"It's exactly what Miss Song said."
Shen Qianyu said: "I wonder what Miss Song can do?"
It was difficult for him to survive in the harem. He had just had room for improvement in the past two or three years, so he was never able to truly enter the center of power in Beijing.
This made Shen Qianyu very passive.
In previous years, the third and fifth princes were still young, and he still had time to plan carefully, but now it seems that both sides are losing, but in fact the situation is more stalemate than before.
The eldest prince has been deposed, the third prince's appearance has been ruined and he has no chance of becoming a great king, and the fifth prince has injured his leg. But once he recovers from his broken bones and can walk normally, the throne will be guaranteed.
His background was not as good as Shen Qianshu's, and he had the experience of being a hostage in Nanqing. The court was even more ashamed of him. Furthermore, he has nothing to offer and no supporters behind him. It is not an exaggeration to call it a fantasy if he wants to turn over.
If not, he wouldn't ask a woman for help.
"I don't know how the prince used to make friends with the children of the aristocratic family?"
Shen Qianyu said: "It's nothing more than eating meat and drinking wine together, in the Flower House..."
Thinking that Song Wan was an old-fashioned person, Shen Qianyu swallowed the words back in his stomach, fearing that he would make her uncomfortable if he said that he went to Hualou to listen to music.
"It's just that this kind of thing costs a lot of money, but the harvest is small."
Song Wan raised his lips and smiled: "This won't work."
"If I'm not wrong, in the past the prince often entertained those dandies, right?"
"Exactly."
"What the prince thinks is not wrong, it's just that this is not how a noble son of an aristocratic family plays."
Song Wan smiled softly: "There is something special about being a host. The superior will tell the subordinate how to handle the host, how the banquet should be arranged, and the east and west seats. And the prince's people will place themselves in the position of the lower knot from the beginning. In this way, if during the banquet, If you fail to come up with some shocking tricks, those nobles won't notice."
"For them, just being able to come to the banquet is a great reward. Others will not be given more, and they have no chance to make friends."
Shen Qianyu frowned slightly, and the expression on his face became straightened.
Seeing that he did not despise the woman, Song Wan said softly: "How to play, no matter how you play, you have to pay attention to who you bring into the game, who you want to make friends with in the game, why you want to make friends, why you want to make friends, and what you want is the same Whether the forces entangled behind people's backs can conflict with each other, the pros and cons of each family must be carefully calculated."
"The superiors should not give banquets easily, and the inferiors should not invite each other easily. How to invite the superiors and how to invite the inferiors are all knowledge."
Shen Qianyu savored Song Wan's words carefully and breathed slightly.
What troubles him the most is the rules and favors of this troubled family.
"I want to hang out with the family members of the Shangjing family. Eat and drink."
Song Wan lowered his eyes slightly, recalling what those gay men liked to play.
"Take watching dances and listening to music as an example. It depends on the direction of the wind in the palace. If the nobles in the palace listened to the pipa music the day before yesterday and praised it greatly, then you should listen to more pipa music when you go out during this period."
"Why?"
Song Wan said: "Tell people that you know the news in the palace."
Shen Qianyu instantly understood what Song Wan meant.
People who can know the inside story of the palace, especially these trivial matters, must have some status, or at least be able to talk to the palace. If there is such a move in the game, it will definitely attract people of the same status.
The identities of the people far and near were immediately revealed, and those who understood the situation naturally came together immediately.
Shen Qianyu glanced at Song Wan with a complicated expression.
"Wen has drinking orders, calligraphy, playing chess and watching flowers, martial arts has ice hunting, Cuju, throwing pots, hooks and pills, etc. All these must be understood and mastered."
"Being able to play well and being good at it means that the person was born into a noble family and his family was wealthy. Being able to play well means that the family's poetry and calligraphy have been passed down for generations and are not comparable to those of merchants."
The more Shen Qianyu listened, the darker his face became.
Ever since he could remember, he had been worried about whether he could survive the next day. How had he ever known these things? He thought that he was well hidden, and even if he only had the gold and silver accumulated by Duan Yiting, he could still do whatever he wanted in Shangjing.
But he didn't expect that he would only realize today that in the hearts of those nobles, he was nothing more than a clown.
Shen Qianyu was about to say that he didn't have time to learn these things, when he heard Song Wan say in confusion: "It's just that this method is only suitable for Xu Xu, not suitable for the prince to make friends with courtiers."
"It's useless to make friends with a few aristocratic family members in the East Palace. Why doesn't the prince take the lead in placing his own people in the court? This is better than making friends with those wealthy dandies, right?"
Shen Qianyu glanced at Song Wan, and for some reason, Song Wan could see a bit of sadness in it.
She pursed her lips slightly, her starry eyes slightly rounded: "Why?"
Shen Qianyu said expressionlessly: "The prince befriends these people in order to place people in the court."
Before he was still young, Shen Qianyu did not dare to reveal his identity at will. If he had not clearly known the situation in the Song Dynasty, he would never admit Jirong's identity to Song Wan.
Therefore, except for Dongchang, no one in the court stood up for the prince. They had almost forgotten that there was a prince in the East Palace.
"Why bother?"
"Do you have any idea?"
Song Wan said: "My father-in-law came from Dongchang, does it mean that the power that the prince relies on is Dongchang?"
"yes."
"I have an idea, father-in-law, please listen to it."
Song Wan said: "The prince can ask people from Dongchang to find important officials in the court and ask them to be loyal to the master of Dongchang."
"I do not understand what you mean."
"No one knows who the owner of Dongchang is at the moment, and there is no need to say or be able to say it in the future."
Shen Qianyu raised his eyebrows and immediately understood what Song Wan meant.
She taught him how to cheat.
Borrowing the name of Dongchang, he pulled the courtiers aboard a ship named Prince Sanwu, which was actually the Donggong, and first accomplished what the Donggong requested. In this way, his identity would not be exposed, and his purpose could be achieved. As long as it doesn't affect the overall situation of seizing the heir, no one will question Dongchang's position.
They did not dare to cross the East Factory and ask their truly loyal masters about trivial arrangements.
And once he resumes his status as the prince in the future, Dongchang will only need to reveal his true allegiance to his master, and those already on the ship will have to recognize him even if they don't want to.
Shen Qianyu was overjoyed, not thinking that this woman would help him solve the problem that had been bothering him for a long time.
"Ms. Song is a great talent. If she were a man, she would be able to serve as a general and minister, and help the world."
Song Wan pursed his lips and smiled, showing a little bit of embarrassment.
Shen Qianyu became interested and said again: "According to what Miss Song said, when do you think it is most appropriate for the prince to tell the world that there is another master of the East Palace?"
"Now that the fifth prince is still injured, I think the prince should keep a low profile and bide his time. If Shen Qianshu is really disabled, the prince will be able to win without a fight in the future."
"Right now, Concubine Jiang is focused on protecting the fifth prince's safety and recovery. The prince can also take advantage of this period of time to do things in the name of the fifth prince."
This was exactly what he thought.
Thinking of a few more people, Shen Qianyu secretly wondered where they should be placed.
While he was thinking about it, Song Wan said: "When the prince regains his identity, he still needs to prove to the world that he is talented and capable. Only in this way can he frighten the courtiers and make them willing to serve the East Palace."
Hearing this, Shen Qianyu closed his eyes and said nothing, thinking carefully about what he has done and encountered since he went to Nanqing to be a hostage.
