"okay."

After an awkward silence, the emperor saw that although several important ministers wanted to ask questions, but they seemed speechless and didn't know how to get into it, he smiled to himself, knowing what their worries were. On this point, he, the emperor, must be on the right side.

On the prince's side, he lightly knocked on the table.

"Since the prince has brought people over, let's follow what he said and ask about it later. You will naturally understand. Let's take this matter over first. There is no need to delve into it. If you have anything else to ask, it's more important to ask first.

of."

He looked at the ministers and had their own opinions.

This is of course not aimless, but because at first glance most of the letters and excerpts submitted by Li Huai are talking about how to conquer the martial arts sect, but in fact, these are not the key at all. At least for the court, martial arts

After all, the matter is a secondary contradiction. The most critical thing is actually the content that Li Huai briefly mentioned in the first few sentences.

This is also the place where the emperor couldn't help but ask carefully.

Sure enough, after hearing the emperor's words, several important officials fell silent one after another.

Finally, it was Lieutenant Luo Ming who broke the silence and asked: "Your Highness, you said that generals from all over the country have talked with you and expressed their willingness to support you. I don't know... how they talked about it and to what extent they would support it.

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As soon as these words came out, the entire imperial study became quiet again.

Even quieter than before.

Those who had not squeezed past and read the contents of the letter also became quiet, some even showed expressions of surprise, and turned their gazes to Li Huai.

There is no other reason, this matter is big or small.

Small, maybe just joking.

But if it's big, that's a bit serious.

Even Luo Ming, a loyal minister who wanted to bring down the prince, did not dare to take it lightly. Even if what the prince said was a big deal, he would reconsider his position with the prince.

Because this statement is really scary.

"It's not all the places," Li Huai said first, paused, and then said: "It's the places I have been to. Of course, most of them are garrisons along the seaside. For example, General Zhang Yijing, they all talked face to face.

They chatted and said that my visit actually represents the royal family and clan. I hope they will stop playing tricks like in the past. It is meaningless and should really play a role. They all expressed their understanding and support."

In a simple sentence, there was nothing embellished, let alone the details added by Li Huai just now, but it made everyone present take a breath.

Even the emperor, who had just asked some general questions, his eyes trembled, and he felt a little strange when he looked at his only son.

Because everyone present knew very well that if Li Huai's words were not false, the meaning behind them was really great.

This is equivalent to him using the excuse of encircling and suppressing Wulin to sort out the self-respecting generals on the southeast coast, talk to each of them, and let them express their loyalty to the central government, no, to the royal family!

You must know that the southeastern region mentioned repeatedly before has formed a de facto interest-separated group due to various reasons. To the imperial court, these people are moths and will continue to bleed out the great Chu, but similarly, these people are also

The pillars of the country control many of the country's resources. They rely on their cooperation with the royal family to maintain Dachu.

To put it bluntly, the situation in the Southern Dynasties is like a martial arts conference. The Royal Li family looks good, but in fact they are just a martial arts leader. They are a little higher than other aristocratic families, but they are limited. At most, they are only half a level above.

Therefore, the respect for the royal family in various places is limited, and the central government's restrictions on various places are also limited.

These all have historical origins, and can be traced back to the roots of the Southern Dynasties - the Dacheng Dynasty.

That was because the powerful ministers became powerful and forced the previous royal family to give in, rather than suppressing the world with their fists.

What's even more terrible is that due to various reasons, the Dacheng royal family did not usurp the throne in one generation, but three generations and four people, which took nearly forty years to successfully usurp the throne.

The first generation of powerful ministers is just that. The subsequent successors often do not have enough prestige. Moreover, if the imperial family can usurp the throne as a minister, why can't other wealthy families?

In fact, when Dacheng was established, a general went to Shu to fight, and after he achieved great achievements, he became disobedient. When the Emperor of Dacheng found out, he was shocked and confused.

in this way?

After thinking deeply, I realized that my ancestors had set an example and others had followed their example. This led to bad consequences that could not be corrected.

After all, the first generation of powerful ministers is dead, and there are many courtiers with the same seniority and generation as the powerful ministers. The three generations of powerful ministers who inherited the power are not legitimate in name and have bad words. They are not inheriting the throne. In order to keep their positions, they have to make crazy concessions.

Giving benefits to many big families and winning them over will result in the big family being unable to get rid of it, making it difficult to eradicate, and being controlled everywhere.

It is precisely because of this that only fifteen years after the Dacheng Difficulty, he was usurped by Nan Wu.

In this same situation, Da Wu repeatedly gave in to the situation, but in the end he was replaced by Da Chu.

Over time, the local aristocratic family gradually grew bigger, and their interests were hereditary. Even the military leaders could not be eradicated, and they would not express their stance. They were all on the fence.

As a result, your prince went south this time, and when he came back he said that he had sorted it out. Then wouldn't the next step be to gather military power? Then no matter how it develops next, will it be possible to centralize power?

No, didn't you go to the martial arts world to do some hard work? Why did you come back and centralize power?

Not to mention the ministers, even the emperor himself was a little surprised and confused.

It's just that as a superior, he can't express his joy and anger, especially now that he has to act as an arbiter, standing among everyone, to judge and balance, so no matter how uncertain he is in his heart, he can't help but keep smiling.

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Finally, Luo Ming, who had asked, spoke again, and said with some difficulty: "I wonder if Your Highness can have any evidence..." But his voice was already a little dry.

However, others no longer care about these details.

"How come you are turning over and over again to prove it? It is proof," Li Huai shook his head, his attitude still very unbeatable, "Didn't I just say it? You can ask for the proof yourself. You can just write a letter, or call the generals over and ask them, when you

I agreed to the prince's request and will try my best to assist the court in handling local affairs. If it counts, it will be fine. If anyone says it doesn't count, just give me their name and I will go talk to them!"

Having said this, he smiled slightly, showing his white teeth, and said to the ministers: "Apart from this matter, those people from Jianghu sects are all here with me, you can just ask them directly.

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Hearing this, everyone looked at each other in shock.

The prince has said this, and the meaning of his words is also very clear. He has straightened out the matter, and all the generals have agreed. If anyone refuses to admit the blame, the prince will find someone to settle the account.

!

With such confidence, it can almost be said that this matter is a certainty, but what puzzles them is how the prince did it and what did he rely on?

I can’t figure it out!

"What? Do you have any more questions?" Li Huai looked at the silent and hesitant courtiers and asked again. What made him a little regretful was that there was no table in front of him. Otherwise, he could have put both hands on the table.

Then he asked domineeringly, "Who is in favor and who is against?"

Thinking like this, Li Huai's expression moved slightly, and his eyes fell on the table in front of the Cheap Emperor.

The emperor suddenly shuddered, but then he came back to his senses. Looking at the shocked and uncertain faces of the ministers, and then glancing at the prince, he felt greatly comforted.

"Let's end this matter here," the emperor said. "The prince's return this time is mainly to repay what he gained from going south. I want to ask this first. Why bother to say more about the rest?"

When Wang Xu saw this, he was filled with dissatisfaction, but seeing that even Luo Ming had the intention of stopping his activities, he could only say nothing. But when he heard this, his heart suddenly moved, and he said: "This matter actually has to wait for a while.

people……"

Everyone couldn't help but look at him.

Wang Xu smiled faintly and was about to spit out a name...

"Li Guo, right?" Li Huai had already spoken before him, "This boy has now convinced me and is helping me handle the reorganization of the state-owned sect. He has also come back with him. If you have any questions, I will ask someone to send a message.

He will be here immediately."

After speaking, he looked at everyone.

Everyone in the room was stunned and fell into a deathly silence again.
Chapter completed!