Star Sea Hunter

Yun Haoyu was silent for a while, then let out a breath slowly, and said softly: "Your asking price is really not ordinary high! Today's Xinghui Empire has not even given the noble title of Marquis. pass!"

Zhou Mengde said calmly: "Your Majesty, this condition may be too much, but the efforts of the Zhou family can help you obtain the entire Shuofeng Empire within half a year without paying much! Compared with this, these benefits are really nothing! "

"You have to understand that the high level of the family made this decision, and the risk they took is not ordinary! Once an accident happens, the whole family will face an unimaginable crisis! Therefore, this old man thinks that such a request is reasonable!"

Yun Haoyu understood what he was talking about. The six great families were united in one another, watching and helping each other, and they hadn't changed for thousands of years!Now for him, the family must completely break with the other big families, and even those important children who are married must be given up. Such a decision is very difficult to make!

He can be sure that this is only the plan of their brother's faction, and the entire senior Zhou family may not agree with their point of view!Those hardliners who command the fleet must not agree with them!That's why he just said that!

If they can be solved by the hands of the Starlight Empire, the two brothers will only have a greater voice within the family, right?

Once the agreement is reached, the Zhou family will be completely tied to the Starlight Empire's chariot, and there will be no way out!Zhou Mengde made so many requests in order to appease different forces within the family.After all, only enough interests can guarantee the stability and development of the family, and guarantee their right to speak within the family!

If the news leaks out, the Zhou family will face all-out blows from the other families!The short-term loss will be extremely astonishing, and even shake the foundation of the family!If the Starlight Empire's progress is not as fast as expected!

"The Yun family, in fact, can do everything you said!" He whispered.

Zhou Mengde seemed to guess that he would definitely say this, and said calmly: "Your Majesty! The grievances between you and the head of the Yun family, and the Yun family elders' association controlled by your grandfather, are intentional or unintentional towards you. The old man has also heard about his favoritism. Maybe they will really help you at all costs as you said!"

"But haven't you thought about it? Compared with saying a few words for you and giving some unimportant benefits, the bold decision to put the future of the entire family on the side of the Starlight Empire is even your grandfather. It is impossible to make a decision easily!"

"I don't deny that when you make a request to them, Yun Tianyu will agree to cooperate! But there is no free lunch in this world. This time, they will not be able to help you for free! There will definitely be requests. When the time comes, you Are you willing to promise?"

He has heard of the secret contacts between the Yun Family Elders Association and the Xinghui Empire, but there is a deviation in the estimation of the degree of cooperation between the two parties!I thought it was just a general trade relationship.

Yun Haoyu shook his head and said: "Even if what you said makes sense! It's not like I can't afford these things, but have you ever thought about it? Once I fully accept your request, the future Starlight Empire will be What kind of power structure? Is this fair to me and those soldiers who were born and died?"

He didn't say some things clearly, but anyone with a little brain can see that if Zhou Mengde gets his wish, the power of the Zhou family in the future empire will reach an unprecedented peak!It's the same whether it's in the court or in the palace!And unlike the Shuofeng Empire, it is unique, and there is no other evenly matched family to check and balance it!

The royal family is thin and has not formed enough power, and no other nobles and relatives can compete with it!How serious is the harm to the political power of a family dominated by foreign relatives? Are there few similar examples in history books?

Such a situation is probably even worse than the Shuofeng Empire!Once something happens to Yun Haoyu, the empire will [-]% fall into the hands of the Zhou family!

Zhou Mengde picked up the teacup on the table, lifted the lid, took a sip, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I can understand your difficulties! Therefore, this condition is not non-negotiable. Well! After all, the Zhou family made a You have made such a great sacrifice! So... just tell me how much you can give to the family in return!"

Yun Haoyu thought for a while, and said: "First, the princely title of the Zhou family can be retained, and property fiefs can be protected, that's no problem; second, those families that are destined to perish, property fiefs It must be handed over to the national treasury! It cannot be given to the Zhou family, but as compensation, I can grant another [-] bustling star domains to the Zhou family;"

"I agreed to the third and fourth clauses; as for the fifth clause, I once said to the concubines in the harem that whoever gives birth to an heir first will be the master of the harem! The concubine Zhou has nothing to give birth to, so this condition cannot be complied with." , of course, since you opened your mouth, I can give her the title of imperial concubine! What do you think?"

"Your Majesty, your conditions seem to be a little bit harsh!" Zhou Mengde said a little unhappy, "According to what you said, the family has paid so much, and the rewards they finally received are not as good as the Queen Mother of the Shuofeng Empire. From the Zhou family!"

"In this case, it will be difficult for the old man to explain to the family elders!"

At the moment, the two started a heated debate on the specific treatment of the Zhou family after the war!

In fact, Articles [-], [-], and [-] are fine, but Articles [-] and [-] are the main ones. The interests involved are too great!Yun Haoyu refused to give in no matter what, and Zhou Mengde was unwilling to give up easily!So froze!

When the six great aristocratic families established the country, each of them obtained the fiefdoms of ten star fields, which together accounted for half of the entire empire's territory at that time!Later, with the expansion of the empire's territory, the fiefdoms of each family gradually expanded to twenty star fields!And continue to this day!

These twenty star fields are the fundamental land of the family. After thousands of years of operation, they have become extremely rich and fertile lands!A considerable part of the family's wealth is hidden here!

Outsiders can't imagine how rich all the family wealth accumulated by a super family will be, but with the help of the information provided by the clone organization, Yun Haoyu already understands what an astonishing number it is!How could it be possible to give it to the Zhou family at will?And it is all the property of the two families!

What's more, he still expects that when the time comes to win the empire and wipe out the power of the aristocratic family, he will use their family property as capital to compete for the hegemony of the Xinghai!

As for the fifth article, since I have said something first, if nothing else happens, this person should belong to Xiao Muhan!Unless the other women also gave birth to children, they are not eligible to fight at all!

Finally, Zhou Mengde said: "Your Majesty! Why don't you do it like this? The property of those aristocratic families, old people don't want it! But the number of star fields bestowed by His Majesty must be increased to sixty, and it must be a prosperous and prosperous place; as for the Queen's position, you agree!"

"Zhou Yiwei is a daughter of the direct line of the family. If there is no accident, the marriage partner should be the royal family! Therefore, she was raised as an imperial concubine since she was a child. Being your queen will not fall into the glory of the empire! As for the issue of heirs, This is not difficult!"

Speaking of which, he took out a stack of documents, handed them to Yun Haoyu and said, "This is the information of the unmarried direct descendant women in the family. There are more than ten women in total, each from five different descendant descendants! They are all the best in talent, appearance and appearance. , as long as you marry them all, and get close to them more in the future, planting a wide range of crops and reaping a small harvest will naturally bloom and bear fruit!"

Yun Haoyu was stunned for a while before recovering, and said in disbelief: "This is your solution? For this reason, you have to give me more than a dozen women at once? This... don't you think this idea is too absurd ?"

"It's not absurd at all!" He said solemnly, "Your Majesty! Your cultivation base has reached such a level, and it is extremely difficult to give birth to an heir! But your harem is sparsely populated! If this continues, it will be difficult for you to give birth to an heir." The influence of the regime is fatal! Don't you understand?"

"Besides, as long as you accept these women, the family power behind them will be used by you, and the voices leaning towards you will also become louder in the family high-level meeting! Isn't this bad?"

Yun Haoyu was silent.He really couldn't bear the other party's practice of using the family daughter as a bargaining chip and bargaining on the negotiating table!Even knowing that this is a common behavior in the upper class!

Of course, he also knew that his point of view would not be recognized by the other party, so he didn't bother arguing, but said: "Let me think about it for a few days, and I will give you an answer when the time comes?"

"No problem, Your Majesty!" Zhou Mengde said very understandingly, "You may consider it carefully, I am always waiting for your reply! I hope the friendship between the family and Your Majesty can last forever!"

With that said, he stood up, saluted, and said goodbye.Yun Haoyu personally sent him out the door.

Feng Lanxi lightly emerged from behind the screen, saw his gloomy expression, and smiled softly: "My lord, I just found out today that you are really not suitable for negotiating this kind of thing!"

"What can you do?" Yun Haoyu cheered up and asked hastily.

"From the point of view of my concubine, you gave that old guy too much!" Feng Lanxi said, "The title of the Shuofeng Empire is not as high as the gold content of our Xinghui Empire! Giving him a duke is enough! As for You also agreed to those few things too simply, so that he took an inch! Don’t you know the reason for asking for a lot of money and paying back the money on the spot?”

"Let the concubine come and talk to him next time! I promise not to let His Majesty suffer!"

"That's good!" He said happily, "With your help, I don't have to worry about anything!"

"But!" She looked at the stack of documents on the table, flipped through them, and said with a smile:

"These girls from the Zhou family are quite good! Since that guy is sent to you, you can accept it!"

"What are you talking about!" He put his arms around her and began to move his hands up and down, and said at the same time, "For these women, I will sacrifice a lot of imperial interests to please the aristocratic family. Do you think my head was kicked by a donkey?"

"Hmph! You just need to understand!"

-------------------------- Almost a day later, the special envoy of the Yun family's Supreme Presbyterian Church also arrived, it was Yun Lin whom Yun Haoyu had met before Jie.

The other party's purpose is the same as the Zhou family's!The requirements are similar!

"The family is willing to use all resources to help His Majesty plot the Shuofeng Empire!" she said, "The specific conditions are as follows:"

"First, except for Yun Hongchang's lineage, which can be handed over to His Majesty, the direct descendants of other families should not be held accountable for their crimes; second, members of the Yun family will become the legal royal family of the Xinghui Empire and enjoy all the treatment that royal members should have! Three, make Yun Xinyao the empress, and when she gives birth to an heir in the future, she will be the next emperor of the empire!"

"Fourth, the royal family's fiefdom should be tripled, and at least three royal dukes should be enshrined, and the quota will be allocated by the elders! Fifth, a certain number of vacancies must be reserved for the royal family in the imperial legion, cabinet, and parliament... "

There are still a lot of clauses behind, and Yun Haoyu is no longer in the mood to listen.

After sending the special envoy away, he who had been trying to keep calm finally broke out: "This group of self-righteous guys, do they really think that without their help, I can't do anything?"

"I'd like to see if, with the power of the Imperial Legion alone, I can take care of those bastards!"