Wu Qingrou's tone was like a persuasive teacher instructing his students.
If it were normal, no matter how much Prince Chongyun was afraid of Wu Qingrou, Prince Chongyun would be furious if he spoke to him in this tone.
But now Prince Chongyun is still as calm as ever, staring closely at Wu Qingrou.
Behind him, Taoist Master Xing Dou was also staring at Wu Qingrou's light and shadow in the air, his eyes flashing with an unclear expression: "Does Wu Qingrou really want to show off, or is it just another trick and deception?"
"Except for the four major aristocratic families and the major sects in Da Qin, I can't think of anyone else." Prince Chongyun said quietly.
Wu Qingrou nodded: "They are right. If a dynasty wants to be strong and centralized, the unity of its monarch and ministers is a necessary prerequisite. The Great Zhou Dynasty is a clear example."
He sighed softly: "The power of the Great Zhou Dynasty is still developing rapidly. If Great Qin continues the current situation of internal strife, it will only end up being embezzled by the Great Zhou."
Prince Chongyun's eyes flashed and he said nothing.
As we all know, just a hundred years ago, the Qin Dynasty was the most prosperous dynasty in the vast land of China, surpassing the Great Zhou Dynasty.
But in just these hundred years, the Great Zhou Dynasty developed rapidly, while the Great Qin Dynasty stagnated until it was completely surpassed by the Great Zhou Dynasty.
In the battle to destroy Buddhism in the past, the Great Zhou Dynasty became the biggest winner and the ultimate profiteer, and its strength achieved explosive growth, completely leaving the Great Qin behind.
"Eradicating the influence of aristocratic families and centralizing power to the central government is the second step of your plan, Mr. Wu." Prince Chongyun asked, "What about the third step?"
Wu Qingrou replied: "The four major aristocratic families are the leaders, and many families follow them. How can they be so easy to eliminate? The second step can only be said to be to restrain and weaken them. The third step is to really take action."
"At the same time, the third step will also remove the biggest obstacle to this plan."
Prince Chongyun's eyes flashed: "The Shi family, those with double eyes!"
For the royal family of the Great Qin Dynasty, their relationship with the Shi family was very complicated. The Shi family was actually a branch of the royal family. Sometimes, the Shi family would handle matters from the standpoint of the royal family.
But precisely because they are a branch of the royal family, the royal family of the Great Qin Dynasty is most afraid of the Shi family. However, the Shi family has endless talents, especially the birth of Shi Tianyi, the man with double eyes, which announced that the Shi family has another talented person.
Completely establishing the status of the first family in the Qin Dynasty.
Because the royal family had few legitimate heirs, there was a lot of talk within the Qin Dynasty about Shi Tianyi's adoption.
Prince Chongyun said: "It must be admitted that among the young generation, the one with double pupils put some pressure on Gu. If he does not die young, Gu will feel uneasy."
After a slight pause, Prince Chongyun calmly added: "After today, Xuanmen Tianzong Xiao Yan can be counted as half."
Wu Qingrou smiled slightly: "There is something I forgot to tell His Highness. In the name of Your Highness, I have vigorously cultivated and given preferential treatment to the Xiao family of Wuzhou where Xiao Yan was born."
Prince Chongyun snorted and said nothing.
Wu Qingrou continued: "That can be regarded as part of the first step of the plan. Now we have a good relationship with Xuanmen Tianzong to facilitate the implementation of the third step of the plan."
He smiled and said: "The young disciple of the Master of Xuanmen, Shi Tianhao. I think His Highness the Crown Prince also knows his origins."
"I naturally know that at least half of what the man with double pupils achieved today is because he stepped on the shoulders of that little baby." Prince Chongyun said: "I just didn't expect that the child was almost destined to die at the beginning.
To live to this day.”
"Not only is he alive to this day, but he also possesses extraordinary magical powers. A person who is in the golden elixir stage at the age of ten or so has been around for tens of thousands of years. It is also rare."
When Prince Chongyun said this, he changed the subject: "But now he is not good enough to challenge the man with double pupils."
Wu Qingrou said calmly: "Before today, His Highness the Crown Prince didn't think that Xiao Yan was so difficult to deal with, right?"
This was like adding a handful of salt to Prince Chongyun's wounds. Prince Chongyun's face darkened, but he didn't get angry. He just snorted coldly.
Wu Qingrou sighed, a divine light flashed in her eyes: "I really don't know how the master of Xuanmen did it. It's not unusual for his disciples to have a genius disciple, but it's rare for his disciples to be all monsters.
"
"This person is really not simple."
Prince Chongyun's face returned to normal, and he said calmly: "He is still protecting his shortcomings. Seeing that the master of Xuanmen personally accompanied Xiao Yan to Xingyunfeng for the appointment, we can know that in the future, Shi Tianhao will never face someone with double pupils.
I won’t stand idly by.”
Prince Chongyun looked at Wu Qingrou: "This is the chess piece that you, Wu Xiang, have decided to use to implement the third step of your plan, right?"
Wu Qingrou nodded calmly: "That's not necessarily the case. It's also possible that the power of the four major families will give Xuanmen Tianzong a hard time."
"The Great Zhou Dynasty wants to establish distant relations and attack close to home, and unites with Shushan Sword Sect, Xuanmen Tianzong and other forces to attack our Great Qin Dynasty. How can I just sit idly by and ignore it?"
Prince Chongyun glanced at him sideways and said coolly: "Since Mr. Wu still remembers the Great Zhou Dynasty, he should know that during the implementation of your plan, it is impossible for the monarchs and ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty to just sit there and ignore them.
."
Wu Qingrou smiled slightly: "Thank you for the reminder, Your Highness, but Your Highness can rest assured that when the time comes, the Zhou Dynasty will have enough time to take care of itself and will not have any spare power to interfere with our actions."
"Oh?" Prince Chongyun was a little surprised, but he did not ask further: "Between the power of the family and the Xuanmen Tianzong, Prime Minister Wu intends to weaken the strong and compensate for the weak. Is that so?"
Wu Qingrou replied: "That's right. If one party completely overwhelms the other, it will only increase the strength of the victor. This is not what I want. Losing both sides is the most beneficial choice for our Great Qin Dynasty."
Prince Chongyun nodded and looked at Wu Qingrou carefully, as if he wanted to see through him.
Wu Qingrou looked at him calmly, her eyes still as deep as the sea.
After a long time, Prince Chongyun withdrew his gaze and said quietly: "Now that Wu Xiang has a plan in mind, I will just wait for the good news." After saying that, he took a step forward and disappeared into the void.
Taoist Master Xingdou glanced at Wu Qingrou and sighed softly: "Wu Xiangguo's three steps take into account not only the Xuanmen Tianzong and the power of the family."
Wu Qingrou smiled and said, "Xing Dou Dao Zun is too polite."
Taoist Master Xingdou shook his head. His whole body turned into a ball of starlight, floating in the air.
In Xiling City, the capital of the Great Qin Dynasty. In the Prime Minister's Mansion in the north of the city, Wu Qingrou was sitting in his study. Watching the light and shadow on the communication disk in front of him disappear, he tapped his fingers lightly on the desk in front of him and pondered in silence.
Standing next to him was a young man who suddenly asked: "Why choose Shi Chongyun?"
Wu Qingrou said lightly: "Because he is ambitious."
The young man said: "But I always feel that he fails more than he succeeds."
"Shi Chongyun does have big flaws in his character. He is surly, irritable, and arrogant." Wu Qingrou said nonchalantly: "But unless he doesn't want to achieve the realm of Yuanshen, he will improve these character flaws by himself without others mentioning it.
"
"As I just said, he is an ambitious person. So he will definitely make self-adjustments. This trip to Xingyun Peak, he suffered a defeat at the hands of Xuanmen Tianzong, which will accelerate this process."
The young man was silent for a moment and then continued: "Why not choose the one with double eyes?"
Wu Qingrou chuckled: "His use lies elsewhere."
"Even Senior Brother, do you care about the Xuanmen Tianzong?" The young man's eyes flashed, and a look of surprise finally appeared on his calm face.
Wu Qingrou said noncommittally: "I care about all the human beings in the great world of Tianyuan and the vast land of China."
He tapped his fingers on the table and paused slightly: "Go and keep an eye on it. Although I have made it clear to Shi Chongyun, there is no guarantee that he will not get angry and cause trouble for the Xiao family in Wuzhou."
"With his status, just letting out a few words and expressing an unobvious attitude would be enough for the Xiao family." Wu Qingrou smiled on her face: "Shi Chongyun, he will naturally change. But before he reaches the late Yuan Ying stage,
He will not truly know how difficult it is to achieve the mental state of being a soul."
"Before that, we can only put more thought into it."
The young man nodded. He stepped back and stepped into the void. He disappeared.
…………
In the imperial palace of Tianjing City of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Zhou Liang was sitting high on a dragon chair. Below him, Yan Mingyue and Zhu Hongwu were sitting opposite each other, while Mei Wulang was standing at the head of the beam, reporting the news he had just received.
.
"...This is the result of this battle." Mei Wulang finished his report.
Zhou Emperor Liang Pan nodded and looked at Mei Wulang: "Wu Lang, what do you think?" He paused and added: "I mean Xuanmen Tianzong."
Mei Wulang quickly bowed and replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, judging from this matter, Lin Feng, the master of Xuanmen, is extremely protective of his disciples. A few days ago, he received a notice from Xuanmen Tianzong that Zhu Yi, the son of Lord Zhu Hou,
Soon I will return to my hometown to take the Enke exam this year."
"Perhaps the Lord of Xuanmen will accompany me like this time and come to my great Zhou Dynasty."
Yan Mingyue smiled slightly when she heard this but said nothing.
Zhu Hongwu sat motionless in his seat like a wooden sculpture, as if what he was talking about did not interest him at all.
"What Wu Lang said is wrong." Emperor Zhou Liang Pan shook his head slightly: "If what I expected is correct, the master of Xuanmen will not come in person this time."
He didn't explain why, and Mei Wulang naturally didn't dare to ask.
Yan Mingyue and Zhu Hongwu still remained silent, and Zhou Emperor Liang Pan didn't take it seriously either. He just sighed: "With cultivation in the Golden Core stage, a single blow destroyed a Nascent Soul stage magic weapon. A disciple of the Xuanmen Tianzong
, it’s truly extraordinary.”
"Now it seems that they are still in the growth stage. When they truly mature, they will really be rare and good talents."
"Lin Feng, the leader of Xuanmen, is really not simple." Liang Pan said this and glanced at Zhu Hongwu: "Congratulations to Hongwu too, your son is among them."
Zhu Hongwu stood up and said: "Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty. I am afraid."
Liang Pan looked at Yan Mingyue again and said slowly: "I wish Fairy Yan all the best on her return to Baiyun Mountain."
Yan Mingyue smiled and said, "I would like to borrow your majesty's kind words."
She was slightly in a trance: "The Flame Dragon Heavenly Armor...have you successfully refined the Zhu Yan Demonic Eyes into a magic weapon so quickly?"
Even if Yuanshen monks are to refining magic weapons, they still need to continuously refine them for years and months before they can be successful. Many magic weapons cannot be successfully refined even if they have been practiced for hundreds or thousands of years, or even tens of thousands of years.
"Lin Feng, where did you come from?" Yan Mingyue frowned slightly: "What do you want to do?"
Yan Mingyue suddenly burst into laughter: "Maybe you don't know it, but you will actually be a big help for me to return to Baiyun Mountain this time, but for some reason, I suddenly feel a little afraid of you." (To be continued...)