The Eldest Prince and Second Princess looked at each other in confusion as they were unable to understand the key in Ye Qingtang’s words .
Ye Qingtang was overwhelmed with helplessness at the group of incompetent teammates .
“General Mo is already dead, and General Wu Hu took over his military leadership . A long time ago, when General Wu Hu was having a difficult time, it was Ling Yan who helped him . ” Ye Qingtang did not slack off in the past few days; since she wanted to slowly eliminate the Temple of Shadows’s suspicions of her, she had to put in effort in this matter .
“Ling Yan rescued General Wu Hu before? Why do we not know of this?” The Eldest Prince had a blank expression . He had investigated Ling Yan for a long time but did not notice this at all .
Ye Qingtang could not be bothered with the Eldest Prince and replied .
“Ling Yan’s accusation of General Mo won the Emperor’s trust, but if he did it only for his trusted aide to replace General Mo, the meaning is completely different . ”
Pausing for a while, she continued on . “One will inevitably fall from the pinnacle of power . What you all need to do now is to continuously show weakness to Ling Yan and secretly support his trusted aide to ascend the position . Afterward, you all can act in secret and slowly spread rumors that Ling Yan has intentions to usurp the throne . ”
This time, Ye Qingtang truly became serious . Otherwise, with just the Eldest Prince and the rest, they would not have the ability to defeat Ling Yan even if the Eternal Emperor died .
Everyone was stunned by Ye Qingtang’s words, and they exchanged a look .
“What Elder Ye meant is… for us to assist Ling Yan to consolidate his power? But by then… if we cannot defeat…” The Eldest Prince was slightly hesitant .
“Why do you all need to counter him?” Ye Qingtang looked down slightly and said without emotion . “As long as you all are able to raise the Emperor’s suspicions of Ling Yan, the Emperor will naturally make a move out of fear of his power . Then, Ling Yan will either await his doom and be stripped of his Crown Prince title or revolt with his army . It’s no longer important whether he really intends to usurp the throne or not as the circumstances will force him to take action . ”
“Uh…” The Eldest Prince and the rest were still uncertain .
“I am merely telling you all to show weakness on the surface, but you all can still retain your forces in secret . Once Ling Yan revolts, you all can take credit for capturing him and restoring peace . ” Ye Qingtang added on .
The Eldest Prince and Second Princess sighed in relief upon hearing that .
“Elder Ye’s wisdom is above all . Once Ling Yan loses father’s trust, he is not far from death . ” The Second Prince truly believed that this method was vicious and forceful .
Born to a royal family, they were naturally aware of how heartless an Emperor would be to any child with the intention of usurping the throne .
“Elder Ye, may I ask how you plan to raise father’s suspicions?” The Eldest Prince questioned further .
“I will deal with this matter . You all don’t need to worry about it . ” Anyways, Ye Qingtang did not hope that the Eldest Prince and the rest were smart as she still needed to settle everything .
The Eldest Prince and the rest still had some questions, but since Ye Qingtang was so certain, they believed her .
Moreover, since the Temple of Shadows wanted to assist the Eldest Prince to ascend to the Crown Prince position, the Eldest Prince did not worry that Ye Qingtang would harm him .
“Thank you for your advice . ” The Second Princess rose and bowed . Although she felt that Ye Qingtang’s plan was pretty good, she was not in a hurry to settle on it as she still needed to discuss it with the Advisor .
Please download our sponsor's game to support us!