The rebirth of Jiangshan is hired

"I never knew that His Highness has thought so far."

After bidding farewell to Guan Tiantai and his brothers, Su Tu and He went back to pack up their things and prepare for a long journey, so they parted ways.Accompanied by his highness all the way back to the city, Mu Qiu couldn't help sighing softly, then shook his head and said with a smile: "Although your highness doesn't focus on the details, he is very far-sighted. The aura that one should have."

"I can just say a few words - in fact, we all know these things, but some people take it to heart, and some people don't want to take it seriously."

Song Zichen has never been shy at all in normal times, but this time he could not help but blushed when he praised him, coughed lightly, touched the bridge of his nose and said: "The things we learned back then, the so-called 'tiger breeding', The so-called "how can other people sleep soundly on the side of the couch" is actually talking about this truth. In fact, Song Zichen will not understand it, but he doesn't want to care about it, and he can't care about it. For him, the only thing that needs to be prioritized is How can we seize the throne, for this purpose, he even did not hesitate to shake the foundation of my dynasty, and did not hesitate to lure wolves into the house..."

"Some people always think they can control the situation, but they often get burned in the end."

Mu Qiu nodded approvingly, sighed warmly, pinched Beiming's horse's belly lightly twice, and said in a thoughtful and slow voice: "If your highness can find a way to tell the emperor these words, the emperor will wait for your highness." It's definitely not the attitude now..."

"My words are just my own thoughts, and my father probably understands it in my heart, so I don't need to bother to remind my father, right?"

Song Zichen has not been favored since he was a child. In his heart, the lofty father is always dignified and alienated. Before leaving, he was encouraged by Mu Qiu to foster his son in his father's palace. It took several rehearsals at home before I dared to talk to my father.At this time, when he heard that he wanted to tell his father again, his momentum could not help but weaken, and he replied in a low voice with a guilty conscience.

"Your Highness is wrong to think like this—whether you want to tell the emperor something or not, and whether the emperor has any idea in his heart are two different things."

Mu Qiu shook his head, and said patiently and slowly: "Your Highness, you must know that the emperor has gradually passed from the prime of life to old age, and it is just the juncture when you need to consider the princes. It is like when the emperor was studying in the palace. The prince’s knowledge is the same, in fact, it’s not that the emperor doesn’t know those things, the reason why he wants to teach him specially is to know how much his highness has learned, how far his highness has learned, how deep his thoughts are…”

"I understand this, but sometimes I can't help but feel that - since my father already knew about those things, if I go to say it specifically, it means that Guan Gong is selling big knives in front of the gate."

Song Zichen rubbed the back of his head, shook his head helplessly and smiled, then sighed softly and said, "Sometimes I often feel that the father actually knows everything and can see through everything. But he just let The few of us are fighting to the death, just like boiling hounds, the last one that survives counts, and nothing else matters..."

"Your Highness, don't forget—no situation is foolproof. Even if you are sure of a game, there will always be a chess piece that is out of control and may suddenly turn over."

Mu Qiu replied softly, some complex lights flashed in his eyes, and he paused for a moment before saying: "Although I don't know how everything happened in His Highness's previous life, I can at least be sure—— The ending mentioned is definitely not the one that the emperor expected..."

"why?"

Song Zichen couldn't help but frowned, and asked puzzledly: "Although I haven't paid close attention to it, in my impression, Father still likes Song Zixuan very much, and he has praised him in public many times, and he is even the first A king who opened a mansion, even the two princes in front of him did not receive such treatment. How could he not be what the emperor expected when he won the throne?"

"Now that the emperor is in the position, what has to be considered is not as simple as liking that son, but how to balance the court and officialdom, how to control the struggle between the princes, and keep everything firmly in his hands."

Mu Qiu shook his head lightly, and said with a helpless smile: "Now all the princes are vying for the crown prince's position. Some of them are unscrupulous, some are secretly gathering momentum, and some have already started to snatch it with real knives and guns. Now Although the current situation is dominated by the three princes, it is still far away from a foregone conclusion - which prince is the emperor's favorite at this time, in fact, he has put that prince on the cusp of the storm and become the target of public criticism. Perhaps the emperor himself I didn't have such a thought, but the emperor definitely didn't want the third prince in his heart, so he subconsciously made compensations to the third prince..."

"Although I haven't thought about it carefully, but when you say it like this, I think it really makes sense."

Song Zichen nodded thoughtfully, pondered for a moment before feeling discouraged and said, "But I still can't figure out exactly what father is thinking... In my previous life, I was so stupid that I couldn't help it. I just focus on doing things for Song Zixuan, and never think about these things..."

"This is not His Highness's fault. Since I accompanied His Highness, but failed to remind His Highness of these things, I am also responsible."

Mu Qiu shook his head, stopped Song Zichen's subconscious explanation, smiled and said softly: "The past is over, and it doesn't make sense for us to fight like this. Your Highness really doesn't have to be too persistent. In fact, apart from His Highness In addition, no one has ever experienced the life His Highness experienced, so His Highness already has a lot of advantages over others, so don't be too greedy—and based on what we know now, it is actually already You can more or less infer what the emperor thinks."

"Is this possible? I'm still confused——Mu Qiu, you'd better not test me, it's better for you to explain it to me."

Song Zichen raised his eyebrows in surprise, then smiled helplessly and shook his head.Mu Qiu couldn't help but nodded patiently, and said in a slow voice: "Your Highness once told me that when the emperor died, it was very strange, and he was quite caught off guard—was it because of the emperor's physical condition at that time?" Still healthy, or at least not going to die immediately?"

"That's right. Actually, we went to pay respects to Emperor Father the day before. At that time, Emperor Father was still in good spirits, and he deliberately left some of us princes alone to talk—maybe I was so disappointed by Emperor Father at that time, so When it was my turn, my father was silent for a while, shook my head and sighed, and told me to do it myself. I remember very clearly that the last person my father called was Song Zixuan. The two talked for a long time. I wanted to find him that night. He discussed the matter after the discussion, but waited until dark at the gate of the palace, and finally saw him coming out of the palace..."

"After coming out, did the Third Prince say anything to His Highness?"

Mu Qiu's eyes couldn't help moving slightly, and after a moment of pondering, he asked another question.Song Zixuan frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "He didn't say it clearly, but he gave me some hints in his words, that is, the father already wants him to inherit the great line."

"That's it - according to the third prince's disposition, if the emperor really said that at that time, the third prince would have kept silent about this matter, and no one would ask anyone to tell what the emperor said."

Mu Qiu nodded, then paused for a moment before saying again: "If I'm not wrong, the emperor summoned the third prince at that time, probably to tell him a very important matter, and the importance of this matter, It was probably enough to decide that the third prince would not be able to inherit the throne no matter what—it was this conversation that prompted the third prince to make up his mind to murder the emperor. Because he had to call the emperor before the emperor confirmed the real candidate for the crown prince. Never had a chance to speak again."

"Father was murdered by him, and I did think of this matter when I was dying in my previous life—after all, father couldn't have gone so coincidentally, and he didn't even have a half-sentence edict, but he seemed to have been prepared for it." Yes, not only quickly controlled our princes, but also took away the military power in my hands by means of thunder, and before I could react, they threw me into the sky prison."

Song Zichen frowned, and nodded thoughtfully, but he still felt a little puzzled: "But—isn't being an emperor better than anyone else? With Song Zixuan's heart and wrist, although he is not a benevolent monarch, he may not be a wise one. Father If the emperor doesn't ask him to be the crown prince, who can he ask to be the crown prince?"

"As long as there are no accidents to the father, the third prince is doomed to be unable to inherit the great line - I will explain the cause and effect to the Highness at an appropriate time in the future, and now His Highness just needs to keep this in mind."

Mu Qiu responded slowly, the tone so decisive that Song Zichen couldn't help being slightly stunned, but still nodded lightly, and didn't ask further: "I remember—so I must guard my father before the dust settles." Emperor, because only Father Emperor can really control him, right?"

"Your Highness has indeed made great progress."

Mu Qiu nodded, with a hint of admiration in his eyes: "As for which prince the emperor prefers—maybe the emperor still has no conclusion in his heart, or even in the past lives that his highness experienced, the emperor didn't have time to have one in his heart." The idea of ​​being sure. Because the power of the third prince is too strong and the momentum is too strong these years, the other princes have been suppressed by him. So as long as the emperor does not have any accidents, the next one to be unlucky will probably be the third prince. "

"You mean—father is planning to suppress Song Zixuan, let's see which of our other brothers is stronger?"

Song Zichen asked subconsciously, and when he saw Mu Qiu nodding, he couldn't help but patted his head with a smile: "It seems that I have indeed made some progress——Mu Qiu, thanks to your good teaching, otherwise I wouldn't even It’s all unimaginable.”

"Your Highness is very smart, but he doesn't want to think too much about it."

Mu Qiu smiled and shook his head, and then said after a moment of pondering: "If I'm not wrong, His Highness is still at the bottom of the emperor's heart, and with the relationship between His Highness and the third prince, I'm afraid that the road below may not be so smooth, and it may even be deliberately lifted up by the emperor to fight with the third prince and clear the way for the other princes—His Highness must be prepared for this in his heart, and don't wait until the time comes. Disorderly."

"Don't worry, I still have this preparation."

Song Zichen nodded, replied with a wry smile, then shook his head and sighed softly, "I know Father doesn't like me, so I don't have any unrealistic expectations of Father—if Father really It's not a bad thing to be willing to use me to deal with Song Zixuan. There is still a chance for everything, as long as I can seize this opportunity, how can I say that this is not my first step?"