Chapter 1229: Viewing history is like viewing a mirror
"What's more, he is now coming from the capital and is the governor of the tax desk. His mission is to come to Dayuan Mansion to inspect taxes."
"Instead of letting him secretly stir up trouble in Dayuan Mansion and cause trouble, it would be better to follow his wish and bring him directly to the prince. This way the prince can at least take the initiative."
"Qi Changshou just brought him here, but from the bottom of my heart I resented him coming to inspect the taxes."
"According to your wishes, I should kill him." Prince Ning said calmly.
"Thou shalt not kill."
Zhou Changshou shook his head, as if he didn't see the playful look in Prince Ning's eyes, and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, Changshou said not to kill him, not because he is Changshou's younger brother. Even if it were any other person, Changshou would never kill him.
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"To answer the question of why you can't kill, Your Majesty, why don't you think about it. Everyone in the world knows that among the princes, the soldiers and horses in the hands of the Prince are the most powerful. Doesn't the prince know this? Why did the prince choose the prince as the first stop for tax inspection?
here?"
"If there is really a tax problem, wouldn't the richest King Wen in the world be the best candidate for treatment?"
"In terms of money, King Wen has more than anyone else, but in terms of force, King Wen cannot compare with the prince. If you pick the weak ones first, why would the prince provoke us first?"
King Ning heard this and sneered: "Who can know his thoughts? It's just that I rejected his request to rush to the Crescent Pass to fight against the Liao army together."
"This strategy was devised by Prince Changshou, but I didn't expect that Dong Palace's reaction would be so strong, and the angle of dealing with it would be so tricky. It's really tricky."
Zhou Changshou said solemnly: "But even now, Changshou firmly believes that we must not send troops at this moment."
"Otherwise, once troops are sent out, we will be the ones facing the Liao cavalry. Regardless of victory or defeat, we will suffer heavy losses. Once the military power that the prince relies on is lost, his status will plummet, let alone the future competition in the Central Plains."
Prince Ning's face was as dark as water and he asked: "In your opinion, what should we do?"
"Cooperate with him."
Zhou Changshou said without hesitation: "We can't give the prince any excuse at this time. He wants to check the tax and let him check it. Even if there is a problem, so what? The prince can just make a guess and do five. If you ask three questions, you don't know."
With a chuckle, Zhou Changshou said: "Even if I brought him the evidence back, the crown prince of the capital would just order the prince to make up for the missing taxes. But whether it will be made up? How much, it is not up to the prince.
Calculate?"
After hearing this, King Ning finally smiled and said to Zhou Changshou: "What you said is true, and it has won my heart."
Zhou Changshou smiled and said: "In short, let him take care of the small and trivial problems. Those who are not worthy of being in the elegant hall, but the prince must not openly contradict the court and listen to the instructions but not the propaganda.
No one can do anything to stop the prince."
"In terms of justice, the prince still needs to endure for a few more years and show off. After all, it is impossible for the prince to turn from a vassal to an anti-king. If this happens, the world's public opinion will be unfavorable to me, and it will affect the prince's grand plans."
"The founding emperor of the previous dynasty once said that it is better to accumulate food and become king slowly. Throughout history, in situations where several powerful parties compete for hegemony, the one who wins in the end is often not the one who is the most tyrannical from the beginning, but the one who can endure the most.
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"Your Majesty, looking at history is like looking at a mirror. You can compare it with yourself. The experiences and lessons of your predecessors will never be wrong."
