Misty rain and heavy flowers accompany the king's return

After the three kings and two ministers, the most powerful person in the imperial capital, every word and deed of Shen Luo is an indicator of wind direction.

Shen Luo's words to Na Si and the others were naturally resounding.

The Dafeng Dynasty pardoned all the thirteen foreign clans who perished because of Tuna, and at the same time, some members of the foreign royal family began to secretly contact Dafeng in order to restore the country.

Shen Luo may not be as outgoing as Shen Bai when it comes to playing with diplomacy. After all, he doesn't have the arrogance of Shen Bai to wield an army on the battlefield, and he doesn't have the opportunity of Shen Bai's plug-in. Come to the great unity of the people of the world.

Shen Luo couldn't do all of this, he was a scholar at his core, he couldn't be more pure than Shen Bai.

But he is good at changing, or in other words, he is even more good at playing the trick of 'scheming'.

Shen Luo's words and deeds attracted a visitor. The feeling of "reasonable and unexpected" made Shen Luo realize for the first time that he had really become the center of the "vortex".

"This is Xingnuo, the counselor of my palace." Prince Qi asked Shen Luo to have dinner in Songhe Tower, and the three of them were under heavy protection inside and outside the private room.

It was the first time for Shen Luo to see this counselor of the palace, with brown hair and blue eyes, Shen Luo was surprised.

"Are you curious about his identity?" Prince Qi said.

Shen Luo looked at Prince Qi: "Is he from Yinyue?"

"Yes and no!" Prince Qi said: "He is the eldest son of Alba, the current king of the Tuna dynasty, the eldest son of the emperor of Tuna."

The cup in Shen Luo's hand almost dropped, looked at Xing Nuo: "Then him?"

"He is from Yinyue, and was regarded as a pariah by the Empress Dowager Tatarhun of Tuna. So his status in Tuna was very embarrassing until he was attacked by the Tata people in Tuna and fled to Dafeng six years ago. I take it in." Citing Wenhao explained.

"How many people know about this matter?" Shen Luo was rather curious about Wen Hao's determination.

"Except for you, there is no fourth person who knows." Ci Wenhao said.

Shen Luo took a deep breath, looked at Xing Nuo: "Prince, please explain the situation in Tuna!"

Xing Nuo smiled: "Master Tai Tuo doesn't need to be too polite, just ask me to Xing Nuo, and it will save a lot of trouble."

Shen Luo nodded: "You are just like the prince, call me Ah Luo, so as not to cause trouble."

"Okay!" Xing Nuo replied: "The largest clan in our Tuna is the Tuna clan, with 2000 million people. My father is the Tuna royal family, and the second largest is the Tata clan, which is also the Queen Mother's clan, with 700 people. With more than ten thousand people, it is the second largest family in Tuna, and also the first intermarriage family of the Tuna royal family."

"So, as the son of the Yinyue people, you became the first prince of Tuna. Is it a taboo that violates the interests of the Tata people?" Shen Luo asked.

"Yes!" Xing Nuo nodded: "It's easy to talk to you, Ah Luo, and I also heard about the protection of Yinyue people, so I discussed with the prince, hoping to meet you."

Shen Luo looked at Ci Wenhao: "Why didn't the prince tell you before, including to the emperor, you should know what kind of person the emperor is?"

Citing Wenhao smiled: "Brother Huang, I naturally trust him, but apart from Brother Huang, Dafeng's situation was too balanced before, or in other words, the various hills were too balanced. The third brother and the Baili family, the fourth brother and the Yun family , and the fifth younger brother who disappeared but formed his own lineage, I really dare not bet on it."

Shen Luo nodded, Citing Wenhao has always been known for his forbearance, and he really deserved his reputation, holding such a card that can put an end to civil strife in the Tuna dynasty, he didn't move for six years.

"A Luo, because you were assassinated, you took care of King Yue and broke the balance of the imperial capital in an instant. The Baili family turned against each other, King De and Yun Changkong were in decline, so we dared to find you." Xing Nuo looked at Shen Luo: "The last The main thing is that the prince also trusts you."

"Thank you, my lord, for your trust all the time." Shen Luo said sincerely, looking at Xing Nuo: "Do you still have influence in Tuna?"

Citing Wenhao replied: "It is very influential. The Tuna people, like our dynasty, have a long history, so they also mastered an iron law, which is the danger of abolishing the old and establishing the young."

Shen Luo listened and thought for a while: "That is to say, on the premise of no fault, the Tuna people still have high expectations for the eldest son of the emperor."

"Yes!" Xing Nuo nodded: "Because of my disappearance, the Tatar people were affected to a certain extent. In the end, Tatarhun took some of them to perform the operation for the dead ghost, and then went to the tongue-in-cheek criticism."

"Where's King Tuna?" Shen Luo asked.

"My father looks tough, but he is actually a cowardly person." Xing Nuo is the kind of smart man who can see through everything with his wisdom in his hands, and his words are concise and to the point.

Shen Luo nodded: "That is to say, if you return to Tuna and get the protection and support you have, as long as you don't make mistakes, it will be difficult for others to destroy you."

Xing Nuo nodded: "My teacher is equivalent to your position as the Grand Tutor. He is the national teacher Maya of Tuna. He is the suzerain of the Shenhuo Sect of our Tuna state religion, and is also a figure of Tuna theocracy. But he has already retreated For almost eight years, it was difficult for me to see him, so it was hopeless to go back."

"He?" Shen Luo thought for a while, "Will he die?"

Xing Nuo shook his head: "His fire of life is still there, even very strong, showing a holy purple color, which is one of the reasons why he has the highest status in Tuna."

Because of the Tianyin Pavilion incident, Shen Luo was not surprised by these mysterious religions.

It is even sad that any country does not have one.

If brother-in-law Yu Wentuo could get the support of Longyuan Temple and Master Huiguang, how could he end up in the end.

"I want to discuss this matter with the emperor, do you think it's okay?" Shen Luo said to Xing Nuo and Ci Wenhao.

Both of them nodded: "You say it is the best, the emperor must trust your judgment."

Shen Luo took a long breath: "At first, I thought it was you who died and I died. In this case, the struggle between the two giants will bring disaster to all people. If the center can blossom and resolve this struggle within Tuna, I think everyone will be happy." See what happens."

Xing Nuo nodded: "With what you say, A Luo, even if I fail, it's worth fighting for."

"You are from Tuna, and you are also from Yinyue. You know better than anyone else the kind of hatred of relying on the strong and bullying the weak. They exist in the blood, exist in the marrow of the bone, and cannot be lingered. It is a world feud, an eternal Endless resistance. So it is precisely your diseased blood in Tuna that dissolves it, and it is precisely a weapon. A weapon against hatred, because you are more qualified than anyone to do so. "Shen Luo explained.

Back in Shen's residence, Shen Luo sent someone to invite Emperor Qianyuan and Guowei to have dinner.

Although they went to Shen's mansion for dinner every three days, it was the first time that Shen Luo took the initiative to invite him. The two guessed that he had something to do, so they laughed and came here at dusk in winter in the afternoon.

On Fenghuang Avenue, there are more and more people wearing thick cotton-padded clothes. This new style of clothes is loved by the common people, and it keeps warm and is cheaper than fur.

The lives of the people in the imperial capital are getting better day by day, because the changes are obvious, and Emperor Qianyuan expressed satisfaction with Shen Luo's ability to govern.

In the era of supremacy of imperial power, you can offend many people, but you cannot offend the emperor.On the contrary, you have the support of the emperor, which is the best golden arrow.

"I was planning to come to dinner today, but why did you take the initiative to invite me?" Emperor Qianyuan asked curiously.

Shen Luo looked at the two old men: "There is nothing important, I bought a pair of beef bones, and I will eat stewed beef bones at night."

"That's it?" Emperor Qianyuan widened his eyes.

Guowei jokingly said: "The stewed beef bone tastes good, I wanted this when I was young!"

"That's not enough to make it clear, so we came here in a hurry!" Emperor Qianyuan said angrily.

Shen Luo smiled playfully.

Guowei caught his gaze: "This kid, you really lied to us. If you have something to say, you can talk about it. We two old men will not admit it when we have dinner at the table."

Shen Luo laughed out loud, and Xiao Shitou helped deliver the fruit, seeing the three of them laughing, they couldn't help laughing foolishly.

"Go, call us for dinner." Shen Luo patted the little stone, and the little stone jumped and ran out.

Shen Luo told the whole story about Xingnuo, even Emperor Qianyuan frowned, put his hand on his chin and didn't speak.

Shen Luo didn't continue, wanting to wait and see their reaction.

"This chess can be used, but let's close the door and say, why didn't Prince Qi say it before?" Guowei said openly.

"He said it was because the political forces of the three kings and the imperial capital were very balanced, and his lineage was the weakest, so he forbeared." Shen Luo looked at Emperor Qianyuan: "No matter what, whether the emperor believes it or not, but it is not important." It is in line with Prince Qi's character of 'forbearance and reticence'."

Emperor Qianyuan nodded: "There is one more thing about how he and Xing Nuo met."

Guo Weichang sighed: "No matter what, the Tuna people have infiltrated our court too much."

Shen Luo didn't agree with this point of view, and couldn't help saying: "I don't think about this issue that way."

"Oh? Ah Luo, tell me." Emperor Qianyuan really looked at him with great interest.

"This is actually related to the regions of the two countries." Shen Luo said: "Because of the existence of the giant Tuna in the west and north of Dafeng, the number of neighboring countries is relatively small. It is vast and has different geographical characteristics, forming a self-sufficient and powerful empire. Even in his bones, he disdains too much contact with the surrounding countries, and thinks that they are all small countries of Zier, not worth mentioning."

Guowei nodded: "This is true."

Shen Luo continued: "Tuna is different, behind him is a mighty phoenix, almost all access to the sea is blocked, while the northern area is covered with ice and snow for nine months, and there is sea but no salt fields.

On the front of Tuna are the mighty Ban Sai kingdoms. Because of their unanimity in religion, they have become the mortal enemies of the Tuna people's God and Fire Sect.This has resulted in the flexibility of the country in Tuna. If it wins, it will take advantage of it. If it cannot win, it will be a rogue. There is almost no accurate credit at all, only the weighing of pros and cons of conflicting interests. "

"This metaphor is good, just right." Emperor Qianyuan saw the little stone who came to ask them to eat: "Come here, stone, sit down and listen to your husband."

Little Shitou ran over and sat beside Emperor Qianyuan.

Shen Luo looked at the stone with a smile: "Tuna survived adversity and war. One third of their country is the cold northern plain. One third is plateau desert, only one third is plain and two This big river has nurtured 4000 million people, which is almost the same as the population of our country.

And what about us?It is the misty rain and sorrow in the south of the Yangtze River, the strange beauty of southern Xinjiang in the southwest, the fertile soil of the northern plain, and the Xiongchuan River in the central region. "

"We don't know others because we are rich. Rich people don't bother to know the lives of poor people. People understand us because they yearn for everything about us, and they don't want to be like us all the time, right, sir?" Xiao Shitou asked.

Shen Luo showed a knowing smile: "Yes, so, we must learn to look at each other squarely, and even influence how others view us. We must let them know how to look up to the mountains, and let them feel our thousands of miles of waves."

"You are changing the national policy. Do you know the importance of this?" Emperor Qianyuan asked.

Shen Luo smiled: "The emperor guesses that after this winter, will we have a battle with Tuna?"

His words made both Emperor Qianyuan and Guowei stop smiling.

Little Shitou looked at the adults on the left and right, and thought for a while: "Sir, I think there will definitely be a battle."

"Oh, why?" Emperor Qianyuan patted his head.

"Because the opponent has been waiting for many years, it seems like an arrow is on the string, and it has to be launched." Xiao Shitou said.

"Why?" Guowei asked this time.

"Because Ah Mo said, Tuna would never allow the appearance of a second Emperor Qianyuan." Xiao Shitou replied.

Emperor Qianyuan caressed his cheek, and said to Shen Luo: "After you, who is suitable to be the governor of the imperial capital?"

Shen Luo looked at him: "If you want all factions to be stable, Baili Songran is the most suitable leader."

"But he's not capable enough." It's not that Guowei hasn't thought about it, but he knows the strengths and weaknesses of each of his students.

"But he has Jian Cong!" Shen Luo said: "Jian Cong, I still think that way, he will be the most famous figure in the Dafeng Dynasty."

The conversation between the three of them was open and honest, and Shen Luo's decision to go to the northwest was already made clear.

And Emperor Qianyuan's support for him was obviously more than that. After confirming that he wanted to see Xingnuo, in the early morning of the next day, Emperor Qianyuan added the title of Taiwei Shen Luo to take charge of the military power of Dafeng.

On this early morning when the sun is thousands of miles away and the sky is full of red clouds, in the history of the Dafeng Dynasty, the first person with absolute power who is the Taifu and Taiwei was born.

Under the structure of separation of powers among imperial power, civil servants, military officials, and three powers, Shen Luo became an absolute figure whose real power surpassed the two prime ministers.

After telling Xingnuo about Emperor Qianyuan secretly meeting him and Prince Qi in the Shen residence the next day, Shen Luo made an appointment with Baili and his son.

"The big battle is coming, and next year the northwest will be the battleground." Shen Luo looked at Baili and asked calmly, "Do you know what the most urgent task of our imperial capital is?"

Baili Songran thought for a while: "Speed ​​up the construction of Nancheng and complete the construction of workshops in various regions. Implement the brilliant structure of agriculture and industry, provide logistics support for the Imperial Forest Army, and provide funds for the construction of Prince Qi's straight road. Huh? That's all I remember for the time being. many."

"Is this what you thought of, or Jian Cong reminded you." Shen Luo asked.

"All of them!" Baili smiled softly.

Bailiyu looked at her son, although he was not considered decent, but he was mature after all, and he couldn't help but feel a little happy.

"Know people and make good use of them. Foresight. These are my words to you." After finishing speaking, Shen Luo handed him a memorial.