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

"Then I will give you 50,000 soldiers and horses. In addition, I will grant you the right to recruit soldiers freely. However, I will only give you ten days. If you can recruit 500,000 soldiers and horses, then I will recognize you."

Ning Fan asked Chen Qiao a difficult question. It was a test question. If he passed the test, Chen Qiao has fallen into Ning Fan's eyes. If he fails the test, then Chen Qiao still needs to practice some more.

Chen Qiao had indeed made outstanding achievements before, but in Ning Fan's eyes, it was just a small fight. Chen Qiao was still far away from being a real general.

For example, Huang Chao is a pillar of the country in Ning Fan's mind. He can lead an army alone and fight for the empire.

However, Chen Qiao is sometimes very bright in tactics, but his strategy is slightly lacking. Chen Qiao has a low vision and sometimes lacks political acumen.

"You remember that you can recruit soldiers freely, but logistics supplies are provided to you for three months. After three months, you need to figure out the logistics yourself."

Ning Fan once again asked Chen Qiao a problem, which made Chen Qiao look embarrassed.

But perhaps Chen Qiao was too eager to succeed. He clenched his fists, took a long breath, kowtowed to Ning Fan and said, "Your Majesty, I obey your decree."

Ning Fan threw out an imperial edict and caused huge fluctuations in Pingnan Pass. No one thought that Ning Fan would let Chen Qiao go deep into the northwest alone to conquer the northwest. You must know that among the generals in Pingnan Pass, Chen Qiao It turned out to be just the most inconspicuous little general.

But now Chen Qiao's growth rate is almost as fast as riding a rocket, and his rapid rise has even made him on an equal footing with Huang Chao. This not only made the generals in Pingnanguan feel angry, but even Huang Chao was very confused.

What Huang Chao was puzzled about was not that Ning Fan valued Chen Qiao, but why Ning Fan believed that Chen Qiao, a mere third-class general, could lead a mere 50,000 people to put down the rebellion in the northwest?

"Your Majesty, it's not that Chen Qiao has no talent at all, but this person's rhetoric cannot be taken lightly."

Ning Fan sent Chen Qiao away with his front foot, and then Huang Chao came for him.

In fact, Huang Chao was neither jealous nor envious, but purely thinking about Ning Fan. After all, with 50,000 soldiers and horses, it is basically impossible to pacify the northwest.

Whether it is the population in the northwest or the war in the northwest, the potential is huge. If the northwest is successfully separated, it can even form a north-south separation and occupy half of the Tang Dynasty.

If he can quell the northwest rebellion with just 50,000 soldiers and horses, then there is no need to hold on at Pingnanguan Pass.

Ning Fan was not surprised by Huang Chao's arrival. After all, based on Huang Chao's understanding, he must have believed that Chen Qiao would not be able to quell the northwest rebellion with 50,000 troops.

"Fifty thousand soldiers and horses are indeed not enough to quell the rebellion in the northwest, but I have given Chen Qiao the right to recruit soldiers independently. He can recruit soldiers freely. These 50,000 soldiers and horses are just the basis."

Ning Fan reminded Huang Chao that he actually didn't want to tell Chen Qiao's basic strategy.

When Huang Chao heard what Ning Fan said, he was even more confused. He shook his head and looked at Ning Fan, and asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Does your Majesty really think that the dynasty can recruit soldiers?"

"There is no absolute in anything, so you might as well give it a try."

Ning Fan didn't speak clearly because he wanted to keep Chen Qiao's secret.

The trick Chen Qiao used to recruit soldiers was indeed very clever, and it was refreshing to Ning Fan. However, it sounds good on paper, but even Ning Fan is not sure about the actual situation.

Sure enough, in the afternoon, a Jin Yiwei reported to Ning Fan that Chen Qiao had dismissed all fifty thousand soldiers and horses. These people returned to their hometowns and did not know what they were doing. Someone also reminded Ning Fan that Chen Qiao was not going to rebel.

In the next few days, the discussion about Chen Qiao in Pingnanguan became more and more intense.

Even Huang Chao couldn't sit still and came to the palace again to ask to see Ning Fan and tell Ning Fan about Chen Qiao's dismissal of the soldiers.

"General Huang does things only to achieve the goal. Sometimes the process is not important. Although Huang Chao is a bit rhetorical, he still has ideas. If you give him time and the opportunity to practice, he will surely grow into a towering tree in the future. Big tree.”

Faced with Huang Chao's doubts, Ning Fan did not say that Chen Qiao was worthless. Instead, he put in good words for Chen Qiao many times in front of Huang Chao.

Pingnanguan has a total of 200,000 defenders, and now Ning Fan has transferred 50,000 of them to Chen Qiao's command.

Huang Chao was a little confused and resentful, which were normal emotions.

In fact, as an emperor, Ning Fan considers more and more detailed issues in his heart, which are unimaginable to ordinary people.

Eggs cannot be put in one basket. Huang Chao is indeed very good at fighting, but Ning Fan does not want to see Huang Chao's family dominate, because in the future, Dakang's military power will never be in the hands of any one person.

Ning Fan has lost count of how many times this kind of tragedy has happened since ancient times, so he learns the lessons of history and will continue to cultivate more military talents.

"Your Majesty, these 50,000 soldiers and horses were released by Chen Qiao. It will be difficult to take them back. These are soldiers who have been trained so hard. Ah, he was sent back home so easily. This man really deserves to die. "

Huang Chao gritted his teeth with hatred.

It's just that there were some things he couldn't say. After all, Chen Qiao was someone recognized by Ning Fan. Now that Chen Qiao had done such a stupid thing, he couldn't possibly tell Ning Fan face to face that he didn't know people, so he could only endure it in his heart and almost hurt himself internally.

"Don't conclude anything prematurely. Just go back and wait three to five days before you see the results."

Ning Fan was not in a hurry and sent Huang Chao away directly.

Ning Fan had just sent away Huang Chao's 800-mile urgent document from Jin Yiwei when it was sent to the palace again. Ning Fan looked at this latest intelligence document and his face became more and more ugly.

Ning Fan was drinking soup during dinner, but he felt more and more uncomfortable in his heart. Suddenly he raised his hand and smashed the dishes in his hand to the ground, frightening the eunuchs around him to the point where they almost died and fell to their knees. On the ground, no air dared to come out.

"Just do whatever you need to do, clean the house, I won't eat this meal."

Ning Fan was really not in the mood, so he turned around and returned to the bedroom after eating.

After lying in the bedroom for a while, I felt bored again, so I came to the study again, dug out the two pieces of information, and after looking at them carefully, my mood became heavier and heavier.

The reform in the seven provinces south of the Yangtze River has achieved fruitful results and was about to succeed. Unexpectedly, someone jumped out to obstruct it at this time.