The two imperial envoys traveled abroad for several months and returned after completing their mission. Wen Wan was a little surprised when she saw the two imperial envoys. When they went out, the two imperial envoys were both handsome and charming uncles, but when they came back, they became, well Not only did they become dark and slim, but they also became thinner than ribs (the two were not fat to begin with, and they naturally became ribs after losing weight ).
This errand must be a hard job, even though traveling to so many places, it¡¯s like a war. It is inevitable to endure hardships: "Thank you for your hard work on this errand."
Wenwan promoted both of them to a level in a very practical way. Heishlin is a third-rank official at a young age. Although Heishlin also has the help of his family, his own strength should not be underestimated. During these years of working as an errand, I have made many minor mistakes but no major mistakes. Heishlin is different from Ping Shangtang. He relied on his own strength to rise up. Even Wen Wan had to praise Hai Shilin as a capable official.
Chen Bing is a few years older than Hei Shilin and has been promoted one level, from the fourth grade to the full fourth grade. Although he is not comparable to Heishlin, he is still very good for the same age group. During this time, Wen Wan also looked through Chen Bing's files and found that his ability was not bad, but he had one advantage: he was a very pragmatic person. The emperor only uses his talent. Therefore, Chen Bing also caught up with the good time.
Wen Wan has read the rough process in the booklet. Now I'm asking about some specific situations. Heishlin also answered in detail.
Wen Wan is very satisfied with this. After talking about government affairs, she smiled warmly and said to Ling Chang who was listening on one side: "Ling Chang, Master Hai and Master Chen are both rare talents. If you don't understand anything in the future, you should ask them for advice. "Wen Wan felt that both of them were good, so she provided opportunities to Ling Chang in disguise. As for wooing, it's too early to say that now.
Naturally, the two of them did not dare to speak in succession.
After hearing Wen Wan¡¯s words, Ling Chang went up very humbly and bowed to the two of them. Heishlin accepted this gift relatively calmly. Chen Bingze was a little cautious.
The attitudes of the two people are also related to their identities. Heishlin knew Wen Wan's plan. He did not refuse and could not refuse. Because Lingcheng's mother is the daughter of the Hai family. He has long been branded as a prince. If the crown prince fails, logically he should be loyal to his eldest son Ling Yuan. But it's a pity that Ling Yuan's life is not as good as Ling Chang's. Wen Wan took Ling Chang by her side to listen to politics, which was a silent statement. Although no one can tell whether Ling Chang is good or bad now, but thinking about Wen Wan's methods, will the students she teaches be incompetent? The present is not revealed. On the contrary, it is more reassuring. Otherwise, with Wen Wan building momentum and being talented himself, Hei Shilin would be even more worried.
Chen Bing has also been involved in the officialdom for more than ten years. He had vaguely guessed Wen Wan's style of work, but Wen Wan didn't say it explicitly, which left room for change. He also waited to see what happened.
Seeing the different expressions of the two people, Wen Wan smiled and let them go down. Chen Bing was very direct. He said there was one more thing he wanted to tell the princess.
Wen Wan said directly: "You are probably talking about the time I threw money on the street a few years ago, right? It's all in the past, don't mention it." Wen Wan stopped Chen Bing's words with one sentence.
Wen Wan really didn¡¯t feel much emotion. She has helped many people. She just feels that she is doing her best and she does not need others to be grateful. It's good for people to be grateful, but it doesn't matter if they're not grateful. She didn't care either.
After Wen Wan finished speaking, she looked at Hai Shilin with an unsurprised expression. I know that Heishlin also knows about this. Chen Bing knelt on the ground: "Princess, the princess's help saved Chen's mother's life. Chen Bing will always remember this great kindness." He has always wanted to say this gratitude, even last time he wanted to explain. It's a pity that the princess didn't give him a chance last time.
Wen Wan smiled softly: "It's a trivial matter, don't take it to heart. I remember you said you would pay me back with several times the amount of money. Sure enough, you were a teenager. You don't have to pay me back this money, take more. Do good deeds!"
Wen Wan asked Hai Shilin and Chen Bing to go down. The emperor had a lot to prepare for in a while, plus a lot of government affairs, so Wen Wan rested for two days and started to get busy again.
Chen Bing left. Heishlin did not go down. Wen Wan looked at his face with an expression that said I had something to say, so she naturally kept him here.
Hai Shilin looked at Ling Chang. Wen Wan smiled and said: "If you have anything to say, just say it. There is nothing that Lingcheng can't hear." Wen Wan probably guessed what Heshilin wanted to say. It's nothing more than wanting a precise statement.
Hai Shilin looked at Ling Chang, who looked calm, and then looked at Wen Wan, who looked equally calm. do not know why. The turbulent emotions were immediately calmed down: "Princess, there is something I cannot but say. If a tree is as beautiful as Lin Fei, the wind will urge it. It may not be a good thing for me to know that the princess is for Your Highness." Now Ling Ling Chang is only ten years old. A ten-year-old child is on the cusp of the storm and can easily die young.
Wen Wan glanced at Ling Chang, ifIt's true that she didn't want Ling Chang to stand in front of the stage so soon, but the situation didn't allow it: "Do you know how many military exploits the third prince has made on the front line?" The third prince's military exploits are only less than Bai Shinian's. . Bai Shinian could be knighted with this military merit. As for the third prince, getting military merit means gaining military morale. The third prince has military merit, seniority, and advisers around him. Why should Ling Chang compare with him?
Hei Shilin only knew that the third prince had won many battles in this war, but he did not know how many military exploits he had made: "What does this mean, Princess?"
Wen Wan touched Lingying's forehead: "With the third prince's military achievements and his status as the third prince, think about the prince's current situation." The prince is very ill now. Not to mention dealing with government affairs, he just goes out to meet people. both are not.
The prince is not her. She lives in seclusion because she is impatient to socialize, but she does everything she needs to do well. The prince didn't go out because he was out of shape. There has never been a sick man in the history of the dynasty who became the heir apparent. What's more, the imperial doctor only said that the prince's life was not in danger for the time being. The imperial doctor could not give Wen Wan an exact time as to how long it would last.
How could these people like Hai Shilin, who had been trained by Ebi Lao, not know: "Princess, in this way, Ling Chang has become a living target. Ling Chang is only ten years old now." Not only the third prince, but also other people who are interested in the position of crown prince. Anyone who is daydreaming will regard Ling Chang as a thorn in their side.
Wen Wan smiled and took the tea on the table, then put it down when she saw that it was cold: "Ten is a bit young, but I don't know if Mr. Hai still remembers what I was doing when I was ten. I followed him at that time. The Emperor's Grandfather is watching the Emperor's affairs!"
He Shilin wanted to vomit blood. Can this be compared? Even if you are now the regent princess. No one will treat you like a rake! Because of your status, you are destined not to compete with the prince for that position. Heishlin said helplessly: "The princess should know what Wei Chen means."
Wen Wan picked up a booklet from the desk and said, "I don't know what you mean. I don't want to know what you mean, so go down!" Ling Chang is still young now. How could Heshilin not know about Wen Wan? Just let your attitude out, anything else is too early.
Although Heishlin still had a lot to say in his heart, Wenwan acted like I won¡¯t tell you, so he had no choice but to go down. I wanted to look for the Crown Princess, but I was told that the Crown Princess was not in the East Palace, but had gone to the Imperial Palace to wait for her illness.
Wen Wan dismissed everyone in the room, leaving Ling Chang behind: "I know why Mr. Hai is so impatient.
Lingcheng nodded: "I know. Uncle is worried about me. Worried that I will not be the opponent of the Third Emperor's Uncle."
Wen Wan heard this and asked, "Do you think you will be your Third Emperor's uncle's opponent?"
Lingcheng shook his head: "Auntie, I'm not qualified to be San Huangshu's opponent." Experience, qualifications, ability, identity, no matter from any aspect, he is not qualified to compete with San Huangshu, let alone his opponent. Take Sanhuangshu as his opponent. He is not so ignorant.
Wen Wan smiled and nodded with satisfaction: "It's good that you know. But don't belittle yourself. Your Third Emperor Uncle has many advantages. But you have an advantage that your Third Emperor Uncle can never match. Do you know what it is?"
Lingchen thought for a while and then said: "I am the son of my father." Because he is the legitimate son of his father, and his father is the prince, so his name is justified.
Wen Wan smiled and said: "This can be considered a small advantage. You must know that Ling Yuan is more legitimate than you." Wen Wan also wanted not to hurt Ling Cheng.
Lingcheng didn¡¯t understand. If it wasn¡¯t this advantage, then what other advantages could the Third Emperor¡¯s Uncle not compare to? Ling Chang looked at Wen Wan doubtfully.
Wen Wan patted Ling Chang on the shoulder: "Everyone says that you are young. You are not qualified to compete with the third prince. However, the third prince is not comparable to you in terms of qualifications, experience, and connections. It is an indisputable fact that you are young. . But my aunt holds the opposite view. Your young age is your real advantage."
Ling Chang didn¡¯t understand it for a moment.
Wen Wan pulled Ling Chang to sit next to her, and gently hugged Ling Chang: "If your grandpa Huang is not in good health now, this will naturally be a disadvantage. But your grandpa Huang is in good health and will not live for another twenty years. Question. Twenty years later, your imperial grandfather is over sixty. Your third emperor uncle is nearly fifty, but you are still in your prime in twenty years. You think you will still be worse than your third emperor uncle. "The emperor's grandfather lived to be sixty-eight years old. Generally, a son's lifespan is related to his father. Calculate it this way. The emperor had at least twenty years left to live. There are twenty years, enough time for Lingchen to grow. At that time, if the emperor did not survive until then, he would have to make other plans.
Lingchen understood now.
Wen Wan was very pleased to see Ling Chang understand: "It doesn't matter how great your military exploits, connections, or qualifications your third emperor uncle has. The real decision-making power to decide the successor lies in your imperial grandfather's hands. ???I want your grandpa Huang to see that you have this ability. You have a better chance of winning than your Third Emperor Uncle. "Wen Wan has noticed that the emperor is more suspicious now than before. In a few years, as he gets older and older, his suspicion will definitely become more serious. He will definitely not show mercy to the prince who covets his position.
Lingchen and the emperor are of the same generation, and the age gap is large, so the suspicion will be much smaller. This is why Wen Wan said that young age is Lingcheng's advantage.
Thinking of this, Wen Wan sighed slightly in her heart. There are still many things to teach. There is still a long way to go! I really admire those teachers for being able to produce so many good students. It takes a lot of effort and effort for her to teach just one person (all the teachers in the world lamented: No matter how much we teach, none of them are as valuable as you).
Seeing the light flashing in Ling Chang's eyes, Wen Wan poured a basin of cold water on her: "What you have to do now is to learn your skills. If you don't have the skills, you will be assassinated or eliminated in other ways. Everything is possible. Empty." Wen Wan seemed to be displeased with Ling Chang's ambition. Always when Ling Chang breathed a sigh of relief, he would recite the tightening curse again.
Ling Chang clenched his fists. He must be valued by Grandpa Huang. He doesn't want to be used as a pawn, let alone cannon fodder for others to gain power.
After Hai Shilin returned, he felt a little worried. The Hai family has been tied to the East Palace. If the East Palace sinks, the Hai family will also be ruined. He was originally worried about Ling Chang, but now Wen Wan's attitude was unclear, and he was worried in his heart.
Among Hei Shilin¡¯s staff, there was an extremely powerful one named Kang, who was specially left by Mr. Hai for Hei Shilin. Heshilin has received a lot of advice from him over the years. After hearing what Heshilin said, his brows relaxed a lot: "The princess is the princess after all." Seeing Heshilin, he didn't come back to his senses: "The third prince has not returned to the capital now, but the momentum of the third prince's return to the capital is But it is unstoppable. Sir, the princess is not building momentum for Lingchen, but for the prince."
Hai Shilin himself is also an extremely smart person, so he thought carefully after hearing this. He understood what Mr. Kang meant at once: "The princess is using Ling Chang to build momentum for the prince. Let the courtiers know that even if the prince is seriously ill, there is no need to worry. There is a successor for the prince."
Kang Lao nodded: "Yes. The princess has a long-term vision, and she has good intentions for His Highness Lingyang." If the third prince comes back, he will definitely block everyone's edge. Including the prince. The prince also made many mistakes when he was in charge of the country. Coupled with his serious illness, his power was already at a low ebb. Now the princess came forward and pushed Ling Chang out. The first is to consolidate the forces that originally followed the prince. On the other hand, the neutral group of people saw clearly that the prince had a successor, and the princess was personally training Lingcheng, so he would definitely be good in the future. In this way, even if it can't withstand the Third Prince's edge, it can still be balanced.
Hai Shilin also agrees with this point of view, but he is very worried about whether Lingcheng can bear it: "I am worried too much, but it is not enough!" Lingcheng is only ten years old, his enlightenment was late, and his qualifications are average. Hei Shilin thinks it will take another four or five years for Ling Chang to be released. It's too early.
Mr. Kang also sighed: "The princess must be helpless. If not, wait a few years. If something happens to the prince, the court will establish a new crown prince. It will be too late to push His Highness Lingcheng out. "If you build momentum early, you will suffer big losses if you are late.
Hearing this, Hai Shilin said worriedly: "But according to etiquette, there is still another Ling Yuan! There is a lot of resistance in front of Ling Chang."
Kang Lao said helplessly: "Why is His Highness Ling Yuan not the princess's student?" The princess is willing to help His Highness Ling Yu and pave the way for him because Ling Yu is the princess's student. In Ling Yuan's case, the princess kept it and stood by. Therefore, wanting the princess to support Ling Yuan is tantamount to wishful thinking.
According to Mr. Kang¡¯s opinion, the current results are already very good. After all, if the East Palace is really destroyed and the third prince becomes the new crown prince, the Hai family will disappear from the capital.