Ministers Begging Me to Ascend the Throne

Chapter 1041: Chapter 105: Using Prince Zheng (2)

Prince Han furrowed his brows tightly, maintaining a cold and somber expression without speaking.

Seeing Prince Han remain silent, Yang Qi did not continue speaking.

After a long pause, Prince Han finally spoke, "Sir, do you have any good ideas?"

"Your Highness, at this point, we can only send a suicide squad to assassinate Prince Chu, but..." At this point, Yang Qi stopped, a worried look appearing on his face. "If we send a suicide squad to assassinate Prince Chu, it might expose us."

Yang Qi’s concern was not without reason. If he sent the suicide squad from the Prince Han Mansion to assassinate the fourth prince, it would not be long before they traced the suicide squad back to the Prince Han Mansion, and then the culprit behind the assassination of Prince Chu would be exposed as him.

"If the suicide squad from the Prince Han Mansion won’t work, then send another suicide squad to assassinate him."

"Your Highness, do you mean...?"

Prince Han smiled and said, "Youzhou, even the entire northern border is not just me who has private soldiers."

"Your Highness, it’s not quite proper to hire others’ suicide squads to assassinate Prince Chu." Yang Qi reminded, "This would easily reveal us as the masterminds."

Prince Han gave Yang Qi a deep look and hinted, "Sir, why should we personally look for these people’s suicide squads?"

Yang Qi instantly understood Prince Han’s implication, and a look of shame crossed his face.

"Your Highness, I apologize for my stupidity."

"Sir, you are just too eager." Prince Han greatly trusted Yang Qi and wouldn’t despise him for such an oversight.

"I’ll send someone to arrange it later."

Prince Han instructed, "Find several families."

"Yes, Your Highness." Upon saying this, Yang Qi left to make the arrangements.

After a long time, he returned to Prince Han’s study.

"Your Highness, what I’m worried about is how much Prince Chu has discovered about us."

Prince Han replied gruffly, "I also want to know that." He had been hiding in Youzhou for so many years, his tracks covered well, and was unsure how the fourth prince discovered his matters.

Yang Qi pondered for a while and said, "Your Highness, over the years, we have been very discreet in our actions, and you’ve been acting the part well to outsiders. By rights, Prince Chu shouldn’t have discovered this." In these years, the capital has paid little attention to Youzhou, assuming Prince Han has remained well disguised. But how did Prince Chu discover Prince Han’s disguise?

Prince Han said hatefully, "Now the fourth prince just knows."

"Your Highness, there’s only one possibility."

Prince Han hurriedly asked, "What possibility?"

"We have a traitor among us, who has disclosed our matters to Prince Chu." The more Yang Qi thought about it, the more he felt his guess was right.

Upon hearing this, Prince Han’s face turned dark with malice, and he fiercely kicked over a table in front of him.

"Yes, there must be a traitor. Otherwise, how could the fourth prince have known?"

Realizing there was a traitor did not bring Yang Qi relief; instead, it added to his heavy-heartedness.

"Prince Chu is truly formidable, planting a spy among us imperceptibly. If Prince Chu had not suddenly come to the Northern Border to investigate the matter of the Third Princess, we might never have discovered it." They had thought Prince Han was excellently concealed, but Prince Chu was even more inscrutable.

Prince Han gritted his teeth and said, "Dig to the bottom to find them for me."

"Your Highness, we still don’t know how many spies Prince Chu has planted around us."

"Regardless of how many the fourth prince has planted, find them all for me," Prince Han said coldly. "And once we find them, I want them hacked to pieces." Fourth prince, I’ve underestimated you. "Also, instruct the sent suicide squad not to kill the fourth prince, but bring him back to me. I want to deal with him personally!" Letting the fourth prince die would be too easy for him. He wanted to thoroughly torment the fourth prince, making him wish for death.

"Your Highness, I know you hate Prince Chu deeply, but for safety’s sake, it’s better for Prince Chu to die outside." Yang Qi advised, "There’s no need to ruin your entire plan for one Prince Chu."

Prince Han heeded this advice, "You’re right, better let the fourth prince die outside after all." Letting the fourth prince die quickly is indeed too easy for him. "Sir, do you have a way to find the fourth prince’s spies?"

"Your Highness, in a few days, we’ll deliberately spread the news that Prince Chu has been assassinated and killed. Hearing this, the spies won’t remain inactive," Yang Qi suggested, "We just need to wait for them to reveal themselves."

Prince Han thought this was a good plan and smiled viciously, "Let’s do it, and I’ll see who they are."

"Your Highness, Prince Zheng in the capital, I think he could be utilized." Prince Zheng had always had a good relationship with Prince Han. Over the years, Prince Han had secretly given Prince Zheng plenty of money and beauties.

"He’s just a useless fool. Apart from being a scapegoat, what other use is he?" As for Prince Zheng, Prince Han had little regard, save for making him a scapegoat; Prince Han couldn’t be bothered to spare a glance for him.

"Your Highness, if we use Prince Zheng well, he can be of great help to us." Yang Qi believed fool Prince Zheng could be greatly useful.

Hearing Yang Qi say this, Prince Han was suddenly interested and curiously asked, "Sir, how do you plan to use him?"

"Your Highness, like this..." Yang Qi whispered into Prince Han’s ear, and upon hearing it, Prince Han’s eyes immediately lit up, followed by a malicious smile on his face.

"Hahaha, Sir, you’re quite resourceful." Prince Han hadn’t expected that Prince Zheng could be used like this.

"Over the years, Prince Zheng has received so much from you, it’s time for him to repay the favor."

"Sir is right." From childhood to adulthood, Prince Zheng had unknowingly taken the blame for Prince Han numerous times. That’s why Prince Han continued to associate with Prince Zheng. Even after they reached adulthood and each went to their own domains, they stayed in touch. Prince Zheng had always loved to take advantage of Prince Han, and every time Prince Han let him. Even after growing up, Prince Zheng continued to take advantage, frequently asking Prince Han for things, which Prince Han gave him, leading him to think Prince Han was easy to bully, but little did he know Prince Han was using him all along.

"Prince Dai must think he can return to the capital in glory this time, not knowing that awaiting him in the capital is hell."

Prince Han sneered, "He only has himself to blame for not knowing what’s good for him."

"Your Highness, by then, Prince Dai will be eager to cooperate with us, perhaps even begging for it."

"I will make him kneel and beg before me."

At this moment, in the Northern Border Camp, Prince Dai suddenly felt a chill climbing up his back, causing him to shiver involuntarily.

Meanwhile, far away in the Swamp Prefecture, Zhao Yao was playing chess with himself. Looking at the chessboard, he smiled enigmatically, "Next, Prince Han should use Prince Zheng against Prince Dai."