Meeting King Ning

"Winning over the Han family?"

Mr. Zhou smiled and shook his head.

"The Han family has always been ambitious. To win over them is undoubtedly to seek the skin of a tiger. When I first let you contact the Han family, I just hoped that you could get some resources from them."

Hearing this, King Ning frowned again. Of course he knew that the Han family was ambitious, but the Han family was powerful and that was what he needed most at the moment.

"Your Highness, you should still remember what the Han family member said a few days ago, right?"

"The Duke of Zhen is also in contact with them now."

"Isn't this just right? Let's work together."

Prince Ning is still a little too naive, or he still believes in Duke Zhen Guo from the bottom of his heart, thinking that Duke Zhen Guo is his greatest reliance.

"Your Highness, no one is as powerful as yourself."

"Just think about how quickly the Han family will develop in the future if they get the method of making snowflake salt and have so many salt resources at their disposal."

"At that time, even if you get their support and successfully ascend to the throne, will you be hampered by them like the current emperor?"

Prince Ning was silent.

"Let's talk about Duke Zhen. He is your uncle. You can trust him, but you can't completely trust him. Have you forgotten his attitude towards you after the Queen was put under house arrest some time ago?"

"Not to mention these, let's just say that after you ascend to the throne in the future, do you think about how Duke Zhen Guo treats the emperor now?"

"If the emperor doesn't act according to his wishes, he will secretly resist."

"Why does he want to support you? You should know very well. If you succeed in sitting on that seat in the future, won't you also be under his control?"

"If by then you are in the same situation as the emperor is today, will he support another obedient person?"

Hearing this, King Ning was shocked. Yes, the Duke of Zhen supported him just to control him as a puppet.

Just like how he supported his father in the past, now that his father doesn't listen to him, he is trying hard to overthrow him and support him in power.

If he wants to be the emperor, he will be the real emperor, not someone else's puppet.

Therefore, whether it is the Han family or the Duke of Zhenguo, these people can only use them and cannot really reuse them.

"Mr. Zhou's words are like enlightenment. I have been taught something."

Prince Ning stood up, bowed his hands to Mr. Zhou, and then asked, "In your opinion, Mr. Zhou, what should I do?"

"Be a two-faced person."

"What are two sides?"

"Obviously you still have to maintain a good relationship with the Han family and Lord Zhen Guo, but in fact the team you want to stand on is the emperor's side."

"You must know that the emperor is your father. You are father and son. Only if he passes the throne to you can it be justified."

"Although Duke Zhen Guo and the Han family have the ability to help you go up, the price you have to pay will be very high. Moreover, judging from the current situation, it is hard to say whether it will really succeed in the end."

"What do you think, Your Highness?"

Prince Ning thought deeply, the Han family could use it, but it could not reuse it, and it would even need to be disposed of directly in the future.

The resources in their hands must be in their own hands.

As for Duke Zhen, let alone him. With his father's experience, it was naturally impossible for him to trust Duke Zhen wholeheartedly.

However, it is true that we are not falling out with him at the moment. We still need to wrest the military power from him bit by bit.

However, he was also a little unsure about his father.

"Your Highness, do you feel that the Emperor's attitude towards you is not as good as before?"

"Um."

Prince Ning nodded, but he didn't mean to avoid it at all.

"Has Your Highness ever thought about the why and why?"

"My father probably feels that this king and the Duke of Zhen belong to the same faction, and the Duke of Zhen continues to support and replace this king, so he doesn't want to see me."

"Yes, what if you secretly draw a clear line with the Zhen Guogong faction?"

Hearing this, Prince Ning frowned and said, "I think so, but can my father believe it?"

"Of course I can't believe it, but if you do something, the emperor will be able to see the clues. Even if you don't believe it, it won't completely put you into the Zhenguo Gong faction, right?"

"Princess Wanfu is deeply trusted by the Emperor. If you convey some attitude to the Emperor through her, the effect will be very good."

"I have said before that Princess Wanfu is a person of great ability. She is definitely a first-class existence in any country."

"In addition, because she is a woman, she can avoid many bad problems, so those in power will almost always choose to be friends with her unconditionally and give her supreme favor."

"Your Highness, if you become a powerful person, you must treat her as a guest. This will be of great benefit to you. You don't have to worry about her reputation being too high and threatening your empire. It is more important to make good friends with such people than to make enemies."

"The unpleasantness you had with her is nothing to talk about. There is no need to keep thinking about it."

Prince Ning fell into deep thought again. He had to say that Mr. Zhou's words were very reasonable. He had also seen Lu Yaoyao's abilities.

Such a person is indeed very capable and can be completely trusted, just like Emperor Hongwen trusted her in every way.

"Sir, you are right, but I am a bit narrow-minded."

"Your Highness is still young, and it is normal for you to be high-spirited."

"Sir, what attitude should the king take when he meets Princess Wanfu tomorrow?"

"Of course I want to make good friends, and I will tell you everything about the Han family's cooperation with you. Of course, don't forget to show that you are on her and Emperor Hongwen's side."

"Show sincerity first, so that you can slowly talk about the follow-up."

Prince Ning nodded again.

The next day, after breakfast early in the morning, he went out to Prince Jin's Mansion.

Not long after, the two of them arrived at Chengyuan Villa together.

Because he had to meet with Prince Ning today, Lu Yaoyao did not go to the mountain, but asked Qiu Yu to go there on his behalf.

Xu Qingqing now completely fell in love with the free life in the villa. Instead of staying in the yard all day, she went to the mountain with Qiu Yu.

"Miss, your Royal Highnesses, Prince Jin and Prince Ning, are here."

"Please come in."

Not long after, two people walked in from outside.

"I have met His Highness Prince Jin, and I have met His Highness Prince Ning."

When she saluted, Prince Ning quickly stepped aside and said with a smile, "I cannot afford this gift from the princess. You are my future aunt."

Hearing this, King Jin smiled and said, "That seems to be the case. We are all members of our own family. It's better not to do these false etiquette."

As soon as he said these words, Lu Yaoyao looked at him in surprise, but soon returned to normal.

There's something wrong with Prince Jin's attitude.

Thinking in her mind, she glanced at Prince Ning, smiled and invited the two of them to sit down.

"His Royal Highness Prince Ning, you have already entered the court to discuss matters. You are very busy every day, right? Why do you have time to come to my place in the mountains today?"

"The princess is still dissatisfied with the fact that the king did not assist the Lu family."

With that said, Prince Ning stood up and bowed to Lu Yaoyao and said, "I did something wrong at the beginning. I came here mainly to apologize to the princess."

"It's just that I listened to the slander and didn't dare to ask the princess for forgiveness. It's just that I have been hiding this sorry sentence in my heart for a long time, so I took this opportunity to say it out today."
Chapter completed!