Chapter 353

What is the thing Li Er dreams of most?

It is to have his name go down in history!

Qin Mu achieved what he dreamed of with the greatest of ease.

What makes it even harder to accept is that he might have done it completely unconsciously.

This is precisely the point that makes Li Er feel most uncomfortable in his heart.

"Old Fang, let's go quickly! I can't wait even a moment longer!"

Li Er was burning with anxiety, taking Fang Fang Xuanling and walking rapidly toward the direction of the imperial palace.

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Qin Mu was currently discussing government affairs with the various ministers.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, recently, the Great Tang noble clans have been spreading rumors everywhere to smear Your Majesty and Great Qin, leading to overwhelming public resentment in all regions. The noble clans in various parts of Yizhou are also restless, and the frequency of their private contacts is dozens of times higher than usual."

Zhang Juzheng reported truthfully.

"Hmph! That group of noble clans in Great Tang are simply pests; they only know how to live off the laurels of their ancestors, each one of them stripping the bones and sucking the marrow, leaving no path for others to live."

"Exactly! To actually dare to smear our Great Qin, it is simply unreasonable!"

"Your Majesty, this humble general is willing to lead 20,000 troops to directly flatten Great Tang and kill all those noble clans!"

The court was filled with righteous indignation.

Everyone was gnashing their teeth, wishing they could wipe out the Great Tang noble clans completely.

"Hmph! Just a bunch of clowns. Since they want to play, then we shall play along with them properly."

Qin Mu chuckled.

"Your Majesty, could it be that you already have a solution?"

A minister asked curiously.

"Heaven's secrets must not be leaked; you will know very soon."

Qin Mu did not intend to reveal his plan.

Whether it be the noble clans of Yizhou or Great Tang, their trump card is nothing more than controlling the discourse.

Then the problem becomes simple.

As long as the discourse is seized, the noble clans will become eagles without wings, left only to be slaughtered.

This method sounds simple, but it is truly too difficult to execute.

The so-called discourse is the prestige the noble clans have accumulated over hundreds of years.

Take the Boling Cui clan, for example.

In the entire Boling region or its surrounding areas, the common people basically do not know of the imperial court; they only know of the Cui clan.

In that place.

Officials of all levels are basically from the Cui clan, and it has been controlled by them for generations!

This is quite exaggerated!

From the moment a person is born, in their cognition, the Cui clan is the one in power.

Then this consciousness will gradually solidify as the person grows, until it becomes unshakable, believing that the Cui clan should be in that position, without needing any reason at all!

Even.

The Cui clan deciding the life or death of anyone locally is a matter of course to them.

This is the influence brought to the local area by the noble clans entrenched there for hundreds of years.

Precisely because of this.

When the noble clans want to spread rumors, the local commoners will treat them as the golden rule, trusting them without reservation.

Regardless of whether these rumors are true or false.

To put it bluntly.

The so-called noble clans are actually a religious belief in another sense.

The only difference is that gods do not exist, while the noble clans are living, breathing people.

Living people are often more terrifying than dead gods!

That is the logic!

However.

The noble clans have their trump cards, and Qin Mu naturally has his own ace.

And this ace is on the way here.

The current top priority is to handle another matter.

"Yue Fei!"

"This humble general is here!"

"I order you to lead 100,000 Back-Wei Army soldiers to control the defense of every city in Yizhou, with a twelve-hour rotation system; there must not be any mistakes!"

"This humble general accepts the order!"

Yue Fei agreed and turned to walk out of the great hall.

The court officials looked at each other, their expressions somewhat complex.

But they did not say much.

Since His Majesty acts this way, then there must be His Majesty's reasons.

"Your Majesty, an envoy from Great Tang requests an audience!"

Wei Zhongxian walked quietly to Qin Mu's side and said softly.

"Understood, take them to the side hall."

Qin Mu nodded indifferently.

After giving a few instructions on government affairs, Qin Mu arrived at the side hall.

"Minister Fang, Old Li, I guessed it would be you two."

After entering the side hall, Qin Mu immediately discovered two familiar faces.

This was already their third meeting.

The first time was in Tibet, where Li Er disguised himself as a Great Tang special envoy and came to the Potala Palace.

There, he saw many unprecedented sights.

For example, books as cheap as cabbage, and the exceptionally delicious hot pot, and so on.

The second time was in Jiannan Circuit, where Li Er borrowed 30,000 Tibetan remnants from Qin Mu to return to Great Tang to quell the rebellion, and ceded Yizhou to Qin Mu.

Every time he thought of this, Li Er felt as if his heart were being twisted.

The land of Great Tang was actually being ceded away one by one in my hands.

But it doesn't matter!

Sooner or later, I will take these lands back!

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Seeing Qin Mu walking over with a face full of smiles, Fang Fang Xuanling and Li Er both bowed.

"No need for such courtesy; we can be considered old friends."

Qin Mu waved his hand magnanimously.

"Your Majesty is still as vigorous and strong as before!"

Fang Fang Xuanling gave a thumbs up, quietly flattering Qin Mu.

Li Er, standing beside him, glanced at him with disdain.

Truly spineless!

"Minister Fang, there's no need for pleasantries, right? I imagine you two didn't travel thousands of miles to come here just to flatter me, did you?" Qin Mu smiled faintly.