After the officials of the Dudu Mansion left, Xiao Shunzi took Wang An and Zhao Gao into the study.
"Your Majesty, Holy Ann!"
The two of them bowed.
Qin Wei waved his hand and asked: "Have you found out the situation of the countries in the Western Regions?"
Wang An said: "Your Majesty, the Imperial City Department has collected a lot of information."
"Tell me in detail!" Qin Wei said.
"The countries in the Western Region are headed by the Fire Worshiping Royal Court, which includes seven royal courts such as the Dayue Royal Court, the Dayuan Royal Court, and the Jingjue Royal Court. Although the national power of these royal courts is weak, but together, their strength cannot be underestimated.
watch for."
"According to the information we received, the Fire Worshiping Court had already begun to connect the countries in the Western Regions as early as a year ago. During this year, they coerced and lured the countries in the Western Regions, even killing a royal family, and finally reached an alliance.
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"Now all the countries in the Western Region are afraid of the power of the Fire Worshiping Royal Court. With the Fire Worshiping Royal Court as the leader, they mobilized a large army and gathered millions of troops."
Wang An said slowly.
Qin Wei's eyes darkened slightly, this Fire Worshiping Court is not simple!
Although each of the countries in the Western Region has a lot of strength, the Fire Worshiping Royal Court can overwhelm them all, which shows the strength and means of the Fire Worshiping Royal Court.
The most important Fire Worshiping Court could actually gather millions of troops.
This poses a great threat to the stability of western Dali. If they cannot be resolved, there may be endless troubles in the future.
Wang An thought for a while and then said: "In addition to these, we found that Nanmu City seems to be connected with the Fire Worshiping Palace!"
"Well! It seems!" Qin Wei frowned and said dissatisfied.
Wang An lowered his head and said: "There is a caravan in Nanmu City that has close contact with the Fire Worshiping Court, but we haven't found out whether the higher-ups are involved."
Qin Wei nodded solemnly.
Nanmu City, this holy land of cultivation that tends to favor Dali, seems a bit unreliable.
Compared to Beiyuan City, Nanmu City obviously has more thoughts.
This may be related to the geographical location. There is only the Rong tribe in the north of Dali. Although the Rong tribe has four royal courts, the overall situation is relatively simple.
Beiyuan City and the Rong tribe have many grievances, and it is impossible for them to collude with each other.
Nanmu City is located in the southwest of Dali, adjacent to Dali to the north, to the south of the Barbarian King's Court of Heili, to the west to the King of Fire Worshipers, and very close to four or five royal courts, so the situation is extremely complicated.
It is natural for them to be connected to the Fire Worship Court.
Qin Wei thought for a while and said: "Zhao Gao!"
"The slave is here!" Zhao Gao responded.
Qin Wei said: "The dragnet and the earth's net are all-encompassing!"
Zhao Gao was startled, "What does your Majesty mean?"
Qin Wei said: "From now on, the Imperial City Department will deal with the inside, and the Luowang will deal with the outside world!"
"My slave understands!" Zhao Gao immediately understood what Qin Wei meant.
Both the Imperial City Division and Luo Wang have intelligence agencies. In the past, Luo Wang relied on the Imperial City Division, but now Luo Wang's strength has far exceeded that of the Imperial City Division, and they no longer need to rely on the Imperial City Division.
What Qin Wei means is that from now on, the Imperial City Division will target the inside of Dali, and the Luowang will target the outside of Dali.
This arrangement is to avoid wasting resources and to save costs.
Don’t underestimate the cost of the Imperial City Division and its snares. The Imperial City Division has tens of thousands of spies and undercover agents. They are distributed throughout Dali. Their annual salary alone costs millions of taels of silver. In addition to the spies and undercover spies,
In addition, the Imperial City Division also maintains many peripheral intelligence personnel. These peripheral personnel exchange information for money, and the money spent on purchasing intelligence alone is millions every year.
At present, the number of Luowen members is far less than that of the Imperial City Division, but Luowen takes an elite route, and the resources and money spent by each member are not comparable to those of the Imperial City Division's spies.
It can be said that the Imperial City Division and Luo Wang are two gold-eating beasts. The key is that the money they spend comes from the internal treasury of Qin Wei, not the treasury of the Ministry of Revenue.
Fortunately, the old emperor left him a lot of wealth, so Qin Wei is not short of money at present.
"You should adjust during this period and clearly divide the personnel and responsibilities!" Qin Wei ordered.
"Here!" Zhao Gao and Wang An responded.
Qin Wei said again: "Over there in the Western Regions, Zhao Gao, you go there in person. This time I don't want to fight in the west, but I also want to completely solve the problem of the Fire Worship Court."
This request seems a bit excessive. I don't want to fight, but I also want to completely solve the trouble. It sounds a bit wishful thinking. After all, the countries in the Western Region have millions of coalition troops, and they are not just for show.
But as the saying goes, anything is possible.
This world is a world of cultivation, and a truly strong person has the ability to suppress a country.
Just like a strong person in the Jingzhao Realm, if Dali encountered a strong person in the Jingzhao Realm in the past, he would have almost no ability to resist, let alone a Fire Worshiping Royal Court.
Now that Qin Wei has Li Hanyi, he can use some force to deter him, but now Qin Wei still wants to keep a hand.
Li Hanyi was prepared for the Dongfang family behind Lan Yuehou, so it would not be a good thing to expose it in advance.
"My slave obeys the order!" Zhao Gao agreed directly without any objection.
"You guys go down and do your work!"
"Here!"
The two retreated. Qin Wei thought for a moment and then ordered Xiao Shunzi: "Go and recruit Ye Gucheng, Huang Yaoshi, and Zuo Ci."
When Xiao Shunzi heard this, he secretly glanced at Eunuch Lu next to him, and ran out of the study in a hurry.
At this time, Eunuch Lu came over and reminded: "Your Majesty, it's time to eat."
Qin Wei was slightly surprised, "What time is it?"
"It's already past noon!" Mr. Lu said impartially.
Qin Wei stood up and moved his body.
He was so busy that he actually forgot the time.
"Get ready. When Ye Gucheng and the others arrive, let them have a meal together."
"Here!"
About a quarter of an hour later, Xiao Shunzi brought Ye Gucheng and the other three to the study.
It happened that Eunuch Lu also put the meal on the dining table in the side room of the study.
"Eat and talk at the same time!"
After the three people greeted each other, Qin Wei said casually.
Ye Gucheng, Huang Yaoshi and Zuo Ci were not formal people, and they did not refuse. They just thanked them and sat around the dining table.
The imperial meals in the imperial city were quite good. Although the old emperor was a man of great civility and military skills, he was not a thrifty person. The expenses in the imperial city could be said to be very extravagant.
It's just that the old emperor is old after all and has no use for many good things. Even if he is extravagant, it is not exaggerated.
But Qin Wei is different. He likes food and tea. He originally chose to stay in Danlian Fucheng because the food in Danlian Fucheng is delicious.
Now that he has ascended the throne and become emperor, the status of the imperial dining room in the imperial city has instantly risen by several levels.
In fact, Qin Wei doesn't eat too much in one meal, which is six dishes, one soup, and some pastries.
He has a big appetite now and can basically eat most of it, which is not too wasteful.
Today, Ye Gucheng and three people came, and there were more food on the table, with more than a dozen dishes.
However, Ye Gucheng's three people didn't have big appetites, so they only tasted a little. Only Qin Wei ate the most.
I have no choice but to starve myself to death.
Now Qin Wei is only twenty years old and is still growing. He doesn't eat much and doesn't grow taller.
After he was full, Eunuch Lu asked someone to take away the leftovers and make a pot of tea.
Tea mist floated up, Qin Wei took a sip of tea and felt the sweet aftertaste.
"I want you to go to the Three Southern Barbarian Kingdoms!"
he said softly.
Zuo Ci smiled and said, "What does His Highness want us to do?"
"Let them retreat!" Qin Wei laughed.
"How to make them retreat!" Zuo Ci looked confused.
Is it appropriate to let them do this?
Although they are strong men in the three realms of Xiantian, they cannot resist an army of hundreds of thousands!
"You guys figure it out on your own!" Qin Wei grinned.
"..."
The three of them were immediately speechless.
Qin Wei didn't say anything, just sipping tea lightly.
The three major royal courts of the Southern Barbarians are not weak in terms of overall strength, but they are definitely not strong either.
And wars in this world are not just about large armies confronting each other, they can also be intimidated by top warriors.
The task he gave Ye Gucheng was not simply to make the three southern barbarian royal courts retreat, but to make them conquer a country one by one.
"You are all very powerful people, you should be able to think of a solution." Qin Wei said with a smile.
Zuo Ci blinked, he always felt that Qin Wei was giving him a problem.
But Ye Gucheng spoke up and said, "Leave the Royal Court of Haili to me."
Huang Yaoshi also said: "Then I choose the Feather Witch King's Court!"
Zuo Ci looked at the two guys next to him with a dull expression, and said helplessly: "The old man is not good at fighting. Your Majesty, do you want someone else to do this?"
"Don't always think about being lazy." Qin Wei exposed his thoughts without hesitation.
He had already figured out the character of Zuo Ci, an old man.
He has the air of a worldly master, and his favorite thing to do is to travel around without restraint and without any destination.
Qin Wei asked him to make alchemy together with Li Shizhen, but as a result, Li Shizhen, an honest man, was often the only one staying in the alchemy room, while Zuo Ci ran off to nowhere.
This time, even if Qin Wei was chasing a duck, he still had to drive the old man Zuo Ci to the barbarian side to prevent the old man from being lazy.
When Zuo Ci heard this, his expression became serious, "I would like to obey your Majesty's will."
Qin Wei smiled and said: "That's great!"
It was rare for the old man to be serious, so he had to cooperate no matter what.