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Chapter 140 Liu Ye, Dian Wei?

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Zhou Chen sat on the dragon chair and looked at some basic news about Beijiang and Xiliang that had just been sent from the East Factory in his hand.

His face was cautious.

Zhou Chen knew that the two princes who guarded Northern Xinjiang and Xiliang were very powerful, but he didn't expect that they had reached this level.

The Zhenbei Army and the Xiliang Army have almost become the private armies of these two marquises. No wonder they listen to the announcement but refuse to listen to the instructions and dare to interfere with the emperor Zhou Chen's will.

"Do you think that with a large army in hand and far away on the border, I can't do anything to you and can't do anything to you?"

Zhou Chen put down the messages in his hands, his eyes flashing.

Zhou Chen has absolutely zero tolerance for this kind of border guard general who does not take the emperor's will into consideration and listens to the announcement but does not listen to the instructions and will not let it go.

But it's not that easy to touch such a character.

A careless move can cause chaos at the border.

When the time comes, foreigners are taking advantage of the opportunity to knock on the pass, which will cause trouble.

Therefore, if you want to move the generals at the border, it is no easier than clearing out powerful ministers like General Wu Jin.

At this time, an inner chamber guard who was guarding outside the hall walked in.

"Your Majesty, Du Shangshu is here." The house guard came in and reported.

"Let him in."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The house guard and factory guard bowed and retreated.

Soon, Du Ruhui walked into the Yangxin Hall.

"Your Majesty, Du Ruhui, has met." Du Ruhui walked into the Yangxin Hall and bowed respectfully to Zhou Chen who was sitting on the dragon chair.

Zhou Chen waved his hand; "Ke Ming doesn't need to be polite."

"This is some news that I asked Dongchang to investigate Beijiang and Xiliang in the past two days. Keming, please take a look first."

Zhou Chen picked up the two pieces of news he had just put down and handed them to Cao Zhengchun who was standing next to him.

Cao Zhengchun, who was standing next to him, immediately sent these two pieces of news to Du Ruhui.

Du Ruhui took the two pieces of information from Cao Zhengchun's hand and opened them directly to read.

In the past two days, Zhou Chen had been suppressing the payment memorials from the Marquis of Zhenbei and the Marquis of Xiliang, just to let Dongchang check some situations in Beijiang and Xiliang.

Now that some situations in Northern Xinjiang and Xiliang have been clarified, the issue of military pay in Northern Xinjiang and Xiliang must also be resolved.

Therefore, Zhou Chen summoned Du Ruhui into the palace.

After Du Ruhui finished reading the news, Zhou Chen continued: "Beijiang and Xiliang Border Pass urged payment two days ago, and I temporarily suppressed it, but this matter cannot stay suppressed like this."

"It has to be solved, otherwise there may be problems at the border."

"But I don't want to just use money to raise an army that listens to propaganda but doesn't listen to instructions. What can you do to teach me?"

Zhou Chen looked at Du Ruhui.

Du Ruhui pondered for a moment and naturally understood what Zhou Chen meant.

"Your Majesty, border issues are a top priority and cannot be rushed."

"Otherwise, if there is a slight mistake, it may lead to border chaos."

"In my humble opinion, Your Majesty should put the internal first and then the external. Only by removing internal constraints can you fully deal with external matters."

"Otherwise, we may fall into internal and external difficulties."

Du Ruhui said with a cautious expression.

Dealing with important border generals was no small matter, and even Du Ruhui had to be careful about what he said.

Because once something goes wrong and causes chaos at the border, not everyone can afford it.

After hearing Du Ruhui's words, Zhou Chen frowned.

Zhou Chen naturally understood what Du Ruhui meant.

Du Ruhui wanted to seek stability, but Zhou Chen did not want to approve the military pay of Zhenbeihou and Xilianghou so easily after they refused to listen to the announcement.

In that case, it would also appear that Zhou Chen, the emperor and the center of the imperial court, was too easy to bully.

Seeing Zhou Chen frowning, Du Ruhui immediately continued: "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Zhenbei and the Marquis of Xiliang did not pay them early in the morning, but they did not pay them later. They only paid them after pacifying the rebellion in the four northern states."

"Doesn't this test His Majesty's intention of not obeying his orders before?"

"Nowadays, all the generals in the border army are led by these two people, and there are a few others who have the imperial court's heart in mind."

"If His Majesty takes action now, it will definitely cause turmoil in the border troops."

"Your Majesty might as well take this opportunity to transport military pay and send some generals into the Zhenbei Army and Xiliang Army."

Du Ruhui said with twinkling eyes.

The two Marquis of Zhenbei and Marquis of Xiliang are different from General Wu Jin. General Wu Jin is in the center. Although he is in charge of the Nanying Shenwu Guard Army, the Nanying Shenwu Guard Army is just outside the Shendu and is deeply influenced by the imperial power.

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Therefore, after taking care of General Wu Jin, we can easily suppress the Nanying Shenwu Guards.

But Zhenbeihou and Xilianghou are different. They are both important generals on the frontier. The Zhenbei Army and Xiliang Army are far away from the center and on the frontier.

Even if the Marquis of Zhenbei and the Marquis of Xiliang are eliminated, they may not be able to suppress the border army.

After hearing what Du Ruhui said, Zhou Chen raised his eyebrows and immediately understood what Du Ruhui meant.

Du Ruhui wanted to send a nail to the Zhenbei Army and Xiliang Army first, so as to prepare for the smooth takeover of the Zhenbei Army and Xiliang Army.

These days, in addition to signing in and out of the factory guard, Zhou Chen also signed in five generals: Cao Xing, Cheng Lian, Hou Cheng, Song Xian, and Hao Meng.

These five people are currently in the military camp outside the city.

It is not difficult to send these five people to the Zhenbei Army and the Xiliang Army. What is difficult is that the Marquis of Zhenbei and the Marquis of Xiliang are not fools. It is impossible not to see this.

At that time, if Zhenbeihou and Xilianghou want these five people to die on the border, they will have too many ways.

There are many reasons that can be given to the court.

"Is Your Majesty worried that the Marquis of Zhenbei and the Marquis of Xiliang will be detrimental to the generals sent by the imperial court?"

"Your Majesty can rest assured about this."

"The Marquis of Zhenbei and the Marquis of Xiliang must also know the imperial court's intentions. As long as they don't know how to rebel against the imperial court, they will not easily touch the people sent by the imperial court."

As if he could see what Zhou Chen was thinking, Du Ruhui said wisely.

When Zhou Chen heard this, his brows relaxed and he felt that what Du Ruhui said was true.

The purpose of sending generals to the Zhenbei Army and the Xiliang Army could not be hidden from the two Marquis of Zhenbei and Xiliang.

But as long as these two people are not aware of the rebellion against the imperial court, they will not easily touch the people sent by the imperial court.

I will maintain this tacit understanding with the court.

"Keming, do you have any other suggestions?" Zhou Chen looked at Du Ruhui again.

"Your Majesty, now that the new year is approaching, it is perfectly normal to summon important border generals back to the court to ask for information."

"Why don't your Majesty issue a decree to summon the two princes back to the court to report something?"

As soon as Du Ruhui said these words.

Zhou Chen's eyes immediately flashed with light; "Keming is right, the Marquis of Zhenbei and the Marquis of Xiliang have not returned to the court for a long time."

"It's time for me to summon the two princes to return to the court."

Zhou Chen nodded.

Zhou Chen felt very good about Du Ruhui's suggestion.

It doesn't matter whether the Marquis of Zhenbei and the Marquis of Xiliang will return to the court in compliance with the order.

The important thing is to set the stage for what comes next.

Of course, it would be best if the Marquis of Zhenbei and the Marquis of Xiliang could return to the court. In that case, a lot of trouble would be saved.

"Keming, do you think the patron king can stabilize the Zhenbei Army and the Xiliang Army?"

Zhou Chen suddenly asked.

When Du Ruhui heard this, he nodded without hesitation; "The patron king and the grand master are both the pillars of our great Zhou Dynasty. They are veterans of three dynasties and have high prestige in the army."

"With the prestige of the patron king in the army, it should not be a big problem to stabilize the Zhenbei Army and the Xiliang Army."

Du Ruhui said somewhat cautiously.

The patron king, like Grand Master Wen Zhong, was the two pillars of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the elders of the three dynasties, and had high prestige in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Especially in the military, it can be said to have great influence.

With the influence and prestige of the patron king in the army, it should not be difficult to stabilize the Zhenbei Army and the Xiliang Army.

However, nothing is so absolute.

There are exceptions.

Therefore, Du Ruhui was very cautious.

Zhou Chen nodded. Zhou Chen could understand Du Ruhui's caution.

Nothing is absolute.

Especially for this kind of thing, if you don't do it right, it will cause chaos, so you should be cautious.

Afterwards, Du Ruhui said some more suggestions and opinions of his own, and then exited the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

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After Du Ruhui left, Zhou Chen's eyes were deep in thought.

Zhou Chen would only use some of Du Ruhui's suggestions and opinions as a reference, but would not necessarily adopt them.

After all, Zhou Chen is the emperor, and he often has many more things to consider than his ministers.

"Cao Zhengchun, send someone to Northern Xinjiang and Xiliang to convey the decree!"

"Let the Marquis of Zhenbei and the Marquis of Xiliang return to court to report."

"At the same time, they were also allowed to personally escort the military pay allocated to them by the imperial court back to the border."

After Zhou Chen pondered for a moment, he glanced at Cao Zhengchun who was standing beside him and said.

Upon hearing this, Cao Zhengchun immediately bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

…

"Sign in."

When Cao Zhengchun left to send someone to deliver the order, Zhou Chen started signing in today.

Now Zhou Chen is not only short of civil servants, but also of military generals who can stand alone.

Once the Marquis of Zhenbei and the Marquis of Xiliang are dealt with, Northern Xinjiang and Xiliang will need to be guarded by their own generals.

Otherwise, the border cannot be guarded.

As for Zhou Chen, apart from Lu Bu, there is only one Zhang Liao who can take advantage of him.

In addition to the factory guards these days, Zhou Chen also signed in Cao Xing, Song Xian and five other generals.

But these five people are all Lu Bu's eight capable generals, and can only be regarded as the most ordinary generals.

Let alone defending one side, you can't do it alone.

Therefore, Zhou Chen is now in need of both civil servants and generals.

“I hope today’s monthly signing will not disappoint me!”

Zhou Chen was secretly looking forward to it.

That's right, Zhou Chen signed in for another full month today.

【Ding…….】

【Sign in successfully.】

[Congratulations to the host for signing up for one month and receiving a monthly sign gift package.]

【Do you want to open the monthly sign gift package? 】

"Open."

Zhou Chen thought silently in his heart.

Last month's monthly gift package included Cao Shaoqin, and the others were all military types.

This time around, Zhou Chen didn’t know what he could get from signing up for this monthly gift package.

[Ding...Congratulations to the host for gaining the allegiance of the character Liu Ye.]

[Ding...Congratulations to the host for gaining the allegiance of the character Dian Wei.]

Liu Ye?

Dian Wei?

Zhou Chen was shocked.

Zhou Chen didn't expect that he was lucky this time. Two outstanding people were signed into the monthly signing gift package this time.

Moreover, these two outstanding figures came from the Three Kingdoms.

Although there are not as many people as there were last time, only two people signed in this time, but these two outstanding people are worth thousands of troops.

Liu Ye was a famous figure in the Three Kingdoms and was known as a talented person who helped the world.

The most powerful thing is that Liu Ye is good at knowing people and his strategy is not bad.

It can be said that Liu Ye is no worse than Fang Mou Du Duan.

It's a pity that Liu Ye was not reused in his life, and finally died in depression.

As for Dian Wei, let alone him. This was a figure that Emperor Wu of Wei called evil. He chased tigers across ravines, and his bravery was unstoppable.

In the Three Kingdoms, except for Lu Bu and the Changshan Martial God, no one could suppress this villain.

It is a pity that this villain died young because of a woman, and finally died in Wancheng in battle.

"Caomin Liu Ye has met Your Majesty."

A figure appeared in the Yangxin Hall and knelt down to Zhou Chen on the dragon chair.

Before Zhou Chen had time to take a look at Liu Ye, a hero of the Three Kingdoms era, his ears were numbed by the buzzing sound of thunder.

"A certain Dianwei has met Your Majesty."

As the sound sounded like thunder, a majestic figure appeared next to Liu Ye.

I saw that this figure's face was not handsome, it could be said to be ugly. He was wearing a tiger skin jacket with his chest hair exposed.

The tiger's eyes widened, and even though he tried his best to restrain his aura, it was still a bit scary.

As soon as Dian Wei appeared behind Yangxin Hall, he glanced at Liu Ye and knelt on the ground.

Dian Wei?

"What a big man."

"The sound is so loud and shocking."

"You deserve to have a bad reputation."

Zhou Chen looked at Dian Wei, his eyes couldn't help but shine a little.

Although this Dian Wei does not have Lu Bu's heroic face, he does have Lu Bu's terrifying aura.

Needless to say, this is another strong man who is half-step to heaven.

"who?"

"How dare you speak so loudly in Yangxin Hall."

At this time, Cao Zhengchun's figure appeared beside Zhou Chen in the blink of an eye.

Cao Zhengchun stared at Dian Wei who was kneeling on the ground, his face serious.

Cao Zhengchun felt a dangerous aura from Dian Wei's body.

Zhou Chen waved his hand, signaling Cao Zhengchun not to be nervous.

Cao Zhengchun then stepped aside, still staring closely at Dian Wei below.

Zhou Chen looked at Dian Wei and Liu Ye and said, "Liu Ye, Dian Wei, you two don't need to be polite, get up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Liu Ye and Dian Wei stood up.

However, after Dian Wei stood up, he glanced at Cao Zhengchun with wide eyes.

Obviously, Dian Wei also felt threatened by Cao Zhengchun.

"Cao Zhengchun, draft the decree."

"I conferred Liu Ye the title of Minister of the Ministry of Industry and took office immediately."

"The imperial decree appoints Dian Wei as the commander of the imperial army to guard the palace."

Now that Cui Yongyuan, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, has died in Dongchang Prison, the position of the minister of the Ministry of Industry has been vacant.

Now that Liu Ye was signed in, Zhou Chen just asked Liu Ye to take over the post of Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

Anyway, Liu Ye also has great experience in this aspect.

As for Dian Wei, he is the best bodyguard. He is the most suitable commander of the imperial army, guarding the palace.

In this way, with Dian Wei, there would be no need for Cao Zhengchun to be away from the palace all the time and delay Dongchang's affairs.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Cao Zhengchun responded.

Liu Ye and Dian Wei also immediately bowed and said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

(End of chapter)