In the study, Cao Yun looked at Tian Fen in cloth robe and said lightly: "I slapped your son-in-law in front of thousands of soldiers."

Tian Fen laughed silently, "You don't think I'm here to make trouble for you just because of this?"

Cao Yun raised his eyebrows, "Of course not, I just told you in person, if you are causing trouble for me, are you worthy of being the chief minister of our Daqi?"

Tian Fen nodded: "I know, you fought for the tens of thousands of Longxiang soldiers under Zhang Heng's command."

Cao Yun said in a deep voice: "They shouldn't have died. At that time, I had reached all agreements with Qin Feng. The Ming people would give up their support for Bozhou and withdraw the Zhou clan to the Ming Dynasty. We can easily recover Bozhou. But at this moment, the news came that Cao Hui kidnapped Ning Zhiwen. Qin Feng was furious and said to me angrily that the Qi people broke the rules."

"In this regard, Qin Feng was indeed not wrong. We did break the rules. So the Long Xiang army led by Zhang Heng was attacked by them and destroyed the entire army. Your Majesty also endured it." Tian Fen actually expressed his agreement, which surprised Cao Yun.

"Is it worth changing to Ning Zefeng's elite troops?" Cao Yun looked at Tian Fen and asked.

"Is it worth it? I don't know yet. I want to see how big things Ning Zefeng can do." Tian Fen said slowly: "But we won an opportunity, although this opportunity was exchanged for tens of thousands of elite soldiers. If there were no such opportunity, we might lose far more than ten thousand elite soldiers in the future. Zhang Heng's entire army was destroyed, so we insist on this more. The navy of Daqi must catch up. Your Highness, you are a master of military law. Think about it, what a terrible thing it would be when the sea front line of our Daqi that cannot be defended?"

"This time, I saw the Ming naval warship with my own eyes, and even boarded their fifth-level battleship Daming." Cao Yun closed his eyes, as if recalling the towering battleship figure: "The pressure that came to his face made people breathless. The Ming naval warship had formed a strong combat power, and Qin Feng told me clearly that it took them several years to do this, the chief assistant, do we still have time?"

"You have to do it without time. As long as you do it, you will have a chance." Tian Fen smiled and said, "Your Highness was originally an indomitable person, why does he seem a little discouraged when he comes back this time?"

Cao Yun opened his eyes, and the bright eyes in his eyes shocked Tian Fen's heart, "Zheng Assistant, I saw a prosperous and united empire rising, and I saw the deep ambitions of each of them, from the officials of the court to the countryside, they were full of great confidence in the future of the Ming Dynasty, which made me tremble from the bottom of my heart. Chief Assistant, do you know, I now have an impulse, immediately gather the troops of the entire Qi Dynasty and launch a comprehensive attack on the Ming Dynasty with the force of a huge mountain. Because I am afraid that the longer the time goes by, the less we are their opponents."

Cao Yun jumped up and walked around the house a little wildly, "Sincere minister, if it weren't for seeing with his own eyes, you can't imagine everything. It seems that every day, the Ming Dynasty is undergoing huge changes. When I went, Taoyuan was still deserted and there was no one in the crowd. When I came back, the village was already covered with stars and smoke rose up. When I went, there was no decent road in Taoyuan. When I came back, a cement avenue had already reached Yuejing. When I went, their rail cars had not yet reached Yuejing. When I walked, they took their rail cars all the way from Yuejing to Wuling. Do you know how long it took me to go from Yuejing to Wuling? It was only nine days, and this was still a stop and stop. If during the war, they had all their strength to move, I believe that at most six days, they could send a large number of troops and supplies from Yuejing to the front line."

"Prime Minister, if they are allowed to develop like this, how can we be our opponent?" He suddenly stopped, stood in front of Tian Fen, bent down, and stared at Tian Fen.

Tian Fen's eyes had no intention of giving in at all. He looked straight at Cao Yun's bright eyes and asked: "Then, your highness, if we all work hard now, is it possible to succeed with one blow?"

One blow was successful? Cao Yun's eyes quickly dimmed, he took two steps back, sat back on the chair dejectedly, and shook his head: "No, even now, I think it will be an uphill duel. The winner may be between four and six, but we still have the advantage."

"No, I don't think so. This number of winners and loses may be reversed." Tian Fen said: "Thousand miles of seaside are defenseless, which means that the Ming people can burn war to any corner of our Daqi. This will greatly destroy our Daqi's productivity and cause us to encounter great difficulties in the economy. In the end, it depends on who has the strongest strength. The Ming people must have such a war of attrition to exhaust our national strength. We cannot fight to their hinterland in a short time, but they can make them

Our Daqi is not at peace. And how can you be sure that our Daqi can unite together? Those wealthy families who are already at the end of their journey will cheer because of the sudden outbreak of war. What they like most is such a chaotic world, because they can profit from it like wild dogs, forcing the court to agree to their various requests. They don’t care about changing their masters. Now the court has reached the critical moment for them to emerge. How can they fail to make a mountain nine-ren?"

"After a war, the Ming people will inevitably give up their current strategy for Chu and do their best to deal with us. We will face internal and external troubles. In my opinion, this battle will lose. This is why we would rather give up the Hengduan Mountains and give up another strategic location to the Ming people, and then get a period of peace." Tian Fen said sharply: "Qin Feng's attention is now above Chu, and he does not want to fight an unsure battle. Time is beneficial to him, but for us, isn't it the same? As long as our Great Qi eliminates internal troubles and is united, even if he has Chu, so what if he has it? At least at that time, the difference between victory and defeat will be 55."

"If the battle starts now and let me lead the army, I will be sure to turn the outcome of this battle into June 4th, and I will be six and fourth." Cao Yun hissed.

Tian Fen remained silent, but his firm eyes undoubtedly had already told Cao Yun the answer.

"Your Majesty, don't you believe me so much?" He yelled. "I just don't want our Great Qi to fail in the future. I just want to earn this opportunity. I have no interest in his throne, no interest at all."

"Your Highness, don't be irritated." Tian Fen looked at Cao Yun calmly, "Sometimes, some things are not transferred by your will. Let me give you an assumption. Suppose that in a certain place, when thousands of soldiers gather, your subordinates suddenly brought a yellow robe and forced them to put them on you, surrounding you to Chang'an. What can you do? Kill these subordinates? Or do you show your ambition by your own death?"

Cao Yun stared at Tian Fen with wide eyes.

"So, no one will take this risk. You have led troops in Daqi for decades. Now Daqi can fight. How many are you not from your disciples? How many have you not received your favor? Even if you know that the emperor is not interested in you now, they still risk angering the emperor, and they speak for you one by one. You are also a person who is familiar with history books. Tell me, can that emperor rest assured that you will return to the army and regain military power?"

Tian Fen slapped the table and said: "You have no intention of usurping the rebellion. Do you guarantee that your subordinates did not think about supporting the country or being founding heroes? Can we give them a little bit of such an opportunity?"

Cao Yun's eyes showed despair.

Tian Fen slowed down his tone, "This is the reason why Your Majesty asked me to come to Changning County in person, because no one dared to say some words, and only I said."

"I was devoted to the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch!" Cao Yun held his head with both hands, bent down, buried his head deeply between his legs, and his shoulders kept shaking.

"Your Highness, there must be someone in Daqi now, and of course this person cannot be His Majesty." Tian Fen looked at Cao Yun and continued: "It's only you, so please, for the sake of Daqi, even if you suffer grievances, you can knock your teeth and swallow them in your stomach."

He stood up and bowed deeply to Cao Yun to the ground.

Cao Yun straightened up and smiled miserably: "I understand. You come to Changning County. Apart from saying these words, I think there is something else I want me to do. If you win, please give me some instructions."

"Thank you, Your Highness, Your Highness." Tian Fen bowed deeply again, "What Your Majesty wants His Highness to do is of course to gather the leaders of wealthy families and capture them in one fell swoop."

"How easy is it?" Cao Yun said.

"This is a difficult thing for others, but it is very simple for you, Your Highness," Tian Fen smiled strangely: "Didn't the wealthy families keep touching you hard, and hope you will become their banner? Let's give them this opportunity."

"What does it mean?" Cao Yun asked back.

"I have a decree on my body." Tian Fen said with a smile: "This is a decree of His Majesty the Emperor scolding His Highness for his rebelliousness and incompetence, and to take His Highness down and questioning him."

Cao Yun's eyes flashed, "Will anyone believe this?"
Chapter completed!