From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 1229

Hu Biao was a little upset.

Not the kind of upset that came from impatience, but a little embarrassed.

He thought Zhou Yuan was very smart, but he was not bad either, but now he thought that he was like a clown, being played around by others.

Yier Manor, yes, he should have thought of it earlier, Zhou Yuan hid there.

Maybe when he chose to go to Yier Manor, he had already regarded it as a bargaining chip to restrict the Black Mountain Sect this time.

Is he thinking too far ahead?

Hu Biao took a deep breath and said, "Master, I know I was wrong and will be more cautious in the future."

"Now I want to know, what should we do with Zhou Yuan?"

The old man said in a deep voice, "We can't kill him, but we must catch him."

Hu Biao said, "Wouldn't it be better to kill him? After the war in the north, the Great Jin Dynasty's troops were withered and it is still in the reconstruction period. Once Zhou Yuan dies, the Great Jin Dynasty will be in chaos, and we will have the opportunity to rise again."

The old man sat down patiently and said slowly, "Child, you have to look at things comprehensively and thoughtfully, see the whole world, see history, and see people's hearts."

"If it was a few years ago, you killed Zhou Yuan, and the Great Jin Dynasty would collapse."

"But now Different..."

He looked at the letter on the table and sighed: "Zhou Yuan conquered Langjuxu, Song Shanao defended the capital, and the two marshals, one after the other, completed the best historical handover."

"At this point, the people of Dajin seemed to have woken up, and their bloodiness came out one by one."

"The generals under Zhou Yuan, who followed him in battle after battle, have been trained and improved, and have become real famous generals."

"Education reform, the use of new Jinshi, and the victory of the southern naval battle."

"Now Dajin, although the number of troops is small, the national strength is much stronger."

"Kill Zhou Yuan, there are still Song Wu, Liu Fang, Xiang Yong, Shi Yi and others in the army who can be of great use. ”

“At most, it’s just the gentry class making a fuss.”

“But don’t forget what Empress Zhaojing is good at… She is not good at fighting, but she is good at political struggle and power. With soldiers at hand, those gentry will not have a good end.”

“Therefore, it can be concluded that the rise of the Jin Dynasty is unstoppable.”

“Killing Zhou Yuan will not stop it. On the contrary, it will make our Western Regions a river of blood.”

“If you understand this, you will understand what our ultimate demand is.”

Hu Biao thought for a while and whispered: “Beg for mercy?”

The old man sighed: “It’s peace talks.”

“The Jin Dynasty doesn’t want to fight anymore and wants to have fewer deaths, so we have peace talks. '

"How can we negotiate when the initiative is in their hands? Zhou Yuan wants us to destroy the country, how can we negotiate?"

"That's why we have the struggle now."

"There are only two results of the struggle."

"First, we capture Zhou Yuan alive. Both sides can sit down at the table to negotiate. We pay the price, but Yarkand continues to rule the Western Regions."

"Second, Zhou Yuan succeeds, we destroy the country and change the world."

Hu Biao couldn't help but said: "Master, I understand the first point, but how is the second point possible? How can Zhou Yuan be considered successful? How can we destroy the country!"

"Destroy Yarkand without bloodshed? This... there is no such thing."

The old man smiled.

He looked out the window, it was pitch black.

He said: "Yerqiang is not a monolithic country, and neither is the royal family. Each regime has different factions, and based on the actual situation, they have different views on the path to the Western Regions."

"For example, we want to negotiate, but perhaps some people want to surrender and want the Western Regions to ride on the rise of the Jin Dynasty and rise together."

"Some people in the royal family are timid and afraid of Zhou Yuan's reputation, and don't want to fight him."

"There are too many factors involved, including politics and humanity."

"What does it mean for Zhou Yuan to be successful? It's simple. Overthrow the Black Mountain Faction and Sima Yi's rule, let Yarkand change dynasties, and then all belong to the Great Jin."

"How to overthrow? Only borrow power!"

"So, the so-called Jinwu Pavilion Dharma Assembly, Zhou Yuan wanted to spread the news that he came to the Western Regions and wanted to meet people from all walks of life."

"The Dharma Assembly is not important, things outside the Dharma Assembly are more important."

Speaking of this, he waved his hand and said: "Go, you are responsible for capturing Zhou Yuan alive, and I am responsible for forming alliances with other forces."

"Let's see who is better between us and Zhou Yuan."

...

Everyone dispersed.

The people of Shenque went to rest, leaving only the core task of accompanying the people of the Inner Court to eat.

The conditions for them during this period were very difficult. They drooled at the sight of meat and milk, but they couldn't stand it after eating it, and they kept retching.

Slowly adapting, they all lost their appetite.

"Go down and rest."

Ye Qingying waved her hand and said: "There are no tasks for us these days. Take care of your body first and don't leave any diseasesRoots."

The silk workshop was crowded, but at least they could sleep peacefully, which was what they had dreamed of for several months.

Zhou Yuan poured a cup of tea for the second senior sister and whispered, "Are you tired? Why don't you take a rest first and talk about business tomorrow."

"Not tired, talk first."

Ye Qingying looked at everyone and said seriously, "We can't stay here. We can use the Il Manor to lock up the Black Mountain Sect today. What should we do tomorrow?"

"Move immediately tomorrow morning. I will take you to another place. This is the first."

"Second, our most important task at present is to contact the head of the White Mountain Sect, win their help, and plan together how to coup."

"Third, we must fully win over the neutral faction, especially the Big and Small Yuz and other neighboring countries. Having them on our side is of great benefit to the coup, because it is likely to affect the neutral faction of the Yarkand high-level officials. "

"Fourth, we must do our best to destroy the enemies such as the monks and the Tsarist Empire, and we must not show mercy."

Guan Lu could not help but nodded and said, "Miss Ye has been in the Western Regions for so long, and her analysis is very thorough. This is what we should do."

Zhou Yuan also smiled.

Now the second sister can be said to be really mature. She is not so petty when looking at problems, but can start from the overall situation and grasp the main contradictions.

At the beginning, she might not even be as good as Zhang Fei.

But now, in addition to faith, she has caught up with Guan Lu in some intelligence capabilities.

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "The Dharma Assembly is a good thing. First of all, it can express to everyone that I, Zhou Yuan, am here, and those who want to contact me can do so."

"At the same time, this is also an opportunity to establish the Dao. Chenxi, you have to hold up the signboard of Quanzhen Shenlong Dao and make an impact here."

"To change the thinking here, the Dharma Assembly is the first step."

"This may be more important than the struggle outside the Dharma Assembly. "

"Finally, the battle outside the Dharma Assembly is the most interesting. In two days, we have to make arrangements, meet the people we want to meet, and say what we must say. "

"Everyone is busy, and the real battle has begun. "