"Absolutely not. They have controlled the army for a long time. If they take action rashly and cause a mutiny in the army, it will be a disaster."
"The Song army has a total of 1,259,000 people, including 826,000 forbidden troops, 80%25 of which are stationed near Kaifeng."
"From the small capital to the military commanders, to the palace chiefs, and the bodyguards and soldiers, everything is intricately intertwined. One wrong move can lead to a complete loss."
"When everyone is in danger, I'm afraid chaos will start from the bottom, which is a major event that may overthrow the Song Dynasty!"
Fan Xiwen's face turned pale.
If Zhao Yan had such thoughts, it would be difficult for him.
The first thought of persuading Zhao Yan to help disappeared immediately, and now he only wanted to persuade Zhao Yan to give up this idea.
Zhao Lu felt it made sense and couldn't help but nod.
"Yes, fifth brother, Fan Qing's words are mature and prudent. They are the way to run a country."
Previously, he had planned to stay out of the matter and jokingly called "Master Fan". Now he talked about state affairs again, and his attitude immediately became serious.
Zhao Yan chuckled and lowered his head.
"Look, even you two are so scared when I say this. If those commanders and commanders heard about it, what would they think in their hearts?"
Fan Xiwen's heart moved when he heard this.
He seemed to understand what Zhao Yan meant.
"The prince is saying... try to divide them?"
As soon as he said this, his brows furrowed even more tightly.
"This is not easy...So many upper-level officials of the Forbidden Army have already formed a tacit understanding. If I can use coercion and inducement to divide them, why should I use the prince as a shield?"
"Intimidate some people, win over some people, suppress some people, kill some people. The reason you didn't succeed is because you have too many things to worry about, so you don't dare."
Zhao Yan said and leaned back in his chair.
"I'm different. You just need to spread the word and say that you can make money with me, but the number of places is limited. Prince Qi will not support useless people."
"As long as someone is useful to the court, the door of Prince Qi's palace will be open to him. If anyone who is useless to the court dares to come, Prince Qi will not mind cutting off his head."
After saying this, Zhao Lu applauded clearly and said:
"Wonderful, in this case, they have to fully support the troop reduction law just for this quota."
"People who think they are useful are definitely not willing to openly confront the imperial court, which divides a group of people."
"And those who are stubborn and want to win over them to fight against the imperial court have no capital and confidence."
Fan Xiwen couldn't help but nod in agreement.
It's not that he couldn't think of this method, but this matter was too important after all. He suddenly held a high position, but he didn't have the courage to take action like Zhao Yan.
But now that he had figured it out, he quickly ran through it in his mind and selected many suitable targets.
"Among the Shangxi Army Pengri, Tianwu, Longwei and Shenwei, the Pengri Army has been the most cooperative these days. Tianwu and Longwei have also made some moves. Only Shenwei has not laid off anyone so far. "
"The Upper West Army is powerful and is the most elite main force of the Song Dynasty. There are 60,000 soldiers in total. If they can be divided, the effect will be like killing a chicken to scare the monkeys. This will require the cooperation of the prince to help the Japanese army."
Zhao Yan nodded lightly and replied: "Okay, you can choose a few people you can win over, and I will go with you tomorrow."
His time is limited, so it would be best if he could solve it all at once.
In fact, as long as he takes this step, you can imagine how much trouble he will cause in the future.
After the Japanese commander met Zhao Yan in private, his butt pocket could no longer be cleaned.
Even if the two sides have not reached any agreement, will other armies believe it?
Nothing has been agreed upon, does Prince Qi need to make a special trip?
Once the other three armies have this kind of suspicion, the seeds of differentiation will spread like a virus.
"The Forbidden Army has 820,000 people. Except for the Upper West Army, which pursues a strategy of elite troops and has only 15,000 people, the other armies have a strength of 50,000."
"If you want to divide such a large army, I'm afraid you have to meet with the commanders of each wing below and the Duke of Yu..."
Fan Xiwen considered things carefully.
There are fewer soldiers in the West, and the commander's control is stronger.
If there are many other middle and lower armies, the corresponding commanders of the left and right wings and the Marquis of Du Yu will arrange their respective cronies to form their own teams in the army.
"That's easy. You arrange two commanders for the Western Army, and I will meet them in person."
"You can sort out the other troops who you can win over, and notify them tonight or early tomorrow morning. Come to my Sanxian Village tomorrow afternoon, and I will meet with them."
Finally getting Zhao Yan's promise, Fan Xiwen couldn't help but feel refreshed.
But then he asked doubtfully:
"What kind of business does the prince want to take them to do?"
"Business?"
Zhao Yan asked with a lazy expression.
"You think it's easy to start a business?"
"Uh...then don't everyone say that the prince is a business god..."
"God, your sister! Do you think you can have a business line if you want to?"
When it came to this, Zhao Yan finally found a place to vent his anger and fought back.
"An army of more than 1.2 million people...you actually want me to raise it alone?"
"They dare to take 20%25 of their troops for free pay, so what they want to get from me is at least 50%25 of their free pay. How much energy do I have to use to satisfy these vampires?"
"The total number of shopkeepers and clerks in all Jiuzhou in Prince Qi's Mansion is only tens of thousands. It is easy to feed a Sanxian Village. Feeding them? Just dream!"
Fan Xiwen had to immerse himself in the scolding.
It is indeed his own fault.
He doesn't understand the details of doing business.
I just always knew that Prince Qi's palace was making money every day, and I admired Zhao Yan subjectively, so I took it for granted that these things were nothing to the prince.
This scolding was not unjust.
Zhao Yan can support his people with the property in his hands, but after all, they are all people who sincerely follow him.
But it would be too difficult for him to find a way for these moths to make money.
It is true that he can find some ways to make money, but it is not worth it for these people.
What's more, in this era when productivity is not considered efficient, Kyushu's commercial trade has become very mature.
Every industry has its leader, and it is difficult to get into it and make a lot of money.
After scolding him for a while, Zhao Yan finally felt at ease.
Seeing Fan Xiwen's hair covered in scolding, he said happily in his heart.
"But I will arrange for people from the palace to classify the people who come to Sanxian Village, and place certain orders for them. I can also give them more profits, which is enough to stabilize these people until you complete the reform."
He also has a rookie workshop that is doing trade all over Kyushu.
Here alone, a huge amount of supplies are needed every day. As long as these people are willing to obey, it is not impossible to recruit them into the supplier list.
At most, some products will give up profits in a short period of time.
"After dividing and winning over, you should be intimidated and killed. Now you have become the prime minister. With the emperor's brother supporting you, why should you become cautious?"
"Where did Fan Xiwen, who used to stand up to Lu Yijian, go?"
After saying this, Zhao Yan stood up and left.
"Brother Imperial, my brother is gone."
"good."
Zhao Lu could understand Zhao Yan's painstaking efforts and also knew that he had high hopes for Fan Xiwen.
This is indeed an excellent minister, but he is still somewhat uncomfortable in the position of prime minister and cannot move freely.
Walking to the side of Fan Xiwen who was meditating, Zhao Yan paused and then removed the bundle of firewood that was not tied to anyone.
"Why does the prime minister of a country need to play with this thing? Besides, if you want to apologize, you should bear the thorns, not this useless piece of wood that has been polished until smooth."
After leaving these words, Zhao Yan walked out without stopping.
"Fan Qing, I'm going to rest too, you can do it yourself."
"It's okay to reflect, but don't miss important things."
Zhao Lu also stood up, patted Fan Xiwen's shoulder twice, and strolled away.
Suddenly he was the only one left in the palace. The servants at the door were dismissed by Zhao Lu, and the Qinzheng Palace became even more quiet.
But when other chamberlains came to light the lamp, Fan Xiwen had disappeared from the square table, leaving only the bundle of firewood on the ground.
……
……
When Zhao Yan returned to Sanxian Manor, the lights had just come on everywhere in the manor.
He returned to his room without stopping. As soon as he entered the room, he sat cross-legged on the floor and began to have a special realization.
A book full of words is about to be sorted out.
As long as it is organized properly, the land of fairyland will be a matter of course.
But he had just sat cross-legged for a moment when someone knocked on the door.
Zhao Yan had no choice but to get up and open the door.
"Is it Tan Yun? My lord, I don't want to hear gossip tonight..."
He opened the door and was about to send the person away impatiently, but found that standing at the door was Banhe who was in seclusion.
Then he held her shoulders in surprise and said:
"Banhe, you're out of seclusion!"
"Owner!"
A long-lost smile appeared on Banhe's expressionless face.
The two were just about to say a few more words when two older girls suddenly jumped out from both sides.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
"My lord, if you don't want to listen to gossip, why don't you listen to my slave telling you stories?"
Zhao Yan twisted his expression helplessly, these two girls actually knew how to hide.
"Listen, you two can come in too..."
"yeah!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Banhe, come."
"Yes, Master."
The Westerners said and entered the room together.
Tan Yun and Xi Ren took the initiative to sit on both sides of the round table, and they had already prepared a script in their hearts, preparing what they would say later.
But Zhao Yan was obviously focused on Ban He and was completely uninterested in the gossip and stories of the two girls.
"I heard that you have achieved the enlightenment of Eight Swords Flying Together?"
Zhao Yan sat down at the main seat and raised his head to look at Ban He opposite.
This powerful secret technique of the sword system was the secret technique inherited from the famous Sword Villa back then.
It's just that after the destruction of Mingjian Villa, no one has realized it for many years.
Although there is a latecomer Hidden Sword Villa in the world today, Hidden Sword Villa can create world-famous swords, but it does not possess the same secret skills as the famous Sword Villa back then.
On the other hand, the owner of the village, Ye Ying, is said to be one of the most handsome men in Kyushu.
Beauty alone can kill the enemy invisible.
"Yes, I was given half a fortune by Master Zhang. As soon as I returned to Kaifeng, I couldn't help but step into the realm of Zhixuan. Now... I have even figured out most of the realm of celestial phenomena."
Banhe is quite happy that his martial arts has improved rapidly.
After all, this means that she can help Zhao Yan do more things in the future.
"It's already a great opportunity to have it half done. If this continues, I'm afraid you will be able to advance to the celestial realm in the next year. Once you have absorbed all this luck, you will also be able to obtain the land gods at your fingertips."
Zhang Sanfeng monopolized 70%25 of the destiny of the Ming Dynasty. Even half of it was still very impressive.
And these fortunes carry Zhang Sanfeng's understanding of the power of heaven and earth, which greatly helps Banhe master the power of heaven and earth.
Coupled with the fact that she doesn't have to compete with anyone for luck, the first connection paves the way for her future.
It can be said that the biggest winners after Zhang Sanfeng's disbandment were Ban He and Geng Yujing, besides Yao Yue.
"The slave will definitely practice hard and strive to be able to help the master as soon as possible."
Banhe said seriously.
After Ming Guo's party, she had already guessed that Zhao Yan now had a formidable enemy to face.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t force myself to calm down and retreat.
"good."
Zhao Yan did not shirk.
Their master and servant are of the same mind, so there is no need for them to do something frivolous.
"But the Qitian Sword Box only has seven swords... I didn't have time to find a suitable sword for you when I came back this time. I will make up for it later."
"No need, Master Ren has already found a famous sword for me. It's the new sword 'Wu Ming' made by Hidden Sword Villa."
"'Wu Ming'? Why did you come up with such an unlucky name..."
Tan Yun and Xi Ren, who couldn't get a word in, listened and quickly helped:
"What the prince said is that this name is not good!"
"That's right, how can we call it 'no life'? We have to call it 'life'!"
"It doesn't sound good either! It's auspicious to call it Nine Lives!"
"'Nine-life sword'? 'Life-saving sword'?"
"Your name-making skills are really bad!"
"You're not much better!"
Seeing the two women taking a good topic so far, Zhao Yan could only give one of them a headache before they sealed their mouths.
However, his expression changed and he said:
"'Nine Lives' is good, let's call it this."
"good."
Banhe accepted it without any objection.
Seeing that his opinion was adopted, Xiren proudly made a face at Tan Yun, who was so angry that he could hang a wine bottle with his lips.
"Eight swords flying together...what kind of secret technique is it?"
Zhao Yan thought for a while and then asked.
Although he knew the Taoist "Sword Controlling Technique", he had no idea about "Eight Swords Flying Together" which sounded similar to it.
I only know that Yi Tianxing, the owner of Mingjian Villa, could use this technique to defeat the young Zhang Sanfeng in hundreds of moves.
Thinking about it this way, the power of this technique can be seen clearly.
Seeing Zhao Yan's interest, Ban He smiled and explained:
"Master, although this technique is called Eight Swords Flying Together, it is actually more than eight swords. Each of the eight swords has a sword intention. After understanding the eight sword intentions, you can realize that the person is the sword and the sword is the person. In the realm of the unity of man and sword, the eight sword intentions can be continuously switched or merged into one. This is the eight swords flying together. "
"I see."
Zhao Yan nodded deeply.
"I don't know how serious it is..."
