Father, I really don’t want to be the emperor

The emperor is leaving the palace for a private visit in disguise. This is a huge event. If something goes wrong, the country may fall into turmoil.

Although the chief minister of the cabinet, Cheng Wei, and others tried their best to stop him, Ning Fan still insisted on having a private visit incognito. After being held in the deep palace courtyard for a long time, Ning Fan felt that he could not even breathe smoothly.

Now that the seven provinces south of the Yangtze River have been initially pacified, the entire Dakang interior, although there is unrest in the northwest, is generally considered safe.

In fact, Ning Fan's private visit incognito has two steps. The first step is to rush to the northwest immediately and conduct the expedition in person, defeating the rebels in the northwest in one fell swoop and pacifying the northwest.

After the northwest was pacified and the world was initially settled, Ning Fan decided to go to the south of the Yangtze River to see the power of reform.

Governing a country is not just talk on paper, it must be conducted on the ground.

And Ning Fan deeply understands this truth. Without investigation, he has no right to speak.

If an emperor only lives in the inner courtyard of the palace and only listens to reports from his ministers, then he is destined to be unable to govern the country well.

"Mr. Cheng Ge, you are the minister of Dakang, and you will be in charge of supervising the country during my absence!"

Ning Fan ordered to the chief minister of the cabinet, Cheng Wei.

When Cheng Wei heard that Ning Fan insisted on a private visit, cold sweat broke out on his forehead. Although Ning Fan had brutally killed a number of aristocratic families in Kyoto, the current arrogance could be considered to have been completely suppressed. , but Kyoto is still not peaceful, and the whole Dakang is still not peaceful.

But Cheng Wei actually also knew what Ning Fan was thinking. If an emperor wanted to make contributions and establish prestige, war was the best and most direct way. If Ning Fan could directly appear in the war-torn area in the northwest and directly quell the rebellion in the northwest, then Ning Fan's Personal prestige will reach its peak.

In fact, there was a deeper reason that Cheng Wei didn't even dare to think about, and that was the problem of the previous emperor, Emperor Dafeng. As the current emperor, Ning Fan must solve the hidden danger of Emperor Dafeng if he wants to solve the problem of legitimacy.

Each generation of emperors refused to give in when it came to the legitimacy of their political power, because this represented the legitimacy of a country's legal principles. The core reason why Ning Fan rushed to the northwest at this time was actually because Emperor Dafeng.

"Your Majesty, Cheng Wei, respectfully obeys your Majesty's will."

It is useless to object, only to obey.

At this time, Cheng Wei knew better than anyone else that Ning Fan's trip to the northwest was inevitable and unavoidable.

"Fang Zhengming."

Ning Fan called out, and Fang Zhengming hurriedly got in from the outside and knelt down with a plop.

Although Fang Zhengming tightly held the command of the Jin Yiwei, he was as well-behaved as a kitten in front of Ning Fan. Even when facing the chief assistant of the cabinet, Cheng Wei, and others, Fang Zhengming was always cautious and walking on thin ice.

On the one hand, Fang Zhengming knew how to strike hard at those aristocratic families and punish these people with great means. On the other hand, Fang Zhengming actually cherished feathers very much and knew how to restrain himself.

He figured out Ning Fan's thoughts and knew what Ning Fan wanted him to do and what he couldn't do, so that he could live longer.

In fact, Fang Zhengming didn't know that a capable minister, a cruel official, and a sycophant like him would not end well in the future.

If you can't get His Majesty's protection, once the world is peaceful and there are no more treacherous ministers and traitors, and the Emperor no longer needs you, that will be the time when you are most in danger.

As the saying goes, the cunning rabbit dies and is cooked by running dogs, and the flying birds use up all their good bows.

Fang Zhengming clearly positioned himself as Ning Fan's tool, so he always warned himself not to be arrogant, let alone show off his dignity in front of others.

To be low-key, low-key, even more low-key, always low-key.

"Fang Zhengming, when I am not in the capital this time, you will lead the imperial guards and obey the command of the chief minister of the cabinet, Mr. Cheng Weicheng."

Ning Fan looked at Fang Zhengming with his eyes and his tone was quite stern.

Giving the cabinet administrative approval power was not enough. After all, Cheng Wei had to command such a large capital city and handle the government affairs of the whole country. Cheng Wei would not be able to do it without a sharp knife in his hand.

Therefore, before leaving, Ning Fan wanted to hand over the command of Jinyiwei to Cheng Wei, the chief minister of the cabinet.

Now Ning Fan's words were equivalent to clearly confirming that Jin Yiwei's command authority had been temporarily transferred to the cabinet, and Fang Zhengming was just a person who executed orders. The meaning of these words was already obvious.

"I understand what your majesty means. During the period when your majesty is not in Kyoto, I will definitely ask Mr. Cheng Weicheng for instructions on everything. Mr. Cheng will only follow his lead in everything."

Fang Zhengming immediately understood Ning Fan's meaning and started to follow Ning Fan's words.

Ning Fan was quite relieved about Fang Zhengyi. After all, Fang Zhengyi was in this position and knew how to keep a low profile.

But rest assured, on the one hand, before leaving, Ning Fan must prove to Fang that there is another tightrope, that is, the cabinet should let the cabinet have jurisdiction over Jin Yiwei, so Jin Yiwei's power will not be overflowing, and Fang Zhengming will not be able to act recklessly. .

Of course, there is another reason why Ning Fan is reassured about the Imperial Guards, and that is that there are Imperial Guards in Kyoto. The Imperial Guards have a lot of manpower, with a total of 30,000 people, and they are still expanding. This force The power lies in Luo Yong's hands.

As long as Luo Yong is loyal to the court, there will be no chaos in Kyoto, and there will be no chaos in Dakang.

Luo Yong was the most trustworthy person around Ning Fan, and the other person who became the least trusted by Ning Fan was Fang Zhengming, the commander of the Jinyi Guards.

But this is not important, because Fang Zhengming is just a cat in a cage, and he cannot cause any harm. Ning Fan has planted many hidden stakes among the Jinyi Guards, and the power of these people can secretly check and balance Fang Zhengming.

Of course, the biggest trump card in Ning Fan's hand is also the trump card for him to leave Kyoto with confidence, which is that Yue Ying has established a huge espionage network throughout Kyoto.

The entire espionage network was unimaginably huge and penetrated into every aspect. As long as Yueying was willing, he could influence the situation in Kyoto at any time.

Although Ning Fan left Kyoto, Kyoto was still under Ning Fan's control.

When they learned that Ning Fan was about to leave Kyoto for a private visit incognito, the harem panicked, and Xina was the most panicked.

Ever since she entered the palace and became the empress, Xina felt more and more depressed day by day. She wandered around the palace every day without even seeing a few people.

The key point is that in the palace, apart from the maids, there are also eunuchs. These people only know how to obey, and there is no one who can talk. Although there is Rong Fei, the royal sister-in-law, Xina still feels that the life in the palace is boring.

This time Ning Fan was going to visit incognito, and Xina certainly didn't want to miss this opportunity. She followed Ning Fan so that she could keep an eye on Ning Fan to prevent Ning Fan's heart from being taken away by other women.