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The book of the military department, the mansion.

More than ten days have passed.

After Ye Fan took over the helm of the military department, he began to rectify the military department.

In the last case of the rebellion of the Jinluan Palace, as many as 17 officials of the Ministry of War rebelled with Rui Liangzhi, the former secretary of the Ministry of War, and the second prince, and became the hardest hit area of the rebellion, and a large number of officials of the Ministry of War were removed from their posts and investigated.

Seven or eight Wuhou supervisors in the palace examination this time were added to the military department as deputy positions, and the military department was completely controlled.

As time passed, the disasters in various parts of the Canglan Country also rushed to the royal city one after another, becoming the top priority in the court.

The situation was worse than expected, and a small city with a population of hundreds of thousands was directly destroyed by the thunder meteorite, and almost no one survived. More than a dozen cities were severely affected, millions of houses collapsed, millions of households were affected, hundreds of thousands of people were injured, and a large amount of fertile land was burned down in the fires and various disasters. Half of the counties in the country have been affected, and millions of people have been displaced.

Naturally, these have the monarch and the household department to provide disaster relief, and draw food from the treasury and county governments to stabilize the victims, and there is no need for Ye Fan to bother.

But there's something even worse going on.

The Blue Wolf tribe of the Scorching Sun Mountain Range also seems to have been plagued by the Thunderstar Meteorite, and they are ready to make a big move and invade the major counties of the Canglan Country Frontier, and there have been dozens of large and small conflicts, with thousands of dead and wounded.

In addition, a large number of victims also appeared in the surrounding vassal states, and the bandits and bandits in various places increased significantly, and there were frictions and fights with the border of the Canglan country.

The relationship between Canglan and the neighboring vassal states is not very good, and disputes occur from time to time.

These things are all related to the Ministry of War.

After these things reached the royal city, the monarch wanted to take the initiative to start a war against the Scorching Sun Blue Wolf Tribe, and sent an army of 100,000 iron cavalry to encircle and suppress the Blue Wolf Tribe.

But in the court, many ministers were excited to oppose it.

For disaster relief. The national treasury has already consumed a lot of material and financial resources, and it will be consumed even more in the future, and the national strength will be exhausted.

If a large army is raised to encircle and suppress the Blue Wolf Clan, it will be even more costly to dispatch the army.

The monarch had no choice but to order the whole country to be on strict alert in case the Blue Wolf tribe attacked the border city.

Ye Fan took the military intelligence reports from all over the country. pondering how to deploy troops and strengthen the garrisons of the border cities.

Although there are hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers in the Canglan Kingdom, including 100,000 Praetorian Guards guarding the royal city, 100,000 elite iron cavalry guarding the important towns near the Lieri Mountain Range, 30,000 towns and navies in Donglai County, and tens of thousands of guards in the ten major counties.

Although the total amount is large, they all have responsibilities, and there are not many soldiers and horses that can be mobilized in large quantities. It can only squeeze out some troops from the cities of the ten counties and enrich the border cities.

"Brother Ye Fan!"

A familiar lively laugh. It came from outside the gate of the military headquarters.

Ye Fan couldn't help but raise his head when he heard the voice, and saw a youthful and beautiful shadow walking into the hall. He couldn't help but warm his eyes, and said with a light smile: "Yu'er, I haven't seen you for more than ten days, you have broken through the realm of Wuhou!"

"That's right! With Brother Ye Fan's Martial Soul Awakening Pill, coupled with Sister Bing and Youwen's protectors, I can naturally successfully break through Wuhou. I just became a martial marquis yesterday, and I came early this morning to report the good news! Brother Ye Fan became the secretary of the military department in the blink of an eye. Busy right now?"

Qin Yu'er smiled and walked into the hall quickly, looking at the government affairs hall of the Ministry of War with some curiosity.

"It's all trifles. It's not busy. ”

Ye Fan shook his head, put down the military intelligence report, and smiled helplessly: "You have become a martial artist, and you can go out to practice with Mu Bing and Youwen in the future." The three of you are already extremely powerful martial marquis, and no one dares to provoke you in the future!"

Qin Yu'er nodded, and said with a smug smile: "This is nature. Sister Bing and Youwen and I have been in Wangcheng for more than a year, and I am a little bored, and I finally became a martial marquis, and I am planning to go out and walk around. Brother Ye Fan, do you have any plans, will you stay in the royal city all the time, or will you go out?"

"Me?"

Ye Fan thought for a moment and said. "The king wants to appoint the crown prince, and it is estimated that it will be a matter of this month or two. As soon as this was done, I went to the border of the Burning Sun Mountains. ”

The canonization of the crown prince is related to the situation of the Canglan Kingdom for hundreds of years in the future, and he will definitely not be able to leave the royal city now. At the very least, he has to appoint a crown prince who is beneficial to him, to Princess Jiaojiao and the queen.

When Qin Yu'er heard that Ye Fan was going to the Scorching Sun Mountain Range, her eyes couldn't help but brighten, "The border of the Scorching Sun Mountain Range?!Brother Ye Fan, you don't want to trouble the Blue Wolf King, do you! I'll go too, I think Sister Bing and the others will definitely go too!"

"Of course! The blood feuds and grievances of thousands of people in Luyang Mansion have not yet been avenged! It's not just as simple as looking for trouble. ”

Ye Fan said lightly.

In the depths of his eyes, an incomparably cold light flashed.

The red Luyang City, which was once attacked by the green wolf soldiers at night and burned by the fire, died in that battle Jiang Wei and the soldiers and civilians who defended the city. He never forgot these for a day.

One day, he will set foot in the Scorching Sun Mountains.

..

Inside the royal city.

Although the disasters and military situations in various places continued, it involved a lot of energy of the monarch and the courtiers.

But there is another dark current surging, and that is the canonization of the crown prince. The urgency of this matter is not in the slightest under the disaster relief.

Ling Jiaojiao and the queen both knew that the monarch only had the last three months of life. Of course, they were in a hurry, trying to choose the most suitable crown prince from among the many princes.

Similarly, the strongest third prince and fifth prince are also very anxious, although they don't know a precise time, they can also estimate that the limit of the monarch is about half a year.

This is their last chance to become the crown prince, and if they miss this time, they will completely lose the throne. The next crown prince is estimated to be a hundred years later.

Of course, they didn't dare to follow the example of the second prince and rebel and usurp the throne. That lesson was too tragic, and the royal city had the martial king Bian Herong and the iron-fisted soldier Shangshu Ye Fan, and the probability of usurping the throne was pitiful.

But they can still do it as much as possible to win over the queen and the ministers of the court, and win the support of more ministers.

Almost every three or five days, the two princes entered the palace to greet the monarch and the queen, and the delicate princess, and asked for warmth. After leaving the palace, they went to visit the important ministers of the court one by one, talked heart-to-heart, and talked all night.

In about three to five days, you can take turns to visit the important ministers. Then he went into the palace to greet the king and the queen, and started all over again, hardly stopping for a day.

Their subordinate cadres went to visit various small and medium-sized officials, and tried their best to win them over from top to bottom.

Sometimes, they even visited the same important minister at the same time. Bumped into him at the mansion of the important minister. They were not embarrassed at all and simply visited together.

The sincerity of the attitude of the two princes and the depth of their efforts were enough to move all the courtiers.

However, if there is only one prince, it is also a good choice.

It's just two.

The performance of the two princes is so "outstanding", which makes the ministers very embarrassed, and they don't know who to support.

One day.

The monarch summoned Ye Fan into the palace and inquired about the recent military situation in the counties of Canglan Country.

After the report. Ye Fan was about to leave.

The monarch suddenly asked lightly, "Ye Qing, what do you think of the princes?"

"This... ”

The expression on Ye Fan's face did not change, and he had expected that the monarch would ask him about the crown prince. It's just that he doesn't know how to answer.

The monarch waved his hand, shook his head and sighed, "These sons of this king. This king knows best. It is necessary to argue about the struggle for power and power, and do superficial work. The second, third, and fifth princes are all the same, but if they really want to be put on the throne, they are afraid that they will immediately change their faces and reveal their true nature. The most capable is still the second child, but it's a pity that he doesn't have the patience to wait another fifty years, and he dares to use poison to harm this king. It shows the viciousness of his heart.

The rest of the other princes, from six to thirteen princes, are all mediocre, greedy for money and lustful, and they abound. The worst old thirteen is cowardly, cowardly. It's almost like a pig.

You have a lot of ideas, and you can see far away, no matter what you say, this king will not care. ”

When Ye Fan heard this, he also smiled bitterly.

The king still seems to know very well in his heart that among his sons, there are almost no suitable to be kings. But will the monarch put a side branch of the royal family on the throne?

I guess don't even think about it.

Among the side branches of the royal family, Ling Qingshan, the leader of the younger generation, has cultivated to reach the realm of martial arts, is calm and down-to-earth, and his character is far more than these sons of the monarch, and there are no bad comments. If you can become the monarch of Canglan Kingdom, you will be more or less a virtuous monarch.

But Ling Qingshan has been directly sent to Donglai County by the monarch, and he has gone to sea with a large number of sea ships to purchase grain, and I am afraid that he will not be able to return at all for more than half a year. When Ling Qingshan came back, it was estimated that the new king had already ascended the throne, and he had nothing to do.

Ye Fan didn't know if the monarch did it unintentionally or deliberately. But since even Ling Qingshan, the youngest and most outstanding side branch of the royal family, has no play, the other side branches have no value to consider.

"Your Majesty. . . If you really can't pick the good one, then pick the most harmless one. It is also an idea to choose the lesser of two powers. ”

Ye Fan thought for a moment and arched his hand.

"Oh! Pick a harmless one?

The monarch was slightly stunned.

"On the Jinluan Palace that day, the minister saw that the third prince and the fifth prince also had the idea of usurping the throne, but their strength was weak, so they deliberately let the second master withstand the thunder, and they hid behind and didn't have time to do it. Choosing the two of them is no different from choosing the second prince.

After these two ascended the throne, it was a matter of time before they changed their faces, and they had already raised a large number of cronies in their house. Once they ascend the throne, the court will soon be replaced by their trusted descendants, and the ministers will not be able to stay in the court.

If Your Majesty asks the ministers, who is the most suitable to be the crown prince? The minister thinks that in comparison, the most harmless thirteen princes may be the most suitable candidate. ”

Ye Fan 1510 said.

"Hmph, Lao Thirteen, this lustful but cowardly, useless waste, except for relying on himself to be the prince to swagger around the market, what other skills do you have?! If this king passes the throne to him, I am afraid that it will not take a few years to completely bury the Canglan Kingdom. ”

The monarch was very disdainful.

"Your Majesty, you have forgotten that you also have a delicate princess, her wisdom and courage are far superior to those of other princes, although she is a little more delicate, but this does not hurt the country!

The thirteenth master is incompetent and cowardly, which just allows Princess Jiaojiao to gain a firm foothold in the court. If there is a group of ministers who support the princess regent, then everything will be stable in the court of Canglan Kingdom, and there will be no worries for the next one or two hundred years. ”

Ye Fan finally said the key sentence.

The monarch's body was suddenly shocked, his eyes shone brightly, his mouth opened wide, and he looked at Ye Fan in disbelief.

Let the old thirteen ascend the throne and let Ling Jiaojiao become the regent, he has never considered such an arrangement. But... It was indeed an arrangement that felt close to perfect to him.

Since he was seriously ill last year, Ling Jiaojiao and the queen have been maintaining the situation in the court for nearly a year. It's just that because of the second prince's obstruction, the queen and Ling Jiaojiao did nothing. But if it is talent and character, Jiaojiao is obviously above the princes.

"Let's go down first, this king thinks about it!"

"Yes!"

(To be continued.) )