Leng Feiqiong and Zhu Lanxin immediately stared eagerly into his deep eyes.
After a while, Fakong's eyes returned to normal, looking thoughtful.
Leng Feiqiong hurriedly said: "Master?"
Fakong said: "The rumors were spread by Prince Duan."
Leng Feiqiong and Zhu Lanxin snorted, looking as expected. Apparently they had also made such a guess.
Fakong was silent.
He was thinking about King Duan's intention, whether he really wanted to dominate the world of martial arts, or whether he had some ulterior motive.
It may seem like there is an ulterior motive, but the ulterior motive may often be to blow the whistle in advance so that people can be mentally prepared, rally people's hearts, and form a general trend.
But it is really not a good idea to unify the martial arts world. Once unified, the martial arts world will definitely become a stagnant water.
Without vitality, the threat to the country will become smaller, but the overall strength will weaken.
Don’t forget about Dayong and Dayun.
In addition to the usual secret fights in the military, there are martial arts disputes.
The army cannot move lightly. Once it moves, no one is sure of winning. Strong strength does not necessarily mean victory.
A great war often determines the power of a country, and there are many examples in history of the weak defeating the strong. Who knows that this will not happen to us.
Apart from the military, martial arts disputes are an important battlefield between the two countries, showing national strength and conquering the hearts of the people.
If Dayun Wulin is strong enough, the entire Daqian people will feel that Dayun is far stronger than themselves, which will have a huge impact on the people's morale and military morale.
Once a war breaks out, the morale of the army will be affected, and many unsteady people will even begin to secretly communicate with Da Yun.
But I am not Emperor Chu Xiong, and I don’t know much about the situation in Daqian, so I cannot arbitrarily say that this should not be the case.
Sometimes, you just have to choose the lesser of two evils.
Maybe Chu Xiong has ulterior motives and has other means to make Daqian Wulin stronger after unifying the martial arts world.
"Master, has the Southern Supervision Department succeeded?" Zhu Lanxin asked hurriedly.
Fakong nodded slowly.
Zhu Lanxin said in surprise: "He actually unified the martial arts world?"
Fakong smiled: "Prince Duan is more capable and more powerful than you think. He draws people together and promises benefits. He quickly divides the entire martial arts world, divides and conquers them, and defeats them one by one."
"Are they fools?" Zhu Lanxin said in surprise.
Fakong said: "His status as a prince is still very important."
As a prince, his promise will be believed by all the martial arts sects. If it is an ordinary courtier, it will not be so effective.
This is also the fundamental reason why Chu Xiong uses him.
Leng Feiqiong said softly: "Master, after King Duan unified the martial arts world, he will no longer be the King Duan before."
He had previously posed no threat to King Ying and King Yi.
But after unifying the martial arts, his achievements were amazing enough. With his prestige in the martial arts, he could pose a threat to the status of King Ying and King Yi.
Could it be that the three kings stand together?
Fakong shook his head.
Leng Feiqiong said: "He is not qualified to seize the direct title?"
Zhu Lanxin hurriedly said: "If all the martial arts sects support him, there should still be hope for him."
The martial arts sects and the imperial court seemed to be two different worlds. The imperial court deliberately isolated itself from the martial arts world. The only entrance for martial arts sect disciples to enter the imperial court was the Green Clothes Division, and the newly established Southern Supervisory Division had not yet taken shape.
…
Ordinary martial arts disciples cannot enter the Green Division, and the Green Division has a detached status. In fact, the relationship with each department is also alienated. Even if the Green Division is promoted to an official position and leaves the Green Division, they are often squeezed out and unable to occupy it.
The mainstream of the court.
However, the ministers in the court are still inextricably linked to the various martial arts sects. After all, in today's world, there are many inconveniences without martial arts, and everyone pays attention to both civil and military skills.
When ministers hire guards, they still have to hire martial arts masters.
These guards unknowingly integrated into the ministers' families, thus exerting influence on the courtiers.
Through the influence of the Wulin Sect, those ministers would also have other ideas, although King Duan did not seem to have an advantage.
But this is the opportunity for those people.
The less advantageous Prince Duan seems to be, the greater their achievements in following the dragon will be once they truly become emperor.
Moreover, it is really difficult to tell clearly in the competition for the throne in the past dynasties. Some of them were smooth sailing. Which one had the most advantage and maintained it until the end.
Some rose up suddenly, and the one with the least advantage became the emperor.
The battle for inheritance is unpredictable and unpredictable.
Wise people often hide as far away as possible. Unfortunately, they cannot be alone in this situation and can only follow the trend and join a certain party.
Once he fails, he will be demoted at the least, or dismissed from office at the worst, and his career will be completely cut off. The risk is extremely high.
But the rewards are also extremely high.
The merit of following the dragon is enough to be promoted, and Jane is in the emperor's heart. As long as you don't make big mistakes, you will have a worry-free life, and you will be rich for at least two generations.
Many ministers felt that they had no hope of taking a step forward, and since they were alone, they wanted to take a gamble.
These people will support King Duan.
If the emperor chose Prince Duan at the last moment, Prince Duan would be able to suppress him and secure his throne.
Fakong said: "After unifying the martial arts world, King Duan will still be removed."
"...No way?" Zhu Lanxin's eyes widened.
Leng Feiqiong nodded slowly: "It seems that the emperor has no intention of letting him continue on the throne, so he simply takes it away."
Fa Kong nodded.
King Duan has a fatal flaw in his character and is indeed not suitable to be an emperor.
Chu Xiong knew this very well and would never ignore it because of the love between father and son, nor would he ignore it because of his great achievements.
"This is..." Zhu Lanxin still couldn't accept it.
King Duan had already deposed it once before, then activated it, and then deposed it again. When it was useful, he activated it, and when it was useless, he threw it aside.
It would be too cruel to burn bridges across the river.
It is really chilling to use such methods to deal with his own son. Can Prince Duan endure it?
If it were him, he would be so depressed that he would go crazy.
Fakong smiled and said: "The emperor will take some care of other people, but he has no scruples about his own son. He can use it if he wants to, and if he doesn't want to use it, that's all."
"Isn't it too much?" Zhu Lanxin said, "Isn't this chilling?"
"It doesn't matter." Fakong shook his head: "No matter how cold it is, once it is activated, King Duan will still eagerly come forward."
Sighing, Fakong smiled and said: "He has grasped King Duan's weakness."
Leng Feiqiong said: "No matter what, it is indeed too cruel."
The emperor treats his son like this, let alone others. He is a qualified emperor, but not a good father.…
Fakong smiled.
Leng Feiqiong frowned and said: "Master, are we just going to do nothing and just stand aside and watch the fun?"
"What are we going to do?" Fakong said, "Destroying the unification of the martial arts world?"
"After unification, the status of the three major sects will be awkward." Leng Feiqiong said slowly: "When the time comes..."
She shook her head slightly.
By that time, the transcendent status of the three major sects will be gone.
Did the transcendent status of the three major sects come from the land given by Taizu, or did they rely on their own super strength?
The former is famous and the latter is real.
All the martial arts sects are unified. After the unification, the martial arts sects are certainly stronger than the three major sects. Why do the three major sects still have transcendent status?
Then there is only a false name left, which cannot sustain the transcendent status of the three major sects for a long time, and will inevitably be unified.
By that time, unification will be the inevitable trend and cannot be resisted.
Fakong said: "Let's talk about it then."
Leng Feiqiong looked at him puzzled.
She believed that Fa Kong did not want to see the martial arts unified. After all, he was a disciple of the Snow Mountain and would not forget his position.
Fakong smiled: "Unifying the martial arts world is not that easy."
Leng Feiqiong suddenly became energetic.
Zhu Lanxin said: "Then it didn't succeed in the end?"
Fa Kong clearly said it was successful before, but why did he say it was not that easy?
Fakong said: "It seems to be successful, but it's hard to say whether it can be maintained in the end."
What he saw was that the martial arts world was indeed unified, but just when it was about to take shape, it quickly fell apart and everything returned to its original position, as if nothing had happened.
The general trend of the world must be united if divided for a long time, and united for a long time, but it is not so true for the Wulin sect.
Leng Feiqiong stared at Fa Kong.
She had already heard the implication of Fakong's words.
The future is unpredictable and there are many variables, especially the future involving Fakong, which is endlessly changing.
She already knows this.
Thinking of this, she breathed a sigh of relief: "Then let's wait and see what happens. Master, we won't move, but the Southern Supervision Department has always been wary of our Northern Supervision Department."
"Is it because of what happened back then?"
"yes."
"He has no time to take care of the Northern Supervision Department now," Fakong said.
"That's good." Leng Feiqiong glanced at Zhu Lanxin: "Let Lanxin continue to stare at them."
Fa Kong nodded.
Just because the Northern Supervision Department is not moving does not mean that it is doing nothing. After all, it is still a supervisory department and needs to take action.
As the chief executive, you can do nothing, but your subordinates cannot and do nothing. They always have to find something to do.
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Fakong stood in front of the Sutra Pavilion of Lingkong Temple, looking at the palace from a distance.
Chu Xiong was meeting King Duan Chu Hai in the Humble Administrator's Palace.
"Father," Chu Hai said solemnly: "After the rumors spread, the reaction of each sect was not that big."
Chu Xiong sat behind the dragon eucalyptus, leaning on the backrest of the dragon chair, and said calmly: "Why do you think this is so?"
"They should have speculated like this before." Chu Hai said: "Now that they are spreading this word, they think it is a rumor."
"What do they think?" Chu Xiong said calmly.
Chu Hai shook his head: "They must be unwilling, especially the senior leaders of these sects. How can they be willing to give up their power?"
Power is the most addictive thing. You know what it feels like. Once you get involved, you can never get rid of it.
Losing power is like a walking zombie, life is boring.
Chu Xiong said: "How do you think we can make them willing to hand over the roster?"
Chu Hai said solemnly: "We can only find a way to get rid of them."
Chu Xiong shook his head.
Chu Hai said: "As long as they live, they will never hand over their power."
"Let them enter the Southern Supervision Department." Chu Xiong said.
"Father, are they going to the Southern Supervisory Department to retire?"
"Give them power."
"But..." Chu Hai's face changed slightly.
Once they enter the Southern Supervision Department and still have power, what will they do as the director? Will they be sidelined?
He is now extremely sensitive to power and cannot tolerate any decentralization of power.
Chu Xiong said calmly: "No matter how strong they are, they only have the influence of one sect. If you can't suppress them, you don't have to be the chief minister."
"Yes!" Chu Hai said solemnly: "I will definitely be able to control them!"