In the general environment of a society, there are not too many completely pure relationships, the vast majority of people are using each other, and it is not terrible to be used, but what is terrible is that you have no use value.

Li Xin is like this, and he himself knows very well that the Chengde Heavenly Son and His Royal Highness the King of Wei are using themselves to a greater or lesser extent, but this is not bad for him, on the contrary, he can also get a lot of benefits from it.

In this world, how can there be so many things that are clear and jade?

In life, it is impossible not to be completely contaminated with these people's feelings and sophistication, what Li Xin wants to do is to keep his own heart and the final principle in the rolling red dust.

On this day, Li Xin chatted with the Seven Princes for a long time in Princess Qinghe's mansion, and the specific content was the deeper distribution of forces in the capital, that is, the general situation of the other three princes.

The eldest prince Ji 喾 (kù), according to reason, should have been established as the crown prince and entered the East Palace, but this eldest prince's character is not very good, and he has a perverse temperament, and when he was a teenager, he often killed palace people, and he was disliked by the emperor of Chengde, so he was driven out of the palace at the age of sixteen and became the king of Qin.

The word "Qin" is the most honorable title in the one-word king, which shows that although the eldest prince has not become the prince for the time being, after all, as the eldest son of the emperor of Chengde, his position in the emperor's heart is still very heavy.

The other third prince Ji Chong, who likes martial arts, is also a little irritable and often kills people, but he is completely different from the eldest prince, he likes martial arts since he was a child, and most of the people he kills are killed by mistake in the fight.

In addition to these two princes, it is the fourth prince Ji Huan, Ji Huan, among the four princes who stayed in Beijing, he is the most sleek, and the most open, there are many guests of the four princes in the six yamen, Li Chun, the little marquis of the Pingnan Hou Mansion, is a frequent visitor to his Qi Palace.

The Seventh Prince's face was calm, and he said in a low voice: "The third emperor brother is obsessed with martial arts, and a few days ago, he took the initiative to mention to his father that he wanted to take charge of the military affairs, and gave up staying in Beijing to inherit the throne. ”

Li Xin frowned: "The prince can be in charge of the army?" ”

Ji Wen smiled: "Even if my father nods, he won't give him too many soldiers and horses, at most 10,000 people will give him, and a small fight will not succeed." ”

In the capital alone, there are two guards as the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, and at the same time, there are more than 100,000 forbidden troops in the Gyeonggi generation outside the capital to defend the capital, and there is such a majestic city in the capital, and there are no two or three hundred thousand people who want to enter the capital, so His Royal Highness the King of Wei will say that 10,000 people are a small fight.

Li Xin lowered his head and thought for a moment, then asked a key question.

"Your Highness, Holy Him...... How is the body? ”

Ji Wen's face changed, then he lowered his voice, shook his head and said: "I don't know, no one in the capital knows what the condition of my father's body is, but every time I see my father, his complexion is not bad, and it is estimated that it will not be too bad." ”

Li Xin nodded and continued to ask, "What does Your Highness think, how is Your Majesty today?" ”

More than 100 years after the founding of the Great Jin Dynasty, 30 years ago, it was just a small country in the south of the Yangtze River, and it was Emperor Wu who suddenly rose to lead Ye Sheng, Li Zhijie and other famous generals to sweep the world, and only then did he establish such a unified empire today.

However, after years of conquest, although the land of the Great Jin Dynasty has increased several times, the economy and people's livelihood are exhausted.

But now, in just eighteen years, Dajin has gradually prospered in his hands, and from this point of view, this son of heaven can be said to be a rare Ming Jun.

Ji Wen's face was serious: "Father's abyss is as deep as the sea, I am not as good as him." ”

Li Xin's voice was pressed to the lowest: "Then does His Highness have the intention of rebellion?" ”

His Royal Highness King Wei's face changed suddenly, and he said in a low voice: "What nonsense are you talking about? ”

Li Xin's face was calm, and he said indifferently: "Since Your Majesty is in good health, Your Highness should not have any disrespectful thoughts, then this matter of seizing the heir is not a matter of urgency, I have an idea below, I don't know if Your Highness is willing to listen to it." ”

His Royal Highness King Wei took several deep breaths before calming down, he let out a long breath and said, "Say it." ”

Li Xin poured a cup of tea for the Seventh Prince and said with a smile: "Now that the government is under the control of Your Majesty, and Your Majesty is in full bloom, then Your Highness does not need to rush to fight for power, you should calm down and do something for the imperial court." ”

An emperor who has made a difference, for the twists and turns in the court, are very clear, to give the simplest example, when Zhenguan Dynasty, Li Chengqian and Li Tai were inextricably contested, and they tried their best, but in the end, the throne fell on Li Zhi's head.

Because, no matter how much power several princes have in the court, as long as you don't coup d'état, these things will not play any role, and in the end, the ownership of the throne is just a sentence from the Son of Chengde.

At this time, not fighting for power and only doing things is the best way.

His Royal Highness King Wei's face changed slightly, and he said in a low voice: "Brother Xin, the eldest brother and the third emperor brother are trying their best to win over the forces, I am already slightly behind in this, if I take the initiative to give up, I will be isolated in the court in the future, and my father will also think that I can't compete with the two elder brothers, and I am an incompetent person." ”

Li Xin coughed.

"Not fighting for power is not incompetent, Your Highness can think about it, what is difficult for Your Majesty today, and you can find a way to help Your Majesty deal with it, Your Majesty will naturally feel that Your Highness is outstanding."

"Besides."

Li Xin's face was calm: "Your Majesty is still alive, you brothers began to win over the courtiers, for example, if His Highness's power swells to the point where His Majesty is jealous, then it will not be other princes who will compete with His Highness for the throne, but His Majesty himself." ”

"Does Your Highness think that you can win Your Majesty?"

The Seventh Prince had cold sweat on his forehead.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve and said in a low voice: "Brother Xin'er means, let me give up participating in the court dispute for the time being?" ”

"It's okay to keep the achievements, don't offend people, don't continue to expand your power, help Your Majesty do something practical, it's best to let Your Majesty see His Highness's ability to govern the country and do things."

Li Xin's face was calm: "The court struggle is a party struggle, and this matter is not beneficial to the country." ”

"Besides, as His Royal Highness said, the three princes have given up the throne, if His Royal Highness retreats for the time being, then the other two princes will fight each other, and His Royal Highness may be able to stand behind the scenes and reap some benefits."

The Seventh Prince, Ji Wen, narrowed his eyes slightly.

He felt that what Li Xin said was very reasonable.

The question is, how could the young man in front of him, who was a rural boy who had problems with food, clothing, and clothing two months ago, have such insight on this kind of issue?

Is it just because of the information that Jiu Niang gave him?

His Royal Highness King Wei coughed and asked, "Brother Xin'er thinks that there is something that Father Emperor can't solve?" ”

Li Xin shook his head: "I've only been in the capital for two months, how can I tell the things in the court clearly?" ”

The Seventh Prince narrowed his eyes.

He thought of a problem that his father couldn't handle.

That is Pingnanhou Mansion!

Li Xin took a sip of the teacup, and then said, "I heard His Highness say that His Highness has some forces in the Tianmu Prison of the Inner Palace?" ”

Ji Wen smiled and said, "Dong Cheng, the eunuch of Tianmu Prison, is my person. ”

Tianmu Jian is the eyes and ears of the Son of Heaven, and Dong Cheng is the boss of Tianmu Prison, and being able to include such a person in his own power has always been a place where the Seven Princes are quite proud.

Li Xin shook his head: "Find a way to break it." ”

Ji Wen's face changed slightly: "Why?" ”

"Tianmu Prison is the eyes and ears of the Son of Heaven, and it is also His Majesty's forbidden body, if His Majesty knows that Tianmu Prison is no longer his Tianmu Prison, everyone above and below that Tianmu Prison is estimated to be unable to escape death, and His Highness will definitely be hated by him."

Li Xin's voice was solemn.

"Therefore, the relationship between Tianmu Prison, if Your Highness can use it, don't use it, it's best to break it completely, this is a huge hidden danger, once it breaks out, His Highness will completely lose the qualification to take the heir."