Li Qi was not disgusted with Lian Shaohua, but felt a little sympathy for him.
Now that he is leaving, Li Qi is really reluctant to leave.
"Brother Lian left Kyoto this time. I think we will meet again in the future. I don't know when." Li Qi sighed.
Lian Shaohua picked up a glass of wine, took a sip, smiled and said nothing.
Seeing this expression, Li Qi knew that it seemed that this guy didn't want to see him anymore.
"Since Brother Lian is leaving, can you ask me a few questions?" Li Qi said.
Lian Shaohua said: "Brother Li, if you have any questions, I will answer them tonight."
"I wonder what Brother Lian thinks of the third prince?" Li Qi asked.
Lian Shaohua smiled and said, "Brother Li, what kind of person do you think the third prince is?"
Li Qi thought to himself: Grandma, I'm asking you this, why did you ask me?
If I knew the Third Prince, would I still ask you?
Li Qi smiled and said: "I have only heard of him so far. As for what the third prince looks like, I have never seen him."
Lian Shaohua said: "If I have to evaluate it, there are only four words..."
"I don't know those four words?" Li Qi asked.
“Unique.”
"Unique?"
Lian Shaohua nodded and said, "Yes, you will know after you meet the third prince."
Seeing that Lian Shaohua didn't want to say more, Li Qi didn't ask any more questions, but said: "The purpose of the third prince's return to Beijing this time is very clear... I wonder what brother Lian thinks of the third prince and the prince?"
Lian Shaohua smiled and said, "Brother Li, do you want to discuss state affairs with me tonight?"
"Brother Lian, you are about to leave. Don't you want to talk about these things? You are the number one talent in the Tianji Ranking. Naturally, I have to ask your opinion on these matters." Li Qi said.
Lian Shaohua put down his wine glass and said with a smile: "Since Brother Li asked, I will tell you my opinion."
Lian Shaohua paused and said: "Now that the emperor's health is getting worse day by day, the battle for the throne will also start in the next two years. Now that the third prince has just returned to Beijing, his foundation must be unstable. If I were him, the first thing I would do is
Establish a foothold in the capital... and the prince has lived in the capital for a long time. In addition to being assisted by Concubine Dou, he also has the support of three ministries. More importantly, 70 to 80% of the officials in Kyoto are on the side of the prince.
To be honest, the third prince has little chance of winning in competing with the prince for the throne."
Li Qidao: "Oh? But the third prince has the Xuanyuan Army, but the prince has no support in the army."
Lian Shaohua said with a smile: "Brother Li, what do you think this army is used for in the fight for the right to inherit the throne?"
"Huh?" Li Qi frowned.
"Is it possible that the third prince and the crown prince are going to fight against each other? Even if they want to, will the emperor allow it?" Lian Shaohua said with a smile, "So having said that, this fight is just an internal fight. And the reason for this fight is
Win or lose, all depends on one person, and that is the current emperor."
Li Qidao: "The third prince has little chance of winning. As long as the prince's side solidifies its foundation, doesn't it mean that the throne belongs to him?"
Lian Shaohua smiled and said: "Brother Li, it seems that you don't understand these things in the court as well as I do."
Damn it, I've never been an official before, so I can see clearly.
"Let me ask you, what is the emperor's purpose in calling the third prince back to the capital?" Lian Shaohua said.
Li Qi shook his head.
Lian Shaohua continued: "There are three reasons. The First Emperor's health is declining day by day. As his once-favored child, the Third Prince is naturally afraid that if he has any shortcomings, the Third Prince will still be able to stay by his side."
"Secondly, the prince's inaction in recent years has caused the emperor to have some dissatisfaction. He called the third prince back just to put pressure on the prince and see if his son can do it."
"Third, the emperor wants to prevent someone in the court from doing something secretly when he is critically ill."
After listening to this, Li Qi blinked twice. His reputation as the most talented person in the world was indeed well deserved.
"Brother Lian's analysis is indeed spot on... I have another question. I would like to ask you, what should I do if I want to survive this fight?" Li Qi asked.
Lian Shaohua laughed loudly: "Brother Li, Brother Li! I knew you would ask this, but it's a pity that I can't answer your question. Once you are involved in this vortex, how easy is it to stay alone?"
"What if I run away?" Li Qi asked.
Lian Shaohua was startled: "Run away?"
"Yes, run to a foreign country."
Lian Shaohua smiled and shook his head, stared at Li Qisi for a moment and said, "It's impossible."
"Why?"
Lian Shaohua said word for word: "Because, Brother Li, you will not choose to run away."
Li Qi was startled, and his heart trembled suddenly.
Although he thought about running away every time, in his subconscious mind, he never thought about running away.
It's just that he has always been giving himself a kind of comfort and finding a reliable escape route for himself.
What is the purpose of finding a way out? It is nothing more than failing at one thing and there is still a way out.
So Li Qi didn't think about retreating from the beginning, but wanted to participate in this matter.
"Brother Li, although we don't have much contact, I can see that you have great ambitions. There is a kind of arrogance in you, as if you don't take anyone in the world seriously..." Lian Shaohua said with a smile,
"Including the current emperor."
Li Qi was startled: "Brother Lian is really good at joking."
"I'm usually pretty good at judging people. I've met a lot of people, but I can't find anyone like Brother Li in the whole of Great Xia." Lian Shaohua took a sip of wine and said, "With Brother Li's knowledge, actually,
You shouldn’t ask me those questions just now, don’t you already have the answers in your own mind?”
Li Qi fell into silence. In fact, Lian Shaohua was right, and he did have the answer in his heart.
He felt that as a person who had traveled through time in modern times, as long as he assisted the prince, he would surely ascend to the throne.
This is not a huge exaggeration, but he has already simulated several scenarios.
When he returned to Beijing this time, he brought back the smallpox virus in a medicine bottle.
This is mainly a guarantee.
He was thinking that if it didn't work out, he would spread the smallpox virus and plant cowpox on anyone on the prince's side, leaving the third prince's side alone.
Although this method is a bit crude, it is the most effective method.
Whoever masters cowpox can rule the world.
In this day and age, this is really no exaggeration.
In addition to this method, Li Qi also simulated several methods, such as assassination, poisoning, instigating rebellion...
It can be said that he summarized all the methods he had seen in TV series.
As the saying goes, have you never eaten pork and seen a pig run?
These were his confidence, but after returning to Beijing, he was furious when he saw the prince obsessed with beauty.