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Chapter 398 Sending You A Thousand Miles Away
"Hey, Lord Rong, Lord Wei, we are all colleagues, so it's better not to have these unnecessary disputes."

"Yes, yes, everyone is ready to go to court."

Several officials stood up to persuade them with good words, and Fu Xuanrong was not unreasonable, so she graciously skipped this topic.

After a while, the emperor finally sat on the dragon chair, and a group of courtiers bowed down one after another, "Long live my emperor!"

"All loves, let's go down." After the emperor finished speaking, he suddenly saw Fu Xuanrong in the crowd, and couldn't help laughing, "Xuanrong is here today?"

Fu Xuanrong took a step forward, bowed her hands and saluted, "I haven't been in the palace for a few days, and I feel uneasy. I hope the emperor will forgive me."

"You have been working hard for the people recently, what is your crime?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your understanding!"

Fu Xuanrong retreated to her seat, and cast a provocative look at Wei Lin who was not far away.

Look, even the emperor is saying that I am not guilty, and it is your turn to stand up and gossip.

Wei Lin's face turned into a pig's liver, but he didn't dare to say more.

"Today, I received a note from the Northwest officials, saying that many barbarians are making trouble, and the local people have already made troubles. I wonder if there is any good solution for you, dear friends?"

The barbarians near the northwest are extremely cunning. If you are serious with them, that group of people will run away immediately, unable to catch up, but if you let them go, they will cause chaos everywhere, rape and plunder everywhere. It is really hateful.

"Your Majesty, I feel that the garrison of the Northwest Camp should take some people to sit on the sidelines and wait for the rabbits. Once the barbarians come out, they will be wiped out!" A general expressed his opinion.

"Your Majesty, I don't think so. Where barbarians pass by, there are often local people. Those are innocent people. If they are killed by mistake, wouldn't it ruin the reputation of the imperial court and make the local soldiers bear the blame for nothing?" Another Wen Chen stood up and refuted.

"Hmph! So what if you killed by mistake, for the sake of a few people, let the remaining tens of thousands of people live in fear and restlessness, are you satisfied with that?!"

The civil servant was furious, "What kind of nonsense is this, a few common people are still alive, how can they be killed so easily?"

The emperor had a headache from the quarrel, "Okay, the matter is not yet settled, what is there to argue about, Prince Li, what do you think?"

As the crown prince, of course Li Chen stood up first, "Returning to my father, I think General Wen's words are very reasonable. Since we want to solve the local disaster, it is impossible to have no casualties. Those few people died, but we can replace them." Back home and everyone in the town are safe, I think Quan Xia will be happy to know."

"Father, my son still thinks that Chen Shangshu's words are more correct and the people are innocent, so it's better to come up with a way to get the best of both worlds."

"Third brother is really easy to say, the best of both worlds? These barbarians have been in trouble in the Northwest for many years, but they have not been able to pay them completely. What are you talking about, what is the best of both worlds?" The prince asked in a strange way.

Li Junhao's expression was as cold as ever, "The reason why the barbarians can go to the northwest to make trouble is because the border guards are not strict, so they can easily break through the defense line. As long as more guards are added, the problem can be solved."

"How long is the border defense line? According to what you said, I'm afraid we'll have to send hundreds more people. Don't you think it's too wasteful to send these brave soldiers just to guard the barbarians?"

"His Royal Highness, who said that hundreds of people are needed to guard the defense line, but in fact, only a few dozen at most are enough." Fu Xuan refuted him with a smile.

Li Chen glanced at her disdainfully, "Master Rong has not been in court for many days, and his brain is not flexible enough. Do you know how long the defense line at the border is? It stretches for hundreds of miles, dozens of people? You treat them as Are they all gods?"

"His Royal Highness stays in the court every day, why is his head not as bright as mine? Although the border is long, we will directly build more than a dozen watchtowers, and each soldier can stand at one, and at least he can see at a distance of hundreds of meters. Can't it solve the problem?"

As soon as the words came out, the emperor's eyes lit up a lot, "Watch tower? Tell me carefully."

"Yes, I visited Xishu two years ago. There are dozens of watchtowers standing on their defense line, and there is a cannon on each tower. Once you find barbarians, first persuade them to retreat. If they insist on If you want to break in, use artillery to wipe them all out, this not only deters the group of barbarians, but also perfectly solves the problem of their chaos everywhere."

"Okay, okay! This method is wonderful, but it takes a lot of manpower and material resources to build a watchtower, this"

Fu Xuanrong smiled, "Your Majesty, I have been to the Northwest once. There is yellow sand everywhere, the land is sparsely populated, and there must be enough materials. As for the manpower, I can ask the soldiers stationed there to help. I guess one It will be completed in a few months.”

Seeing that the emperor was about to agree, Li Chen hurriedly said again, "Father, the method of Xishu may not be suitable for our Bei Ao, it is better to discuss it in the long run."

"Prince, you are precious, and you don't feel anxious staying in the capital, but the people in the northwest can't wait for a day. In my opinion, there is nothing to discuss in the long run."

"You..." Li Chen hadn't finished speaking before being interrupted by Fu Xuanrong.

"However, what you said, Prince, reminded me that the construction method of Xishu may not be suitable for our Beiao. Your Majesty, I would like to ask you for one thing."

"You said."

"The construction of the watchtower should be under the management of the Ministry of Industry. I just had a few conversations with Lord Wei Lin, who has just taken office. I feel that he is a loyal minister who cares about the country and the people, so I specifically ask the emperor to build it. Let Master Wei take full responsibility for the matter."

"What?!" Li Chen and Wei Lin's faces turned green, and they wished they could rush up and chop Fu Xuanrong to death with a sword.

Wei Lin knelt on the ground trembling, "Your Majesty, I am indeed worried about the people in the northwest, but the construction of the watchtower is of great importance. I have just joined the Ministry of Industry, so I am afraid that I will not be able to complete such a difficult task."

Li Chen quickly echoed: "Father, the ministers also think that this is a big matter, and it is necessary to select another talented person from the court to take up the post."

It was hard for him to promote someone, and he worked hard to send him to the Ministry of Industry. If Fu Xuanrong really got him to the wild place in the northwest with a few words, wouldn't all his hard work be in vain.

"His Royal Highness, no one is just born with rich experience and talent. I think Lord Wei is a man who can be made. Besides, I, a woman, can ride a horse and go to the border to kill bandits. As a man, Lord Wei is hard to do." Are you still timid, hiding in the capital as a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death?"

The prince gritted his teeth, "Fu Xuanrong, you"

"Enough is enough. I think what Xuanrong said is not unreasonable. Prince, this Lord Wei was recommended by you, and he must not be a poor man. Let him build the watchtower this time."

(End of this chapter)