Ye Xun said in a deep voice: "Fan Hou didn't ask because they didn't know what they wanted. After a pause, he didn't hide his selfishness: "I just told them that as long as they are willing to speak, I can send their family members and children out of Jiangbei without being discriminated against and ridiculed." ”

Fan Yicheng's expression was stunned, and he was speechless.

Fan Yicheng smiled bitterly, at this point, coercion and temptation or ancestral glory could no longer impress them.

He thought a lot about it, and he also thought about helping them settle their families. But these people will not believe it, and Fan Yicheng in Jiangbei is the absolute authority. They would not believe that a person who had withheld military pay would treat their family well, and that their family would only be retaliated against if they stayed in Jiangbei.

Only by leaving Jiangbei completely can their families survive. Only Ye Xun can do this.

"But you just rely on this point to say that Zhao Xuan colluded with the Dongying people, and he wants to commit it, it is too hasty." Fan Yicheng said, "My Daqi Water Army is famous, and the people of Dongying fled like lost dogs, and they didn't dare to take an offense for so many years. Ben Hou doesn't believe that the people of Dongying have such courage! ”

Meng Xingci said at this time: "If it was before, it would naturally not dare, but the current Daqi Water Army is no longer the well-equipped and morale-like Jiangbei Army when Emperor Taizu was there. ”

Fan Yicheng glared at Meng Xingci angrily.

A cold smile appeared at the corner of Meng Xingci's mouth: "The current Jiangbei Army, in addition to the Shenzhou Battalion, which has the strength to fight, the Shenlong Battalion and the Shenyuan Battalion have long been discouraged because of the deduction of military salaries. The weapons and equipment of the warships were even more backward, and Fan Hou said that these weapons and equipment should be replaced step by step. However, as far as I know, the equipment of the two battalions has not been replaced for almost a decade. After a pause, she looked at Fan Yicheng: "Who can such a naval army deter?" Even I think that now is the best time for the Dongying people to raise troops to attack. ”

Ye Xun glanced at Meng Xingci, and then said: "And now Zhao Xuan still has medicine people in his hands, these medicine people are infinite, they don't know pain and fatigue, and it is possible to fight with one enemy and one hundred." After a pause, he said in a deep voice: "I prefer to believe that my guess is wrong, if it is true, Jiangbei is about to face a big war." ”

Meng Xingci looked at Fan Yicheng: "I remember that Fan Hou's ancestor was the deputy general of Emperor Taizu, and he was also brave and invincible in the army, and he made many miraculous feats. Fan Hou has always been proud of his ancestors, and for decades, if the Dongying people come to attack again, I wonder if Fan Hou can be sure that he can resist Dongying? ”

Fan Yicheng opened his mouth, he was a person who had never been on the battlefield. Because Emperor Taizu was too capable at the beginning, there was not even a water bandit in Jiangbei, and he also regretted that he was born at the wrong time, if there were a few beautiful battles, no one would dare to say that he was a general who had never fought a war.

But now, there may be a war, and Meng Xing asked him if he was sure.

Fan Yicheng suddenly felt a little confused, was he sure? He didn't even know about it.

Wang Ye An looked at Fan Yicheng like this, and he said, "Just in case, Fan Hou is still prepared." According to the king, even if there is a war now, there is no hope of it. ”

Fan Yicheng's face turned blue and white for a while, and he whispered.

Prince An shook his head secretly, Fan Yicheng has covered the sky with one hand in Jiangbei over the years, and he has lived too smoothly, so that he has not taken any responsibility.

The imperial brother has always been worried that Jiangbei is the land of Longxing, so he has a lot of courtesy to the nobles of the Jiangbei Group, but now it seems that the courtesy is too much.

Prince An looked at Meng Xingci again: "This king feels that Zhao Xuan is the key to everything. If you can find him, all the crises will be solved. Fan Hou went to guard against the Dongying people, and the responsibility of finding Zhao Xuan was handed over to Lord Meng. ”

This ridiculous prince is not useless, and he sees the problem very accurately.

Meng Xing's resignation should be: "The subordinate official receives the order." ”

Both sides did their jobs, but neither went well.

First of all, there was the issue of arming, Fan Yicheng asked the Shenzhou battalion to patrol the sea to guard against the Dongying people. However, the equipment of the two battalions was not good, and the warships were also damaged, so Fan Yicheng had to repair and maintain the warships, and the weapons and equipment had to be replaced.

But the problem is that he just made up more than 5 million taels of silver in military salary, and he can't take out too much silver for a while - and he can't ask the court for it, so he is really anxious.

Meng Xingci's progress on his side was not going well, they had just come to Jiangbei, they were not familiar with the place, and the people they brought were still leisurely. Zhao Xuan has been operating in Jiangbei for several generations, deep-rooted, and cunning, how could Meng Xingci be found?

Meng Xingci went to Fan Yicheng for help, although Fan Yicheng had a lot of complaints about Meng Xingci and Ye Xun, but he did not refuse. It's just that he is now busy with the deployment of defenses in the army, and he really lacks skills, so he arranged for her to have a deputy general to cooperate.

It's just that the deputy general thought that Fan Yicheng had no face because of Meng Xingci and Ye Xun several times, these two must have offended Fan Yicheng, where would they cooperate well? The errands that Meng Xingci explained were all passive and slacking off, and he didn't check it out at all, or it was a big delay.

There has been little progress on either side.

It's December in the blink of an eye.

In December, the sea in Jiangbei is like ice, but there are still many people who go out on the boat.

Today's Meng Xingci is accustomed to life in Jiangbei, and likes the salty smell of the sea breeze and the humid air.

The sunset shone on the sea level, and even the sea water was dyed red, Meng Xingci looked at the vast sea and sighed lightly.

"It's beautiful."

Ye Xun turned his head sideways, looked at her beside him, and smiled slightly: "It's so beautiful." ”

Meng Xingci looked at the sea and said softly: "I hope this place has always been like this, quiet and peaceful, calm and quiet. ”

Ye Xun followed her gaze, and he said lightly: "Actually, it was not like this in Jiangbei before, water bandits were prevalent here, the people were struggling to make a living, and there were Dongying people invading. It was Emperor Taizu of the year who unified the Jiangbei water bandits and set the rules, and the people of Jiangbei lived a peaceful life for a few years. ”

Meng Xingci nodded: "I know that the Zhao family was also named King Ning Xuan by the previous dynasty because of this. In the generation of Emperor Taizu, the emperor of the previous dynasty was mediocre, and Emperor Taizu raised troops. ”

Ye Xun nodded: "Yes, so the people in this sea area are not weak, they have experienced turmoil and enjoyed stability." Even when the enemy comes, they will take up arms and bravely survive. What we have to do is to lead them to win this war. ”