Zhao Huan unfolded the fold, picked up the red pen and read it, and at the same time said softly to the old eunuch Yu Chaoen: "I can see that this Lin Fan is indeed a person who values love and righteousness, and is still different from those who only want to sell their reputation. Otherwise, he just didn't say anything just now, and he didn't have to risk angering me to speak for Fang Ping. ”

"Speak bluntly, to sell your name, if you want to do this, you also need capital, now he is not a courtier, and he is not a Confucian who is famous all over the world, and he is not qualified to do so."

"I knew that I could protect myself, but he still stood up, I really don't know if I should say that he is smart or stupid!"

"But whether he is sincere or false, I don't care, and judging from this battle, he does have some ability, and he is also meritorious in being able to withdraw so quickly."

"A person like this can be regarded as a manufacturable material, although he is young, he can be of great use with a little carving. Now the court is the time to employ people, so as long as he can be loyal to me and not make mistakes when doing things, I can ignore other things for the time being. ”

"Of course, if one day he is like those wine bags and rice bags in the court, and becomes a mediocre official who can only eat and take cards or do things, then I will not be polite to him when I should start."

Yu Chaoen suddenly realized: "After Your Majesty said this, it really made the old slave suddenly enlightened, and then I knew that Your Majesty's every move has its own deep meaning!" ”

Zhao Huan glanced at the sleek old eunuch and scolded with a smile: "You old thing, you are still so good at talking!" ”

Not to mention that the emperor was accompanied by Yu Chaoen and handled government affairs in the Wuying Palace, Lin Fan's father and son also had a conversation on the way home.

The father was not in high spirits along the way, and there was a faint melancholy on his face, which Lin Fan saw in his eyes.

When the horse-drawn carriage drove to the downtown area, the noise of the street avoided possible surveillance. Lin Fan asked: "Since I left the palace, I have seen my father with a worried face, what does my father seem to be worried about?" ”

Lin Ruxian knew that Lin Fan had grown a lot in the past two years, and he was no longer the teenager who didn't know anything about everything, and many times he might be more perceptive than himself, so he had nothing to hide from Lin Fan.

"I'm thinking, Your Majesty wants to elect the new governor of Liaodong, obviously your Uncle Zhou Changshi is more suitable, why did Your Majesty choose Shi Qiuming?"

Lin Fan thought about it for a moment and said, "There's nothing wrong with that, right?" ”

"Uncle Shi is a steady and steady person, and compared to Shi Qiuming, he is indeed more suitable for the current situation in Liaodong. But the chaos in the Central Plains Road has not stopped, although the puppet king Chen Xinglong has been awarded the head, but after the defeat of the thief army, the stars scattered and fled, and it will be difficult to exterminate them all for a while and a half. ”

"The matter of suppressing bandits cannot be delayed, if someone is replaced to handle this matter now, not to mention whether the person who takes over has the talent of Uncle Shi, and whether he is willing to continue some of Uncle Shi's strategies."

"Uncle Shi has been in the Central Plains Road for many years, and the war in the Central Plains Road over the years has allowed him to combine military and political power, it can be said that in order to facilitate the war and reduce constraints, the officialdom of the Central Plains Road is his person from top to bottom, and Uncle Shi's influence on the Central Plains Road is reflected in all aspects."

"As the saying goes, there are three fires for a new official to take office, and after Uncle Shi steps down, the successor can take over as the governor of Central Plains Province after Uncle Shi, and he must also be an important minister in the court."

"Such a person has been in a high position for a long time, and he must not want to live in the shadow of Uncle Shi, and when he is a puppet-like governor of the Central Plains Dao, he will definitely find a way to get rid of it

Uncle Shishi's influence in the Central Plains Dao, including some important positions, will also be replaced by his own people. ”

"So once Uncle Shi leaves office, then the anti-bandit strategy he originally designated will only be overturned and restarted. This is disastrous for the current situation in the Central Plains Province, and I am afraid that this golden opportunity to completely quell the bandits will be wasted. ”

And even if the newcomer is talented, he is willing to proceed from the overall situation and continue to implement Uncle Shi's strategy of suppressing bandits. However, when a new official takes office, he needs to be familiar with all aspects of military and political affairs, and these take time and cannot be rushed. In this way, I am afraid that it will give the thief army a chance to breathe, and if something goes wrong in the middle, it is not impossible for the thief army to resurrect. ”

"There is another point, the relationship between Uncle Shi and you must not be hidden from Your Majesty, although you are gentlemen's friends and do not involve anything else, but Your Majesty may not be at ease. If someone else proposes that Uncle Shi take over, it is okay, but it is proposed by your father, with Your Majesty's temperament, it is normal to murmur in your heart, and it will not be surprising if you don't agree. ”

After saying Zhou Chang, Lin Fan continued to say: "And Shi Qiuming's ability is strong, and he can be regarded as outstanding among the world's governors. I have been in Huainan Province for two years, and with my understanding of Shi Qiuming, whether it is ability or prestige, he is much stronger than Lord Liu, the envoy of Huainan Province. With his talent and ability, he is also qualified to be the governor of Liaodong, and it is normal for His Majesty to choose him compared to the two."

"I hope so!" Lin Ruxian sighed, and the worry on his face decreased slightly.

Then, as if he had thought of something, he suddenly exclaimed, "No! Obviously, His Majesty chose Shi Qiuming first, and then hinted that I recommended him. In the beginning, His Majesty did not consider letting Zhou Chang or anyone else hold this position! ”

After Lin Ruxian said this, Lin Fan also discovered the strangeness.

It's just that he didn't think about it deeply, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with the emperor choosing Shi Qiuming, as long as he didn't choose an incompetent person to go to Liaodong, Lin Fan felt that it didn't matter.

He said indifferently: "Maybe His Majesty likes him, it's not surprising, right?" ”

Lin Ruxian has been in Beijing for a long time, and he knows much more about the emperor than Lin Fan, so he doesn't take the emperor's abnormality this time like Lin Fan, but thinks that His Majesty will have such a decision, and he must have his own calculations.

In the carriage, Lin Ruxian pondered and meditated, and finally let him think of a possibility.

And this possibility made his face pale all of a sudden, and the clothes on his back were also wet with cold sweat.

Seeing that his father's face was not quite right, Lin Fan asked worriedly, "Father, what's wrong with you?" Not feeling well? ”

Lin Ruxian's lips squirmed, and after a while, he said bitterly: "Your Majesty may be going on a northern expedition!" ”

"What?" As soon as these words came out, Lin Fan almost jumped up in fright and exclaimed loudly.

"Master, young master, what's wrong with you? Does it matter? Do you need to stop the carriage? Lin Fan's shouting alarmed the coachman outside, and the driver thought that the road was too bumpy and removed Lin Fan's wound, so he asked the two worriedly.

"It's okay, just keep walking, don't worry about us!" Lin Fan hurriedly adjusted his mood and said to the coachman as if he had nothing to do.

"Okay, young master, then you and the master pay attention, if you feel uncomfortable, you must tell me!" The coachman didn't dare to disobey, so he could only do as Lin Fan said, and then drove forward.

After receiving the driver's reply, Lin Fan's heart was a little relieved, but his father's words were like a stone blocked

His heart made his whole body tingle.

He lowered his voice and asked Lin Ruxian in a voice that could only be heard by the two people in the car, "Father, is what you just said true?" You can't joke with me about something like this. You know I'm cowardly, and I still have injuries on my body, but I can't stand your three scares! ”

Lin Ruxian also couldn't believe his guess, but things have come to this point, everything is clear, as long as one of the joints is figured out, the others are not difficult to imagine.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this matter was very likely to be something that the emperor was preparing to do, Lin Ruxian said with a solemn face: "You are not in the capital, you don't know many things, and you don't know enough about Your Majesty, so you didn't find the problem in this matter." ”

"Your Majesty is a British lord, he inherited the throne when he was young, and although he sometimes acted impulsively, he rarely had no purpose, and he would have his own purpose."

"At the beginning of His Majesty's succession, the lord Shaoguo was suspicious, but it only took a month for His Majesty to clean up the big eunuchs who were in power at that time, get rid of the eunuchs who controlled the government, and change the style of delegating power to the previous emperors who handed over all things to the celebrants, and firmly controlled the government in his own hands."

"Your Majesty has always had the ambition of Zhongxing, and since he ascended the throne, he has been diligent in political affairs, and the ministers have also praised him, calling His Majesty the Emperor of the ages, and His Majesty also regards himself as a holy monarch. However, this time Manzhen besieged the capital, which was unprecedented since the founding of the country, and caused His Majesty and the court to lose face. ”

"Man Zhen's entry into the customs this time is undoubtedly equivalent to a slap in the face of His Majesty, who has ambitions. Such a great humiliation is very difficult to endure with His Majesty's temperament. ”

"It is also possible for Your Majesty to prepare for the Northern Expedition in order to take revenge, so he chose Shi Qiuming, the most enterprising governor in the world, as the governor of Liaodong."

Hearing Lin Ruxian say this, Lin Fan's cold sweat also came down, and he asked in disbelief: "Now Liaodong's troops are not enough for self-protection, let alone attack." In such a situation, will Your Majesty really take the initiative to go to war? That's crazy, isn't it? ”

"I don't know, I can only hope that I am thinking too much!" Lin Ruxian is also not sure if his guess is accurate.

Lin Fan said in a deep voice: "Father, if one day Your Majesty really decides to go on a northern expedition, you must stop him." ”

"In the bitter cold land of Saibei, it is difficult for the imperial court officials and soldiers to adapt. Fighting outside the customs, not to mention the deployment of personnel and how to supply food and grass and military supplies, it is not a simple matter to find the Manzhen army for a decisive battle. ”

"Under such circumstances, it is inevitable that the officers and troops will be tied up in combat, and the Manzhen cavalry, which has been operating outside the customs all the year round, is like a tiger with wings, at least a few points of combat power out of thin air!"

"In this way, the officers and soldiers are fortunate to be able to maintain their undefeated victory!"

"The Manzhen army is strong, even if the officers and soldiers are fully prepared, the war will not end in a day or two. If the war drags on and the officers and soldiers are dragged out of the customs and cannot return, it will be dangerous. ”

"Once it is winter, the heavy snow outside the gate will close the mountain, and the grain and grass required by the officers and soldiers will inevitably not be supplied, and the follow-up reinforcements will not be able to arrive, and the Manchu army will block the retreat. The officers and soldiers who leave the customs will not be able to advance or retreat at that time, but they are afraid that the whole army will be in danger of annihilation! ”

Lin Ruxian nodded and said, "I don't know what you said, it's just that Your Majesty has always been arbitrary and rarely changes his mind." In particular, His Majesty's defense of the courtiers is like a thief, where can you listen to what others say! ”

"Your Majesty really wants to have this thought, no one can stop it!"