"It depends on you!" Li Zijin stood up and came to Xia Shang, "Now it is you who have to prove your talent to me! Only if you prove your talent can I, your Highness, prove that your vision is right."
Xia Shang understood that the boy in front of him was not joking. He was more serious than ever at this moment.
This is a strange prince, a seedling that has grown up under the protection of many royal brothers. Will it be weak or will it become a big tree? It is also a very strange thing to think about.
Xia Shang looked at him, looking at his expectant and serious eyes. This feeling was extremely innocent but also extremely mature.
I am afraid that this young man is the only one who can naively claim that he will be an emperor in the future. I am also afraid that this young man is the only one who can seriously consider whether he is qualified to be the emperor.
perhaps……
Xia Shang thought, but shook his head.
It's a pity that he was born at the wrong time and he was too young.
"What are you thinking about? Come on, tell me!" Li Zijin was a little anxious.
"Before that, I also want to ask you a question."
"what is the problem."
"Why do you want to be emperor?"
"Because I am a prince, and I want to protect this great country for my father and brother! And because there are too many bad things in this world, and my father and elder brother don't want to take care of it! They don't want to manage it! They don't manage the country well, and I
I have to help them take care of it! And because I, Li Zijin, want to be famous for generations to come, I want history books to record that I, Li Zijin, will become a wise king!"
"Why do you think you are better than your father and brother?"
"My father is a stickler, stick to the rules, follow the rules, avoid the important and take the easy, and cannot be used in a big way. It can only protect the world, but cannot revitalize it. My elder brother is a way of conquest, killing decisively, but it is too bloody, and it can be used in troubled times.
It can open up borders and expand the territory. But today the world is unified. If you use this way to govern the world, it will disrupt people's livelihood and arouse people's resentment, which will lead to chaos in the long run. And my way, Li Zijin, is the way of obeying the people, governing the world with benevolence, obeying the people, enriching the people, loving the people, and the people.
I will give you whatever you want. I want everyone in the world to eat well and wear warm clothes. I want a prosperous and prosperous age."
"Who told you all this?"
"Don't look down on others. This is what I, Your Highness, have thought and realized! What do you think?" Li Zijin was quite proud.
Xia Shang shook his head: "It's too arbitrary and inappropriate."
"What's wrong?"
"If the world can be governed with just a few words, what does the emperor do? There is never a right or wrong way to govern the world. It just changes with the times and local conditions. The world is changing, and policies must also change. To be an emperor, as long as
It’s good to have a heart that benefits the people. It’s not as clear-cut between right and wrong as you said.”
"..." Li Zijin frowned and pouted slightly, seemingly unhappy.
"If you really want to be a king, then put the word emperor away from you. At your age, it is too early to talk about how to be a king. Instead of thinking about how to be a good emperor, it is better to think about how to be a good person.
"
"Be a human being?"
"Put away your words about becoming an emperor. It will be very dangerous for you. Even if you have great ambitions, you only have one life. If you die, you will lose everything."
"Do you think my eldest brother and second brother will harm me? Impossible!"
"That's just for now!"
"..."
"It is far more difficult to be a good person than to be an emperor! You must know how to advance and retreat! Since you are young, I will give you a message: 'If you want to do things on the road, don't just take it easy and just get involved. Once you get involved, you will go deep into the world."
When it comes to things on the road, don't worry about the difficulties and take a slight step back. A step back will lead you to a thousand mountains."
"If you want to do things on the road, don't be happy with them and just let them get involved. Once you get involved, you will go deep into the mountains. When you are dealing with things on the road, don't be afraid of the difficulties and step back a little. If you step back, you will be thousands of miles away."
Li Zijin recited it quite seriously, his eyes brightened as he savored it carefully, and he suddenly said: "Let me tell you, you are a man of real ability! One sentence today is worth thousands of empty words."
"This is not a slogan, but a way of being a human being. If you want to live until the day you become emperor, you must keep it in your heart and never forget it."
"Hahaha... When His Highness returns to the palace, he will write it down by hand, hide it in his trousers, and recite it every day, so that he will never forget it."
Xia Shang shook his head, a little disappointed, and said to himself: "He is still a child after all."
Li Zijin was still silent in his joy, walking back and forth in the small pavilion with his hands behind his back, and finally murmured: "Looking at it from this point of view, I have a good vision. Now that my father and elder brother don't know you, it is not a bad thing. Wait.
When I come to power, I will definitely use you. At that time, you and I, the monarch and my ministers, are of one mind and are afraid that we will not be able to bring prosperity and peace to the world? Hahaha... That's wonderful."
As I talked and thought, I had already stayed in the small garden for a long time without realizing it.
"Your Highness, it's almost time. If you don't return to the palace, I'm afraid you will be lectured again."
Only then did Li Zijin come to his senses: "Yes, yes, yes, I have returned."
With that said, he turned to Xia Shang: "I heard that Li Youlan is recuperating here. Are you here every day?"
Xia Shang nodded.
"That's very good! Don't wander around. His Highness will come out of the palace to chat with you when he has time."
After that, he left in a hurry.
What happened today was also strange and sudden. Let's not talk about Li Xin for the moment. It would be a strange thing if he was really lucky enough to support this boy to rise to power. At least this Li Zijin was the one who favored Xia Shang the most among all the princes.
But Xia Shang understood that Li Zijin would not get what he wanted, and he was not qualified now.
Not long after Li Zijin left, the maid Ping'er came over and waved to Xia Shang from a distance: "Hey, what are you doing? The lady has been looking for you for a long time."
Entering the lady's boudoir from the back garden, Li Youlan was still lying on the bed.
Seeing Xia Shang coming, Li Youlan's face showed worry, and she asked hurriedly: "Is the prince giving you any trouble?"
Xia Shang carried a stool to the bedside and sat down: "No."
"I'm really embarrassing you. I heard that this prince is a tyrannical person."
"Young lady, please rest in peace and recuperate, don't worry about other things."
"Hey, I'm so lucky to have you. This month's rest is so far away that I don't know how to spend it."
Xia Shang suddenly thought of Li Zijin. He estimated that this boy would come more frequently in the past two months: "Don't worry, Miss. In my opinion, Miss will not be lonely during her recuperation period."
…
Just as Xia Shang said, just one day later, Li Zijin's driver arrived at the gate of Linshan Garden again.
Unfortunately, Jia Shangjie, the Minister of Household Affairs, was also there when Li Zijin came.
It just so happened that Lian Sai Jiangnan also came.
Lord Shangshu was quite surprised by the arrival of these two men. He saluted in front of the car and asked, "May I ask why Your Highness came here today?"
Li Zijin strode forward: "I heard that Li Youlan was injured, so I took a leave of absence from my husband and came to visit."
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your trouble. That Jiangnan girl..."
Sai Jiangnan was behind. Since she had no official status, there was no courtesy, but Jia Shangjie knew that she was Li Xin's and was quite polite.
Jiangnan walked faster and arrived in front of Li Zijin.
It seemed that Li Zijin knew the identity of this person and called in a low voice: "Sister."
Sai Jiangnan turned around and said: "Master Shangshu, Jiangnan is also here for sister Youlan." (To be continued)