As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Li paused for a moment, looking at his daughter in front of him. At that moment, he suddenly felt a strange sense of unfamiliarity.
Although he knew his daughter was precocious when she was very young, her words and insights today still far exceeded his expectations.
It seems that beneath her daughter's calm exterior, she has already been secretly preparing many things.
But soon, Zhang Li felt relieved. It wasn't that his daughter was too clever, but that he himself had been constrained. Now, after his daughter's words, he truly felt like the clouds had parted and the sun was shining through.
He immediately asked, "Send a letter?"
Zhang Zisheng nodded, his expression gradually becoming serious:
"yes."
"There are some things I haven't told you, Father, but I should tell you today."
Seeing his daughter's unusually solemn expression, Zhang Li's heart tightened. He glanced outside and said, "This isn't the place to talk. You'll come with me..."
Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Zisheng said:
"This is the place to talk. It's safe, and no one is watching us."
"The person monitoring us is not here."
Zhang Li stared wide-eyed at his daughter's serene face, his heart filled with astonishment.
He found himself increasingly unable to understand her.
"What do you mean, Zisheng? What exactly have you been doing behind the scenes?" Zhang Li asked, his face full of confusion.
You should know that the daughter always stayed in the capital and rarely even left the house. She spent her days reading and practicing calligraphy, and only occasionally would she take her maid out for a stroll, and the places she went to were mostly the common people's towns.
She rarely even spent time with the daughters of royalty, enjoying flowers and the moon, and he hadn't chatted with her about everyday matters in a long time, but today...
Zhang Zisheng remained calm and said slowly:
"In the past two years, almost all the ministers in the court have been placed under surveillance, and our family is no exception."
"These things... were told to me by my second brother."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Li looked astonished. He hurriedly said, "He...he hasn't returned for so many years. Was he in the capital before? And only went to Xi'an now?"
"How could he possibly know these things?"
Zhang Zisheng withdrew his gaze from the memorial tablet, pondered for a long while, and then said:
"My second brother has done a lot of things in the past few years."
“He travels all over the country and has secretly gathered many like-minded people. Over the years, he has investigated and found out a lot of things.”
"The reason why my elder brother died in the Battle of Huichang was because of Jin Jianren's planning; otherwise, my elder brother would not have died there."
"In addition, in order to monitor the ministers in the court, Prince Qing created the Thousand Machine Battalion. They were responsible for surveillance and assassination. If any minister harbored any disloyalty towards Jin Fengluan, he would suffer a terrible disaster. They used all sorts of methods to ensure that his position was secure and would not be shaken."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Li's eyes narrowed, and he felt a chill run down his spine, with goosebumps rising all over his body.
A mix of emotions welled up inside him, leaving him speechless for a moment.
Of course, the strongest emotion was anger.
It turns out that the eldest son wasn't killed because of arrogance and underestimation of his enemy, but rather by... the son of Prince Qing!
Thinking of this, Zhang Li gritted his teeth, his raging anger almost bursting forth.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Why! Why didn't you say so sooner! Why did you keep it from me until today?"
Zhang Zisheng curled her lips and said indifferently:
"What's the use of telling Father?"
"You are both loyal to Jin Fengluan and outspoken. If you were to complain about Jin Jianren in court, who do you think she would side with?"
"At that time, Kim Geon-in might be fine, but you might be so angry that you'd want to bang your head against a pillar."
"Such things have happened many times throughout history. Civil officials, in a fit of anger, would choose death to prove their innocence, not knowing that most of them died in vain and that it did not change much."
These words struck Zhang Li to the core, leaving him speechless and stunned.
Zhang Zisheng continued, "Father, although you hold a high position, you are at most a civil official. How much power do you actually have? Even if you have countless disciples, it is still as difficult as climbing to the sky to shake the Jin family."
"This is not enough to fundamentally change the situation of the large-scale project."
"Even if you can win the hearts of the people, that's not enough. The people are dull and simple. Even if they are temporarily swayed by emotions and act impulsively, they will eventually return to reality after a while."
"To clear the clouds and see the sun again, besides winning the hearts of the people, we also need a strong military force."
"In other words, they help whoever wins."
After saying a few words, Zhang Li looked up at his daughter and saw that she had a calm expression, as if she was just talking about a trivial matter.
Little did he know that these words were already stirring up a storm in Zhang Li's heart.
Isn't my daughter's statement exactly the way to conquer the world?
If she were a boy, then in the future...
Zhang Li looked astonished and said:
"So, isn't that powerful military force in Qin Ze's hands now?"
Zhang Zisheng nodded slightly. "That's right, he's now a sharp and swift blade."
"Judging from what Qin Ze did after entering Beiliang, he had already decided to launch a rebellion to overthrow Jin Fengluan."
"Although I don't know why Qin Ze has such a powerful army, even without this army, given time, he will be able to completely control Beiliang and launch a resistance against the Jin family."
"However, I don't know how many troops he has right now, but if he wants to overthrow Jin Fengluan, troops alone are not enough."
“With only force and killing, the people will only be filled with fear. Under such strong pressure stemming from fear, the world will inevitably descend into chaos again sooner or later.”
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