Now the crown prince Xiao Zaimin is already assisting in the administration of the court, and Xiao Shifeng except for the previous dynasty, the rest of the affairs are handled by the prince Xiao Zaimin and various ministers.

In the past few days, Xiao Shifeng and Xiao Tiantu have almost slept and eaten together, because now the overall situation has reached a critical step, and the foreshadowing in front will be closed at the end of the year.

In the Imperial Garden, Xiao Zaimin paid homage to Xiao Shifeng and Xiao Tiantu, and began to report, when he said that the official silver of the state capital was ready, Xiao Shifeng interrupted him and asked Xiao Tiantu: "In the past five years, has there been any official silver theft?"

Xiao Tiantu replied: "There has never been, even if there are outlaws, they are all protected by the people of the dart bureau." After all, the official bank has a lot of interests and involves the imperial court, and the dart bureau will generally send more people. ”

It turned out that five years ago, the official silver of the southern state capital of the imperial court began to be escorted by the Jianghu Dart Bureau itself. The imperial court's statement is to benefit the people and reduce the pressure on the manpower of the state capital, but in fact, only Xiao Shifeng and Xiao Tiantu are clear, and their purpose is to step by step, so that these profit-only darts can jump into the fire pit by themselves, and this trap lies in the Taishan Li family.

At present, the Li family is soaring, and many people in these state capitals are bound to go to the knot, and when the time comes, the official bank will escort the Li family together, then there will definitely be other dart games to make moves. With action, there are flaws.

In the eyes of the imperial court, these darts occupy most of the financial resources of the Jianghu martial arts, if they can be beaten first, the obedient ones will be left, and the rebellious ones will be eliminated, then in the future, the financial power of the Jianghu martial arts will also be controlled by the imperial court, and these will naturally be weakened.

These are the key steps for Xiao Shifeng and Xiao Tiantu.

Xiao Shifeng bowed slightly: "Of the major dart bureau forces, only the Li family has the ability to protect so many official silver." Oh my God, it's still thoughtful. ”

Xiao Tiantu nodded yes.

Xiao Zaimin continued to report on personnel recruitment, and when talking about the personnel arrangements of the generals in various state capitals, most of them were Xiao Shifeng's old subordinates, and Xiao Shifeng was very relieved.

Xiao Tiantu asked, "His Royal Highness the Prince, when will Su Xiang be able to go to court?"

Xiao Zaimin replied: "Still recuperating, Su Xiang has never practiced martial arts, his health is poor, and it is estimated that he will be in the future." ”

Xiao Shifeng said: "Although Su Yongjin has a special identity, I still believe in his loyalty. In the past few days, I will send more imperial doctors to visit and take some supplements. ”

Xiao Tiantu nodded yes.

When talking about the situation in northern Cyprus, Xiao Tiantu mentioned Qi Weiyuan.

Xiao Shifeng recalled: "Why is this person not impressed?"

Xiao Tiantu said: "This person has been following Liu Wuzhou to guard Nanshan back then. After Liu Wuzhou died of illness in the year of Taiping, this person did not agree with the general of Xinfu, and I thought it was this person's problem. But at that time, Nanshan's old subordinates were willing to follow him, and when he inquired, he learned that this person had won the true biography of Liu Wuzhou and was Liu Wuzhou's protégé. I saw that this man was upright, loyal to the old master, and good at defense, so I included him in Kyoto as the commander of the North Gate Forbidden Army. In the tenth year of peace, Wang Xian, the governor of Saibei, retired, I was thinking about who to let go, and I just thought of him, and calculated that now I have not eliminated the internal troubles in the court, and I cannot start a war with the Northern Barbarians, so he is the most suitable. In fact, I didn't let him realize that I was deliberately investigating him in these transfers, and he also forbade it, and never complained about the imperial court's order. This person has been in Saibei for ten years, and the Northern Barbarians are still obedient, and he is a general. ”

Xiao Shifeng nodded and said, "Prince, you still have a lot to learn from the general." The way of employing people just now is not to cultivate cronies, but to cultivate people who are loyal to the monarch and protect the country. If the general has been dispatching this Qi Weiyuan in his own name, then this Qi Weiyuan is very likely to become his personal cronies. A cronie has two sides, he can be obedient or he can mislead you about the big picture. Therefore, it is the same to be a person, if you are upright and strong, you will naturally be followed. A king, the most important thing is to be impartial, and the appointment of ministers should be both gracious and powerful, so that he feels that you reuse him but are not used to him, although this kind of person is sometimes disobedient, but there must be reasons for disobedience, and these reasons will be the basis for your empathy. If you are surrounded by cronies, then you will definitely be blinded. ”

Xiao Shifeng has high hopes for the crown prince Xiao Zaimin, and at the same time he is afraid that he will have no prestige among the old ministers as the second king, so he is relieved but also worried.

Xiao Zaimin nodded respectfully and said, "Remember, child." ”

Xiao Zaimin then reported on the current scale and number of people and material and financial resources of the various sects of the Jianghu martial arts, among which the largest financial resources are still the Shangguan family, and the largest number of people is Jiuxuanmen.

Xiao Shifeng's sad face gradually revealed: "This Shangguan family has a great business, and hundreds of years of ups and downs have not been able to make its family decline, which shows that its internal system has its own faction, and it is better at surviving in troubled times." The judgment of the Shangguan Mansion is comparable to that of the kings of the past dynasties. ”

Xiao Tiantu said: "People's vision is different due to different environments. After all, the Shangguan Mansion can only see the rise and fall of one of its own families, and cannot see the overall situation of the world. Your Majesty's far-sightedness and opening up peace for future generations are beyond the reach of ordinary people. ”

Xiao Shifeng said with a smile: "Tiantu, I have to say that when you are by my side, you can be more flattering and praise than those ministers. ”

Xiao Tiantu also smiled: "The minister has been with His Majesty for many years, and he has seen His Majesty's scheming, so he sighs to himself. The minister can have today, and I want to thank His Majesty for his promotion. ”

Xiao Shifeng said: "You are a handsome and a general, I can get your assistance, and it can be regarded as a destiny." It's a pity that you don't have an heir, there are countless beauties in the world, and I have failed you. ”。

Xiao Tiantu said: "The food of the king bears the worries of the king, Your Majesty can give me the opportunity to leave a name in history, how many years can be out of reach." The subordinate has children, and his majesty is generous and prosperous, and his parents are already content, if things go well, the minister also hopes to be able to unload his armor and return to the field in his old age. ”

The two looked at each other and smiled heartily, I don't know how much helplessness and regret were mixed in it. They all know that time is like an arrow, and people are determined to win the day, but everything may not be as they wish, and they only hope to break the situation as soon as possible and give future generations a peace.