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After hearing Qin Xi's inquiry, Zhao Junchen smiled softly and said: "It is human nature to overdo it and go too far... Once people have done something wrong and learned a profound lesson, in order to prevent similar mistakes from happening again If something happens, they often subconsciously deny everything about this mistake..."
These words were quite mysterious, as if the preface did not match the follower. Qin Xi could not guess the deep meaning of Zhao Junchen's words for a while, and a trace of doubt flashed across his expression.
Seeing Qin Xi's doubts, Zhao Junchen sighed, and his hints became more explicit, and continued: "Many years ago, before I took part in the imperial examination, I met a rich man who had a fortune. There are also three sons. The eldest son is honest, diligent and filial, and was originally the best heir to the rich man. However, although the eldest son’s advantage is that he is honest and responsible, his disadvantage is that he is too honest and too responsible, and he often Being fooled and deceived by others, the rich man also lost a lot of his wealth. As a result, the rich man was naturally frustrated with his eldest son and felt that if his family property was inherited by his eldest son, he would sooner or later lose him. All the money was gone, so the inheritance rights of the eldest son were taken away..."
Hearing this, Qin Xi naturally understood that Zhao Junchen was hinting at the current situation of Prince Zhu Heyu. His expression was still calm, but his eyes were much more serious.
Then, Zhao Junchen said: "After taking away the inheritance rights of his eldest son, the rich man can only choose a new heir from the remaining two sons. Among them, the second son has many advantages, such as honesty, responsibility, diligence, Filial piety is almost exactly the same as the eldest son. The third son seems not so good, a little frivolous and lazy, but he is not a useless waste after all... So, which son does Mr. Qin think the rich man will choose as his heir in the end? The outstanding one His second son? Or his not-so-good third son?"
The story Zhao Junchen told sounded like a fabrication. But after Qin Xi listened, his expression became more serious.
After hesitating for a moment, Qin Xi slowly said: "Because of the lesson of the eldest son, in order to avoid making the same mistake again... I am afraid that the rich man will choose the less outstanding third son as his heir."
Zhao Junchen put his hands on his hands and said with a smile: "That's exactly it!"
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In Zhao Junchen’s story. The so-called "rich man" obviously refers to Emperor Deqing, the so-called "eldest son" refers to the prince Zhu Heyu, the so-called "second son" refers to the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, and the "third son" refers to others. Princes and princes who are qualified to inherit the throne.
Over the years, in order to stay in the center of the capital and wait for the situation to change, the seventh prince Zhu Hejian not only showed a frail and sickly appearance, but also disguised his personality. In order to get close to the prince Zhu Heyu and obtain Zhu Heyu's His trust allowed Zhu Heyu to support him in staying in the capital. He showed a noble character, sincerity towards others, wholeheartedly doing good, and sticking to his duty. In this way, he and the prince Zhu Heyu naturally had "similar temperaments", and they had always been deeply trusted by Zhu Heyu; At the same time, in order to lower Emperor Deqing's alertness, Zhu Hejian also appeared to be focused on the "Book of Rites". He was extremely persistent about the etiquette system, human ethics, etc., but he also showed a stubborn attitude. one side.
In the eyes of an uninformed person, this kind of disguise will only feel that the personalities of Zhu Hejian and Zhu Heyu are too similar. They are exactly the same except that the character of Prince Zhu Heyu is more resolute, while the character of Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian is slightly gentler.
This kind of disguise certainly allowed the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian to achieve his original goal - Prince Zhu Heyu completely trusted him, and Emperor Deqing did not doubt him. With the support of Prince Zhu Heyu and the acquiescence of Emperor Deqing, the Seventh Prince The prince Zhu Hejian was able to stay in the center of the capital and never left the capital. Moreover, he also used the trust of the prince Zhu Heyu in him to gradually shake Zhu Heyu's position as crown prince.
However, when Zhu Heyu's position as crown prince was shaken, the various disguises of the seventh prince Zhu Hejian became Zhu Hejian's biggest restriction.
As Zhao Junchen hinted. Zhu Hejian's disguise is very similar to Zhu Heyu's character and temperament. If Emperor Deqing thinks that Prince Zhu Heyu is not suitable to inherit the Ming Dynasty, then after Zhu Heyu loses his position as crown prince, Emperor Deqing will establish a new crown prince. occasion. How could he still consider the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian? Otherwise, wouldn’t we be repeating the same mistakes?
At that time, even if Zhu Hejian stays in the capital and can get the most out of the water, even if Zhu Hejian's frail health gradually begins to improve, even if Zhu Hejian's reputation is excellent, even if Zhu Hejian gets a lot of support, Emperor Deqing will probably Zhu Hejian will not be established as the new crown prince!
At the same time, Zhu Hejian's character has already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. If his personality suddenly changed, I am afraid it would arouse the suspicion of Emperor Deqing; but on the other hand, if Zhu Hejian's change was too slow, then Zhu Hejian would not be able to take the throne.
As a result, it is a dilemma.
The relevant reasons are very simple, but Qin Xi only figured out these reasons after hearing Zhao Junchen's hint.
Therefore, Qin Xi's expression was very serious.
Originally, in Qin Xi's view, once Zhu Heyu lost his position as crown prince, the position would inevitably be in the hands of the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, because Zhu Hejian was deeply favored by Emperor Deqing, and because Zhu Hejian was the only prince in the capital today. An adult prince, because Zhu Hejian has an excellent reputation, because Zhu Hejian has received a lot of explicit or covert support, because Zhu Hejian has been planning for today for a long time... In short, there are many reasons.
But now, after hearing Zhao Junchen's hint, Qin Xi suddenly realized that things were not as simple as he imagined.
Qin Xi didn't know whether the seventh prince Zhu Hejian had considered these things, but Qin Xi himself did ignore them beforehand.
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After a moment of silence, Qin Xi asked: "So, in Mr. Zhao's opinion, does the rich man's second son really have no chance at all?"
Zhao Junchen smiled again, then shook his head and said: "It depends on human effort, not necessarily... It depends on the second son's ability. If he can gradually change his image and show himself appropriately, there may be a chance... However, I think To seize the opportunity, you have to rely on your own strength after all. If your own strength is insufficient, you need to find foreign aid..."
Then, as if the roles were reversed, Zhao Junchen spoke with a meaningful tone, and then looked at Qin Xi with a critical eye.
In front of him, Qin Xi's expression seemed calm, but his eyes kept flickering. It was obvious that his confidence had been shaken.
At this time, it is a great opportunity for Zhao Junchen to find out the details of Zhu Hejian!
So, taking advantage of Qin Xi's wavering, Zhao Junchen asked in a casual tone: "Mr. Qin, what do you think His Highness the Seventh Prince will think after hearing this story?"
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ps: The status is gradually recovering, thank you for your continued support.
This book is a bit mind-numbing, so Chongzi will always be in a state of irritability, loss, pessimism, and laziness for a few days every month (—_—!, but he finally recovered.
…(To be continued.)
