In just one year, Guo Huan's gray hair turned snow-white, and he lost a lot of weight. Compared with Cai Huang, who was handsome and handsome, the old man over 50 years old was even more haggard.

Looking at Cai Yan's faint smile, he glanced at the little prince who was silent from the corner of his eyes, nodded and sighed: "As Your Majesty said, the old minister... Although the old minister is a little worried about General Xi Nilie, the old minister is even more worried about Yelu Yanxi, Zhao Ji and others."

Cai Huang nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Just based on what they did in the city, Mr. Guo and the elders of the cabinet also have reason to worry. Mr. Guo could say such words, he should be loyal ministers in the court."

Guo Huan couldn't help but smile bitterly. As the chief minister of the cabinet, if even the rumors in the city could not be found out, he would not have to be a government official. Of course, he also knew that the young emperor in front of him could see the small actions of the cabinets in private.

Cai Yan patted his eldest son's head and smiled and said, "I don't care much whether it is the Xu lord or the Real lord. For me, both have their own advantages and disadvantages. However, the Xu lord is a trend of historical development, so I don't care much about the rumors circulating in the city, nor do I want to interfere in the struggles in the court, as well as the struggles between the royalist party and the constitutional party."

"When I was in Jiangnan, I did not allow endless struggles in the court. That was because the world was not determined, and the world was not determined and it was extremely stupid to cause disaster. But now the world is basically in our country. As long as the army does not have any accidents, I don't mind you fighting for the future direction of the empire."

"No reason is not clear."

Cai Yan smiled again and said, "Li'er is too young and has the blood of me and Fujin. If Li'er is the emperor, she will be involved in Zhao's family regardless of whether she wants or not. The cabinet and my Cai family's elders are also reasonable. However, Guo is the chief minister of the cabinet, so he should know why I insist on Li'er as the crown prince."

Guo Huan looked solemn and clasped his fists and said, "The old minister heard some of His Majesty's holy words from the Tenth Prince, and he particularly agreed with His Majesty's words. Our Ming Kingdom was the same as the Zhao family when it was established. When it was established, it did not destroy everything that Song Kingdom was originally. But to destroy some of the original bad policies, it would definitely cause some shocks in the world. With the support of the imperial concubine and the prince, our dynasty can minimize the harm of shock in the world."

Cai Yan smiled and nodded, agreeing: "As Mr. Guo said, the imperial guards, the wing army was renamed to the military garrison, the salaries of officials were reduced, and the fields of fame and fame were reduced... and even the final cancellation of fame and fame was reduced, and the taxes were reduced. The ban was reduced and the people were liberated, and the sense of belonging of the literati... etc., during this period, it will inevitably touch the interests of some people, and the world will definitely be turbulent. If the prince is not a ritual but other children, no one can say whether some bastards will rebel in the name of Zhao."

"Of course, I am not afraid of such rebellion, but this rebellion will inevitably affect countless innocent people and will inevitably waste countless money and food that should have improved people's livelihood. This is not what I wish."

Cai Yan stroked his son's little head and smiled, "Why do you have to make the world more turbulent and uneasy if you can make a smooth transition? As for the Zhao family, the Yelu family... Since the Qin and Han dynasties, no dynasty has been destroyed, and it can still rise again to look at the world. If you don't even have this confidence, how can our Ming Empire regain the power of the Han and Tang dynasties?"

"The world is settled. Whether the real king governs the country or the empty king, I don't want to interfere too much in your struggle. The winning side means the will of the people in the world, which is the path the empire will take in the future. However, your struggle cannot spread to the army, otherwise I will forcefully intervene!"

Cai Yan stood up and sat down next to Guo Huan, pointing to the huge map hanging on the wall.

"Since the Qin and Han dynasties, the mortal enemy of the Central Plains has been the northern grassland tribes. Therefore, Qin, Zhao, Yan, Wei and Han have built Great Walls to block them. However, at this time we were very different from the Han and Tang dynasties. We were the Ming Empire that swallowed the Liao Kingdom."

"Among the five capitals of the Liao Kingdom, Shangjing, Zhongjing, and Xijing are all places where horses are herding on the grassland. Although the Liao Kingdom was destroyed, the Hu tribes on the grassland either surrendered to the Jin Kingdom, or became a factual independence, but they were independent for not long. From Niu Niu's subduing of the 100,000 maids in the Liaoxijing and easily obtaining the entire Liaoxijing, Mr. Guo can see that the Liao Kingdom still has a considerable influence on the grassland."

Guo Huan sighed in his heart, but he had to nod and sighed: "The old minister can understand why Your Majesty treats the Yelu clan well, but... it's just that the grassland tribe is finally the enemy of the Central Plains. If the Yelu clan successfully gathers hundreds of thousands of herd cavalry, the old minister is worried... it's worried..."

Guo Huan shook his head and smiled bitterly. It was not that he could not see Cai Hua's plan. The Liao Kingdom had been governing the grassland for a hundred years. Even if the Liao Kingdom was gone, the Yelu clan had some influence on the grassland. Even if the grassland tribes did not obey the orders of the Yelu clan, if they were repeatedly beaten and plundered by the Jurchens, they would inevitably surrender to the Yelu clan's disciples when they had no choice but to retreat.

The Liao Kingdom was destroyed, and the Yelu clan became a minister of the Ming Empire. Once the grassland Tatars surrendered, the grassland naturally became a part of the Ming Kingdom. Not only Guo Huan could see Cai Yan's plan, but the cabinet masters and the Zhao family, the Yelu clan could also see Cai Yan's plan. But after tens of millions of herds and horses surrendered to the Yelu clan, they really became a part of the Ming Kingdom?

Guo Huan was worried, the cabinet elders were worried, and Cai Hua was not as worried as they were. In his opinion, as long as the grassland Tatars recognized their right to belong, they sincerely bowed their heads and surrendered or rebelled, these were secondary.

Looking at Guo Huan's worries, Cai Yan smiled without hesitation: "Old Guo is a little too worried. All I want at this stage is the recognition of the grassland, as long as the Tatars admit that they are a member of the Ming Empire."

"The Tatars admit that they are a member of the Ming Empire and admit that the grasslands are an indivisible territory of the Ming Empire. If they dare to rebel in the future, the Ming Empire will be the party to quell the rebellion justly. I have reason to mobilize a million troops to cut down countless people's heads!"

Guo Huan was suddenly shocked and looked at Cai Yan who was not concerned about him with horror. He finally saw Cai Yan's true intention.

"The world is different. When the power is greater and the rate of firearms appear, when the steam engine train appears, when a Ming Empire leads a national alliance of tens of millions of miles, and when a strong binding national alliance appears, once the grassland becomes part of the Ming Kingdom, you will never be able to escape from the control of the Central Plains in the future."

"Even if the Ming Empire is replaced by others in the future, the entire grassland will not be able to escape from the control of the Central Plains!"
Chapter completed!