Chapter 324 Yuchi Jing's Growth
Tianjing, White Tiger City, Right General’s Mansion.

In the study, the setting sun shines through the double-woven curtains, casting mottled shadows on the bookshelf.

After the court session today, the right general Yuchi Pojun naturally called his eldest grandson Yuchi Jing to his side to give him instructions.

After recounting the twists and turns in the court today, Yuchi Jing was not as dumb as before. He thought carefully for a moment and sighed, "The victory is decided thousands of miles away."

Yuchi Pojun had the thick black hair and beard of a young man, but at this moment his eyes clearly showed the vicissitudes and fatigue of an old man.

Although he pretended to be confused about today's government affairs, he knew them better than anyone else.

Not only were the three of them unable to suppress Zhou Tieyi when he was in Tianjing, they were also unable to suppress him when he left Tianjing!
The only good thing is that His Majesty has begun to think about suppressing Zhou Tieyi, so today His Majesty rewarded Zhou Tieyi's disciple Mei Juncang to act as the director of the Inspection Institute.

The fact is that the emperor's approach was successful.

Mei Juncang did take over the duties of the director of the Inspection Institute. Zhou Tieyi had anticipated this in his memorial, but he did not stop him. Instead, he chose to suppress Mei Juncang and prevent Mei Qingchen from rising under the chess game rules set by the emperor.

In the end, Zhou Tieyi succeeded. With the help of the second state affair, he got the Queen Mother to support him, and tied private affairs and state affairs together, and tied loyalty to the emperor and the country together, making it difficult for Zhou Tieyi to separate the two.

Although the emperor is willing to reward Mei Juncang and wants to support Mei Juncang to limit the factions that are trying to split Zhou Tieyi, he will not leave a mean and ungrateful image of Mei Qingchen in the minds of people who want to do things for him in the world.

So in the end, the emperor traveled thousands of miles in an emergency and rewarded Zhou Tieyi, who was far away in Shantong Prefecture, with a golden cup of imperial wine.

This is the wine awarded to Zhou Tieyi, and also an example for the people of the world to see.

The political situation today is more complicated than in the past.

Before, it was just the emperor standing behind the scenes, supporting Zhou Tieyi, a small pawn, to cross the river and compete with their three divisions.

But now that His Majesty has fallen from the realm of sainthood, he has begun to personally intervene.

The change in his relationship with Zhou Tieyi just illustrates the emperor's current caution.

He doesn't trust anyone!
Yuchi Pojun knew this situation.

In the past, the emperor was a saint who had the power of life and death, just like the lion king on the grassland. Apart from filling his stomach, he would not attack other animals at will, because those animals were not worth his attack.

But now, His Majesty is like a wounded lion king. He carefully controls his power. Once any sign appears, it is enough to make him want to kill. Therefore, after the lion king is injured, it is easier for him to expel the sub-adult lions in the territory, even if these lions are his offspring.

Therefore, the situation in the court is even more dangerous now. If you are not careful, you will die and your family will be destroyed.

Yuchi Pojun hesitated for a moment, the fatigue in his eyes faded, and he looked at Changsun with a lion-like gaze again, "I'm going to recommend you to the God-Slaying Division."

Yuchi Jing gave a bitter smile.

If it were in the past, he would definitely be happy to leave his grandfather and start his own career, or go to a military place like the Zhushensi, instead of staying at home to study.

But now, he could sense more helplessness in his grandfather's words.

In the past, Confucianism was very powerful and was the uncrowned king in the court, so Yuchi Pojun hoped that his eldest grandson would study hard and at least understand some of the Confucian principles, so that he would not suffer losses in the future in the court.

But with the emergence of Zhou Tieyi, the situation in the court has changed drastically.

Although the Three Departments still controlled the vast majority of government affairs, and although Confucian officials still held important positions in the Nine Ministries, everyone could see the waves beneath this prosperous era and the party struggles that were brewing one after another.

No one could stand out, not even the right general Yuchi Pojun.

Now let my eldest grandson study Confucianism...

When Yuchi Pojun thought of this, he laughed at himself.

Then his eyes became more determined.

If you want to learn, learn the best!

Yuchi Jing pondered for a moment and sighed, "Grandfather wants me to gather the military heroes in the God-Slaying Division?"

Although Zhou Tieyi had arranged most things before leaving Beijing, there were always some things that were beyond his ability.

For example, the military honors in the God-Slaying Division.

Originally according to Zhou Tieyi's plan, he should have been the one to screen and recruit useful young men of military merit, and he was the only one with the identity and ability to do so.

If it were anyone else, including Shentu Yuan, they wouldn't have the identity or ability to do so.

Because there are so many good things in front of us, it is inevitable that people will compare them.

Yuchi Pojun snorted coldly, "Do you think I asked you to help Zhou Tieyi?"

Yuchi Jing remained silent.

He thought that he and Zhou Tieyi did not have a close relationship, and even a few months ago he was thinking of using some tricks to bring Zhou Tieyi under his command.

But after drinking with Zhou Tieyi that night, he gradually began to admire Zhou Tieyi and wanted to make him his confidant. But now his grandfather told him a naked reality: the fight between the three divisions and Zhou Tieyi even spread to him, a small soldier.

Only he has the most suitable identity and is most capable of breaking Zhou Tieyi's idea of ​​recruiting martial arts disciples in the Zhushen Division.

Yuchi Pojun saw Changsun's changing gaze and asked with some relief, "Have you thought it through?"

He did not wait for his eldest grandson to answer. He looked at the setting sun and said softly, "In the overall situation, our three divisions combined cannot suppress him. However, winning the overall situation does not necessarily mean winning the whole game. Using local advantages to break the situation little by little and accumulate opportunities to win is also a way to win."

"Now in the God-Slaying Division, the emperor has asked Mei Juncang to temporarily take over the position of the director of the Inspection Office. In addition, before that kid left the capital, he clearly handed over most of his power over people and affairs in Tianjing to Hao Ren and Hu Wenlang. So in fact, no matter whether Mei Juncang and that kid are using a self-torture tactic or not, they have already parted ways and cannot turn back."

"Your Majesty will withstand most of Zhou Tieyi's pressure during the restructuring of the God-Slaying Division. You only need to use the name of the Right General's Mansion to gather the sons of military meritorious service. You can't let him run the God-Slaying Division in an ironclad manner!"

Yuchi Pojun's tone became much lighter when he said this. "We have all seen the growing power of the God-Slaying Division, just as we know that his Railway Chamber of Commerce is making rapid progress. Why did the Confucianists start with the iron mines in the court today? Isn't it because they want to split up his Railway Chamber of Commerce through the Tiger Power Weaponry? No matter how good a fortress is, it can be breached from the inside, which is ten times easier than breaching it from the outside..."

Before Yuchi Pojun finished speaking, Yuchi Jing suddenly interrupted, "Grandpa!"

Yuchi Pojun's gaze returned to reality from his thoughts and he looked at his eldest grandson in surprise.

This was the first time that his eldest grandson interrupted him, and for a moment he didn't know whether he should scold him.

Suddenly, he sighed with a smile, "Speak."

Yuchi Jing asked back, "Grandpa, what if he had anticipated this?"

The smile on Yuchi Pojun's face froze.

He thought of a lot in an instant.

The first thing that came to my mind was the performance of my superior Lu Qingkonggui in the court today. Qingkonggui recommended credit for Mei Juncang, which became a key link in Zhou Tieyi's overall plan today.

At that moment, at this moment.

Yuchi Pojun's smile faded and he asked seriously, "When?"

Yuchi Jing did not hide anything. He sighed with some emotion, "Grandpa, do you still remember that on May 15th, he kicked out the spoiled military son of the God-Slaying Division for the first time? After I came to ask you, did I drink with him alone?"

Yuchi Pojun recalled for a moment and nodded slightly.

"That night, he talked to me a lot, and the most important point was that he felt that you, Grandpa, were old and no longer ambitious, so the Tianjing military heroes were like sheep in front of the Confucian civil officials."

This time, Yuchi Jing looked at his grandfather seriously.

For a long time, the image of his grandfather in his mind has been tall and mighty, like a towering giant, who not only protects Daxia from wind and rain, but also protects the Yuchi family from wind and rain.

But with the appearance of Zhou Tieyi, and with the grandfather talking about how to fight parties today.

Although what his grandfather said made sense, he still felt an inexplicable sadness.

That is, my grandfather, who was invincible on the battlefield, had stayed in Tianjing for more than 20 years after all. He was used to thinking, looking at, and solving problems from the perspective of party struggles and making profits first. Even though he knew that he was only exploiting benefits in a small situation and even though he knew that he had already lost a move in the overall situation, my grandfather still firmly made himself learn to do so.

Yuchi Jing thought for a while, and finally said, "It seems today that you are indeed old, Grandpa."

There was silence in the study for a long time. The light of the setting sun shifted little by little, dividing the positions of Yuchi Jing and Yuchi Pojun, one in the light and the other in the dark.

The imagined rage did not happen. Even Yuchi Pojun himself was puzzled as to why he did not get angry. He looked at his eldest grandson's face, which was 70% similar to his own. Although he was young, the firm and stubborn look in his eyes formed a sharp contrast with his own vicissitudes and fatigue.

After a while, Yuchi Pojun leaned back slightly with his majestic body and said with a smile, "You have grown up."

"What did he tell you at the time? Why do you say he predicted what I would do today?"

Yuchi Jing thought for a moment, "He said that night that what you want to do most now is to preserve the glory and wealth of Wu Xun."

Yuchi Pojun tapped his fingers on the thick sandalwood tabletop. "That's good. So what does he think I should do?"

Yuchi Jing replied, "As for changing the military honor, he said he didn't have the time and status, so it could only be you who changed it or I who changed it in your name. So at the beginning, he actually agreed that I could gather the military honor children in Tianjing, but I saw the height of heaven and the depth of earth at the beginning, and I felt that I was not capable of it at the first time, so I didn't agree."

Yuchi Pojun stopped tapping his fingers on the table and chuckled, "What now?"

Yuchi Jing thought about it seriously and said, "Now I feel that I have to do it even if I can't do it!"

"Why?"

“Because I don’t want to go down the wrong path.”

Yuchi Pojun was sitting in his seat when he suddenly burst into laughter. His voice was more cheerful than ever before, like a lion's roar, which spread throughout the Right General's Mansion. Everyone in the Right General's Mansion could hear the Right General's joy from it, and looked towards the direction of the study in surprise.

After a moment, Yuchi Pojun stopped laughing and looked at his grandson Yuchi Jing. His thick black hair fluttered, like a lion king sitting on the throne, ready to accept a challenge. "Okay, I want to see how you change your military honor!"

(End of this chapter)