Chapter 488

In order to keep a bowl of water level, the shield soldiers of more than 450 people who dared not move under the tower took over the work and handed it over to the 200 auxiliary soldiers.

Anyway, it was someone else eating meat. They all drank a bowl of soup. Two hundred auxiliary soldiers opened the gate and went out under the leadership of two company commanders.

At this time, the shield men threw all their weapons to the ground in order to survive, and finally saw the mercenaries in military green come out. Somehow, instead of being afraid at all, they had a feeling of relief.

If no one comes out to receive them, it may be a dead end.

North Belt city defense victory!

More than 2300 enemy troops were destroyed, nearly 500 enemy troops were captured, and countless military supplies were seized. When Yang Chendong arrived in Beidai city with a main force of more than 7000 people, what he heard was such a report.

On the contrary, in Hanoi, the capital of Jiaozhi, a succession of bad news has been transmitted here. As king Li Li seems to be much older at once. Even there are some voices questioning him, saying whether to let the young prince take power in advance.

Hearing these comments, King Riley just answered with a wooden answer. When he knew it, he turned and entered the palace and no longer saw anyone.

The king unexpectedly disappeared, which made the ministers flustered. I don't know how many important ministers found the prime minister Ruan Chuncheng to ask for advice.

The prime minister Ruan Chuncheng's face was much calmer than that of other ministers, who looked flustered and seemed to have the sky falling down. "Don't worry, the prince is about to enter the city. Let's welcome him together."

Although there are many princesses in Riley, there are only two sons. One is the eldest son, Li Siqi. Unfortunately, he died early. Another is Li Yuanlong, who is now the prince's second son.

For a long time, Li Yuanlong chose to go to Jiuzhen County in the south of Jiaozhi country when he was an adult in order not to have interest friction with the monarchy. Anyway, the father was his own son, and the future throne would not be passed on to others. The prince was far away from the capital.

Let alone, Li Yuanlong still has some abilities. In history, he did inherit Li Li's mantle. Then, during his time as king, the national strength of Jiaozhi also increased a lot. Talents will be shown everywhere, just like him in Jiuzhen county. Relying on the geographical environment near the sea, he built Jiuzhen county very rich.

Of course, it is also because of the proximity to the sea that he has heard about mercenaries for a long time. Even occasionally, mercenary warships with five-star red flags can be seen in the fleets he sends to the sea to trade with other countries.

Compared with the ships of other small countries, mercenary warships are very domineering in terms of volume, water consumption and aggression. It is said that their ship has heavy artillery, which can sink and overturn the ships he shows as unfriendly within a long distance. Slowly, mercenary ships will become the master of this sea area. If other ships want to pass here smoothly, they must pay heavy taxes.

I still remember the first time I saw a mercenary warship with a red flag on the sea, Li Yuanlong was shocked. Looking at the behemoth passing by from a distance, he was naturally envious.

Since then, Li Yuanlong has issued strict orders to his men that they should never be enemies with mercenaries. On the contrary, they should pay taxes on time and should not play any tricks.

With this extremely correct decision, the ships of Jiaozhi country have been very safe. Therefore, they have made a lot of maritime transactions and exchanged goods with other countries, resulting in a lot of silver.

Unfortunately, iron objects are prohibited from trading at sea. Otherwise, I'm afraid Jiaozhi will get more iron objects, so as to enhance the strength of the army.

But what I never expected was that my father and his country would become enemies with mercenaries and lead them to kill at home. As soon as he heard the news, Li Yuanlong came quickly with 30000 people of the prince's Pro Guardian army. On his way, he heard the news of the defeat of the army outside the northern belt city.

Outside the east gate of Hanoi City, Prime Minister Ruan Chuncheng and a group of civil and military ministers met Prince Li Yuanlong here.

The ministers eagerly greeted the prince and the future king. For the future, it seems that everyone wants to curry favor with him. On the surface, Li Yuanlong talked and laughed with the ministers, but soon he called prime minister Ruan Chuncheng aside alone, "prime minister Ruan, what's going on? Is the land combat ability of mercenaries really so strong?"

"Ah." when it comes to this problem, Ruan Chuncheng, who was originally very wise, shook his head in pain, "yes, your highness. General Huang Hua came back and said that the other party had a fire gun that could hit hundreds of feet away. If the gun was hit, it could kill people on the spot."

"A firegun hundreds of feet away?" Rao was prepared, but when he heard this answer, Li Yuanlong was surprised and sighed.

Because of Li Yuanlong's decision, he always thought that Jiaozhi sea ships and mercenary sea warships were safe, which made him think that each other's artillery power was limited, so he didn't erect the enemy everywhere and became a real sea overlord. But now as soon as he heard that he had such a powerful gun, he realized that others did not have the strength to dominate, but were not willing to do so.

As for what is the reason, others may not know, but Yang Chendong knows best that there is not enough population and manpower.

Because there are not enough people.

Even if some places are occupied now, they can't control them. Facing the armed forces of those enemy teams, he can lead the army to destroy them, but some foreign people can't kill them all. If you want to rule the world, you can't kill them to solve the problem. You also need more Han people. Some glory is not only for him to enjoy, but also for more Han people to enjoy that honor.

Li Yuanlong is not Yang Chendong. Of course, he doesn't understand what the other party thinks. Hearing that mercenaries had hit the country, I thought my father had done something to offend others.

"By the way, Prime Minister Ruan, where's my father?" after understanding the matter, Li Yuanlong asked with concern as he walked to the palace in the city with all the ministers.

Prime Minister Ruan Chuncheng said with an ugly face, "Your Majesty, your majesty has entered the harem alone. No one is allowed to disturb him."

"Anyone? Including the crown prince?" Li Yuanlong was stunned when he heard this answer, and then thought of something. He couldn't help showing a burst of joy.

"Yes. The king specifically said that there was no prince." Ruan Chuncheng was much happier when he answered this sentence. That is, some things can't be bypassed, so he doesn't have to. Although it is bullying to do so, who makes others king. I said, father and son, what do you bully or not?

Hearing this affirmative answer, Li Yuanlong's look slowly returned to calm. He figured out that his father had left the mess to himself. Once something goes wrong, it's all your own problem. I'm afraid the father will not only support himself, but also accuse himself or even take back his power. On the contrary, if things are done well, it is that the father has the knowledge of people, and then he will abdicate.

Li Yuanlong is worthy of being a prince for many years. He thought about things so quickly. That's why Prime Minister Ruan Chuncheng looked ugly when answering this question. But there is no way. Who makes others king and himself just the king's son? The so-called family affection, ha ha, almost forgot that the royal family has no family affection in front of great interests and reputation.

After knowing his father's plan, Li Yuanlong didn't mean to shirk it. After he could receive the imperial edict, he rushed from Jiuzhen County, which has explained everything. If he really wants to hide, he can avoid appearing on the grounds of physical discomfort.

Besides, as the prince and the future king, Li Yuanlong doesn't want to see any problems with Jiaozhi. But if there is a problem, it will be solved in the end, and the important task of solving it falls on him, which is the responsibility.

"Even so, Prime Minister Ruan needs to gather the ministers together. The crown prince wants to hear what their views and opinions are." that is, to solve the problem, of course, Han Xin ordered the troops. The more the better. Listen to their views, maybe we can find a way to solve the problem. Although Li Yuanlong had a way to solve the problem at this time, he paid too much if he wanted to complete it. If there was a better way, he wouldn't mind adopting and listening.

Knowing that the crown prince was going to take charge in advance, or that he took the initiative to take over the problem, Ruan Chuncheng first looked at Li Yuanlong with admiration, then nodded and said, "well, the old minister, let's gather all the subordinates and listen to the crown prince's instructions."

"Thank you, Prime Minister." Li Yuanlong replied with great respect.

When the prince entered the city, he immediately convened important officials in the front hall of the royal palace to discuss major issues, but all dignified and high-ranking officials rushed over. Everyone didn't want to let go of this opportunity, so that more than 100 people were crammed into the hall, which usually only accommodated 50 or 60 ministers, which was very crowded.

In this regard, Li Yuanlong didn't mean to drive people away at all. On the contrary, he kept enough smiles on his face and showed great patience until the people came almost together. At least after no one came outside, he coughed and attracted everyone's attention to himself.

With this slight cough, the hall really became quiet. Then more than 200 eyes stared at Prince Li Yuanlong and wanted to hear what the prince would say when he arrived and how to solve the dilemma in front of him.