Entering the palace hall, someone from the palace had already greeted them. Although Lin Haoming and Hong Chenyi came in, they were left behind.
Among the generals who can enter the main hall to discuss matters, the lowest one is the right general. There are several generals, there are several divine generals, and the same goes for the civil servants.
Yang Kangkai looks like he is in his forties. For a man who is over a hundred years old, his appearance is still young.
At the beginning of the court meeting, the two people were not mentioned immediately. Instead, they reported to each other step by step. After half of the meeting, it was time for the appointment and transfer of the generals of the Imperial Guard. The two people came out together to express their gratitude. After that, there was no business between the two of them, as if I came here just to let His Majesty get to know his generals.
From early morning to almost noon, the court meeting ended. At this time, another palace official came to greet Hong Chenyi and Lin Haoming, asking them not to leave yet. His Majesty would also summon them alone, so at this time, he took the two of them with him. Have lunch.
The lunch in the palace was really simple. Although it was not unpalatable, it was far from what was expected. As soon as they finished eating, someone came to inform the two of them that His Majesty was going to meet in the royal study, so the two of them hurried over.
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
"This is not the main hall. Stop being so polite and sit down!"
The imperial study is not small, and there are several chairs in front of Yang Kangkai's desk. Obviously, people come here often, and Yang Kangkai interviews here.
"It's Your Majesty!" The two of them sat in front of the table obediently, facing His Majesty the Emperor at this moment.
Yang Kangkai was still reading the memorial when the two people came in, even when he was talking. After the two people sat down, he made some comments, then put it aside and looked at the two people.
Yang Kangkai did not say anything directly. Instead, he smiled and asked Hong Chenyi as usual: "Hong Chenyi, you went to the palace during your aunt's Queen's Ceremony. You were still a child at that time. I wonder if you still remember what happened when you were a child. Remember?"
Hong Chenyi immediately replied excitedly: "Your Majesty, do you still remember Wei Chen? Wei Chen was almost ten years old at that time, so naturally he remembers it all."
"Your aunt is the queen of the widow, and you can be considered a relative of the emperor. If you were an ordinary family, you would be considered a family." Yang Kangkai followed, still very kind.
"Your Majesty, I...I..."
"Okay, you kid, don't get excited. Tianzhu City was in a constant battle before, and the emperor's uncle kept sending us the battle situation. You did a great job, and you, Mian Zhizhuang, you have great talent and amazing courage. .”
"Your Majesty, I don't dare. I just want to avenge my father and brothers." Lin Haoming stood up and said.
"One of your enemies is Yi Yasheng, but he is already dead, and the other is the false emperor of the Western God Kingdom. This revenge is not easy to avenge."
"Your Majesty, as long as our country has strong soldiers and horses, I am willing to lead an army for your Majesty to conquer the Western Divine Kingdom." Lin Haoming stood up and said.
"The Western Divine Kingdom is also part of the Eastern Emperor Divine Kingdom. You have trampled me and I am ashamed of the people controlled by the false emperor. I allow you to deal with the false emperor personally. But before that, I heard that you have been controlled by Yi Yasheng. "You have mastered all the art of war. In the battle of Tianzhu City, the emperor's uncle was full of praise for you. He even thought that you were the Yi Yasheng of our country. Please tell me how to make our country strong." Yang Kangkai asked.
Lin Haoming immediately stood up and said: "Your Majesty, please order someone to get the map."
"It has been prepared for a long time." Yang Kangkai said, taking out a scroll from the pile on the desk and spreading it out.
Lin Haoming looked at the map, and it turned out to be a detailed map of Dongzhou. The mountains, rivers and rivers were clearly marked on it. Every city was also marked, and there were even major roads.
This map is already a bit old. It can be seen that His Majesty the Emperor often reads it, so Lin Haoming said politely: "Your Majesty, the East Continent is now divided into three parts. Our Southern Kingdom is in the southeast, Northern Divine Kingdom is in the northeast, and the entire west is west." It seems that the Western Divine Kingdom is the most powerful, but the Western Divine Kingdom itself has to face the pressure of the Central Province in the west. Although the Central Province is in chaos now, no matter how chaotic it is, we must guard against it. Therefore, it seems that the North and the South can unite to deal with the Western Divine Kingdom, but In fact, this is not the case. It can even be said that it was just an illusion before. It was an illusion caused by the existence of Yi Yasun. The ministers were captured. In the past two years in the Western God Kingdom, we have seen corruption and incompetence within the Western God Kingdom. Those in high positions, Most of them are mediocre and flattering people or the sons of powerful officials and nobles."
"The current pseudo-emperor of the Western God Kingdom, Yang Yanshun, is quite ambitious. Before you arrived in the capital, he not only failed to dismiss Mo Yiqi, who was defeated in Tianzhu City, but instead killed the governor of Nanliang County and his biological uncle. , and then asked Mo Yiqi to select talents." Yang Kangkai interrupted Lin Haoming's words, which was a direct rebuttal.
Lin Haoming smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the purpose of the pseudo-emperor Yang Yanshun is not really to destroy the powerful clan members, but to gather power in his own hands. As for selecting talents, it is more to fill the vacant positions with his own people, not so much This is to consolidate power, rather than to say that this move will have endless consequences.”
"Oh! Tell me about it?" Yang Kangkai asked.
"Would His Majesty use such means?" Lin Haoming suddenly asked.
"Huh? You actually asked me about it." Yang Kangkai was also stunned.
"Your Majesty, these people are indeed relying on the pseudo-emperor, and they will naturally obey Yang Yanshun. But over time, they are very likely to become new dignitaries. In addition, if these people are in high positions all of a sudden, they will inevitably attract other people who climb up step by step. Resentment and jealousy, and these people are taking too big steps. I am afraid that most people will find it difficult to do things well. Of course, these problems are not essentially problems. Before Wei Chen started from this point, what he actually wanted to say Yes, if His Majesty wants to unify the Eastern Continent, what he has to do is to move from the west to the north first, and whether it is the Western Kingdom or the Northern Kingdom, as long as we are strong enough, they will become secondary."
"Then how to approach the west first and then the north?" Yang Kangkai continued to ask.
Lin Haoming pointed to the west and said: "Tianzhu City is now in our hands. Let's go out of Tianzhu City and capture Nanliang County, and then go south to capture Nanhai County and Shannan County. If we succeed, then His Majesty will dominate the world. It can be said that we are halfway done."
"Nanliang County is relatively wealthy, but Shannan County and Nanhai County are sparsely populated. Together, they are less than half of Nanliang County. They are mostly barbaric and smog-filled lands, with many barbarians living there." Yang Kangkai was a little confused.
"Your Majesty, the reason why the Southern God Kingdom is weak is because it has the least land among the three kingdoms, but in fact the population is not too small, because we are relatively wealthy, but this wealth does not mean that a piece of land can support twice as many people. In fact, Many families do not dare to have children because they are afraid that they will not be able to feed themselves if they have too many children. If we conquer this place and move a large number of people there, in less than thirty years, your Majesty will have enough capital to fight against the Western God Kingdom." Lin Haoming said with certainty.
"But these two places are really not that good?" Yang Kangkai looked at the map and frowned, obviously suspicious.
