It wasn't until he walked out of the Weiyang Bank's gate and was left with a "gift" that Zhou Changfeng could barely calm down.
In just one cup of tea, he had experienced a complete outrageous thing in this world?
In fact, after being ordered to attend the press conference and after talking with Shen Yu a few days ago, Zhou Changfeng already understood that he would almost inevitably be involved in the whirlpool of political disputes in the Ming Dynasty, and he was more or less aware of it. Mental preparation.
But I never expected that my preparations were far from enough, and I had received too few vaccinations, so that I would encounter such a strange situation.
Regarding this widowed princess, Zhou Changfeng only felt that it was too evil and abnormal. It seemed that she was going to play a big game, but what was her goal?
The political status and role of princesses has not been static since ancient times. Needless to say, the princesses in the Han and Tang Dynasties were very ruthless.
Princess Pingyang was the one who recruited soldiers and horses to build half of the foundation of the Tang Dynasty. Princess Taiping was able to influence the government when she was at her most powerful, and Princess Anle was almost made the crown princess by Emperor Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty.
But later, with the improvement of the political system, the status of princesses since the Song and Ming Dynasties has dropped a lot, and their sense of existence has become less and less. The princesses of the Ming Dynasty no longer even married to those with prominent backgrounds.
But these are things of the past. Nowadays, the constitutional Ming Dynasty allows almost all magical situations to appear due to the compromise between the old and the new and the influence of various ideological trends. Some events are even more outrageous.
For example, today you can see people from the Datong Party giving public speeches, tomorrow you can see people from the Renli Society organizing petitions, and the day after tomorrow you can see people from the Sun and Moon Constitution Association resigning as prefects, etc. These are all normal.
Because of this, Zhou Changfeng has subtly become accustomed to this chaotic and wonderful situation these days.
As a result, it didn't take long for him to accept the true identity of the man behind today's unexpected surprise... or in other words, he became numb.
He speculated that the ambitious widowed princess wanted to seek power, but he found it strange - the emperor was now old and in poor health. If he died, the crown prince would naturally succeed to the throne.
So how can we seize power from the legitimate crown prince? How to evade him?
If the power of Princess Ningyou can reach that level, what use is the princess herself?
Zhou Changfeng didn't think about it carefully, and finally could only vaguely conclude that she probably wanted to have the power to supervise the country, and did not consider the more shocking aspects at all.
The biggest problem now is the unknown. Being in it but not knowing the destination of this "thief ship" or what its route is, this makes Zhou Changfeng a little uneasy.
I am depressed, but I can still live my life, but I have one more big thing on my mind.
But this seems to be good? At least I know who it is, which is better than before.
In fact, Zhu Lingjing really didn't lie to him. She was just doing early planning and preparation at the moment, and she really didn't have a detailed strategy.
In fact, she has always believed that whether you can achieve great things does not depend on the method, but on whether you have enough preparation and accumulation. Although the interlocking and layered power struggles make people feel happy and exciting, it can be said to be very childish.
This kind of armchair strategy is often like nesting dolls, nested layer by layer. However, the uncertainties and risks involved are too great. The more nested, the greater the probability of things going wrong.
All kinds of weird and small-probability events are possible in life, not to mention precise plans?
Each link in this process is an independent event. If the success rate of each link is 95% and the failure rate is 5%, and there are three links nested, then the probability of failure in any one or more of the links is 1 -0.95=14.2%; if another link is nested, it will be as high as 1-0.95=18.5%.
She despises this kind of "beads on a string" strategy. It seems to be exquisite, but in fact it is very easy to disconnect.
The real power struggle should be to determine a general direction, then take the first step boldly and resolutely, and then go all the way, showing off tricks as you go.
The confidence in all this lies in being well prepared, and at the same time being able to find the right time and take advantage of the situation.
But it is still too early. Before that, the right way is to quietly accumulate strength in secret. At that time, Liu Bowen and Zhu Sheng also advised Taizu Emperor Gao to "accumulate grain widely, build walls high, and slowly become king." What?
After returning to the Princess's Mansion, Zhu Lingjing learned good news about a personal matter - after several months of transfer, the bachelor's degree certificate in pathology from Heidelberg University School of Medicine from far away Europe had finally arrived in the mail.
Collecting degree certificates can be said to be one of her major hobbies. Due to her status, she has no worries about food and clothing but has nothing to do. After all, she cannot spend the day and night like the male dignitaries, so it can be said to be very monotonous.
So based on the idea that being idle is worse than finding something to do, she chose to take time out to read to pass the time, and by the way, she could increase her knowledge.
At this time, she would use the pseudonym "Zhu Yu". As for what books to read and what to study, it purely depends on her interest, and it is impossible for her to go to classes and exams in person. Therefore, the usual form is to say hello to the school first, and then she will study on her own at home or ask a professor for private lectures. After completing the required subjects, she will submit a graduation thesis, and the school will issue a degree certificate after approval.
After receiving a bachelor's degree in history from Kunye University at the age of twenty, she has obtained a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Sunchon University and a bachelor's degree in physics from Imperial Gezhi University in the past nine years. However, the latter is a science after all, and it seems that for her Some are too difficult? Therefore, it took more than four years of procrastination to qualify.
Then she studied medicine on a whim, but the process was quite bumpy - although Jinling Medical University was very "aware", the Medical School of Heidelberg University in Germany was always known for its strictness, so although she passed the graduation exam with a low score, My graduation thesis was rejected three times, and it has only been approved today.
In this era when the Internet did not exist, the medical school organized a separate group for her to take exams and papers, and took a train from Berlin for several weeks to come here. For these professors and assistants, they simply regarded this as A free trip to the East.
"Well, it's quite exquisite. Yes, let's just put it here."
In her room, she asked her maid to place it on the wall shelf.
Looking at the rows of degree certificates arranged here, she couldn't help but feel a little proud - there shouldn't be many people who are more knowledgeable than herself in the past, right?
After paying attention for a moment, she asked coldly: "What has the prince been doing these past two days?"
The female officer named Yiyi next to her immediately replied: "It is said that the epidemic in Huguang is serious, and His Royal Highness has changed his schedule and went to Jiujiang instead."
"Epidemic? What epidemic?"
"Your Highness, it seems like a 'water poison'."
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[Unlike us, people in Ming Dynasty used the titles "Bachelor" and "Doctor" interchangeably, Doctor <Master <Bachelor's. Of course, in the book, this only occurs in dialogue. 】
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