In Prince Wu's Mansion, he and Zhou Di discussed some more detailed issues. Seeing that the time was almost up, Jiang Fan stood up and left.
Zhou Di did not see them off, but asked Zhou He to send Jiang Fan and the others out of the palace. He continued to sit in the main hall, drinking tea and not knowing what he was thinking.
After a while, Zhou He returned, sat down next to his father, and said: "Father, there should be no problem. We have confirmed with Jinling during this time that Chen Ang is indeed Jingji."
Ji Dong, before coming to Heyang, had no other contact with Jiang Fan."
"Well, it was just out of caution, so I checked more carefully. Chen Ang suddenly came to Heyang, suddenly interacted with Jiang Fan, and then moved into the Lin family's house. These developments are a bit too coincidental.
, so I am suspicious. Of course, the suspicion is not strong, and the facts have proved this. I am a little overthinking."
Zhou Di put down the tea cup, stood up, clasped his hands behind his back, and walked forward, and continued: "The main reason is that Chen Ang has lived here for such a long time, but this is the first time Jiang Fan has brought him to see this king.
, this made me have to think more. Just now, in order to cover up that I knew these things in advance, I had to distract Jiang Fan by beating him, hoping it would not have the opposite effect."
"It should be fine. Jiang Fan is a smart man. Even if he is dissatisfied, he will not be estranged from us, because he knows very well that what he has now is based on the support of our Prince Wu Mansion. Once our support is gone,
, he is like a rootless duckweed. At that time, Gu Yanzhi, who has been extremely low-key and reserved during this period, may start to show his fangs."
Zhou He said quite relaxedly.
"I hope so, but I always feel that I cannot see through this Jiang Fan. Obviously he is not very smart, and his behavior is not very appropriate, but I feel that he is full of confidence, as if he is confident in everything.
He can't take it to heart. It seems that everything here is not important to him. If you have to use one word to describe it...he is like...a bystander?"
Zhou Di frowned slightly, his expression far less cheerful than his own son's.
"Maybe it's just nature? Talented people always appear to be independent and indifferent to things around them, which is normal."
Zhou He said.
"It is extremely risky to place all uncertainties on guessing other people's temperaments. Although we have the ability to know anything that happens in Heyang City at the first time, this kind of thing cannot be exposed, so
There are too many restrictions on getting along with Jiang Fan, and it is easy for some loopholes to arouse Jiang Fan's suspicion."
"Once Jiang Fan becomes suspicious and breaks away from us, it will be a big trouble for us. The original idea of letting him be the city captain was just because he had a conflict with Gu Yan's son, so it was a temporary idea
.But I didn’t expect that he could be so successful in the position of city captain.”
"Up to now, although it has not been long, Jiang Fan has gained enough public support in Heyang City. Although Gu Yan was suppressed by Jiang Fan as we expected, the Heyang government office also experienced some turmoil.
, from the original monolithic monolith to the current situation where everyone is in danger, this is all due to Jiang Fan."
"But the problem is, Jiang Fan performed so well. A young man in his early twenties became a high-ranking official like Heyang City Captain for the first time. Can you imagine that such a person can actually govern Heyang City?"
Is everything in order? Our support is only part of it and cannot play a decisive role. After all, it is Jiang Fan’s own ability."
Zhou Di shook his head and said with infinite emotion: "If I had known that he had such ability, I shouldn't have pushed him to the position of Heyang City Captain before. Don't really think that he needs to completely rely on us now.
With his outstanding performance, this person cannot be underestimated."
"He is not the kind of sour scholar who can only recite poems and write lyrics, nor is he the kind of rotten scholar who seems to be noble but in fact has no understanding of the world. This guy is extremely talented and capable. Even if I don't recommend him, it won't take long before he will.
This kind of person...should have been suppressed for a while longer."
Zhou He was quite surprised when he heard his father's high praise for Jiang Fan.
Because he knew very well how high his father's vision was.
Even today's Emperor Zhou is actually looked down upon by his own father.
Although the Emperor of Zhou Dynasty had done many great things since he came to the throne, his father only gave the emperor a very good evaluation.
But he didn't expect that his father would praise Jiang Fan to such an extent.
"Father, even if Jiang Fan is really as powerful as you said, it doesn't matter, right? After all, in the eyes of others, he is ours. No matter what he thinks, since we recommended him, then he
It is impossible to break up the relationship with us, so the better he performs, the more he can become our backup, which is definitely a bad thing."
Zhou He said hesitantly.
"Of course this is not a bad thing, but we don't know Jiang Fan's specific thoughts. And...don't forget that there is a group of mysterious masters around him. These masters are all from the Lin family, so...what is the identity of the Lin family? Why is there such a thing?
So many masters?"
Zhou Di took a deep breath, squinted his eyes and said, "It seems that we need to find a way to carefully understand the reality of the Lin family. Jiang Fan's growth is too fast, and the characteristics he displays are too amazing. It's really hard to do anything about it."
Peace of mind.”
"I'll do it! But this kind of thing needs to be kept strictly confidential, so father, I'm afraid you have to lend me the experts from the palace."
Zhou He said.
"Okay, I'll give you a token later, and you can call whoever you want. In addition, you have to come forward for tomorrow's reception. Jiang Fan is the actual chief envoy, but nominally you are the chief envoy. After all,
The son of the Great Khan of the Golden Horde will come with the envoy, and the status must be equal."
Zhou Di said happily.
"Yes, father. Also, can't we interfere with any military deployment this time? In the past few years, we have suffered heavy losses in every robbery, and this is also closely related to the border generals...
The relationship with the grassland has always been unclear. If we can't interfere with the military's deployment... it would be too passive."
Zhou He asked with a frown.
"Don't mention this anymore. Let alone being robbed, even if Heyang City falls, the emperor... will not let me take over the military power."