Chapter 332: One Force Presses Baiqiao

There are no businessmen who are not speculative. Big officials and businessmen like the Zheng family are actually more concerned about politics than politicians. The trend of the imperial court is not only about their profits and wealth, but sometimes it is about life and death. Although they are extremely rich, they stand in the wrong team in the affairs of the imperial court, and the end is likely to be smashed to pieces without any suspense.

Politicians may be able to retreat bravely or be neutral and wise, but the Zheng family is a family that watches the wind of the court to eat, which is a bit like a farmer who is looking forward to the wind and rain. A strong wind or heavy rain may blow down a few tiles on the house for others. At most, it is flooded houses and collapse, which can be rebuilt without them. For farmers, it may mean that the whole family will starve to death without harvest for a year.

Zheng Anshun is a very smart and cautious person, but no matter how he hides it, Qin Mubai also obviously feels his urgent mood - the wind direction of the clouds and waves above the court is uncertain. His Zheng family is confused for a moment and doesn't know how to stand in line. This feeling of burning his buttocks is beyond the incomparable of others.

Therefore, he rashly stayed in Xiangyang and waited to meet Qin Mubai. He invited his family to the villa without avoiding suspicion, and he could not avoid Wu Mei Niang.

People like Zheng Anshun will definitely do some nonsense things aimlessly. To put it bluntly, he wants to ask for some "internal ginseng" from Qin Mubai, or ask for some talk. After all, Qin Mubai is now a celebrity in front of the emperor and a member of the royal family.

At the same time, Qin Mubai thought more deeply than Zheng Anshun. To be honest, compared with the major events in the court, Qin Mubai really didn't pay attention to the former. Without the richest man of the Zheng family, there will be the second richest man.

From a different standpoint, the Zheng family has a deep relationship with themselves, and the wealth in their hands can also be used for themselves.

Today's seemingly calm banquet, the two men who are the protagonists seem to have their own thoughts.

Qin Mubai did not discuss much political-related things with Zheng Anshun in public. In front of these women, they were more relaxed and indifferent. Silk bamboo music, wine and fruit plates, enjoy the endless grudges.

It's just that the careful Wu Mei Niang noticed a slight emotional change between the two men early. At first, she thought that the two of them were secretly competing because of jealousy. After distinguishing clearly, she was secretly shocked and thought that today's meal was unusual, which was probably related to the rise and fall of several big families.

After dinner, Qin Mubai asked Pang Fei to take Baiqi to accompany the excited Princess Gaoyang and Shuang'er to hunt birds in the Houshan bamboo forest. Her mother was a little tired after climbing all the way and rested under the service of several maidservants. Qin Mubai was invited by Zheng Anshun to enjoy an ancient chessboard in his private small bamboo pavilion, which was said to be Zheng Anshun's only treasured.

Qin Mubai has no interest in appreciating antiques. After the two sat down, they immediately got to the point in less than a minute.

Zheng Anshun did not pretend and said, "Brother Qin, don't lie in front of the real person. Now you and I are talking, and the king's mouth is in someone's ear. If you can't go to the world, it's okay to speak bluntly. Zheng admitted that he had sex with his life and hoped that Brother Qin would believe it.

"I believe it." Qin Mubai smiled and nodded, "Brother Zheng, I think highly of it. It's okay to say what you want to say directly."

"In fact, Brother Qin must know what Zheng wants to say." Zheng Anshun's expression was rarely grim and solemn, and he said, "Zheng just wants to know who will inherit the Tang Dynasty in the future?"

After hearing this, Qin Mubai twisted his eyebrows and raised his lips and raised a strange arc. He kept this expression for more than a minute, and shook his head helplessly, "To be honest, I'm not too clear."

Zheng Anshun doesn't seem to be surprised by this answer. In today's world, I'm afraid no one can give an accurate answer. Including the emperor, maybe not.

He asked, "If the scope is narrowed down a little, Zheng thinks it's nothing more than four people. Prince Chengqian, Wei Wangtai, Jin Wangzhi, and Wu Wang Ke.

"Hmm." Qin Mubai nodded gently. What Zheng Anshun said was purely well-known nonsense, but it was indispensable in the current language environment.

"Brother Qin thinks, who is more likely?"

"What do you think?" Qin Mubai asked. It's not to unload the burden. He really wants to hear the opinion of Zheng Anshun, a bystander.

Zheng Anshun smiled slightly, as if he expected that Qin Mubai would have this question and said, "If the scope is narrowed a little more, Zheng thinks that Prince Chengqian and Wei Wangtai can be excluded."

"Oh?" Qin Mubai couldn't help smiling unexpectedly, "This is strange. Nowadays, the most popular is the King of Wei, but you say that the King of Wei can be ruled out. Tell me your reason?"

"It's very simple." Zheng Anshun said, "Those who are bright are easy to stain, and those who are Yao are easy to fold. The king of Wei was too eager to attack the near profit. He wanted to get it too much. It was too correct, but it was counterproductive. This is the same as doing business. The more you want the goods, the more you have to pretend not to be interested. Otherwise, the seller will think that the price of strange goods can start with you.

"It's a little interesting." Qin Mubai couldn't help laughing and said, "The king of Wei is indeed very hard-intentioned and attentive, and can even be described as trying his best. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, His Majesty listened to the opinions of Wei Zheng and others, and ruled the school with Tibetan soldiers and ruled the world with literature. Therefore, the king of Wei worked hard to study literature and gathered the bachelors to compile a collection of essays. His family officials were like crucian carp crossing the river, and he was also world-class. His Majesty missed the late Empress Changsun, and the King of Wei said that he would build the Great Mercy Temple to pay tribute to the Empress Changsun. Your Majesty loved calligraphy, and King Wei practiced hard day and night. His Majesty advocated thrift, and the king of Wei put on his old clothes. Mr. Wude's face. He is very careful in his business, and it is all for the emperor's favor.

Zheng Anshun smiled and said, "But today's emperor is not a faint king who is determined by his own joys and evils. Although he likes the king of Wei very much, he will not make him prince because of the king of Wei's favor. As the saying goes, if something is abnormal, there must be a demon. The king of Wei will carry the emperor's back in front of the emperor, and one day the thing will happen in the east window. Sooner or later, his speculative management and hypocrisy will fall into the eyes and ears of the emperor. At that time, he is even worse than the prince.

"Exquisite." Qin Mubai nodded and said, "So, I'm not very optimistic about the King of Wei. If the prince is a real villain, then the king of Wei is a hypocrite. Sometimes, I would rather work with real villains than be too close to hypocrites. What a villain is hateful, but also pitiful; hypocrites are hateful, but terrible.

"Brother Qin is really on the head." Zheng Anshun took a long breath, slowly exhaled, nodded sincerely and smiled, "It's rare for Brother Qin to say such heartfelt words to me. Zheng is really grateful!"

"It's nothing." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "In fact, everyone knows what we just said, but few people are willing to say it. Maybe the emperor has some in his heart, but he thinks more than us and more comprehensively than us. If the emperor doesn't want to make Li Tai the crown prince, it is absolutely a lie. Although he has shortcomings in personality, from a comprehensive point of view, Li Tai does meet the standard of a king of success. There is no perfect man with bare feet, and the emperor must have a good idea about this. But he thinks more, I'm afraid it's another thing.

"What's the matter?" Zheng Anshun asked softly, but his mind was tightened.

Next, it may be Zheng Anshun, who is willing to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to redeem the golden rule!

Qin Mubai smiled, picked up a cup of tea and drank slowly. He said, "Brother Zheng, you'd better go downstairs and have a look first!"

Zheng Anshun got up obediently, ran to the stairs like a little boy, and was immediately stunned: "Mei Niang..."

Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Forget it, let her come up."

Wu Mei Niang went upstairs and blushed a little, but she didn't mean to be ashamed. Instead, she smiled calmly and said, "I know you are talking about national affairs. I shouldn't have eavesdropped. But..."

"There is no need to explain. The explanation is to cover up. Qin Mubai smiled and said, "You should care about this kind of thing. Come and sit down."

Zheng Anshun shook his head and smiled. He simply went downstairs, sent out the people in the building, and then sealed the stairs with bamboo before sitting down safely.

"There will be no ears on the wall now."

Wu Mei Niang smiled and said, "You should have known that I was here for a long time, right? He told me on purpose."

"I really don't know." Zheng Anshun smiled and said, "Zheng has no power to bind chickens. Of course, he is not as smart as the person who practices martial arts as Brother Qin."

Qin Mubai smiled slightly and said, "It doesn't matter. Even if Mei Niang doesn't ask, I will tell her these things. After all, it's a family, and you are still my virtuous assistant and think tank. If I don't tell you, who should I talk to?

"Hey hey..." Wu Meiniang rarely smiled proudly. She inadvertently glanced at Zheng Anshun and looked at him calmly. She gradually felt at ease. She put her hand under the table and unconsciously put it on Qin Mubai's knee and gently stroked it.

Qin Mubai said easily like an innocent person, "In fact, His Majesty wants to set up a reserve, and the things he considers are nothing more than these layers. The first is the ability of the crown prince. This seems to be the most important thing on the surface, but it is not. The emperor has won the country and cured the country. The military, political and civilian class system of the Zhenguan Dynasty has been improved, and there are also a large number of loyal and pure ministers who are determined to work. There will be no big problems if such a team and family are handed over to anyone. Even if he is a mediocre person, as long as he doesn't mess around, the country of the Tang Dynasty will not be bad for a while. That is to say, the emperor's expectations for his successor are not high, as long as he can be a king.

"It's really a dreamer. I really know what to do!" Zheng Anshun exclaimed, "This is the first time Zheng has heard of such an opinion!"

"But it's not only Qin who knows. However, no emperor's close minister or a member of the court would tell Brother Zheng this kind of heartfelt and murderous words. Qin Mubai smiled indifferently.

Zheng Anshun's expression changed, and he immediately bowed his hand and bowed: "Brother Qin is very important, and Zheng is engraved in his heart!"

"It doesn't have to be like this." Qin Mubai still smiled indifferently and continued, "The second layer of considering the crown prince is morality. There is a saying that in a founding country, anyone with a skill can use it; if you keep a business, you need to have both virtue and talent. Therefore, it is more difficult to keep it than to start a country. No one knows this truth better than the emperor. The choice of the crown prince is probably due to this level of consideration. Therefore, the life of the virtuous prince will never last long. As for who will finally take office, it is hard to say. But I think the emperor's moral requirements for the new crown prince. Among the four items of etiquette, righteousness, benevolence and filial piety, what he value most is filial piety!"

Zheng Anshun stared in consternation and was shocked. Qin Mubai didn't make it clear, and it was impossible to make it clear. Do you want to force him to say that the emperor is afraid of the reenactment of the former Xuanwumen? - Especially after Dengzhou Li You's rebellion, the emperor was more obvious in this regard! He hated the father and son's rebellious brother's wall. He was worried that a hundred years later, if one of the other nephews did not stay, it would be the biggest disaster of the Li family and the biggest failure of Li Shimin's life!

After all, Li Shimin is also a human being, not a god, not a saint. If his own son kills himself and splashes blood on the court, how can he bear it? In this way, the stain of his original reciter will be infinitely magnified, and his life pursuit of being a wise king will completely become a laughing stock. And... parents all over the world, who wants their children to die? The tiger poison still doesn't eat children, let alone people? While he is still alive and in position, avoiding this tragic appearance as much as possible is probably Li Shimin's most urgent and intuitive wish now!

After Qin Mubai's words, Zheng Anshun woke up in a dream and was cheerful - according to this analysis, the harder Li Tai in the city, the more he worked, the farther away he dreamed of the dragon chair. What the emperor wants is not a son who is capable, loyal, and likes his father to be the crown prince, but a sincere and filial master!

Thinking of this, Zheng Anshun couldn't help but be stunned and inexplicably thought of Li Ke! - For so many years, Li Ke has always paid attention to filial piety under the assistance of Qin Mubai. For example, when he was in Jiangzhou, he would rather be criticized and punished than hide that the prince had something to do with Shengnanhou. At that time, the emperor praised him clearly and secretly. After finishing the Jiangzhou case, he did not give a reward and scolded him in public, but later he was very generously rewarded him with the fatness of an assassin of Xiangzhou. Next, among the many events in Xiangzhou, Li Ke Qianli rushed back to send it to the princess. He personally returned the jade seal, but his father's long-cherished wish in his life. Later, he warmly entertained the unworthy prince for more than a month. Although he was extremely impatient, he still treated him leniently and did not report a word to the court. These can be regarded as cover-up in the law, but they are secretly praised by the emperor for his filial piety. Finally, it was Li You's rebellion. This is an unforgivable crime. In the face of such a big event, Li Ke still came first and spared no effort to persuade Li You to go back to Beijing to admit his mistake to his father, instead of taking him to ask his father for a reward.

All these things cannot be enumerated.

There is no doubt that in terms of filial piety, Li Ke's impression in Li Shimin's mind is definitely thousands of times better than that of Li Chengqian, who is immoral, and Li Tai, who constantly harms his brothers.

Moreover, Li Ke has the ability, ambition, ambition and ambition...

Zheng Anshun couldn't help shivering secretly. When he looked at Qin Mubai again, there was a sense of surprise and awe in his eyes - was Qin Mubai helping Li Ke to run a throne from the beginning?!

Qin Mubai was still indifferent and drank some tea slowly.

Smart and as smart as Wu Mei Niang, I don't know what the two men are playing for a while. They are suspicious and difficult to ask clearly. In the face of such a big event, she knows how to be silent and keep a low profile at the right time, which is why Qin Mubai likes her the most - knowledge of current affairs and general knowledge.

"There is another most important reason, which accounts for about half of the leader, and decides who can finally take the position." Qin Mubai smiled and said lightly, "Brother Zheng, you are as smart as you. You must understand something. For example, when you do business with a rich family, what do you value most about him?

"Strength." Zheng Anshun also answered concisely.

"Yes. Saying a thousand and ten thousand is actually an auxiliary. The core and most important thing is strength. Qin Mubai smiled slightly, and a sharp light in his eyes was like a cold night star, burning brightly.

Wu Mei Niang raised her eyebrows gently and said it as calmly as water as Qin Mubai, but threw out what Qin Mubai was thinking but didn't say. The words were like thunder in the air--

"What kind of bloodline and direct concubine are all blindfold and deceptive. Whoever supports the strong power behind it and who represents the victory of the party, who can finally take the position. Even if he is just a collateral royal family of the Li family!"

Qin Mubai looked sideways, and a slight shot of his eyebrows gave Wu Mei Niang a look of approval. He took a sip of tea and said, "I pressed Baiqiao with one force. That's it."