Knight of the Blue Lagoon (The Past of Tao v)

98. Old Prince, the ancient road is continuous in the Western Capital, and the palace city is surrounded by clouds at sunset.

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The water of the Blue Lake is dark and quiet, the branches of the Blue Lake are lush and leafy, and the mountains of the Blue Lake are towering into the clouds. King Xilu and everyone continued to discuss, and the ministers had a heated discussion for a long time, and later reached the point of shirking responsibility and even blaming each other.

After the court was over, on the way out of the palace, the towering palace walls could not stop the prince's inner comfort. In the dark earth, the prince was the only one who was proud of the spring breeze. Seeing the old prince walking slowly and thoughtfully, the prince hurriedly stepped forward and asked:"Old Prince Uncle Wang, it's getting late, why are you still here? Is there anything wrong?"

The old prince stopped and said,"Just now, what Dao Zhi said in the court, what did the prince think?"

"Sister Wang is lucky to have a husband of her own, so of course the brother is happy for his sister"

"anything else?"

"General Chao Ran is dead, and the third prince is in a state of embarrassment. I am afraid he will never be arrogant again."

"anything else? The prince thought for a moment:"

What else?" The two countries no longer have to fight, and the Blue Lake is at peace, which is of course a good thing."

"anything else?

The prince thought for a while:"What else?" I hope Uncle Wang will give you some advice?"

"There is no transcendent support in the army. The situation of the third prince is over. The prince can breathe a sigh of relief. The key is your majesty. You must gain your majesty's trust and relieve your father's worries, prince!"

"Although the grandnephew is the prince, he does not have real power. What he can do in the court is limited. How can he relieve his worries?"

"The prince should think carefully about what he said. What your Majesty is most worried about now is the Luoba Kingdom. If the unruly people in the Luoba Kingdom are not eliminated, it will be like an acne on your skin. It seems harmless, but it hurts. If you dig hard, you will be afraid. It hurts the skin. If you don’t dig it out, you’ll worry about growing up."

"You mean the commander of the Roba Defense Forces?"

"Exactly"

"The grandnephew has no military power, how can he conquer it?"The prince looked a little helpless.

"Prince, prince! Dao Zhi has secretly pointed out the solution to the problem. Old Uncle Wang understands, and His Majesty also understands that the Prince should try to guess more about His Majesty's thoughts."

"My grandnephew is stupid, could you please give me some advice?"

"This is a family matter, that is to say, it is your mother's business and your uncle's business. The prince only needs to convince his mother, write a letter, punish himself, and ask King Luoba to kill the commander of the defense force."Old Prince

"So what should I say to my uncle?"Prince

"After all, the queen is the sister of King Luoba, so it is naturally inconvenient for your majesty to say it clearly. If you let others handle this matter, it will be equivalent to making the matter public to Blue Lake. Once spread, it will not end well. This is not the result your majesty wants. It's not what the queen wants to see. The prince is different, he is the nephew of King Luoba and the future heir of Xilu Kingdom. The prince told him in the tone of his nephew that the matter had been exposed, admonished him, and then explained the interests of the two countries as the prince. If he wanted to maintain the friendly alliance in the past, he must kill the commander of the defense force, explain it with reason, and move him with emotion."

"Will uncle do as he is told?"The prince looked suspicious.

"The situation is like this. He is just an outsider. King Luoba will weigh the importance in his heart. He only needs to convince the queen."

The prince was thinking, and the old prince continued:"This is an excellent opportunity. Your Majesty will definitely look at the prince differently in the future. Daozhi is actually helping the prince secretly."

"Dao Zhizhen is so powerful that he can influence the situation in Blue Lake."The prince couldn't believe it.

"In just three years, King Dongfu, who was in dire straits internally and externally, could turn into the King of Blue Lake who was almost on an equal footing with His Majesty. He was able to discern opportunities, see fire, leverage his own strength, and only one person could control all the forces in Blue Lake. He said, I am afraid that from now on Blue Lake will be an era of co-governance by the East and the West. If Daozhi works for King Dongfu, it will be just around the corner for King Dongfu to become the overlord of Blue Lake, Prince. Prince, according to Old Uncle Wang's words, it is very difficult to trap this person. You have to do it. If you have the chance, you must get rid of Dao Zhi. As long as he lives, he will definitely be a hidden danger to Xilu Kingdom in the future."The old prince's tone was serious.

The prince's expression was solemn. After thinking for a while, he suddenly asked:"Uncle Wang, why are you now?……"

The old prince understood what the prince meant and said helplessly:"That's Chao Ran. How can the Xilu Kingdom's Chao Gang be messed up? In the past few years, the Youfan army has gone astray under the leadership of Chao Ran. It's not me. I'm old.""

"Thanks to Old Uncle Wang's advice, my grandnephew will definitely live up to Old Uncle Wang's love."The prince was very moved.

"It's not too late for the prince to do it quickly, otherwise he will be passive."After the old prince finished speaking, he quickly left. After taking a few steps, he turned back and warned again:"Remember what I just said. If you have the chance, you must get rid of Dao Zhi."

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A few days later, everyone had calmed down. In the morning, King Xilu mentioned the prisoners of war.

"Your Majesty, although these people have no value anymore, dealing with them for no reason will make people think that we are unjust."Prime Minister

"Your Majesty, they have done a lot for our country, Xilu, over the years. After all, they have done a great job for us. Wouldn’t it be too cruel to kill them all?"Left Prime Minister

"Prime Minister, you are responsible for most of these people. I know that you have a close relationship with these people, but from time to time, they have no country in their hearts. They are a group of greedy and heartless moths who are only interested in profit. The only use of these moths is to eat up the country. It’s just to infest other countries. If you can’t infest other countries, how about letting them infest my country, Xilu? As of now, this is the only value they have left."King Xilu.

The young prince glanced at the old prince. The old prince had no intention of saying anything. The young prince stepped forward and said,"I don't think it's appropriate. I'm afraid that this will affect the loyalty of others."

"It is also a warning to others. Since they are loyal to our country, Xilu, Dongfu has quietly prepared such a big move under their noses. Now we have no choice. It is their dereliction of duty. Since they have neglected their duty, they must Punishment is to make others understand that if something like this happens again, the consequences will be the same."King Xilu

"Chasing dogs in poor alleys, poor dogs in alleys bite people, will they not bite us back?"Prime Minister.

King Xilu thought deeply. Seeing this, the old prince suggested:"Your Majesty, the redemption money cannot be issued from the court. It is reasonable for everyone to worry. If you want not to lose the credibility of the court, you need a reasonable charge."

"What crime?"Prime Minister. The old prince paused for a moment:"We need a crime that can be exposed to the world, and the crime cannot be decided by us. In this way, the reputation of our Xilu Kingdom on the Blue Lake will not be damaged."

"The old prince wants to borrow the name of Dongfu Country, which is very good."Left Prime Minister

"Well, even if they are vicious dogs, without their teeth, they become a group of lambs to be slaughtered, and if they are slaughtered with other people's knives, we can stay out of it."Prime Minister

"We can also pass the responsibility for this war to them, and those who are loyal to us in other countries' courts will be more careful to avoid similar things from happening."Little prince.

The old prince continued:"We can't let Dongfu Kingdom succeed so easily."

"What advice does the old prince have?"Prime Minister

"Change from reactive to proactive, throw the problem to them and let them deal with it."Old Prince

"Oh, Uncle Wang, how to take the initiative?"King Xilu

"we can……"