The best ring

"Those who win the hearts and minds of the people win the world!" Wu Fan looked at Du Dezhong and said: "The hearts of the people may seem illusory, but they are very important. If the Xie family makes a big fuss about this matter, they may even complain about Princess Xi, but the royal family is among the people. His reputation will be hit, and it may even threaten the Jin family’s rule!”

"Is it that serious?" Du Dezhong frowned slightly, as if he didn't believe Wu Fan's words.

Du Dezhong naturally also knows the importance of people's support, just like in the military, military morale is also very important, but he does not think that this matter will affect the rule of the royal family. After all, the Xie family is just a family of Tianji Kingdom and cannot compete with the royal family. Compete with each other.

"A thousand-mile embankment was destroyed in an ant nest!" Wu Fan said: "A seemingly small thing can often have a big impact. What's more, this matter is not a trivial matter. For a long period of time, it has It will be a topic of conversation between the common people and officials after dinner, and it will also be a black spot on the royal family’s head that cannot be erased.”

Du Dezhong heard it!

Wu Fan was very unfavorable about the situation in their Tianji Kingdom, which made Du Dezhong a little unhappy and dissatisfied. He looked at Wu Fan and asked, "Is General Wu so unfavorable to the royal family of our Tianji Kingdom?"

Originally, Du Dezhong thought Wu Fan would not admit it. Who knew, but Wu Fan nodded directly and said, "Not bad."

Du Dezhong looked at Wu Fan with a shocked face, as if he did not expect that Wu Fan would be so direct.

"I know that General Du will probably not agree with my point of view." Wu Fan smiled softly: "This is normal. Compared with our Yanfeng Kingdom, the current situation of your Tianji Kingdom looks very good, although there are also rebels in the territory. , but not as arrogant as our Yanfeng Country, and as for the external environment, it is not as bad as our Yanfeng Country. Ordinarily, the situation in your Tianji Country should be much better than our Yanfeng Country. "

Du Dezhong did not speak, but nodded. Obviously, what Wu Fan said was exactly what he was thinking.

"However, General Du seems to have overlooked a hidden danger that has always existed in your Tianji Kingdom." Wu Fan continued: "Aristocratic family!"

Du Dezhong naturally knows about aristocratic families, and also knows the influence of those aristocratic families in Tianji Kingdom. It can be said that there are shadows of aristocratic families behind all walks of life in Tianji Kingdom, from vendors on the street to generals in the army, etc. The figure of the Aristocratic Family is behind the scenes. The Aristocratic Family has been completely integrated into all walks of life in Tianji Kingdom and has a huge influence.

"General Du should also be aware of the influence of the aristocratic family." Wu Fan said: "The Jin family is an aristocratic family, and the Xie family is also an aristocratic family. Now your Majesty the Emperor wants to take action against the Xie family. Although there is an excuse for King Xi's incident, do you think other What will the family think? Do they think that your majesty eradicated the Xie family just because of King Xi’s affairs? "

Du Dezhong's face changed slightly, as if he had thought of this situation.

"To take a step back, even if those aristocratic families didn't think much about it at first, the Xie family will not do nothing. They also know that they are not as powerful as the royal family. If they want to protect themselves, they will definitely drag other aristocratic families into trouble. As long as they unite Only with more strength can we compete with the Jin family. If my predictions are correct, this battle will change from a conflict between the royal family and the Xie family to a conflict between the royal family and other aristocratic families!" Wu Fan continued! Said: "I have also learned about the history of your Tianji Kingdom in the past few days. In the history of your Tianji Kingdom, every dynasty change has the shadow of aristocratic families behind it. In other words, aristocratic families have the ability to overthrow a dynasty and establish A new dynasty!"

Du Dezhong's face became a little ugly. Wu Fan, a history that outsiders could know, naturally knew better. As an important general of the Prince's family, he also knew that Jin Zheyun had always had the idea of ​​​​eradicating the family, which led him to have this idea. One of the reasons is what happened in history.

Jin Zheyun was obviously also afraid that his Jin family dynasty would eventually be destroyed at the hands of the aristocratic family, so he wanted to eradicate the aristocratic family.

"Our Majesty is wise and powerful. Even if those aristocratic families join forces, they may not be able to defeat the royal family." Du Dezhong said.

"Your Majesty is indeed wise and powerful." Wu Fan said with a smile: "But what about the rest of the royal family? As far as I know, the ones your Majesty loves most are the Prince and King Xi. Now that King Xi is dead, the Prince will definitely be more important. If something unexpected happens, he will inherit the throne in the future. Do you think he can hold on to the throne? "

Can you hold it?

Facing Wu Fan's question, Du Dezhong seemed a little silent.

As one of the important generals of the Prince's family, Du Dezhong had a lot of contact with Jin Bingyuan and knew Jin Bingyuan very well. Jin Bingyuan was capable, but it was not clear how strong his ability was.

The biggest problem of Jin Bingyuan is not actually a matter of ability. It is not necessary to have much ability to be an emperor. As long as he can use the right people, he will naturally have ministers to help deal with various things.

But Jin Bingyuan's biggest problem is in terms of employment. According to Du Dezhong's understanding of Jin Bingyuan, Jin Bingyuan is a very suspicious person and does not trust people easily. Even if he has relied on Jin Bingyuan for many years, he dare not say that he has obtained Jin Bingyuan. The reason why Jin Bingyuan asked him to secretly sabotage the marriage was also because he suspected that Jin Zheyun would change King Xi to be the crown prince.

In short, Jin Bingyuan is very suspicious. As a result, he cannot completely trust the civil servants and military generals under him. Naturally, he will not let the people below him do things. He will inevitably interfere in many things. If he interferes in this way, he will not be able to do so. Weaknesses will be magnified.

Although Tianji Kingdom does not seem to have any big problems externally, in fact, its relations with Shuiyue Kingdom and Yanfeng Kingdom are not good. Even if Jin Zheyun solves the problems of the aristocratic families in the territory and passes the throne to the crown prince Jin Bingyuan, Jin Bingyuan may not have any problems. Ability to protect this world.

Wu Fan looked at the silent Du Dezhong and already understood that Du Dezhong was not optimistic about the prince Jin Bingyuan. This was exactly what Wu Fan wanted!

"General Wu, I'm afraid it's inappropriate for you to criticize the political affairs of our Tianji Kingdom so much," Du Dezhong said.

Wu Fan smiled nonchalantly and said, "I am telling you this because I regard General Wu as a friend. If General Du is not willing to listen, he can even go to your Majesty to complain."

Du Dezhong looked at Wu Fan but said nothing.

Wu Fan said: "In my opinion, your Tianji Kingdom will soon be in trouble. I only kindly reminded General Wu for the sake of my friends. I just don't want General Wu to suffer anything in this chaos." harm."

Du Dezhong looked at Wu Fan and felt a little moved in his heart. Wu Fan had told him so much. It was not that he had never thought about Wu Fan's ulterior motives, but after much deliberation, he could not think of any other motives that Wu Fan might have. This is more appropriate as a chat between friends.