It was already late at night, but Li Zhang sat alone in the study without rest. He saw him holding up his pen and writing something on the big paper on the desk. After writing the last word, he put down the brush in his hand, and then stared at the contents on the paper in a daze.

When Li Zhang and Wang Qinruo finally talked to him today, the other party gave him three strategies, middle and lower, to deal with the possible power struggle in the future, Li Zhang was in a dilemma, but Li Zhang didn't know how to choose these three strategies for a while?

Although the relationship between Liu E and Li Zhang is fake, she promoted Li Zhang. Moreover, her grace to Li Zhang is unusual. Sometimes Zhao Zhen even felt that Liu E was closer to Li Zhang than his son, which made Li Zhang a very special person in the court.

Li Zhang is not a ruthless person. He actually doesn't have much feelings for his aunt who is guarding the imperial tomb. After all, the two have only met one time, and they are more sympathetic to her. In addition, it is also because of Zhao Zhen's relationship that he wanted to reunite their mother and son, so he took the risk of recognizing each other.

However, Liu E's concern for Li Zhang was something he could feel, so Li Zhang's feelings for Liu E were actually very complicated. It is estimated that only after Zhao Zhen knew that Liu E was not his biological mother could he truly have the same feelings as him. However, no matter what, Li Zhang still regarded Liu E as an elder worthy of his respect.

As for Zhao Zhen, there is no need to mention that the two were not only cousins, but also met a young man. They had developed deep feelings in a few years. Zhao Zhen never regarded him as an outsider. Not only did he let Li Zhang be the wedding envoy to welcome him, but he could also go to the palace freely. This kind of trust was even more than that of ordinary brothers.

But it is precisely because of this that if Liu E and Zhao Zhen are in conflict or even fighting in the future, Li Zhang will become the person in a dilemma. Will he help Liu E deal with Zhao Zhen or Zhao Zhen deal with Liu E? This is also Wang Qinruo’s reminder to Li Zhang today.

Regarding this issue, Wang Qinruo gave three strategies, both upper, middle and lower. He told Li Zhang that the worst of them was that Li Zhang was swaying from side to side, and wanted to help Zhao Zhen and Liu E. In the end, he would only end up being unpleasant from both sides. Liu E would suppress him when he was in power, and when Zhao Zhen took office in the future, he would have doubts about him and his future would be greatly affected.

As for Zhongce, Li Zhang chose one from Liu E and Zhao Zhen to support it, but there is also a problem. If Li Zhang supported Liu E, then he would definitely be very smooth in the early stage, but this would make Zhao Zhen break with him. If Liu E dies in the future and Zhao Zhen takes real power, Li Zhang will definitely be greatly suppressed and will not even be able to save his life.

If Li Zhang supported Zhao Zhen, he would definitely face a break with Liu E in the early stage. Wang Qinruo told Li Zhang that since Liu E took power, his ambitions have become increasingly greater. He is not sure where the Song Dynasty will develop in the future?

But Liu E will definitely not hand over power to Zhao Zhen easily, and will even deliberately suppress Zhao Zhen. As the person whom Zhao Zhen trusts the most, Li Zhang promoted it by Liu E. But the person who betrayed her will definitely attract revenge from Liu E, so Li Zhang will also become very dangerous, but if he can survive until Liu E's death, his future will be bright.

It can be said that Zhongshou has great risks. In serious cases, it will even threaten Li Zhang's life and offend one of Liu E and Zhao Zhen. This is something Li Zhang doesn't want to see, so Wang Qinruo gave a best strategy.

Since it was the best strategy, it should have been Li Zhang's best choice, but Li Zhang is now hesitant about this best strategy, because this best strategy is very simple, with only one word, that is, "leave". In fact, it is to let Li Zhang leave the right and wrong place of capital, so that he can avoid the conflict between Liu E and Zhao Zhen, and perfectly protect his relationship with both parties.

Speaking of which, Li Zhang had met Yan Shu before, and the other party also deliberately offended Liu E and was demoted from the capital. His actions were similar to Wang Qinruo's best strategy, but he planned to draw a clear line with Liu E and wait for Liu E to die in another place. After Zhao Zhen took office, he would be valued by Zhao Zhen.

Li Zhang did not think there was anything right or wrong about Yan Shu's behavior. After all, people are selfish, and it is normal to plan for their future. However, when he was also facing a choice similar to Yan Shu, he hesitated. It was not that he was nobler than Yan Shu, but because he was different from Yan Shu, Yan Shu, Liu E, and Zhao Zhen were just simple monarchs and ministers, but Li Zhang had more deep feelings with them, which made him suffer more shackles when making choices.

When Wang Qinruo had just made this best decision, Li Zhang was also moved. For him, staying away from the capital was indeed a good choice, and he did have many things to do, such as the military affairs of the northwest and Hebei, the maritime trade along the southern coast, etc.

But after Li Zhang calmed down, he began to doubt this best strategy. It was not that he did not believe in Wang Qinruo, but that he felt that this best strategy was not as perfect as it seemed. Maybe he could find a reason to leave, but this reason might be able to deceive Zhao Zhen for the time being, but he could not deceive the shrewd Liu E. After all, Yan Shu was seen through at first sight, let alone Li Zhang.

If Liu E knew that Li Zhang had deliberately left Beijing at this time, she would probably be very disappointed with him. Moreover, Zhao Zhen was growing up day by day, and maybe she would understand this in the future. What would he think of Li Zhang then?

In addition, Li Zhang still has many things to do in the capital, such as money shops and firearms, and he also wants Zhao Zhen to recognize his aunt in the imperial tomb. Although he does not need to be taken care of at all times, he also pays attention to the situation of that aunt. At her age, as long as she is willing to rest with peace of mind, it is not difficult to survive Liu E.

It was precisely because of the above that Li Zhang was somewhat suspicious of this best strategy, but if he didn't choose this best strategy, he would have to choose the Zhongshou. However, when he wanted to pick a support from Liu E and Zhao Zhen, although he was inclined to Zhao Zhen in his heart, he couldn't help but feel a headache when he wanted to have a conflict with Liu E.

In the end, Li Zhang sat alone until midnight and didn't come up with a clue. Finally, he simply slapped the table and said, "Forget it, instead of worrying about these things now, it's better to take a step by step. As the saying goes, water comes and soil covers it, and soldiers come and stop it. I don't believe that at that time I can't think of a way to achieve the best of both worlds!"

As soon as he said that, Li Zhang felt a sense of relief all over his body, and then he fell asleep while lying on the bed. A few days later, a bad news came, and Wang Qinruo finally left. Liu E cried on the spot when she heard the news, and made an exception again, and actually wanted to preside over the funeral for Wang Qinruo himself.
Chapter completed!