After Jiang Hai left, Yang Hongjin sat alone for a long time, thinking back on the conversation just now, and it seemed that he felt a little enlightened.
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Jiang Hai and his wife stayed for a few more days, and having almost finished touring Yuezhou, they prepared to go back.
In the evening of the day before departure, Yang Hongjin held a banquet and invited Lu Qian and others to join in the fun.
Let’s practice it together with Jiang Hai and others.
After the banquet, several people rested and chatted in the main hall.
At this time, Guo Hao and others arrived at Yuezhou City and hurried to the palace.
He was exhausted from the journey and it was obvious that he hadn't had enough rest.
Guo Qianqian, who usually takes good care of herself, now has a bit of messy hair and visible dark circles under her eyes.
When he saw Yang Hongjin, Guo Hao immediately bowed and handed over the imperial edict.
"Your Highness, this is the Emperor's will. Something has happened in the capital, and the Third Prince has forced the emperor to abdicate."
Hearing Guo Hao say this, Yang Hongjin was stunned, and after a moment he asked,
"What happened? General Guo, please sit down and tell me in detail."
Seeing that Guo Hao was not in a good condition, Yang Hongjin quickly asked him to sit down first before talking.
Guo Hao recounted in detail what happened that night.
"So, this is the will that Eunuch Lai risked his life to give you?"
"Yes, if nothing unexpected happens, Eunuch Lai may have died."
"Damn it, how dare he do that?" Yang Hongjin was so angry that his teeth were itching.
He thought that the third brother would force the old emperor to abdicate, but not kill his father to seize power. He didn't expect that the third brother would even do this.
As for how close the old emperor and the sixth son were, they weren't really.
However, Yang Hongjin was really surprised that his name was written on the edict.
Everyone present fell silent, leaving only Yang Hongjin breathing rapidly.
The sudden situation disrupted his original plan. He originally left the capital because he did not want to be involved in the power struggle.
The current situation is an inescapable reality.
On the one hand, he was very angry about what the third brother had done.
On the other hand, since the old emperor gave him this edict, the third brother would never allow him to be a prince in peace.
Fathers and sons killed each other, brothers turned against each other, and the Yang family's court was in chaos.
Yang Hongjin sat back in his seat in a daze, not knowing what to do for a moment.
Yang Hongjin asked Guo Hao to go down and rest first, and Lu Qian also withdrew and returned to the county government office.
Only Jiang Hai was left. After listening to what Jiang Hai said a few days ago, he was thinking about being a good King of Yue in Yuezhou.
He didn't expect it to turn out like this. He wanted to ask Jiang Hai's opinion. He thought what Jiang Hai said before made sense.
"Brother-in-law, what do you think we should do now?"
"Do you want to be the emperor of Dayong?" Jiang Hai asked.
"I didn't want to do it originally, but do I still have a choice now?"
"That's right. With your temper, Third Brother, there's no way I'll let you go with this imperial edict. It's a life-or-death situation."
Jiang Hai knocked on the table, thinking about this matter. He was wondering whether he should help Lao Liu take over Dayong Jiangshan.
Yang Hongjin naturally didn't know that this was the question Jiang Hai was thinking about.
What he is considering now is that if Yang Hongye takes control of the court, the situation will be very unfavorable.
Even with this imperial edict in hand, it is still unknown how many ministers would be willing to recognize him.
I just arrived in Yuezhou and have no foundation. I haven’t even established my own team.
By then, even if the third brother makes up a reason to send troops, I won’t be able to deal with it.
After a moment of silence, Jiang Hai asked again,
“Have you heard of ‘One Country, Two Systems’?”
"Ah?" Yang Hongjin was confused.
"It means one country, two systems. If you can accept that, I can help you take over Darong." Jiang Hai said calmly.
"Isn't this the right of a feudal lord? I am one now. Within the fiefdom, the feudal lord formulates the policies and systems."
I have to say that Yang Hongjin understood it very well.
Jiang Hai blinked in confusion. Hmm, that seems to make sense.
He originally thought that he could help him defeat Yang Hongye, and then make it clear that his new city would be invincible.
Judging from Yang Hongjin's expression, maybe we can talk about cooperating to build Darong and make life better for the people.
Then, he let Lao Liu worry about the court, officials, and managing Darong's affairs, and he could still live a carefree life.
It seems to make sense easily.
However, Jiang Hai felt that he still had to give him a heads-up to prevent things from ending up in a mess.
"Let me put it this way, I can help you get back Darong that belongs to you.
I don't have many requests, I just want to make my own decision regarding Binhai County.
But remember one thing: don't play the trick of hiding the bow after the birds have all flown away on me just because you ascend the throne.
Otherwise, if I can kill Yang Hongye, I can also kill you."
Jiang Hai spoke with a serious expression.
After hearing Jiang Hai's words, Yang Hongjin's eyes widened.
For a moment, he seemed to think that his brother-in-law was seriously ill or had some kind of hysteria, saying that it would be so easy to take down Darong.
But after calming down, Yang Hongjin thought that he should listen to what method he had to deal with the third brother.
"Of course not, but how can we take down Darong just like that? Alas." Yang Hongjin sighed.
"That means you can accept it, right?" Jiang Hai confirmed again.
"Yes, if my brother-in-law can really help me deal with the third brother, not to mention Binhai County, the entire southern Xinjiang will be no problem."
"There's no need for southern Xinjiang. I don't have such big ambitions. I'm a homebody. I like to guard my own little piece of land."
The conversation became strange again, as if they were discussing how to divide the spoils after taking down Darong.
Yang Hongjin was a little anxious. He hadn't heard Jiang Hai come up with any solutions yet, so he could only look forward to the future.
"So how do we do that?"
"Don't worry, just listen to me analyze it for you first."
Jiang Hai was calm and composed. He had a plan ready for Lao Liu to choose from, which emphasized thoughtful service.
Jiang Hai continued, "I have a few options for you to choose from."
"The most direct way is for me to have someone sneak into the palace and kill the third brother, and then you can go back and take over the throne.
However, this has a consequence. The continuous changes in the court can easily allow some ambitious forces to split off and establish their own territory, which will need to be retaken."
"Also, I will first stabilize the southern border, then slowly advance, develop my own power, and gather some old ministers, then ascend the throne.
This is relatively safer, as we can develop while recovering at the same time."
"Of course, you can also choose to divide the country into three parts, north and south, and each of you can do your own thing.
I don’t really recommend this. Again, screw him.”
After Jiang Hai finished speaking, he crossed his legs, looking like he had everything under control.
Yang Hongjin's mouth twitched as he listened, even though there was some truth in Jiang Hai's analysis.
But why do I feel that he is so crazy? The implementation of these ideas requires a lot of energy. Can he really do it?
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