Taking Control of the Future of the Heaven Dou Empire

"It's me."

Under Qian Renxue's questioning gaze, Ouyang Ling sat up straight. "See, I was able to enlighten you just now, which proves I'm not some clueless eight-year-old. So who says I can't understand?"

His words were full of confidence.

Qian Renxue, who was being comforted by an eight-year-old child: "..."

To be honest, it's a little embarrassing to bring this up now.

But she quickly adjusted her mindset and remained unmoved.

"This is not the same as the advice I just gave you. Let me put it this way: you've never even been involved in national affairs, what could you possibly know?"

Ouyang Ling: "Of course, it's because I've read history books." But it's not mainly about the history of Douluo Continent.

After all, the wisdom of the Douluo Continent…

He could be described in one sentence: cutting off food supplies was considered a brilliant strategy, which was truly astonishing.

While she hadn't actually done it herself, she had some theoretical knowledge. After all, as she had just said, he was only offering suggestions. Whether to adopt them or implement them... that was up to Qian Renxue herself.

Yoho—

Seeing Ouyang Ling's confident attitude, Qian Renxue also became interested.

With arms crossed over his chest, he asked curiously:

"Since you're so confident, then I'll test you. What if I become the emperor of the Heavenly Dou Empire, but my identity is accidentally exposed? What will I do then?"

After the recent counseling, and having decided to completely sever her mother-daughter relationship with Bibi Dong and take control of the Heaven Dou Empire herself, worries about this issue immediately welled up in Qian Renxue's mind.

If the original plan had been to sell out the Heaven Dou Empire to the Spirit Hall immediately after taking control, then this problem wouldn't have been a concern. However, the idea of ​​using the Heaven Dou Empire and Bibi Dong's faction within the Spirit Hall to fight each other... that's not feasible.

The former can slowly infiltrate and control the situation using all the power of the Spirit Hall; there's plenty of time. By the time the people of the Heaven Dou Empire fully realize what's happening, everything will be in place. And she can then take the opportunity to extricate herself and shift all the blame onto Xue Qinghe.

perfect!

In contrast, the latter not only has very limited resources to mobilize, but also uncertain about how much time they have. Perhaps before their foundation is even solidified, Bibi Dong might suddenly reveal their true identity, causing everything to fall apart.

After all, the initiative doesn't lie with Qian Renxue.

"So what?"

"What did you say?!"

At that moment, Qian Renxue thought she had misheard.

It's okay? How could it be okay?

"My sister, the moment you decided to take control of the Heaven Dou Empire, it was only a matter of time before your identity was exposed."

Ouyang Ling wasn't surprised.

He even leisurely reached out and started counting on her fingers.

"Empress, Princes, Consorts..."

Each time a representative word is uttered, it means that Qianren Xuezhen has replaced Emperor Xueye, and the more flaws she has in her reign.

These things, by then, won't be a matter of whether you want them or not.

Even if you don't want it, the ministers will force you to have it.

Of course, if you're talking about disguise.

But how many people will know if I'm just pretending?

In addition to those who already knew...

This would be a more flammable and explosive powder keg.

This couldn't be kept secret for long anyway.

"...So, sister, from the very beginning, you shouldn't be thinking about what to do after your identity is revealed. Instead, you should work backward from the fact that your identity will definitely be revealed. How can you make people accept your true identity willingly?"

Fortunately, in the Douluo Continent, women holding power or becoming empresses is not a major problem. Otherwise, the situation would be much more troublesome.

"you're right!"

A sudden realization dawned on Qian Renxue when Ouyang Ling pointed at her.

She's got this backwards!

"Little Zero, it seems that you are not only very talented in martial soul, but also no less intelligent than the deceased Second Prince of Heaven Dou."

Qian Renxue stared blankly at Ouyang Ling, as if she could vaguely see his figure growing up rapidly... Her younger brother was indeed far more mature than his peers.

I really underestimated you.

At this moment, Qian Renxue's tone and attitude completely changed. She no longer treated Ouyang Ling as a little brother, but as a peer.

So he put on a serious face and adopted a listening posture. "Come on, let me hear your advice."

Under Qian Renxue's watchful gaze, Ouyang Ling spoke without hesitation, as if he had everything under control. He launched into a long, eloquent speech, seemingly aroused by a primal urge, his enthusiasm rising and his words flowing endlessly…

Qian Renxue sat to the side, listening patiently and attentively, but her eyes kept wandering as she looked at Ouyang Ling.

"...The so-called 'winning people's hearts' is nothing more than 'interests.' When you are the crown prince, you speak up for the people; when you are the emperor, you act for the people. But once your true identity is revealed, will the people still care?"

"Perhaps some people will, but for the vast majority, as long as your actions align with their interests, what does it matter to them who's sitting in power?"

Even though Douluo Continent possesses extraordinary power, the underlying nature of this world is still a feudal society. Therefore, in a feudal society, as long as people's lives are better than before, do they really care who sits at the top?

the answer is negative.

To put it bluntly, as long as the upper echelons don't cause chaos and people's lives continue as usual... what can ordinary people do to rebel?

Therefore, those who truly had objections were the nobles.

Ouyang Ling continued, "As for the nobles, once you are no longer Xue Qinghe, your status will harm their interests. But as long as you can provide them with benefits, how many people, apart from the die-hard loyalists of the Heavenly Dou royal family, would care?"

"The aristocracy has no loyalty."

Even if there are such people, they are only a portion of the class.

After the nobles have been judged, what remains is the pinnacle of the Douluo Continent—the Soul Master forces!

"...Within the Soul Master factions, once your identity is revealed, the vast majority of them won't have a significant impact on you. This is because the Spirit Hall is powerful, and they want to be affiliated with it, which suits your identity within the Spirit Hall perfectly. The only exceptions are large factions like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon School, as well as those who harbor hatred towards the Spirit Hall. However, the attitudes of these factions will not remain unchanged."

Ouyang Ling meticulously explained the entire situation of the Heavenly Dou Empire to Qian Renxue, revealing some aspects she understood and others she only vaguely grasped.

Finally, Ouyang Ling gave a summary.

"Ultimately, it's about winning over some, suppressing others, and supporting others. Win over the opportunists among the nobility, support new nobles who can promote policies that benefit the people, and suppress the die-hard loyalists of the Heavenly Dou royal family. But don't rush into action; just keep them in check. Before your identity is revealed, you don't need to do much, because they will naturally gravitate towards you. This way, if you take action later, your subordinates might think you're ruthless."

"Great! Those twelve words you just used were really well said." Qian Renxue thought to herself with admiration. "This is not just a suggestion, but something that can be used as a guiding principle."

"Keep a low profile, keep a low profile..."

Ouyang Ling scratched the back of his head. Though he said that, his smile was practically reaching his ears. No wonder protagonists love to show off in front of others; it feels so good!

After his initial excitement, he quickly composed himself and offered a reminder, "Anyway, sister, when you become the crown prince and the emperor, besides taking action against the nobles, you must never forget the common people. Their well-being is more important than anything else."

The level of Douluo Continent is ultimately not high.

Here, even the food and clothing of a Limit Douluo cannot be separated from the people; here, even an army composed of ordinary people can threaten a Soul Master force as long as the number of soldiers is large enough.

Therefore, ordinary people really can't ignore this!

As for Soul Masters... there's no need to mention that, because Qian Renxue will keep an eye on them no matter what.

From this moment on, the future of Tiandou will be in their hands within this small palace!

As time passed, the negotiations came to an end. Just then, Ouyang Ling suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, sister, let me tell you..." He took out Flander's token from his magic pouch and told Qian Renxue about the situation at Shrek Academy.

Sure enough, this caught her attention.

"Oh!? A Phoenix Martial Soul Master from a commoner background, whose flaws are simply due to mutation?"

"That's right."

Ouyang Ling nodded, and then began to make "reasonable guesses" about the situation at Shrek Academy.

"Also, although their academy isn't very formal, its requirements are indeed strict. Under such circumstances, there might be other promising commoner soul masters there. After all, it's still an academy; it can't just have one student. And the only teacher in the academy shouldn't be Flander..."

Qian Renxue looked thoughtful.

"you're right."

If that's the case, we definitely need to send someone to take a look.

It's best to cultivate commoner Soul Masters yourself.