You must know that ancient uprisings were mostly autumn harvest uprisings, and wars between countries mostly took place in autumn. The reason for this is not because autumn is cooler and is the most suitable for fighting.
It's because there is more food in autumn, so it is faster to gather food and fodder. Moreover, countries need to prepare for at least three months in order to prepare for abnormal battles.
Lin Fan's 120,000 people are no longer a small number. It only takes one day to prepare and set off for Ningyuan.
This sounds incredible. Even if Queen Zhou didn't know how to march and fight, she would still think it was impossible.
"Queen, this is the most terrifying thing about Lin Fan. He has 300,000 soldiers and horses, and with the royal guards, that's 400,000!"
"Moreover, these 400,000 people are all elites, and he has a lot of money. Once the war starts, he can quickly mobilize the soldiers!"
"Facing such a person, no one can be an opponent, unless, unless His Highness the Third Prince can successfully defeat the Xuanjia Army."
Li Guozhen mentioned the Xuanjia Army again.
He made more preparations than other officials, that is, to help Zhu Cijiong win the Xuanjia Army.
You must know that there is still a chance of failure if you simply prevent Lin Fan from sending troops, but if the prevention fails, Zhu Cijiong can capture the Xuanjia Army.
As the crown prince and grand master, he is the greatest meritorious deed. Zhu Cijiong is both affectionate and rational, and will always put him in high regard. At that time, Lin Fan can't do anything to him.
"Xuanjia Army! Such elites should indeed be in the hands of my son!"
Queen Zhou said in a deep voice.
She knew Lin Fan's true identity, and she also knew that if Lin Fan continued like this, he would definitely threaten Zhu Cijiong's status, so she had to find a way to contain it.
"Master Li, please go find Jiong'er yourself and ask him to follow Lin Fan in sending troops. Just say that this is my wish."
Queen Zhou said in a deep voice.
After hearing what Empress Zhou said, Li Guozhen had a smile on his face and said in a deep voice: "Empress, I will definitely live up to my trust and persuade the Third Prince to follow Lin Fan on the expedition.
After Li Guozhen left the palace, the first thing he did was to find Zhu Cijiong. At this time, Zhu Cijiong was handling the official affairs of the Suzaku Company.
During this period of time, he has become familiar with most of Jin Yiwei's affairs. He is too lazy to interfere in small matters, but there are many major events in Jin Yiwei every day.
Although Baihu Division, Xuanwu Division, Nanzhen Fusi, and North Town Fusi all handle these matters, Zhu Cijiong has to do everything himself to prove that he is a diligent person.
"Hmph! Lin Fan, the more people like you, the more I like the diligent emperor. I am destined to make you truly surrender to me!"
Zhu Cijiong was still dreaming about making Lin Fan surrender with his actions, but little did he know that Lin Fan already had a complete plan to tame the prince.
"His Royal Highness! Hehe! I didn't expect His Highness to be so diligent. He never forgets to handle government affairs in the Suzaku Department!"
After Li Guozhen saw Zhu Cijiong, he said with a smile.
Zhu Cijiong raised his head and glanced at Li Guozhen. This was the Zhuque Si Yamen. He knew that even if he entered the Baihu Si Yamen, someone would tell him.
Why could Li Guozhen directly enter the Zhuquesi Yamen? It seems that his grasp of the Zhuquesi has many loopholes!
We need to strengthen management!
Zhu Cijiong made a secret plan in his heart, but he still stood up and said with a smile: "Master Li, I don't know why you came to my Suzaku Division today?"
Li Guozhen looked Zhu Cijiong up and down, with a slight glint in his eyes. He found that although Zhu Cijiong was not old, he had the appearance of an adult.
When facing himself, his behavior is similar to that of a prince. Perhaps, he is more suitable to be a prince than Zhu Cixiang.
"Hehe! Your Highness, the Third Prince, I came to you because of the entrustment of the Queen."
Li Guozhen said with a smile.
"Oh! What did my mother-in-law say?"
Zhu Cijiong asked.
"Lin Fan is about to go on an expedition to Ningyuan. The Queen hopes that you can follow Lin Fan to Ningyuan."
Li Guozhen said in a deep voice.
"What! The Queen Mother actually wants me to follow Lin Fan to Ningyuan. It seems that the Queen Mother hopes that I can make more contributions in the army. However, when Lin Fan leaves, this Jin Yiwei needs someone to keep an eye on him!"
Zhu Cijiong said in a deep voice.
Luo Yangxing, the former commander of the Jin Yiwei, rarely participated in the affairs of the Jin Yiwei since he was seriously injured last time in Xi'an City.
Lin Fan left. Once he left, the Jinyi Guards would be leaderless. His father, Emperor Chongzhen, was afraid that he would not be able to control the 150,000 Jinyi Guards well.
"Your Highness, don't panic, there will naturally be someone who can control this royal guard."
Li Guozhen said with a smile.
This could be regarded as his third backup plan. If both Lin Fan and Zhu Cijiong left the capital, he would find a way to ask the Queen to talk to Your Majesty and let him take charge of the Jin Yiwei.
In addition to the 50,000 Qinglongsi Jinyi Guards, there are also nearly 100,000 people in the Xuanwu, White Tiger, Suzaku, and North and South Zhenfusi. I am fully capable of keeping these people in my hands during this period of time.
At that time, even if Lin Fan comes back with the Third Prince and wants to hand over the authority of the Jin Yiwei, he can still deal with them.
At this time, how many people you have in your hands means how much say you have.
"That's fine. I believe that my father can manage the Jin Yiwei well. I will go find Lin Fan and tell him that he must take me with him on this expedition."
Zhu Cijiong said in a deep voice.
Then, he took the people from the Suzaku Division to the White Tiger Division, where Lin Fan was persuading Sun Buer that he would not only take food with him this time, but also take away one million taels of silver to use in the war.
It was later used to appease Zhang Xianzhong's subordinates.
Sun Buer refused to let Lin Fan take away the money until he bit him to death. Lin Fan was so angry that his teeth itched. This guy was not like this before. Why was he so determined this time and refused to take away the money?
"Sun Buer, you don't even listen to my words now?
Can you still produce babies if you put all this money here?
Now I have to go to war. When money is most needed, do you want to spend all of it?"
Lin Fan said coldly.
"This... Sir, I don't have much money left. You see that the underground secret room is almost empty. You can't let any more money out."
Sun Buer still stopped him.
Lin Fan was speechless. The silver in this underground secret room was indeed not as much as in the peak period, but there were still more than ten million taels of silver.
"Sun Buer, this time I will take away one million taels. When I come back, can I fill it back for you? Moreover, I will double it for you."
Lin Fan had no choice but to lure him with large sums of money.