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

There seemed to be no barrier between the two of them like that between a monarch and a minister, and Ning Fan was particularly casual with Xiangxiang. He reached out and grabbed Xiangxiang's wrist and pulled Xiangxiang into his arms.

Just when Xiangxiang's face was rosy and she was looking forward to Ning Fan's next move, she found that Ning Fan was already asleep with loud snoring, which made Xiangxiang's mouth pout.

The rain stopped in the middle of the night, and when we arrived at a post station, we changed horses and started on the road again.

Although the carriage is equipped with shock absorbers, it is not too bumpy on such a road, but sitting in the carriage for a long time still makes people feel like their bones are falling apart.

However, Ning Fan seems to have been accustomed to this kind of bumpiness for a long time, and his reading and writing are not affected at all. Even in the bumpy carriage, Ning Fan's handwriting is still extremely neat.

A bunch of memorials were reviewed one by one by Ning Fan. These memorials were all rushed from Kyoto. They were all matters that Zhou Qun could not decide. Ning Fan needed to make decisions on many things.

After reading the memorial all morning, Ning Fan felt like he could hardly keep his eyes open. He jumped off the carriage and stretched. After walking around the carriage, he felt that his body became flexible again.

"Xiao Liuzi, when will we take a boat instead?"

Ning Fan waved and a short Jin Yiwei ran over.

This little Jin Yiwei was about in his early twenties, and his face was extremely clever. After hearing Ning Fan's greeting, he ran over with small steps.

"Your Majesty, let's board the ship at Songjiangkou. The ship is ready, and it has been a flood season recently with a lot of rain. If time is tight, we can reach Kyoto in four days."

Xiao Liuzi seemed to know in advance what Ning Fan wanted to ask. When Ning Fan asked these topics, Xiao Liuzi gave the answer almost without thinking.

His reaction speed made Ning Fan very satisfied, and he couldn't help but take a second look at Xiao Liuzi.

At noon, when everyone stopped to rest and eat, suddenly Xiao Liuzi, who was taking the lead, heard a rumbling sound. Although the sound was very low, experienced people knew that it was the cavalry.

"His Majesty heard the sound and at least five hundred cavalrymen rushed towards our direction quickly."

Xiao Liuzi did not dare to neglect, and quickly asked people to protect Ning Fan and came to the nearby hillside.

Ordinary soldiers have almost no power to fight back against cavalry, but once they occupy a favorable terrain, the situation is different, and the advantage brought by horses will be directly diluted.

"It should be Luo Yong."

Ning Fan has nothing to worry about. He should be safe in the realm of Dakang.

Sure enough, after a while, Ning Fan saw a group of cavalry heading towards the direction where everyone was stationed.

However, this group of cavalry stopped two hundred meters away from where Ning Fan and others rested. Luo Yong jumped off his horse and walked over.

"Your Majesty, I heard that you are going back to Kyoto City, so I came here to see you off."

Luo Yong's voice was deep and thick, filled with a touch of majesty.

He came to Ning Fan and knelt on the ground with a plop, which actually made Ning Fan breathe a sigh of relief.

The emperor had a natural distrust of his men who led the soldiers, because those soldiers were the swords in the emperor's hands, and no one could easily give up the sword to others and let others take charge of it.

The person leading the troops must be the person the emperor trusts most. Although Luo Yong and Ning Fan had established a trusting relationship before, Ning Fan could not confirm how long this relationship would last.

Since the last Chenqiao mutiny caused a lot of psychological trauma to Ning Fan, Ning Fan now always suspects that the generals with troops may rebel at any time.

In fact, these days, Ning Fan is also thinking about how to carry out reforms.

How the imperial court can strengthen its control over grassroots military forces is a top priority in Ning Fan's mind. If the central government cannot control military personnel, the country's development will be restricted.

No matter how far a country's economy develops, if it cannot maintain peace for a long time, then this temporary prosperity will only be a castle in the air and cannot last for too long.

Ning Fan also felt a headache when he thought about how future generations would control grassroots military forces. This was a problem that had never been solved by any dynasty.

If a country has no military power, foreign enemies may invade at any time, but if its own military power is too strong, it may lose control and cause civil strife.

How to maintain a delicate balance and how to control these generals efficiently and pragmatically is a big issue that Ning Fan has been thinking about.

"Luo Yong, let me ask you a question."

"If a person holds great power, over time, will he develop the feeling that this power comes from himself?"

Ning Fan stared at Luo Yong with burning eyes.

In less than two months, Luo Yong's entire personality has undergone earth-shaking changes.

The original Luo Yong looked simple and honest, and his whole person was very sunny.

However, in such a short period of time after arriving in Jiangnan, Luo Yong's temperament and demeanor have undergone earth-shaking changes. Now Luo Yong has become domineering and majestic.

Even when facing Ning Fan, Luo Yong's tone still had a faint feeling of being a superior.

This feeling makes Ning Fan extremely uncomfortable. This does not mean that Ning Fan must pay attention to superiority and inferiority, but that once a person has power, his confidence will slowly expand, and it will be difficult to control it in the later stages.

Luo Yong was not stupid either. Hearing what Ning Fan said, he was immediately startled and quickly knelt on the ground to express his loyalty to Ning Fan.

"I'm not targeting you. Human nature is hard to grasp. Anyone who takes control of power will lose control, and you are no exception."

Ning Fan said calmly.

Hearing Ning Fan's words, Luo Yong was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. He looked at Ning Fan tremblingly and said: "In fact, the supervisory army system that your Majesty envisaged before is very good. The supervisory army is responsible for the logistics training, discipline and ideology of the army, and The general is only responsible for fighting wars, so that the two powers can oppose each other and restrict each other."

"After all, the power of the supervisory army is not as good as that of the general. This system needs further deepening and reform, and at least part of it needs to be optimized."

Ning Fan thought Luo Yong's words made sense.

Of course, a legion has a general and a supervisor. It is not enough to have these two giants to restrict each other. Ning Fan feels that he also needs to install some Jin Yiwei.

In short, after becoming emperor, Ning Fan found that he was particularly sensitive and suspicious, and was always afraid of others leading troops to rebel.

Even Luo Yong, who was usually very close to each other, felt a little alienated from Ning Fan at this time. There were some things they could not say between them, as if there was a layer of barrier between them.