Chapter Twenty-Five—Li Dan's Scheme
On the Demon Spirit Continent, after the rumor of the return of the Nine Domains completely spread throughout the entire Demon Spirit Continent, the news that has been circulating in every part of the Demon Spirit Continent in the past few days has indeed plunged the entire Demon Spirit Continent into deep turmoil. Of course, compared to the people who talked happily with each other, and the high-level people of the Sealed State and Qi State, there was no news worthy of the attention of the people in the Liuyun Palace. It seems that the best ruler of Qi now, Prime Minister Li Dan and His Majesty the Holy Emperor, the supreme ruler of the feudal country, have not given a positive answer to this matter.
However, in the north of the Demon Spirit Continent, the people living in Lingcheng and Licheng have recently seen a large-scale army deployment. At least 50,000 troops were stationed at the same time in a territory that did not need so many troops. Moreover, the commanders of these two 50,000 armies are not ordinary generals in the two kingdoms of Fengqi. On the side of the Qi State, he even sent Li Fu, the general who now holds the largest military power in the Qi State, that is, Li Dan's eldest son, to personally lead the 50,000 troops north. Although they have been stationed outside Licheng City now, there is a slight guess in the hearts of the discerning people, guessing that their goal is actually very clear, it must be to prepare to go to the Nine Domains. It is only because the situation is not very clear now that the army has not been marched for a long time.
It's early summer, and the weather isn't particularly hot, but it's a comfortable time of the year. At this time, Xuancheng, the ancient city of Qi that is not very far away by the Xuanling River, is still so prosperous, and the streets are overcrowded every day. Merchants came and went, and people chatted and talked about their hearts. The entire city, and even the dozens of county towns around this entire Xuancheng. Recently, it has been very lively, mainly because a month ago, Li Dan, the prime minister of Qi, implemented a series of reform policies.
Such a change policy, in fact, during the relatively stable period of Xuan Lejun's rule, Li Dan had already thought of and proposed and even listed a series of regulations to submit to Xuan Lejun. It's just that when Xuan Lejun was in power, although he was diligent and open-minded, he was fair and upright. He is also very concerned about the people, but the difficulties and dangers he encounters are actually much more difficult than he originally imagined. Then, another very tragic thing happened to Xuan Lejun, which really caused Xuan Lejun's whole person to collapse. The original plan came to an abrupt end. As a Li Dan who has gone through two generations of Qi court and served as prime minister for more than 20 years. For Xuan Lejun's such a performance, he even took the initiative to leave the Qi State and went to the Feng Kingdom to anonymously look for Yun Guifei Xia Yun, who had been away for nearly five or six years so far. Until now, Xuan Lejun still has no intention of returning to the Qi Kingdom, and even in the past few years, there has been no news back. The military and political power of the entire Qi State has begun to operate normally under the control of Prime Minister Li Dan.
Regarding this point, Prime Minister Li Dan himself was quite worried about Xuan Lejun's whereabouts. However, after holding this position almost like the emperor of Qi for more than three years, he was originally indifferent to fame and fortune, and he began to have a pursuit of this status beyond that of a courtier. And the current situation can be said to be very favorable for her, some of the courtiers above the court of Qi State were promoted by Li Dan himself and existed in the court of Qi State as his henchmen. Originally, this part of the power was only used to consolidate its position. It's just that now, this part of Li Dan's henchmen is secretly pushing Li Dan to the throne.
Li Dan has now completely mastered the government, and even most of the military power has been in the hands of his eldest son, the great general Li Fu. Moreover, this part of the officials who are loyal to Li Dan actually know that now above the court of Qi State, some officials who originally opposed Li Dan's family's dominance of the government have already been cleaned up by them through various means. The current Li Dan, except for this statement in name and position, is no different from the emperor. What makes these officials happy is that at this time, their prime minister Li Dan did not object to these officials talking like this in private.
However, although he knows it himself, no one can say it now, Li Dan, the prime minister of Qi who was once so gentle and highlighted an attitude of peace with the world, still can't avoid the temptation of endless power above the court after all. began to justifiably gradually grasp the government of Qi through his own way, which started with Li Dan's recent astonishing actions. While reducing the power and status of the family, he pursued a series of policies that were very beneficial to the common people. Through such means, Li Dan very simply controlled the hearts of the people within the Qi State. In addition, ordinary people don't care who the ruler above the court is. The common people will not have any complaints about their lives as long as their most basic interests can be satisfied. It is such actions that make Li Dan gain the explicit support of almost all the people.
It's just that both Li Dan and his subordinates, who have basically mastered the government of the Qi State, know this. It's definitely not the best time to do it. Even now, the people in Qi support them, but the situation is not very stable now. The old enemy feudal state is still eyeing the country, once the discerning person hears the news that Prime Minister Li Dan has been enthroned as the emperor of Qi State. Presumably, some officials who do not obey Li Dan and even other people in the rivers and lakes will ask for help from the feudal state. When the time comes, it is obviously a very unwise move to use a Qi country that is not considered a unified Qi country to fight against a strong enemy.
Of course, this was not another way, so their attention had basically stayed on the earth-shattering event of the return of the Nine Domains this time. In order to further grasp the hearts of the people, Li Dan acquiesced to his son leading the army directly north to the Nine Regions to find out. Because he himself knows the current situation, although the Holy Emperor of the Feudal Kingdom has not sent troops. But in fact, he secretly did a lot of tricks against Qi State. And among them, the most important thing is that the Demon Spirit Secret Envoy is now unable to operate normally, and the Intelligence Hall under the rule of the Sealing State and the War Council is constantly passing on the news inside the Qi State little by little.
Now this incident that is quietly happening in the intelligence network between the sealed countries and Qi countries is also what Li Dan is most worried about, and he has even looked for the current leaders of the Demon Spirit Secret Envoy more than once. They were ordered to begin a series of these plans. But at this time, Li Dan already knows that I'm afraid it's too late. Because of the return of the Nine Domains, the attention of all the ordinary people in the entire Demon Spirit Continent and the officials who went to the army to fight have been completely focused on the continent that has recently returned. Now, whether it is a feudal country or a Qi country, the most important thing in the two aspects is that whoever can take the lead in grasping this relict continent will be able to obtain the greatest benefits.
Even if Li Dan didn't talk to his son Li Fu about the key to the connotation, Li Dan believed that his son would definitely understand the meaning. Even if he doesn't understand, Li Fu still has a strategist by his side who he sent some time ago to exist as a military advisor. This strategist is the most critical strategist by his side, and he sent this strategist who is still a confidant to help his son, and the main purpose is to use the mouth of this strategist Qian Rong to clearly tell his son the inside story. In the same way, I hope that my son will understand what he means. After all, he is over sixty years old, and his time in this world will not be very long. Even if he was able to ascend to the position of this Ninety-Five Supreme in this last period of time, he would still pass this position to his eldest son in the near future.
Li Dan really believes in the ability of his eldest son Li Fu, although Li Fu himself wants to favor the military general's side a little, and because he has been absent from the capital for many years. makes Li Fu not very familiar with the power struggle in the current officialdom. But Li Dan felt that his eldest son was indeed the successor to his position, whether it was the current prime minister or the future position, he was the best candidate.
At this time, facing the soft light projected from outside the Liuyun Palace, Li Dan stood outside the Liuyun Hall with his hands in his hands, and he stood alone at the top of the Nine Dragons Jade Stairs in front of the Liuyun Palace. Here, it belongs to the highest place in Xuancheng, the capital of Qi State, and the scene inside the entire Xuancheng can be clearly seen from the steps outside the Liuyun Palace. This is also one of the few things Li Dan must accomplish every day, where he can achieve peace of mind and forget the troubles he once had. Of course, he was still surrounded by two of his closest Zijin guards to protect him. Today is noon, and the most important conclusion made by Li Dan above the early dynasty is to use the most critical step. This is the most crucial step that has now gone to the Nine Domains, and most of them have already arrived at the talented young people of the Nine Domains. Li Dan proposed that if he really wanted to defeat the feudal state in this aspect, he had to use these young people who had already gone to the Nine Domains early. Perhaps, these young people will be of greater use in the future
At this time, a carrier pigeon suddenly stopped on Li Dan's shoulder, and this fluttering wings flew quickly to his shoulder and stopped. Li Dan smiled slightly, and took a letter from the feet of the carrier pigeon with a nice color of light blue feathers. He smiled slowly, slowly spread out the letter in his hand, and smiled silently. whispered to himself: "Sure enough, it's my son who still has a strong ability, and this thing is really good, since this is the case, our plan, we can start to act"