king capital.
The first snow in the north has already fallen. A thin layer of ice has formed on the Yanming Lake located in the palace, and the pavilion in the center of the lake is covered with snow. Umi, the prime minister in white, sat in the pavilion, leaning against a sturdy pillar, and looked at the girl in front of her with a smile. The girl drank some wine, her complexion was a little rosy, her hair was combed back, and there was a soft white mist in her breath.
"Leader made the right choice to recruit you."
Umi said with a smile.
The girl—Yun Ye, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yunyang also returned a smile, and said to Umi:
"My grandfather told me before that the fate of a person is unpredictable. The more talented you are, the more things you can do; , It is possible to fall into hell in a single thought. Lord Lide gave me this opportunity, and I will try my best to repay his kindness. In this regard, I am the same kind of person as you."
Umi held the rhino horn cup, and a snowflake fell into the cup of sake.
He took a sip and said to Yun Ye:
"The kindness of knowing you, that's a good point. In fact, from the perspective of the general trend, the Yongtian Kingdom is really getting old and can't hold back the local tyrants. Western Qin, Southern Chu, Lingwu, Yunhai... can threaten the territory ruled by the royal family There are more and more, but even so generations of white-clothed ministers still come to the capital like moths to the flame, and very few people can die well. The man is so determined that he tries to mend the cracks in the sky, and everyone's life is almost the same. Really To follow the general trend of the world and give up the position to those big territories is, what are we fighting for, what are you fighting for?"
Yun Ye smiled and said:
"Yunyang just wants to protect himself, we don't have the skills of Mr."
Umi looked at Yunye and said lightly:
"You don't. But the lord of your family does."
Yun Ye froze for a moment, but didn't answer.
Umi didn't continue talking, he drank the wine in the glass and said calmly:
"Two years ago, 300,000 people died in Guangtianyue Mountain. Last year, 70,000 people died of freezing on the land actually controlled by the royal family. This year, this number will drop to less than 10,000. This is my limit. Because I am a tinkerer, there are too many holes in the roof of my house, and I can’t mend them, so I can only wait for the rain to patch up the leaks, and leave the leaky places for now. You are different, you The ability to tear down the house and build a new one.”
Yun Ye played with the wine glass in her hand, and said to Umi:
"It is often more difficult to repair than to tear down and start over."
Umi smiled and said to her:
"It's not easy. It's not difficult to overthrow and start again, and it's not difficult to follow the rules. It's difficult to walk a path that no one has gone before. I see you at the Huxin Pavilion today. Do you know why?"
Yunye was silent for a while, then replied:
"Take us to restrict the sea of clouds."
Umi didn't deny it, it was a tacit agreement.
Yun Ye poured another glass of wine into the glass and continued:
"So, you also want to understand our current strength, and adjust your strategy based on our strength. Because the Western Qin and Southern Chu control each other, the royal family and Lingwu control each other, the South Vietnam and the rebel army control each other, including Wan Ze also has to deal with the demons The offensive. Only Yunhai has developed too fast in recent years, once the war between the sons and sons is over, they will sweep the Central Plains at a very fast speed, you hope we can stand in front."
The strong wind blew across the center of the lake, and the snow fell from the pavilion.
Umi looked at the frozen lake and asked:
"So, what's your answer?"
Yun Ye put down the wine glass and replied:
"Yunyang now has 120,000 troops."
Umi shook his head:
"not enough."
"Our dark organization has already penetrated into the sea of clouds."
"not enough."
"There is enough food and grass, and Yunyang Guard has recruited a lot of masters. There are people from the Brave Men's Guild and the Valley of the Wicked who are willing to sacrifice their lives for us."
"It's still not enough."
Yun Ye followed his line of sight, and the dry branches by the lake were swaying in the wind.
Umi said to Yunye:
"Lead is in the sea of clouds right now."
Yun Ye also didn't deny it, she acquiesced to this point.
Umi added:
"He dared to go to Yunhai, that's why I came to see you today. Li De has this courage, which shows that Yunyang is confident that he will not be defeated in a head-on confrontation with Yunhai. Your lord trusts you and regards you as his backing. But at present, it seems that your strength on paper is far from enough."
Yun Ye replied frankly:
"Perhaps as you said."
Yun Ye paused, and added expressionlessly:
"...but it's going to change soon."
Umi looked away and squinted at her. After drinking, Yunye was not afraid at all, and also looked back at Umi. The two looked at each other for a moment, Umi seemed to realize something, stood up suddenly, and shouted in a low voice:
"You guys are so courageous! You really dare to make this move, do you think our royal family is a soft persimmon at the mercy of others?!"
Yun Ye filled the wine for him, said with a smile:
"Mr. Calm down. Since you want us to restrict the sea of clouds, you can't let the horses run without giving them grass. You also know that we in Yunyang are very poor and have nothing. There is no rich land. We don’t have a hundred years of accumulation, we don’t have a unique position, we don’t have a name that can be admired as soon as we say it. We have nothing else but boldness.”
Umi took a deep breath, sat back on her seat, and drank the wine in the glass with her head up.
He said to Yunye:
"You want to play the trick of listening to the government behind the curtain, and other territories may not agree."
Yunye replied:
"So, it depends on when you played the card that stirred up the world. If the timing is right, they will have no time to do anything. In troubled times, strength comes first. We, Yunyang, can't beat Yunhai for the time being, but let the surrounding I still have the ability to shut up obediently in other territories."
Yun Ye poked her chest close to her heart, with a confident smile on her face:
"I can assure you that this will be the best investment you will make this year."
Umi closed her eyes, thought carefully, and said after a while:
"Okay...but I also have one condition."
Yun Ye raised her eyebrows and remained silent.
Umi took a sip of the wine in the glass and said in the snowstorm:
"Treat their people as you treat your own people."
Yun Ye's expression turned serious, and she replied seriously:
"Please rest assured, sir."
Umi let out a long sigh of relief, clinked glasses with Yunye, and said with emotion:
"Tigers are a danger, and the tail is too big to lose. I have understood these principles from the beginning. Your lord, I noticed it when I first came to the capital. Yunyang needs to be taken care of, otherwise there will be problems. But it is still too fast. Already... Before I know it, you have grown to the point where you can come to the capital to negotiate face-to-face with me and force me to make some decisions I don’t want to make. But this time, let’s do it this time, at least you are pretty good to the people, and you don’t seem to Put on a show."
Yunye felt a little sad. She could hear Umi's helplessness, which was very similar to when she was working under Li Yi. For this high-ranking prime minister in white, every territory in the world can be called a good territory if it treats the people better. This is already the lowest standard.
Yun Ye raised her head and drank the wine in the glass, feeling a little sour in the wine.
She smiled and wished Umi all the best and the royal family's martial arts prosperity.