"I really didn't expect that these little tricks were not only seen through by the emperor, but also seen through by Yang Lao, which made Yang Lao smile. 56 Book Library New Website: When Shen Yan heard Yang Manlou's words, some light flashed in his eyes, and some things in his mind that he hadn't figured out before suddenly became clear.

I thought that everything I did was so careful and mysterious, but I didn't expect to stand in front of the emperor as if I was not dressed, it turned out that I had been playing a clown, and I thought it was a high-ranking military advisor.

"Lord Shen doesn't have to care, in fact, the emperor still fully trusts Lord Shen, otherwise, with the emperor's character, Lord Shen will not be able to gain such respect and trust, let alone tie you to the eighteenth prince." Yang Manlou saw Shen Yan's expression, and immediately understood Shen Yan's thoughts, and a smile couldn't help but appear on the corner of his mouth, and said slowly.

"The prince's attendant said, many times it is the prince's teacher, if it weren't for Lord Shen's age, if it wasn't for Lord Shen's failure to pass the formal imperial examination, Lord Shen is likely to be the prince's teacher, this honor is great, and more importantly, this identity has greater influence in Shilin."

"Lord Shen's literary talent in Shilin itself has a considerable influence, but also won the hearts of a group of young students, they regard Lord Shen as an idol, and now Lord Shen is even more for the prince to speak, which is full of infinite fighting spirit and yearning for those young students, as long as the opportunity is right, Lord Shen ascended to the heights, there must be many young scholars blindly follow each other."

"Thank you for your enlightenment, I have indeed walked into a misunderstanding." After listening to Yang Manlou's words, a faint smile appeared in Shen Yan's eyes, and he suddenly understood that his thoughts had entered a misunderstanding.

"It's really not easy to get a thank you from Lord Shen." Hearing Shen Yan's words of thanks, a brisk smile appeared on the corner of Yang Manlou's mouth.

"Originally, Lord Shen and the old man were talking about the mastermind behind the man in black, but I didn't expect to talk to Lord Shen so speculatively and talk a lot of nonsense, and I hope that Lord Shen will not blame the old man for his age, just talk and nag."

"What Yang Lao said is all good words, and he has gained a lot today." The corners of Shen Yan's mouth lifted slightly, revealing a hearty smile.

"Lord Shen, it seems that the old man still thinks too much about the mastermind behind the man in black, the momentum of the Northwest Zhao family is now flourishing, even if the emperor has some thoughts in his heart, but on the bright side, the emperor still won't do it now, therefore, it is not easy for Lord Shen to move the Northwest Zhao family, or rather, Lord Shen is not suitable to directly turn his face with the Northwest Zhao family at the moment."

Yang Manlou's eyes showed a hint of helplessness, he had taken advantage of the fact that the relationship between the man in black and Shen Yan had improved slightly, and he also wanted to think about whether he could get some benefits from the man in black, but when it came to the Northwest Zhao family, even if the Yang family was the number one in the world and wanted to knock the Northwest Zhao family, this loss was not one or two points, no matter who the person in charge of the Yang family was, he would not agree to his suggestion to help Shen Yan, not to mention, his current position in the Yang family was a little embarrassing.

"Elder Yang, Zai Xia is not pinning his hopes on the help of the outside world, no matter who it is, he will not meddle in this matter at will without enough returns, besides, the strength at hand is not strong enough, if the strength at Xia can be among the situation that some forces will look sideways, even if he does not open his mouth, there will be many allies." Hearing Yang Manlou's words, the corners of Shen Yan's mouth smiled slightly, he didn't care about the truth Yang Manlou said at all, there is no free lunch in the world, if you want to get help from others, you should give others corresponding benefits.

Of course, if your strength is strong enough, some forces will take the initiative to join you, including Yang Manlou in front of you, to put it bluntly, this is an era of strength, if you don't have strength, even if you wagging your tail to some forces and begging for mercy, others are also a high-minded demeanor, but if your strength is strong enough, these forces will take the initiative to stick up.

Shen Yan originally wanted to find the Northwest Zhao family to settle this account, but after listening to Yang Manlou's words and the emperor's attitude, Shen Yan had to swallow this breath for the time being, first to develop his own strength, one is to continue to encroach on the industry of the Northwest Zhao family in business, and the other is to expand his influence in the court and increase his strength.

Originally, the moment he saw Yang Manlou, Shen Yan thought about joining forces with the strength of the Yang family, first suppressing the Zhao family's industry in Jinling in the northwest, but Yang Manlou's attitude made Shen Yan understand a truth, everything can only rely on his own development before absolute strength, and he cannot pin his new hope on the goodwill of others.

As for expanding his influence and strength in the court, Shen Yan thought of expanding the Great Xia Royal Army to full strength in the shortest possible time, and it was best to find an opportunity to lead the Great Xia Royal Army to fight with others and obtain more military merits, so that when he returned to Jinling, no matter who it was, he would look at himself differently.

Of course, all this is Shen Yan's preliminary plan at the moment, and if you want to implement it, some details still need to be slowly optimized, such as developing business, what to do, and who to rely on, relying on Cheng Keer seems unrealistic. For another example, the Great Xia Royal Army is full of personnel, where do the personnel come from, if you avoid the personnel placed by some families, and so on.

"Looking at Lord Shen's demeanor, it seems that he has learned something." Yang Manlou looked at Shen Yan quietly, and saw a confident light flashing in Shen Yan's eyes, and a strange look suddenly appeared in Yang Manlou's eyes.

Shen Yan's age was when his blood was strong, and he was intercepted by the Zhao family in the northwest, and whoever it was, he couldn't swallow this breath, but Shen Yan obviously swallowed it forcibly, and he was able to bend and stretch, so he seemed to have found an effective means of counterattack in the process. Although Yang Manlou didn't quite believe that Shen Yan had such a calm and fearful calmness, as well as the means of counterattack that he thought of, Shen Yan's current look fully confirmed Shen Yan's heart.

"I didn't talk about any thoughts, but I just thought about what to do next?" A flash of surprise flashed in Shen Yan's eyes, Yang Manlou really deserved to be the Yang family's brain, and he let Yang Manlou catch it with a non-paying look, and this observation really made him feel shocked.

"Lord Shen deserves to be the leader of the younger generation, and at the age of an old man, there will definitely be no such outstanding performance as Lord Shen." Hearing Shen Yan's affirmative answer, the surprise in Yang Manlou's eyes did not diminish in the slightest.

"I wonder if the old man has the honor to know Lord Shen's experience?"