Inside the Jinluan Hall.
With the final word of Emperor Zhengde.
The order just now was restored in the hall.
Just when everyone thought this matter would come to an end.
Shangguan Lu, the leader of the civil servants, suddenly walked out of the queue.
One of them instantly attracted most of the attention in the hall.
Xu Yi lowered his eyelids, raised his eyes and glanced at Shangguan who was slowly walking out, and then calmly resumed the state of looking at his nose and his mind as if nothing had happened.
If Xu Yi's guess is correct, Shangguan Lu's appearance must be for King Yan.
as expected.
Shangguan Lu walked out of the queue, directly raised his hands and saluted: "Your Majesty, this time the army will be able to drive the Xiongnu thousands of miles away."
"If the main army returns, the Huns will most likely look for opportunities to make a comeback."
"I agree, I will strengthen the border troops to prevent the Shanggu County tragedy from happening again!"
As soon as he finished speaking, nearly 30% of the officials agreed.
For a time, there were voices everywhere in Jinluan Hall.
Xu Yong looked at the people who seconded the proposal below, his face was silent, but his heart was already blooming with joy.
Xu Yi asked Xu Zhen to enter the palace to ask for Prince Chenliu, so he asked his father-in-law to personally mention the matter!
He wanted to see how Xu Yi could break the situation with so many officials and such a situation.
Emperor Zhengde looked calmly at the supporting officials below.
He slowly said: "The troops in the border counties have not been reduced in the past fifteen years. The troops are already sufficient and there is no need to add more."
Shangguan Lu said calmly: "Your Majesty, the rest of the border counties already have the prince's guard camp and county soldiers, so naturally there is no need to add more."
"But Shanggu and Yuyang, since the former King of Yan died in battle, only the county soldiers are left to guard them."
"Without one of the two lines of defense, it may be difficult to resist the Huns' comeback."
This statement was directed at Xu Yi and Yan Wangjue.
In an instant, countless pairs of eyes couldn't help but glance over Xu Yi.
Xu Yi's face turned pale, and he continued to look at his nose and eyes, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.
On the dragon throne.
Emperor Zhengde's gaze passed over Xu Yi.
Instead of saying anything, he frowned slightly and looked thoughtful.
It seems that he is calming down, but in fact he is waiting for Xu Yi to take the initiative to request a seal.
In fact, Xu Yong was not the only one who found Shangguan Lu.
During the discussion in the imperial study room last night, Emperor Zhengde hinted at Shangguan Lu more than once.
No matter what the original intentions of Emperor Zhengde and Xu Yong were.
But in this matter, the two have the same purpose after all.
That is to let Xu Yi go to Yan to join the feudal clan.
As Emperor Zhengde's face dropped, the Jinluan Hall fell into a dead silence.
Countless officials secretly looked at Xu Yi.
They are both thousand-year-old foxes. Shangguan Ludu made it so clear. The Zhengde Emperor has been pondering for so long. How could they not see their plans?
What they can see, Xu Yi can't?
Unexpectedly.
At this time, Xu Yi still maintained a posture of looking at his nose with his eyes and his mind with his nose, just like an old monk in meditation.
There was no intention to stand up at all.
The dead silence lasted for nearly a quarter of an hour.
In the end, it was Shangguan Lu who took the initiative to break the dead silence.
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Shangguan Lugong said: "Your Majesty, as a precaution, I request an order to re-canonize Yan, and the new King of Yan will recruit new troops to make up the three guard battalions."
"In this way, we can completely restore the deficiencies in the defense lines of Shanggu and Yuyang counties and avoid the recurrence of tragedy!"
The words are over.
Immediately, voices of agreement resounded in the Jinluan Hall.
This time, more than 70% of the officials voiced their support.
Emperor Zhengde waved slightly to signal everyone to be quiet.
After the Jinluan Hall calmed down.
Emperor Zhengde spoke slowly: "According to the scholars of Shangguan University, who can assume the position of King of Yan?"
Xu Yi couldn't help but sneer when he heard this, but his face still looked like an old monk in trance.
Shangguan Lu said straightforwardly: "Hui Your Majesty, the current prince is a vassal, and the younger ones are younger."
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"I have already received the title of vassal, but the one who has not yet become the vassal is only the Sixth Prince, His Highness."
"And with the ability of the Sixth Prince, through this disaster relief, we can get a glimpse of the leopard."
"I believe that if the Sixth Prince takes over Yan, he will definitely be able to work with the governors of Shanggu and Yuyang counties to protect the people under the rule from the Huns."
As soon as the words were spoken, there were waves of agreement.
However, the number of people who seconded the proposal this time was obviously not as high as before.
Obviously, there are still many people who are afraid of Xu Yi's attempt to scare the monkeys when he actually nominates a surname.
For many officials, seconding the proposal once is enough.
If you attach it again this time, it is very likely that the gain will outweigh the loss.
Emperor Zhengde looked at the number of supporters who were missing nearly half, and couldn't help but frown slightly.
This is really frowning.
"Xu Yi." Emperor Zhengde said solemnly.
Xu Yi walked out of the team and saluted meticulously: "I'm here!"
"Would you rather take the two counties of Fanshanggu and Yuyang?" Emperor Zhengde asked in a deep voice.
Xu Yi replied: "If I am a son and minister, I cannot go to Fan Yan."
As soon as he said this, the whole Jinluan Palace was instantly quiet and could be heard.
No one thought that Xu Yi would dare to refuse directly!
Xu Yong looked at Xu with a solemn face and couldn't help but feel uneasy.
Based on his understanding of Xu Yi during this period.
Xu Yi must have thought of an excuse before he dared to refuse.
I just don’t know if that excuse can convince the public.
If it is not enough to convince everyone, Emperor Zhengde will naturally take care of Xu Yi overtly or covertly.
If it's enough to convince, then...then it's going to be big trouble.
Xu Yong was filled with anxiety.
Xu Yi slowly opened his mouth and explained: "Well, what I have learned since childhood is Confucianism. Naturally, I don't know anything about leading troops to fight. As for the vassal Yan Wangjue, if I lead troops to fight, it is tantamount to self-destruction." "
"Although I am not afraid of fighting, I am afraid of harming the soldiers of the three guard camps."
"In fact, I have donated almost all of my last savings. If I just use food and salary, it may be difficult to afford the expenses of raising soldiers."
"If the troops are unable to send out troops and the soldiers explode, it will be tantamount to discrediting the imperial court."
"Father, I am... I am not right, I am really scared."
As he talked, Xu Yi's tone gradually changed.
Emperor Zhengde became silent again after hearing this.
What Xu Yi said is true. He was born and raised in the imperial palace before he was ten years old.
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At the age of ten, he was imprisoned in Zongzheng Temple.
Even if he studies Confucian literature, he can't even get out of the courtyard because of his crime. What's the point of learning the art of war? Rebellion?
As for the money, all the money had been donated as early as the two monuments were put into place.
The subsequent rewards were all sold for relief. Where would there be spare money to raise troops?
In recent years, the food in King Yan's fiefdom has been used up by the national treasury.
The food collected again cannot afford the heavy task of raising troops in the short term.
It was precisely this reality that made Emperor Zhengde feel complicated in his heart.
Just when Emperor Zhengde was silent.
Shangguan Lu once again raised his hands and saluted: "His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince has provided relief work in exchange for hundreds of thousands of victims. The total strength of the prince's three guard battalions is at most 21,000. What is there to fear?"
With this statement, Xu Yi once again became the focus of the Jinluan Palace.
However, Xu Yi seemed not to hear it at all and had no other reaction except remaining silent.
His body even twitched from time to time.
There are many things to say, some disputes Xu Yi can handle in person, but some cannot.
Just when the atmosphere in Jinluan Palace was about to solidify again.
Xu Zhen came out and said: "The Shangguan Chief Assistant said this wrongly."
“When providing work-for-relief relief, the victims are faced with food, soil, and rivers.”
"The soldiers were facing the Huns, who were riding fast and roaring with sharp blades."
"How can commanding a group of disaster victims be compared to commanding soldiers?"
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Shangguan Lu said without hesitation: "Although they cannot be compared with each other, they have something in common."
"The Sixth Prince is able to command hundreds of thousands of disaster victims to complete the work-replacement process. This shows that he has begun to develop military talents."
"What the Sixth Prince lacks is nothing more than military training."
"This skill can be taught to all the lieutenants and generals in my court!"
Xu Zhen also did his part and said: "The military can make up for it later, but has the chief minister and the chief minister considered the time required?"
"In addition, the food towns in the former Yan King's fiefdom over the years have been owned by the imperial court, and they have been used in wars and disaster relief."
"Even helmets, horses, weapons and other items were all used in the Battle of Mobei."
"If the Sixth Prince becomes a vassal to King Yan, it would be like starting everything over again."
"Has Shangguan Chief Minister considered the time and money this move will cost? Where will the money come from?"
The food towns in the former Yan King's fiefdom have been used up by the imperial court over the years.
The property in Prince Yan's palace had already been taken away and sold off by the former Crown Prince of Yan.
It is precisely because of this that Shangguan Lu has been avoiding the important and taking the easy.
Shangguan Lu made up his mind and just wanted to find another battlefield based on his age.
pity.
Don't wait for him to open his mouth.
Emperor Zhengde, who was sitting on the dragon throne, waved his hand and said, "This matter will be dealt with another day, and the court will be dismissed."
After finishing his words, Emperor Zhengde slowly stood up and walked out of the Jinluan Hall.
"I respectfully send off your majesty's chariot." All civil and military officials had no choice but to send him off.
The sound of farewell gradually dispersed in the Jinluan Hall.
The meeting, which lasted for more than an hour, officially came to an end.
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Except for the title of King Yan, which has not yet been decided, all other matters have been decided.
Xu Yong looked at Xu Yibei, who was walking out of the Jinluan Palace like a zombie, with no trace of pleasure in his eyes.
Instead, it was filled with unspeakable solemnity.
Just like what was said in the dispute between Shangguan Lu and Xu Zhen.
Military aspects can be taught by the generals of the DPRK and the Central Government.
But what about food? What about military pay? What about ordnance? Where's the war horse? What about the time required for military training?
If these problems cannot be properly solved, Xu Yi will be forced to go to the feudal state based on his current disaster relief efforts.
It's nothing more than a fool's dream.
Let’s not mention the training time for now.
After all, Li Guangli went to the front.
Prepare for war, mobilize troops, transport food, and later engage in battle.
All of these can't be completed within a year and a half.
Let's take a year's time as an example. Even if the Xiongnu organized a rebellion as quickly as possible afterwards, they might not even be able to gather the troops in less than half a year.
In this way, Xu Yi had at least two years to train his troops.
As for whether it will take about two years to recruit more than 10,000 soldiers and train these more than 10,000 soldiers into qualified soldiers.
Then it has nothing to do with Xu Yong.
Now, the only problem facing Xu Yong is military pay and ordnance.
The Great Zhou Dynasty was already weakened due to years of war, but Guanzhong suffered a year-long natural disaster last year.
This undoubtedly made Zhou Dynasty, which was already weak in national power, even worse.
And now we still need to prepare for war and go out for battle.
Where is the extra money to support Xu Yi's demolition and reconstruction?
In addition, there are necessary military supplies such as ordnance and war horses.
The weapons and war horses of the three guard battalions under the former King of Yan had already been distributed to other armies before the Battle of Mobei.
Now nearly twenty years have passed, and the generals of that year have died in battles, died of illness, and have returned to their hometowns.
Where can I ask for weapons and war horses?
Not to mention whether you can ask for it in return, even if you ask for it, based on the work of the generals in the army, even if it is really given, it will only be given to some damaged troops and old and weak horses.
If this were the case, wouldn't it give Xu Yi another excuse to shirk?
Thinking about it, Xu Yongzhi felt that one head was as big as two.
Xu Yong sighed heavily in his heart, and then silently walked out of the Jinluan Palace.
Outside the palace gate.
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On the other side of the car, his complexion returned to normal instantly.
Xu Yi picked up the tea, filled a cup with tea, and drank it all in one gulp.
After your throat is moisturized.
Xu Yi leaned against the soft carriage, his fingers tapping slowly on the small wooden table.
'What on earth will you do?' Xu Yi murmured in his heart while tapping the table.
He believed that it wouldn't take long for Xu Yong to discover the key to the problem.
He also firmly believed that Xu Yong would definitely solve all the problems for him.
I just don’t know what means Xu Yong will take to solve it.
It was just as Xu Yong guessed.
If you want Xu Yi to become the king of Yan, you must spend a lot of money, weapons, and war horses.
And the quality guarantee must be guaranteed, otherwise Xu Yi would have dozens of ways to refuse, and the refusal would be fair and aboveboard.
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As for Emperor Zhengde directly ordering the seal, this possibility is extremely low.
No, Xu Yi's current reputation in the Guanzhong area is really too high.
At other times, Emperor Zhengde might not be here and just go his own way.
But not now!
Now is the time when the war between the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Xiongnu is about to begin. No one knows how far this war will go in the end.
At this time, domestic stability becomes even more important.
Guanzhong is the seat of the capital, and hundreds of thousands of people were affected by drought last year.
No one can guarantee how many extreme people there will be among these hundreds of thousands of people.
In the final analysis, Xu Yi is just taking advantage of the general trend.
Inside the Jinluan Hall.
Xue Baorui, who had remained silent throughout the entire court discussion, slowly stood up from the Grand Master's chair.
After declining the support of many officials, Xue Baorui found a young lady, whispered a few times and stood there quietly watching the officials leave.
It doesn't take a while.
The young eunuch turned back and saluted respectfully: "Boss, Your Majesty is waiting for you in the imperial study."
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In the imperial study room of Zichen Palace.
Emperor Zhengde leaned on the dragon chair and looked up at the roof.
There was an indescribable complex look in his eyes.
He just stared at the roof quietly like this for an unknown amount of time.
It wasn't until the eunuchs' reports came from outside the palace that Emperor Zhengde came to his senses and stood up slowly.
The complicated look in his eyes disappeared without a trace as Emperor Zhengde stood up.
Xue Baoru walked into the imperial study room with the support of the eunuch.
When he was about to salute.
Emperor Zhengde stopped him directly and said: "Mr.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty." Xue Baoru slightly cupped his hands and said, and then a young eunuch brought a grand master's chair and placed it opposite the royal eucalyptus.
It wasn't until the Grand Master's chair was moved that Emperor Zhengde slowly took his seat.
When Xue Baoru took his seat, Emperor Zhengde waved his hand slightly and dismissed all the eunuchs in the imperial study.
After a while, only the former teacher and student were left in the entire imperial study room.
"Sir, you have traveled thousands of miles, but for Xu Yi?" Emperor Zhengde said straight to the point.
As Xue Baoru's former student, how could Emperor Zhengde not know how stubborn Xue Baoru was.
Xue Baoru shook his head slightly and said: "Yes or no, to be precise, the old minister came here to provide relief work and Lu Zaizhong."
"Lu Zaizhong?" A flash of surprise flashed across Emperor Zhengde's face.
It's easy to accept the work-for-relief program. After all, Xu Yi has done things that many people want to do but can't.
Although there was Lu Zaizhong's contribution in this, in Emperor Zhengde's view, the main contribution still lay with Xu Yi.
Xue Baoru nodded and replied: "In the first month of the year, I received a personal letter from Lu Zaizhong."
"The letter contained some of Lu Zaizhong's new views on Confucian culture, which greatly touched the old minister."
"If I can't sit down and talk with him, I'm afraid it will be the biggest regret in my life."
Xue Baoru's words are true, the letter is true, and the new insights into Confucian culture are also true.
But we can't sit down and talk about it. I'm afraid that the biggest regret in this life is false.
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By the way, nine truths and one falsehood are the easiest to believe.
Emperor Zhengde nodded slightly and did not get too entangled in this matter.
Instead, he started talking and asked: "Yesterday, the King of Jin asked for the title of Chenliu County Prince for Xu Yi."
"Today's court meeting, sir witnessed the whole process."
"According to Sir, should I grant Xu Yi the title of Chenliu County, or should I grant Xu Yi the title of King of Yan?"
"There are only two teachers and students here, you and me. Sir, you don't need to worry about anything, just do whatever you want."
Xue Baoru heard this and cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, let me think about it for a moment."
Emperor Zhengde seemed to be inviting him, but his last words blocked all Xue Baoru's escape routes.
Xue Baoru was deep in thought, constantly integrating all the known information in his mind.
Xu Yi's vassal status is the general trend, and no one can change this.
Now there are only two choices before Xue Baoru: Prince Chenliu and Prince Yan.
From the bottom of his heart, Xue Baoru hoped that Xu Yi could go to Chenliu County to join the feudal clan.
First, Chenliu County is in the economic and cultural center of the north, and Qinghe County and Chenliu County are not far apart.
Based on Xu Yi's performance during the disaster relief, if Xu Yi retains his vassal status, the economic culture of the north and the strength of the aristocratic family will most likely rise to the next level.
Second, it is the throne. The county prince cannot compete for the emperor. But what if the county prince has a legitimate son and the prince is just the eldest son of a concubine?
What if this prince gained the support of all the noble families in the north?
Due to these two factors, Emperor Zhengde would definitely consider the issue of the throne carefully.
But in fact, what the Zhou Dynasty needs most now is peace at the border.
Among the current princes, only Xu Yi is the most suitable.
After a while.
Xue Baoru sighed slightly in his heart, and said to himself: "We can only look at the sky first, and then slowly figure it out."
Although this move is not possible, it is the best choice for the Xue family and other aristocratic families, as well as for the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Xue Baoru made up his mind and then said: "Your Majesty, as an old minister, Chenliu County can be without a county, but the border cannot be without King Yan."
Emperor Zhengde couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
What Xue Baoru didn't know was that he and the Xue family had already walked through the gates of hell just now.
If he says anything about sealing Chenliu County today, he and the family behind him will definitely die.
Emperor Zhengde composed himself and asked, "Sir, do you have any good ideas?"
Without further ado, Xue Baoru naturally understood what Emperor Zhengde was asking.
Xue Baoru shook his head slightly and said, "It's not really a good plan."
After the words fell, Xue Baoru revealed all his opinions.
Xu Yong can think of it, and Xue Baoru, an old fox who has lived for more than seventy years, can naturally think of it.
Whether it was intentional or not, Xue Baoru pointed the problem at Xu Yong several times, openly or secretly.
In the imperial study room, the two teachers and students were talking.
The uncle and nephew in the Prince's Palace in the East Palace were not idle either.
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Inside the Prince's Mansion in the East Palace.
After listening to Xu Yong's analysis, Li Guangli's expression instantly darkened.
"He is taking advantage of the situation!" Li Guangli's face was so gloomy that it seemed like water could drip from his face.
Xu Yong leaned on the Taishi chair and said with a livid face: "Why don't I know? But now besides meeting his request, is there any other way?"
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As soon as he said this, Li Guangli's complexion dimmed slightly, and a needle could be heard instantly in the study.
I do not know how long it has been.
Li Guangli sighed heavily and said, "We can only figure out a solution to the problem of military pay and military rations ourselves. The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War still have to prepare, so we can't count on it at all."
How could Xu Yong not know such a simple truth?
Xu Yong stood up slowly and said, "The problem of money and food is not that difficult. I can find a way to get him enough money and food for half a year, and the rest can be replaced with fixed assets such as salt and iron ore."
"As for him getting it, can he (this chapter is not over yet!)
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If you can make money, it has nothing to do with the court. "
"In my opinion, the biggest trouble today is actually the ordnance and war horses."
After finishing his words, Xu Yong raised his head and looked at Li Guang, who was sitting across from him. The implication was self-evident.
Li Guangli shook his head slightly and said: "It is basically impossible to expect those soldiers back then to spit out King Yan's weapons."
"Isn't it okay for uncle to take action in person?" Xu Yong frowned and asked.
Li Guangli sighed slightly and said: "The army sergeants value the war horses more than their own wealth and life. Asking them to give up the war horses is tantamount to killing them."
As soon as he said this, Xu Yong's brows instantly furrowed.
One relative, three guards, and the number of soldiers in each guard battalion is at least 3,000 and at most 7,000.
Because all the princely fiefdoms under the ancestral system of the Great Zhou Dynasty were at the border.
This also means that there must be at least one cavalry battalion among the three escort battalions.
Even if the minimum standard is two people and three horses, this means that 4,500 horses are needed!
The price of an ordinary horse is around twenty taels, the price of a fast horse is around thirty-five taels, and the price of a war horse is at least around fifty taels.
Let's calculate based on fifty taels, four thousand five hundred war horses would require at least two hundred and twenty-five thousand taels!
And now that the two countries are about to have diplomatic relations, the price of horses that can be used as war horses will definitely rise.
This means that if he wants to provide Xu Yi with 4,500 taels, Xu Yong will need to come up with at least 300,000 taels!
And this is just war, ordnance and other items have not yet been calculated.
Let's not mention whether Xu Yong can get so much money or weapons and war horses.
If he really gave so many things to Xu, wouldn't he be taken advantage of?
He tried every means to raise money and supplies to his enemies and help his enemies train their troops.
Isn't this just a case of being taken advantage of?
Just thinking about it made Xu Yong feel as if his chest was about to explode.
But what if Xu Yi’s requirements are not met? Then Xu Yi would definitely be beaten to death and would not go to Yan to become a feudal vassal.
Whether Xu Yi stays in the capital or goes to Chenliu County to become the vassal king of Chenliu County, it is not good news for Xu Yong.
Thinking about it, Xu Yong's face turned gloomy and he wished he could eat Xu Yi alive right now.
The emperor who came out of Zongzheng Temple through the ages.
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