Uncle from a poor family

Chapter 189: Attack or Defense (Vote Request)
It was not until noon that Zhang Luan returned, dragging his exhausted body.

Naturally, Jin would not give him a good look. She just threw a piece of dry cloth at him without saying a word.

Zhang Luan rolled his eyes at his wife and said, "What are you doing? You've worked hard for me all night, but you don't even think of being more attentive. Why are you acting crazy?"

Zhang Yanling was sitting in the yard basking in the sun, and asked curiously, "Dad, how is the situation going? Li Zisheng doesn't suspect you, right?"

"No, I disguised it well."

Zhang Luan said confidently, "I will use the same rhetoric you mentioned, such as the mysteries of the heavens and the arrival of Greedy Wolf, to scare him into a daze."

Zhang Yanling thought, with Li Zisheng's experience, even if he found your flaws he wouldn't show them. You really feel good about yourself.

Zhang Luan said: "I came back with him early this morning, and he didn't separate from me until we entered the city. He went straight to the palace gate to meet the emperor.

"Son, what I am most worried about is that you have not fulfilled your promise... If in a few days, our emperor's illness does not get better, or even... then I will be held responsible."

"hehe."

Zhang Yanling was still laughing there.

Zhang Luan frowned and asked with a guilty conscience: "The more you laugh, the more unsure I feel. Can we talk it out loud?"

Zhang Yanling stopped laughing and said seriously, "Dad, didn't I tell you that as long as you tell us that the emperor will recover soon, we will be in a good position to attack or defend. You don't need to worry."

Zhang Luan's eyes lit up, and he quickly said, "I left in a hurry yesterday. Can you tell me the details of the process?"

"It's obvious... After he recovers, everyone will think that Li Zisheng has successfully discovered the secrets of heaven again. Even if he can't say that he has done a great deed, at least he can report the good news in advance and ease the emperor's worries."

Zhang Yanling explained seriously, "Even if the emperor's condition worsens, or even... um, that, who will remember to hold him accountable by then?"

"Why not?"

Zhang Luan asked in surprise, "Others will think that Li Zisheng is just talking nonsense and even takes the emperor's body lightly. Who will trust him in the future?"

Zhang Yanling showed a slight sneer on his face: "In the current Chenghua Dynasty, Li Zisheng is the only one who has the emperor's favor. He can cover the sky with one hand... But, do you think he can continue to maintain the emperor's favor after the new emperor ascends the throne? If that happens, what will happen to our Zhang family?"

"what!?"

Zhang Luan originally thought that he had a clear understanding of how things would develop.

But he never expected that his son's thoughts on this matter were obviously much more profound than his.

Zhang Yanling said: "Li Zisheng is used to playing tricks. His so-called insight into the secrets of heaven is actually all due to your help behind the scenes. He said he was grateful, but what he gave back to us is probably less than one tenth of what he got, right?
"That is, we need to rely on his power during this period. When the crown prince ascends the throne in the future, father, do you still hope that he will be a heavenly master respected by everyone in the court?"

Zhang Luan's heart was shaken, and he said with deep emotion: "Son, I finally understand... What you mean is that while His Majesty is still alive, we should do our best to help Li Zisheng and let him protect us from the wind and rain... But if the Crown Prince ascends the throne in the future, we will kick him out and do things independently. This is in our best interests, right?"

Zhang Yanling smiled and said, "Dad, you have a strong ability to summarize things. You really get things right at a glance."

"That...that..."

Zhang Luan's originally calm heart seemed to be stirred again, and he asked nervously, "Son, what you said about His Majesty's illness not being serious and that he will be well again soon, weren't you deliberately saying that to trick Li Zisheng? What will happen if His Majesty's illness continues to develop? You...you should tell me the truth!"

Zhang Yanling said indifferently, "Oh, I didn't cheat him in this matter. His Majesty's illness will probably get better, but it won't be completely cured. It will just drag on like this.

"But...if something happens to His Majesty, even if the Crown Prince blames it on Li Zisheng after ascending the throne, it won't affect us. After all, he was the one who took the lead from beginning to end, wasn't he?"

Zhang Luan smiled and shook his head, saying, "You kid, I don't know what's going on in your mind all day long..."

"Dad, why do you sound like you are scolding me?"

Zhang Yanling asked with a stern face.

"No, no, son, please don't misunderstand my good intentions. What I want to say is that you have thought it through very carefully. As long as it is good for our family, you can do whatever you want."

Zhang Luan was an open-minded person. As long as he could make his family rich, he didn't care whether he listened to his father or his son. Even if he handed over the entire Zhang family to this kid to take charge, it would be fine.

"After what you said, I suddenly understood everything."

Zhang Luan had a sly smile on his face, as if he was a smart man. He said complacently, "When Li Zisheng asks me about His Majesty's affairs in the future, I will try my best to put the situation in a good light. If the matter is successful and confirmed, he has made a contribution and I have rewarded him. We have gained an advantage for free. But if it is not confirmed and the matter is wrong, it is also his fault. I can just wait for my own promotion. It is just as you said. We can attack when we advance and defend when we retreat. It is great."

Zhang Yanling couldn't help but roll his eyes after hearing this.

My cheap dad has now learned to draw inferences from one instance.

As expected, you are the person who knows how to take advantage of opportunities the best in the Ming Dynasty, no one else. When it comes to speculation, even Li Zisheng is no match for you.

You relied on your speculation to bring forty or fifty years of wealth and prosperity to a poor family.

Throughout the Ming Dynasty, there was almost no one who could match him.

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Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Jianshen was lying on his sickbed, his soul seemed to be sucked out of him, but he still managed to prick up his ears and listen to what Qin Chang told him about Li Zisheng's prophecy.

"Your Majesty, I am so happy. Immortal Master Li calculated the will of heaven last night and learned that your illness will be cured soon and there is nothing serious." Qin Chang said this almost with tears in his eyes.

It was so sincere and touching that it moved people.

Zhu Jianshen waved his hands and said with a wry smile, "I know my own body. I don't even have any strength right now... Li Qing probably said this to comfort me, right?"

Qin Chang said quickly: "No, no, Master Li was very cautious in this matter. He did not make any rash calculations, but went out of the city overnight to observe the changes in the stars before making this statement.

"He also said that Your Majesty and the Imperial Concubine have some connection, but it is just a marriage of many lifetimes, divided into the past life, this life and the next life... Taoism calls it the three lives of fate, but there is no such thing as living and dying together."

"is it?"

When Zhu Jianshen heard this, there was a glimmer in his eyes.

Obviously, as an emperor, he was very afraid of death even though he was deeply in love.

It was one thing to feel grief at the death of his beloved concubine, but it was another to ask him to accompany her to the grave. When he thought about someone telling him that his fate was tied to that of his concubine, and that he might also die, the invisible pressure made him lose his edge and stay in bed.

Now he heard that everything others said was wrong, that he and Concubine Wan were simply destined to be together in every life, that if his beloved concubine was gone, they could at most be together again in the next life, and there was no need for him to follow her into the underworld to be her husband and wife, and most of his worries were immediately relieved.

Qin Chang asked, "How about... inviting Master Li in to explain the situation in detail? He is still waiting outside the hall."

"It's really hard for him."

Zhu Jianshen said with relief, "But come to think of it, he is not the kind of person who likes to please others. In the matter of Wan Shi, he could have said something flattering like everyone else, but he dared to risk my anger and tell me the truth. Now that he said that I will be fine, how can I not believe it?"

After hearing this, Qin Chang couldn't help feeling a little jealous.

We told you that you would be fine, but you didn't believe us. However, when Li Zisheng said it, it was almost correct, and one could even speculate that he was just making it up to please His Majesty, but Your Majesty, you believed it without a doubt.

There's nothing we can do. Who asked that guy to lay the groundwork so well in advance?
"Your Majesty, it's time to take the medicine." Qin Chang took the opportunity to say.

"Bring the medicine here."

Zhu Jianshen seemed to have regained some strength and raised his hand to wave.

(End of this chapter)