As the discussion continued, Xia Yan coughed twice, signaling for everyone to be quiet.
"The first thing is to deal with the vassal kings!"
Upon hearing the feudal king, a group of gossiping old men began to put their ears closer.
Each of these vassal kings has been very powerful recently and has been doing their best to manage their fiefdoms. I don't know what kind of gifts His Majesty plans to continue to give them.
However, the gift did not wait, but the shock did.
Xia Yan's little hand trembled, and Eunuch Yu quickly stepped forward and took out the imperial edict that had been prepared long ago and began to read it out.
"Emperor Fengtian Chengyun issued an edict: The six vassal kings privately raised armies without His Majesty's instructions. Your Majesty originally intended to order the vassal kings to guard the border. Now the kings' private troops have seriously threatened the imperial court. Therefore, the army of all vassal kings cannot exceed 50,000.
, the supporting equipment is also of the same quantity, and anyone who violates the rules will be beheaded and displayed to the public!"
As soon as this statement came out, there was an uproar in the venue.
It's normal to weaken the lord of the feudal lord, but it's not necessary to kill him so harshly, right?
Is this the plan to put the feudal king to death?
You know, today's neighbors around Daxia are no longer as weak as Zhuguo in the past.
Which of those neighboring countries doesn't have an army of 100,000 or 80,000?
In front of such neighbors, what can the major vassals do with only 50,000 troops?
Not to mention occupying neighbors, even self-defense is enough.
So everyone in the court started a fierce quarrel.
"Your Majesty, this is not possible! This will greatly weaken the border defense!!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, this is a plan to subjugate the country!!"
"If this is the case, those feudal kings will be deposed!!"
How much people opposed the vassalage at first, now they are very protective of it.
Xia Yan also smiled coldly when he saw this.
I was a coward when I wanted to seal the vassal, and now I am a coward when I want to restrict the vassal king? Are you old men who have the final say in the co-authorship?
This time, Xia Yan was not prepared to back down.
Because he has truly felt the sense of danger.
The first time was because when I captured Chang State, Liancheng and Jiangcheng were suddenly included in the territory of Daxia.
The second time was when he followed Huo Qubing to fight against the Divine Phoenix Empire.
He found that with generals like Huo Qubing around, he didn't need to do anything to rest easy.
In the past, if I wanted to stay here, Huo Qubing would definitely be a good subordinate.
But now, it's a time bomb.
God knows whether he, Zhuge Liang and others will come up with any surprises for themselves.
Now, all he can do is to restrict these vassal kings so that they don't have extra troops to attack the surrounding areas.
As long as they don't have troops, they can sit back and relax.
And this is also the reason why Xia Yan has to fight tooth and nail today.
Only by completely eliminating this hidden danger can we have a better future!
And there is another advantage here, that is, you can take advantage of the situation and force Zhu Di and Cao Cao who are closest to you.
Maybe this decision will make them dissatisfied and have thoughts of rebellion.
Not enough troops? It doesn’t matter, you can find a way to help yourself!
So, in the next moment, Xia Yan began to quarrel with several uncles.
What the elders say is that doing this is tantamount to cutting off an arm, and you are destined to be in trouble.
Xia Yan said that these vassal kings threatened the imperial power and must be strictly controlled.
After half an hour of arguing, Xia Yan finally won with an extremely slim advantage.
The uncles were so tired that they collapsed on the ground and could only wave their hands helplessly.
After all, what Xia Yan said was quite reasonable.
It is not a good thing that the power of the vassal king is overwhelming. Proper supervision is still possible.
But the scale still needs to be grasped carefully, and several people also understand that it will not take a day to pierce the stone.
As long as he takes his time in the future, Xia Yan will always relent.
Then everyone returned to smiling, "That's all, Your Majesty has a second thing, please tell me, I'm all ears!"
"That's great!" Xia Yan took a deep breath and finally passed this level.
"After my careful consideration last night, I decided to go on the expedition within three days!"
Upon hearing the news of the expedition, the originally silent court instantly became lively again.
Everyone was extremely happy, as if they would gain something as long as they went out to fight.
It’s finally not a foolish decision.
In fact, the past few months have seemed like a dream to them. As long as Xia Yan goes out to fight, they will definitely win.
No matter how ridiculous a tactic may seem to you, once completed on the battlefield, it can turn into a clever plan that can turn the tide of battle.
Now everyone has recognized the fact that this young man who looks like a young boy sitting on the throne is actually a wise king with great talents and great strategies!
Since he is a wise king, no one will doubt Xia Yan as long as he speaks.
So, tell me your plan boldly, Assi!!!
Everyone was full of expectations, and Xia Yan directly revealed his plan.
After calculation, after deducting 50,000 soldiers from each of the six vassal kings, the remaining soldiers were gathered in Hucheng. If Hucheng had a total of 400,000 soldiers, the entire army would attack!
As for the destination of the dispatch, it was a country in the northwest of the Divine Phoenix Kingdom, Frey Country.
The Frey Country borders Xidan and the Divine Phoenix State. Due to the harsh freezing conditions, the Frey Country has always resorted to external aggression to survive.
Relying on aggression, the Frey Kingdom expanded its territory more than dozens of times, and its military strength was high.
It's just that for Frey's neighboring countries, Frey's country is simply a disaster, because it starts wars from time to time.
Those who can beat you will be swallowed up directly. Those who can't beat you will fight for a while until you are tired, rest for a while, and then relax for a while.
Anyway, it has to keep you on tenterhooks all the time.
The most miserable among them is the Divine Phoenix Kingdom, because the area bordering Xidan is an extremely huge iceberg.
The iceberg is so tall and covered with countless white snow that it is difficult for ordinary people to go up the mountain, let alone get down from it.
It's hard to imagine what kind of disaster it would cause if large swaths of ice and snow fell down.
But fortunately, there is an extremely vast dense forest on the border of Xidan under the iceberg.
Because it is a border area, no one has taken care of this dense forest for countless years.
Trees rise up from the ground in the dense forest, the tallest ones are even dozens of meters high. Various wild beasts appear in the dense forest.
To put it another way, even if the people above were extremely lucky and survived the fall, the wild beasts in the dense forest would kill them.
It is for this reason that even though Xidan borders Frey Country, he can sit back and relax.
Anyway, the Sidan people can't go up, and the Frey people can't get down. This border is no different from no border.
And this is also the reason why Frey Country’s neighboring country, Divine Phoenix Country, has stationed troops to guard the border.
There were 500,000 soldiers in the northern part of the Divine Phoenix Kingdom, and 300,000 were used just to defend the Frey Kingdom.
There is no way, for such a powerful country, a piece of flesh can be chewed off by you accidentally, so you have to be careful!