Ning Fan frowned slightly after reading Li Jing's letter.
A few months ago, Li Jing had set up an ambush along the East China Sea, attracting the Yingzhou people to take the bait, and annihilated more than 30,000 enemy troops.
Perhaps the people of Yingzhou had seen Li Jing's power. During this period, they did not plan to land. They sent ships to attack the Donghuai border every day, harassing the people along the coast and causing complaints from the people on the border.
But in the past two years, Donghuai's navy has been almost in a state of semi-waste. Even the ships are rusty and rotten, let alone fighting at sea!
Therefore, Li Jing was very distressed, but there was nothing he could do.
"Jiang Yu!"
"My subordinate is here!"
"How is Zhou Yu's navy training going? Is there any news?"
"Back to my lord, General Zhou has been training his naval forces at Ling Lake in Huainan. His subordinates don't know the specific situation."
"Um……"
Ning Fan thought for a moment and said softly: "In that case, I am ordering Gong Jin to lead the navy eastward from now on and go to the East China Sea to train troops!"
"It's been nearly a year since the navy was established. It's time to see the blood."
"It's a mule or a horse, let's take it out for a walk!"
"yes!"
Jiang Wei nodded respectfully, and then said: "My lord, some time ago, news came from Guanshan."
"oh?"
"Huo Shuai sent a message that the 300,000-strong army is ready for combat and can be used at any time."
"good!"
"Speaking of which, the situation in Guanshan should have gradually stabilized now."
"Hmm... It's really a bit humiliating to let Wenyou and Qubing stay there."
Ning Fan's face was lost in thought, but Guo Jia pondered and said: "My lord, there is no war in Guanshan now, and the southern barbarians have also begun to trade with me, Dayu, and they may not invade our borders in a short time."
"It's better to bring the champion back. I, Dayu, will have a battle with Hu Nu sooner or later!"
"The champion is also very good at fighting barbarians and grasslands. How about recalling him?"
After hearing Guo Jia's proposal, Ning Fan thought about it for a while, nodded slightly and said: "I also want to transfer Huo Qubing and Li Ru back, but Guanshan is also extremely important to us. If no one is in charge, I'm afraid The local natives are causing trouble again!”
"Lord, this matter is quite simple."
"oh?"
"Send an all-rounder who can both preside over one side and suppress the others!"
"who?"
Everyone also looked at Ning Fan and saw Guo Jia raising his right hand and slowly counting out a number.
"6?"
"six?"
"land?"
Ning Fan slowly frowned, his eyes showing some contemplation: "Do you want me to send Lao Liu there?"
"good!"
Guo Jia nodded first, and then said: "Not only the six princes, but all the princes in the court can be sent over, and each of them can be given a piece of land to govern themselves and check and balance each other. In this way, we can both A little practice can solve a problem!"
"Fengxiao, Guanshan is far away, and the imperial whip can't reach it. If the princes have different intentions, wouldn't they be raising tigers?"
"No!"
Guo Jia shook his head and said with a confident smile: "It's not that simple. First of all, the princes have no foundation in Guanshan. The lord sent them there, and although they were canonized as local governors, since ancient times, the imperial power has not extended to the county! "
"It's not that easy for them to seize power from local powerful people."
"Besides, the princes are restraining each other, not granting them military power, or restricting their military strength!"
"All taxes are collected by the Protectorate, and all the troops and horses within Guanshan are also controlled by the Lord's people. In this way, these feudal kings can be pulled out of their fiefdoms, and it will also make it difficult for them to grow!"
"Not only are they ostracized by the local powerful, but they are also subject to many restrictions from the imperial court. Even if they have different intentions, they may not be able to do anything!"
"It's something you can consider!"
Ning Fan also showed a bit of joy. Now he has forced his brothers to stay in the capital. This is okay for a short time. If it lasts for a long time, it will definitely not be in line with etiquette and law, and it is not a good way to solve the problem.
If they can be sent to Guanshan, where the sky is high and the emperor is far away, even if they are deeply entrenched in the court, so what?
What kind of storm can it stir up?
"Just do what Fengxiao wants!"
"Kong Ming, after you go back, mention it to Duke Shen and ask him to draw up the enfeoffment of the kings in the name of Zhongshu Province."
"Well...Brother Prince Sheng, stay in Beijing temporarily!"
"promise!"
Zhuge Liang bowed respectfully, then looked around and said: "My lord, everything has been decided now. Everyone inside and outside the court is united, but the crown prince has not been established yet, so I don't know lord..."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall looked at Ning Fan with a look of expectation on their faces.
"Um!"
"This king has already discussed this matter with my father!"
"Kong Ming, please take the time to discuss with the Ministry of Rites and choose a good and auspicious day to enshrine the title in the East Palace!"
"As you command!"
Zhuge Liang bowed respectfully, and the staff of Prince Yong's Mansion next to him all looked overjoyed. For the Lord, entering the East Palace was of little substantive significance.
After all, King Yong now oversees the country and holds military and political power. Even if he held the position of East Palace in the past, he would never have such overwhelming power.
However, for everyone, the canonization of the East Palace means that His Highness's prestige is even greater and more justified, and their status will naturally rise.
…
After discussing the business, everyone left one after another, but Ning Fan sat quietly in the hall, as if waiting for someone.
a long time.
There was a noise outside the window. Dian Wei, who was guarding outside the main hall, frowned and then relaxed.
"My lord!"
In the evening, Zhuan Zhu's figure quietly appeared in the hall, kneeling respectfully in front of Ning Fan.
"No gift!"
"Thank you, Lord!"
"Do you know anything about today's developments in Beijing?"
"Um!"
Zhuan Zhu nodded, with a hint of concentration in his eyes: "Your Majesty, my subordinates have already found out that it was Da Yan who was behind the scenes for the Jianghu Sect to enter the imperial city."
"Huh?" Ning Fan frowned slightly and asked in confusion: "Da Yan has such great energy, can he control the forces of the world?"
"My lord, it's not the Da Yan imperial court that's coming forward, but the sect forces from Jiu'an Mountain!"
"What's going on?"
"What is the purpose of these people from the world joining me, Dayu?"
Zhuanzhu took out a piece of cloth from his sleeve, handed it to Ning Fan, and said in a deep voice: "Jiu'an Mountain has released news that Daxia's secret treasure is within the territory of Dayu, and will appear in the world soon!"
"The Great Xia Secret Hidden?"
"But is it related to the previous dynasty?"
Ning Fan's face also became a bit plainer. Unexpectedly, it involved the Great Xia Dynasty seven hundred years ago? (Chapter 406)
Is it possible that there is also the shadow of Tianji Pavilion behind this matter?
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