Hearing this, Li Yu was shocked. The man in front of him looked like a harmless pretty boy.
But in fact he is ruthless, cunning, domineering, scheming and wise.
He quickly raised his hands and said, "Yes, yes... Your Highness, please listen to me again."
"His Royal Highness was in trouble when he was young and lived overseas for nearly twenty years. Fortunately, God protected him."
"But... I know all the secrets of the Nanhai royal family over the past few decades."
"The death of the old emperor, the prince, Nan Yunxi, the third and fourth highnesses back then!"
"As for Concubine Wen, I can tell you all the secrets in the palace."
Looking at Li Yu's frightened and expectant eyes, Nan Yanxi smiled faintly.
The conversation changed: "You used to be in charge of the Northern Fleet, so you must be very familiar with the navy, right?"
Li Yu nodded quickly after hearing this: "I'll go back with you, Your Highness. I have some superficial research on water warfare."
"Well, I have a preliminary plan for our navy here. You can take it back and take a look."
Nan Yanxi took out a piece of paper from her sleeve and handed it over. Li Yu quickly stood up and took it with both hands.
"Then write a plan that is currently suitable for the infrastructure construction and preparation of our navy."
"Show it to me when the time comes. As for the rest, how about we postpone it until later?"
Li Yu felt as if he had been granted amnesty and thanked Nan Yanxi profusely.
He was so excited that he said, "I will treat you with all my heart when I receive your order!"
He patted his chest vigorously and said, "It won't take more than three days. I'll show it to His Highness before dinner tomorrow."
"Okay!" Nan Yanxi nodded: "Go and rest!"
Then he waved and a guard came in and led him out.
Looking at his back, Nan Yanxi's eyes flickered, thoughtfully.
"Do you think... should this person be retained or used?"
Hearing this, the four girls immediately looked at each other, but in the end they still fell in love with Ye Zhiyu.
Seeing this, Ye Zhiyu smiled slightly: "You can keep it or use it, but it doesn't have to depend on whether it is useful or not."
"If someone poses no threat to you, you don't have to get rid of them."
Then he looked at Nan Yanxi and said softly: "Use it or keep it, doesn't my lord already have a choice?"
When Nan Yanxi heard this, she immediately smiled: "I really can't hide any secrets in front of Sister Ye."
"Yes, I do intend to keep him."
He took a sip of tea and said, "It's just like what Sister Ye said just now."
"Keeping him here is not all because of what he just said."
"It's not because of his advanced research on the navy. In this regard, King Jingmo and Zhenxi are not inferior to him either."
"The real reason for keeping him is that he poses no threat to me and can be of some use, that's all."
Hearing what he said, the girls nodded: "In that case...why did you leave the four of us behind?"
"Of course I'll discuss it with you?"
Nan Yanxi touched her nose: "You have become familiar with each other in the past few days."
"I'm keeping you here today because I want to arrange our next step."
"Okay!" Seeing that it was serious business, the four girls also became serious.
Materials and personnel to support Beiyuan have been prepared.
Lu Changfeng did a great job and collected almost 4,000 people.
Among them, more than 3,000 are low-level farmers who are willing to open up wasteland.
He also gathered nearly a thousand beggars and prisoners on death row.
In terms of forage and grain, Nangong Wenjian, Lu Changfeng and Li Qi came together to provide the supplies.
The amount prepared was huge, far exceeding the amount of Qionuobu consumed in one winter.
All other wasteland reclamation materials and tools are also ready.
Not only that, Li Qi, who was far away in the South China Sea, also thoughtfully prepared a lot of salt and ironware for Nan Yanxi.
Three thousand sets of armor, nearly ten thousand weapons of various types, and three hundred thousand feathered arrows were prepared.
This did not surprise Nan Yanxi, and she was extremely pleasantly surprised.
After some discussion, everyone decided to set off in the next three to five days.
Then try to send the second batch of supplies before winter begins.
But as for the candidate to lead the team this time, Nan Yanxi did not have a good candidate.
After hesitating for a long time, Ye Zhiyu on the side seemed to understand his thoughts.
Smiling lightly: "If the master is reluctant to let these sisters lead the team, I have a few suitable candidates."
Nan Yanxi was delighted when she heard this, this woman is really a sharp eye.
I was really hesitating about this just now.
Originally, it was most appropriate for Yang Yuxuan to lead the team to Beiyuan with Xiao Li and Qimuge.
Yang Yuxuan has the ability to control the overall situation, and this girl Xiao Li is a bit like Xiaoye Zhiyu.
Moreover, the two women's martial arts skills are not weak. They work well together at critical moments and can protect themselves without any problem.
As for Qimuge, naturally because Qiaonuobu is his maiden family, it is easier to talk with her.
But...when she thought of these three girls leaving her so far away, Nan Yanxi felt a little reluctant.
Seeing Ye Zhiyu say this, Nan Yanxi seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw.
He quickly asked: "Who are the candidates?"
"I suggest that it would be appropriate to let Ye Feiyu and Wang Sheng, who have just been transferred to Zhuque Camp, lead the team."
Ye Zhiyu explained to everyone: "Ye Feiyu is a smooth and intelligent person."
"Wang Sheng, on the other hand, plays it safe. The two of them are good at martial arts and can protect themselves in times of trouble."
"Just bring along the guard captain of that girl Qimuge to act as a liaison."
"And..." Turning to look at Nan Yanxi, Ye Zhiyu smiled mysteriously: "I have a bold idea."
Looking at her expression, Nan Yanxi seemed to understand.
He smiled lightly and said, "Sister Ye, please tell me!"
Ye Zhiyu raised his eyebrows and said, "What if Li Yu comes up with a naval plan that satisfies you, my lord, tomorrow?"
"How are you going to arrange for him? Do you want him to participate in the construction of the navy?"
Hearing this, Nan Yanxi thought about it for a while, but slowly shook her head.
"Actually, my original intention was to test his ability and give him something to do."
"But it would not be good to participate in the construction of our navy. This place is too close to the South China Sea."
"Although this person took the Duanmai Chuanchang Pill, he still doesn't know the basics."
At the mention of this elixir, Xiao Li's pretty face changed slightly, but he soon recovered.
But this change fell into Nan Yanxi's eyes.
I secretly blamed myself for forgetting about this.
Just as he was thinking about it, Ye Zhiyu said: "In that case, let him follow."
"Beiyuan is far away from the South China Sea, and there are Ye Feiyu and two people watching, so we are not afraid that he will have different intentions."
"Besides, it's just a good time to test his loyalty and his ability!"
As soon as he said this, Nan Yanxi was extremely satisfied. Just now, she was worried that there was no place to stuff him.
Well now, he has a share in this glorious and arduous task.
However, before that, Nan Yanxi was very interested in hearing the secret gossip about Nanhai Kingdom.
Afterwards, we discussed the appointment of the chief officer of the Seventh Battalion.
Currently, many chief officers in the Seventh Battalion are vacant, and most of them are held concurrently by Li Jingmo and Yang Yuxuan.
It's okay to say that everything is fine for now, but when war breaks out in the future, it will be a problem.