The situation in Da Nanguo can be said to be complex, but it can also be said to be simple.

The first thing Yu Ling needs to know is who under King Nan is trustworthy and who needs to be wary, and what are the attitudes of the twelve princes and sixty-eight princes towards the royal family. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle.

Fortunately, Yu Ling already had enough psychological expectations. Although the situation of the royal family was indeed very bad, he felt that it could still be saved.

Among the civil and military personnel of the Manchu Dynasty, almost 30 to 40% were swaying in the wind, and 40 to 50% had secretly taken refuge with powerful princes. However, only the ministers who were truly loyal to Nan Yanhe were

More than ten percent.

This is the result of his many years of hard work. When he first came to the throne, not even 1% of the people were willing to follow him.

In this process, the greatest contribution was made by the then Prime Minister Yu Chen. He had been conscientiously assisting Nan Yanhe and helped him cultivate a large number of young scholars who could be reused. However, on the surface, Yu Chen maintained aloof neutrality.

His attitude was indifferent no matter how the princes tried to win over him.

If it were an ordinary low-level official who wanted to be alone in a chaotic court, he would definitely seek death without explanation. However, as a veteran of the three dynasties, Yu Chen had disciples and former officials scattered in every corner of the Southern Kingdom. Even if those princes wanted to touch him

, you also have to carefully consider whether you have this qualification.

Therefore, in the past ten years, Yu Chen's situation has been very dangerous, but also very delicate. He has survived the turbulence time and time again, like a towering ancient tree standing in the violent storm. No matter the ups and downs of the world, he has remained calm.

move.

In addition to Yu Chen, Chu Bei Ming, Li Hengwang and Cai Ye are also Nan Yanhe's capable hands.

Chu Beiming was appointed as the head of the Keqing Mansion, which was equivalent to the top leader. Although his official position was only the fourth rank, he actually held a lot of power. He was responsible for helping the royal family to recruit strange people. As long as they had certain specialties, they could enjoy good treatment. And

The Keqing Mansion is divided into the Inner Mansion and the Outer Mansion. The Outer Mansion is completely used to confuse the view and fool the princes. It is filled with sensationalists who have no real ability. The Inner Mansion is the real core.

Li Hengwang is a second-grade military general and was named General Shunding, ranking second among the eight generals. Since in the military attaché system, first-grade generals are usually inactive, so in addition to General Jingyuan, Li Hengwang

The status is the highest.

Cai Ye was the general manager of the palace's internal affairs office and firmly controlled all the affairs of the palace. Therefore, some people maliciously called him the "Second Prime Minister of the Palace" and even thought that Cai Ye had ousted King Nan.

But his family knew their own affairs, and Cai Ye did many things that were inconvenient for Nan Yanhe to do for him.

It can be seen that several important figures in the Great Southern Kingdom are actually working for Nan Yanhe. Especially Yu Chen. Without his help, the current situation would probably be even more bleak and bleak.

At dusk one day, Yu Ling finally met this legendary prime minister. He was not wearing court clothes, but was dressed in extremely simple clothes. He looked like an ordinary old man next door.

There is a pair of eyes as clear as a mirror on a clear lake, so calm and unruffled.

"I've been busy with everything these days, and I only have time to meet with Alliance Leader Yun now. I don't think it's surprising that I'm rude." Yu Chen's voice was gentle, without the slightest hint of intimidation. Only when Yu Ling faced him did he

When you look at him, you will feel the illusion of being seen clearly inside and out, as if this old man has a natural ability to see into people's hearts.

"You're welcome, Prime Minister, as long as we don't disturb your business." Yu Ling said with a faint smile.

"It's nothing more than preparing for a spiritual formation exchange meeting. I spent a few days and finally divided up all the tasks at hand. I can have a few days of leisure." Yu Chen said with a smile.

"The Prime Minister's time is precious, so I won't talk nonsense." Yu Ling paused and said with a hint of probing: "I want to know what happened more than a hundred years ago? Why did His Majesty the Seventeenth Southern King do this?

Fell to the Fire Refining Sect?"

Yu Chen was silent for a moment, then sighed softly and said: "This matter is a long story, but a simple summary is that the talents of the seventeenth generation of the Southern King Tianzong attracted the fear of the princes, and because the news of the skill spread to the North somehow,

The Realm Fire Sect, so the two sides colluded, and on the pretext that a large number of chaotic creatures broke into Mubai Star on the southern border, the situation was extremely critical, and encouraged the Seventeenth Generation of the Southern King to go to the front line to boost military morale."

"Then he went?" Yu Ling realized after asking that she had said nonsense.

Yu Chen's face was cold, and there seemed to be flames burning in his eyes: "He went, and he went to the front line to kill the enemy in person. In the end, he was seriously injured, and was plotted by the people of the Refining Fire Sect. Since then, his life and death are unknown. We thought that His Majesty the Southern King

If something unexpected happens, we will prepare for the eighteenth generation of King Nan to ascend the throne."

"The tiger father has no dog son. The late king is also an amazingly talented person. He once volunteered to go to the border to make great military exploits. Both his talent and ability are not inferior to those of the seventeenth generation of the Southern King. After hearing this, the late king realized

There must be a shady secret behind this incident, so he endured his grief, returned to Nanhuang Star and ascended the throne, vowing to find out the truth."

"The late king spent several years to consolidate his position step by step, and at the same time, he also figured out the conspiracy of the year. There were five grand dukes and eight princes who were directly involved in it, so the late king spent thirty years to realize his

I originally wanted to help him with his revenge plan, but he stopped me. He said... He had more important things to entrust to me, and asked me to keep them useful and repay the kindness of the Seventeenth Generation Nan King in the future.

The grace.”

Yu Chen's expression was extremely complicated: "Maybe at that time, the late king had already had a premonition of something. On the eve of the storm, he found an excuse to demote my official position to three ranks, and demoted me to other stars to avoid me.

On the cusp of the whirlpool.”

"So when that happened, I was the last one to learn about it."

It was hard to tell whether Yu Chen's face was sarcastic or self-deprecating. Every word in his plain voice was soaked with blood and tears, and he slowly told the truth that had been buried more than twenty years ago.

"The late king knew that from the beginning of the founding of the country, the power of the princes far exceeded that of the royal family, so he only wanted revenge and did not expect to calm the world. However, his revenge gradually deepened everyone's panic. They felt that the Southern King was extremely powerful.

Dangerous, even more dangerous than his father."

"So when the late king attacked the True Dao Realm, they worked together to bribe the then head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. After learning about the late king's retreat, they sent out all their masters to assassinate His Majesty the Southern King."

"Although he entered the true realm at the last moment, he also suffered a fatal injury. He only had two hours left."

"The late king spent an hour arranging the funeral arrangements and called all the children to come forward. They cried heartbrokenly, except for one child who remained silent. The late king sent the child away from the southern border. I don't know what he told him. Anyway, until

Now, I don’t know the other party’s news either.”

Yu Chen sighed softly and said with some pity: "Your Majesty also cried very hard at that time, and then the late king slapped him and told him not to cry, but to laugh. In the end, your Majesty left with a smile on his face.

In the main hall, everyone thought he was crazy."

Yu Ling was silent for a while. Sure enough, you should never ask the person involved about this kind of thing, otherwise it will be bloody and bloody.

"The next hour, the late king killed three princes and four princes, and then came to me and said that this was all he could do, and he would leave the rest to me."

"I returned to the court and became the prime minister, inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people. I also received the title of elder of three dynasties, but what's the use of it? Two people who were kind to me took me away from the border.

The two people who were promoted from minor officials to the central government are no longer here, leaving only a few young children."

"At that time, His Majesty looked at me seriously with his big dark eyes and asked me if I would help him take revenge. I said that your father was driven to this point by those people because of his eagerness for revenge. Your Majesty thought about it,

He also told me that he has plenty of time, and he is willing to spend one hundred or two hundred years to get revenge. If it is not enough, he will let his children continue to help him avenge."

"I couldn't believe that such words came from the mouth of a child, so I told him that the first step in revenge is to prevent the enemy from seeing that you want revenge. So His Majesty smiled, and he smiled very brightly.

, he said he knew, the late king told him to laugh even when he is crying."

"At that time... he was only eight years old. I looked at the child who smiled and shed tears, and secretly vowed to protect him when he grew up. Because when the seventeenth generation of Nanwang was murdered, I was not there.
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