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Dong Sheng revealed an ugly expression and said: "Great King, this old official suspects that the assassination of Your Highness is related to the matter of establishing the crown prince."

Hearing that, Shao Ting's face changed, and he looked at Dong Sheng without blinking.

Dong Sheng did not directly say who it was, but asked in reply, "Your Majesty, think about it. If Your Highness Shao Fang is harmed, who would benefit the most?"

Shao Fang was the second prince of Mo Country, the second in line to succeed the throne. Because the first prince had eyes, Shao Fang was in fact the first in line successor. After hearing what Dong Sheng had said, Shao Ting was startled at first. Then he shook his head and said, "Impossible! "Bo has always been a kind person, why would he do something like killing his brothers?"

"Ai!" Dong Sheng sighed, and said: "Great King, you don't know what's good for you, and furthermore, the temptation of the throne can change a person's personality. Great King, if you think about it, do you really understand the princes under your knee that well?"

Shao Ting's sons had all grown up and had their own residences outside of the palace. Shao Ting and his sons had not met each other often since, so when it came to getting to know each other, it was just to get to know the princes who lived in the palace. But these words caused Shao Ting to suck in a cold breath, he lowered his head and muttered to himself, not uttering a word for a long time.

Seeing that, Dong Sheng knew that Shao Ting had gotten into an old trouble, that his ears were soft, and that he lacked any opinions. He continued without relaxing: "Although this old subject does not know who the King's choice for the Crown Prince is, this old subject must remind the King that the Crown Prince will be the King Mo in the future, and he must have some tolerance for him. Otherwise, once he sits on the throne, there will definitely be a bloodbath, eliminating others and killing each other.

"This …"

Dong Sheng did not say who he was referring to, but the power behind the words were too great, shocking Shao Ting into being dumbstruck, and he was unable to recover from his shock for a long time. Could it be that Shao Fang's assassination really had something to do with Shao Bo? Shao Ting found it hard to believe that the benevolent and compassionate Shao Bo could do such a thing.

Knowing that Shao Ting was thinking about it repeatedly, Dong Sheng further said, "Great King, the one who was assassinated today is His Highness Shao Fang, maybe the one who was assassinated tomorrow will be you, Great King. You must be careful too, you can't be careless!"

"He dares?" These words thoroughly ignited Shao Ting's anger. The old man was so angry that his face turned red, and he clenched his fists tightly.

Dong Sheng said slowly: "If it was in the past, this old subject would not believe that anyone would have the guts to assassinate His Highness Shao Fang. But now that the truth is right in front of him, he has no choice but to believe it. In short, the King cannot lower his guard and treat you indifferently! "

Shao Ting's eyes flashed with anger, he gasped for breath.

"Especially in the current Imperial Court, where the princes have formed a private party and formed a faction. Their faction is serious, and their Imperial Court is already smoky!"

"What is it?" Shao Ting asked in shock, "Why didn't you tell this king earlier?"

"I had originally planned to pretend that I couldn't see them as long as the princes didn't overdo it, but this time, they're already at the level of assassinating the prince, this old man has no choice but to say!" Dong Sheng revealed a face full of worry.

Shao Ting slapped the handle of his seat fiercely and said angrily: "This is simply lawless." Pausing for a moment, he asked: "My beloved deputy Dong, did Fang'er collude with the Minister of Imperial Court?"

Dong Sheng immediately said: "According to this old official's knowledge, Prince Shao Fang has never been close to any of the ministers, and has always kept a low profile."

"What about Bo?"

"This …"

"If you have something to say, just say it!"

"The biggest faction in the capital is led by His Highness Shao Bo."

"What?" Shao Ting could not believe his ears, the third son that he had pampered so much, Shao Bo, was the person who had formed a private party in the imperial court?

Dong Sheng sighed: "That's the truth! The King can think about how many ministers there would be for His Highness Shao Bo's proposals every time she went to court. "

With his reminder, Shao Ting thought back carefully and his body suddenly trembled. Amongst the princes, Shao Bo was the one who was the most supported by the ministers amongst all the people on the Imperial Court, and a large number of important officials would respond to every meeting with him.

Sigh! Shao Ting's face was first filled with rage, and then like a deflated ball, he collapsed onto the king's chair in the carriage. He faintly sighed, and was speechless for a long time.

Shao Fang's assassination caused his understanding of his sons to twist and turn. Shao Fang, the son he did not like the most, was the most honest among the princes, but his most beloved third son, Shao Bo, was the one who was most proficient in concealing his ambitions. Shao Ting really didn't know which son he should trust now.

Dong Sheng was indeed very familiar with Shao Ting, and judging from his current expression and attitude, he could roughly guess what was going through his mind. He said with a stern expression: "No matter what, the one who survived this time round is His Majesty Shao Fang, he is worthy of your trust. Your Majesty, you should get to know His Highness Shao Fang again."

"Hm!" My beloved deputy Dong's words are true! " Shao Ting slowly nodded his head.

In order to compete for the position of crown prince, the princes had to try their best to rope in the important subjects of the Imperial Court. Dong Sheng's few words in front of Shao Ting had already surpassed the thousands of words of the people around him.

Shao Fang looked to be suffering from fatal injury, but actually, the injury was not serious at all. The next day, he would wake up, and he was full of energy, but in order to feign that his injuries were severe and his life was at stake, even if he woke up, he still pretended to be unconscious.

He had been pretending for three days.

In these three days, Shao Ting was burning with anxiety. From time to time, he would call the imperial physician and ask why Shao Fang had not woken up yet. The royal doctors were also puzzled. They could not find out the specific reason, and could only guess that it was because Shao Fang's injuries were too severe.

On the other side, Middle General Yao Ben was searching for assassins in the city. Since there was no assassin, he naturally couldn't find anything wrong with it, and thought that Shao Ting would blame himself for it. However, Shao Ting didn't continue asking about the assassin, making Yao Ben's heart drop a little.

Shao Fang was received into the palace by Shao Ting, who was also trying to find out more about him. Of course, it was impossible for the spies from Sky Eye and the Earth Web to sneak into the palace, so all the information could be obtained through Dong Sheng. Because the matter was progressing smoothly, Dong Sheng was extremely happy in his heart, and his hostile attitude towards Tang Yin was also slightly alleviated.

On the third day of Shao Fang's assassination, in the evening, Tang Yin brought Zong Yuan and the Brother Shangguan to the Prime Minister's Palace in casual attire. With the help of a servant from the residence, he saw Dong Sheng in the study room. After meeting him, Tang Yin cupped his hands, and went straight to the point: "Prime Minister Dong, is His Highness' awake 'today?"

Dong Sheng laughed and nodded, "That's right, His Highness has' awakened 'me."

Tang Yin asked: "How did King Mo react?"

Dong Sheng sighed: "The King is very excited, and very happy."

Tang Yin nodded his head, this was basically within his expectations, and he said: "Then about the matter with the Crown Prince …"

Dong Sheng said seriously: "Currently, the King has already wavered in her decision to appoint His Highness Shao Bo as Crown Prince, but to have the King choose His Highness Shao Fang as his Crown Prince would still require some time."

"Yes!" Tang Yin responded, he pondered for a moment and said: "With Prime Minister Dong helping me, everything will be successful. My wish for this trip of Mo Country, can be considered to have been fulfilled. I will have to trouble Prime Minister Dong to say my goodbyes to Your Highness. I will be leaving the Mo Country in the next few days and returning to the Feng Country. "

"Oh!" Hearing that Tang Yin wanted to leave, Dong Sheng's heart was moved. If Tang Yin was really a threat to his Mo Country, then this was the best chance to get rid of him. However, when he thought about it again, he secretly shook his head, rejecting the idea that just popped up in his mind. Tang Yin could not die, and only by keeping Tang Yin behind, would Feng Country be able to restrain his Ning Country, causing mutual consumption and allowing his Mo Country to remain outside the event, and watch the fire from the other side of the river.

Thinking about it, Dong Sheng stood up and tried to keep him here, "Can't Master Tang wait for His Highness to recover before leaving the palace?"

Tang Yin laughed bitterly: "I can wait, but I can't wait any longer due to the situation in the country."

Dong Sheng nodded his head to show that he understood, and sighed: "Alright! Since the Master Tang is worried about the situation in the country, and I don't have to force the matter, then, when is the Master Tang planning to set off? "

Tang Yin replied: "The day after tomorrow!"

"Good!" At that time, I will definitely send you off on your way to Master Tang! "

"Hehe!" How could I dare to trouble Prime Minister Dong?! "

"Eh? Master Tang is too polite. "

Tang Yin said that he would be leaving the day after tomorrow, but after leaving the residence, on the way back, he extended his hand and made a clear finger sound. Following the sound of breathing, two people suddenly appeared beside Tang Yin, Cheng Jin and Jiang Mo. The two of them interposed and bowed, asking, "What orders does Master have?"

"Pack your things and we will leave tomorrow."

"Yes sir!" Cheng and Jiang replied in unison. A ball of Black Fog appeared around them and in a moment they disappeared in front of Tang Yin.

Zong Yuan was confused and asked: "Master, didn't you say that we were leaving the day after tomorrow?"

Tang Yin snorted and said: "This old cunning fox Dong Sheng sees me as a threat and possesses extremely strong enmity towards me. Who knows if he will have any evil intentions and use evil methods against us?!"

"Oh!" So the lord was worried about this. Zong Yuan laughed and said casually: "Master, you are overthinking it. Right now, the threat we pose to Mo Country is much less than that of Ning Country, and Mo Country still needs to cooperate with us to fight against Ning. No matter how Dong Sheng rejects Master, he would not dare to harm Master!"

"You're right, but it's better to be careful." Tang Yin shrugged and said faintly.

Zong Yuan did not speak further, but he could not help but mutter in his heart, Master's suspicions are too strong.

Tang Yin did not tarry any longer with his Zhenjiang City, and immediately set off the next morning. Just like when they came, they were still disguised as servants, and were mixed in with Zhao Ju's caravan. Tang Yin had left, but he had kept the spies on the Sky Eye and Earth Web with him, allowing him to lurk within the Zhenjiang City for a long time. Firstly, he wanted to find out more important information on the Mo Country, and secondly, it would be used for him liaising with Shao Fang in the future.