After Xu Changqing left, Zhou Changshou asked Zhou Ping'an, "Why don't you tell him that the money was brought by Zhao Xuanji? Otherwise, if you just come up with an imperial edict to confer Zhao Xuanji as king, a large number of people including Xu Changqing would be confused and dissatisfied."

"Telling too much to him will not be beneficial to him. With his ability, this level of matter can only be subject to obedience. As for the confusion and dissatisfaction of other so-called officials at that time, Your Highness will naturally have the means to deal with it. Why do you and me need to be troubled?"

"It's not good to know more, and it's the same for us. If we do more, it may not be good."

Zhou Ping'an said to Zhou Changshou with a smile: "If you want to do things well, sometimes some appropriate intrigues must be used to make your own authority more powerful and make things easier. Back then, if you were under the command of King Ning, if you had my enlightenment earlier, you would not have been just an aide for so many years, and you would not have moved you if King Ning wanted to move you."

Zhou Changshou's face darkened and said unhappily: "I am not here and I have no interest in power. It's different from you. Don't force your thoughts on me."

"Times have changed, brother."

Zhou Ping'an patted Zhou Changshou's shoulder and said earnestly: "You thought it was the king who asked for talents, and visited the cottage three times. What about the ancient times when Jiang Taigong fished? It was the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period where wise ministers and famous ministers could often leave with seals. In this era, there are too many talents. Most of the empires are unified. There are naturally people who do not do things. There are naturally people who want to do things. The king cherishes your talents no matter how much you have, but they are all around them. They are caring and well-behaved and clever ministers who are considerate and capable of speaking and doing things. You are the monarch, which one do you choose?"

Zhou Changshou said coldly: "You are trying to make a fuss."

Haha, Zhou Ping'an said, "It is because you and I are not the kind of people who can talk and make the monarch happy that we should be smarter and not take the initiative to compete with others, because the ability is there. As long as the monarch we serve still needs, we cannot live without you and me. But when we should be smart, we should be smarter and leave more or less room so that the monarch will not become afraid because of time."

"Just like Xu Changqing, Su Zhenting and others have no selfish relationships, and even offended them intentionally or unintentionally. In this way, I will be isolated and the prince can rest assured. Now that you are here, you must be more careful."

Zhou Changshou had a deep face. He didn't say anything this time, but obviously he had listened to Zhou Ping'an's words.

If you want to be a capable minister who can support the country and the country, the first thing you must do is to be a qualified minister.

If the monarch is suspicious all day long, what else can we do?

"So we must offend people, and we must properly demonstrate our greed for power. With greed for power, on the one hand, we can indeed make our lives much more comfortable, and on the other hand, we can also reassure His Royal Highness. Why do you have to cause trouble for yourself for the best of both worlds because of your aloofness and pride?"

Zhou Changshou frowned and said, "I think the prince is not such a vulgar person."

"Of course he is not vulgar, but the mind of an emperor will change."
Chapter completed!