Fu Bi and Wen Yanbo left, but Wang Anshi stayed.

Zhao Ji stood in front of the window for a long time, and frowned slightly: "The last time Fan Xianggong recovered Youzhou, I almost didn't have any promotion to him, just gave him a little property, this time he captured Datong Mansion, what should I do?" ”

Wang Anshi bowed and said: "Last time, Weichen persuaded Your Majesty that the attack on Datong Mansion should change the commander, and let Han Xianggong or Lu Xianggong go out to fight, Fan Xianggong has been leading troops to fight in the past few years, and it is also very hard, he should rest well and reunite with his family more." ”

A trace of dissatisfaction flashed in Zhao Ji's eyes, and he said coldly: "Xianggong Wang, if you have any advice in the future, just say it clearly, don't say these lies again, it will mislead me, do you understand?" ”

Wang Anshi saw sweat on his forehead, and hurriedly said: "Weichen knows his mistake, in fact, Weichen is a little worried. ”

"Say, worry about what?"

Wang Anshi looked at the eunuchs on both sides, and Zhao Ji shouted: "You all retreat!" ”

Several of the serving eunuchs retreated, and only Wang Anshi and Zhao Ji were left in the imperial study.

Wang Anshi said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Fan Xianggong has been in charge of the military for too long, although he is a civilian official, but he is Xiangguo after all, the disparity in status will make the generals have a kind of admiration for him, especially more than half of the control is promoted by him, in the past few years, he has continuously destroyed Western Xia, recovered Youzhou, captured Yunzhou, and achieved the great achievements of the Great Song Dynasty in a hundred years. His importance will surpass that of His Majesty. ”

"So you suggested last year that I go to Youzhou in person?"

"Exactly!"

Zhao Ji stared out the window for a long time, and after a long time, Zhao Ji said coldly: "Do you think he will have a heart of disobedience?" ”

"Your Majesty, there are some things that everyone knows, such as the overseas feudal system was promoted by Fan Xianggong, and his own family also bought land in Beidao, although nominally they still admit that they are subjects of the Great Song Dynasty, but in fact they are completely autonomous, what is the difference between this and the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, so the minister has always opposed this overseas feudal system, but the power that supports overseas feudal is too strong, and there is no room for ministers to intervene."

After a pause, Wang Anshi saw that Zhao Ji didn't speak, so he simply picked it out directly.

"Your Majesty, what Weichen means is that if he doesn't have the heart to stand on his own, why does he want to engage in overseas sub-feudal systems?"

Zhao Ji was shocked, his eyes became suspicious, he pondered for a moment and said: "The overseas feudal system has been discussed repeatedly, and everyone agrees that although they have autonomy in the island, they are not within the mainland of the Great Song Dynasty, how can they toss in the island, as long as they do not go out of the island, there will be no threat to the Great Song Dynasty, which is equivalent to a manor for the feudal vassals, they also have Zhuang Ding, and they are also in the manor, but as long as they are not called lonely, as long as they do not collude with the enemy country, the imperial court can tolerate it, so I also agreed to the overseas feudal system." , did Wang Xianggong think about the problem too seriously? ”

Now that the words have come to this point, Wang Anshi casually let go, he bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, Wechen is not attacking the overseas sub-feudal system now, although Wechen does not approve of this sub-feudal system, but the imperial court has passed it, Your Majesty has approved it, and it has been implemented for many years, and before there is a big mess, Wechen does not intend to overturn this decision again."

Weichen just said that Fan Xianggong actively led the overseas sub-feudal, and he also gained huge benefits, Wechen means that from the overseas sub-feudal system, it can be seen that Fan Xianggong has a heart of self-reliance, to put it seriously, he just has a heart of disobedience, now he holds military power, and his prestige in the army is extremely high, will his disobedience swell? No longer satisfied with overseas separation? ”

"He shouldn't be!"

"Your Majesty, Weichen doesn't dare to say that Fan Xiang's guild will support the army and rebel, but it is not a wise move to let a person who has the heart of disobedience to grasp the military power, just like Your Majesty is worried, he is now unsealable, and he has reached the point of high merit and shocking the master, out of prudent consideration, Weichen does not recommend that he continue to lead the army, which is good for His Majesty and him."

After a long time, Zhao Ji let out a long sigh, "Maybe you are right, letting him out of military power is a relief for me and him." ”

After walking a few steps, Zhao Ji asked again, "Then what should I say to him?" ”

"Didn't Your Majesty already give him the silver box? Wechen believed that he could read His Majesty's hints. ”

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After the Battle of Datong, Fan Ning ordered Yang Wenguang to lead 30,000 troops to defend Datong Mansion and Yingzhou, and appointed Liu Kui as the prefect of Datong during the war, and he led more than 100,000 troops back to Youzhou.

Five days later, Fanning returned to the capital.

At night, Fanning took out the silver box in the study, the box had been completely cut and wrapped in a piece of silk, and the secret decree of the Son of Heaven lay quietly in the box.

Fan Ning had actually vaguely guessed the meaning of the secret decree given to him by the Son of Heaven, and this secret decree was a hint that he could end it.

This hint did not come from the content of the secret decree itself, and Fan Ning also believed that Zhao Ji was sincerely willing to give 100,000 immigrants to Beidao as a reward for his contribution to the Great Song Dynasty.

The key is that the timing of the arrival of this secret decree is not right, the immigration of 100,000 households is by no means a small number, after the destruction of Western Xia, the Son of Heaven has given 20,000 immigrants to Beidao in a row, as a reward for the destruction of Western Xia and the recovery of Youzhou.

But the reward of 100,000 immigrants should be the ultimate reward, and it should be given after he destroyed the Liao State, but if he proposes it early, does this mean that the Son of Heaven does not want to continue to lead troops to fight.

Di Qing has officially retired after recovering Youzhou, and when he said goodbye, Di Qing gave himself a kind reminder that he already had signs of merit, and if he couldn't see this, the consequences would be very serious.

Fanning is starting to slowly come back to his senses, so what should he do?

At this time, the door opened, and his wife Juppi walked in with a cup of tea, and when she was eating, she found that her husband had something on his mind, which was rare, which made Juppei feel a trace of worry in her heart.

"Husband, what's going on?" Juppé asked, placing the tea on the table.

Fanning shook his head and smiled: "It's nothing, everything is normal!" ”

"Husband, you don't have to comfort me, I can see if you have anything to do, this time your heart is very serious."

Fanning sighed softly, took his wife's hand and said, "If I let you all go to the North Island, do you think the family will object?" ”

"Opposition is not going to ...... But why do you say that? Juppé asked with a look of surprise.

Fanning thought for a while and said, "Don't you see that I've been too showy in the past two years?" Everyone in the world regards me as the savior of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

"But you have indeed made great achievements for the Great Song Dynasty, isn't it normal for everyone to admire you and praise you?"

"But what about the Son of Heaven, what will he think?"

Zhu Pei suddenly understood, and she said cautiously: "What does the husband mean is that he has a little credit?" ”

Fan Ning nodded, "I already feel it, the last time he drove to Youzhou, he was a little unwilling!" ”

"But the Son of Heaven should trust you very much, it was your husband who put him on the throne, and over the years, hasn't he adopted all the opinions you have raised?"

"The Son of Heaven has trust in me, but this trust is premised, that is, I cannot threaten his throne, once I hold the military power for too long, accumulate great prestige in the army, and then make outstanding achievements, he will inevitably be worried."

Speaking of this, Fan Ning sighed, "After all, his ancestor was the one who became to the throne through Chen Qiaobing, how could he not be worried?" ”

"What are you going to do?"

Fanning groaned and said, "I want to hand over the military power, resign from the phase, and then lead the whole family to go to sea for a walk." ”

Juppe thought for a moment and asked, "But。。。。。 What is the reason for the husband? ”

Fan Ning smiled slightly: "I have already thought of the reason, just say that my grandmother is seriously ill, and I am going to Beidao to visit her old man's home, accounting for the word 'filial piety', he will definitely agree." ”

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