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After hearing Qin Xi's inquiry, Zhao Junchen smiled lightly and said, "It is human nature to overkill and overkill...... Once people have done something wrong and learned a profound lesson, in order to prevent similar mistakes from happening again, they often subconsciously deny everything about the mistake......"

These words sounded quite mysterious, and it seemed that the preface did not match the afterword, Qin Xi couldn't guess the deep meaning of Zhao Junchen's words for a while, and a trace of doubt flashed between his expressions.

Seeing Qin Xi's doubts, after Zhao Junchen sighed, the hint was much more explicit, and continued: "Many years ago, when this official had not yet participated in the imperial examination, he met a rich man, who had a lot of family wealth, and three sons, the eldest son was honest, diligent and filial, and was originally the best heir of this rich man. However, the advantage of the eldest son is that he is honest, but the disadvantage is that he is too honest and too dedicated, and he will often be fooled and deceived by others, and the rich man's family wealth will also lose a lot as a result, so the rich man will naturally be disheartened by the eldest son, and feel that if his family property is inherited by the eldest son, he will be ruined sooner or later, so he will take away the inheritance of the eldest son......"

Hearing this, Qin Xi naturally understood that Zhao Junchen was hinting at the current situation of the crown prince Zhu Heyu, his expression was still calm, but his eyes were much more serious.

Then, Zhao Junchen said: "After taking away the inheritance of the eldest son, the rich man can only choose a new heir among the remaining two sons, among them, the second son has many advantages. Honest, duty, diligent, and filial, almost exactly the same as the eldest son. The third son didn't look so good, a little frivolous and a little lazy. But it's not useless waste after all...... So, which son does Mr. Qin think the rich man will choose as his heir in the end? Is it an excellent second son? Or a not-so-excellent third son? ”

The story told by Zhao Junchen was made up blindly when he heard it, but after Qin Xi heard it, his expression became more and more serious.

After hesitating for a moment, Qin Xi said slowly: "Because of the lesson of the eldest son, this rich man wants to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past...... I'm afraid that he will choose the third son who is not so good as his heir. ”

Zhao Junchen stroked his palm and smiled: "That's right! ”

*****

In Zhao Junchen's story, the so-called "rich man" is obviously an allusion to Emperor Deqing, the so-called "eldest son" is an allusion to the crown prince Zhu Heyu, the so-called "second son" is an allusion to the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, and the "third son" is an allusion to other princes and princes who are qualified to inherit the throne.

Over the years, the seventh prince Zhu Hejian has stayed in the center of the capital and waited for the situation to change. In addition to showing a frail and sickly appearance, he also has a lot of disguise in terms of personality, in order to get close to the prince Zhu Heyu, gain Zhu Heyu's trust, and let Zhu Heyu support him to stay in the capital, he showed a noble character, treat people sincerely, be kind, and stick to his duty, so that he and the prince Zhu Heyu are naturally "like-minded", and they have always been deeply trusted by Zhu Heyu; At the same time, in order to lower the vigilance of Emperor Deqing, Zhu Hejian also showed a look of focusing on the "Book of Rites". For the etiquette system, respect and humility, etc., it can be said to be extremely insistent, but it also shows a stubborn side.

This kind of disguise falls in the eyes of uninformed people, and they will only feel that the personalities of Zhu Hejian and Zhu Heyu are too similar. Except that the character of the crown prince Zhu Heyu is more resolute, and the personality of the seventh prince Zhu Hejian is slightly gentle, it is exactly the same.

This kind of disguise certainly allowed the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian to achieve the original purpose - the crown prince Zhu Heyu completely trusted him, and Emperor Deqing did not suspect him. After receiving the support of the crown prince Zhu Heyu and the acquiescence of Emperor Deqing, the seventh prince Zhu Hejian could stay in the center of the capital and did not leave the capital for a long time. and also took advantage of the trust of the crown prince Zhu Heyu to shake Zhu Heyu's position as the prince step by step.

However. When Zhu Heyu's position as the prince was shaken, the disguises of the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian before became Zhu Hejian's biggest constraint.

As Zhao Junchen hinted, Zhu Hejian's disguised appearance is too similar to Zhu Heyu's personality and temperament, if Emperor Deqing thinks that the crown prince Zhu Heyu is not suitable to inherit the Ming Dynasty, then after Zhu Heyu loses the position of prince, when Emperor Deqing establishes a new prince, how can he consider the seventh prince Zhu Hejian? Otherwise, wouldn't it be a repeat of the mistakes of the past?

At that time, even if Zhu Hejian stays in the capital and can get close to the water, even if Zhu Hejian's illness and weak health gradually begin to improve, even if Zhu Hejian's reputation is excellent, even if Zhu Hejian receives a lot of support, Emperor Deqing may not establish Zhu Hejian as the new prince!

At the same time, Zhu Hejian's personality has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, if his personality suddenly changes, I am afraid that it will arouse the suspicion of Emperor Deqing; But on the other hand, if Zhu Hejian's transformation is too slow, then it will not be Zhu Hejian's turn to sit in the position of prince.

In this way, it is a dilemma.

The relevant principles are very simple, but Qin Xi only figured out these truths after hearing Zhao Junchen's hints.

Therefore, Qin Xi's expression was very serious.

Originally, in Qin Xi's view, once Zhu Heyu lost the position of the prince, then the position of the prince must be in the pocket of the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, because Zhu Hejian was deeply favored by Emperor Deqing, because Zhu Hejian is the only adult prince in the capital now, because Zhu Hejian has an excellent reputation, because Zhu Hejian has received a lot of overt or implicit support, and because Zhu Hejian has been planning for a long time for today...... In conclusion, there are many reasons for this.

But now, after hearing Zhao Junchen's hints, Qin Xi suddenly realized that things were not as simple as he imagined.

Qin Xi didn't know if the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian had considered these things, but Qin Xi himself had indeed ignored these things beforehand.

*****

After a moment of silence, Qin Xi opened his mouth and asked, "So, in Lord Zhao's opinion, is this rich man's second son really no chance at all?" ”

Zhao Junchen smiled again, then shook his head and said, "It's man-made, but it may not be ...... It depends on the second son's ability to do so, if he can gradually reverse his image and show himself appropriately, he may also have a chance...... However, if you want to seize the opportunity, you have to rely on your own strength after all, and if your own strength is insufficient, you need to look for foreign help......"

Then, as if the roles were reversed, Zhao Junchen's tone when he spoke was meaningful, and then he looked at Qin Xi with a scrutinizing eye.

In front of him, Qin Xi's expression seemed calm, but his eyes couldn't help flickering, obviously his confidence had been shaken a little.

And at such a time, it is a great opportunity for Zhao Junchen to explore Zhu Hejian's details!

So, while Qin Xi was wavering, Zhao Junchen asked in a casual tone: "What does Mr. Qin think His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince will think after hearing this story?" ”

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PS: The state is gradually recovering, thank you for your continued support.

This book is a bit brain-burning, so there are always a few days a month when the bugs will be in a state of irritability, loss, pessimism, and laziness (—_—!). But I've finally recovered.

…… (To be continued.) )