The road to Jianghu started from the martial arts hall

Time passed slowly, and after three rounds of wine, the bright moon gradually climbed up the branches. Zhen Yangzi and the disciples of Tianji Sect officially joined the Prince of Yue's Palace.

After the banquet was over, Fang Xun obediently followed Yu Jiaolong back to the bedroom.

Unlike usual, he was immediately kicked out of the room.

After repeated pestering, Fang Xun finally calmed Yu Jiaolong down a little by offering to stay with her for the next six months.
The night passed like this, and when the sun rose the next day, a hint of paleness appeared on the horizon.

In the bedroom, Yu Jiaolong got up refreshed and put on her clothes, then sneered at Fang Xun who was still slumped on the bed.

"You are a smart guy. I will let you go this time. If there is a next time..."

Fang Xun jumped up with a start, swore, "Don't worry, my lady, there won't be a next time."

Seeing his look, Yu Jiaolong couldn't help but burst out laughing.

After yesterday's domestic violence incident and a whole night of tossing and turning, her anger has completely subsided. If you were to say how angry she was about Fang Xun and Bai Qingmeng's matter, it's not true.

She was more angry about what Bai Qingmeng did to herself, but for some reason, when she looked at the innocent look in her eyes afterwards, she just couldn't get angry, so she could only vent her anger on Fang Xun.

Fang Xun swore with a shameless face, and when he saw that the other party finally smiled, he felt relieved and climbed out of bed to wash and get dressed.

"It's good that my lady is not angry. If she gets angry, what will happen if the whole Yuewang Mansion loses its backbone?"

"Humph!

A dog can't spit out ivory. In the end, you are the one who has the final say on the affairs of the palace."

After Yu Jiaolong spat, she casually talked about the war in Jiangzhou.

"But this time, you can't just give orders blindly. It's enough to recapture Jiangzhou. You should wait a few years before sending troops to take Xiangxi!"

Fang Xun was stunned for a moment, thought for a moment and nodded.

"I was blind. There are still a lot of messes in Jiangnan waiting to be cleaned up. If I take over the seven states in Xiangxi, it will only be a burden."

Although they have won a great victory, the eight states in the south of the Yangtze River have only been initially settled and have a shallow foundation. Further expansion of the territory may lead to indigestion and chaos in the administration.

To put it simply, the Prince of Yue’s Palace lacks talent reserves.

After the territory is conquered, it needs to be governed, and a large number of officials are needed to staff the local areas.

Although Dongfang Que and his men had tried very hard to capture able-bodied men and hand them over to Fang Xun to brainwash and transform grassroots cadres using "Selfless Brahma Sound", they were reluctant to kill anyone even when they searched their homes.

However, without being able to use "Selfless Brahma Sound" publicly and on a large scale, it would be a bit difficult to meet the needs of the eight states in the south of the Yangtze River, let alone the needs of western Hunan.

Moreover, the troops in various parts of Jiangnan also need to be reorganized.

Although the armies of various states were brought under Yu Jiaolong's command, the forced combination of troops from different places appeared extremely chaotic, and it took time to unify, reorganize and train them.

So now is not a good time to expand. It is better to digest Jiangnan thoroughly first before talking about other things.

At this time, Yu Jiaolong suddenly laughed again and said, "My husband, you don't know that during this period of time, the mansion has received hundreds of letters of resignation every day. Those guys are also afraid."

Fang Xun also laughed after hearing this. He had also heard that officials from various prefectures and counties in Jiangnan had begun to resign on a large scale.

But the main reason was not only the "political chaos" of the Prince of Yue's Palace, but also the assassination of Wujiantang. As early as a month ago, Wujiantang began to assassinate officials from all over Jiangnan, and it has not stopped until today, causing panic among the people.

But the reality is that within a few days after the start, all of Wu Jian Tang’s bases in Jiangnan were destroyed by the Qinglong Society, and many people were arrested.

And all the subsequent assassinations were carried out by the Qinglong Society.

At that time, Yu Jiaolong was worrying about how to replace those county magistrates and prefects, and happened to meet Wan Tianyang who placed an order in Wujian Hall, wanting to disrupt the rear of Jiangnan.

So she took advantage of the situation and after cleaning up those Wujiantang killers, she let Qinglong Society continue to kill.

Anyway, all the blame was put on Wujiantang, and he himself would make a major reshuffle in Jiangnan and firmly grasp the military and political power in all places in his hands.

While Yu Jiaolong was chatting with Fang Xun, she also got dressed and washed up. After having breakfast, she walked all the way to the meeting hall.

They saw Xiao Zhen had been waiting there for a long time. When he saw the two of them enter the lobby, he bowed hurriedly.

"Your Highness, Lord.
Only 50,000 of the 400,000 troops at Hongfengkou were left to guard the border, and the remaining 350,000 have already set off, and it is estimated that they will arrive in Jianye in a month. "

Yu Jiaolong nodded: "You must take over as soon as possible, break up the border troops and reorganize them!"

As she spoke, she took the main seat, and Fang Xun sat beside her.

At this time, Xiao Zhen began to report the next thing: "In Jiangzhou, our army chased the Chu army for four days and four nights, killing 170,000 enemies and capturing 110,000 prisoners, with minimal losses."

"Where are the remaining troops of the Chu army?" Fang Xun asked at this time.

"The Chu army still has more than 200,000 soldiers and horses left in various places in Jiangzhou. According to the information sent back to Tianji Camp by the spies there, they have all been gathered by the Death-Taking Man and are evacuating to Zezhou at full speed."

At this point, Xiao Zhen paused for a moment, then asked, "Your Highness, do you want to pursue the victory?"

Yu Jiaolong shook her head: "No need, let's let them go this time. The most urgent task is to recapture Jiangzhou as soon as possible and appease the people!"

"Yes!"

Xiao Zhen responded and left the meeting hall. Coincidentally, Li Muzhi and Old Man Mo also entered the hall and passed by him.

Li Muzhi walked quickly into the hall, bowed to Yu Jiaolong and said, "Your Highness, I just received news that about a month and a half ago, Luo An's small court regained stability in the 22 states of the Northern Border, East Sea, Central Prefecture, and Yongyun!"

Fang Xun immediately looked sideways: "Are all the people in these eighteen states really so honest?"

Li Muzhi said with emotion: "Yongyun has the support of Confucianism, so it is easy to win back the hearts of the people, and Zhongfu, Donghai, and Beijing are originally adjacent to Shuntian Prefecture.

The people of these three places are deeply influenced by the status of the imperial court. Even if they want to establish themselves, they dare not put it into practice. "

Fang Xun laughed after hearing this and said, "Haha, the title of the imperial court is still somewhat useful. In just a few months, Wan Pingchuan has taken control of 22 states."

As he spoke, he was sighing in his heart. The intelligence was too delayed. The Yue Palace had only just received news of what happened in the north a month and a half ago.

He knew that this efficiency was already very good. After all, this happened more than 100,000 miles away. However, after getting used to the convenience of the Jiangnan instant messaging network, he suddenly felt very uncomfortable.

Yu Jiaolong shook her head: "Unfortunately, there are only these twenty-two states. I believe that it is not just us, but also my uncles who are restless, right?" (End of this chapter)