Among the group, Minister of Rites Fu Youde was the first to speak up and ask, "Your Majesty, in the court today, told all the civil and military officials about your cooperative relationship with the Canglan Empire without reservation. You also revealed the news that Wei State controls the silver mines of Japan. Isn't this a bit too hasty?"
Cao Mengde asked with some confusion, "So, what is Minister Fu worried about?"
Fu Youde pondered for a moment before voicing his concerns. "Aren't you worried that there might be spies from other countries among the civil and military officials in the court? If these secrets were to leak out, all of Your Majesty's plans and strategies would be undone. And then, our State of Wei would be in an awkward position. If other countries on the Shengwu Continent took advantage of the situation and launched an attack, Wei might be hard-pressed to cope."
Cao Mengde laughed after hearing Fu Youde's question. He hadn't expected Fu Youde to ask such a simple question, but he couldn't laugh at him. After all, the Ministry of Rites was mainly responsible for diplomatic etiquette and handling various celebrations. They didn't really understand the intrigues and political strategies of the court.
Cao Mengde was the first to comfort Fu Youde, saying, "As for this matter, Minister Fu, there's absolutely no need to worry too much. Your Majesty has a reason for doing this. Don't you believe in your Majesty's wisdom and decisiveness?"
Fu Youde gave an awkward smile and said, "I'm afraid Your Majesty has been deceived by Liu Ruyan of the Canglan Empire. After all, Liu Ruyan's tactics and charm are well-known on the Shengwu Continent. Your Majesty may be wise and intelligent, but there's a saying that goes, 'Even a hero can't resist the temptation of beauty.' I'm afraid Your Majesty has been bewitched by Liu Ruyan's beauty."
Cao Mengde, who was smiling just now, burst into laughter at this time, and the prince of the Royal Government Affairs Office and the ministers of the other five ministries also smiled knowingly.
Chu Anping coughed lightly and spoke slowly, "Minister Fu, you're overthinking it. Your Majesty is surrounded by so many beautiful women, could he be seduced by Liu Ruyan's beauty? Not to mention the four personal maids around your Majesty, even Liu Xueyu is in the palace right now, and intelligent women like Mu Xi have been accompanying your Majesty there. If your Majesty were truly seduced by Liu Ruyan, wouldn't they have noticed it?"
Cao Mengde took over Chu Anping's words and continued, "Minister Fu, you should pay more attention to the changes in the Wei court in the future. Otherwise, you might not be able to keep up with the pace of His Majesty's layout. As for why His Majesty is not afraid of spies in the court leaking the content of today's morning court;
"That's because His Majesty has undergone several major purges of the court. If there are still spies in the court, they must be hiding too well. Furthermore, with the power of the princes in the Royal Affairs Office keeping watch, if anyone truly leaks today's news for personal gain, they will not escape punishment."
Fu Youde said, "If someone really does leak today's news regardless of the consequences, then wouldn't everything Your Majesty has done be in vain?"
Cao Mengde shook his head and continued, "Master Fu, you are overly concerned about gains and losses. You must know that His Majesty has tied the future of Wei to the vital interests of the ministers. The better Wei develops in the future, the more benefits the ministers in the court will gain. Therefore, it is impossible for them to do something that harms their own interests.
"Even if someone were to recklessly leak the information, it wouldn't be a big loss for the Wei Kingdom. After all, the overall situation is already determined. Do you think that even if this information were known to people in other countries, how much would it change?"
Fu Youde thought about it and realized that it made some sense, but he didn't fully understand the deeper meaning. So he said, "Prime Minister Cao, could you please explain in detail why Your Majesty is so confident and not afraid of the news leaking out?"
At this time, Cao Mengde also patiently explained in detail to Fu Youde. After all, everyone was in the same interest circle, and he didn't want the overall situation to be affected by Fu Youde's misunderstanding.
Cao Mengde gave an example: "Minister Fu knows the Japanese deity Yamaguchi Taro, right?"
Fu Youde nodded. After all, Yamaguchi Taro had complained about the injustices and atrocities committed by other nations on the Shengwu Continent against Japan in Kaifeng City, and had even personally requested aid from His Majesty in the Haotian Palace. How could he forget about these things so quickly?
Cao Mengde smiled meaningfully and said, "If Yamaguchi Taro knew the news from this morning's court, what do you think he would do?"
Fu Youde didn't know how to answer Cao Mengde's question. If he knew the answer, he wouldn't have asked the previous question. Cao Mengde also knew this, so he didn't wait for Fu Youde to answer and continued:
"If Yamaguchi Taro knew what happened today, he would pretend not to hear anything and continue to cooperate with us. Do you think Yamaguchi Taro would give up his power because of this unconfirmed news? If he really decides not to cooperate with our Wei State, then he will only lose more.
After all, everything he has now is due to the support of Wei State. Once Wei State's assistance is gone, he will lose everything he has now and become an exile once again."
Fu Youde had never thought about this problem from this perspective. It turned out that His Majesty saw through the human nature of the people in the world. Working under such an emperor who could exploit people's hearts and human nature was really not an easy thing. After all, you never knew when His Majesty would set you up for an unpredictable situation.
Cao Mengde continued to express his own views: "Now the Japanese themselves do not know where the silver mountain in Japan is. In fact, for Yamaguchi Taro, it is equivalent to a non-existent thing. For an uncertain thing, giving up the power and wealth in his hands is undoubtedly impossible for Yamaguchi Taro.
Moreover, after such a long battle, the people of other countries on Shengwu Continent and the Japanese have become entangled in a deadly feud. Therefore, it is impossible for Yamaguchi Taro to change his position just because of a piece of groundless news, and it is even more impossible for him to unite with other countries to fight against Wei.
After listening to this, Fu Youde sighed and said, "How can a matter be so complicated? You people who play tricks on others are really unfathomable. It seems that I should stay away from you. Otherwise, I don't know when I will be tricked by you."
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