The prince looked at Chu Hao, who was walking away, as a final parting gift, until Chu Hao came out of the East Palace, and the waiter came back and stood under the door of the hall again to wait for the prince's orders, and then the prince turned around and closed the hall door, walked back to the chair in the hall and sat down. Compared with Chu Hao's respectful and trembling when he was there, the prince was sitting on the chair very casually at this moment, completely devoid of the emperor's etiquette.

The old road that had been avoiding behind the screen in the lobby turned around, but tonight's old road looked a little pitiful, as if the swollen right eye under the blue eyeshadow was painted on the old high.

Obviously, Jian Wu used Lao Dao as a sandbag to vent that day, and Lao Dao, who didn't dare to resist, couldn't even release the aura protector, so he could only let Jian Wu beat him wantonly, and Lao Dao was very troublesome to even take a shower after that day, because the scars would cause a burst of pain when they touched the hot water.

"What do you think of what you said about Na Lao Immortal?"

Lao Dao was very surprised by the change in the prince's attitude towards Chu Hao tonight, on weekdays in front of himself, the prince could still pretend to be an emperor, but why is it abnormal today, even the respected teacher can be called so.

"Poor Dao thinks that what Lord Chu said is wrong, and he should not act according to Lord Chu's wishes, otherwise he will be the real disadvantage of the prince. "The old man with a miserable face shook off the dust and said seriously.

"What do you think?"

"At this time, you must not compromise with the king, the arrow is ready to fly, and you have to send it. Lao Dao tentatively expressed his opinion, and waited for a moment, wanting to see if the prince's face was interested in his opinion. If you make a mistake, you can quickly change the next words.

"Go on. ”

Lao Dao saw that the prince did not directly deny his plan, and he may still be very interested. continued: "First of all, we must not stop there, the most obvious thing is that if you give up easily this time, no matter what the king thinks, the king of Wei will first feel that the prince is a soft persimmon, and you can pinch it casually in the future, especially in the case that the king of Wei has founded a new yamen, it is more convenient to find trouble with the prince, even if the prince does not think about himself, what about those officials, businessmen, and scholars who are attached to your power." Only a tough counterattack is the kingly demeanor you want to show in front of the king, and the bearing of serving the country and the people. Otherwise, the king can only see the advantages of the king of Wei, and will never see the prince's decisiveness, and will only mistakenly think that the prince has never joined the army, and he is only angry with books, so he can only pick up the pen, and will never be able to lift the knife to expand the territory of Anyang. ”

Lao Dao, who had said so much in one breath, paused, he had been hiding behind the screen for a long time, but his mouth was dry at the moment, and it was difficult to ask for a glass of water at such a critical moment, so he had to smash it and continue to say.

"Therefore, our next action should be even stronger, since the level of trouble caused by that group of scholars is beyond our imagination, it is better to add some fuel to this fire. First, let that group of scholars continue to make trouble on Xuanwu Avenue tomorrow, and write a few chapters of inflammatory articles to be published by the major forces, not only in Anyang Kingdom, but also let the world know about this matter, so that the king can feel the real pressure, otherwise only in the territory, the king can let you princes fight at will, if the matter breaks out completely, the king will not dare to press the whole country to make a big gamble. ”

"Wouldn't this act be a scourge to the entire Anyang Kingdom? Even if I can ascend the throne, I will leave a mess behind, which will only increase my troubles. ”

"Prince, you have to recognize your own situation now, who in Bo'an City doesn't know that the king favors the king of Wei, and he has revealed the style of being virtuous and not standing up in the conversations of the ministers many times. Now the prince, you should be thinking about how to pull the hand that is biased towards the king of Wei from the king's hand back to your side, but don't forget how the king ascended the throne in the first place, and the city of Bo'an at that time was even more bloody than it is now. As for how Anyang is doing, this is a later story. If you ascend to the throne, those old ministers of the three provinces and six departments will naturally do their best to work for you, and how can the national strength not be prosperous. Say something that shouldn't be said, if it is really King Wei who ascends the throne, would you rather leave him a prosperous world, or choose to leave him a country that is in ruins?"

The prince wanted to say that no matter what the dispute between me and the sixth brother is, I must not involve the people, and the prosperous era that has lasted for hundreds of years cannot be buried in my own hands.

But when the words came to his mouth, he didn't feel good in his heart. Thinking about why I should have let Xiao Liuzi snatch away what should have been mine, I would rather break the jade than be complete, and I can't get it myself or let others get it.

Go on. ”

"The second point is that tomorrow morning I will secretly send a letter to every merchant tycoon, ordering every shop under it to close its doors, and tonight's burning, killing and looting of those scoundrels will definitely cause a sensation in the entire Bo'an City tomorrow, and by the way, the merchants can not open their doors with the excuse of questioning the safety guarantee of Bo'an City. The daily needs of the people are not guaranteed, and the articles prepared by the students today are being widely publicized, so that the people of the whole city of Bo'an can knock on the sound together, so that the city is already in chaos. ”

"I have lost the ability to restrain scholars tonight, if the palace ascends the throne at that time, what will be used to restrain these scholars and people who have learned to resist?" the prince asked worriedly. Tonight, this group of troublemakers, who were mostly scholars, had already carved a deep mark on the prince's heart.

"At that time, it was not at this time, and the real ownership of the rights could not be confirmed at this time, everyone was staring at this piece of cake and making a fuss, so as to cause no one to have the absolute right to speak, after the prince became the king in the future, what he needed to do was to centralize power, and replace all the people under the king of Wei on the grounds of reforming the system that was beneficial to the people, and at that time, both civil and military officials were all princes. Isn't it true that there is nothing to be afraid of. ”

"Reasonable, that's all a later story, you have to take care of the things in front of you first, can you bring down King Wei with these two moves now?"

The speechless old man grinned, and said secretly in his heart: Obviously you came to ask me, and after I said the solution, you came to reprimand me for ignoring the present, all the imperial skills you have been using since elementary school have been used on me.

The moment he grinned, he moved the wound on his face again, and the expression on the painful old man's face was blurred, and he sucked a breath of cold air.

"What's the matter, what's the dissatisfaction with me?" the prince looked at the old man with a painful expression on his face.

"I'm just a little thirsty. He could only find an excuse to cover up his embarrassment, and the prince raised his hand and handed over the hot tea prepared earlier: "Pay attention to your body, the palace is still counting on you to assist, if you can ascend the throne, there has been no one to choose for the position of Anyang National Teacher." ”

Lao Dao, who heard the meaning of the prince's words, smiled even more happily, it doesn't matter if he is happy, this smile made the corners of his mouth crack hurt Lao Dao again.

"The prince, in addition to scholars and merchants, those nobles who are attached to the prince also have to take advantage of it. ”

"How to use it, these people just need to give money behind the scenes, just like businessmen, it's impossible to let them do things clearly. They will not openly express their support for a certain force, and they are very shrewd. ”

"Otherwise, although the scholars can only support in secret, it is of little use. But those magnates have in their hands the general underground forces in Bo'an City, and these scoundrels are very useful weapons. Don't easily underestimate these unsightly aspects, there is no merchant under the power of King Wei to support him, but he also has a lot of money, do you know what the reason is?"

For these scoundrels and dirty things underground, the prince who accepted Chu Hao's orthodox teaching looked down on them very much, and only regarded them as villains, and said impatiently: "If you have something to say, don't sell it." ”

"Those underground forces control half of the Qinglou, casinos, and usury houses in Bo'an City, and these profits can support King Wei to recruit cultivators, win over military personnel, and when it is inconvenient to make a move, there will be people who will do it for themselves. I have investigated in the past few days, and the monthly filial piety handed over to you by those powerful people who opened the Qinglou Casino in your name is less than one-thousandth of their profits. ”

"These industries are so profitable, if they are serious, this palace will not spare them. I'll send someone to check the accounts early tomorrow morning. ”

"I'm in a hurry. What we need at this time is not money, but chaos. Our real purpose is to use the monthly payment as a coercion to make their thugs make trouble every night, burn and loot, and indulge those who are already doing all kinds of evil, which is their specialty. Look at the noise of the rush coming from Naxi City, it's much more useful than our thankless trouble. ”

"It's a good way, but those scholars can't let it go, send those famous scholars to kneel outside the palace with the hundred officials of the dynasty to put pressure on their father, and in addition, the imperial examination prepared this year, no one in the clan is allowed to participate, I want to see how long my father can endure." The prince duly proposed the strategy he had come up with in the whole situation.

"The prince is smart, this plan is wonderful. This is the fault of the poor road, I didn't think of such a far-reaching place, the prince can really be described as a dragon and phoenix among people, strategizing and winning thousands of miles away. Truly a man of God. This plan will definitely make the king of Wei and the king unable to finish both, and Bo'an will be determined. Lao Dao flattered and flattered.

The prince felt the respect he had never felt before, and he had lived for almost half his life, this was the first time he dared to put forward his opinions and get the approval of his subordinates, he was like a useless puppet before, everything needed to be taught by Chu Hao, even if the prince knew very well that what Chu Hao did for himself was the most correct.

Lao Dao was able to go to the prince's side and become the prince's adviser, in addition to the identity of a missionary, but also because of his ability to see people talk to people and see dogs barking, after a few days of observation, he can know what a person likes to listen to the most, and a few words can hit the other party's heart.

My heart blossomed, but on the surface, I pretended to be serious and said to Lao Dao: "Oh, don't use the flattery used on others on me." You can't get to the hall of elegance. ”

Hurriedly slapped himself in the face of the old Taoist said: "This is really a poor mistake, thinking of the prince is the same as those who love vanity, our prince is really an elegant man, and he can be called an example of a gentleman." There is such a holy monarch who ignores it, the regret of the king, and the regret of the entire Anyang Kingdom. ”

With a happy smile on his face, the prince turned his back and looked out the window at the heavy rain and didn't know what to think. Lao Dao guarded the side and secretly said in his heart: I don't love vanity yet, two good words will follow, such a person will be the king, Anyang will be miserable, there will definitely be traitors everywhere, and the court will be sluggish.

But after thinking about it again, it seemed that he was the biggest traitor, which was a bit like insulting himself, and he shook his head and hurriedly dispelled the idea of the sluggishness of the court.