After arranging the border defense, Ning Ze turned back to Jinzhou.

After a long journey, we finally arrived smoothly.

When they arrived in Jinzhou, they found that the cities had changed significantly, the walls were stronger, the roads were smoother, and the soldiers defending the city were more energetic and morale-oriented.

At the same time, the counties were much more prosperous than before, the caravans flowed endlessly, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.

The popularity of each city is between 90 and 100, which is completely different from outside Jinzhou, which is due to Liu Yuanxiang's benevolence, where she sits, it is easier to improve the people's morale.

When he returned to Huajun, he had not yet arrived in the city, and Liu Yuanxiang really led hundreds of civil and military officials out of the city for thirty miles to greet him, which was a bigger scene than before.

Along the road, the elite soldiers lined up, the banners were neat, and the rear of the army was hundreds of people, all of whom were also lined up to welcome.

Ning Ze conquered several states and returned triumphantly, and his reputation was unparalleled for a while, as a place to start his army, coupled with the uninterrupted policy of benefiting the people for two years, the people returned to their hearts, and when they learned that Ning Ze had returned, they took the initiative to go out of the city to meet them, regardless of the cold and the cold.

When Ning Ze led the officers and generals of the army, as well as the main army, he greeted the army outside the city and shouted: "Welcome to the triumphant return of the Hou Ye!!"

The entire army shouted in unison, and the momentum was like thunder, causing the people in the rear to shout together, and the entire Huajun city seemed to be shaking.

This momentum suppressed many officials and generals who followed Ning Ze to Huajun for the first time, and in the face of such a scene, everyone's blood boiled.

Ning Ze rode the claw Huang Feidian in front, and Liu Yuanxiang in front also came with the civil and military ministers.

In front of Ning Ze, a group of civil and military officials dismounted one after another, all of them bowed their hands and bowed their heads and shouted in unison: "Welcome to the triumphant return of Hou Ye!!"

"No courtesy!" Ning Ze waved his hand.

After the hundred officials finished the salute, they were divided into two columns, civil and military, and retreated to the left and right to stand.

The officers and generals behind Ning Ze dismounted, and saluted Liu Yuanxiang with a brush: "The ministers meet the lord!!"

"Excuse me!" Liu Yuanxiang accepted the salute and watched as these officials retreated to the sides.

Then she and Ning Ze dismounted at the same time and slowly walked towards each other.

"The military advisor works hard!" Standing face to face, Liu Yuanxiang smiled and saluted.

"This is the duty of a minister!" Ning Ze also smiled back.

Although they are husband and wife, they are still monarchs and ministers on the official face, and the necessary etiquette is indispensable.

"The military advisor led the army to fight the front line, and returned triumphantly today, and this palace will lead the horse for you!" Liu Yuanxiang walked towards the claw Huang Feidian and reached out to grab the reins.

Seeing this, Ning Ze smiled and said: "The lord's good intentions, the minister's heart has received it! Instead of leading the horse for the minister, it is better to ride!"

When the words fell, he directly picked her up by the waist, helped her to the horse's back, turned over on the horse, hugged the horse's belly from behind, and marched straight to the city gate.

"The military advisor is mighty!" Song Gao shouted loudly when he saw this.

"The military division is mighty! The military division is mighty!" The civil and military officials, the officers and men of the whole army, including the common people, shouted in unison, and there was a joyful atmosphere.

The husband and wife rode together on the claw Huang Feidian, and the civil and military officials converged, and they all got on their horses and followed closely behind, returning to the city in bursts of cheers.

A banquet has been set up in the city, specially for Ning Ze and the soldiers accompanying the army.

Although it is a cold winter, the people on the street celebrate the triumph with laughter, as if to drive away the cold.

On the banquet, delicious delicacies, singing and dancing, quite lively.

When the wine was half-drunk, Liu Yuanxiang called the song and dance to retreat, turned his head to look at Ning Ze with a smile on his face: "On this trip, the military division actually conquered the lands of Liang, Xi, Jiang, and Yuan, and made great achievements! The people of Jinzhou are all happy and compete to praise each other!"

Ning Ze replied: "The ministers were able to conquer the land of the four states, only because Sun Yi, Chu Bai, Cheng Wan and others were incompetent, and the soldiers used their lives. Although you have the land of four states, you must not get too carried away. Lu Cong exterminated Zhou Nan, Ma Jian sprung up, Tang Niu annexed Puzhou, these three are strong enemies, not Sun Yi, Chu Bai, Cheng Wan and the like, there will be a big war in the coming year, and we need to step up preparations!"

"With the military advisor here, the palace is worry-free!" Liu Yuanxiang said, "Now the military advisor has helped the palace to seize the land of the seven states, almost half of the territory. However, with the position of the palace, the generals under his command have heavy power and light duties, and even the rewarded military advisors have to ask Emperor Hui on the table. This palace feels that now that our army has strength, it is better to set up its own court and divide hundreds of officials!"

Hearing this, all the civil and military officials in the hall showed excited expressions.

After all, under Liu Yuanxiang, except for the officials below Taishou who can be appointed by themselves, including the assassin history, higher-level official positions need to be on the table, and they can only be considered legitimate if they ask for an edict from the Emperor Hui court, which is not willing to recognize it at all. This also makes most of the civil and military officials wield heavy power, but their positions do not match.

At present, Lu Cong's territory is much smaller than his own, but he is respected as the prime minister, and Ning Ze, who has the heaviest authority on his side, is only a five-rank general named by the other party, and he is a marquis. Even if you add the identity of Jin Zhoumu, it actually doesn't mean anything! In any case, the identity of the bright face is a cut shorter than the other party.

Officials often suggested to Liu Yuanxiang that they should set up their own official positions, without the approval of Emperor Hui, and divide hundreds of officials. This time, Ning Ze destroyed the three major forces of Sun Yi, Chu Bai, and Cheng Wan, which made his own strength rise greatly, and Liu Yuanxiang also moved his mind.

She also didn't want Ning Ze to bear the title of Emperor Hui's marquis, neither side would surrender to the opponent, it was bound to compete for high and low, and it was inevitable to fight in the coming year, so why continue to accept the official position granted by the other party.

Hearing this, Ning Ze shook his head slightly, looked at Liu Yuanxiang and persuaded: "What the lord thinks, the minister knows everything in his heart." It's just that when the time comes, if you bypass the imperial court and set up your own official position at this moment, it will be extremely inappropriate! Although Emperor Hui has no imperial power and is controlled by Lu Cong, he is still nominally orthodox. ”

"Emperor Hui is under the control of Lu Cong, how can he say that it is orthodox? Uncle Huang has already been in the wrong position, and now there is no edict, how can Emperor Hui's puppet court be compared with this palace?" Liu Yuanxiang was not convinced.

That's right, but people in the world don't think so. Ning Ze replied, "If the lord does this, it will be harmful." ”

"According to the opinion of the military advisor......"

"Lu Cong's ambition is known to the world. Emperor Hui is under his control, and there must be dissatisfaction in his heart!" Ning Ze said, "There is a gap between the two, and sooner or later they will break up." The court is all Lu Cong's eagle dogs, and Emperor Hui should ask for external help. The lord's identity is special, and he is not the person asked by Emperor Hui. Tang Niu and Emperor Hui are not opposed, only Ma Jian is available. If Ma Jian wants to save Emperor Hui, he will definitely annoy Lu Cong. Just send someone to provoke and secretly warn about this matter, Lu Cong will get rid of Emperor Hui and set up a new monarch. It's just that Emperor Hui was removed, Lu Cong's prestige was damaged, Emperor You's bloodline was wiped out, and only distant relatives of the royal family remained. If he stands, his prestige plummets and it is not easy to convince the public, and if he does not stand, Lu Cong will definitely usurp the throne. Whatever the situation, there is no longer the word orthodoxy. At that time, the strong will be respected, and the lord will be the daughter of the first emperor in order to restore the name of Dacheng. Therefore, you need to be patient for the time being!"

Hearing this, Liu Yuanxiang nodded slowly: "The military advisor is reasonable! ”

"The lord is wise!"

"If Lu Cong raises troops to invade the territory and conquers in the name of Emperor Hui, we will be at a disadvantage!" Liu Yuanxiang said, "How to deal with it?"

Ning Ze replied: "The lord doesn't need to worry! Now in the sixteen states of Dacheng, there are intelligence personnel of our army lurking, and through the Chamber of Commerce, a complete propaganda line has been established. From now on, launch a propaganda offensive to let everyone in the world know the name of the Lord's benevolence and loyalty. At the same time, he vigorously publicized Lu Cong's remarks that he coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes to monopolize the court, firstly, to set his name as a national thief in the eyes of the world, and secondly, to take the opportunity to provoke Emperor Hui and Lu Cong, and aggravate the conflict between the two. As long as the propaganda work is in place, Lu Cong will send troops to attack us, and in the name of Emperor Hui, he will attack the imperial sister for no reason, and if he does not use the name of Emperor Hui, he will be a national thief who despises the royal family and wants to get rid of the royal family to prepare for the usurpation of power. In any respect, it is not a just war! As long as we occupy the height of public opinion, our side will not suffer!"

"It turns out that the military advisor has been prepared for a long time!" Liu Yuanxiang put his mind at ease.

"Brother, in fact, the younger brother doesn't think there's any need to be so troublesome!" Dewey got up and said, "With the current strength of our army, we can completely wipe out Lu Cong, Tang Niu, and Ma Jian in one fell swoop." As long as all the enemies are destroyed, the world will be the lord's!"

"That's it, why worry too much? The first emperor also immediately conquered the world, and only then did he have a great success!"

"The last general thinks so too!"

......

Many generals spoke one after another, and most of them felt that now that they occupied the land of the Seven States, they didn't need to worry about that at all, even if they directly set up a new imperial court, there was nothing wrong with it.

"If Lu Cong, Tang Niu, and Ma Jian are really vulnerable, this is not wrong!" Ning Ze said, "Destroy the princes of the Three Roads as soon as possible and support the lord to ascend the throne, maybe there will be chaos in the world, but it can be controlled in time." However, these three princes are not Chu Bai and Cheng Wan. Tang Niu had the order of the world's number one military general, and how could he underestimate the seizure of Bian and Pu Prefecture by force alone? Ma Jian suddenly rose up and quickly annexed Gunzhou and Wuzhou, and he was not an ordinary person. Lu Chong coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, nearly half of the world's good ministers and brave returned to the imperial court, and Sima Fa's wisdom was not inferior to Ouyang Chun, and it was also extraordinary. These three princes are all great enemies. Being in a hurry will only make us passive, and we must not do it!"

"In this world, who can compare with the military advisor?" Song Gao said, "No matter how strong Tang Niu is, he is just a reckless man." No matter how powerful Ma Jian is, can he be stronger than his father Ma Qiao? As for Sima Fa, Ouyang Chun can win it, and with the wisdom of the military advisor, he can easily win it!"

Ning Ze shook his head: "Marching and fighting does not depend on the courage of one person, maybe our power has expanded too much, so that you are all inflated." Our side is short of manpower, and if the enemy launches a large-scale campaign, how to divide the corps to fight separately and ensure victory is a big problem. Even if we win one battle, if all the other battlefields are defeated, we will be defeated!"

"Generals, the military advisor is thoughtful and reasonable!" Chu Wenxiu stood up, "The lack of talent is our biggest flaw. Now that the land of the seven states has been obtained, it is not easy for the officials of the states and counties, and even the counties, towns and villages to manage. Now it is even more necessary to establish a defense line to deal with the army of Lu Cong that may come at any time, and it is absolutely impossible to be sloppy!"

"Exactly!" Chu Meiren also came out to speak, "Steady and steady is the strategy that our army needs the most at present." ”

Many Wenchen at the scene came out one after another, agreeing with Ning Ze's views.

The other generals also agreed, and soon reached an agreement.