Empress Jinghua: The eunuch is nine thousand years old

Chapter 232 tacit understanding
I only heard Qing Heyuan continue to say: "Although His Royal Highness is still in the period of confinement, it is not completely without benefits."

"Think about it, during your confinement period, the people who were able to be lured away by the emperor's grandson and the virtuous king were all people who did not follow you sincerely, so they changed their minds because of the temptation of the virtuous king and the emperor's eldest grandson. .You took this opportunity to distinguish those who follow you sincerely, isn't it a misfortune and a blessing?"

Xia Qin hadn't thought of this point before, although he still felt a little embarrassed about face, but now he heard Qing Heyuan's words, and he felt a little more comfortable.

"Then, in your opinion, what should this prince do to sabotage the emperor's eldest grandson and the virtuous king? Is it possible that this prince should ignore this matter?"

Xia Qin's legs were slightly spread, his upper body was bent, his elbows were propped on his knees, his voice was very hoarse and low, his loose hair was draped behind his back, making him look a little more eerie.

When Qing Heyuan heard Xia Qin's question, he didn't rush to deny it. Instead, he pinched his beard and nodded with a somewhat ambiguous expression.

"exactly."

Xia Qin was stunned for a while, and was about to reprimand him, but Qing Heyuan raised his hand to stop Xia Qin's words, and continued: "His Royal Highness, please be safe, the little Taoist has not finished talking. Here In this special period, since the two of them have a tacit understanding to suppress you, His Royal Highness, but you might as well use your tricks to make them think that their goal of suppressing you has been achieved."

"Once the two of them feel that you, Your Highness, have lost their strength, they will immediately disintegrate the alliance that was established for a short time, and turn it into an internal struggle between the two of them. The benefits of praying mantis catching cicadas and orioles in the back should not be said Many people say that, Your Highness, you must also understand. Who knows who is dark, and who is the turtle in the river, how can we make it clear?"

Qing Heyuan's voice seemed to have the power of bewitching, faintly passed into Xia Qin's ears, he sat up straight, rubbed his chin with a half-grown beard with his thin hands, and began to seriously Really think about what Qing Heyuan said.

"His Royal Highness, think about it carefully, now they are in the dark and you are in the light, but if the situation changes at this time, you can turn passive into active, and understand their actions and plans in your heart. Wouldn't it be wonderful to be able to take precautions before they happen, and to be able to reverse the plan?"

Xia Qin couldn't help but take his words seriously, and couldn't help but instantly looked at the frivolous Taoist in front of him with admiration.

"There is some truth in your words, but there is still one thing I don't know about the prince." Xia Qin said with deep eyes, clasping his hands together, circling his thumbs alternately, and lazily looked at this Qingheyuan man from head to toe some.

"Since you have such a great talent and courage, why did you choose to come to this crown prince to seek help? According to what you said, Mo Xiabin and Xia Qixuan are the two with the most style and power at the moment. Why do you If you don't join them, aren't you afraid that your bet will be on the wrong person?"

Although he asked in a rhetorical tone, he really carried a little bit of suspicion.

This Taoist came to the door suddenly, without any warning, and the eyes and ears he put under his hand to pass on the message had never heard of the existence of this person, as if he appeared out of nowhere.Although this person claimed to be a famous scholar in the south of the Yangtze River, judging by his attire, he looked more like a person who cultivated immortals and asked questions.

As the saying goes, don't be suspicious when you hire someone, but don't use someone who is suspicious.

Since he is optimistic about this Heqingheyuan person and wants to take him for his own use, he must find out the details of this person's origin and what he wants.Only when he has truly grasped a person's desires and requirements, can he grasp that person's weaknesses and truly control him.

It is true that Xia Qin's thoughts on controlling Xia Shengqing before were also like this.It's just that his self-righteousness from beginning to end cannot break him out of such a vicious circle.

At this time, the man from Qingheyuan laughed when he heard Xiaqin's question, and his goatee trembled slightly with his laughter.

"His Royal Highness asked a very good question. Since you speak out, the little Taoist will not play tricks with His Royal Highness."

The Qingheyuan man coughed twice, straightened the fly whisk he was holding with one arm, and showed a very treacherous expression.

"The little Taoist was originally a celebrity in the south of the Yangtze River. He has some integrity and only assists the kings and generals of the world. His Royal Highness is not only the candidate for the crown prince, but also the number one choice among the little Taoists."

"To be a king, to be a king is to have a good name and sound words to block the public opinion of the people. Even if the virtuous king and the emperor's eldest grandson are more popular than the crown prince, when you are still the crown prince, they will eventually miss the throne. If you can't do it, the best in the world How can a noble person give what a little Taoist thinks in his heart?"

A good bird chooses a tree to live in, and a good man chooses a master and is loyal.This principle, since ancient times, has been in accordance with the right time and has never been changed.

The people from Qingheyuan spoke frankly, but Xiaqin believed that he came to join him. He nodded slightly, revealing his stubborn and strong posture.

Leaning back on the back seat again, he picked up the glass of fine wine on the table, sipped half of the glass in front of the Qingheyuan people, swaying the clear wine in the white jade porcelain quilt, and suddenly raised his brows asked him.

"So what do you want?"

"Money, wealth, power, status, beauties, and fame. As long as it's what ordinary people in the world covet and yearn for, as long as it's what people who pursue open-minded careers want, ordinary people want it. May His Royal Highness give it to me?"

His long and narrow mouse-like eyes were full of greed and imagination, and he made no secret of his yearning for the things he just said.That face, which already made people feel like a philistine, added a bit of cunning and treachery.

Xia Qin has never seen such a person before. Not only is his speech and thinking straightforward, but he also does not conceal what he wants and wants in his heart.

This person is greedy, evil, treacherous, and adulterous. He is a person who combines greed, anger, and ignorance in the world.In vain, he was wearing a robe of cultivating Taoism, but the words he said were completely different from those sects who practiced self-cultivation and cultivated their character.

"You are very sincere, hahaha." Xia Tianqin shook the wine, raised his head and took a sip, then laughed again, more and more satisfied with this Qingheyuan man who came to the door by himself.

"Okay, this prince promises you, if you can help this prince to achieve hegemony in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the Japanese prince becomes a great treasure, you will be the number one national teacher under this prince. Money, status, wealth and glory, as long as you want There is nothing you can't get. With your wisdom, is it worth it to exchange for the prosperity of the rest of your life?"

"Of course it's worth it." Qing Heyuan laughed in a low voice, raised his eyes to meet Xia Qin's.

Both of them saw greed and power from each other's eyes.Such a blatant intersection of interests made the two of them have a deep understanding.

From then on, Xia Qin followed the advice of the Qingheyuan people, from constantly restoring the relationship between Xia Bin and Xia Qin, to turning indifferent and silent, hiding in the prince's mansion with a shrunken head. Like a tortoise, with half a spine gone.

Although Xia Bin and Xia Qixuan were allies for the time being, they began to turn their attention to each other when Xia Qin was gradually disappearing.Regarding the resources and handicap that Xia Qin snatched from Xia Qin's hands, the two sides also began to carve up disputes.

The two were fighting like a raging fire in secret, but on the surface, they still had to act like uncles and nephews enjoying themselves together.

Seeing the depth of winter, Shangjing once again entered the snow-capped area.

Heavy snow has piled up for several days, and the snow is one inch thick. The round white snow on the glazed tiles is piled up and melted by the warm sun. After melting, it forms a layer of frost and snow.The scenery can change its state with the rhythm, so why not people.

During the days when Xia Tian kept a low profile and kept silent, the world already thought that his status as the prince was not as good as before.

Many people felt that Xia Qin's image in the emperor's mind was even worse than one ten-millionth of what it was before.

In the current imperial court, the factions of the eldest son of the emperor and the eldest grandson of the emperor have their own words and respect each other.The current situation in the world has changed, and even Ming Shengdi does not know which junior will pass his throne to in the future.

The undercurrents in the imperial court are full of fierce battles, but the harem is rare to be quiet.Shui Yanran and Yue Jing'an's fighting skills are in the stage of secret competition, neither side can guarantee to pull the other side off the horse, but the number of times Ming Shengdi went to the harem these days can be counted on fingers, even if they want to There is no way to fight for something.

As for the others, not to mention, the empress was too busy helping her own grandson to make connections, so she didn't have time to take care of those Yingyingyanyans below.

In this way, all parties are acting independently, and the days have jumped to the end of the twelfth lunar month in a blink of an eye.

Once the twelfth lunar month is over, it will be the new year again.

Xia Zijin never imagined that this year would pass so quickly.

She only remembered that at this time last year, she was still fighting with Xia Ziqi, Xia Ziyan hadn't died yet, she hadn't met Rongyu, Xiaokui hadn't married yet, and she and Xia Shengqing were still in a hazy relationship.

But in the blink of an eye, a year has passed, and in just one year, many earth-shaking changes have taken place in Dalai's palace.

Xia Zijin couldn't help but think about how the situation in the palace would be repeated in the next year.Is it because the world has changed hands and all the people are looking sideways, or it is still the old way, the people at the bottom are having fun, but the people at the top sit firmly and don't move at all.

Xia Zijin had made thousands of conjectures before, but she did not expect that before this year had passed, new turmoil and changes would strike in a hurry.

(End of this chapter)