When Liu Yu said this, he pulled out the dragon-slaying sword inserted on his back. On the hilt of the knife, the red tassels fluttered in the wind, just like flying flames. The old brothers who had followed Liu Yu for many years knew very well that Liu Yu was ready to fight and entered a state of fighting. No matter who it was, it would be impossible to stop him.
Meng Huaiyu gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Jinu, I know I can't stop you from going to the battlefield to kill the thief, but you are the commander of the Great Jin Dynasty after all, and your safety and fortune lies with you alone. Your life is not only your own, but also the soldiers and people of the entire Great Jin Dynasty. As the chief general of this siege army, I cannot watch you take risks alone, I will accompany you."
Liu Yu nodded and said, "Huaiyu, my good brother, I am honored that you can be by my side in this battle. You must protect me at that time."
Meng Huaiyu was about to speak, but Liu Fan, who was on the other side, said in a deep voice: "Brother Jinu, you are so partial. You just want to take Huaiyu, but don't take me with you. Is it because I quarreled with you and contradicted you just now, so you don't even give me the qualification to fight together?"
Liu Yu smiled and waved his hand: "Afan, don't think too much. Huaiyu has gone with me. There will always be someone here to command. You all rushed in with me. Who will command the tens of thousands of troops outside the city? What if we catch the demon thief inside and all the dead balls are dead, you still need to siege the city to avenge us."
Liu Fan widened his eyes and pointed at Shen Tianzi in front of him: "But, why didn't Santianzi come to command? I want to follow Brother Jinu. Since the Battle of Guanggu, we haven't fought side by side for a long time."
Liu Yu smiled slightly and said, "Afan, what are you worried about? We will have to fight the Northern Expedition and recover the Central Plains later. I didn't really remove you from the army and return to the fields. Let me tell you the truth. After fighting the demon thieves, I need some time to recuperate. The key is to do a good job of returning to the hometown to resettle the retired soldiers. Next time the Northern Expedition, I don't want to ask those noble families like fighting Nanyan. Our Jin Dynasty has thousands of miles of land and millions of creatures. Why can't we even collect food and grass for more than 100,000 troops for two years?"
Liu Fan gritted his teeth: "Yes, those high-ranking families may be worse than the northern barbarians, so my elder brother has always wanted to replace them, rather than cooperate with them in a false way. In fact, the years of cooperation have long proved that the more concessions and compromises with them, the more they will make them more competing!"
Xiang Mi shouted: "Afan, the one who cooperates with the aristocratic high school is your elder brother. He is always with Xie, Xi Sengshi and the others are united, trying every means to squeeze into the aristocratic high school circle. You can do this, but Brother Jinu can't do this? This is too much."
Liu Fan's face turned slightly red and he said, "That's why my elder brother wants to get into their circle first. In fact, even if Brother Jinu gives them more rights and benefits from the position of those in power, will he appreciate it? After all, my elder brother has literary talent, can write poetry and essays, and can also make himself look like a famous scholar. If he takes this position and becomes the leader of a noble family, then he will be brothers with Brother Jinu, so he doesn't have to worry about these noble families being dragged behind."
Xiang Mi curled her lips disdainfully and said, "Okay, OK, Afan, don't you know what your elder brother thinks? He just took a fancy to Brother Jinu. Over the past few decades, he has looked for me a lot. Look, after the war, your elder brother has to talk to Brother Jinu. After the war, what will happen, Brother Jinu will never treat his brothers badly."
Liu Fan sighed: "Actually, I said so much, but I just hope that Brother Jinu knew that our brothers were determined to protect our old subordinates. Although we joined the army and wanted to gain wealth by ourselves, we had so many veterans and brothers of life and death, and that was impossible to give up at once. Brother Jinu, you have not protected your subordinates well before. There are many tragedies like Xie Tingyun, so we would rather bring them into the underground army, join the gang, and become the thugs of the guards and guards, and let them stay in our sight. This is definitely not a matter of relying on the troops and wanting to learn from the Huan family to become independent."
Liu Yu nodded: "I believe you have always been my good brothers. Even now, we have fought side by side. Over the years, our blood has flowed together, supported each other and covered each other on the battlefield countless times, and worked together to kill strong enemies countless times. This kind of brotherhood will never change. Now, with our high position and power, each holding heavy troops, there will inevitably be some differences in ideas. But as long as the three giants of the Beijing Eighth Party are still there, we can discuss and discuss and resolve the disputes. After the devil thief has been eliminated, we will pass the internal resolution of the Beijing Eighth Party or the court discussion, and we will always seek common ground while reserving differences and find a way to solve the problem."
A hint of joy flashed across Liu Fan's face: "Brother Jinu, you are serious. Don't you really want to seize our brother's military power, remove our official positions, and let us become civilians from now on?"
Liu Yu laughed: "How is that possible? You said just now. Those who made us the eight brothers of Beijing and the soldiers of the Northern Palace do not live well and could not get the treatment they deserve were mostly those noble families that had been corrupt for a hundred years in the Jin Dynasty. Even if we had military power in our hands and issued a series of laws to restrict them, we could not act completely according to the results we wanted. We would always take advantage of them and find loopholes, and take advantage of the national laws we formulated ourselves."
"So, I have figured it out now that if we want to completely suppress those noble families who want to continue to possess power, we must have enough power to suppress their official positions in the court, and have absolute military power in the army to control various prefectures and counties. At the grassroots and localities, there are enough grassroots officials who can be held by our brothers, or those gentry who are dedicated to the country and do not live with the noble families. At the same time, the most important point is eyes and ears."
Chapter completed!