Chapter 95: Sensationalism?
It was late, the moonlight was cast on the snow, the silver light and the white crystal were set off!
Ning Fan led Dian Wei on a flying horse towards the direction of the palace. The cold wind was biting, and there were a few sparse figures on the street, all in a hurry.
When he arrived at the palace gate, Ning Fan took out the imperial gate order and went directly into the palace.
"Your Highness, His Majesty is still in the imperial study to deal with official documents!"
"Please wait a moment, I will report to you!"
"Well!"
Ning Fan stood quietly in front of the palace, his face was pondering for a while, and with Wei Ying's report, he strode into the imperial study.
"Your son sees the emperor!"
"No need to be polite!"
Emperor Yu seemed very surprised by Ning Fan's late-night visit. He put down the wolf hair in his hand and looked at him tiredly.
"What happened?"
"Father, this is a secret report from Jiangnan!"
Ning Fan directly presented the secret report sent by Jia Xu, and Emperor Yu's eyes narrowed into a slit in an instant.
After checking, his face sank, and he slammed his fist on the dragon case.
"This group of traitors!"
"Damn it!"
"Father, the Chen family now has a large army, and the army may have to wait for a few days before going south. Otherwise, the Chen family may be desperate!"
"Yes!"
Emperor Yu nodded in agreement. After thinking for a while, he looked at Ning Fan and said, "What suggestions do you have?"
"Father, I want to lead 5,000 elite soldiers, disguised as a grain transport team heading to the southern border, and when we reach Jiangnan, we will go to Shuzhou!"
"Five thousand?"
Emperor Yu frowned slightly, glanced at the letter in his hand, and said lightly, "The Chen family has more than 10,000 elite soldiers. How can five thousand soldiers fight against the enemy?"
"Father, the soldiers of the Chen family are private soldiers. Although they are well-armored, they are no different from a mob compared to the veteran soldiers who have experienced hundreds of battles!"
"Father, you only need to issue a secret decree, and wait for the court to After the troops arrive, let the counties in Jiangnan send their troops to help!"
"By then, the Chen family's 10,000 elite armors will not be a threat!"
After hearing Ning Fan's explanation, Emperor Yu nodded in agreement and looked up at him: "From what you said, are you going to Jiangnan in person?"
"That's right!"
Ning Fan nodded heavily: "This matter is of great importance, and it is handled by my son alone. If I leave this matter to my son, it will be fine!"
"You haven't even been on the battlefield. How can I arrange the troops if I give you 5,000 troops?"
"Father, although I don't know how to lead troops, there are many good fighters under my command!"
Looking at Ning Fan's confident look, he changed his usual low-key and restrained style, but instead surged with a sharp breath. Emperor Yu couldn't help but look startled, pondered for a long time, and nodded slightly.
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The next day.
Accompanied by the ringing of a bell, it means the official start of the morning court!
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue has been piling up official documents for several days. The position of the Minister should be decided early!"
"Yes!"
Emperor Yu nodded slightly and said calmly: "I have made a decision on the position of the Minister of Revenue!"
"Order Chen Qinghe, the governor of Nanhe County, to arrive in Beijing today and take up the position of the Minister of Revenue!"
"Chen Qinghe?"
Seeing that Emperor Yu actually made the decision directly, many civil and military officials were surprised. Didn't this person leave the central government a long time ago?
Now he can make a comeback?
Emperor Yu looked around and continued without waiting for the ministers to speak: "Now the position of the right prime minister of Dayu has been vacant for a long time. I intend to appoint the right prime minister. I wonder what you think?"
"Your Majesty, the Minister of Personnel Zheng has been in office for many years, working diligently and exhausting all his energy. I recommend Zheng as the right prime minister!"
"Your Majesty, I recommend the Minister of Revenue Zhao Rui!"
"Your Majesty, the position of prime minister is related to the national destiny of Dayu, so we have to be cautious. I..."
Everyone spoke up, their eyes were full of brilliance, and each of them made their own calculations!
"Father, I recommend Mr. Shen Li!"
"Hmm?"
"Who is this Shen Li?"
Hearing Ning Fan suddenly speak, a group of civil and military officials cast their eyes over, with a look of surprise on their faces. Xie Xingxian, the Minister of Works, was startled, as if he had thought of something, and looked at Ning Fan suddenly.
"Is the Shen Li mentioned by your Highness the former Grand Tutor, Mr. Shen Li?"
"That's right!"
"Your Highness, do you know the whereabouts of Mr. Shen?"
Ning Fan nodded with a smile, looked at Emperor Yu, and spoke again: "Father, Mr. Shen was once the Grand Tutor, and he is very prestigious among the scholars in the world, and he was also an important minister during the previous emperor's time!"
"Both in terms of ability and qualifications, he is qualified for the position of Right Prime Minister!"
"Please grant me your permission, Father!"
Ning Fan bowed respectfully, and the Minister of Personnel Zheng Xuan sneered: "Your Highness, Mr. Shen has long left the court and his whereabouts are hard to find!"
"Besides, he is now old, how could he agree to serve as the Prime Minister?"
"Yes, Your Highness, you are not here to attract attention, right?"
Zheng Xuan's cronies also sneered, looking at Ning Fan with unkind eyes.
"I'll ask you one question. If Mr. Shen agrees to serve as prime minister, will you agree or not?"
"Hahaha!" Xie Xingxian looked at Ning Fan with a confident look and laughed, "If Mr. Shen is really willing to serve in the court, it will be a blessing for me, Dayu!"
"Yes, with Mr. Shen's qualifications and abilities, he is more than qualified to serve as prime minister!"
"Haha, if you can really invite Mr. Shen, I will have nothing to say, but I'm afraid... Your Highness, you boasted but..."
Ning Fan ignored Zheng Xuan and looked at Emperor Yu. The latter nodded slightly and said softly: "In that case, King Xuanyong, are you sure you can ask Mr. Shen to come out?"
"Reporting to my father, I have sent people to find Mr. Shen's whereabouts a few days ago. Now he has been invited to the capital and is staying in my house!"
"As long as your father issues an edict, the old gentleman can take up the position!"
"good!"
Emperor Yu nodded slightly, looked at Wei Ying who was standing aside and said, "Now we can draw up an edict and ask the former Grand Tutor Shen Li to appoint me as the right prime minister of Yu the Great!"
"According to the order!"
Seeing the two of them singing and immediately settling into each other, Zheng Xuan's face instantly became extremely ugly!
All the courtiers also realized that something was wrong and subconsciously glanced at Ning Fan. Seeing the ridicule on his face, they all understood.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Shen left the capital angrily back then, how could he agree to be the prime minister?"
"I suspect that King Xuan Yong has evil intentions and intends to control the government!"
Zheng Xuan gritted his teeth and spoke, looking at Ning Fan with eyes full of anger, he cupped his hands and said to Emperor Yu.
"presumptuous!"
Emperor Yu's face instantly darkened, and he said coldly: "Zheng Xuan, how can you tolerate your nonsense in the court?"
"Haha, Mr. Zheng, I can't bear the hat of controlling the government!"
"Why don't you ask Mr. Shen to go to the palace and explain it to you? It will be clear by then!"
"Father, Mr. Shen is waiting outside the palace now. Please ask Father to announce his audience!"
After hearing Ning Fan's words, Zheng Xuan looked as if he had eaten a fly, but Emperor Yu nodded slightly: "Xuan!"
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