Thief Emperor

Chapter 611 Baby

This is indeed a problem.

As far as the current situation is concerned, regardless of whether he wins or loses this battle, Li Yun has to get himself a title of king. After all, he has already started a rebellion, so he needs a name. Otherwise, when others ask who is the lord of the southeast, he can't just say the name Li Yun, Li Erlang.

The difference is that if he wins this time, Li Yun will declare himself king, and in the future he will officially raise flags and divide the kingdom to compete with Wu Zhou.

If they failed to win, or were beaten back, they would support the King of Chu as the Emperor of Wu Zhou. Although it would still be a new dynasty, it would still be nominally under the name of the Wu Zhou court. It would just be another court.

At that time, his title of king would be the title conferred by the King of Chu.

But no matter what, now that it has progressed to this stage, he has to take this step whether he wants to or not. He is not in a hurry, but the people under him are already anxious.

Even Du Qian, who usually cared the least about these things, had actually told him about this matter twice.

Sometimes, these things are beyond your control. Even if you don’t want to make progress, the people under you will push you forward.

As for the title of king, Li Yun himself had also considered it. At present, there are actually two options: one is his hometown, and the other is the territory he currently occupies.

However, if a country is established in the future, these two may be used as the country's name. It is obviously not okay to call it Wu, so what about Daxuan?
And a little too weird.

Of course, now is not the time to dwell on this matter. The most important thing right now is to fight the current battle well.

In the next seven or eight days, Li Yun met with many officials from Jiangdong and determined some important policies. When he was about to leave Jinling for the north, Fei Xuan, who had been away from Jinling for a long time, returned to Jinling. Li Yun specially asked someone to invite him to Li Garden to meet him.

When Fei Xuan arrived at Li Yuan's study, Li Yun was flipping through the maps in front of him. When he saw Fei Xuan coming in, he put down the map in his hand and said with a smile, "Mr. Fei, please sit down."

Fei Xuan bowed to Li Yun, called out to him, and then sat down opposite Li Yun.

"Sir, you have done a great job with the public land issue. At least in Jiangnan Province, there won't be any major chaos over land in the next 20 years."

Having said that, Li Yun looked at him.

Fei Xuan now looked much older than when he first arrived in Jiangdong. Li Yun personally poured him a cup of tea and sighed, "It seems that this job is exhausting. Even Mr. Fei, who is so energetic, has become haggard."

"It's not a torture."

Fei Xuan shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I offended someone."

He sighed and said, "In the past six months, I don't know how many people have pointed fingers at me and called me a traitor to the court and a scum of the scholars."

Li Yun pushed the tea over and shook his head slightly, saying, "That's not right. It's not that you betrayed the court, but that the court lost its morals and betrayed its people."

Hearing this, Fei Xuan looked up at Li Yun and suddenly smiled: "The one who is in power is also the one who will establish a country. He can actually say such words. Aren't you afraid..."

A kingdom is also a country.

Li Yun is indeed going to establish a country soon.

Fei Xuan did not continue speaking, but the meaning of his words was self-evident.

Mr. Li was very calm and said with a smile: "I can only guarantee that my generation will treat the people well. I can't control or ask what the future generations will be like."

He said softly, "I can only educate my children and grandchildren. As for whether they listen or not, they will bear the consequences of their own actions in the future."

Fei Xuan was silent for a while, then said with emotion: "The superior is really open-minded."

He looked at Li Yun and asked, "My Lord has summoned me here. What is the matter?"

"I mainly want to ask about the public land this time."

Li Yun stretched his body and said, "Mr. Fei, what do you think of the operation?"

"Public land is good, but if Juzhong and I continue to push forward, we can only deal with some large landowners and gentry who have made mistakes. Moreover, this method of confiscation and prosecution can only be used once and not again."

He looked at Li Yun and suddenly said, "Are you still thinking about..."

Li Yun waved his hand: "Now that the war is about to start, let's not talk about that matter for now. Let's talk about it after everything stabilizes."

He stood up, walked back and forth twice with his hands behind his back, then looked at Fei Xuan and said, "Mr. Fei, what do you think of Yao Zhong?"

Fei Xuan was silent for a long time before he slowly replied, "Juzhong... is a good candidate for an official post."

Li Yun said "hmm" and asked, "Can you handle this important task?"

Fei Xuan was silent for a long time, then smiled bitterly and said, "It's hard for me to say."

"After working together for half a year, Mr. Fei couldn't see it?"

Fei Xuan thought about it seriously, then looked up at Li Yun and said slowly: "If he is under the superior, he is a capable person. The main thing is to see whether he can be suppressed."

"I understand."

Li Yun touched his chin, thought for a while, then smiled and said to Fei Xuan: "Mr. Fei, you will still be in charge of Jiangdong Criminal Law in the future. When the Ministry is established in the future, you will be the first Minister of Justice." "Mr.'s family members... can also enter the government. If you have suitable sons and nephews, you can directly recommend them to me or Brother Shouyi."

Mr. Li knocked on the table lightly: "As long as the ability is not a problem, there is no problem."

This is a common means of winning over, or creating cohesion. Simply put, it is to give enough benefits to some important figures, or to give benefits to the people around them. In this way, through the binding of interests, they can be bound to oneself tightly and unshakably.

The reason why Li Yun used Zhou Bi and Su Zhan is actually the same.

In the future, as long as the families of these core figures around him do not act out of line, they will be able to get some benefits. In this way, these people will unite closely around Li Yun and form a closely united and powerful interest group.

Of course, this kind of interest relationship is still relatively simple now.

If we wait another twenty years, when the next generation comes, the interests will be intertwined and complicated, and it will be difficult to explain them in a few words.

Fei Xuan looked up at Li Yun. Because of his straightforward personality, he wanted to say something but was interrupted by Li Yun.

Mr. Li smiled and said, "Now, Jiangdong is just starting out, and many places are short of manpower. Sir, just think of it as doing more for Jiangdong and asking your family to do more."

Fei Xuan was speechless at this point, and bowed to Li Yun: "Thank you very much, sir."

Li Yun smiled at him and said, "I should be the one to thank you, sir."

"Sir, you helped me a lot in Jiangdong."

Fei Xuan bowed and saluted: "I am just helping the righteous. Compared with the court, ascending to a higher position is the righteous way."

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Two days later, Li Yun set out to leave Jinling.

When he left Jinling City with a group of personal guards, those who came to see him off included Xue Yun'er and her son, civil servants such as Du Qian, and the captain Qian Zhong who was currently staying in Jinling.

Xue Yun'er hugged Li Yuan. Little Li Yuan in her arms blinked and looked straight at Li Yun.

Xue Yun'er waved his little hand and said softly, "Call me daddy."

Li Yuan was already a little over two years old at this time and could speak some simple words. He looked at Li Yun and called out "Daddy" in a crisp voice.

Mr. Li was in a good mood. He took the child and held him in his arms. Then he looked at Du Qian and others and said with a smile, "I have arranged everything that needs to be arranged in the past few days. I will not be in Jinling for a while. Brother Du, please take care of the things in Jinling."

"This period is quite special and there may be many unexpected events."

Li Yun whispered, "Brother Du, you don't have to ask for instructions on everything. Just make your own decisions. If you encounter problems, suppress them with thundering means."

As he said this, he waved to Qian Zhong in the distance. Qian Zhong hurried forward, bowed his head and called out "Please take the seat", then saluted Xue Yun'er with his fists clasped: "Madam!"

His name was changed by Xue Yun'er, so he naturally recognized Xue Yun'er as his mistress. In the future, people like Qian Zhong would most likely firmly support little Li Yuan who is still in Li Yun's arms.

"Qian Zhong, listen carefully."

Li Yun looked at him and said in a deep voice: "I'm not in Jinling. If there is any special situation, you will be under the control of Brother Du. Do you understand?"

Trust the people you employ and don't employ those you don't trust. At special times like these, you must dare to delegate power, otherwise problems may arise in many aspects.

As Du Qian is one of Li Yun's most trustworthy people, it is natural for him to be given full authority at this time.

We must ensure that when the war breaks out, there will be no chaos within Jiangdong, especially in Nanjing.

Qian Zhong bowed his head deeply and said, "I understand!"

Li Yun gave him a few more instructions, then waved at him, and Qian Zhong sensibly retreated.

After Qian Zhong left, Li Yun looked at Du Qian and whispered, "The uprising will happen within ten days. There will definitely be unrest in Jiangdong. The Nine Departments and Qian Zhong's troops will all be under the supervision of Brother Du. You must ensure that there is no unrest in Jiangdong. Only then can I fight with peace of mind outside."

Du Qian nodded and said, "Don't worry, I'm in charge."

He narrowed his eyes and said softly, "It won't be a mess."

"That's good."

Li Yun jumped on his horse, waved his hand, and said, "Let's go!"

After saying this, he rode his horse and headed north.

Behind him, in addition to his personal guards, there were also hundreds of escorting vehicles.

These are logistical supplies.

And some of Li Yun’s little treasures.

(End of this chapter)