You are already cultivating immortality, who would fight with you alone?

Lin Ying turned his head, narrowed his eyes, and said coldly, "I said..."

"I'm not here to listen to you quarrel."

Nalan Yumo wanted to refute, but seemed to have thought of something and kept silent again.

He glared at Li Xinran with resentful eyes.

Subsequently,

Lin Ying put on a gentle smile again and helped Li Xinran up again, "Don't be afraid, Liu Yuntian is a smart man."

"Smart people always like to weigh the pros and cons when doing things."

“No one will doubt you.”

"Sir, Xinran...will do her best!"

Li Xinran responded with gritted teeth,

But Lin Ying was not satisfied. The smile on his face gradually faded and he became very serious. "Not trying my best..."

"It must be done!" He squeezed these five words out from between his teeth.

At the same time, his eyes were wide open, which brought great pressure to Li Xinran.

"Remember, you...are not in a position to bargain."

After saying this, Lin Ying suddenly sneered, turned her face and looked at Nalan Yumo.

Then he leaned close to her ear and whispered in a threatening voice, "Except for me... no one can protect you..."

"Yes...Xinran...I will definitely complete your instructions!"

Li Xinran closed her eyes in despair and took a deep breath as if she had made up her mind.

"Good girl, that's what a good child is." Lin Ying stroked her head with an evil smile.

Lin Ying's process is a standard combination of kindness and severity.

First of all, Li Xinran herself is an ant trying to survive in the cracks.

After offending Liu Yuntian, he was subdued by him.

In addition, Li Xinran has a long history of bad deeds and many handles on her.

This is a very good token of allegiance, and it is also a token of allegiance that can put her to death at any time.

With Liu Yuntian in front and Nalan Yumo behind, it can be said that as long as Li Xinran breaks away from Lin Ying's protection.

Then she would definitely not see the sun the next day.

And Lin Ying made good use of this.

First, she told everyone that she had an affair with Liu Yuntian.

This aroused Nalan Yumo's jealousy, which was like a sword hanging around Li Xinran's neck.

Then he protected Li Xinran from above.

Finally, the pros and cons were pointed out to help Li Xinran understand her situation.

This way, there's no need to worry about her having second thoughts.

Although everyone understood this, there was nothing they could do.

Because this is the fact before us.

At the same time, this is also the method used by many emperors to keep treacherous ministers.

She was favored by the emperor and enjoyed a glorious moment, which attracted criticism from the ministers.

But they have no help in the court, so they can only cling to the emperor's thighs, all the way to the end, and do all the dirty things for the emperor that the emperor cannot do.

If something goes wrong, kill the treacherous minister and make him the scapegoat, and then the emperor... will still be the emperor!

The treacherous minister...left behind a name that will be cursed for eternity.

The treacherous ministers knew what they were doing and the consequences of doing so.

But... they have no choice. When they stand in this position, they have no choice in anything.

Including their own lives and the lives of their entire families!

To die for loyalty... not everyone has the courage to do so.

Not everyone can...represent the Nine Clans.

After finishing speaking, Lin Ying took a step back and looked at Dongfang Lan to make the final arrangements. "As soon as the salt and sugar factory stops production, send all the salt and sugar here immediately."

Dongfang Lan looked around, carefully sized up the people on both sides, and agreed, "Yes."

…………

At this time, in the other northern Xinjiang,

Liu Yuntian was sitting upright on the python chair at the bottom step of the dragon platform.

He closed his eyes and listened quietly to the court meeting presided over by Prime Minister Fang.

And on the dragon throne at the highest point, Ye Ling, wearing a gorgeous dragon robe and a crown on his head, sat there with a dull look in his eyes.

Although he was the king of a country, no minister was willing to pay attention to him.

Perhaps, even if someone communicated with him, Ye Ling would not be able to respond.

……

……

"So, if our Northern Frontier wants to make further progress, in addition to introducing external sect forces, we must also support the establishment of sects within our Liang country."

Fang Qing said as he looked towards Zuo Lan, "I wonder what Master Zuo thinks?"

Zuo Lan straightened his cloak and opened his eyes.

While she bowed to Liu Yuntian on the stage, she replied: "My Xianlan Sect relies on the support of Lord Liu to stand firm in the Northern Frontier, so naturally we will follow Lord Liu's lead."

"If this is Mr. Liu's will, as the leader of Liang State's number one sect, I will naturally cooperate with you to the utmost."

Liu Yuntian still had his eyes closed, with one hand on the armrest, tapping "knock knock knock".

Seeing that Liu Yuntian had no intention of intervening, Fang Qing raised the corner of his mouth and said, "After the court meeting, I will draft a memorial and report it to Lord Liu."

Then he turned to face the ministers and asked loudly: "My colleagues, do you have anything else to say?"

The ministers looked at each other in silence.

At this moment, a trembling old man walked out from the ranks of ministers.

His face was wrinkled and his hair was white. His steps were slow and steady, as if every step was filled with endless wisdom and experience.

With the help of others, he knelt on the ground and said, "This old minister has something to say."

Fang Qing quickly raised his hand and made a gesture to help him up, his tone revealing a hint of urgency: "Lord Qian is a veteran of three dynasties. If you are not feeling well, there is no need to perform such a great ceremony. Please stand up quickly!"

This Lord Qian was the old man who refused to kneel when Ye Ling rebelled.

Before this, Liang State had experienced many upheavals, but he always stood firmly on Liu Yuntian's side.

Even when the Li army was approaching and all the ministers were about to flee, he did not change his position.

This is also the reason why he was able to survive three dynasties and remain safe and sound.

Sometimes, your own ability is important, but choosing the right camp is more critical.

"I am old and weak, so I would like to ask Mr. Liu to resign and retire to the countryside..."

Hearing this, Fang Qing was suddenly shocked and hurriedly turned around to look at Liu Yuntian behind him.

I cursed in my heart: "This old guy! He never mentioned resigning before."

"Why did he ask for retirement when Lord Liu came to court?"

"I didn't treat them badly! Why did they want to harm me!!!"

From Fang Qing's perspective, the other party's move was undoubtedly a means of forcing him to abdicate.

This old guy was usually very quiet, and Fang Qing never expected that something like this would suddenly happen.

This made him very embarrassed in front of Liu Yuntian.

If Liu Yuntian thought that it was because of his incompetence as prime minister that this veteran of three dynasties resigned,

Then this will become a huge stain on his political career.

At this moment, Liu Yuntian slowly opened his eyes after hearing what the other party said.

He stopped tapping the armrest.

He stared at the old man in the audience with a serious expression, without saying a word.