Horse on the World

Chapter 428
When the lights came on, Shang Haibo politely declined Princess Qingcheng's banquet, and left the Zhenxi Hou Mansion.Some people went back to their own mansion with a heavy heart, but in the waiting mansion, Princess Qingcheng was still sitting alone in the room, watching the jumping lights, and even a man in Tsing Yi came out of the hiding place in the room and sat on her bed. On the other side, she still didn't feel anything.

"His Royal Highness!" the man called softly.

Qingcheng was startled, raised her head, looked at the other party, her tense face relaxed a little.

"Master Yuan!"

Yuan Fang nodded slightly, "What does the princess think about Shang Haibo?"

Qingcheng shook his head, "Shang Haibo can be used but not attracted. It is impossible for him to join us."

Yuan Fangdao: "Princess is right. In the past, we all judged wrong. Since the princess came to Dingzhou, he was the only Minister of Dingzhou who showed that the chariots and horses have always supported the princess. We have always thought that this person has more or less heart. He was somewhat loyal to the Great Chu court, but now it seems that he was wrong. This person has his own political ambitions, but unfortunately, he thinks that the current Great Chu cannot allow him to realize his ambitions, and Li Qing Marshal Li has given him a wider political stage, allowing him to show his abilities, which is enough to make him give up on Li Qing and Marshal Li.”

Qingcheng sighed: "It's a pity that such a talent could not be used by the imperial court at the beginning. Instead, he was allowed to go far away and become a serious problem for the imperial court. This is the prime minister's responsibility."

Yuan Fang laughed, "Princess's opinion is too biased. Great Chu has a vast territory and a population of billions of people. The so-called talents are born in large numbers. I don't know how many heroes are buried in the mountains and grass. No one cares about them until they die. What is a Shang Haibo? He was just lucky enough to meet a Marshal Li who appreciated him. To be honest, there are probably not a few people who are far superior to him in talent, but these people are unappreciated and cannot Just getting started."

Qingcheng said: "My lord Yuan, sometimes I also feel very strange. At the beginning of my family's great fortune, he had no soldiers and no generals. It can be said that he had nothing. But if you look at him now, I don't understand why he chose only one person. Everyone is so powerful, is he really a prophet? Shang Haibo and Lu Yiming will not talk about it, but you have seen the mountain wind, he is just a bandit, but now, he is a handsome talent who can stand alone, Luo Daoming , Jiewei, Xu Yunfeng, they were all small officials in the past, but they radiated great energy in his hands, and now they have become Dingzhou's top ministers. Can this be summed up by just good luck? "

Yuan Fang sighed, "Marshal Li is the most powerful person I have ever seen. He is an excellent man in martial arts and martial arts. He cannot but be admired. As for his subordinates, hehe, princess, then It's not that Marshal Li can see the opportunity, but because of the operating mechanism Li Shuai set up. Under Li Shuai's system, officials with poor abilities will be eliminated naturally, and those who stand up are the elites, the princess What I saw was the buried talents who were discovered by the commander in chief, but I didn’t see that under this mechanism, more people were suppressed.”

Qingcheng's eyes lit up: "That is to say, the future Dachu can also apply this mechanism to find talents and weed out inferior ones?"

"Princess, Marshal Li now rules only a few states, and in these places, his prestige is paramount, and all decrees are easy to implement. However, the territory of Dachu is so vast, and it is so difficult to promote these mechanisms. A huge project cannot be implemented with a single order, just like when Marshal Li implemented the New Deal in Dingzhou, His Majesty asked him if it could be promoted nationwide, do you know what Li Qing said at that time?"

"How did he say?"

"Suicide!" Yuan Fang laughed and said, "Of course Marshal Li said it very euphemistically at the beginning, but that's the core meaning."

Qingcheng's eyes slowly dimmed again, "Since this is the case, what's the use of the emperor's effort? Even if he wins, it will only leave Da Chu with a wretched face for hundreds of years, and he will eventually go to where he is today. The old road."

Yuan Fang's face became serious, with a sharp light shining in his eyes, "Since ancient times, there has been no immortal dynasty in the world. How difficult it is to build an empire that will last forever! But we are doing it, and the road has to be taken step by step. Maybe we can only do one thing in this life, but as long as the successive emperors of Great Chu persevere and each of them does one thing well, it is not impossible for Great Chu to be passed on forever."

"Your Majesty is so talented and strategic. Yuan Fang looks through the history books. There has never been an emperor who is as talented and general as His Majesty. He is willing to give up everything to create a foundation for the great Chu. Maybe for the rest of His Majesty's life and Yuan Fang's life, we can only do it." One thing, but this is the most difficult thing. If it is done, Da Chu will have hundreds or even hundreds of years to improve and develop step by step. Everything is difficult at the beginning!"

"Is it breaking the old barrier?" Qingcheng asked.

"Not bad!" Yuan Fang stood up, took a few steps in the room, and talked eloquently.

"Great Chu is now riddled with holes. The imperial government's government orders do not leave Luoyang for a hundred miles. The vast area, wealthy families, and local warlords are divided into separate regimes. Yin and Yang are contrary to each other. If you want to revive the Great Chu, the first step is to destroy the old ones. Only when there is power to smash and mess up, can there be a chance to rebuild. This is the original intention of His Majesty to formulate a plan. For this, His Majesty has disappeared, and the chief assistant, Mr. Chen, is still in prison. He does not know whether he is alive or dead. Although he paid a huge price , but at present, it seems that it is going smoothly, and everything is moving forward according to His Majesty's wishes, except..."

Qingcheng said: "Except for the sudden rise of the Marshal, isn't it?"

"Yes, although His Majesty was optimistic about Li Qing's development and helped him as much as he could, he never expected that Li Qing would have such ability and the speed of development was beyond everyone's expectations. It's too late." Yuan Fang said calmly.

"Brother Emperor took such a risk to do it, didn't he think that he would make wedding clothes for others?" Qingcheng said quietly.

"It's up to people to plan things, but it's up to God to make things happen!" Yuan Fang spread his hands, "If not, the Great Chu will collapse in a few years. If so, why don't you fight hard? What's more, things are still under our control In the middle, the Xiao family rebelled and was about to fall, King Ning was arrogant, and it was even more precarious, and the day of great Chu's prosperity is not far away!"

Chief Qingcheng sighed, subconsciously stroking his protruding abdomen, and said, "Where's Dingzhou? What about the Commander? What are your plans? Meet each other? From my point of view, I'm afraid you are not opponents?"

Yuan Fang took a deep look at Princess Qingcheng, "Dingzhou's army is so sharp that it is indeed hard to beat her. Looking at her army's strength, I am also terrified. Li Qing sent troops to the Northern Expedition. Unsurprisingly, he will replace the Lu family to control the north, and even Even Dongfang will fall into his hands, and he will become the biggest obstacle for His Majesty to reorganize the rivers and mountains."

After a pause, Yuan Fang continued, "But the military is always just an auxiliary means of politics. If we want to solve the Dingzhou forces, we will not rely on military means in the end."

"Do you want to rely on me?" Qingcheng smiled lightly, "You also understand my current situation."

Yuan Fang smiled and said: "Dingzhou is powerful, but the interior is not monolithic. Your Majesty and I have been thinking for a long time. The best solution is to stir up internal turmoil in Dingzhou at a certain time. But you, princess, are indeed such The most important of these joints."

Qingcheng shook his head and said: "The commander-in-chief is here, any conflicts will be covered up and erased by the commander-in-chief. In Dingzhou, no one dares to challenge the authority of the commander-in-chief. If you don't look at anything else, just look at such a powerful figure as Qingfeng , in the battle with Shang Haibo, just because of his words, Qingfeng retreated step by step."

A trace of killing intent flashed in Yuan Fang's eyes, "Since that's the case, of course he must be made to disappear."

"You want to assassinate him?" Qingcheng lost his voice.

"Assassination?" Yuan Fang shook his head, "Easier said than done? Leaving aside Li Qing's superb martial arts skills and strong protection, it is extremely difficult to get close to him. But this matter must fall on the princess."

Qingcheng's face suddenly changed, and he said angrily: "Do you want me to kill my husband?"

Yuan Fang smiled faintly, "Your Highness, calm down, even if Your Highness is sharing the bed with Marshal Li, there are a lot of chances to assassinate Li Qing, but if you really want to do this, I will discourage you instead, this is the next best thing to do. "

"Then why do you say that this matter fell on me?" Qingcheng's anger still persisted.

Yuan Fang said: "You really did this. First, you bear the brunt of it. You will never survive. Your Majesty loves you so much, how could you allow such a thing to happen?"

The corner of Qingcheng's mouth twitched slightly, obviously disapproving of this rhetoric, the emperor's elder brother even gave up his own life, so how could he care about his younger sister's life.

"Secondly, even if you succeed and Li Qing dies, it will only be a bad thing. Li Qing now has an eldest son. If the princess kills Li Qing, Dingzhou still has a master. On the contrary, it will arouse the anger of the Dingzhou forces. With one heart, unity and cooperation, and a master of revenge, the whole world will not be ashamed of the royal family because of this matter. The royal family's prestige will plummet because of this matter. It can indeed influence the rise and fall of a dynasty! How could Your Majesty do such an unwise thing. You know, Li Qingping is very popular among the people of Great Chu. Even if he does it, he will never let His Royal Highness do it. With a bit of blood on it, and after Li Qing's death, His Majesty still counts on Her Highness the Princess to come forward to clean up the situation!"

"Since this is the case, how can we solve Li Qing's influence?"

Yuan Fangdao: "Now the time is far from ripe, what's more, Your Majesty still has a glimmer of hope for Li Qing. If Li Qing is willing to submit, His Majesty will not hesitate to pay you with hereditary sex. Yes, if you can assist His Majesty, the establishment of the Great Chu Wanshi Foundation can be accelerated a lot!"

Qingcheng is silent, why doesn't she think so in her heart, but is it possible?
"Li Qingru can't surrender. Once the time is right, we will start the plan. Right now, Your Majesty and I are planning." Yuan Fang looked directly at Qingcheng, "Your Highness, Your Majesty hopes that you will put Great Chu as the most important thing and the highest interests of the royal family. , Your Majesty is willing to part with the throne, so don't tell me you can't part with a husband?"

Qingcheng lowered her head in pain.

There was a gleam of relief in Yuan Fang's eyes, and he took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, "Your Highness, these are our dark sons in the Dingzhou Group. Princess write down their names."

Qingcheng took the note, only glanced at it, then her face changed in horror, "How is it possible, he..."

Yuan Fang said with a smile: "Zhifang Division has been established for hundreds of years, and it has been in my hands for more than ten years. How can it not have a few important chess pieces? It's just that I didn't expect that an insignificant pawn would have such an achievement now. I'm afraid This person also refuses to admit that he is also a member of the staff right now? If the princess has a chance, she might as well beat him up."

Seeing that Qingcheng had read the note, Yuan Fang took it over, approached the lamp, and burned it to ashes.

(End of this chapter)