Liu Mingzhi looked at Wen Renzheng respectfully with a stern expression: "Student is stupid, please ask the teacher for advice."
Wen Renzheng sighed and stood up with his hands behind his back: "Let's hang out with this old man!"
"Yes, please, mentor!"
The lights in the courtyard were bright, and Liu Mingzhi also gave up his plan to pick up a lantern and followed Wen Renzheng out of the study.
"Aren't you curious why no one wants to win over you, a famous person in front of the emperor?"
Liu Mingzhi pondered for a while: "Could it be that my official position is too low and I'm not worth winning over? Apart from this, I can't think of anything else."
"Oh, young man. Since you entered the dynasty, you have saved food and silver for the national treasury. Your ability to make money has won the praise of Jiang Yuanming, the Minister of Household Affairs. However, your reputation as a Confucian commander in the Jin Dynasty is so great that you can't compete with Yingzhou. The generals of the Six Guards are not inferior in comparison. Although such a person is in a humble position now, he will definitely be the pillar of the court in the future. If we don't win over him now, it will be impossible to win over him in the future!"
"It's better to provide help in times of need than to add icing on the cake?"
"That's right. Don't you think it's strange that you, a man of great influence, don't have anyone to win over you? Especially the princes and their highnesses who are eager for the support of officials!"
Liu Mingzhi clasped the ring in his hand and pondered, carefully recalling every conversation he had with Wen Renzheng.
After a long time, Liu Mingzhi looked at Wen Renzheng curiously: "Old man, am I a civil servant or a military officer now?"
Wen Renzheng smiled indifferently and looked sideways at Liu Mingzhi without concealing the approval in his eyes: "You finally understand. Not only are you hesitant, but the civil and military officials are also hesitant. Are you a civil official or a military attache? They are also waiting to see. Civil and military officers are also hesitant. Although we don’t separate the families, we don’t deal with them either, especially the intrigues between the court and the court. For a young talent like you, no matter who you fall on, you will be each other’s enemy.”
Liu Mingzhi nodded understandingly and sighed helplessly: "Is this the way to weigh things?"
"No, this is called the Emperor's Mind Technique. Boy, look at what it is?"
Wen Renzheng was standing in the corridor and suddenly stopped and pointed at the moon in the sky and asked.
Liu Mingzhi was stunned: "The moon!"
"Where around the moon?"
"Stars!"
"What is the difference between the moon and the stars in the sky?"
Liu Mingzhi pondered about the bright starry sky of the prince and seemed to understand what Wen Renzheng meant and said softly: "The moon is brighter and lonelier than the stars in the sky. Although the moon is vast and bright, there is only one, and the stars are dense in the sky but dim."
Wen Renzheng looked at Young Master Liu sternly: "Do you understand now?"
Liu Mingzhi rolled his eyes a few times and exclaimed: "Your Majesty wants me to be a high-ranking and lonely minister?"
"A child can be taught. You are twenty years old. If you don't become a lonely minister, you will be the next person to learn about politics. This is the best outcome. Who can predict the worst outcome!"
Liu Mingzhi suddenly felt a chill running down his spine. At this moment, he realized how ridiculous it was that he thought the monarch and his ministers were harmonious and getting along well. Although he knew that the Tian family was ruthless, he never imagined that they would be so ruthless.
He murmured in confusion: "The Emperor's Mind Technique, although I have watched a lot of TV series and thought I already understood what the Emperor's Mind Technique is, today it seems I have underestimated the ancients!"
At this moment, Liu Mingzhi finally understood why ancient people had so many conspiracies.
After eating every day, there is no entertainment or leisure, except for making villains and planning how to plot against others.
It’s no wonder that my mind is not gloomy!
"Are you feeling sad?"
"It's really heartbreaking. I thought... forget it, forget it, just don't mention it."
"You don't have any plans to quit the court?"
"Old man, if you don't tell me you don't, when you tell me that I really have such a plan, I am calculating and calculating every day. It's so tiring. It's so different from the life I imagined. This is not the life I want!"
"Do you still remember what the old man said to you at Dangyang Academy?"
Liu Mingzhi thought about it and looked a little disappointed: "We are in a situation where we have no way to retreat!"
"That's right, you are the one in the game now. Once you reach the top, you have no control over anyone. It's too late to quit now. You can only resist the pressure.
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