According to the Qingyi Yamen, since we met the Khitan and Nanzhao envoys last time, although Ma Yin's words and deeds were the same as usual, he had gone out to do more frequently.

Sometimes it’s hunting, sometimes it’s outings, sometimes it’s boating and rafting in Dongting Lake, and sometimes it’s time to stay in the villages everywhere for several days.

Strictly speaking, this is not an abnormal move.

As a idle person, he can handle not much official duties. Apart from drinking and having fun in the mansion, he can only go out for fun. Ma Yin is a king, so he definitely won’t go to brothels. If it were a brothel in Chang'an, it would be fine, but the brothel in Changsha is not worth his visit.

After all, what Liu Yin and Ma Yin did in Lingnan were similar.

If it was an ordinary time, Li Ye would not only not doubt it, but would also think that Ma Yin was very conscious of the times and knew that his life had nothing to do with power anymore, and understood that enjoying wealth and honor was a serious matter.

Unfortunately, the tentacles of the Qingyi Yamen have long been spread all over the place. Ma Yin thought that he had secretly summoned his old subordinates and ordered his old subordinates to summon his subordinates, servants, and thugs, and were very hidden. In fact, in Li Ye's opinion, it was similar to performing on the stage.

The Qingyi Yamen can install so many chess pieces in Jincheng County, Lanzhou, Hexi Province, and even Chu Zheng, a disciple of Bailu Cave, can't see any clues. As an ordinary person, the situation in Chu can be imagined.

Song Jiao promised Li Ye confidently that the Qingyi Yamen had woven a whole spider web in Chu, and Ma Yin was at most a grasshopper on the spider web.

Although Li Ye couldn't understand why the grasshopper jumped on the spider web, since Aunt Song was serious, he had no way to refute it.

"I don't think you actually have to go to Chu in person, and you don't even need to let King Qi and King Shu go. You can completely calm down this matter by just the Qingyi Yamen himself." This is Aunt Song's original words.

When she said this, Aunt Song looked at Li Ye with dissatisfaction, as if she felt that Li Ye underestimated her ability and Qingyi Yamen.

Of course, Li Ye would not underestimate Aunt Song and Qingyi Yamen, neither of them could be.

Aunt Song and Chu Nanhuai are actually the same generation. In terms of cultivation and combat power, Aunt Song is even better than Chu Nanhuailai. But in this regard, even Li Xian is not as good as her. It’s not that Li Xian has poor talent, but that when he should cultivate his cultivation the most, Li Xian spent too much energy on military and political affairs.

Aunt Song is different. When she first helped Li Xian, she was a guard. Although she also had the responsibility to find out the world news for Li Xian, she was more involved in the path of the world, so she naturally didn’t need to distract much of her spirit.

Although the result was not very good, Li Xian was surrounded and killed in Bagong Mountain, and Song Jiao had only time to rescue the Bailu Cave Gate, and was completely unable to eliminate the matter invisible in advance. But this is no wonder Aunt Song.

In fact, the Battle of Bagong Mountain has always been a knot in Song Jiao's heart.

As Li Xian's junior sister, she was trying to find out the world news for Li Xian. Such a siege and killing operation occurred, which was suspected of being dereliction of duty. Because of this, Song Jiao was so dedicated that she could do her best after coming to Li Ye.

It’s also a blessing that she is a disciple of Bailu Cave and is very knowledgeable. If someone else changes to someone else, even if she works hard, she may not be able to operate the Qingyi Yamen until now.

Not to mention anything else, in just a few years, Li Ye has completed the layout in the world, allowing Li Ye to have pre-arranged chess pieces available whether he pacified Hedong, settled the Central Plains, or went to Hexi. This is a manifestation of being against the will of heaven.

Song Jiao has been complaining to Li Ye recently, saying that she has aging before she grows up and is squeezed by heavy business, so wrinkles in the corners of her eyes. In fact, it is not all self-pity.

Li Ye was a human being in two lives - to be precise, he should be a human being in three lives. After all, he still has the memory of his body in his previous life, and he has a very thorough understanding of the worldly ways. Of course, he knew that Song Jiao's lifeless helping him and tracing the roots had nothing to do with his guilt towards Li Xian.

The disciples of Bailu Cave are all proud and have a high opinion of themselves. The affirmation of their talents and their persistence in ambitions have made them transcend ordinary worldly visions.

Song Jiao spent all her energy on running the Qingyi Yamen, and her biggest purpose was to prove herself. Let Bailu Cave and everyone in the world see that if she truly performs what she has learned in her life without any shackles, she will definitely have earth-shaking abilities, rather than being unable to avoid Li Xian being surrounded and killed in Bagong Mountain.

Li Ye understands this.

But understanding this does not mean that he is not grateful to Aunt Song.

Just as he said to Song Jiao before, he is not a pretentious person. The macho manhood in his bones makes him unable to say numb words. But his gratitude and gratitude to Aunt Song is actually better than anyone around him.

To be honest, Shangguan Qingcheng's status is unique. When Li Ye burned himself in his previous life, Shangguan Qingcheng's words "I practice my blood as Your Majesty" had long made Li Ye regard her as a part of himself. Therefore, as long as he did not compare with Shangguan Qingcheng, Aunt Song's status could not be shaken.

"There is another reason why I want to go to Chu in person, not because I don't trust Aunt Song and Qingyi Yamen."

Li Ye said, "Although Ma Yin has the possibility of deteriorating the mountains and rivers of the land, in my eyes, he is just a clown. If it were him alone, it would not be enough for me to go south in person."

After the Battle of Hexi, the Qingyi Yamen had completed the adaptation of the Huanyinfang. Now there is no Huanyinfang now, only the Qingyi Yamen.

The original Saint of Huanyinfang disappeared from the world's vision, so there is no need to say much. The first commander and other veterans of Huanyinfang were also properly arranged in the Qingyi Yamen. Therefore, the power of the Qingyi Yamen is very huge.

"You went to Chu in person on this trip, but asked Wang Jian to take people to deal with Nanzhao. Actually, I don't agree with this arrangement." Song Jiao believes that Li Ye's personal trip south was to test Wang Jian's intention.

She continued: "Wang Jian has been in Sichuan for many years and has already had a great influence. Even if he cannot be deeply rooted, he must not be taken lightly.

"And he accepted your surrender and avoided the war in Shu. Whether it was the soldiers or the people in the army, they were grateful to him from the bottom of their hearts. If you let him attack from Shu and deal with the King of Nanzhao, aren't you afraid that he will take this opportunity to become bigger?"

According to Song Jiao's idea, Li Ye is the safest to not use Wang Jian, just let him enjoy wealth and honor.

From the perspective of "imperial mind", when the dynasty is attacked from all sides and launches a large-scale military force, all internal hidden dangers should be eliminated. Killing Wang Jian is actually the most convenient thing.

If Li Ye does not want to betray his faith, he must use Wang Jian. Then letting Wang Jian go to the northern border is better than letting him pass through Shu to deal with Nanzhao.

There is no reason for any minister to be respected by the ruler in such a situation and to defend important border battlefields.

So Song Jiao felt that asking Wang Jian to deal with Nanzhao was a slight slap in his mind.

Li Ye didn't think so. He said: "I accept Wang Jian's surrender and still keep his life. It's not to be a good example for the people of the world and show my own kindness, righteousness and virtue, but I can indeed tolerate this person and his life ambitions."

These words fell into Song Jiao's ears, and the look she looked at Li Ye with strangeness.

The situation in the world has long been clear. In Song Jiao's opinion, with Li Ye's merits and talents, inheriting the throne is inevitable - she also doesn't think it is contrary to human ethics.

Emperor Taizong could kill his brother and kill his father in order to put him under house arrest. Although from the perspective of historical facts, Emperor Taizong was also to protect himself. If he did not do this, he would be killed by his brothers, but this is what happened after all. Since he had done it, no matter how the people in the world wanted to see Emperor Taizong, he had to continue.

There is such a precedent in the Tang Dynasty. What's wrong with Li Ye asking Li Yan to give the throne to him? Not to mention that Li Yan himself doesn't care about the matter. In Song Jiao's mind, he is a foolish monarch. Even if he is a wise monarch, so what?

Since he wants to be an emperor, he naturally cannot always be withholding hidden dangers. Even if Li Ye has the mind of Emperor Taizong and does not kill meritorious officials, he does not reuse his former opponents.

Li Ye was enough to allow King Qi to lead the army to fight, which surprised Song Jiao. Later, she learned that King Qi was a woman, so she didn't care. Although the difference between men and women in the world of cultivation was not that big, no woman had ever been there for the throne - except Wu Zetian.

But Wang Jian is a real man, and he is likely to seek great achievements.

Even Ma Yin dared to achieve his achievements in the situation of attacking the Tang Dynasty across the world. Wang Jian was ten times stronger than Ma Yin. He had to surrender to the court due to the situation. Now, he really had no other intentions?

Li Ye knew what the other party was thinking when he saw Song Jiao's appearance. He smiled helplessly, "Aunt Song is worried too much. I can't kill Zhu Wen, reuse King Qi, and promise King Shu to be proud of King Shu's life. The most fundamental reason is not that I believe in them unconditionally, but that I have the ability to control them.

"In my eyes, the princes of the world are nothing more than a single one. If I want to kill them, it is really a backhand. I have absolute control over the Tang Dynasty, which is the basic reason why I can accommodate all rivers."

After hearing this, Song Jiao didn't know what to say for a moment.

Throughout history, the emperor who is qualified to say that he can control the entire world with his own strength may not exist at all. I am afraid that only Qin Emperor and Han Wu can barely reach this level.

Why is this possibility so slim? Just a very simple truth: if the combined power of all the ministers exceeds that of the emperor, then the emperor cannot say that he can suppress the world by himself.

This statement seems unreasonable. After all, if all ministers are enemies of the emperor, it is probably only the last days of the dynasty. But as emperors, we should look at the problem like this.

Only by looking at the problem in this way can they prevent every minister from giving absolute trust, always maintain the balance of the minister's strength, and even deliberately create confrontation. Why is the most core and basic point of view of the emperor's mind technique, the balance technique? This is the truth.

The world is so great that the emperor is the one who feels the most insecure.

He had to be wary of everyone's covet his throne.

There is no more noble existence in the world than the throne.

Therefore, the emperor believed that everyone was coveting his throne.

But this principle is inaccurate to Li Ye.

Throughout history, not all kings will perform balance techniques in the court to ensure their absolute control over the court and the world.

For example, Qin Xiaogong Ying Quliang.

He used Shang Yang's reforms to completely trust Shang Yang.

Qin Xiaogong did this because Qin had reached the end of life and death. If this was not the case, it would not be enough for Qin to continue to survive in the Warring States Period.

But Li Ye is different. He did this to restore the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.

On the surface, the two are indeed different, but on the essence, there is actually no difference between the two.

Qin Xiaogong needed Shang Yang to allow Qin to gather the strength of all the people. Although Li Ye did not achieve the goal of uniting people through King Qi and King Shu, his fundamental desire was to make all the people loyal to him.

Therefore, his image must be perfect, even higher than all the emperors before.

The attitude Li Ye expressed now is that he dared to seek this because he was able to control the world with himself.

Song Jiao could not refute Li Ye like this.

She looked at Li Ye and laughed silently, her eyes were bright and obvious and strange, "I told myself a long time ago that you are different from Li Xian, and you cannot be measured by the standards of Li Xian. So over the years, I have been treating you with the standards of the previous wise and heroic lords.

"Now I find that I am still wrong. You may be different from all emperors. Although I don't know what the reason is, the facts cannot be argued. You can indeed control the entire world with your own strength. The old events of the Kunlun Incident will never happen again.

"Even if Zhu Wen, Wang Jian and Li Maozhen join forces, it will not endanger your life. Even if they cooperate with the opponents who attacked Tang, they will not be able to overthrow your country. I don't know when things have become like this, but I feel it now, and I clearly feel that reality has become like this.

"This is really strange. It is obviously the peak of the Yangshen True Human Realm, but you have the ability to kill all the cultivators in the world in an instant. This is simply incredible. But perhaps, this is the ability that a true emperor should have. If you do it, you should become the lord of the world.

"If you resolve and break the situation of attacking the Tang Dynasty this time, I would never even think of what kind of existence could prevent you from restoring the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Even I have vaguely felt that the prosperous Tang Dynasty you created may even surpass the prosperous Tang Dynasty in Tianbao!"

Li Ye nodded repeatedly when he heard this, without any concealing his mood.

He doesn't need to hide himself.

Only those who are strong to a certain level can not hide themselves.

No matter what, having a soulmate is a happy thing.

Aunt Song knows herself so well and is so confident in herself. Even if Li Ye is not proud, she will be happy inside.

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Going south from Guanzhong, you have to go beyond the Qinling Mountains.

The continuous mountains are steep and the passes are towering. This is a necessary measure to defend the capital. Unfortunately, the dangers of mountains and rivers in solidarity are destined to be unable to last long. No matter how dangerous the passes are, they need to be guarded. Once the soldiers guarding the city are disintegrated and have no desire to fight, the natural barrier is also a thoroughfare.

The fundamental reason why Huang Chao was able to break through Tongguan head-on was certainly not that Tongguan had been disrepair for so long, nor that his troops were able to fight, but that the soldiers guarding the gate were about to collapse at one touch.

When Li Ye, Wang Jian, Li Maozhen and others entered Hanzhong through the Qinling Mountains, they looked at the mountains, rivers, and clouds. They couldn't help but remember the past events that were targeted by the Zhongnan Mountain Taoist Sect when they first arrived at Zhongnan Mountain.

At that time, he had just achieved the goal of practicing Qi. When he was in the official position, he came here to investigate a major crime. After taking the clues, he uncovered the conspiracy of the Taoist sect to frame Li Xian, and brought Song Jiao, the commander of the Qingyi Yamen, back to Chang'an.

"The past has lasted thousands of years, and Wei Wu waved his whip and there is a legacy in the east of Jieshi. The bleak autumn wind is now again, and it has changed the world."
To be continued...