"Got it!"
Seeing that Wang Fu had lost interest in talking, after cupping his hands at him again, Wang Chao'an turned and walked out of Wang Fu's study.
"You heard everything?"
As soon as Wang Chao'an left, Wang Fu immediately asked leisurely.
"I heard everything, but doesn't my lord feel that there's something fishy about this matter?"
Hearing Wang Fu's words, Qin Hui walked out from behind the bookshelf.
"You mean..."
Wang Fu hadn't really thought about this question before.
With Qin Hui's reminder, he did feel that something was not quite right.
"Those people are Li Bangyan's subordinates, which is a well-known secret in the imperial court. Why did Xu Churen choose to attack these people at this juncture? This is clearly deliberate provocation!"
Qin Hui spoke while carefully choosing his words.
"But what does that matter?"
"I know what my lord means. My lord wants to use one force against another. No matter what Xu Churen wants to do, at this moment, he's helping him by directly bringing down Li Bangyan. But has my lord considered what benefit Li Bangyan's downfall would bring to Xu Churen? Or to Prince Xin?"
Qin Hui paused again as he spoke, observing Wang Fu's expression closely.
"Continue!"
"From the current situation, even though Prince Xin is favored by His Majesty, he still has no one capable of taking over the position of Grand Minister. Removing Li Bangyan brings him no direct benefit. My lord, what do you think he is plotting..."
After hearing Qin Hui's words, Wang Fu fell into deep thought again. Although he wasn't particularly talented, he was a true master when it came to conspiracies.
Before, his eyes had been blinded by immense profit. Now that Qin Hui had cleared away the fog, how could he not realize that there must be other unknown benefits behind this matter?
"In the court, I am one of the people with sufficient qualifications to take over as Grand Minister. The Crown Prince only has two or three subordinates, and the rest are basically all under Prince Yun. For him to help us at this time, this matter seems a bit off..."
"My lord is wise. Having qualifications is one thing, but at this moment, this position of Grand Minister is a complete mess. There are only a handful of people capable of taking over this position. The Crown Prince has no suitable candidates!"
"You mean they reached some secret agreement with Prince Yun's faction? They plan to put someone from Prince Yun's faction in power and isolate me?"
Wang Fu was startled by his own words.
Smart people are often like this; a little hint is enough for them to brainstorm a grand conspiracy.
Although Han Mo's actions were indeed insidious, this layer was something even he hadn't considered.
After all, it would be a very unfavorable calculation!
The court is currently in need of a massive amount of copper coins. Whoever can solve this problem at this moment will be able to secure their position.
Prince Yun's corrupt officials have been bleeding the country dry for many years. If they are truly determined to support Prince Yun, it is not impossible to temporarily alleviate the court's pressure.
However, for Han Mo, doing so would be too costly.
If Prince Yun's people truly secured this position, his subsequent actions would be truly troublesome!
After all, Prince Yun has Cai You and Tong Guan's support.
Now, if they also secure the position of Grand Minister, who in the entire court could they not control?
However, Wang Fu himself could not figure this out now, and Qin Hui, lacking experience in court struggles, naturally could not either.
Matters in officialdom are all about deduction, meticulously unraveling clues to eventually make one's own judgments and decisions.
Since the initial premise was wrong, the subsequent results could only become more and more absurd.
"It's probably not far from the truth!"
After a moment of hesitation, Qin Hui still voiced his judgment.
This simple sentence directly pushed Wang Fu into a bottomless pit.
"Then, according to your words, what should I do next?"
This simple sentence truly made Wang Fu lose his composure.
After all, other matters could be discussed, but issues involving Prince Yun were not easy to resolve.
"Since we have to oppose Prince Yun, I'm afraid my lord can only resort to driving wolves to devour tigers!"
After a moment of hesitation, Qin Hui spoke again.
"Driving wolves to devour tigers? You mean the Crown Prince?"
Wang Fu was stunned, but after saying this, he was dumbfounded.
How could this be?
Not to mention that he and the Crown Prince had already been at loggerheads, even if he were willing to show favor to the Crown Prince now, the Crown Prince might not dare to accept it.
To take it a step further, with the Crown Prince's current power, even if he joined, it would be difficult to defeat Prince Yun!
After all, the people under the Crown Prince, apart from shouting, seem to have no other skills left.
If it weren't for Liang Shicheng, the Crown Prince might not even know where he would be now.
"My lord misunderstands. Although the Crown Prince is legitimate, it is unlikely that he can defeat Prince Yun on his own in a short period of time!"
Qin Hui smiled slightly and said again.
"Not the Crown Prince, then who are you referring to?"
Now Wang Fu was really confused. Besides the Crown Prince, who else in Bianliang could threaten Prince Yun?
"My lord, have you forgotten that one too?"
Qin Hui spoke while pointing in the direction of the Divine Grandeur Palace.
"You mean Lin Ling Su?"
Wang Fu was stunned.
His relationship with the Crown Prince was not good, but his relationship with Lin Ling Su was not much better.
Or, to be more specific, not only was their relationship not good, but they also had animosity.
If he hadn't been tricked by Lin Ling Su last time, how would he have ended up in his current situation?
If it weren't for the current circumstances, he would have expelled Lin Ling Su from Bianliang City long ago.
Moreover, did Lin Ling Su really have the ability to deal with Prince Yun? He was truly doubtful about this.
No one in the entire Bianliang City knew that Lin Ling Su was currently fighting the monks like angry roosters. Several months had passed, and the outcome was still undecided.
Did Lin Ling Su really have the capacity for this now?