Chapter 5212: Long-term Vision

"You need to have a longer-term perspective." Liu Zhenyun said: "The evil cultivator this time must be the most powerful in thousands of years, and it will not be solved so easily."

"Although we now have a Ministry of Civil Affairs and a Ministry of Industry, we don't have the slightest control over military power. This is not necessarily a good thing."

Liu Zhenyun still has a long-term vision. The Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Industry can play an important role in the court, but without military power, many things will be very troublesome.

There are many strong men in the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of War.

There is no strong person on Ji Youlan's side.

Since they are competing for the throne, they must have military power and military generals on their side. If there are no generals in charge of military power or military generals under Ji Youlan's command, even if Ji Youlan takes the throne, it will be difficult to stabilize the throne.

Besides, will the Holy Emperor allow a prince or princess who does not have any military power to succeed to the throne?

"There will inevitably be friction between us and the eldest prince. If he wants to invest in the bank, he will definitely resort to various means."

Liu Zhenyun said: "The choices left to us are either to compromise and hand over the power of the investment bank to him, or to fight with him. This time, the Holy Emperor will definitely pay attention to the matter in Northern Xinjiang."

"The relationship between the royal family of Xihuang Kingdom and the evil cultivators is not clear, and the relationship is very deep. This time, an evil cultivator has become stronger and has integrated the scattered evil cultivators, so it poses a great threat."

"We need to send someone over. After all, the eldest prince has been operating in Northern Xinjiang for a long time. It would be good to grab some clues. Even if it doesn't work, it is also important to subdue some generals by killing the evil cultivators."

"If we can get a handle on the eldest prince, the investment business will naturally be solved."

Ji Youlan said slowly: "I understand what you mean. Are you saying that for this incident in Northern Xinjiang, I must find a way to arrange some of my own people among the people sent out?"

"Yes, Your Highness." Liu Zhenyun nodded.

Ji Youlan smiled bitterly: "However, I don't have any generals in my hands. I have some good connections, but my ability can only be said to be average, and I can't achieve anything big."

"We don't need a general." Liu Zhenyun said with a smile: "The main thing is to catch the eldest prince. We just need someone who is good at people's strategies."

Wu Shangshu's eyes lit up and he said: "It shouldn't be difficult for us to win the position of commander. There have always been many commanders in large-scale wars, so it is not difficult to win one position."

"The officials are sending some people to Northern Xinjiang. After the commanders have gone there, they are cooperating with them. Even if they can't catch the eldest prince, with the help of our people, they will slightly exaggerate the achievements of our commanders. You can also get a good reputation.”

"I can also use this to try to conquer some generals."

"However, it depends on the means. Employing people is very important."

Ji Youlan smiled slightly: "That's right. If the mediocre people go, I'm afraid they won't get any benefits. On the contrary, they will be unhappy. What do you think?"

Wu Shangshu smiled: "I'm afraid we are not the only ones who have to send people there. The second princess is in charge of the military department, so she will send more people. The eldest prince also commanded a large army in his early years, so he will send many people."

"However, the eldest prince has concerns. The Ministry of War will definitely plot against him in all aspects this time, so we told the eldest prince that our commander is here to help him."

"If we didn't speak for the eldest prince in the court, I'm afraid the eldest prince wouldn't be able to get more positions as commander."

"That's fine." Ji Youlan nodded lightly and said, "But this time, do you have any suitable candidates to recommend?"

Liu Zhenyundang pointed at Ye Wudao and said, "Let Minister Ye be the commander."