Chapter 43 Borrowing a knife to kill
Li Xuandu said calmly: "Yechi just said that he challenged me after asking Lao Khan for his order. I wonder if Yao Mu Khan thought Lao Khan knew that a Central Plains envoy had arrived at the royal court?"
Yao Mu suddenly squinted his long and narrow eyes and stared at Li Xuandu, revealing a bit of fierceness, "But I don't know."
Li Xuandu smiled and said, "You guys in the Golden Tent say that Lao Khan is extremely wise, Yao Mu Huhan said he doesn't know, do you think Lao Khan believes it?"
"Whether you believe it or not, is there any difference?" Yao Mu Huhan said sternly: "Will Lao Khan punish his beloved son for a dead Central Plains man?"
Li Xuandu said calmly: "If Lao Han had only one son, maybe not, but Lao Han had four sons, Lao Han had too many choices. Yao Mu Hu Han, I wish I could be too young, you don't understand what secret care is, you don't understand what imperial mind is, you only know how to be arrogant by favor. Can a young man who only relies on his parents' favor and act freely? Can a hundred thousand iron cavalry who can control the golden tent?"
Yao Mu suddenly shouted angrily, pulled out the scimitar from his waist, and slashed hard on Li Xuandu's face.
A thin red line appeared on Li Xuandu's forehead, but before the blood was flowing out, the wound had healed. Then he took the scimitar from Yao Mu's hand, gently stroked the knife with his five fingers. The sharp sword broke inch by inch, leaving only a bare hilt.
Li Xuandu continued to exert force on his five fingers, kneading the handle of the knife into an iron ball, and throwing it aside. "The medicine tree suddenly sweats, and the emperor must learn to control his emotions. His heart is dangerous, his heart is as cunning as the deepest mind, his joy and anger are not reflected in his colors, and his face does not change his expression. It is called calmness when facing major events. At this point, Smiling Sweat is much better than you. I think, if it weren't for him being too old, you wouldn't have any chance to compete with him."
When talking, Li Xuan gently pressed his palm on Yao Mu's shoulder.
In an instant, all the female servants appeared beside Li Xuandu, pointing various weapons at the vital points around Li Xuandu.
Li Xuan was not afraid at all, but just looked at Yaomu and suddenly sweated.
At this moment, Yao Mu's sweat gradually calmed down, and he was still staring at Li Xuandu fiercely, but he was not angry just now, "What do you mean?"
Li Xuan did not rush to speak, but looked at the many maids surrounding him.
Yao Mu suddenly hesitated for a moment and waved his hand.
These female servants slowly withdrew their weapons and took a few steps back.
Li Xuandu gently patted Yaomu's sweating on the shoulder. This action made Yaomu's sweating slightly annoyed, but it didn't happen, and it suppressed the anger.
Li Xuandu carried his hands on his back and said, "Did Yao Mu Hukhan know about Emperor Shizong of the Central Plains of the Great Wei? That is what people often call Emperor Yong of Ming. He is the grandfather of the current Emperor Tianbao of the Great Wei."
Yao Mu suddenly sweated and nodded, "I know."
Li Xuandu nodded and said, "Ming Yong Emperor believed in Taoism and learned the method of "ruling without doing anything" from the three thousand words of the Supreme Taoist Ancestor. Emperor Yong of Ming had been practicing Taoism for twenty years, but he did not attend court or obeyed the government, but he also held the power of the court firmly in his hands. The so-called politics cannot be done by himself, and everything is left to the people below to understand the saint's will. If he did it right, he would recognize that the emperor's contribution; if he did it wrong, the responsibility would always be lower, and the ministers would mislead me. It would be better to be silent. In this way, what is wrong with the court's fault? It is the fault of the cabinet and the literati supervisor, not the fault of the emperor. The emperor is still wise and has no mistakes."
Yaomu suddenly sweated and frowned, as if he had realized it, but also seemed to be confused.
Li Xuandu continued: "There are two key points in this kind of 'ruling without doing anything'. One is that the emperor hides behind the scenes but needs to take power, and the other is to set up a target in front of the stage."
Yao Mu Huhan finally understood and showed his murderous intent, "You said I was the target that Lao Khan put up? You are picking the relationship between me and Eqige!"
"I haven't finished speaking yet. Yaomu is sweating in a hurry." Li Xuan waved his hand, "There is an allusion of two deposed princes in our Central Plains. An emperor has nine sons. As the saying goes, the dragon has nine sons, and each is different. In order to compete for the throne, the nine sons fight openly and secretly. Among them, the crown prince is the leader of the sons, and has to deal with the plot from all sides. In the end, the emperor decided to depose the prince. But after the deposed prince, the situation of the struggle between the sons became more complicated. Even if the emperor wanted to launch a new prince, he would have to repeat the mistakes of the old prince and be attacked by other princes.
So in order to protect the new crown prince, he decided to re-establish the old crown prince. In this way, the old crown prince is in the open and the new crown prince is in the secret, and all the attacks and plots are still concentrated on the old crown prince. The new crown prince can slowly accumulate strength in places that others do not notice. After the old crown prince is disgusted by the ministers, the old emperor will depose the old crown prince again and calm the situation. At this time, the new crown prince has already been formed and can successfully take over the throne. This is the old emperor's plan to kill two birds with one stone. Lao Khan is the emperor. May I ask Yao Mu Hukhan, do you think you are the old crown prince? Or the new crown prince?"
Yaomu suddenly sweated and his expression changed.
He is just a arrogant man, not a fool. Even if he is determined to deny it, he has to admit that what Li Xuandu said makes sense. Over the years, the voices supporting him have become louder and louder, but the voices against him have also risen. He seems to be glorious, but in fact he is in an extremely dangerous position.
Yao Mu took a deep breath, put away his strong murderous intent, and said, "But I still have Ehe's support, Eqige loves Ehe the most."
Li Xuandu said lightly: "The most ruthless imperial family is the emperor's kindness, and it is not worthy of trust."
Yao Mu Huhan asked, "Your Excellency, I am the fake prince placed on the table, and the real prince has someone else."
Li Xuan did not answer directly, but said: "If Lao Khan intentionally took over the position of Khan, then there would be no dispute between the kings today. Let me ask, who can compete with the most powerful Khan and the support of Khan? There is no need to fight. But to this day, there is chaos in the royal court, which means that Lao Khan has disliked Mingli Khan and does not intend to hand over the position of Khan to Mingli Khan. I wonder if Yao Mu Huhan agrees with my statement?"
Yaomu suddenly sweated and pondered for a moment, and nodded.
Li Xuandu continued: "Lao Khan does not intend to let Mingli Khan take over as Dahan, but Mingli Khan is extremely powerful and cannot move lightly. In this case, two possibilities will arise. One may be that the new Khan selected by Lao Khan can compete with Mingli Khan, and the other may be that the new Khan selected by Lao Khan cannot compete with Mingli Khan. If it is the former, then Yaomu Huhan is the real prince. If it is the latter, then Yaomu Huhan is the fake prince placed on the table."
Yao Mu suddenly sweated as water, his hands clenched into fists, and he slowly asked, "If it is the second possibility, then why did Lao Han choose me?"
Li Xuan said slowly: "The Da Yan and the Xiao Yan are sisters, but over the years, the Xiao Yan family has been favored by Lao Khan and the Da Yan family has been neglected, which has made the Xiao Yan family extremely powerful in the royal court and not inferior to the kings. From this point of view, Lao Khan did not let Yao Mu Hu Khan compete with Ming Li Khan, but let Xiao Yan check and balance Ming Li Khan. If Lao Khan chose the new Khan candidate neither Ming Li Khan nor Yao Mu Hu Khan, then the sisters of Da Yan and Xiao Yan would be united in the outside world and work together to fight against the new Khan. How is the new king with shallow foundation an opponent? But if Lao Khan chose Yao Mu Hu Khan on the surface, then the sisters of Da Yan and Xiao Yan would turn against their son. Lao Khan did not have to take action at all, and he would solve two extremely difficult opponents for Xin Han without any effort.
"In the art of military affairs, there is a plan to kill people with a knife. The enemy has been clear, but the friend has not been determined. He will lead his friend to kill the enemy and he will not work hard. For Lao Khan, who is the enemy? Mingli Khan. Who is the friend? Xiao Yan. Lao Khan used Xiao Yan's hand to kill Mingli Khan and made a wall to watch himself. This is to kill people with a knife. In the art of military affairs, there is a series of plans, and there is another plan after one plan. After using a knife to kill people, if Xiao Yan and Da Yan are both injured, then Lao Khan can fight against clams and cranes and fishermen to gain benefits. If one of them wins, he can also stalk the cicada and the oriole behind."
Hearing this, cold sweat oozed from Yao Musang's forehead and said, "Your Excellency... No, sir, how dare you ask sir, why didn't Lao Khan choose me?"
Li Xuandu said: "First, Yao Mu Shu Sweats are in the royal court for a long time, and they are not worth half a foot of their power, so they are difficult to convince the public. Second, Xiao Yan's power is great. If Yao Mu Shu Sweats become the new great sweat, then Yao Mu Shu Sweats' mother tribe will threaten the golden bloodline. In the words of the Central Plains, this is a relative of the foreigner. Since Lao Khan is extremely wise, how can he let the relative of the foreigner become a great sweat? In my opinion, if Yao Mu Shu Sweats wants to become a great sweat, Xiao Yan cannot stay. But if Xiao Yan's absence, how can Yao Mu Shu Sweats ascend to the position of the great sweat?"
Chapter completed!