448. Yun Qinglan pays respects to the mountain

Zuo Gong didn't mind a bit of empty honor. In his view, as long as Lu Yao ascended the throne and suppressed with absolute martial force, the power transition could be achieved at the lowest cost and the national situation could be stabilized at the quickest speed.

But Lu Yao wasn't very interested. The Emperor was like a "class monitor" to him, an aspiration during elementary and middle school for the prestige it held, but as he grew older he only found it to be troublesome.

Moreover, he had his own plans—a world where power returned to oneself, efficiency was too low through political means like compromise, and the principle of "prospering with compliance and perishing with defiance" was much more direct!

To achieve this, there was still some preparatory work needed, but that day would not be too far off.

Lu Yao put down the newspaper and set these thoughts aside for the moment, asking Li Pei, "Where's your master?"