In He Lianfang's house, Zhao Yao was playing chess with the owner of the house.
Since meeting He Lianfang, Zhao Yao's chess skills have become more and more sophisticated. Rather than saying that he is playing chess, it is better to say that he is fighting on the chess board. He perfectly applied the tactics He Lianfang gave him to the chess game.
"What do you think about your father's appointment of King Jing as the minister?" After He Lianfang finished speaking, he left his son behind. Now he can't play chess with Zhao Yao as easily as he did a few years ago. As Zhao Yao grows up, it becomes more and more difficult to win against him in chess games.
While Zhao Yao carefully observed the situation on the chess game, he replied perfunctorily: "Sowing discord." After saying that, he dropped a piece.
He Lianfang frowned slightly when she saw Zhao Yao just dropped the ball. She thought for a while before settling on the ball.
"Do you think it will work?"
"Yes." Zhao Yao picked up two chess pieces and rubbed them in his hands, "Actually, if my father doesn't do this, Seventh Brother and the others will also have conflicts with Zhen Guogong and the others. It's just a matter of time."
He Lianfang asked casually: "What do you think the Zhenguo Guild should do?"
"With Duke Zhen's temperament, he will abandon the Queen and Seventh Brother and continue to support the Crown Prince."
"Are you so sure that Duke Zhen Guo will not change his mind and support King Jing's ascension to the throne?" He Lianfang said deliberately, "Compared to the prince, Prince Jing is Duke Zhen Guo's nephew."
"Second uncle, the prince's brother is also the nephew of Duke Zhen."
"Queen Xie is the younger sister of Duke Zhen Guo, and the former Queen is just the concubine of Duke Zhen Guo, so the relationship is one level worse." He Lianfang raised the corners of her lips and said with a half-smile, "Maybe Duke Zhen Guo I changed my mind and supported King Jing and gave up on His Highness the Crown Prince.”
"Second uncle, Duke Zhen Guo is not that stupid. Let's just say how much effort Duke Zhen Guo has invested in the crown prince brother over the years. It would be too much if he gave it up halfway and supported the seventh brother to ascend to the throne. I can't draw anymore." Zhao Yao flicked the chess piece with his thumb, and then reached out to catch the chess piece. "Besides, seventh brother is not as good as the prince brother."
He Lianfang raised the corner of her mouth and asked with an interesting smile: "How do you say that?"
"First of all: Although the seventh brother is closer to Duke Zhenguo by blood than the prince brother, when the prince brother was born, the Great Zhou Dynasty had not yet been established. The emperor and his father often fought abroad. I heard that the late queen often took the prince with her. My brother returned to Xie’s family, and the Xie family often visited the late empress and the prince’s brother,”
Zhao Yao continued: "Brother Prince often went to Xie's house when he was a child. I heard that Duke Zhen personally taught Brother Prince how to read. Brother Prince and Duke Zhen have a very good relationship. This is the first time that Seventh Brother is not as good as Prince Brother’s place.”
He Lianfang raised her eyebrows slightly and asked, "Where's the second one?"
"The seventh brother is not as obedient as the prince brother." After Zhao Yao said this, he sighed softly, "Oh, the prince brother is very obedient to Zhen Guo Gong. He will do whatever Zhen Guo Gong asks him to do. Zhen Guo Gong He won't do anything if he's not told to do it. However, Brother Seven is not only self-righteous, but also arrogant... No, to be precise, he is headstrong and arrogant. He may not always listen to the Duke of Zhen in everything. Maybe, he will also He thinks he is smarter and more capable than the Duke of Zhen."
He Lianfang had not paid much attention to His Highness King Jing, and did not know what kind of person His Highness King Jing was.
"King Jing is a headstrong and conceited person?"
Zhao Yao nodded slightly and said, "Well, Seventh Brother is not only arrogant, but also always looks aloof." In Seventh Brother's eyes, these brothers are all low-born people and are not the same type of people as him. "Brother Seven always thinks he is the smartest among us brothers, but in fact he is the stupidest among us brothers. To be honest, he is not even as good as Brother Ninth." Brother Ninth looks like a straw bag, but in fact Brother Ninth is not as good as he appears on the surface. Looks so stupid. If nothing else, at least Ninth Brother is more self-aware than Seventh Brother.
"How can a person with such high self-esteem like him listen to Duke Zhen Guo's words obediently?" Zhao Yao added, "Seventh brother even wants to prove that he is more capable than Duke Zhen Guo. It's unexpected. The seventh brother is harder to control than the prince brother."
He Lianfang nodded slightly and continued to ask: "What about the third one?"
"Third: The seventh brother is the legitimate son, but he is not the eldest son." There is still a big difference between the legitimate son and the eldest son. "Fourth: The seventh brother has no reputation among ministers and the people, and has no reputation. He is studying. Above, the seventh brother is not as good as the prince brother. The prince brother is somewhat talented. Some of the articles and poems he wrote are very popular and respected by literati. However, the articles and poems written by the seventh brother are far behind those of the prince brother. ”
He Lianfang signaled Zhao Yao to continue.
"Fifth: Brother Qi is a very selfish person. He only considers himself and will not consider other people, not even the Xie family." Zhao Yao threw the chess piece into the air and then reached out to grab it. "To him, the Xie family is just a tool for superiors, and the Xie family must put him first, respect him, and consider him in everything, but he will not do anything for the Xie family."
"Sixth: Brother Seven is not a kind person, nor is he a grateful person. When he comes to power, he may do things to retaliate against the Duke of Zhen and even the entire Xie family."
Hearing this, He Lianfang looked surprised: "Prince Jing is actually such a person?" Among the princes, the most famous and famous ones are His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness King Dai and His Royal Highness King Chu. As for the other princes, there is nothing There is a sense of existence, and the people don't know much about them.
"Seventh brother is such a person. Although seventh brother has not done anything as harmful as third brother, seventh brother..." At this point, Zhao Yao paused, and he thought for a while and said, "Seventh brother Someone who has no empathy.”
"empathy?"
"To put it simply, I can't put myself in other people's shoes and understand them." Zhao Yao said, "You can understand that Qi Ge is a self-centered person."
He Lianfang nodded in understanding: "What else?"
"For a person like Brother Qi, not only will he not get any benefits by supporting him to rise to power, but he will also harm himself." Zhao Yao frowned slightly and said, "If Brother Qi really takes that position, then Da Zhou will be reborn." Make the same mistake as the previous dynasty.”
He Lianfang looked shocked: "Is it so serious?"
"Well, it's so serious, because Brother Qi only cares about himself and doesn't care about others." Zhao Yao said, "He doesn't even look down on us brothers, how could he take the world into his heart? He doesn't care about the untouchables. Their life and death."
"Gong Zhen Guo wants the Xie family to be prosperous and prosperous forever, but he doesn't want to be a sinner of history, let alone destroy the Xie family, so he will never support the seventh brother." Zhen Guo Gong is a good person, he will not Because the seventh brother is his biological nephew, the entire Xie family will support the seventh brother.
"I didn't expect King Jing to be such a person." Because King Jing had no reputation, He Lianfang really didn't pay attention to him. "It seems like the Xie family is going to have internal strife."
"Internal strife?" Zhao Yao let out a disdainful sneer as if he had heard a hugely funny joke, "Second uncle, do you think the Xie family can have internal strife?"
"Do you think the Xie family can't have internal strife?"
"Second uncle, you underestimate the Duke of Zhen. He will not let the Empress and the Seventh Brother tear the Xie family apart." Zhao Yao said with his left hand on his face, "The Empress and the Seventh Brother combined are not the same." The opponent of Duke Zhen."
"So, your father's attempt to sow discord will fail?" He Lianfang was happy to see the emperor defeated.
"It's not considered a failure. Although the Queen and Seventh Brother are no match for Duke Zhen, they will definitely not give up honestly. They will definitely take revenge in the future." Zhao Yao tapped his face lightly with the fingers of his left hand. "With the petty temperament of the Empress and the Seventh Brother, as well as their insidious and vicious methods, they will seize the opportunity to bite the Duke of Zhen and the Crown Prince hard in the future."
"You said they are not as smart as the Duke of Zhen. What can they do?"
"Second uncle, don't underestimate women, especially a woman like the Empress. She will be very ruthless in her revenge." Zhao Yao thought of a sentence and said, "It would be better to have a piece of jade than to be ruined. The Empress has a grudge against the Duke of Zhen Guo. If we don’t help their mother and son, we may not only destroy the Duke of Zhen in the future, but we may also destroy the entire Xie family.”
"According to what you say, the Zhenguo Palace will be destroyed at the hands of the Queen in the future."
"You can't say that, but the Empress will definitely do your father a favor." Zhao Yao suddenly smiled maliciously, "My father's bad temper will make the Empress and Seventh Brother hate Duke Zhen Guo even more."
He Lianfang suddenly asked: "If you were the Duke of Zhenguo, what would you do?"
Zhao Yao was stunned by this question. He thought about it seriously and said, "Actually, the best way is to destroy the Queen and Seventh Brother so that they will not be able to act as monsters in the future. However, the Duke of Zhen Guo should not be able to do anything about it." They were brutal."
He Lianfang stared straight at Zhao Yao: "What about you, will you be able to get rid of them?"
Zhao Yao shook his head honestly and said, "I will not get rid of them ruthlessly."
Hearing what Zhao Yao said, a light of unknown meaning flashed across He Lianfang's eyes.
"But." Hearing Zhao Yao say "but" again, He Lianfang's eyes flashed with surprise. He raised his eyes to look at Zhao Yao and heard him continue, "I will make them not pose a threat to me."
This answer brought a faint smile to He Lianfang's eyes, and he asked: "What will you do, depose the Queen and King Jing?"
"You cannot abolish the queen, otherwise there will be a new queen, which is not a good thing for the Xie family." Zhao Yao thought from the perspective of the Duke of Zhen, "The queen must be from the Xie family, and cannot be replaced by someone else. I I will make the Queen and King Jing obey my words and not dare to resist me again."
He Lianfang asked curiously: "How do you make the Queen and Prince Jing obey your words and not dare to resist you again?"
"Second uncle, if you can't beat the snake, just take advantage of the queen's affairs." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "I will arrange for my people to be around the queen and King Jing. If there is any trouble with them, , I will know as soon as possible. If the queen and King Jing are still disobedient, then destroy them, and then I will support Concubine Ying to be the queen."
"It's a good idea." He Lianfang was quite satisfied with Zhao Yao's answer.
"Actually, it is not difficult to destroy the Empress and Seventh Brother by the means of Zhen Guogong. However, the Empress is his biological sister and his only sister. He cannot bring himself to destroy the Empress." Zhao Yao said firmly. He said, "Just wait and see, if something happens to the Duke's Mansion in the future, the Empress and Seventh Brother will help our father a lot."
There is one more update, I will try to update it before twelve o'clock.
