"The battle for the throne will never happen overnight. King Zhi is good at martial arts, and the world will be wary of his martial arts; King Yi is benevolent, and the world will think he is hypocritical; I am known for my wisdom, and the world will be wary of my tricks. Now that I know your strengths, I will do my best. Trying to control your strengths, how can you easily achieve what you plan? The success of your plan is because the enemy is not prepared." His father's teachings are still in his ears, but now that heaven and man are separated, Xia Chengxuan only feels the most painful in the world. I hate nothing more than this.
"Xia Muyan, you are hiding so deeply. You are indeed well versed in political disputes." Xia Chengxuan lay on the desk and gnashed his teeth and snorted, "But if you kill my father, you are destined to never have a happy ending! I will definitely exhaust myself. With all my strength, I swear to tear you into pieces!"
After asking Xia Chengxuan's servant Alai, Mei Yuanchen found out that he had gone to his adoptive father's study. Thinking about people and seeing things is the basis of ordinary human feelings.
When Mei Yuanchen walked outside Xia Muchao's study, she heard a gentle whimper coming from inside. When she reached the door, she didn't push it open and entered.
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"There are no outsiders here, and there is no need to pay so much attention. Just sit down wherever you like!" Duanmuyu pointed to the four futons on the ground and laughed softly.
After finishing speaking, he sat down on the nearest bedding.
It is an ironclad fact that his father died and he ascended the throne, and there is no point in thinking about it. Although his mind is far superior to that of ordinary people, the death of his close relatives still makes him sad and exhausted. After more than ten days, he has become much more haggard and has lost the rich charm of the past.
After hearing what he said, Duanmu Ke, Xu Qianmeng, and Yu Lingyi were not polite, and each found a place to sit down cross-legged.
"Duanmuyu would like to express my gratitude to the three of you who have been in charge of state affairs these days!" After they sat down, Duanmuyu bowed slightly and said. He had been on the throne for half a month, but Duanmu Ke and Xu Qianmeng were still temporarily handling the current political affairs, which made them very busy.
Unlike Dahua, Jue State does not attach importance to etiquette, and its monarchs have never been good at power. Despite this, there have been few attempts to seize power and usurp the throne in the Jue Kingdom for more than three hundred and twenty years. Not only did Duanmuyu's other brothers not compete with him for the throne, this was also the case in all dynasties.
At that time, Duanmu Ke's reputation was not inferior to that of his brother Duanmu Lan. However, after learning that Duanmu Lan was established as the prince, he accepted it calmly and did not interfere with it.
For this reason, monarchs of all dynasties have a tradition of treating the orphans and elders of the previous dynasty kindly.
Duanmu was conservative and prudent, while Duanmuyu was radical and escapist. The uncle and nephew had always had different political views. They often argued in the court and had their own rifts. However, after Duanmuyu ascended the throne, he still appointed Duanmuke as regent, temporarily assuming the power of the monarch. Duanmu Ke also had no taboos about the new king's thoughts. He established government, gave instructions, and appointed people according to his own ideas.
Those who hold power trust and those who exercise power are loyal. There is nothing more so-called loyalty and trust than this.
"Your Majesty, you are gifted, and your strategies and insights are rare in this world. I ask myself that if you have some talent and knowledge, you can shoulder the responsibility of the country. However, if the country of Jue wants to prosper and expand, it is not something you can do. I hope you can cheer up soon and bow down. Manage your own affairs and pursue national affairs!" Duanmu Ke said solemnly. Although he didn't like his nephew, he always recognized his talent.
"Duanmuyu dare not or forget the great plan of rejuvenating the country of Jue. The management of government affairs begins now." Duanmuyu nodded seriously and replied in a clear voice.
When the three people sitting opposite heard this, their faces were all happy.
The monarch's diligence is a blessing to the people, and the monarch's encouragement is actually a blessing to the people.
"That's why Ye Zhao, the three of you, are here." Duan Muyu looked at Xu Qianmeng and said with a salute, "Mr. Xu, I think the strategy you mentioned a few days ago to use Jianghu forces to stir up the affairs of China is indeed a very safe strategy. Destroying China is a century-old plan. Since we, the Duanmu clan, have been planning for a hundred years, we are not in a hurry. If we can stir up a stir in the martial arts world within a few years, we can naturally contain many assets and people in the Great China court, and even shake the Xia clan. The foundation. It can just buy Jue a few years of time to save money and train troops."
"That's right!" Duanmu Ke's smile grew. "Although we strive to win the battle with Dahua quickly, it cannot be accomplished overnight. An extra day of preparing money and food, and an extra day of training soldiers and horses will give us a better chance of winning. "Jue's country is not as good as Dahua. Once a war breaks out, we can only win, not lose." He seeks stability in his governance, and does everything step by step, which seems to be a bit delayed.
However, under the leadership of him and Xu Qianmeng, Jue's domestic affairs were clear and clear, and the national treasury became increasingly full, laying the foundation for Jue's Northern Expedition. This is also one of the reasons why he has been favorably used by Duanmulan for many years.
"The power of Dahua Jianghu is extremely powerful, and it really has the power to compete with the imperial court. Not to mention the secret, the Yan Gang of Danyang City and the Xu Family of Ruozhou both have the strength to dominate one side. If they can make them and The imperial court is an enemy, and I think the Dahua imperial court is also extremely difficult, and may not be able to deal with it easily." Yu Lingyi continued. He was born as a martial artist and was more interested in the world of Dahua than others. He had already figured out the details of those big families and sects.
After listening to what they said, Duan Muyu nodded slightly, then looked at Xu Qianmeng, and chuckled: "Mr. Xu, thanks to you, the 'clairvoyance' can be put to great use at this time!"
"Your Majesty, I have heard the name of 'clairvoyance' for a long time, but my knowledge of it is really limited. Can you tell me in detail?" Duanmu Ke frowned, bowed and tilted his head and asked.
Duanmuyu smiled and said to Xu Qianmeng: "Mr. Xu, please tell them in detail."
"Yes." Xu Qianmeng bowed to accept the order, sorted out his thoughts slightly, and said to Duanmu Ke and Yu Lingyi, "Ten years ago, the late emperor handed over the great cause of Jihua to the emperor. At that time, the emperor found me and wanted to let me I planned to build an intelligence army and lurk in Dahua to collect information so as to know the enemy before the battle and see thousands of miles away. I successively selected two thousand people from the army and sent them to various places in Dahua. Then ten In the middle of the year, some of them escaped into the world, and some lurked in the homes of high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen. During this period, I don’t know how much news came.” He paused and then said, “Of course, some of them defected to the enemy, and some Some were captured and executed, and some have long since disappeared. Currently, there are only more than 1,200 people still working for the court, and they are all our spies in Dahua."
"So many people?" Duanmu Ke asked in surprise. He originally thought that a hundred or ten would be good, but he didn't expect that there were more than a thousand people, which was beyond his expectation.
"The lack of people is not the most important thing." Duanmuyu shook his head and asked with a smile, "Have you ever heard of the name of the Nine Halls?"
Yu Lingyi replied: "I know that it is the largest killer hall in the world today."
"That's right." Xu Qianmeng understood Duanmuyu's meaning and immediately answered, "There are many of our people in the Nine Halls, even their former hall master and two masters are ours!"
There's nothing surprising about this.
Duanmu Ke and Yu Lingyi looked at each other with disbelief on their faces.
"It's a pity that he died of his injuries and passed the position of palace master to Zhang Suiguang four years ago. Fortunately, Zhang Suiguang is also an ambitious man and has done a lot for us over the years." Xu Qianmeng thoughtfully He said, "Unfortunately, he is not one of us after all."
Duan Muyu waved his hand and said seriously: "It doesn't matter. He is a smart man. Although he is a bit ambitious, he knows the pros and cons and knows how to advance and retreat. He is really a good helper. We rely on two people to stir up the Dahua Wulin, and one of them is him."
"Oh, where's the other one? Could it be that there are some of our people among the Dahua martial arts masters?" Yu Lingyi asked curiously.
He is Duanmu Yu's martial arts teacher, and the two have a close relationship. However, since Duanmu Lan was assassinated, he felt that he was guilty, and he was a little more reserved in front of and behind him, and he seemed a lot more lively.
Duanmuyu looked solemn, shook his head, and said seriously: "No, besides Zhang Suiguang, the other person is you."
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"Have you been outside the door for a long time?" Xia Chengxuan opened the door and asked in surprise when he saw Mei Yuanchen standing outside with his back turned.
