Princess of the auxiliary country

Chapter 358; Instructions

Fang Zhilan naturally knew this, but the more she knew, the more incredible she felt.

"The emperor really has a plan?"

She sat down again, feeling a little confused for a moment.

Speaking of which, it was not like she had not been worried when her sister-in-law had a dispute with the prince.

After all, he was the prince. Even though their family had an extraordinary status now, even the prince did not dare to move casually.

But there is a saying that goes like this, once the emperor and the ministers, the prince will one day ascend to that position, and then I am afraid that Duke Ji's mansion will become the target of liquidation.

When she first married into Duke Ji's mansion, she wasn't too worried, but with the birth of her son, she couldn't help but become a little worried.

After all, as a mother, she values ​​her son's safety very much, even more than she values ​​herself.

However, she also knew very well in her heart that everyone in Duke Ji's government had the same attitude, and the whole family would fight this together, so even though she was worried, she never showed it at all.

He was just afraid that doing this would cause problems in Duke Ji's mansion.

But now that she heard what her sister-in-law said and understood what it meant, she couldn't believe it and was very happy at the same time.

"Not only the emperor, to be precise, the emperor and the empress have already made plans. It's even possible that Shen Huan has already made plans."

"You must know that Shen Huan was arranged by the empress to go to the East Palace to teach the prince. He said it was teaching, but in fact, to put it bluntly, it was equivalent to sending advisers to the prince."

"After all, both King Qi and King Chu have many capable people around them."

"But think about it, has the prince done anything outstanding over the years? Not at all, right?"

"With Shen Huan's ability, he was able to assist the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor in founding the Yu Dynasty. If he really wanted to help the Crown Prince, how could the King of Qi and King Chu have been able to survive for so long?"

After being reminded like this, Fang Zhilan was also shocked to realize that something was wrong.

Yes, she thought of her father's evaluation of Shen Huan earlier. Why has she forgotten such an important point now?

Shen Huan has been serving in the East Palace. If he really wanted to assist the prince, how could King Qi and King Chu be the prince's opponent?

Even if you don't say that you will be suppressed to the point where you can't hold your head up, at least you won't be as happy as you are now.

There's something going on here.

"Whether it's the Crown Prince or Prince Wen Ruo, it doesn't matter to Shen Huan. They are both descendants of Queen Shen and his nephews, so no matter who he supports to rise to power, it won't have much impact on him."

"Logically speaking, he was arranged by the Empress to go to the East Palace. Even if he had some small thoughts, he would definitely give the Empress face and give some guidance to the Crown Prince."

"But why is the prince's performance so mediocre?"

Fang Zhilan immediately answered, "The prince doesn't trust him, or does he not adopt his advice at all?"

"Yes, tell me about the prince's nephew who doesn't trust you and doesn't even accept his own suggestions. What benefits can such a person bring to the Shen family even if he is supported?"

"And Second Sister-in-law, you should have heard about some of the things the prince has done in recent times, right?" "He has been wooing courtiers, even some fifth-rank officials, and he has given them enough courtesy, but it is Zhao Guogong who He has no use for the mighty man by his side.”

"If it were you, would you be happy?"

I have to say that the prince is really stupid on this point. The emperor and empress arranged it like this, which shows that they want to use Shen Huan for him.

However, the prince did not use Shen Huan at all for some reasons. This would not only disappoint the empress, but also make Shen Huan's mind wander.

What's wrong with letting you use this? Aren't you having a heated fight with King Qi and King Chu now?

Letting Shen Huan help can not only suppress the arrogance of the two of them, but also allow him to achieve good results and deepen his control over the court.

Even if you don't trust him, or you are afraid that he will achieve great success one day, the worst thing you can do is just throw it away after use.

This Shen Huan is not alone, he has a large family. As long as he wants the lives of this large family, he will not dare to stir up trouble even if he is unwilling to do so.

Besides, Shen Huan is already quite old now, and Emperor Zhaowu is still in his prime. If the prince wants to ascend to the throne, it will take more than ten or twenty years at least. By then, it will still matter whether Shen Huan is still alive or not. Two words.

Even if he is not here, he is just a dying old man. He himself has only a few years to live, but what about future generations?
He shouldn't think about it carefully?

For the sake of future generations, he didn’t dare to jump around, so why should he be afraid?
With two kings and four twos, you could have blown up the King of Qi and King Chu to the point where he couldn't hold his head up. But you insist on fours and twos. Isn't this just a fool's errand?

"Of course he won't be happy, and I heard that because Zhao Yan'er gave birth to a son for him, he now attaches great importance to Cao Guogong. You just said that Cao Guogong has fallen in love with him."

"Yes, he is closer to Duke Cao now than Shen Huan."

"With his short-sightedness and only focusing on facial expressions, how smart are the emperors and empresses? Even if they want to protect the Yu Dynasty, they still have to make some decisions for the sake of the future generations of the Yu Dynasty."

Fang Zhilan nodded repeatedly. She felt that what her sister-in-law said was so reasonable.

The prince is indeed a very short-sighted person, not to mention leaving a powerful man like Shen Huan unused.

Let's talk about her father-in-law Huo Jingzhi, who was also his biological uncle and also a capable person, but he looked down upon him because he was just a minister of the Ministry of Industry.

In order to establish a relationship with Cao Guogong, who was then the Minister of War, he made such a vicious plan against her sister-in-law. This alone is enough to show his short-sightedness.

They only look at things on the surface, and keep focusing on those who hold real power. Little do they know that because the Yu Dynasty was just the founding of the country, many of the founding heroes chose some Qingshui Yamen in order to not attract so much attention.

Shen Huan even used his identity as a maternal relative to avoid suspicion and lived in seclusion all year round. Wasn't this because he was worried about being too conspicuous and being remembered by everyone?
But is his influence in the court bad? Not bad at all, he is even the top leader of the Guanzhong Group.

And her father-in-law, although he did not directly abandon his official position like Shen Huan, he also chose a minister of the Ministry of Industry, who would not have too many conflicts of interest with other people.

Think about the more than 20 years since the founding of the Yu Dynasty, how many officials have changed in other positions?

Especially those officials in important departments, who are not too high but have a lot of power, are changing one after another. Either one makes a mistake today, or another one causes trouble tomorrow.

Although there are reasons why they are not upright, is it not because these positions are jealous and have been calculated by others?
But look at the minister of the Ministry of Industry, who has thought about it in recent years?
Not to mention the minister of the Ministry of Industry, even the minister of the Ministry of Industry and some foreign ministers, no one cares about their work, and they are extremely stable.

In the imperial court, a place as deep as the sea, the most important thing is to always be safe and secure. The higher the position and the more powerful you are, the easier it is to be feared by others. Especially if the prince is involved behind this, not only others will be jealous, but the emperor will also be jealous. fear.

How can it be better if the person above is interested in him?