He speculated that perhaps the dissemination of this letter was the doing of the Ninth Prince of Yan, aiming to stir chaos in the royal court of Dadu City.
He intended to use this letter to subdue the Left Prime Minister, Li Mao, gaining the leverage to contend with the Crown Prince.
But the Ninth Prince of Yan did not know that Li Mao was originally His Second Imperial Brother's man. Although he had not openly stated his allegiance now, he was secretly His Second Imperial Brother's person.
Even so, King Liang still expressed his sincere gratitude to the Ninth Prince of Yan.
King Liang sat on the soft couch by the window, repeatedly reading the letter. He could not help but recall that His Second Imperial Brother once told Du Zhiwei that Li Mao was a man of duplicity and smooth-talking. To use him, one had to wield both kindness and sternness to firmly grasp Li Mao's weakness.