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Chapter 76: Cultivating the Mind

After Zhang Yanling left the uterus, his face was gloomy and terrifying.〔(

After all, he was a family and a career, but he was threatened by a naughty child and finally had to obey orders. This is what made him feel the most annoying.

When he arrived in front of the carriage, he met the butler who came forward to salute without opening his eyes, and was kicked away by him.

"Sir, you..."

This manager was very aggrieved in his heart when he was in charge of the affairs of the outer hospital. So far, he didn't understand what was going on. Why did he become Zhang Yanling's punching bag?

Even if the master is cowardly as the eunuch, don’t attack a little person like me!

Zhang Yanling said angrily: "Say it again, what did he say I was raised by the emperor and the queen?"

The housekeeper probably felt that his instigation had passed, so he knelt down and kowtowed: "Master, it's the villain who was wrong. He just talked nonsense without understanding it!"

Zhang Yanling said angrily: "After going back, I found someone to get 40 sticks. If I can get out of bed in a month, I will add 40 more!"

Zhang Yanling means to beat the forty sticks again. The sticks in Jianchang Bo’s mansion will kill people. A maid did something wrong before made Zhang Yanling unhappy. After only 20 sticks, she died. Sometimes Zhang Yanling would even beat people with a stick in person, all of which would hit them until the skin was broken.

Zhang Yanling returned to the mansion and rushed into the study angrily. He had originally discussed with those who were flattering to go out for fun, but at this time he was completely out of interest.

"One more time, my sister knows that she must hit me with a stick! This kid can actually come out of the palace where the palace is strictly prohibited, so someone behind her will help him!?"

Zhang Yanling thought to himself that no matter how capable his nephew is, he would never come up with such a complete plan to leave the palace. "Is it the eunuch Liu Jin who played with me?"

Zhang Yanling naturally would not think of Shen Xi. No matter how he thought about it, he would not think that the Eastern Palace lecturers had the courage to act so recklessly. Moreover, those who were willing did not have the ability to do this.

But Liu Jin and other eunuchs are different.

As long as you can hide it from the emperor and the empress, the prince will be smooth sailing after leaving the palace. As for the nervousness of Liu Jin and others, it can be disguised as a show for him.

"I can't recognize the prince. You, Liu Jin, can't you even recognize a little eunuch, right?" Zhang Yanling clenched his fists. At this time, he was almost certain that the one behind him was Liu Jin, who had just taken his benefits.

He originally wanted to win over Liu Jin to do things for him, but now it seems that he, the financial owner, was betrayed and used by Liu Jin, which made him particularly annoyed.

"Master, Master is here." Another housekeeper from the outer courtyard came in and said respectfully to Zhang Yanling.

Zhang Yanling waved his hand and stood up to welcome Zhang Heling in the main hall. He was a person who was prone to emotions and was easily felt by Zhang Heling.

"I heard that you entered the palace twice today, but what important thing is there? Why didn't the queen tell me about it?" Zhang Heling came here mainly to ask about his younger brother's entry into the palace.

Zhang Yanling said dejectedly: "No big deal."

Zhang Heling sneered: "The more capable you are, your Majesty and the Queen rarely summon you to the palace before, but now they will summon you to the palace from time to time to talk, even hiding your brother, do you still have me, the elder brother in your eyes?"

In the case where Zhang Heling was dissatisfied with his younger brother, in addition to sending women to Emperor Hongzhi, Zhang Yanling also went to contact foreign officials privately... In those local officials who wanted to go to Beijing to find someone who could speak in front of the emperor. There was no need to think about the cabinet and the six ministries officials, and they could only follow the path of relatives. Zhang Yanling received a lot of benefits from it, but he was not as good as Zhang Heling's hands.

"Do you need to know everything?" Zhang Yanling said with a bad expression.

"You still dare to be tempted by me?" Zhang Heling suddenly came up angry, "I'll ask you, what did the queen tell you when I entered the palace twice today?"

Zhang Yanling said angrily: "If my sister says something, it's a good thing, but these two times... I was played with in my hands because of the prince!"

Now Zhang Heling was confused when he heard this, frowned and asked, "Who are you talking about? What's wrong with the prince?"

Zhang Yanling didn't want to say such a shameful thing to be taken by a child, but he felt it was necessary to let his brother know. With his own strength, it was impossible for him to send the prince out of the palace to play often, so he could only find a way to pull his brother into the water.

"You mean, the prince can actually plan to leave the palace for fun by himself, and even find your mansion by himself?" Zhang Heling widened his eyes and was shocked when he heard this.

Although the little nephew has grown up and has some insights into things, in Zhang Heling's eyes, he is still a ignorant child. How could he come up with such a detailed and complete plan?

"Yes, he also said that he had prepared in advance, so that the eunuchs of Liu Jin and others dare not come to his room to disturb him at will, so that they could come out safely today!" Zhang Yanling said angrily.

"Fart! This kid is clearly talking nonsense." Zhang Heling was not polite to his nephew behind his back, "Can he have such scheming and scheming? Not to mention those eunuchs pretending to be confused with their understanding in their hearts?"

Zhang Yanling sighed, "This is what I am worried about. Liu Jin and Gao Feng, relying on the prince's age, began to play tricks behind his back, cater to the prince everywhere, and use the benefits we sent to make profits for themselves. I am afraid that these people will continue to make some troubles when they look back!"

After Zhang Yanling finished speaking, he fell silent. At this moment, he thought about the whole thing again. The biggest problem was not how perfect Zhu Houzhao's plan was, but how could Liu Jin and other eunuchs were completely unaware of it?

There is only one explanation, not that the prince conceals them, but that they work with the prince to conceal the emperor and the queen. Since this is the case, Zhang Yanling believes that the prince came out to take the blame because of Liu Jin and others' secret instigation.

"Have to be careful."

Zhang Heling said coldly, "The prince is getting older and older. If the prince cannot rely more on you and me, the status of our Zhang family may plummet in the future."

"Don't you like to make some small things? Remember to send some to him. As for Liu Jin and others, don't be busy dealing with them first, otherwise I'm worried that they will die. Tell the queen to let her come forward and slowly replace these people. The East Palace must be the land of our Zhang family, and the people in the East Palace must obey our orders."

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Before he knew it, Liu Jin knew nothing and was suspicious and hated by the Zhang brothers. If he learned about it, he would definitely scream in his heart for wrongdoing.

Because of the whole incident, Liu Jin was completely unaware of it. The prince just took a nap in the bedroom for less than two hours. It was peaceful and everything was normal after that. He could not make suspicious of the truth out of nothing, right?

The naughty child Zhu Houzhao was very proud. This was the biggest trick he had in his life. At the same time, he had concealed it from almost everyone, allowing him to finally see the outside world for the first time. He took this opportunity to go out to play frequently in the future.

Playing is secondly, the focus is on doing things with all your heart and achieving great success, which makes him feel confident.

On April 24th, Chen Xi went to Wenhua Palace to give a lecture. Zhu Houzhao felt so sad these days that he quickly asked Chen Xi to tell him about the day.

The naughty child has a strong desire to show off, but unfortunately he has been suppressing these days and cannot find anyone to talk to. After finishing the matter, he was so happy that he laughed and asked the eunuchs who were serving outside to look straight into the palace gate.

"What the prince wants to do, even if he does it, he must not tell the matter out." Chen Xidao, "Even if it is me, you must hide it."

Zhu Houzhao's tender little face wrinkled again and asked, "But we did it together?"

Chen Xidao: "Captain knows what scheming is?"

"Um!?"

The naughty child looked confused and didn't know what Chen Xi said meant.

Chen Xi sighed, is it too early to explain these to the naughty child?

It is indeed a bit difficult for a ten-year-old child to hide his worries. However, thinking about how many years a naughty child will be in the throne as emperor, he also thinks that the sooner this kind of education, the better.

If the emperor was not scheming, he would let the people around him understand his character and would be eaten by others every move. This is also the fundamental reason why Zhu Houzhao made Liu Jin and others proud and arrogant at the beginning of his succession.

Liu Jin's regular servant Zhu Houzhao has a very thorough grasp of the emperor's preferences and cater to him everywhere. If someone had not used his morality to fear that others would usurp the throne, Liu Jin would have been arrogant all the time.

As the saying goes, success is righteous virtue, failure is righteous virtue!

It can be said that during the Zhengde period, the imperial power was under Zhu Houzhao's absolute control, but countless people used the emperor to seek personal gain. Whether it was the initial eunuch party or later Jiang Bin and others, they all used Zhu Houzhao's lack of understanding to hide his thoughts, and they all agreed to their preferences to achieve their goals.

"Scheming means not telling others what you think, and secretly planning." Chen Xi explained patiently, "Prince, imagine that if the matter of leaving the palace is known to many people, it will inevitably reach the ears of Your Majesty and the Queen. Will they allow you to leave the palace?"

"Of course not." Zhu Houzhao curled his lips, "But you know, I just told my second uncle."

Chen Xi nodded and said, "So you have to choose a good person to tell. Sometimes being honest is also a way to win people's hearts. If the prince doesn't tell Jianchang Bo, then Jianchang Bo will not help him, but if he tells a few more people and Jianchang Bo feels a strong danger, he will confess to His Majesty and the Queen..."

"ah?"

What Chen Xi said is completely out of the naughty child’s perception.

Chen Xidao: "The prince first put himself in his shoes when he considers things. If the other party encounters such a situation, what choice should he choose?"

Zhu Houzhao scratched her head and said, "How can I know what others think?"

"No one is born to be good at understanding other people's psychology. In the future, the prince must learn this kind of scheming if he wants to be a wise ruler, live in the world and make all nations come to pay tribute. Even me, the prince must selectively tell you, just keep everything else in his heart." Chen Xidao.

"Then... what's the benefit of doing this?" Zhu Houzhao asked.

Chen Xi nodded, it was okay. Although this problem seemed to be stupid, this kid knew that doing things had its own purpose and interest.

"If the prince ascended the throne and became the emperor, he had to control the ministers. If he couldn't understand some things, or doubted whether the other party was loyal or treacherous, then he would not express his opinions casually and choose to remain silent. As a minister, he would feel that the prince was cunning and wise, and only had strategy in his heart. They would be frightened, frightened, and even tell him frankly." Chen Xi continued to induce Zhu Houzhao.

Chen Xi regarded himself as a godfather who preached scriptures, but what he said was not completely understood by Zhu Houzhao at this age, and it took time to change a little bit.

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and said, "That is, when encountering something, I think about what he will do first. If I can't figure it out, I won't talk. In this way, he will feel scared and take the initiative to tell me the truth? Sir, is that what he meant?"

Chen Xi smiled and said, "Things cannot be generalized, but what the prince said does make sense."

"Okay, then I'll try it. I'll go to class with other men tomorrow, so I won't talk to them... But it's very boring to just not talk. Can I sleep?"

The naughty child was serious just now, but when he turned around, he started to laugh and joke, which gave Chen Xi a headache.

ps: The fourth update is here!

How? The emperor shows sincerity, right? Don’t you give me a wave of rewards and monthly tickets to encourage you? There will be another wave tomorrow. The emperor decided to continue typing so that he can update another chapter in the early morning. Remember that it is the first update tomorrow!
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