"This is the fate of our Lin family!"
Destiny?
"Father, do you mean to say that you are also?"
Father Lin nodded and said, "Back then, like you, I was a good friend of the old lord before he ascended the throne. However, after he ascended the throne, we became increasingly unfamiliar. During the Corpse Demon Disaster Campaign, we even... Never mind, let's not talk about it anymore. This is all ancient history. So, Xiaoyu, I don't approve of you making friends with the direct descendants of the Jiang family. I don't approve of you considering the Jiang lord as your friend. Child, this is a very dangerous thing."
Although Lin's father did not say what was specific, Lin Yu thought of many things and seemed to know what it was.
So he said, "I understand, father. I'm fine."
"Okay, you take a rest first."
After Lin's father left, Lin Yu thought about it, got up and went to the family history museum to check, and his guess was indeed confirmed.
Such speculation made him feel cold in his heart.
"So, there's a secret behind the traditional nobles' opposition to martial arts demonstrations on land?!"
…
A week later, after paying a heavy price, Jiang Jie finally advanced to the Battle School and began to plan his military exercises with the Sun family.
After confirming the list with Jiang Ling again, Jiang Jie finally had the leisure to ask about other things.
"How are the preparations for the martial arts show with the Sun family going?"
"My lord, we are ready and can set off at any time."
"Okay, well done!"
Jiang Ling warned, "My Lord, we must not be too soft-hearted or too rigid in this martial arts competition with the Sun Clan. Aside from the list, many of the previous rules can actually be abolished. Our main goal in this martial arts competition is to win and annex the Sun Clan! To achieve this, we can use any means necessary."
Jiang Jie nodded and said, "I know. The Sun family and my Jiang family have been enemies for thousands of years. If possible, I will destroy their clan and continue their sacrifices."
Jiang Jie's words made Jiang Ling nod in satisfaction.
Jiang Jie suddenly asked, "How's Lin Yu doing?"
Jiang Ling immediately replied, "Since being scolded by you, he hasn't left the house. The secret guards reported that he is currently studying in seclusion at the clan history museum."
"A clan history museum?" Jiang Jie knew that the nobles' inheritance mainly focused on recording clan history. Therefore, most of the textbooks used for aristocratic family education were clan histories.
Listen to the wisdom, experience and knowledge of your elders through their interpretation.
Before he became a lord and entered the Heritage Hall, he entered the Clan History Museum like the nobles, but there was no record of lords in the Clan History Museum, and what he learned was similar to that of the nobles.
However, after he succeeded to the throne as lord, he entered the Heritage Hall and studied the biographies, various secrets, and mystical techniques of each lord, and only then did he realize how naive he had been before.
"Haha, that's great! It means he's aware of his shortcomings. Let him study hard for a while. Continue to monitor him and notify me if there's any unusual movement!"
Jiang Ling sneered and replied, "Yes, my lord!"
After Jiang Ling left, Jiang Jie sat alone in the main hall, muttering to himself, "The Gu family's group made me realize that a lord could be overthrown. It made me study the clan history in depth after returning, and I understood a lot."
"Nobles cannot be trusted, and commoners should not be respected! They can only be used as a tool, not confided in! The Gu family's current experience is a lesson for us! The Jiang family's experience from a thousand years ago is a lesson for us! They all clearly tell me this cruel truth."
Jiang Jie was really shocked by the parliamentary system of the Gu Principality!
Therefore, people are even more suspicious of the nobles!
At the same time, people are more vigilant towards civilians.
Because, this traitor Jin Mao used the parliamentary system to win the hearts of the people in just one month.
That was the Gu family’s thousands of years of rule, accumulated power, and kindness!
A parliamentary system, a public trial, and it's done!
This made Jiang Jie understand a truth: the people's hearts are really too changeable!
Instead of relying on public opinion, it is better to rely on strength!
Just like Fang Yuan, who came from a declining warrior family with nothing. In fact, he was just a commoner, but relied on his strength to become the uncrowned king of the Gu Principality!
Only strength belongs to him, and only the lord family Jiang will not betray him as the head of the Jiang family and the lord of the Jiang Principality.
Strong trunk and weak branches!
This has always been Jiang’s national policy!
The Jiang family is most wary of nobles like the Lin family who have controlled the military for generations.
Especially now that the Tiandao mercenaries have appeared, the various cultivation resources, elixirs and weapons controlled by the lord families are no longer monopolized, and the strength of the nobles and civilians is increasing rapidly.
The last time I brought Lin Yu on a diplomatic mission, it was actually also because of the need to suppress the rapid growth of the nobles' power.
Although the civilians have three Tiandao mercenaries and the nobles only have one Lin Yu, the nobles' accumulation is not comparable to that of the civilians. Therefore, under Lin Yu's "generosity", the nobles' strength increases rapidly!
When I came back this time, I found that the strength of the civilians was also increasing rapidly.
Jiang Jie, who was wary of civilians, took advantage of this system task to weaken the strength of the civilian faction.
"It's better to weaken it than to maintain balance!"
This is the biggest gain I have gotten from the Heritage Hall since coming back this time!
In the past, he only focused on the art of balance. Now, he focused on strengthening the Jiang family and weakening the strength of all other factions!
Strengthen the root and eliminate the ends!
"This martial arts competition with the Sun family is also a good opportunity to weaken them!"
Every previous lord would organize a martial arts competition with the Sun clan. This was a tradition of the Jiang clan.
In the past, Jiang Jie did not understand the true intention and thought it was just as advertised, to demonstrate the military power of the Jiang Principality.
In fact, the fundamental reason is to weaken the nobility!
After each martial arts competition with the Sun family, a group of old nobles would be sacrificed, and then a group of new nobles would be promoted by the new lord!
New nobles, nobles who are more easily controlled by the new lord! Nobles who are more loyal to the new lord!
…
Jiang Ling returned to the office and saw the other leaders of the secret guards. He smiled and said, "We've discussed it with the lord in the past few days, and the new list is out. The martial arts competition with the Sun family will begin soon, and the rules will still be the same. Remember the list of those who must die this time, and don't make any mistakes!"
As he said that, he handed out the list.
Every little leader holds a noble name in his hand!
"Don't worry, Chief. I promise to complete the mission!"
"Well, go down!"
After the others left, he took out a list from his arms.
This person is the target of the mission that he needs to arrange personally.
If Lin Yu were here, he would understand as soon as he saw the name that Jiang Ling’s mission target was his father!
"Lin Yu! You've already lost the lord's trust. Let's see how long you can continue to be so proud!"
"This time, I'll get rid of your father first. Next time, it'll be you! As for your family, hehe... don't worry, take your time!"
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