Weiyang Palace, East Warm Pavilion.

The emperor felt a little better after taking a sip of tea. Maybe the sound of shouting louder in the court a few days ago was a little louder. His voice has been uncomfortable these days, and his voice has become more hoarse, which is completely different from the voice he used to speak.

But this hoarseness is a bit charming when it comes to the future.

"Kang Wei has already set off for Pingyue Road. Go ahead and get to know the things on Pingyue Road. Let Ye Kaitai take him for a while. Then Ye Kaitai goes to Yunhai Road to Toshiba yesterday and cry. He said a lot, and I also feel that Kang Wei is indeed a capable person, but he is too confined to the form."

The emperor glanced at Lai Cheng: "I asked Kang Wei to go to Pingyue Dao. If you come to be the chief minister, why don't you see you express your loyalty in tears?"

Lai Chengdao: "Your Majesty was transferred from the Censorate to the cabinet, but his salary did not increase."

Emperor: "I just remembered that the right person of the public car was falsely accused by the cold. The people from the Censorate made a big fuss in the court without investigating it clearly. Haven't I punished this matter yet?"

Lai Cheng: "I thank Your Majesty, and I am so grateful."

The emperor snorted and handed a memorial in his hand to Lai Cheng: "Look, this is the one who is involved in your opinion. You say that you are not strict in your rule, you will act recklessly, and you will be a minister. Think about it yourself, how should I punish you?"

Lai Cheng didn't dare to really see it. After taking it, he said a little scoundrel: "I deducted my salary for two years last time. I have been living in famine these days. Your Majesty doesn't want to make people talk nonsense outside, saying that the chief minister of the dynasty is so poor that he can't take the blame."

The emperor said, "Then you think you can avoid deducting your salary."

"I will write a review. I will take everyone in the Censorate to write a memorial to the apology, and I will definitely express my sincere regrets."

The emperor said, "Let's talk about it after seeing it."

Lai Cheng said with a giggle: "Long live Your Majesty."

As he was speaking, Dai Fangzhou came in from outside and lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Huaili, Minister of Rites, asked for a visit."

Wang Huaili is also a member of the cabinet and one of the second assistants.

The emperor nodded: "Let him in."

Wang Huaili entered the door from outside and leaned over and bowed: "I pay homage to Your Majesty."

He stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I just received this."

He quickly handed the item in his hand to the emperor: "The Emperor of the Padmaster Galoclau sent someone to send him, saying that he wanted to send a delegation to meet His Majesty Emperor Daning, and he was willing to repair it between the two countries."

The emperor took the letter of the country and opened it and looked at it. He raised his eyebrows slightly: "Repair it? This trick was just played by the Khan Emperor Samburu of the Heiwu Kingdom a while ago. He was going to attack the Rilang Kingdom, so he sent someone to travel thousands of miles to send someone to send someone to talk to Daning while attacking Rilang, and by the way, the delegation could also carefully look at what Daning looked like and find out some news."

Wang Huaili said: "Then will you refuse them?"

The emperor pondered for a moment: "No, let them come if you want to."

Wang Huaili bowed his head and said, "I understand."

The emperor asked: "When it comes to Samburu, you sent in a letter of nationality yesterday and Samburuu's handwritten letter. This time he really wanted to meet me and have a good talk. The situation in Heiwu is in chaos, so he should have figured it out. The national master of Heiwu, Xin Fengyue, wanted him to be a shield to block my Northern Expedition Army in Daning. However, after this battle, Samburuu knew that he would die. He could not resist. As long as he resisted, he would lose all his strength, not the national master of Heiwu, so he lost no matter how he calculated it."

Wang Huaili said: "The mission of the Heiwu Kingdom is waiting in the northern border. It has been three months since the day is counted."

"Transfer an order to Wu Xinyu and ask him to send someone to escort the delegation to Chang'an."

The emperor smiled: "Let the people of the Black Martial Mission eat and live well in Chang'an City."

Wang Huaili reacted: "Eating, staying and having fun, but we can't negotiate well, and we can't even talk about it. Sampru is still waiting for his people to send back news in the north. The army of the northern expedition in Daning has set off."

The emperor said, "Just arrange it like this. If nothing unexpected happens, the Sakura people should be waiting outside the southern border. Let them come and take a look at it."

Wang Huaili said: "I obey the order, and I will give up first."

The emperor said, "Go."

After Wang Huaili left, the emperor looked at Lai Cheng: "The Sakura people are coming to find out the details, and the Black Warriors are coming to find out the details. Suddenly, I feel a sense of pride. Those so-called powerful countries still have to look at Daning's expression."

Lai Chengdao: "I talked carefully with Shen Leng the day before yesterday. He specifically mentioned the affairs of the Rilang Kingdom Strait. He said that if I could control the Strait, it would be a huge income to be charged only by passing merchant ships every year. The most important thing is that if we strangle the Strait, it would be equivalent to strangling the throats of the southwest countries. Therefore, he suggested that if we really settle the affairs of the Annan Protectorate, the location of the Protectorate is located near the Strait. First, it can control the lifeline of the economy. Second, it is easier for our navy to handle it."

"I don't know the terrain over there. I have seen the sketches drawn by Shen Leng. The location of the Rilang Strait is indeed very important. Just do what he said. The level of the Annan Protectorate is set at the fourth grade. It has the right to make arbitrary power on the occasion. Arrange the production of seals and ribbons as soon as possible and select personnel. Try to be in place before summer and negotiate with the Rilang people as soon as possible."

Lai Chengdao: "I have already made arrangements."

The emperor stood up and moved: "How is the matter with the Ministry of War? It's the twelfth lunar month now. After the Chinese New Year, I decided to go to the northern border for two months. In early March, I decided to go to the northern border for several years. After several years, I have drawn out the soldiers from all walks of life, transported the food and grass, and other things have been prepared. I set off in March and walked faster. I can go to the northern border in May. From May to October, it is the most suitable period for war to start. It's not easy to advance after October."

Lai Chengdao: "Your Majesty, I want to advise Your Majesty again to personally lead the army, which is of great importance, if necessary."

"Stop persuading."

The emperor smiled: "I must go to this battle."

Lai Cheng bowed his head: "I know the affairs of the Ministry of War. The Minister Du Gaochun coordinated the arrangements. All the troops and food supplies have been arranged. The new soldiers trained by Meng Chang'an in the northeast have the strength to fight against the black warriors. In the northwest, the new soldiers trained by the Tang family can go to the battlefield at any time. The northern border now has more than 150,000 troops. Meng Chang'an and the Tang family can provide 200,000 troops for the Northern Expedition. In addition, the imperial guards will be coordinated. The total number of troops that Your Majesty will bring in the Northern Expedition is no less than 800,000. If we count the 100,000 cavalry from the grassland that Daejin Yunsangduo agreed to, the first batch of gatherings will be 900,000. The Ministry of War will be dispatched tightly without being chaotic and orderly."

"Du Gaochun is a good person."

The emperor glanced at Lai Cheng: "What do you think?"

Lai Cheng opened his mouth, and in the end he didn't say anything, just nodded.

The emperor said, "What do you want to say?"

Lai Cheng shook his head: "It's nothing, Lord Du is really capable."

The emperor looked out the window: "Lai Cheng, I still chose to believe in everyone, you are my ministers."

Lai Cheng's heart moved.

Gyeonggi-do, Yixian.

Yixian is the base of Jiaziying, Gyeonggi Province, 300 miles away from Chang'an. Yixian is the largest grain producing area in Gyeonggi Province. The land here is fertile and the yield per mu is higher than that of the surrounding counties every year. The decision to place Jiaziying in Yixian was not only because it could guard the major transportation route from west to Chang'an, but also because there is the second largest granary in Gyeonggi Province.

Xingyi Cang is on the side of Bao'an Mountain in Yi County, and the Jiaziying Camp is next to Xingyi Cang.

There were more than fifty miles away from the camp. A team of cavalry escorted the carriage and galloped forward. After the sunrise in Chang'an, the team went west all the way. It only stopped once halfway. The carriage was Du Gaochun, the current assistant minister of the Ministry of War of Daning, a rising star in the court. He was only 33 years old this year. No one would suspect that he would become the Minister of War and a member of the cabinet before he was forty.

The Minister of War An Yuanzhi was already old and was unable to do things. Since the previous year, An Yuanzhi gradually pushed Du Gaochun to the forefront. This is an inevitable alternation between the old and the new. He asked Du Gaochun to show up more and contact more and handle more, which was paving the way for Du Gaochun to take over as the Minister of War.

In the carriage, Du Gaochun closed his eyes and listened to the middle-aged man sitting in front of him, his brows would frown slightly from time to time.

Sitting opposite him was Xun Zhi.

"The Lord has left."

Xun Zhi said in a plain tone: "But Master Dashi has already decided, so we just need to continue moving forward in the direction set by Master Dashi. You are the person you value the most. This period is the most important time for you, so you must be extra careful."

Du Gaochun opened his eyes: "Mr. Xun Zhi, I have always wanted to say something that I have to endure. Today I can't bear it. I can probably guess what your ultimate goal is. Although you have not told me so far, your plan is too big and may damage the foundation of Daning. Are you not afraid of yourself? If the black martial arts backfire, the battlefield will be north of Chang'an, the people will live in poverty, the national strength will decline, and millions of people will die in war."

Xun Zhi smiled: "This is a situation that will inevitably occur when the old and new alternately change. What's the problem?"

Du Gaochun was silent for a moment: "I am Ning Chen."

Xun Zhi frowned: "You should understand that it is the favor of the elders who can have the status of today."

“I don’t think it’s all.”

Du Gaochun's face turned pale: "You are saying these words to me over and over again, and stressing over and over again that there would be no me today without the Pavilion Master. Then I ask you once, if there was no Queen and no Pavilion Master, would you be like this person who is not a human or a ghost today?"

Xun Zhi was stunned: "Mr. Du, are you a little presumptuous?"

"It's you who is presumptuous."

Du Gaochun said: "I have done something before, without involving His Majesty or the foundation of Daning Kingdom, even if it is against my own conscience and I have done it to repay my kindness, but I do not want anyone to threaten me."

He leaned forward and looked at Xun Zhi's eyes: "I am the Minister of War of Daning, the support for the success or failure of millions of people in the Northern Expedition Army. The Master of the Pavilion instructed you to arrange for me to do some small things that do not harm the foundation of the country. I will do it, but if it involves a million troops and involves the foundation of the Daning industry, I'm sorry Mr. Xun Zhi, you can try to get rid of me. If possible, I, Du Gaochun, wait all the time. If not, then shut up."

"in addition."

Du Gaochun looked at Xun Zhi's eyes and said, "Don't mention anything over and over again. Everything I have now is because of the Master of the Master. Even if I admit that this is the Master of the Master of the Master, what does it have to do with you? Where did you come from condescending?"

Xun Zhi's face turned pale and he was silent for a moment: "Stop the car, Lord Du, please do it yourself."
Chapter completed!