Chapter 856 - 69: The Heart of Yue Fei, Game of Power

In fact, regarding the matters he must accomplish in this lifetime, Gu Hui now already has a clear strategy.

——He needs the help of others!

It’s not for anything else, nor to regain control of authority.

All of this would be futile for his plan.

This time, he aims to change the mindset of people all over the world, to alter the rituals and laws of Kyushu that have persisted for a thousand years, which is not something one person can easily achieve.

Power is merely the foundation.

But it is certainly not everything!

Due to his understanding of Yue Fei, he has come to the Northern Border.

Yue Fei is the first person he has chosen!

However, it’s clear that the time has not yet come.

He needs Yue Fei to be fully aware.

No——

Not just Yue Fei, everyone in the world should wake up!

At least until everyone has awakened, he really doesn’t need to deliberately do anything.

Upon hearing Gu Hui’s words, Yue Fei immediately showed a puzzled expression again.

But before he could say anything,

Gu Hui continued speaking: "But Pengju can rest assured, all obstacles in the Northern Border, I will resolve them for you."

——He wants Yue Fei to see clearly.

Using the power of the Gu Clan, to solve all of Yue Fei’s current issues, allowing him to fully unleash his potential, to become a person who can stand alone in the Northern Border, and let him truly see the culprit of the world today!

Upon hearing this, the words that Yue Fei nearly uttered were once again stuck in his throat.

The confusion in his eyes became more evident.

He could clearly feel that Gu Hui had changed, and it must be a tremendously surprising change.

This change even made him somewhat uneasy.

Yet he couldn’t guess at all.

After being stunned for a moment, he ultimately couldn’t resist the tumultuous thoughts and asked Gu Hui about the doubts in his heart, relying on their relationship.

But Gu Hui merely shook his head and did not say much.

And from that day on——

Gu Hui stayed directly in Yue Fei’s military camp.

He never revealed his identity to anyone, just quietly watching the various confrontations in the camp.

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The letters were quickly sent back to Julu.

Though the Gu Clan had lost their power, they still wielded political influence.

Even though the people of the Gu Clan also did not fully believe Gu Hui’s idea was necessarily correct, they naturally would not refuse to help him in such circumstances.

As the letters emerged once again from Julu and accompanied by a round of court disputes.

In just a few months——

The greatest obstacle for Yue Fei in the Northern Border, Zhang Pu, was reported to have private dealings with the Jurchen and fell under the knife.

And Yue Fei, relying on his military achievements over this period, directly replaced him, becoming the commander of the entire Great Song in the Northern Border.

"Is this how everyone plays this power game?"

This was Yue Fei’s only question about it.

As the Grand Commander of the Northern Border, Vice Director of the Secretariat, whether it’s Zhang Pu’s identity or family, they are considered to be a formidable force in the whole Great Song.

Yet he fell just like that.

Of course, Yue Fei did not harbor any mercy towards him.

He had long wanted to kill such a despicable person as Zhang Pu.

His real conflict was that before the Gu Clan intervened, no one cared about Zhang Pu; but after the Gu Clan’s actions, Zhang Pu naturally became targeted.

He looked at Zhang Pu’s crimes, and these were tangible things.

So what does this count as?

Did the court truly not know about Zhang Pu’s deeds, or did they simply never intend to manage it?

To find an answer, he even asked Gu Hui, wanting to know what the Gu Clan actually did.

If these were discovered by the Gu Clan.

He would not be so conflicted.

But Gu Hui directly denied it.

The Gu Clan indeed did nothing, and from start to finish, they never devised any specific plan; they just routinely expressed concerns about the Northern Border when replying to the court, and those people in the court naturally moved.

As the saying goes——

No one wants the big ship of Great Song to capsize just like that.

Zhang Pu certainly was not a small figure.

But precisely because he also had a seat at this table, there would be people eyeing his place, hence attacking him.

Coupled with the fact that the name of the Gu Clan is indeed loud.

These people only need to skillfully borrow this momentum and take advantage of Zhang Pu’s everyday actions to easily pull him down.

This is the power game.

Regarding this, Yue Fei fell into silent thought for a long time.

No one knew what exactly he was thinking of, not even Gu Hui, he didn’t mention anything.

But neither did he make any direct change.

Just from then on, he firmly fulfilled his duty as the Grand Commander of the Northern Border and began launching counterattacks against the Jurchen tribes.

It must be said, Yue Fei’s military ability was indeed very strong.

Even perhaps stronger than it might have been in original history.

In just over a month.

The Song Army’s style in the Northern Border abruptly changed.

Relying on his firm means, when freed from all obstacles, Yue Fei was able to fully display his capability.

Not only addressing the rectification of ordinary soldiers.

Including those generals.

As long as they didn’t meet Yue Fei’s requirements, he showed no mercy, almost all were dismissed.

And this also garnered him numerous impeachments.

He offended far too many people.

Gu Hui initially intended to help him, but this time Yue Fei actively sought out Gu Hui.