Love Affairs in Chang’an Chapter 332: One force to beat a hundred cleverness

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There is no merchant who does not speculate. Big officials and businessmen like the Zheng family are actually more concerned about politics than politicians. The direction of the imperial court is not only about their profits and wealth, but also about life and death. Although they are rich in the enemy's country, they stand on the wrong side of the imperial court, and their ending is likely to be unsuspecting.

Politicians may still be able to retreat or stay neutral and clear, but the Zheng family is a family who eats according to the direction of the court. This is a bit like a farmer looking forward to the smooth weather. A strong wind or heavy rain may blow off a few tiles on the house to others, or at most, flood the house and collapse. If these are gone, they can be rebuilt; for farmers, it may mean a The whole family starved to death after a year.

Zheng Anshun is a very smart and cautious person, but no matter how he conceals it, Qin Mubai also clearly feels his eagerness-the clouds and waves above the court are difficult to determine, and his Zheng family is momentarily confused. How to stand in line, this feeling of burning buttocks, is beyond the reach of others.

That's why he rashly stayed in Xiangyang waiting to meet Qin Mubai, and he didn't evade suspicion by inviting his family to the villa, and he couldn't avoid Wu Meiniang.

A person like Zheng Anshun will definitely not do something nonsensical. To put it bluntly, he wanted to ask for some "internal reference" from Qin Mubai, or ask some questions. After all, Qin Mubai is now the big red man in front of the emperor and a member of the royal family.

At the same time, Qin Mubai thought more deeply than Zheng Anshun. To be honest, the survival of a Zheng family, compared with the major events above the court, Qin Mubai really did not take the former into consideration. Without the richest man in the Zheng family, there will be the second richest.

Looking at it from another perspective, the Zheng family has a deep relationship with him. Can the wealth in their hands be used for their own use?

Today's seemingly clear banquet, but the two men who are the protagonists seem to be undercurrents, each with their own thoughts.

Qin Mubai did not discuss much politics-related matters with Zheng Anshun in public. In front of these women, they appeared more relaxed and indifferent. Silk and bamboo music, wine and fruit plate, indulge in every bite.

It's just that the careful Wu Meiniang noticed the slight emotional changes between the two men early on. At first, she thought that the two were vying with each other secretly because they were jealous. After distinguishing it clearly, she was secretly frightened. She secretly thought that today's meal was unusual, and it was probably related to the survival of several big clans.

After the meal, Qin Mubai asked Pang Fei to take Baiqi to accompany the interested princess Gaoyang and Shuang'er to hunt the birds in the bamboo forest of Houshan bamboo. The mother was tired after climbing all the way. The maidservant rested. Qin Mubai was invited by Zheng Anshun to admire an ancient chessboard in his private small bamboo pavilion, saying that it was the only treasure Zheng Anshun kept.

Qin Mubai has no interest in appreciating antiques. After the two sat down, they cut to the subject in less than a minute.

Zheng Anshun stopped pretending and said: "Brother Qin, don't tell lies in front of real people. Now you and I are talking, going out of the king's mouth and into the ears of a certain person. It doesn't matter if you can't reach the world or touch the ground. Zheng confessed to **** with his life and hopes Brother Qin believes."

"I believe it." Qin Mubai smiled and nodded, "Thanks to Brother Zheng, you can afford it. It doesn't matter what you want to say."

"In fact, what Zheng wants to say, Brother Qin must know it." Zheng Anshun's expression is rarely serious and solemn, and said, "Zheng just wants to know who will inherit the Great Tang Dynasty in the future. ?"

After hearing this, Qin Mubai curled his eyebrows and raised his lips in a paradoxical arc. He kept this expression for more than a minute, and shook his head helplessly, "To be honest, I am not too clear. "

Zheng Anshun seems not surprised by this answer. Today, I am afraid that no one can give an accurate answer. Maybe not even the emperor.

He asked: "If you reduce the scope a bit, Zheng thinks that there are no more than four people. Prince Chengqian, Wei Wangtai, Jin Wangzhi, and Wu Wangke."

"Yeah." Qin Mubai nodded lightly. The sentence Zheng Anshun said is purely nonsense, but it is indispensable in the current language environment.

"Brother Qin thinks, who is more likely?"

"What do you think?" Qin Mubai asked back. It wasn't to shed the burden to push the hands, he wanted to hear the opinions of Zheng Anshun, a bystander.

Zheng Anshun smiled slightly to himself, as if he expected Qin Mubai to have this question, and said: "If the scope is narrowed down a bit, Zheng thinks that Prince Chengqian and Wei Wangtai can be ruled out."

"Oh?" Qin Mubai couldn't help but smiled unexpectedly, "This is weird. Nowadays, the loudest voice is the king of Wei, but you singly said that King Wei can be ruled out. Tell me about you Reason?"

"It's very simple." Zheng Anshun said, "Jiaojiao is easy to get dirty, Yao and Yao are easy to break. Wei Wang is too eager to attack short-term interests, too want to get it, and overkill, but it is counterproductive. This is the same as doing business, the more you want The more you have to pretend that you are not interested. Otherwise, the seller will think that the odd goods can sit on the floor with you and start the price."

"It's kind of interesting." Qin Mubai couldn't help laughing, "Wang Wei is indeed very hard-working and attentive, and can even be described by hollowing out his mind and doing everything. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, His Majesty listened to the opinions of Wei Zheng and others. The Tibetan soldiers ruled the academy and ruled the world with literature. So the king of Wei worked hard to compile essays and gathered the scholars to edit the collection of essays. The people and servants are like the crucian carp who crossed the river, and I am also talented. Shangzuo strongly advocates building Dacien Temple to honor the Empress Changsun; Your Majesty loves calligraphy, and King Wei practices hard day and night; Your Majesty advocates thrift, and King Wei puts on his old clothes to go to the Temple of Wude. He manages very carefully and is all dedicated to the emperor. Good."

Zheng Anshun smiled and said: "But the emperor today does not rely solely on his own likes and dislikes to decide the faint king in the world. Although he likes the king of Wei very much, he will not stand him because of his choice. It is a reserve. As the saying goes, if things are abnormal, there will be demons. King Wei will carry the emperor in front of the emperor, and one day will happen in the east window. His speculative management and hypocritical characteristics will sooner or later fall into the eyes of the emperor. At that time, he is even worse than the prince."

"Elite." Qin Mubai nodded in approval and said, "Therefore, I am also very dissatisfied with King Wei. If the prince is a real villain, then King Wei is a hypocrite. Sometimes, I would rather be with Real villains work together and don’t want to be too close to hypocrites. Real villains are hateful, but pitiful; hypocrites are hateful, but terrible."

"Brother Qin really hit the nail on the head." Zheng Anshun took a long breath, slowly exhaled, nodded and smiled sincerely, "It is rare that Brother Qin said such heartfelt words to me. Zheng is really grateful!"

"It's nothing." Qin Mubai smiled, "In fact, everyone knows what we have just said, but few people are willing to say it. Maybe the emperor has a promise in his heart, but he thinks more than us. , Is more comprehensive than ours. If the emperor does not want to make Li Tai the reserve, it is definitely a lie. Even if there are defects in character, from a comprehensive point of view, Li Tai does meet the standards of a well-established monarch. Jin Wu is barefoot. No one is perfect, the emperor must have something in his mind. But he thinks more about it, maybe it's another matter."

"What's the matter?" Zheng Anshun asked softly, but tightened his mind.

The next words may be his golden rule, Zheng Anshun, willing to spend billions of dollars to redeem it!

Qin Mubai smiled, picked up a cup of tea and drank slowly, and said, "Brother Zheng, you should go downstairs first!"

Zheng Anshun got up very obediently and hurried to the stairs like a little servant, suddenly shocked: "Mei Niang..."

Qin Mubai smiled: "Forget it, let her come up."

Wu Meiniang came upstairs, her face was a little red, but she didn't mean to be ashamed, but she smiled calmly and said: "I know you are talking about national affairs, I shouldn't have eavesdropped. But..."

"There is no need to explain. The explanation is to cover up." Qin Mubai smiled, "You should also be concerned about this kind of thing. Come and sit down."

Zheng Anshun shook his head and laughed, and simply went downstairs, scolding everyone in the building to go out, and then sealed the stairs with bamboo before sitting down safely.

"There will be no more ears on the wall now."

Wu Meiniang smiled blankly and said: "You guys knew I was down there, right? You told me on purpose."

"I really don't know." Zheng Anshun smiled and said, "Zheng has no power to bind chickens, of course he is not as clever and ears as Qin's martial artist."

Qin Mubai smiled slightly and said, "It doesn't matter. Mei Niang just doesn't ask, I will tell her these things. After all, it is a family, you are still my good helper and think tank, not with you Say, who shall I tell?"

"Hehe..." Wu Meiniang chuckled slightly triumphantly, and glanced at Zheng Anshun inadvertently. She looked calm and calm in her heart. She even touched Qin Mubai with her hands under the table. On his knees, gently stroked.

Qin Mubai said with ease, like a okay person, "In fact, the emperor wants to establish a reserve, and he considers nothing more than these layers. The first is the prince’s ability. This seems to be the most important thing on the surface. Otherwise, the emperor lays down the country and healed the country. The Zhenguan dynasty's military, political and civil science squad systems have been perfected, and there are a large number of loyal and pure ministers who are committed to serving. There will be no major problems with such a team and family. Even if he is a mediocre person, as long as he doesn't mess around, the world of Datang will not be broken for a while. In other words, the emperor does not have high expectations of his successor, as long as he can be a defensive monarch."

"It's really a word to wake up the person in the dream, and see if you know it!" Zheng Anshun exclaimed, "This kind of insight, Zheng must be the first time I heard of it!"

"But by no means only one person from Qin knew about it. It's just that no emperor's court official or court official would tell Brother Zheng this kind of heartbreaking and murderous words." Qin Mubai smiled indifferently. . Zheng Anshun's expression changed, and he immediately bowed his hands and bowed his face: "Brother Qin is very respectful, and Zheng feels his heart!"

"It doesn't have to be this way." Qin Mubai still smiled calmly, and continued, "Considering the second layer of the prince is morality. There is a saying, founding a nation, anyone with a skill can be used; Shoucheng Entrepreneurship requires both ability and political integrity. Therefore, maintaining success is more difficult than founding a country. No one understands this truth better than the emperor. Choosing a prince may also be based on this consideration. Therefore, the life of a prince who is unethical will never be better. It won’t be long. As for who will eventually take the post, it’s still hard to say. But I think the emperor’s moral requirements for the new crown prince are among the four items of courtesy, justice, benevolence, and filial piety. He most values-filial piety!"

Zheng Anshun stared in amazement, astonished. Qin Mubai didn't say this thoroughly, it is impossible to say it thoroughly. Do you want to force him to say that the emperor is afraid that the Xuanwu Gate of the past will repeat itself? ——Especially after Dengzhou Li You's rebellion, the emperor was even more obvious in this regard! He hates his father and son against his brothers, and he is worried that a hundred years later, if one person claims to be the emperor and the other nephews do not stay, it will be the biggest disaster for the Li family and the biggest failure of his life for Li Shimin!

Li Shimin is also a human being after all, not a god, not a holy. If his own son killed each other and splattered blood in the court, why should he feel embarrassed? In this way, the stains of his beginning as a chanter will be infinitely magnified, and his pursuit of life as a Mingjun will completely become a laughing stock. And... the parents of the world, who wants their children to die? Tiger poison still doesn't eat seeds, so what's the difference? While he is still alive and in power, avoiding this tragic appearance as much as possible is probably Li Shimin's most urgent and intuitive desire now!

After Qin Mubai’s words, Zheng Anshun woke up like a dream, bright and cheerful. According to this analysis, the harder Li Tai, the harder he manages, the farther away from the dragon chair he dreams of. Up. What the emperor wants is not a capable, loyal, and loyal son who is the prince of his father, but a true filial and respectful master!

Thinking of this, Zheng Anshun couldn't help but feel stunned, thinking of Li Ke inexplicably! ——For so many years, under Qin Mubai's assistance, Li Ke always pays attention to filial piety. For example, in Jiangzhou, I would rather be criticized and punished, but also to conceal the prince's involvement with Shengnanhou. At that time, the emperor gave him openly and secret praise, and after finishing the Jiangzhou case, he didn't give a reward and even screamed in public. , But later he was very generously rewarded by a Xiangzhou provincial governor’s fatness; among the many incidents in Xiangzhou that followed, Li Ke rushed back thousands of miles to send the princess off, personally returned the jade seal, but his father’s long-cherished wish, and later Warmly entertained the shameless prince for more than a month, although he was extremely impatient, he treated him graciously and did not report a word to the court. These, in terms of the law, can be considered as shielding, but secretly won the emperor's filial praise. Finally, it was Li You's rebellion. This can be regarded as a heinous sin. In the face of such a major event, Li Ke still gave priority to love, and spared no effort to persuade Li You to return to Beijing to confess his mistakes to his father, instead of holding him joyfully to ask his father for a reward.

These kinds of things are not enumerated.

There is no doubt that Li Ke’s impression of filial piety in Li Shimin’s mind is a thousand times better than that of the unscrupulous Li Chengqian and Li Tai, who is constantly blaming his brothers.

Moreover, Li Ke is capable, hopeful, ambitious and ambitious...

Zheng Anshun couldn't help but shudder secretly, and when he looked at Qin Mubai again, there was a sense of awe and respect in his eyes—could it be that he, Qin Mubai, was helping Li Ke from the beginning Business wins? !

Qin Mubai is still calm, sipping some tea slowly.

As clever as Wu Meiniang, she didn't know what secret drums these two men were playing, so she was suspicious and hard to ask. In the face of such major events, she knows the most about timely silence and low-key, which is why Qin Mubai likes her the most-to be aware of current affairs and generality.

"There is also the most important reason. About half of the money is in charge. It decides who will be in the top position." Qin Mubai smiled and said lightly, "Brother Zheng, as smart as you, must understand the strangeness. . It’s like, when you do business with a rich family, what do you value most?"

"Strength." Zheng Anshun also answered concisely.

"Yes. Ten thousand and ten thousand are actually assists. The core and most important thing is strength." Qin Mubai smiled slightly, his eyes shining like a cold night star.

Wu Meiniang frowned her eyebrows lightly, speaking as calm as water as Qin Mubai, but she threw out what Qin Mubai was thinking but did not say, and the words were like exploding thunder in the air——

"What blood lineage and concubine are all blindfolds and deceptive cloaks. Whoever supports the power behind it is strong, and whoever represents the side who wins the battle will be able to finally take the position. Even if he is just a sideline of the Li family Royal family!"

Qin Mubai looked sideways, with a slight flick of his eyebrows, and gave Wu Meiniang an approving look, and took a sip of tea, "Suppress Hundred Skills. That's it."