Chapter 543: Let’s have an attitude of not demanding.

Chapter 543

Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran had just returned to their residence when Mo Jiuye couldn't help but ask, "Zhiran, why did you give Nan Yu hope earlier?"

He Zhiran's thought had only formed when Nan Yu spoke earlier, so it was no surprise that Mo Jiuye didn't understand his wife's intentions.

"Husband, have you ever considered making the Northwest your own territory?" Geett the latest novels at novelhall.com

"You mean the Prince's fiefdom?" Mo Jiuye felt that was somewhat unthinkable. Not to mention that he had never considered this before, even in the great Da Shun empire, no prince of a different surname, let alone a prince of the royal family, had ever been granted a fief.

Though He Zhiran was not a native of this place, she understood from the history she learned that since the founding of the Da Shun dynasty, no prince had ever been granted a fief.

Even the once famous Prince Yong'an had never received such an honor.

"Husband, think about it. Our Mo family now lives peacefully in the Northwest, with no lack of silver or ways to earn it. But what is the one thing we lack?"

This was undeniable, and Mo Jiuye would not evade this answer.

At the same time, he also thought of many issues, such as those He Zhiran had just considered.

"Zhiran, do you mean that if my Mo family returns to the imperial court, the condition is to have our own fiefdom?"

What He Zhiran found most gratifying about marrying Mo Jiuye was that he understood her, understood what she was thinking, and could see right through her.

"This is what I was thinking..."

He Zhiran laid out her thoughts and then looked at Mo Jiuye.

She was not demanding that Mo Jiuye follow her suggestion, but rather giving him the full decision-making power.

If Mo Jiuye was still unwilling, she would not persuade him further.

Mo Jiuye did not answer immediately, but fell into thought. After a long while, he finally spoke:

"Zhiran, do you think Emperor Shunwu would agree to our request?"

On this point, He Zhiran was quite confident. Moreover, if Emperor Shunwu did not agree, they could simply return to the Northwest and continue living as ordinary citizens.

"You should understand court politics better than I do. Now it seems the Barbarians are invading, but think about the Southern Territory - they have always coveted the lands of Da Shun. If they hear that the Barbarians are attacking Da Shun, how could they not seize this opportunity to attack Da Shun from both sides along with the Barbarians?

Emperor Shunwu is deluded and may not think that far ahead, but Nan Yu is different. He has great foresight, so how could he not understand the stakes involved?

"Third Prince, we can consider this matter, but on the condition that you agree to one thing."

"Whatever the condition is, just say it. Don't say one condition - even if it's ten, I'll agree as long as you come back."

For the first time in front of them, Nan Yu was not calm and collected, showing just how eager he was to recruit talents.

Mo Jiuye smiled faintly, "I won't beat around the bush with the Third Prince, and there is only one condition.

Earlier the Third Prince said that if my Mo family returns to the imperial court, you would grant me a princely title.

I have no objection to that, but the premise is that I intend to have the Northwest region as my fief. As long as you meet this requirement, the father and sons of the Mo family will immediately take up arms."

At this point, with Nan Yu poised to take power, Mo Jiuye decided not to conceal from him that all the Mo men were alive.

Requesting the Northwest as a fief was something he was already quite confident Nan Yu would agree to, before even asking.

Since that was the case, it was better to let Nan Yu know early that the Mo family's father and sons were all alive, to show his sincerity.

Hearing this, Nan Yu was indeed shaken.

If it was just that a few of Mo Jiuye's brothers had died and been revived, Nan Yu was somewhat aware of that. But what did Mo Jiuye just say?

He said the father and sons of the Mo family would take up arms.

What did that represent?

It meant that even the old Lord Mo was still alive.

This seemed almost unthinkable.

After a moment of hesitation, Nan Yu could not help but ask:

"Lord Mo, what did you mean when you said the father and sons of the Mo family would take up arms?"

Since Mo Jiuye had chosen to reveal this, he had no intention of concealing it.

He briefly recounted how all the Mo men were alive, and how they had found each other.

After hearing this, Nan Yu truly felt sympathy for the Mo family's ordeal.

"I didn't expect that the loyal and righteous Mo family would suffer so much."