In the Crown Prince Residence …
Hou Junji should have left long ago.
After all, his fief was in Luozhou, but because the Crown Prince had been ill and the Crown Princess had caught a cold while taking care of Li Chengqian, Hou Junji had found an excuse to stay.
Until now.
In the garden of the Crown Prince Residence's Eastern Palace …
A series of spies, like butterflies flitting through flowers, appeared beside him in an endless stream, and then hurriedly left again.
Hou Junji's face gradually turned grave.
At this moment, the Crown Princess, dressed in a pink robe embroidered with golden threads, calmly looked at Hou Junji. Only after the servants had left did she ask, "Lord Father, is the Crown Prince alright?"
"The Crown Prince is fine, but after today's disturbance, the officials will probably change their view of the Crown Prince!"
The Crown Princess grimaced, the teacup in her hand trembling as she hastily asked, "What do you mean? Didn't you say that a student was killed in Xiao Mountain Market? Was this Zhang Feng's personal matter? Why would the Crown Prince … "
Hou Junji shook his head and stood up to look at the osmanthus trees blooming with orange flowers. "Although this is Zhang Feng's doing, don't forget that this academy is spread out in the name of the Crown Prince. Although everyone knows that this is a pretense, the Crown Prince can still be considered a student, and the Crown Prince truly did participate in today's matter. Thus, while the Crown Prince's prestige will rise a little, the landowning clans will definitely be wary of the Crown Prince …"
The Crown Princess's expression changed.
Although she had never left the Eastern Palace, she placed great importance on these matters. Every day, an endless stream of people would come to visit, hoping to curry favor with the Crown Prince.
Thus, there were some matters that she knew even better than the Crown Prince!
Hearing this, she asked, "Lord Father, everything today was carried out by Zhang Feng with an imperial decree. This … what does it have to do with the Crown Prince? Moreover, the Crown Prince is also a student who listens to Zhang Feng's orders. "
"You're right, but these are all superficial things. Even if Zhang Feng massacred Chang 'an City today, no one would care. What people care more about is how Zhang Feng will deal with the Tang family. Also, how should we deal with this phosphate fertilizer? In other words, Zhang Feng's decision today will directly affect the Crown Prince and his future path! "
"Once he makes a decision, he will basically be labeled by all the major forces in the future."
The crown prince consort was slightly shocked.
Although Zhang Feng and the Crown Prince called each other brothers, there was still the relationship between the monarch and the minister. It was inevitable that people who knew him would recognize him. Moreover, this matter was already clear in front of some of the senior officials in the imperial court. Everyone was just afraid of the Emperor's orders.
However, if Zhang Feng were to act rashly and wipe out the entire Tang Family, then the power behind the Tang Family would be extremely dissatisfied. Thus, the Crown Prince would also be affected. However, if Zhang Feng were to soften his heart and let the Tang Family go, then...
The consequences would only be more unfavorable!
The crown prince consort couldn't help but become nervous.
But Hou Junji was an old fox, and he was in no rush.
He began to leisurely admire the osmanthus flowers as if they were some sort of extraordinary object.
The crown prince consort asked in surprise, "Father doesn't seem to be worried at all? Did you already make a decision? "
Hou Junji plucked a bouquet of osmanthus flowers and handed it to the crown prince consort. "At this time, His Imperial Majesty has decreed that we can only sit and wait for the result. It all depends on what Tubo and Tuyuhun think!"
"What?"
"How could this matter have anything to do with Tubo and Tuyuhun?"
The crown prince consort was alarmed.
Hou Junji smiled. "Do you still remember the several thousand craftsmen that His Imperial Majesty sent to Tubo and Tuyuhun to deal with the drought and locust plague?
"In truth, these people are called craftsmen, but they are actually spies of my Great Tang. But not even His Majesty knows of this. It was because of their infiltration that the Tang Clan's foreign faction, which was on the verge of death, was revived. This is the Tang Clan's trump card!"
"But it seems like Old Tang Hao's plan is about to fail!"
The crown prince consort was even more confused. "What's going on here? Could it be that His Imperial Majesty sent someone from the Tang Clan? "
Hou Junji said nothing. Instead, he looked up at the setting sun and said, "If my guess is correct, His Imperial Majesty should have received a memorial by now, right?"
"…"
At the same time …
The Secretariat had also received an urgent memorial. The moment they received the memorial, they were alarmed and hastily sent someone to invite Fang Xuanling back to the Secretariat.
As soon as Fang Xuanling entered the Secretariat, everyone in the Secretariat gathered outside his office.
Fang Xuanling frowned and asked, "What is the meaning of this?"
"Master Fang, you should first take a look at this urgent memorial from the Longyou Circuit!"
Fang Xuanling was shocked when he heard this. He hurriedly took the memorial from the man's hand and read it carefully. Fang Xuanling's face suddenly changed.
He hastily shouted, "Quickly prepare a sedan chair! Old Man wants to enter the palace to meet His Imperial Majesty!"
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