Voluht Moon (1/2)

Voluht Moon¹

Accepting the paperso Que had explained everything that had happened Although Dong Que’s retaliation methods were quite spiteful and cruel, in comparison, my methods were probably far more ruthless and vicious As a result, I did not seek to bla the deep enmity between him and Li Hanyou, I always believed that one should take responsibility for one’s actions Further for the Heavens’ retribution, it was better for me to do it Otherould I try to cause trouble for an empire’s crown prince?

After I had collated the inforyi Sect that could be handed over to the Prince of Yong, I dispatched so During the short gap before the Prince of Yong arrived, I asked Xiaoshunzi, “Tell me, how should Wei it over, Xiaoshunzi answered, “With Wei Ying’s vicious andWei daren alive In addition, the father and son relationshi+p between the two is quite deep I fear that Wei daren can’t be used to deal with his son It is best to kill hiain the trust of the Fengyi Sect What does young h Wei Guan did not participate in the coup d’état,” I replied, after so to e his household strictly, he should be punished Moreover, it is i; it is only that he could not anticipate that Wei Ying would actually participate in a rebellion He would look favorably upon the Crown Prince’s succession Wei Ying is truly intelligent If Wei Guan rehteousness over his fa But if Wei Guan were to die, then many of his students and friends would remember their past relationshi+ps and potentially be lenient towards Wei Ying However, Wei Ying is being too clever Human relationshi+ps are superficial when the individual departs² That leniency will not be yi Sect retreats fro edge present, ould dare to act out of personal consideration towards a treasonous rebel like Wei Ying?

“How about this? Allow Wei Guan to commit suicide There is no need to behiossip What do we have to fear that Wei Guan wouldn’t succeed in his suicide?”

At this lance I ihness, the Prince of Yong, had arrived and did not continue I rose to my feet to welco, the Prince of Yong walked over Frohness, the Prince of Yong, I could tell that his , I stated, “It is this subject’s capital offense to trouble Your Iazed at Xiahou Yuanfeng When did the Prince of Yong trust hi Zhe’s gaze, the Prince of Yong was also so Xiahou Yuanfeng However, this ent these last few days With his help, the purge of the crown prince’s faction within the palace and the court had proceeded quite shts was extre Zhe entered the palace on private business, were it not for Xiahou Yuanfeng delivering the news, it would have been too late for the Prince of Yong to sradually included Xiahou Yuanfeng ast his trusted subordinates Because of this, shi+ Yu and co Zhe was dissatisfied as well? Sohed and replied, “Suiyun, how has your recovery been these last few days? This Prince has some importantthe Prince of Yong and company to take their seats, I handed the inforyi Sect over to the Prince of Yong I said, “Your Ihness, this is a list of the secret branches of the Fengyi Sect that this subject was able to find Your Ihly control these secret branches However, it is best if we do not act right way, so as to prevent the Fengyi Sect fro suspicions of this subordinate’s operatives”

The Prince of Yong took the list After looking at it for sohed with admiration “Suiyun, your operatives seem to be more formidable than those of Imperial Father’s and this Prince’s This Prince only knows about thirty to forty percent of these secret branches, and they were only just discovered these last few days”

I was able to hear the i’s words He wished to fold my personal operatives into his own operations However, noasn’t the right time to hand over either the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets or the E After all, if it were discovered that the Prince of Yong had relations with either of those organizations, then the two organizations would beco’s intentions and to change the subject, I sat back down Gently fanning the folding fan in my hands, I replied, “Sunzi’s Art of War states that there are five types of spies—local spies, internal spies, double agents, expendable spies, and surviving spies Originally, Your I of spies

“I have heard Sir Dong speak that whenever Your I, wherever you reach, you would asse thehness is adept at using local spies Years ago, Great Yong planted Liang Wan as a spy in Southern Chu She could be said to be a expendable spy Through Liang Wan, Great Yong was able to bribe and deter the Southern Chu officialdom They can be considered as internal spies When Your I your personal household guard, you established a scout unit within These specialists tasked with reconnaissance andspies As for double agents, didn’t Your I in Shu, forcing the Prince of De to urgently attack Luocheng?”

Somewhat embarrassed, Li Zhi replied, “How can this Prince’s ability to use spies , Li Zhi knew that there were sos that were best kept from this new convert and thus did not speak any further In reality, Li Zhi could only prostrate hie of spies Without Jiang Zhe’s arrangerace? Without Jiang Zhe’s arrange be converted to his cause to reverse the desperate situation? Since ancient tienerals were only known for their ability to co Zhe was skilled at using the eneainst themselves Naturally, Li Zhi would not be able to learn how to use spies in such a Godly hness’s use of spies is that you only use it against your eneh Your I on by the for on at the sides of those neutral individuals like Wei daren</e Palace was a direct result of this oversight To say nothing else, Your Ihness must know that this subject has some private hness has never been suspicious Although this is because of Your Ihness’s refusal to be suspicious of those that you e’s heir apparent and soon-to-be e their allegiance Don’t tell s about all of them and not employ those suspicious? Therefore, this subject recohness create another depart an infor andthe court and the con power be guaranteed, and the e’an be stabilized”

“If this departreat alar “In addition, with this, the individual responsible for this department of inspection would inevitably have too azed atthat I wanted to take control of this department

I shness’s arrangehness separates the supervisory and punishment role in two, this department will be unable to overturn and overthrow the Heavens As for whether it will cause alarm and panic, that will be based upon its behavior and conduct And that will be dependent on Your Ihness does not only rely upon the reports froe individuals with crimes, then how could the court be thrown into an uproar? As long as the activities do not affect the ehness does not have to take those reports seriously But with ihness can plan ahead and be prepared”³

Li Zhi listened tothe look flashed across his eyes When I had finished speaking, he opened hisdesired to create a depart to take charge of it?”

“Your I spies,” I advised, s faintly, “It is best that a ned to this task This subject has always been sloppy How can I assume such a heavy responsibility? Moreover, this subject has only just recovered fro my health I’m afraid that this subject won’t be able to handle this kind of de work”

Shock flashed across shi+ Yu and Xiahou Yuanfeng’s eyes They both anticipated that Jiang Zhe desired to personally take this supervisory authority To their surprise, Jiang Zhe had actually declined the appointht, Zhe has always been a lofty and unsullied character, disinterested in struggling for power and profit</e’s eyes were radiating a passionate light This department of inspection seemed to be specifically tailored for him He was confident that he had the qualifications to take charge of this position that operated in the dark Moreover, although this position’s official rank was low, the power and authority afforded it would be enormous If someone else were to take this position, it would inevitably cause the Prince of Yong to worry and fear This was probably why Jiang Zhe had resolutely declined the position However, as a former me’s subordinates in high positions within the arainst hi would naturally be reassured, as he only had the Prince of Yong as his patron In order to safeguard the Prince of Yong’s governance, he would undoubtedly leave no stone unturned, not daring to be lax nor daring to have any thoughts about betrayal

At this ht of this point, and could not help but glance at Xiahou Yuanfeng Reacting quickly, Xiahou Yuanfeng immediately displayed a look of wholehearted loyalty Li Zhi nodded his head lightly, not saying any words

I took in the entire interaction, feeling happy In reality, even if I had not ht of establishi+ng a mechanism to supervise the court For estion, and yet refuse to take charge, the Prince of Yong would certainly trustwould also inevitably think of Xiahou Yuanfeng as the perfect candidate to take charge, as his future was entirely dependent upon the Prince of Yong As far as I was concerned, I also believed that Xiahou Yuanfeng was a good candidate Although he was fickle and changeable, possessing an insidiouscircumstances He understood how for wished to kill me, he would absolutely not cause trouble forcame to his senses and said, “Suiyun, in a few days the cere this Prince as heir apparent will be held You have contributed the most and reed cheerfully before asking, “Your Ihness, after you have becohness will forovernance of the ee answered, “This Prince has already reported soements to Imperial Father Because he is suspected of treason, Director Wei Guan of the Ier serve as Prime Minister I Xia as the new Director of the Ireed Iht Vice Director of the Depart hness is enlightened Although Sir Ziyou has the talent to be Prih for hiht now In addition, with the court in turious reputation as a man of virtue With hi will be controlled The Right Vice Director of the Depart ministers of the court The current Director is a weak and ineffectualZiyou to have a free hand The Department of State Affairs adhness can use this opportunity to reform the Six Ministries After a few years, Sir Ziyou can enter the Imperial Secretariat However, with this, ill take the position of Palace Attendant? This position requires a fir to re, Li Zhi replied, “As expected, Suiyun understands the profound intentions behind this decision Allowing Palace Attendant Zheng to take charge of the Imperial Secretariat will precisely meet everyone’s expectations As for the new Palace Attendant, this Prince already has a candidate inShu, to the position”

I was startled, as I asked, “The Duke of Wei?” WithinShu’s indolent and lackadaisical appearance

Laughing, shi+ Yu spoke up, “That’s right Although the Duke of Wei usually appears to be frivolous,⁴ his character is actually loyal and straightforward He shall be the Palace Attendant because, although he will transfer from a military official to becohness does not wish for him to return to the battlefield and second, allow His I it over, I realized that the Duke of Wei was truly the best candidate for the position At the tieezer was one of the few individuals who dared to take a stand on matters of principle Moreover, he had a close relationshi+p with the emperor and would be an excellentXia and shi+ Yu

His excite continued, “In addition, the Grand General has already decided to resign This Prince has already no to command the Imperial Guard Thus, Imperial Father and this Prince can both rest easily”

I s Shu, these pure, unadulterated reen trees

At this lanced at me Somewhat uneasy, he said, “However, there is one matter of which this Prince has let you down This Prince had once asked Ile and you However, Imperial Father was concerned with your poor health and was unwilling to issue such an edict You can be reassured that in a year or two, as your health iain In addition, there is no need for you to worry Imperial Father has already conferred the title of Princess of Ning upon Princess Changle and has begun construction of her official residence Ile toYou will surely be able to enjoy marital bliss in a year or two”

I snickered inwardly I had long known that the Prince of Yong had been seeking to raise this subject to console ed As a result, I adopted a facial expression that seemed to be filled with disappointment and frustration In the subsequent discussions, it seemed like my attention was elsewhere, so could only bid his farewell and depart After the Prince of Yong had left, I i hiun

In order to rapidly stabilize the situation, the ceremony to anoint the nen prince was held on the twenty-fifth day of the tenthbedridden, Major Jiang Zhe of the Prince of Yong was unable to participate As a result, when an ordinary-looking carriage departed through the city gate, no one suspected that I ithin the carriage I had changed into an ordinary-looking set of azure robes While playing with the folding fan in my hands, I wondered if there were any flaws in oenfeoffed as the nen prince First, there was no point for eance wrought His I, had plenty of individuals capable of ad its arht to His I Palace, I had not only caused Great Master True Co Xia and Qin Yi would inevitably tre’s side, they would always be worried that His I, would use ehtforward and upright intentions, I had best depart With the Prince of Yong’s status, there was no need for hiist who relied upon sinister and cunning scheo Beyond all this, one of the reasons that I chose to depart was the refusal on the part of the Yong ele to me