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, They tend to subconsciously deny everything about this mistake.”
These words sounded quite mysterious, and seemed to have no preface and follow-up. 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. He was originally the best heir to the rich man. However, although the eldest son’s advantage is that he is honest and filial, his shortcoming is that he is too honest and too dutiful. He was often fooled and defrauded, and the rich man lost a lot of his wealth. Naturally, the rich man became frustrated with his eldest son and felt that if his eldest son inherited his family property, sooner or later he would lose it to him. He was completely defeated, so he took away the inheritance rights of his eldest son."
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. Honesty, duty, and diligence , filial and filial, almost exactly the same as the eldest son. The third son seems not so good, a little frivolous and lazy. But after all, he is not a useless waste. So, Mr. Qin thinks which son the rich man will eventually choose as his heir is the outstanding second son. My son is still a not-so-good third son.”
The story told by Zhao Junchen sounded like a fabrication at first glance, but after Qin Xi listened, his expression became more serious.
After another moment of hesitation, Qin Xi said slowly: "Because of the eldest son's lesson, this rich man may choose the less outstanding third son as his successor in order to avoid making the same mistake again."
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 as for " "Third Son" alludes to other princes and princes who are qualified to inherit the throne.
Over the years, the seventh prince Zhu Hejian waited for the situation to change in order to stay in the center of the capital. In addition to showing a frail and sickly appearance, he also had many disguises in his personality. In order to get close to the prince Zhu Heyu, gain Zhu Heyu's trust, and get Zhu Heyu to support him in staying in the capital, he showed a lot of tricks. He has a noble character, is sincere in treating others, is dedicated to doing good, and sticks to his duty. In this way, he and the prince Zhu Heyu are naturally "like-minded" and have 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. Regarding the etiquette system, human dignity, etc., it can be said that he is extremely persistent, but he also shows his stubborn 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. After receiving the support of Prince Zhu Heyu and the acquiescence of Emperor Deqing, the seventh prince Zhu Hejian was able to stay in the center of the capital and has not left the capital for a long time. He also took advantage of Crown Prince Zhu Heyu's trust 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 too similar to Zhu Heyu's character. 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, When Emperor Deqing established a new crown prince, how could he still consider the seventh prince Zhu Hejian? Otherwise, he would 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 Will not establish Zhu Hejian 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 character suddenly changes, it will probably arouse the suspicion of Emperor Deqing; but on the other hand, if Zhu Hejian's change is too slow, then the position of the crown prince will also be lost. It wasn't Zhu Hejian's turn to sit down.
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.
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, and it may not necessarily depend on the second son's ability. If he can gradually change his image and show himself appropriately, there may be opportunities. However, if you want to seize the opportunity, After all, you have to rely on your own strength. If your own strength is not enough, 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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This book is a bit brain-burning, so Chongzi will always be irritable, lost, pessimistic, and lazy for a few days every month, but he finally recovered.
To be continued.
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