The next day, Wang He personally visited the army and asked hundreds of imperial guards in the southern border to further improve the regulations. That night, he ordered the reward of the three armies.

After the banquet, he summoned all the generals to the general's mansion and announced in public that he would leave southern Xinjiang tomorrow morning. When he ascended the throne, he would reward a group of soldiers and select outstanding people to visit the ceremony in Beijing. No matter how limited he is from origin or official positions, he would only count on his merits.

Before everyone could be happy, they suddenly heard the Suzaku King say, "I am leaving too."

All the generals were surprised:

"The prince is leaving too?"

"Yes, the southern border has not been completely pacified: there are still several forces of Zhennanhou along the southeastern sea that have not been conquered. There may be remnants of Zhennanhou lurking in the dark and eyeing them. The southern border is in need of the prince to be intimidated."

...

King Suzaku glanced at everyone and said with a blank expression: "Some hidden dangers are your chance to make meritorious contributions. If I am here, do you still have a chance to stand out? Are you sure you want me to stay and take charge?"

Everyone quickly understood.

Jiao Ke said impatiently: "Your Majesty will protect your lords, and your subordinates will clear the enemies in the southern border. Please rest assured."

Everyone said, "Please rest assured, your lord."

Wang He and Suzaku King looked at each other and smiled.

King Suzaku immediately ordered Pang Zheng and Jiao Kejiaozhi to sit in Nanzhou, Xuezhou and other places respectively to watch over each other. As for the navy troops left by Zhennanhou on the southeast coast, as long as they do not act evil, they will keep them for the time being and deal with them when they come back. If they are restless, they will clean up and reward them according to their merits.

The three of them took the order with a firm grudge.

When they were about to part, Wang He left Pang Zheng, Jiao Ke and Jiao Zhi, and granted several secret tasks and tricks respectively.

Arrange to stop and leave early the next time.

King Suzaku selected three hundred elite guards, all-colored cavalry, with only a small amount of food and weapons, and set out lightly.

One day later, they stopped in a small town backing at the junction of Nanzhou and Mingzhou, and saw more than a dozen motor vehicles waiting there, with food, weapons, fuel and other supplies on the vehicles, as well as several craftsmen from the arms base.

King Suzaku looked at Wang He.

Wang He smiled and explained: "The loyal and brave general arranged it, in order to avoid the eyes and ears, all the routes he took were already surrendered to the prefectures and counties of the court, so he took some detours. The next itinerary would depend on the prince's reputation."

Suzaku King: "…"

It's planning again!

He was too lazy to ask for details, so he immediately waved his hand to get out of the car.

Hurry up overnight!

Go north to Huizhou!

The route was also set by Wang He early.

The Suzaku King ordered people to raise the Suzaku King flag on the front of the car, which was no less than placing a ceremonial guard. It was novel and mysterious, which attracted people along the way to watch it. Before they could see the rare things running on the official road, the convoy ran away.

Whenever he arrived at a place, King Suzaku first sent someone to contact the local government. No matter what the officials were thinking, when they heard King Suzaku leading his army, they hurried out of the city to greet him. However, after King Suzaku arrived, he only greeted them a few words, recognized his face, and passed through the city, whistling away, leaving behind a roll of smoke and dust.

Wang He had not even shown his face.

He is in a hurry to go to Jiangnan!

Two days later, Huayang Town, Huizhou.

There is a villa in the Wang family here, and there are several small villages in the countryside. Last year, after he and Jinyan saved Yan Yun, they lived here. After returning to Beijing, he sent his confidants to collect information from Huizhou, so he stopped to find out the situation.

The confidant replied to him carefully:

"Huizhou is fighting. Zhennan Hou attacked in several ways, and a group of troops were not far from us. At the foot of Huangshan Mountain, they attacked the Li family's ancestral home Yuezhuang, and were defeated. I heard that the Yue Emperor personally commanded..."

Wang He chuckled: "The moon emperor is everywhere."

The confidant smiled and said, "Not. There are two in Huizhou."

Wang He asked: "Where else is the Moon Emperor?"

The confidant said: "The news from the youngest son of Lu'an Mansion is that Lord Jian and Prince Zhang are there, and have joined forces with the Moon Emperor there."

Wang He asked again: "Where is Zhennan Hou?"

The confidant replied, "It's attacking Huizhou Prefecture. Mr. Li is in charge of Huizhou Prefecture. This person is so powerful, he is not so good at all. He has been against Zhennan Hou several times, and Zhennan Hou has not gained the upper hand at all. People only know Miss Li, but she is not her father. In fact, he is an old fox-" The confidant said happily, and suddenly he felt that Wang He looked at him lightly, as if he was unhappy, and he couldn't help but stop, not knowing what he said wrong.

King Suzaku also glanced at him.

My confidant became even more dissatisfied and could not handle it anymore.

Seeing that he stopped, Wang He asked impatiently: "How great is Mr. Li?" He should not listen to gossip, listen to the facts, and always say something.

The confidant hurriedly continued: "Mr. Li started to clean up the Huizhou officialdom at the end of last year, and killed more officials than his daughter. All the vacant officials were replaced by those he trusted, and he really controlled Huizhou. He gathered many talented people under his command, such as Luo Xia, the father of Luo Wuchen, the most talented man in Jiangnan, who was very talented. He was originally Mr. Li's friend and now the first counselor of the Li family; Ge Ting, Luo Wuchen's uncle, was originally Qian Gu, the yamen of Guo County, Huizhou, and now the county magistrate; there are friends recommended by Luo Xia, and officials won by the Li family..."

When Wang He heard that Luo Wuchen’s relatives and friends were assisting the Li family, he felt very uncomfortable and couldn’t say anything. He suppressed his unhappiness and interrupted his confidant and asked in confusion: “It’s okay for the first two, how can local officials in Huizhou surrender to the Li family?”

The confidant replied: "Those officials have a close relationship with the Li family - not the friendship made with money, but the friendship."

Wang He was even more confused: "Famous friends?"

There is no close friend in the officialdom!

The confidant said: "For example, Pan Yue, the governor of Huizhou, was helped by Mr. Li. His two sons, one married a daughter of the Li clan and the other joined the Li family army. There are many officials like him, and their future interests are tied to the Li family..."

Wang He said: "I know Pan Yue, which happened when the Qinghua Palace victims started riots. It was indeed a great connection with the Li family."

The confidant said: "Yes. In addition to these officials, Mr. Li also appointed many other people, including the vine-armor army trained by the Li family, and the workers he had previously seen. The villain heard that one of them was actually from a villager outside Huizhou City..."

Wang He pondered: The village chief who can be promoted and reused by Li Zhuohang is afraid that he will be a ignorant rural farmer.

In addition, Wang He looked at the methods used by Li Zhuohang and his daughter to figure out a clear context: the talents they selected were all over scholars, farmers, workers, and businessmen. Among them, only a few were real scholars, most of them were from agriculture, industry and commerce, and there were many women. The Li family's regime was built on the lowest-level people.

Most of the people he currently uses are old ministers of the previous dynasty; when he ascended the throne, he planned to select a group of talents, which was also selected from scholars, and would not directly select workers and businessmen as officials, let alone farmers.

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