"What exactly do you want to say?" Li Yan frowned.
"What I mean is that the troops should be more sophisticated than numerous. Even though Langya is big, there is no need for an army of 200,000! If they were all soldiers like Xu Zhisheng's troops, only 30,000 would be enough to stabilize Langya." Xiao Chen said.
"Thirty thousand people?" Li Yan's eyes widened, "What are you kidding me about?"
"Thirty thousand people are already a lot, and Yanyunguan is only 70,000 people." Xiao Chen said lightly, "Besides, Langya County has just suffered from the war, and it will take several years to recover. Before that, you Can they afford to provide more than 200,000 troops?"
"Well, Xiao Chen, are you afraid that your words are not nice?" Li Yan pondered for a long time and said, "You want to persuade me not to support my troops and respect myself, so that the emperor and the court will worry about me being too big. But it is rare for the emperor to trust me so much. If I act too low-key No, I’m afraid it will be bad.”
"Preach in a high profile and do things in a low profile." Xiao Chen said, "Don't be like Duan Fengnian, who preaches in a low profile and does things in a high profile. He, the governor of Langya, actually has an army of 500,000... I, Yan Yun, Yizhou, and Gao Juli There are not so many soldiers in all places combined!"
"Forget it Xiao Chen, why are you comparing Duan Fengnian to me? Could it be that I can make the same mistake as him?" Li Yan said.
"You are repeating his mistakes now!" Xiao Chen said, "Now that you want an army of 200,000, the emperor will definitely give it to you, just like when Duan Fengnian wanted soldiers, horses, and armaments in the name of wiping out Li Chang's remnants. The emperor has also given me food and salary, look at what will happen to Langya!"
"Oops... So I was a little too hasty?" Li Yan blinked his eyes when Xiao Chen yelled at him.
"You are not acting too hastily, but you should not have the intention to act at all. Langya County has 30,000, and at most 50,000 permanent troops are enough. As long as the county is stable, there is Jiangzuo in the south and Murong Heng in the west. Old Master, there is Yanyun in the north, so where can you use your troops?" Xiao Chen said.
"Why didn't you tell me this earlier?" Li Yan was silent for a long time, but then he complained about Xiao Chen.
"I didn't know you would do this, Prince!" Xiao Chen said.
"Uh... In fact, I have already contacted the Ministry of War and told Lu Jing..." Li Yan was embarrassed, "I have already said this, how can I take it back?"
"Whatever you tell Lu Jing means nothing." Xiao Chen said, "The key is to tell the emperor. Just tell the emperor that you asked the Ministry of Household Affairs for 200,000 armaments on purpose. It was for the purpose of bluffing. To deceive others, only 30,000 to 50,000 soldiers are enough..."
"Alas..." Li Yan sighed repeatedly after hearing this.
"Why is this method bad?" Xiao Chen said, "Then you can use other excuses, my lord."
"That's not what I meant. Xiao Chen, your idea is so good. It leaves room for the emperor and the Ministry of War..." Li Yan said, "What I sigh is that only Xiao Chen is willing to say these words to me. I don't believe it. You, Xiao Chen, have this insight that no one else can see clearly?"
"Everyone else is smart, but I am the only one who stupidly said these things to you, Prince, that I shouldn't have said!" Xiao Chen said, "But fortunately, Prince, you are also a truly smart person, otherwise I might have been beaten to death by now." Hit it out."
"I definitely have to beat you, but it's just a reward." Li Yan smiled and said, "I brought a lot of local specialties from Jiangzuo. You can take some with you when you leave. Originally, I wanted to offer those products to the emperor, but on the way It’s hard to leave. I can’t catch up with the New Year even if I hurry or hurry.”
"That's not necessary. Xie Chang'an also gave me some. You should keep it to reward others. There have been so many guests in the house in recent years, right?" Xiao Chen said.
"There are a lot of people, but there are a lot of people." Li Yan said, "After I came back, I also sent someone to deliver some things to Lin Dongyang's house. I said it was very deserted in front of the house. Haha, people are cold and warm, and the world is hot and cold."
"Your Majesty is really kind-hearted, and he still cares about Lin Dongyang." Xiao Chen said.
"After all, we had a good relationship in the past, and I would have ignored him normally. But now that he is in trouble, it would be too much to turn a blind eye any longer," Li Yan said.
"The emperor sent the prince to Langya County, but didn't tell the prince who he was going to send as the governor?" Xiao Chen suddenly asked.
"The Emperor didn't say it, but I actually asked the Emperor. The Emperor said he was still considering it, but he didn't ask me to recommend one..." Li Yan said and suddenly realized something, "You kid suddenly asked me about this matter again. What means?"
"You see, my lord, you are so worried. Didn't you rush to finish the conversation?" Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"No, I'm talking about Lin Dongyang. How can you rush directly to the Governor of Langya County?" Li Yan said.
"That's why I say that talking too much will lead to mistakes. The prince started to argue with me after a casual gossip, which made me speechless. I won't dare to talk nonsense in the future, so as not to make trouble." Xiao Chen stood up and said goodbye, " If the prince stays, I will go first."
"You kid, don't leave. What's the point of half-talk? What's the point of just a few nonsense words? Anyway, you've talked so much nonsense today, and you're still missing this one sentence?" Li Yan followed and kept asking. .
But Xiao Chen stopped talking and said nothing more. He said enough!
After returning home and taking a sip of water, Lin Qi poked his head around, sneaked in mysteriously, and even locked the door in broad daylight.
"You kid is so sneaky that you want to be a thief!" Xiao Chen said, "I don't have anything in this house for you to steal!"
"Brother Xiao, Duan Yu sent me a letter yesterday." Lin Qi whispered.
"Oh, is he still used to it in Yanyun?" Xiao Chen said, "I heard that he hangs out with those crazy people all day long, so don't be crazy. I think this kid is a bit neurotic."
"Haha, Duan Yu likes these strange and cunning things, and those crazy brothers are his idols... But Brother Xiao, you are right, this kid is a bit neurotic, this time he will give me That’s not what the letter said, but there are some things you want me to pass on to Brother Xiao.”
"What is it and where is it?" Xiao Chen asked.
"That's it." Lin Qi said and took out a thick stack of letters from his arms.
The dried paint mark on the seal of the envelope is still vaguely visible, but it is the personal seal of Fengyang King Li Feng. The letters inside are all written by Li Feng himself. Xiao Chen has seen Li Feng's handwriting, so he can read it at a glance. Come out, as for the content of the letter... Anyway, they all have the same four words at the end, and they will be burned after reading!
Xiao Chen opened a few letters and read a few, his brows furrowed tighter and tighter, and he asked in a deep voice, "Have you read all these letters?"
"I only read the top one and didn't dare to read the rest." Lin Qi said hurriedly.
"Where do these letters come from?" Xiao Chen asked again.
"Duan Fengnian also has a secret mansion in Fengyang City. No one knows about it except Duan Yu. Duan Fengnian told Duan Yu before his death that if he was killed by Li Feng one day, Duan Yu would be allowed to go to this mansion. Take these out from under one of the floor tiles..." Lin Qi said.
