Shen Yang's mansion is still the mansion given by Emperor Youyou, which is very spacious, with nearly 20 sets of courtyards interlocking and more than 100 houses, which are lined up one after another, and are also worthy of Shen Yang's bearing as a ruler.

In addition to a few old servants used in the early years, Shen Yang later selected thirty or forty people from the more than 100 slaves and maids who were given to work hard, and more houses were vacated for guests and staff to live with their families.

Even if Shen Yang is an honest official and does not accept gifts, in addition to the rewarded fields cultivated by slaves and maids, there is a harvest of three or four thousand stone grains every year, as a ruler, the main salary is as high as 2,000 stone rice, 200 horses of silk silk, 2,000 yuan of money, etc., there are a lot of rewards in the palace during the New Year's holidays, and it is definitely a super high-income group in Dachu.

It's just that on the night of cold autumn, the huge main hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion lit two high candles, which is still a gift from the palace, the light is dim, and no matter how you look at it, it is a little buckled.

After Xue Ruogu, Qin Wen, and Zhang Qian came back with Shen Yang, they sat in the hall with big eyes and stared at each other, and were silent for a long time.

According to today's situation, a new naval army under the banner of the Right Dragon Wu Army will be in charge of the defense along the river and coastal east of Runzhou, which is something that the Marquis of Qianyang and King Shou have been secretly planning for a long time, so that they can take what they need - Xiangye may be able to enter the palace, and will show His Majesty the many things that have happened since last year and the attitude of King Shou today, so as to avoid Your Majesty being ......bewitched by them again."

Hearing Xue Ruogu say this, Zhang Qian and Qin Wen were all surprised.

They really didn't know in their hearts that the many things that happened in Guangde Mansion last year and the attitude of Yang Zhitang, the king of Shou today, would cause His Majesty, and what kind of turmoil would be caused in the court, and they all looked up at Shen Yang, whose face was even more dry under the candlelight, and they didn't know what kind of decision he would make.

Shen Yang looked at the candle flame in front of the hall, his triangular old eyes were cloudy, and he didn't say anything for a long time.

Seeing that Shen Yang was silent for a long time, Xue Ruogu persuaded again: "At this time, although Tangyi is inseparable from the Marquis of Qianyang, and King Shou is also the mainstay of the court, it cannot be missing, but whether the Marquis of Qianyang and King Shou can be reined in from the precipice and restrict their ambitions from expanding unlimitedly, the key is whether the imperial court sailors can re-establish themselves as quickly as possible and form combat effectiveness-otherwise, it will be too late to regret it when the tiger is in trouble......

Xue Ruogu's meaning is also very clear, no matter whether Han Qian, Yang Zhitang and others have ambitions or tiger wolf ambitions, as long as the imperial court can master absolute strength, even if they are ambitious, they will become unambitious.

The reconstruction of the sailor is a crucial step.

He suggested that Shen Yang enter the palace and entrust many things to Emperor Yanyou, naturally not specifically for informing, but in addition to the household department and the salt and iron envoys, the inner court also directly controlled the large Huangzhuang Imperial Garden and the official slaves and maids - the Changchun Palace Imperial Mansion, which Emperor Tianyou rewarded to the Linjiang Palace, had more than ten miles of vertical and horizontal thousands of slaves and maids.

In addition, the Inner Court also controlled a large number of government-run workshops, copper and iron mines, and coinage.

At this time, in addition to the increasingly embarrassing central revenue, only the inner court can squeeze out an additional million dollars of money and food at once to rebuild the water division.

The Central Council Division is not qualified to use the money and food from the Inner Court Treasury, but Your Majesty can!

The problem is that if they want to persuade His Majesty to agree to transfer the money and grain from the Inner Court Treasury, they must explain the details behind it clearly, so that His Majesty can clearly see what kind of harm it will do to the Great Chu Sheji if the new naval army under the banner of the Youlong Wu Army is responsible for the defense of the rivers and coasts east of Runzhou.

Speaking of this, Xue Ruogu also gave Zhang Qian and Qin Wen a look, asking them to persuade Shen Yang to make a decision as soon as possible.

Zhang Qian was about to say something, but Shen Yang shook his head and sighed and said:

"Your Majesty has the legacy of the previous emperor, and he is very intelligent, but sometimes he is still too hasty, and this matter is known to His Majesty, which may make the situation more and more chaotic, and it will not benefit the ...... of the Great Chu Society."

Zhang Qian's heart is the same, thinking that some of the situation has developed to this point in front of him, which has a great relationship with His Majesty's suspicion of Han Qian, and now that it has finally eased up, if they want to stab these things again, it is very likely that the things they are looking forward to will not be solved well, but it may add fuel to the fire and make the situation more and more chaotic.

"The Marquis of Qianyang, King Xin, and King Shou are linked together for a momentary benefit, but the Marquis of Qianyang has the heart of a tiger and a wolf, and the King of Xin has the ambition of not being a minister, and Yang Zhitang is not a fuel-efficient lamp, how can it last long? Even if we get what we want first, not only can we help control foreign enemies first, but we will also make the Queen Mother and Li Zhihe even more jealous of them. Or one day, Your Majesty can endure what the world can't endure, and tolerate what the world can't tolerate, and that's the time to reduce the strong domain," Qin Wen said, "Besides, no matter how thick the Han family's foundation is, how long can it be supported, why should we bother to fight hard when they are sharp?" ”

Qin Wen's opinion was slightly different from Xue Ruogu's.

The intrusion of the Liang army's naval division into the coastal area has gradually become a big problem, and the expansion of the naval army to strengthen the defense of the coastal areas along the river east of Runzhou has become an urgent need, and it can no longer be delayed indefinitely because of disputes.

Although they all knew the importance of the imperial court directly controlling a powerful naval division, the question was that in addition to successfully persuading His Majesty to make the inner court take the money, where would the warships come from, and where would the naval generals be selected?

Don't you have to deal with Xuzhou and the Privy Council for these things?

"Alas, you all go back to rest......" Shen Yang waved his hand, signaling that the matter would continue to be put on hold.

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Han Daoming and Feng Yu did not leave from Shouwang's Mansion until late at night, walked out of the side door, boarded a very inconspicuous carriage, and drove through the streets and alleys to the east of the city.

The curfew in Jinling City has not been lifted, but when encountering people patrolling the streets, two riders in front of the carriage showed their tokens and drove away first, escorting the carriage quietly to Hanfu.

Han Daoming himself wore civilian clothes to see Shouwang Yang Zhitang, and asked him to talk about his relatives, which was equivalent to a showdown with Shouwang's mansion directly, Han Daochang, Han Duan, and Han Chengmeng, who rushed back to Jinling with Feng Yi, were also nervously waiting for them to come back in the front house.

Hearing the sound of ruts, the gate opened, and the carriage drove directly into the courtyard under the escort of several knights, Han Daochang and Han Duan walked over and asked eagerly, "What did the prince say over there?" ”

"Where's my father?" Han Daoming asked.

"Father has long since fallen asleep." Han Daochang said.

"Let's go to the hall and talk." Han Daoming didn't want to alarm his old father, and said to the second Han Daochang.

There are many servants and slaves in the front yard, and there are many people talking about it, it is not a place to discuss confidential matters, Han Daoming led everyone into the Mingju Hall, which is the main courtyard of the Han Mansion, and after the slaves and maids have made tea and withdrew, they talked about the many things that happened after he and Feng Yi arrived at the Shouwang Mansion.

"Shen Yang, the old horseman, was originally infected with the epidemic and starving people to form the Dragon Bird Army, but my Han family gave him the credit, and he stole the name of the emperor; And Xue Ruogu was only a master in Xuzhou at the beginning, he did not die of the miasma, and he had to hold important positions, and it was the third brother and Han Qian who appreciated him. I didn't expect these two people to miss their previous kindness, and at this time they actually thought of stabbing us, which is really hateful! Han Daochang said angrily, forgetting that they were the ones who couldn't see Han Qian's kindness the most.

"Shen Yang's old puppet knows so many secrets, and he also knows the inside story of the Sizhou civil unrest and the preparations for the establishment of the Chishan Society, what if he tells His Majesty?" Han Duan asked worriedly.

No matter how tenacious the Tangyi soldiers were on the front line of the Chuhe River and fought with the Shouzhou army, and no matter how optimistic the current situation in Tangyi looked, he did not think that Tangyi could openly confront the court at this time.

How big is Tangyi, how many people are there?

How big is the territory and how many people are there in the counties of Jiangnan in Dachu?

The two are not at all a hierarchical matter.

"We secretly sent Xue Ruogu to Lishui in April and May last year, intending to use his hand to find out the truth about Shang Wensheng's assassination, and according to our arrangement, in three or four months, that is, in August and September, Xue Ruogu should have mastered the truth about Shang Wensheng's assassination," Feng Yu said, "However, Shang Wensheng's assassination case has not set off any new waves until now, so it can be seen that Xue Ruogu may have noticed the abnormality of the gathering of the old army of Zuo Guang and told Shen Yang." And since Shen Yang can endure until today before finding out this matter to Shouwang Yang Zhitang, he will probably be able to continue to endure for a while longer, so we don't have to worry about this for the time being......"

Feng Yi was currently the most important advisor by Han Qian's side, and seeing him say this, Han Daochang guessed that Han Qian's side had already studied this matter.

Seeing that the eldest brother's expression was as usual, he should also be thinking about this matter, so he relieved himself a little and asked about the results of their continued discussion with Shouwang Yang Zhitang.

Han Daoming drank tea and told Han Daochang, Han Duan and Han Chengmeng about the results of the negotiation with Yang Zhitang.

This result did not surprise them, but it could go so smoothly, Han Daochang was extremely happy, and said: "When the time comes, I will accompany Lord Shou to Yangzhou to propose marriage......

The original plan was for Feng Yi to accompany Yang Zhitang to Yangzhou, after all, the follow-up would involve negotiations with Huaidong, but it was natural for Han Daochang to participate as a member of the Han family, and of course Feng Yi would not raise any objections.

"Can Xuzhou really come up with more than two million horses of Qianyang cloth at once?" Han Duan still asked incredulously.

"The marriage contract is made public again, and we have to pay both parties money and food every month, where can we do it?" Feng Yi said with a smile.

Han Duan couldn't help but smack his lips a few times, he was in charge of the Salt and Iron Transit Envoy at this time, his honor was not obvious, and he was also suspicious of Zhang Chao's officials, but he had a rough idea of the central wealth, and of course he knew in his heart that with the power of a state, with the power of a southwestern border state that was extremely remote and barbaric in the impression of the courtiers, it was a shocking thing to be able to import four or five million pieces of cloth a year.

This also leads to their next key work, which is to do everything possible to cover up this point, so that the world mistakenly thinks that the follow-up is still the Han family digging up the old bottom to support many things, and making the world mistakenly think that once the Han family's old bottom is hollowed out, many things in Xuzhou and Tangyi will be unsustainable, and the overall situation will continue to fall under their control......