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

"Your Majesty, after more than a year of fighting, I am exhausted and want to rest in Kyoto for a while. As for the military power in my hands, all the military power is now handed over to Your Majesty. As for who Your Majesty will send to lead the army, I have no suitable candidate. This depends on His Majesty’s hard work in selecting.”

When Chen Qiao took out the Tiger Talisman that unified the troops, the expression on his face was natural, which Ning Fan noticed very carefully.

A person who has no nostalgia for power, but is very good at fighting. This gave Ning Fan a new understanding of Chen Qiao.

Either Chen Qiao is a traitor with a fierce heart, or he lives a very transparent life.

But no matter what kind of person Chen Qiao was, Ning Fan could not attack Chen Qiao, a great hero, and could only keep him by his side and observe slowly.

At this moment, Ning Fan realized Zhu Yuanzhang's difficulties back then. His men were all proud and powerful soldiers in the army. If Lao Zhu didn't kill a group of people, I'm afraid the entire Ming Dynasty would not be able to continue for the second generation.

Chen Qiao's problem has been solved, and things in Kyoto have come to an end. But Ning Fan is worried about the second thing, which is how to arrange the hundreds of thousands of troops in the northwest?

Feeding this group of people is a big problem, because these people need to eat and drink every day, and they also need to be given military pay to feed their families.

The imperial court has a fixed budget for military expenditures every year. In the past two years, due to the constant rebellions within Dakang, internal military expenditures have surged.

During the war, it was possible to use wartime policies to forcibly requisition some grain and grass, but now that the war has come to an end and the entire country is entering a state of development, it would be inappropriate to carry out arbitrary expropriation at this time.

How to feed these people became a problem in Ning Fan's heart. He thought about it all night before he came up with a solution, which was to send Chen Yuanqing to the northwest.

Chen Yuanqing is indeed a good fighter, but he is not the material to lead an army. Let him lead an army, which will cause big trouble to the court sooner or later. However, Ning Fan cannot ignore Chen Yuanqing's achievements in farming in the south of the Yangtze River.

Send Chen Yuanqing to the northwest, take over Chen Qiao's team, and let Chen Yuanqing reform the team, and then farm on the spot. This is the best way to resettle, because the rebellion in the northwest has just settled down, and there are still many bandits and bandits causing trouble. It would be appropriate for Chen Yuanqing to go guard the northwest at that time.

Moreover, in Ning Fan's mind, his trust in Chen Qiao was absolute and there was never any doubt.

As for who Jiangnan would send to take command after Chen Yuanqing was transferred to the northwest, Ning Fan had already thought of the answer.

"Your Majesty, news has come back from Jiangnan, saying that General Chen Yuanqing was ambushed by a small group of Japanese pirates during the battle with Japanese pirates, and was slightly injured..."

In the evening, Ning Fan was enjoying flowers leisurely when he suddenly received the news. It was like a bolt from the blue and Ning Fan didn't react for a long time.

"Where is the injury? It doesn't matter."

Although there was a lot of resentment towards Chen Yuanqing in his heart, when Chen Yuanqing was injured at this time, Ning Fan became concerned. After all, there was no doubt that the relationship between Chen Yuanqing and him was further advanced than others.

Chen Yuanqing may lack the ability to lead an army, but his loyalty is definitely enough.

Moreover, the person Ning Fan sent to Jiangnan to replace Chen Yuanqing this time was also the person Ning Fan trusted the most, that is, Luo Yong, who had been with him for the first time. Now Luo Yong is in charge of the imperial guards and works hard, and Ning Fan can see it. It's time for Luo Yong to go out and make contributions.

"The injury doesn't matter, it's said that the arm was injured."

Ergou said slowly.

Although Chen Yuanqing was not seriously injured, Ning Fan seemed to have suffered some kind of psychological shock. He tossed and turned all night and couldn't sleep. He called Luo Yong early the next morning.

When he learned that he was going to be sent to the south of the Yangtze River to lead the Dragon Scale Army, the expression on Luo Yong's face was as if he had been hit by a pie falling from the sky, and he did not react for a long time.

"Your Majesty, there are hundreds of thousands of dragon-scale armies in the south of the Yangtze River. Have you really given me the command of these dragon-scale armies?"

Luo Yong was excited at first, but then felt empty and scared, because he had never led so many people and did not have much leadership experience.

"Are I lying? Of course I leave it to you to take charge. However, there is no major war in Jiangnan now. Apart from the Japanese pirates harassing the fishermen on the seaside, there are no other troubles. As for the Japanese pirates harassing the fishermen, I I will resolve it myself."

He told no one about Ning Fan's upcoming trip to Jiangnan, but now he revealed something to Luo Yong, because after all, paper could not cover the fire. The emperor was going to Jiangnan, and sooner or later, the ministers had to know about it.

"But Your Majesty, my talents are limited, and I am afraid of betraying the divine grace."

Luo Yong is still a real person and does not exaggerate in front of Ning Fan.

From what he said, Ning Fan agreed that Luo Yong did not have much leadership ability, and he was not suitable to be a commander. Like Chen Yuanqing, it would be good to be a general who could command tens of thousands of people. As a legion commander, That will definitely not qualify.

Ning Fan also took a fancy to this, so he asked Luo Yong to command the Dragon Scale Army in Jiangnan.

Because the Dragon Scale Army in Jiangnan will not have a chance to fight in a short time, it is a good choice to let Luo Yong take the Dragon Scale Army to temporarily recuperate and farm for production.

"Of course I know your talents. It may be a bit reluctant to let you go to war and command a hundred thousand troops, but it is more than enough to let you lead these troops to farm in the south of the Yangtze River. Your character is good enough to defend the city, but not enough to take risks. , is not suitable to be a commander-in-chief, but there is no war in Jiangnan now, so I am not worried at all if I ask you to train my troops well."

Ning Fan also said what he was thinking.

In contrast, Luo Yong was Ning Fan's old minister when he was the prince, so he could be completely trusted. Ning Fan was also satisfied with letting Luo Yong lead Ning Fan's direct team.

And Luo Yong was not stupid. He naturally knew why Ning Fan wanted to send him to Jiangnan, so he declined a little and agreed.

"By the way, you can take your family with you when you go to Jiangnan on this trip, so that you can avoid the pain of separation."

Ning Fan glanced at Luo Yong quietly, and then said slowly.

When Luo Yong heard these words, he was startled, and his face suddenly turned pale. He quickly said to Ning Fan: "Your Majesty, the prince is young, and his wife has long been accustomed to life in Kyoto, so he rashly moved them to There are naturally many inconveniences in Jiangnan, so I might as well not bring my family with me."

Ning Fan felt a little relieved when he saw Luo Yong's reaction.