"Your Majesty, Lord Li asks to see you." Imperial Palace, Heart Nourishing Palace, Cao Jingzhong looked at Ji Gong, who had been sitting here for a long time, a little worried, and stepped forward and said softly.

"Why?" Ji Gong turned his head, looked at Cao Jingzhong with a somewhat dull gaze, and suddenly grabbed him excitedly and said: "Daqian treats those two old horsemen well, why did they rebel!?" ”

"Your Majesty takes a break from the wrath of thunder!" Cao Jingzhong naturally wouldn't be shaken down by this little strength, but he was more worried about Ji Gong's body, and Ji Gong was obviously a little out of order in the past two days.

"Since I succeeded to the throne, I have been conscientious and conscientious, and I have never slacked off on state affairs, in order to avoid being too extravagant, the use of the palace has been reduced again and again, I know that the people of the world are not happy, I have two meals a day, my favorite fish will only be eaten once every three days, my favorite jade is no longer playing, no more construction, and the palace has not been repaired for two years, why!? Why is the world getting more and more chaotic!? Why do those old ministers have two ambitions, why do those veterans who should have been the humerus of the court abandon me one by one, preferring to be thieves rather than defend their families and the country!? Why? You say! "Ji Gong is almost crazy, since the decision to send troops, nothing good has happened.

The family will only exert force when it is closely related to their own interests, thinking that the battle of Yunzhou will be the most dazzling victory since they took power, and even Ji Gong has fantasized about waiting for Yunzhou to recover and solve the urgent need, and after taking Yanzhou, how he will work hard to pull back this country that is on the verge of collapse.

However, reality has given itself a basin of cold water.

Xie Yun's defeat is really nothing now, at least Xie Yun, Lu Fengxian and even the Xie family are still on this side, what really makes him uncomfortable is the departure of the two border armies, Yin Zheng and Chi En can be said to be veterans of the Three Dynasties, and they are also the two most elite troops of Daqian, until now, Ji Gong still can't accept their defection!

Yin Zheng is okay, at least he has been beaten, judging from the intelligence transmitted back from Yunzhou, Sanyang County has been beaten into ruins, but Chi En did not move a single soldier, and directly chose to surrender, how can this be accepted?

What's even more terrifying is the strength that the Unified Church has shown in this battle.

Aside from the Yunhe battle, Mu Feixue, who flooded the forbidden army, did not count, the two five-rank martial artists of Chi En's rat trap that appeared in Yanzhou and Lu Xuan, who had a big battle with Yin Zheng, had three of the five products of the Guiyi Sect alone, and plus Yin Zheng, Chi En, and Mu Feixue, who defected from the imperial court, the Guiyi Sect now has six Wupin martial artists!

And what about the imperial court?

Yu Wentong, Cao Jingzhong, Zhang Wang, Liu Chunhua and the two royal worshippers in the palace are only six.

Shan Hongfei, the general of Huangzhou Town, now Ji Gong can't believe it, as for the family's five-grade martial artists, Ji Gong can't believe it, and these five-grade martial artists around him, who are proficient in military affairs, may only have Yuwentong, although Zhang Wang is responsible for the protection of the palace all the year round, but if he says that he leads troops to fight, he is probably not qualified.

And these forces can't all be used against the Unified Sect, without these people, how can the family deter?

Cao Jingzhong looked at the crazy Ji Gong, and sighed a little in his heart, this stormy country pressed on a thirteen-year-old doll, it was indeed a little reluctant.

Before the three major families were in power, although they no longer had the right, but at least they didn't have to face these many troubles, and now the three major families gradually returned to the Son of Heaven, Cao Jingzhong found that there were many fat differences in the past, and now they have become a hot potato, and the world has become a little unknown to him.

"Your Majesty, is Lord Li still waiting outside the palace?" Cao Jingzhong quietly waited for Ji Gong to vent his emotions, and then whispered softly.

Ji Gong sat on his seat a little weakly, waved his hand and said, "Please let him in." ”

"Yes~"

Cao Jingzhong responded, bowed and retreated, and after a while, he came in with Li Xinian.

"Minister, Li Xinian sees Your Majesty!" Li Xinian looked at the decadent Ji Palace, and sighed secretly in his heart, now the burden of the country is placed on the shoulders of a thirteen-year-old child, it is too cruel for him, but this is also something that every emperor needs to experience.

"Aiqing doesn't have to be polite." Ji Gong sighed, looked at Li Xinian and said, "Aiqing is also here for the affairs of Yunzhou?" ”

"It's not." Li Xinian shook his head.

Before sending troops, Li Xinian had suggested that Ji Gong should not take the sword lightly at this time, this is a battle of gambling luck, although winning can relieve the pressure, but the princes have become divided, in terms of the overall situation, it does not have much effect, but if it loses, the blow to the court is devastating.

This battle of Yunzhou is not just as simple as losing a battle, although the defeat will damage the military prestige, but at most it will be scolded by the soldiers, and the most fatal is the defection of Yin Zheng and Ji En.

The three major generals of the border army are the iron wall of the great cadres, especially Yin Zheng, known as the god of war of the great cadres, is the optimus prime in the army, and it is also the reliance of the great cadres that the royal family can still deter Kyushu.

What will happen next, Li Xinian almost imagined that the Great Qianjiuzhou would form separatist forces of different sizes, and they would no longer respect the imperial court, and Tiandu would lose the support of Kyushu, and it would gradually exhaust.

There is no need to even launch a coup d'état, this great cadre court will exist in name only, and the court cannot afford to lose.

It's a pity that the Ji Palace at that time only saw the benefits brought by the victory of this battle, but did not consider the consequences to be borne after the defeat, and the Manchu Dynasty was too contemptuous of the Guiyi Sect, and was too optimistic about this battle, and it seemed that the whole was united, in fact, no one cared about the consequences after losing.

"It's rare that Aiqing didn't come to mock me." Ji Gong smiled bitterly, his uncle, Ji Ping, the master of the Tai Academy, only came yesterday, and he didn't say anything else, but his complaints about Ji Gong were true.

"I don't dare." Li Xinian hugged his fists.

"Tell me, what?" Ji Gong perked up, looked at Li Xinian and smiled.

"Many officials of the six ministries have resigned." Li Xinian waved his hand, and a large number of folds appeared on the table, basically all of which were resignation letters from officials at all levels, up to Xie Yao, Murong Cheng, Cui Jinyuan, the three princes who had delegated power, and down to the six subordinate officials.

Of course, the most important thing is that there will be serious problems in the operation of the imperial court.

"Sure enough, if Aiqing comes over, nothing good will happen." Himenomiya said bitterly.

"Although Your Majesty doesn't want to hear it, you still have to let Your Majesty know about these things, and once these officials leave, it will be more difficult for the court to operate." Li Xinian bowed and said.

"Aiqing is a famous Confucian in the sea, I don't know if there is a good way to teach me?" Ji Gong looked at Li Xinian and asked.

Li Xinian bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, now that the imperial court has fought in Yunzhou, not only has the majesty been damaged, but the three armies of the imperial court's forbidden army, tiger ben, and shooting sound have also become useless. ”

"What's the explanation?" Ji Gong looked at Li Xinian and said.

"The three armies have suffered heavy losses, Your Majesty can issue an edict to rebuild the three armies, recruit brave and brave soldiers, led by General Yuwen and responsible for training, at the same time, Tiandu has a large population, but the population of Tianzhou counties is thin, many cultivated fields have been abandoned for many years, such as today are insufficient, and the phenomenon of population outflow has begun, Your Majesty can first run Tianzhou, and the people who left Tiandu will be included in Tianzhou as much as possible, so as to ensure the source of taxes, Tianzhou counties, directly managed by the imperial court, measure the cultivated land, and distribute farmland to the people, so that although Tiandu will decline, it can ensure the population of Tianzhou, It can also have a certain source of taxation, and at the same time, it can also win the hearts of the people by dividing the land. ”

Li Xinian's set is basically a simplified version of the policy of the Unified Religion, but there is no way, if today's son may control only Tianzhou, the other eight states are basically out of control, and the territory that can be controlled at the moment is first in the hands, so that there will be more financial resources, and at the same time, the new army will be established, and if Yu Wentong is the main general, at least the military power will be in hand this day.

The money and grain in the imperial treasury can't solve the problems of all parts of the world, but it can still be done in just one place.

"And then?" Ji Gong gradually became interested and urged.

"Divide the clan!" Li Xinian said in a deep voice.

"What do you mean?" Ji Gong frowned and said, since the emergence of the county system, except for occasional special periods, most of the time the division has been regarded as an outdated system and has been abandoned by successive emperors.

"Send the clan to the states to serve as the taishou, give it the right to be autonomous, you can divide the local counties and counties, the minister knows, if the big cadres can prosper in the future, these clans will be big, but now for Your Majesty, let the court survive is the key, with these feudal clans in the Quartet, at least let the clan have some confrontational power in their hands."

Li Xinian still has some words to say, if the Ji Palace is broken in the end, then no matter which clan that is divided out finally gains power, this world is still the world, Li Xinian does not want to restart the sub-feudal system, but at the moment, this is the best way for the big Qian, instead of raising a group of clans who eat and wait for death, it is better to let them out and work their own, which can not only reduce the financial burden of the imperial court, but also have a certain chance to enhance the strength of the Ji family.

"Just according to what Aiqing said." Ji Gong was silent for a long time before he nodded slowly.

Li Xinian mentioned several policies, if in normal times, I am afraid that it is not easy to implement, but now a large number of officials have resigned, and the remaining officials, the heart has long been not in this court, and the next day when Li Xinian made these suggestions into a book to show the Son of Heaven, it was rare for few people to refute it, but in the matter of separation, among the remaining courtiers, many people expressed their dissatisfaction.

It's a pity that today's court is not even satisfied, and it is difficult to find the feeling of fierce protest at the beginning, and in the end this matter was quickly decided, Ji Gong and Li Xinian selected sixteen clans, each of which was crowned king, and sent to various counties and counties, as for a few who could help the court in the end, Ji Gong and Li Xinian did not have much hope, and now they can only take one step at a time.

The court discussion ended hastily in the echo of the retreat, and the next step was to form a new army and divide the fields to win people's hearts......

(End of chapter)