The world of counterfeit magistrates competes in the world

Chapter 345

"Boom!" A green jade vase was thrown to the ground and shattered into a mess.

In the prime minister's mansion, in the study room, Cao Ziyan's eyes were red, and he looked at his father sitting on the grand teacher's chair with the old god in grief and anger, "Why? Why did you agree to them? Father, Yunyang belongs to the child, don't you know?"

"Ziyan, I know, you are very sad now." Cao Ji looked at the broken bottle on the ground distressedly, closed his eyes slightly, and said helplessly, "But the matter of getting married is related to the imperial court's plans, and my father has to do this. Do it. You and Yunyang have no destiny in this life, just give up."

"Give up?" Cao Ziyan said with a bitter smile, "Hehe, father, why do you need to get married when you are allied with Eternity? Even if you get married, there are so many princesses in the royal family, why Yunyang? Can't it be replaced by other methods?"

"Confused! How can the court be left to his own whim?" Cao Ji's face darkened, and he reprimanded, "This matter was proposed by the Eternal Messenger, and it is one of the conditions of the alliance instructed by its master. How can it be changed at will? Besides, Yunyang She is also the emperor's own younger sister, her status is incomparably noble, how can other princesses be able to replace her? Eternal hopes to make peace with the princess, so as to stabilize the relationship with me, Tianwu, if we don't agree, how can Eternal be willing to form an alliance with us?"

"Then there is no alliance." Cao Ziyan retorted impatiently, "Eternity is so far away from us, but he is just a barbarian on the plateau. They are barbaric and rude, and they have no integrity at all. Our alliance with them has nothing to do with the situation in the world. influences."

"Stupid!" Cao Ji was so angry that he couldn't help coughing, "Ahem! Eternity is located behind Tianyun, and the terrain is extremely high, so we have an inherent advantage. As long as we form an alliance with Eternity, once Tianyun invades our border, the Eternal Army will Then we will send troops to Xuelong Mountain to threaten the rear of Tianyun Nation. Only in this way can we stop the attack of Tianyun Nation."

"Father, do you think highly of the combat power of the Tianyun Kingdom?" Cao Ziyan refused to accept it, "There is old General Feng in Leizhou, and the Leizhou Army is there. How can the Tianyun Army come here?"

"Hey, you have been leading troops to fight, and you are completely ignorant of the changes in the world." Cao Ji shook his head helplessly, "Today's Tianyun Kingdom is strictly implementing the strategy of farming and warfare, and its strength is growing rapidly. It is no longer the same day. That's it. In a year or two, when the general trend is complete, it is bound to be conquered abroad. Do you think, with my Tianwu's current situation, can I beat the Tianyun army?"

"This? As long as the south is stabilized and the new army is trained, we can launch another northern expedition and quell the civil strife in one fell swoop. At that time, the Tianwu will be unified. With our advantage of vast land and large population, won't we be able to stop the Tianyun Kingdom?" Cao Ziyan said hesitantly.

"Hmph, you don't even believe these words, so why bother to fool me?" Cao Ji snorted coldly, "Nowadays, the rebellion in the north has become a trend. In a short period of time, the imperial court can't bring it to an end at all. And Tianyun Kingdom is rising like the sun, It has become the number one enemy of our Tianwu. We must restore our strength within a year or two and stabilize the forces of all parties before we can fully deal with the threat of the Tianyun Kingdom. In this way, the alliance with Eternity is a matter of Tianwu's rise and fall. There is no choice but to pull on the big ship of eternity in order to survive this crisis safely."

Cao Ziyan pondered for a moment, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "Father, since Tianyun is able to risk domestic turmoil and implement the farming and war policy that was earlier than abandoned. Then why don't we also carry out reforms and strengthen our own strength? In this way, we You don't need to form an alliance with Eternity to fight against Tian Yun, so wouldn't it be better?"

"Ziyan, Ziyan, you have said so much for my father, but you still don't want to let go of Yunyang. With your temperament, how can my father entrust the great cause of the Cao family to you?" Cao Ji hated iron for being weak, and was bitter Looking at him intently, he said earnestly, "What is the foundation of our Cao family's ability to control the government? It is a noble family in the world. The strategy of farming and war will damage their interests. Once you touch it, you will lose the world's nobles." If the people’s hearts are broken, our power to control the court will collapse, and everything in the Cao family will be reduced to ashes. Remember, no matter what, you must put the interests of the nobles first, and you must not betray the nobles.”

"Why, why?" Cao Ziyan was shocked by his words. He originally thought that everything in the Cao family was won by himself, but now his father told him that everything about him was praised by others. Yes, it will collapse at any moment.

"Because our Cao family is also a noble family." Cao Ji sighed quietly and looked at him lovingly.

Cao Ziyan was speechless for a moment. In the past, he was proud of being a son of a noble family, but now he feels that this identity is a shackle, which shackles himself and prevents him from being free.

"Father, is there no other way for us?" Cao Ziyan asked bitterly, "If this continues, we will be excluded by the gentry sooner or later. Then what is the point of everything we do?"

"Hehe, Ziyan, you can think of this, I am very happy for my father." Cao Ji heard the words, his face showed a look of relief, and then he restrained his smile, and said solemnly, "Remember, the way of power lies in checks and balances. Shijia If we are dominant, then we will adopt a strategy of differentiation to make them compete with each other; if we want to hold power, we must have our own strength to deter others; Gentlemen, make sure to have fresh blood. Ziyan, as long as you can do these three things, our Cao family can gain a firm foothold and not be ostracized by the nobles."

"The teachings of the father, the children will remember them in their hearts." Cao Ziyan bowed sincerely.

"That's fine. Then, for the great cause of the Cao family, are you willing to let go of your obsession with the princess and focus on the overall situation?" Cao Ji looked at him with eyes full of expectation.

"I..." Cao Ziyan's face was instantly pale and bloodless, his lips were tightly pressed, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

"What? Are you still thinking about her?" Cao Ji's face darkened suddenly, and he reprimanded, "Yan'er, don't forget. She is a member of the royal family, and she is destined to be at odds with us. Even if there is no eternal marriage, do you think Will she want to marry you? In her heart, she will always be that Lin Yifan, so stop wishful thinking."

"Father, don't talk about it." Cao Ziyan's state of mind was pierced by Lin Yifan and shattered into pieces.At this moment, he gritted his teeth tightly and trembled slightly, the humiliation, anger, unwillingness and other emotions in his heart poured out continuously.Lin Yifan, these three words are simply his nightmare.In terms of talent, he couldn't compare to him, and in terms of leading troops in battle, he was still inferior to him. The most hateful thing was that even his beloved princess fell in love with him.He was born noble, but not as good as Lin Yifan in everything, how could he swallow this breath?

"Yan'er, a man, why don't you have a wife!" Cao Ji lamented, "The world is so big, I can let you gallop around; the world is full of beauties, and I can let you pick them. For a mere princess, Does it destroy your ambition? Don't you want to surpass that Lin Yifan, trample him under your feet, listen to his crying and begging, and see his ugly appearance with tears in his eyes?"

"Father, please don't talk about it." Cao Ziyan's eyes were tightly closed, and blood was already dripping from the corner of his mouth, "I don't want to interfere with the matter of eternal marriage, the father will decide on his own."

"Good boy, you finally figured it out, good, good, good!" Cao Ji couldn't help showing joy and applauding repeatedly.

"If there's nothing else to do, I'll take my leave first." Cao Ziyan got up in a daze, with a numb expression on his face.

"This? Well, you go back first." Cao Ji still wanted to comfort him a few words. Seeing his appearance, he knew that he hadn't come out of his grief, so he sighed and waved his hand.

Cao Ziyan left the study slowly, looked up at Banyue in the night sky, couldn't help laughing, and when he turned around, a few crystals flew out of his face and landed on the steps.

PS: When writing this kind of plot, I feel that my mind is wide open and completed in one go. Could it be that I have watched too many TV dramas?
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