Chapter 374: You can’t be better than someone who’s done alone!
City head.
Zhu Biao walked in the front.
Li Jinglong followed closely behind.
Seeing that Zhu Biao had a straight face and said nothing, Li Jinglong was a little worried. Zhu Biao had probably never been criticized like this before. With Zhu Biao's character, he might not be able to recover for a while, so he quickly spoke to persuade: "Your Highness, Don’t worry about Xia Zhibai’s ridiculous words.”
"What he said is completely nonsense."
"How can Xia Zhibai know what His Highness has done for the world?"
"He just listened to a few words and made arbitrary judgments on His Highness. It is simply ridiculous."
"Your Highness has a kind heart and has won the hearts of His Majesty, the officials, and the people. The support and respect His Highness has received in the world are obvious to all, and this is all due to Your Highness. I made it one thing at a time.”
"Justice lies in the heart of the people."
"His Royal Highness's praise among the people is the true heart of the people."
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Li Jinglong bowed his body slightly and kept comforting Zhu Biao. He also kept belittling Xia Zhibai. At the same time, he secretly promoted Zhu Biao, but he did not dare to be too obvious. Zhu Biao is a person who has seen the world. If he is too blatant, , will only be counterproductive.
No matter what Li Jinglong said, Zhu Biao's expression did not improve at all.
On the contrary, it is getting worse.
Li Jinglong's heart sank, and thoughts flashed between his brows.
He finally went out with His Highness and ended up in this situation. What could he say?
Even so, Li Jinglong was still trying to break the ice.
A long while.
Zhu Biao raised his hand to stop Li Jinglong from continuing to speak. He didn't pay attention to Li Jinglong, who was arrogant and respectful at the side. He calmly looked ahead and said, "You don't have to please me so much. Your father is my eldest brother, and the relationship between our two families is not over yet." So serious. ”
"I was just thinking about one thing."
"Something I rarely considered in the past, but was mentioned repeatedly by Xia Zhibai."
"I didn't really care about it in the past, but after Xia Zhibai said that just now, many thoughts suddenly appeared in my mind, which made my originally obscure mood suddenly become clearer."
"I seem to know why I can never satisfy His Majesty."
Li Jinglong was stunned.
Then he showed ecstasy and said, "I congratulate Your Highness."
He didn't dare to say more about it.
Even congratulations can only be concise.
After all, this is Zhu Biao's internal matter and not something he can listen to. He is still very measured about it. Although their family is very close to the royal family, he does not dare to be rash at all. He is not his father. He can continue to extend the grace of God. It’s already very difficult, and I don’t dare to have too many thoughts that I shouldn’t have.
Zhu Biao sighed softly and said: "Sometimes, the authorities are really obsessed with it, and they can't even notice it when they are in the middle of the game."
"Even you are no different from anyone else."
Li Jinglong's face changed slightly and he said uneasily: "Why did your Highness say this?"
"Did I do anything wrong? Your Highness, please make it clear that I will repent wholeheartedly."
Li Jinglong was really panicked.
Zhu Biao smiled and said: "You don't need to be so nervous. I didn't say whether it was good or bad, but what did you do wrong? As Xia Zhibai told me a long time ago, there are many people in the world What I fear is not Zhu Biao, but the position of the Ming Dynasty’s crown prince.”
"The only people in the world who really respect and love me are my younger brothers and sisters and the Chang family." "But they respect me only because I am the eldest brother, married, and born. Because of ethics and marriage, but for me, the crown prince, I actually don’t have much respect for him. It’s not that I haven’t done enough, that I’m not working hard enough, that I’m not working hard enough, or that I’m incompetent in governing and protecting others. It’s that Because I am too 'mediocre'."
"Mediocre enough that they think they can replace it!"
"The abilities I showed were not enough to convince them in their eyes."
"Even though I think I put a lot of effort into this, in their eyes, I just followed His Majesty, handled some memorials, made some decisions, participated in some decisions, and then sat firmly as the crown prince."
"So many vassal kings are unwilling to accept it."
"And I didn't notice it before, or I wasn't very sensitive to it."
"Alas."
"Because there are too few people who dare to tell the truth to me."
"Everything they say is flattering and good. Even my younger brothers and sisters, because of my status as an elder brother and my status as a prince, even if they have complaints in their hearts, they won't say it openly. Come out and just complain about other aspects in private.”
"Under this circumstance, just like Xia Zhibai said, I become more and more like Your Majesty."
"Because I make decisions based on His Majesty's wishes."
"That's no problem."
"I just heard too much and no one came to object, so I naturally developed a sense of 'arrogance'. I thought that everything I did was right, and I became less and less able to listen to other people's opinions. I only wanted to continue to follow His Majesty. The footsteps are wandering in a small circle. ”
"But no matter how much I learn, I will never be able to excel in His Majesty's path."
"I'm still lost in my true thoughts."
"Haha."
Zhu Biao shook his head helplessly, with a bit of bitterness.
He raised his head, and the gloomy expression on his face was gone, replaced by leisurely and profound expression.
He took a step and strode towards the palace.
Li Jinglong glanced at Zhu Biao suspiciously and hurriedly chased after him. He seemed to understand but it was a good thing that the prince could wake up from his melancholy state just now. He would not ask for trouble.
But I also remembered it secretly in my heart.
His Highness doesn't like too much flattery, and would rather hear some 'different' voices.
As soon as he entered the palace, Zhu Biao said: "You go and settle it for me. It's better to wait a few days and let Gu Xian sort things out. After the things are sorted out, we can summon the officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs to discuss it."
"You're probably going to freeze if you're walking alone together."
"Let's walk on our own later."
Li Jinglong said quickly: "I obey your orders."
After giving a few simple instructions, Zhu Biao returned to the East Palace.
Although this trip out of the palace didn't get much practical advice, it made him fully understand what his problem was, and it also made him take a serious look at himself for the first time. For him, , is of great significance.
This is far more meaningful than asking how to get money.
After sending Zhu Biao back to the East Palace, Li Jinglong did not leave the palace directly. Instead, he turned around and went to Wuying Hall, preparing to report to His Majesty what happened when His Highness left the palace. Although this was a bit unethical, he was still worried that Xia Zhi Those words Bai said will have an impact on His Highness.
Just in case.
Also in order not to cause too many accidents.
He needs to be careful.
(End of chapter)