Chapter 838 Inaction, Forbearance

Coming out of Liu's Manor, Li Zhi and Zhao Gongcun sat in the same car and returned to Chang'an together, compared to the silence when he came, Li Zhi had a significant change in his attitude towards Zhao Gongcun, talking more, and becoming closer.

"I only listened to my father's words before, Mr. is loyal and righteous, let the young slave Wan inquire about Mr. in advance," respectfully carrying the pot and pouring a cup of tea for Zhao Gongcun, Li Zhi said respectfully: "I just don't want Mr. to have such a feat before, the young slave admired"

Li Zhi, who has lived in a honeypot since he was a child, is really hard to imagine that someone would rather lose his arm or even his life for ten cents, looking at Zhao Gongcun's missing right arm, while feeling a little unbelievable and incredible, the little guy's heart can't help but have a trace of very sincere admiration.

Dedication to one's duties and dedication to one's own self are easy to say, but how many people can really do it throughout the ages?

Sicang joined the army, and his name sounded good, but in fact, to put it bluntly, he was a gatekeeper of the official warehouse, and he was even compared with the officials in the county government in terms of status, but such a small warehouse manager who couldn't even reach the grade did what many high-ranking officials and nobles couldn't do.

The Tang Dynasty needs this kind of loyal people, and he, the King of Jin who has just moved out of the palace, needs such a loyal humerus minister to assist him. Therefore, after hearing about Zhao Gongcun's previous amazing deeds, Li Zhi completely agreed with the existence of this housekeeper in his heart.

"Your Highness is polite, the villain is terrified." Bending down slightly, Zhao Gongcun said respectfully: "The villain has long forgotten the past, and the villain is now just the housekeeper of His Highness's mansion, and he is not worthy of His Highness's attention so much." As long as His Royal Highness does not dislike the villain for missing an arm, he is not a wasted person, and the villain is already satisfied. ”

Respectful, polite, not in a hurry to speak and do things, in the face of Li Zhi's deliberate overtures, Zhao Gongcun is still the same as always, neither too close, but not too distant, his face is not obvious, he is still a businessman, conscientious.

In this regard, Li Zhi did not have any unhappiness in his heart, since he knew that Zhao Gongcun had gone to his right arm to keep the ten cents in the official treasury, he already knew what kind of temperament this one-armed man was, unrestrained and unsmiling, honest and selfless, if even such a loyal and upright person would learn to flatter himself and cater to himself like those servants in the palace, then he would not be worthy of his own attention.

"I was in Mr. Liu's house," didn't care about Zhao Gongcun's somewhat stiff tone, and after pouring himself a cup of tea, Li Zhi sat down opposite Zhao Gongcun, looked up at Zhao Gongcun, and said in a loud voice: "Mr. Liu once said to the young slave that it is the luck of the young slave to have Mr. Zhao by his side, so that the young slave must not neglect Mr., and in the future, he must ask Mr. for advice first." ”

Being able to be valued so much by his father and Mr. Liu at the same time is also one of the reasons why Li Zhi is so polite to Zhao Gongcun, anyway, no matter how precocious the children of this era are, Li Zhi is still only an eleven or twelve-year-old child in the end, but he has some opinions of his own in his heart, and he will be influenced by his parents or Mr. around him. Now whether it is his father, who he admires the most, or Mr. He respects, they are all appreciating the benefits of the same person, and he will inevitably have some bias in his own heart.

"Huh?" Zhao Gongcun's complexion finally changed slightly, his chin was slightly raised, his mouth was slightly open, his eyes were slightly raised, and he looked like a standard stunned expression, obviously, he didn't expect Liu Yiyi to give him such a high evaluation. You must know that the two have never met, and Fang Cai's own words in the hall are only two sentences, it is hard to imagine that after the first contact, Liu Yiyi would value himself as a nobody so much.

In Zhao Gongcun's heart, the fact that he cut off an arm to protect the treasury was not worth mentioning at all, even if it was some credit, it had been forgotten in the past ten years, and besides, ten years ago, Liu Yiyi was just a **-year-old country child, how could he have heard of this matter?

The doubts when I saw Liu Yiyi before surfaced in my heart again, but after thinking that Liu Yiyi and His Royal Highness King Jin were teachers and students, Zhao Gongcun didn't think much about him, as long as Liu Yiyi's heart was towards His Royal Highness King Jin and he didn't have any harmful intentions, even if he had investigated himself, it didn't matter.

"Mr. Liu has an excessive reputation, and the villain will never dare to be it." Bending slightly and politely, Zhao Gongcun said to Li Zhi respectfully: "Thanks to the wrong love of the emperor and His Royal Highness the King of Jin, let the villain be the housekeeper of the Jin Palace, and the villain should be loyal to his duties and take care of it carefully, so as not to let His Royal Highness worry about the mundane things in the house." ”

Seeing Zhao Gongcun's expression of loyalty, Li Zhi nodded with satisfaction, took a sip of hot tea from the bowl, looked at Zhao Gongcun and said: "The Zhinu Mansion was first established, and everything is unclear, so I will have to rely on Mr. Zhao to negotiate and take care of it in the future." ”

"Your Highness is serious," Zhao Gongcun said respectfully: "Where the duty lies, the villain will live up to His Highness's expectations." ”

"It just so happens that this Wang Zheng has something to ask Mr. " Putting down the tea bowl in his hand, Li Zhi took over the conversation, and said to Zhao Gongcun: "I don't know what Mr. Liu thinks?" ”

"This ......" glanced up at Li Zhi with some surprise, and for a while he was a little unsure of the thoughts of this little highness, Zhao Gongcun bent over and replied: "To borrow Mr. Liu's evaluation of the villain, it is a great fortune for His Highness to have Mr. Liu as a teacher, if His Royal Highness can get Mr. Liu's full help, within three years, the Jin Wangfu will be able to gain a firm foothold in Chang'an City, and His Royal Highness will be able to stand out among the princes." ”

"What does Mr. mean," Li Zhi's eyes lit up, and he looked directly at Zhao Gongcun and said, "Let this king, the prince's elder brother and the third brother compete for favor in front of their father and the emperor, and seek to seize the position of the East Palace?" ”

"The villain doesn't dare," Zhao Gongcun's body bent down a little deeper, and replied in a low voice: "Born in the emperor's family, everything is out of his own control, the villain just makes a suggestion, if His Royal Highness wants to be an idle prince, the villain will also do his best to assist." ”

Although it is too early to say these words, and it will inevitably arouse Li Zhi's suspicions, Zhao Gongcun still decided to take a risk, wanting to plant a seed in Li Zhi's heart in advance to be called the emperor, even if he can't inherit the throne in the future, he can't be mediocre and achieve nothing.

"What did my father and the emperor say before Mr. Pai came?" Glancing at Zhao Gongcun lightly, the expression on Li Zhi's face was not obvious, and he asked him softly.

I didn't expect Li Zhi to think of this, Zhao Gongcun was a little surprised on his face, and then bowed and replied: "The emperor said that from now on, the villain is the person of His Royal Highness the King of Jin, and everything is subject to His Royal Highness the King of Jin. There are some things, if His Royal Highness is unwilling, the emperor will ask about it himself, and the villain should try his best to keep his mouth shut for His Highness. ”

"Oh?" I didn't hear anything unusual from Zhao Gongcun's words, but Li Zhi still asked tentatively: "If this king intends to compete with the prince's brother and the third brother and the seventh brother, I don't know if Mr. has any good suggestions?" ”

"Back to His Highness," Zhao Gongcun's face did not change, and he bent over and replied: "Your Highness has just come out of the palace, and the younger brother of the palace has just established, and the foundation is unstable, so it is not appropriate to participate in it at the moment, so the villain's advice to His Highness is to forbear." ”

"Self-cultivation, forbearance, don't show the heart of fighting for the emperor." Zhao Gongcun said: "Now the emperor is in the heyday of the Spring and Autumn Period, some things, in a hurry, can't fight, if His Royal Highness is interested in the Tang Dynasty, the villain thinks that it is most important to enhance his own cultivation and knowledge, as for some other rights and parties, it is better not to mess with them." ”

Regarding Zhao Gongcun's remarks, Li Zhi was noncommittal, neither said good, good or bad, nodded his head, and then threw another question to Zhao Gongcun: "If this king wants to be an idle prince and has no intention of fighting in the court, then according to Mr. 's opinion, what should he do?" ”

"Go back to Your Highness," without thinking about it, Zhao Gongcun replied: "The villain's suggestion is still those two words, forbearance." ”

"Self-cultivation, do not fight or win, and be kind to others," Zhao Gongcun explained: "Indifferent to the world, do not join any forces, do not favor any prince, and at the same time their own cultivation and knowledge can not be left behind, even if there is no intention of harming others, but it is impossible to have no means to prevent people, if you can't even protect yourself, how can you be idle?" ”

"As for how to do it," Zhao Gongcun glanced up at Li Zhi, and said lightly: "Your Highness can ask Mr. Liu for more advice, Mr. Liu can easily navigate between the various forces in Chang'an, and he has some excellent means." ”

"Well, alright, this king knows how to do it." Li Zhi nodded lightly, leaned against the window edge and said no more.

Zhao Gongcun's suggestion coincides with what he thinks in his heart, whether it is to fight or not, according to his current His Royal Highness the King of Xiao Jin, who has just established a mansion and has no power or power, inaction and forbearance are the best choices.

In the Kangxi Dynasty that Mr. Liu talked about, he finally became a big treasure, and the last laugh was not the fourth child who has always been famous, not fighting or grabbing? Why did he stand out among many princes, and why did Emperor Kangxi finally choose this prince who had never fought or fought and did not have much power under his command to inherit the throne?

In a sentence that Mr. Liu commented before, Kangxi didn't want to see his son kill each other and cause trouble.

After the crown prince is established, the old Bayi Party will not die well; After establishing the eighth child, the prince's party will definitely not die well. In contrast, only the fourth prince, who is benevolent and filial, and has good relations with all parties, and does not have too many grudges with the royal brothers and brothers, can take care of the overall situation and keep the court stable.

Inaction, forbearance, impartiality, and kindness to others.

Li Zhi clenched his fists and decided to learn from Emperor Yongzheng