The Crown Prince Strikes Back

He only wanted to play the fool and live comfortably. Instead, the deposed crown prince faces an ultimatum: serve the realm or become a commoner. He outwits envoys seeking three border cities, then shatters their alliance by shooting a visiting prince with his homemade flintlock. Now the second prince is plotting his murder. Sent to investigate corruption in a provincial city, can he win the people over before his enemies catch up?