Chapter 838: Inaction, Insistence

After leaving the Liu family manor, Li Zhi and Zhao Gongcun sat in the same car and returned to Chang'an together. Compared to the silent voice when they came, Li Zhi's attitude towards Zhao Gongcun had a significant change. He talked too much and seemed closer.

"I heard from my father that the gentleman was loyal and righteous, so I asked Zhinu to ask about his intentions in advance." He respectfully carried the pot and poured a cup of tea for Zhao Gongcun. Li Zhi said respectfully: "I just don't think that the gentleman had such a feat before, and Zhinu was amazed!"

Li Zhi, who has lived in a honeypot since childhood, is hard to imagine that someone would rather lose his arm or even his life for ten cents. Looking at Zhao Gongcun's missing right arm, while feeling a little disbelief, the little guy couldn't help but feel a little sincere admiration in his heart.

These words are easy to say, but how many people can truly do it throughout the ages?

Si Cang joined the army and sounded good in terms of reputation. In fact, to put it bluntly, he was a gatekeeper who looked at the official warehouse. He was even better than the yamen runners in the county government. However, such a small warehouse manager who could not even reach the level of the grade did what many dignitaries could not do.

The Tang Dynasty needed such a loyal and determined man, and the King of Jin who had just moved out of the palace, even more needed such a loyal minister to help. Therefore, after hearing about Zhao Gongcun's amazing deeds before, Li Zhi completely agreed with the existence of this housekeeper.

"Your Highness, you are polite, the villain is panicked." He bent over and signaled, and Zhao Gongcun said respectfully: "The villain has long forgotten the past. Now he is just the housekeeper of Your Highness's mansion. It is worthy of your highness so much. As long as your Highness does not dislike the villain who lacks an arm, he is not a useless person, and the villain will be satisfied."

Respectful, polite, and speaking without rushing to do things. Facing Li Zhi's intentional show of kindness, Zhao Gongcun was still as always, neither too close nor too distant, and did not show his joys and sorrows on his face, and he still acted in an official and conscientious manner.

Li Zhi was not unhappy in this. Since he learned that Zhao Gongcun had left his right arm to guard the ten cents in the official treasury, he already knew what kind of temperament this one-armed man was, not limited to laughing, upright and selfless. If even such a loyal and righteous man would flatter him and cater to him like the eunuchs in the palace, he would not deserve to be so valued.

"Just just now at Mr. Liu's house," he didn't care about Zhao Gongcun's somewhat stiff tone. After pouring a cup of tea for himself, Li Zhi sat down opposite Zhao Gongcun, looked up at Zhao Gongcun, and said in a voice: "Mr. Liu once told Zhinu that it is Zhinu's blessing to have Mr. Zhao assisted him by his side. Please do not neglect him. You should ask him for advice when you encounter any problems in the future."

The reason why Li Zhi is so polite to Zhao Gongcun is that he is so polite to him. No matter how precocious the children of this era are, Li Zhi is still just an eleven or twelve-year-old child. Even if he has some of his own opinions in his heart, he will often be influenced by his parents or husbands around him. Now, whether he admires the father he most or respects the gentleman, he is evaluating the benefits of the same person, and he will inevitably have some bias in his heart.

"Uh?" Zhao Gongcun's expression finally changed a little. He raised his jaw slightly, his mouth slightly opened, his eyes slightly raised, and his face slightly raised, with a standard shock. Obviously, he did not expect that Liu Yi would give him such a high evaluation. You must know that the two of them had never seen each other before, and he had only said a few words in the hall. It is hard to imagine that after the first contact, Liu Yi would value him as an unknown man so much.

In Zhao Gongcun's heart, the fact that he had cut off his arm to protect the treasury back then was not worth mentioning at all. Even if it was a little credit, it was forgotten in the past ten years. Besides, Liu Yi was just an eight or nine-year-old country child ten years ago. How could he have heard of this?

The doubts when he saw Liu Yi-Yuan again emerged in his heart, but after thinking that Liu Yi-Yuan and His Highness King Jin were a teacher-student relationship, Zhao Gongcun stopped thinking about him that as long as Liu Yi-Yuan was looking at His Highness King Jin without any intention of harming others, even if he had investigated himself, it would be irrelevant.

"Mr. Liu is too good, but the villain must not be the villain." After bent over and said a few words of politeness, Zhao Gongcun said respectfully to Li Zhi: "After the wrong love between the emperor and the King of Jin, the villain will be appointed as the steward of the King of Jin's mansion. The villain should be loyal and careful to take care of it, so that the prince will not worry about the common affairs in the mansion."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Zhao!" Seeing Zhao Gongcun expressing his loyalty, Li Zhi nodded gently with satisfaction, took a sip of hot tea with the bowl, and looked at Zhao Gongcun and said, "The Zhinu Mansion was first established, and everything is unclear. In the future, we will rely more on Mr. Zhao to negotiate and deal with it."

"Your Highness is so serious," Zhao Gongcun said respectfully: "Where is the responsibility, the villain will not let you down."

"It just so happens that I want to ask Mr. Xu for advice!" Putting down the tea bowl in my hand, Li Zhi took over the conversation and said to Zhao Gongcun seriously: "I don't know what Mr. Liu thinks about?"

"This..." He looked up at Li Zhi unexpectedly, and was unable to figure out what the little prince was thinking for a moment. Zhao Gongcun bent over and replied: "Borrowing the evaluation of Mr. Liu to the villain just now, it is a great blessing for His Highness to get Mr. Liu as his teacher. If His Highness can get Mr. Liu's full help, within three years, the Prince of Jin's Mansion will be able to gain a firm foothold in Chang'an City, and His Highness will also stand out among all the princes."

"Sir," Li Zhi's eyes sternly, and he looked at Zhao Gongcun and said, "Let me, the prince's brother and the third brother compete for favor in front of his father and seek the position of the Eastern Palace?"

"The villain dare not," Zhao Gongcun's body bent down a little deeper, and replied in a low voice: "Born in the imperial family, I have no choice but to do anything. The villain is just giving a suggestion. If Your Highness wants to be a leisurely prince, the villain will also do his best to assist."

Although it is too early to say these words now and it will inevitably arouse Li Zhi's suspicion, Zhao Gongcun decided to take the risk and want to plant a seed of becoming a king and emperor in Li Zhi's heart in advance. Even if he cannot inherit the throne in the future, he cannot be foolish and accomplish nothing.

"What did the father say before sending the gentleman?" He glanced at Zhao Gongcun lightly, and Li Zhi's expression was not obvious, so he asked him softly.

Unexpectedly, Li Zhi could think of this level. Zhao Gongcun was a little surprised and bowed to reply, "The emperor said that from now on, the villain will be His Highness of Jin, and everything will be subject to His Highness of Jin. If His Highness wants to do, the villain should do his best to assist and guide. If His Highness does not want to do some things, even if the emperor asks about them personally, the villain should try his best to keep his mouth shut for His Highness."

"Oh?" No abnormalities were heard from Zhao Gongcun's words, but Li Zhi still asked tentatively: "If I intend to compete with the prince's brother, the third brother and the seventh brother, I wonder if sir would have any good suggestions?"

"Go back to Your Highness," Zhao Gongcun said without changing his expression, bent down and replied, "Your Highness has just come out of the palace, and his family has just established himself. His foundation is unstable and he is not suitable to participate in it at the moment. Therefore, the villain's suggestion to Your Highness is to be patient."

"Cultivate oneself and be patient, and do not show the desire to compete for the emperor." Zhao Gongcun said: "Now the emperor is in the prime of the Spring and Autumn Period. Some things cannot be rushed and cannot be fought for. If Your Highness is interested in the Tang Dynasty, the villain thinks that it is most important to strengthen his own cultivation and knowledge. As for other rights and parties, it is better not to get involved."

Li Zhi refused to comment on Zhao Gongcun's words, neither saying good nor saying good or bad. After nodding his head, he then raised another question to Zhao Gongcun: "If I want to be a idle prince and have no intention of fighting in the court, what should I do according to my opinion?"

"Return to Your Highness," Zhao Gongcun replied without thinking, "The villain's suggestion is still the same two words, endure."

"Cultivate one's own character, do not fight or compete, be kind to others," Zhao Gongcun explained in a voice: "Be calm in the world, do not join any force, and do not favor any prince. At the same time, your own cultivation and knowledge cannot be left behind. Even if you do not have the intention to harm others, you must not be able to prevent others. If you cannot even protect yourself, how can you say idle?"

"As for how to do it," Zhao Gongcun looked up at Li Zhi and said indifferently: "Your Highness, please ask Mr. Liu more. Mr. Liu can be at ease among all forces in Chang'an and have great skills, so he has extraordinary means."

"Well, okay, I know how to do it." Li Zhi nodded slightly, leaned against the window ridge and said no more.

Zhao Gongcun's suggestion coincides with what he thought. Whether it is a struggle or not, according to his current Little King Jin who has just established his mansion and has no power or power, inaction and tolerance are the best choice.

The Kangxi Dynasty that Mr. Liu mentioned was the last one who became a treasure in the Kangxi Dynasty and laughed to the end was the fourth brother who had never been famous and had no fighting or robbing? Why could he stand out among the many princes? Why did Emperor Kangxi finally choose this prince who had never fought or robbed and had little power to inherit the throne?

To put it in a sentence Mr. Liu had previously commented, Kangxi did not want to see his son killing each other, and the disaster caused Xiao Wall.

If the crown prince is established, the eighth party will not have a good end; if the eighth party is established, the eighth party will not have a good death. In contrast, only the fourth prince, who is kind and filial, has good friends with all parties, and does not have much hatred for all the emperor brothers, can take the overall situation into consideration and keep the court stable.

Inaction, tolerance, impartiality, and be kind to others.
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