"The old man was a little confused."

The blind man said while peeling the oranges.

Zheng Fan took the wet towel from Yue Xin, wiped his hands and said:

"Don't you have to hide it?"

They are all foxes for thousands of years. What are you talking about to me about "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio"?

"However, the master is not completely uninspired. For example, the old man said about the matter arranged by the crown prince, and the subordinates think there is some truth to it."

"This depends on God's will, but I still feel it is a bit unreal. The Sixth Prince's wings have been cut off. Maybe we are already the thickest and darkest hair of Xiao Liuzi.

If there is really such a possibility in the future, will he be convinced by the public when he sits in that position?"

The blind man put a piece of orange into his mouth and chewed it:

"Master, this is the same as Gao Yi, Da Yan, a discerning person can tell at a glance that it is divided into three giants, one Marquis of Zhenbei, one Marquis of Jingnan, and one Marquis of Yanjing.

In fact, in terms of true strength, the one in Yanjing is the strongest, especially after the Mata family fought a great victory in the national war, and people's hearts surrendered and their hearts were orthodox. This is a natural thing.

For example, Xu Wenzu, who was willing to open Hutou City for Zhenbei Hou Mansion. Now, people are doing well in Nanwang City. At that time, they personally went to the front line to supervise the battle, and ordered their army leaders to fight with the cavalry of the Western Army Xishan Camp without retreating.

Perhaps, Xu Wenzu still regarded himself as a member of Zhenbei Hou Mansion, but it would be difficult for you to let Xu Wenzu rebel as you did in the past to rebel for Zhenbei Hou Mansion.

Xu Wenzu is just a microcosm, including Li Bao, a general of Quhe City, who is not far from us. Although he was born in the Zhenbei Army and one of the seven generals, he is now guarding the newly promoted land and is divided into a small prince;

Even if Li Bao is willing to continue to be the loyal adopted son of Zhenbei Hou Mansion, what about his soldiers? Will he continue to follow him back to Beifeng County to eat sand or wave his soldiers to Yanjing?

Orthodox is often worthless, but sometimes it is extremely important.

To put it bluntly, the winners will take all, and if the play is broken, the Ji family will die and the clan will be destroyed. The legitimacy of the throne will be worth mentioning. If the play is done, it will be dawn in Ji, and the bonus can be given to the next generation to continue to eat.

And the center is an institution, a very large group, with civil and military affairs, officials, and systems. It is a behemoth with tentacles all over the country;

Even before he succeeded to the throne, Xiao Liuzi was a chicken that had been plucked and washed with boiling water. As long as he put on a dragon robe and sat in that position, he would instantly have extremely powerful authority.

Throughout history, there are actually quite a few examples of this. The origins of Emperor Xuan of Han and Emperor Hongzhi are no more miserable than those of Xiaoliuzi?

As long as he sits in that position, he will automatically gain allegiance from a large number of people."

"I see."

"Master, to put it bluntly, although the Ji family was the royal family of Yan, they were actually the leader of a family alliance. At present, there is really a kind of dynasty lord.

However, what Yao Zizhan said, if there is a problem with Emperor Yan’s body, he may immediately restart the use of military force against Qianguo. This may be really correct.

It is not an exaggeration to say that our Emperor of Yan is a talented person, but the emperor is also a human being after all. In fact, even an immortal, how many people can face calmly when he knows that his life expectancy is over?

This is a chessboard he has put together with great effort. How could he tolerate himself dying before the end?"

Zheng Fan crossed his hands and listened silently to the blind man's analysis.

"So, at that time, even though you know that you should continue to recuperate and consolidate your national strength is the right thing to do, Ji Runhao will probably not be able to help it.

There are really many wise monarchs who are foolish in their later years and even ruin their reputation for their lifetime."

"These are all things that happened in the future. After all, although Tian Wujing had hinted to me, he had not admitted it personally. I even suspected that there was a physical problem with the Emperor Yan. Since even the old man Yao Zizhan could analyze it, would it be another smoke bomb?

Anyway, Yan Huang can fish and is good at fishing."

"Well, what the Lord said is very much."

"So, let's take a step by step."

"By the way, the master, the subordinates followed the caravan from Litian City and said that the wife of the Marquis of Jingnan seems to be pregnant."

"Is that, Cuckoo?"

"It should be her."

"Let Si Niang prepare a gift to Litian City. Don't have heavy gifts, don't have to prepare gold, silver and fine materials, and give some really practical and considerate objects."

"I understand."

At this time, Xiao Yibo came over and reported:

"Master, the messenger of Litian City sent a military order."

"Give it."

Zheng Fan reached out and took it.

Military orders are not imperial edicts, so there is no need to kneel three times and kowtow nine times to set up a case and burn incense. Besides, even if it is an imperial edict, the Yan people would not engage in any complicated etiquette in the army.

However, it is said that after refusing to quit his job at the Imperial College, the Emperor Yan ordered Wen Sutong to join the Ministry of Rites and for the first time he appointed him as the Minister of Rites, asking him to revise the etiquette laws of the State of Yan.

In fact, we need to set these rules, make a set of formal things, and collect the overly dispersed atmosphere of Yan State.

After all, when it comes to cumbersome rules, Chinese people are best at doing things.

Zheng Fan opened the military order, glanced at it, and then placed it on the table.

The blind man also "scanned" his eyes.

I couldn't help but wonder:

"Master, the Marquis of Jingnan asked us to open the Tianduan Mountains route between Shengle City and Xueyuan?"

"yes."

The northern border of Jin State is basically bounded by the Tianduan Mountains, and the north of the Tianduan Mountains is a vast snowy field.

"Master, what does this mean?"

"You ask me, who am I asking?" Zheng Fan smiled and said, "It means that it is impossible for me to clear out a way for business."

"It's not about commerce, that's about... using troops?"

If there is an exclusion method, this one is the only one left.

"Please write me a receipt to Litian City and say I obey the order."

"Subordinates obey the order."

"I have to wait for Acheng to come back in this matter, but I should prepare for it first. The treasury should have accumulated a lot of money. I will purchase it mainly on horse armor and armor in the future."

Zheng Fan's original direct troops were all very well equipped, but the equipment of the defeated Jin State and the nearby families headed by the Tufa clan were much worse.

"I understand, Lord, if I really want to fight, who will fight? Chengguo?"

"The main troops of Chengguo are all in the northeast direction, and Yan is already strong and weak. If you fight them, you don't need any tactics to detour."

“That’s……”

Zheng Fan nodded,

Guessed:

"I'm also suspicious of this. I won't really go to help Cheng Guo fight the savage, right?"

………

Yanjing,

Palace,

Imperial study room.

In the morning, after the court meeting, some important officials were left alone to discuss matters in the imperial study. After the discussion, Emperor Yan left Zhao Jiulang to have lunch together.

The one who is closest to the emperor in the entire Great Yan is not the prince, but the prime minister of Yan State, which is known to the government and the public.

Lunch is very simple,

Three dishes and one soup,

Only Wei Zhonghe was serving him.

Emperor Yan ate half a bowl of rice, but the dishes didn't move much, pushed the rice bowl forward and said:

"My dear, please help me eat it."

"I thank you for your kindness."

Wei Zhonghe delivered the remaining meal in front of Emperor Yan to Zhao Jiulang's table, and Zhao Jiulang continued to eat it.

"It's hard for my dear."

Zhao Jiulang smiled, but was afraid of squirting, so he could only cover his mouth and nod and continue eating.

Your Majesty's appetite is much worse than before.

But His Majesty's diet cannot be reduced, and because of the good habits he developed in Zhenbei Hou Mansion, Emperor Yan has always eliminated extravagance and waste in terms of eating.

Therefore, since we didn’t keep leftovers in the past, we can’t keep them now.

Because, no matter how cautious you are, you still cannot avoid so many pairs of eyes staring at you.

Therefore, Zhao Jiulang, the prime minister of the dynasty and the most close minister of the emperor, did not eat midnight snacks every day, and did not eat breakfast, so he came to eat and drink at noon with an empty stomach.

Maybe no one would believe that the prime minister actually had to overeat every day.

Finally, after eating, Zhao Jiulang covered his stomach and leaned back, exhaling constantly.
To be continued...