The current emperor Sun Yong has nine sons and five daughters, three of whom died young. The ones who are still alive are the eldest son, namely the crown prince Sun Cong, the third prince Jing Wang Sun Qi, the sixth prince Yong Wang Sun Cong, and the seventh prince Sun Bi. These four princes are already adults, and the eight or nine princes are underage, and all of them have never been paid attention to.

Then, Wang Sunqi, Jing, was weak and sick since childhood, and only liked literature and did not care about government affairs. Therefore, even though he was older, he never had the intention of competing with his elder brother. As for the seventh prince, Sun Bi, because his mother was humble, she had never been valued by the emperor. It is said that he was quite upright and contradicted the emperor several times and caused trouble. Now he has been ignored by everyone, and he has not even been crowned as the king this year. Even if he is in the capital now, few people care about him.

In this way, the only one who can truly pose a threat to the position of the crown prince is Sun Cong. This Prince Yong is not only of noble origin, but his mother was a concubine before, but now she is also a queen. It is not an exaggeration to say that she is a legitimate son. In addition, he is also smart and humble, and is deeply loved by the emperor and many ministers. He is called a wise king. He was entrusted with important tasks for the first time and took charge of the important affairs of the Ministry of Justice. He is a very capable existence that can compete with the crown prince for the sake of his strengths.

After listening to Yang Qinghou's brief introduction to the current royal princes, even Li Ling had to admit that His Highness Yong was indeed very powerful. I believe that his power in the court was quite strong. Now, the prince is not in the capital, which gives him the opportunity to seize the throne.

But while he was moved, he frowned slightly, and said the same thing: "The emperor's family affairs are indeed complicated, but what does this have to do with us? What does it have to do with Liu Runsheng?"

"Didn't I say that Liu Runsheng may be sent to the northern border to serve as an important position in the next step, which is of great use. On the other hand, King Yong naturally hoped to make some noise in the north, and it would be best to let the prince show his misfortune and behave, so as to seize the handle, and kill him with one blow, and to stop his position as a prince. As for the prince, he naturally wanted to use this person for himself. In this way, both civil and military forces in the northern border were held in his hands. Not to mention that the position was as stable as Mount Tai, at least he could protect himself."

Li Ling nodded afterwards, but then asked, "What about the emperor? What is his attitude?"

"I don't know... the emperor has always been secretive about this. As long as they don't make too much trouble, the emperor will not ask about these trivial matters."

Li Ling had already tasted the real taste at this time: "Just letting several forces check and balance each other in the court, the emperor also set a balance on two sons with equal identities and forces."

"Yes, I just said that the prince was in the northern border and finally made the emperor feel uneasy, so he had to pull out someone to check and balance. Often ordinary court officials were not worth enough, but King Yong was different, and he was willing to share the worries of the emperor. After all, this was exactly what he wanted to see."

"Both sides are trying to make the incoming Northern Frontier official. I believe Liu Runsheng himself is also in a difficult position. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why he doesn't want to go north, just wants to go back to Jiangnan, and even wants to provoke chaos in Jiangnan?"

Yang Qinghou nodded: "Yes, I think he does have concerns in this regard. This kind of dispute over the stock market itself has extremely high uncertainty. A high-ranking official like him who holds heavy power naturally does not want to get involved at will, but instead delays himself. Therefore, being out of the matter is the best choice.

"But now, the situation is different. If it weren't for today's appearance, Liu Runsheng would have been safe. Even if the emperor was really changed in a few years, he would still be an important minister of the country and an indispensable loyal minister of the emperor. But after this event today, he would be unable to protect himself. Such a big event, without the power of the court to protect him, let alone official positions, even his life might not be guaranteed. So I think that this time he would definitely choose one side and surrender, and with the strength of the prince or Yongwang, it is really possible to protect him."

"Will everything you do become useless?" Li Ling frowned.

"Of course not. Even if someone really protects him, his crime is still there. As long as there are officials in the court who can stand up and find out everything, he will still have a way out!" At this point, Yang Qinghou's eyes had settled on Li Ling, and his meaning was very clear.

Li Ling took a deep breath: "You... do you want me to help you do this last blow? Do you think too much of me, a seventh-rank official, right?"

Yang Qinghou looked at him with a smile: "Isn't that what you said before? To deal with a court official like Liu Runsheng, you should use official methods instead of assassination in the world. Why, what you said that day was just false statements? And compared to before, he is too weak now, and it will be much easier for you to get rid of him."

"But..." Li Ling wanted to scream at him. If it was true as you said, Liu Runsheng had a backer behind him next, then it was the prince or prince of the dynasty. The difference between the comparison was too big!

But before he could say it, Yang Qinghou looked somber again: "Li Chaofeng, this is not what I am asking for your opinion, but I am ordering you as the leader of the gang! This matter is related to the life and death of my Cao Gang, and it is impossible to lose. Now, no matter inside and outside the gang, I trust the only one who can accomplish this matter is you."

I'm fucking... Li Ling really wants to be so arrogant. You really look down on me. He actually believes that I can kill a member of the side under the protection of those noble princes.

Seeing Li Ling's depressed appearance and his face was gloomy, he said again: "By the way, there is another thing that you may have ignored. I'm afraid he already knows that you are involved in our overall plan for Liu Runsheng."

"How is that possible?" Li Ling's body shook again, full of surprise.

"You think, have you been with me all the time these days? And while Gao Ting knew this, he obviously often secretly reported our movements to Liu Runsheng, otherwise he would not be able to control everything and think about using tricks to attack us. So do you think that Liu Runsheng would not know your existence?"

Li Ling stopped talking this time, but his face became more and more ugly than before. This time he finally realized that he was really plotted to death by Yang Qinghou. It turned out that he was still with such thoughts. It turned out that he had long become a pawn for him to deal with Liu Runsheng!

"Of course, Governor Liu, a little person like you, won't take you too seriously at the beginning, nor will he treat you as an opponent, but will laugh at you as a fool. However, after this failure, I think he won't see it like this. As long as he thinks about it carefully, he will even blame you for his failure and regard you as his biggest enemy."

"How do you say it?" Li Ling's breathing became more and more rapid. Although he had guessed the reason vaguely, he still wanted to hear the other party's explanation.

"You think, just like you, in the eyes of all officials, we are just a group of rash men. We only know how to show off our speed and use force to solve the enemy and problems. I believe Liu Runsheng will be no exception. Then this time, he was eventually defeated by my plan, which was naturally unacceptable to him.

"In addition to being angry and regretful, he will inevitably reflect on his various judgments and behaviors, and reiterate what made mistakes before. Then it is easy for him to find someone who is incompatible with our Cao Gang brothers, that is you, Li Ling.

"Sometimes people's prejudices are so stubborn. He will never believe that the person who really made his plan fail is me, a turbulent man. Instead, he will believe that all this is done by you. In this way, you will naturally become his biggest enemy.

"If you can't take the opportunity to kill him this time, you will inevitably attack you after he gets out of trouble. So Li Ling, not only me and our Caobang need you to get rid of him, but for your own safety, you must also do everything possible to get rid of him!"

Li Ling fell into silence in the face of Yang Qinghou's remarks. He was annoyed, regretful, worried, and hesitant... All kinds of emotions were constantly entangled, which made his mind extremely upset. But in the end, he couldn't really turn against him, and just hummed: "You really look down on me, and don't think about what I am now. I am just a small civil magistrate of the Ministry of Revenue. Not to mention the real power, I don't even have the right to impeach. What can I do to help you nail Liu Runsheng?"

He really regretted his original choice. If he were to observe politics at the Censorate, he might have found a chance.

Yang Qinghou filled him with a glass of water and said slowly: "Li Gongfeng, you don't have to be so arrogant. Your influence in the court is not as weak as you said. Even if you don't say anything else, your teacher alone has many friends in the capital. As long as you can make good use of them, it will be enough to make things happen again.

"By the way, there is another point. As far as I know, within these two days, there will be noble people who will contact you. Sometimes, seize the opportunity and some things that seem impossible can be solved. Just like everything I have done today, it is so difficult to get revenge and get rid of a second-rank governor, but the result is that I have achieved the first step perfectly. As for this second step, it only depends on Li Gongfeng's methods, so don't let me down!"

After Yang Qinghou said that, he stood up and left, but left Li Ling, who was still in a tangled and shocked manner, in the room, and could not come back to his senses for a long time.
Chapter completed!