Wei Chen vaguely guessed Han Zhang's intention of finding him, and Han Zhang's next words confirmed his suspicion.
Han Zhang looked worried and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty is old, and the throne has not yet been established. This is a time when the country is in turmoil. If there is a change, war will break out and people will be devastated." . Do you know how dangerous it is, Xingyun?"
Wei Chen's heart moved when he heard this. Han Zhang's friendship was a little too deep. He was trying to be courteous for nothing, but he was either committing adultery or stealing. It was better for him to be cautious.
He said in a respectful tone: "What Great Scholar Han said is very true, but in my humble opinion, as long as Great Scholar Han is sitting in Longtuge to preside over the overall situation, and there are two Great Scholars Wen and Xu as counselors, there is nothing to worry about. storm."
This little naughty guy!
He's not that old, but he's very thoughtful.
Han Zhang was very helpless by Wei Chen's slippery appearance. If it were an ordinary young man, after hearing what he just said, he would have been filled with righteous indignation. However, Wei Chen did not care at all. He was moved and just used polite words to deal with himself, obviously not moved at all.
Seeing this, Han Zhang had no choice but to show off his chief assistant's momentum, stared into Wei Chen's eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Xingyun, I'm here just to have a heart-to-heart talk with you. Why do you use false words to prevaricate me?"
Feeling the pressure from the other party, Wei Chen couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. He tried to stay calm and said, "Master Han has misunderstood. I don't mean this. I would like to ask you for your instructions."
"That's pretty much it."
Han Zhang snorted softly, his face softened slightly, then he looked around to make sure there was no one around him, then he approached Wei Chen and said in a sincere tone: "Xingyun, you are a smart man, I won't beat around the bush with you anymore, in one sentence, If you can persuade His Majesty to establish a heir, I will owe you a great favor, how about it?"
Wei Chen couldn't help but feel a little confused. When the ministers came to remonstrate with him in the palace today, he had seconded the proposal and expressed his attitude.
Even if Han Zhang didn't see it at the time, he should have heard someone mention it afterward. Why would he need to go out of his way to find himself and ask him to persuade Zhao Zhen to establish a throne?
Could it be...
An idea flashed in Wei Chen's mind, and he suddenly thought of a possibility.
Could it be that Han Zhang was still dissatisfied with his current attitude and wanted him to lead the charge?
Wei Chen absolutely cannot agree to this!
Although Wei Chen has roughly guessed Zhao Zhen's true attitude towards Chu in his heart, and understands that Zhao Zhen has actually recognized the reality. He is just a stubborn duck at the moment and will one day let go.
But as long as Zhao Zhen doesn't issue an order to establish a crown prince for a day, there will be certain risks in persuading him to establish a crown prince.
Like Wei Chen did today, he could just hide behind the crowd and chime in with a few comments. After all, as the saying goes, the law does not punish the crowd.
But in addition to the fact that the law does not punish the public, there is another saying that shoots the first bird. Once you do this, the risk will immediately rise.
As the saying goes, when the emperor is angry, blood flows everywhere.
Don't think that Zhao Zhen is easy to bully because he has a gentle temper. The rabbit will bite when he is anxious, let alone the emperor who is sitting all over the world!
Over the years, dozens of officials have been demoted for persuading him to establish a crown prince, including many ministers who were as respected by Zhao Zhen as Wei Chen.
Once Wei Chen takes the initiative to write, he will inevitably follow in the footsteps of these predecessors.
Only Han Zhang, Wen Yanchang, and Xu Mu, who were academicians with high enough status and tough bodies, dared to resist Zhao Zhen's anger and led the ministers to remonstrate again and again.
As for Wei Chen, he may be able to reach the level of Han Zhang and the others in the future, but right now, he is not qualified yet.
Wei Chen couldn't bear the consequences of rashly stepping forward and offending Tian Yan.
Therefore, even if the chief minister of the Zhou Dynasty sat in front of Wei Chen and begged him to do so in a low profile, Wei Chen could only respond silently.
When Han Zhang saw Wei Chen bowing his head and being silent for a long time, he immediately understood his thoughts and said slowly: "Xingyun, I understand your concerns. I'm not forcing you to speak out, I just want you to cooperate with the performance. It’s just a show.”
"acting?"
Wei Chen felt that he was getting more and more lost in the lake. What kind of medicine did Mr. Han sell in his gourd?
Seeing Wei Chen's puzzled expression, Han Zhang laughed and patiently explained: "Yixingyun, I think you should be able to tell because of your extraordinary intelligence. Although His Majesty has not relented on the matter of establishing the crown prince, he still feels deep in his heart. It has already been shaken, and what is still bad now is actually just an opportunity."
"Opportunity?"
Wei Chen was thoughtful.
Han Zhang smiled slightly and continued: "The matter of establishing a crown prince is what the people of the world want and the general trend. Even if your Majesty delays it for a long time, you will not be able to go against the trend. It is only a matter of time. I think your Majesty has realized it now. Got to this point.
However, for more than ten years, His Majesty has insisted on going his own way, repeatedly refuting the advice of his ministers to establish the throne, and even demoting and punishing him. Now, even if he repented, he was still riding a tiger. After all, Your Majesty is the Supreme Being, and if you suddenly change your mind, you will inevitably feel that your face has been tarnished! "
I see!
After hearing what Han Zhang said, Wei Chen finally understood that Zhao Zhen knew that he could no longer give birth to a son, but he still delayed the establishment of a heir apparent. To this day, he still refuses to accept the advice of the ministers, so he Just because I can’t bring down the royal family’s face!
After thinking about this, Wei Chen couldn't help but feel speechless.
Obviously, the dispute between kings and ministers engulfing the court could have ended a few years ago, but because Zhao Zhen couldn't save his face, it was postponed until now, delaying countless business matters.
Of course, Wei Chen can also understand Zhao Zhen. He is the emperor after all. The emperor's face is so precious, how can he be pulled off by just pulling?
Just like the great talent Yang Wuduan at that time, Zhao Zhen ended his official career because of one wrong sentence. Zhao Zhen also regretted it afterwards, but because of his face, he never took back his life until Yang Wuduan died in depression.
It's the same today.
This damn face...
Wei Chen was filled with emotion and raised his head to look at Han Zhang in front of him.
Han Zhang's insightful analysis of Zhao Zhen's psychology made Wei Chen suddenly enlightened as if he was seeing the blue sky through clouds and mist.
However, Wei Chen still had one thing that he couldn't figure out. Earlier, Han Zhang said that he wanted him to cooperate in a play. What the hell was going on?
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Wei Chen pondered for a moment and asked softly: "Master Han, do you mean that you want me to act in front of His Majesty? This... This is the crime of deceiving the emperor. I would never dare to do it."
"No, no. This play is not for His Majesty, but for everyone in the world. It's not just you, but His Majesty himself."
Han Zhang narrowly blinked at Wei Chen. At this moment, his face no longer had the majesty of a chief minister, but looked like an old naughty boy with a lot of fun. The contrast between the front and back was so great that Wei Chen couldn't help but feel embarrassed. Somewhat stunned.
