Ever since the Fourth Prince became convinced that the Second Prince had sent assassins to murder him, a deep desire to kill the Second Prince took root in his heart. However, with the Second Prince confined to his residence, the Fourth Prince could find no opportunity to strike. After turning the matter over in his mind, he decided that if he could not kill the Second Prince directly, he would first sever the Second Prince's right-hand men.
Xie Bishen was precisely one of those right-hand men.
The Fourth Prince thus targeted Xie Bishen. Yet Xie Bishen stayed home by day and remained holed up inside at night, making him exceedingly difficult to approach. Fortunately, the Fourth Prince's strategist, Guo Jin, had obtained advance intelligence that Xie Bishen would be attending a banquet at Yuzhen Tower, and he made preparations accordingly. Naturally, Guo Jin had acquired this information from Guo Xi, who served as a plant planted by Guo Xi himself within the Fourth Prince's inner circle.
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