Although Zhao Muyun is "dead", his influence still remains!
He could only stay in the post station feeling frustrated, writing memorials to the prince every day to complain and ask for instructions.
Soon, Pan Ren’s grievances reached the hands of Crown Prince Yin Zhao of the Eastern Palace.
The prince looked at the complaints sent by Pan Ren like snowflakes and his face turned pale with anger.
"Waste! All of you are waste! You can't even deal with a bunch of leaderless soldiers!" He threw the memorial to the ground.
Chen Xiong advised, "Your Highness, calm down. The Shuozhou Army is Zhao Muyun's loyal confidants. It is to be expected that they will be difficult to tame in the short term."
"Fortunately, Han Zhong is seriously injured. No one can truly unify the orders, so they won't cause any major chaos for the time being. Our current focus is still on the capital."
"As long as Your Highness firmly controls the central government and thoroughly cleanses the court, with a single decree in the future, you can legitimately replace Han Zhong, Zhong Dahu, and the others, and proceed with your efforts."
Gu Dingming also said, "Commander Chen is absolutely right. Many of our men have replaced the doctors in the six ministries, and the Lieutenant Generals of the five major camps in the capital have also pledged their allegiance to Your Highness."
"The next step is the Six Ministries, the Censorate, and the Imperial Academy..."
"Also, the Autumn Examination is approaching, and this time, we must select only students from the Eastern Palace!"
The prince took a deep breath and suppressed his anger.
"Alright! Let's do as you two say! Let Pan Ren continue to stay in Shuozhou. Even if he's just a nail, I'll nail him there!"
"Here in the capital, speed up! I want to make this court my own before His Majesty returns!"
At this moment, in a secret mountain villa dozens of miles north of Black Wind Gorge.
Zhao Muyun looked at the latest information sent by Fan Bingbing:
The prince accelerated the purge of the court, and many officials were dismissed and imprisoned;
After the King of Jin received the return gift, his sphere of influence shrank even more secretly;
On the Northern Di grasslands, due to rumors spread by the King of Jin, the conflict between the King of Loufan and the former members of the Murong tribe became public, and several small tribes began to unrest.
On the other hand, there was indeed a problem with the salt fields of Shulechuan Temur. The output was extremely small and of poor quality. The Northern Di Chanyu was furious...
"Let it be chaotic. The more chaotic the better."
Zhao Muyun said softly, pointing his finger at the location of Shuozhou on the map, "Only when the water is muddy can we fish. Tell Han Zhong that he can recover from his illness and find something for that Imperial Envoy Pan to do."
"For example, if there are rebels harassing the people in the nearby mountains, we need to send troops to eliminate them. We also want to let him know that without us, the border will never be at peace!"
A gleam of brilliance flashed in his eyes. "Also, get Tang Yanhai and Wang Tiezhu to move and add some more fuel to the fire over in Beidi."
"For example, we have a stockpile of fine salt in Yinzhou. We can ask Mahmud to give some to King Zhelan!"
Fan Bingbing understood: "I understand! I will make sure they are too busy to take care of themselves!"
Zhao Muyun walked to the window and looked towards Shuozhou.
He knew that the vacuum period after his "death" was the most dangerous and critical period.
All forces are ready to move, trying to fill the power vacuum and divide the interests.
And he, like a ghost hiding in the dark, must carefully guide the complex forces of all parties, let them consume each other, buy more time for himself, and accumulate greater strength.
Because, once summer is over and autumn comes, it will be the season when the northern Di Tartars will flock south!
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