In the secret room, Xu Xiaoyu, An Wuyu, and Chen Jinbei looked at me, and I looked at you, as if to get a precise message from each other's eyes.
The three of them all clenched the imperial edict with the royal seal in their hands, looking excited and determined.
Duanmuyu's cheerfulness far exceeded their expectations, and Duanmuyu's generosity was beyond their expectation.
He wrote the imperial edict in front of them, took off the jade seal from his waist, and put a big seal on the three imperial edicts.
According to the imperial edict, after the Jue Kingdom's Northern Campaign is completed, all three families can be granted the title of immortal king with different surnames; the Xu family's fiefdom is Shangzhou, which is now Dahua, the An family's fiefdom is Ganshui City, which is now Dahua, and the Chen family's fiefdom is It is the Ningzhou of Great China; the three princes have autonomous fiefdoms and will never pay taxes or tribute; the three princes with different surnames can each build an army of 15,000 people, and soldiers, generals and assistants can be recruited and appointed by themselves.
Obviously, Duanmuyu had thought carefully beforehand. The three fiefdoms were very close in size, population, wealth, terrain, and climate. As a result, no one among them would feel resentful.
"Duanmu Yu makes a promise worth a thousand pieces of gold, and his words must be fulfilled. As soon as I return to Yinyang, I will prepare a decree for the things promised here and hand them over to the Neishi Mansion for sealing. Even if the great cause is accomplished after my death, the royal family of Jue Kingdom will also fulfill this promise. No!" Duanmuyu stood in front of the three of them and spoke seriously.
His face is pure and clear, and his words are sonorous, which naturally makes people feel convinced.
"King Julu and King Leiyang are both descendants of the royal family of Jue Kingdom, and the three families of Xu, An, and Chen are all branches of our Duanmu family. You have been hiding in China for more than three hundred years and yet you have not forgotten your ancestral heritage. It is natural for you to be granted the title of king and land. ." Duanmuyu frowned slightly and said to the three of them, "The country of Jue should not belong to the emperor alone. If Jue can regain its old land and the Duanmu family can return to the Central Plains, I will definitely reward the meritorious ministers. Not only you. , as well as other generals and ministers, they will all have their own injuries and their own titles. Only when the king and his ministers share the world can they work together as one, and the country can be consolidated forever!"
"The country is exclusive, the monarch and his ministers are separated" is Duanmuyu's conclusion after spending several years summarizing the collapse of his ancestral business.
After learning this painful lesson, he thought that once his ancestral business was restored, he would reward those who had made meritorious services during the war and tie their fate to that of the royal family.
If we work together, the king and his ministers will stand in harmony, and both will be prosperous.
If they are separated, the ruler and his ministers will be jealous of each other, and the family and country will be in danger.
"The ancestors lost their ministers, and after Xia Ruren's uprising, there was no one left to serve as king. On the battlefield, the royal family struggled to support itself, and gradually fell into an isolated and helpless situation. In the end, the army was defeated like a mountain, and the decline was irreversible." Duanmuyu paced gently in the secret room. , whispering in his mouth, "Learning from history, we can know the hatred of our ancestors and avoid the mistakes of our ancestors. Nowadays, the country has been suffering for many years but its internal affairs are clear and clear. Wen has ministers like Xu Qianmeng who govern the world, and Wu has leaders like Mu Danqing." A good general is the best opportunity for the Duanmu family to regain control of the Central Plains. As the leader of the Jue Kingdom, Yu is responsible for the hopes of the ancestors and the court, and will never watch the good opportunity pass by. Here, I can tell you that Jue The battle for the Northern Expedition will take place within five years. All three of you are true descendants of the Duanmu family. Please join me in this conspiracy at any cost! Students, your three families will share the power of the country with the royal family, and your descendants will be blessed with endless blessings! If you die unfortunately, your soul will return to your old career, and you will die well!"
Although his voice was low, the three of them heard it as if they had been struck by five thunders, and their souls seemed to have experienced nirvana.
Inherited from the ancestors and descended from all the people, Duanmu Yu personally inherited the Northern Expedition within five years.
Regardless of life and death, we work together to achieve a great cause. If we win, we will leave our name in history, and if we lose, it will not be in vain.
"What else do we have to hesitate? What else can we hide?"
After listening to Duan Muyu's words, they all couldn't help but feel ashamed.
No matter how mean you are, you can't find anything wrong with the person in front of you: purity, integrity, sincerity, trustworthiness, courage, wisdom, benevolence, kindness...
The three of them knelt on the ground almost in unison, and said solemnly: "I am willing to go to pieces and do my best to help the emperor achieve his great cause!"
Although they all know that they are descendants of the previous royal family, they have never taken the initiative to send anyone to contact Jue Country. In addition to feeling that the time has not come yet, another reason is that they do not know what kind of people Duanmulan and Duanmuyu are. Is it worth entrusting the future of three companies with thousands of lives?
Until they stepped into the secret room door, they were somewhat uneasy.
Once you enter the secret room, there is no way out.
"Having this enlightened master, no matter success or failure, will be a blessing in life!" Xu Xiaoyu sighed silently in his heart.
Since taking over the Xu family, he has often been confused and sometimes even doubtful.
"A dozen generations of the Xu family have lived in Dahua for more than three hundred years. Do we really want to oppose it and subvert it?"
"The Xia family is deeply rooted in the world. Can what we are planning be accomplished?"
In the past thirty years, he has never been so clear-headed, determined, excited, and enthusiastic as he is today.
"Yes, even if we risk all the money of the Xu family and risk the lives of everyone in the Xu family, it is just for the sake of our ancestors' old business. There is nothing unworthy! Who will not die? How many years do I have left? Instead of dying on the bed of old age, In fact, it is far inferior to shrouding the corpses of our ancestors in horse leather with great fanfare."
Seeing Duanmuyu, Xu Xiaoyu had a feeling in his heart of "seeking benevolence and gaining benevolence".
"Mr. Xu, the Northern Expedition to Dahua is not only my Duanmu Yu's great cause, but also the great cause of the two kings and three families. It is the long-cherished wish of all the descendants of the Duanmu family and the Mu family. There are no absolutes in war. Yu dare not say that the battle of the Northern Expedition will be won or not defeated. However, no matter whether we win or lose, we will bear it together! If you practice hard, you will be worthy of it. You will live up to the ancestral temple, and you will live up to the dawn. In the meantime, you will live up to yourself. As I am, so are the three of you." Duanmuyu held up the three of them one by one, and chuckled. said.
"What the Emperor said is absolutely true!" the three of them responded in unison.
After the salute was completed, Duanmu Yunai motioned for the three of them to take their seats. He still had other matters to discuss with them.
"After finishing the things here, I will return to Yinyang. I won't come to Dahua again before the Northern Expedition. Here tonight, we will agree on a general outline..."
... ...
After sending Yi Qingxin away, Mei Yuanchen didn't feel relaxed at all.
He has had this gentle temperament since he was a child. When others treat him well, he will treat others twice as well.
This is the case for Haitang, the same for Xia Chengyi, and the same for Yun Xiaoyang. Mei Yuanchen asked himself that he cared and loved the three of them from the bottom of his heart. It was the love between a man and a woman.
Only Yi Qingxin is different.
"She treats me with deep affection, but in my heart I always regard her as my sister and friend. If we talk about love, I..."
"The Yi family is very kind to the Mei family. I really shouldn't hurt Qingxin."
Mei Yuanchen stood in the courtyard for a long time, still feeling in a dilemma. He had no choice but to dance with his sword to relieve his worries.
... ...
The four people chatted happily in the secret room: if the three of them had questions, they would ask, and Duanmu Yu would answer all questions and tell them everything they knew.
Two hours later, the general outline of the operation was finally clarified, and a consensus was reached.
"We have kept the emperor's instructions in mind and dare not forget them. We also hope that the emperor will return soon and take charge of the overall situation of Yinyang!" Xu Xiaoyu left his seat and said goodbye.
Although Ruozhou was managed perfectly by him, there were always things outside Ruozhou that he couldn't take care of. No one wanted anything to happen to Duanmuyu.
"Mr. Yu is already making preparations. He will go back tomorrow." Duanmuyu said with a smile, "I don't have anything to give you, so I will give you a piece of calligraphy."
After finishing speaking, he bent down and took out three scrolls from the drawer and handed them to the three of them one by one.
Xu Xiaoyu, An Wuyu, and Chen Jinbei opened it and saw that there were only crosses in the scroll: Life is like a goose passing by, and you dare not let the blue clouds pass you by.
"This is written by Yu himself." Duanmu Yu's clanging voice said to the three of them, "You three, let me encourage myself with this!"
