Tang Yin thought for a while and then said: "If it takes another ten years, or twenty or thirty years, it's hard to say. But if there is a sudden change within three to five years, the throne will definitely be passed to Prince Xing's Mansion."
The young and old actually seriously discussed the inheritance of the throne.
"indeed."
Zhu Hao nodded and agreed with Tang Yin's statement, "Give the royal family more than ten years or even decades, and they will definitely be able to properly resolve the issue of succession...either by cultivating an adopted prince, or by marrying a pregnant woman into the palace again, and then...
Secretly find a child from the people and pretend to be the son of the emperor...
"But if within three to five years it is difficult for the court to make plans, then according to the order of succession to the throne, the real dragon is likely to appear in Prince Xing's Mansion.
"At that time, the old Prince Xing was no longer around. It would be impossible for the prince to challenge the throne of Prince Xing's palace, let alone become the emperor. As a young man, how can he resist the wolves in the court?"
Tang Yin smiled bitterly: "Zhu Hao, I see that you are really thinking about the long term. Are these things you should be thinking about? Shouldn't you focus on the college entrance examination?"
Zhu Hao glared at Tang Yin: "You don't want to hear it, so you still come to ask me?"
"Then keep talking."
Tang Yin immediately surrendered.
"What I want is for the prince to harbor a sense of hatred, and with the help of this power that has nowhere to vent, let him stand on a high position. If he sets his goal to become the king, he only needs to rely on Yuan and Zhang, the two chief ministers.
Yes, but if he wants to be emperor, he must rely on you and me."
Tang Yin's face became more and more serious.
After thinking about it carefully, he nodded heavily.
Zhu Hao continued: "The two chief historians are more than capable of maintaining the status quo, but they are unable to assist the holy king. Even King Xing now relies more on you, sir, for advice. Doesn't this explain the problem?"
Tang Yin said: "Isn't it because you are here to give me advice and make people think that I can help with big things? In fact, my talents are not much better than those of Yuan and Zhang..."
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Then are you feeling particularly stressed and don't want others to think you have this ability?"
"That's not true."
Tang Yin gave full play to his thick-skinned style at this time, without blushing at all, and said calmly.
"If the prince wants to achieve great things, he must rely on you and me. Then he must temporarily break away from the control of Prince Xing's palace. Not to mention Yuan Changshi and Zhang Changshi, even Zhang Fengzheng and others, it is best not to be with him..."
Zhu Hao continued to tell his plan.
Tang Yin took a breath: "What... do you mean by this?"
Zhu Hao nodded and said: "As pledge."
"oh!?"
Tang Yin's expression this time was no longer serious, but dignified, even with a terrifying black aura.
"If in the past two years, Prince Xing has a problem, the crown prince will definitely go to the capital to accept the imperial decree and inherit the throne. At that time, he is likely to stay for a long time and not return. At that time, the crown prince will be out of the control of the officials of Prince Xing's palace, and the Tang Dynasty
Sir, as a staff member of the palace, your identity is unknown to the outside world, so you can secretly go to the capital to assist." Zhu Hao said.
Tang Yin was a little dizzy, but he still said: "I understand what you mean. If the prince is really taken hostage by the imperial court, I can indeed go to the capital, and you can even go, but how can you be sure that the imperial court will hold the prince hostage?
?”
Zhu Hao smiled and said, "Isn't this what we want to do?"
"you……"
Only then did Tang Yin realize that Zhu Hao's plans were intertwined.
"Moving the Zhu family behind me out of Anlu is just the first step of the plan. Prince Xing's palace has shown a desire to compete for the throne, which has aroused the alarm of interested people in the court. If anything happens to Prince Xing, the prince will be detained in the capital.
It’s just a matter of course…”
Zhu Hao's words were interrupted again by Tang Yin reaching out.
At this time, Tang Yin had stood up and was pacing back and forth in the room. He turned his head and looked at Zhu Hao: "You kid, no wonder you advocated letting Prince Xing's Mansion establish its authority from the beginning, and told me that everything was for the sake of letting Prince Xing's Mansion establish its authority.
The imperial court knows that Prince Xing’s Mansion has the intention to help the country, and it also said that this is to prevent the palace from giving birth to an adopted prince... Are you always trying to instigate a conflict between Prince Xing’s Mansion and the royal family? "
Zhu Hao said: "Mr. Tang, this is just your speculation, don't talk nonsense."
"hehe."
Tang Yin had a bitter smile on his face, "Think of me, Tang Yin. I have been a wanderer for half my life. I thought I would not fall behind others when I entered officialdom. But only when I met you did I realize what it means to be cunning and cunning."
Zhu Hao asked: "Sir, you don't want to cooperate with me anymore?"
Tang Yin glared at Zhu Hao: "I have already boarded the pirate ship and am now sailing on the vast sea. You don't want me to jump off the ship midway, do you?"
"Haha. Sir, I like your metaphor very much... That's it. We have already boarded this boat, why are we thinking about getting off? Our purpose is not to help a prince, but the future emperor. This
That’s the ideal and ambition that a real man should have, isn’t it?”
Zhu Hao began to give Tang Yin chicken soup for the soul.
Tang Yin let out a long breath, and even Zhu Hao could see it. The half-hearted old man was inspired by him to feel passionate.
Think about it, an old Confucian scholar who has never been successful in his life, no matter how famous he is in poetry and painting, still lives a life of poverty. If he suddenly becomes a hermit like a minister next to the emperor in the future, and then rises to the center and ranks among
Going to class, what an honor that is?
It was simply life-changing, and Tang Yin couldn't help but be fascinated by it.
…
…
The old and the young talked for a long time.
Tang Yin's mood calmed down a little, his expression became calm again, and he asked: "Zhu Hao, if everything is as you said, the prince will come to Beijing as a hostage in the future, and you and I will help you secretly, but something has happened to your majesty now... this...
…What should the palace do to expel the Zhu family?”
Zhu Hao felt that Tang Yin was still too excited.
Tang Yin's heart was already in confusion when he thought of the pie he had drawn, the grand blueprint involving his Tang Yin's infinite glory.
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "According to general principles, as long as the palace mentions the Zhu family's local achievements in the next memorial, it will be fine."
"Is this a counter-intentional plan? If you mention the Zhu family's contribution too much, you will make others think that the Zhu family has been bribed by Prince Xing's palace?" Tang Yin grinned happily.
It's very simple. What's more acceptable than complimenting someone?
"Wrong, I'm talking about the general situation. What I think is the opposite..." Zhu Hao said sternly, "The following report from the palace will mention that the Zhu family secretly colludes with the local government to harm the local government.
The gentry has done evil for their own interests and caused harm to the people. I request the court to transfer them away from Anlu."
"Um?"
Tang Yin frowned.
Is your boy schizophrenic?
You said before that you wanted to demonstrate your merits, but then you turned around and said that you wanted to participate in the impeachment?
Zhu Hao said: "The people in the court who can decide whether or not to stay in the Zhu family are not civil servants like Laobutang, so ordinary methods are ineffective. The more the palace shows that it wants to cover up its relationship with the Zhu family, it seems that it has a lot of personal grudges with the Zhu family.
Deeply, it will make people who can decide this matter, such as Queen Mother Zhang and Commander Qian Ning of the Jinyi Guards, feel that Prince Xing's Mansion took the opportunity to protect the Zhu family... The more they will feel that the two sides are covering up each other and there is some connection behind the scenes.
.”
Tang Yin understood the reasoning and nodded, but did not express his position.
"So, Sir, for your suggestion to Prince Xing, try your best to guide it in this direction. If anyone questions it, just say that Prince Xing's Mansion wants to move the Zhu family, but it must be based on the facts. It cannot be protected openly and covertly. Then
This violated the principle of fairness in the actions of Prince Xing. As a result, people with good intentions in the court thought that Prince Xing's government was using this to step on covert protection, which made them suspicious.
"Tell Prince Xing that as long as Prince Xing's Mansion mentions the Zhu family many times in the memorial, it will make people think that Prince Xing's Mansion secretly has frequent contacts with the Zhu family. Once there is suspicion, the value of the Zhu family's stay in Anlu will be lost.
It is an inevitable fate to re-exist and be moved away.”
Zhu Hao told an ordinary plan.
If you don't like my plan of "stepping on the Zhu family", or King Xing doesn't think it's appropriate, then you can suggest to King Xing that you just bring the Zhu family along with you when you present the memorial in the future.
Talk about everything, no matter what. If you talk too much, it will make people feel that they are hiding something, and then the Zhu family will not be far away from being moved away.
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
Tang Yin accepted it calmly.
As long as you can come up with a convincing reason for me, I will do whatever you ask me to do.
Anyway, I think this matter is not a loss.
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Sir, don't you suspect that I have any conspiracy? For example, to plot against you or something?"
Tang Yin sighed with emotion: "I am an old man, if there is anything worthy of your little fox's calculations, it would be my honor. You just have to concentrate on your studies, don't just think about achieving the merits of being a dragon or taking the imperial examination."
The journey is more important than speculation...Don't end up hanging around in Anlu, a small piece of land, and reach the position of chief historian in the palace, and you will waste the wisdom God gave you."
"Hey, thank you for the compliment, Mr. Tang... It's getting late, why don't I treat you to a drink?" Zhu Hao said with a smile. He no longer looked like the scheming little fox before, but more like an innocent one.
child.
"Forget it, I'd better go back to the palace as soon as possible and propose to Prince Xing what you just said. If Prince Xing really left in the past two years... it would be a pity. Even though I entered Prince Xing's palace not long ago, I can still feel the excitement.
The king's ambitions for his family and country are far greater than those of ordinary vassal kings, which is a pity..."
Tang Yin expressed great regret in his words, especially when Zhu Hao analyzed with him that Zhu Youqi might not have two years to live.
Zhu Hao said: "Everyone has his own destiny and cannot force it. We cannot diagnose and treat King Xing's illness. Didn't we say that the imperial doctor will come soon? We will know if we ask the imperial doctor then?"
"Can you...can't cure it?"
Tang Yin looked at Zhu Hao.
It seems that when the plague spread, you were very capable and cured the prince and the princess. Why did you just stand by and watch when King Xing fell ill?
Zhu Hao said: "I don't want to change anything, and I can't bear responsibilities that are beyond my ability. Please don't force me, Mr. Tang."
"oh."
Tang Yin thought about it, and it was the same.
In his opinion, Zhu Hao's treatment of the prince's illness was imposed regardless of whether there were any conditions. The merits of the cure were limited, but the fault was huge. However, Zhu Hao dared to take him there, which showed that he was still certain.
But now we want to treat King Xing?
This is not within the scope of Zhu Hao's responsibilities. Who would do things that are uncertain one after another?
Treating a young man may change his life.
King Xing is an old man who has passed his age. He should have known his destiny when he was in his forties. Why should he force himself to continue his life against the will of heaven? Therefore, even King Xing himself looks down on life and death. Perhaps the only thing he can’t bear to do is not watch his son grow up with his own eyes.
Be an adult.
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