Four hundred and forty-nine chapters uncharacteristically in the meaning
Of course, the fact that Empress Dowager Cisheng openly threatened Duke Wei with the salt case was just Li You's malicious speculation. Empress Dowager Qian was not the idiot Qian Guojiu just now, how could she be as straightforward and rough as a robber and bandit.
In fact, for characters at this level, unless they are as weird as Qian Guoshu, many things can be understood by each other without having to say anything.
As long as Empress Dowager Qian sent Wei Guogong's younger brother back to Nanjing and used a strong command tone to ask Wei Guogong to go to the capital to participate in the political affairs of the nobles, then Wei Guogong would naturally not care about the specific words. He would be able to figure it out just from the Queen Mother's tough tone.
She has to make up for a lot of things. For example, she only has the salt case as a handle recently. Will the Queen Mother use the salt case to repair herself?
This is the instinct shared by many high-level people. Anyone who does not have the ability to think things over should be eliminated. Li You is suspicious and thoughtful, and is good at making malicious speculations about others, which is actually a manifestation of this instinct.
So strictly speaking, Empress Dowager Qian will not threaten Duke Wei, nor will Duke Wei feel threatened, but he will take the initiative to avoid this possibility. This is to maintain harmony and express his attitude without breaking his face.
The realm of mutual communication.
Why did the Empress Dowager Cisheng want Duke Wei to participate? Li You didn't have to think about it. As the head of the honorary clan and the Duke of Nanjing, he naturally had great appeal and influence, and was very important in promoting the discussion of politics among distinguished honorees.
It is of great benefit and can also share the pressure of Queen Mother Qian herself.
Jin Wanwan seemed to be moved by Prince Xu, and promised: "Is it possible that the Duke does not want to go to the capital, but is worried about being caught and blackmailed? But don't worry, there will be no problem here, and there will not be any clues pointing to Duke Wei."
When Li You heard this, he immediately glared at his father-in-law. Don't interrupt if you don't understand! He quickly said something to make up for it: "What you said is wrong. People who have no long-term worries must have immediate worries. Regardless of whether the Duke is going or not, eliminate the cause of trouble.
It’s always right.”
Jin Wanwan then realized that he had said the wrong thing again.
A handle like the Salt Case can be caught by Empress Dowager Qian or by others. If Wei Guogong does not want to go to the capital, others can use the handle to blackmail him; if Wei Guogong wants to go to the capital to participate in this turmoil, then others can
You can take the handle and blackmail him into staying away from right and wrong.
Therefore, no matter what choice Wei Guogong makes, he must first solve his worries. Otherwise, in the turmoil, he will not be able to achieve anything at all, but will get into trouble.
If you want to blame it, you have to blame Wei Guogong and Nanjing Defense Minister for being too eye-catching. No one will forget him. He can't pretend to be low-key even if he wants to. This is the helplessness of being in a high position.
Without further ado, Prince Xu happily said to Jin Wanwan after hearing Jin Wanwan’s promise: “Thank you so much for your righteousness, regardless of past grudges!”
Li You made another insinuation and said: "This little trick actually won't hurt your family at all. It might be a bit troublesome if the interested person is the Queen Mother. But it won't make the dignified Duke become so nervous. Listen.
What do you mean, the Duke is still going to the capital?"
Prince Xu sighed and was speechless for a long time, "I also asked my father. He said that my family has been a free and easy-going prince for generations, so why bother to work in the temple? You must know that the situation is dangerous, and my family is already the Duke of the country. There is no promotion and no reward.
, what can you get after working hard?”
"But my father said that although my family has become extremely popular, it seems that we will never gain anything. However, although we will gain nothing, we may lose a lot. The Queen Mother of the Lord, who is in power, calls my family to come forward. If my family comes forward,
If you refuse or disobey, the consequences are indeed unpredictable. How does my family compare with the vassal? How does the Queen Mother compare with the Prime Minister? When Zhang Jiangling was the regent, she was able to deal with the King of Liao, but the Queen Mother Bingzheng was unable to deal with the Duke of Wei? "
Li You was speechless. Wei Guogong's thoughts cannot be wrong. He was very aware of danger in times of peace. This is quite rare in the current peaceful and prosperous age. But the prince's conversation tonight was quite candid...
After Jin Wanwan was glared at by his son-in-law, he stopped talking. After hearing Prince Xu's own account, he thought with sadness that a person's position is often not chosen by oneself, but forced into it. He is
In this way, I didn’t expect that even the Duke of the country would sometimes have no control over his actions.
Li You asked the prince again: "What is your relationship with Uncle Qian Guo? I think you two are very good friends. Do you want to contact the Holy Lord Queen Mother through him?"
Xu Shizi almost answered every question, "Yes, since my father has decided to rush to the capital to assist the Queen Mother after the Emperor visits Nanjing. So when I come to greet him, I naturally want to get close to Qian Guojiu. If I have offended you inadvertently,
Please don’t worry about it.”
For a while, the guests and hosts were enjoying themselves, chatting and laughing, and finally Jin Wanwan and Li You bid farewell to the Crown Prince of Wei in the gentle evening breeze.
Jin Guozhang felt relieved and said: "I didn't expect the prince to be so humble, kind and approachable. He could settle a matter on his mind. It would be nice to have one less potential powerful enemy."
Li You stared at the back of the Crown Prince of Wei, as if he had not heard his father-in-law's emotion. When he came to his senses, he turned back to Jin Baiwan and said, "Why are you so sincere?"
"Looking at it, I really can't tell it looks like a fake."
Li You sneered and said: "According to my observation during the day, the prince is an arrogant person. Do you think he looks like him tonight?"
Jin Wanwan was very surprised, "It really doesn't look like it. But when it comes to this, I also remember it. Although I have never met him before, I have had many dealings with people from the Duke's Mansion. It is rumored that the Crown Prince is indeed arrogant. I
It’s just that the rumors are wrong.”
Li You nodded and said: "That's right. The contrast between before and after is so big. It means that he was out of character tonight and did it on purpose."
"If that's true, it's unbelievable that it's so well covered up." Jin Wanwan sighed.
Li You calmly analyzed: "If you are really arrogant by nature, then when you pretend to be humble against your will, and want to cover up your true nature, you can't completely cover it up no matter what, let alone to the extent that the prince is tonight. On the other hand,
Since he concealed his arrogance so perfectly, it shows that he made such a humble gesture very voluntarily."
"Why can a person with enough arrogance proactively and voluntarily pretend to be humble when we don't put huge pressure on him? That only shows that there is a deeper level of arrogance supporting him. In other words
, The Crown Prince feels that this is a strategy that is worth being proud of, and being able to play with us in a pretentious manner can satisfy his pride that the strategy will succeed."
"We just said that Qian Guojiu thinks too highly of himself. He is so self-righteous that he cannot discern the real situation. And the prince thinks too highly of himself to another extent? He is so high that he treats us all as fools and lets him pretend.
Deceiving and playing around.”
Jin Wanwan was dumbfounded. How could his son-in-law give such a detailed analysis in a lengthy speech just because of the humility of the Crown Prince?
He couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of his heart: "I suddenly felt that you are also such a person. You often treat others as fools, so you can empathize with others and feel similar thoughts. I think this is the only reason."
"What does it mean for me to treat others as fools? Many people are fools to begin with, and it is right to treat them as fools, but for smart people, you must not treat them as fools. The prince is guilty of this!" Li You corrected Jin Bai carefully.
Wan's statement also concluded: "When you are polite to others, you must have something to ask for. I think that when you are polite to others, you must have some plans. Underneath the surface humility and frankness, I don't know what is going on."
Jin Wanwan concluded: "Maybe the Crown Prince's purpose is to reconcile with us, which will be beneficial to both parties. This is what he pursues in his heart, so he can sacrifice himself and lower his profile."
Once someone's quality is completely denied, many things must be overturned and deconstructed again. Li You thought about what happened tonight and questioned: "The prince kept saying that Qian Guojiu brought him here, but now I
I wonder if the opposite is true and he was the one who instigated Qian Guojiu to come here? The more I think about it, the more likely it is that someone like Qian Guojiu would probably lose track of what is going on if he is instigated by a few words."
"Why? This is really unnecessary."
"Why is this unnecessary? The prince knows that we have the ability to send people into the palace to become concubines, but he is not sure how powerful we are. If it were me, I would also try to test it. Uncle Qian Guo coaxed us to play this role. The prince can pass
Our attitude towards Qian Guojiu is to test the strength behind us, see clearly how confident and trump card we are, and then decide on countermeasures. The contempt I just expressed towards Qian Guojiu may have made him see something, so he did not dare
Only when you use force will you show a scene of pretending to be humble."
Before Jin Wanwan could figure it out, Li You asked a new question, "Who knows if Duke Wei is really helpless? Maybe Duke Wei wanted to taste the power of the temple, so he hit it off with the Queen Mother and specially sent his son
Come here to play tricks and eliminate hidden dangers and troubles."
Jin Wanwan really felt that he couldn't keep up with Li You's train of thought. He yawned and said half-heartedly, "I'm tired and need to take a rest, so I won't talk to you anymore. If I continue to talk to you, I'll become completely confused."
It's going to be complete chaos. By the way, I still have a question, why was the 50,000-yin nest fund given to Marquis Xinning, but Qian An couldn't get it? Logically speaking, the eldest brother already had a title, so the hereditary nest fund was given to him.
The second brother seems fair."
As for the tactics of strategizing, Li You was already familiar with it. He opened his mouth and replied without thinking: "Fifty thousand nests are enough to create a new general merchant. It is a huge industry. How can it not make people jealous? It is impossible to have no strength."
Can't keep it.
The Marquis of Xinning is a hereditary marquis, so he can naturally keep the 50,000-ton property. Qian An does not even have a hereditary title, and he is not a member of the serious Huizhou salt merchants. His popularity and character are very poor. Therefore, he has no power.
The foundation is cited by the Waiwuxiang Party. It will be damned if it can be defended.
If the nest is given to Qian An, it would be fine when the Queen Mother is still alive. A hundred years later, the Queen Mother will definitely be eaten up by others. Rather than that, it is better to give it to Xinning Marquis, or at least stay in the Qian family."
Jin Wanwan was so impressed that he went back to his room to sleep.
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