After hearing this, the Emperor Taishang took a sip of tea, then slowly lit the cigarette pouch again, and looked at Emperor Ming Yuan through the lingering smoke, "The emperor has such a lofty plan, Lone is very pleased, and I also think that you are right, there are only two questions, the emperor answered, and Lone no longer has any questions." ”

Emperor Ming Yuan said: "You ask!" ”

He thought to himself that this was also a far-reaching consideration, and the Emperor Taishang would definitely agree, so he didn't think about anything else.

Emperor Taishang asked: "You said, the age of the little tenth is more than 20 years away from the old five, and the brotherly relationship is not deep, and when you are right, but the imperial concubine is also pregnant, if you give birth to the eleventh prince, what arrangements do you make?" Concubine Hu is also pregnant in her womb, once she is the prince, what arrangements do you make? ”

"This ......" Emperor Ming Yuan didn't think about this, but it was not difficult to solve, and said: "The fifth child has now passed under the knee of the imperial concubine, if the imperial concubine gives birth to the prince, she will naturally be closer to the fifth child, and when the prince grows up, it will be okay to assist the fifth brother in governing the government, as for the child in the womb of the concubine...... I didn't make any plans for a while, if I gave birth to a prince, I would divide it in the future. ”

"This seems to be reasonable, as long as the imperial concubine doesn't feel that you are biased!" Emperor Taishang's words actually concealed his displeasure, but Emperor Ming Yuan didn't hear it.

Emperor Ming Yuan said: "The imperial concubine is virtuous and virtuous, and her conduct is noble, she will not have this idea, father, you can rest assured." ”

"Okay, this is the first problem, just like that, there is no problem at all," the Emperor Taishang asked Xiaoyao Gong to stuff tobacco into the cigarette pouch and pot, and continued to ask: "The second question, with the talent of the marquis, it is most appropriate to govern the five cities, and he agrees with this, he was originally a little arrogant, and his achievements were high, but after being alerted, he did his best for the court wholeheartedly, thinking that it was the duty of a courtier, and this is the four words of a courtier, which itself is a rule, which can invisibly restrain his ambitions, Like a big mountain, he can't think about it, and once he thinks about it, he can be requisitioned back at any time, but you told him that these five cities will be his grandson's in the future, which is a test of his humanity, he will think that those cities are his, that is his fiefdom, because in the past ten or twenty years, it is impossible for the little old ten to go to the fief, the flaws in the character of the marquis, there is no need to say much, the emperor must also know that he is a person who has been picked up a few words, and he does not know what his surname is. Or do you recognize his identity? Hello think about it. ”

"This ......" Emperor Ming Yuan was speechless for a while, mainly because Hu Hou does have this shortcoming, if he beats all the time, he can still be sober, once he lacks beating, he will open a dyeing workshop in three colors, and he really has the possibility of becoming a king by himself.

Because, that place is chaotic, and to resist the friction between the Northern Desert and the Northern Tang Dynasty, it is indeed dangerous to let him govern alone, but if someone is sent over, but he thinks that it is the fief of Xiao Lao Shi, and his grandfather is in charge, it is inevitable that he will be arrogant again, and he will not be able to cooperate with the officials appointed by the imperial court to govern.

He pondered for a moment, "Father's analysis makes sense, then look for another candidate, and he is not the only one who has iron-fisted generals." ”

As he said this, he subconsciously glanced at Xiaoyao Gong and said with a smile: "The old man was a few points better than him back then." ”

When Xiaoyao Gong heard this, he heyed, "Your Majesty, comparing the old minister with him is also burying the old minister." ”

The Marquis of Zhenbei is for the national merit and rectified the north, but those small fights, compared with people like them who really returned from the big battlefield, there is no comparison, the battles fought back then, life and death several times, each one is thrilling, how can they be compared later?

Emperor Ming Yuan said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Then the old man is willing to go?" ”

Xiaoyao Gong was stunned, "The emperor is serious? ”

Emperor Ming Yuan smiled and said, "If the old man is willing, I think it is feasible!" ”

Xiaoyao Gong smiled and was silent, and glanced at Chu Shoufu, who was also silent.

Emperor Taishang smiled faintly, his eyes were cold, "He has nothing to do with it, the holy decree is given, he has to go, go, go back and clean up, Hengzhu is also lonely and accustomed to this life, he is not worthy of any young friends by his side, it is still important to contribute to the emperor's youngest son, after all, he has worked hard all his life, and he doesn't care about the last two years of hard work, it can be regarded as a death for the Northern Tang Dynasty, and in his later years, it can be regarded as fulfilling!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Emperor Ming Yuan was very frightened, and hurriedly confessed, "Father, don't misunderstand, I'm just joking, how can I let my old man leave his hometown and go to that remote place in the north of the desert?" I can't bear it, my husband is still in Beijing to accompany you to enjoy your old age! ”

The Emperor smiled and continued to light the cigarette pouch, this smoke, he couldn't stop, "I know you mean a joke, if he is so old, you still appoint him to guard the border city, it is really mean and unkind." ”

Emperor Ming Yuan knew that he was angry, although he smiled, he was very cold, and he didn't dare to say anything about Xiaoyao Gong for a while, so he only asked: "Then these five cities, my father thought that I couldn't give them?" But I have already made an order, and Concubine Hu is also grateful! ”

Emperor Taishang sighed, "Since it comes to this, Lone will peel off and analyze it slowly, these five cities have always been located in the territory of the Northern Desert, governed by the Northern Desert, and the people in the city are also from the Northern Desert, to really take these five cities, we must also move some people from the remote areas of the Northern Tang Dynasty to here, and intermarry with the local people, and the governance of ten, twenty, and thirty years will slowly and truly become the land of my Northern Tang Dynasty and the people of the Northern Tang Dynasty." However, in the next fifty years, this place will not be peaceful, the aborigines will not grow old and die for a day, and there will always be people who want to collude with the Northern Desert people to regain this land, which makes the people who govern this place must have great skills to stop the chaos and control the violence. And he is not good at scheming, he can't see through the conspiracy, once others use tricks to incite the local people, he can't deal with it, in the future, will the little old ten really be able to take over this place? If he doesn't go, what's the point of giving him a seal? ”

The Emperor Taishang lit a cigarette again and continued: "A little more, these five cities are connected in a line, Chilazhou is at the junction with Jiangbei Prefecture, all the way forward, it is the Heqi Mountains, stretching four cities, and now they are all allocated to us, the Heqi Mountains are connected to the five cities, forming an excellent barrier, as long as you can hold here, in the next hundred years, it will not be easy for the Northern Desert to come and commit, so, these five cities are the lifeline of my Northern Tang Dynasty, and there must be no chaos, do you understand?" ”

Emperor Ming Yuan naturally understood this, but, as always, by sending troops in, this problem could be solved.

Needless to say, what capable people should be placed over there, and now in the court, who is more suitable than the Marquis?