afterglow

Chapter 134

It wasn't until Zhou Changfeng left the Weiyang Bank that he was "gifted" that he managed to calm down.

In just a cup of tea, I have completely experienced the outrageous things in this world?

In fact, after he was ordered to attend the press conference, and after the conversation with Shen Yu a few days ago, Zhou Changfeng already understood in his heart that he would almost inevitably be involved in the vortex of political disputes in the Ming Dynasty, and he was more or less concerned about it. Mental preparation.

But I never thought that my preparations were far from enough, and the vaccinations were still too little, so I encountered such a strange situation.

For this widowed princess, Zhou Changfeng only felt that it was too evil and abnormal. It seemed that she was going to play a big game of chess, but what was the goal?
The political status and role of princesses have not been static since ancient times. Needless to say, the princesses in the Han and Tang Dynasties were all ruthless.

Princess Pingyang was the one who recruited troops and bought half of the foundation for the Tang Dynasty. Princess Taiping was able to influence the government when she was most powerful, and Princess Anle was almost appointed as the empress dowager by Tang Zhongzong.

But later, with the improvement of the political system, the status of princesses since the Song and Ming Dynasties will drop a lot, and the sense of existence will become less and less. The princesses of the Ming Dynasty will no longer even marry those who are of prominent background.

However, these are just passing clouds. Today, due to the compromise between the old and the new, and the influence of various trends of thought, this constitutional Ming Dynasty allows almost all magical situations to appear, and some events are even more outrageous than fiction.

For example, today we can see members of Datong Party giving public speeches, tomorrow we can see members of Renli Society organize petitions, and the day after tomorrow we can see members of Sun Moon Constitutional Government stepping down as prefects, etc. These are all quite normal.

Because of this, Zhou Changfeng has been subtly accustomed to this kind of chaotic and wonderful situation these days.

As a result, it didn't take long for him to accept the true identity of today's unexpected behind-the-scenes manipulator... or rather, he became numb.

He guessed that this ambitious widowed princess wanted to seek power, but he also found it very strange-now that the emperor is not young and in poor health, if he dies, the crown prince will take the throne as a matter of course.

So how to operate to win power from the righteous crown prince?How to lift him up?
If the power of Princess Ningyou can reach that level, what use is the princess herself?

Zhou Changfeng thought about it and didn't understand it. In the end, he could only vaguely conclude that she probably wanted to have the power to oversee the country, and he didn't think about the more shocking aspect at all.

The biggest problem now is the unknown. Being in it, he doesn't know where this "thief ship" is going or what its route is, which makes Zhou Changfeng a little uneasy.

Depression is depression, life is still passable, but there is a big thing in my heart.

But that seems to be a good idea?At least I know who it is, better than before.

In fact, Zhu Lingjing really didn't lie to him, she was just planning and preparing at the moment, and she really didn't have a detailed strategy.

In fact, she has always believed that success does not depend on the means, but on whether there is enough preparation and accumulation.Although the chain-to-chain, layer-to-layer power struggle makes people feel carefree and exciting, it can be said to be very naive.

This kind of scheming on paper often likes nesting dolls, nesting layers, but the uncertainties and risks in this are too great, the more nesting, the greater the probability of going wrong.

All kinds of strange and small probability events in life are possible, not to mention sophisticated planning?
这个过程中的每一环都是相互独立事件，假使每一环的成功率是95%、失败率是5%，嵌套三环，那么出现其中任意一环或多环失败的概率就有1-0.95＝14.2%了；倘若再嵌套一环，就高达1-0.95＝18.5%了。

She despises this kind of "beads on a string" tactic, it seems to be perfect, but in fact it is very easy to disconnect.

The real strategic struggle should be to determine a general direction, then take the first step resolutely and firmly, and then go all the way, seeing the tricks.

And the confidence in all this lies in adequate preparation, and at the same time, being able to find the right time and follow the trend.

However, it is still too early. Before that, it is the right way to quietly accumulate strength in the dark. At that time, Liu Bowen and Zhu Sheng did not also advise Emperor Taizu Gao to "accumulate food widely, build walls high, and become king slowly". what?
After returning to the Princess Mansion, Zhu Lingjing learned good news about a personal matter—after several months of circulation, the bachelor's degree certificate in pathology from Heidelberg University School of Medicine, which departed from far away Europe, finally arrived by mail.

Collecting degree certificates can be said to be one of her personal hobbies. Due to her status, she has nothing to do when she has nothing to worry about.

So, based on the idea that being idle is worse than finding something to do, she chose to spend time reading to pass the time, and by the way, she could increase her knowledge.

At such times, she would use the pseudonym "Zhu Yu". As for what books to read and what to study, it all depended on her interest, and it was impossible for her to attend classes and exams in person.So the usual form is to say hello to the school first, and then she will study at home or ask a professor to teach privately, submit a graduation thesis after completing the required subjects, and issue a degree certificate after being approved by the school.

After receiving a bachelor's degree in history from Jianye University at the age of 20, she has also obtained a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Suncheon University and a bachelor's degree in physics from Imperial Gezhi University in the past nine years. too difficult?Therefore, it took more than four years to be considered qualified.

Then she started to study medicine on a whim, but the process was quite bumpy - although Jinling Medical University is very "sensible", but the medical school of Heidelberg University in Germany has always been known for its strictness, so although she passed the graduation exam with low scores, but The graduation thesis was rejected three times, and it was not passed until today.

In this era when there is no internet, the medical school organizes a separate group for her to travel from Berlin to train for several weeks for exams and papers. For these professors and assistants, they simply regard it as A free trip to the East.

"Well, it's quite delicate, yes, let's put it here."

In her living room, she asked the maid to place it on the ledge.

Looking at the row of degree certificates placed here one by one, she couldn't help but feel a little proud—there should not be many people who are more knowledgeable than herself throughout the ages, right?

After staring at him for a while, she asked coldly, "What is the prince doing these two days?"

The female officer next to her named Yiyi immediately replied: "It is said that Huguang is severely affected by the disease, His Royal Highness has changed the schedule and went to Jiujiang instead."

"Disease? What kind of disease?"

"Returning to Your Highness, it seems to be a 'water gu'."

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[Different from us, Ming people used the titles of "Bachelor" and "Doctor" interchangeably, doctor < master < bachelor.Of course, in the book, this only occurs in dialogue. 】

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