Li Jiancheng was overjoyed.
He felt that his chance had come.
If Mu Qi was unwilling, he would have rejected him long ago. Now that he mentioned Wei Zheng, it was clear that he wanted to discuss something, and that he was already tempted.
Li Jiancheng's expression was solemn. "Mr. Mu, as long as you work for me, the position of the Eastern Palace's number one strategist will be yours. Wei Zheng could not predict that Liu Heita would retreat by water, but Mr. Mu was able to determine Liu Heita's path of retreat at a glance. From this, Mr. Mu's ability is naturally stronger than Wei Zheng's. "
Du Qi said, "Your Highness, you flatter me. I'm just good at deduction. Wei Zheng is different. He's good at all kinds of government affairs and can assist Your Highness in handling them. "
Li Jiancheng said, "Mr. Mu, please state your conditions. As long as I can give it, I won't refuse. "
He could not guess what Mu Qi was thinking.
Mu Qi had mentioned Wei Zheng first, and now he was praising him. It was hard to tell what he was thinking.
Du Qi already had the idea of fooling Li Jiancheng. Moreover, his identity as Mu Qi could be used for the time being, so he had to make full use of it.
Du Qi said, "Your Highness, I have two conditions."
Li Jiancheng said excitedly, "Speak!"
Du Qi said, "First, I work for the Crown Prince. I'm not good at government affairs, so I won't interfere. However, I'll be in charge of the Crown Prince's intelligence. "
"No problem!"
Li Jiancheng replied without hesitation.
To Li Jiancheng, this was a good thing. Du Qi was not in charge, and he could be in charge of intelligence. He and Wei Zheng could be in charge of their own affairs and not interfere with each other. It was a good result.
Du Qi continued, "Second, I'll stay under Li Shimin's command until this war is over. Although Liu Heita has been destroyed, there's still a lot of chaos in Hebei. During the crusade, I'll plan a war to defeat Li Shimin. Then, Your Highness will lead the army to turn the tide and establish your authority. In this way, the King of Qin will no longer be invincible, and Your Highness will rise. "
"Good, good, good!"
Li Jiancheng heard this and smiled brightly.
This was great!
He wanted to deal with Li Shimin.
Now that there was a spy, it would be easy to deal with Li Shimin and even weaken his influence.
Du Qi sneered in his heart when he saw Li Jiancheng's expression.
This Li Jiancheng was really easy to trick.
Du Qi thought for a moment and said, "Since I am working for Your Highness, I should give advice and advice to Your Highness."
Li Jiancheng said, "Please speak, Sir!"
Du Qi said, "Liu Heita was killed in this battle, but in fact, Hebei is still in a mess. Following this, the army would temporarily remain here. In my opinion, the conflict between His Highness the Crown Prince and the Duke of Qin is becoming more and more intense. "
Li Jiancheng said, "It is indeed getting more and more intense."
Du Qi said, "But I don't think that's appropriate."
Li Jiancheng raised his eyebrows in surprise. It was normal for him to be at loggerheads with the Duke of Qin's Mansion. Why did Mu Qi's words sound so inappropriate?
Li Jiancheng said, "Please enlighten me, Sir."
Du Qi said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, in my opinion, the reason why the situation has developed to this point is due to the negligence of your advisors. Because they didn't plan the route for Your Highness the Crown Prince, you ended up doing things one by one. In the end, I didn't get anything. Instead, my strength was greatly weakened. "
Li Jiancheng thought about it carefully. His strength was indeed affected. Especially when he was in the imperial court, he suffered heavy losses and was reprimanded by the Emperor.
The Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace's prestige was severely damaged.
Li Jiancheng looked at Du Qi and waited for Du Qi to continue. Du Qi shook his sleeves and smoothed out the robe on his knees. Then, he put his hands on his knees and continued, "In my opinion, Your Highness the Crown Prince should do something simple. You should hide your strength and bide your time. Arrange for people to promote the Duke of Qin and increase his influence."
"What?"
Li Jiancheng was shocked when he heard this.
He even cried out in surprise.
Li Jiancheng said, "Mr. Mu, this is the first time I've heard your suggestion. Even this Crown Prince does not understand this situation. Please explain it in detail, Mr. Mu. "
Du Qi knew he was bluffing, but he had to bluff as much as possible. He continued, "Your Highness, there are three reasons why I'm doing this."
Li Jiancheng said, "Please elaborate."
Du Qi said, "First, Your Highness is the Crown Prince and the eldest son of the Emperor. No matter whether Your Highness has made meritorious service or not, as long as Your Highness does not make mistakes, as long as Your Highness the Crown Prince does not make any mistakes, there are many rules and regulations that need to be formulated.
"Once His Majesty, as the founder of the country, breaks this rule and does not appoint the Crown Prince, there will always be a struggle for the throne in the Tang dynasty. For the stability of the Tang dynasty and the stability of the Crown Prince of the Tang dynasty, His Majesty will not depose Your Highness no matter what.
"So, Your Highness's position is as stable as Mount Tai.
"Your Highness, do you agree with this?"
Du Qi spoke frankly with assurance and began to bluff.
After hearing this, Li Jiancheng pondered carefully and felt that it seemed to be true.
Because in the early days of the founding of the country, not appointing the Crown Prince was a bad beginning. Once the rule was broken, there would be no basis for the later generations to imitate it, which meant that there would be a struggle for the throne in the Tang dynasty in the future, which was extremely dangerous.
Li Jiancheng nodded and said, "Mr. Mu, what's the second point?"
Du Qi continued, "The second point is to hide our strength and bide our time, secretly developing our strength instead of openly winning over officials and cultivating our strength. If I remember correctly, Your Highness secretly won over Concubine Yin De and Jieyu Zhang, making them support Your Highness and speak for Your Highness everywhere, which was a great help.
"At that time, Your Highness had disputes with the King of Qin, but he always restrained himself. At that time, Your Highness had little influence in the army, so Your Majesty always stood on Your Highness's side and constantly supported Your Highness so that Your Highness could compete with the King of Qin. "
Li Jiancheng nodded in agreement and murmured, "That's true."
Du Qi smiled and said, "Your Highness, you are the Crown Prince of the country, the Crown Prince appointed by Your Majesty. As long as Your Majesty likes you, no matter how strong you are or how powerful you are, there will be no problem. "
"As long as Your Majesty favors you, Your Highness will inherit the throne in the end."
"In particular, the weaker Your Highness appears to be, the more Your Majesty will side with you and the more He will suppress the King of Qin."
"His Majesty suppressing the King of Qin is different from Your Highness suppressing the King of Qin. You see, Your Highness has lost Your Majesty's favor. You are in trouble everywhere, constrained everywhere, and even reprimanded by Your Majesty. "
"Your Highness, Your Highness, you are too ostentatious and arouse Your Majesty's disgust."
Du Qi said, "Your Highness can target the King of Qin, but you can't be too ostentatious and show it everywhere. To be able to listen to thunder in silence, that is the highest realm. "
"Wonderful, wonderful!"
Li Jiancheng listened and nodded repeatedly.
He thought Du Qi's analysis was reasonable.
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