Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

In the lobby of the front yard of the General's Mansion.

After the four people came over, Gu Chan prepared to say goodbye to Zuo Wangfeng and his son, and took Yuan Jie back to help her improve her strength in order to cope with the fighting seven days later.

Zuo Wangfeng reached out and pulled her back, saying, "Let Yuan Jie go to Prince Chan's Mansion first. You stay and go to the study with us. I have something to discuss with you."

"Father-in-law, I helped you put out the fire in your backyard. Please don't make things difficult for me anymore!" Gu Chan said with a faint smile.

She hasn't even dealt with her own affairs yet, so naturally she doesn't want to get involved in the mess at the General's Mansion.

Zuo Yun persuaded, "It's definitely a good idea for you to stay and talk. Now that you have established yourself in Kyoto, there are many things you don't understand. It won't do you any harm to learn more about them now."

"This..." Gu Chan was speechless.

After thinking about it carefully, she felt that there was nothing wrong with what Zuo Yun said.

At the beginning, she had not established a firm foothold in Kyoto, so she did not dare to understand the big things behind Kyoto. Now, she has married Zuo Xin and become the general's son-in-law, and has taken over the Ministry of War. She has also cooperated with Zuo Yun to start underwater fishing, and later she can cooperate with some wealthy businessmen in Kyoto to sell wine.

Then whether it is status, strength, or ways to make money, you have it all, which means you have gained a firm foothold.

Thinking of this, Gu Chan did not refuse again, and turned to Yuan Jie and said, "Then you go back and wait for me, and by the way, help Zuo Xin deal with the dogs under the prince."

"Yes, master." Yuan Jie said respectfully.

After saying that, she left first and rushed to Prince Chan's Mansion to help Zuo Xin.

Gu Chan followed Zuo Wangfeng and his son to the study room at the back.

After the three of them arrived at the study, they locked the door from the inside, and then sat down in a triangle to have a secret conversation.

Zuo Wangfeng said with a serious face, "Gu Chan, do you know why the Crown Prince doesn't dare to quickly hold the coronation ceremony and ascend the throne?"

"Didn't they say before that the Imperial Master felt that the day was not right, so the coronation ceremony was moved to Kowloon Star Chasing Day half a month later?" Gu Chan said with his hands spread out.

"No, this is just an excuse they made up. The real reason is that all the forces in Kyoto are still in a state of separatism. The prince cannot take down these forces, and there is no way he can sit on the throne smoothly." Zuo Wangfeng said in a deep voice.

Gu Chan nodded repeatedly after listening.

Zuo Yun added, "I didn't tell you this before because you and we are not a family, so I didn't dare to tell you easily, but now you can tell you boldly without any worries."

"Aren't you afraid that I'm not truly on the side of the prince, but instead want to stab you in the back?" Gu Chan said in a joking tone.

"Nonsense, you are not really on the side of the prince, we all know that. We choose to believe you because we think you have the ability to compete with the prince. We, the Zuo family, also need to prepare a retreat for ourselves, and you are our retreat." Zuo Yun said with a sneer.

Gu Chan nodded in relief, only then did she realize that this father and son were much more shrewd than she had imagined.

On the surface, they sided with the prince, but in reality, they could not see that the prince was unpopular and had to find a suitable way out for himself.

After understanding this, Gu Chan's worries disappeared, and she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Okay, if you think so, then I can rest assured."

"Then listen carefully. There are six forces in Kyoto now. The first is the princes and princesses; the second is the Tianji Pavilion; the third is the three kings of Kyoto; the fourth is the Kyoto Camp; the fifth is the six ministries of Kyoto; and the sixth is the Yin-Yang Sect of the Imperial Master's Mansion. The prince now only has the Kyoto Camp and the Yin-Yang Sect of the Imperial Master's Mansion in his hands, so there are still four forces that he cannot deal with. This is also the most direct reason why he imprisoned the princes and princesses first and was eager to take over the six ministries of Kyoto." Zuo Wangfeng explained.

Gu Chan frowned and said, "I understand. Among the remaining four forces, only the six ministries in Kyoto are the easiest to take down, so he picked the weak ones first. As a result, the six princes who control the six ministries were unwilling to give him the orders of the various ministries. That's why he wanted to use me to contain the six princes."

"Yes, you are right. The Third Prince is smart and saw through the Crown Prince's trick in advance. He took the initiative to find you and gave you the order of the Ministry of War. But now the order has disappeared, which disrupted the Crown Prince's plan. Otherwise, he would have already started to take action against other departments." Zuo Wangfeng said solemnly.

Gu Chan laughed and was very happy.

If she hadn't been smart and sent Mo Qilin and Jiaolong to sneak into the palace, beat Yan Li up, and steal the military order, the other five departments would have been killed by the prince long ago.

So in this case, she did a good thing and slowed down the prince's progress in attacking the six ministries. It is no wonder why the fifth prince was willing to find him.

Since the six ministries are all hot potatoes to the six princes, they might as well throw out the hot potatoes and let Gu Chan fight with the crown prince. Wouldn't it be fun for them to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between the two tigers?

Thinking of this, Gu Chan smiled evilly and said, "So what exactly do you mean by telling me all this today?"

"Gu Chan, haven't you realized yet? Now that you have the strength to compete with the prince, instead of playing around with multiple forces, you might as well be more open and directly take into your hands all the forces you can. Only then will you have the capital to look down on others in Kyoto in the future. Otherwise, once you are finished one day, Xin'er and my Zuo family will be implicated." Zuo Wangfeng said earnestly.

The smile on Gu Chan's face disappeared, and she fell into silence.

Zuo Wangfeng struck while the iron was hot and said, "I not only have to take care of my own daughter, but also the entire Zuo family. If I don't side with you, I'm afraid my Zuo family will have a hard time in the future."

"Gu Chan, Dad's meaning is very clear. While he is helping the prince, he will also help you. The Zuo family will then choose between you and the prince. If you are not strong enough, when the time comes, don't blame my Zuo family for turning their backs on you and abandoning you." Zuo Yun said in a deep voice.

Gu Chan's heart was pounding as she heard this, realizing the importance of the situation.

From now on, she probably can't be as carefree as before, she must work hard to make herself stronger, otherwise, as the father and son said, if she falls one day, it will be extremely difficult for her to make a comeback.

Zuo Wangfeng reached out and patted Gu Chan on the shoulder and said, "Today's confidential talk ends here. I have already explained everything I need to say. Go back and think about it carefully. What to do in the future is all up to you."

"Okay, father-in-law, thank you for your advice. I will think about it carefully when I get back." Gu Chan stood up, clasped his fists and bowed respectfully.

After saying that, she immediately turned and left.

Zuo Wangfeng and Zuo Yun looked at each other, and both father and son had solemn expressions on their faces.