Xianxia version of Water Margin

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"Meet the king!"

Jiang Xiu looked at Wang Lun, whose plump figure looked like the reincarnation of Maitreya Buddha in front of him, and his thoughts drifted back to the past.

When he was a child, Wang Lun was so thin and weak.

Who could have imagined that time would have carved him into this appearance?

Jiang Xiu has been exposed to various rumors about Wang Lun since he was a child.

People often say that he is jealous of talents and talents, and his position as prime minister is just a false name. Real affairs are handled by a group of prime ministers.

Jiang Xiu was so convinced by these remarks that he even tactfully suggested replacing Jiang Hongfei with a more capable prime minister, such as Chen Kangbo, who was highly regarded by Jiang Hongfei and was cultivating him.

Jiang Hongfei spoke highly of Jiang Xiu's suggestions and praised Chen Kangbo as a prime minister.

However, when the conversation changed, Jiang Hongfei revealed another profound meaning: "Chen Kangbo, I have my own arrangements. In the future, I may go to court to worship the prime minister. Now, although Wang Lun has his shortcomings, I can use it easily. If Chen Kangbo comes in at this time, Chao can only serve as Wang Lun's deputy. "

These words made Jiang Xiu re-examine Wang Lun's role and value.

As time went by, Jiang Xiu gradually realized Jiang Hongfei's foresight.

What the Yuan Empire needed was executors who could execute its genius strategies, rather than relying solely on individual talent.

Putting talents like Chen Kangbo in the local area can not only give full play to his talents, but also further hone his ability to govern the country and reserve strength for the future.

And Wang Lun, this fat man who seems incompetent in the eyes of the outside world, is actually far from being as simple as he appears.

Jiang Xiu knew very well that with Jiang Hongfei's physique and energy, Wang Lun's relationship would be stable for at least ten years, or even longer.

Therefore, Jiang Xiu understood that he would not be able to bypass Wang Lun in a short period of time. He was like the Dinghai Divine Needle of the Yuan Dynasty, ensuring the stability and prosperity of the dynasty.

Facing Wang Lun's difficulty in moving due to obesity, Jiang Xiu quickly stepped forward to help him and guide him back to his seat.

Wang Lun wanted to salute again, but Jiang Xiu stopped him because of his love for Weng's son-in-law. The two sat and talked, and the atmosphere was subtle.

Jiang Xiu was filled with satisfaction when he mentioned Princess Wang.

The Wang family is not only virtuous and virtuous, but also diligent and thrifty in managing her family. She and Jiang Xiu get along well with each other. She is known as the empress of Gao and will become a virtuous empress in the future.

Although Wang Lun, as his father-in-law, did not give Jiang Xiu much help in the court, he was extremely lucky to have such a virtuous wife as Wang.

And all of this is thanks to Jiang Hongfei's keen eye for choosing such a good match for Jiang Xiu from among many wealthy families.

Faced with Wang Lun's politeness and caution, Jiang Xiu had mixed feelings in his heart.

He was well aware of Wang Lun's wariness and distrust of him, but this was something he was accustomed to.

Although he occasionally felt unwilling and bored in his heart, Wang Lun's loyalty and sacrificial spirit prevented him from truly blaming him.

After all, in Game of Thrones, everyone has their own position and rules of survival.

Jiang Xiu went straight to the point, mentioned Jiang Hongfei's will, and expressed that he needed to ask the prime minister for advice if he had any doubts.

When Wang Lun heard the news, he immediately stood up and said: "I have three urgent needs, and I will return immediately."

Before Jiang Xiu could respond, Wang Lun ran out of the hall.

Jiang Xiu knew in his heart that Wang Lun must be eager to seek confirmation from Jiang Hongfei.

Jiang Xiu had long been indifferent to Wang Lun's distrust. Although he felt uncomfortable in his heart, he had no choice but to do so.

After all, Wang Lun was willing to risk the lives of his entire family, so what could Jiang Xiu do? He could only smile bitterly.

However, in just a short moment, Wang Lun returned in a hurry.

After returning, Wang Lun's attitude changed drastically, and he looked happy and relieved when he saw Jiang Xiu.

After all, he is Weng's son-in-law. Wang Lun must be happy for Jiang Xiu who has already touched the door of the crown prince.

Wang Lun suppressed his true emotions and said businesslikely: "If your Majesty has any doubts, it's okay to say it. I will tell you everything I know and will tell you everything I want to say."

Jiang Xiu knew in his heart that Wang Lun would never have done this without his father's approval.

However, Jiang Xiu, who was eager to find the answer, had no intention of wasting any more words and went straight to the topic: "I want to know, what good solution does my father have for the situation of my great Yuan Dynasty's redundant troops?"

Wang Lun heard this and smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, please wait a moment."

After saying that, he turned around and walked into the secret room. Soon he took out a stack of thick files and placed them in front of Jiang Xiu.

Jiang Xiu did not hesitate at all and quickly read through these hard-won documents.

At the same time, Wang Lun brewed a pot of West Lake Longjing tea leisurely and contentedly, and the tea was fragrant, but Jiang Xiu had no time to drink the tea.

Wang Lun had no choice but to sip the fine tea alone and wait for Jiang Xiu's reaction.

After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Xiu's expression suddenly changed and he lost his voice: "This... this... how is this possible?!"

Jiang Xiu suddenly raised his head and looked at Wang Lun, his eyes full of disbelief: "Father actually dispatched such a huge army to the Prince's Continent?"

Wang Lun chuckled and explained: "Don't be surprised, Your Majesty. Each prince is equipped with three thousand personal guards. So far, there have been 381 princes assigned to each other, which is a very small number."

Jiang Xiu calculated in his mind that three thousand times three hundred and eighty-one turned out to be more than 1.14 million troops, and he suddenly felt happy.

If this is the case, the remaining troops of the Yuan Empire are only more than two million, which can be easily afforded by the empire's financial resources.

However, Jiang Xiu did not smile immediately. He then asked: "What about the arrangements for the personal guards of the emperor's brothers?"

Wang Lun knew what he meant and said bluntly: "His Majesty is sympathetic to the princes and has given each prince a generous settlement allowance and promised to bring in a population of 100,000 to help with their development. The princes need to raise the rest by themselves."

Speaking of this, Wang Lun added another word to comfort Jiang Xiu: "The families of those guards also followed the princes to the Prince Continent and became the first residents of their territory, so they should not return to the mainland of the Great Yuan."

Hearing this, the big stone in Jiang Xiu's heart finally fell.

The problem of more than one million troops seemed to have been solved, and he no longer needed to worry too much.

At the same time, he suddenly realized why those royal brothers suddenly disappeared.

It turned out that they did not go to the army to train under an assumed name as he thought, but had been quietly canonized as kings and went to their respective territories to expand their territory.

In addition, some strange phenomena in the Great Yuan Empire in recent years have also been reasonably explained at this moment.

For example, the rumor that the Prince Continent was full of spiritual stones once triggered a gold rush across the country.

It is also said that the black soil of the Prince Continent is much wider than that of the Northeast, and there is unowned fertile land everywhere, and whoever cultivates it will own it.

What's more, some people said that the Prince Continent was like a fairyland, and the women obeyed the words of the people of the Great Yuan Dynasty and fulfilled their wishes.

Although these rumors were exaggerated, they were not groundless.     Some people did return from the Prince Continent with spiritual stones, and some even got giant spiritual stones and became rich overnight.

The news brought back by these lucky people mentioned a mysterious place on the Prince Continent, where there was a towering spiritual stone mountain. Although no one knew its exact location, the spiritual stones carried by the river at the foot of the mountain were enough to create countless rich people.

And the fertile land of the Prince Continent is needless to say.

The imperial scientific expedition team has long found that the climate here is suitable and the soil is fertile, which is very conducive to agricultural development. There is also a large piece of black soil, which is much larger than the Northeast Plain. It is a real land of fish and rice, where all things grow.

Moreover, the indigenous people on the Prince Continent showed unexpected simplicity and enthusiasm.

Facing the envoys and explorers of the Yuan Empire, they not only had no hostility, but treated them as close friends, generously giving the most sincere smiles and the most precious food.

It is particularly worth mentioning that the women in some tribes, in an almost worshipful manner, regarded themselves as precious gifts presented to the distant visitors, and unconditionally obeyed the wishes of the Yuan people, both mentally and physically.

Behind this, there is actually a complex cultural psychology hidden - the indigenous people firmly believe that the yellow-skinned, black-haired, black-eyed Yuan people are like gods descending from heaven, and can bring them unprecedented prosperity and well-being.

Therefore, the local natives are very enthusiastic about the Yuan people, and even do not hesitate to give their daughters to the people of the Yuan Empire.

Even some local indigenous residents, when seeing the people of the Yuan Empire wanting to walk on the ground by themselves, there will be special indigenous residents who carry the people of the Yuan Empire on their backs to prevent the feet of the people of the Yuan Empire from touching the dirty ground.

Such behavior is simply very absurd and incredible.

Later, some people from the Yuan Empire wanted to return to the Yuan Empire, and the local indigenous beauties made them miss them, so some of them brought their own indigenous beauties back.

When the local indigenous residents saw this, they not only did not refuse, but thought it was a supreme honor. They all rushed to bring their women to the Yuan Empire for the Yuan Empire to check and choose one by one.

In the end, about thousands of local indigenous beauties were brought back to the Yuan Empire by the Yuan Empire.

This matter was once widely spread and even caused a national sensation.

But as one of the rulers of the Yuan Empire, Jiang Xiu knew that this matter was far from as simple as it seemed.

Let's put it this way, the Yuan Empire's claim that the Prince Continent was full of spiritual stones and beautiful women was actually exaggerated.

Are there spiritual stones?

Yes.

But there must not be so many, otherwise the Yuan Dynasty would have mined them by itself.

Are there indigenous beauties?

Yes.

But in fact, only a few natives welcomed the people of the Yuan Empire. Most of the natives on the Prince Continent hated the people of the Yuan Empire. In their eyes, the people of the Yuan Empire were invaders, so they would attack the people of the Yuan Empire at any time.

In short, all of this was magnified many times.

As a result, a large number of Yuan people full of dreams and greed. They either had the fantasy of getting rich overnight or were attracted by the native beauties on the mysterious land of the Prince Continent, and they all embarked on this unknown journey.

For a time, the major ports of the Prince Continent were bustling with people, and the ships of the Yuan Empire came like a tide, bringing unprecedented prosperity and crowds.

Behind this prosperity, Jiang Xiu was keenly aware of the abnormality.

He secretly speculated that there must be a driving force behind all this.

Just when he wanted to investigate further, Wang Lun told Jiang Xiu in an unquestionable tone that he would handle the matter with full authority and there was no need to worry.

Jiang Xiu went to find Jiang Hongfei again.

Jiang Hongfei also didn't let Jiang Xiu take care of this matter.

So, the matter was suppressed.

Now it is as clear as the sun.

Jiang Xiu suddenly realized that the mastermind behind all this was Jiang Hongfei, and the specific executor was Wang Lun.

It turned out that in just over a decade, the reason why the Prince Continent was able to attract tens of millions of people was all due to the careful planning and manipulation of the Yuan Dynasty.

Jiang Xiu couldn't help but think of his father Jiang Hongfei's foresight. He understood why his father kept it secret until everything was settled before making it public.

It turned out that he was afraid that those ministers who disagreed with the enfeoffment would obstruct it. After all, in the eyes of many people, enfeoffment was tantamount to sowing the seeds of unrest.

Jiang Xiu himself had doubts about enfeoffment. After all, history has proved countless times that enfeoffment often leads to national turmoil or even destruction.

But his father took a unique approach and enfeoffed a group of princes to the distant prince continent, which not only eliminated potential threats but also consolidated the imperial power.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiu couldn't help but smile.

He realized that this move not only reduced the domestic military expenditure of millions, but half of them were foreign armies that were difficult to tame, which was undoubtedly a great blessing for the Yuan Empire.

More importantly, with the establishment of this precedent, they can follow the rules and solve this problem completely.

Jiang Xiu's mood became unusually relaxed. He couldn't help but exclaimed: "Father is really a god. He can use such a wonderful plan to resolve the great disaster of our Great Yuan. I can't even hope to catch up."

He carefully examined the list of princes who were enfeoffed to the Prince Continent, and secretly rejoiced in his heart!

He found that all the selected princes were ambitious and capable. If they stayed in the court, they would inevitably pose a threat to the position of the crown prince.

But now, they have gone far away and have no worries.

Jiang Xiu knew that his brothers had their own strengths. There were both mediocre people and talented and ambitious people.

For the former, he might be able to buy their hearts with money and power; but for the latter, he had to guard against them.

Some of them even dared to covet the position of the crown prince, which made him feel helpless.

However, now his father has solved this major problem, and even the hidden dangers he thought of have never existed.

He admired his father's wisdom and decision even more, and understood why so many people were willing to go through fire and water for him and obey his advice.

His father was not only a monarch with affection and righteousness, but also a wise man who could see through people's hearts and resolve crises.

How could such a monarch not make people swear allegiance to him?

Looking back at himself, Jiang Xiu couldn't help but smile bitterly.

He knew that although he had tried his best, he still looked so ordinary under the light of his father.

He shook his head, pulled his thoughts back to reality, and casually asked Wang Lun beside him: "How many times can the Prince Continent withstand the enfeoffment?"

This question was not aimless. After all, his father's fertility was amazing. He had given birth to thousands of princes and was still continuing.

And how many of those underage princes would be threats in the future?

So they still had to prepare their fiefs.

Unexpectedly, Wang Lun's next answer made Jiang Xiu's heart, which had just been put down, raise it again...