Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

"I understand, but we'll have to talk about cooperation later."

"Could you first tell Daqian about the relationship between the Yun family and the Yan royal family?"

Seeing that the time was ripe, Qin Ming did not hide anything and asked them directly about this important matter.

He knew the Yun family's attitude, but he knew very little about the relationship between the Yun family and the Yan royal family.

"The relationship between us and them..."

When mentioning the Yan royal family, Yun Wenxun's expression became noticeably unnatural.

I don’t know if it’s fear or worry.

He lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying:

"This ceasefire and peace talks were discussed privately between the Yun family and you. It has nothing to do with the Yan royal family. We can make this decision on our own."

"As for the relationship between us and them, I can tell you exactly that the Yun family is under the command of the Yan Dynasty, but it is not completely controlled by the royal family."

Hearing this, the time has come for Cao Chuan and Qin Ming to play the good cop and the bad cop respectively.

He took the initiative to speak:

"Does it make any difference whether you say it or not? To what extent are you controlled by the royal family?"

"Simply put, we handle all the affairs of the fiefdom on a daily basis. Even the second-class nobles can be directly appointed by our Yun family."

"Second-class nobles? Isn't this a super wealthy family that can be passed down for hundreds of years?"

After hearing this, even Qin Ming couldn't sit still.

He had always thought that the top three nobles had to be appointed by the royal family of the Yan Dynasty.

Yun Wenxun slowly shook his head upon hearing this and said:

"That's not the case. Apart from the four first-class noble families, the others are nothing to the royal family. Even we can replace them at any time."

"With this said, everyone should be able to understand the level of power that the Yun family holds, right?"

His words shocked everyone.

I didn't expect that the Yan Dynasty royal family has already opened up to this extent.

However, Qin Ming soon discovered the problem.

"No, if that's the case, what's the difference between you and establishing a country on your own?"

"Yes, we are indeed an independent country, but there is one very fatal rule."

Yun Wenxun sighed slowly.

Qin Ming's body suddenly stiffened, and he also thought of the most important thing.

Without even needing Yun Wenxun to explain again, Qin Ming took the initiative to ask:

"First-class nobles... can the royal family be replaced at will?"

"Or let me put it another way. Does the royal family have the ability to change it?"

Yun Wenxun raised his eyebrows and looked at Qin Ming in surprise.

"You guessed it."

"You're right. The reason why the Yan Dynasty's royal family can intimidate us and only control the first-class nobles is because they have limited energy, and it's enough for them to only control us."

"When necessary, they can announce the replacement of the four major families at any time."

"How did you change it?"

At this time, Cao Chuan and Hei Fu were both a little curious.

Ye Shoujiang, who had been sitting next to them, had already guessed what they were talking about and said:

"They can announce to the world that with the change of the Four Pillars, countless local families will be eyeing this position. By then, with the cooperation of the royal army and the local nobles at all levels, they will rise up and attack. Even the Four Pillars will soon perish."

After hearing these words, Cao Chuan and Hei Fudu felt a chill down their spines.

Come to think of it, the royal family of the Yan Dynasty did not need to control this place themselves.

The Four Pillars of the State can act as they please, but under this system, they will always be under the control of the royal family.

Although on the surface it seems that the Four Pillars have very powerful forces in their hands.

It is even possible to mobilize millions of soldiers in a short period of time.

But all this is based on the fact that the nobles below are still under control.

If the lower nobles have the opportunity to be promoted to first-class nobles.

I'm afraid there won't be any chance for negotiation, and they'll just turn around and rebel, and kill them all!

"I see!"

“It’s horrible!”

After listening to Ye Shoujiang's explanation, Heifu and Caochuan immediately understood what the Yan Dynasty's system was like.

If it is true as they say, it is normal for the four major families to fear the royal family.

He has no control over the people below him, but it is enough as long as he can control the Four Pillars of the State.

"I never thought that the Four Pillars State, which was so glorious in the Yan Dynasty, would be restrained like this after making preparations."

"No way, that's just the way it is."

Yun Wenxun spread his hands.

But then added:

"But your Majesty, don't worry. As long as we don't go too far, even the royal family won't take action against us."

Hearing this, Qin Ming nodded slowly.

He was right, if he hadn't really done anything that touched the bottom line.

The Yan Dynasty royal family would not spend so much effort to kill them.

"Okay, we can continue discussing cooperation, but I have one small condition."

"What conditions?"

“Qin Yue must die.”

Qin Ming spoke slowly.

Chen Shimao had already reminded him when he returned to the court.

Qin Yue was easily used as a banner by the enemy.

To avoid this situation, it is best to nip the crisis in the bud.

This way Qin Ming can save more effort.

"This is a bit inconvenient, Your Majesty, Qin Yue is not in our hands now."

"He has been captured by the Wu family."

Having said that, he also sighed slowly.

If I had known that Qin Yue was so valuable, I should have asked the Xiao family to hand him over early.

"That's fine, but if he comes within your territory, remember to capture him and hand him over to me."

Qin Ming also had the idea of ​​negotiating with the Wu family.

But I don't have time to contact them now.

Therefore, we can only discuss it with the Yun family first.

"Okay, I understand!"

"Do you need to capture him alive?"

Because this was their first collaboration, Yun Wenxun wanted to show his sincerity as much as possible.

Qin Ming didn't have so many requirements, he just said lightly:

"It doesn't matter, life or death."

"can."

After friendly discussing my conditions with him.

Qin Ming also put forward his own advantages.

"From now on, routes passing through the Yun family can pay taxes for you, but there must be a 30% discount."

"Yes, but we want the right of first refusal for Daqian's goods."

"No problem. I wonder if the Yun family is willing to exchange local resources with Daqian. If so, I can offer a 10% discount."

Both sides have passed the preparation stage, and now their words are full of clashes of interests.

"Of course you can, but the exchange of resources can only be based on the types we specify, and the quantity must also be limited. After exchanging a certain amount, we need to increase the discount ratio."

Yun Wenxun was indeed the one specially arranged by the Yun family to come for negotiations.

Every step was discussed perfectly.

Qin Ming nodded slowly, and then the two began to discuss more details.

Cao Chuan and Hei Fu went out to pull over a batch of goods brought by Qin Ming, ready to show Yun Wenxun their quality.