"Shizhong, are you saying that once Fan Meng is frustrated, he is likely to harbor resentment towards us?" Xiao Mohe understood and said with a frown.
The cool river breeze flowed in through the open window, fluttering the sleeves of the three people, and the papers on the desk were also rustling. This sudden river breeze made all three people shiver subconsciously, but Their shiver was not due to the cold wind in the river, but because of the vibration in their hearts.
If Fan Meng had not obtained the command authority over the entire Huainan from the imperial court, he would most likely have harbored a grudge against His Majesty or Xiao Mohe, thinking that Xiao Mohe was the one who was obstructing it. At that time, there would not even be a need for anyone to help Fan Meng. Chen Shuling walked closer and closer.
Before, Xiao Mohe was worried that Fan Meng would side with Chen Shuling, and could only hope that Fan Meng would consider the entire family. But now, once Chen Xu personally promotes it, it may be difficult to predict.
"Without further delay, please ask the general to write a letter and send it to the East Palace, so that Duke Shen and others can deal with it at an appropriate time," Li Xingchen said in a deep voice, "We are already on the river and will pass Jiankang Mansion in a while. If there is any trouble in the house, we may not be able to know it in a short while, so we can only watch Mr. Shen and his friends."
Xiao Mohe nodded. This time, Xiao Mohe led his army to the westward expedition. Once successful, it means that most of Nanchen's military power will fall under the control of the East Palace. Therefore, the East Palace has no response to this westward expedition. We attach great importance to it, otherwise the right guard generals and prince guard commander Mao Xi, who were previously responsible for training new soldiers, would not even return home and would stay in the military camp for food and accommodation.
It is precisely for this reason that Shen Jungao and the others have already made preparations. They do not need the helpless scribes to fight on the battlefield. They only need them to deal with all threats in Jiankang Mansion, so Xiao Mohe I believe Shen Jungao and the others should be prepared for the possible next move of the Yangzhou Governor.
Now that Xiao Mohe is leading an expedition, even if something happens to Jiankang Mansion, as Li Xingchen said, they won't be able to care about it.
"I just don't know how His Majesty will respond this time," Li Xingchen said after careful consideration, "No matter how we prepare, this is the key."
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Jiankang Palace, Imperial Study Room.
Ever since Fan Meng's memorial was delivered, Chen Xu had not started writing. His eyes were erratic, sometimes falling on the memorial, sometimes falling on the map, with his brows furrowed and silent.
Fan Meng's request was very simple and clear. Before Chen Xu became the emperor, he was a general on the battlefield. It was impossible for him not to notice Fan Meng's little thoughts. But now Chen Xu was still entangled and hesitant.
He didn't know whether Fan Meng's request was more ambitious or just more passionate about power. If it was the latter, that would be great, but if it was the former, Chen Xu would have to weigh it carefully. .
Chen Xu was a military general, and he spent the first half of his life on the battlefield with swords and swords. He was no stranger to the Fan family. The Fan family has been a general for generations, and these three generations have become more successful than the previous generation. Even by this generation, they are no longer No longer limited to one person, Fan Yi and Fan Meng are the dazzling twin stars of the Fan family.
But sometimes two brothers are both outstanding, which may not be a good thing.
If the Fan family was influential in the entire court, and the only ones with military power were Fan Yi, the governor of Jingzhou, or Fan Meng, the military governor of Liang County, Chen Xu would not think there was anything that needed special attention, but now these two positions are
In the hands of the Fan family, just one of them may not be a big deal, but the two together are enough to make Chen Xu worried.
Did the Fan family get to where they are today just by luck, or did they have a detailed plan, but Chen Xu didn't notice it?
Looking at the aristocratic families in the imperial court, Xu Ling's Xu family, Wu Mingche's Wu family, etc. are all big families passed down from generation to generation, and they have reached their peak in their generation, but now it seems that whether they are the descendants of Xu Ling or Wu Mingche
, neither of them is very impressive, and both families have a small population. It may be impossible to continue to maintain today's glory in the future.
The Fan family has many heirs, and both brothers are outstanding. The Fan family is just a rough martial arts family now, but Chen Xu, who has seen the ups and downs of too many aristocratic families, knows that in time, the Fan family will definitely be unlimited.
At that time, the empire of Chen Xu’s descendants will be threatened.
So from now on, Chen Xu must do something to kill this trend. The Fan family can be used by Da Chen, but they cannot become Da Chen's replacement.
This kind of imperial mentality, or the art of checks and balances, Chen Xu took Sun Quan, the great emperor of Wu in the Three Kingdoms, as an example. Sun Quan, the great emperor of Wu who was able to take the position of co-leader of Soochow at a young age, and finally became one-third of the world
No one can underestimate his ability.
What Chen Xu really admired was Sun Quan's ability to balance the Wudi family, the Huainan family and the Jingzhou family during his lifetime, and even find counterbalancing strategies among Wei and Shu.
Facts have proved that Sun Quan's checks and balances were successful. At least during his rule of Wu, although he faced the danger of being overwhelmed by soldiers several times, the entire country never fell apart, and even showed the power of unity time and time again.
Slowly opening his eyes, Chen Xu murmured: "The art of checks and balances, the art of checks and balances..."
He slowly raised his brush and wrote a few lines on Fan Meng's memorial: "This officer should do his best to prevent the enemies in Huaixi. We must not leave Huaixi without troops due to Zhongli's incident."
After thinking for a moment, Chen Xu put his hands on the table and shouted: "Here comes someone!"
There was no sound at all.
Chen Xu only came to his senses at this time. He had just kicked out all the eunuchs. His loud voice could not be heard clearly even when he was standing at the door, let alone those eunuchs standing outside the door.
After sighing deeply, Chen Xu continued to call out to people in no hurry.
Counting it all, since the last time that girl from Lechang broke in in the rain, she has never been seen again. She doesn't know where she is all day long, and she no longer goes to the imperial study room from time to time as before.
Got drilled.
Chen Xu somewhat regretted what he did that day, but what he regretted was not that he said anything wrong, but that he should have explained everything clearly to his daughter in a calmer tone.
But maybe then Lechang would not be able to understand everything clearly. Some understanding and understanding cannot be achieved overnight. Therefore, Chen Xu did not mean to blame Lechang, even if Lechang did not understand it from beginning to end.
Chen Xu would also regard her as his most beloved daughter.
It is best for Lechang to understand the darkness of these worlds. Not understanding it may not be a bad thing. It is not a bad idea to let her spend her life in the beautiful world she has built.
Besides Lechang, it seems that Xu Ling has not entered the palace for some days.