277 Compromise
"Betrayal? Your Royal Highness, what do you mean by that? Yelunan stood up, walked to the table, reached out and touched the teapot on the table, which seemed to be still warm, he poured himself a cup of tea, and said slowly, "I have never been loyal, so why betray?" β
"My father was the regent of the Liao State before, and now he is the righteous King of Liao, as a native of the Liao State and a member of the Yelu family, if you are not loyal to your father, who are you going to be loyal to?" The eyes of the man in black who were exposed outside shot a cold light, "I know, you and Ah Lan have a good relationship, you two grew up together, but what you did was not ordinary, doing a ghost under your father's nose, are you a little too bold?" β
"What are you...... Your Royal Highness, your logic makes me feel very strange. After drinking the tea, Yelu Nan sat back on the edge of the bed, put the long sword in front of him, and sneered, "Because my uncle is the regent and the king of Liao, we have to obey him, do you mean that?" β
"Is there something wrong?"
"Shouldn't he be a relative to us, my uncle, and the father of you and Alan?"
"Does it make a difference?" The man in black cleared his throat, "Anan, don't change the subject, that's not what I'm going to talk to you about." β
"Your Royal Highness, Princess, you ...... It's been almost sixteen years in Jiaping Guancheng, right? You don't think about why it's you and not anyone else here. β
"You...... What does this mean? β
"You still don't understand?" Yelu Nan said in a very pitiful tone, "From your birth to the present, everything you have experienced has been calculated, even your own mother gave birth to you, it was also calculated. And the one who calculates you two...... Needless to say, you know who it is, right? Seeing the disbelief in the eyes of the man in black, he sighed softly, "Don't look at me with such eyes, what I said is true, it is all from the mouth of the good father in your mouth, my respectable good uncle and father." β
"I ...... I don't understand what exactly you're trying to say. The man in black turned his head away from Yelunan, "You only need to give me an answer now, whether you want to betray your father, whether you want to ...... Conspiracy? Or...... Seeking power and usurping the throne? β
"Rebellion? No, the charge is too big for us to afford. As for the usurpation of power, it is not to mention, we just ......" Yelunan muttered for a moment, "Well, I just want to change the status quo of our country." β
"It's quite nice, but in fact, it's just that I want to sell the country for my own interests." The man in black snorted coldly, "You have all united with the Shen family's army, and you still say that you are not a rebellion?" β
"It's better to put aside each other's prejudices and talk about this matter." Yelu Nan looked at the man in black very seriously, "You have been in Great Xia for many years, and you know better than us what the young people here are like. And the young people of our Liao Kingdom and our Linhuang Mansion, when they open their eyes every day, they are not thinking about how to practice their kung fu and how to enrich their knowledge, but thinking about how to intrigue with their opponents and get rid of the so-called opponents. In the current court, when the dynasty is in power, either this family quarrels with that family, or the south court quarrels with the north court, or the civil officials quarrel with the civil officials, and the military generals quarrel with the military generals. All in all, it's a smoky miasma from top to bottom. He looked at the man in black, "Your Royal Highness Princess, do you think this kind of court should continue?" β
"But ......"
"There's nothing, if we continue like this, we will be left behind by Great Xia."
"But...... What does this have to do with the father? β
"Uncle, as the regent, as the person in power, without his acquiescence and guidance, do you think it would have become the current situation?" Seeing that the man in black was silent, Yelu Nan sighed, "He himself is a thoughtful and scheming person, and being able to sit in the position of regent is the result of his calculations. As I said just now, your birth is also a calculation of his, and as for Ah Lan, his situation is no different from yours. As far as I know, before your mother, your uncle had a three-room concubine, and they also had children, and they were all boys, and they died due to various accidents not many days after they were born. β
"You mean to say...... The father wanted to have a concubine's eldest daughter, not a concubine...... Eldest son? Why? β
"Why? Your own experience already says something. My uncle needed an eldest daughter, and when she was very young, she was thrown into the chaotic border pass as the most solid nail he planted in Jiaping Guancheng. Compared with boys, girls are more likely to be protected, less likely to be suspected, and more able to stand in a strange place. As it turns out, he's right, and you're doing better than he thought. β
"Heh, is that a compliment?"
"Sort of, anyway, I've heard him and his henchmen praise you more than once, saying that you inherited his ruthlessness." Yelu Nan paused, listened to the movement outside the house for a while, and after confirming that there was no one, he continued, "A year after you left the Linhuang Mansion, Ah Lan was born, and as the regent, my uncle must have an eldest son, no matter how reluctant he is. β
"Reluctantly?" The man in black nodded, "I heard that his princess was not his beloved, and his beloved passed away before marrying him, so he had to obey his elders and marry that princess." So, this is the reason why he would rather trade the princess's life for his own? β
"Beloved?" Yelu Nan raised his eyebrows, "The most beloved person in my uncle's life is just himself, and anyone else is a tool he can use." Your Royal Highness, you are still too naΓ―ve. β
"But, no matter what, my father is now the king of Liao, and Ah Lan is the prince, and this throne will be his. When he becomes the king of Liao, no matter how you toss, I won't have an opinion. Don't you think you're too excited now? Even the people of the Shen family army are involved, so they are not afraid that stealing chickens will not lead to rice? You didn't get what you wanted, but instead put the Liao Kingdom in? β
"Can the Liao Kingdom wait for that time?" Yelu Nan sighed, "Your Royal Highness Princess, I know in my heart how the first king passed away, and you also know it in your heart. Before he passed away, he secretly sent someone to find Ah Lan to enter the palace, hoping that he could push his uncle off the altar, and also hoped that he could make the court of the Liao Kingdom look new. β
"It's ...... The last wish of the first king? β
"Yes, this matter is very important, I dare not say anything." Yelunan looked up at the roof, "To be honest, I've always looked down on this cousin, thinking that he is submissive and has no heroism as a man. But he did not hesitate to fight against his uncle with his own life, which I admired very much. So, I want to fulfill his request. Your Royal Highness, those of us who are alive can't do nothing, and we can't let the struggle of the former king become a joke, right? What's more, we can't watch the children of the Yelu family become victims of their uncle's power one by one, right? β
"I see what you mean, the king...... He is a hero of our family of Jerod and deserves our respect. β
"So, I implore you to think carefully about my proposal and create a new court with us." Of course, I don't force you to be on our side, and if you want to report it, I won't stop you. Yelu Nan looked out the window, "You've been out for a long time, it's time to go back!" β
The man in black nodded, stood up and walked slowly to the door, stood there for a while, and sighed softly.
"What my father will do to the betrayer, even if I am not in Linhuang Mansion, I know very well. You and Ah Lan are my younger brothers, I won't watch you die in front of me, so, you can do whatever you want, don't worry I'll go to the ventilator, I won't do that, don't worry! β
"Then thank Your Highness the princess for making it happen!"
"I hope you can get what you want, and not waste this opportunity that the first king gave you with his own life."
After speaking, the man in black opened the door and disappeared in front of Yelu Nan's eyes in an instant.