Chapter 282 This kid is very difficult to deal with!

The worst that can happen is that you will be deprived of your royal title. What could be worse?
Zhou Tieyi chuckled. This was indeed different from the way ordinary people think.

He looked at his mind map again.

On the other hand, it also reveals the tremendous psychological pressure that Prince Ning was under beneath his luxurious appearance.

It was precisely because of the pressure that the title of king would be deprived of the next generation that he was not too surprised by any unexpected actions taken by King Ning.

In the eyes of Prince Ning, power is probably more important than life.

Monk Zhixin, transported the inkstone back to Shantong Mansion...

After learning about this from Li Jianhu, Zhou Tieyi naturally felt that there was something strange about it, but his thoughts at the time were similar to those of the Confucians. He let Li Jianhu go and test it, and he just had to wait for the harvest.

But the secret hidden here is probably much bigger than you can imagine.

So much so that Prince Ning took a risk and suddenly took over the Huxin Academy.

In order to keep his own secrets, warning Confucianism is one aspect.

On the other hand, King Ning might have thought of adding fuel to the fire in this matter.

The He family wanted to use the Ning Prince's Mansion to prevent Li Jianhu and others from entering Beijing. So many days have passed, it is normal for the Ning Prince's Mansion to notice clues, but they only have guesses now and no substantial evidence.

So they did not touch the He family, but instead took the opportunity to make the matter bigger.

If they want to charge Huxin Academy with the crime of harboring evil spirits, besides having to do a good job locally, there is no one in the court of Tianjing to help Prince Ning withstand the pressure from Confucianism, and without the help of the headquarters of the God-Slaying Bureau, this will not work.

There are only two people in the whole of Tianjing who can do these two things at the same time, one is the emperor, and the other is myself.

The Emperor of Daxia wants to practice Taoism, and suppressing Confucianism is an open thing he is doing. The Confucianists in Tianjing have already taken action to suppress it, but no one has yet taken action to suppress the Confucianists in other places.

Prince Ning valued the Emperor's intentions. As a prince, it was understandable that he was bold in acting for the Emperor of Great Xia. Just like when he was in Tianjing, he was just a small general of the God-Slaying Division and was also very bold.

The practice of Taoism by the Great Xia Saint has really influenced too many people and too many things.

In addition to the attitude of His Majesty the Great Xia, as the person behind the He family and also the vanguard against Confucianism, his attitude on this matter is self-evident.

So, although the Ning Wang Mansion knew that the He family might be using them, they did not choose to liquidate the He family immediately. Instead, they took this opportunity to put the blame on their own Zhou family.

The He family can handle it at any time.

But Prince Ning's Mansion wanted to take advantage of the situation to drag the Zhou family down, only in this way could they cover up their secret.

Zhou Tieyi thought of the longitude and latitude lines that had just been drawn and chuckled, "The strategists in Prince Ning's mansion are pretty good at forming alliances and making alliances."

According to common sense, now that things have come to this point, I should also help King Ning. After all, this is a mutually beneficial thing.

But the strategist missed one thing.

From the very beginning, this case was a game within a game.

However, as the closest and most favored minister of the Emperor of Great Xia, he had never been on the same path as the Emperor of Great Xia and the royal family of Great Xia from the very beginning!
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Several heavy rains were arranged by the dragons in Tianjing, clearing away the sultry heat that had lasted for months. The entire Yujing Mountain and the four cities became fresh and pleasant.

The sky had just turned from dark blue to azure, and rays of morning light penetrated the dewdrops on the grass and trees, reflecting colorful light, when a luxurious carriage drove into the Zhou Mansion.

This is the carriage of the Fourth Prince Li Jing, so even without a visiting card, one can enter the Zhou Mansion.

Zhou Tieyi had just finished washing up when he heard a servant come to report that Li Jing brought a middle-aged man to ask for a meeting.

Zhou Tieyi smiled and said, "You're here really early."

After a cup of tea, Zhou Tieyi entered the Yunlan Tea Garden.

Next to Li Jing sat a middle-aged man, who was wearing a tall crown full of ancient style and a dress made of black and red. Even in the era of Daxia, such a formal way of dressing in the summer made him look like an "ancient man" who had walked out of a book.

The middle-aged man was tall, slightly shorter than himself, with a solemn face, deeper eye sockets than others, high brow bones, neatly groomed eyebrows, and no beard. Combined with the gray hair on his temples, according to Zhou Tieyi's previous life, he was a typical young woman killer.

While Zhou Tieyi was looking at Gu Yingtian, Gu Yingtian was also looking at this peerless jester.

Today, Zhou Tieyi was meeting guests at home. He was not wearing his official uniform. Instead, he wore a black training suit as usual, and his half-long hair was tied up with an ebony hairpin.

There is no need to elaborate on Zhou Tieyi's appearance.

Gu Yingtian paid more attention to Zhou Tieyi's appearance.

A person's innate appearance is determined by his or her parents, but changes in a person's circumstances can also change his or her appearance.

For example, if one indulges in too much alcohol and sex, his eyebrows will inevitably be frivolous; if one is in trouble, his eyebrows will inevitably droop; if one holds great power, his eyes will inevitably be reserved.

In this world, the knowledge of physiognomy among the diplomats is second only to that of the fortune tellers. The sixth-rank diplomats are called "physiognomists".

In Gu Yingtian's eyes, Zhou Tieyi walked briskly with the vigorous vigor of a young man. From the moment he entered the Yunlan Tea Garden, his strong presence seemed to be the center of everything around him.

Even though he, a third-rank strategist, and the fourth prince Li Jing were present, it was the same. However, when Gu Yingtian wanted to carefully distinguish Zhou Tieyi's eyebrows and eyes, he suddenly felt his eyes blurred. He could see the extremely complex facial contours, but he was unable to make a specific analysis of these contours!

He holds great power, but is also in a dangerous situation.

Deep-minded and unruly at the same time. …

All these contradictory characteristics are reflected in Zhou Tieyi's face.

For a moment, Gu Yingtian was actually fascinated by what he saw.

"Brother Jing, can this gentleman read faces?"

Zhou Tieyi asked casually with a smile.

Li Jing coughed awkwardly to remind Gu Yingtian.

Gu Yingtian reacted instantly and realized that he was a little rude just now, especially when facing a powerful person like Zhou Tieyi. If you read someone's face in front of him, not to mention whether he is good or bad, just this motive alone is enough to make the other party suspicious.

Since ancient times, there have been many fortune tellers who were not very good at reading people's faces, many of whom were able to do so, but also died from this.

Gu Yingtian bowed and said calmly, "I am Gu Yingtian, from a family of diplomats. I just read the face out of habit. If I have offended you, please forgive me, Lord Zhou."

Zhou Tieyi nodded slightly, stretched out his hand and said, "Sit down."

The three of them sat down again and took a sip of tea. Zhou Tieyi first chatted with Li Jing about the shipyard for a while. He learned that the Shentu family was planning to use Liuhe Barracks as capital to invest in the shipyard, but wanted to send another manager.

Zhou Tieyi suddenly smiled and asked Gu Yingtian, "Mr. Gu, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

Gu Yingtian had just been listening to the conversation between Zhou Tieyi and Li Jing. Since he came to Tianjing, he naturally knew all of Zhou Tieyi's apparent relationships. He was even able to invite Li Jing to act as a middleman through his clan relatives, so he had a lot of information about the shipyard.

Gu Yingtian thought about it for a moment.

Zhou Tieyi asked this question and there are several answers.

First, it is a sign of closeness.

This was already a big deal. The fact that he asked this question to an "outsider" like me when they first met meant that he recognized the favor of the Fourth Prince Li Jing and had initially expressed his trust in me, so he asked this question.

Second, this is a test of one’s ability to handle things.

Zhou Tieyi still doesn’t know who he is representing because of his sudden visit.

He only knew one piece of information on the surface.

That means you are a strategist.

Therefore, there are only two possibilities for me to come here and ask for help from the Fourth Prince.

Either he has outstanding abilities and wants to recommend himself through Li Jing.

Or he could be contacting us on behalf of another major force.

No matter what the situation is, from Zhou Tieyi's perspective, he has to examine the ability first before knowing what to say later, so he asked this question.

This is also the origin of the saying "speak differently to different people and tell different stories to different people."

Gu Yingtian thought for a moment and replied, "Lord Zhou can send a letter to General Feixiong at the front line, chatting about the generations of friendship between the two families, and let Master Shentu deal with the matter of the servant himself, and then it would be best to beat him to death."

After hearing this, Zhou Tieyi laughed and said, "This is a good plan, but beating someone to death is against the harmony of nature."

The local tyrant is savage in his actions, and the strategist is really cruel when it comes to killing people. No wonder the strategist was driven out of the court in the first place!

Their views are exactly the opposite of those of the eclecticists.

Gu Yingtian looked calm, "Heaven and earth are not benevolent, but treating all things as straw dogs is the greatest benevolence. The shipyard is a major concern for the people's livelihood, and it is worth dying one or two servants for it."

Zhou Tieyi looked at Li Jing, "Brother Jing, do you think this strategy can be improved?"

Li Jing thought about it seriously and said, "Why don't I personally invite Shen Tuyuan's brother to have a drink?"

Zhou Tieyi continued to ask, "What if he doesn't give Jing Ge'er this favor?"

Li Jing suddenly laughed and said, "He wants to wrestle with me. It has nothing to do with the manager or General Feixiong. Of course, General Feixiong wants to stand up for his son, so I'll take it on as well!"

Zhou Tieyi clapped his hands and laughed, "This is a very good plan. I heard that there is a big bird on Fuyao Mountain. It has not sung or flown for nine years. People in the world call it 'happy to stay in the nest'. Now I see that the big bird is about to spread its wings and fly high. It will make a surprise when it makes a cry. This is exactly what Jing Ge said!"

Zhou Tieyi looked at Gu Yingtian again, "Mr. Gu, the heavens are vigorous, and a gentleman should constantly strive for self-improvement. You should think about one thing. This shipyard is run by Jing Ge'er, how can I interfere? What's more, the owner of the case is in the open. Killing the servants is a warning to the owner. Even if the other party is afraid for the time being, he will still be dissatisfied. It is better to find the owner directly. Explain to him with emotion and reason. If he still refuses to obey, the main culprit should be killed to prevent future troubles. That's why Tianjing is a place of all virtues."

After hearing Zhou Tieyi's words, Li Jing, even with his cunningness, couldn't help but feel happy and said with a smile, "Nine years of silence, then a sudden success, what a wonderful saying!"

How can beating and killing a family slave show the means of Li Jing? Since he has begun to show his ambition to the world, Zhou Tieyi has also given himself the best start. If he can't even suppress the legitimate son of General Feixiong's mansion, how can he talk about his ambition!

However, Gu Yingtian’s proposal just now seemed petty.

Gu Yingtian looked at Zhou Tieyi and praised, "Heaven moves vigorously, and a gentleman should constantly strive to improve himself. This is a wonderful saying!"

He sighed in his heart, this kid is really difficult to deal with.

(End of this chapter)