Hearing Zhou Minqing say that he was going to fight to the death with Li Jinche, Li Jinze's heart trembled instinctively.

Li Jinze is not a ruthless person, although he and Li Jinche have always been at odds with each other, but after all, they are brothers who grew up together, and if he wants him to kill his younger brother, he can't do it yet.

However, Li Jinze knew that Zhou Minqing would not harm him, as his teacher, Zhou Minqing had been up and down for half his life, and he was the official of the first dynasty, and what he said before his death was true. Even though Li Jinze was difficult to accept for a while, he couldn't deny that Zhou Minqing was right.

Zhou Minqing grabbed his hand tightly, and his voice was old and distant, as if he was guiding Li Jinze forward through time: "The old minister knows that His Royal Highness often feels inferior and self-pity because of his background, but His Highness must remember that my dynasty has always inherited orthodoxy from my father, not from my mother."

"No matter who your biological mother is, you are the eldest son of His Majesty, and as the eldest son of the Emperor, you are the most honorable person in the whole world except for the Emperor. It is said that the elder and the eldest are the elders, what is the eldest son? Is it true that only a son born to a wife is called a son-in-law? No, the one who inherits the great sect is the heir!"

"One day, Your Highness will inherit the great unification and sit on the wealth of the world, then you will be the great sect; No matter how favored the second prince is, he will be a prince at most, and he can only be a small sect. Don't say that you are originally the crown prince, even if it is a side clan, as long as you ascend to the throne, the rest of you must bow down to the courtiers."

Zhou Minqing stared directly at Li Jinze's eyes, and his tone became excited: "What if the biological mother is noble? What about His Majesty's preference? As long as you are a prince for one day, you will be a concubine for a day, and even if the second prince is born in the belly of the imperial concubine, it can only be a concubine."

After listening to Zhou Minqing's words, Li Jinze's mind exploded, and the dark clouds that had haunted his heart for many years dissipated in an instant, and he couldn't help but moisten his eyes.

He took a deep breath and slowly calmed down: "I have memorized everything the teacher said, and I will not be arrogant in the future."

Zhou Minqing nodded, with a relieved smile on his face: "Your Highness can think like this, as long as you have confidence in yourself, there is nothing you can't do." Compared with His Royal Highness, the advantages of the second prince are nothing more than two aspects, one is that the biological mother is powerful and has the help of the maternal family; The second is that His Majesty favors him and has been favored since he was a child."

"However, the Liu family is unreliable, I don't know how many troubles they have caused in the past few years, which made Your Majesty extremely disappointed in them, and now although they have risen again, they are just clowns jumping off the beam, so they are not to be feared. As for His Majesty's preference, it is even less secure."

"Your Majesty is already suspicious, and when he gets older, I'm afraid that even the closest people won't be able to escape his suspicions. When the second prince grows up and is full-fledged, there will inevitably be a large number of courtiers who support him behind him. At that time, in the eyes of His Majesty, the second prince will not be his son, but the person who threatens his throne."

At the same time, looking at Li Jinze, there is a whole East Palace team behind him to give advice to him, even if Zhou Minqing is dead, the forces he left behind are still there, and the Zhou family will continue to support him. Coupled with the fact that he is a legitimate prince, this means that even neutral ministers will generally default to his side.

After such an analysis, it stands to reason that Li Jinche has almost no strength to compete with Li Jinze.

However, Zhou Minqing's expression became serious: "If it is only the above, the second prince is not enough to become His Highness's opponent at all, but now His Highness must focus on another person, Fang Zigui, he will be used soon."

「…… Fang Zigui?"

Suddenly hearing this name, Li Jinze was a little unfamiliar, and recalled: "I remember, Fang Zigui is the Guozi Supervisor Sacrifice Wine, it seems to be Jingfeng's five-year list, it is said that he originally worked in the Hanlin Academy, and then somehow went to the Guozi Prison to sit on the cold bench."

"You're right." Zhou Minqing nodded slowly, "Not only that, Fang Zigui is also the only son of Fang Shu, the head of the dynasty. This person has outstanding ability, and he was very young when he entered the office, and he is a rare good seedling, and His Majesty has a heart for tempering him.

"However, in the eyes of the old minister, Fang Zigui has the ability to return to the ability, but he is not a person who keeps to himself, on the contrary, he is not ambitious, and he will repay others. It seems that he has been unknown in the country for many years, but in fact, he has long been with the second prince

Secretly pass the song, and prepare to return to the center of power in the imperial court with the power of the prince."

Li Jinze's face changed slightly: "What does the teacher mean...... Fang Zigui is going to support the second child?"

Zhou Minqing smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid it's not about the future, but it's been supporting it for many years. Back then, Fang Zigui was implicated in the imperial examination fraud case, and he changed from a promising Hanlin Qinggui to a Guozi supervisor and a scholar who no one cared about, and it was the time of frustration."

"At this time, the gambling debts of the Liu family's father and son were exposed, His Majesty was furious, degraded the Liu family, and pressed the regulations for the second prince to go to Wenhua Hall to study, and completely threw him to the Guozijian. When two frustrated people get together, isn't it just huddling together to keep warm and sympathize with each other?"

Li Jinze obviously realized the seriousness of the problem, and his face gradually became difficult to see: "One is a favored prince, even if he is snubbed for a while, as he grows older, he will inevitably appear in the center of the imperial court; The other is a powerful and promising young courtier, even if he sits on a cold bench, with his family connections, he will return to the center of power sooner or later."

"The two of them not only help each other, but also use each other, and they both want to use each other's strength to make themselves go higher and further. Not to mention that Fang Zigui is still Fang Shu's son, if he wants to support the second child, Fang Shu will definitely not go against him, and the entire cabinet will not be affected by him......

Thinking that he was about to lose his teacher, and Li Jinche had a big help from Fang Zigui, Li Jinze couldn't help but panic, and asked Zhou Minqing for help: "The second child has Fang Zigui, don't underestimate it in the future, teacher, what should I do?"

Zhou Minqing patted his hand and comforted: "Your Highness, don't panic, it's good that Fang Zigui has supported the second prince, but he alone may not be able to mobilize all the forces associated with the Fang family. Even if the second prince has the support of the Fang family, if he wants to grow up completely, it will not be a day's work."

"Before the second prince has the strength to compete with you, His Highness can do a lot of things. What's more, the court battles are complicated, the situation is changing, and the enemy of the enemy is my friend. The second prince can win over Fang Zigui, and of course His Royal Highness can also win over others."

Speaking of this, Zhou Minqing's words changed: "I recommend a person to His Highness, if he is helped, His Highness will definitely be like a tiger with wings, and his storage position is as solid as Mount Tai."

"Who?"

Zhou Minqing looked into his eyes and slowly spit out a few words: "Shaoxing Prefect, Gu Yunji."