Tang Dynasty: The seventh rank of official residence, and you will be given the Ten Thousand People

Luoyang Chamber of Commerce, everyone thinks that this is the center of the world's shops.

In fact, this is the base for secret gatherings of the Intelligence Department.

Black Tiger Festival Hall.

At this time, the place was filled with men in civilian clothes. All of these people were strong-backed and had extraordinary bearing.

Although there were only a few dozen people, the momentum was calm and intimidating.

If the imperial officials here can definitely recognize them, most of these people are the commanders of the Youzhou Army.

Among them, Lin Tie and Huang Qi were the commanders of the Shenji Battalion and the Heavy Artillery Battalion.

"Hmph, who the hell said that His Highness King Yan died for his country? Isn't this a good return?"

"Old Lin, let's calm down for a while. We lost 20,000 brothers in the Fuqi battle. Do you still think His Highness, King Yan, is not angry enough?" Huang Qi said dissatisfied.

"Okay, please stop saying a few words, the prince is here."

Zhou Long coughed, and the generals who had been unruly just now stood up straight, holding their armors in their hands and looking at Fan Xin who was coming towards them.

"The last general, Youzhou Army, led Huang Banner and led thirty-two brothers to meet the prince!"

His eyes stayed on these people for a while, and sadness flashed in Fan Xin's eyes.

It seemed as if I saw Zhang Huan, Cao Wei, the sixth son Jiang Ji and their dead brothers.

for a long time.

Fan Xin put away his thoughts and shook his sleeves.

"Everyone, get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After the generals stood up, all of them looked excited. Lin Tie touched his hair and said doubtfully.

"My lord, since you are still alive, why don't you tell the princesses so that they can also..."

"This is a long story. I will explain it later. I would like to ask you how the training of the Youzhou Army is going?"

Fan Xin was more concerned about the growth of the Youzhou Army than his personal affairs. After all, no matter how great an official he was, he would be dismissed by the court.

Only the army and money are the capital to settle down and live.

"Back to your lord, the Youzhou Army has completed its reorganization according to your instructions."

"A total of 200,000 people, divided into 100 battalions, each with 2,000 men."

"There are 100,000 infantry battalions, 50,000 cavalry battalions, and 50,000 heavy artillery and divine machine battalions. They are all well-trained elites!"

"In addition, in order to avoid arousing suspicion, the general stationed the main force of the Youzhou army in Khitan territory, leaving only 8,000 troops in Youzhou."

Hearing that Huang Qi had put the military affairs in order during his absence, Fan Xin showed a hint of approval on his face.

"Yes, I am not wrong about the person. You are indeed a handsome man. In a few days, Li Kaigu's Khitan army will be returned to your command and a Khitan cavalry battalion will be formed."

Huang Qi was overjoyed and immediately clasped his fists.

"The last general takes command!"

Indicating the generals to sit down, Fan Xin said calmly.

"Everyone must know that during the time when the king left the court, the court cleaned the Luoyang Camp."

"All generals loyal to the Supreme Emperor have been given sinecures."

"Even among the sixteen guards in the north and south yamen controlled by this king, there is only one Qianniu guard left."

Hearing this, all the generals snorted loudly and said with hatred.

"Your Majesty, you have tried hard to save the country from the turmoil many times. Instead of being ungrateful, the court is ostracizing us everywhere."

"The generals can no longer bear this bad breath!"

Seeing the faces of the generals turning red, Fan Xin smiled and knocked on the table.

"Okay, I know you have grievances, but now is not the time. We will wait until the court is ready to take action against us."

"What I want to tell you is something else."

The generals were puzzled.

"My lord, what prompted you to summon us all here?"

When talking about business, Fan Xin rarely looked serious.

"In the next period of time, a coup is likely to occur in Datang."

"I hope that you can gather your energy and prepare for war with all your strength, and keep a close eye on the imperial army stationed in Yingzhou!"

As soon as these words were spoken, excitement flashed in the eyes of the generals.

They are all old men who have experienced officialdom for a long time. The prince is obviously telling them that he is ready to send troops to suppress all rebels at any time!

The secret meeting lasted until late at night, and then the generals hid in the dung cart and left.

When only Fan Xin and Li Lang were left in the room, the latter hesitated and spoke.

"Your Majesty, the troops stationed in Yingzhou are the imperial army. Why do you ask the generals to keep an eye on them?"

Fan Xin glanced at him and explained.

"According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, the number of troops stationed in a state cannot exceed 10,000."

"In order to increase his strength, Li Longji asked Chen Xuanli to secretly recruit 100,000 troops in the name of the court."

"On the surface, it looks like it's just a slight violation of the rules, but it's actually a powerful weapon."

"Once changes occur in Luoyang, we can quickly enter the capital to suppress it to the south, and eradicate the eight thousand troops we left in Youzhou to the north."

"Do you think Li Longji is great?"

hiss!

Li Lang took a deep breath and looked very ugly.

If the Yingzhou army launches one day, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"Okay, Li Longji won't take action for now. He will break up with Princess Taiping when she is involved in a scientific examination fraud case."

"Go and call Zhou Tong. I have something to tell him."

At the same time, a meeting was also held in Prince Yan's Mansion.

"Your Highness, after months of preparation, we have got through everything from the examination room guards to the marking ministers."

"In other words, whoever we want can pass the exam."

Prime Minister Dou Huaizhen stroked his beard and smiled.

"In the past, Emperor Taizong once said that all the scholars in the world should leave my house."

"Now His Highness's achievements have almost caught up with those of his ancestors."

Xiao Zhizhong echoed.

Faced with the joy of the ministers, Princess Taiping smiled and nodded.

"The two prime ministers are right when they say that making money through imperial examinations is only one aspect."

"The real purpose of this palace is to train a few scholars with real talents and knowledge to be used by the King of Jin."

"It's ridiculous that Li Longji and Princess Anle thought that I was just a woman who valued wealth as much as her life.

The atmosphere in the hall became a little more solemn when Li Longji was mentioned.

Dou Huaizhen cupped her hands and said.

"Your Highness, please do not underestimate this person. As far as I know, several ministers from the imperial court have taken refuge with him."

"We must not take this lightly."

Princess Taiping sneered.

"Prime Minister Dou is overly worried. I helped Prince Ning Li Chengqi in order to suppress Li Longji."

"Even if he really has some intentions, he can't make any waves when the Habayashi Guards are under our control."

"Instead of wasting your energy on a child with a yellow mouth, you should think about how to run the imperial examination that will be held in three days."

"I only obey the orders of Her Royal Highness the Princess!" All the ministers prostrated themselves.

Just when Princess Taiping was in high spirits and pointing out the country. In the dimly lit Prime Minister's Mansion, a trembling scholar knelt in front of Li Longji.

"Student Li Ci pays homage to the prince!"

"Don't be nervous, get up."