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This time, Zhao Junchen and Zhu Heyu met in the study room of Zhao Mansion.
When the two met, Zhao Junchen rejected everyone, and only they knew the specific content of the conversation.
Then, Zhao Junchen and Zhu Heyu didn't say much, and quickly exchanged the secret suicide note that Zhao Shancai had given them. They both opened it and read it with focused expressions!
Soon, the two of them had finished reading the contents of the letters they had received, and their reactions were still different.
Zhao Junchen's expression seemed calm and calm, but there was a trace of joy flashing deep in his eyes. It was obvious that he had gained a lot and gained many benefits.
On the other side, Zhu Heyu's expressions were full of doubts and confusion.
Nowadays, Zhu Heyu has read three of the four secret suicide letters left by Zhao Shancai during his lifetime, leaving only the secret suicide letter obtained by Emperor Deqing. The specific content is still unknown, but Zhu Heyu After mastering so much information, it was still impossible to deduce Zhao Shancai's overall plan. He only felt that it was smoke and mirrors, and he vaguely seemed to have thought of something, but it was not clear.
On the other side, when Zhao Junchen looked up and saw Zhu Heyu's confused expression, a trace of pride flashed through his eyes again.
Zhu Heyu was unable to deduce Zhao Shancai's overall plan. This was a matter of course, because Zhu Heyu's intelligence was missing an extremely critical link - that is, the wolfish ambition of the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, and Zhao Shancai's deep affection for Zhu Hejian before his death. Deeply fearful - this information was the core and key point when Zhao Shancai originally conceived the plan!
But Zhao Junchen knew this matter very well, so Zhao Junchen could infer more things, and he could also guess the general content of the secret suicide note that Zhao Shancai originally submitted to Emperor Deqing!
At this time, after Zhu Heyu handed over the secret letter of his suicide note to Zhao Junchen, Zhao Junchen had a complete grasp of Zhao Shancai's overall plan.
I have to admit that Zhao Shancai is indeed a genius. He cleverly used the mentality, situation, and interest demands of all parties in the temple to formulate an extremely sophisticated plan. The probability of success of this plan is not high. It is low, and it is not as easily affected by variables and deviations as Zhao Junchen expected.
If Zhao Shancai's plan is successfully realized, then Zhu Heyu will not only be able to successfully ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor in the future, but he will also be able to gain the sincere support of hundreds of officials, and his prestige will be much higher than it is now!
By that time, according to the political system of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Heyu will be invincible!
It's a pity that Zhao Shancai is dead after all. The dead can never defeat the living, and will only become a tool for the living!
Zhu Heyu has indeed matured a lot. If Zhao Junchen only needed to use 30% of his methods to deal with him in the past, now he has to use 70 to 80% of his methods to deal with Zhu Heyu - but he still has some strength left. .
Perhaps Zhu and Yu will grow into equal opponents sooner or later, but they are still not ready yet.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen only used some methods, and then he disturbed Zhu Heyu's state of mind, shook Zhu Heyu's confidence, and finally affected Zhu Heyu's thinking, allowing Zhu Heyu to obediently take care of all Zhao Shancai's plans. The plan was handed over to Zhao Junchen!
In this way, when Zhao Junchen gets Zhao Shancai's overall plan, whether the plan will ultimately succeed depends on Zhao Junchen's wishes.
While secretly feeling proud, Zhao Junchen saw Zhu Heyu's expression becoming increasingly doubtful, so he decided to temporarily assume the role of evangelist, answer Zhu Heyu's doubts, and also tell Zhu Heyu part of the truth!
Maybe this is a good opportunity for Zhu Heyu to transfer his trust from Zhao Shancai to Zhao Junchen.
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"His Royal Highness, you are still confused and unable to deduce the truth of Zhao Shancai's plan?"
After hearing Zhao Junchen's inquiry, Zhu Heyu nodded and said: "Heyu is stupid, I hope Zhao Gechen can give me some advice!"
Zhao Junchen patiently explained slowly: "It's not that His Royal Highness is stupid, but that your current information is missing a key link, which is the content of the secret suicide note that Zhao Shancai originally submitted to His Majesty. Why exactly!”
Seeing Zhu Heyu listening attentively, Zhao Junchen took a sip of tea and continued: "Actually, with His Highness the Crown Prince's vision and wisdom, he could have guessed some truth! It's a pity that you trust Zhao Shancai too much. I never doubted him, so I was blinded...
But think about it carefully, Your Majesty, Your Majesty. He has always tried his best to protect you. Even if you failed in your errands, he only tried his best to make up for you. He only wanted to slowly change your personality, but it never happened. The idea of exchanging reserves...
Then, after Your Majesty read the secret suicide note that Zhao Shancai presented to him before he died, his attitude suddenly changed. Not only did he seek every opportunity to suppress you, but he also blindly favored the seventh prince Zhu Hejian and changed his position. The idea is well known to everyone... Isn't there any connection between the two? "
Hearing what Zhao Junchen said, Zhu Heyu's face suddenly turned pale.
Zhao Junchen's statement was very clear. Zhu Heyu had had similar thoughts before, but he had trusted Zhao Shancai too much in the past. Such thoughts only popped up a little before he subconsciously snuffed them out.
After all, Zhao Shancai has always been loyal. Even when he was seriously ill and dying, he still tried his best to assist the prince Zhu Heyu. Such loyalty can be said to be touching and can be learned from the sun and the moon. How could he take the initiative to harm the prince Zhu Heyu? ?
Therefore, Zhu Heyu's voice trembled slightly and he said continuously: "You are saying that the alienation and suppression of my father during this period, his desire to exchange reserves, favoring the seventh brother, etc. are all due to Zhao Shancai's secret suicide note. Suggestion? Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Zhao Shancai has always been loyal, how could he harm me!"
Zhao Junchen shook his head and said: "But that's the fact! Your Majesty, please think about it carefully. After you handed over Zhao Shancai's secret suicide note to His Majesty, how did His Majesty react? But his expression was gloomy and very unhappy? Did he ever express it to His Majesty? Are you asking if you have peeked at the contents of this secret suicide note?
If I guessed correctly, the secret suicide note that Zhao Shancai submitted to Emperor Deqing must have strongly recommended that His Majesty change his reserve! Zhao Shancai would probably say that Your Highness the Crown Prince is too naive in nature, blindly trusts the people around you, always thinks of himself as a gentleman, and will be bullied by villains. With such a character, it is absolutely impossible to become a qualified emperor!
Zhao Shancai asked you to forward his secret suicide note to His Majesty, just to show His Majesty that his statement is true, so that Your Majesty will be completely unable to refute it and will completely give up on you! You didn't know Zhao Shancai's thoughts from beginning to end, and you had no intention of peeking at Zhao Shancai's secret letter when you presented it to His Majesty. This is because you are too naive and blindly trust the people around you, and you will be deceived by villains. Fang’s irrefutable evidence!
As the saying goes, "When a person is about to die, his words are also kind." This suicide note written by Zhao Shancai before his death must have greatly inspired His Majesty! You know, Zhao Shancai is your most trusted aide. If even Zhao Shancai believes that you will never be a qualified king, how can your majesty trust you?
At the same time, Zhao Shancai would also suggest to His Majesty that the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian should take over the position of Crown Prince. By the way, he would list a series of advantages of the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian. He would also say that you and the Seventh Prince have always had a deep relationship and sympathies, so the Seventh Prince will inherit the throne. After taking the throne, I will not deliberately harm you, the former crown prince...
All in all, it was precisely because of the influence of Zhao Shancai's secret suicide note that Your Majesty made up his mind to change the throne. From then on, he suppressed you in every possible way and tried to push the seventh prince Zhu Hejian to take over the throne! "
Zhao Junchen's tone was full of doubts, and his statement made Zhu Heyu completely unable to refute it.
Seeing Zhu Heyu's face becoming more and more miserable, as if his outlook on life was about to collapse, he was obviously deeply shocked. Zhao Junchen's voice became relaxed again, and he said: "However, what Zhao Shancai did is not He is not betraying you, he has been planning for you from beginning to end. This is actually a strategy to bring you back to life! If you cooperate with other arrangements, even if you are temporarily deposed, you will still successfully ascend to the throne in the end, and your prestige will also be Great increase!”
Zhu Heyu couldn't help but be stunned, and his expression regained some vitality, and he quickly asked: "A strategy to bring the dead back to life? What does this mean?"
Zhao Junchen sighed and said: "Zhao Shan found out that he was not going to die soon. I'm afraid he was extremely desperate in his heart, right? Because he found out that once he died of illness, based on your temperament and environment at that time, he would definitely be everywhere. Making enemies and constantly getting into trouble will sooner or later exhaust all your Majesty's patience, and eventually you will lose all your prestige and be deposed! In this way, you will have no hope of making a comeback!
But Zhao Shancai is indeed a unique genius. When he predicted that such a situation would be inevitable after his death, not only did he not despair and give up, but he guided and designed such a strategy to bring him back to life! In other words, you can use your secret suicide note to make Your Majesty lose confidence in you in advance and take the initiative to depose you! "
"Why did Zhao Shancai do this?" Zhu Heyu vaguely guessed something, but it was still not clear, so he asked quickly.
"There are three reasons!" Zhao Junchen raised his hand and held up three fingers, still patiently explaining: "First, the training of this adversity will help your character and city mature quickly in a short period of time! The second is to promote cooperation between you and me. According to Zhao Shancai's promotion, whether you are suppressed by His Majesty or I am jealous of His Majesty, both will happen at the same time. This situation will promote The two of you and I can stay together and form an alliance to cooperate. Speaking of which, this is what Zhao Shancai has always expected during his lifetime!"
Having said this, Zhao Junchen's expression once again showed a hint of admiration, and he said: "So far, Zhao Shancai's first two goals have been successfully achieved!"
Then, Zhao Junchen asked in a tone like a teacher testing a student: "As for Zhao Shancai's third reason, has His Highness the Crown Prince thought of it?"
Zhu Heyu was stunned again. After thinking seriously for a moment, he shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Please give me some advice from Zhao Gechen!"
Zhao Junchen did not beat around the bush and answered directly: "Zhao Shancai's third consideration is the change in people's hearts!"
"People's hearts?" Zhu Heyu asked in confusion.
"Yes, the human heart! The guidance of the human heart is often the direction of the general trend! If you understand the human heart, you will understand the overall situation!
Your Majesty, you might as well think about it. If His Majesty is still determined to depose you, you will never mature and will continue to cause trouble by relying on His Majesty's protection! In this way, His Majesty will continue to help you clean up the mess, and officials from various factions in the imperial court will often conflict with you. After seeing your repeated failures, the Qingliu people must be disappointed!
In the end, your poor performance will sooner or later exhaust His Majesty's patience. When the time comes, he will be tired of wiping your butt and will feel disgusted whenever he sees you! At the same time, all the officials will be completely offended by you, and all factions will regard you as their enemy; the Qingliu will always be unable to achieve anything when they see you, and will abandon you sooner or later... At that time, once you are deposed , there is no place to turn around anymore!
On the contrary, if Your Majesty were to make up his mind in advance to depose you and find various reasons to suppress you, everything would be completely different! You have a good reputation in both the government and the public, you have always observed filial piety, and you have never made any serious mistakes. His Majesty also has old feelings for you. Under such circumstances, while Your Majesty suppresses you, he will also feel guilty in his heart; Officials of various factions and Qingliu will also sympathize with you, and even feel indignant for your experience... In this way, even if you are temporarily deposed, there will not be too many obstacles to your comeback in the future! "
After hearing Zhao Junchen's explanation, Zhu Heyu seemed to have gained something, but he was still doubtful and asked: "Zhao Gechen said that according to Zhao Shancai's plan, after I was deposed by my father, I would eventually regain the title of crown prince and crown prince." Bit? This... I'm afraid it's absolutely impossible, right? "
Speaking of this, Zhu Heyu suddenly thought of something, and suddenly turned his attention to the secret suicide note in his hand.
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