In the morning, Chen Changsheng went to the teahouse opposite to eat noodles.
When I arrived, I saw Prince Wei in the noodle stall, not eating any noodles, as if he was waiting for something.
Until Chen Changsheng's arrival.
Only then did Prince Wei's eyes show some fluctuation.
Chen Changsheng ordered a bowl of noodles and sat down immediately.
"You came early enough." Chen Changsheng said.
Prince Wei said: "I'm waiting for you."
Chen Changsheng nodded and said, "It's about the portrait."
"Are you trying to trick me on purpose?" Prince Wei raised his eyebrows and said, "Then Tang's Trading Company is basically run by you behind the scenes, isn't it?"
After hearing this, Chen Changsheng shook his head and said, "Prince Wei thinks too highly of Chen."
King Wei frowned, feeling that something was wrong no matter how much he thought about it.
"How could such a coincidence happen?"
Prince Wei looked at Chen Changsheng and said: "Miss Yun from the trading company asked for that portrait of King Yu by name. It just so happened that I just gave the portrait to you two days ago. That portrait is nothing but nothing. If you say
It has nothing to do with you, so who would believe it?"
After hearing this, Chen Changsheng smiled and said, "Who told you that the portrait was nothing more than shit?"
Prince Wei waved his hand and said, "Don't let me play tricks on you. With a painting like that, there will be flowers. You are sincerely trying to make things difficult for me."
"It's really not true." Chen Changsheng said.
King Wei waved his hands repeatedly, but sighed and said: "Okay, okay, I will make things difficult for you. I really admit that I have failed. Forget about you burning down my mansion. I will apologize to you. Do you think that's okay?"
I can't delay the matter of the Wei Di Trading Road any longer, can't we just stop playing around with it?"
Chen Changsheng said: "Chen has always said one thing and another, but he is not so cowardly as to use such means to fool you. That portrait is really a coincidence."
Prince Wei glanced at Chen Changsheng and opened his mouth. He didn't believe it at all.
But seeing that Chen Changsheng's face was so firm and did not look like he was joking, I couldn't help but feel suspicious for a moment.
Prince Wei said: "Then tell me, what is the use of such a mediocre portrait? You have to give me a reason."
Chen Changsheng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Chen just said that the portrait is not an ordinary object."
"What's unusual?"
Chen Changsheng paused for a moment and said, "If the portrait recognizes King Wei, that would be unusual. If he does not, then it would be extremely ordinary."
"Shen Shen Na Na..."
King Wei muttered, raised his eyes and said, "Aren't you a fortune-telling liar?"
Chen Changsheng smiled warmly and said, "Whatever you say will be whatever it is."
King Wei paused and then said: "Then can I get that portrait back?"
Chen Changsheng thought for a while and said: "Of course it is possible, but Chen also has something to ask you."
"You asked."
"With all the kings in the world competing, who do you think will eventually take the throne?"
Prince Wei paused when he heard this, frowned and said, "Why do you ask this?"
Is this going too far?
Chen Changsheng said: "Let's chat casually."
As he said this, he saw the old man bringing up the noodles.
"Here comes the noodles."
Chen Changsheng took over and said thank you.
The old man smiled and said: "Why be so polite? By the way, you two will stop making trouble?"
Prince Wei felt a little embarrassed when he heard this. He coughed lightly and said, "It's nothing."
Chen Changsheng smiled and said, "He is very shameless."
When Prince Wei heard this, he said, "What are you talking about? Who are you talking about?"
Seeing that the two of them were about to quarrel again, the old man said quickly: "Hey, eh, eh, don't quarrel, don't quarrel, hey, what did you just say?"
Chen Changsheng said: "I asked him which of the many princes he thought could be the emperor."
The old man laughed and said: "Of course he is our King Wei. I have heard that there is no one as good as us outside. Isn't there a saying that the one who wins the hearts of the people wins the world? It must be our King Wei."
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Prince Wei paused when he heard this, but shook his head and said: "Popular support alone is not very effective. It depends on all aspects, including military strength, political strength, and financial resources. All kinds of things are put together.
To win the hearts of the people, without people and money, everything is in vain, and..."
Prince Wei paused for a moment and said: "You have to have a reference to live a good life. Compared with the peaceful days before, in fact, it is not much better now. On the contrary, it is much worse. But compared with other princes' governance,
The people here are much better off, but how many people know the difference between here and outside."
But the old man said: "That's not what you said. I think most people are willing to help King Wei. Aren't there a lot of displaced people who came here before and we survived."
Prince Wei said: "Yes, they come here just to survive. They are both for profit and for their lives. They are here to survive. How many of them are willing to sacrifice their lives?"
This also illustrates a particularly prominent problem in Wei today.
That's the difference in military strength.
In fact, in terms of military strength, the princes who oppressed the people were far superior to those of Wei.
The reason is also very simple.
Life is hard to live on, but there is a way to survive by joining the army. In Wei, the people's lives are pretty good. If they are not impoverished, there are basically not many people who are willing to join the army.
This world is actually quite ridiculous.
But that's exactly what it is.
After listening to his words, the old man thought for a moment, but after a while he shook his head and said: "Hey, I don't understand these things. I can't explain why. It's better for you two to understand."
Prince Wei smiled and said: "I just say it casually, but the thing is indeed like that. Last year, the number of troops recruited by King Wei was far less than that of the other princes. Just in terms of number of people, it was one step behind others."
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Chen Changsheng looked at him and asked, "Is it possible that you don't think highly of King Wei?"
Prince Wei paused for a moment, then nodded.
Chen Changsheng asked: "Then who do you think highly of?"
"King Jin." King Wei said bluntly.
In this way, he destroyed his own prestige and recognized others.
Chen Changsheng asked: "Why?"
The King of Wei said: "The King of Jin is the most thoughtful among these people, and the one who understands the principles of moderation best. The area he governs is always not good, but it can't be bad either. Only in this way, using both soft and hard tactics, can he win the hearts of the people and win the hearts of the people."
With strong military strength and many people willing to sacrifice their lives for him, it only took him two months to raise troops to annex King Xiao's fiefdom."
Chen Changsheng thought about it and asked, "Is he familiar with you?"
King Wei shook his head and said, "He does not have the same surname as me."
"The king of the opposite sex?"
"Um."
Prince Wei said: "It is said that the former King of Jin was canonized by Taizu himself. It was because of the merits of the dragon. Later, the son inherited the throne from his father, which is the current King of Jin. His father was good at martial arts, but King Jin was not at all
I haven't learned anything, but his strategies are different from ordinary people, which can be regarded as making up for his father's shortcomings."