I am a corrupt official, but they say I am a loyal minister!

King Wuxi was very desperate!

This food is his hope. He will wait until after the autumn harvest to raise troops and invade the Central Plains!

It's good now. The food is gone. How can he fight?

It can't be fought at all!

It's useless even if he raises troops now, his food reserves can't last more than two months!

He had to break through the Phoenix Mountains and enter the hinterland of the Central Plains within two months before he could possibly obtain enough food.

However, the imperial court has heavily guarded all the important roads in the Phoenix Mountains.

It is as difficult for his soldiers and horses to get through as they can reach the sky.

According to his estimate, it would take 3 to 4 months to penetrate the Phoenix Mountains even if it didn't cost all. By that time, his soldiers and horses were starving to death.

Moreover, during the battle, be careful of sneak attacks by this group of rat troops.

The opponent has now grown in size and must be guarded against

"Could it be that... I am going to lose?"

King Wu Xi's face was full of loss and despair.

After working hard for half his life, he finally managed to break into such a huge foundation and had millions of soldiers. He was ambitiously building a business, entering the capital, wearing royal robes, and ascending to the throne as emperor.

As a result, now, the enemy didn't even hurt a single hair, but he collapsed first!

This feeling is so desperate!

There was no hope for recovery, but now it gave him hope, and then beat him down with a backhand stick!

This kind of feeling is so hopeless! It feels the most painful and cruel!

"No! This king has not lost yet!"

King Wu Xi took out the dragon bone he carried with him from his arms and said to the worried Mr. Feng Chu:"Military advisor, contact Da Yue immediately. I need more food! After the food is in place, immediately raise troops and march into the hinterland of the Central Plains!"

Mr. Feng Chu saw that the prince had made up his mind, and held his hands with a solemn expression:"Yes, prince!"

The land of Jiangnan, the palace.

At this time, the King of Jiangnan has also reached the cliff.

Jiangnan's economy has completely collapsed, and there is no food. He can only fight with his back against the wall.

If he doesn't fight, he will be finished.

"After 5 days, we will raise our troops and march into the capital!"The King of Jiangnan said as he faced his staff.

Wang Fugui was shocked:"But Your Majesty, we don't have enough food to fight this battle!"

"Who says no? King Jiangnan said loudly:"Although we have no food, we can buy it from Dayan!" Wang

Fugui hesitated and said tactfully:"But Your Majesty, Dayan is an enemy country. Are they willing to sell it?""

Just say it directly, they can't possibly sell food to us!"

"They don’t want money. Do they want the dragon bone, the most precious treasure in the world?"The King of Jiangnan sneered, and carefully took out the dragon bone that he had always treasured. There was deep reluctance in his eyes.

This is a peerless treasure, and it is his hope of immortality!

For this dragon bone, he almost died He has taken out all his family property!

But he also knows deeply that treasures are treasured by those who are virtuous. If he loses his strength, he will definitely not be able to keep the dragon bones.

Instead of doing this, he might as well exchange them for food and get a chance to fight hard!

If he succeeds, , there will be a chance to get the dragon bone in the future.

If you fail, then everything is over, don’t worry about it.

"Yes, Your Majesty! This subordinate will take care of it now! Wang Fugui and others sighed.

"etc!"Jiangnan King shouted

"Your Majesty, do you have any other orders?"

"Let me contact Lin Beifan first. This guy is very cunning and he must have a dragon bone in his hand!"

"Your Majesty, do you want to……"

"Take all the money and jewels that the king has and exchange them for dragon bones, and then exchange the dragon bones for food! this time……"King Jiangnan’s eyes were fierce and crazy:"If you don’t succeed, you will be benevolent!!!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"Everyone responded.

Soon after, Lin Beifan received more than 5 million taels of gold and silver jewelry from King Jiangnan.

So, with tears in his eyes, he reluctantly kneaded two taels of the dragon bones in his hands and took them out.

"The dragon bone is really a good thing! In the past two months, without even breaking a layer of skin, I have already earned tens of millions of taels! Moreover, it can continue to make money for me.……"

Lin Beifan was very proud and believed that creating the shocking scam of Dragon Bone was his wisest decision!

"The king of Wuxi is at the end of his rope, the king of Jiangnan is at the end of his rope, and the civil war is about to break out in advance! It seems that I have to make some preparations!"

Lin Beifan came to the government office and issued several orders.

Not only Lin Beifan saw this, but the court also saw it.

In the court, the empress asked straight to the point:"After the locust plague, there is no food in Wuxi and no food in Jiangnan. Food, my two imperial uncles are at the end of their rope, so they will definitely try their best! Dear friends, do you have any good advice?"

"Your Majesty, the two princes are indeed at the end of their rope. There is no other way to go but to rebel! Among them, in the direction of Wuxi, we have natural dangers to defend! As long as he guards the Phoenix Mountains, King Wuxi will never even think about stepping into the Central Plains!"

"In addition, there is the Dayue Dynasty outside Wuxi, and there are rebels making trouble inside. Amid internal and external troubles, Wuxi has too much to take care of himself, and there is nothing to be afraid of for the time being!"

"Wei Chen is more worried that King Wuxi may betray his ancestors and forget his virtues and collude with Dayue Dynasty!"

The empress sitting on the dragon chair sneered, they had already colluded!

"In addition, Wei Chen is also worried that the rebel army may reach a reconciliation with King Wuxi and jointly deal with our court! We are even more afraid that the three major conferences will unite... This possibility is low, but we have to guard against it!"

The empress secretly smiled in her heart, and there was no need to worry about them cooperating.

Because the rebels and Dayue were enemies of the country, and the two sides were in conflict, there was no possibility of cooperation.

The Dayue Dynasty and King Wuxi colluded with each other, so the rebels They must be against them.

If they fight over, these rebels will definitely take notice and give them a good look.

Thinking of this, the empress couldn't help but look at Lin Beifan who was fishing.

It was this guy who secretly buried a chess piece back then. Now, But he played such a huge role.

He is indeed my most beloved loyal minister!

"Wuxi has natural dangers to defend, but King Wuxi has internal and external troubles, so there is nothing to worry about for the time being! What Wei Chen is most worried about is King Jiangnan! At this time, King Jiangnan had nothing left, and there was no other way except raising troops!"

"There is no natural danger between us and Jiangnan, so it is more difficult to deal with. We must be prepared!"

"In addition, there is the King of Jibei who is far away in the north of Hebei. He is very ambitious and has to be guarded against!"

"There are also countries around our Dawu. They are eyeing our hinterland of the Central Plains and have to guard against it!"

……

All the officials expressed their opinions, and the empress nodded.

To sum it up:

King Wuxi will definitely rebel, but as long as he defends the Phoenix Mountains, he will be safe for the time being.

The king of Jiangnan must rebel. There is a vast plain between Jiangnan and the capital, well-developed waterways, and no natural dangers to defend. It is very dangerous to fight. Therefore, preparations must be made in advance, troops and horses are mobilized, and troops are arranged in formation.

The King of Jibei may take the opportunity to cause chaos, so we must be prepared.

Neighboring countries may also take the opportunity to cause chaos and must be on guard against

"Lin Aiqing, what do you think?"The empress asked.

Lin Beifan calmly held up his hands:"Your Majesty, as the officials said, as long as the Phoenix Mountains are defended, Wuxi will be safe for the time being! The King of Northern Hebei may cause rebellion, and the neighboring countries may take the opportunity to cause rebellion, but they are all just outsiders, vacillating, watching the food and drinking. As long as we stabilize the situation, they won't dare to act rashly!"

"Therefore, what we are mainly facing now is King Jiangnan and his soldiers and horses! As long as Jiangnan is stable and everything else is stable, it won't be a problem!

The empress nodded:"Ai Qing, keep talking!""

"Although there is no natural danger to defend between the capital and Jiangnan, it is very passive! However, there is another Songjiang River! This Songjiang River is more than 30 feet wide and has an average water depth of six feet. It can barely be defended as a natural hazard!"

"We have troops here, and it won’t be that easy for King Jiangnan to fight him! The empress nodded again:"

That's good, keep talking!""

"Second, in this battle, we focus on procrastination and do not make unnecessary sacrifices! There is no food in Jiangnan, but we have food. As long as we hold Songjiang, the longer it takes, the better it will be for us. The King of Jiangnan will be defeated!

The empress nodded:"Okay!""

"Third, the top priority now is to transfer the people and move all the people close to Jiangnan to Songjiang to avoid becoming a bargaining chip for the Jiangnan King! All money and food will also be transferred, and what can’t be taken away will be burned!"

"Well said!"

……

Then, Lin Beifan made several more suggestions.

The empress was very satisfied and looked at Lin Beifan with a smile:"Ai Qing, it seems that you are indeed far-sighted, know how to organize troops, and are a talented general! As the saying goes, one thing does not bother two masters, so I will leave this matter to you! I appoint you as the supervisor of the army, holding the military talisman and Shang Fang's sword, in charge of military affairs in the south of the Yangtze River!"

Lin Beifan was confused:"I am going to fight again?"

All the officials were also confused:"It's him again?"

"Once raw, twice cooked! The empress said with a smile:"Before, you led your troops to guard Hulao Pass, captured the Daxia Prince, and defeated the Daxia Dynasty!" Even Daxia was defeated by you. Isn't this King Jiangnan a trivial person? Lin

Beifan was lazy and made an excuse:"But the capital is busy with affairs."……"

The empress shook her head:"Don't lie to me! Now that all affairs in the capital are on track and all officials are performing their duties, you, the governor of the capital, often take a break from your busy schedule to hook up with women from good families!"

Lin Beifan:"……"

Lin Beifan struggled:"Your Majesty, this is completely untrue, don't listen to other people's nonsense!"

The empress yelled:"That medical girl Li Yuxin, isn't she?"

Lin Beifan:"……"

"The beautiful bodyguard beside you is Mo Rushuang, isn't she?"

Lin Beifan:"……"

"And that witch named Ziyue, right?"

Lin Beifan:"……"

Lin Beifan felt very panicked. How could the empress know so clearly?

You didn't investigate me specifically, did you?

Then what I did behind the scenes...

Appreciating Lin Beifan's change of expression, the empress took a breath and said:"Okay, my dear, let's put aside the personal affairs of our children for the time being. This matter will be done by you! It's up to you. , I am very relieved!"

Next, the empress issued an imperial edict.

He gave Lin Beifan the title of Supervisor of the Army, and also gave Lin Beifan Shangfang's sword and military talisman to be in charge of military affairs in Jiangnan.

Lin Beifan, who had received the imperial edict, was very sad:"Your Majesty, it's not that your subordinates have to deal with you, but it's your life that's difficult for you! Your Majesty is too insidious, let us kill each other! Under the Nine Springs, I hope you don't blame me!"