Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Chapter 644: Daoyan finally sees himself clearly
Chapter 644: Daoyan finally sees himself clearly

Daoyan's defense was truly broken at this moment.

He turned his head and saw that everyone looked as if it was a matter of course.

And I’m not pretending!
They really think this matter is 'ordinary'!
This made Daoyan feel like he was completely broken!
As a top strategist who is well-versed in Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, Daoyan has always been proud.

Why does he like to hide behind and manipulate all this?
Because he felt that calculating about official positions, power, and wealth was too low-level.

These things did not demonstrate his abilities at all, nor did they bring him any sense of accomplishment.

Therefore, he chose the most difficult but most sensible path for himself - to cause chaos in the country!
In his opinion, this is the stage that can best demonstrate what he has learned in the past as well as his wisdom, character, and methods.

In order to achieve this goal, everyone is a pawn in his eyes!

But...he met Mr. Hu.

At first, he wanted to make trouble in the country, but was seen through by Master Hu.

Then, Master Hu half coerced and half bribed him to shift his attention to the foreign land.

Although there are not as many brave generals and strategists as in the Central Plains, there is also no profound historical heritage here.

However, the complex relations between countries, as well as the stupid kings, nobles, wealthy families and the greedy people in the country, made Daoyan feel like a fish in water.

Not only is the operation much easier.

Most importantly, you don’t have to wait for several years to lay the groundwork.

It can be said that in just one year, Daoyan had already demonstrated his abilities and style in various foreign countries.

With just a command from him, he could quietly start a rebellion in a foreign country.

Moreover, he could decide the outcome of the rebellion by just handing over a warrant.

This feeling made him addicted!
This feeling made him love it even more!

But even such a person is now being stared at by officials who are not even pawns in his eyes?
But judging from the past and the results, this is indeed the case.

These officials may not be as good as him in terms of insight, wisdom, means, knowledge, etc.

However, Daoyan really didn't know these experiences and rules of officialdom, which never came up in daily conversations and were only passed down orally by fathers and sons, masters and apprentices, and seniors and juniors.

Therefore, he easily believed Mr. Hu's trust in him, which was extremely permissive.

Because he could never imagine that a chief official who could even hand over the official seal of the yamen to him would have anything to be wary of him.

But it was precisely under this trust that Master Hu not only guarded against him, but also kept a close watch on him.

It's like the other person has already put his life in your hands, but is always on guard against whether you will pat him on the shoulder.

I am absolutely speechless!
Mao Xiang, who had been silent since he entered the door, looked at Daoyan's face full of disbelief and suddenly sneered.

"Yao Guangxiao, what are you thinking about?"

"Isn't it natural for Master Hu to arrange for someone to monitor you?"

"If I tell you that every time you write something in your booklet, it will be reported to the Royal Guards on the same day, will you be even more unbelievable?"

When Daoyan heard this, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Mao Xiang with wide eyes.

Mao Xiang was happy!

"So you really don't believe it!"

"But have you ever thought about this? As the deputy who is in charge of all the affairs of the Foreign Diplomatic Department on behalf of Mr. Hu, why do you think the Jinyiwei will not keep an eye on you?"

"You know, the Jinyiwei's duty to investigate the world was given by the emperor!"

"The most important thing is the monitoring of officials!"

"You are a government official who controls a large amount of money and intelligence networks. Do you think there is no surveillance around you?"

"To be honest, just for this reason, I feel that you are somewhat unworthy of the reputation!" Looking at Mao Xiang's face full of emotion, Daoyan was really broken.

He felt that it was too difficult for him.

This is the reward he got in return for his sincerity. It's simply God's fault.

He looked at Master Hu, who was sitting at the top, with grief and anger.

"Master Hu, since you don't trust me so much, why do you leave all the affairs in my hands?"

"Do you really think it's fun to tease me like this?"

When Mr. Hu heard this, he looked at Daoyan as if he were a fool.

Until he confirmed that the other party really thought so and was not just speaking nonsense, the contempt on Mr. Hu's face became more and more intense.

"Daoyan, I really didn't expect you to say such a thing!"

"In my opinion, even when you are at your most emotional, your brain won't be so useless!"

"Now it seems that what Mao Xiang said just now was really right!"

"I really overestimated you in the past!"

Without even waiting for Daoyan to stand up and refute, Master Hu simply interrupted him with a wave of his hand.

"Okay, you have nothing to explain!"

"I don't need your explanation either!"

"Since you have been diligent in your work in the past, I will answer your last question!"

"Let you die knowingly!"

Master Hu looked at Daoyan again, and then said in a deep voice.

"I trust your ability and know your ambition, so I'm leaving all matters in your hands."

"There is nothing wrong with this matter itself!"

"You should have realized it yourself. Unless it comes to some important juncture or you come to me on your own initiative, I will not point fingers at you but let you do as you please!"

“This is my trust in you!”

"As for monitoring you, it is actually an insurance policy for both you and me!"

"No matter how much I trust you, I can't give you my life and the lives of my entire family, right?"

"Then I will naturally have someone keep an eye on you, to prevent you from getting angry and doing something that might lead to my death or the destruction of my clan!"

"I can handle ordinary things, but that doesn't mean I have to bear the responsibility for you if the matter of genocide comes to me, right?"

"Therefore, this surveillance is actually prepared for this matter!"

"It has nothing to do with trust. It's just an insurance policy that if nothing goes wrong with you, you will never feel it!"

"But, obviously, at this point, what you've done has forced me to use this insurance!"

"That's the thing!"

"As for whether you believe it or not, I don't care!"

"I have done my utmost to treat you well!"

After Master Hu finished saying this, he no longer focused his gaze on Daoyan, but instead looked at Zhu Biao.

"Prince, what do you think?"

"Are you willing to take over this mess?"

(End of this chapter)