That little fly

"What are you reading?"

Shui Qingqian looked up and saw that it was Ji Zhao, and teased with a smile, "The scolding war at the Dachaohui is finally over?"

"The ears are quite long." Ji Zhao pinched the tips of Shui Qingqian's ears, and then smiled when he saw the book in his hand. He probably guessed why Shui Qingqian read this. "Well, I think about it in the long run. It's still a few years before you become crowned."

Shui Qingqian thought about it. In the early years, he still wondered why the children of Tianren Mansion had to be over 20 years old to try to inherit it. Now that he read Mingxiang's autobiography, he understood the source of the rumors.Shui Qingqian still has another question. It stems from his childhood experience. He has never seen any real evidence, but Tianren Mansion has been fooled for so many years. Didn't one or two tragedies happen?

"Brother Zhao, if you can't be accepted by the inheritance, you will fall to your death, right?"

When Ji Zhao heard that word, his heart skipped a beat, and he said with a stern face, "Are you stupid? How clear is Mingxiang? You can only feel the call, and dare to jump down if you don't? Don't be petty." Doomed!"

"Then you can't accept the inheritance."

"If you can't, then you can't. The empire will collapse without you?" Ji Zhao's face was a little bit bad.Shui Qingqian is destined to go through this experience, but is he really going to risk his life to try an unknown result?Qingqian has not accepted the inheritance yet, but he is still a crushing genius. Ji Zhao suddenly felt that Qingqian should not accept the inheritance. Anyway, this does not affect his excellence.

Naturally, Shui Qingqian would not really use that method, but Ji Zhao's bottomless attitude of protecting the calf gave him an idea: No one in the Tianren Mansion has been able to accept the inheritance for a long time. In fact, it is not that no one is qualified, is it an experiment? The method was too terrifying, and at the last moment, one after another... cowardly?After all, he has been pampered and well-fed since birth, so why take the risk.What kind of call, what kind of feeling, etc., others don't know.In particular, there is someone who will hold back even if there is any disagreement, look at the expression of his brother Zhao, tsk tsk tsk... Shui Qingqian feels that if she was raised in such a captivity since she was a child, she would have been raised and abandoned.

Ji Zhao looked at Qingqian's small face, and raised the black face of the little bird to warn, "Shut up your little thoughts, don't try to be a demon! Don't worry, there will be two hundred soldiers staring at you..."

"Huh? Isn't it?" Shui Qingqian was taken aback, where did he get another two hundred soldiers?

Ji Zhao was delighted, how fresh, "The mountain roads for several days were full of wild beasts. You treated that place as a hunting ground, and tigers and bears were bullied by you. Even in the Ming Dynasty, they spent a lot of money and hired hunters as guards."

Now the imperial court specially left a patrol yamen in the town, inside which is a squadron of 50 soldiers stationed all the year round. On the surface, it is to maintain the law and order of the town, but in fact it serves the Tianren Mansion.After the inheritance is over, if the inheritance is really accepted, the general Weizhou outside will dispatch another 50 soldiers to respond in time. It's been ten years, except for the [-]-man squadron in Straw Hat Town that has missions from time to time, other arrangements have never been really used.If the water is clear and shallow this time, Ji Zhao doesn't mind starting from the imperial capital, so he will send [-] soldiers to protect him, and make sure to bring back his family's little Fei Tian with all his beards and tails.

Ji Zhao came to pick up Shui Qingqian for dinner and presents.So here Shui Qingqian sorted out the books, turned around and smiled, and was taken away by His Royal Highness King Qin.Ah, why did His Royal Highness Prince Yipin personally come to ask him to pick up the gift? This is so polite, he is a little embarrassed.

not at all.

Ji Zhao came to take over because the official family went to rest.Today's court meeting lasted at least four or five hours. A strong Ji Zhao would sit for a long time and his back would ache. Not to mention the senior officials, a group of cabinet ministers were tricked, and they probably had to go home for two days.When the topic came to this point, Shui Qingqian asked about the Dachaohui: What's the situation, why did you get into trouble at the Dachaohui?You said that if you have evidence in your hand, go to the Yamen to sue and file a case.If you don't have evidence, what's the use of yelling at the court meeting?Thought it was Yushitai, if you don’t bite people, you have to respond to you?

Ji Zhao said lightly, "The Legal Office has already taken over."

"Oh. Then why do you have to make such a fuss, are you overwhelmed?"

"Because the previous case has been closed."

What Ji Zhao was talking about was the investigation of the previous assassination case. In the end, the third son of Uncle Changwu's family was the chief envoy. The material witnesses and witnesses are all available, so it is very easy for the legal office to make a sentence, especially for King Qin. Banner: His Royal Highness the King of Qin has a noble status, is powerful, and has suffered injustice. They must give King Qin an account of their loyalty to the king as soon as possible.So-and-so, who dares to procrastinate, fast trial, fast judgment, and fast closing of the case.On the surface, the case was closed in such a hurry. Whether there is any unknown trick here, and whether there is a whole lot behind the rush, that's hard to say.All in all, the case is closed and everyone is happy.Now, there's new evidence to add?To completely overturn the original conclusion?And a prince is involved?

If you want to start a new trial, it's not that simple.

Although there are laws and regulations that say that if there is new evidence and the circumstances of the case, the trial can be reopened according to the circumstances, but how to define the new evidence, how to call it discretion, and whether the trial can really go smoothly, there are many articles that can be done.How can a case of this level be black and white?Also, it's the end of the year, and after another New Year's holiday, no one can guarantee whether there will be new variables.But King Han made such a fuss today, the two sides had such a quarrel, the quarrel turned into a tug-of-war, and the officials and several veterans of the central government were exhausted from the quarrel, so it was a matter of course for the legal office to take over the trial of the case again.Of course, all evidence will be temporarily sealed in the legal office.Entering the one-acre three-point land under Shi Ke's hands, these evidences are considered to be in the safe, and no one will be stupid enough to mess with him.

Ji Zhao didn't give Shui Qingqian a detailed explanation, it was just a casual gossip.In the vague and limited chat, Shui Qingqian didn't think too much at first, but he felt that it was inconsistent, and Shui Qingqian's mysterious feeling always allowed him to dig out some inside information, so he flipped through the flowers of tribute treasures. The roster, while thinking about this matter, easily found the key: what good will the fourth prince, His Royal Highness King Han, do for him by making such a fuss?

On the surface, it is "to take advantage of his illness and kill him." It is rare for him to take advantage of the opportunity to knock the second prince to the ground, which can be regarded as eliminating a competitor, but King Han's role in this matter is not glorious, and it is even more so It took a lot of time and effort, and the investment was not proportional to the return. Why did he do this?Besides, why did you go early?Holding the opponent's handle, if you really want to do something, wouldn't it be better to go to the legal office to testify earlier? You have to come forward after the case is over, and you have to go to the court meeting to make a fuss.Even if, even if, you won the toss this time and convicted your second brother King Qi to death, in the small books in the hearts of the officials and the central cabinet, would you be able to settle down?From beginning to end, King Han acted like a shit-stirring stick.So, after thinking about it, Shui Qingqian came to a conclusion: King Han was forced.

King Han, a first-rank prince, has been in the Ministry of Rites for many years and has considerable influence. Who can force him?Thinking of this, Shui Qingqian turned to look at Ji Zhao.

"What's wrong?" Ji Zhao put down a jade snuff bottle in his hand, turned to ask Shui Qingqian.

"Hmm... I'm thinking," Shui Qingqian had half a guess, but it was hard to ask, he turned several times in his heart, and a thick layer of rouge and powder was poured on his mouth when he spoke. "Your Highness King Han, you still have a sense of justice. No, it should be said that you can correct your mistakes if you know your mistakes. There is nothing good about it." After Shui Qingqian finished speaking, she stared at Ji Zhao with her small eyes, wondering if he understood what she meant.

King Han made a fuss for nothing, but it turned out to be detrimental to others and not beneficial to himself, and all the benefits fell to Qin Wang Ji Zhao. So, is this too obvious a behind-the-scenes plan, which is easy to doubt, don't you think so?Yes, that is what it means to be clear and shallow.He agreed with brother Zhao slapping his face and slapping him back, but it seems bad to show too many traces.

Ji Zhao seemed to be stunned for a moment, but soon, his brows and eyes softened, and he stretched out his hand to rub Shui Qingqian's forehead, "Finally, I'm still enlightened, but there's a lot to learn, huh?"

Shui Qingqian: (°Д°) So, are you admitting that you arranged it?Why?

In Shui Qingqian's cognition, it is the best policy to make money for a fisherman, pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, and making a fortune silently is the true meaning of life.If you do this, isn't it clear that people know that you are behind the scenes, and the character design will collapse.

Ji Zhao smiled dotingly, and the moment he was stunned made him make a decision: some things should be changed.

Ji Zhaoneng came back from southern Xinjiang. To put it bluntly, he went for the crown prince, the lord of the world. Are you really dismissing him as a prince?It would be best if officials, the cabinet, and courtiers could work together to push him up.If not, Ji Zhao is not the kind of person who just sits and waits for the pie to fall from the sky.Such things as power are inherently robbed.If you don't fight, you still expect others to take the initiative to give in!In the past, Ji Zhao would try to avoid such things as political maneuvering, not distrust, but subconscious protection.In Ji Zhao's perception, his little Luzi should live in a bright and worry-free world, away from all kinds of dark tricks and tricks.But Shui Qingqian's intelligence and sensitivity reminded him how childish and naive this is.I am afraid that Qingqian will be inseparable from the court and power in the future.As an elder brother, he should teach him what political truth is, teach him how to use conspiracy, recognize conspiracy, and decipher tricks... On a deeper level, Ji Zhao knows what kind of virtue he is. He is ambitious and knows how to play tricks. The deep, indifferent and iron-blooded King Qin, but he has always doted on Luzi, and he has always been gentle and considerate in front of him.But just now, Ji Zhao suddenly felt scared. There will always be a day when the clever Qingqian will discover his true face, and then be frightened and disillusioned?Thinking of Qingqian knowing his true face, disappointed eyes, and loss of trust, Ji Zhao couldn't help showing a panic reaction, showing a little bit of fangs, even if it was just a small start.

Back at Prince Qin's mansion at night, Shui Qingqian shook her half-dried hair, sat cross-legged on the bed, holding the newly acquired Wujin inkstone and even touched her relatives, which was extremely rare.Then Ji Zhao also came in with half-dried hair loose, and sat by the bed, "Your Brother Zhao will give you some time to answer your questions, and you can ask questions now."

When Shui Qingqian heard this, he got up abruptly. It was inconvenient to speak in the palace during the day. question:

Why did King Han do that?

And why are you doing this?

The answer was simple, Ji Zhao stretched out his index finger, "I have something to do with the fourth child." Ji Zhao stretched out his second finger, "I am knocking the mountain to shake the tiger."

The handle, um, Shui Qingqian thinks this is similar to what she estimated.

Knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger, Shui Qingqian blinked her big eyes in a daze, is this referring to the court minister?Center, cabinet?

Let me talk about the handle first.

"I'm going to open up the southern border. The forces that will follow me can be roughly divided into two types. One is big merchants and chaebols who have already established businesses in other places, and the other is speculators with insufficient foundation. Understand this."

Shui Qingqian nodded, it should be.How can Xiao Xiami, who has no financial resources and no background, get aboard the imperial court's strategic carriage?Therefore, the first batch of people entering southern Xinjiang must be big forces.Of course, there will always be a small number of people who are insufficiently defending the city or who are short-sighted and give up exploring the southern border. At the same time, there must be second-rate, third-rate or even small forces that are desperate to put all their money into it. They are the opportunists that Brother Zhao said.

Under the impact of the huge interests of southern Xinjiang development, these two types of forces have their own development.Those who were originally strong will definitely become stronger, and when they return to their starting place, they will become the local crushing super force, crushing their old opponents.And after the weak ones become stronger, they will inevitably attack the old forces in their hometown.From this point of view, although Ji Zhao is based on opening up the southern border, his influence almost affects the entire empire.

"In the financial resources of the upper echelons of the empire, there is almost no 'business talk', because behind every merchant, there are many political forces competing. These people who have gone out from southern Xinjiang, in a sense, are all mine. Influence." Ji Zhao didn't exaggerate, this is an open secret among the upper class, but I don't know if his little Luzi knows it.

Shui Qingqian hadn't thought about this before, but after Ji Zhao mentioned it, it seemed to be understandable.Isn't the Yuan family behind that sea merchant Lu's family? The combination of the two families even sacrificed Young Master Mu's marriage.Or closer, their Ningrenhou Mansion is considered the power behind Su Xiaopang's family, right?Naturally, there are public relationships like this, and there must also be secret ones.With brother Zhao's attitude, I think the forces that come to him will be both open and dark.However, there is still another question, Shui Qingqian was puzzled, "I can understand that the new forces are drawn by you and use you as a backer. How could those old forces do it? They already have backers, and they even bring changes?"

"You can't regard all 'not your own' forces as hostile forces. As long as you can find a point of your common interests, you have the basis to become allies. These forces, in a broad sense, are your outermost forces. "This is Ji Zhao's political wisdom.

"But there's still the 'mortal enemy' part, right?"

"Yes, but you have to know that even if they come from the same party, there is no guarantee that their internal interests will be consistent and fairly distributed. Everyone has their own demands. When the interests are large enough, there will be cracks and then loose. When I When I can't assimilate those "mortal enemies" from the outside, I will choose to let them collapse from the inside. It would be best if the new voice can lean on me, but if it doesn't work, the worst result will not be worse than before What Ji Zhao said seems to be simple, but it contains his philosophy of employing people, his combination of vertical and horizontal, conspiracy, conspiracy, art of war, strategy, heart attack, economic money, all of which are quite a lot.

Shui Qingqian slightly opened her eyes and stared at Ji Zhao, seemingly surprised and admired, like a cute little owl.

"Scared?" Ji Zhao rubbed his hair, feeling a little nervous.

"How did your brain grow?" Shui Qingqian rolled on Ji Zhao's lap, "I'm so weak!"

unhappy.He understands the truth, but in this level of secret battle, Shui Qingqian feels that if he enters the game, he will be the one who is fooled by Brother Zhao.

"It's over, brother Zhao, what's the difference between me and a salted fish?" Shui Qingqian lay on Ji Zhao's body with a look of lovelessness.

Ji Zhao only kissed the top of his little Feitian's head to comfort him, "You're still young."

"I'm not young!" Shui Qingqian thumped the edge of the bed and announced in a loud voice, "I'm an adult! I want to be crowned, crowned! Crowned!"

Ji Zhao, "..."

Shui Qingqian: (T^T) Do you want to hit people like this all the time?