Chang Geng only smiled but didn't speak. Li Feng scolded him with a straight face: "Only repeating what was in the book, what is there to be proud of. Go back and work hard. Don't slack off."

The Crown Prince did not dare to say anything, he had to answer with his head down, but his childish words had a different meaning in the ears of the others.

For those who used themselves to measure others, even if they saw a young child, they would still feel that the boy was as full of schemes, whose every word was laced with deep meaning such as themselves.

That night, the 11-year-old Crown Prince's words spread out of the forbidden palace like wildfire. Concealing this matter from Fang Qin, Scholar Fang gathered together all the old jackals who had once helped the former emperor, splitting every little bit of the Crown Prince's saliva to analyze, and understood Li Feng's meaning.

"It's been three generations," Grand Scholar Fang sneered, "It's hard to reach the grace of heaven. The gentlemen must have seen, the Emperor let the Crown Prince listen to politics, he is determined to claim the lives of us old men."

Another person said: "If it wasn't for Wang Guo causing trouble, our plan would have gone properly, Yan Wang should have had his title stripped by mixing up the royal blood and would have been sent to a remote place by now. This bastard child who came out of nowhere dares to ride on our heads. Brother Fang, if we are not decisive, we will suffer."

Grand Scholar Fang's tensed features turned sharp. He looked around slowly and said in a low voice, "Would you mind writing the words in your heart into your palm."

Many years ago, this group of ambitious conspirators once came together, showing their hands, the name of the Former Emperor Yuan He was written on them. At this time, they were already on their last legs, some were old and some were dead. They reunited once more to show their old hands——

"Clean up the Emperor’s side*."

"Clean up the Emperor’s side."

"Clean up the Emperor’s side, the First Prince no longer has a mother."

*the characters written on their hands were 清君侧 - Qing Jun Ce, meaning to rid the ruler's side of traitorous subjects

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"That year, when Su Wang pretended to be ill on his way, it was thanks to you all who learned about it in advance that he wanted to go to the capital secretly and asked the first princess for an order, capturing him in the name of 'rebelling' and pushing the former emperor to the throne." Grand scholar Fang said in a low voice, "Now you have seen this situation in the capital. How to start first and who can be of use, you gentlemen came here today, I'm sure you all have your plans."