Chapter 570 – Ji Wuyou’s Deal
When he said this, although he was looking at Mu Jianli, his eyes flickered, and he was probably thinking of someone else.
But no matter what, he was still smiling, on the surface it looked no different than when he was entertaining Xue Mu in the Garden of Forgetfulness, perhaps except for his close friends, outsiders could never tell his likes and dislikes on the surface, and could not tell at all if underneath his smile was the fangs of a patricide and a murder of a brother hidden.
Mu Jian Li sat on the side without saying anything, his essence and spirit were on high alert in case of a violent outburst. In the heart of a sword clear and unrelenting swordsman’s heart, for Ji Wuyou such a two-faced person is extremely disgusting, she would rather see completely bad in the face of the person, perhaps Shen Tu sin she has a little bit of respect for the strong, but Ji Wuyou’s hypocrisy is disgusting to the extreme.
To say that Xue Mu is also a planner, there are also a lot of false sets on the surface and the back of the plan, and Ji Wuyou than, it is really completely can be said that a light wind and clear sky and open gentleman to look down without shame. This may be the biggest difference between Xue Mu and Ji Wuyou, who seem to be quite close on the surface.
At this time Ji Wuyou suddenly said: “I often hear people say, Changxin Hou broad-minded, not to personal vendetta wrong big plans. In the past, Shadow Wing had plotted to assassinate you, and later participated in the siege of your sister, but eventually became a long-term collaborator. This time, with Yun Qianwu in deep disagreement, Marquis Changxin is also still willing to turn enemies into friends to reach a certain level of cooperation.”
Xue Mu smiled, “Conflicts between forces are always inevitable, there are no eternal enemies. Being calculating and vindictive won’t help, seeking common ground while reserving differences is the general direction.”
“Good words.” Ji Wuyou stroked his palm and said, “Then Marquis Changxin thinks, how many grudges do I have with you? One assassination on Long Street?”
Xue Mu froze for a moment and lost his smile, “Your Majesty has finally admitted that that arrow was dispatched by Your Majesty in the first place.”
Ji Wuyou laughed, “We’re all people who understand, so why hide it.”
“Precisely because His Majesty hides too much.” Xue Mu’s smile withdrew and said faintly, “To this day I’m still not sure how much His Majesty secretly pushed for the plague in Heron State, what else is hidden behind Xie Changsheng’s research is unknown, and how many of the Divine Mechanic Sect and Department Six are His Majesty’s people.”
“No matter what I’m planning, those would have had nothing to do with you. The matter of Heron State wanted to pull you into the water, that was also planned by Lao Jiu and Pan Kou Zhi, I watched with cold eyes, but I didn’t say a word about it.” Ji Wuyou sighed, “In the Garden of Forgetfulness that day, I spoke with Marquis Changxin very sincerely, in many aspects we have commonalities and a good basis for cooperation. I don’t know why your relationship with me has come to this point today, it feels like even if there is no grudge in front of you, Your Excellency will be my enemy, your broad-mindedness doesn’t seem to be used on me.”
“Because I don’t dare.” Xue Mu lightly glanced at the surrounding inner guards and directly said, “From the moment the previous emperor was poisoned, the one who poisoned him is the enemy that I, Xue Mu, am most afraid of.”
Ji Wuyou frowned, “You were the one who wanted to poison him first, that was clearly something you were happy to see.”
“I was an enemy with the late Emperor, while Your Majesty and the late Emperor were father and son, do you really have no idea of the difference?” Xue Mu lost his smile and said, “A person who would poison his father, no one dares to guarantee that one day that poison will not reach my throat, I don’t have that big of a heart to play chesty with this person.”
“I see.” Ji Wuyou leaned back on the imperial seat and gently tapped the table, “That is to say, you and I will never have the possibility of working together?”
The atmosphere seemed to be suddenly tense, and Mu Jianli’s hand rested on the hilt of his sword.
Xue Mu said, “Because today’s pilgrimage to discuss railroad transportation matters has touched His Majesty a little?”
Ji Wuyou crossed his arms and propped himself up on the desktop, looking at Xue Mu steadily for a long time before he said, “If I was bent on stopping this matter, I wouldn’t have needed to argue with the eldest princess of auxiliary state in the courtroom at all. The financial power is not in the hands of the Xiahou, I only need to jam the initial financial input, she will struggle, has the Marquis of Changxin ever considered?”
“Without relying on the court’s finances, Mister Xue also has a way, it’s just that it might be slower.” Xue Mu frowned, “But since His Majesty said so, is he willing to support this matter?”
Ji Wuyou faintly said, “Even if you Xue Mu’s means are divine and can self-solve the huge expenditure …… But if I am determined to stop it, I can always let this matter be delayed for years and years, and the effect you want can’t be realized so easily, and casually dragging it out for a year or two can be a very easy thing to do. Right?”
Xue Mu had to admit this, no matter what, he was still the emperor, and hadn’t reached the point where he was hollowed out.
Ji Wuyou said, “So Xue Mu, that is, if we don’t cooperate, how about you and I make a deal?”
Xue Mu nodded: “Your Majesty might as well talk about the proposal.”
“First of all, in the early years, the imperial court had a city defense division as well as palace forbidden guards, responsible for city defense and outer palace security guards, but after a thousand years of no war in the capital, these two functions were also abolished, replacing the city defense with the Department of Six Fan Patrols for policing the city, and replacing the regular forbidden guards with the Eunuchs’ inner guards. Knowledgeable people know that in previous years the royal authority is different from the present, now leaking everywhere in the capital and the palace has not adapted to the changing situation, these two forces must be re-established. Before the matter of city defense division has been arguing with the summer marquis for a long time, I also want to set up another forbidden guards, and have to fight with the empress dowager. It would be better to take advantage of this to make exchanges with Marquis Changxin first, and cut the Gordian knot.”
Xue Mu pondered for a moment and asked, “Just first? What else?”
“Secondly, the Ministry of Transportation is a new division of the court, regardless of whether the salary is self-sufficient, personnel must be included in the court inspection, if there is revenue should also be explained to the court. If into an independent kingdom, I would rather shoot two apart. Meet these two conditions, I can support the promotion of this matter, regardless of the court case or financial allocations are not constraints, you intend to do how to do, so simple.”
Xue Mu was stunned for a moment, this proposal should be said to be the rightful meaning, which emperor can sit back and watch even the officials assessment and inspection and financial power all independent outside the department, but also stupid to pass the proposal also appropriation? People are not stupid. When he was engaged in this set, he did not expect to reach this point, this is also too exaggerated.
He couldn’t help but ask, “Your Majesty this should be discussed with the Eldest Princess, would she still refuse such a request?”
Ji Wuyou revealed a bitter smile, “She …… already doesn’t believe in any of my proposals, and with every word I say, she will feel if it harbors malice.”
Xue Mu was silent. The brother and sister who once had the closest relationship had finally come to such a situation.
He sighed, “I’ll talk to Xiahou about this. As for the forbidden guards,…… if they have a clear division of authority and do not enter the inner palace, in principle, it should be done.”
Corresponding on Ji Wuyou’s purpose, the City Defense Division should be set up for martial artists in the world, and the forbidden guards should be set up for the second generation of officials. If you objected to this kind of thing, you were standing in opposition to all the officials, and Liu Wanxi would most likely be unable to resist. It would be better not to have a stalemate here, both sides not to restrain each other’s operation is.
Ji Wuyou smiled slightly, “Communicating with Marquis Changxin is just painful.”
Xue Mu didn’t have much mood to engage in superficialities with him and directly got up, “If there is nothing else, Xue Mu will take his leave first.”
Ji Wuyou nodded, “Marquis Changxin can go and meet with Mother, she seems to be mad at you.”
Xue Mu looked odd as he led Mu Jianli to take his leave.
Walking on the path leading to the inner palace, Mu Jianli strangely asked Xue Mu, “Is he showing weakness?”
If the proposal for the guards was a serious exchange, the personnel and finances of the Ministry of Transportation at the back was indeed a sign of weakness, a very legitimate proposal that needed to be exchanged for a “deal”, which was both pathetic and weak. I don’t know the inside story also thought Ji Wuyou now order out of the imperial study it, but Xue Mu is very clear that Ji Wuyou can not be so weak, intentionally so what is the meaning of the show?
Paralyze yourself? Or to express the meaning of not wanting to make a stalemate with Xiahou Di? No, this means, in fact, he does not oppose the establishment of the Ministry of Transportation, right?
Xue Mu contemplated for a long time before he let out a long sigh, “This goods heart is so big ah …… sure enough he is right, having an enemy like this is really making people’s heads spin.”
Mu Jian Li blinked her eyes not understanding the meaning.
At this time, inside the imperial study, the inner guard eunuch was also asking Ji Wuyou, “Is His Majesty really not stopping the transportation department from being established? This matter looks huge and will form a very powerful force, bigger than both our City Defense Department and the forbidden guards.”
Ji Wuyou faintly said, “This is a move to strengthen the court’s strength, and is beneficial to people’s livelihoods, the rest of the impact is immeasurable, one stone kills many birds, and the benefits are in the thousand years, so why bother stopping it?”
“But ……”
“Both financial and personnel rights in hand, want to refuse my infiltration control, at least Yi Wang and Tang Wang means is not enough. At the moment look is divided away from the significance of me to set up a new army, but after many years, this piece is not for me for marriage?”