Chapter 542: I hope Mohism can return to the court to share My worries.

Chapter 542

"Nan Yu clearly understood Lord He's words, but the imperial court is currently in need of capable individuals, so I just want to try my best one more time."

After a moment of thought, he added: "I'm sure Lord He has also noticed that Father Emperor has yet to grant me a princedom title. He plans to establish me as the Crown Prince once the situation stabilizes."

What he said was subtle - Emperor Shunwu had actually told him that once the situation stabilized, he would pass the throne to Nan Yu.

The entire country of Da Shun would eventually belong to him. How could he possibly bear to lose talents like Mo Jiuye and the courageous yet loyal men of the Mo Family?

Minister Hao knew there was no use in saying these things, as Nan Yu was bound to meet with Mo Jiuye regardless.

As for how Mo Jiuye would respond, that was not something he could control.

The two continued their conversation as they arrived at the residence of Minister Hao.

Upon reaching the residence, Nan Yu eagerly pulled Mo Jiuye into Minister Hao's study.

Mo Jiuye knew that Nan Yu's urgency in seeking him out must be related to affairs of the imperial court.

Regardless of the matter's scale, he was accustomed to not keeping secrets from He Zhiran. Since she was present at the time, Mo Jiuye saw no need to consider Nan Yu's wishes and brought his wife into the study with him.

Nan Yu was well aware of the relationship between Mo Jiuye and his wife, so he was not surprised by this.

With He Zhiran present, it might even work in his favor. If Mo Jiuye was unwilling, perhaps his wife would agree, which could help sway Mo Jiuye's decision.

The matter was urgent, so this time Nan Yu did not beat around the bush with Mo Jiuye and his wife, cutting straight to the point.

He first bowed respectfully to Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran.

"Ninth Young Master, Madam Ninth, Nan Yu hopes the Mo Family will return to the imperial court to share my burdens."

He said "share my burdens", rather than the country's or Emperor Shunwu's, expressing his wish for Mo Jiuye to help him out of their friendship.

Mo Jiuye had thought his stance was clear to Nan Yu, and that Nan Yu understood him.

Boss Jin was not a major figure, so he could not truly harm the Mo Family.

However, Tang Mingrui's business would undoubtedly grow larger, potentially spanning the entire Da Shun Dynasty and neighboring smaller countries.

As it expanded, those eyeing the Mo Family's production would no longer be small merchants like Boss Jin, but could be high-ranking officials or powerful forces.

The Mo Family had trained many private soldiers, so they did not need to worry about others targeting them. But who would dislike living in peace and comfort?

In any case, to thoroughly eliminate such potential future troubles, the best solution was for the family to hold a certain degree of power.

In plain terms, others might covet them, but would not dare to act, forced to merely look on helplessly.

This was the effect He Zhiran desired.

Of course, she personally did not wish for the Mo Family to become entangled in court affairs again. Although the future Da Shun would belong to the diligent and benevolent Nan Yu, bringing benefits to the common people, there was no obvious appeal for the Mo Family in returning to the imperial court.

What He Zhiran wanted was for the Mo Family to have their own territory - nominally under the rule of Da Shun, but truly their own dominion.

She harbored no thoughts of rebellion or defiance, only wishing to create a prosperous and developed region through her own efforts.

For example, like the modern Da Xie Country allowing certain regions to become wealthy first after its founding, she wished to build such an area here.

Nan Yu had just voluntarily offered to grant the Mo Family a princedom. He Zhiran guessed that Nan Yu must have sounded out Emperor Shunwu's opinion beforehand - otherwise, given his cautious nature, he would not have mentioned something so uncertain.

Therefore, she could be certain that as long as the Mo Family agreed to return to the imperial court, obtaining this princedom was a sure thing.

She also understood that in name only, many non-imperial princedoms throughout history held no real power.

Simply put, it was a way for emperors to reward meritorious officials by granting them an estate in the capital to live out their days in comfort, with less authority than an average official.

This was not the effect He Zhiran desired - she did not want the Mo Family to so easily return to the imperial court. In addition to the princedom title, there must be other concessions, which was her true intent in leaving Nan Yu a glimmer of hope.

Nan Yu, eager for Mo Jiuye's return to the imperial court, did not hurry to leave Minister Hao's residence upon seeing this hope. Instead, he remained to discuss the situation at court with Minister Hao, hoping to receive a satisfactory answer from Mo Jiuye and his wife by the end of the day.