In the study room of Ding Mansion in Hengfu City, Shao Dianluan was in a state of confusion after hearing Liu Yu's analysis. He never thought that his family would be targeted by the royal family.
She could understand the purpose of rebelling against the king, which was to alienate the relationship between the court and the Ding family, but she still could not understand the quarrel in the Senate.
"Why can't I guard the border for the kingdom? Don't they still trust me?"
"Forgive me for your bold guess. No one except the king and the princess will trust you. The current situation will cause the clan government to be afraid that you will return to the capital to influence the king, and will not allow you to go to the capital in the short term."
"I don't believe it!" Shaodian Luan couldn't restrain the anger in his heart, "You should immediately write a letter to the clan office and say that I request to return to the palace to visit my mother and concubine."
She refused to accept that no one would love her after her father died.
After Liu Yu left, she looked out the window and asked quietly: "Uncle Falcon, is what he said true?"
A red-haired middle-aged man entered the study and said: "Your Highness, my duty is to protect the royal family. I don't know anything about government affairs, and my superiors strictly prohibit my subordinates from participating in fights between royal family members. That Liu
I really don’t understand what Yu said.”
"It turns out that I have the happiest family in the world, with a loving father, mother and concubine, a lovely younger brother, and an ancestor who is related to me. But after I got married, especially after my father's soul returned to the Eternal Temple,
, everything has changed!
My father is gone, my mother and concubine are under house arrest, my younger brother is on the throne but I am not allowed to see him, my husband leads troops to fight for the country and is still under suspicion, what on earth have I done wrong?" Shao Dianluan couldn't control his emotions after speaking.
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"Your Highness, all of this has nothing to do with you, and I believe everything will be fine."
"Get better? Uncle Falcon, do you still believe me?"
"Your Highness," the red-haired middle-aged man said seriously, "from the first time you left the palace, my subordinates have been responsible for protecting you. All your words and deeds are worthy of your status as the eldest princess, and no one has the right to doubt you.
"
His name is Shaodian Falcon, and he is the master knight sent by the royal family to protect Shaodian Luan. He has watched Shaodian Luan grow up.
"Then you say that your husband will rebel against the country and the court?"
"Well," said the young Dian Falcon, who was not sure, "Before today, the prince-in-law had no reason to rebel against the country and the imperial court."
"You mean my husband has a reason to rebel from now on?" Shao Dianluan's face was solemn.
"How should I put it? Everyone who has studied military affairs knows that the Ding family of the Protector of the Country should be the cornerstone of the Shaodian Army. They should have their place in the Commander-in-Chief's Mansion. No one who leads the Eighth Army can be as good as them, but now they don't have it.
be treated fairly.
The Prince Consort is a hero of the time, with outstanding military ability, and a smooth businessman manner, but one thing that worries his subordinates is that he cannot afford to suffer, and if the court treats him badly, he is likely to resist according to his temperament."
Ding Kui's unwillingness to suffer losses can be seen from a young age. Anyone who has done some research on him knows that Shaodian Falcon, as the bodyguard of the eldest princess, has collected information on Ding Kui very early and is quite aware of this characteristic.
"..."
Shaodian Luan was speechless. She naturally knew what kind of person her husband was.
If Ding Kui suffers a loss, he will definitely regain his position. If he knows who is targeting him, he will definitely fight back. Maybe even the Prince Regent will be no exception.
Facts have proved that Shaodian Falcon's worries were right. Jiang Li reported the situation in the capital to Ding Kui, who was quite annoyed.
"Why don't you just want a ruined county town? You actually oppose it so fiercely. Do you really not take me seriously? Did they pretend not to see so many people burned to death at Yangfeng?
Damn it, I spent money, people, and effort to defend against foreign enemies, but in the end I was despised by others, and even used the rebels’ counterintuitive tactics as an excuse. Are you treating me like a puppet?”
The general was so angry that he could fly thousands of miles away, Ding Kui became angry, and everyone around him was frightened. The pressure of the high-ranking knights was not something ordinary people could bear.
The only person close to him who can still remain normal is Ruan Xingzhu.
"It's useless for you to get angry with us here." Ruan Xingzhu advised.
Ding Kui consciously restrained his murderous intent and said through gritted teeth: "The damn Zi family dares to encourage their subordinates to slander me and rebel against the king. Who gave them the courage in this situation? Are you afraid that I will send my troops back to the capital?
Are you going to eradicate the Zi family completely?"
Likewise, no one dared to answer the question, and those who didn't know would naturally not say anything. But discerning people knew that this sentence was about Shaodian Shi, and even though it was behind his back, no one dared to talk about the Prince Regent.
Commanding the troops to return to Zhenjing City, some people dared to think about it, but no one dared to do it.
Ruan Xingzhu asked curiously: "What does the Zi family do?"
"Ahem, this Zi family is talking about the family of Zhong Zhenggong, the chief minister of the Government Affairs Council." Fei Ze explained to her, "The Zi family has always been the political enemy of the Lord's family, and they are used to using dirty methods."
He followed Ding Kui and didn't care about offending his family.
"Yes, he is a sinister and vicious villain!"
Bang, Ding Kui slapped the solid wooden case to pieces.
"You won't let me own Nanqiu County City, right? I still want it!"
"Why are you doing this? It is the ancient tradition of the kingdom that border counties do not ennoble nobles. If you are not given Nanqiu County, you can seek Tunchang County. Anyway, it is not too far from Hengfu City." Jiang Zhi advised.
They were in the former governor's mansion in Nanqiu County, which became the temporary headquarters of the Eighth Army.
"No, why should I want Tunchang County? There is no vacancy there, and I have offended another county guard for no reason. I will not do anything that harms others and is not beneficial to myself!" Ding Kui's stubborn temper got worse, and it was useless to persuade anyone.
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"But if you insist on making it easy for Nanqiu County to settle the population, the Zi family will have more things to do." Jiang Zhi said earnestly.
"What are you afraid of? I can get good results without following the truth? No one will make a fuss if I behave myself? No! People are bullied when they are kind, and they are ridiculed when they are kind. I have behaved myself for most of my life.
Someone is still trying to mess with me."
Ding Kui's voice became louder and louder, but fortunately he did not exude pressure anymore.
"Do you want to establish yourself as the county governor?" Lu Ying interjected.
She didn't question Ding Kui, but she really couldn't understand what Ding Kui wanted.
"Humph, isn't that all they rely on?
Qianyou, please send a message to Nanjing City and ask our people to contact the second uncle.
He said that I asked him to tell Mr. Zhou Mu not to send people to Nanqiu County, Chunlu City, Dongxiong City and Dingjiang City as county guards. If the court wants to send people to follow them, I will kill each one.
, come on and I'll kill both of them.
I’ll leave my words here today.”
Although Ding Kui was very angry, he still had sense, and he made up his mind to occupy the territory granted to him by the rebel king. These places were not far from Juyang City, and the red army protecting the country could reach them in a day's march, so it was not difficult to control them.
If someone takes office in these places, with so many sixth-level combatants under his command, it would be very easy to secretly kill those people, and the imperial court would not be able to find out if they send people to investigate.
The reason why I want to say hello to Shao Dianxi is that I don’t want to offend both the capital city and the local brother. Killing the people sent by Nanjing City would be tantamount to breaking up, so I can talk to Shao Dianxi while the Eighth Legion is still in Nanma Prefecture.
Negotiate conditions.
"But we don't have enough people to manage so many places at once, my lord." Fei Ze didn't mean to persuade, but instead began to figure out how to manage these cities.
Because Ding Kui had the strength to occupy these places by force, the chaos in the country led to opportunities. If he did not occupy them now, he might not have the opportunity in the future.
Jiang Zhi sighed and said no more.
"Is it possible for my subordinate to become the captain of the County Knights Guild?"
Zeng Jian, a stupid young man, didn't understand anything. He just knew what Ding Kui was doing and he followed him. When he heard that Ding Kui was going to occupy Nanqiu County, he suddenly realized that his dream could be realized.
As the grandson of the Knights Guild of Black Earth City, he has dreamed of becoming the Knights Guild of the county since he was a child, so that he could show off in front of his grandfather.
"With your strength, are you qualified?" Ding Kui was amused after hearing this, "Don't be too ambitious in life, be down-to-earth and be the Knights Guild Leader of Juyang City. When you have experience, ability, and strength, I promise to make you the president of the Knights of Juyang City.
County Knights Guild President.”
"Okay then, it's settled."
Although he could not realize his dream immediately, Zeng Jian saw hope.
"Remember to stop the knights from coming." He fully supported Ding Kui's seizure of those cities.
"Then can I also be a president or something?" Lu Ying's eyes lit up, and he suddenly discovered something new.
At this time, the people at the temporary headquarters were all people close to Ding Kui, so they could discuss these matters with confidence and boldness. After all, they were doing things against the imperial court.
"Look," Ding Kui said to Fei Ze, "there are no people but there are reserves. Fangzheng is a newly liberated city. It will take some time for the local people to return home. In the meantime, you can think of a way to start from
Juyang City and Hengfu City can be transferred to each other. You can stay here and there is no need to go to the border."
Lu Ying didn't get a response, but she could tell she had a chance.
"Now there are four cities, including counties and cities. Leave them all to my subordinates to figure out a solution. You look down on your subordinates too much." Fei Ze smiled bitterly.
"Back then at the General Staff, you were facing regular armies across the country. Four cities are nothing." Ding Kui believed in Fei Ze's ability. "Well, otherwise, you can talk to the Kong family on my behalf. In addition to the county guard and the city lord, Kong
The kids in our family can do whatever they want in those four cities."
He couldn't bear to take over four cities in one go, so he had to sell off part of his interests and find someone to cooperate with him. The best partner to manage internal affairs was the Kong family.
"Won't the Gong family think about it?" Fei Ze stroked his beard lightly.
"Hey, hey, hey, you should consider the Jiang family first!" Jiang Zhi said.
Seeing that Ding Kui planned to divide the profits, he couldn't help it anymore.
"At least give the Jiang family a city lord!"
"Haha, that's what it should be." Ding Kui saw the fish took the bait.
He couldn't always ask the Jiang family to support him unconditionally. Jiang Li and Jiang Xi would not take the initiative to ask for anything, but it would not be very noble to send him to his door. It would be most appropriate to ask Jiang Zhi, a collateral descendant, to ask for something.
The city lord cannot be given to other families, but it is okay to give it to the Jiang family. The Jiang family's intervention in this place will make it stronger.
"Then what name do you use to manage these places?" Jiang Zhi joined in the discussion substantively.