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Chapter 42 : The Crown Prince is a Bit Disappointing~
"Most importantly, Your Highness, how many cards do you have in your hand?"
"The court is divided into several factions. How many of them are one hundred percent loyal to you?"
"Good-for-nothings and sycophants hold high positions, hollowing out the nation's resources. How do you clean them out?"
"With the current Emperor above you, if he doesn't agree with your solution, you can do nothing! What then?"
What was mentioned before was only the greatest external threat they faced.
Ẅ е̃ b̃ǹ o v̊e l̀ Ёnu.ma
In comparison, what was truly suffocating was actually the internal strife Qian Yuan was currently experiencing.
It was just that the external threat was so obvious that everyone had overlooked where the real root of the problem lay.
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More than five hundred years had passed; Qian Yuan's destiny was almost at its end.
Dynasties were a cycle, and these problems were fundamentally unsolvable.
Ming Chen watched the frowning Crown Prince with great interest, placing the heaviest weight on the scale: "So, Your Highness, you might as well wash up and go to sleep. Why think so much? You haven't even ascended the throne yet!"
"The most frustrating thing in the world is when the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."
Е ńù m̂а̃ . id
Ming Chen's words were somewhat impolite.
But what made Xiao Zhengyang helpless was that he seemed... to be truly powerless to refute them.
With the accumulation of history and civilization from another world, Ming Chen's vision was broad enough. He was unlike those short-sighted ministers in the court who were mired in power struggles. He had no side to take, nor did he need to be timid and cautious to protect himself.
He was like a mirror, every word and sentence hitting the nail on the head, exposing all the problems, making them clear and distinct, pointing directly at Xiao Zhengyang's heart.
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These problems, although vague, were things Xiao Zhengyang was actually aware of.
But so what if he knew?
È n̂ ũm а̇
A person deeply trapped in the situation, with their eyes obscured by fog and their hands and feet tied, could not find the solution to the problem. It was suffocating and desperate.
Now, someone had appeared and unveiled it all for him so clearly.
He swayed and hurriedly grabbed the corner of the table. For a moment, he felt the world spin, dizzy and lightheaded. The air in his chest seemed to have been sucked out.
Fatigue, illness, weakness... the pain that had been accumulating all this time also erupted at this moment.
"..."
"Ugh..."
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He clutched his chest, his heart beating violently. He trembled uncontrollably.
Suddenly, a trace of sweetness surged up his throat.
"Wuaah..."
He actually spat out a mouthful of blood.
Ming Chen: ...
The first time I've talked someone into spitting up blood.
Е_n̆u mа
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"Sir, do you have a solution?"
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After spitting out a mouthful of blood, Xiao Zhengyang actually seemed a bit more relaxed.
Although he couldn't see a single figure, he still raised his head, his gaze burning as he looked in Ming Chen's direction, asking incessantly.
When they first met, he was still so cold and annoyed. Now, his eyes were full of eagerness, and even his form of address had changed to 'Sir'.
He knew that since Ming Chen had come, since he had rambled on about these things with him, he certainly didn't want him to just wash up and go to sleep, but rather wanted to continue communicating with him.
Ẇ e b nо̌v̈ еl Eňum̈а̌
Ming Chen quietly looked at this exhausted Crown Prince and asked in a low voice, "The solution to the problem, does Your Highness truly not know it?"
Xiao Zhengyang froze.
This invisible person seemed to be able to truly see into people's hearts.
Seeing him silent, Ming Chen continued to ask, "Your Highness, a monarch without dominance and ambition is just weak. You are the Crown Prince. Are you truly mentally prepared to lead this country?"
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Now, Xiao Zhengyang no longer disliked this person who used crooked, unorthodox arts.
On the contrary, he felt that this person was a rare individual who could speak words that reached his heart.
Ën um ă
In the span of just a few sentences, Ming Chen had already completed a reversal of his impression.
He smiled helplessly. "Hehe... how can it be as simple as you say, Sir?"
How could the filth that had accumulated for a hundred years be so easily cleaned up?
His imperial father only ignored state affairs, but his power had not diminished in the slightest.
In the court, he schemed against others, walking on thin ice.
He was the Crown Prince, but he was only the Crown Prince.
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"Is it not simple? Or do you not dare, Your Highness?"
"In all these years, have you not had a single opportunity? Would you rather spit up blood than find an easier path?"
Xiao Zhengyang wasn't ruthless enough.
This Crown Prince and Ling Yu should have a lot in common.
Hearing this, Xiao Zhengyang stood there stunned, thoughts swirling in his eyes, somewhat silent.
Ming Chen shrugged, unwilling to say more.
Ё n̈ u̇mа_
You can never wake up a person who is pretending to be asleep.
Benevolence and wisdom were not always virtues. He would care about his reputation, he would care about the pen of history, he would adhere to his bottom line, and be unwilling to touch the rules.
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If Ming Chen were in Xiao Zhengyang's position, the sun and moon would have long since been replaced by a new sky.
Xiao Zhengyang was silent for a long time.
Ming Chen also said nothing.
He was waiting for this Crown Prince to ask him.
É ñů m а
In the game of Go, the Zhenlong puzzle requires one to sacrifice a piece, after which the situation suddenly becomes clear.
The reason it was so difficult for the world to solve was that no one dared to place that 'suicidal' piece.
Ming Chen had come here today for this very step. He could come and place this piece for Xiao Zhengy-ang.
And the person who makes the most important step often puts in the least effort but can receive the most generous rewards.
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But...
After a while, Xiao Zhengyang, perhaps afraid that Ming Chen would leave, couldn't help but ask again, "Sir, let's still talk about the current war with Northern Lie and the rebellion in the south. Can it be solved?"
Eň uṁ а
"If Sir can solve this crisis for Qian Yuan, I can promise you anything."
The Crown Prince is a bit disappointing~
Whether he says it or not is one thing, whether he thinks it or not is another.
Ming Chen shook his head and said, "If Qian Yuan can hold out until winter, there is a glimmer of a chance of victory. Does Your Highness dare to gamble?"
Xiao Zhengyang: ...
He didn't dare.
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To fight for another half a year, and still only have a glimmer of a chance.
Let alone the Northern Lie enemy, the rebel army in the south would already be uncontrollable.
Ming Chen looked at his face and knew his thoughts, continuing, "Send an envoy to Northern Lie to negotiate for peace. Then, move the army south to resist the rebel army."
Xiao Zhengyang: ...
The method Ming Chen mentioned, he had long thought of it.
If they couldn't continue fighting, of course they had to negotiate for peace.
Énù.m а̊
But the problem was, it was easier said than done.
How to do it?
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The most crucial node, the most difficult part, was the first step.
Who would be the envoy? How to negotiate?
The reason the two countries were gritting their teeth and still fighting to the death was that neither wanted to be the first to propose peace.
As the party that actively seeks peace, one naturally loses a lot of initiative.
E ńû ḿ ӑ. і d̄
What price would they demand?
In this war, Northern Lie had already occupied a prefecture. They would inevitably open their mouths wide like a lion and demand another prefecture.
Land, grain, gold, and silver... Qian Yuan was already riddled with holes. If he signed another treaty that forfeited power and humiliated the nation, how could he face his ancestors? How could he face the millions of soldiers and civilians of Qian Yuan?
In the current court of Qian Yuan, who could be entrusted with this mission in a time of crisis, to go to Northern Lie and negotiate with the enemy, to reach an agreement with a not-so-great loss that could make the other side retreat?
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He couldn't find a single person with such talent.
Even if he, the Crown Prince, personally went to Northern Lie to take the risk, it might not work.
Е n̂ ū m̊ а̊
And this was also a thankless task.
The person who goes on a mission to sign an unequal treaty is destined to be remembered by history, to be scorned by the nation.
Xiao Zhengyang shook his head and said with a bitter smile, "Sir is joking, how..."
Before he could finish, he suddenly thought of something.
His eyes lit up fiercely.
Those good-for-nothings in the court wouldn't do, but... what about the person before him?
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This person...
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