After the alliance between the seven major forces, they basically lived in peace for three consecutive years. Everyone was busy with their own affairs.

After being completely pacified, Xijing was able to train a heavy cavalry that could rival Beimu. The leader of this heavy cavalry was unexpectedly led by Geng Chao, who was a civil servant.

On the Xifu side, the Snow Wolf Commander's Mansion was building Jinchuan City while at the same time conquesting and appeasing the Qingbei of Beichuan. Within three years, the herdsmen from the Qingbu who were unwilling to surrender went northward into the Great Lakes territory, and those who were willing to surrender had Xifu fund the construction of houses for them.

, support their children’s education, and are willing to learn from

The soldiers joined the Snow Wolf Commander's Mansion on the spot, but these contributions were not attributed to Ye Bohuai of the Snow Wolf Commander's Mansion, but to Di Xin, who had been promoted to the commander of Jinchuan. After arriving in Beichuan, Ye Shuai returned because of physical discomfort.

Recuperating in Chengdu, most matters are represented by Di Xin.

There were constant conflicts between the Chu Dynasty and the Ning Dynasty, but no large-scale battles occurred. In the past three years, there were victories and defeats for each other. The Chu Dynasty captured Huizhou, while the Ning Dynasty took advantage of the opportunity to occupy Nanping and Ningde.

The south was relatively stable, but the north was a little more lively. While Xijing was fighting against Guazhou, the east was not idle either. Youdu took the initiative, and the two sides started fighting continuously in Yinzhou, making Xijing miserable.

Youdu also had a hard time. While the Ning Dynasty was in constant friction with the Chu Dynasty, it did not give up its march north. Jining, the important town of Jiuqu, was captured by the Ning Dynasty. Quan Hanliang was seriously injured, and Youdu was forced to shrink its defense line.

On the contrary, Luochen, the land of the Fourth War, has always been stable. It's not that everyone has forgotten Luochen, but that no one dares to start a war easily.

"Your Highness, the three-year appointment has come and I would like to resign from the position of Minister." Gu Yanfeng had a firm attitude and showed the demeanor of a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water.

"Brother, why is it like this? Why is it like this?" Meng Yan gave him a playful smile and a cowardly look.

On that day, Gu Yanfeng was forced to make use of the pillow to force him to become the minister, and the agreement was for a period of three years. In the past three years, Gu Yanfeng had been working hard and sleeping day and night.

"Your Highness, how can you be so dishonest in your words? The affairs of the two houses are my lifelong wish. This minister makes it impossible for me to do it anymore." Gu Yanfeng insisted.

"Brother, please recommend one to me. As long as you think it is suitable, I will issue an order immediately." Meng Yan looked like a scoundrel.

"Your Highness! The power of the Shangshu Ling is too great. I am in charge of the Shangshutai and also lead both houses. All the civil servants and generals of the Xifu are from my sect. Even if we have a frank relationship, it does not mean what other people will think." Gu Yanfeng was originally unwilling to do so.

He told everything in full, and when he saw that Meng Yan was unmoved, he had no choice but to speak out.

"Your Highness, brother is right. Even if it is for my concubine, you should think about it again." Gu Qingfeng came out from behind the screen and advised.

It's not that Meng Yan doesn't know the key, but it's just that in the past three years, it has been difficult to gather the number of people in the Three Taiwan and Six Divisions, and Shangshu Ling suddenly quits, which is tantamount to causing another wave of trouble.

Meng Yan said seriously: "Brother, since you are determined to resign, the Shangshu Ling will be left vacant for now, and the affairs of the Shangshutai will be temporarily handed over to the palace. There are many academic scholars in the palace, so let them temporarily participate in the affairs of the Shangshutai.

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Gu Yanfeng breathed a sigh of relief. Meng Yan finally made a choice. The Shangshutai had too much power. Because of his status, no one in the Xitai or the Shutai dared to offend him. It would be best for the palace to take back the power.

Gu Qingfeng's initially nervous mood calmed down and he said calmly: "Brother, please stay for a meal at noon. Jingyan and Wanshu happen to be in the palace."

Meng Yan pouted slightly, tilted his head and said dissatisfied: "You two brothers and sisters are plotting against me?"

The Gu brothers and sisters immediately looked at each other, and Gu Yanfeng said quickly: "Thank you very much, Madam, and please lead the way."

After receiving the signal, Gu Qingfeng led Gu Yanfeng to the side hall in a dignified and elegant manner, but his steps were a bit fast, and the two brothers and sisters disappeared in an instant.

The two walked for a while, and Meng Yan suddenly laughed happily. He felt so happy to be able to force the Gu brothers and sisters to beg him and plot against him. He had been continuously strengthening the number of bachelors in the palace for three years, just waiting for this day. Shangshu

This position can be turned into a virtual title. The position of a cabinet bachelor is low, but he can walk in the center for a long time. The three prime ministers have high positions and great power, but they cannot always walk in the center. The two teams contain each other and complement each other.

Huo Youji walked in and saw Meng Yan laughing alone. He was a little confused and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Marquis Cheng wants to see you!"

"Ahem, cough, cough," Meng Yan stopped laughing this time, straightened her appearance and said, "Let her come in, since when did she have this problem?"

Seeing the superior Meng Yan smiling broadly, he seemed to be in a good mood, but the news Su Qing brought him was not good news.

"Your Highness, we have a clue about this matter, and we can almost close the net." Su Qing's voice was not loud, but the influence of the matter was not small.

Meng Yan's face changed suddenly, and he snorted coldly and said: "They have been planning for so long, so they can't be exposed to others too quickly, but you are ruthless enough, and you actually activated the White Clothes Temple and forced them to join forces. Let's talk about it."

"General Affairs Secretary, Luantai, and Dark Night Guard Ha Tingtaoxuan have close contacts. Their strongholds are too mysterious, but we have mastered the key points. Jinyi Qilin, Hanjiang Temple and Tingtaoxuan are also exchanging secret information. White Wolf Guard and

The movements of the Imperial City Secretary are relatively small, so there is nothing to be afraid of. Only Liuli Pavilion has daily interactions, and it is not even very covert."

Meng Yan stood up and walked back and forth, saying: "Donghai Tingtaoxuan is very active! Our allies can be considered gentlemen."

"It's not like Liuli Pavilion will be on the stage. Who knows if they are trying to deceive others?" In Su Qing's eyes, there are no friends, only opponents.

"Don't kill them all. This time only one family will be attacked. Listen to Taoxuan and issue a killing order! I told you to let go of the killing. As long as all the officials involved are brought back to the Mingjian Division, it is better to be in vain than to indulge!" Meng Yan said in a stern tone.

Su Qing was stunned for a moment. The matter of the late princess will always be a pain in Meng Yan's heart, but Donghai's activities in Chengdu are too blatant. This is not touching Meng Yan's back, but also challenging the bottom line of Mingjian Division.

"I will obey the prince's order." Su Qing did not question it.

"Well, what is Quartz doing recently? She hasn't been to the palace for a long time." Meng Yan suddenly changed the topic.

"Well, please don't pay attention to him, Your Majesty. He has lost his nerve recently and vented his anger in the martial arts academy." Su Qing said with a look of disgust.

"It's not a problem for the dignified Governor to go to the Wuyuan every day. I know what he is thinking. I tell him and let him prepare to go to Jiangxia."

"Jiangxia? Is there something wrong with Commander Qing? Or?" Su Qing asked.

"Qingshuai's health is getting worse. A few days ago, Jiang Xia sent a letter saying that Yu Qingwu went south to harass him, and he hasn't had a good rest for several days in a row." Meng Yan said worriedly.

"Well, Jin Shuai has been unable to get out of bed since last year. Sometimes I wonder if it's too unfair to him." Su Qing sighed.

Meng Yan sighed and said: "When you go back later, go to Santai and ask them to come over on duty. Let Shi Ying go to Jiangxia to take charge. Let Deng Ang be his deputy general and counselor of military affairs. Tan Ji will be appointed as Suizhou.

Commander."

"Well, Your Highness, I am the commander of the Mingjian Division, and the people in Santai don't want to see me." Su Qing said with a bitter smile.

"It's just that you go and expose the affairs of Donghai to him and hang a sword over their heads. You also have to send someone to personally bring Commander Qing back and take over as the Governor. Before the transfer is completed, let the Governor of the Governor's Office

Those counselors take turns on duty." Meng Yan did this deliberately.

Prince Yong's Mansion crossed Santai and issued an order directly from Prince Yong, which made the people in Santai both dissatisfied and frightened. What was dissatisfied was that the Prince's order was issued directly avoiding Santai, making Santai a joke, but what was horrifying was that Mingjian Division joined forces

Baiyi Temple opposite

The espionage organization in the capital carried out a massacre, and many officials submitted letters, but nothing happened. Even Fang Qin, the head of the Rites and Music Department, knelt directly at the gate of the palace and demanded that the Mingjian Department be punished. He also scolded the officials of the Three Stages, Four Halls and Sixth Department for their corpses.

Then the prince was grateful for Fang Qin's fearlessness, and issued another royal decree, directly transferring Fang Qin to the Provost of the Criminal Punishment Bureau of Xianggao County under the rule of General Governor Yeling. This move made Fang Qin moved to tears and cursed him again.

On one side were senior officials from the Western Prefecture.

However, Mingjian Division did not impose any punishment for the massacre-like method. Instead, they beheaded all the spies in Tingtaoxuan in Donghai with great fanfare. At the same time, they arrested 30 officials from the Sixth Division of the Three Stages, Four Halls and the Governor's Mansion.

The rest of the people had contacts with Donghai, and the prison of Mingjian Division was overcrowded for a while, but the people in the court uniformly chose to remain silent about this matter.

The impact of this incident was that Shangshu ordered Gu Yanfeng to remove his post as Shangshu Ling and temporarily stay in the post of Zhongtang of the two houses. Dai Zui took office. The affairs of Shangshutai were temporarily handled by the royal lecturers in turn, and were directly ordered to communicate with King Yong; to fight against the army.

The impact was that the former Governor Shi Ying was implicated, but considering that Shi Ying was not at fault, he was just allowed to take over

Chen Zhiqing was stationed in Jiangxia. Deng Ang, the commander of Jingshan, was transferred to the military counselor of the Jiangxia Commandery. Tan Ji, the captain of Wushengguan School, was promoted to the commander of Suizhou. Chen Zhiqing was transferred to the governor of the capital, in charge of the military affairs of the Xifu. At the same time, the number of military counselors of the governor's office was increased from the original

The number of people increased to three, namely Lu Ping, Dong Que and An Can.

As soon as Shiying arrived in Jiangxia, he summoned the main generals of the two commander-in-chiefs to meet in Jiangxia. He did not change Chen Zhiqing's original defense deployment, but only increased troops to the border, especially strengthening the defense lines in Suizhou, Xiangyang, Shangyong and Langzhong.

"Shuai Ying, are we a bit confused by this?" Gu Xifeng was somewhat puzzled.

"When I came here, Marquis Cheng told me that Yu Qingwu wanted to take action against Suizhou, and Da Xi Qianbi also wanted to take action."

"Are you saying that Luochen and Jinling want to join forces to deal with us again?" Meng Huan became more energetic. Three years of training made him almost sick.

Quartz shook his head and said: "Joining forces is impossible. Da Xi Qianbi was forced. He has guarded Nanyang for so many years and served for three dynasties. He has been dug into holes by the literati for a long time. If he no longer makes any achievements, his position will not be stable.

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"Understood, I will arrange it when I get back. I will personally sit in town and meet General Da Xi, who has never failed in three dynasties." Gu Xifeng said very consciously.

"General Gu, although we are relatives, it seems that Shangyong will be under my guard this year, right?" Meng Huan came out to stop him.

"Yu Qingwu is difficult to deal with. If you are willing, can we switch? I really want to fight Yu Qingwu." Gu Xifeng did not give in.

"Okay, did I tell you how to arrange it?" Shi Ying quickly stood up and interrupted their dispute. When these border defense generals heard that there was a war, they became nervous, and then continued: "The prince has an order, Meng

General Huan is stationed in Xiangyang, General Gu is in charge of the two rivers, and I personally go to Suizhou."

Meng Yan knew the virtues of this group of people, so he made arrangements early, three groups versus two groups, and if they couldn't win, they wouldn't lose too badly.
Chapter completed!