Chapter 679: To resist foreign aggression, we must first stabilize the internal situation.

After Cao Zhengchun finished his report, Lu Fan smiled and nodded: "In that case, I'll leave those guys to you."

"If you can conquer them, then conquer them directly. If you can't conquer them, then kill them all and leave no one alive."

After hearing what Lu Fan said, Cao Zhengchun nodded to express his understanding. He knew Lu Fan would arrange it this way.

So try to capture those guys alive instead of killing them all.

After arranging these things, Lu Fan looked at Jiang Shang and asked with a smile:

"Ziya, how are the arrangements in the north?"

Because after the Tianjiao Competition, he will succeed his father and become the new Emperor Qian.

That's why he asked Jiang Shang, Li Si, Qin Qiong and others to come to the imperial capital, leaving only a few unimportant people in the north to keep an eye on them.

After all, the current northern border is not very stable. There is no threat at all, so there is no need for Jiang Shang and others to stay there.

After all, the biggest threat in the north is the Tianwu Dynasty.

But now that the Tianwu Dynasty has been conquered and controlled by himself, there is no longer any threat to the north.

Before, I was not sure whether the trip to the imperial capital would go smoothly, so I couldn't let Jiang Shang and others come with me.

But now it is certain that he can take over the position of Emperor Qian.

Naturally, Jiang Shang, Qin Qiong and others cannot be allowed to waste time in the north.

After all, the Northern Territory is too small for Jiang Shang, Qin Qiong and others, and they cannot display their abilities at all.

Facing Lu Fan's inquiry, Jiang Shang didn't hesitate at all. He immediately stood up and saluted Lu Fan, and then explained the arrangements before coming.

In addition to him, Li Si and Fei Yi came to the imperial capital this time. Wang Hun temporarily stayed in the north to take charge of the overall situation, and was regarded as the acting county magistrate.

In addition to the two civil servants Li Si and Fei Yi, there were many generals.

Qin Qiong, Xia Houwei, Luo Cheng, Pang De, Xia Houdun and others all followed.

As for Li Cunxiao and Geng Yan, they are still busy training the new army at Beimang Pass.

Apart from Wang Hun, the only generals left in Hanyang City to take charge of the overall situation were Xiang Chong and Duan Xi.

Although Xiang Chong and Duan Xi cannot be compared with Qin Qiong, Luo Cheng and others, they are definitely at the level of generals.

Not to mention commanding a million soldiers and horses, but commanding two to three hundred thousand soldiers and horses is no problem at all.

What's more, besides Xiang Chong and Duan Xi, there is also an ancient iron peak in the north.

Even if Xiang Chong and Duan Xi are not here, there won't be any big trouble in the northern border.

But in order to cause unnecessary trouble, Jiang Shang left Xiang Chong and Duan Xi behind before rushing to the imperial capital.

Anyway, it is enough for them to come to the imperial capital for the time being.

There is another more important person, and that is Shen Wansan, who is in charge of the Pekan Chamber of Commerce.

Now Shen Wansan has long led the Beiqian Chamber of Commerce to rapidly expand throughout Daqian, and it can be said that he is very busy.

Jiang Shang and others also specifically contacted Shen Wansan when they rushed to the imperial capital, and the reply they received was that they would come to the imperial capital as soon as possible after handling some matters.

It hasn't arrived yet, but it will definitely come to the imperial capital within a day or two.

At this point Jiang Shang paused for a moment and then reported: "My lord, according to your instructions, the Golden Fire Cavalry, the trapped camp, and the Jiangdong Children's Corps have all stayed in the north and can rush to the imperial capital at any time."

Although the numbers of these three legions are not very large, bringing them to the imperial capital rashly will definitely cause huge waves.

Therefore, Lu Fan specifically told Jiang Shang to keep these three legions on standby in the north.

Of course, if he is willing, he can recall all three legions to the system space and then place them here.

But doing that would be a bit too shocking, and it might lead to something unexpected.

Although the number of the three major legions is not large, it is still quite large. The total number is more than 10,000.

With so many people appearing out of thin air near the Imperial Capital, I am afraid the entire Imperial Capital will panic.

After all, things went very smoothly when he came to the imperial capital, and there was no need to force him into the palace.

After Jiang Shang finished speaking, Lu Fan nodded with satisfaction, and then smiled:

"Now that everything about the Tianjiao Competition is settled, it is estimated that I will succeed to the position of Emperor Qian in a few days, and then you will have to take action."

The people here at the moment were all his cronies, so he didn't hide anything. He said it straightforwardly.

Hearing the news from Lu Fan, Jiang Shang and others suddenly had thick smiles on their faces.

They have been waiting for this day for a long time.

After all, they are all die-hard loyalists of Lu Fan, and their biggest wish is to follow Lu Fan to conquer the north and south and establish a supreme divine dynasty.

Although they have conquered and controlled the Tianwu Dynasty and the Dongyuan Dynasty, it is not orthodox after all. It can be said that the name is not justified.

If the two dynasties are directly integrated into a new dynasty, it will inevitably cause a lot of troubles.

Although they are not afraid of those so-called troubles, they will waste a lot of time after all.

But it is different to directly succeed as the master of Daqian.

After Lu Fan becomes Emperor Qian, they can openly expand and conquer the world in the name of Da Qian.

Thinking like this, Jiang Shang, Qin Qiong and others all clenched their fists, with unconcealable expressions of excitement on their faces.

"Lord, do we need to make some preparations in advance?"

They clearly knew that their lord had unimaginable ambitions.

The moment his lord becomes Qian Huang, he will inevitably undergo drastic reforms.

If nothing else, at least the people in the court are going to have a major change.

They don't need to guess, they know that they will definitely go to the court.

After all, they are the lord's confidants, not comparable to those guys in the court.

If you want to fight against foreign enemies, you must first sort out the internal affairs.

As the saying goes, you must first stabilize the internal affairs before you fight against foreign enemies.

If even Daqian can't be stabilized, how can you boldly expand and fight against foreign enemies?

And the first element to stabilize Daqian is to stabilize the court and replace all important positions with your own people.

People in the court either surrender and be controlled, or get out, or be beheaded.

In addition to these three results, there is no other choice.

Because they know their lord too well, they will never believe in any verbal surrender.

So the first thing the lord must do after taking over is to stabilize the court and control people's hearts.

From the court to the military power, from inside to outside, all are under control, and the entire Daqian will be completely stable.

At that time, it is time for Daqian to start fighting against foreign enemies.

When asking, these thoughts have emerged in Jiang Shang's mind one after another.

He has even begun to make many plans, thinking about how to help the lord in the fastest and most effective way.

Jiang Shang was thinking so in his heart, and Li Si was also thinking about it.

After all, he was also ambitious and wanted to display his talents on a bigger stage, rather than living in a small northern border.

He was indeed in awe of Jiang Shang, but it did not mean that he would be inferior to Jiang Shang because of this.

As for Qin Qiong, Luo Cheng and others, their ideas were very simple.

As long as they expand outward, it means that they can lead troops to fight everywhere and conquer and control one force after another.

For military generals, is there anything more attractive than this?

Facing Jiang Shang's inquiry, Lu Fan pondered for a moment and smiled and shook his head...