Emperor Wen's words immediately made Yun Li's brain buzz.
yes!
Beihuan was destroyed by Lao Liu!
Moreover, the casualties of the Northern Army were not heavy at all!
The beast Lao Liu is determined to go to Shuobei to seize power and rebel.
Now, this beast has a strong army and if he leads his troops south, it is very unlikely that the imperial army can stop him!
It is estimated that many veteran generals in the court dare not lead troops to fight!
How to fight this?
The Sixth Prince would certainly not risk the world's condemnation by killing his father to ascend the throne.
But as the prince, I am definitely in trouble!
...
...
Not to mention myself, the second, fourth and fifth brothers would probably all become victims of this beast's knife!
"But even if the emperor opens up trade, the Sixth Brother may still lead his troops south!"
Yun Li looked at Emperor Wen with a worried look on his face.
"If we open up the trade, he will have no excuse to send troops south. The greater good is still on our side."
Emperor Wen shook his head and said, "What I am most worried about now is not the Sixth Prince, but those clans and families! Once the Sixth Prince leads his troops south, I am afraid that these clans and families will cause trouble for us in the rear..."
After Emperor Wen said this, Yun Li suddenly felt like sitting on pins and needles.
"This battle report was sent to me by Lao Liu. I have temporarily suppressed it and have not shown it to the court officials yet! However, the fact that Lao Liu has attacked the Northern Huan King's Court should soon be known to the world." Emperor Wen said with a worried look on his face: "You should think about the countermeasures first! I have ordered someone to summon Duke Jingguo to come, and we can discuss it later!"
As he spoke, Emperor Wen gave Yun Li a seat again, called Mu Shun in, and ordered someone to serve Yun Li a cup of tea, asking him to think carefully about countermeasures.
Soon, the palace maid served tea.
Yun Li suppressed his fear and thought of a countermeasure, but his hands were shaking as he served the tea.
Looking at Yun Li's performance, Emperor Wen couldn't help but shake his head secretly.
Don’t you like being the prince so much?
Are you scared of this?
You don't have the ability, but you insist on fighting for this position. Why bother?
After a while, Xu Shifu arrived.
Emperor Wen was too lazy to say anything and directly asked Yun Li to tell Xu Shifu about the situation.
At this moment, Xu Shifu was also a little panicked.
I used to think that Yun Zheng still had the enemy Bei Huan.
But now, even Beihuan has been defeated by Yun Zheng, and Yun Zheng is likely to seize the throne next!
No wonder His Majesty has been frowning these days; it turns out he is worried about this matter.
Xu Shifu pondered silently for a while, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, we must speed up the construction of the military fortress on the frontier of Fuzhou and strive to..."
"Where does the money come from?"
Emperor Wen interrupted Xu Shifu.
"this……"
Xu Shifu paused for a moment and stopped talking.
The imperial court had just put down the rebellion of Prince An, and it still had to spend a large amount of money to rebuild Xuzhou and provide relief to the victims.
If we spend more money to build military fortresses, the money will not be enough!
Emperor Wen raised his eyes slightly, glanced at Xu Shifu, and then sighed worriedly: "That's why I opened an official market in Fuzhou to increase the court's tax revenue, so that the court has extra money to build fortresses and prepare the army."
"For this rebellious son, Lao Liu, we should first appease him. As long as he doesn't send his troops south, it will be fine!"
"This way, we can free up our hands to train elite soldiers and solve the problem of clan power!"
"We can also collect some of the silver from the aristocratic families and clans and return it to the court to make some preparations for the future."
"Even if the rebellious son Lao Liu leads his troops south, at least we won't have a fire in our backyard..."
Listening to Emperor Wen's words, Xu Shifu couldn't help but think secretly.
It is understandable that Emperor Wen thought this way.
He knew very well what clans and families were like.
Once Yun Zheng leads his troops south, not only will some clans and powerful families submit to Yun Zheng, but some may even take the opportunity to cause chaos.
One Yun Zheng is already difficult to deal with.
If the backyard catches fire again, not to mention the crown prince Yun Li, even the emperor Wen would probably be brought down.
But isn’t the Xu family a clan?
Do we have to eradicate ourselves?
Xu Shifu was silent for a while, then tentatively said: "Your Majesty, this move is killing two birds with one stone! But most of these clans and powerful families are very powerful. If we act rashly against them, I'm afraid there will be chaos!"
"yes!"
Yun Li also nodded in agreement.
"I know."
Emperor Wen nodded and said, "So, what I think is that this matter should be done step by step, and the action should not be too big!"
Xu Shifu thought about it and said flatteringly: "Your Majesty, what you said makes sense."
Emperor Wen rubbed his head in pain, his eyes moving back and forth between Xu Shifu and Yun Li.
The two of them felt a little frightened by Emperor Wen's gaze, and didn't know what Emperor Wen was thinking.
"Duke Jingguo, what do you think of the Crown Prince?"
Suddenly, Emperor Wen asked a puzzling question.
Xu Shifu's heart skipped a beat and his mind started working rapidly.
What does His Majesty mean by suddenly asking this question?
It's just a casual question, but it may have a deeper meaning.
Xu Shifu pondered silently for a while, then bowed and said, "I dare not speak rashly about the Crown Prince."
"Don't worry!"
Emperor Wen waved his hand and said, "This is not in the court. These are all conversations between our family members behind closed doors."
"this……"
Xu Shifu hesitated for a while, then said tentatively: "The prince has made a lot of progress in recent days, but he still has many shortcomings. Please forgive me for being so bold and frank, but the current prince is not yet a qualified heir to the throne!"
Hearing Xu Shifu's words, Yun Li suddenly felt unhappy.
Isn't this just destroying their own stage?
Why am I not a qualified crown prince?
"Well, what you said is quite pertinent."
However, Emperor Wen was very satisfied with Xu Shifu's answer. His eyes fell on Yun Li again, "Third brother!"
"Your son is here!"
Yun Li saluted quickly.
"I am almost pissed off to death by you and Lao Liu, two bastards. I don't want to worry about these things anymore."
Emperor Wen rubbed his head in pain, "I have explained the current situation to you very clearly. You can decide for yourself how to deal with it!"
“Ah… this…”
Yun Li’s face twitched violently.
Does my father want me to deal with the affairs of the families and clans?
Although what his father said made sense, no matter how stupid he was, he knew that this would offend people!
Yun Li wailed in his heart and hurriedly looked at Xu Shifu for help.
However, what can Xu Shifu say now?
At this moment, no matter how anxious Emperor Wen is, he is not as anxious as Crown Prince Yun Li!
Yun Zheng is not going to rebel against Emperor Wen, so why is he so anxious?
If Yun Li doesn't do this, who will?
Seeing that he couldn't count on Xu Shifu, Yun Li could only bite the bullet and say, "Your Highness... understand!"
"good!"
Emperor Wen's expression relaxed slightly, and he looked at Xu Shifu again, "Duke Jingguo, you are the prince's uncle, and also the prince's tutor. The prince is inexperienced, so it is inevitable that he will act too hastily. You must help the prince to make plans and grasp the degree, and you must not cause any chaos!"
"yes!"
Xu Shifu was forced to obey the order.
"Prince, you just came back, go and rest first!"
Emperor Wen waved his hand and said to Xu Shifu, "Accompany me to the Imperial Garden for a walk..."
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