The emperor was the emperor, and he immediately saw the hidden dangers. A huge imperial army would indeed help centralize power, but it might not be conducive to the consolidation of imperial power. If the person in power had evil intentions, it would be even more terrifying than a vassal town.

Things did go as Chai Rong feared. He handed over the powerful forbidden army he had formed to people with evil intentions, and at the same time gave away the rising empire.

Xu Xian subconsciously looked at the loyal face of Zhao Kuangyin opposite him. This face was so deceptive. No wonder even a wise man like Chai Rong would misjudge him.

Zhao Kuangyin scolded: "Your Majesty is asking you something, why are you staring at me?"

Xu Xian turned to look at Chai Rong and found that Chai Rong was also looking at him with expectation. He sighed and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty has thought carefully. Whether it is the imperial army or the feudal army, they have always been lawless. Gather them in one place." It is indeed difficult to restrain and ensure loyalty..."

Old Mu Tou poked Xu Xian with his elbow, "His Majesty knows this. He didn't ask you to follow His Majesty's words because he asked you how to solve the problem."

"I know, you have to wait for me to finish what I said, right?" Xu Xian pondered for a moment and then continued: "I think that just using laws and military orders is not enough. Firstly, I will not have enough money to help them settle down in Kaifeng. Secondly, Your Majesty wants to fight with them. shorten the distance."

Chai Rong smiled, "Do you want me to drink, gamble, or even visit brothels with them like the late emperor did?"

The old mutou said: "Your Majesty, please don't look down on these trivial matters. The late Emperor's support from his soldiers has something to do with these trivial matters." Others also nodded in agreement.

Chai Rong shook his head helplessly, "It's not that I don't want to do it, it's that I can't do it. Even the Queen often complains that I'm perverse and cold-tempered."

Xu Xian said: "That's not what I meant. The late emperor's actions certainly won the support of the soldiers, but they also caused the officials to lose their sense of awe and created hidden dangers like Wang Jun's. It is really not advisable."

Old Mu Tou spat dissatisfiedly: "This is not advisable, and that is not okay either. You should just tell me the truth."

"Waiting until I finish, what do you think are the strongest relationships between people in the world?"

Wang Pu immediately replied: "It's nothing more than father and son, husband and wife, monarch and ministers. The three cardinal principles and five permanent principles are written most clearly. You are asking your majesty to have more adopted sons, but you don't know that too many adopted sons are also troublesome. They can easily end up with more than one child."

The ancients really liked to adopt adopted sons, especially in troubled times. Emperors and warlords liked to adopt adopted sons who were brave and resourceful to lead their troops in wars and conquer the world.

This kind of relationship is definitely more reliable than that of monarch and minister in troubled times, but it can easily end up becoming a threat to the parent and child. Smart people like Lao Zhu immediately let the adopted son restore his original name and recognize his ancestors after winning the world, so as to avoid having to divide the family property in the future.

With Chai Rong's character, he probably wouldn't like to have so many godsons. He was shaking his head secretly before he saw it.

"Your Majesty has misunderstood. I am afraid that Governor Wang has forgotten that there is a teacher-student relationship in this world. The king of heaven and earth is a teacher. You are a scholar. I don't need to tell you how important the teacher-student relationship is."

"Nonsense!" Li Chongjin snapped, "How can your majesty accept a group of Qiu Ba as students and become decent ones? It's absolutely impossible!" When he said this, he obviously forgot that he was also a Qiu Ba, a high-level Qiu Ba.

"Why not! In the Great Zhou Dynasty, there was an Imperial Academy for literati to study, so why couldn't there be a martial arts hall for martial artists to practice martial arts? The imperial court had an imperial examination, and those who passed the examination were all disciples of the emperor, so why couldn't there be a martial arts examination, and those who passed the examination could also do it? Disciples of the Emperor. Your Majesty sends these people to serve as junior officers in the army. Doesn’t this provide a strong guarantee for controlling the army?"

Chai Rong laughed when he heard this, "Xu Xian's idea is really brilliant. I want to set up a martial arts lecture hall and hold martial arts exams!"

As expected of Chai Rong, the benefits can be seen at a glance. The soldiers of this era are not the poorest, but they must be the group with the least sense of honor. Perhaps this is the source of their contempt for and awe of the imperial power. If they can

Sharing the honor of imperial power on the basis of sharing money will naturally gain greater loyalty.

In fact, Xu Xian still had some scruples when he came up with such an idea. He was worried that the imperial army of the Zhou Dynasty would be too loyal, and he didn't know if Zhao Kuangyin could succeed in taking the position. If not, the good wine in Changle Tower would be wasted.

Chai Rong was indeed unkind. He just got a good idea and was about to drive people away. Everyone got up and resigned to Chai Rong. The palace door had already been locked, and Li Tingfang led a few people to find a place to stay.

As soon as he left the back cabinet, Old Mutou caught up with him again, "Xu Xian, stay here. Your Majesty still has something to ask you."

I originally thought that Chai Rong had some details that he couldn't figure out and wanted to listen to his opinion. When he returned to the back cabinet, he saw Chai Rong aiming at him with a divine arm crossbow, "Get out of the way!"

Xu Xian hurriedly hid aside, and with the sound of a string, he saw a stone lamp outside the door extinguished. Chai Rong opened his mouth in surprise, "This crossbow is so accurate!"

Xu Xian added: "Within seventy steps, the crossbow shoots out almost in a straight line, hitting wherever you point it. If it's further away, you have to consider the angle."

Chai Rong asked: "How far can this crossbow shoot?"

"It's lethal within a hundred and eighty steps, but it's useless any further away."

"One hundred and eighty steps? How did you make this crossbow?"

Old Mutou interjected: "Your Majesty really praises him. He forced the people of Gongnuyuan to do it. For this reason, he even cut off the fingers of the ambassador of Gongnuyuan."

"Your Majesty, this all happened when the late Emperor was here."

Chai Rong waved his hand and said: "I won't hold you accountable! It's such a good thing, why tell me to make more of it? Wouldn't it be great if there were ten thousand such powerful crossbows to kill the enemy?"

Xu Xian choked on his own saliva and coughed, "Your Majesty, does he know how much such a crossbow costs and how much effort it requires from a craftsman?"

"How could I have guessed it? You just said it!"

Xu Xian stretched out his leader and said: "Such a crossbow costs five hundred guan, and it takes a craftsman nearly half a month to make one. If it is made on a large scale, I have ways to reduce the cost and production time, but I can't

It would be too little.”

Chai Rong didn't seem surprised, "A good strong bow requires these. I have seen a good bow worth thousands of guan. It is a magical weapon. A thousand-mile horse is as hard to find as a good minister and a good general. If you can do it,

How can I be afraid of spending money when I come out?"

"Your Majesty is planning to make a large number of them? If your Majesty can make tens of thousands of them, in the future, whether it is attacking or defending a city, you can get twice the result with half the effort."

Unexpectedly, Chai Rong said: "I have no money, but I still want it."

Apart from gangsters, the only person who could speak so arrogantly without money was probably the emperor. Xu Xian didn't know how to answer him. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind and he said: "I know where there is money, and it can be considered as rich as the enemy.

I just don’t know if Your Majesty dares to take it.”

Chai Rong, who had already put down his crossbow and sat down, suddenly stood up, took Xu Xian's hand and asked eagerly: "Zhixian, tell me where you can find the money?"

Before Xu Xian could answer, Chai Rong let go of Xu Xian's hand and laughed, "I know what you are referring to. Don't tell me, let's see if we guess the same thing!"

Chai Rong turned around and took an ink-stained pen from the desk and handed it to Xu Xian, "Write it on your hand!"

Xu Xian took the brush and wrote a word on his hand. He held it empty and came to Chai Rong, "Your Majesty, has it been written?"

"It's written!" Chai Rongxu also clenched his fist and put it together with Xu Xian's hand, and then slowly opened it.
Chapter completed!