As if he understood the girl's worries about the future of the empire, although he was a little surprised that the other party's identity was contrary to her revealed feelings, Wu Feng believed that this was from the deepest feelings of the other party, and slowly stood up. Coming to the window, he had been thinking about his words for a long time, and Wufeng's expression became extremely solemn and calm: "The future of the empire is no longer determined by me in the northwest or your Lin family. No one can eradicate the evils of the past hundreds of years. Although there are huge However, the military institutions are not functioning well. All forces have penetrated into the depths of the army. The army has increasingly become a tool of private control. Local government officials and powerful clans from various places are colluding with each other. Corruption is rife. In order to pursue interests, they will do whatever it takes to use the power in their hands. It is common for people to enrich their own pockets. The central supervisory department of the empire turns a blind eye and is useless. Evil ways are prevalent, people blindly follow them, and disasters occur frequently. I believe girls have heard of this. If the power class of the country has When corruption has reached such an extent, how can you expect it to change the course of history?”
After hearing the other party's thoughtful words, Lin Yuexin was speechless for a while. She just took a few breaths to suppress her fluctuating mood, "Then you mean that we can only watch the empire decline like this." Perish? As a human minister, you are not afraid of hurting your heart when you say these words?" Lin Yuexin's words were full of weakness, and even her voice was a little hoarse.
"Killing the heart? Huh, killing the heart is better than destroying the country! In fact, the girl knows better than me. Who else can really turn the tide of the current situation of the empire? If His Majesty the Emperor could be twenty years younger, it might be possible. Right now, I'm afraid that before His Majesty closes his eyes, the Central Plains will be in chaos first. Once the Central Plains is in chaos, the Kamans, Puers, Machikhans and even the Japanese who have been sharpening their knives and waiting like wolves will give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Opportunity?" Wu Feng sighed: "If you are not careful, such a huge empire may be destroyed to pieces by the rising wind and waves in an instant."
Slowly raising her head, the girl's cold eyes showed that she had completely restored her usual calmness, and she smiled lightly: "It may not be as pessimistic as the adults said. As long as the empire can stabilize the political situation in time, I still feel that there is something that can be done. "
"The stabilizing political situation that the girl is talking about probably refers to the establishment of the heir to the throne, right? This cannot be wrong, but in my opinion, who can avoid this kind of chaos by taking this position? I can't see any of the current princes. Who can do this?" Wu Feng smiled slightly, and could not see any tendency, but the girl intuitively sensed the sarcasm in the other party's words, but she did not think it was anything. The other party had his own opinions and It’s not surprising that if others follow what others say, the other party will not be able to reach its current position.
"As long as His Majesty the Emperor can make up his mind to establish one of the several princes now, and then use other means to supplement it, he will not be able to stir up much trouble if anyone wants to do it." Lin Yuexin remained calm, her eyes as calm as water. , minding his own business, he continued: "With His Majesty the Emperor here, the rest of the people don't dare to make any changes. The most important thing is to take away the military power of other people. Then the other princes are just tigers without claws and can't afford to do anything. .”
"Haha, Miss, I think some things are too simple. I'm afraid His Majesty has already considered these things with his wisdom. If it is so simple and easy, why didn't he put it into practice?" Li Wufeng asked flatly: "I'm afraid Miss Lin doesn't know how deeply these princes have penetrated into the army, right? But does she know about the big reshuffle caused by the unfavorable war in the Southern Military Region last time? Your Majesty is really serious about it, but look at how big the situation is now What about changes? To reverse this situation, it is not possible to change a few military district commanders or army division leaders. What's more, His Majesty is old and frail. Who among these generals will not consider his own funeral? Akari may not dare to do it It’s too much, but it’s okay to use Quyang as a covert agent to disobey Yin, right?”
A series of rhetorical questions made Lin Yuexin, who was always known to be articulate, unable to speak for a while. With Li Wufeng's identity and experience in the Imperial Army, his understanding of the factional divisions and struggles in the Imperial Army was far deeper than Lin's. Compared to outsiders like Yue Xin, her words are naturally memorable and every sentence is unforgettable.
"So, Mr. Li has decided that the empire is hopeless? According to what you say, don't we Tang people have to live under the rule of foreign races like Kaman or Machihan?" Lin Yuexin was silent for a long time, and just now He asked this question quietly. She knew that when it came to understanding the empire, especially the empire's internal affairs and military, she was far inferior to the other party. She had also carefully considered the other party's arguments, and found that they were indeed well-founded and not nonsense. She just wanted her to accept this. In reality, I am actually somewhat reluctant.
"Haha, what the girl said is wrong. There is no absolute truth in everything. We cannot easily draw conclusions before the dust has settled. I just said that there is no sign that can turn things around. What's more, what the girl said next I cannot agree more with that." There was confidence in Wufeng's smile, his piercing eyes revealed a divine light, a folding fan unfolded with a "clatter" in his hand, and a majestic and unrestrained picture of Eight Horses suddenly appeared. .
"Oh? I'd like to hear the details." Lin Yuexin frowned slightly.
"Although the empire has declined, it is still a centipede. Especially since our Tang people have lived in the Eastern Continent for generations, our population far exceeds that of other ethnic groups several times or even dozens of times. Moreover, whether it is economic, political, cultural or artistic, The level of civilization is second to none in the Eastern Continent. Although the Kaman and Machihan people have actively developed in recent decades and have the ability to challenge the empire militarily, if the empire does not have internal problems, they will not have the slightest chance. The huge The empire can crush them to pieces even if it relies on inertia on the track of history." Wu Feng was eloquent and eloquent, obviously intending to show off in front of the beauty, "Ten thousand steps back, even if the empire Annihilation, but it does not mean that we Tang people will also sink. Which dynasty was not built on the ruins of the old dynasty? This dynasty is not built on the basis of the previous dynasty? Counting further forward, the original seven points The Warring States Period in the world also stood up from the ruins of the seemingly indestructible Qin Empire? The unique thousand-year historical and cultural accumulation of our Tang people has destined that we can only conquer foreign nations, but will never be conquered by foreign nations! Of course, there is no middle ground Excluding short-term wars and decline, but in the long river of history, what does this little time count?"
Shen Ning's eyes were firmly fixed on Wu Feng's face, and the girl's face became paler. "Is Mr. Li predicting that the empire will return to the divided era of the Warring States Period before the previous dynasty? Do you know that this will result in countless innocent people?" His wife and family will be separated and his family will be destroyed, and how many years will the history of our Tang civilization be set back as you said?"
Shaking his head to show that he did not agree with the other party's statement, Wu Feng's eyes were deep but his tone was very firm: "If we separate for a long time, we will unite, and if we unite for a long time, we will separate. Although this is an eternal truth, the scope of union and division depends on how it is done. Looking at it, for the empire, it has been a long time since the empire was unified, but for the entire Eastern Continent or even the entire continent, it is just a larger vassal state. History is advancing, the times are developing, and the barbaric past has The current prosperity of the earth may be no less than that of the empire. Only competition can promote development and progress. It is not a good thing for a nation to always indulge in its past glory and remain stagnant without making progress. Even if there are no external factors, it will destroy itself. So I It is said that everything is still undecided, and we don’t have to block the wheel of history, and we can’t stop it. It’s better to adapt to history, or even give a helping hand, so that the wheel of history can grind further and deeper!”
Although these words are sonorous and inspiring, if you think about it carefully, it is difficult to find out how many specific things are revealed in these words. However, the girl with a spiritual heart and wisdom can accurately grasp some things from these cloudy words. Something, the ambition or the ambition of the other party is simply unimaginable, but if you want to say something in detail, it seems difficult to find the right place to start. However, one thing Lin Yuexin is sure of is that the person in front of her will never tolerate the entry of foreigners. Lord Central Plains, as for the rest, she neither dared nor wanted to think deeply about it. It's just that the other party must have a purpose for reminding him so blatantly. His identity has been exposed for a long time. Could he really have a plan when he said this
After calming down for a while, the girl's eyes became a little erratic, but this did not affect her judgment and analysis: "Master Li, who is so earnest in teaching me, must have something else to teach me? Why don't you open the skylight? Let me speak frankly so that my little sister can figure it out once and for all."
Without answering Lin Yuexin's question, Wu Feng turned around in the room and returned to his original position before saying, "What do you think of the future of the Taiping Religion?"
As soon as these words came out, Lin Yuexin, who was extremely smart, immediately understood the meaning of the other party's words. She opened her red lips and said, "Sir, are you here to take the test for the younger sister?"
"Haha, girl, you are serious. We are just communicating and exchanging opinions. Let's just treat it as casual chat." Wu Feng shrugged and smiled.
"Although the Taiping Sect started out as a religion, judging from what they have shown so far, at least their current religious atmosphere is not strong. Instead, they are a bit like rebels who hope to break up the soil and crown the king, and they want to establish their own small dynasty. , I don’t know if they feel that the current situation needs to be deliberately suppressed, or if they are using the tiger skin of religion as a banner, but at least they were quite successful in the early stage." After a pause, "As for the future, with Beiyuan and Guan The two counties in the west are used as bases, and their policies are becoming increasingly moderate and practical. Even now, there is no trace of the implementation of some of the more extreme policy slogans they originally proposed. Many people who are dissatisfied with the empire have begun to cooperate with them. The secularists with more moderate thoughts among them are in cahoots with them. If the condition that they don’t have internal problems is true, it’s really hard to say in the future, especially since there are still vague shadows of foreign forces from the north behind them.”