Is it just that?
Emperor Wei glanced at his second son kneeling in the hall, his expression unmoved.
"Hongyu, what do you think?"
Upon hearing this, King Yong Hongyu said seriously: "I believe that Northern Xinjiang needs someone who can intimidate the nobles. Unless Dong Gong is willing to go there in person, I would be the best candidate for this candidate!"
After hearing this, Dong Gong's face suddenly turned red, and he glared at Yong Wang Hongyu angrily. His eyes seemed to say: You actually want to use a trick to separate me from the main beam?
Thinking of this, he said: "Father..."
At this moment, Xi Jiang, the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, interrupted him loudly: "Your Majesty, there will still be some days until His Royal Highness King Su arrives in Jiangdong to join the Qilu army. South Korea will probably not be able to do so before learning about this."
We will send troops...I believe that the imperial court still has enough time to discuss this matter."
Having said that, Xi Jiang ignored the gloomy gaze of the East Palace and looked at Li Huan, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, and Xu Guan, the Zuo Shilang, and said in a deep voice: "I believe that Mr. Li and Mr. Xu also think the same way."
This bastard...
Xu Guan, the left minister of the Ministry of War, cursed secretly in his heart.
Logically speaking, the Ministry of War should be the territory of Qing Wang Hongxin, and should not be involved in the war between the East Palace and King Yong. However, Qing Wang Hongxin followed the Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo to Longxi, so that the Ministry of War in the background was lost.
It became a battlefield for the East Palace and King Yong to gain connections with each other.
I have to say that this is the difference between having a backend and not.
Look at the Metallurgical Bureau, how envious it is now, but does anyone dare to lay hands on the Metallurgical Bureau? No!
Because the backstage of the Metallurgical Bureau is Su Wang Hongrun!
But the Ministry of War is no longer there. King Qing Hongxin is not in Daliang, and the personal connections within the Ministry of War have been snatched away by Dong Gong and King Yong. So much so that the words of Li Huan, the Minister of War, may not be as effective as those of Dong Gong.
Of course, there was also a place within the Ministry of War that the East Palace and King Yong did not want to provoke for the time being, and that was the Bing Zhu Bureau run by Li Huan, the Minister of War, and his son Li Jin.
After all, although the Ordnance Casting Bureau is still under the name of the Ministry of War, it has actually become the arms foundry department of the Smelting Bureau. If the East Palace or King Yong stretches his hand too far, the Smelting Bureau will be unhappy.
If the Smelting Bureau is not happy, Wang Fu, the bureau chief, will secretly report to their backstage officer, Su Wang Hongrun.
In the same way, the Yu Manufacturing Bureau of the Ministry of Industry is also in the same situation.
Blessings come from misfortune, misfortunes come from blessings... I was angry at the Bingzhu Bureau for becoming a vassal of the Smelting Bureau, but I didn't expect that now, it has become the confidence that the Bingzhu Bureau has not been divided and emptied by others...
Li Huan, Minister of War, sighed secretly.
He is one of the few people who can see through the essence of the matter. How could he follow Xi Jiang's words and help Dong Gong?
But due to the current power of the East Palace, he did not want to offend the East Palace.
After all, Dong Gong's intelligence is not outstanding, but he still has a lot of staff around him. Sooner or later, they will understand Xi Jiang's good intentions.
Therefore, Li Huan, who did not want to offend either party, stepped out of the queue and said a wise saying: "I think that your Majesty is wise, and I may have made a judgment long ago, so I dare not speak nonsense."
This old man is quite cunning...
Emperor Wei curled his lips secretly, and after thinking about it for a moment, he said: "Then let's discuss it tomorrow... Hongyu, what do you think?"
"My son, I will obey my father's imperial edict."
Yongwang Hongyu bowed again and stood up slowly, his expression calm and calm, as if he had a well-thought-out plan.
On the other hand, the Prince of the East Palace looked at Yong Wang Hongyu with suspicion, and from time to time looked at Xi Jiang, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel, frowning in thought.
It seems that Hongli, the crown prince of the East Palace, who has more virtue than talent, is not that stupid. Seeing Xi Jiang trying to stop this matter several times, he has vaguely guessed that this matter may not be as simple as he thought.
After the morning court, Prince Hongli of the East Palace did not stop Xi Jiang to ask what happened, but returned to the East Palace with a dark face.
After returning to the East Palace, he immediately invited the two most important staff: Zhou Min and Luo Yao.
As soon as the prince of the East Palace told him about the incident that happened in the court this morning, Luo Yao knew that King Yong Hongyu was going to take action, so he raised his hand and said to the East Palace: "Your Highness, please do not blame the Minister Xi Jiangxi. Today's court today is all thanks to Xi."
Sir, please save the situation, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."
"What do you mean?" Prince Hongli asked in confusion.
Does this need an explanation?
Luo Yao smiled bitterly in his heart and explained patiently: "Your Highness, the prince, the nobles who have purchased land in the north and have the right to build an army are nothing more than three types of people at the moment: Your Royal Highness, the nobles of your line, King Yong and others
There are nobles of the same line, as well as nobles who hold neutrality... In this case, when King Yong Hongyu arrives in northern Xinjiang, do you think he will suppress your people, His Royal Highness, and support people of his line? And,
Winning over the neutral nobles under his command?... You have to know that the nobles who have temporary fiefdoms in northern Xinjiang are all rich or noble nobles in our country. If King Yong wins over those people, and
Vigorously suppress the Wang family, and those who support you, His Royal Highness, may be purged... By then, King Su will have the support of many nobles in Northern Xinjiang, and he will personally rush to Northern Xinjiang to guard the country.
Prince, I am afraid that the situation of strength and weakness will be reversed..."
Listening to Luo Yao's patient explanation, Prince Donggong's expression changed drastically, and he cursed angrily: "What a dick, I didn't expect him to be so insidious and ruthless!" As he said that, he patted his chest with lingering fear and said to Luo Yao: "
As you said, today is all thanks to Xi Jiang. You can send a message to Xi Jiang later... Well, just say, well, just say that he did a good job, and I will remember his contribution."
Luo Yao smiled when he heard this and said: "I will remember it. However, Your Highness, the most urgent task at the moment is to come up with countermeasures... As I said at the beginning, Zhou Min's plan has evil intentions..."
"Brother Luo's words are a bit heartbreaking." Zhou Min said with a bitter smile after hearing this: "Brother Luo, why can't you see my clever plan, so that the imperial court can raise tens of thousands of troops without spending a single copper?"
"But this also puts His Royal Highness in a dilemma!... Do you think I can't see your trick?" Luo Yao counterattacked with a sneer.
"It's wrong, it's wrong..." Zhou Min said repeatedly: "At the beginning, Zhou Mou was just trying to provide advice. Who would have thought that King Yong would also have a think tank to help him..."
"Yes, the think tank around King Yong..." Luo Yao said coldly, his tone full of sarcasm.
Listening to the quarrel between the two, Dong Gong was annoyed. He waved his hand and said: "Luo Yao, Zhou Min cannot be a member of King Yong... Otherwise, why didn't he come up with those strategies himself?"
This is the brilliance of King Yong! ...Although you are temporarily defeated, you can still plant a spy beside you!
Luo Yao screamed in his heart and was about to speak when he saw Dong Gong say with a gloomy face: "Luo Yao, you are also an old man next to me. Even if Zhou Min is better than you, I will still trust you and value you...
...But you are always targeting Zhou Min, which makes me feel very cold towards you."
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Luo Yao almost vomited blood after hearing this, but looking at the impatient expression of the Prince of the East Palace, he finally gave in and finally gave in, and struggled to say a few words from his mouth: "I...I know.
crime."
Next to him, Zhou Min looked at Luo Yao with a half-smile from an angle that the East Palace Prince Hongli couldn't see. But when he saw Luo Yao holding back his anger and actually admitting his mistake and apologizing with difficulty, he slowly put away the smile on his face.
A look of contempt.
Thinking about it, Luo Yao was very arrogant back then. If he didn't agree with each other after a few words, even if the other party was the Prince of the East Palace, he would leave on the spot.
But recently, Luo Yao has become more and more tolerant, which is really not a good thing for Zhou Min.
I won't let you succeed!
Huh... we'll see!
The two advisors and advisors around the East Palace exchanged glances calmly, full of hostility.
However, Dong Gong didn't seem to notice this. He was still surprised that the originally arrogant Luo Yao actually bowed his head and admitted his mistake. This made him very happy, so he didn't say much, but said calmly not to do it again in the future.
It can be seen that Hongli, the crown prince of the East Palace, thought that Zhou Min's talents were even higher than Luo Yao's, but after all, he had spent a lot of time with Luo Yao, and the latter still held considerable weight in his heart.
Presumably, it was precisely because he saw this that Luo Yao couldn't bear to abandon the East Palace. Otherwise, who would be easier to assist than the East Palace?
"...That bastard, the second child, actually used this kind of trick to harm me... Zhou Min, Luo Yao, what are you paying attention to? Zhou Min, you say it first."
"Yes." Zhou Min cupped his hands and said with a chuckle: "In fact, I think this matter can be solved easily... Since King Yong cannot be allowed to go to Northern Xinjiang, why not His Highness the Crown Prince go to Northern Xinjiang in person?
Follow the same example and deal with the Yong Wang Party..."
The Prince of the East Palace was stunned when he heard this, and his eyes glowed slightly.
But at this moment, Luo Yao said calmly: "No!... Your Highness, have you forgotten? A while ago, you listened to Zhou Min's suggestion and used King Yan and King Su as so-called examples to drive King Yong out.
Daliang... I offended the two highnesses at once!" As he said that, he glanced at Zhou Min a few times, intentionally or unintentionally.
Seeing this, Zhou Min chuckled and said: "Brother Luo, you just said clearly that you are not targeting Zhou..."
Luo Yao immediately interrupted after hearing this: "I am not targeting you, I am just discussing the matter...Thanks to your clever plan, if His Highness the Crown Prince goes to Northern Xinjiang in person, King Yan will definitely make things difficult for His Highness!...This is your fault,
Zhou Min!"
"..." The Prince of the East Palace pondered for a moment and asked Luo Yao: "Luo Yao, what do you think?"
Luo Yao bowed deeply, raised his hands and said seriously: "I suggest that His Highness the Crown Prince temporarily stop taking charge of Daliang and go to Northern Xinjiang in person..."
After hearing this, Zhou Min laughed and said, "What's the difference between what Brother Luo said and my suggestion?"
However, Luo Yao ignored Zhou Min and continued: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does not need to cling to Daliang. Now in Daliang, King Yong's power and connections are far less than His Highness the Crown Prince. Even if His Highness the Crown Prince is not in Daliang, those who tend to follow the trend will
People will not switch to King Yong... As long as the lineage of the Crown Prince remains as strong as ever."
The Prince of the East Palace thought for a moment, nodded, and asked: "Then King Yan..."
"As for His Royal Highness King Yan, I would like to suggest that His Highness the Crown Prince may wish to hire someone to serve as deputy commander to assist His Highness... With this person here, King Yan will be more generous."
"Who?" Hongli, the crown prince of the East Palace, asked in surprise.
Luo Yao glanced at Zhou Min calmly and said in a low voice: "This person is the younger brother of King Su, His Highness Ninth Prince... Hongxuan!"
The Prince of the East Palace frowned and touched his chin. He still couldn't figure out the deeper meaning for a while. However, Zhou Min beside him suddenly frowned and his face looked a little unsightly.
The situation is broken!
Chapter completed!