Unknowingly, Li Jing abandoned his principles for the first time.

Looking at Li Jing's expression, His Majesty Li Er smiled slightly.

Of course he knew that Li Jing passed on his lifelong experience of marching and fighting to Yang Fan.

I remember that Hou Junji wanted to learn the art of war from Li Jing. Even though he had his own imperial order, Li Jing only taught some superficial skills.

At the same time, he also scolded himself as an emperor for having a problem with his judgment of people, saying that Hou Junji was a bastard and should not be taught lightly.

Now Li Jing's own apprentice is also a bastard. How do you defend him?

The more he thought about it, the happier he became. His Majesty Li Er chuckled and said, "Does Duke Wei still think there is something wrong with my suspicion?"

Li Jing smiled awkwardly: "Your Majesty is very aware of the situation. It's better for me to stay away from you. I didn't expect that boy to be so naughty and treat us like monkeys. It's really abominable. If I see that boy again, I'll see if I don't break his legs."

Having said that, Li Jing breathed a long sigh of relief.

Regardless of whether his legs were broken or not, at least Yang Fan's life was not in danger.

Li Jing's purpose in saying this was also to sympathize with Yang Fanbo and seek leniency.

After all, treating the emperor like a monkey and lying about military intelligence... none of these are minor crimes.

Of course, His Majesty Li Er was well aware of Li Jing's mood of protecting the calf. He smiled disapprovingly and waved his hands: "You don't have to be like this, Duke Wei. The Jiangnan nobles are covering the sky with one hand in Jiangnan. Wannian County Duke has no choice but to do this. As the great master of Jiangnan,

Governor, only by gaining a great reputation can the people of Jiangnan join us as soon as possible."

"Besides, Yang Fan's trip to Jiangnan this time was originally to fight for the imperial court. How can I blame him for being such a loyal and patriotic person?"

"What's more, Yang Fan is my son-in-law, and I have high hopes for him. If he can become famous all over the world through this incident, I will be happy to see him, so that he can take on important responsibilities in the future."

Of course, in addition to expressing his attitude with these words, Li Er also understood that he could not say anything at this time.

After all, it's all speculation.

It would be fine if you guessed it right.

But if the guess was wrong, if Yang Fan really died in the battle in Jiangnan, wouldn't Li Er have wronged a loyal minister and righteous man?

Not to mention how the history books record it, even he himself can't accept it!

But if everything is true as guessed, Yang Fan is playing tricks, huh!

Whether Yang Fan will be punished is another matter. At least it is essential to teach that boy a lesson.

Who dared that boy to deceive even the emperor?

Seeing this, Li Ji continued: "Your Majesty, since Wannian County Duke is not in desperate situation, do you still need to continue to summon the troops of Guanzhong Prefecture?"

"Now there are tens of thousands of Guanzhong soldiers gathered in Chang'an. If this continues, the number of people chewing horses every day will be a huge sum."

"But if the Guanzhong Army is not assembled and the ministers are afraid that they will not be able to intimidate those Jiangnan nobles, what should we do now?"

Hearing this, Li Er rubbed his temples and felt a little headache.

As Li Ji said, if too many soldiers are recruited, daily food will be a big problem.

But if they don't recruit, they are afraid that the Jiangnan nobles will continue to obstruct them.

Once they knew that the Guanzhong army would not come out, those Jiangnan officials would definitely take chances.

It’s difficult!

Li Jing stroked his beard contentedly, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is so impressed, have you forgotten the purpose of Wannian County Duke writing two letters?"

"If the old minister's guess is correct, Wannian County Lord actually wants to remind His Majesty that there is no need to use the Guanzhong Army at the expense of people and money."

"In this way, this matter will be simple. Your Majesty only needs to secretly send an order to order the soldiers from all over Guanzhong to temporarily stop gathering."

"The soldiers who have been gathered in Chang'an are on duty alternately every day, constantly leaving and entering the city, making a gesture of sending their troops south if there is a change in the south of the Yangtze River."

"In this way, it will not only confuse people in Jiangnan and make it unclear how many soldiers the imperial court has gathered, but it can also scare the young people in Jiangnan. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

When he heard that the problem was solved, His Majesty Li Er slapped his thigh: "What Duke Wei said is true, and I have no objection."

The emperor has already made his decision, what else does Li Ji have to say?

What's more, this is also the most appropriate solution at present.

After guessing Yang Fan's thoughts, several people worked together and decided to use Li Jing's suggestion of concealing the truth and knocking on the mountain to shake the tiger to cooperate with Jiangnan's actions.

*****

The weather in March in the south of the Yangtze River is like a child's face. The sky was clear just a moment ago, but in the blink of an eye it becomes overcast.

On top of Yuntai Mountain, the cool breeze carries a hint of moisture, making people feel chilly.

Yang Fan wrapped himself in a robe. He was not used to the cold and humid climate in Jiangnan.

However, his eyes kept staring at the dark clouds in the northwest.

Di Renjie, who had a childish look on his face, stood beside Yang Fan, chatting with Xi Jun on the left and right, as if he was guarding Yang Fan.

The two of them didn't pay attention to the cool breeze at all. Instead, they looked at the tall and straight Yang Fan in trance.

At this time, Di Renjie could vaguely guess what Yang Fan was waiting for, but he did not ask.

Although he is young, Di Renjie has a calm temperament and is not impatient.

For a long time, Yang Fan seemed to be talking to himself and asked: "Do you think it can be done? Will my cleverness be mistaken for me this time?"

Xi Junmai was confused and had a question mark on his face.

Xi Junmai was caught off guard by this lack of beginning and end.

Ignoring Xi Junmai, Yang Fan turned to look at Di Renjie and asked, "Do you think I was so impatient that I wrote two blood letters and sent them to Chang'an just for fame and to express my loyalty?"

He seemed to like Di Renjie, a fat little man, and Yang Fan's handsome face was filled with a gentle smile.

"This..." Di Renjie didn't know how to answer.

If we look at the literal meaning of the blood letters, those two blood letters were definitely for asking for help and gaining merit and fame.

But now that Yang Fan asked this question, he obviously had a deeper meaning, which really surprised Di Renjie.

I originally thought that the Grand Governor in front of me was waiting for an opportunity to break out, but I didn't expect that he was thinking about this problem.

Obviously, Yang Fan asked this question not only for teaching purposes, but also for cultivation purposes.

You must know that the person in front of you is the current prince-in-law, the governor of Jiangnan...

Although Yang Fan, the governor-general, is somewhat unworthy of his name.

But as long as this crisis is overcome, the Jiangnan nobles will no longer be able to prevent the Grand Governor from taking control of Jiangnan.

What virtues and abilities do I have that can actually make this frontier official think so highly of me?

But such a mindless question is really embarrassing!

No matter what, Di Renjie still felt touched by being taken seriously.

Lifting his chubby face slightly, he saw the unabashed admiration and expectation in Yang Fan's eyes...

Di Renjie's heart suddenly tightened and he swallowed back the three words "I don't know" that he was about to spit out.

He didn't want to see Yang Fan's disappointed expression!

In a hurry...

Apart from expressing one's firm determination, what else do the two blood letters do?

An idea flashed in Di Renjie's mind, as if he had caught something.

Two letters...

If you just wanted to express your loyalty to the court and the emperor, why did you send two blood letters in a row?

Isn't this superfluous?

Combined with Yang Fan's series of actions in the past few days, Di Renjie finally figured everything out.

This Grand Governor is really scary. He actually started his plan a few days ago.

Di Renjie, who was willing to surrender, immediately bowed and said: "The Governor is in deep danger and is not afraid of honor or disgrace. He has no choice but to face a powerful enemy. Renjie is willing to follow the Lord for the rest of his life and hopes to take him in."

If Di Renjie only went to Jiangnan to exercise last time, then this time he followed him wholeheartedly.

Yang Fan was slightly surprised.

Although Di Renjie was able to think of his own plan after being reminded by himself, he didn't expect him to react so quickly.

From the bottom of his heart, Yang Fan really admired Di Renjie.

Although this fat boy does not yet have the calmness, composure and ability experience he will have in the future.

But as long as you work hard, you can definitely be given a heavy responsibility.

Of course, this is also related to the original historical evaluation of Di Renjie.

Yang Fan was not surprised by Di Renjie's surrender.

As long as these famous ministers and generals dare to come under his command, Yang Fan has the confidence to keep all of them and let them follow them wholeheartedly.

This is the confidence of a time traveler!
To be continued...