Chapter 13 Reclaiming the Military Power of Beijun

Yancheng.

County Magistrate's Mansion.

After seeing Li Rui coming back, officials from Beijun all rushed forward.

One of the officials asked: "Li Taishou, did the prince say what he would do next?"

Now the officials of Beijun are very concerned about what kind of big moves the King of Bei will make after coming to Beidi, and whether it will affect their jobs and interests.

Li Rui smiled, raised his hand and stroked his beard, and then replied calmly: "The prince told me not to go to him unless it is important, and everything in Beijun will remain the same!"

Hearing this, the officials of Beijun instantly became extremely excited.

If this is the case, the power in their hands and their interests will not be damaged.

Although they did not say it at this time, their thoughts were basically "Fortunately, the court sent a useless prince to Beijun".

However, at this time, a soldier from the County Magistrate's Mansion ran in in a panic. He came to Li Rui and whispered something.

After listening to the soldier's words, Li Rui frowned and his face darkened instantly.

Seeing Li Rui's face so ugly, an official hurriedly asked: "Sir, what happened?"

As soon as the official finished speaking, Li Feng walked into the county governor's mansion.

Seeing Li Rui and a group of officials there, Li Feng smiled and said: "Sir Li, your mansion is really lively today!"

Li Rui came back to his senses and hurriedly walked up and said: "No, no."

"I wonder if General Li came to my mansion to convey something?"

Li Feng directly took out the token of the King of the North, and then said: "The prince has ordered that from today on, all military affairs of the North County will be taken over by me."

Hearing this, the officials in the yard panicked instantly.

The main reason why they dared to act recklessly and did not take the King of the North to heart was that the army of the North County was in the hands of the governor.

The King of the North took over the military affairs of the North County as soon as he arrived in the North County. What is this for?

The army is more sensitive, and the vassal king will definitely do something when he controls the army.

Could it be that the King of the North is planning to take action against them?

Li Rui said at this time: "General Li, the prince has just arrived in Beijun and is not familiar with Beijun. I wonder why he asked you to take over the military affairs?"

Li Rui did not think that the King of Beijun wanted to take action against the forces in Beijun, at least not in the short term. After all, he had just arrived in Beijun and had not yet established a firm foothold in Beijun.

Besides, the King of Beijun needed officials like them and the major forces in Beijun to maintain his rule in Beijun. Even if the King of Beijun was ignorant, he should not do such a thing that would destroy his foundation.

Li Feng saw the concerns in the hearts of Li Rui and others, so he said directly: "Lord Li, I believe you should have heard the news that the prince was assassinated by the Blood Moon Tower on the way to the vassal?"

Li Rui said: "Of course."

Li Feng continued: "In this case, then you should understand why the prince wants to control the military power. The prince does not want his personal safety to be in the hands of others."

After hearing what Li Feng said, Li Rui and others reacted instantly.

Yes, the King of Beijun was assassinated on the way here. He was relatively young and must have been scared. 【】

Perhaps he was afraid of death and was afraid that the army of Beijun would harm him, so he would control the military power.

Li Feng continued, "Sir Li, you don't want to hand over the military power, do you?"

"The prince has handed over all the affairs of Beijun to you. If the military power is still in your hands, then are you the prince, or is the King of Beijun the prince?"

Hearing Li Feng's words, Li Rui's forehead was instantly sweating.

Indeed, if all the power of Beijun is in his hands and no one can restrict him, it will probably not take long for the court to send people to trouble him.

Li Rui thought about it. Anyway, there are not many soldiers in Beijun, so it is better to hand it over directly to avoid trouble for himself.

Thinking of this, Li Rui immediately took out the tiger talisman from his arms, "General Li, this is the tiger talisman that controls all the soldiers and horses in Beijun."

Then Li Rui said to a soldier in armor beside him, "Captain Wang, take General Li to the barracks to have a look."

"Yes, sir."

Then Li Feng followed the soldier to the barracks in Yancheng.

After Li Feng left, the officials behind Li Rui surrounded him.

"Sir, why did you give him the tiger talisman!"

"Yes, sir, what if the prince gets the military power and messes up?"

"Sir, what should we do now?"

...

Hearing the officials' discussion, Li Rui said: "Don't worry, the military power should be in the hands of the prince, and it is normal for the prince to take it back."

"And you just heard what Li Feng said. The prince handed over all the affairs of Beijun to me. If I still control the military power, I am afraid that the prince can tolerate me, but the court cannot."

Hearing what Li Rui said, some officials with quick brains instantly understood what Li Rui meant.

After all, there was a case in the Great Xia Dynasty where a certain prince's chief historian monopolized power and imprisoned the prince.

But they were still a little worried.

Once the Northern King had military power, it was like having weapons in his hands. It would be easy to deal with them, and they would not dare to mess around like before.

Li Rui continued: "Okay, you all return to your respective jurisdictions."

"If the Northern King has any orders, I will inform you immediately."

After hearing what Li Rui said, the officials had no choice but to leave the county governor's mansion one after another.

...

A few days later.

Bei Wangfu.

Lu Chen was in the yard, watching the servants make soap according to the soap making diagram. He picked up a piece and rubbed it on a dirty piece of clothing to try it out.

Soon, the stains on the dirty clothes became clean after washing.

Seeing this scene, everyone in the yard cried out in disbelief.

Chu Yuqin asked curiously: "Chen'er, where did you find the method? This soap is so easy to use?"

Lu Chen smiled and answered while washing his hands: "Aunt Chu, if I say that I thought of this myself, do you believe it?"

Chu Yuqin raised her beautiful eyes and said in a somewhat yin-yang tone: "Chen'er has grown up, and has more and more secrets. He hides everything from Aunt."

Mu Zixuan saw that the atmosphere seemed a little bad, so she quickly tried to smooth things over and said: "Aunt Chu, this is indeed the method that the prince came up with."

In fact, Chu Yuqin's tone was just a little yin-yang. She was not angry at all. Chu Yuqin had long since stopped trying to explore the secrets in Lu Chen's heart.

But then again, Chu Yuqin felt a little sour when she thought that Lu Chen had told her everything before, but after getting married, he kept everything from her.

At this time, Zhou Xiaoxiao changed the subject and said, "Your Highness, how do you plan to sell this soap?"

Lu Chen had clearly stated before making the soap that he would sell it, so Zhou Xiaoxiao was very curious about how the prince planned to price the soap with such a strong cleaning effect.

Lu Chen thought for a while, and then said, "Just sell it for three to ten coins a piece."

Zhou Youyou, who was beside Zhou Xiaoxiao, was surprised and said, "So cheap?"

Lu Chen said, "Small profits but quick turnover. It is originally used to replace bath beans. It can't be too expensive. If it is too expensive, no one will buy it."

At this point, Lu Chen's eyes fell on Mu Zixuan.

"My beloved concubine, the soap industry is handed over to you."

Mu Zixuan said excitedly, "Your Highness, don't worry. I will take care of the soap industry and fill the inner treasury of the palace as soon as possible."

As soon as Mu Zixuan finished speaking, her face suddenly turned pale and she began to vomit.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Youyou and Zhou Xiaoxiao hurried to her side to support her, "Sister, what's wrong with you?"

"Quick... call a doctor!"