Doctor Amnesiac, but not completely amnesiac

The Grand Tutor stared at the man in front of him with his eyes wide open. Even he felt like his CPU was about to burn out after taking in the amount of information in this passage.

"Are you so sure that you can implement the Gantry Coin plan even if Corsi cuts into the main gantry?"

"Of course. Kosice's reliance on me is even greater than Wei Yanwu's reliance on me - and Ursus's economic ability is not much better than that black snake. So in the end, the Longmen Coins, which are used as collateral for this trade route across Terra from east to west, are still under the responsibility of Babel Tower."

Qiao Yelan said it lightly, but the Taifu felt that there was nothing wrong with what he said.

"In the end, Vladimir betrayed the alliance and mobilized the internal guards. He crossed the red line - Ursus proved that they are not trustworthy, so I must temporarily put the matter of [destroying Ursus's hope] at the top priority."

"As a result, you have seen that the situation has become what it is now - Da Yan has to shoulder three fronts alone, and I only had time to find one person to go to Longmen so that Da Yan can monopolize the profits of Longmen coins."

The Grand Tutor nodded silently, as if whoever sat on the throne could go to the West Heaven to ask for favors from the Buddha Qiao Qiao - whoever resisted threats for Terra could reap the benefits of the Longmen Coin.

fair enough.

"Then why is it Wei Yanwu?"

"I told you, I didn't interfere with the matter between Wei Yanwu and Princess Wenyue. It was really an accident, but it wasn't an accident later."

Qiao Yelan waved his hand.

"It doesn't matter whether the person who goes is Wei Yanwu or not, because I can make anyone take the Dragon Gate away from Kosice - no matter if he is the prince of Dayan or an old man eating fish balls in the slums."

"As for why it was Wei Yanwu—it was just because he happened to be there."

The Master understood.

And precisely because he understood it, he felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave.

It doesn’t matter whether Wei Yanwu falls in love with Wen Yue at first sight.

It doesn’t matter whether the Governor of Longmen is Wei Yanwu or not.

Wei Yanwu simply appeared there at the time when Qiao Yelan was about to make a move, and met all the requirements of this chess piece.

——So, he became the chess piece.

Qiao Yelan has made it very clear that his time is extremely precious—so he doesn’t have the time to outline the life of a chess piece.

Because perfect chess pieces are greatly overrated, a large number of usable chess pieces are the key to his victory.

No chess piece is irreplaceable.

If you don't do it, there are plenty of other chess pieces that will.

Chapter 140: The Last Person Who Became a Barbecued Pork

"Just... like this?"

The Master sighed with a sense of loss.

That's just it...

He had thought of many reasons and guessed many reasons - but this was the only thing he had never thought of.

Or rather, he didn't dare to think about it.

Because this means that as the top of the Dayan political machine, he has almost no qualifications to resist when facing Qiao Yelan.

Sometimes, pretending not to see the gap is a good way to preserve your sanity.

The Master looked at the man in front of him whose expression was calm.

Perhaps this is why Qiao Yelan doesn't care how many people oppose him openly or secretly...

You can object, but my chess game will not have any twists and turns because of your objection, nor will it change my plan.

Even to Qiao Yelan, the opponents were just his pawns.

He thought he was guarding the Great Flame, and was careful to prevent "foreign enemies" from eyeing the artifact - but the foreign enemies he was guarding against looked down on the artifact, and the people he wanted to protect were guarding against him.

Thinking of this, the old man suddenly laughed.

"what happened?"

"I remember happy things."

"What happy thing?"

"I suddenly understand how those people in Honglu Temple feel."

Qiao Yelan:?

What's there to be happy about?

From an elite civil servant to a barbequed pork, it's a step backwards no matter how you look at it.

But the Taifu didn't care. He picked up the chopsticks, rinsed them with some water, then reached into the pot and started eating the tofu stewed in fish soup.

What Qiao Yelan said was very right, the water from the Tianyue Lingquan was really good, and the fish soup was indeed more delicious than what he had eaten in the capital.

Looking at the tutor in front of him who suddenly behaved so open-mindedly, Qiao Yelan couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

"Do you still have any questions?"

"That's all. That's it. I will be a double agent, helping the general to cover up for you, and helping you to cover up for the general. By the way, I will also do the preparatory work you mentioned, and pave the way for the work of Sui Xiang."

The old man picked out the fish bones carefully without even raising his head.

"You have no interest in ruling a country. In other words, any country you rule is just a cage that binds you. Since you are not a threat to Da Yan, why should I make a big deal out of it and create a situation where I can't please both sides?"

Qiao Yelan raised his eyebrows; the other party’s tone seemed a little familiar.

Why does he look a bit like Cha Shaoqing from the Honglu Temple?

"Don't forget, you still have to help me pave the way for Sui Xiang."

"Don't worry, I'll write to the old Taoist priest when I get back and let them know. Just do whatever you want to do. If you need my help, just let me know."

The tutor had obviously immersed himself in the pot of fish soup.

It was the first time since he experienced the changes in the Simuitai Archives that he felt so relaxed, and even his appetite was greatly improved.

"Since Master Taifu likes it, I'll leave this pot of crucian carp stewed with tofu to you. I'll take my leave now."

Although he didn't know why the old man in front of him suddenly became so indulgent towards him, Qiao Yelan still liked his current attitude.

After all, being able and willing to cooperate is definitely better than secretly opposing someone.

"Well, walk slowly."

The Master spoke vaguely.

Wait until Qiao Yelan was about to leave the platform.

"By the way - in a few days the Grand Commandant will say he has a few questions for me. I will call you to the Simaitai Office and we will discuss it. You can help me come up with some ideas on how to keep the Grand Commandant and his men from you."

"Easy to say."

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Originally, Qiao Yelan wanted to wait and see what was going on with the Grand Tutor - but soon the Grand Tutor sent someone to find him, saying that news had come from the Grand Marshal.

"Here it is - take a look. This is a letter from the Grand Commandant. It contains a few questions and he said he needs my help."

The tutor casually handed over the stack of letter papers in his hand.

Qiao Yelan took the letter as usual, but was puzzled.

What’s going on with this old guy? Why does he really look like an old cadre who is about to retire?

And is it really okay for you to just give this thing to me?

This kind of question that has no answer for the time being can only be put aside for the time being. He lowered his head and looked at the questions coming from the general.

Because the emperor overthrew Cai Yan much faster than they expected, and there was also an unstable factor like the Shaofu, so the plans of the late emperor and the Grand Marshal regarding the capital were now stuck. Therefore, they could only start from other aspects and make some preparations outside the capital in advance.

[The mobile fortress Yumen is the key force in the fight against the Sui Beast, but now there are not only the Great Yan Army there, but also tens of thousands of Jianghu Rangers. These people have varying strengths. Although there are many good players among them, their discipline is lax and they are not up to the task.]

[Nowadays, when Yumen is fighting against some remaining giant beasts or natural disasters, these people can still help, but if they are facing a terrifying enemy like the Sui Beast, only a well-trained army can really play a role - and these people are very likely to become ants on the thousand-mile dike. ]

[It’s just that the people of Jianghu gathered in Yumen out of patriotic enthusiasm and chose to fight for the country. Many of them were born in Yumen and cannot be easily driven away by military orders - but this matter must be resolved. When facing the Sui Beast, these people of Jianghu cannot be allowed to interfere with the army’s battle. ]

Qiao Yelan raised his eyebrows. This general really was worthy of being the old friend of the Grand Tutor. He liked to be both a leader and a loser.

What does "do not easily drive them away with military orders" mean? If you really want to drive away these unorganized knights, isn't it just a matter of issuing a military order? It will only cause the people to make a fuss.

The purpose of throwing this issue over here is nothing more than to get the court to issue an order, so that the local military in Yumen does not have to be the bad guy, which will be of great benefit to the local rule of Yumen.

However, from this question, Qiao Yelan found the third family involved in this plan besides the Grand Marshal and the Ningguo Mansion.

The governor of Yumen, Zuo Xuanliao, the Marquis of Da Yanping Chong, and Zuo Jia.

"Is there any evil cult organization in Dayan, the kind that worships giant beasts as their fathers and likes to cause trouble secretly and rebel or something like that?"

"Yes, there are records in the Si Sui Tai."

"What's the most famous one? What's his name?"

"I remember it was called... [Shanhai Clan], they believed in giant beasts and thought that Da Yan should accept the protection of giant beasts instead of being their enemy."

Qiao Yelan threw the first piece of paper back to the tutor.

"Reply to him - tell him to find a team of loyal subordinates, then put on the vests of the Shanhai Clan, disguise himself as a gangster, and take advantage of the natural disaster that happened to Yumen. When the rangers fight side by side with the military, launch an attack on the core area of ​​Yumen in front of everyone."

"Then wait until everyone is out of sight, clean up the scene, and publicize that it was a cult attack. The core area of ​​Yumen was severely damaged. In order to prevent similar incidents from happening again, no rangers will be allowed to approach the surrounding area in the future. They can only stay in the outer area."

Solve your own problems.

The old man's eye twitched.

"...This plan is brilliant."

Then he picked up the pen and began to write a reply to the commander.

And Qiao Yelan has already moved on to the next question.

[Since the last northern expedition to Ursus, the number of young and vigorous people in the army has been increasing. In their opinion, even Ursus in its heyday did not dare to fight against Da Yan, so Da Yan should start a new round of external expansion - they simply cannot see that the polarization of our Da Yan army is extremely serious.]

[The troops stationed at Tianji Pavilion and Yumen in the north can both be called the strongest armies in the world. However, the armies in other places have been at peace for a long time and have not experienced the baptism of real war for decades. The blood summit battle in the past was an opportunity, but unfortunately Ursus made a decisive move and the Great Yan Army did not get such a good opportunity to sharpen their swords.]

[Now that the power of the Great Yan nation is growing day by day, the young people who join the army are somewhat impatient, and the incitement of these people is very contagious - originally this is an internal military matter, but the Year Beast is about to awaken, and the army's fighting spirit must be maintained, and the young forces must not be suppressed too much, so they hope that the court will take action. ]

How is this a question of both being and standing?

Da Yan has no need for external wars now, but it has a need for internal wars, which makes it very difficult to achieve internal balance in the military.

If the military suppresses the young and vigorous faction, it would be tantamount to sending a signal that Dayan no longer needs war. It would also cause the army's will to fight to decline sharply and the overall morale would be affected. However, to strike at the Year Beast, sufficiently high morale and fighting spirit would be required, which is quite contradictory.

Therefore, the Taiwei hoped to let the civil service system in the court take action, so that the conflict between the conservatives and the young people in the army could be magnified into a conflict between civil and military officials in the court.

I am suppressing you not because I want to, but because the pressure from the civil servants is too great, so I have to suppress you.

You need to understand your boss's difficulties.jpg

This will not only temporarily curb the expansion of the young group, but also allow this suppression to be better released in the future - after all, the battle with the Year Beast is not far away.

The plan is a good one, but Qiao Yelan wants to make some changes.

Now that he is promoting the Longmen currency plan, the entire Ministry of Revenue is very busy, and the Ministry of Personnel is also relying on the imperial examination to replace its personnel - damn, where does Qiao Yelan get the time to let the civil service group engage in some civil-military dispute with you?

Can you do something practical?

After watching the tutor finish writing the reply to the first question, Qiao Yelan handed over the second piece of letter paper.

"Has your majesty said anything about the Zhurong family during this period?"

"No, no one mentioned it in the court."

Qiao Yelan nodded.

The emperor didn't know that Zhurong's family had not been destroyed - he was just like his father, mean and ungrateful.

It seems that he needs to speed up his actions, otherwise who knows when the emperor will become suspicious of him and then take action to test him - after that, the general will probably have a showdown with the emperor and become part of his gang.

The Longmen Coin plan has not yet started, Wei Yanwu cannot leave Longmen at this time, and Qiao Yelan still needs to stay in the political center of Dayan.

"Ask the Grand Commandant to find a minister from the Ministry of War to submit a memorial to His Majesty, requesting that a team of military officers be sent to Victoria to be stationed there. On the one hand, this is to ensure the military deterrence of Great Yan, and on the other hand, it is also to find the orphans of the Zhurong family. This is a good opportunity to show loyalty to the emperor."

"I guess there are still quite a few people in their network. Now that the Shaofu has completely stood up, I'll use this memorial to ask the Taiwei to clean up the mess and not let the Shaofu's people expose it right away - otherwise the emperor might come to me to deal with this [counter-revolutionary group headed by the Great Yan Taiwei]."

Qiao Yelan is only interested in making money now, and the big purge will have to be put on hold.

Besides, if the emperor really comes to him to do this, what should he do?

If he did this, he would either have to be like Huo Guang or Cao Cao - otherwise the court of Dayan would surely be in turmoil, affecting his plans.