Chapter 287 Busy and fulfilling Lu Chen

Seeing that the officials in the main hall had been discussing fiercely for a long time, but no result was reached, the eldest prince looked directly at Zhao Wenhan and asked, "What do you think, Mr. Zhao?"

Ever since the eighth prince went to Jiangnan to rebel, Zhao Wenhan had taken refuge with the eldest prince.

The eldest son has been the system of inheritance since ancient times, but the struggle for the throne in these generations of Xia emperors has been fierce. It has been a long time since the eldest son has become the emperor, so Zhao Wenhan was not optimistic about the eldest prince at first.

But now that the Jiangnan family has been eliminated, only the eldest prince is the most powerful, and most of the people who support the eldest prince are the scholar-bureaucrat class, not the traditional ancient family. With this class, the eldest prince wants to successfully become the prince. In the end, It is not impossible to ascend the throne and become emperor.

The eldest prince first asked Zhao Wenhan what he thought, also because Zhao Wenhan was currently from his faction.

Zhao Wenhan said at this time: "Your Highness, I think it will not have much impact on Daxia whether Yong'an County is sold to Beiguo or not."

Hearing Zhao Wenhan's words, the hall instantly became quiet. Most officials thought that Zhao Wenhan would object, but Zhao Wenhan didn't care at all.

The eldest prince asked: "Oh? Why is this?"

Zhao Wenhan continued: "Yong'an County is in the northwest. If the Northern King wants to send troops from the northwest to the south, it will take a long circle, and there is a risk of being cut off from supplies at any time. If the Northern King really wants to rebel, instead of Instead of taking such a long detour, it is better to attack Qi State directly, occupy Qi State and then go south."

The eldest prince thought for a moment and felt that it made sense.

The eldest prince then looked at Lin Gaoyuan and asked, "What does Mr. Lin think Beiguo is buying Yong'an County for?"

Lin Gaoyuan replied: "Not long ago, the North Kingdom and the Dawu Dynasty signed a commercial cooperation agreement. However, the North Kingdom and the Dawu Dynasty have no direct border. If you want to transport goods from the North Kingdom to Dawu, you must either pass through the Qi Kingdom or Dayue. This It is not good for the trade between Beiguo and Dawu, so I believe that Beiguo bought Yongan County to be able to border Dawu, so that the caravans between the two sides can communicate more smoothly."

The eldest prince asked: "In the opinion of Mr. Zhao and Mr. Lin, should the court approve this land transaction between Qi State and Bei Kingdom?"

Lin Gaoyuan and Zhao Wenhan said in unison: "It should be approved."

Seeing that both of them agreed to the land deal, the eldest prince's eyes fell on Zhao Wenhan. Zhao Wenhan continued: "Your Highness, now the southern vassal kings are ready to make a move. At this time, you must not offend the northern king. Once the northern king If the king raises troops to rebel, it will inevitably stimulate the vassal kings from all over the south to follow suit. If the soldiers of the imperial court are all fighting in the north and the northern kingdom, and the vassal princes from all over the south take advantage of the situation, the capital may be at risk of falling."

"So I think it's better to try to stabilize the Northern King now."

It's not that Zhao Wenhan wants to side with the Northern King, he really feels that there should not be a direct conflict with the Northern Kingdom now. If the imperial court and the Northern Kingdom fight, the vassal kings headed by King Zhao will definitely launch an army directly.

In Zhao Wenhan's view, the most important thing now is to stabilize the Northern King, and then wait for Emperor Xia to die and the eldest prince to ascend the throne. After the eldest prince ascends the throne, there will be many means that they can use that they could not use before.

After hearing what Zhao Wenhan said, the eldest prince's eyes fell on Lin Gaoyuan again. Lin Gaoyuan said at this time: "I agree with Master Zhao. It is indeed not appropriate to conflict with the Northern Kingdom now. Stabilizing the Northern Kingdom is the most important."

The eldest prince then said: "King Qi wrote in the memorial that in order to prevent the Northern King from directly sending troops southward through Yong'an County, the Qi State only planned to sell part of Yong'an County to the Northern Kingdom. In this way, the Northern Kingdom and the areas controlled by the imperial court would still not be able to It’ll be bordering.”

"And when the time comes, I will send troops to station in the southern part of Yong'an County to always be on guard against the northern army."

After hearing the words of the eldest prince, the ministers in the hall stopped saying anything. This was indeed the best way to avoid conflict with the Northern Kingdom.

The eldest prince glanced at the officials in the hall, and then said: "Does anyone have other ideas about this matter? You can put them forward."

"If there are no objections, I will approve this land transaction."

At this time, the hall was quiet, no one spoke, and the ministers also understood that the current situation was quite serious, and they could only stabilize the Northern King at this time.

Seeing that no one spoke, the eldest prince said: "Since no one has any objection, then the matter is settled. Next, we will discuss the unauthorized expansion of troops by the vassal kings in various places."

Hearing this, the hall instantly became quieter. The ministers, including the prince, were all colluding with certain vassal kings, so no one wanted to express too many opinions on this topic.

Besides, if we want to say who expanded the army first, it was the Northern King of the Northern Kingdom who expanded the army first. The Northern Kingdom was originally only allowed to have 150,000 soldiers, but during the Northern Kingdom's military parade, 200,000 soldiers came out.

Although Emperor Xia did not hold the North King accountable at that time, and the merits and demerits were equal, the Emperor Xia's actions were considered a bad start. Even the North King was not dealt with, so what happened to other vassal kings' expansion of troops.

If we are now discussing how to deal with those vassal kings who have expanded their troops, the first thing to discuss should be how to deal with the Northern King. If the Northern King has not been dealt with, there will definitely be no way to convince the public.

In the end, the issue of how to deal with the unauthorized expansion of the vassal army was left unresolved.

Soon, the imperial decree was conveyed to Qi State. After King Qi learned that the imperial court agreed to the Northern Kingdom's purchase of land from Qi State, he immediately summoned the Northern Kingdom's envoy Zhou Tongguang.

The sale price of Yong'an County has not been discussed for too long, and King Qi has no intention of extorting money at this time. Now the Northern Kingdom has a hundred thousand troops on the border of Qi Kingdom, and the army of the Northern Kingdom has defeated three barbarian armies. King Qi Don't dare to open your mouth in front of the Northern Kingdom.

In the end, Qi State sold the northern part of Yong'an County to Beiguo at a very cheap price.

After completing the transaction, Zhou Tongguang quickly returned to the North to resume his duties.

North.

North Prince's Mansion, Lu Chen's study.

After Lu Chen listened to Zhou Tongguang's report about his mission to the Northern Kingdom, he smiled and said to Zhou Tongguang: "You have done a good job. You have stayed in Qi State for so long. Thank you for your hard work. I will give you five days off. Spend a few days with your family."

Zhou Tongguang said immediately: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"If the prince has nothing else to do, I will leave first."

Lu Chen said calmly: "Okay."

After Zhou Tongguang saluted, he left Lu Chen's study.

After Zhou Tongguang left, Wu Yuan entered the study and said, "Meet the prince!"

Lu Chen asked directly: "Have the barbarian slaves been transferred to the Lord of Xuanyuan City?"

Wu Yuan replied: "It has been transferred to Lord Xuanyuan City."

Lu Chen did not continue the topic. He said to the maid at the door: "Xiaohuan, let someone call General Wenren."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After saying this, Lu Chen's eyes fell on Wu Yuan and continued: "Wu Qianhu, I intend to give you a task."

Wu Yuan immediately said: "My lord, please tell me, my subordinates will not hesitate to die, and they will definitely complete your mission."

Lu Chen said: "From today on, you will follow Xuanyuan City Lord to build the railway. If Xuanyuan City Lord needs anything, you will inform me as soon as possible."

Hearing this, Wu Yuan was stunned for a moment. He did not expect that Lu Chen would arrange this task for him.

This task is not particularly difficult. On the contrary, this task is too easy. There is nothing to do at all. He is a Jinyiwei, and he is usually responsible for collecting intelligence. But now he is asked to work on infrastructure. Wu Yuan feels in his heart that he is not responsible for it. Something had offended King Bei and made King Bei unhappy.

Lu Chen seemed to see what Wu Yuan was thinking, and then continued: "The railway is very important to the Northern Kingdom. I am worried that some people with good intentions will destroy the construction of the railway. In addition to cooperating with the Lord of Xuanyuan City to build the railway, you must also Stop those who want to destroy the railway, especially those from other dynasties."

Wu Yuan thought for a while, if the train really started running, it would be easier for Yancheng to control the entire Northern Kingdom in the future, and their soldiers would be able to reach the border faster, so the railway was indeed very important to the Northern Kingdom.

It seemed that he had misunderstood King Bei. King Bei clearly valued him by entrusting him with such an important task.

Wu Yuan then said: "I will definitely complete the tasks assigned by the prince to my subordinates perfectly."

Lu Chen asked at this time: "Is there anything else?"

After hearing this, Wu Yuan remembered that he had come to the study. He quickly took out a piece of information from his sleeve, and then said: "Your Majesty, this is the information that the Jin Yiwei found out about the collusion between the princes and the vassal king."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen took the information in Wu Yuan's hand and glanced at it.

Lu Chen laughed. He did not expect that except for the eldest prince, all the princes in the capital who were qualified to seize the title of heir would secretly collude with the princes from other places. The second prince even got the support of the two princes.

It seems that those vassal kings also understand that even if they attack the capital, they will not be able to ascend to the supreme position. There are still some old guys in the royal family. Unless they have the ability to kill all those old guys, or get their hands Agree, otherwise all their efforts will be in vain.

Since it is difficult to get that position, it is better to support a puppet to take the position. With the puppet, they can use the puppet emperor to do many things, and maybe the puppet emperor can give them the Zen position in the future.

At this time, Wu Yuan said: "If the prince has nothing else to do, my subordinates will resign."

Lu Chen said "hmm" and looked at the information in his hand without saying much.

Wu Yuan then left the study.

After about half an hour, Wen Renlie came to the study. Wen Renlie was a little confused. In the past, if something happened, Lu Chen always asked him to come with Xuanyuan Chen. Why did Lu Chen only call him today? one person.

Does Lu Chen have any tasks that he needs to give to him alone?

Just when Wen Renlie was thinking this, Lu Chen said, "General Wen Renlie, tomorrow you will lead 30,000 heavy cavalry to Yong'an County."

Hearing this, Wen Renlie was stunned for a moment and asked, "Your Majesty, what do I need to do after I enter Yong'an County?"

Lu Chen said: "Just guard against the enemy's spies. Other than that, there is no need to do anything else."

Wen Renlie said: "I understand."

Lu Chen said: "Go down and prepare. We will set off early tomorrow morning."

"Yes, I am resigning."

After Wen Renlie left, Lu Chen leaned on the wooden chair, closed his eyes and rubbed his temples.

As Daxia became more and more chaotic, he had more and more things to do. He could leave the political affairs in the Northern Kingdom to Zhuge Chongguang, but he had to handle the affairs of other dynasties personally.

At this time, the red rays of sunlight rolled over the window sill and shone into the house, dyeing the house into a muddy yellow. A familiar voice came into the room.

"Chen'er, it's time to have dinner."

Chu Yuqin stood at the door of the study, blocking the red glow.

Seeing Chu Yuqin's dignified and graceful figure, the corners of Lu Chen's mouth raised slightly. Although these days were a bit busier, he lived a fulfilling life.

Then Lu Chen stood up from the chair and walked towards the door of the study. After arriving at the door, Lu Chen hugged Chu Yuqin's waist. Chu Yuqin blushed and said, "Someone is watching."

Hearing this, Lu Chen glanced at the maid next to him. When the maid saw this scene, she quickly turned her face to the side.

Chu Yuqin looked shy and said, "Okay, we should go to the main courtyard. Zixuan has prepared a lot of tonic for you tonight."

Lu Chen smiled faintly and said, "Okay."

The two of them said no more and went directly to the main courtyard.

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