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"Sir, what do you mean by this? Can you tell me?" Wei Jiong asked suspiciously when he heard Li Yuankun say this.

Li Yuankun said: "Your Highness Ning, please think carefully. After all, the prince is the lord of the Eastern Palace and the future crown prince. You and him will go to see the emperor at the same time. What will the emperor think of His Highness when he sees him? The lightest thing is to leave the impression of being rude and competing for profit and credit..."

Wei Jiong was stunned for a while and said nothing for a long time, but there was still a suspicious look on his face. Finally, he couldn't help but say, "But Mr. Li, when I saw my father's appearance, I sincerely praised my good work. How could it be as you said?"

Li Yuankun stroked the jade toad in his hand and said firmly: "Your Highness, how can the emperor's mind be easily understood? No matter how many things you do or how good you do, it is possible that his view of you will change instantly because of an inadvertent flaw."

Wei Jiong immediately said, "But it was His Highness the Crown Prince who asked me to meet my father together. I followed him..."

Li Yuankun heard this and his eyes widened, and immediately said to Wei Jiong: "That is enough to show that the prince's scheming is unfathomable. He knows that the emperor's errand has been done this time. He wants to pull Your Highness as a shield to divert the emperor's attention. He is suspicious of you..."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible..." Wei Jiong shook his head and said, "The prince is kind and kind, and that move is purely the concern of being the elder brother. Moreover, even so, if I complete the things my father has assigned, I will be suspicious of this king for such a small matter, right?"

When Li Yuankun heard this, he showed a look of regret and continued to explain to Wei Jiong: "Your Highness, don't forget that you are in an imperial family. Can the imperial family have any affection?

As the lord of the Eastern Palace, Wei Ran must always take every step to consolidate his power. This time you did it, but the prince did not. This alone is enough to threaten his position. If you don’t take some small actions, how can you restore your position in the mind of the emperor?

Your Highness, you are still too naive. Which one would be a fuel-efficient lamp in the imperial power? Anyone in the palace may be his own enemy. A casual word or an unintentional action will make people suspicious, and even cause death... "

Listening to Li Yuankun's analysis and explanation, Wei Jiong felt that his back was wet, completely soaked in sweat, so he hurriedly bowed to Li Yuankun and said, "Mr. Li, what should I do now? Please teach me..."

Li Yuankun closed his eyes and pondered for a while, and said, "Your Highness, for the sake of this, if you want to avoid being persecuted by others, you must first make yourself invincible. As long as your Highness can get the support of a group of the Inner City Imperial Army, no one dares to infringe on your Highness..."

Wei Jiong was shocked: "Sir, are you crazy? The imperial guards are royal bans. I want to get involved in the imperial guards. I am a book by someone who is interested. Even if my father doesn't kill me, I will be sent to the place where birds do not shit like the emperor's uncle Wei Ji..."

"Your Highness calm..." Li Yuankun looked at Wei Jiong with a scared look and couldn't help but shout, "Did your Highness hear clearly what you are saying? When will you let you get the support of a small part of them? This is not considered a violation of the etiquette system..."

"But even so, who dares to support me in the three imperial guards?" Wei Jiong said embarrassedly, "And once you have contact with the commanders of each ministries, aren't you afraid of being afraid of being afraid of being afraid of the emperor and being trusted?"

Li Yuankun said: "I don't want your highness to contact the third-rank rank and above of the Imperial Guard. I just need to win over the inner lieutenant Ling Changge..."

"Ling Changge?" Wei Jiong replied in a deep thought, "I have heard of Ling Changge, but I am just a small captain. As for the king who put down his figure and went to date him?"

Li Yuankun smiled and said, "Prince, although Ling Changge's official title is not high, it is precisely because Ling Changge's official title is low that it will not arouse other people's suspicion. Moreover, the prince should know that Ling Changge's wife Guo Ping is the daughter of Guo Zhao, the Grand Marshal of the Palace General's Office. I don't think your highness needs to explain this identity in the next article, right?"

Wei Jiong suddenly realized, stood up and bowed to Li Yuankun, "Thank you for your advice, please accept my beloved..."

Wei Jiong bowed and bowed respectfully to Li Yuankun, his posture was extremely low.

Li Yuankun quickly helped Wei Jiong up and said, "Your Highness, please get up quickly. I can't bear such a great gift. I can win you favor with you and serve the Ning Prince's Mansion to help you form a powerful force. It is a lifelong honor for me, and I am also a staff member who should fulfill my duties..."

After Wei Jiong stood up, Li Yuankun looked at the night outside the room again and continued, "My son is about to pass, and your highness should rest soon. Before the afternoon of tomorrow, I will ask Ling Changge to come out for a while with Your Highness. Please help your Highness to maintain your spirits first, and make a decision before dawn, and then leave first..."

"All things are subject to your arrangements. Please rest as soon as possible..." Wei Jiong looked at Li Yuankun and said excitedly.

"Um……"

Li Yuankun responded, then rubbed the jade toad in his hand, silently withdrew from the palace dormitory and walked into darkness.

"Wei Ran, you want to set a trap for me...hum..."

Wei Jiong muttered alone in the inner room, clenched his fists and looked ferocious, and his eyes were shining with a vicious light.

...

At the right time of Mao, at Xuyun Temple, the imperial palace, a fifty-year-old man wearing a Taoist robe and holding a purple wood whisk sat cross-legged in front of the master's portrait. Several Taoist children around him burned incense and added clear water in front of the Sanqing statue. The atmosphere was very solemn and dignified.

At this time, a Taoist came to the old man and whispered: "Real person, Your Highness, come here to pray for blessings..."

The old Taoist still closed his eyes and said nothing when he heard this, then shook the whisk and nodded. The Taoist understood and immediately turned around and looked at it. In a short while, he led the Wei Ran and the guard Zuo Hengnian in.

Wei Ran did not disturb the old Taoist, but came to the Sanqing statue, folded his hands together, knelt in front of the cushion, and bowed respectfully for three times. Then he took the three incense handed over by the Taoist boy, and muttered for a while, and got up and inserted it into the incense table.

"Dong~"

The bell rang, and the ears were clear and pleasant. All the Taoists in Xuyun Temple stepped out of the temple in an orderly manner when they heard the bell. Soon, only the old Taoist, Wei Ran and Zuo Hengnian were left in Xuyun Temple.

The old Taoist slowly opened his eyes, looked at Wei Ran, got up and left the cushion, and waved the whisk at him and said, "Your Highness, you are not just praying for blessings at this time, right?"

Wei Ran replied: "I will not hide it from the real person in Changchun. I have been bothering me for a night. I also want to ask the real person to help me solve my doubts..."

When Changchun Zhenren heard this, he said, "Your Highness, the Empress asked the old Taoist a few days ago that he had copied a few scriptures. Can you ask the old Taoist to condescend and go with the old Taoist to pick it up, so that you can hand it over to the Empress, so as not to let the old Taoist go for another trip."

Wei Ran nodded and said, "Since the mother is praying for the real person to copy the scriptures, he should serve as a son in his lower body, so he should trouble the real person to lead the way..."

The real person Changchun nodded, shook the whisk and made a request, and then walked towards the back hall of Xuyun Temple, while Wei Ran and Zuo Hengnian followed him silently.

After entering the back hall and passing through a rockery, Changchun real man took Wei Ran to a courtyard and asked him to sit in the seat. After he ordered the Taoist boy to bring morning tea and vegetarian rice to Wei Ran. Then he took out two copies of the scriptures that had been copied and dried from a pile of books and placed them in front of Wei Ran.

I saw Changchun Zhenren fiddling with tea sets and starting to cook water and tea, and said, "What is the matter of worrying about the prince coming to Xuyun Temple this morning? The old Taoist has already understood, but he was punished for the failure to complete the errands assigned by the emperor yesterday?"

Wei Ran nodded, and then said to Zuo Hengnian beside him: "Hengnian, you go outside first..."

"Receive the order..."

Zuo Hengnian bowed and said, then strode out of the courtyard.

After only two people were left in the courtyard, Wei Ran said to Changchun Zhenren: "It's shameful that I couldn't do what my father had told me all day yesterday. I'm so nervous that I'm afraid that I won't be trusted by my father in the future..."

When Changchun heard this, he did not stop the movement in his hand, but asked curiously: "Why did Your Highness the Crown Prince say this?"

Wei Ran said: "After all, in the bedroom last night, the father was furious and scolded him hard. After all, Jingchu is in urgent need of disaster relief money and food, and as the prince, he cannot share his worries for his father. Will the father's view on him change?"

The real person in Changchun continued to play with the tea set and said with a smile: "Your Highness, have you ever thought about why the emperor handed over the money and grain for disaster relief to you and Your Highness Ning to deal with it?

After all, it is very unruly to ask the royal family to give up their faces and raise two silver dollars. It is completely unruly. It can be told to the ministers in the court to deal with it..."

Wei Ran frowned when she heard this: "Yes, why didn't you expect me? Please ask the real person to solve the problem for me..."

Changchun Zhenren said: "The Emperor is an obvious test of the ability of the prince, you and His Highness Ning. In fact, the Emperor is observing whether you can form a clique for personal gain.

Who is the emperor? What kind of virtue are those aristocratic families in the city? Will they not know what kind of virtue they are? How could they be willing to donate money to the court to help the victims?

And although you did not raise the silver, you have dispelled the emperor's suspicion and concerns. The emperor is scolding you on the surface, but in fact he is very relieved of you.

On the contrary, can His Highness Ning ask those tyrants in the city to donate more than 1.3 million taels in one day? Can the emperor not be suspicious?

If the old Taoist expected it was not bad, I was afraid that at this moment, the emperor would have sent someone to the city to investigate the officials of the clan who had contacted King Ning yesterday.

Your Highness, you are the safest now. At least your position as the Lord of the East Palace is now preserved..."

After listening to Changchun's real person's analysis, Wei Ran hurriedly bowed to him and said, "A real person's words really make me suddenly understand. Real person really has great talent..."

The real person in Changchun poured a cup of tea and handed it to Wei Ran and said, "Your Highness, remember to think calmly before acting if anything happens. Don't mess up your own qualities first. Make stability first..."

Wei Ran took the tea and said, "Let me listen to the teachings of real people. I am just real people. Why don't you want to become an official with your talent?"

The real man Changchun smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness, the old Taoist is used to being idle all his life, and is not suitable for the intrigues in the court. Now he is nearly 70 years old. I just hope to see that the people in the world can live and work in peace and contentment in their lives..."
Chapter completed!