The daily routine of the mistress of the Hou family training her husband

Chapter 133 Advice
"I have met His Highness."

In the study, Chen Zhi bowed respectfully.

Zhao Yuci waved his hand, "Forget that. Yesterday you asked Li Huo to bring a message to me. I asked you to come here today because I want to hear what you think of the Crown Prince and the Sixth Prince. The people around me have been in the capital for too long. As the saying goes, those who are involved are often confused, while those who are not involved are often clear-headed. You just came from Qizhou, so you can tell me what you think."

Not liking to beat around the bush, Zhao Yuci asked directly.

Chen Zhi was not vague. He bowed and began to express his opinion.

"I guess that Your Highness asked me to support the Sixth Prince because you wanted to overthrow the Crown Prince first and then continue to fight with the Sixth Prince. But I think we might as well try the other way around. Although our dynasty does not have such a minister, Your Highness should know about the regent."

"Go on." Zhao Yuci took a sip of tea.

Chen Zhi said seriously, "The emperors have always been afraid of regents. Unless the emperor is young and the country is in doubt, and the previous emperor entrusted him with the task, there would be no such powerful ministers. When the emperor is weak, if the regents want to replace him, it would be easy to change the dynasty. I think that if you, Your Highness, go to the prince's side, you can have the same effect."

"According to my observations over this period of time, the Crown Prince's qualifications are not as good as Your Highness and the Sixth Prince. The reason he can hold this position is probably because he is the legitimate son of the Empress and has the support of the Queen's mother's family. Even so, he is somewhat inferior to the Sixth Prince now. If Your Highness is willing to help the Crown Prince at this time, it will not be difficult to win his trust. With Your Highness's help, it should be much easier to deal with the Sixth Prince. Once the Sixth Prince is defeated, Your Highness will not have to worry about the Crown Prince being difficult to deal with."

After hearing his words, Zhao Yuci smiled but asked back.

"You also said that the prince can sit firmly on the throne of the Crown Prince because he is a legitimate son. Our dynasty establishes the legitimate son, the eldest son, and the virtuous son. He has both the two characteristics. Therefore, even though my sixth brother is widely praised for his talent and reputation, and Concubine Qian is the most favored concubine in the harem, she cannot easily shake the prince. If I help my sixth brother to dethrone the prince, since we are both illegitimate sons, we will be equal."

At this point, Zhao Yuci's eyes suddenly turned cold.

"You know, my biological mother, Concubine Gao Shu, was murdered by Empress Jiang, and my maternal grandfather's family was accused of a crime that they did not commit, and the whole family was convicted and almost wiped out. If I had not been so young at the time and escaped, and if I had not been raised by Concubine Wen, I would have died a long time ago. You asked me to help the prince, aren't you afraid that I would be angry and resentful and blame you?"

"Your Highness must understand the principle of sleeping on brushwood and tasting gall better than I do. Your Highness will certainly not be bound by these things if you are willing to meet me today. The process is not very important. What is important is that Your Highness can get to that position faster and more smoothly, so that you can redress the injustice of Concubine Shu and the Gao family."

Chen Zhi was not intimidated by Zhao Yuci's appearance and words, but continued.

"I have often heard people say in the Dali Temple that the emperor has disliked the Jiang family and even the queen for a long time. If there was no evidence, he would have deposed the queen and replaced her with Concubine Qian. I think it is not groundless. It shows that the emperor loves Concubine Qian and the Sixth Prince to the extreme. Your Highness, what do you think the emperor will choose between you and the Sixth Prince without the crown prince? I have experienced it myself. The word "partiality" can make a father blind. I am afraid that no matter how your Highness plans, it will not be better than a few tears from Concubine Qian or a few kowtows from the Sixth Prince."

"My father doesn't like the prince, and he's also indifferent to me. If I stand on the prince's side, I'm afraid I'll be even more disliked." Zhao Yuci's tone calmed down.

Chen Zhi lowered his eyes, "Your Highness, you don't need to submit your pledge of allegiance and make your choice openly. You only need to help secretly. On the surface, you are still neutral and don't fight or compete. I think when those two are making a mess, the emperor will like to have a prince like you who is worry-free. But it depends on your Highness how to strike the right balance."

After saying this, Chen Zhi bowed respectfully again.

"Your Highness has many staff around him, so there is no need for me to speak too much. I am afraid that what I said today may be inappropriate. I hope Your Highness will forgive me. I just want to share your worries with you."

He had to make suggestions, but he also had to express his position. He was not an adviser invited by the Fifth Prince. He had some selfish motives in making the suggestions this time, and he wanted to seize the opportunity to show off.

Since he wants to enter the officialdom, Chen Zhike will not be a person who does not fight or compete. How can he survive like that?

"You don't have to be nervous. What you said today does make some sense. Let me think about it." Zhao Yuci waved his hand, "Just continue doing what I told you to do before." "Yes." Chen Zhi nodded.

Then he followed Li Huo and quietly left through the secret passage.

When I got home, I saw the lights in the house were on.

Several figures were vaguely visible on the window. It seemed that Xu Shu and two maids were discussing something around the table.

As soon as they entered the room, the people inside heard the noise, and Xinyue and Meixiang immediately bowed to greet them.

"You're back." Xu Shuhe raised his head and looked over with a smile, "Come and have a look at the new clothing style I've researched."

Chen Zhi looked at the woman in the warm yellow candlelight. She was wearing a light green dress, without any makeup, plain and beautiful, with a pair of beautiful eyes smiling, red lips and white teeth. She waved at him so cheerfully, and suddenly, his heart was touched.

"The drawings my wife draws are naturally of the best quality." Chen Zhi curled his lips.

The word "wife" gave Xu Shuhe goose bumps and he felt the room was a little hot for a moment.

The two maids were tactful and quickly left, leaving the two masters alone.

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"Is the government office very busy? Why did you come back so late today?" Xu Shuhe asked.

Chen Zhi nodded, "There have been a lot of cases lately, and everyone is busy. After finishing my work today, I secretly went to see that person, so I was delayed."

He didn't hide anything from Xu Shuhe.

"I suddenly need to see you, but are there any new arrangements?" Xu Shuhe asked immediately.

She had been busy with her own affairs during this period and had not paid much attention to the progress on Chen Zhi's side. Now that she heard that the Fifth Prince had summoned her, she was still a little worried.

"Not really. I have some political views that I want to advise Your Highness, so Your Highness came to see me." Chen Zhi whispered, "Right now the Crown Prince and the Sixth Prince are fighting in the capital, so this is a good time for Your Highness to accomplish something. Also, if I remember correctly, the Autumn Hunt is coming soon, and there might be turmoil by then."

On the way back from the Fifth Prince's Mansion today, Chen Zhi tried hard to think about his past life. Unfortunately, he used to be oblivious to the world outside and only focused on taking care of his own business. In addition, Qizhou was not under the emperor's rule, and things in the capital rarely reached here. Therefore, he still did not have any valuable memories. After searching his mind, he suddenly remembered two things.

One was that during the autumn hunt, the prince was assassinated and nearly died. This happened when he went to visit his sister Chen Yurong and found that his brother-in-law was not there. He asked about it casually, and Chen Yurong told him that there was a chaos in the capital and Liang Jingzhou did not have time to come back for the time being.

Furthermore, he remembered that at the end of this year, the Emperor would appoint a Taoist priest as the Imperial Master. It was said that this person was well versed in the art of health preservation and alchemy. In the previous life, it was precisely because this Taoist priest was appointed the Imperial Master that the status of Taoist priests throughout the country rose rapidly, far surpassing that of monks. This caused quite a stir, and Chen Zhi only then knew about it.

Chen Zhi wondered if he could do something about these two things now that he knew about them in advance.