「…… Gu Yunji?"

Hearing this name, Li Jinze was stunned at first, and then quickly reacted: "I know that he, the prefect of Shaoxing Mansion, is also the experience of the Zhejiang Metropolitan Division, and can be described as one of the great heroes of the southeast anti-Japanese war. Previously, when he was in Shuzhong, he introduced high-yielding artichokes from America, and I don't know how many people in the world were saved from famine."

"I still remember that before I was named the crown prince, I once met Gu Yunji at a palace banquet, when I was young, I only remember that he spoke kindly and was a good person. Although he has been a magistrate outside the country in recent years, his political achievements have been remarkable, and his influence in Beijing is not low."

Speaking of this, Li Jinze raised his eyes to look at Zhou Minqing's expression: "...... What, the teacher wants me to woo him?"

Zhou Minqing nodded: "Not bad. Not only that, Gu Yunji was also born in the Songjiang Gu family, he is Gu Yuanhui's own nephew, and his background is not inferior to Fang Zigui, and in terms of connections in the court, he is even better than the Fang family. The most important thing is that he and Fang Zigui are mortal enemies, and they will not side with the second prince no matter what."

The enemy of the enemy is a friend, Li Jinze's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he suddenly became interested: "Gu Yunji and Fang Zigui are mortal enemies? But as far as I know, Fang Shu and Gu Yuanhui have always had a good personal relationship, as juniors of the two families, why did they get into a fight? Could it be that there is some kind of grudge between the two?"

"I don't know......

Zhou Minqing spoke for a long time, and gradually became a little lacking: "I only know that the two of them have a long-standing grudge, a few years ago they were both Hanlin officials, but in the end, one was sent to the southwest as a magistrate, and the other went to the country to sit on a cold bench, which is the result of their fight and frame-fighting."

"Gu Yunji is a capable minister, and he has made great achievements in the southwest and southeast. If nothing else, when the situation in the southeast is completely stabilized, Gu Yunji should be about to return to Beijing, and that is also the time for His Highness to show his talents."

Li Jinze hesitated: "The teacher is reasonable, but how can I win over Gu Yunji?" It's true that he has a grudge against Fang Zigui, but at most it only means that he won't be on the side of the second child, but it doesn't mean that he will support me."

"If he doesn't want to participate in the struggle for the heir, or if he wants to be a pure minister, if that's the case, won't it be all in vain for me to wear out my tongue?"

Hearing Li Jinze's words, Zhou Minqing smiled, and his words were a little incomprehensible: "Your Highness, there are so many kinds of things in this world, too many people can't help themselves, where can a 'want and' not want to decide? Gu Yunji has too many forces involved, and although he has not yet entered the game, he is already a person in the game."

Li Jinze was confused when he heard it, and seemed to understand: "Teacher, I don't understand."

Zhou Minqing said: "It's okay if you don't understand, you will understand slowly. Your Highness may let it go and do everything you can to win over Gu Yunji, then the situation will push you away, and at that time, there is nothing to think about or want, just take advantage of the situation."

"There is one thing Your Highness must remember, Gu Yunji is a person who values love and righteousness, you would rather put your purpose on the surface and lure him with benefits, rather than deceive and coax him, otherwise even if you succeed in wooing him, you will be attacked sooner or later...... Ahem, ahem!"

Zhou Minqing was talking, and suddenly there was a violent cough, which frightened Li Jinze and hurriedly stroked his back, looking worried: "Is the teacher okay? Why don't you say it yet, I'll call Lang Zhong in and show you?"

When he had finished speaking, he was about to get up.

"Your Highness! Ahem...... Come back ......."

Zhou Minqing grabbed Li Jinze's sleeve and pulled him back. Just such a slightly drastic movement caused Zhou Minqing to take a few breaths, the ruddy color on his cheeks faded little by little, and his voice became weaker and weaker: "Old minister...... It's about to fail...... Your Highness, listen carefully, don't waste any more time......

Li Jinze couldn't help the sourness in his eyes, and choked up, "...... Teacher, you say, I'll listen."

Zhou Minqing spoke intermittently: "...... Gu Yunji has a future and ability, and when he is transferred back to the central government, it will inevitably attract a large number of people to rush to climb the relationship and pat himself on the back. At that time, Gu Yunji will be tired of entertaining, and His Royal Highness will throw an olive branch to him again, which will probably be difficult to enter his heart."

"If you want to win over Gu Yunji, Your Highness must start as soon as possible, it is better to send charcoal in the snow than icing on the cake. Although Gu Yunji is not embarrassed now, if His Highness shows favor to him at this time, the weight in Gu Yunji's heart will be two points stronger than that of the rest of the latecomers."

Li Jinze was puzzled: "But Gu Yunji is far away in Zhejiang, and I, as the prince, I can't easily leave Beijing, thousands of miles away, how can I get in touch with him?"

"The prince can't leave Beijing easily, but it's not that he can't leave Beijing at all, as long as he makes some means, it's not impossible." Zhou Minqing said, beckoning to him, "Your Highness, come closer, I will listen to you."

After listening to Zhou Minqing's words, Li Jinze hesitated: "Can this work, teacher? My father has always been strict, and I am afraid that he will not agree to my outrageous request."

Zhou Minqing slowly lay back on the bed, and said weakly, "...... Don't look at Your Majesty like this now, but when he first ascended the throne, he was also a very bold young man...... In the name of patrolling the Yellow River, he took a large group of courtiers out of Beijing and went south, and when he arrived at the place, he temporarily said that he wanted to go to Jiangnan by the way."

"At that time, the incident happened suddenly, and the big guys were not prepared, and they didn't agree to anything...... But His Majesty was very strong, saying that if we didn't want to, he would take the Flying Fish Guard to Jiangnan by himself. What kind of thing is that, who dares to leave the king of a country out alone? We had no choice but to follow him......

Recalling the past, a smile appeared at the corner of Zhou Minqing's mouth, and his pupils began to dilate: "It is said that the second prince is most like His Majesty's character, but in my opinion, it is not like it at all, the second prince is babbling, his heart is uncertain, and he is just similar to His Majesty."

"Your Majesty was much stronger than him when he was young, and there was a spirit in his bones that he would not admit defeat...... Obviously, the throne has not yet been secured, so he thinks about how to bring down our old guy who helped him ascend to the throne......

Zhou Minqing chattered, his voice became smaller and quieter, and finally he was completely silent.

Li Jinze's heart trembled, he probed his snort, and his emotions collapsed instantly: "Teacher—"

Outside the door, the sorrows of the Zhou family came and went:

"Daddy—"Grandfather!" "Father's ......"

……

On February 11 of the thirteenth year of Jingfeng, when Zhou Minqing, the prince and the prince of the dynasty, passed away at home, the emperor gave him the title of "Wenzhen".

After the funeral was held, the Zhou family complied with his last wishes, supported the coffin and returned to his hometown, Suzhou Mansion. The crown prince Li Jinze was so grief-stricken that he fainted on the spot when he saw him off at the city gate, and he couldn't afford to be ill, so the emperor allowed him to close the palace to recuperate and not see outsiders.

And a month later, on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, a young man in low-key clothes and extraordinary bearing stood on the bow of the boat and looked into the distance: "Lord Cheng, we should be about to arrive at Songjiang Mansion, right?"