King's favor is hard to do

Entering the inner room, Du Yuzhang cut straight to the point.

"Brother, I need your help."

Mu Lang took a sip of tea slowly before raising his head.

"Yuzhang, what do you want from me?"

"My former subordinates of the Du family were scattered three years ago when the tree fell and the monkeys scattered. I think they won't trust me now. But they will trust you."

"What are you looking for them for?"

Du Yuzhang was overjoyed when he heard this - the senior brother did not refute the existence of those subordinates!Therefore, as I guessed, not all the forces affiliated to the Du family were uprooted back then!It was just because of his embarrassing status that he was not the core figure of the Seventh Prince's interest group, but a "traitor", so these people did not come to him again, but kept in touch with Mu Lang.

"Brother, it took me three years to eliminate the problems of land annexation in the south of the Yangtze River, consolidate the taxation of Dayan, and repair the water conservancy and dams in various river basins. Although not fully completed, it has been able to guarantee food production. With money and food, In the past few years, the common people can rest and live, the taxation and corvee can be reduced, and the population can be nourished.”

"Money, food, and people—they are the foundation of a country's development. That's right, Yuzhang, you really live up to what your brother taught you in the early years."

"But there is one more thing - the border is uncertain, and the battles have been going on for years! The money and food are produced here, and the war has exhausted the other side! The people are not allowed to rest, not only have to bear heavy taxes and food, but also have to serve corvee— ——If this continues, how can we rest and recuperate? The war at the border is just a wound on my Dayan’s limb, which has lost blood for years, and it is a drag on the country and the people! So this battle can no longer be fought, and the border must be resolved through peace talks!"

"exactly."

"Brother, apart from Your Majesty, the military generals in the court are the most opposed to peace talks. They hold the military power in their hands, and they hope that their position will be consolidated after years of fighting. So we must convince them, otherwise everything is just talk on paper, and peace is just a matter of time." Empty talk."

"That's right. But the military generals, the big tail can't be lost, and it has been a problem for all dynasties."

"So brother, I want to get in touch with them through the original Du family's old department. You know, because I advocate peace talks, the generals regard me as a thorn in their side and just want to get rid of me, they will never see me. But originally my Du family I have very close contacts with generals, and I can always get through the joints, so let’s get in touch with them.”

"Get in touch, what will happen next? What do you want to do? Do you want to reason with the generals and tell them to put Dayan's interests first?"

Mu Lang scoffed,

"You have been the prime minister for several years, and you are still so simple? Those generals are domineering. Rather than talking about it, it is better to cut off their backs! The hinterland of the south of the Yangtze River is where their food and salary are important. You directly cut off their food and salary. Who am I to see?" Dare to make things difficult for you?"

"If that's the case... wouldn't it be an open break with them? Your Majesty..."

"His Majesty?"

Mu Lang raised his eyebrows, and looked at Du Yuzhang meaningfully.

"Yuzhang, you can come to see me today, presumably because you can't get support from Li Guangning, and you have nowhere to go. How much have you done for him in the past three years, and how has he treated you? Do you still care about him today?"

"Senior brother, I..."

"Yuzhang, I'm telling you the truth. Not to mention those old subordinates, even the Seventh Prince...even though he is under house arrest, I still have contact with him. His ambition is still unabated, and he doesn't even blame you for your betrayal back then - Yuzhang , he is Dayan's Mingjun! As long as he is in power, are you afraid that you will not get support? Now that things are up to now, whether the peace talks can be achieved, and whether Dayan can be Mingjun in office, all depends on whether you can make up your mind!"

……

When Du Yuzhang finally walked out of the alley, it was completely dark.

Sitting in the carriage, he was still thinking about the secret conversation between Mu Lang and him just now.

The meaning of what the senior brother said is already clear.He wanted Du Yuzhang to return to the Seventh Prince's side again, and wanted to overthrow Li Guangning's throne.

Many of those powerful generals were on the side of the Seventh Prince.It was Du Yuzhang's betrayal at the time, and Li Guangning's support from the civil service group of the imperial examination, and the gathering of some young military generals, finally decided the result of seizing the heir.But because he and the Seventh Prince were brothers born to the same mother, under the persecution of the Queen Mother, the Seventh Prince was only placed under house arrest and was not executed.

The Seventh Prince is not dead, so those military generals have not completely turned to Li Guangning.Li Guangning could not support Du Yuzhang in promoting the peace talks, and this was the main reason.

Du Yuzhang knew what his brother said was right.He, the Du family, is a century-old dignitary, with great power back then.It is defeated at this moment, but the foundation of power is still there.It's just that without the leadership of the Patriarch, it's a mess.

If he really integrates these people, and with the support of those generals, the Seventh Prince will have a chance to subvert the imperial power.The Seventh Prince has always been a staunch peace talker, and at that time he would try his best to reach an agreement with Ximan.

Everything looks fine.

It's just - if he really did this, didn't he personally push Li Guangning into the abyss?

Du Yuzhang frowned.After all, he couldn't make up his mind and could only sigh.

In the night, the carriage moved alone.

On this day, the carriage in which Du Yuzhang was riding was simple in style, originally to avoid people's eyes and ears.Therefore, the route he chose was also very remote. After going around a few times, he finally turned into the palace silently.

But Du Yuzhang did not expect that he would be followed all the way outside the palace even though he was so careful.

"Da Yan Palace?" Tu Le secretly clicked his tongue while rushing to return his young master in the night.

...Why did the young master fall in love with such an extraordinary person as soon as he came here! "

……

"Did you see clearly? This beauty really entered Dayan Palace?"

"Young master, do you not trust my investigative ability?"

Thule patted his chest,

"Even if it's a lone wolf on the prairie, I can follow it to its lair and bring back all the cubs! If it's about investigation in the whole of Western Man, I won't obey anyone except you, young master!"

"Of course I know your ability. Otherwise, how can I be a companion for Lao Tzu?"

The young master of Ximan is called Na Qingyan, but in Donglu, he will always use the name of Dayan given to him by his mother of Donglu blood—Su Rucheng.

At this moment, this Young Master Su Rucheng smiled ruffiantly, and there was a light of excitement in his pale eyes.

"That beauty is actually from the Dayan Palace—such a person, naturally he can't be an eunuch. Dayan doesn't have a prince and prince at this age... Do you think he is the slave of the Emperor Dayan?"

"Young master, Dayan also has slaves in tents? I thought that only we in the West have this custom."

"They're not called slaves, they're called concubines. I heard that Emperor Dayan doesn't like women, but he has male concubines. It seems that I have the same hobbies as my young master and I like beautiful men. If that person is really big Emperor Yan's man...then I will snatch him back even more!"

"what?"

Thule was actually relieved when he heard that the man in the room might be the emperor.He knows his master's temper, and he never thinks it's a big deal to make trouble.This time they sneaked into the Great Yanjing City ahead of time, it was the young master's own initiative.He was very afraid that the young master would cause some major incidents in this enemy's capital.

Originally, he thought, if that beauty really belonged to Emperor Dayan, the young master should retreat in spite of the difficulties, right?After all, Dayan is the largest country in the entire Eastern Continent, and its national power should not be underestimated.What's the difference between snatching a man from him and snatching food from a tiger's mouth?

Who knew, not only did the young master not back down, but he became even more interested! ?