"Wow, what should we do now?" Ji Shuzhai had always been relatively relaxed because he believed that as long as he reunited with Yi Liuling and Kun Yi, the Soul Leaving Realm would not be a big problem, but now he heard that the two were helpless. He suddenly became frustrated, "I won't be stuck here as a chamberlain all my life, right?"
"That's not the case. In fact, the current situation is still good." Yi Liuling said with relief, "There is no way to imprison the soul for no reason in the Soul-Living Realm. It must have a certain rationality so that we can't distinguish between true and false. . Now that it has assigned us identities, it means that the way to break through this place is closely related to the plot, and we can get together in one place to exchange information. Isn’t this a good thing?”
"But where did Fei Huihua go?" Kun Yi muttered, and then found that the three people (plants) in the room were looking at him with teasing eyes, and his face suddenly turned red, "What are you thinking? I am She is said to be an illusionist, she should know a lot about this kind of thing."
"We didn't say anything." Yi Liuling and Yousheng showed the same innocent smile.
"Humph, I won't argue with you." Kun Yi curled his lips, "But if you look at this soul-departing realm as a kind of dreamland, you need to have a plot goal. However, several people in our room obviously belong to different Different camps should have different purposes. Is it destined that only some people can get out of this Soul Leaving Realm? Is it inducing us to kill each other?"
"That's not necessarily the case. Although there are irreconcilable conflicts between the Dingnan Palace and the royal family, the Southern Kingdom is not the only country on this continent, so there may be foreign enemies." Yi Liuling said, "As long as there are common enemies, our The interests are still the same.”
"Oh, Brother Ling, you reminded me," Yousheng said, "There really is such an enemy, and we don't even need to go abroad."
Next, Yousheng talked about the internal situation of the country that he learned as Pu Tao.
Although most of the military power of the Southern Kingdom is in the hands of King Dingnan, only a small part of them are truly unconditionally loyal to the King of Dingnan, and the rest are held by military attachés, large and small. The attitude of these military attaches is almost clear, that is, they will support the Dingnan Palace as long as they do not rebel.
Since the lineage of Dingnan King can be passed down from the founding hero to the present, he naturally has his own abilities and also knows how to measure. Over the years, except for the late emperor who had to take action to cut off the chaos when the palace was in chaos, he had almost never intervened in the replacement of imperial power.
However, although the old King Dingnan stated that he had no intention of interfering in the government affairs, the late emperor was still somewhat influenced in order to win over them. In addition, the Dingnan Palace is the mother clan of the Queen Mother and the Queen after all, and the royal family of the Southern Kingdom is indeed unbearable, so the emperor played by Professor Dou was still like a puppet when he first came to the throne, and it was difficult to decide anything by himself.
But no matter what, the relationship between the royal family and Dingnan Palace is still like a time bomb. The real reason that prevents it from exploding is another force from Nandom - the aristocratic family.
The South is a country without imperial examinations. Nobles are hereditary from generation to generation, and it is difficult for a poor family to get ahead. If you can see a person in the capital who has no family background but can become a high official, then he has either caught up with a certain family, or he is That's the military attache.
And in the core area of this complicated family power lies a fierce tiger, which is the Prime Minister's Mansion of the Southern Kingdom.
However, although Lan Xu's father is not a fuel-efficient lamp, at least the one who really calls the shots in the Prime Minister's Palace is the former Prime Minister Lan Jie, who seems to have resigned, but in fact can make the capital earthquake with just a finger, that is, Lan Xu Grandpa.
If the old and powerful King Dingnan was still alive, he might have said to Lan Jie, "How many soldiers do you have?" However, the current King Dingnan has a relatively soft temper, and there has been no direct conflict.
The relationship between the Lan family and the Pu family is indeed very deep. When Lan Jie was young, he was a young talent praised by everyone in the capital. Princess Mingzhu, the daughter of King Dingnan who was well-known at that time, was also the only noblewoman in the capital. She was even touted as a prince, but she may not be worthy of it.
Of course, having said that, everyone knew that she was unlikely to marry the prince. After all, the Dingnan Palace never interfered with the matter of seizing the heir.
However, it was such a coincidence that the Southern Kingdom was at war with the Western Kingdom at that time, and King Dingnan was not in the capital. Princess Mingzhu did not expect that there were spies from the Western Kingdom at the emperor's feet, and they could secretly organize a rebel army in an attempt to kidnap her and affect the war situation. .
As a scholar, Lan Jie was unable to protect himself in the chaos. He was seriously injured and fell into a coma. When he regained consciousness, he learned that Princess Mingzhu had been rescued by a prince, and the emperor had issued an imperial edict to confer marriage.
This incident had a far-reaching impact. First of all, it made everyone see clearly that the military power of the Southern Kingdom, except for the Dingnan Palace, was all paper. The nobles who led the troops could not even hold their weapons firmly. Therefore, after that, the army of the Southern Kingdom was reorganized and a large number of civilian officers were promoted, which led to the current situation where the Dingnan Palace is dominated by one family.
On the other hand, the late emperor, a prince who was not outstanding in all aspects, married Princess Mingzhu, which also meant that his bargaining chips for the throne suddenly exceeded that of many princes. Those brothers who had never taken him seriously developed a strong sense of crisis, which reached its peak after the unexpected death of the extremely secure prince, and eventually developed into a bloody battle for the heir. war.
As for whether Lan Jie still has any thoughts about the Queen Mother, you can't tell from his smiling and tiger-like face, but after he became the head of the family, the Lan family's family rules added a rule that men must practice martial arts to keep fit. Yes, I feel somewhat unwilling to do so.
Of course, the above part was not summed up by Yousheng herself, but extracted from Pu Taozhi's memory. King Dingnan had high expectations for his daughter and educated her personally.
"Ah, so we won't be playing any more tricks, right?" Yi Liuling lamented after hearing this, "Is this beyond the scope of the brave man's business? I don't want to be classified into history."
"No, even if it's a fight." Ji Shuzhai subconsciously touched the door panel beside him.
"Relax," Yousheng patted Yi Liuling's arm and sat down beside his bed. "This is just the background of the story. The main problem now is how to transport the emperor back to the capital safely. On the other hand, I need to avoid engagement."
"Marriage contract? What kind of marriage contract?" Yi Liuling became alert, "Just marry her. Don't marry her in front of her face."
"Listen to me, don't worry," Yousheng said, "If you can't get married, no one wants this marriage to happen."
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