Iron Dynasty

A cool breeze came from the hand-cranked fan in the imperial study, but Li Chuyuan was sweating profusely at this time.

Drops of sweat the size of beans kept rolling down.

He now understands that Xiao Ming's real purpose this time is indeed the State of Chu, and to him, this is a crucial conversation. As long as he makes one wrong move, he will fall into a doomed situation.

Therefore, he first decided to act stupid, because he always liked his opponent to show his cards first, so he said: The emperor's meaning is not very clear.

Hearing this, Xiao Ming smiled, Li Chuyuan might be a lustful person, but he would not be a political idiot in the environment where Chu was born.

Sir, don't pretend to be stupid. Now you know better than me the form of the state of Chu. Your father and king are seeking death. Once the Cao family intervenes in the affairs of the state of Chu, this state of Chu will be the state of Chu of the Cao family, not the royal family. Chu country, after all, the reason why Gaozu entrusted Chu country to the Li family was the friendship back then, are you right? Xiao Ming said with a smile.

Li Chuyuan's face turned pale, Xiao Ming's words were obviously threatening, he hesitated for a while, he nodded, and echoed: The emperor is right, how can this Chu country fall into the hands of others? Don't say the emperor does not I will agree, even a subordinate officer will not agree.

That's right. In fact, you have been very optimistic about you in Qingzhou over the past few years. This crisis is a crisis shared by the Great Yu Kingdom and the Chu Kingdom. Under consideration, I have decided to let you return to Lin'an. Xiao Ming stared at Li Chuyuan said.

Let... let me go back? Li Chuyuan said incredulously, pointing to himself.

Xiao Ming nodded affirmatively, The country of Chu was bewitched by a minister, and now only you, the prince, can turn the tide.

For him, it was only a matter of time to capture Chu State, just to reduce casualties. He hoped that Chu State would become vulnerable due to civil strife when he went south.

And the candidate for the chaos in Chu was Li Chuyuan.

What he can be sure of is that this prince will definitely not wear a pair of trousers with the Cao family. Even if he is forced to cooperate with the Cao family under the pressure of the king of Chu, he will definitely trust the Cao family completely.

Thank you, Emperor Longen, thank you Emperor Longen. Li Chuyuan couldn't help himself with excitement. Two years passed in the blink of an eye in Qingzhou. During these two years, he missed his country of Chu all the time.

Now he can finally go back.

Go back after you pack up, remember what I told you, whether it is life or death, rich or poor, it's your choice. Xiao Ming reminded again.

Li Chuyuan nodded, and after thanking him repeatedly, he left the imperial study.

Qian Dafu looked at Li Chuyuan's figure with a puzzled look on his face, and said, Your Majesty, just let Li Chuyuan go back, isn't your Majesty afraid that the King of Chu will attack the north without his only taboo?

Xiao Ming smiled, If that's the case, I would have been a famous teacher. What I am afraid of is that the King of Chu will not do anything. To me, it makes no difference whether Li Chuyuan is in Qingzhou or not, but it is different for Chu. Why is Li Chuyuan willing to let the wealth and power he is about to integrate to the Cao family, after all, the relationship between Li Chuyuan and the Cao family is only ordinary.

After a pause, he continued: And if the king of Chu dies, Li Chuyuan, who has inherited the position of the king of Chu, will definitely intensify the conflict with the Cao family, and then attacking the state of Chu will be twice the result with half the effort.

Qian Dafu nodded slightly, he understood now, the emperor made a clear move towards the king of Chu, if all goes well, this Li Chuyuan will play the role of a shit stick once he returns.

While the two of them were talking, Li Chuyuan left the palace and headed for his own house. Now he can't wait to return to Lin'an. He misses the feeling that one person is superior to ten thousand people.

He lived in Qingzhou for the past two years. After all, as a proton, he was just a bargaining chip.

When he returned to the yard, he immediately packed up his things and headed to Lin'an. In fact, he could see through Xiao Ming's mind, but he had to say that Xiao Ming was really powerful, and this time he talked about his pain point.

When he returned to Chu State this time, he would definitely fight with the Cao family, and he did not want to lose his power and status.

When he learned that Li Chuyuan was going back, the expression of the old housekeeper who served Li Chuyuan changed greatly, and he said, Your Highness, I'm going back to Lin'an now. Do you want to discuss with His Royal Highness the King of Chu?

Li Chuyuan sneered twice, then he raised his foot and kicked the old housekeeper fiercely, and said angrily: You old dog, do you really think that I don't know about you hooking up with those businessmen? Cao Kun This bastard must have given you a lot of benefits, right, why, let me wait for two days so you can tip off?

The old housekeeper obviously didn't expect Li Chuyuan to hurt people. He lay on the ground and groaned. Li Chuyuan's strength was so strong that he almost broke his bones with this kick.

But Li Chuyuan guessed right this time. He did often sell Li Chuyuan's whereabouts in exchange for money, and he understood that someone was monitoring Li Chuyuan.

Seeing the terrified look on the old housekeeper's face, Li Chuyuan was even more anxious, and he punched and kicked the old housekeeper again.

After venting his anger, the old housekeeper was already dying. At this time, Li Chuyuan left the house without looking back. He secretly vowed in his heart that he would embarrass the Cao family.

...

In Lin'an, Cao Kun sneezed, rubbed his nose, and turned his head to look north.

Cao Kun was surrounded by French instructor Brazil Lei and missionary Richard, now they are very friendly friends.

Behind him is his eldest son, Cao Zhengtong.

Today they are officially announcing the establishment of the Merchant Council, thus putting a foot in the Game of Thrones.

President Cao, what your council needs now is an army. Without an army, your merchant council is just a puppet. In my opinion, it's time to establish a new parliamentary army. Li Cha's eyes flashed with a complex look.

Cao Kun was excited when he heard the words, and Li Cha's words came to his heart. The Merchant Council, which had no military command, was just an empty shell.

What is Mr. Li Cha's opinion? Cao Kun asked.

Li Cha hesitated for a moment. In the past two years, Cao Kun took them to travel all over the mountains and rivers in the south, and at the same time made them very rich.

Because of this, their relationship with Cao Kun is getting better and better, and now they often advise Cao Kun.

Having lived through the French Revolution, they liked Cao Kun's conference to the core, because it would mean that they would be more difficult to deal with than a dictatorship.

It's actually very simple. One is for the country and the other is for money. Although the king of Chu has a large army, he lacks good soldiers. Now as long as you are willing to spend money, we can train you good private soldiers. After all Your family is still qualified to recruit tribes here, and this tribe's army is your strength.

PS: I just came home after being discharged from the hospital tonight. I can only write this chapter after staying up late. There will be more snails tomorrow. As for the eunuchs that everyone is worried about, they will not. For the sake of the snail princess, the snail will also work hard.