Li Chen trusted Zhou Pingan.
Although from the beginning to now, Li Chen feels that Zhou Ping'an is a double-edged sword that can take the wrong side, but this is limited to the scope of 'difficult to control' and 'testing the employment philosophy', and has nothing to do with loyalty.
To a large extent, Li Chen trusted Zhou Pingan more than many people who had followed him earlier.
"That is my eldest brother after all... Your Highness, aren't you afraid that I will turn against you?" Zhou Ping'an asked.
"Then why don't you fall?" Li Chen asked curiously.
Zhou Ping'an was actually speechless.
Li Chen raised his eyelids and glanced at Zhou Pingan, and said: "Don't trust people when you employ them, and don't trust people when you are suspicious. These eight words are not just words. Since I have hired you, I will give you the greatest degree of trust."
and autonomy. You have always had a tacit understanding with me, and many things would not have been possible without you. For example, you were asked to find troubles and loopholes in Prince Ning’s taxation. You collected a lot of evidence, and you also revealed that he hid weapons secretly.
Now that the matter has been exposed, it seems that this step is of no use so far, but the next step of announcing the death of Prince Ning will be of great use."
"However, I really don't trust it if someone else does these things, and there is a high probability that I won't be able to do it, but you can."
Zhou Pingan raised his head and said, "Are you going to announce it to the world?"
Li Chen said calmly: "How long can you keep it secret? Rather than passively being discovered, it is better to take the initiative to disclose it. In this way, you can have some initiative."
"Tomorrow morning, I will officially announce it to the world. After that, I will tour the south."
Li Chen smiled at Zhou Ping'an and said, "You have to go with me."
Unlike Zhao Xuanji's surprise, Zhou Pingan's first reaction when he heard the news was actually excitement.
"Ping An is willing to spend this time with His Highness!"
Seeing Zhou Pingan's impatient look, Li Chen said with a smile: "I will definitely go, but who will take over the matters in the capital?"
Zhou Pingan immediately sold his second brother.
"Second brother!"
Li Chen rubbed his chin and said: "In this case, I will give your second brother a more suitable official status, so that he can do things easily."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Chuanzi hurriedly walked in from the outside and whispered to Li Chen: "Your Highness, Mr. Xu Changqing and Mr. Xu Junlou want to see you."
As one of the confidants of the East Palace, it’s not surprising that Xu Changqing came over immediately. Why did Xu Junlou come over?
Li Chen frowned slightly.
Even if he brought his nephew to him to show his loyalty, he would not be so anxious. This is not Xu Changqing's character.
Li Chen waved his hand and said: "Let them come in."
Zhou Ping'an immediately raised his hands and said, "Then I will retire first."
Li Chen glanced at Zhou Ping'an and said: "After all, you have to move around more with other people. It's not a good thing to be a lone wolf all the time."
Zhou Ping'an grinned and said, "It's just a matter of personality. It probably can't be changed."
Li Chen waved his hand and allowed Zhou Ping'an to leave.
To be honest, if Zhou Ping'an wasn't such a lone wolf, he would really be worried.
After a while, Xu Changqing and Xu Junlou quickly walked inside.
"Weichen, Xu Changqing..."
"Weichen, Xu Junlou..."
"See His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old."
While Shan Hu was shouting, Xiaochuanzi was bringing a new cup of tea to Li Chen. Li Chen lowered his head and took a sip and said with a smile: "Okay, everyone, get up."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Xu Changqing and Xu Junlou stood up.
Chapter completed!