After announcing the decree, Xiao Huli suddenly became energetic. He could get out of bed and walk around for the past two days, and his face was rosy. Master Kumu saw him once and stopped showing up. Everyone knew that Xiao Huli had returned to his former glory.

Xiao Huli visited the homes of many important ministers in the past two days. Even Chongqi, who planned to return to Yongzhou, changed his itinerary. This situation made Xiao Yu fall into endless anxiety. If Chongqi didn't leave for a day, the plan would not be possible.

Implementation, watching Xiao Huli keep teasing his son, with a smile on his face, but his fists were clenched with blue veins bulging out.

"Yu'er, you have to work hard. The task of spreading our Xiao family's branches will be left to you." Xiao Huli smiled broadly.

"What your Majesty said is that my nephew will definitely carry forward the Xiao family, assist the prince, and create a ten-year-old foundation for the Xiao family." Xiao Yu said respectfully, but the meaning of these words was worth pondering. He originally had a fake smile on his face.

Zhong Rouning's face instantly turned livid.

Xiao Huli seemed not to have heard it, and still said with a smile: "Okay! You, the frontier officials, have been in Chencheng for too long because of my illness. Yu'er, the burden on your shoulders is not light!"

"This is the responsibility that my nephew should shoulder. The stability of the Xiao family is the most important. Today I saw that His Majesty is in good health. My nephew plans to return to Yuzhang in the next few days to arrange the handover." Xiao Yu's tone gradually changed.

You have to be tough.

"Slow down a little longer. It's still calm now. You don't have to rush back. Our uncle and nephew have never had a chance to talk to each other in these years. Please stay with me for two more days." Xiao Huli's tone actually contained a hint of worry.

Plea.

Xiao Yu suddenly felt some pain in his heart. He understood Xiao Huli's mood. No matter what his future would be like, the man in front of him now was just an uncle, not an emperor. Family ties cannot be let go. Xiao Yu calmed down and said, "Okay, I

I also want to spend more time with my uncle and look at the great country." Xiao Yu deliberately emphasized the word "uncle".

Xiao Huli smiled very happily this time, very cleanly, without any impurities.

Meng Yan and his wife have been living in Cang Shuliang's mansion, with no intention of returning home. Even though the Duke of Chu's mansion has become the palace of Jincheng County, their living habits have not changed. Su Qing is not here, and the people who serve him

Then it was naturally handed over to Gu Qingfeng. At this moment, Gu Qingfeng was dressed like a maid and was concentrating on making tea. Cang Shu Haoyue and Meng Wanshu were playing on the grass nearby, and Meng Yan and Cang Shuliang were sitting on a rocking chair under the eaves.

, so uncomfortable.

Gu Qingfeng worked hard for a while before delivering the tea to the two lying hands. Meng Yan closed his eyes and tasted it carefully, drinking a cup of tea with endless enjoyment.

"Qingfeng's skills are pretty good, three points better than Su Qing's." Meng Yan praised.

"Thanks to His Highness for your compliment, Xingzhou is a place rich in tea, and drinking tea is a habit of us Xingtan people." Gu Qingfeng looked calm and showed no signs of disturbance.

"Tell me, you must have some important news when you come here now." Meng Yan straightened up and said calmly.

"Ye Shuai found out something about the Cui family. In the next few days, Cui Mian may make a choice." Gu Qingfeng refilled Meng Yan's tea.

"How is the investigation of the hidden pile going? Is there any chance to do something more?" Meng Yan was slightly nervous.

"Your Highness, there is no problem in rescuing people, but it may be difficult to get out of the city. What Su Qing means is that we should talk to Quan Hanliang openly. I think as long as it does not affect Quan Hanliang's interests in Jiuqu, he should

It won’t be too much.”

"Since you have a plan, go ahead and do it as long as it can guarantee his life. Is there any news from Commander Qing?" Meng Yan breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he can guarantee Meng Zhao's life, even if it means sacrificing some Jiangbei's interests.

It doesn't matter either.

Gu Qingfeng smiled awkwardly and said with some embarrassment: "Your Highness's estimate before was good. The 'flame' does exist, but it is not Zhuo Baiqing who leads it, but Quartz. What Qingshuai means is that it is still controllable now, and Zhengxi Mansion needs it."

these people."

Meng Yan pondered for a moment, and then said: "Mingjian Division should not pursue this matter any further. I have my own arrangements. By the way, what do you think of His Majesty turning the Third Prefecture into the Fourth Prefecture?"

Gu Qingfeng glanced at Cang Shuliang, who was still shaking, and then said: "There is nothing much to say about the third and fourth houses. Expanding the power of the fourth house and adding many restrictions does not seem to be of any benefit to the new king, but

This is precisely how we can at least ensure that there will be no unrest in a short period of time."

After Xiao Huli woke up, he immediately summoned the seven assistant ministers for a long talk. He changed his attitude towards the Northern Expedition and made a new decision on the military strength of the Chen Dynasty. In addition to the Yulin Army and the Imperial Guard guarding the capital,

The other frontier armies were called the four prefectures in the southeast, northwest and northwest. In addition to the opening of the prefecture, the governor's office was given the power to manage all military and political affairs. The appointment and dismissal of officials and generals of third rank or above had to be reported to the court. However, the court needed to add general officers in each prefecture.

The political affairs office has the power to participate in any military and political affairs and is directly responsible to the emperor.

"The four prefectures have different tasks. The Beifu Army is composed of King Wu's Zhengbei Prefecture, which governs the former Andong Prefecture and the territory of Dongyang County King. It is mainly responsible for the affairs of Lianghuai and Quan Hanliang; the Nanfu Army is headed by Yu Gong.

It has jurisdiction over all the places from Jiangxia and Yuezhou that were originally conquered by the Xifu, and is mainly responsible for defending the imperial court; the Dongfu Army is dominated by Princess Chenyang, and has jurisdiction over the territory of the original Zhengbei Prefecture except Ganzhou, and is mainly responsible for guarding against the East China Sea; while the Xifu Army is

Zhengxi Mansion is the team responsible for dealing with Liangchuan and the Zhu Mu clan. After the capture of Dongchuan, Zhengxi Mansion must immediately leave the Xingtan area. It seems that His Majesty has a lot of opinions on me." Meng Yan said meaningfully.

"Qianchen, Your Majesty is wary of your actions, but treating you this way is also a way of protecting you. In general, Your Majesty treats you well, so you must not have too much resentment." Cang Shuliang, who had been silent all this time, consoled you.

.

"I can't speak of resentment, just a little unwillingness, but after all, His Majesty still puts the overall situation first and did not push too hard. At least Jiangxia and Yuezhou are still my places." Meng Yan said lazily, and then looked at Gu Qingfeng, "Qingfeng

, inform Zhuo Shuai to clean up Changsha and temporarily move the Xifu Army garrison to Yeling City."

"Are you planning to take action? Xichuan or Dongchuan? Are you too anxious?" Cang Shuliang became interested. He always admired his son-in-law's style.

"Father-in-law, the title given to me by Your Majesty is Jincheng County Prince, but I don't plan to take action against Liangchuan. First, I will deal with the Zhu Mu family who has caused harm to the Southern Territory for thousands of years. They have studied my teachings in the Central Plains for thousands of years, but have repeatedly killed our Southern Territory for no reason.

People, the Zhu Mu family should have disappeared long ago." Meng Yan's tone became more and more serious.

"Well said, you will never disappoint me. Most of the four countries outside the Central Plains have benefited a lot from the Central Plains, but they never express kindness. Once there is war in our Central Plains, they are always the first to stand up and fight for their interests. It is time to deal with them.

, just do it, I fully support you." Cang Shuliang was rarely excited.

While the three of them were getting excited, Meng Wanshu ran over and threw herself into Gu Qingfeng's arms, giggling. Cang Shu Haoyue came after her panting heavily, and was furious when she saw Meng Wanshu's appearance.

, pinched her waist and waited for a long time before pointing at Meng Wanshu and saying bitterly: "Damn girl! How dare you laugh at my embroidery!"

Everyone was stunned at first, and then laughed loudly. Cang Shuliang even gave Meng Wanshu a thumbs up, "Shu'er did a good job, your mother's temper is in your hands!"

"Dad! You're the one who spoiled me! How dare you laugh at me at such a young age!" Cang Shu Haoyue said coquettishly to Cang Shuliang.

Speaking of which, he was indeed angry. He had given birth to a son and a daughter. The son pestered Mr. and Mrs. Shi Ying all day long, and the daughter was even more dependent on Gu Qingfeng, to the point where she no longer needed her mother at night.

"Shu'er, come here quickly, your Aunt Qingfeng still has something to do." Meng Yan opened his hands and called his daughter.

Meng Wanshu staggered into Meng Yan's arms, immediately put her arms around Meng Yan's neck, tilted her head on Meng Yan's shoulders and secretly glanced at her mother.

"Qingfeng, you go and prepare first. Your Majesty has only a few days left. The contest between my eldest brother and my third sister is about to begin. We won't cause trouble for them here." Meng Yan ordered.

"Okay, Madam and Miss will evacuate to Shaonanguan with An Can immediately after the state funeral." Gu Qingfeng had already arranged the evacuation route.

Meng Yan shook his head and said, "No, you and Shiyilang take the wife and young lady away. We don't know when they will take action after the state funeral. It will be more convenient for An Can and I to take advantage of the chaos." Seeing that Gu Qingfeng was about to refuse, Meng Yan

Yan stopped and said: "Qingfeng, you and Shiyi Lang are both good at marching and setting up formations. Bai Zewei can better protect the wife and young lady in your hands, and An Can and I can escape more easily. Besides, the entire Chen Dynasty is in terms of martial arts cultivation."

I don’t have many opponents, so there’s no need to argue, that’s it.”

Gu Qingfeng still wanted to argue, but Cang Shu Haoyue said: "Qingfeng, according to His Highness's arrangements, he is even more worried about us staying here."

Even Cang Shu Haoyue said so, and Gu Qingfeng's argument seemed pretentious. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly remembered something and said: "Your Highness, the secret agent of Mingjian Division in Chencheng just reported that it was Princess Chenyang.

I have been living in Nangang Royal Villa for a few days. Did something happen between the princess and the empress?"

Meng Yan didn't care at first, but suddenly remembered something, his expression immediately became nervous, and said: "No! Sanniang will never do meaningless things, Nangang? Qingfeng, you immediately let the secret agents move, I must do it before tonight

Know what happened in Nangang! And tell An Can to strengthen the defense of the mansion!"

Meng Yan's nervousness made Gu Qingfeng confused. In her eyes, there was nothing abnormal about Princess Chenyang being the queen's sister and living in the Nangang Royal Villa. However, it was a matter of key people, so it was necessary to tell Meng Yan. But Meng Yan

Yan really didn't understand how nervous she was. Could it be that Princess Chenyang could still rebel?
Chapter completed!