Chapter 26 Internal and external troubles, the discussion of the aristocratic families
Jia Xu elaborated on the situation on the battlefield in the East Border in detail, and Ning Fan agreed with him. Now Dayu and Donghuai have invested a lot in this battle. One is to expand the territory, and the other is to defend the land and the people. Both countries will not give in easily!
However, according to Jia Xu, Dayu relies on the danger of the Huai River, backed by Huaining City, and three famous generals are in charge. I dare not say that it is foolproof, but there is still a 70% to 80% chance of winning!
"What do you think of Dayu?"
"Internal and external troubles!"
Hearing Ning Fan's question, Jia Xu's face was obviously much deeper. Ning Fan raised his eyes and looked straight at Jia Xu, slightly bowed and said: "Please teach me, sir!"
"Just now I talked to the lord about the general situation of the world. I believe the lord also understands that Dayu has many powerful countries on all sides, foreigners are looking around, and there are many powerful families inside. The power of the aristocratic families is chaotic. Dayu has been in danger for a hundred years. The monarch is enlightened and there is no foolish monarch. This is the luck of Dayu!"
"Yes, I Dayu has been fighting for years, defending a territory. Foreign enemies have been attacking the borders all year round. The military expenses and food and grass consumed are countless, but nothing has been achieved! "
"The people of Dayu are suffering. Nine out of ten houses in Dayu are empty. If this continues, the day of Dayu's demise will be just a moment away!"
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Inside the hall, two people talked loudly, and outside the hall, three figures stood there at some point. The leader was dressed in a brocade robe, exuding a temperament of being in a high position for a long time. His face was majestic without anger, which made people afraid.
The two people on the side also had a noble look on their faces, with a bit of majesty between their eyebrows. Obviously, they were not ordinary people!
These three people were the three people of Emperor Yu who had just come out of the palace and came to the Xuanyong Palace for a private visit. The person on the left was the commander of the imperial army, Jing Li!
And the person on the right was the current Minister of War, Ji Sui!
"Your Majesty..."
"Hush!"
Jing Li was about to speak, but was stopped by Emperor Yu. He heard the voice in the hall again: "Mr. Yu is right. Now I am in a dilemma. I can neither completely solve the border troubles nor the internal dangers!"
"Even my father is controlled by the powerful families. I didn't know it until I was in the military camp. I didn't expect that my war horses would have to rely on the Chen family's horse farm. How absurd!"
"I didn't know it until I learned it carefully. I didn't expect that even the salt and iron mines were mostly owned by the aristocratic families. Most of the civil and military officials in the court were from aristocratic families. Even 70% to 80% of them were from the four major families!"
"If this continues, won't this huge court be monopolized by the aristocratic families?"
"When all the civil and military officials in the court are from the four great families, won't my father be sidelined?"
Ning Fan's tone was very deep, and there was even a hint of strong dissatisfaction in his words. Even Emperor Yu outside the palace couldn't help but clench his fists secretly when he heard it, and his face showed a touch of emotion. He murmured: "I didn't expect that the second brother could understand my pain!"
"But, what can I do?"
"Alas!"
Emperor Yu sighed deeply, and Jing Li and Ji Sui on the side both looked thoughtful. Although they were also from aristocratic families, they could not compare with the giants of the four great families after all.
Just as the three of them were sighing, a gentle voice was heard again in the hall: "My lord, don't worry too much. The current emperor is wise and brave. Now, in the court, although the left prime minister Lin Qiushi is from a noble family and is a royal relative, he is also very loyal to your majesty!"
"The main team of the court is still in the hands of your majesty. Besides, your majesty was able to fight his way out of the bloody storm back then, so how could he not have some trump cards in his hand?"
"Yes!"
Ning Fan's voice sounded again: "As long as there is no worry on the four borders, no one will ever be able to shake my father's position!"
"The four great families, or the wealthy families, are just paper tigers after all. If I, Dayu, can get rid of foreign threats one day, or even stabilize the borders, I can free up my hands to clean up the so-called four great families!"
"Besides, my generals are loyal to my father and the court, and each of them is a pillar of the country!"
"Why should I worry about it!"
Emperor Yu stood silently outside the palace, with a look of shock on his face. He didn't expect that his second son, who always showed himself as a playboy, had such a thorough understanding of the court.
The gun barrel gave rise to the imperial power, which is simply brilliant!
"What do you think of what the second prince said?"
"Every word is so insightful!"
"Yes, I didn't expect the second prince to have such foresight!"
The two court officials were full of emotion, but Emperor Yu frowned and whispered: "Since the second prince is so talented, why does he show himself as a playboy?"
"Could it be that his playboy appearance has been a disguise all these years?"
Hearing Emperor Yu's mumbling, Ji Sui and Jing Li looked at each other inadvertently, and both saw the surprise in each other's eyes.
If what your majesty expected came true, how terrible would this playboy prince be? He obviously has a lot of ideas in his mind, but he is willing to hide his edge, tarnish his reputation, and show himself as a playboy. Not to mention other things, just this tolerance, even the two of them would be ashamed!
"My Lord, you are right!" Jia Xu's voice sounded again, "However, the current political situation is stable, all under the premise of a balance between multiple parties. Once there is a change on the border, this balance will be broken!"
"How will Huainan react?"
"What will the four great families choose?"
"Even, will the Central Plains tyrants unite and conspire against my Dayu!"
"I understand what you mean, sir!" Ning Fan pondered for a long time, and said softly: "I have a plan, please teach me, sir!"
"My lord, please tell me!"
"As the saying goes, we must first stabilize the country before we can resist foreign aggression. Now, given my father's situation, we can only find a way to weaken the power of the noble families under the premise of maintaining the stability of the court!"
"The reason why these noble families dare to run rampant and even despise the imperial power is that they are not afraid of the court!"
"The reason is that the court needs them, and the borders are unstable, so the court dare not easily take action against them!" Ning Fan's eyes were filled with murderous intent, and he said lightly: "If their foreheads Will they be afraid of a sword hanging over their heads?"
"What the lord means is..."
"Set up a secret service agency in the court, which only obeys the orders of the emperor, and is given the power to patrol, arrest, guard the ceremonial guard, obtain foreign intelligence, conduct investigations, interrogate, and arrest in the name of protecting the palace!"
"Monitor all officials internally and spy on military intelligence externally. You can kill first and report later. The emperor has granted special permission!"
"What do you think, sir?"
As soon as Ning Fan finished speaking, not only Jia Xu in the hall was moved, but also the three people outside the hall, Emperor Yu, were even more stunned, especially Ji Sui and Jing Li, who added a bit of coldness invisibly.
If there really is such an agency, how terrible it would be?
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