At this point, Duke Sun shook his head and said, "He underestimates me too much."

Although Sun Guogong said this, he might also have thought so.

But the military advisor doesn’t know!

Naturally, you have to plan for the safety of yourself and your family.

"The military advisor is a man who understands the big picture. His plan doesn't leave our Sun family behind. That's enough. There's no need to force it."

At this point, he sighed and said, "The Tiandao mercenaries are truly children of the Heavenly Dao. Their advancement speed is too fast. Moreover, they have no shortage of training resources. War weapons and combat skills are freely available. As time goes by, their strength will surpass mine!"

At this point, Duke Sun stared into Sun Yu's eyes and asked, "Do you understand the consequences of this situation?"

Without needing Sun Yu to respond, Duke Sun continued, "The mismatch between strength and status is the root cause of unrest. Whether it's the Gu or Jiang Duchy, their essence is the same. And I'm afraid our territory will be no exception. Therefore, we have no choice but to accept the military advisor's advice, initiate reforms, and seize the initiative. This will help minimize losses! It's better than the decline of the Gu family or the extinction of the Jiang family."

Speaking of this, Duke Sun's tone was full of helplessness.

Sun Yu was indeed still young, had little contact with people and experience, and his thinking was not comprehensive enough. The first time he heard his father teach about this, he was excited.

"Father, we in the Sun family are all fine."

Sun Yu originally had a lot of feelings to express, but when it came to his lips, only these bland words of comfort remained.

Duke Sun smiled and said, "You don't need to comfort me. I know what's going on. But, it's hard on you. You have to take over the power from me. Isn't the coefficient more than doubled?"

Sun Yu was young and full of vigor, and said nonchalantly, "I can do it, Father! I'm not afraid of such a challenge!"

It was because of his heir's attitude that Duke Sun accepted the military advisor's advice so readily.

…

The Sun Principality quickly issued a notice to carry out reforms and establish a parliament.

Because there were already two mature cases, the parliament was formed in less than three days.

The Speaker of Parliament fell into the hands of the military advisor without any suspense.

All the nobles entered the parliament, and some commoners and the poor also entered the parliament. The commoners and the poor, who came into contact with power for the first time, were very excited and cautious.

The two remaining Tiandao mercenaries finally got their wish and became members of the council's management, both of them were deacons.

Jiang Ling was willing to become the commander of the scout battalion, but because his foundation was too shallow, although he had real power, he could not become a deacon, but just an ordinary member of the parliament.

The formation of the parliament was a cause for great joy for all, and many people benefited.

Only the Sun family's power was greatly weakened. However, they managed to maintain their existing power and stabilize the undercurrent situation, thus achieving their goal.

Lin Yu and Jin Chen attended the first parliament of the Sun Principality as guests and witnesses.

Jin Chen and Lin Yu are good acquaintances.

After meeting, we naturally started chatting.

Moreover, our identities were similar, and since we were both talkative, we had no shortage of topics to chat about and were very interested in talking.

"Brother Lin, I didn't expect you to form a parliament as well? You're too impatient. We didn't even have time to join."

"Brother Jin, we were forced into a hasty response. Alas, the situation at the time was different from that of the Sun Principality. We didn't have time to choose another date, give advance notice, and then form a parliament."

Jin Chen understood what Lin Yu said.

I heard that they attacked together in order to protect themselves. Lin Yu faced the old lord head-on and was injured, and temporarily lost his combat effectiveness.

After the Jiang clan was wiped out, they almost started fighting among themselves for power. At that time, Lin Yu had no fighting power and no deterrent power. In order to prevent the Lin clan from becoming the only one in power, he almost wiped out the Lin clan as well.

Fortunately, the Lin family was well prepared and proposed a parliamentary system, which eliminated the internal strife. In order to prevent Lin Yu from relapsing after his recovery, they immediately began to form a parliament and quickly completed the formation of the parliament before Lin Yu recovered his combat effectiveness.

Of course, because of the Lin family's strength and influence, they still have a very strong advantage, and the head of the Lin family even became the chairman of the parliament.

When Lin Yu talked about this, he still sighed and felt scared when he thought about the danger he had encountered at that time.

"How are things going over there?"

Faced with such a general question from Lin Yu, Jin Chen didn't know how to answer.

"That's just the way it is. Hunting corpse demons, opening up markets, expanding gathering areas, cultivating planting areas, etc. Nothing special."

"How did you get the Corpse-Eating Demonic Tree?"

Although the lake island can be self-sufficient, no one would mind having more food and cultivation resources.

They were very envious of the Corpse-Eating Demon Tree, a magical creature that could help them expand their gathering areas.

After two months of training, Jin Chen was no longer the innocent playboy he once was. Naturally, he didn't say it easily, so he just let it slip.

Their conversation was heard clearly by Sun Yu who was sitting next to them.

After the parliament ended, Sun Yu returned and recounted the conversation between Lin Yu and Jin Chen in detail to Sun Guogong.

"Oh? What Lin Yu wants? It should be a good thing. Call the military advisor and Jiang Ling, and let's discuss it."

Soon the military advisor and Jiang Ling arrived, and Sun Yu repeated the conversation between Lin Yu and Jin Chen.

After listening, Jiang Lingxian replied, "This Corpse-Eating Demon Tree is indeed a good thing. I heard from Jiang Jie that it can secrete a smell that the corpse demons hate, which drives them away and protects the collection area."

"The Gu Principality's settlement is a water fort, and... unlike our mountain city, the lake island lacks arable land, and aquatic products are scarce due to the downstream location. Daily necessities are extremely scarce, and they rely entirely on the gathering areas. They used to cultivate crops in the gathering areas, but the effects of the corpse demons at night weren't ideal. It was only with the help of the Corpse Devouring Demon Tree that they were able to ensure their crops weren't affected by the corpse demons at night, and they were gradually becoming more regular. It's safe to say that the Corpse Devouring Demon Tree is truly a strategic plant, and extremely valuable."

After hearing the information provided by Jiang Ling, Duke Sun and the military advisor were very satisfied.

Placing Jiang Ling in the scout camp is to give full play to his talents as the former chief of the secret guards, to collect more intelligence, and to provide sufficient information to ensure that when they make decisions, they will not make mistakes due to information asymmetry.

This was only their first collaboration, and the results were already quite good. They didn't disappoint Duke Sun and the military advisor.

Sun Yu was standing next to him and looked at Jiang Ling a few more times.