King Ning’s appointment

As a person who has been planning for the emperor's position for many years, he will never put everything into one plan.

Let's just say that Duke Zhenguo's first plan was to use secrets to control Emperor Hongwen, and then naturally push Prince Ning to the throne.

Thereby controlling King Ning again and becoming the king behind the scenes in Dongzhou.

However, Emperor Hongwen's resistance, and the fact that Prince Ning was not completely on the same page with him, caused some cracks in his layout.

Then, he must prepare a second plan.

Not to mention relying on this plan to regain your position, at least you can ensure your own safety, right?

He had military power, but raising troops required a lot of money and food. If he completely fell out with Emperor Hongwen and started a mutiny, the court would definitely not provide military pay and food, although it could still be taken from the hands of the people.

But once this is done, Dongzhou will definitely be in chaos, and the three neighboring countries that have been eyeing it with eager eyes will probably take action one after another.

He wants to rebel not only for his position, but also for his own survival. If the chaos is too great and the three neighboring countries join in, it's hard to say who will win in the end.

Therefore, he would not choose to cause complete chaos in Dongzhou unless he had to.

So if you want to solve the problem of food and grass, cooperation with the Han family is inevitable.

The Han family has accumulated a lot of money and food over the years, but the Han family just wants better development, such as the title of the first family, such as the current Xuehuayan.

As long as the Duke of Zhen Guo promises huge profits, there is no need to worry about the Han family not taking the bait.

Therefore, Duke Zhen Guo was unwilling to touch the Han family at the beginning. After all, this was the money bag he left for himself. If he had touched it at that time, those things would fall into the hands of Emperor Hongwen and the court, which would be of little benefit to him.

"This old guy has tried his best to get that position."

"Based on the current situation, after he returns to the capital, he will probably want to get involved in the salt factory as soon as possible."

King Jin said with some worry.

Hearing this, Lu Yaoyao smiled and shook his head and said, "He thought, but the emperor will never give it, and neither will the civil servants in the court."

"Now that the salt factory is in my hands, it can be said that we are making money every day. The household department has money, and I have become much more generous when meeting the needs of various departments."

"If the salt factory is given to the Duke of Zhen, then most of the profits in the future will be used for the Ministry of War, and it will not be easy for other departments to get it."

"That's true"

The officials in the court are all greedy for money. Having money makes it easy to do things, and it is also very helpful to their own political achievements. Naturally, they will not be happy to give money to others.

"By the way, Prince Ning came to see me yesterday."

"The implication behind the words is that I want to come over and apologize to you for some things I did back then."

Hearing this, Lu Yaoyao curled his lips and said, "The apology is fake. I'm afraid I'm just here for the salt shop."

"Actually, I just don't understand what these people are thinking. They want that position and don't do the facts. They just think about it all day long and form gangs in court."

"No wonder so many dynasties in history are getting worse and worse, with no focus on the right path."

"Oh? What you said is quite novel, but you don't know what the right path is?"

The King of Jin is also a prince. There was a time when he was always thinking about attracting more people to his camp. He felt that as long as he had the right to speak, he could do a lot of things in the court.

"What does the Emperor do?"

"Is it just sitting in that seat giving orders and enjoying happiness?"

"If that's the case, then this country is not far from the kingdom."

After hearing this, King Jin pondered for a moment, did the emperor just enjoy the blessings and issue orders? Obviously not, what the emperor should do was to arrange for the scholar-bureaucrats to work together to develop the country.

"You are right. Sitting in that seat means more responsibility. It is the responsibility to benefit the people of the world and strengthen the development of the country."

"Yes, it is precisely because of this that the people of the world respect and worship the royal family."

"When sitting in that position, the first thing to do is to benefit the people, rather than thinking about enslaving the people in this way."

"As a prince, since you want to be in power, you should do more things for the people. Once your reputation increases, even if you don't take the initiative to win over the courtiers, those courtiers with ambitions and ideals will come to you."

"And those courtiers who are unwilling to come together to do practical things together are probably the kind of people who like to exercise power. Even if such people are attracted, they will be a disaster, so why bother to win them over?"

"You don't have to fight deliberately. Someone will naturally fight for you. Doing practical things in peace and stability is not better than trying your best to win over courtiers and only to be sued by your opponent for forming a clique for personal gain."

"Although the final decision still lies with the emperor, if the emperor is not so stupid, who do you think this position will fall on in the end?"

King Jin was filled with admiration for what Lu Yaoyao said. This situation is really bigger than men like them.

"The more I chat with you, the more I feel inadequate."

"Don't say anything, what I said is just idealized talk on paper."

"It should be noted that people cannot help themselves in the world of martial arts, and even more so in temples."

Hearing this, King Jin shook his head and said, "Of course I can't help myself, but I can do it as long as my mind is not disturbed."

"Will you meet Prince Ning?"

"Meet, of course we must meet. Speaking of which, we want to dismantle the power of Duke Zhenguo without any blood, and he is the key point."

She is very aware of the current situation, and she is also the person who least wants chaos in Dongzhou.

After resurrecting her life, she naturally wanted to enjoy herself in peace and prosperity.

So even if she knows that getting involved in these things will cause trouble, she will still do it, not for the sake of the world, but just because she wants to live a stable life.

"Then I'll bring him here tomorrow?"

"Well, bring it here."

In the afternoon of that day, King Jin had dinner at Chengyuan Villa before returning to the city.

When he returned to the capital, he sent someone to deliver a letter to King Ning.

Prince Ning was quite happy to receive the news that Lu Yaoyao was willing to see him.

"Mr. Zhou, how can we get her to hand over the salt factory? Or how can we get the method of making snowflake salt?"

As soon as he said this, Mr. Zhou beside him quickly shook his head and said, "Your Highness, we can't ask her for a salt workshop, let alone how to make snowflake salt."

"Why? If you want to win over the Han family, you must use the method of making snowflake salt. If you don't get the method of making snowflake salt, what is the use of meeting Lu Yaoyao?"

In Prince Ning's heart, Lu Yaoyao was always inferior to the Han family.

In fact, if you think about it, the Han family has a great business and a deep foundation. Lu Yaoyao is just a princess who lives in seclusion and doesn't interact with others much. His current status is all dependent on the favor of Emperor Hongwen.

As for King Jin, he didn't take it seriously at all. If he was the left imperial guard and the controller of Yanfang Tiefang, it might be of some use.

Now he has no official position at all. He is just an idle king, basically dispensable.
Chapter completed!