Chapter 639: Morning meeting!

The next day.

Early morning.

It's another brand new day, but today the generals guarding the palace have been changed. Dian Wei personally wore the clothes and led a team of royal guards to guard the gate.

However, as a result, Ning Fan no longer had personal guards around him, and Xu Chu and others were transferred to the front line. Therefore, Ning Fan could only take Li Bai with him, who had been eating and drinking in the brothel.

"Your Highness is here!"

Ning Fan walked into the hall wearing a python robe, and the ministers greeted him one after another. Their eyes fell on His Highness King Yong, and they all looked slightly surprised. His Highness seemed to be in a very good mood today, with his face flushed, as if he had been nourished.

"If there is something going on, go ahead and leave if there is nothing going on!"

"Your Highness!"

Shen Li was the first to go out and slightly cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, the specific regulations of the imperial examination system have been finalized. From now on, official documents can be distributed to all counties and counties. This matter has been reviewed by the province."

"Please take a look at it, Your Highness!"

Wei Ying handed over Shen Li's paper. Ning Fan nodded slightly. After reading it quickly, he said softly: "Yes, the imperial examination will be held next year. From now on, the official document will be circulated to all counties."

"Your Highness!"

As soon as Ning Fan finished speaking, Zheng Xuan and Lin Qiushi, ministers of the Ministry of Rites, had already stood up: "The imperial examination system is of great importance. Should we discuss it with the courtiers again?"

"No need!"

Ning Fan looked at Lin Qiushi with a hint of amusement in his eyes: "Shang Shu Ling, please don't forget that the system of the three provinces and six ministries of our imperial court has been perfected, and the imperial examination system was a decision made after deliberation by officials from the Zhongshu Province."

"Furthermore, it has passed the deliberation of the subordinates. The Minister of Finance only needs to coordinate the implementation of the six ministries."

"this……"

Lin Qiushi was dumbfounded. When he established the three provinces before, he had not thought that one day King Yong would use this to check and balance him. It was only today that he discovered that although Shangshu Ling had the power of prime minister...

"Master Lin, I would like to remind you that the imperial examination system is related to the century-old plan of Yu the Great. If you fail to implement it well, I will hold you accountable!"

Seeing Ning Fan's unabashed pressure, which could even be called a threat, Lin Qiushi's face turned extremely ugly.

Thinking about how charming he was at the beginning, he responded to hundreds of requests in the court, and he was a very popular minister, with disciples and former officials everywhere, but now in just two years, he has fallen into such a state.

"Your Highness!"

Ji Sui also raised his feet and came out of the queue, slightly cupped his hands and said: "The recruitment of soldiers in various places has been completed one after another. A total of 450,000 soldiers have been recruited nationwide, 200,000 have been transferred to the north, 100,000 to the west, and the remaining 150,000 are all in the capital. land!"

"good!"

Ning Fan also had a relaxed look on his face. As soon as the soldiers arrived, the Northern and Western Territories would step up their military training. After the additional troops were added, there would be 300,000 troops guarding both places, enough to ensure that the borders were worry-free!

"The remaining 150,000 will be expanded by the trapped camp, beggar army, white robe army, and black armor army!"

"promise!"

Ji Sui bowed respectfully, and King An stepped forward and said with a straight face: "Soldiers from the vassal kings from all over the country have arrived in the capital one after another. I wonder how your highness plans to arrange them?"

"Um……"

Ning Fan also had a look of thoughtfulness on his face. Emperor Yu extorted 200,000 elite soldiers from several vassal kings. This was a powerful force.

There are also 100,000 soldiers and horses in the southern border. From this point of view, Dayu is not as unbearable as he imagined.

If you include the Guanshan Army and the Huainan Navy... there are millions of soldiers!

Moreover, after Yue Fei integrated the Zhenguo army under Li Jing, plus the original eastern border troops and supplementary troops, the northern border troops were nearly half a million, enough to sweep across Mobei!

"Transfer him to the Western Region and station him at Xuanjian Pass!"

"inappropriate!"

King An shook his head and said calmly: "There are already 300,000 troops guarding the western border, which is enough to ensure that nothing goes wrong. Bringing in another 200,000 troops will not only be detrimental to the deployment of defense, but will also cause a loss of soldiers."

"oh?"

Ning Fan narrowed his eyes and said calmly: "Then according to Uncle An's wishes, where can we put these two hundred thousand soldiers and horses to their best use?"

"It's better to keep it in Gyeonggi!"

"As soon as we come, if there is a war in the four realms, we can rush to help at any time!"

"Secondly, having these 200,000 elite soldiers guarding the capital can also intimidate Xiaoxiao!"

After hearing what King An said, Ning Fan showed a sneer on his face and looked at Ji Sui: "What do Ji Shangshu think?"

"Your Highness, I think we should send troops to the East Huai River and take the East Imperial City directly!"

"Um……"

Ning Fan looked thoughtful when he saw a figure suddenly walking in quickly. It was Jiang Wei, the commander of the Jinyi Guards: "Your Highness, urgent report from the East, the Emperor of Donghuai passed away yesterday!"

"What!"

All the ministers looked shocked. Ji Sui took a deep look at Ning Fan and cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, now that the Mobei cavalry is marching eastward, I, the Great Yu, have always been on good terms with Donghuai. In my opinion, we should immediately send an army Send a large army to Donghuai to help!"

"Shameless!"

The ministers looked at Ji Sui's face and cursed in their hearts. Just now they threatened to take the Eastern Imperial City, but now they have sent troops to help.

Has your face changed so quickly?

"Can!"

"Follow Li Jing to lead the Xuanjia Army and the Nanyong King's army to rush to the east!"

"When the vassal king's troops arrive in Beijing, Ning Rulai will lead the army to march eastward."

"promise!"

Ji Sui bowed directly and saluted, but Lin Qiushi frowned: "Your Highness, who is this Li Jing? I have never heard of him. Is he qualified to lead an army on his own?"

"Li Jing is my father's son. I don't know what qualifications Mr. Lin mentioned. What qualifications are they?"

Li Jin, who had been silent all this time, suddenly stepped forward. For a moment, all the ministers were shocked. Some time ago, the only son of Duke Jingguo died on the battlefield, and the ministers were still sighing for him.

But unexpectedly, Duke Jingguo actually found his eldest son who had been lost for many years. Before everyone could recover, they didn't expect that he would send his eldest son to the battlefield again.

He is really loyal!

"I am superficial. With Duke Jingguo's support, everything is not a problem."

"I won't go to the front line!"

Li Jin's next sentence directly choked Lin Qiushi, and Ji Sui's face was also a little worried: "Your Highness, I don't know if Master Li has the talent to lead. If he leads an army alone, will it be..."

"Don't worry, Minister Ji, Jing'er's talent is no less than this duke!"

"Hiss!"

Hearing Li Jin's evaluation, the ministers were speechless for a moment, so the matter of the Eastern Expedition was directly decided.

"Your Highness, although the problem of troops in the four borders has been solved, the treasury is short of food and grass!"

"Now my four borders of Dayu have more than one million troops, but the money and food in the treasury can only support three months at most..."

"Please make a decision, Your Highness!"

The matter of the Ministry of War had just been decided, and the Minister of Revenue Chen Qinghe was the first to come out and cry poor after receiving Ning Fan's eyes.

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