Doctor Amnesiac, but not completely amnesiac

But now, from what the Taiwei said, it seemed that the late emperor secretly arranged for Wei Yanwu to go to Longmen.

But the Master knew that if something seemed to be what Qiao Yelan and another person wanted at the same time, then it must be what Qiao Yelan wanted, and the other person was just led in this direction of thinking by Qiao Yelan.

Even if that person was the late emperor, even if he was the Grand Tutor of Dayan.

Objective facts will not change due to changes in identity.

Dayan defeated Ursus in the north, and Wei Yanwu fled to Longmen. These two things were what the late emperor hoped for - and what Qiao Yelan hoped for as well.

So Qiao Yelan must be in charge of these two matters.

Qiao Yelan must have known the emperor's plan at that time, so he only told himself the truth - and he was blindly thinking at the time that given the relationship between the late emperor and Qiao Yelan, the late emperor must have known about it and tacitly agreed to it!

Now comparing the two, the Taifu realized that Qiao Yelan did not show up at all in the plan, and everything seemed so natural.

The East Kingdom defeated Ursus - the insider of Dayan sent back accurate information - the army went out - because they were sure to win, the prince was sent out to gain experience - Ursus surrendered - the prince fell in love - Princess Wenyue could not handle it - Wei Yanwu went to Longmen.

This chain is so simple and clear, without any trace of Qiao Yelan or even the Tower of Babel mixed in it.

Even the reason why Qiao Yelan wrote that secret letter to himself was to avoid arousing suspicion - because if he didn't write it, if the Taifu found something strange, he would definitely report it to the late emperor. If he wrote it, it would mean that he had nothing to fear, and the Taifu would believe that this was tacitly agreed by the emperor.

After all, in the opinion of the Grand Tutor, the effect of this incident will be of great benefit to Dayan with no harm at all - so His Majesty must have nodded.

The old man clenched his fists.

Even this has been taken into account...

He no longer wanted to listen to the general's description of the plan - this so-called "big plan" actually posed no threat to Qiao Yelan at all, and it had never been hidden from Qiao Yelan - as for whether Qiao Yelan wanted to intervene in the plan to deal with "Sui", that was up to Qiao Yelan himself.

What I say, as well as that of the general in front of me, does not count.

"That's it for now."

He spoke in a somewhat listless tone, interrupting the general who was just speaking excitedly.

The general frowned. He felt that the old man opposite him seemed to have changed a little, but he didn't know whether this change was a good thing or a bad thing.

"I will suppress the matter of Minister Ning. It is indeed time to cut ties between the Simaitai and the Ministry of Rites. His Majesty has a grudge against me and will not mind weakening my power. Go and ask him to impeach me. Make a good impression on His Majesty, and I will hand over the position of Minister of Rites. This should be more beneficial to your plan."

"I will no longer ask about your plans, nor will I stop you. If you need my help, just send me a message and I will cooperate with you. When you feel it is appropriate to tell me, I will 'know' about the plan at that time."

The master said calmly.

The general's brows relaxed a little.

There is no doubt that this is what he hopes for, because if Minister Ning becomes Minister Ning, then the preparations to deal with [Sui] will be much easier, and if the Grand Tutor is willing to turn a blind eye or even cooperate, it will be even easier.

But...when did this old guy become so easy to talk to?

The doubt in the eyes of the general did not diminish.

"What on earth do you mean?"

"I don't mean anything - you are right, the foundation of our Great Yan nation is the most important thing. Relying on Qiao Yelan is no different from relying on a giant beast or a god. Telling it to others will only add to the jokes."

The tutor shook his head.

"The late emperor had a long-term vision, and you are swift and resolute. But I am already stuck in the situation and cannot extricate myself. I cannot continue to work without distraction like you. So let me continue to stay in this Si Sui Tai."

"Si Sui, Si Sui - if Sui dies, I won't have to serve as the minister of the Sui Dynasty anymore, and I won't have to take on the position of Grand Tutor anymore."

The general felt relieved - it turned out that he had been overthinking it before. The old general probably came to his senses and wanted to use this opportunity to retire.

"Is this true?"

he asked tentatively.

"Of course I take it seriously."

The Master nodded in agreement.

"Well, I do have a few problems that I need to deal with, and I can't think of a solution myself - at least not through military means. If you are willing, you can give me some advice from a political perspective."

"Okay. From today on, you can write a secret letter and secretly send someone to pass it to me. Don't touch Minister Ning anymore. This period is a critical time for his promotion. He should not be too deeply involved with the two of us."

The general nodded, it seemed that the other party had really thought it through.

"It's settled, but the secret letter will be sent later. I need to prepare thoroughly. Recently, there have been some new actions by the Shaofu, and I don't want to become the target of public criticism. I also heard that His Majesty is forming a new team of spies to work with the Shaofu. One will be in charge of the capital, and the other will investigate the outside world. We must also be more cautious in executing our plan."

It turns out that even the means of counterattack have been prepared - at this time, if an insider comes and passes a message to Your Majesty, just like in the Battle of Blood Peak, who among you will be able to escape?

The Taifu lowered his head and saw that the wine jug was handed to him by the other party.

"Now that we've talked it out, how about a drink together?"

"...Let's have a drink then."

The Grand Tutor was silent for a moment, then took the wine jug and drank it all in one gulp.

"Hey! We agreed to drink a toast, so of course we each take a sip - why did you finish it?"

The general was so anxious that he was puffing his beard and glaring. Ever since the doctor's diagnosis, many people in the mansion had been watching him and not allowing him to drink any alcohol. He finally got out to drink something unexpected, but ended up drinking it all in one gulp from this old man.

"If you are sick, you should drink some tea made from the Tianyue Spiritual Spring water. You don't want to die too early, do you?"

The old man threw the empty wine jug into the trash can.

"Hmph, let's go back."

The general turned around and walked down the mountain.

The Grand Tutor didn't look at him, but just stared at the rising sun in the sky, motionless.

It was not until the sun was high in the sky that he took another step and continued walking up the mountain.

The Grand Tutor only stopped when he reached the place where the spiritual spring gushed out from Tianyue Peak.

"Master, you came at a good time. I have heard that this Tianyue Spiritual Spring is sweet and clear, and it is the best for making tea. So it must be good for stewing soup. I tried it today and it is indeed true - come and try this fresh crucian carp soup."

Qiao Yelan smiled and waved.

The old man didn't hesitate to sit down opposite Qiao Yelan, picked up the bowl and chopsticks in front of him, and served himself a bowl.

As soon as the soup entered my mouth, it was indeed extremely delicious.

"I wonder if what I did is considered as burning the piano and cooking the crane?"

Qiao Yelan asked jokingly while drinking the fish soup comfortably.

"That is just a jealous word created by people who cannot see clearly where they are. Most of the people who say this do not have the zither or the crane, so they naturally do not know that the wood of the zither burns at a stable temperature and the crane meat tastes delicious."

The master didn't even raise his head and continued to enjoy the bowl of hot soup.

He had lost his appetite in the past few days since the incident at the archives, and today he only drank a mouthful of water and ran over to climb the mountain. Then he had to confront the general, and then drank half a pot of old wine on an empty stomach - at this time, this bowl of fish soup was really a lifesaver for an old man like him.

After the tutor served him the second bowl of fish soup, Qiao Yelan put two pieces of tofu into the pot, added some spring water and salt, covered the pot, and continued to simmer over low heat.

After drinking half a bowl, the tutor raised his head and looked at Qiao Yelan.

"I know that you did both of those things. You must also be aware of the plan that the late emperor and the general kept from you."

Qiao Yelan knew that he was talking about forcing a draw with Ursus and Wei Yanwu leaving Beijing - but he really didn't know about this plan now, but if it were his past self, perhaps he would have known about it.

It's just that this is such an unimportant thing that the previous person obviously didn't feel the need to record it and tell me about it.

——What a coincidence, Qiao Yelan thought so too.

He could even infer that he must have known about this plan back then and pretended not to know it - because this plan had a very important effect on his two moves in Da Yan at that time.

He needed to borrow the military power of Dayan to shatter Vladimir's last fantasy, and he also needed Wei Yanwu to go to Longmen to deal with the black snake that was occupying the toilet without doing anything.

If you want to accomplish these two steps at the lowest cost, the most direct way is to let the emperor make these two decisions himself.

The only neighboring country that could pose a threat to Dayan was Ursus. As long as Ursus was dealt with, Dayan would be able to have a long period of peace - so in order to implement this plan, the late emperor had to send troops to the East Country to curb the momentum of Ursus' continued expansion.

Similarly, in order to implement this plan, an astronomical amount of funds would be needed, so Longmen had to become a direct territory of the Great Yan royal family, and all trade volumes would be collected by the national treasury, rather than just being a place to collect commercial taxes - so the late emperor had to arrange for a prince to go and take back and sit in charge of Longmen.

Whatever the emperor wanted to do, it would naturally be unimpeded. Whether it was the imperial guards or support, they would all be given to him.

Why, when the new emperor ascended the throne, were there still so many old ministers in the court who had been obedient to him when Crown Prince Wei Yanwu was regent? Wasn't it just to create more trouble for the current emperor after the death of the previous emperor and to buy more time for Wei Yanwu?

Cai Yan thought he was riding the wave of the times, but in fact he was just a pawn of the late emperor.

That's why Qiao Yelan handled Cai Yan so calmly and effortlessly.

After all, it's just a chess piece.

Chess players may change, but chess pieces remain chess pieces, coming when called and going when waved away.

By the time the new emperor has dealt with this group of old ministers, Wei Yanwu will surely be able to sit firmly on the throne, and the new emperor must have changed from being young and vigorous to being mature and prudent - he naturally knows that the benefits of brothers killing each other at this time must be less than the benefits of dividing the spoils.

This is what the Grand Commandant meant when he said, "Your Majesty has proven his ability."

At this time, if the general were to tell the emperor his plan to get rid of Qiao Yelan and deal with the Sui Beast alone, which was a "destruction before construction" strategy, it would surely be a natural outcome.

This is the plan of the late emperor, and this is the method used by the late emperor.

However, in Qiao Yelan's eyes, this was just a ride that could be used.

That's it.

——Don't let your chess pieces know that they are chess pieces.

"So what if you know, so what if you don't know?"

He said ambiguously.

"Whether you know it or not, now you know it - I want to ask you for something."

"Don't forget, you already owe me a favor - a big favor"

Qiao Yelan reminded.

The old man smiled bitterly and nodded.

"I know, so I also know that I have nothing to trade - but this matter is crucial to the future of my Great Yan. I can't just watch the battle of Mie Sui go off track."

"Off track? Isn't this on their track?"

The Master shook his head slowly.

"Their trajectory is dangerous. If we are not careful, the strength of our Great Yan will be destroyed. Let alone the Heavenly Secret Pavilion in the north, the thing in the deep sea in the south has not yet begun to wreak havoc."

"You want me to take action? The commander won't be willing to do that."

Qiao Yelan spread his hands.

"Yes, I want you to help—and conceal your presence."

The Grand Tutor made a request that was like being a whore and trying to be a virtuous woman.

This plan was planned by those who were most loyal to Da Yan, including the Grand Marshal, Duke Ningguo, and even many old families and high-ranking officials. Any clues might be discovered by these old guys - the difficulty of this plan can basically be summarized as colorful black.

When Qiao Yelan heard this, he just wiped his mouth lightly.

"So, what's your price?"

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(35 chapters left)

Chapter 139: The Doctrine of Human Wave Combat

“After [Sui] is completely resolved, no matter how many Sui phases are left, no matter what power they have - from now on they no longer belong to Da Yan, but to you.”

The Master gave the biggest bargaining chip he could offer now.

"I can be responsible for guaranteeing you. If necessary, I can resign from my position as Taifu and enter your company as an envoy to make Dayan feel at ease."

Qiao Yelan looked at the old man with interest.

"Didn't you say you wanted to retire? Why, do you want to continue being the chief of Si Sui Tai somewhere else?"

"If you want to, you can - as long as you don't use the power of Sui Xiang to deal with Da Yan, I won't care. But you won't deal with Da Yan either, at least not now."

"Oh? Are you so sure?"

"Your Majesty considers you as his confidant, Duke Wei considers you as his pillar, Cai Yan is no longer a force to be reckoned with, the Grand Commandant is a stubborn person, and as for me... in the entire Great Yan, there is no one who is qualified to oppose you."

The Grand Master whispered this fact which was enough to make every Dayan person shudder.

"You are not the kind of person who enjoys chaos. On the contrary, you maintain order by any means necessary and fight against the enemies of this land. As long as the Tianji Pavilion exists, you will not let the story of Ursus happen in Da Yan."