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After Sloed, the prime minister, finally chose to deal a heavy blow to the treason case with the vice minister of military affairs, he finally realized the importance of military power in consolidating his position, and decided to pull Nalan, a frustrated young general, into his camp at all costs. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"What does General Nalan think of the current situation after the treason case has passed, and does the general intend to continue to waste his youth in the idle post of Deputy Minister of War?" Slod asked bluntly.

Nalan couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this. All along, he maintained a neutral wait-and-see attitude in the imperial political arena, taking a route of taoguang and obscurity, quietly waiting for the opportunity to appear. Because of Princess Naya, he is reluctant to get close to the new forces represented by Liuyun, and he even looks forward to one day surpassing Liuyun. At the same time, although he had been taken care of by the imperial nobles led by the prime minister, he did not want to hastily put his future in the hands of these short-sighted nobles before the situation became clear. Born in a commoner, he didn't have much affection for these nobles in his bones. However, as time passed, he gradually found himself in an awkward position: the prince Shiyan did not seem to trust him, and the Minister of War, Duke John, would never delegate power to him. The aristocratic forces in the imperial capital also squeezed him out of his own because of his ambiguous attitude. He became a figure who was not pleasing on both sides.

"It seems that he is forcing me to make a choice. Nalan sighed in his heart. The idle days during this period did not wear down the fighting spirit in Jun's heart, but made him more eager to go to a brilliant life. But after experiencing the storm of treason, he was keenly aware of the opposition between the prince Shiyan and the aristocratic forces of the imperial capital, and had already decided not to put his chips on these people.

"Prime Minister, Nalan is very satisfied with everything so far, and has no other thoughts for the time being. The case of treason is handled by you, my lord. Now that the dust has settled, it doesn't seem to have much impact on the political situation of the Empire, right?" Nalan sorted out his thoughts and replied heartily.

"I was a little surprised that General Nalan had suddenly become so humble. It doesn't seem like this is how you used to be. Slode laughed. Decades of experience in officialdom. No one knows the inner world of an ambitious youth better than him.

Nalan admits that he is a failure, but he is used to the life in front of him. Although I can't compare to others, everything today is also my own hard work, and it is still worth cherishing. Nalan replied coldly.

"Cherish? haha, when the general said this, I don't know if it's true or not. According to aristocratic tradition, if an adult man is robbed of his love by someone else, he is at least qualified to fight the other party. I heard that the general has been courting Princess Naya. Is it the lack of courage to fight, or is it the strength of Count Liuyun that scares you?" Slode said sneeringly.

Nalan's face suddenly became extremely ugly, and Slode's words accurately stabbed him to the point. For this young man, Princess Naya's convective feelings for the clouds were the biggest pain in his heart. The days when I followed the princess. It was the happiest time of his life. He even often thinks that if it weren't for the unexpected appearance of the Flowing Cloud Land and the changes he has brought about, maybe Princess Naya would finally choose him as her partner.

"In the war against the Asman invasion, you have not only shown great military talent. Take the lead and charge into battle, but what do you get in the end? A military minister who has no real power, this is still the land that we nobles have tried our best to fight for you, the result of the Earl Liuyun, who keeps saying that he looks down on the nobles, has he taken care of you, a general from a civilian background? No, he is just pursuing his own interests. He took advantage of the scenery of that war and became a hero of the empire, not only with his own legions. And he also held the power of a province and won the princess's heart. Is the general willing to let others trample on the soles of his feet?" Slode looked at the silent Nalan and continued. Although he really wanted to pull Nalan into his camp, he knew the weakness of human nature, so he didn't choose to take the initiative, but constantly provoked this young man's jealousy of Liuyun and made him take the initiative to jump into his trap.

"What else do you want me to do? Last time, we took such a big risk, but in the end, it didn't fail? If there was no treason, the prime minister probably wouldn't have taken a fancy to such a useless boy as Nalan, right?" Nalan raised his head and looked at Slode and said, his eyes extremely indifferent. Slode's words successfully aroused the hatred of Liuyun in his heart, but also made Nalan fully realize that he was just a tool in the eyes of these nobles.

The general was serious. Political struggle is a relationship of interests, and I think you should be very clear about that. If I hadn't been the prime minister, if I hadn't been a useful person to you, I'm sure you wouldn't be sitting here listening to me say this now. Slord said indifferently, "Last time, if it succeeds, then you will be the biggest beneficiary, you should know that this is not the use of your treason case Although I have been implicated in some cases, you should know that in the imperial capital officialdom, I Slord is still."

Shakers. What's more, that old guy from Yantian also took the initiative to come back this time, do you think Count Liuyun, who is far away in Priseli City, can help me?"

"What does the Prime Minister want me to do?" Nalan asked in a deep voice.

"I need the support of the army, and I can support you against him. If you want, we might be able to work together for a good time. Seeing that Nalan was moved, Slod felt that the time was ripe and threw out his bait.

"Can you let me think about this for a while?" Nalan was silent for a moment, then asked out loud. He knew that if he refused the prime minister's request, he would inevitably bear the brunt of this political struggle without any backing. He hates Liuyun, he longs for a brilliant life, he longs for immortal deeds, but he doesn't want to be just a gun and a sword in someone else's hand.

"You can think it seriously and have the freedom to make any decision. But I warn you that if you can't be a friend, you can only be an enemy. If you don't choose to cooperate with me, there may be no place for you to stand in the imperial capital in the future," Slord said with a smile.

"I understand. Nalan stood up, saluted Slode, and turned to leave.

"Be careful, this ape is my lifeline," Idno said, standing in the courtyard, watching the servant carry boxes of books onto the wagon.

"Master, I have already commanded, you can rest assured that you can go back to your room and rest. The butler walked over and smiled at Idno.

"It's a long way from here to the province of Roman, so you can be more careful. When the boy comes back, tell him to come straight into his room and find me, I may not see him for a long time. ”

"Yes, master. ”

Idno turned around and walked towards the room, the housekeeper looked at his old background, and couldn't help but shake his head: "This is a lot of age, not enjoying Qingfu in the imperial capital, and still running around like this, I really don't know what the old man is for."

"Butler Jace, where are you going?" When Nalan came to Idnor's house, he happened to see the busy crowd, and he couldn't help frowning and asking.

"General, my master is going to the city of Priseli in the province of Roman, where a new university has been built, and he is invited to give lectures. The butler replied.

"Romance?" Nalan's brows furrowed even tighter when he heard this. His mood has been heavy for the past few days, and he feels at a loss as to where he is going. Although Slord still has great power in the imperial capital, Nalan feels that the prince Shiyan's attack on the nobles this time is an extremely dangerous signal, maybe it is just a beginning, he really doesn't want to tie himself to these nobles again, but even so, it is extremely easy for the current prime minister to suppress him. On the one hand, there is a new force represented by the people he hates, and on the other hand, there is a declining aristocracy that is trying to win him over, and he is caught in the middle. In desperation, he thought of his teacher and hoped to come here to listen to his opinion, but he didn't expect to learn that the teacher was going to someone's territory to give a lecture when he came here, which made him extremely depressed.

"My lord, the master said that if you are here, please go directly to his room, he is waiting for you. Looking at Nalan who was at the door, the housekeeper Jace hurriedly reminded.

"Teacher, did you really decide to go to Roman's lecture?" As soon as he entered the room, Nalan hurriedly asked.

"Yes. I just received the invitation, and I didn't have time to inform you. The descendants of the Roman family had built a large academy in the city of Priseli to provide free learning opportunities for many orphans who had lost their parents during the war, and I wanted to go to the academy to give the children a shape, so I agreed. You said you were going to come to see me, I was waiting for you at home today, we have a good talk about the master and apprentice, and I am afraid that there will be very few opportunities to meet in the future. ”

"I see. Earl Liuyun is in Roman Province, and Her Royal Highness the Princess is also there, and now you have to go, teacher, it's really lively there. After that, only the students will be left alone in this annoying city," Nalan said bitterly.

"I heard that the province of Romance is doing well now, and Priseli is slowly recovering despite the heavy losses of the war. I was also old, and I didn't plan to travel long distances at first, but the owner of the academy repeatedly invited me to refuse. So I decided to go and have a look, and by the way, I would give a lecture to the children, which can be regarded as doing my part for the country. But Nalan, your current appearance makes the teacher a little worried, why don't you have the confidence and fighting spirit you had at the beginning? You have become a high-ranking official in the empire at a young age, is there any trouble that can't be solved?" Idno still remembers Nalan's high-spirited appearance when he left the school, and under the comparison between the two, Nalan can no longer find the confident smile on his face today, which really worries him.

"The student has indeed encountered a lot of trouble, and I have been very confused these days, and today I am here to ask the teacher for a way. Nalan nodded and said slowly...