Chapter 264 Approaching the truth, you have to add money (5k)
In Daqian Capital, Song Chengyue opened his eyes with a hint of surprise.
He hadn't chatted with Yu Ziqing for a long time. After this chat and the routine exchange of recent information, Yu Ziqing gave him a suggestion.
Without crossing the line, give the prince some convenience, because next, the prince will most likely ascend the throne.
And maybe within a hundred years, if it's fast, maybe within a few decades, he will successfully ascend the throne.
Jin Yiwei is the eagle dog under Emperor Qian. It stands to reason that even if the prince supervises the country and has more and more power now, he cannot directly interfere with Jin Yiwei's affairs.
Song Chengyue must stick to his duty and not cross the line.
But given the current situation, if the prince really wanted to do something or investigate something, Song Chengyue really couldn't refuse.
When it comes to this big thing, who can see Emperor Qian's attitude and guess his thoughts the first time, it must be Song Chengyue.
He had long seen that Emperor Qian seemed to really intend to let the prince succeed to the throne. Unlike in the past, he just maintained a balance that did not require more intervention and more attention.
Therefore, Song Chengyue would ask Jin Yiwei to cooperate with some legitimate matters, but in name he was naturally cooperating with the prince to supervise the country.
But who was the commander of the Jinyi Guards who Lao Song had served for so long? He knew Emperor Qian too well.
No matter how smoothly it develops, it will never be this smooth.
So he had always felt weird, but now that Yu Ziqing said so, he was completely sure that something was wrong.
It's okay to help the prince if he's just and righteous in name but can't find any faults in private.
But forget about other things, you must be stable, no matter how the situation develops, just don't let Emperor Qian find fault.
Among the courtiers, the only way to avoid being picked on is to be strong without desire.
As long as you always stand behind Emperor Qian...
That's not right, it doesn't matter what he did, as long as Emperor Qian feels that he has always been loyal and standing behind him, acting as Da Gan's biggest and most capable eagle dog, then he will be absolutely safe.
Song Chengyue thought about it more and more and felt that it was time to make preparations.
When the new emperor ascends the throne, even if the emperor is not dead, he, the commander of the royal guards, may not be able to continue to be stable.
If the new emperor wants to kill him, the emperor may not come out of seclusion or send a message.
Therefore, how to make the Emperor Qian feel that he has always been loyal and at the same time allow the new Emperor to challenge him and remove him, this level is indeed difficult to control.
After all, according to past experience, once the emperor and his courtiers came together, his position, the emperor's closest ministers, had always been the first to be replaced.
It's not that he is nostalgic for power, nor is he afraid that if he falls, he will most likely be retaliated against, or die miserably.
In this position, he is valuable enough and can do many things conveniently.
He knew very well in his heart that Jin Lanshan would definitely not fall out because of his downfall. He would do whatever he wanted, and maybe he would really help him escape.
But friendship has to come and go in order to get better and better. He doesn't want to become a worthless person who relies entirely on friendship one day.
Song Chengyue began to make various arrangements to ensure the stability of the court and began to collect various intelligence.
A few days later, the prince summoned him and asked about some matters.
After asking, when Song Chengyue was about to leave, the prince looked at Song Chengyue and suddenly asked.
"Sir Song, you are the person who knows the most about the secrets and secret movements of the court. What changes do you think will happen next?"
As soon as these words came out, the few servants standing around immediately did not dare to move. They looked at their noses, noses, and hearts, pretending to be statues.
Song Chengyue also felt a thump in his heart.
What's wrong with the prince? Are you in a hurry?
It was already a matter of course and sure thing, so why did he suddenly become anxious?
While his thoughts were whirling around, Song Chengyue's expression remained unchanged and he said in a deep voice.
"I adhere to the admonitions of the imperial guards of all dynasties and do not dare to take a step beyond the realm of thunder.
No matter what changes, it remains the same.
It is my duty to maintain stability."
The prince nodded and said nothing more.
What Song Chengyue said was correct nonsense. Whoever is the emperor is the one to whom I owe allegiance. Other than maintaining stability, I don't care about anything else.
If Song Chengyue starts to flatter and please his future new king now, the prince will really look down on him and may not dare to use him in the future.
In order to maintain stability, even if he ascends the throne, Song Chengyue will definitely not be touched for a while.
Everyone has seen his performance over the years. He has outstanding ability and sense of proportion. It is hard to find a replacement for a while.
Just like the king of criminals in the Ministry of Punishment, it is impossible to find a replacement within a hundred and eighty years.
If this tycoon steps down, there will be immediate problems with the smooth operation of the entire department, and the problems will surely accumulate.
The same goes for Jin Yiwei. Now he really can't live without Song Chengyue.
Those guys in Feiyu suits really like this commander.
After all, I may not be able to meet such a perfect boss in the future. I have no children, no home, no room, but when I work, most of the benefits I get are distributed to the people below me.
When a subordinate encounters trouble, he will not immediately distance himself from the relationship, but will save him if possible.
For spies who are old or disabled due to trauma, there will be no major problems, and they can be arranged to start well and end well.
In addition, when my power has reached this stage, I no longer have the intention to make progress, which is quite a bit like being strong without desire.
Counting all the commanders of the Divine Dynasty, including the Shadow Division of Dali, Song Chengyue is an outlier. Because of this, regardless of whether Jin Yiwei's reputation is good or not, everyone within Jin Yiwei respects Song Chengyue.
Otherwise, when everyone could see that Song Chengyue was about to be finished, some people who wanted to take over would just make small moves quietly.
It is normal for the boss to take advantage of the situation and use ruthless tactics. When things go wrong, his subordinates will take the blame and everyone will suffer bad consequences.
Only if there are no exceptions can everyone accept this as the norm.
There are indeed exceptions. After seeing a good ending, if we go back to the past, it is one thing for people to accept it on the surface, but another thing for what they think in their hearts.
Maybe I'll stab my new boss in the back when I get the chance.
The prince sat there, the surroundings were quiet, and the servants around him did not dare to breathe loudly.
The prince waved his hand and asked everyone to go down, while he sat alone.
He originally wanted Song Chengyue to investigate some more sensitive matters, but in the end he couldn't.
Song Chengyue made it very clear that he will only be loyal to His Majesty, and whoever His Majesty is loyal to will be loyal to whom.
Ever since Emperor Qian didn't deal with him last time and brushed off the report, he felt something was wrong.
Nowadays, Lihuoyuan seems to have made it clear that the fire will add to the blockage and lead to such legends.
I didn't point my nose in it openly, but anyone who cares might know it.
That book involves Wen Lingyou, a high-ranking official in Lihuo Academy and the teacher of Prince Dali.
Eighty percent of that legendary story is made up of imagination, but the core part is absolutely true.
Otherwise, Wen Lingyou cannot afford to lose such a person.
And these days, the prince went through the pile of old papers in the royal library and found some things about Da Dui.
The original core of the Faceless Men back then was white water eggs.
It was only later, after Dadai disappeared, that this method spread.
There is a big earthquake, but the big earthquake also abandoned the method a long time ago. Now the faceless man of the big earthquake only has a name, and has nothing to do with the white water egg.
As Dadui's return approaches, more and more ancient books that have disappeared begin to appear.
Some ancient books that no one paid much attention to in the past were opened and found to contain things about Dadui.
In one of Daqian's classics, he found a record of a Jin Yiwei from ancient times.
At that time, something happened to the faceless man in Dadui, which was an opportunity to take up the white water egg method.
There is no detailed description of the specifics. I just say that the commotion was huge and the losses were not small. Otherwise, Daqian would not have made a special record here.
In addition, the prince himself had seen many records when he was stationed at Bai Shui Dan.
There are a lot of side details. After seeing a little bit of the main body, I immediately started to complete the general outline of part of the whole. The more I looked at it, the clearer it became.
But the more I checked, the sense of powerlessness and despair began to slowly rise.
Once upon a time, he felt that after turning into a white-water egg, he couldn't remember the past. Everyone was like this.
Looking back now, I can't help but have many conspiracy theories.
Chess pieces, all are chess pieces, all are chess pieces, even he is also a chess piece.
He is one of the pawns of the so-called God King.
Then he thought of his father who was very thoughtful, always looked down upon him with a cold eye, and was in control of everything.
He didn't even need to guess, he also knew that his father must be in control of everything.
Now that you know it, why do you still do it?
Is it for better control?
No, it's impossible. In the eyes of his father, he may not be much different from other princes.
Once upon a time, what he hoped for most was to become a great treasure one day.
But now, when he saw that position, he began to feel fear, as if there was an abyss there, and if he sat on it, he would be doomed.
He didn't understand that as long as he ascended to the position of Emperor Qian, who could make him suffer from eternal disaster.
But just seeing the back of Emperor Qian, he couldn't help but have this idea. After he ascended the throne, he could still only see the back of his father covering the sky, and he still couldn't escape from the palm of his hand.
In his heart, there are two shadows, left and right. He has divine luck to protect him, and he is also the prince of the country. Logically speaking, it is difficult for him to give birth to inner demons on his own.
But now, the prince went to investigate on his own. The deeper he went, the more he felt that the shadow was weighing him down and suffocating him.
The situation in the DPRK is stable. Recently, more and more people have come to speculate and pledge their allegiance to the new emperor in advance.
It has become easier and easier for the team in the Prince's Mansion to do things recently.
Recently, a few positions that have been blocked for a long time in the Ministry of Personnel have been gradually released to ministers of the Prince's Mansion.
This means that the new court team has already begun to enter the court.
Everything goes smoothly and makes sense.
Only the prince's brows were frowning more and more tightly, and there were more and more thoughts hidden in his eyes, and he couldn't see much joy.
But in the eyes of others, they felt that the prince was becoming more and more calm, and he had the appearance of a king.
A few months later, the prince summoned Song Chengyue again.
"I have heard that Song Qing has a close connection with Jinlan Mountain. There is something that Song Qing needs to handle this time."
"I do have quite a relationship with Jin Lanshan. What does Your Highness need from me?"
"I want some nectar, and I also want to complete a donation." The prince stared at Song Chengyue closely, his eyes a little bloodshot, as if there were a lot of thoughts in his eyes, which he could hardly hide and was about to burst out.
Song Chengyue was secretly shocked.
What the hell, the prince has developed evil thoughts?
No, according to legend, it is impossible for the evil demon to plant the seeds and enter the palace. Why did the prince have evil thoughts?
Could it be that those unreliable guys in Lihuo Yuan are wrong in their research? It doesn’t require Yin Demon to plant seeds to give birth to demonic thoughts and inner demons?
The prince's appearance does seem a bit similar.
"Song Qing, can you make arrangements?" The prince's eyes became sharper, with a hint of madness.
Song Chengyue was silent for a long time.
"Your Highness cannot leave Daqian. I will try my best to search and see if there is any place where hungry ghosts gather in Daqian."
"As soon as possible."
Song Chengyue was a bit confused. Logically speaking, the prince could handle this kind of thing without his hands.
Although Ganlin is precious, it is not impossible to obtain.
Although the largest gathering places of hungry ghosts are in Jinlan Mountain and the Abyss Rift Valley of Dali, there are also gatherings of hungry ghosts in other places.
After much thought, Song Chengyue could only come to the conclusion that the prince did not want other people to know about it, so he tried to reduce the number of people who dealt with it as much as possible.
But letting him know about this wouldn't embarrass Song Chengyue. He didn't want to know at all.
Song Chengyue left the palace and the capital, contacted Yu Ziqing, covered his body, and headed west.
After leaving the Daqian border, he headed north and met Yu Ziqing in the wilderness.
After meeting, Song Chengyue looked sullen, and when he explained the matter, Yu Ziqing also looked confused.
"Prince, are you serious?"
"He is indeed serious. He doesn't even dare to let his close officials know. To come to me to do this is to cross the line.
I should have reported it to Emperor Qian immediately, but I didn't. Instead, I came to you to accept this matter.
If I die in the future, it will be a normal result, and there will also be information about how I died.
If I hadn’t died..."
Song Chengyue was silent for a moment.
Yu Ziqing filled in the rest for him.
"If you are not dead, it means that what you did complies with Emperor Qian's ideas, and Emperor Qian still needs you to continue doing it.
The prince is trying to trick you and drag you down."
"So, are you going to accept this?"
"Yes, why not?" Yu Ziqing answered simply.
He didn't care what the hell the father and son were doing.
As long as the prince is willing to pay the price, he can even bring hungry ghosts and provide door-to-door alms services.
After Yu Ziqing responded, the conversation changed.
"Old Song, it's time for you to think about yourself and how to escape unscathed.
I can help you if necessary. You have been busy for so many years and it is time to retire."
Song Chengyue felt warm in his heart. With his status, let alone being willing to help, this was the first person who was willing to say this to him.
"Let's talk about it later, it can still be of some use now."
"If you ask him to come to the western border of Daqian, I will personally lead the people and let him complete a donation. I believe he will definitely give me a satisfactory reward."
Yu Ziqing thought for a while and took out a small bottle of Ganlin liquid.
"If he doesn't want to come, then sell some of the Ganlin liquid at the normal price."
Song Chengyue immediately brought Ganlin Essence, and Yu Ziqing went back with the big ghost, the hungry ghost banner, and a large number of hungry ghosts, waiting for the prince's choice.
If it was for insurance, the prince would definitely not come, and the Ganlin liquid would be enough.
It's not too difficult to find a small gathering place for hungry ghosts.
But if you are willing to come like this, it proves that the prince is not simply trying to get rid of evil thoughts.
A few days later, news came from Song Chengyue that the prince was willing to come and the time and place were agreed upon.
The prince came alone with Song Chengyue. Before he got close, Lou Huai sent a message to Yu Ziqing.
"He does have demonic thoughts, but since he has a great destiny for the country, those demonic thoughts are completely irrelevant and have no chance to turn into inner demons.
No, unless the devil leans over and takes action himself."
Zi Zaitian immediately retorted.
"Don't look at me, even when I'm at my peak, I still need someone's help to sneak in quietly.
Then it needs to brew and accumulate before it can explode.
If there is no one to help and there is no flaw in his heart, I can't even sneak in."
After so many years, it is true that only the old Emperor Zhen was manipulated inside and outside, and was taken advantage of by the devil.
In this regard, there may be another important reason to consider. Youzhen is a pure physical practice.
This situation has never happened to other emperors of divine dynasties.
The reason why physical cultivation is looked down upon by others is also part of the reason.
Therefore, Yu Ziqing did not understand what the prince wanted to do when he suddenly came to see him.
"Your Excellency, please come in person."
"It's a small matter. If there's business coming to your door, there's no reason to push it out. Your Highness, how about you start?"
The prince waved his hand and looked at Yu Ziqing.
"I would like to ask, if the demonic thoughts in my heart are eliminated, will new ones appear in the future?"
"Not in the short term, but after all, demons are born from the heart, and people may have new ones while they are alive."
"Can you leave the demonic thoughts to me to eliminate?" The prince paused and added, "I want to handle it myself."
Yu Ziqing narrowed his eyes slightly and immediately laughed.
"Let the hungry ghosts deal with it the most thorough and simplest way.
Of course, when I do business, I always focus on buyers, and the buyers who pay the money can do whatever they want with it.
However, His Highness's request is a bit troublesome and requires extra money.
As for the rest, Your Highness doesn't need to worry. When I do business, I always pay most attention to reputation.
To date, there has never been any leakage of major customer information."
The prince took out a roll of animal skins with an oath written on it.
Yu Ziqing took a few glances and saw that it was a normal secrecy oath and he was not allowed to leak what happened today.
It's just that the price is a bit high.
"Your Highness, there is nothing wrong with the content. The price of breach of contract is a bit high."
The prince's expression remained unchanged and he said calmly.
"After I ascend the throne, I will incorporate the oath into the ancestral temple and use the destiny of the divine dynasty as a guarantee."
Yu Ziqing's heart skipped a beat, is this such a big deal?
Yu Ziqing quickly looked at the oath. If the prince breaks the promise, the damage will not be to him personally, but to the fate of the country.
As a lesson learned from past big losses, this is the most serious price to pay.
What on earth does this guy want to do?
Yu Ziqing's thoughts were racing, thinking over and over again, no matter what the prince had in mind, he would not be harmed.
No matter how you do it, the losses will be huge.
Thinking of this, Yu Ziqing secretly took a breath of air. Where has this guy tracked down in the past few months? What has he tracked down?
To be forced to this point, is this an attempt to kidnap the destiny of the divine dynasty?
But this has nothing to do with him. No matter what, it is just an internal struggle among Daqian.
Yu Ziqing felt that he had underestimated the prince in the past.
Fortunately, all the information I gave to the prince in a roundabout way was true.
"Okay, everything is according to His Highness's instructions, but this method is too difficult and there is no guarantee of success."
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