Zhu Yi looked quietly at the aggressive Xu Youzhen in front of her.
He admitted that he had indeed underestimated this person before!
In fact, since Xu Youzhen was introduced to the Supreme Emperor's camp by Li Xian, Zhu Yi had checked this person's resume in detail.
Unlike ordinary officials who have a dignified appearance, Xu Youzhen is short in stature, young and mature, and appears to be very scheming.
However, such a person has no acumen in the political struggle.
When news of the civil war reached the capital, he rashly proposed moving south, and was therefore left out.
Under such circumstances, he not only failed to settle down, but instead jumped up and down. First, he scrambled to do various errands in the Hanlin Academy. After being rejected, he changed his ways and wanted to be transferred outside.
Later, he got a chance and was sent by the imperial court to repair the river. He did well. However, after returning to Beijing, he began to be eager to move around and began to seek official positions. He even took risks and followed Li Xian's path to join the Supreme Emperor.
You know, with the current situation of the Tian family, even the big guys in the court, if they can avoid it, they will try their best not to mess with it.
But Xu Youzhen, a mere Xu Youzhen, was already disgusted by the emperor, and now he dares to continue to go against the emperor. He is like an old man hanging himself. He has had enough life.
Obviously he could stay out of the matter, but he still had to jump into the fire pit himself, which naturally made Mr. Zhu doubtful of Mr. Xu's political ability.
However, Xu Youzhen's questioning now forced Zhu Yi to re-examine the humble civil servant in front of him.
It should be said that although Zhu Yi's rhetoric did not completely dispel the doubts of Jiao Jing and others, it prevented them from continuing to investigate, which shows that his entire statement is completely reasonable.
The key to this rhetoric is that the Supreme Emperor is wealthy enough. As long as you accept this premise, all speculations will be logical...
At this point, Zhu Yi strangled Jiao Jing and others' stance.
Since they have surrendered to the Supreme Emperor, at this point, they more or less believe it, or to be more precise, they expect that the Supreme Emperor will be a strategic leader who understands the overall situation.
In this case, with a little guidance from Zhu Yi, everyone fell into his train of thought, and once they were led by him, they naturally felt that everything was very reasonable.
However, Xu Youzhen is different!
Maybe it was because he was a civil servant, or maybe it was because he had only been with the Supreme Emperor for a short time, or maybe it was because among so many people, he was the only one who had little contact with the Supreme Emperor.
Therefore, after such contact, Zhu Yi felt that Xu Youzhen was not like Jiao Jing and others who had respect and expectations for the Supreme Emperor. He was very clear-headed.
From the other party's expression, Zhu Yi could tell that although he didn't say it out loud, in fact, Xu Youzhen was doubtful about the Supreme Emperor's ability.
On this basis, Xu Youzhen jumped out of Zhu Yi's preset conditions and was able to look at the whole thing from the perspective of a bystander.
Of course, Zhu Yi's statement was still reasonable, but when Xu Youzhen escaped, it was easy to find a flaw.
This technique is actually very simple and somewhat clumsy.
To put it simply, Xu Youzhen did not delve into the rationality of Zhu Yi's statement at all. In fact, he may not have even listened to what Zhu Yi said.
What he did was cut out all the middle parts and only look at the cause and result of the whole thing.
Obviously, the cause was that the Supreme Emperor summoned Xue Huan, and the result was that the situation in the Tian family was tense, and the Crown Prince went to the court on behalf of the Emperor.
No matter how fanciful Zhu Yi's words are, as long as all the intermediate links are eliminated, it is not difficult to find that there is no inevitable connection between the two.
As Xu Youzhen said, the emperor has too many ways to deal with the emperor's edict. At the same time, the emperor also has too many ways to directly attract the attention of the courtiers to the prince without having to go to so much trouble.
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There are too many branch choices between the cause and the result, and each choice may lead to different results.
If you think according to what Zhu Yi said, then the whole thing is naturally not unreasonable. However, once you go back in time to before everything happened, it is not difficult to find that the current result is just one of many possible results.
, but not necessarily.
If this is the case, then all reasoning will be broken from the source.
All planning is to achieve the ultimate goal. Even if the Emperor's ability is not considered, just from the perspective of pre-planning, the uncertainty of this matter is too great, and there is no room for maneuver.
This is Xu Youzhen’s principle, simple and crude, but effective!
Facing Xu Youzhen's doubts, Zhu Yi's eyes were heavy and her heart was already tense. However, at this time, she couldn't be more chaotic.
Once you really panic, the initiative will be completely taken away by the other party.
Zhu Yi glanced behind the screen invisibly and asked.
"What Academician Xu said is reasonable, but no matter what Academician Xu thinks, in the end, the result is that His Highness the Crown Prince has gained the reputation of loyalty and filial piety, and the attention of the courtiers has returned to the East Palace."
"Now that we and the Supreme Emperor are separated by a palace wall, I really am not sure which guess is true. However, if I go by Xu Xueshi's guess, then can I continue to infer that since the Supreme Emperor did this,
There must be a backup plan to ensure that this matter will eventually involve His Royal Highness."
"Or perhaps, this backhand, the Supreme Emperor, has already been used, but the palace affairs and the secrets of the Tian family are not well known. Therefore, what we see is that this matter is a coincidence.
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In the final analysis, Zhu Yi was holding on tightly, and the Supreme Emperor was so resourceful that he had already calculated everything.
Since Xu Youzhen said that there was no causal relationship between summoning Xue Huan and building momentum for the prince, Zhu Yi went the other way and said that regardless of whether there was a causal relationship, the result was this.
Xu Youzhen was stunned, but she didn't expect Zhu Yi to say that.
Frowning, he soon discovered that Zhu Yi was messing around.
He did not answer his own question, but continued to blame everything on the Supreme Emperor.
In this way, unless he blatantly said that it was impossible for the Supreme Emperor to calculate to this extent, it would be basically impossible to overturn Zhu Yi's statement.
But having said that, although Xu Youzhen knew in her heart what kind of material the Emperor was, his current identity was that of the Emperor. If he openly said disrespectful words to the Emperor, people would inevitably doubt his loyalty to the Emperor.
So, like Zhu Yi, Xu Youzhen also felt the difficulty of the person in front of her.
Sure enough, both Zhu Jian and Li Xian told him that although this young prince Zhu had no sense of existence, in fact, among the think tanks of the Supreme Emperor's party, he was none other than this young prince. It was true.
As her evaluation of Zhu Yi increased in her heart, Xu Youzhen frowned and couldn't help but take a deep breath.
It doesn't matter, he is not unprepared when he comes this time. Although the initiative has been taken back by the opponent, fortunately, the basic base is still there.
After taking a sip of tea to suppress the slight restlessness in her heart, Xu Youzhen looked up at Zhu Yi and said.
"Young Master, there is no need to be so sophistical. Only he knows exactly what the Emperor is thinking. It is useless for you and me to argue. When we have the opportunity to meet with the Emperor in the future, everything will become clear."
"However, no matter what the Supreme Emperor thinks, do you really dare to say that you have a clear conscience?"
Although Xu Youzhen tried hard to cover it up, Zhu Yi could naturally sense that he had gradually regained the initiative, so he became more and more calm and said.
"Xu Xu, I don't understand what you are talking about."
Seeing Zhu Yi's attitude of not shedding tears even if she saw the coffin, Xu Youzhen's face turned slightly cold, she sat up straight, Xu Xueshi said.
"If that's the case, then Xu will just tell you."
"Young Master has just said that everything you said is just speculation. No one is sure whether the Supreme Emperor intends for His Highness."
"However, in this case, the young prince, in the British government, tried his best to encourage all nobles to cooperate with the court in rectifying the army, so as to promote the East Palace to leave the cabinet and form a young army? Is there really no selfish intention in this?"
Finally reaching the most critical part, the string in Zhu Yi's heart was stretched to its tightest.
Yes, he could find a way to explain all the other issues, but there was one point that he couldn't get around.
That is, in this plan, the problem of the East Palace requires the nobles to sacrifice their own interests in the military camp.
Although it is said that under the current situation, the imperial court's major policies have been decided, the emperor has sharpened his sword, and the nobles are actually beating the drum in their hearts.
However, this cannot conceal the fact that the more smoothly the military camp is implemented, the emperor will benefit the most.
Even if the nobles obtained a young army and succeeded in getting the prince out of the cabinet to prepare the palace, they could not change this.
Previously in the British government, Zhu Yi cleverly took advantage of the nobles' faint fear of the emperor and used the young army to confuse their eyes, making these people subconsciously ignore this point.
However, Xu Youzhen, who has nothing to do with Youjun, is obviously able to view this matter more objectively.
"Selfish?"
The thoughts in his heart were spinning wildly, but Zhu Yi's face did not dare to show any emotion at all, only a trace of surprise appeared on his face, and he said.
"In this world, how many people can be completely selfless? I just don't know what selfishness Xu Xueshi refers to?"
Seeing that Zhu Yi was still holding on, Xu Youzhen sneered and said.
"Young Master, I didn't expect that it has reached this point. The Young Master is still unwilling to tell the truth. In this case, Xu can only take offense."
As she spoke, Xu Youzhen no longer had any scruples and spoke straightforwardly.
"If Xu guessed correctly, my young master probably never thought of stopping the rectification of the military settlement from the beginning to the end, right?"
Seeing Zhu Yi's expression gradually turning ugly, Xu Youzhen continued.
"Although in the British government, the young prince said that he did not agree to the Yang family's conditions, but since the Yang family has mentioned the title, does the young prince really have no intention of moving it? I'm afraid otherwise!"
"The first Duke of Cheng was defeated in the battle at Yao'erling, which made the emperor and his courtiers resentful, and they were always holding on to the title of Duke Cheng. If the young prince wanted to get the title back, he had no other choice but to please the emperor.
He has made such a great contribution that the court cannot help but reward him."
"The former young master passed by. Although Xu is in the Hanlin Academy, he is not ignorant of the anecdotes in the court. Although the incident of Wang's daughter is a rumor, I am afraid it is not groundless. In this case, then
There is only the second way before the young master."
"But, what kind of merit can make the court officials forgive Duke Xiancheng for his defeat in the war, and restore the title of Duke Xiancheng regardless of past grudges?"
"Crown Prince!"
Xu Youzhen softly uttered two words with a firm tone.
"The Crown Prince is the foundation of the country, but the current Crown Prince of the East Palace has a very embarrassing status. In terms of title, he is the successor of the current emperor, but in terms of blood, he is the heir of the Supreme Emperor. This leads to
Well, the matter of leaving the cabinet in the East Palace has been full of twists and turns."
"Above the court, all the civil and military officials want the East Palace to settle down as soon as possible. However, on the civil servants' side, because various major affairs require the support of the emperor, and coupled with the special relationship between the Tian family, it is difficult for them to be strong in this matter.
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"So this matter can only be completed by the ministers from the Supreme Emperor's side."
"Because of this, once the status of the East Palace is truly determined, it will be possible for the courtiers to stop entangled in the Yao'erling battle and return the title of the Duke of Chengguo."
"And this is precisely the purpose of the young prince. So in fact, young prince, you don't care at all whether the Supreme Emperor is doing this for His Highness, right?"
"Whether it's a coincidence or the Emperor's intention, it doesn't matter. As you just said, since the result is beneficial to His Highness, that's enough. The reason why you want to take this matter to the British government
Saying that the matter is arranged by the Supreme Emperor is nothing more than a smoother way to win support from nobles."
"Young Master, is what Xu said wrong?"
Zhu Yi felt mixed emotions after hearing these words, and for a moment, she didn't know how to react.
Was Xu Youzhen's inference wrong? It should be said that he was not wrong. He was indeed deliberately inducing those nobles, and his ultimate goal was indeed to get back the title.
However, it is neither right nor wrong. After all, the most critical part was eliminated by Mr. Xu early on.
After exhaling for a long time, Zhu Yi had a complicated look on his face, but his tone was still distant and he said.
"Interesting inference, but do you have any evidence?"
Seeing that Zhu Yi did not directly deny it, Xu Youzhen became more and more certain that her guess was correct. As for Zhu Yi's question...
"Of course there is evidence, but it hasn't appeared yet, but it will be soon!"
These words were so mysterious that Zhu Yi couldn't help but look down and asked.
"What's the meaning?"
Xu Youzhen's eyes flashed, and her tone was a little weird, and she said.
"The fate of Marquis Ren is the evidence!"
"Young Master, if Xu guessed correctly, you and the second master of the Zhang family are already thinking of ways to put Hou Ren to death, right?"
This chapter has been completed!