Fu Wenqi nodded.
Even if Zhao Lin wanted to promote him, Yunchuan had to have achievements in his career.
Apart from anything else, these people from the Su family were at least scholars, and several of them were even juren.
Only when you have achievements can you make arrangements.
After everyone dispersed, Zhao Lin tapped the table lightly, thinking about what to do next.
This time, the entire governor's office was taken down, and the harvest was quite fruitful.
Just as those people expected, the more they gave away, the more they left.
So Zhao Lin prepared to do something big.
Cheng** is dying!
Cheng** was very kind to Zhao Lin.
Zhao Lin is not the kind of person who repays kindness with enmity.
As long as Cheng** is alive, Zhao Lin will be a loyal minister, giving Cheng** money and various fun things.
But if he died, and the Crown Prince and Prince Yu fought for the throne, Zhao Lin would probably have to intervene.
Are kings, princes, generals and ministers born into different species?
Even if you can't seize the throne, at least you have to be crowned king.
What are the mere governors and governors-general?
"Last year, it was said that His Majesty's health would be less than three years."
"That means there's still more than a year left."
"I will use this time to arm an army strong enough to fight against the Daqi army, especially the Zhenbei army."
"Most importantly, this army must be absolutely loyal to me, not the emperor."
"What Song Huaian said about sending them to the northwest is perfect. Not only can they hone themselves there, but they can also hide their identities and make it difficult for others to guess their relationship with me. This way, I can achieve a surprise victory at a critical moment."
"It's just that the number is still too small, and it takes time to grow."
"Unfortunately, what I lack most is time."
Zhao Lin exhaled slowly.
He provided the army with good equipment, horses, and sufficient food and fodder.
The purpose is to make it an army stronger than the Zhenbei Army.
But the number is still too small now.
After Zhao Lin recruited soldiers many times, the army had grown to 50,000 people.
Among them were 20,000 cavalry.
But it's still too little.
The Zhenbei Army has 200,000 elite soldiers.
This does not include the rest of Daqi's army.
If Zhao Lin really wanted to rise up in rebellion, Daqi would definitely mobilize all its troops to besiege him.
The Crown Prince and Prince Yu can raise an army, but I can't.
Because he is not a member of the royal family.
It can only be considered rebellion.
By that time, they would be facing an army of 100,000, 200,000, or even 300,000 or 500,000 soldiers.
Even if the opponent is not strong enough, they can still kill you by relying on numbers.
"Forget it, I'll find another opportunity to recruit another group of people." Zhao Lin thought.
"What are you thinking about?" Sudi asked.
Zhao Lin did not hide the fact: "We have too few troops to deal with the situation after His Majesty's death."
Sudi's eyes lit up and he said, "You can continue to recruit people."
Zhao Lin shook his head. "Thirty thousand Qingzhou troops are already the limit the court can tolerate. If there are more, even if Your Majesty is willing, the elders in the court will not be willing. The Crown Prince and Prince Yu will also not be willing. They will use various methods to cause trouble and it will be easy to be exposed."
Sudi said: "We can recruit people in the northwest."
Zhao Lin shook his head and said, "Those foreigners can't be trusted. Even if they're willing to join the army because of the generous rewards, once they enter a wealthy land, I'm afraid they'll have evil intentions."
Sudi felt something strange in his heart and sighed, "It would be great if I could become the governor."
Who would know that he was the governor, controlling the military and political power of the two provinces and maintaining some private troops?
"So, Xiong Hui must be eliminated." Zhao Lin made the final decision.
Get rid of Xiong Hui and become the governor himself.
Thoroughly reorganize the armies of the two provinces and replace them all with their own people.
The local troops of the two provinces combined have a total of 100,000 people.
Without anyone noticing.
"There's another plan," Zhao Lin said suddenly. "If the border can't resist the invasion of foreign tribes, we can recruit soldiers locally and go to the border to fight without permission from above."
Sudi was stunned: "You want to bring in foreigners?"
"Of course not." Zhao Lin smiled and said, "But the Northern Di and other countries have been eyeing us covetously for a long time. Now that the court is becoming more and more corrupt and the world is in chaos, they are definitely impatient. This autumn, they will definitely test the waters."
Zhao Lin had discussed this matter with Fu Chengwang and Li Xingye, and they all agreed that the Northern Di would definitely move south.
This is also the reason why the great scholar Fu Chengwang could tolerate Zhao Lin and even said that there was nothing wrong with having multiple Zhao Lins as powerful officials.
Compared with this, the nation and the country are more important.
"Let's wait and see whether the Northern Di will go south to test. If they do, Zhenbei Pass alone will not be enough. We will definitely need more troops to resist them. Then we will have a chance." Zhao Lin said.
But before autumn came, the enemy arrived.
Still a member of the Governor's Office.
It’s still Tian Zhipeng.
"The Governor-General has ordered the Governors of Jiujiang and Beiyuan provinces to report to the Governor-General's Office."
Tian Zhipeng smiled and said, "Master Zhao, you're not going this time?"
Zhao Lin said calmly, "Go back first and tell Lord Xiong that I will be there."
"Okay! I, Tian, will be waiting for Lord Zhao at the Governor's Mansion." Tian Zhipeng left with a big laugh.
"You can't go!"
Fu Wenqi made a prompt decision and said, "Be careful of any fraud."
Zhao Lin smiled and said, "It was my eldest brother who advised me to build a good relationship with Xiong Hui, and it was also my eldest brother who advised me not to go."
Fu Wenqi said, "If he doesn't take the initiative, I would naturally advise you to build a good relationship with him. After all, he is your superior. But if he suddenly asks you to come over to report on your work, he must have bad intentions, so you can't go."
Zhao Lin nodded and said, "Brother and I think the same thing, but the boss has officially issued a notice. If I don't go, it would be ignoring the boss, and His Majesty can't protect me."
Fu Wenqi frowned and said, "A higher-ranking official can crush someone to death. What can we do?"
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