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Chapter 40: Night Talk

?At night, the emperor's sleeping hall, the little emperor Yuwen Gankeng slept on the couch, and Yuwen Wen sat beside the couch and napped. The "Yuwen Wen's bedtime story" just now scared the little emperor's face pale. It can be imagined that he would have a nightmare tonight, so the initiator Yuwen Wen had to watch the night beside the couch.

As the saying goes, "Binding yourself in a cocoon, Yuwen Wen tells horror stories to scare children, and even spends the night in the palace tonight, but he doesn't care. Anyway, he will toss and turn long nights when he returns to the residence. One more disaster is one.

Yuwen Wen was in the mansion every night, and there were beautiful women by his pillow. Although he was not as strong as fighting every night, he felt a little unhappy if he had no one to accompany him overnight outside the military camp.

‘I don’t know if the fight in Jiangnan was going on.’ Yuwen Wen thought to himself that after seeing Prime Minister Yuchi Jiong’s control ability in Yecheng, he felt that his strength was still too weak, and only in the war could he keep his family safe.

The soldiers raised with great effort cannot stay in the military camp and become moldy. As the saying goes, "the door hinge does not rot, and the running water does not rot." Regardless of big or small battles, constant wars are the necessary measures to maintain the combat effectiveness of the army.

What should we do next? He was still thinking that there was not much room for the land of Jiangbei to be used. Before solving the problem with the Sui Kingdom, the court was unlikely to launch troops against the Chen Kingdom in Jiangnan. Then Bazhou would have to still harass Chen Kingdom Yingzhou, and if he wanted to occupy the capital, he would not be able to do so.

The battle against Sui Dynasty was the focus, with high risks but many opportunities. However, this had nothing to do with him. There was no big plain in Bazhou, and there was no hope of playing large-scale farms to farm and garrison grain, nor was it in the sea. It was impossible to sell salt, so there was no hope of developing a large-scale voyage.

The population is small, the minerals are poor, and there are not many places to raise horses, so it is difficult to use violent soldiers and other types. If you go to high-tech arms, such as musketeers and artillery, the spread of technology is inevitable.

The secret recipe was taken away just two years after the thunder of the sky appeared. If muskets and cannons appeared in Shannan, the secrets would not be kept. The surrounding forces were all stronger than Shannan. If they learned the fire and medicine technology, they would be even more powerful than him, let alone learned it for the Turks, which would be a disastrous consequence.

This is because Prime Minister Yuchi is not greedy. If he ignores his appearance and wants to make a glass mirror, although it may not succeed, it will also make a mess. Yuwen Wen relies on this thing to raise funds. If the production method leaks one day, it will inevitably lead to a sharp reduction in sales revenue. What kind of soldiers will be used to support them at that time is still a problem.

He couldn't find a second product with extremely low cost but earning thousands of coins. If it weren't for his father's blocking, the hungry wolves who could come to tear him up, either snatch the production method or make him unable to sell a mirror.

After struggling for three years, he finally opened up a little, but then he entered a dead end and had no place to use his skills with the ability to fight, and he had become a bench player. He had no choice but to farm and fight small battles from time to time.

Just like the Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms, they were blocked in Yizhou and could not get out. They could not farm and farm in Wei, and their violent soldiers could not compare with them. They could only continue to attack and instead of defending. However, there would be no chance for Wei to remain unrest.

Waiting for the chaos in the Sui Dynasty? Emperor Wen of Sui Yang Jian was not bad at all. When it comes to imperial power, this person was able to rank among the emperors of all dynasties, not to mention that the Guanlong Group is now in its rising period, and the Yecheng court, which has many hidden dangers, will not be at a disadvantage.

After finally finding a way to survive, there were thorns everywhere. If you want to move forward, you are struggling. Yu Wen Wen felt that he had to plan his long-term strategy in advance so as not to end up in a difficult and sad city.

If there are not enough cavalry, he will still rely on the spear formation. If he can't attack, he can at least defend himself and not let others attack in. It takes time to farm and raise horses to build weapons, so he will do the ultimate move of the Ninja Turtle.

After all, we will go back to the tragic "step-based cavalry". We cannot chase and defeat, and we cannot escape. Fortunately, we lose all of them if we lose. If we play the tactics of fortress advancement, let alone consume a lot of money and manpower and material resources, time alone will not be much less.

'If you talk too much, you will be tears...' Yuwen Wen felt a sense of powerlessness, but then he shook his spirits. He would not admit defeat, so he had to resist fate no matter what. The foolish monarch who tried to get involved in his wife was finished, and other obstacles were eliminated.

The oil lamp was burning crackling, Yuwen Wen closed his thoughts, looked at the sleeping emperor on the couch, and then glanced at the eunuchs standing on the left and right. The two eunuchs stood with their hands down and stood motionless as if they were in a state of meditation.

‘I don’t know if there is only one or both.’ Yuwen Wen thought to himself that the little emperor was supported by Yuchi Jiong. It would be strange if he didn’t put eyeliners around him. So Yuwen Qiankeng always stared at him, which was natural.

Since ancient times, there have been few stories about the emperor and the powerful ministers who can get along with each other and become a legend for the eternal period, and even fewer of them can have a good ending. Liu Chan, the late lord of Shu Han and Zhuge Liang, the prime minister, were one of them, but most of them have no good results.

During the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of Han died. After Emperor Zhao of Han, he abolished the emperor (Marquis of Haihun), and the grandson of Emperor Wu, Liu Xun (Liu Bingji), who was the deposed emperor, ascended the throne. Huo Guang was powerful and over the government and the country was below one person and above ten thousand people.

Because of the abolition of the emperor and the great power, Huo Guang compared the world with Yi Yin, who was exiled to the emperor during the Zhou Dynasty.

Empress Liu Xun Xun, Xu Pingjun, killed the Huo family, and then swallowed his anger and married Huo Chengjun, the daughter of the Huo family, as the queen. The king and his ministers remained peaceful. The second year after Huo Guang's death, the Huo family was killed.

This is a lesson from the past. The powerful ministers were at least in their lifetime. Eleven years ago, the regent of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Yuwen Hu, the king of Jin who was abolished and established two generations of emperors, personally assassinated the puppet emperor Yuwen Yong, and his sons were all executed.

Yuwen Hu has a son, Yuwen Hui, who has already been inherited from the royal family of the queen. Shao Guogong Yuwen Zhou was also arrested and killed after the incident. There is no possibility of compromise in the power struggle.

Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the conflict between the emperor and the powerful ministers has intensified. As the saying goes, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. Either you die or I die. The emperor can kill him in order to protect the country, and the powerful ministers can usurp the family.

Taking the former rival of the Zhou State as an example, in order to prevent someone from threatening the imperial power, the Gao emperors started a massacre and could attack anyone who felt threatened. The royal family, Gao Changgong, the royal family, Gao Changgong, the Northern Dynasty's bright moon, and the pillars of the country were all killed one by one.

The powerful minister like Hou Jing was killed by the right one, but he ran to the Southern Dynasty and created the "Hou Jing Rebellion", killing the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River to the wilderness, and Xiao Liang was unable to recover.

Those who survived were all treacherous ministers and treacherous ministers who could please the emperor and tried to make the emperor happy. Therefore, when he arrived at the post-lord of Qi, Gao Wei, his confidants were all the best among the treacherous ministers. Mutiva, Shikai and others made a lot of efforts to disintegrate the Qi State.

The Zhou Kingdom was not inferior. Emperor Wu of Zhou Yuwen Yong eliminated the powerful minister Yuwen Hu. Although he killed all his family, he did not overestimate it. For example, the two brothers Yuchi Jiong and Yuchi Gang who were closer to Yuwen Hu were not implicated and killed, but he just paid a high-ranking official.

When his prodigal son Yuwen Yun ascended the throne, he felt that "there are always powerful ministers who want to harm me." He first killed the royal family member Yuwen Xian, and then killed all the loyal ministers and generals whom his father valued Wang Gui, Yuwen Shenju and other loyal ministers, and reused Zheng Yi, Liu Fang and other confidants.

As a result, he had just over two years ascended the throne and suddenly became ill and could not speak. When his life was in danger, Zheng Yi, Liu Fang and others took the lead in rebelling, sold his son, and packed it with Jiangshan to Yang Jian, Duke of Sui.

Qi State eliminated the powerful ministers, and finally created the two top treacherous ministers, Mutiva and Shikai, while Zhou State eliminated the powerful ministers, but Zheng Yi, and Liu Fang, the two treacherous ministers who rebelled, would be ruined if the emperor fucked the powerful ministers without them.

The emperor could not tolerate powerful ministers, and powerful ministers were more likely to usurp the throne. Yuwen Wen didn't know what the ending of Yuwen Gankeng and Yuchi Jiong, but his origins could no longer let him stay out of the matter. If there was really a moment when the breakup of Yuwen and Yuchi were inevitable.

And his wife is the daughter of the Yuchi family, and his legitimate son is half of the Yuchi family's bloodline. If he really reaches that point, what should Aye do as his husband?

The emperor breaks up with the powerful ministers. If the emperor wins, Yuwen Wen's wife will be a remnant, and her son is half a remnant. The emperor will not allow the remnant to live in the world. If a man cannot even protect his own woman and son, what is the point of living in the world?

If the powerful minister wins, as a royal family, he will definitely be a must-killer, and even his son will be wiped out. He will not survive. No matter which side wins, it will be no different for him.

‘I really hope one is Adou and the other is Prime Minister Zhuge...’

"Ah! The corpse has changed!"

A scream interrupted Yuwen Wen's random thoughts. The little emperor Yuwen Gankeng suddenly woke up and waved his arms sweating profusely. Yuwen Wen hurriedly leaned over and grabbed the other party's wrist and comforted him: "Your Majesty, I'm here."

The eunuchs standing on the left and right also came forward to persuade him. Yuwen Gankeng looked around in horror. Seeing that it was a familiar person, his mood finally calmed down. He wiped his sweaty forehead and said with a long sigh: "I just dreamed that I was walking in the mountains and forests and met a sorcerer to drive away the corpse. When there was nowhere to hide, a corpse suddenly turned into a corpse..."

"I am afraid that I should not tell that absurd story, which makes Your Majesty frightened!" Yuwen Wen quickly retreated after saying that, and was about to kowtow to apologize, but ordered the eunuch to support him for the emperor.

"What is Xiyang Gong guilty? This story is so nice. I want to listen to it more." Yuwen Gankeng waved his hand and smiled, "You must say more about what Xiyang Gong saw and heard outside, so that I can also open my eyes."

'Do you want to hear Sadako's story?' Yuwen Wen complained in his heart, but it is not suitable for children to have such stories. If you really get a frightened problem, it would be awesome. Seeing that the little emperor was fine, he bowed and apologized: "Your Majesty, please rest first, and it will not be too late to listen to it tomorrow."

"Well, I'll listen to it tomorrow." Yuwen Gankeng nodded. Seeing Yuwen Wen's panic look, he said, "Mr. Xiyang should rest, just sleep on this couch, and have a good night's sleep with me."

"I am afraid and dare not cross it." Yuwen Wen said after saluting, "I am willing to stay at night for Your Majesty. Please sleep peacefully."

......

In a corner of Ye, in a corner of the northern city, a man was reading a book under the light of an oil lamp. There was a bowl of soup on the desk, but there was no sign of moving it. Although the man looked at the book, he seemed to be absent-minded.

"Master, the man has arrived." Someone whispered outside the door. The man pressed the door open. The two of them walked in one after another. The man was pale and had no beard in the back, and he was in a hurry, as if he had just arrived from another place.

"How is the situation? How is the little guy performing? So how does Yuwen Wen perform?" the man asked.

"Reporting to the Duke of the County, Your Majesty is normal. He has not seen anything more. Yuwen Wen has not seen any suspicious things. He presented a gift and said some scenes, and then started telling stories. Your Majesty is very fascinated and stays in the palace for the night."

"Have the bedtime servant arranged it?"

"Please rest assured, everyone is watching."

"What story did Yuwen Wen tell that made the little guy so fascinated?"

"This... the little one listened on the side, all of which were strange stories. I don't know where Yuwen Wen heard it from, but it was so interesting."
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