Suddenly, Liu Jing decisively pinched a white piece, raised his hand without hesitation, and slapped it the gas that had just hesitated, and then, he quickly picked up a black seed, but this time he did not drop it, but looked up at Zhu Zhang, and said loudly: "Your Highness thinks that at this time, should the black chess piece protect its big dragon first, or should it cut off the corner of the white chess?" ”

Zhu Fan knew that Liu Jing would not say this plainly after careful consideration, there must be a deep meaning in this, so he watched the chess game carefully, but Liu Jing did not wait for Zhu Fan to see the chess game clearly and said: "Protect the big dragon, black chess is still a disadvantage, but it is just to delay his defeat, but cutting the corner of white chess is a backhand blow in a desperate situation, and it is unknown whether he can turn defeat into victory." ”

"Sir, mean, give it a go? An all-out blow? Zhu Fan seemed to understand what Liu Jing meant.

Liu Jing shook his head: "In this difficult and confusing situation, everyone's choice is different, King Yan's choice is to protect Dalong, he did this, although he gave up the possibility of becoming the new prince, but not only kept his current glory and wealth, but also whether it is now or in the future, King Yan can get more trust and benefits than other vassal kings, whether these trust and benefits come from the emperor or the crown prince." ”

Zhu Fan was a little confused again: "According to Mr. Will, what should I do now?" ”

The sunspot in Liu Jing's hand never fell, and he motioned for Zhu Fan to sit opposite him, "You and I are sitting opposite each other now, Your Highness, please think, a very critical question must be thought about first, who is playing at both ends of the chessboard?" ”

"Although this king is sitting here, the white son in my hand is still Mr., and this is also related to the current situation?" Zhu Fan was still puzzled.

Liu Jing smiled, "It seems that the prince has figured it out, we have been talking to the prince before, but King Yan's actions tell us that he has changed his thinking, more precisely, although he is also staring at the storage position, but it is not inevitable, but to beat the rabbit with grass, when he saw clearly that he was actually playing against the emperor, he decisively chose to quit, in order to maintain the current undefeated situation." He did so, plucking it himself, but he roasted the other vassal kings on the fire. However, although this is not good news for us, but fortunately, the prince did not make any big moves on the bright side before, and did not openly fight with the prince, and those small actions in secret were also the generations of the King of Jin and the King of Zhou, and they secretly calculated Your Royal Highness, and the emperor must have seen it. Although the emperor's mind has changed, for you, the prince, it is not an irreparable situation at the moment, because although your relationship with the prince has been fighting in secret, you have not torn your face, and the emperor has not had a bad impression of you. ”

Zhu Fan listened to Liu Jing's analysis, nodding frequently on the surface, but he was very unhappy in his heart, why didn't you say these words before, but now with hindsight, Lao Tzu is so passive.

Liu Jing continued: "It's better to be still than to be still, for Your Highness, it is not appropriate to act rashly at this time, take a look first, and then say, this look, not only to see what others do, but also to see the changes in the situation, but also to see the emperor's attitude!" ”

Zhu Fan said unwillingly: "It's all this time, still not moving?" If you don't move, you won't have a chance. ”

Liu Jing threw the sunspot in his hand back into the box, looked up at the sky, and said thoughtfully: "Now that the prince is missing the fierce rival of King Yan, the pressure has been much less, and his energy has been freed up, I'm afraid he is now thinking about how to deal with us and other vassal kings, if you make a move at this time, it is tantamount to prompting the prince to start with us first, then your troubles will be endless, leaving Qingshan without worrying about no firewood, although this game is won or lost, but there is still the next game, is this game good? It is directly related to whether the next game can be opened to the first place. ”

Zhu Rong's eyes lit up: "What does Mr. mean, there will be a chance in the future?" ”

Liu Jing's expression was very solemn: "This time, the matter of the empty seal case caused political differences between His Majesty and the crown prince, and gave the emperor the idea of setting up a new prince. Although His Majesty has been dissatisfied with the crown prince for a long time, after all, this matter has caused such a big wave in the court! Think about it, the kings are eyeing each other, the prince is cautious, the vassal kings have just returned to Beijing, and immediately there is a matter of the kings calculating each other, and there are one after another big cases in Beijing that no one can say clearly, and no one dares to touch, all of this has made the people of the government and the opposition uneasy, and the officials have no intention of government affairs, such a situation has occurred, I am afraid that even the emperor himself did not expect that if it goes on like this, the emperor is bound to worry that the court situation will become more and more chaotic. Those few big cases, the emperor unexpectedly did not order the investigation is proof, please think, in the past, there were big cases, the emperor has always pursued them tightly, when was there such a laxity? ”

The more Zhu Fan listened, the more he felt that Liu Jing's analysis was reasonable, and nodded: "What does Mr. mean, my father himself regretted it?" And the fourth child was the first to see it? ”

"It may or may not be. But there is one thing that is very strange, that is, the kings have returned to Beijing for so long, how can they not assign a single errand to the kings? Since it is to inspect the new prince and select the merits, why not arrange an errand to test the talents of each son? The kings have stayed in the capital for so long, which can only show two points, one is that the emperor did not think clearly about the replacement of the crown prince; The second is the ghost tricks that your younger brothers are doing in secret, the emperor has already seen the fire, and he hates it, as a father, as the emperor who laid down the Ming Dynasty, he never wants to see his sons mess up Xiao Qiang, let alone the chaos of the country. Therefore, the emperor couldn't make up his mind for a long time, this point, King Yan saw it clearly, and the prince may also see it clearly, so King Yan must have had a tacit understanding with the prince in secret. Speaking of this, Liu Jing paused, sighed, and wrinkled his eyebrows again: "Maybe King Yan has some secret sources, and he knows more and faster news than us, but no matter what, from now on, there will be no more situations where the kings are selected in Beijing, and the competition will be carried out in secret." ”

Although Zhu Fan was unwilling, Liu Jing's analysis was reasonable, and he was powerless to refute, so he had to ask: "According to Mr. Wang's statement, since my father has remorse, and the fourth child has withdrawn, I am afraid that the status of the prince will not be able to move for a while, then I should not wait and see, but should learn from the fourth child and take the initiative to go back to Xi'an." ”

"It's not impossible to do that," Liu Jing said calmly: "It's just that King Yan has already taken the lead, King Qin, you are forced to do this in the eyes of others, so since the first move has been lost, it is better to wait and see." ”

Zhu Fan nodded: "What does Mr. mean to look at other people's actions and changes in the situation, is it that others will still make moves?" Will the situation change? ”

"Maybe, maybe not. But it could be much bigger. Lord Wang, please think about it, knowing King Yan's actions, you are in a hurry, aren't others in a hurry? Liu Jing smiled slyly: "For example, the people who secretly helped the prince a few days ago, they framed you and King Yan at the same time, because they had fallen behind at that time, and now, I'm afraid it's even more like sitting on pins and needles, let's play the game now, discuss countermeasures, they will definitely not be idle, I'm afraid that the sooner ones have already discussed countermeasures, so the prince might as well calm down and watch a good show first, after the good show, maybe there is a better place to fall." ”

Liu Jing suddenly pinched a black piece and slapped it on the chessboard fiercely, Zhu Fan saw it clearly, the lower left corner of the white chess that originally looked carefree, after this piece fell, it immediately turned into a fierce strangulation. Zhu Fan was stunned.

To say that Jinling is victorious, Purple Mountain must at least rank in the top three of Jinling's scenic spots. The gold powder of the Six Dynasties, the dragon pan of Zhongshan, the tiger of Shicheng, and the aura and royal qi of Jinling City are all concentrated in the Purple Mountain.

Therefore, this Purple Mountain is not only a place that literati and artists like to go, but also the people of Nanjing and tourists from all over the world who visit Nanjing also regard the Purple Mountain as a must-visit destination.

In the beautiful scenery of the Purple Mountain, there is a famous temple, called Dinglin Temple, the presiding monk of Dinglin Temple, although young, but is the world's famous monk, once in the debate conference of Wutai Mountain, he beat a hundred national monks, won the first place, what is more rare is that this great monk is not only profound in Buddhism, but also involved in the knowledge of hundreds of schools, and its knowledge is not under any of the great Confucians in the world. With the fame of Xiuguang monk getting bigger and bigger, in recent years, not only a lot of Buddhist disciples have come to study the scriptures and Zen meditation, the Confucian scholars and celebrities in the south of the Yangtze River, the students and high-ranking officials in Beijing have almost broken through his threshold, and in summer and autumn, there are even people who visit every day, or discuss the study of Buddhism, or come to the door to fight wisdom and study, so the main hall of this Dinglin Temple, often open the altar to preach the Dharma, and become a scene on the Purple Mountain.

On this day, a great Confucian came to Beijing, this person was Fang Xiaoru, an upstart in the officialdom and a waiter in the prince's mansion. Fang Xiaoru originally just went to Dinglin Temple to enjoy the fun, when he went to the backyard, he accidentally bumped into Xiuguang monk and a disciple preaching, Fang Xiaoru heard the name of Xiuguang monk for a long time, and for a while his childlike heart rose, and he used Buddhist classics to say a few words to Xiuguang monk, just a few words, Xiuguang monk knew that he had met the great Confucianism of the world, and he also came to be interested.

The two people above were arguing fiercely, and the people below were also listening energetically, one of them, standing at the far end of the debate platform, he looked at the stage with his shoulders crossed, nodded with a smile from time to time, and heard the highlights, he would also whisper hello. Just when this person was concentrating, suddenly someone behind him patted this person on the shoulder, this person was startled, turned around, but did not speak, gestured with his eyes, and then turned and walked outside the mountain gate.

Out of the mountain gate, the two walked far away one after the other, came to a secluded place, turned around in front of them, and said with a smile: "The scenery of this Purple Mountain is really good, this way, the grass is full of birds and flowers, it is really like a fairyland on earth." ”

The person who followed behind sneered: "Lord Li, you asked me to meet here, it won't be for the sake of enjoying the mountains and rivers, right?" ”