After hearing the Crown Prince's explanation, Tang Yan finally understood. No wonder the Left Chancellor had deliberately made things difficult for Azure Dragon Academy today; no wonder Azure Dragon Academy had ranked last three times running.
But why had the Crown Prince told him so much?
Then Tang Yan sniffed lightly, his brows drawing together. Why did the Crown Prince's body carry a faint, delicate fragrance?
"My Fragrance-Hearing Kingdom was once powerful, but it has been declining in recent years. Meanwhile, our neighbor, Wuteng Kingdom, watches Tingxiang like a tiger eyeing its prey. Young Master Tang, how do you think I should handle this?" the Crown Prince suddenly asked.
Tang Yan gathered his thoughts and considered briefly before answering, "Before repelling outside enemies, you must first secure things within. If your own house is unstable, how can you subdue your enemies?"
"Before repelling outside enemies, you must first secure things within?" The Crown Prince mulled over those words several times before sighing. "Do you know the price of securing things within?"
"Blood flowing in rivers, corpses strewn across the wilderness, and the kingdom's experts falling in droves!" Tang Yan answered truthfully.
"And you would still secure things within?" The Crown Prince's brows knitted tightly, and he seemed quite displeased.
"But it would unite the entire kingdom. When Your Highness decides to draw your sword against foreign enemies, you won't have to worry about someone stabbing you in the back!" Tang Yan's words rang out with conviction.
At Tang Yan's words, the Crown Prince fell silent. Only after a long while did he say approvingly, "Good. Well said. If I were to secure things within, how do you think I should go about it?"
Tang Yan paced a few steps around the study before saying, "Follow the kingly way!"
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