Zheng Rong has been in the temple for so many years, how could he not know Qin Shaoyou’s wishful thinking?

It turned out that from the very beginning, the Your Highness had already made up his mind that his target was obviously the second prince.

I heard that the third prince had been appointed as the crown prince, but the second prince's position became awkward in the blink of an eye.

As for whether the second prince comes or not, it certainly depends on the second prince's ambition, but I am afraid that on the other hand, there are also considerations of his own safety.

Since the opening of the Tang Dynasty, almost any succession has been accompanied by bloody storms. Most of the princes who have not obtained the throne are extremely miserable, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as the saying that one cannot survive or die or not.

The second prince at this time probably had no choice.

Zheng Rong has to admire Qin Shaoyou's skill, and the second prince's affairs may be Wang Ju's suggestion.

Thinking of this, Zheng Rong smiled and said, "Your Highness, if the emperor knew about this, I'm afraid..."

He still expressed his concerns.

Everyone knows what happened when the third prince becomes the crown prince. If the second prince comes to Luoyang for refuge, who doesn’t know what happened? Then in the eyes of the court, what is your intention to take in a prince for no reason? This is obviously a signal that is enough to arouse many people’s vigilance and worry.

Zheng Rong was worried about Li Xian. If Li Xian was furious, once it was pursued, things might be extremely difficult.

I have to be careful about this.

His Highness King Wei is of course not low now, and he has the capital to compete with the court, but once he is caught, he may be in trouble.

In fact, to a certain extent, although King Wei has the capital to smash the world, he may not have the prestige to rebuild the world. In other words, although his current prestige has enough deterrence, he must not act rashly unless he wants to give up with the idea of ​​giving up.

He could do some small moves, even let the court know it clearly. But once exposed to the sun, a minister did what a minister shouldn't have done, it would be different.

So Zheng Rong was still quite worried.

Qin Shaoyou smiled slightly: "Justice Zheng said just now that the root of the problem in the court's current lies in the emperor. I think that what Zheng Shizhong said is very good, but because all the problems come from the emperor. I did this. Zheng Shizhong thought that the emperor really trusted the Wei family completely?"

"This..." Zheng Rong couldn't answer any more. In fact, he had never considered this question.

However, judging from all the signs, the answer should be yes.

Qin Shaoyou shook his head: "If Zheng Shizhong thinks this way, I'm afraid he'll think it's simple. Of course, I didn't mean that Zheng Shizhong was not thinking well, but everyone only saw that the Wei family had great power, but did not really think about the deeper reason. The root of the problem actually lies in the emperor's psychology."

"The emperor is not worthy of being the king. I dare not speak out everywhere. But since Zheng Shizhong wants to be honest, I simply say such ruthless words. It is because the emperor is not worthy of being the king. In fact, I have had some dealings with the emperor. Although I am not smart today, I am definitely not stupid. A person who is not stupid has done many stupid things. Why is this? Alas... Zheng Shizhong. This is because the emperor is not focused on his duty. He has dealt with so many intrigues in governing the world. The emperor is probably very tired of it, and it is precisely because of this that he is so tired. So what is the first thing he does for such a person?"

After all, Zheng Rong was a man who learned from others. As soon as he heard it, he roughly understood something: "The first thing is of course to hand over the world to someone he trusts to take care of."

Qin Shaoyou nodded and took on his words. "Yes, this is laziness. The emperor holds great power. The first thing he has to do is to throw this thing to others immediately. Can Wei trust? Of course... he is quite trustworthy, but is the emperor hesitant at all? I firmly believe that there must have been such a thought in the depths of the emperor's heart, but why can he still be so trustworthy? This is because... For the emperor, he is unwilling to think about the worst result. Even if this thought occurs, he will force himself to believe it, because in his opinion, if Wei is unreliable, then the matter in governing the world will have to return to him. He is unwilling to bear this responsibility or to bear this burden. In order to be more relaxed or comfortable, or... there is no need to face some things he does not want to face, so he can only choose to believe, even if he deceives himself, he will do whatever he wants."

Qin Shaoyou sighed: "The emperor is a ********* person, and he will never be willing to cause any trouble. Now that the emperor has gone to Chang'an, the power of anti-Wei in the court has begun to gather. Because Wei is unpopular, he has to retreat behind the scenes. She asked the emperor to make the third prince the crown prince. The purpose is of course to alienate the royal family. If the second prince has no objection to this, at least he still maintains his brotherly feelings on the surface, then for Empress Wei, this method of divisive division has failed? Therefore... For Empress Wei, she has no choice but to ask for it when the second prince leaves. At least... the prince's most feared is no longer Empress Wei, but has become his own brother. But I am here to protect the second prince and His Highness, I am afraid that I will feel afraid of me...."

Qin Shaoyou smiled: "For the emperor, it is natural that it is better to have less things than more things. He will not be willing to cause any trouble, especially now when he has to come out to take charge of the overall situation. Therefore... I can almost predict that the only thing the emperor does is to ignore it."

Zheng Rong was silent for a moment and nodded.

There was only one thing he didn't say, because if you think about it deeply, it would be too terrible.

Once the second prince comes to Luoyang, Qin Shaoyou will be afraid of the prince, which will inevitably lead the prince to turn to Wei. So... Why did His Highness the King of Wei do this?

If we follow the rules of the court, the next step is that the crown prince will ascend the throne when the emperor dies. This crown prince is the crown prince and the future emperor. Of course, His Highness the King of Wei will not be stupid enough to offend the emperor unless... His Highness the King of Wei's future layout will not be in His Highness the Prince's place at all. To be more blunt, the crown prince will not ascend the throne.

His Highness the King of Wei is about to end the tyranny of Wei. He does not want the prince to ascend the throne. Is this...Is it because he wants to do Huo Guang's business? Who will be the emperor? Could he be the one who wants to say it?

Zheng Rong realized this problem and looked at Qin Shaoyou. When Qin Shaoyou talked about these things, he seemed to be talking about something ordinary, with no different expressions on his face.

Zheng Rong could only smile bitterly in his heart. What His Highness King Wei wanted was probably not small. Now he is the most powerful minister, but he is still planning these things. From this we can see that he may not be willing to be inferior to others.

Zheng Rong sighed in his heart. He knew that some things were no longer something he could control. He thought that the five surnames and seven families were so honorable that he could control any decisions. But now, in Weizhou, he felt more and more deeply that a certain extent... the so-called high-ranking sect is no longer so important.

At least... under the rule of His Highness, this role is not needed.

The reason why aristocratic families can last for thousands of years is that they monopolize all land and all educational resources. Because they have land, there is money and grain, and there is a dependent population. At the same time, because of the monopoly of education, no one in power dares to ignore the interests of aristocratic families, otherwise the superiors will unite and use the former's money and grain and population to resist you. Once you choose to compromise, you need to govern the world, and the descendants must use the children of these aristocratic families to give you advice and govern the local area, because there are only so many people who know how to read in the world, and the superiors occupy eight dou.

It is precisely because of this that Zheng Rong is confident. He is confident that the Zheng family will be able to turn around sooner or later. This is not because the Zheng family still has connections and land in other places, but because the Zheng family's children are all well-read in poetry and books, and any ruler cannot do without the thousands of children of the Zheng family.

But when he arrived in Weizhou and contacted Henan Prefecture, he realized that he was wrong.

Qin Shaoyou has already ruined all the foundation and advantages of any high sect here.

The development of industry and commerce has led to a large number of relatively abundant people. The development of industry and commerce has also provided a large number of relatively high-quality jobs. Reading and writing is no longer just an official to have room for development. This has formed a certain kind of temptation, allowing those who have not entered the rank of even selling their own books to see hope. In addition, the improvement of living standards, the promotion of Taiping Studies, and the emergence of large-scale printing workshops using movable type printing have made poor families go to school to study. Once reading becomes popular, literacy becomes a popular thing. What the children of high families can do is that poor families can do it.

In addition, it is the change of the functions of the government. In the past, the government only managed a cave in the government. The superiors could not extend their tentacles into the countryside. But if they wanted to govern, the only way was to cooperate with the local high sects and powerful people, join forces and support each other. The high sects and the wealthy families were almost the most indispensable part of governing the local area. But now, the functions of the high sects have been completely replaced in the new system. A large number of high sects have begun to be hired, and a large number of farmers have separated.

After going to the city in the countryside, the countryside is no longer the same as before. Once the pattern changes, there is room for the government to intervene. The local tyrants were originally benefiting from the monopoly of land. Once a large number of people entered the city, the value of the land in the countryside suddenly plummeted. Because workplaces are often more rewarding than farming, the powerful people who are stuck in the countryside can only live in the scattered land and have accumulated more than ten generations of money and grain, which may be worse than the assets purchased by a workshop owner who became rich overnight in a few years.

Zheng Rong was such a smart person. He knew that there was such a world here. This world was so strange to him. In this world, the Zheng family's original means and capital were worthless. In addition to being shocked, he also understood a cruel fact that the Zheng family could no longer follow the old path. That old path would definitely not work in the future. At least it would not work in His Royal Highness the King of Wei. The only way was to learn from the gentry in Guandong and walk out a new path.

And now, he had an idea that His Highness's current layout, or from the root, may not be targeted at the Wei family. Of course... The Wei family is a great enemy, but at the same time, the old clans and powerful people are probably his target. Because of this, it seems that this Highness does not seem to care about the "people's hearts". The hearts of those who may have been defeated or assimilated by him have no meaning to this Highness.

So... the prince will not have any chance.

Unless... the Shen Ce Mansion is destroyed, and the body of this King of Wei will remain.

He took a deep breath. He knew what he should do. What he wanted to do was to do his part, that's all.

"Your Highness..." Zheng Rong stood up with a smile, bowed to Qin Shaoyou, and said, "Since your Highness has made plans, the lower-ranking officials have no good words. I believe your Highness has already arranged the matter for the second prince. It is not too early. The lower-ranking officials will go to pay homage to Brother Yang later. The lower-ranking officials will say goodbye for the time being."

When Qin Shaoyou saw that Zheng Rong did not continue to talk in depth, he felt surprised, but when he saw his deep gaze, he seemed to understand something in his heart.

Zheng Rong should have known the thoughts he knew. He didn't say much, because he knew that he was powerless to change, so he simply pretended not to know.

Qin Shaoyou also smiled bitterly in his heart. Zheng Rong must be a little powerless at this time, because a person like him who has been well-read in poetry and books since childhood always has his own "principles". However... Qin Shaoyou couldn't help but ask himself, what about himself? Can he change anything?

"Actually... it's not just you who are serious about following the trend, even I, Qin Shaoyou... are just following the trend. Maybe in your eyes, I am ambitious, but you will never know that the ambitious one is not me, Qin Shaoyou, but everyone in and outside of Henan Prefecture, and even in the five towns in the future. One day in the future, these people are truly ambitious and will push anyone to do what they want and don't want to do."

Qin Shaoyou thought this in his heart, smiling: "I will give you a gift."

Zheng Rong hurriedly said, "Your Highness is so polite."

Qin Shaoyou sent him out and saw that there were car sedans outside the palace. Zheng Rong looked at Qin Shaoyou before leaving: "Your Highness is a daily necessity, but it is better to be a magistrate."

Qin Shaoyou patted his shoulder: "Okay, let's talk about this. I should see the big shopkeeper of Hengtong Trading Company next. It's not too early for you, and it's not too early for you."
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