The doctor suffers from amnesia, but not complete amnesia.

"Hmm? Didn't you promise Zhu Ronghui that this little girl would become your concubine when she grows up? This little guy seems to have a pretty good impression of you."

?

Qiao Yelan gave an awkward but polite smile.

No, who is it that keeps smearing their dorm room, saying that everyone in there is a child seduction machine?

"Just kidding—Zhu Ronghui said that his family was originally doomed to die, but His Majesty was kind-hearted and spared their lives. However, there are no secrets that stay hidden forever. No matter how well they hide, the risk of being exposed always exists."

Kal'tsit's face held a touch of feminine tenderness for children as she stroked the sleeping little girl's hair.

"If one day, the fact that he is still alive is leaked out and he is used as a weapon against His Majesty—his Zhu Rong family should commit suicide to atone for the heavens' favor. If his daughter is with him at that time, it will also kill this daughter who could have reasonably survived."

"So he didn't tell his daughter the truth, but kept it from her, letting her believe that the Zhu Rong family had really been destroyed, so that she could live in the sunlight with the most open identity."

Qiao Yelan's expression was subtle.

If it were him, he would definitely find a way to get Zhu Ronghui to take the girl away, because that would leave Zhu Ronghui with no way out. After ten or twenty years, when this loyalty would also begin to wear down with time, even if it had to be used to oppose the emperor, he was confident that he could persuade the other party.

But since we've already missed it...

Then we'll just miss out.

Anyway, there's still a Taoist priest at the Dali Temple who wants to get to the bottom of this.

No piece is irreplaceable.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be a chess piece.

"How's it going with Triinttelme?"

“Very good. Shortly after Kazimir signed the alliance with Letania, the treaty with Nikolai’s side and the Haydenschwell region was also signed. The nobles who had been drained of their cash flow in order to buy the Haydenschwell Legion and the regional electorate status had virtually no room to resist Babel’s demands.”

A thick document was handed to me.

"Here is part of what we got in this deal—they mortgaged a quarter of the estates in the Hayden-Schwell region, a third of the mining rights to the mines, and four highways and a railroad."

“Sell them all to the Kazimierz and tell them that if you have enough money, you can buy a country—so that they can throw themselves into the fight with the Knights with even greater enthusiasm.”

Qiao Yelan said calmly.

"Not leaving a single thing?"

“No way—those people would rather mortgage these things to us than give up the army they bought back. In that respect, these nobles are somewhat sensible. But on the other hand, they are also prepared to make things difficult for us.”

The Tower of Babel never holds onto bad assets.

"What about the use of these funds?"

"The LMD project will be launched soon. This money will serve as one of the initial funds to purchase the supplies that Trilintelme currently needs in LMD, and then transport them to Trilintelme. At the same time, Ivignad will use LMD to make the purchases. After the first large transaction, circulation will be much more convenient."

"Over at Kazdel..."

"Have Theresa halt the civil war plans, and tell Theresa that her brother is very unhappy with her and that there have been constant troop movements. Tell her to spend this time talking to her brother and try to persuade him to change his ways."

Qiao Yelan waved his hand.

How do you say "拿捏" (ná niē)?

“Once the trade routes are fully opened, Theresa will think it’s all thanks to the Tower of Babel, so she will trust me even more. Theresis will also be reluctant to destroy all of this, and will instead do her best to help cover up the news about the Demon King.”

"After all, as long as the news that Theresa is the Demon King doesn't leak out, Kazdel can live in peace, and Theresis won't need to use the method of starting a civil war to delay outside attention."

Kal'tsit recorded everything.

Qiao Yelan tapped her head, feeling a bit of a headache.

The reason I asked Theresis to prepare for the civil war was because I had just regained consciousness and was completely unaware of the previous arrangements. In addition, the situation was urgent, and Theresis had already rushed in and forced me to resign. Therefore, given the circumstances and the intelligence I had at the time, this was the best solution I had to come up with.

However, as the past arrangements were gradually understood and subsequent plans were implemented, this "Sarkaz Civil War Plan" inevitably seemed somewhat out of place.

But there's nothing we can do about it; after all, he's sleeping in Kazdel.

"I'm so sick, why would I—"

Qiao Yelan paused for a moment while talking to herself, then continued smoothly.

"You're just asking for trouble; you have to outwit and outmaneuver a sister-obsessed guy."

It looked and sounded perfectly normal, so much so that even Kal'tsit didn't think there was anything wrong with it, since Qiao Yelan occasionally liked to make fun of herself.

Qiao Yelan, who was pretending to look down at the documents, was actually feeling a surge of emotions.

What he didn't finish saying wasn't to criticize Theresis, but rather—

Why did I choose to fall into a deep sleep with amnesia in Kazdel, a place so far out of control?

Neither Therese nor Theresia are, in theory, his favorite pieces. The former is reserved but profound in his emotions, while the latter is extroverted and naive. When the two are together, they can barely pull each other back and forth, but their instability is far too high.

The industrial heart of Babel is in Rembiton, and the commercial heart is in Casimir—and either way, it should be secure enough. A situation like this, where they're forced to abdicate, is unlikely; otherwise, they wouldn't be compelled to come up with a plan so incompatible with their own strategy.

The Lungmen Coin plan wasn't something Qiao Yelan finalized after waking up this time; it was something he had planned long ago and began to fully implement after deciding to bring Wei Yanwu into Lungmen—in other words, it was a strategy he had previously devised.

Clearly, peace in the Kazdel region is crucial for the execution of this plan; at least until Lungmen Dollars truly take off, this trade route must not be disrupted.

This is quite interesting—the sleeping self has no deterrent effect on Theresis, as can be seen from the fact that the self was urgently awakened to face a coup. So why did the self choose to sleep here?

His hand unconsciously fumbled for the documents, and the black gloves caught his eye.

This is a combat suit sent from Rembitox, along with an artificial intelligence (AI) called PRTS.

Kelsey said that PRTS was only recently put into use—but the problem is that it was just not put into use, not not activated, otherwise how could it use Qiao Yelan's methods to fill its own database?

Without a doubt, if PRTS were to set its own sleep time and store it in Casimir or Rembitox, it would be foolproof, with no possibility of disrupting its plans.

Then why not do it? Why choose to hand over the key to awaken yourself to Kal'tsit in Kazdel?

Qiao Yelan put down the documents, yawned, and showed no sign of anything amiss.

So, this was the letter that "I" wrote to myself.

Chapter 98 Please select Yes or Yes

When Qiao Yelan returned to the capital of Da Yan, although it was not yet night, the streets and alleys were already filled with lanterns.

Just like last time, Qiao Yelan moved directly into the royal villa. However, this time, it wasn't Eunuch Li who came to greet him, but Wang Zhi.

"My godfather took advantage of the Emperor's good mood and asked His Majesty for a favor, which allowed him to leave the palace as a commoner. Although he still has to live under the surveillance of the Secret Service, he was able to leave unscathed."

Although Wang Zhi was already the Grand Secretary of the Palace and now also served as the Minister of the Imperial Household, in charge of secret agents and spies, and investigating all officials, he could be considered extremely powerful. However, when he spoke of this, his expression still carried a hint of envy.

Wang Zhi suddenly knelt down and gave Qiao Yelan a deep bow.

“My godfather once told me that he survived partly because he was observant and never meddled in other people’s business, and partly because he was the one who could contact you—this servant hopes to have a peaceful end like my godfather.”

“Eunuch Wang, you should know that although your power outside the palace may not be lower than that of Eunuch Zheng in this position, this position is easy to get into but hard to get out of. Back then, Eunuch Li did not have control of the Imperial Household Department, so he still had the opportunity to leave the palace. Even if you want to die peacefully, you will not be able to escape the palace.”

“This servant understands, but this servant is more afraid of a life without power—so this servant doesn’t care, but only hopes that you will teach me how to live to a ripe old age.”

Qiao Yelan looked at this Eunuch Wang with great interest. Clearly, compared to his godfather, this Eunuch Wang had a more thorough understanding of the situation.

"Your wish for a peaceful end is not up to me, but up to His Majesty. Once this matter in the capital is settled, I will go to Longmen to open up a new trade route for His Majesty. The position of Minister of the Imperial Household will then truly fall to you. In other words, you will be the one to meet His Majesty directly."

"Presenting myself to His Majesty is not my concern, but I do not know how the Minister of the Imperial Household Department should conduct himself in the future—should he restrain his behavior to maintain the dignity of the royal family, or should he indulge himself to demonstrate the imperial majesty?"

Qiao Yelan picked up a briefcase and placed it on the wheelchair.

"Eunuch Wang, what is one plus one?"

Wang Zhi was dumbfounded. What did this mean?

"Uh... two?"

"wrong."

Qiao Yelan smiled and shook her head.

"Whatever His Majesty says it equals, then it equals—nothing else matters."

"...Thank you for your guidance, sir."

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"Your subject Qiao Yelan pays respects to Your Majesty."

"Minister Qiao is back. How was your trip to Longmen?"

"I have reaped a great harvest; at least I have the face to return and see Your Majesty."

"Oh? Then I'd like to listen carefully—someone, bring Minister Qiao a bowl of glutinous rice balls."

Qiao Yelan immediately bowed and greeted him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your reward."

The steaming hot glutinous rice balls were served very soon.

"Your Majesty, the glutinous rice balls are piping hot and not easy to eat—may I allow you to report this first."

"can."

Qiao Yelan handed the documents she was holding to Wang Zhi, who then delivered them to the Emperor.

"Minister Chen did not hold anything back. The manpower and resources of the entire Wangji Trading Company were indeed recorded in detail in that booklet. I have verified them one by one in Longmen. It is enough for the Imperial Household Department to set up an office in Longmen and expand outwards."

“These are the silver notes of Wangji Trading Company that were seized but had not yet been transferred to the capital. I am returning them to Your Majesty as well.”