Chapter 2582 Taking Advantage
He glanced at Nan Yan and smiled, "This is called 'power is stronger than people'."
When Nan Yan heard this, she smacked the taste and suddenly chuckled.
Zhu Feng asked, "What are you laughing at?"
Nan Yan smiled and said, "I think back to the time when Xiaoyu and I were just palace maids. Many people in the palace were eyeing us covetously. At that time, I told her that we were weak and needed to learn how to take advantage of others in order to survive in the harem."
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"Speaking of which, the phrase 'force is stronger than man' is truly frustrating."
Hearing her say this, Zhu Feng's eyes became dazed.
Think about when she was still a palace maid, that was many years ago.
Back then, she was always clumsy and made herself angry—of course, it was the same now, but she hadn't expected that she could be so smart.
I couldn't help but smile: "You are not stupid."
Nan Yan immediately said, "I'm not stupid. I just didn't expect that the emperor also knew these four words."
Zhu Feng chuckled and said, "Do you think the emperor can do whatever he wants? Sometimes, I am also constrained by various 'forces'. This 'person' whose 'force is stronger than the person' can be anyone in the world."
Nan Yan tilted her head and looked at him: "But I feel that the emperor has never been restrained."
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"Even back then, when the Emperor wanted to appoint me as a noble concubine, despite the immense pressure, he didn't give in."
Zhu Feng looked at her again.
This happened many years ago.
Ever since he lost his memory, even if someone told him the past events one by one, the feeling of listening to the stories as a third party is completely incomparable to experiencing them personally, seeing some people with his own eyes, and saying some words with his own mouth.
His persistence has not changed until now, looking at the person next to him.
He just smiled and said, "Fool."
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"It's not like I haven't been restrained before. But I also know how to take advantage of the situation."
Nan Yan curled up her knees, resting her chin on her hand, and said seriously, "But sometimes, when 'force is stronger than man,' it's often when one reaches a dead end, like Monk and Arslan right now. They've run out of options. In times like these, can one still leverage force? Is there still 'force' to be borrowed?"
Zhu Feng smiled when he heard this.
He said seriously: "In this world, there is no real dead end except death."
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"Sometimes, even 'death' is not the end of the road, but another way to a bright future."
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"If you want to take advantage of the situation, you need to carefully observe the people around you, identify every force, and clarify every truth. As the saying goes, there is always a way out."
Nan Yan actually listened very carefully.
She nodded gently and said, "I think I understand."
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"But I still need to think about it."
Zhu Feng suppressed his laughter and said, "You don't have to think about it. I'm afraid you won't be able to come up with anything even if you rack your brain."
Nan Yan immediately glared at him: "Your Majesty, please don't look down on me."
Just at this moment, Ying Shao came over with a few personal guards carrying something that had just been cooked, and the two men stopped bickering.
In the wilderness, the meals were naturally not comparable to those in the Commandant's Mansion. However, the simpler the food, the more it was cooked with only oil and salt, the more it tasted like the original food and stimulated people's appetite. In addition, Nan Yan had been riding for half a day and was really hungry, so she ate quite a lot.
After eating, everyone went to bed early without any delay.
The next morning, at the early morning, everyone got up, washed up simply, had breakfast, and then mounted their horses and continued on their journey.
Even so, it was not until the afternoon that they approached Monk's barracks.
They galloped on their horses, and gradually they saw several figures standing still on the horizon ahead. When they got closer, they could see clearly that they were several people on horseback.
One of them was extremely tall, and he was also sitting on a tall horse. In the sunlight, he looked like a black iron tower. You could faintly see a long beard flying under his chin in the wind.
It’s Mandu!
Although they had not seen each other for several years and the two sides did not have a deep friendship, Nan Yan still remembered Lord Mandu, who was powerful in the Dang Dynasty.
More importantly, he is a man who is in love with Princess Tana.
At this moment, he was riding on his horse, motionless, watching them walk in, but even at such a long distance, Nan Yan could feel that his eyes were always focused on Zhu Feng, motionless.
It was as if she wanted to imprint his figure into her pupils.
At that time, Mandu was an eyewitness to the incident at the great altar, and even a participant.
It was he who announced publicly that a woman from the royal family of Neng State had a moon-shaped birthmark on her palm. It was also at that time that Zhu Feng's future as the emperor of Yan State was almost ruined. If Nan Yan had not reacted in time and taken the whole thing upon herself, perhaps we still don't know what the situation would be like now.
So she knew that until now, there were still some unbearable rumors about Princess Xinping among the people.
As soon as she saw Mandu, Nan Yan couldn't help but frown.
Turning around, Zhu Feng's expression also froze.
Of course, he had already recalled everything about the Great Altar, but when he saw Mandu again, he had a different perception.
Nan Yan said softly: "Your Majesty..."
“…”
Zhu Feng was silent for a while before turning to look at her.
Nan Yan said: "Your Majesty..."
Zhu Feng smiled at her. Under the sunlight, his smile was very gentle: "I'm fine, don't worry."
Nan Yan nodded slightly.
But the enemy had already appeared, so she couldn't relax. Not only her, but also the troops led by Ying Shao behind them, were all on high alert.
He was galloping on his horse before, but this time he slowed down and walked slowly.
Just then, Mandu came up with his men.
The two sides finally met.
Mandu's eyes had been fixed on Zhu Feng's face, but they did not move at this moment. If it were any other occasion, someone would have scolded him for daring to look directly at the emperor's face.
But at this moment, no one cared about this.
It wasn't until the troops on both sides approached and stopped that Mandu finally raised his hand and saluted Zhu Feng: "Greetings to His Majesty the Emperor. I hope you can forgive me for not going through the formalities here due to the rush."
Zhu Feng smiled slightly.
He said frankly, "I am here to discuss important matters with your master, not to pay a formal visit."
Mandu said: "Your Majesty is indeed a man of genius."
This is not entirely a compliment.
Nan Yan could see a look of appreciation in his eyes, so she turned sideways and said, "Your Majesty, please follow me."
Zhu Feng waved his hand, and the people behind him followed him forward.
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