It can be said that Di Xin's performance in northern Xinjiang and the grasslands made the old emperor more and more satisfied.
Compared with King Cheng's calculations, King Yu's performance undoubtedly reflects the royal dignity better.
At this time, by transferring him away from the capital, King Yu was excluded from the power circle of the capital, which became the biggest obstacle for the old emperor in case he decided to make King Yu the crown prince.
But the old emperor was not in any hurry.
After getting the heater, his injuries have been greatly alleviated.
Although there is no cure, after examination by the royal doctor, the condition is much better than before.
To put it bluntly, because of the existence of the heater, the old emperor could live a few more years than previously expected.
And as long as he doesn't die, he will have the final say in this world.
The remaining power of decades is enough for the old emperor to frighten all the demons and monsters in the court even if he is lying there.
In the opinion of the old emperor, if Prince Yu is allowed to work hard in northern Xinjiang for a few more years, and if he performs well, he can find a way to transfer him back to the capital and pass on the crown prince's position to him.
As for the other princes?
The second prince rebelled and was deposed. The eighth prince was the daughter of a merchant and had basically no ability to compete for the throne. The other princes had all been successfully suppressed by the eldest prince.
If there is no King Yu who emerges from the sky, then although there are more calculations, the eldest prince Cheng Wang may not be a suitable candidate for the throne.
But now, there is no doubt that the old emperor is even more barbaric towards King Yu.
Now it just depends on whether King Yu can still stick to his heart under the fierce fire.
But soon, the news from Yanqueguan Chasi and King Yu's memorial made the old emperor a little disappointed.
After building two cities on the grassland, King Yu actually wanted to lead an army to conquer the barbarians.
After seeing King Yu's memorial, the old emperor had only one thought in his mind.
Could it be that after destroying the Turks, Xiao Wu really thought he was invincible?
It would have been fine if he just sent troops to pacify one barbarian area, but he actually put down his bold words and wanted to lead a large army along the territory of Dali to pacify all the barbarians that had invaded the border of Dali.
Let’s not talk about whether it can be done or not. How does he make other border officers think?
Such behavior cannot be described simply as publicity.
But the old emperor thought about it and did not issue an order to stop it.
In his opinion, King Yu should have had a smooth journey.
The popularization of coal stoves, the pacification of the Turks, the occupation of the grasslands... any of them individually are achievements that have been passed down through the ages, but now these achievements are concentrated on one person, King Yu.
At the same time, perhaps his only setback since leaving the capital was the destruction of his foundation.
But the foundation that was destroyed was also the damage he suffered when he later became a Tianwu cultivator and assisted the innate great master Tiancan Old Man to fight against the second-level strongman Ashinas who cultivated both magic and martial arts.
Although he can no longer practice, his achievements are still astonishing.
Therefore, the old emperor felt that Prince Yu might be a little distracted.
In fact, it is normal. Anyone would be proud of themselves after receiving these achievements.
But the emperor is not an ordinary person. If he wants to ascend to that seat, he must not let these things disturb his emotions.
No matter how great your achievements are, you can celebrate and have a carnival, but you must calm down and regain your normalcy after that.
But this time, what the old emperor wanted was to let Prince Yu suffer a little setback.
With the protection of Old Man Tiancan, there is no need to worry about King Yu's safety unless he is attacked by many strong men from the second realm.
Even in the midst of a large army, the innate great master should be able to take Prince Yu and leave calmly.
In that case, let him go.
After the failure of this expedition, King Yu should be able to understand the truth that there are people outside the world.
As long as he is not defeated by setbacks, the awakened King Yu will only need to polish his skills for a while before he is truly qualified to inherit the throne.
With this idea in mind, he even rejected petitions for war from other border gates.
But in the end, King Yu once brought a new surprise to the old emperor.
The expeditionary force won the first battle with little losses.
After listening to the eunuch accompanying him read the memorial, the old emperor asked Hu Cheng the unimportant question of changing his name just to hide his surprise.
That's right, the old emperor's city almost couldn't control his expression when he heard that King Yu had won the first battle.
It was not because King Yu captured Hu City.
Although the old emperor felt that King Yu's personal expedition would fail, it did not fail at the beginning. Instead, the troops led by Lieutenant General were gradually depleted during the siege, so he had to choose to retreat.
The northern Xinjiang army that can destroy the Turks cannot be so weak that it cannot capture a city.
But the strength of the northern Xinjiang army still surprised the old emperor.
Goguryeo was just a small country, and its cities were not very large.
But no matter how limited the scale is, it is still a city, and as we all know, among all wars, siege is the most difficult, otherwise there would be no saying that if you divide it by two, you can attack it by five.
If you want to capture a city, it will be very difficult to capture it without multiple times the number of troops and huge sacrifices.
In the city of Goguryeo, there were ten thousand more soldiers defending the city than the Dali army attacking the city.
With such a comparison of forces, Goguryeo chose to defend the city instead of fighting outside the city. It was actually able to be conquered in one day and completely destroyed in five days.
The Dali side only lost about a thousand people.
A thousand people versus forty thousand.
With such a battle loss ratio, what kind of army did his fifth prince train in Northern Xinjiang?
"The Immortal Army..."
The old emperor murmured.
If an army with such strength appeared in Northern Xinjiang when he was still healthy, then the generals in Northern Xinjiang would have only two choices, either to disband the army or to hand over the training method.
How could he allow others to sleep soundly beside his couch? As the emperor of Dali, the strongest military force could only be in his own hands.
But now the situation is completely different.
After being seriously injured, the old emperor knew that his time was short, and now he was more concerned with considering suitable candidates for the next emperor, and Prince Yu happened to be one of the candidates he valued.
Therefore, he was happy to see King Yu's army become stronger.
If King Yu becomes the emperor, then if possible, the training method will be spread throughout the territory, and by then the overall strength of Dali will increase by three points.
As for other princes becoming emperor in the end, then it is the trusted emperor who has to worry about this matter.
It is impossible for the old emperor to choose to forget to eat because of choking because of the uncertain candidate for the new emperor in the future.
And his previous disappointment caused by King Yu's rash expedition also quietly disappeared.
With such a powerful army, it is indeed a waste to hold the land in northern Xinjiang.
Even if it were the old emperor himself, he would probably be eager to give it a try after ensuring the safety of Northern Xinjiang.