115: Strategist, Ye Duanjiang!

Yan Province,

Yanzhou Royal Court.

Long Yan, the King of Yan, sat in the main seat, staring at the young man below, not feeling the slightest interest.

“You are the strategist Lord Li recommended to me?”

“From your bone structure, you shouldn’t be over fifty, right?”

“How about you go gain some experience below for a while first?”

Before Lord Li could speak, the young man below replied:

“This junior, Ye Duanjiang, is indeed not yet fifty, and is even under thirty years old!”

“But since ancient times, heroes have emerged in their youth. Who says a young man has no strategic mind?”

Looking at the spirited young man, Long Yan frowned slightly, feeling that the other party was somewhat arrogant!

“Such big words, I wonder what real skills you possess?”

Meanwhile, Lord Li was also feeling apprehensive.

He had no idea about Ye Duanjiang’s background.

Lord Li was originally a Loose Cultivator.

Through a stroke of Opportunity, he joined an organization called Sancai Hui (Wealth-Dispersing Society) and gained many cultivation resources.

Subsequently, with the covert assistance of the Sancai Hui (Wealth-Dispersing Society), he became the chief advisor to the King of Yan in one fell swoop.

Over the years, the Sancai Hui (Wealth-Dispersing Society) had rarely contacted him.

This young man was the first time the Sancai Hui (Wealth-Dispersing Society) had actively asked him to do something.

He dared not neglect it, so he strongly recommended Ye Duanjiang to the King of Yan.

But upon meeting, he hadn’t expected the other party to be so young.

Having known the King of Yan’s preferences deeply over the years, he knew that the King of Yan was a conservative individual, not good at innovation or taking risks.

Therefore, he preferred to use older individuals!

Just as Lord Li was breaking out in a cold sweat for Ye Duanjiang, Ye Duanjiang spoke: “Your Highness, the King of Yan, do you know that you are already in a death trap!”

As soon as these words were uttered,

The entire assembly was in an uproar.

A chorus of mocking voices rose.

“Nonsense, young man! The King is a feudal lord specially appointed by His Majesty, governing a province. Who dares to consider the King in a death trap?”

“I think this young man is just grandstanding!”

“Yes, I think Lord Li misjudged this time. Such a greenhorn only knows how to boast!”

In the distance, Jiang Liu’s face was gloomy in front of a mirror.

“The text in the plan shouldn’t be like this, right?”

The two dead attendants behind him immediately knelt and said, “Manager Liu, we indeed rehearsed those scripts repeatedly with Ye Duanjiang, but who knew…”

Jiang Liu narrowed his eyes, and lines slowly appeared on his face.

A moment later, he suddenly opened his eyes wide: “The Young Lord said that from now on, you are to record all of his actions and transmit them in real-time to the Young Lord!”

The two dead attendants immediately nodded and said, “Yes!”

Yanzhou Royal Court.

A hint of fierceness appeared in Long Yan’s eyes: “Young man, you’d better have a good reason!”

Ye Duanjiang was not afraid of Long Yan’s gaze at all, and spoke calmly:

“I heard that the Black Yuan City rebellion revealed the mastermind to be someone from the Sima Family.”

“And it is widely known that the Sima Family is the Crown Prince’s maternal power. All of this was a scheme by the Crown Prince against the Liu Family. Now that this scheme has been exposed, the Crown Prince will suffer a heavy blow, even if not completely destroyed!”

“Tell me, after considering it, who does His Highness the Crown Prince suspect the most?”

Long Yan frowned, and said irritably: “This King never thought of contending with him for the throne.”

“Why would this King scheme against him? I heard about this matter throughout!”

“This matter is clear: his plan was discovered by the Yao Race. The Yao Race, in conjunction with the Demonic Cult, seized the Dragon Vein!”

Ye Duanjiang smiled at the corner of his mouth and shook his head: “The Yao Race?”

“Why did Jiang Lin question him publicly then?”

“It’s very obvious that he wants to drag the Crown Prince down!”

Long Yan directly said: “Long Zhan should blame the Jiang Family!”

“It doesn’t involve this King at all!”

Ye Duanjiang sighed: “The tiger has no intention to harm, but man has the heart to harm the tiger!”

“If the Crown Prince falls, the only one who benefits is Your Highness!”

“The Jiang Family did a thankless job; it was completely unnecessary!”

“From a results-oriented perspective, you are also the mastermind!”

Long Yan immediately stood up and angrily rebuked: “Nonsense! Before this, this King didn’t even know a shadow of it!”

Facing the might of Void Refining, Ye Duanjiang’s face was pale, but his eyes showed no fear.

“Your Highness, are you scared?”

Looking at the constantly trembling Ye Duanjiang, Long Yan finally realized that

The other party wasn’t even a Cultivator?!

This tenacious Aura is not simple!

Indeed, one cannot underestimate anyone!

Long Yan said irritably: “This King doesn’t need to be afraid of that greenhorn Long Zhan!”

“I just don’t want to get involved in those petty matters!”

“Tell me your strategy. If it’s useful, this King guarantees you glory, wealth, and endless cultivation resources!”

Ye Duanjiang’s eyes gleamed as he said, “I have three strategies!”

“The best strategy is to go to Yangyuan Hall and resign from the position of feudal lord of Yan Province to His Majesty!”

Long Yan was stunned, not understanding.

Is this guy an idiot?

Making me give up this glory and wealth?

Then why would I ask you to be a strategist?

“This is the best strategy?”

Long Yan still asked uncertainly.

After all, Ye Duanjiang’s Aura earlier had indeed impressed him.

Ye Duanjiang nodded without hesitation: “Of course!”

“Your Highness, rest assured, His Majesty will absolutely not dismiss Your Highness, and will even add another province as a fief to stabilize Your Highness’s heart!”

“But this move, for the Crown Prince, is tantamount to kicking him when he’s down!”

“The Crown Prince and Your Highness will become irreconcilable from now on!”

“But Your Highness also doesn’t need to worry; you can completely rally the Four Great Families to directly contend with the Crown Prince!”

“Whose the world will be next is still uncertain!”

As soon as these words were uttered, the entire assembly was once again in an uproar.

A glint flashed in Long Yan’s eyes, then was quickly suppressed, and he shook his head, saying: “My Bloodline is too poor; I’m not even a Dragon Blood, barely a Flood Dragon. I can’t compare to the Crown Prince, and I also have no ambition to contend for the throne!”

Ye Duanjiang smiled: “His Majesty is the Human Emperor, controlling countless wondrous Dao arts. There must be methods to improve Bloodline potential!”

“As long as His Majesty believes Your Highness possesses great talent, there will absolutely be no problem!”

Long Yan closed his eyes, lost in thought.

No one knew what he was thinking.

After a full three minutes, he opened his eyes and smiled: “I don’t want that throne at all. The conflict between me and the Crown Prince would easily involve too many people. It’s better for the Nine Provinces to consume less of themselves and focus on the foreign races!”

“Your name is Ye Duanjiang, right?”

“I approve of you. Regardless of whether your latter two strategies are adopted by me, from now on you will be my advisor, directly under Lord Li’s jurisdiction, and you may directly propose suggestions to me!”

As soon as these words were uttered, everyone below looked deeply at Ye Duanjiang.

This young man has gained power in one fell swoop!

“Alright, tell me your other two suggestions.”

Ye Duanjiang did not continue to dwell on his best strategy, and directly said: “The worst strategy is to go to the Crown Prince, completely yield, and give up some of Yan Province’s interests, allowing the Crown Prince’s forces to openly enter Yan Province!”

Long Yan directly ignored it and said, “What about the middle strategy?”

Ye Duanjiang replied: “The middle strategy is to have Her Highness the Princess go to the Dao Heaven Sect and become a Blade Wielder!”

Long Yan narrowed his eyes slightly and asked suspiciously: “What does this strategy mean?”

Ye Duanjiang explained: “This time, the Blade Wielder candidate needs to control the Luoshui Sword, and it just so happens that Her Highness the Princess possesses an Imperial-grade Water-element Bloodline!”

“As long as Her Highness the Princess becomes a Blade Wielder, belonging to the special privileges of the Dao Sect, even if the Crown Prince ascends the throne, he will not be able to control Your Highness!”

“Moreover, this also indicates that Your Highness has no intention of contending with the Crown Prince, and only wishes to be the ruler of Yan Province!”

A glint flashed in Long Yan’s eyes, and he turned to ask: “What do you all think?”

Everyone present was the cream of the crop, so how could they not know that the King of Yan was already moved? They all echoed the excellence of this strategy.

But at this moment, Ye Duanjiang spoke again: “Your Highness, you also need to arrange a marriage for the Princess!”

Long Yan was stunned: “What do you mean?”

Ye Duanjiang explained: “Otherwise, once the Princess falls in love with an outsider, a daughter married out is like spilled water, which means she will be unrelated to Yan Province, and you will still have the potential to contend for the throne…”

Long Yan thought for a moment, and the more he thought about it, the more he realized it made sense.

“You mean for this King to recruit a live-in son-in-law?”

Ye Duanjiang said in a deep voice: “Your Highness is wise!”

Looking at the young man who was neither humble nor arrogant, the King of Yan appreciated him more and more.

Although his appearance was ordinary, he was still a superior candidate…