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"His Royal Highness, why did you... choose to cooperate with me? Even if we put aside all the conflicts between you and me in the past, with His Highness the Crown Prince's perspective, you should understand the danger of my future... His Highness, the Crown Prince, and If I cooperate, aren't I afraid that we will sink the ship together in the future?"
When asking, a trace of dignity and seriousness flashed across Zhao Junchen's face, which was completely different from his casual attitude just now.
It seemed that after such questions and answers, Zhao Junchen seemed to have been gradually convinced by Prince Zhu Heyu, so he wanted to get more sincerity and commitment from Prince Zhu Heyu.
Noticing the change in Zhao Junchen's attitude, Zhu Heyu couldn't help but flash a hint of joy in his expression, still answering fluently, and immediately said: "There are many reasons. First of all, it is because of the influence of Zhao Shancai before Mr. Zhao died of illness. He has always tried his best to think about it." After trying to resolve the hostility between you and me and promote cooperation between you and me, I naturally trust his vision and judgment...
And then because I have clearly seen the changes in Zhao Gechen during this period - I had conflicts with Zhao Gechen at the beginning, not only because of my own lack of ambition and vision, but also because some of Zhao Gechen's actions really harmed the court and the people. But Zhao Gechen is now an indispensable pillar in the temple, and all his actions are also beneficial to the people...
The last and most important reason is that I have carefully considered several of Zhao Gechen's political achievements in recent years and found that Zhao Gechen has been using the means of change to do his best to change the court's long-standing shortcomings. And I also think that the current situation of the court is The situation has reached a point where it is no longer possible to change, so the goals of you and me are exactly the same...
Therefore, although Zhao Gechen's current situation is somewhat dangerous, it is still the best choice in my mind. As long as you and I can work together, there is hope for us to overcome any danger! I also hope that Zhao Gechen can believe in my sincerity. All my decisions have been carefully considered for a long time... As for the past conflicts between you and me, let them be completely resolved. "
Zhu Heyu's answers were still eloquent and sounded sincere.
On the other side, after hearing Zhu Heyu's answer, Zhao Junchen seemed to be even more excited and satisfied.
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But in fact, from the beginning of this conversation, Zhu Heyu's words, deeds and performance did not exceed Zhao Junchen's expectations, and Zhao Junchen did not fully trust Zhu Heyu's answers.
After all, if these three questions raised by Zhao Junchen were summed up, they were to test the position, determination, and sincerity of Prince Zhu Heyu.
Since Zhu Heyu visited Zhao Junchen this time to seek an alliance, he naturally had plans for these questions. His answers were long, logical, sincere, and persuasive. They were obviously carefully prepared and Thoughtful.
It was precisely because Zhu Heyu was well prepared that Zhao Junchen would not completely believe his answers.
But Zhao Junchen still raised these three questions one after another. This was not to waste time, but to test Zhu Heyu's changes and collect some information, and to make Zhu Heyu think that everything was under control. , and then lower his vigilance - when the time comes, Zhao Junchen will take the opportunity to ask a question that will definitely catch him off guard.
Compared with before, Zhu Heyu has indeed become a lot more mature, but this change is mainly due to his personality and government, but his scheming and calculation are unlikely to be completely evolved in a short period of time.
After all, whether a person's scheming is strong or weak mainly depends on the person's experience, experience, intelligence, etc., and obvious changes cannot be seen overnight.
In this field, Zhu Heyu has also made considerable progress, but compared to an experienced veteran like Zhao Junchen, he still shows flaws from time to time!
At this time, seeing Zhao Junchen's reaction, a trace of joy flashed deep in Zhu Heyu's eyes, and he was very satisfied with his performance. He only felt that his hard work had not been in vain, and his alliance with Zhao Junchen was about to begin. achieved.
At this time, Zhao Junchen asked again: "Just listening to this answer, I understand that His Highness the Crown Prince has completely matured... But I don't know, have you revealed your determination and position to His Majesty and His Highness the Seventh Prince?" ?”
Regarding this question, Zhu Heyu still had a long-awaited conclusion and answered directly: "No! For me, winning Zhao Gechen's support is the most important thing now. All follow-up decisions must be based on Zhao Gechen's attitude! Therefore, before receiving Zhao Gechen's reply, I did not inform my father and seventh brother of my change of position... In their eyes, all my actions were just a desperate struggle before I completely accepted my fate!"
"Most of the supporters of His Highness the Crown Prince are Qingliu from the government and the public, but their relationship with me is not very good, and they are even full of hostility. If His Highness the Crown Prince cooperates with me, aren't you afraid that those Qingliu will become dissatisfied and turn their backs on you?"
"About this, Zhao Gechen doesn't have to worry at all. Since you led the border troops to defeat the Mongolian coalition, your reputation in the government and the public has improved a lot! What's more, after Zhao Gechen got married to the Cui family, Mr. Cui Ge must be happy to see him. The situation where Zhao Gechen and I join forces! Although Mr. Cui Gechen has retired from office, he was once a leader of Qingliu and had a high prestige. As long as Mr. Cui Gechen and I speak for Zhao Gechen together, it is not impossible for Zhao Gechen's reputation to completely change. …”
At this point, Zhu Heyu suddenly showed a wry smile and continued: "What's more, since the seventh brother gradually came to the front desk, the Qingliu people seemed to be more willing to accept him. Compared with my failure in the past, the seventh brother. There is no doubt that it will allow the Qingliu people to express their ambitions. I am now only the leader of the Qingliu in name. In fact, I have been gradually abandoned by the Qingliu people... Moreover, even if I can still get the support of the Qingliu people, I will still be firm. I will unswervingly turn enemies into friends and reach cooperation with Zhao Gechen. This is my final decision and it is absolutely impossible to change it!"
After getting such an answer, Zhao Junchen had a smile on his face and seemed to be more satisfied with Zhu Heyu's attitude.
Having said this, Zhu Heyu looked at Zhao Junchen with bright eyes and asked expectantly: "Does Zhao Junchen still have any questions? Are you satisfied with my statement?"
In Zhu Heyu's view, Zhao Junchen was obviously completely inclined to form an alliance with him.
But at this moment, a gleam of light flashed in Zhao Junchen's eyes, and he suddenly mentioned something that Zhu Heyu had never thought of.
Zhao Junchen's tone suddenly became more aggressive, and he said: "In this case, I naturally believe in the sincerity of His Highness the Crown Prince, and I am also willing to turn enemies into friends and reach cooperation with His Highness the Crown Prince. As long as... Your Highness the Crown Prince, you I am willing to answer my last question honestly and agree to my last condition!
As far as I know, before Zhao Shancai died of illness, he left a secret suicide note for you, the Crown Prince, right? And the content of this secret letter involves a certain plan and tells you something, right? And all your decisions and actions during this period were also affected by the content of this secret letter, but is that so?
As for my condition, that is - I hope His Royal Highness the Prince can give me Zhao Shancai's secret suicide note for inspection. I want to know its specific content! "
As Zhao Junchen finished speaking, Zhu Heyu's body suddenly shook and his expression changed dramatically!
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