The second prince has too many tricks up his sleeves, but he also has a restless character.

If it weren't for Qin Zhongyi's guidance behind the scenes, and the former prince Li Yunxing was addicted to pleasure, he might have been tricked to death long ago.

"Jaisuke Ryu, you misunderstood. This is not what I meant."

"Oh, what does the second prince mean?"

The second prince paused and continued, "This junior wants Liu Zaisu to help secretly, expose the prince's conspiracy, and let this junior inherit the throne."

"Well, I'm sorry that I'm stupid and don't quite understand what the second prince means by this."

The second prince raised his eyebrows and his face became a bit colder, "Liu Zaifu, you are a smart man. Over the years, you have been fighting wits and courage with the prince in the court, but I have always turned a blind eye."

"Now that my father is critically ill and the prince is temporarily taking charge of the government, I guess Master Zaifu also has a lot of dissatisfaction in his heart, right?"

"I don't dare." Liu Zhongqing said calmly.

Who is this Li Yuntian? He dares to challenge him in front of him. He is really tired of living.

Could it be that these little babies still want to force themselves to give up their position?

Seeing Liu Zhongqing's attitude, the second prince narrowed his eyes slightly and flashed a cold light.

But in this moment, Li Yuntian changed into a flattering attitude again, which was a kind of test.

Test Liu Zhongqing's confidence and whether he is willing to submit to others to help him ascend to the throne.

Now it seems that this move is indeed correct.

"Liu Zaifu, you are a smart man. I dare not pretend to be an unparalleled hero in front of you. Zaifu must be aware of my talents and abilities after serving as an official in the court for many years. The Wu Dynasty can develop to this point.

Our prosperity is inseparable from your contribution."

"It can be said that since the founding of the Wu Dynasty, only Liu Zaifu can be regarded as the only unparalleled national scholar."

Li Yuntian never hesitates to praise others with his compliments.

Although there were a lot of exaggerations in the words, Liu Zhongqing thought they were acceptable.

After all, when they first met, Li Yuntian followed the prince's example and called himself "I" in front of him to raise his profile.

Now seeing that the other party doesn't buy it, he has lowered his status and called himself "I".

This is sincerity in the relationship between the prince and his ministers.

Liu Zhongqing didn't want to ruin the relationship between them because of a trivial matter, so he smiled and said: "The second prince is very grateful. I am just loyal to you."

Li Yuntian shook his head and said seriously: "Liu Zaifu is so humble. No one can erase your achievements. This is an indisputable fact."

"Only a arrogant prince like you would think that he can replace you and become the sage and wise king of the Wu Dynasty!"

Compared with Su Zhaoyang, Li Yuntian is not only smooth and sophisticated, but also knows how to win over people.

After hanging around in the court for so long, I haven't gained anything.

At least he knew very well that if he wanted to gain power, he must first get Liu Zhongqing's support.

Therefore, he tried his best to show his kindness to the other party.

When Liu Zhongqing heard this, he sighed softly, turned to look at a pool of blue waves, and said melancholy, "Hey... does the second prince know the secret recipe for raising fish?"

Following the other party's line of sight, Li Yuntian looked towards the fish pond.

Liu Zhongqing held the bait in his hand but did not drop it. He just watched the fish flipping up and down crazily and occasionally threw a piece of fish food.

"How to raise fish?" Li Yuntian wondered.

Liu Zhongqing spread the bait further, and now the fish swam far away and could no longer be found.

"Look, I think these fishes recognize me as their master, so they hang around me and are as obedient and well-behaved as pets."

After listening to Liu Zhongqing's words, Li Yuntian suddenly remembered the biography he had read. There was a description of fish surrounding the fishing old man, and some fish even touched the fishing old man's hand with their bodies.

But the fish man always dislikes fish being in his way, so whenever a fish comes close, he will wave his fishing rod to drive it away.

Li Yuntian suddenly understood Liu Zhongqing's mood.

He looked at Liu Zhongqing and slowly said two words: "Benefits."

Liu Zhongqing smiled and said, "Yes, these fish are indeed around me for profit."

"They are a group of idiots who only care about food in their mouths and don't care about worldly affairs."

"They have never considered what kind of threat their existence brings to the country?"

"I just waved to them and left. It seemed that they were serving me and trying to please me, but in fact they were just doing it for the food in my hands."

"If one day I don't have food in my hands, will they still be like this?"

"Since ancient times, there has been no family or friendship in the emperor's family. It's all driven by interests."

Liu Zhongqing seems to be talking about fish, but he is actually talking about the lackeys in the court who are chasing Liu Zhongqing on the surface.

The prince has no duties to supervise the prince, so they are just fish in Liu Zhongqing's pond, always circling around him, following him, and constantly flattering and flattering him.

Now that the prince has gained power, many people have come out to jump on the beam, hoping to take a bite and reap some benefits.

Li Yuntian nodded, "Liu Zaifu is absolutely right. If the Wu Dynasty is really such a pool of muddy water, then the Wu Dynasty will be destroyed sooner or later and will lose its former glory."

He wanted to tell Li Yuntian that if he came here to pretend to please him and flatter him just for the little profit he had, then this road would definitely not work.

"But..." Li Yuntian hesitated.

Liu Zhongqing asked, "But what?"

"However, if I were the fish farmer, I wouldn't be so worried." Li Yuntian suddenly laughed.

Liu Zhongqing frowned, "What do you mean, Second Prince?"

Li Yuntian said mysteriously: "Prime Minister Liu, you might as well take a closer look. Are the fish in this fish pond different from those in other places?"

"Oh?" Liu Zhongqing was confused and looked intently at the school of fish.

Apart from the fact that these fish are rare species that he bought at a high price, what else is special about them?

At this time, the second prince continued.

"These fish are fish that have been raised in captivity, and they are born with the fate of being submissive."

"Moreover, they have no way to leave this small pond, nor can they escape my grasp."

"If I want them to live, they will live. If I want them to die, they will die. This feeling of controlling them is exciting and fascinating." Li Yuntian's tone was full of pride and pride.

This is completely different from Liu Zhongqing's previous thoughts.

He kept these fish to please himself, but he never thought about what Li Yuntian said.

"Do you want to kill these fish..." Liu Zhongqing frowned and his face darkened.
Chapter completed!