I have been a county magistrate for ten years. My subordinates insist on giving me a yellow robe.

"Your Majesty, what I have said is absolutely true."

Xiang Yun had an expression that said, "Although I have my doubts, this is the fact that happened."

Duanmu Yuanchen bared his teeth and didn't say anything for a long time. It wasn't that he didn't believe in Jiang Yuan's ability, but no matter how capable Jiang Yuan was or how eloquent he was.

It's impossible to fool tens of thousands of rebels directly, right?

Even if Jiang Yuan could, and someone would listen to him when he said something, it was impossible for so many rebels to be convinced in such a short time.

"My dear, what does the intelligence say? What methods did My dear Jiang use to make these rebels obey?" Duanmu Yuanchen looked at Xiang Yunkai in confusion.

Xiang Yunkai shook his head helplessly: "Your Majesty, I really don't know this. In fact, the first secret letter was about recovering Luoyun City. I sent someone to investigate."

"But according to what the people in the city said, they didn't hear anything. This shows that Jiang Yuan probably didn't even try to persuade them, let alone attack the city."

"And according to the investigation, Jiang Yuan clearly entered Luoyun City in a swaggering manner, and then the rebels retreated. During the retreat, the rebels were actually very respectful to him."

"What?!" Duanmu Yuanchen became nervous instantly. This was not normal. This was not normal at all. Jiang Yuan was not the reincarnation of the Jade Emperor. Why should these rebels be afraid of him?

Could it be...

When he thought of this possibility, Duanmu Yuanchen's face instantly became tense. Unless Jiang Yuan had already defected to the rebels and was a high-ranking figure in the rebels, he would not be able to make these people retreat with just a few words.

"My dear, according to your investigation, it seems that Lord Jiang gets along very well with these rebels?" Duanmu Yuanchen's expression gradually turned cold.

Xiang Yunkai hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Your Majesty, this isn't always the case. According to investigations in several cities, the first thing Jiang Yuan did upon entering a city was to find the leaders of the rebels and kill them all."

"But Jiang Yuan won't make things difficult for those ordinary soldiers."

Duanmu Yuanchen opened his mouth wide when he heard this.

Although I was surprised, I felt much more at ease.

Killing the leader of the rebels, not just a city, is enough to prove that Jiang Yuan did not collude with these rebels.

"Well, I already know the situation. You must immediately send a letter from the Ministry of War to Taiping County, offering three, no, five, and fifteen additional generals. The candidates are not yet determined, so let Lord Jiang decide for himself."

"Also, each of these people will be rewarded with 100 gold. In addition, ask Lord Jiang Ai, if you need anything, you can apply for support from the imperial capital at any time."

Listening to Duanmu Yuanchen mentioning so many rewards in one breath, Xiang Yunkai felt completely numb.

Mu Songfeng recaptured the entire territory of Qianzhou by himself, but I have never seen you be so generous.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I understand. I will take my leave."

After saying a few polite words, Xiang Yunkai turned around and left.

Duanmu Yuanchen was still exclaiming in amazement in the room. Finally, he couldn't help but picked up the list left by Duanmu Xiongtu from the bookshelf, which stated that the guys on it should not be used unless it was absolutely necessary.

This list was also jokingly called the List of Bad Morals by the people of Chenliu.

Opening the roster, the first page shows Jiang Yuan, the top of the list of unethical people.

It was not until this moment that Duanmu Yuanchen realized how valuable the first place on this list was.

The entire Daduan has a total population of at least tens of millions, but there are only a handful of people worthy of being recorded on it. Although it is called the List of Bad Morals by Chenliu, those who can stand out from such a large population must be very capable.

"It really deserves to be the top of the list. Why do I suddenly find that the people on this list of bad people seem to be more useful than those on the list of famous people?" Duanmu Yuanchen frowned in thought.

Thinking back to the last time the Ning family caused trouble, he immediately invited the top few people on the list of celebrities to the imperial capital, but the suggestions they gave were either useless or Ning Zhiyuan simply refused to accept them.

In the end, it was Wu De, who was found on the list of unethical people, and the strategy proposed by Mei Liangxin and others worked a little, but because he disagreed with taking action against Duanmu Yuanji, Wu De's strategy was terminated.

It was not until Jiang Yuan arrived that the Ning family was dealt with in a flash of lightning.

Does it mean that only a wicked guy like Jiang Yuan can accomplish good things?

Duanmu Yuanchen began to look through the list of unethical people with doubts.

Before he knew it, he had almost turned to the last page of the list.

"Hey, I don't think I've even read this last page. It should be pretty good for the finale, right?" Duanmu Yuanchen muttered to himself, slowly turning the penultimate page...

Unexpectedly, the last page did not record anyone's name, only a few words left by Duanmu Xiongtu.

Duanmu Yuanchen stared for a long time before suddenly smiling bitterly and shaking his head.

"Father, oh father, why are you hiding something from me at this time?"

After calming down, Duanmu Yuanchen closed the booklet and let out a long breath.

On the last page, it was written:

"Yuanchen, what your father says may not be correct. A true monarch must have his own ideas. The people in the two lists are all outstanding talents in certain areas."

"If you want to secure your throne, you must surround yourself with not only famous people, but also ruthless people. Even the sun at noon has places it cannot shine on. In this world, light and darkness coexist."

"I'll leave you two lists. You can use the other one as you please. But even if you don't use the people in this list, you must ensure that they are under your supervision. It doesn't cost much to support them, but if they ever become ambitious, it will be difficult to deal with them."

"My son, remember this carefully."

These words kept echoing in his mind, and Duanmu Yuanchen finally opened the window, letting in some sunlight.

Gazing out the window, Duanmu Yuanchen softly said, "Father, I understand now. Emperors cannot be taught. All those emperors trained by the so-called Crown Prince's tutors have only achieved that position, which does not mean they are the Son of Heaven themselves."

……

Western Yunzhou.

"Master, we are almost home." Wang Gang said happily while looking at the map.

Jiang Yuan looked at Wang Gang suspiciously: "Have you learned how to read a map?"

"No, I don't know how to read a map." Wang Gang scratched his head.

"Then how did you know we were almost there?" Jiang Yuan looked at Wang Gang curiously. This was really strange. He couldn't read a map, but he knew he was almost home. What kind of logic was that?

Wang Gang looked at Jiang Yuan excitedly: "Master, although I can't read a map, but look, it's snowing!"

"So what does this have to do with going home?" Jiang Yuan became more and more confused.

Wang Gang grinned and looked at the sky: "Because you always come home when it snows in recent years, Master."

Hearing this, Jiang Yuan was stunned at first, then he smiled and reached out to catch a snowflake: "Yes, it's snowing, it's time to go home."