767 My daughter is fragrant. I don't mind giving you a hand.
Mr. Yinli is a chess master. If he wants to win, he must play a "strange" game and take an unconventional approach. The chess move used by the Ninth Prince today is the same method that Feng Qingchen used to deal with Su Wan.
The first half of the game seemed mediocre and disorganized, but it contained hidden secrets. Not only did he cleverly break the opponent's layout, but he also made it impossible for the opponent to guess his own style of play.
It's a very tricky and strange route, completely opposite to the way Mr. Yinli plays chess, but it's very useful against those who follow chess routines and make moves. Of course, the same trick can only be used once, and it's meaningless if it's seen through.
The move of the Ninth Prince is both new and strange. He blocks his own retreat and fights with his back against the wall. He uses the rule that the black piece has one more than the white piece and wins brilliantly against the opponent.
You have to know that there are 361 pieces in Go, 180 white pieces and 181 black pieces. The fact that the Ninth Prince asked Mr. Yinli to play the black pieces first was not out of respect for the elderly and the virtuous. The Ninth Prince did not have such a good character.
After one round, although the conversation was shallow, the friendship was deep. Combining what he had found out, Mr. Yinli could roughly tell what kind of person the Ninth Prince was.
Being domineering, conceited, and arrogant are not the main points. The main point is that the Ninth Prince possesses the talent and skills to support his arrogance and conceit. Such a person is worthy of entrusting one's life and property to.
Of course, whether it was worth it or not, he had no choice but to take a gamble.
Mr. Yinli made no secret of his admiration for the Ninth Uncle. If he wanted to display his talents, he was willing to cooperate with this man. Mr. Yinli stopped beating around the bush and asked directly, "Ninth Uncle, what do you want me to do?"
This was within the Ninth Prince's expectations. After all, the person who set them up was Xiling Tianyu.
The Ninth Prince did not say anything, but used his index finger to dip into water and write the word "Prime Minister" on the table.
"You want me to deal with Zuo Anfu?" Zuo Anfu was the prime minister of Xiling and the man admired by Princess Xiling. He was the man who made Yinli, a great talent, cuckolded for half his life.
"No. The king hopes that you will take his place." There is no need for Mr. Yinli to take action against Zuo Anfu. There are too many unclean things about him to have risen from a mere scholar to the position of prime minister.
As long as the Queen and Xiling Tianyu are willing to take action, even if the Emperor is unwilling to change the Prime Minister, it will not work. Besides, Zuo Anfu has been the Prime Minister for so many years, and the Emperor of Xiling has become increasingly dissatisfied with him. If you give the Emperor a reason, he will be happy to change the Prime Minister.
Mr. Yinli's heart moved, and a gleam of light flashed in his calm eyes.
No man can resist the temptation of power, but thinking about his current situation, it is impossible for him to become a prime minister, let alone get a position with real power.
Mr. Yinli suppressed his resentment and said self-deprecatingly: "Your Highness, are you kidding me? Your Highness, don't you know how dissatisfied the Emperor is with my Lin family? How could the Emperor allow me to become the head of the civil service?"
The Ninth Prince knew that Mr. Yinli was tempted, and he persuaded him in a calm tone: "This is a different time. The Lin family has been neglected for so many years and still behaves well. If Mr. Yinli can make the emperor see the loyalty of the Lin family, and with the help of the palace, it will not be difficult for the Lin family to rise."
The heart of an emperor is the most unreliable thing in this world. Over the past twenty years, Emperor Xiling has only ignored the Lin family and has not wiped out the Lin family. He even married his own sister to the Lin family. Although this was meant to humiliate Yinli, it was also a way to leave a way out for the Lin family.
"Isn't it difficult? If it's not difficult, why is my Lin family declining day by day, and why am I so frustrated? Your Highness, at my age, it is not an easy thing for me to become the prime minister overnight." Mr. Yinli is not as optimistic as the Ninth Uncle. What happened back then was a fatal blow to him. He hopes that the Ninth Uncle can help him more.
The Ninth Prince sneered and said, "Sir, if you think you can't do it, I don't mind helping you."
The Lin family and Mr. Yinli don't even have this ability, so it's not worth him meeting them in person. He doesn't mind helping Yinli for a while, but by that time, Yinli will be just a puppet and will have to obey his control completely.
Yinli gasped. Originally, he was just testing the waters, wanting the Ninth Uncle to put in more effort, but he didn't expect the Ninth Uncle to directly take on all the responsibilities and do everything by himself. This showed how incompetent he and the Lin family were. Would he still have a say in front of the Ninth Uncle in the future?
Yin Li said quickly, "I appreciate the prince's kindness, but I have been overthinking it. With the prince and the queen's planning, it is not impossible for the Lin family to use all their strength to help me take the throne."
"It would be great if Mr. Yinli could think this way." It is too naive to think that one can get a high position without any effort.
However, the Ninth Prince could understand Yinli's thoughts. Everyone in this world wants to get something for nothing.
The intention of cooperation has been basically reached. As for how to implement it specifically, that is each party's business and there is no need to discuss it in detail. Mr. Yinli wiped the sweat from his forehead, adjusted his mood, and resumed his celebrity-like unrestrained demeanor.
Looking at the young man in front of him who was not very old but calm and composed, Yinli couldn't help but ask, "There is one thing I don't understand, why did the prince help me?"
He is not the only down-and-out person in this world. The Ninth Prince has many choices, but he has no other choice except the Ninth Prince. The Emperor is dissatisfied with him and the Lin family, so no one dares to use him, and no matter how talented he is, it will be useless.
"I admire your talent, sir. Such a talent should not be buried." When this reason was put forward, even the Ninth Prince himself did not believe it, but this was the only reason he could say now.
The Lin family was suspected by the Xiling royal family because of the events of the previous dynasty. The Lin family was one of the few people in Jiuzhou who still cared about the previous dynasty, and the Ninth Prince was willing to take a risk on such a person.
Of course, even if he failed, he would not suffer any loss. The political affairs of Xiling were controlled by Xiling Tianyu, so he did not need to worry too much.
He is just a prime minister. No matter how powerful he is, it is given by the emperor. With just one word from the emperor, he can be wiped out in an instant.
"It is my honor that the prince thinks highly of me. I have been in chaos for half my life, and it is time to wake up." Mr. Yinli's eyes were shining and his fighting spirit was high.
Although the white-robed ministers are noble, they do not hold great power. Being able to fulfill their ambitions is exciting.
Mr. Yinli seemed to have found the passion and fighting spirit he had in the past, and all of this was brought to him by the young man in front of him.
Thinking that his future was actually decided by a young man, Mr. Yinli felt indescribable strangeness and a vague sense of awkwardness in his heart. But when he saw the extraordinary skills and strategies of the Ninth Prince, he felt that it was natural.
A wise minister also needs to meet a wise ruler. Perhaps the young man in front of him is his wise ruler. Thinking of this, Yin Lixian unconsciously became more respectful when facing the Ninth Prince, and the Ninth Prince accepted it as a matter of course and did not think there was anything wrong with it.
It was midnight, and even the fun in the flower boat should have ended. Thinking of Feng Qingchen who was waiting for him in the inn, the Ninth Prince did not want to stay any longer, so he apologized to Mr. Yinli and left early.
Just like when he came here, the Ninth Prince went up from the bottom floor of the flower boat alone. However, he didn't expect that when he got on the flower boat, he smelled a strange fragrance. The Ninth Prince's face turned cold and he was ready to take action. But an old man's voice came from the dark: "Please forgive me, my young master. I have no ill intentions. It's just that your highness ordered me to go out."
A white-haired, hunchbacked old man walked out from the darkness and knelt down at the feet of the Ninth Prince to apologize...
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