Ye Tiannan looked at Gao Yuan in front of him, this young general who was just in his early twenties had a calmness that was difficult for his peers to achieve, it was really hard to imagine that such a young man who was born in a cold background and had not received a systematic education had laid such a country in just two years.

"What are your thoughts on the future?" Ye Tiannan asked.

Gao Yuan smiled and said, "Didn't my father-in-law and the two elders already plan for me just now?" ”

Ye Tiannan smiled, "Are you a person who can act according to other people's plans?" If this were the case, you wouldn't be as lofty as you are today, and you wouldn't be able to sit in front of me. I want to hear your own true thoughts. ”

Listening to Ye Tiannan's words, Gao Yuan was a little silent, he didn't know whether he should believe Ye Tiannan's words, for the person in front of him who was about to become his father-in-law, his heart was not without suspicion.

Ye Tiannan seemed to have guessed Gao Yuan's thoughts, and did not continue to ask, but lowered his eyes and quietly waited for Gao Yuan's answer.

Time has only passed for a short moment, but in Gao Yuan's mind, there are a lot of things, finally, he decided to take a risk, no matter what, Jing'er is about to become his wife, even if Ye Tiannan does not agree with his own approach, but he will not betray himself in the end.

"Father-in-law, I think that only the amount of power in my hands is the most real. It is also the most secure, counting on others, but I am afraid that after the worst, it will be the moon in the mirror and the flower in the water. Therefore, what I have always sought is to have a territory that truly belongs to me, a strength that truly belongs to me, and I am not controlled by anyone. Gao Yuan said softly.

Ye Tiannan straightened up suddenly, Gao Yuan's words were very short. But there is too much information revealed inside, and Takato doesn't want to surrender to anyone.

He clenched his fists all at once, released them, and clenched them again.

"Gao Yuan, the amount of power you can use now is already very strong, you have the support of Zhang Shouyue, you have the full support of Langya County, and now you have Tianhe County, the full support of the king, go down this road. You will have a smooth ride and become an important person who can influence the political situation of Dayan, and it is very easy to reach an extremely high height. And if you want to choose the path you said, you are afraid that the road will be full of dangers, and it is difficult to guarantee the hope of success in one or two out of ten. ”

"Father-in-law, you said that Langya County would fully support me, I believe it. But if it is said that Liaoxi and Tianhe, the king also fully supports me, I don't believe it. Gao Yuan shook his head.

"What does that mean? Could it be that today you and Chun Yuyan and Ji Wugui are completely in vain? Ye Tiannan was surprised, and at the same time a little angry. This kid even lied to himself.

"No, it's not a hypocrisy!" Gao Yuan laughed, "Didn't I get a large sum of silver taels and weapons and armor from them?" ”

Ye Tiannan's face sank. "Lofty, credit is such a thing, for a politician. Although it is a very nihilistic thing, sometimes, the credit that should be talked about must be talked about. ”

"Father-in-law, I didn't say that I didn't support the king, but we must not tie ourselves to their chariot, have you ever thought about it, the king just took out some silver money and armor, but in exchange for my absolute allegiance, this business, they are not at a loss, but once I lose in the confrontation with Zhou Ning and the two, can I expect them to come out and save me? No, they will withdraw as quickly as possible, the king's status is transcendent, there will be no loss, it is great that he threw Ji Wu back to calm the anger of Zhou Ning and the others, but we will be miserable. ”

After a pause, Gao Yuan continued: "Langya is rich, and it can indeed give me the greatest support, but Langya is a source of water and a tree without roots, you can open the map and take a look, you can understand that if there is really a day when you turn your face, Langya will not be able to hold it." ”

"As for Zhang Shouyue in Liaoxi, he really values me very much and supports me, but father-in-law, you should understand that Zhang Shouyue is a person, what he values most is the land in Liaoxi, when I am useful to him, he will naturally try his best to support me, and once I lose my strength, I am afraid that he will be the one who comes to beat the water dogs. Moreover, Zhang Shouyue is old, and the two sons are now fighting to the death, he is not painfully determined, but he still has the attitude of taking a look, wanting to pick the one who wins from the battle between the two brothers, if it is a peaceful era, then it is fine, but in this world, it is about to be chaotic, and the Zhang brothers are not using this kind of infighting, how can there be a reason not to be used? I'm worried that Zhang Shouyue can't control it. ”

Listening to Gao Yuan's analysis, Ye Tiannan's face gradually became solemn.

"Father-in-law, please forgive me for saying bluntly, after you returned to the country to defeat the Linghu clan successfully, after ascending to the position of prime minister, the steps were too urgent, and the means were too strong, if you could have compromised for a period of time, maybe it would not be today's ending, Zhou Ning and the others were originally very jealous of you, but as soon as you came to power, not only controlled the government affairs, but also reached out to the army, how can you not be suspicious, with your means, let you stand firm, Zhou Ning and the two, didn't they find a knife to hang on their heads? They're definitely going to take you down. ”

Hearing Gao Yuan directly reprimand himself for being too hasty during his tenure as prime minister, Ye Tiannan's face was a little unbearable.

"You made a decision immediately, returned to Langya, and recuperated, which is a good move, but do you think that Zhou Ning and the others will let you get your wish?" Gao Yuan looked at Ye Tiannan's face, which had gradually turned black, and asked in a low voice.

Sure enough, Ye Tiannan was moved, "You mean, I've taken a big step back, and they still won't let me go?" ”

"If you don't die if you fight a snake, you will be counterattacked, do you think that with Ning Erren's methods, he will tolerate you to run Langya and echo with me? If my estimate is good, your trouble is definitely coming? Gao Yuan said lightly.

"What's the trouble?" Ye Tiannan raised his head and thought for a moment, his face changed slightly, "At the beginning, in order to instigate the real power figures in the Yan Kingdom to overthrow Linghu Chao, I promised some people things that were not fulfilled, do you mean that the trouble is here?" ”

Gao Yuan nodded, "It should be here." Liaoxi doesn't have to worry for the time being, as long as I still have the strength, Zhang Shouyue will not come to find trouble, and you don't have to worry about Hejian County, I will make him unable to take care of your trouble, but Kaiping, Yuyang, I can't do it. ”

Ye Tiannan stood up and walked around the house, looking very upset. "Gao Yuan, in your opinion, how to break this game?"

Gao Yuan shook his head, "If you can't break the game, Langya's geographical location has already been decided." Kaiping and Yuyang, if you force each other, you will do what they wish! ”

"But once this opening is opened, the consequences may not be manageable."

"Langya can only be used as a springboard for us to take off, not a foundation!" High and deep.

Ye Tiannan paced hurriedly in the room, gradually, his steps became slower and slower, and he suddenly turned around and looked at Gao Yuan, "You just said that you can make Hejian unable to worry about the trouble that comes to me?" ”

"Yes!"

"But how can you get them in trouble?"

"Not long ago, I was on the grassland, and I just annihilated Yan Shenghao's 3,000-strong elite soldiers in Hejian County, and now Yan Shenghao is a little in a hurry." Gao Yuan sneered: "However, his hard life has just begun, and in the future, I will continue to attack him." ”

"Where did you come from? And it's a taboo! ”

"How can it be my soldiers?" Gao Yuan raised his head and laughed, "This is the Hun rout looking for trouble for him." ”

Ye Tiannan shrugged, "You can actually control the Hun cavalry?" ”

The matter has come to this, Gao Yuan doesn't want to hide Ye Tiannan anymore, "I have started to build a new city in a certain place in the grassland, where it will be my real lair, this place is very close to the river." Yan Shenghao has already suffered a heavy blow, and next, I will slowly devour the territory of Hejian. Zhou Yuan is in a hurry to fight Donghu now, and he can't care about it for a while, and when he reacts, it's too late. Of course, you have to boil the frog in warm water for this matter, and you can't be in a hurry, and if you are in a hurry, you will be exposed. ”

"That new city has a certain scale now?" Ye Tiannan asked.

Gao Yuan nodded, "Yes, it does have a certain scale, and now the city has begun to be built." Father-in-law, my army will move there little by little in the process of conquering Donghu. ”

Ye Tiannan sat down again, but judging from his heavy breathing, he was in an extremely agitated mood at this time, and he was even a little unable to help himself. Gao Yuan didn't speak, gave him time, let him slowly digest this earth-shattering thing.

"What do you need now?" After a while, Ye Tiannan finally spoke again.

"There is no shortage of money for a while." Gao Yuan smiled and said: "In the past two days, I have made a lot of money, not to mention the 500,000 taels of silver that Ji Wugui promised me, I also knocked Ning Zecheng 300,000 taels and Zhou Yu 200,000 taels. With a million taels of silver, I have the funds to build the city. What I am lacking now is people, especially craftsmen with a skill, young and strong laborers. I have been operating in Fufeng Juliguan for two years, and I have accumulated a lot of experience in both iron smelting and weapon making, but because of the lack of manpower, the scale has not been able to rise."

Ye Tiannan raised his palm, "I understand, I'll give you these. Gao Yuan, now our son-in-law can be regarded as the same spirit, one is prosperous, one is lost, if you want to gamble a big one, then I will accompany you. Taking the opportunity of marrying a daughter this time, I will give you the 1,000 soldiers that Ye Zhen just trained as part of the dowry, in addition, I will also send another 10,000 craftsmen, as for the young man, I will slowly give you batch after batch."

Listening to Ye Tiannan's words, Gao Yuan was stunned, although it has been a long time since he came to this era, he still hasn't gotten used to some rules and regulations in this world, and he can't think of sending things like Ye Tiannan.

"Father-in-law, are these craftsmen willing? Leave the rich Langya, go to the grassland, go to Liaoxi, are they willing, don't make a mess." Gao Yuan said suspiciously.

"These people are slaves." Ye Tiannan said lightly. What you have to do now is to grow stronger as soon as possible, and Langya will provide us with a steady stream of labor and money. Even if I fish because of this, I will not hesitate to do it, as you said, Langya, I can't keep it." (To be continued......)