist like Chen Fang.

The next day, Prince Yu completed the formalities for Chen Fang. As a hundred guards entered the mansion, Chen Fang felt completely safe.

At the morning court session that day, Emperor Liang ordered the Ministry of Justice to thoroughly investigate the case, which meant arresting Lou Zhijing. Now the Minister of Revenue was completely finished.

When Emperor Liang issued the decree, he also observed Prince Yu and found that he did not look very happy. He was not like this a few days ago. Could it be that he has changed so much recently?

After the court session, the Crown Prince and Prince Yu came to Emperor Liang.

"Father, these are the cigarettes I collected. I hope you like them."

"Oh, this is the cigarette, the one that has been so popular in Jinling City recently?"

"Yes."

"My son is filial."

Emperor Liang also likes these new things, which gives the Crown Prince a headache. Why doesn't he have such a person under his command?

Fortunately, with Mei Changsu's support, the prince regained his strength and seemed to be able to do it again.

After all, if you get a talented person like Qilin, you can get the world.

"Prince, do you want to try it?"

Emperor Liang saw that the prince was in a low mood, so he also asked him to try the cigarette. He didn't want to see anyone become too powerful, so he thought about whether he should strengthen the prince's power. After all, he had just lost a Minister of Revenue.

"Thank you, Father."

"Your Highness, I have prepared some for you as well."

Prince Yu said with a smile.

"Haha, then thank you, Prince Yu."

The prince laughed dryly twice.

"That's right."

Seeing that the brothers were friendly and respectful to each other, Emperor Liang nodded with satisfaction.

.......

Two guests came outside Chen Fang's mansion today, one was Princess Nihuang and the other was Xia Dong. I don't know how these two got together.

Princess Nihuang naturally found out that it was Prince Yu who came up with the idea behind the scenes, which means that Chen Fang was the one who helped behind the scenes.

Xia Dong was just here to make up the numbers. She and Princess Nihuang were both old members of the Red Flame Army. Plus, their age difference was not too big, so they became close friends after a few interactions.

"I've met the princess."

"Mr. Chen, you are so polite. I have to thank you for what happened back then. Otherwise, I would have been killed."

Princess Nihuang spoke in an ambiguous tone, and it was unclear whether she was happy or angry.

"It's just a small matter. It's mainly because someone did a little too much."

Princess Nihuang nodded. She naturally knew who the "someone" Chen Fang was talking about. It was the prince. She was also very angry.

Xia Dong had been sizing up Chen Fang since he entered the room, trying to discover some secrets from his face. He was indeed an intelligence officer.

None of the four masters of the Xuan Jing Division is a simple one. Even the woman Xia Dong is extremely scheming.

"Master Xia, is there a flower on my face?"

Chen Fang smiled and said.

"No, it's just a professional habit..." Xia Dong bowed. Indeed, the man hadn't committed any crime, but it seemed wrong to just stare at him like that.

"This habit needs to be changed..." Chen Fang said without paying attention to Xia Dong. Instead, he looked at Princess Nihuang and said, "Princess, is there something you are here for?"

Xia Dong was speechless after being rebuked by Chen Fang. The corners of his mouth moved, but he still didn't say anything. No matter what, he still had to give Princess Nihuang some face.

"First, I came to thank you, sir, and second, I wanted to see the man who caused such a stir in Jinling."

Nihuang said with a smile.

"My Lord, you are joking. I am always on the defensive. I usually don't target anyone, but if someone offends me, I will definitely offend them."

After Chen Fang finished speaking, the maids brought coffee, yes, coffee.

"Princess, Lord Xia, you can try this new drink I made, it's called coffee... Of course, if you think it's bitter, you can add sugar."

After saying that, he picked up a cup and took a sip.

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