The Crown Prince had become what he was today not through one person's efforts, but through the efforts of many.
It was precisely because the current Emperor was too strict that the Crown Prince had feared his father since childhood.
Then, people gradually began guiding the Crown Prince, starting with small matters, encouraging him to indulge himself while concealing it from the Emperor.
For example, at the beginning, a certain subject was supposed to be studied for a set number of minutes.
Someone would gradually guide the Crown Prince into studying a little less.
First five minutes less, then ten minutes less, using all kinds of methods to avoid things he disliked.
Then they would lie before the Emperor!
Under these people's guidance, the Crown Prince became increasingly indulgent, and he could lie without changing expression!
It was precisely because of their guidance that the Crown Prince became what he was now.
The Crown Prince's enemies were not only those Great Nobles. More of them were within the royal family itself.
Even the Emperor's Shadow Guards could have problems, much less the people around the Crown Prince.
This internal royal system had become bloated, massive, and rigid after developing to this point!
It had been infiltrated by all sorts of forces and turned into a complete mess.
Because everyone had their own ideas and interests.
Moreover, the forces controlled by the Emperor had developed generation after generation, and all kinds of internal conflicts of interest had emerged as well.
The Emperor had ignored those conflicts of interest and placed complete faith in the Soul Secret Method.
But the people who cast the Soul Secret Method were still people, still the Emperor's subordinates.
Seventh had been waiting for an opportunity!
As an observer, Seventh saw far more. He had been able