"The child listens." Ji Yan said seriously.

Ji Yuan looked at him, but did not explain directly, but asked, "In your opinion, how will the general trend of the world develop next?" Between the major princes, what will be left in the future? What will happen to my Xiliehou Mansion in the future? ”

Ji Yan looked at his father and saw that the other party did not have any anger at this time, but returned to the way the father and son discussed things in the past. I couldn't help but be sure in my heart, and after thinking for a while, I said calmly: "The world will definitely be in chaos in the future, although the child doesn't know where the chaos starts?" But one thing is certain, and that is that the chaos is not far off. According to the overall strength of the current situation, the last three families left in the future will definitely be my Xilie Ji family, Nanzhao Wu family, and Beiyu Mu family. And after the world is divided into three parts, it will inevitably divide the world again, and finally enjoy the world exclusively. It's just that the child speculates that it will be a long process. Because, after three points of the world, the war will definitely enter a state of anxiety. At that time, the three families will definitely be the same: conquer each other and unite with each other. Moreover, the alliance formed by this is bound to be not strong, and will only be a union of two weak ones...... This process is bound to be cumbersome and long, and only when one of them is strong enough to destroy the other two at the same time can the chaos be stopped. However, the process will be extremely long, and it will not take one or two generations to complete......"

"Hmm." Ji Yuan nodded, agreeing with Ji Yan's thoughts, speaking from his heart, he agreed with this son's ability and skill.

Ji Yuan continued: "What you just said is right, in fact, my father's speculation has always been the same as yours. ”

"But ......"

Ji Yuan's words changed suddenly, and then said: "If the marriage between my Ji family and the Mu family is successful, this process can be shortened directly, and the things that can be completed after several generations can be completed in your generation." ”

Without waiting for Ji Yan to ask, Ji Yuan continued to explain: "After Xue'er marries the Mu family, with this relationship, when the world is divided into three parts, my Xilie Ji family can join forces with the Beiyu Mu family to kick the Nanzhao Wu family out of the game first, and finally, our two families will fight again to settle the world...... This is the reason why I made a children's marriage contract with Mu Maniac in the first place. ”

Ji Yan couldn't help frowning and asked, "That's what the Mu family mean?" ”

"Nature." Ji Yuan said.

"Did they admit it themselves? Or is there a covenant with your father? Ji Yan continued to ask.

Ji Yuan said dissatisfiedly: "Such a thing, it's good to know it, so why do you need to put it on paper......"

Ji Yan was silent for a moment, and then continued to speak: "Could it be that if the little sister doesn't marry Beiyu, we can't join forces with Beiyu?" …… The child believes that what his father can think of, and Mu Maniac must also think that if he doesn't want to drag out the whole battle and want to dominate the world, he will have to take the road of joining forces with us...... Even so, why exchange the happiness of the little sister for the alliance? ”

"Bastard, if you still can't see the whole situation clearly, then you can only blame your father for looking down on your wisdom, and blame your father for teaching his son no way......" Ji Yuan scolded angrily.

Ji Yan never thought that his words would attract his father's scolding. In his opinion, his words should be reasonable. Although his father didn't like the Marquis of Nanzhao and was unwilling to join forces with the Marquis of Nanzhao, he also didn't believe that the Marquis of Beiyu would give up the general trend of the world because of such things as the marriage contract of his children? If it is really as the two personalities described by his father just now, Mu Qingen, the Marquis of Beiyu, should not join forces with the Marquis of Nanzhao, although with the pivotal relationship of marriage, mutual trust can be increased, but don't forget, when the world is finally divided, the marriage contract between the two will inevitably be put aside and compete with each other. He didn't believe that someone would give up the world he was about to get because of a marriage contract, not to mention that this marriage contract was formed because of the union of interests......

"Why, haven't you figured it out yet?" Just when Ji Yan was still pondering, Ji Yuan reprimanded again.

"Father's anger ......"

Ji Yan said in a hurry, and glanced at his father cautiously. Just as he was about to ask why, he found that his father's expression was wrong...... In a trance, he suddenly realized that his entire mind had just gone into a misunderstanding. If he could think of anything, there was no reason why his father couldn't think of it...... But what is the reason why a father is willing to ignore the happiness of his precious daughter? Ji Yan asked herself silently in her heart. began to recall that in recent years, the handwriting of various princes has ...... Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his head, and he discovered the crux of the whole problem.

"Father." Ji Yan raised and looked at Ji Yuan.

"You figured it out?" Ji Yuan asked.

"Well, the child was ill-conceived before...... Ji Yan replied.

"Huh? Then you tell me, what do you understand? Ji Yuan asked.

After Ji Yan organized the words in his heart, he spoke: "What my father is referring to... Because of the location, right? From the geographical point of view, the geographical location of both of us is better than that of Shangbeiyu...... And this time, Ji Yuan sent people to clear the entire grassland, and it can be said that his entire rear is safe, and he can attack and retreat......"

"Well, I don't need to explain. If only you could figure it out. ”

Seeing that his son had figured out the whole situation, Ji Yuan also interrupted his words, and his anger gradually subsided.

The real reason why he was angry just now was not because his son was disobeying his decision, but because he thought that his son had not yet understood the whole situation, and he could not tolerate that the future ruler of Xilie, his only successor, would be a stupid and unknown person.

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"But?" After Ji Yan thought seriously for a moment, he continued to persevere: "For this reason, I have to sacrifice my little sister's happiness. Is it worth it? Wouldn't this be unfair to Xiaomei? ”

"There is nothing fair or unfair...... Ji Yuan said in a calm tone: "Since she is my daughter, then this is her fate......"

"Hmm..."Ji Yan replied softly, and then, lowered his whole head, and the atmosphere began to become heavy.

Ji Yuan stared at his son carefully, knowing his son's personality well, he was still a little unbearable in the end, so he opened his mouth and admonished: "You are only the son of the Xilie Marquis Mansion now, and you have not become the real ruler, so you can still consider the problem from the perspective of a brother, but... In the future, when you take over the position of father and become the real ruler, this kind of thinking of yours can no longer exist, and your every move, thoughts, and thoughts will all be based on the overall situation...... As you have just figured out, the geographical advantages of our two families limit our layout, and in this regard, not only the two of us, but also the entire Great Shadow, the result is the same. Because, no prince will take advantage of the geographical advantage like Beiyu...... Once the world is in chaos and all the soldiers and civilians of Beiyu escape into the grassland, we will have no way to drag it into the water again. And without the participation of Beiyu Iron Cavalry, the turmoil in the whole world will last longer than the time you just predicted...... If Beiyu is willing to be biased towards a corner, it will be easy to do. But you and I both know that it is impossible, because no one can face the whole world without being moved. When the time comes, the Beiyu army division, which has not been baptized by the battle situation and has completely preserved its strength, will come back again, and it will be like a tiger descending from the mountain...... At that time, no matter who is left behind? It is inevitable to make a wedding dress for Beiyu. Moreover, this survivor is likely to be my Qin Lu. Therefore... Needless to say, you should also understand the importance of this marriage contract to Qin Lu. In other words, now that this marriage contract has been set early, then we in the Xilie Marquis Mansion cannot tear it up...... As his father said before, even if he wants to dissolve the marriage contract, he can only mention it from the Beiyu Marquis Mansion. This is not to say that his father is afraid of offending him in the Beiyu Marquis Mansion, and he will destroy his prestige in the growth of others. As for the reason, I think you should be able to figure it out too. ”

"Hmm!" Ji Yan responded softly and said: "Because our two families are evenly matched, they are afraid of each other, and the dissolution of the marriage contract is even more shameful for the person who has been divorced. Therefore, no matter if our family takes the initiative to withdraw from the marriage, it is reasonable to give the other party benefits of equal value as compensation......"

Speaking of this, Ji Yan paused, raised his head to look at Ji Yuan's eyes, and said with a bit of mockery: "As an excellent person in power, no matter when and where, you must try your best to maximize the interests of everything, and everything is for the sake of the family......

Ji Yuan pretended not to hear the ridicule and dissatisfaction in his tone, and suddenly said, "Do you remember the ancient text that your father once taught you to memorize?" ”

"Children always remember, dare not forget." Ji Yan responded, and then began to recite, as if he was reciting to his father, but in fact, he seemed to be convincing himself.

"There are trees in the garden, and there are cicadas on them, and the cicadas are high in sorrow and dew, and I don't know that the praying mantis is behind them! The praying mantis is committed to the song, wanting to take the cicada without knowing that the yellow finch is also beside it! The yellow finch stretched its neck to peck at the mantis, but he didn't know that the projectile was also ...... under it, "Ji Yan has been reciting for longer than ever before.

Ji Yuan nodded and said: "It's good for you to remember at all times, this is also my Ji family's family motto, we don't do praying mantises, we don't want to be yellow birds, we just need to be the last winner......"

"Hmmm! Remember, child. Ji Yan nodded in response.

Ji Yuan looked at the son he loved the most and was the proudest in the past, sighed, and said, "Don't blame your father for being ruthless, when your father is like you, he will have the same thoughts as you, but now he is in a different position...... When you really sit in the position of father in the future, you will understand how to be a father. ”

"Hmmm! The child didn't blame the father, but ......"

"Alright, if nothing happens, you can go down first!" Ji Yuan waved his hand and stopped.

He didn't listen to Ji Yan's next words, or he had already guessed Ji Yan's next words.

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