Almighty Nongmen Phoenix

Chapter 476;

As a person who has been planning for the position of the Son of Heaven for many years, he will never put everything on one plan.

Let’s talk about Lord Zhen Guo, his first plan is to use secrets to control Emperor Hongwen, and then push King Ning to the throne logically.

Thus controlling King Ning again and becoming the behind-the-scenes king of Dongzhou.

However, Emperor Hongwen's resistance, coupled with the fact that King Ning was not fully united with him, caused some cracks in his layout.

Then, he must prepare a second plan.

Not to mention relying on this plan to regain the seat, at least you can guarantee your own safety, right?
He has military power, but raising soldiers requires a lot of money and food. If he completely turned against Emperor Hongwen and had a mutiny, the imperial court would definitely not provide military pay and food, although it could be snatched from the people.

But once this is done, Dongzhou will be in chaos, and the three surrounding countries that have been eyeing each other will probably take action one after another.

He wanted to rebel for that position, and also for his own survival. If there was too much chaos and the three surrounding countries were attracted to join, it would be hard to say who would win in the end.

So he would not choose to make Dongzhou completely chaotic unless it was absolutely necessary.

So if you want to solve the problem of food and grass, it is inevitable to cooperate with the Han family.

The Han family has accumulated a lot of money, food and grass over the years, and the Han family just wants to develop better, such as the title of the first family, such as the current Snowflake Salt.

As long as Zhen Guogong promises to make great profits, there is no need to worry that the Han family will not take the bait.

That's why Lord Zhen Guo didn't want to touch the Han family back then. After all, this was the money bag he left for himself. If he moved it at that time, those things would all fall into the hands of Emperor Hongwen and the court, and it would be of little benefit to him.

"For that seat, this old guy has done everything he can."

"According to the current situation, after he returns to the capital, I am afraid that he will immediately want to intervene in the matter of Yanfang."

King Jin said with some worry.

Hearing this, Lu Yaoyao shook his head with a smile and said, "He thinks, but the emperor will never give it, and neither will the civil servants in the court."

"Now that the salt workshop is in my hands, it can be said that it is making a lot of money every day. The household department has money, and it has become a lot more generous when responding to the needs of various departments."

"If the salt workshop is given to Duke Zhen, most of the proceeds will probably be used in the Ministry of War in the future, and it may not be easy for other departments to get it."

"It is"

Those officials in the court are also those who are open to money. They are easy to do things with money, and it is also of great help to their political achievements. Naturally, they will not be willing to hand over money to others.

"By the way, King Ning visited me yesterday."

"The meaning behind the words seems to be that I want to come here and apologize to you for some things at the beginning."

Hearing this, Lu Yaoyao pursed her lips and said, "The apology is fake, I'm afraid it's because of the salt workshop."

"Actually, I don't understand. What do these people think in their minds? They want that seat, but they don't act on the facts. They only think about it all day long to form cliques in the hall."

"It's no wonder that so many dynasties in history are getting worse and worse, and all their thoughts have not been used on the right path."

"Oh? Your statement is novel. I don't know what is the right way?"

Jin Wang is also a prince. Once upon a time, he was full of thoughts of attracting more people to his camp, thinking that as long as he had the right to speak, he could do many things in the court.

"What does the emperor do?"

"Is it just sitting in that seat and giving orders and enjoying the blessing?"

"If this is the case, then this country is not far from the kingdom."

Hearing this, Jin Wang pondered for a moment, is the emperor just giving orders for the sake of enjoying life?Obviously not, what the emperor should do is to arrange for scholar-bureaucrats to develop the country together.

"You are right. Sitting in that seat is more of a responsibility, a responsibility for the welfare of the people of the world and the responsibility for the development of the country."

"Yes, it is precisely because of this that the people of the world respect and worship the royal family."

"Sitting in that seat, the first thing to do is to benefit the people, not thinking about enslaving the people like this."

"As a prince, since you want to rise to the throne, you should do more for the common people and gain your reputation. Even if you don't take the initiative to win over the courtiers, those courtiers with ambitions and ideals will come to you."

"Nine out of ten courtiers who are unwilling to come over to do practical things are the kind of masters who like to exercise power. Even if such people are recruited, they will be a disaster. Why bother?"

"You don't need to fight deliberately, someone will fight for you, and you can do practical things in peace, isn't it better than trying your best to win over courtiers who are careless and are accused by opponents of forming a party for personal gain?"

"Although the final decision rests with the emperor, if the emperor is not so stupid, who do you think this seat will fall on in the end?"

Lu Yaoyao's words made King Jin admire him, this situation is really bigger than these men.

"The more I chat with you, the more I feel inadequate."

"Don't say anything, what I said is just idealized talk on paper."

"It should be known that people can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes, and even more people can't help themselves in the temple."

Hearing this, King Jin shook his head and said, "Of course you can't help yourself, as long as your mind is not disturbed, you can do it."

"Did you see King Ning?"

"See, of course we must. Speaking of which, we want to dismantle Duke Zhen's power without any bloodshed. He is the key."

She is very clear about the current situation, and she is also the last person who wants Dongzhou to be in chaos.

After living a new life, she naturally wants to enjoy a peaceful life in peace and prosperity.

So even if she knew that getting involved in these things would cause trouble, she would still do it, not for the righteousness of the world, but just for her own desire to live a stable life.

"Then shall I bring him here tomorrow?"

"Well, bring it here."

That afternoon, King Jin returned to the city after having dinner at Chengyuan Villa.

When he returned to the capital, he sent someone to deliver a letter to King Ning.

King Ning was quite happy to hear that Lu Yaoyao was willing to meet him.

"Mr. Zhou, how can we get her to hand over the salt workshop? Or how can we get the method of making snowflake salt?"

As soon as he said that, Mr. Zhou beside him quickly shook his head and said, "Your Highness, we can't ask her for a salt workshop, let alone ask her for the method of making snowflake salt."

"Why? If you want to win over the Han family, you must use the method of making snowflake salt. If you don't get the method of making snowflake salt, what's the use of my king going to see Lu Yaoyao?"

In King Ning's heart, Lu Yaoyao was always inferior to the Han family.

In fact, thinking about it, the Han family has great achievements and deep roots. Lu Yaoyao is just a princess, and he lives in seclusion and doesn't go out much with others. His current status is all due to the favor of Emperor Hongwen.

As for King Jin, he didn't take it seriously at all. It might be useful if he was the left guard in the front and the leader of Yanfang Tiefang.

Now he has no position at all, just a idle king, basically dispensable.

(End of this chapter)