"Then tell us what you think. Situ Mingyue said quietly.

"The minister thinks that it is too obvious to weaken Li Wufeng's power at present, and it is also a little inappropriate to adjust his position. In the minister's humble opinion, Li Wufeng can be allowed to recuperate in Yanjing, first, considering that he has worked hard and made great achievements, and has been on the border for a long time, and let him recuperate for a period of time to show His Majesty's care; second, he has reached the age of 23 and has not yet been married, considering that he was busy with official business in the early stage, and now that the northwest is basically stable, he can spare more time to think about his personal problems, and in disguised confinement of him to Yanjing, gradually weakening his control over the northwest and northern Luzon. ”

"On the other hand, we can do more work for his subordinates, as far as Wei Chen knows, most of the commanders of his main forces in the northwest are from the city guard system, and most of them have studied in the Imperial [***] Affairs Academy, in terms of loyalty, they should still be loyal to the empire, we can contact more, contact more, and take a variety of means to absorb them as much as possible, even if it fails, it can deepen the mutual suspicion between the two of them. At the same time, it can also allow the Imperial Affairs Academy to increase the number of recruits for the training of military officers in the northwest region, so that they can come to Yanjing for training, and we can use this to do more work during this training time. He Zhiqiu smiled and proposed the first move.

"Well, go on. Situ Mingyue was noncommittal.

"In addition, a considerable number of the officials of their political axe system are officials of the original administrative system in the northwest, and we can connect them through the old connections, and at the same time we can send them to the imperialist universities for short-term training and then develop them by means of training. At the same time, in view of the lack of talents in the Northwest, we can develop some talents in the Imperial University, and then recommend them to serve in the Northwest, and gradually return the administrative power of the Northwest to the Empire. He Zhiqiu put forward the second point, although the words were very subtle, but the meaning was self-evident.

"As long as Li Wufeng stays in Yanjing for a long time, his influence in the northwest and even in North Luzon will inevitably gradually decrease, and his control over his subordinates will gradually weaken. He Zhiqiu finally concluded.

After listening to He Zhiqiu's suggestion, Situ Mingyue didn't open his mouth for a long time, and his eyes were closed, as if he was recuperating in the twilight.

Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor did not react, He Zhiqiu was a little anxious, and he coughed lightly, "Your Majesty." ”

"He Aiqing, are these methods you mentioned a little lacking in light? Right now, Li Wufeng doesn't show any objections, he is still a great hero of our empire, and we will '''''' him with some of his slightly outrageous actions, isn't it a bit too hasty? Can you take a slow time and observe?" Situ Mingyue had some contradictions in his heart, intellectually speaking, he knew that what He Zhiqiu said was absolutely correct, this was an excellent way to prevent Li Wufeng from sitting big, confined him to Yanjing, let Yanjing's luxurious and comfortable life consume his ambitions, and at the same time gradually disintegrate and weaken his control and influence over his subordinates, this is not impossible, but he used this method to deal with him as soon as he made great achievements for the empire, emotionally speaking, he always felt a little too much.

"We must not delay, Your Majesty! Since Li Wufeng has returned to Yanjing this time, he must not let him go back to the northwest again, and he must be left in Yanjing; if His Majesty feels that he owes him something, he can make up for it in other ways, but he must not be allowed to return to the northwest and northern Luzon! Otherwise, if he lets the tiger return to the mountains, he will definitely make a big mistake, and Lin Guoxiong is the best example. He Zhiqiu also knew that his tone was a little strong, but at this time, he couldn't care much about it.

"Then according to your opinion, who will be in charge of the Northwest and Northern Luzon?" Situ Mingyue sighed, and finally accepted He Zhiqiu's suggestion, as an emperor, he must not let his feelings influence reason, what He Zhiqiu said is all good words, even if it is a bit harsh, but it is thought-provoking, he must be responsible for the empire and the entire royal family.

"For the time being, let Li Wufeng hang, and we will not take any changes for the time being, so as not to overstimulate Li Wufeng, step by step, anyway, the current situation in the northwest has stabilized, and there is no major movement in the situation in North Luzon, then Luzon is now concentrating on dealing with the threat from the south and west, and they can't consider the north at all, otherwise they won't sign any agreement with Li Wufeng. As long as Li Wufeng can't return to the northwest and northern Luzon, he will only do nothing forever. He Zhiqiu saw that His Majesty the Emperor finally agreed to his opinion after a fierce ideological struggle, and his heart breathed a sigh of relief, and his tone became brisk.

"Well, I see. Situ Mingyue suddenly felt exhausted.

"Your Majesty, Weichen has no selfish thoughts in this performance, everything is for the long-term future of the empire, please be enlightened. He Zhiqiu also knew that his late-night performance this time must have violated the holy will in some aspects, but he himself had a clear conscience, and he believed that His Majesty could also understand his intentions.

"He Aiqing, I understand your intentions very well, you don't need to have any worries, in this huge court, there can be more pillars like you to share my worries, and I will be content. With a sigh, Situ Mingyue waved his hand.

"Your Majesty's words are serious, all the ministers of the court and the central government are all people who do their best to serve Your Majesty and share their worries, and Weichen just thinks farther. He Zhiqiu hurriedly thanked.

"Hmph, you don't need to say more, although I am older, I understand it very well. The corners of Situ Mingyue's mouth twitched slightly.

And the servant knelt down. ”

"Go ahead and watch your body. Situ Mingyue said excitedly.

"Your Majesty Xie cares. He Zhiqiu bowed respectfully and left.

"Who is outside?" He Zhiqiu had just left, and a figure appeared by the door.

"Your Majesty, it's a concubine, and the concubine saw that Your Majesty didn't come to supper so late, so she specially cooked a bowl of rock sugar lotus ear soup, please drink it while it's hot. "The one who came in was a young woman about thirty years old, wearing a coiled dragon carved incense bun to show that her status as a concubine was extraordinary, the light powder makeup set off the whiteness of her skin, a Tang-style cheongsam, and her curvaceous body was outlined as concave and convex, and her eyes were full of soul-stirring Gu Panshengbo, coupled with the soft words of the slippery and glutinous people, which was enough to make any normal man crazy.

"Oh, how long have you been outside?" Situ Mingyue's sharp eyes fell on her pink face. The empire decreed that no one in the harem except the emperor was allowed to enter the imperial study, and the eunuchs who served the princes were not to exceed the age of fifteen, and none of them could be literate. Usually, the imperial study is strictly closed, and there are dozens of Ouchi guards around it.

"The concubines have just arrived, Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can ask them. The noble lady whispered coquettishly, and her eyes swept over the two little eunuchs who followed closely behind her.

The two little eunuchs saw Situ Mingyue's eyes turned, their bodies trembled, and they hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Sogna has indeed just arrived." ”

"Well, let's put it down, it's rare for you to have a piece of your mind. Situ Mingyue motioned to the noble lady to put down the jade cup in her hand, "You go back to the palace first, I'll come over later." ”

Taking the opportunity of putting down the jade cup in his hand, he quickly glanced at the folds on the royal case, and then smiled coquettishly, "The concubine will go back first." The lady turned around and left gracefully.

"Elder Leng , why don't you let me write to my father?" Situ Tai sat sullenly in his study in the mansion, "Li Wufeng's power has expanded too fast, if it continues like this, he will pose a great threat to us, we can't watch this guy expand his power and do nothing." ”

"Your Highness, you are too anxious. Yes, from the current point of view, this Li Wufeng's strength has indeed swelled rapidly, but his main forces are concentrated in the northwest, and he does not have any allies in Yanjing, at most, counting the Sixth Highness and the Ninth Highness, but what the two of them have in mind, I'm afraid Li Wufeng himself knows. Leng Qian explained unhurriedly.

"Li Wufeng's use of the benefits obtained by the expedition to Luzon this time really caters to His Majesty's mind, and if anyone dares to speak out against His Majesty's rise at that time, it will only be in vain. But after coming down, the situation was different, and the old man dared to assert that at this time, there must have been many secret folds of ministers who opposed Li Wufeng had been submitted to His Majesty's imperial case. Li Wufeng's actions will definitely arouse the jealousy and dissatisfaction of many people, and there are naturally many people who attack him, and there is no need for us to intervene at all. Leng Qian smiled and continued to analyze.

"Your Highness, you must not underestimate Your Majesty, although he is not young, his thoughts are not comparable to ordinary people, and he is very clear about the situation in the empire. There are also those old guys in the DPRK and China, who are very thieves and have the same intentions, and they also know the importance of their interests very well. Your Majesty and them will not be unclear about what Li Wufeng has done, and what measures to take against him is probably not something that Your Highness needs to care about. Leng Qian's mouth showed a mysterious smile.

"You mean that my father will '''''' him, but this morning he promoted Li Wufeng to the title of Li Wufeng and made him concurrently the governor of Northern Luzon!" Situ Tai understood and seemed to be a little incomprehensible.

"Hehe, this is the emperor's technique, Li Wufeng has made great contributions, naturally the award should be awarded, and the promotion should be promoted, but as for how to do it later, it depends on what His Majesty thinks. However, I think it will be difficult for Li Wufeng to return to the northwest. Leng Qian's expression was determined.

"Really, Leng Lao, are you so sure?" Situ Tai was surprised and delighted.

"Let's observe and see how things change in the future. However, this Li Wufeng is not a good person, maybe he will have some strange tricks. Leng Qian thought for a while, and said with some hesitation, "Maybe this guy will find Your Highness, and then we will take a good look at it." This guy really has some ability, even if he stays in Yanjing, his influence in the northwest and the people under his original command should have a certain amount of control, and when the time comes, see if he can use it for us. ”

"That's a good thing for us, if we can control the army in the northwest, it will be a great help to us, but it's not something that can be done in a day or two. Situ Tai is still more cautious.

"Well, I'm still thinking, this Li Wufeng is not a stupid person, he should think of the storms he will encounter when he returns to Yanjing this time, isn't there a little way to deal with it?" Leng Qian, who was originally a little relaxed, fell into thought again.

But even if Li Wufeng knew that he would have trouble returning to Yanjing this time, he would have to come back, and the northwest would not be able to leave the support of the empire at all, so he could not find any excuse to get rid of it. Situ Tai was also thinking.

"It seems that there are still many variables in this matter, maybe we are too optimistic, Li Wufeng will not be so simple. Unable to think of any doubts, Leng Qian finally shook his head and said, "Let's observe for a while." But his instincts told him that Li Wufeng was definitely not someone to sit still, and he must have his own way of dealing with it.

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