Su Yuanwu no longer had an official status, and because the imperial edict was issued by the emperor himself, he would be exiled the next day.

On the day of exile, only the second prince came to see him off.

Su Yuanwu was dressed in rags and only carried a tattered bag on his back. After his house was ransacked, he no longer had any property.

There are very few things that can be brought with you.

In fact, he didn't even know whether he could survive or not, as he was exiled three thousand miles away.

He is already old, and we don’t know how far the journey is. Even if a young person goes there, he will probably die.

What's more, there might be people who want to take his life along the way...

At this moment, Su Yuanwu, looking at the huge capital city, couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

He had been in the capital for so many years, rising to the position of Minister of Personnel, but in the end he ended up like this.

The weather was a bit cold in the morning, and Su Yuanwu couldn't help shivering as he was wearing only a few layers of clothes.

But he could still wait here for a while to see if anyone was willing to come and see him off.

However, the only person he could wait for was the Second Prince.

"Uncle, please take care of yourself on this journey."

The second prince shook Su Yuanwu's hand and said sincerely.

No matter what, Su Yuanwu is his uncle, and if Su Yuanwu died, his mother would definitely be very sad.

In fact, the second prince knew very well in his heart that his uncle would definitely not betray him, and there must be someone else behind this.

The reason why he asked those officials from poor families to impeach Su Yuanwu was simply to follow the general trend.

In order to gain more benefits and to truly gain a foothold in the court, some things must be given up.

And the person he gave up on this time was Su Yuanwu.

But no matter what, the second prince was indeed a little worried. He said to Su Yuanwu again: "Uncle, I have something to say to you alone."

When he said this, he turned his gaze towards the two yamen runners next to him.

Naturally, the two yamen runners did not dare to disobey the Second Prince's wishes, so they stood a little further away.

At this time, the second prince said, "Uncle, you can rest assured on the way. I have arranged people in your place of exile and sent a letter in advance."

"When you get there, someone will pick you up."

"Uncle, you must live well. When I become the emperor, I will definitely take you back."

The second prince was also considering his mother.

Not to mention that after he became emperor, he already held great power, and no matter who it was, no one could shake his throne.

Don’t even think about it if it’s Jun Lintian!

Looking at the Second Prince's sincere expression, Su Yuanwu felt a sense of sadness in his heart.

Of course he remembered very clearly that those officials from poor families had also impeached him yesterday. There was no doubt that this was arranged by the second prince.

However, he also understood that not everyone in this court could do whatever they wanted.

As if he could see what Su Yuanwu was thinking, the second prince sighed leisurely at this moment.

Then he continued, "Uncle, what happened yesterday was not my intention."

"My mother is the queen, and my father has no aversion to you, so I shouldn't punish you severely. I originally wanted to follow the general trend to avoid being targeted by others."

"But I never thought that my father would exile you. I originally thought that he would just fine you..." This was actually what the second prince really thought in his heart, but he did not expect things to develop into what they are now.

Moreover, the officials from poor families under his command were a bit too much. The charges they impeached were almost driving Su Yuanwu to death.

This was indeed not what the Second Prince intended. It was that those poor students simply did not understand what he meant.

But this is normal. After all, he has just brought these people together not long ago, so it is normal that there is no tacit understanding.

But after all, the second prince actually felt quite happy at this moment.

You know, he used to have no presence in the court at all.

Now that he finally has so many people, he can impeach almost anyone he wants.

"This...Uncle understands."

Su Yuanwu couldn't listen to any more at this moment, no matter what the second prince was thinking.

He is about to be exiled now, so even if he really finds a reason, what's the point.

He sighed, looked at the Second Prince and said admonishingly: "Mingyu, listen to your uncle, you must live well."

"Unless it is necessary, you must not try to win over those poor officials. Also, you'd better not use the power of those poor students in Tianling College."

"As a prince, all you need to do is keep yourself clean. These things...will only harm you in the end."

Su Yuanwu knew clearly that once those poor students and officials were supported to rise to power, their ambitions would be greater than anyone else's.

After all, having been used to hard times, they will definitely want to climb up desperately.

But in this way, these people will force the second prince to do many things that he shouldn't do. You must know that Emperor Zhou has not yet designated who will be the crown prince.

If the second prince becomes too involved with these poor students and officials, he will most likely suffer backlash.

Finally, let alone becoming the crown prince, even if you want to be a prince honestly, it may not be easy.

"Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it! Remember this well."

Su Yuanwu's expression became more serious.

The second prince nodded nonchalantly: "Don't worry, uncle, I know what to do."

He just nodded in agreement on the surface, but in fact he felt that his uncle was afraid of being impeached by those officials, especially those from poor families.

That's why my uncle thought that he should be like him and stay away from these poor officials to avoid getting into trouble.

However, the poor family is an indispensable and powerful force for the second prince, and he would never give up just because of Su Yuanwu's words.

You have to know that there are only two forces in the court now, and except for him, almost all the rest are against him.

Especially Donghuang Wenshan and Luo Wenshan, the two of them are basically like wearing a pair of pants.

The two of them combined basically controlled half of the court.

If the Second Prince did not have the help of the officials from the poor families, he would never be able to fight against these people.

Especially now that he has determined that he will be the future crown prince, he must cultivate his own power in advance.

These officials in the court are either pure royalists or belong to the forces of Luo Wenshan and Donghuang Wenshan.

The Second Prince would never use these people, for fear of being stabbed in the back in the future.

He calmed himself down and sighed, "Uncle, it's getting late. You should get on your way." (End of this chapter)