"Marquis of Shanyin County, what a big official!" Li Ming looked at the holy decree issued by the imperial court, and threw it aside with disdain, "That guy Yuan Shu is really stupid, he is a gunman for the imperial court, and he is actually willing to do it!" ”

In the process of conquering the South Vietnamese Kingdom, Li Ming contributed the most and received the least rewards as a result. Even Liu Yan and Liu Biao, who were barely dealt with, were further appointed as state pastors, but in the end, he only symbolically sealed a county marquis, and there was no actual reward at all.

The key is still Yuan Shu, after he went back, he sent people to spread the news everywhere, but as a result, other people's courts have not yet moved, but he is positive. He really thinks that Li Ming's intelligence department is a vegetarian?!

Yuan Shu lost an arm this time, and after he went back, his temperament changed greatly and became more violent. I heard that there was a palace maid, but she accidentally glanced at him, and was beaten to death by him with a stick.

The elders of Yuan Valve also felt that Yuan Shu was no longer able to take the position of the head of the family, after all, there had never been a family head who was missing an arm. It is because many people have secretly contacted Yuan Shao, and at the same time they have taken refuge in Yuan Valve's family, and many have announced their departure from Yuan Valve, and have taken refuge in the imperial court in Guanzhong. The king told him what he knew.

"But what does this have to do with me? Just went back and targeted me directly?! Li Ming was very unhappy, "Now the courtiers below are in a mess, Xun Chen and several officials secretly hung up the seal, if it weren't for Xun Biao and Xun Di still working hard, I doubt that the Xun family is going to give up on me!" ”

This is not a joke, Li Ming is indeed very prestigious in Yangzhou, but no matter how great his reputation is, it is not as great as the Han court. Knowing that he was actually a descendant of the overlord, those families who relied on suppressing the remnants of Western Chu to ascend to the throne were naturally worried and afraid. The most intuitive change is that Lujiang guarded Lu Kang too much, strengthened the defense of Lujiang and Jiujiang, began to guard Pang De and Zhang He's troops, and kept up with the imperial court.

The Lu family of Wu County said that Lu Kang had separated from the Lu family, but this obviously broke the bones and connected tendons, even if Lu Kang was separated, wouldn't it be the Lu family of Wu County? !

Lu Jun is quite obedient, but he is just a guardian dog, just in business and not involved in government affairs. The second-generation Lu Ji and Lu Xun are still young and can't be counted on; Gu Yan is because of Cai Yong's relationship and is still loyal to his duties, and what makes people feel reassuring is that Gu Yong also insists on his post.

Chen became a problem, Chen Jue and Chen Deng originally planned to go south, but later they did not go south. Chen Yu is still under Yuan Shao, and Chen Cong seems dispensable. Fortunately, Chen Ying was loyal to his duties, but unfortunately he delayed his studies and his talents were limited.

"On the contrary, the Zhu family sees it most thoroughly, no matter whose bloodline you are, if you want to deal with them, you have already started a long time ago, why wait until now?" Wang Yu said with a smile, "Your mentor has also helped a lot in it, it is said that the Zhu family intends to recognize Zhu Jun as a collateral relative, and the latter seems to have agreed." ”

"Why should the teacher be like this? Establishing a Shangyu Zhu family is more comfortable than being a side line of the Zhu family in Wu County! Li Ming suddenly felt worthless for Zhu Jun.

"The Zhu family of Wujun is an old family in the end, and the background is far from being comparable to Zhu Jun. The head of the Zhu family of this generation is already old, Zhu Jun may not be able to become the new patriarch, without this benefit, he will not agree! Wang Yu immediately enlightened.

"What I'm most worried about now is the old Western Chu family! They're just afraid that I can't help but build Xichu! When Li Ming heard this, he immediately changed the topic.

"This aspect surprised my subordinates!" Li You spoke on the side, "After the results of the secret guard investigation, these families are very low-key, and they have not done anything else to concentrate on their work. ”

"When did they change sex?" Li Ming suddenly couldn't cry or laugh.

"Now well-intentioned people in other states are promoting this rumor, the purpose is to force the anti-lord, or else to create momentum for the next move of the imperial court!" Li You explained slowly, "In other words, no matter what the outcome is, the lord has no other possibility than rebellion. In that case, why do they bother jumping up and down, so it seems a bit deliberate. ”

"Indeed, the key at present is the imperial court!" Wang Yu nodded, "If Riyao continues to deny the rumors, then the imperial court has a reason to summon Riyao to serve in the imperial court, and in the end there is a great possibility that you will be set aside or even assassinated." If you don't go, then it will prove that Riyao has a ghost in her heart, and in the end, it will prove the truth of the rumors! ”

"The families and officials below are worried, and this is probably what they are worried about. Although the Great Han has collapsed to this extent, if the lord takes the lead in raising the anti-flag, then he will fall into passivity! In addition, Western Chu has been destroyed for more than 400 years, and it has long been unpopular, even if the lord is in the name of the descendant of the overlord of Western Chu, I am afraid that it will be difficult to call on the heroes of the world to take refuge! If you really want to count it, it can only be said that the lord did not occupy the Central Plains, and in the eyes of many people, the strength is too weak to win Kyushu! Li You slowly analyzed the current situation for Li Ming.

"People in the world are so ignorant, they have been for more than 400 years, and they are still dreaming of winning the Central Plains. Not to mention anything else, now I want to go north to conquer the Central Plains, I only need to go along with the waterway, where can't I go to the huge Central Plains? It's not even a problem to conquer the two states! By the way, has Jeju Island been found?! Li Ming smiled bitterly, and finally remembered something, and immediately asked.

"Jiang Qin has been found, and we have sent a thousand reclamation legions to clear the wasteland. It is only necessary to build the port and station properly, not to mention Qingzhou at that time, even if it is to go deep into the Sidi area, it will not be a problem! Wang Yu said confidently.

Li Ming has always advocated the development of the navy, which is very expensive, and even accounts for 50% of military spending. However, as its strategic significance began to come to the fore, Wang Yu and others admired Li Ming's foresight.

Now don't say it's the north, the south directly enters Panyu, and even goes to the two counties in the south of Jiuzhenri, as long as the supplies are sufficient!

"Lord, at this time, we have to take the lead! I can't wait for the court to act, and there is still no response! Guo Jia came forward to admonish.

"How do we fight back?" Li Ming asked curiously.

"The lord's surname is Li Bu, and he can also proclaim himself the Marquis of Chu, and even let Liu Miao praise the lord's benevolence, righteousness, loyalty and courage in a public occasion, and then give up the position of Yangzhou Assassin to the lord! Such rumors are naturally self-defeating! Guo Jia replied.

"So we still have to publicize it through the secret guard system......" Li Ming looked at Li You, who gave up his orders.

"Will it backfire to self-proclaimed as the Marquis of Chu? Besides, is Liu Miao easy to persuade over there? Li Ming looked at Wang Yu, with Liu Xuan's royal position, Liu Xuan would not openly support Li Ming as the Yangzhou pastor no matter what.

"It's up to him!" Li You took out a leaf from his sleeve and played with it in his hand.

Li Ming looked at the leaf, and suddenly felt a chill in his spine, because it was a flying leaf. Li Ming had always forbidden this thing to circulate among the people, but Li You had apparently used it for some secret operations that only secret guards would carry out.

It is conceivable that I am only afraid of Liu Xuan, who is now abolished.

"As for the self-proclaimed Marquis of Chu, with the current situation of the lord, the self-proclaimed other marquis seem a bit deliberate." Guo Jia further stepped forward to persuade, "This will be used by people with intentions, so it is better to do the opposite." One is that the marquis is not the king, and the other will also be seen as the lord's unjust beating of the court's rewards and punishments. People in the world are so ignorant that they tend to over-interpret in this way. ”