This is way too difficult!
Qin Li was speechless with emotion. Since defeating the Prince of Min, he had been biding his time, not wanting Li Anlan to find an opportunity.
If the emperor feels threatened, his death is probably not far off. Then he can pin the blame for killing Li Sanjiang on himself and solve the Min River problem directly.
He had been very low-key, but he never expected that it would still happen to him in the end.
He sighed and said in a deep voice, "Your subject obeys!"
call!
Seeing Qin Li accept the imperial decree, the officials breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, an unlucky fellow had taken the blame, and any future problems along the coast would be the responsibility of Grand Commandant Qin Li.
At this moment, Li Anlan suddenly saw a memorial, his expression changed immediately, and he hastily ended the morning court session.
He then summoned a few trusted confidants to discuss matters in the back garden.
Qin Li was just about to go back and prepare when he was summoned to the palace. When he saw the people present, his pupils shrank. These were all the emperor's trusted ministers. It seemed that there was something that was not suitable to be discussed in court.
As expected, Li Anlan directly took out a memorial and handed it to them.
Upon seeing the contents of the memorial, everyone's pupils constricted. It was news about the descendants of the Prince of Min and the Prince of Shu. These two had actually caused trouble.
The Prince of Shu brought a large amount of wealth to the southern chieftain.
The Prince of Min summoned some of his father's former subordinates!
Neither of them was idle!
No one present was a fool. The Prince of Min and the Prince of Shu were both influential figures. If they stirred up trouble, Great Ning would be in considerable trouble.
Tan Cheng couldn't help but step forward and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, Li Siyuan's entry into the Southern Tusi (chieftains) is a betrayal of our Great Ning. We must investigate this matter thoroughly, or it will become a major disaster!"
Li Siyuan, carrying some of the resources left behind by the Prince of Shu, actually entered the territory of the southern chieftains, which was definitely not a good thing.
Everyone present knew the full story behind the death of the Prince of Shu.
He fled with the hatred of his father's murderer in his heart. If he lives a good life, then Great Ning's life will be very difficult.
Everyone's brows twitched; these words were truly scathing.
Everyone knows the truth about betrayal, but at this moment they can only agree with Tan Cheng's suggestion because Li Siyuan's existence does indeed pose a threat to Great Ning.
"Damn it! Such a traitor must not be tolerated! Send men to eliminate him!"
Li Anlan glanced at Wei Kuang with a grim expression and said in a deep voice, " Wei Kuang, what's wrong with your Blood Guard? Why didn't they intercept these two? What are you good for?"
He was extremely disappointed with the Blood Guard, who had failed to intercept and kill these two remnants, leaving them with endless troubles. This was far too passive a situation.
If we had killed him on his way back, none of this trouble would have happened.
"Your Majesty, our men did indeed intercept them, but they were protected by a group of people, which is why the interception failed. According to our intelligence, the enemy seems to be from the Northern Liang Guard and the Net." Wei Kuang sighed and explained in a low voice.
It wasn't that he didn't try; it's just that the enemy was too cunning.
Although the two men went into hiding after their return, they did not escape the Blood Guard ' eyes and ears. However, when they were about to kill the two men, they were attacked by the Northern Liang Guard and the Net, which caused their mission to fail.
Whose fault is that? Two of them were fighting one; they showed no sportsmanship.
" The Net and the Northern Liang Guard!!!"
Upon hearing about these two organizations, Li Anlan's face turned green, and he almost gritted his teeth as he said, "You, Lin Yi, you, Lin Rusong, you and your son have actually extended your reach into the heart of Great Ning!"
In this light, it's likely that Li Siyuan's escape to the southern chieftains was orchestrated by this father and son.
The southern chieftains were initially the most hostile towards the Prince of Shu, but now they've actually accepted his son. This would have been absolutely impossible without the help of Lin Yi and his son; they would have been lucky if they hadn't attacked Li Siyuan.
The Third Prince in the crowd felt a jolt in his heart. Others might not know who was behind this, but he probably knew better than anyone else. This was most likely Lin Yi's doing.
With a single move, both remaining traitors escaped unharmed, which was clearly an attempt to trip up their father.
At this moment, looking at the gloom on his father's face, he felt a strange sense of satisfaction.
You scheme against this person and that person, but in the end, you get schemed against yourself!
If he's not mistaken, this was Lin Yi's doing.
Li Ziyu stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, Lin Yi probably knows that Your Majesty intends to deal with him, which is why he's causing trouble for Great Ning. However, now is not the time to be angry with the Lin family. The most urgent tasks now are to resolve these two issues, as well as the pirate problem!"
He knew in his heart that this was a perfectly normal thing.
After all, you've already sent troops to the Great Wasteland Commandery. If Lin Yi isn't stupid, he'll know the Emperor's objective. How could he possibly sit idly by and wait to die? He'll definitely take action.
"That's right, these are the problems we need to solve!"
A murderous glint flashed in Li Anlan's eyes. Finally, he looked at Li Ziyu and said in a deep voice, "Uncle, I hope you will send experts from the Imperial Clan Court to eliminate these two potential threats!"
"Good!"
Li Ziyu closed his eyes in pain, but finally nodded and accepted the task.
The Imperial Clan Court was supposed to protect the Li Imperial Clan, but ironically, it ended up killing members of the Li Imperial Clan.
However, at this moment, Great Ning must remain stable and cannot allow them to cause trouble.
kindness!
Li Anlan nodded, then looked at Qin Li, casually tossing him a golden command arrow. He solemnly said, "Grand Commandant, I bestow upon you a golden arrow, authorizing you to mobilize all troops along the Min River to annihilate the pirates!"
He knew in his heart that if the pirates were not eliminated, he would never have peace for the rest of his life.
Although he ordered the construction of a coastal defense line, it was impractical and required too many resources; for now, only a rudimentary one could be built.
"Your subject obeys!" Qin Li sighed and accepted the command token.
However, he also made up his mind to resign after completing this mission, otherwise he would probably not escape disaster.
Li Anlan then looked at Wei Kuang and said in a deep voice, "By the way, what's the situation in Great Wasteland Commandery now? Has Lin Yi sent troops to stop the prince consort?"
"There are no signs of troops being dispatched yet, but many members of the northern aristocratic families have pledged allegiance to Lin Yi, including the Zhang Clan, which Zhang Ci of Youning Commandery seems to be among them! The killing of Hao Datong, the former commander of Youning Commandery, is suspected to be related to these aristocratic families!" Wei Kuang shook his head and said in a deep voice.
Grass!
Upon hearing this, Li Anlan couldn't help but swear, wishing he could tear the Zhang Clan and the others to pieces.
However, he knew that a small act of impatience could ruin a great plan, and if Northern Liang and Xiliang attacked him now, he would definitely suffer a great loss of strength.
Where is Ning Kun?
"He's personally going to Xiliang now, seemingly to investigate the situation Xiliang and test Lin Yi's attitude," Wei Kuang whispered.
"Send a message to the prince consort, instructing him to hold fast to the Great Wasteland Commandery and refrain from any rash actions for the time being!"
Li Anlan took a deep breath. The north couldn't afford any more problems now, or things would truly be in a terrible mess.