Chapter 1320: Side Story: The Cultivation of Disloyalty (2)
The important ministers that Concubine Shi mentioned were the ones who took the initiative to come to them, and who had Yan Du as their backer.
Of course, as the Right Prime Minister, Yan Du could not personally express his attitude and was just showing his friendliness to the Shi family. At this moment, Great Qi was in a precarious situation, so his attitude was very important.
Yan Du had garnered plenty of support for the Shi family and for him, the Fourth Prince. It was also at that time that he found out that there were also people who had pledged their loyalty to his fifth brother.
Of course, since he was only eight years old at that time, his fifth brother was even younger. The latter had just entered the Royal School and hadn’t even finished reading the "Three-Character Classic". Clearly, his mother, Madam Lu, was in charge.
At that time, Qi Wenmi’s mother consort advised him not to take his fifth brother seriously because he was too young, so young that he probably had to be carried to court meetings.
If the Emperor died and the Crown Prince was deposed, he and the Third Prince would be the best choice. However, the Third Prince was timid and had nothing, unlike them who had already prepared in advance.
However, it was useless.
Reason being, Fourth Uncle had rushed back faster than they had expected, so fast that it happened only shortly after he found out that Minister Yan was on his side.
The situation in the capital quickly came under control, and the hearts of the people and officials quickly calmed down. The Crown Prince was personally ordered by Fourth Uncle to supervise the country, and the capital and Imperial City were surrounded by the Forbidden Troops and the imperial guards. In addition, there were 100,000 soldiers from the West Mountain camp guarding outside the city.
Under such power, all schemes fell like fine dust, not having the slightest effect.