Eunuch Jia took out a handwritten letter and handed it to Fu Xiaoguan, who took it and opened it:
"My son, the Yu Dynasty has so many troubles. Are you tired of them?
The Moon Worship Sect is now a thing of the past, there is no need to delve into it any further. She is your mother-in-law, a good person, don't try to find out the truth.
Emperor Xuan is a petty person and not very reliable. I hope my son will remember this: three years! Within three years, you must return to the Wu Dynasty!
I have bought a lot of land for you. Next spring, you have to send someone to bring the rice seeds and sweet potato seeds to Wu Dynasty and plant them in our own fields. This way we can feel at ease.
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Nangong Piaoxue looks good to me, with a nice, fertile bottom, so I sent her to you. You're about to go to Wofeng Road, and I'm worried you'll be alone and sleepless. That girl is sensible and can help you out.
Also, I sent Ning Siyan here as well. Let him stay by your side so that Dad can feel more at ease.
Okay, that's it. My head hurts when I think about going to court again at dawn tomorrow. Can you please come back early and let me enjoy my old age?"
After reading the letter, Fu Xiaoguan was stunned for ten breaths and sighed. This fat father was really thoughtful.
"Where did he get so much money to buy so much land?" Fu Xiaoguan asked curiously.
In this letter, the fat man bought more than 60,000 hectares of land in the Wu Dynasty!
That’s a full six million acres!
I still remember asking Fatty once, and he said that his family only had a little over one million taels of silver, but six million acres of land would probably cost one hundred million!
"Did he embezzle money from the treasury?"
Fu Xiaoguan asked again with great concern. After all, the fat man was essentially a big landlord. It didn't seem surprising that he would have his eyes on the silver in the national treasury.
But Eunuch Jia grinned and shook his head. "Zhou Tongtong once wrote to me and told me that His Majesty did want to seize the national treasury, but Zhou Tongtong only said one sentence and he gave up."
"What did Zhou Tongtong say?"
"He said...if His Majesty empties the treasury, what will Your Highness do when he returns?"
So the fat guy gave up the idea so that he could have money to spend when he returned?
Fu Xiaoguan was a little touched, thinking that this fat father still thought more about him after all.
Eunuch Jia didn't answer where Grand Official Fu got so much silver. He changed the subject and said, "The second thing is that two thousand men from the Divine Sword Brigade, who were foraging in the deserted land, suddenly attacked the Ordnance Bureau at the foot of Cenling Mountain on the night of April 26th..."
Eunuch Jia paused and his expression became serious.
"In that battle, the First Excalibur Brigade sent three hundred special forces soldiers aboard hundreds of hot air balloons to the sky above the Ordnance Bureau, where they blew up the bureau. According to reports from the Desolate Country, over two thousand three hundred craftsmen were killed and the flintlock rifle research center was completely destroyed. However..."
Fu Xiaoguan's heart tightened. Eunuch Jia's voice deepened. He took a deep breath and said, "But the 2,000 soldiers of the Divine Sword Brigade were surrounded by the First Army of the Desolate Nation. Tuoba Lan Ce, with an army of 100,000, wiped out those 2,000 soldiers of the Divine Sword Brigade... According to investigations, Tuoba Lan Ce's First Army suffered the death of over 20,000 men, and no one from the Divine Sword Brigade survived."
Fu Xiaoguan was suddenly shocked, his eyes blazing with anger!
"Who will be the commander of those two thousand soldiers?"
"The former commander of the First Regiment, Zhong Dachui, is the chief general, and the former commander of the Second Regiment, Fan Donglin, is the deputy general."
Fu Xiaoguan took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and opened them after a long time.
Desolate Country...I will definitely destroy you!
His expression suddenly turned ferocious, causing Eunuch Jia to shudder. He whispered, "Your Highness... The third piece of news is that General Feng Xianchu of the Yi Kingdom has arrived at Gaoque Pass, which borders the Huang Kingdom. He is gathering his forces and appears to be planning to cross the border and seize the Lanqi territory of the Huang Kingdom."
Fu Xiaoguan did not care about this news. Yan Liangze now held power. What he needed to do was to prove to the people of Yi State his ability to be the emperor.
After losing Wofengyuan, he went to seize the larger Lanqi territory. This was consistent with the idea that Fu Xiaoguan had given him at the beginning. As long as this guy didn't come to Wofengyuan to cause trouble, he could do whatever he wanted to Huangguo.
"How long will it take for the other two thousand troops of the Divine Sword Brigade, heading to Lingnan, to reach Mengshan?"
"About ten days."
"Send a message to Chen Po."
"Your Highness, please speak!"
"Capture Prince Hui alive and kill everyone else in his mansion! After returning, have Chen Po lead his troops to Fenglin Mountain. I've transferred Bai Yulian to the Wu Dynasty, and it's estimated to take more than ten days for her to arrive. Have Chen Po take over the Divine Sword Army from Yu Wendao. The 30,000-man Divine Sword Army will be organized into one army, divided into three divisions, each division into two brigades, and each brigade into five regiments.
Bai Yulian is the commander of the Divine Sword Army. During the period when Bai Yulian is away, Chen Po takes over the command.
Tell Chen Po that by the beginning of next year, I want these 30,000 men to be combat-ready—whether fighting in the mountains or on horseback on the plains, they must be top-tier warriors!"
"Next March, these 30,000 Divine Sword Army must arrive at Yanshan Pass!"
Eunuch Jia was shocked. Is Fu Xiaoguan going to take action against the barbarians?
The barbarians now have an army of 400,000. The land of the barbarians is mostly grassland, and the two armies are almost evenly matched. No matter how powerful the 30,000 Divine Sword Army is, they probably won't be able to gain much advantage.
"The land we conquered...will belong to the Yu Dynasty." Eunuch Jia used a more euphemistic approach.
"Doesn't the Wu Dynasty's northeastern border border the Yi Kingdom? Push the Yi Kingdom further northwest."
Is this about launching two wars at the same time?
The Yu Dynasty used its military strength to fight against the Huang Kingdom, the Wu Dynasty used its military strength to fight against the Yi Kingdom, and at the same time the Yi Kingdom was at war with the Huang Kingdom... This is a bit confusing!
However, in this case, Yi State and Yu Dynasty are attacking Huang State at the same time. It seems that Huang State will find it difficult to resist and will surely be defeated.
Yi State and Yu Dynasty will share the territory of Huang State, while Wu Dynasty will occupy the territory of Yi State...it seems possible.
Eunuch Jia looked at Fu Xiaoguan with great admiration, thinking that Bai Yulian's purpose of going to Wu Dynasty was obviously to train a stronger army.
His Highness is in the Yu Dynasty, but he is already planning for the Wu Dynasty. Silently, it seems that he is about to play the world in his hands.
What a genius!
Fortunately, he is the master of Wu Dynasty!
Fu Xiaoguan wrote a handwritten letter and handed it to Eunuch Jia, which was about the appointment of Chen Po and the reorganization of the Divine Sword Army.
"Is there any news from Xirong?"
"Your Highness, Fei An personally led an army of 200,000 to march towards Xirong on April 30th. Su Mo of the Divine Sword Third Brigade wiped out the Moon Worship Cult on May 6th and occupied the gold mine on May 7th."
"Okay, send a letter to Su Mo. No one can touch any of the gold mines mined without my written permission!"
Eunuch Jia suddenly remembered that His Majesty had allowed the Sitong Money House to issue silver bills, and he grinned.
If Emperor Xuan knew this, he would probably cry!
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