We'll have you impersonate the Crown Prince and create a prosperous era for the Great Qian Dyna

While Shi Cheng was reading the letter, Hou Feng and Sun Tong were also reading it.

How could they not know that this was a divisive tactic?

The problem is that when three letters of discord are given to three different people, the person who doesn't read the letters loses a way out and inexplicably feels like they've been taken advantage of.

This is human nature!

This is also why Chou Tien-cheng was confident he could successfully sow discord!

Lin Tong asked Zhou Tiancheng out of curiosity.

"His Highness seems to be in a good mood. Are you really sure they'll read your letter?"

Zhou Tiancheng smiled as he shared his analysis and his reasons.

That's human nature. Even knowing there's a trap ahead, people are more afraid of being taken advantage of and will walk into it without hesitation!

Hearing this, Lin Tong couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.

If this thing were used to deal with those barbarians, wouldn't they be able to easily manipulate them?

But he didn't celebrate too soon.

As a general who fought his way out of the northern frontier, Lin Tong would not relax his vigilance against the enemy until he truly secured first place.

He simply asked Zhou Tiancheng.

"Your Highness, even if the three of them read the letter, how can you be sure that the letter could sow discord among them?"

Zhou Tiancheng laughed even harder.

Who was his teacher?

Romance of the Three Kingdoms!

This thing is a classic in the art of political maneuvering. Although some people criticize it, it is already quite useful for ordinary people.

No matter how powerful Shi Cheng and the others are, they are still just ordinary people.

With just a little thought, Zhou Tiancheng can come up with all sorts of ingenious schemes to sow discord!

"Shi Cheng is straightforward, but not stupid. He is probably the one who most wants to avoid being alienated."

"The letter to him doesn't need any flowery words. Just tell him what Hou Feng did, and he will naturally be wary of Hou Feng."

Lin Tong nodded slightly, acknowledging Zhou Tiancheng's words.

After all, Hou Feng's actions were indeed somewhat dishonorable, and it would be strange if Shi Cheng didn't feel resentful if he knew.

Zhou Tiancheng then continued speaking.

"After entering the hunting grounds, Hou Feng focused on defense, which shows that he is a very calculating person, and naturally, also very suspicious!"

"In my letter to him, I only need to chat about everyday matters, which will naturally make him suspicious of Shi Cheng and Sun Tong."

Lin Tong narrowed his eyes, beginning to find this scheme of sowing discord somewhat interesting.

He could easily imagine Hou Feng's reaction after reading the letter.

What about Sun Tong?

Sun Tong doesn't have any obvious flaws!

Zhou Tiancheng laughed heartily.

"Sun Tong is not as good as Shi Cheng in training troops, nor as good as Hou Feng in scheming. He seems to have no flaws, but he also has no advantages."

"Of the three, he is the weakest, yet he is actually the one who most wants to form an alliance!"

"I wrote several pages of letters to him, and after I finished writing them, I smeared them with ink."

"General Lin, if you were Sun Tong, given his situation, what do you think he would think?"

Lin Tong was stunned.

This is more than just interesting.

The Crown Prince's three letters were addressed to three people with different personalities or circumstances.

Especially Sun Tong.

Judging from Sun Tong's situation, he was the weakest of the three. When he saw the letter the Crown Prince gave him, which was covered in scribbles and ink stains, his first reaction was that the Crown Prince was trying to sow discord by deliberately giving him this illegible letter.

and then?

Then he would start having wild thoughts, wondering if he would be abandoned by the crown prince and wouldn't even have the right to surrender.

He would also understand that if he handed this letter to Hou Feng and Shi Cheng, the two of them would definitely not believe him, much less genuinely ally with him!

Once he has this thought in his mind, there's no need for further words; the goal of sowing discord has been achieved!

It took Lin Tong a long time to come to his senses.

"In this light, when the three of them reunite, Hou Feng will inevitably be the first to make a move, because his letters are full of mundane family matters and are of no use. He will use them to force the other two to hand over their letters."

"Given Shi Cheng's personality, he will question Hou Feng as soon as he produces the letter."

"As for Sun Tong, the letter was smeared, and he dared not hand it over, because the other two would suspect that he had ulterior motives."

"But similarly, he dared not easily trust Shi Cheng and Hou Feng again, because once the Northern Frontier Alliance was established and went to war with us, his camp would be the most dangerous. He dared not gamble on Shi Cheng and Hou Feng's conscience!"

"But he desperately needs an ally!"

"By that time..."

Lin Tong couldn't help but laugh as he said this.

Zhou Tiancheng looked up and laughed, finishing what Lin Tong hadn't said.

"At that point, Sun Tong will only have one option left: to send someone to contact us and form an alliance!"

The two laughed and laughed more and more happily.

You three from the Northern Frontier are quite formidable, always trying to form alliances. Let's see how you form an alliance after these three letters are sent out!

……

Under the tent.

Zhou Rui stared at the three letters laid out in front of him, completely bewildered.

Unable to analyze it, he gave up and simply looked at Zheng Rong.

Zheng Rong glanced at the three letters and immediately understood Zhou Tiancheng's plan. Like Lin Tong, after thinking for a while, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Your Majesty, this old minister congratulates you! His Highness the Crown Prince is exceptionally intelligent and capable of great things!"

The other officials were completely baffled.

It's just three letters, how can they be so useful?

Is your brain kicked by a donkey?

Zheng Rong ignored everyone else and took out the first two letters to explain to Zhou Rui.

"These two letters are aimed at Shi Cheng and Hou Feng's personalities. Shi Cheng is straightforward, while Hou Feng is suspicious. When the three parties meet, if they want to discuss the alliance again, Hou Feng will definitely put the letters on the table, because he is worried that the other two are secretly colluding with the Crown Prince!"

"And Shi Cheng will also take this opportunity to question Hou Feng!"

"At that time, the conflict between Shi Cheng and Hou Feng will be impossible to resolve."

At this point, he took out Sun Tong's letter and set it aside separately.

"Among these three, Sun Tong is the weakest and most eager to form an alliance, but he is also in the most dangerous situation."

"Once Hou Feng forces him to hand over the letter, in my opinion, Sun Tong will likely defect directly to the Crown Prince!"

Then he pushed the three letters aside.

"Your Majesty, please consider this: the conflict between Shi Cheng and Hou Feng is unresolved, and Sun Tong has chosen to ally with the Crown Prince. So, who is the most likely to win this competition?"

Zheng Rong broke down the logic into pieces, and Zhou Rui could figure out the answer even with his toes.

Crown Prince!

He hadn't expected the Crown Prince to perform so well.

He looked at the three letters on the table with a look of satisfaction.

"The Crown Prince resembles me; this greatly pleases me!"

Immediately afterwards, civil and military officials began to offer their congratulations.

Qin Zhiang, sitting to the side, felt extremely uncomfortable!

Are you kidding me?

Does the Crown Prince have such cunning?

This prince must be a fake!

The problem is, Zhou Rui didn't doubt the Crown Prince's identity, so what reason did he have to doubt it?

On the contrary, the fake prince's methods made Qin Zhi'ang feel a sense of fear.

If the fake crown prince continues to live, can the third prince really defeat him?

This boy has already found a way to die!

Qin Zhi'ang's eyelids drooped slightly; his killing intent was already out of control, and he could only try to conceal it in this way.

at the same time.

With a look of satisfaction, Zhou Rui immediately dispatched guards to follow Shi Cheng and the other two, making sure to relay their every word and action back to them.

He was eager to see the three men's reactions, eager to witness the Crown Prince's success!

So much so that even he forgot that in the hunting grounds, there was also the Third Prince Zhou Tianze, who was sneaking around, plotting his development!