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What is the situation in the outside world, he has the heart to inquire, but probably because the matter has reached a critical time, and the people of King Nanping have not come to communicate with him.

Liu Tong waited tormentedly for the final result.

Half a month has passed in a flash, and the coolness of autumn has gradually covered the entire courtyard, and the leaves of the ginkgo trees have turned yellow, and they have begun to fall.

King Rui survived, Qing Jun side, rescued Emperor Yuanwu, Emperor Yuanwu personally issued an edict to abolish the prince, and the news that the prince was imprisoned in the prince's mansion came in at this time.

Liu Tong pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled, and whispered to Chang Runzhi: "Fifth brother has succeeded." ”

"Hmm." Chang Runzhi nodded, leaned lightly on Liu Tong's side, and said to him: "King Rui came to see you in the incident, and I want to come again soon." ”

Liu Tong showed a smile on his face, and the slightly dull mood in the past dissipated a little.

He was silent for a while, and then suddenly asked Chang Runzhi: "Runzhi, what do you say the fifth brother will do to his father?" Will he directly force his father to make him the crown prince? ”

Chang Runzhi shook his head.

According to the character of King Rui, he will definitely not let people have the opportunity to slander his reputation.

The crown prince has just been deposed, if he is immediately made the prince, no matter how fair and righteous his reason for entering the palace Qingjun is, I am afraid that the people in the market will talk about it, and it is not good for the reputation of King Rui.

Ruiwang is a calm person and will not stumble himself at such a critical time.

Liu Tong nodded when he heard this: "I think so too, now my father is still in bed with a stroke, even if he can speak, his actions are not convenient, if the fifth brother wants to be justified, he must be filial piety and serve his father for the rest of his life." It's not just that you can't think about the position of the crown prince, even if it is the government, the fifth brother will definitely invite his father and the emperor to build the four ministers to discuss the government, instead of him taking over the government alone......"

Liu Tong said while looking a little dazed.

"What's wrong?" Chang Runzhi asked softly.

Liu Tong grinned, with a slight bitterness on his face: "I just think that the crown prince has fallen, and now the fifth brother is a well-deserved candidate for the next prince, but he still has to be so tactful and roundabout...... It's ironic. In the eyes of some literati and politicians, I am afraid that he will be said to be famous. Come to think of it, the fifth brother is actually quite aggrieved. ”

Chang Runzhi smiled slightly, and said softly: "As a politician, King Rui always has to sacrifice some things from the side, and in turn, he himself has to make some sacrifices for this." With great power comes great danger...... To be able to achieve such a degree of balance, Ruiwang has already achieved the extreme. ”

Liu Tong was stunned and said: "Actually, if the fifth brother ascends the throne and serves his father as the emperor, even if the reputation is not good, the fifth brother still has decades, and he can use the remarkable results of governing the country to justify his name...... If it were me, I wouldn't think so much about fame. Fame can't be eaten, how can it be so important. ”

Chang Runzhi smiled and shook his head: "King Kerui is such a character, reputation may not be important to him, but he also talks about a rule." The Holy One is still there, and since the four-minister model has been opened, there is no need to replace him and directly ascend the throne. After all, even if the four ministers discuss politics, it is still King Rui who can make the final decision. What is the difference between ascending the throne early and ascending the throne late? Now King Rui can also take advantage of this time before ascending the throne to accumulate power and precipitate power...... King Rui can use the name of the Qing monarch to let His Majesty abolish the prince, but do you know that others can't follow suit, and also say that King Rui is a chaotic minister and thief? ”

"It's also ......" Liu Tong nodded: "The fifth brother is worried about the people, and he must not want to cause the people to suffer because of the struggle for power." ”

Chang Runzhi nodded.

Liu Tong sighed: "Fang Cai Runzhi, when you talk about the word 'sacrifice', it always makes me a little uncomfortable. ”

"What's uncomfortable?" Chang Runzhi asked him.

"I can't say it......" Liu Tong said, "I just feel stuffy in my chest." I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing. ”

Chang Runzhi stared at Liu Tong thoughtfully for a long time before he said softly: "As long as people live, they have desires." The poor have the desire to become rich, and the rich have the desire to become richer, and when they stand in the upper reaches of power, they naturally have the desire to stand at the top of power...... It doesn't matter how King Rui's ambition was born, what matters is what he will bring to the world after he stands at the top. That's all that matters. This is the charm of politics, which attracts people to the top of power; But that's also the cruelty of politics, because to get close to that top, you have to pay something. It's a fair trade, and there's no such thing as good or bad. ”

Liu Tong looked at Chang Runzhi in astonishment, and only after a while did he say, "Runzhi, what did you say...... I've never heard of it. ”

Chang Runzhi asked him close to his ear: "Then let me ask you, have you ever had such ambitions?" ”

"Of course not!" Liu Tong immediately denied it, his brows furrowed.

Chang Runzhi stretched out his hand to smooth his brows, and said with a smile: "Then let me ask you again, do you ever think that it is wrong and bad for King Rui to want that position?" ”

"Of course there is no ......" Liu Tong's brows furrowed, faintly understanding what Chang Runzhi meant.

The Lingtai was clear for a while, and he hugged Chang Runzhi and laughed twice.

Chang Runzhi was inexplicable, and wrung him and said, "It's time to take Ling'er out for a walk, you go." ”

"I'll go." Liu Tong readily agreed.

After another two days, King Rui came to Zhongguan Hutong in a grand manner.

The first thing he did was to have the steward Yu who ordered the lock iron to be poured on the small courtyard to death.

The gate of the small courtyard was finally opened from the outside after a year.

King Rui was dressed in a prince's python robe, and he stepped into the small courtyard.

Liu Tong greeted him, and after a strong hug between the brothers, Liu Tong invited King Rui to sit in the hall.

King Nanping followed behind and nodded to Chang Runzhi: "After Jingling was born, I, as an uncle, haven't seen him yet, can the ninth sister-in-law let me take a look at him?" ”

Chang Runzhi knew that King Rui had something to say to Liu Tong, so naturally there was nothing he should do, so he went to the back room and hugged Liu Jingling out and asked him to play with his twelfth uncle.

In the hall, King Rui said to Liu Tong: "Father is already able to speak, he can jump out word by word, and his body is gradually recovering. ”

"After the crown prince was deposed, he was locked up in the prince's mansion, but I heard that he still didn't feel very comfortable."

"I've been busy counting the treasury recently, and during the time when the prince was in charge of the country, all the ministries must not be very clean, so I have to pull out the nails one by one."

"The twelfth brother has had a good experience in the past few years, and many things have been handled very well, and with him, I have saved a lot of heart."

"Zhu Wang is still a thorn, but don't pay attention to it."

King Rui said a lot, and finally looked at Liu Tong with a little apology, and said, "I mentioned it to my father, and I want to move you out of Zhongguan Hutong and resume your errand." However, the father did not agree, so he had to grieve the ninth brother to stay here for a while longer. (To be continued.) )