After coming out of this room, Zhao Yu's whole person became brighter. He got what he wanted. The chess piece he accidentally dropped before turned out to have the greatest effect at the most critical moment.
Back then, when Nangong Hong was a young man studying abroad, the prince Zhao Yu, who was less than ten years old, met Nangong Hong who looked like a beggar on the street.
At that time, Nangong Hong was still very down and out, and the prince Zhao Yu felt pity for him, so he gave Nangong Hong money and allowed him to live in the prince's residence for more than ten days.
With the support of the prince Zhao Yu, Nangong Hong became famous in the Dahua Empire. A few years later, Nangong Hong left the Dahua Empire. Ten years later, he traveled to Qi, Chu, and Zheng, and returned to his hometown to live.
After more than ten years, I went to Bunas again.
Nangong Hong was not a person who refused to repay his kindness. After he became an important minister of the Tang Dynasty, he immediately wrote to Zhao Yu and expressed his willingness to help Zhao Yu.
Zhao Yu didn't take it seriously before, because at that time, the Great China Empire was still the largest power in the Western Continent. Relying on external forces to compete for the throne was taboo in itself, and Zhao Yu didn't dare to nod easily.
Moreover, the crown prince of the Dahua Empire, Zhao Ji, also has the absolute support of the court and does not behave unethically on weekdays, so Zhao Yu has no chance at all.
But as the Tang State defeated the Great China Empire and became the de facto strongest country in the Western Continent, Nangong Hong's idea of repaying his kindness became important to Zhao Yu.
With the support of a powerful country like Tang, Zhao Yu felt that he had a great chance of winning in the competition for the crown prince.
After all, a powerful country's military, intelligence, and funds are all huge resources. With the support of these things, Zhao Yu can gain huge advantages as long as he is not a pure idiot.
Because no matter what, he has the full support of the Tang State, and it is impossible for his father, Zhao Kai, to use all the power of the Dahua Empire to support his eldest brother, His Royal Highness Zhao Ji.
"Your Highness?" One of the two confidants guarding the door saw Zhao Ji's happy face and immediately asked with a smile.
"The matter has been settled! Mr. Nangong is a man who always repays kindness. He promised to give us his full support." No matter how hard he tried to hide the joy on Zhao Yu's face, he couldn't hide it.
"Congratulations, Your Highness! Congratulations to Your Highness!" Another bodyguard immediately congratulated: "Your Highness, a great event has been accomplished!"
"Mr. Nangong... promised... to give us... what kind of support?" Zhao Yu's number one confidant continued to ask cautiously.
At the end of the corridor, Zhao Yu, who was about to be completely carried away by the excitement, proudly showed off: "When I return to the country, people from the Tang Kingdom will naturally come to visit... They will provide us with information on a regular basis and help us.
Let's bribe the ministers to help us... kill the opponents we don't want to see!"
"Ah! If that's the case, then His Highness will definitely be invincible and invincible!" This confidant beamed with joy and bowed his head in compliment.
"More than that! Mr. Nangong told me that a drop of kindness should be repaid by a spring. He knew that nowadays we have no funds and can't gather our own power... so... he took 100 gold coins from me back then, and now he still has
I have 1 million..." As he said, he reached out and touched the "check" in his pocket, and involuntarily made a noise in the elevator.
He actually didn't want to tell his two confidants that he had received such a large sum of money, but Nangong Hong told him to "reveal" the money matter to his two confidants.
Because he said that the most important thing in driving subordinates is to let them see hope. Merely painting cakes will not make your subordinates willing to work for you. Sometimes, you need real rewards!
This one million gold coins is the feed for these subordinates, the bait that Zhao Yu uses to drive his subordinates to serve him.
Moreover, Nangong Hong told Zhao Yu that he did not have to worry about funds. Since he was determined to repay Zhao Yu, such funds would naturally be inexhaustible in the future.
When Zhao Yu got the money, his whole body was shaking uncontrollably. He had never seen so many gold coins, and he never thought that one day he would be qualified to fight such a "rich" battle.
Now he only has gratitude and endless admiration for Nangong Hong. How difficult is it for a person to be able to make a promise worth a thousand pieces of gold, and to truly repay every drop of kindness with a spring of water?
And Nangonghong did it. Not only did he do it, he also did it far beyond Zhao Yu's imagination: Zhao Yu thought that the other party would only support him verbally, but he never expected that Nangonghong's support was real money.
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This is a true generous donation from Kang: Nangong Hong not only provided him with much-needed funds, but also provided him with valuable manpower and, most importantly, "force."
Don't underestimate this. In any country, the most irreconcilable conflict between the successor and the incumbent is the control of force.
The successor desires to control the force, so that he has the basic ability to protect himself and kill his opponents. But what the incumbent is most afraid of is the successor controlling the force, because in this way the incumbent will no longer be safe.
Once the successor comes into contact with force, the conflict with the incumbent will become irreconcilable. Conflict will break out between the two parties, eventually leading to the collapse of the situation.
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Either the incumbent will be killed, or the successor will be killed. In short, one of them must die before the situation will return to stability.
Therefore, the successor can generally win over courtiers and raise funds, but will not blatantly develop force. The military will also deliberately keep a distance from the successor. This is a tacit understanding.
Although Zhao Ji is the prince, he can only do this. He does not dare to build his own armed forces easily. This is Zhao Ji's weakness.
But he, Zhao Yu, is different. He can secretly command the power of the Tang State, simply kill his opponents, and then pass the blame to the enemy's spies. He does not need to take responsibility for it at all. This gives him a unique advantage on the road to seizing the throne.
a natural advantage.
Sure enough, after hearing that Zhao Yu had 1 million gold coins in cash, the two confidants became even more attentive.
They know that Zhao Yu did not have much money before, and his position on the road to the throne was relatively low. But now it is completely different. The master they follow has something that other princes do not have!
It is a very happy thing to follow such a powerful prince, because they are very likely to become the "Conglong Ministers" in the future. By then, they will be His Majesty the Emperor's most trusted subordinates, and the benefits they will receive are naturally countless.
There is only one opportunity in life. If you can't grasp it well, there will be no possibility of turning around. They must seize this opportunity and seize this opportunity to become a master.
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In the room, an old man walked in with a cane. He walked slowly and carefully. He walked in front of Nangonghong and sat down where Zhao Yu had just sat: "How is it?"
"Arrogant, brainless, ambitious, and incompetent." Nangong Hong opened another closed tea cup, filled the visitor with tea, put it on the table and pushed it over.
Leo smiled and nodded, grabbed the tea and took a sip: "It fully meets our requirements, doesn't it?"
"That's right, the rest will be left to your security bureau." Nangong Hong poured himself a cup of tea and drank it in one gulp: "After all, I'm not doing this kind of thing."
"But you are very professional, much better than I expected." Leo put down the tea cup: "What? Do you feel sorry for Zhao Yu who helped you?"
"No, because I gave him a dream to seize the throne, and at least a few years of overwhelming wealth. Even...if he does well enough and is outstanding enough, he will also sit on the throne of the Emperor of Great China.
The chair...this is my repayment to him." Nangong Hong said calmly: "I just don't want to see these shady methods."
"Hahaha!" Leo laughed loudly, and after laughing, he said: "That's what your Majesty should do, be upright, be reasonable, follow the right path, promote benevolence and righteousness, and display the flag of hunting... I am
, I am originally a person who does dirty work. If I don’t do these shady things, who will do it? You, Roger, and many, many people can do those methods under the sun, that’s enough.”
He was not angry when he said these words, and his tone was calm, because Tang Guo had helped him fulfill his wish, and he would never have any regrets in his life.
One day in the future, he will be lying in a coffin, buried in the most prominent cemetery in the family, and worshiped by many people. His family will be proud of him in the future, and his deeds will follow the great Tang Dynasty.
The rise of the empire was praised by the world.
Nangong Hong stood up, straightened his sleeves, smoothed out the folds of his clothes, bowed solemnly, and bowed to Leo: "Nangong Hong has learned a lesson! You will follow your own path, Nangong Hong wishes.
Have a nice trip, sir."
Leo didn't dodge, he picked up the tea cup and raised it to Nangong Hong, then drank it all in one gulp: "You and I have a good trip!"
Watching Nangong Hong leave, Li Ao sat there without moving. Soon there were more people in the room. These people had no chance to see the military parade in Chang'an City with their own eyes. They wanted to leave immediately and go to the Great China Empire to do something.
their job.
"Don't have any regrets. Although no one knows your achievements, the Tang Empire will always remember you..." Leo looked at these young and old faces and comforted: "Go..."
"Yes!" Everyone in the room bowed their heads slightly. They were going to many places to build a huge empire in the shadows.
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I'm sorry about asking for leave last night. Long Ling had a party at home yesterday and it was very noisy. Long Ling had a headache, so he went home first and fell asleep. He didn't wake up until 12:30 when he realized that he hadn't written anything... He could only ask for leave to let everyone
I'm really sorry for waiting all night in vain. I have been very busy in the past two days, so I will postpone the update for a few days. I will definitely make it up, so don't worry.