Chapter 557 Father and son talk, Ning Fan can't cry
"Father, didn't you go to search the treasury?"
"What happened?"
Looking at Ning Fan's innocent face, Emperor Yu was furious. He didn't know until he asked, this little bastard actually dared to attack Guanshan!
No wonder there was not a single soldier in the huge Lingzhou except for the city defense camp!
What a big dog's guts!
"Hmph!"
Emperor Yu's face was gloomy, as if he was really angry. Guanshan and Dayu had never offended each other. Even if he said he wanted to take over the land of Guanshan the day before, it was just a lip service!
But the second son, this fool, actually dared to send troops to attack Guanshan!
Inside Guanshan, let alone the natural moats of the Nine Heavens, there are even more princes and heroes in the pass, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses are fighting back and forth. You dare to rush in with only tens of thousands of soldiers and horses?
Aren't you afraid of being attacked by others in turn?
"I'm asking you, where did the White Robe Army and the Beggar Army under your command go?"
"Father, why do you ask this? Recently, there have been bandit problems in Huainan, and I sent them to suppress them!"
"Suppress bandits?"
Emperor Yu was amused by Ning Fan's perfunctory attitude, and said unhappily: "Can you suppress the bandits to the mountains and pass through the pass?"
"Pass through the pass?"
"Father, what does suppressing bandits have to do with the mountains and pass through the pass?"
"You..."
Emperor Yu was speechless for a moment, what could he do?
This little beast simply didn't take him seriously at all, nine out of ten words were false, so what?
"Forget it!"
"I am old, you have grown too powerful, I can't control you anymore."
"Father, you are wrong. You are in your prime. How can you be old?"
"Stop talking nonsense to me!"
Emperor Yu took a deep breath, smiled self-deprecatingly, walked to the seat above Ning Fan, sat down, and chuckled: "I didn't expect that you only took two years to transform Huainan. The people are rich and prosperous!"
"I am very relieved!"
"Pack up and come back to Beijing with me in a few days!"
"Ah?"
The smile on Ning Fan's face froze instantly. Go back to Beijing?
What kind of Beijing? Now he is like a local emperor in Huainan, with a strong army and rich enough to rival a country. Let him go to jail in Beijing?
"No!"
Seeing Ning Fan's refusal without hesitation, Emperor Yu frowned: "Why, you want to disobey the order?"
"I dare not!"
"Hmph, I dare not, is there anything in this world that you dare not do?"
There was a hint of sarcasm on Emperor Yu's face, and it seemed that he was mocking himself, and even a sense of inferiority rose in his heart. He had worked hard for the past 20 years and worked hard on everything, but in the end, he was not as good as his son who ate, drank and had fun for two years.
Am I really old?
Emperor Yu asked himself in his heart, and the idea of bringing Ning Fan back to the capital became stronger. No matter what, he must bring the second son back.
Let him supervise the country, let him expand the territory, and let him confront the group of old foxes in the court!
I have to say that my life was really easy when he was in the court that year. My son was fighting in the front, and I was sitting back and enjoying the fruits of his labor.
It was really cool!
"Father, the ministers forced me to go to the frontier, and there was no one to govern Huainan. I volunteered to leave the capital, father and mother for the sake of the overall situation!"
"In the past two years, I have worked diligently, exhausted my energy, and worked hard day and night to finally get Huainan back on track!"
"Every city and pond in Huainan today, every flower and grass in the city, and every brick and tile on the street are all the hard work of my son. Father is the Son of Heaven, and his words can be issued with a decree. I dare not disobey!"
"But I do feel a little sad in my heart. I don't know what I am in your heart?"
Ning Fan said with "heartache" while blinking hard, covering his face with his hands, twisting his face hard, but the tears never fell.
Only his eye sockets were rubbed red.
Emperor Yu seemed to be touched by Ning Fan's words. He sat at the top and remained silent.
"Don't you want to go back?"
"No!"
Ning Fan blurted out without thinking, but then realized that something was wrong, and continued: "Now, the construction of Huainan is not yet complete. Although the lives of the people have improved, there are still many people who live in the open air!"
"My son, if you leave now, those people may have no way to survive!"
"The troubles of the aristocratic families have not been solved. With my son here, they can't make any waves. But if I leave, I'm afraid that within half a year, Huainan will change into the Huainan of the past!"
"Forget it!"
Emperor Yu sighed softly, and he was a little reluctant: "In this case, I will give you some more time, second brother, you will go back to the capital sooner or later."
"Although Huainan is big, But it is not your destination!"
"Father!"
Ning Fan knew that he could not continue to talk about this topic, and hurriedly said: "My son has received news that there have been unusual movements in Mobei recently. I am afraid..."
"Mobei!"
Emperor Yu's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he said in a concentrated voice: "Three years ago, Duke Jingguo just hurt them, but I didn't expect that they are starting to stir again now!"
"A bunch of jumping clowns, not a big deal!"
"Father!"
Ning Fan's face was a little solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Today's Mobei is very different from three years ago!"
"Back then, the eight barbarians in Mobei fought each other and were in disarray. Now, the new king has ascended the throne. Not only has he integrated the eight barbarians, his prestige in Mobei is unprecedented. He is a great leader!"
"Now that we are ready to make a comeback, we must be fully confident!"
"Don't take it lightly!"
Emperor Yu looked at Ning Fan's serious expression, and he also showed a thoughtful look, and said softly: "In this case, the matter of Duke Jingguo returning to the court needs to be discussed again!"
"Father, what is the situation in the court?"
"What do you mean?"
"Have there been any unusual movements among the noble families recently?"
"No!"
Emperor Yu showed a proud look on his face, and smiled lightly: "Without the restraint of the four great families, the other noble families are much more honest."
"The Shui family has surrendered to our court!"
"Lin Qiushi, this old fox, although he has hidden selfish intentions, he also understands the situation clearly!"
Hearing Emperor Yu's words, Ning Fan nodded secretly. If Emperor Yu cannot completely stabilize the court at this time, then he is a bit useless.
"By the way, what is the situation in Guanshan?"
"Father!"
"Guanshan is a long way from Huainan. Ran Min and his men just went to the grassland to watch and didn't dare to go deep!"
"The rumors about attacking Guanshan are just misleading!"
"So that's it!" Emperor Yu's face showed a look of realization, and he said with a smile: "I said, with only tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, how dare you cross the grassland to attack Guanshan!"
"Father is right!"
Ning Fan showed a flattering look on his face, but Emperor Yu smiled and said: "Second brother, I want to ask you for a few people!"
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