After being demoted, my 300,000-strong army trampled the imperial city!

“General Zhang has been in charge of government affairs in Longcheng for many years. In order to win over the local powerful families, he has entrusted many mines and coal mines to the Wang and Chen families for management. Among them, the Chen family has good forging technology, so the Chen family is mainly responsible for the armaments.” Li Huaifeng explained the situation carefully.

"I'm asking you, where's my mine!"

Chen Futu was burning with anger.

These aristocratic families deserve to die. He's not dead yet, and not a single member of one of them has come to report to him these past few days!

Li Huaifeng sighed helplessly, "If nothing unexpected happens, all the profits, mineral reserves, and military equipment will probably be transported to Tianyun City."

"Fine, fine, you really think I'm going to draw my sword?" Chen Futu laughed angrily and cursed, "Dian Wei, immediately take the Polu Guards and go door to door to question them. Ask them where the weapons and supplies of Longcheng are. If they can't answer, imprison them all on charges of smuggling weapons!"

"Your Highness, you mustn't!" Li Huaifeng exclaimed in alarm, quickly stopping him. "We must not act rashly against powerful clans!"

"Why?"

“There are too many vested interests involved in aristocratic families, and it is feared that if one thing is done, it will have far-reaching consequences.”

"Heh, they're only relying on the reputation their families have built up over generations. As a rebel, what do I have to fear from them?"

"Your Highness, you must not let anger ruin important matters. The most urgent task is not to deal with them, but to reorganize the military and deal with them another day."

Li Huaifeng spoke earnestly and patiently.

Chen Futu took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his anger, and then gave Dian Wei a new order, instructing him to take over the mine and quickly cut off the outward transfer of military funds from various parties. Then Chen Futu summoned Deng Han.

Upon hearing the inside story, Deng Han volunteered: "My family is in business. If the young master trusts me, I can handle this matter."

"Alright, then I'll leave it to you. Remember this: starting today, no military supplies from Longcheng are allowed to flow to the outside world. If there are any problems you can't handle, then come find me."

"Here!"

After giving his instructions, Chen Futu immediately ordered a meeting of his generals.

[The host has discovered a hidden danger in Dragon City; detailed duties should be assigned immediately.]

[1. Choose to rearrange the relevant military and political affairs, bringing the military and political operations of the northern frontier under the host's control, rewarding Liu Bowen who unified the world]

[2. Choose to execute the disloyal and despicable, solving the problem once and for all, and reward Prime Minister Li Si.]

"Li Si, Zheng Ge's man? He won't betray us again, will he?"

The historical figures rewarded by the system are infinitely loyal to the host.

"Okay, I'll choose one."

Li Si is a good choice, but the options are a bit too radical. As Li Huaifeng said, Zhang Shouren has not yet fallen, so it is not appropriate to go on a killing spree at present. Therefore, it is better to choose Liu Bowen.

[Selection successful. The system detects that the host wishes to establish a detailed military and political system. Liu Bowen will arrive in 15 minutes.]

Soon, the soldiers gathered together, and then a middle-aged man riding a donkey arrived at the door, attracting everyone's attention.

The man dismounted from his donkey, slowly straightened his robes, and entered the hall.

His carefree demeanor made him seem less like a scholar and more like a Taoist priest.

"I am Liu Bowen, and I pay my respects to the Crown Prince and all the generals."

Liu Bowen smiled and surveyed the entire room.

Guan Yu stood at the forefront of the military officers, his eyes closed as if he were asleep.

Qin Liangyu and the others returned the gifts, after all, with Zhang Liangzhuyu as an example, none of the young prince's subordinates who suddenly appeared were easy to deal with.

Liu Bowen came up to Guan Yu, looked him over, and praised him, "Not bad, not bad at all, an unparalleled warrior, loyal and righteous beyond compare."

Guan Yu still didn't open his eyes, slowly stroking his long beard, looking particularly arrogant.

He had the same attitude when facing Zhuge Liang back then.

Chen Futu cleared his throat. "Yun Chang, you mustn't be rude."

Upon hearing this, Guan Yu reluctantly returned the greeting, then asked in return, "Judging from your appearance, sir, do you possess any real talent or learning?"

"General, have you not heard of Zhuge Liang who divided the world into three kingdoms and Liu Bowen who unified the country?"

"How dare you boast like this! You dare to compare yourself to a strategist?"

Guan Yu glared at him and turned his flushed face away.

Liu Bowen was not angry. He walked over to Qin Liangyu and said with a smile, "The Ming Dynasty will last for six hundred and a half years. General, you have worked hard."

Qin Liangyu paused, then asked in surprise, "Are you really Mr. Qingtian?"

"Yes."

“Very good. With you here, Your Highness will surely be able to realize your ambitions.”

Qin Liangyu admired Liu Bowen; he helped Zhu Yuanzhang conquer a vast empire, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a genius of unparalleled talent.

With Liu Bowen by his side, the Crown Prince is like a tiger with wings.

Chen Futu sat in front, watching Liu Bowen greet his generals one by one with a strange expression, and couldn't help but tease, "I'm really afraid that you'll say something like, 'Respectfully sending the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty on his way.'"

Liu Bowen laughed heartily, "Let bygones be bygones. May I ask what the young master intends to do?"

Chen Futu said, "I have only been back in the northern frontier for a short time. The administrative affairs are quite complicated, and I have even overlooked some things, which have been exploited by petty people."

"It turns out that the Crown Prince wanted to divide military and political power among himself."

"That's right, I wonder what your opinion is, sir."

"May I ask, Your Highness, do you desire this world?"

Liu Bowen's words silenced the entire hall.

Now that most of the northern frontier is under Chen Futu's control, and he has successively defeated enemies from all sides, it is not unreasonable for him to declare himself emperor.

Those present, including Guan Yu, Qin Liangyu, Cao Zhen, Gao Shun, and Li Xiuning, all showed resolute expressions.

The crown prince wants to ascend the throne and become emperor, and they are determined to follow him to the death and pave the way for the new emperor.

As for the five fierce generals, including Li Huaifeng and Wu Shangde, their expressions were not so pleasant.

Li Huaifeng was the first to speak out: "Now that the Great Qian is accusing us of being rebels, if you were to ascend the throne and declare yourself emperor now, wouldn't that give others grounds for criticism? And Mr. Qingtian, you came here and immediately incited His Highness to ascend the throne and rebel. Do you want to make the Crown Prince an enemy of the world?"

Liu Bowen said, “I am aware of the Crown Prince’s situation. The Emperor of Daqian is intolerant of people. The Crown Prince is destined to be emperor, and his only path in the future is to ascend the throne. Of course, there is no rush to become emperor. Now that I know the Crown Prince’s ambition, everything else will be easy to handle.”

Next, Liu Bowen outlined a series of plans.

He divided the military and political affairs of the northern frontier according to the imperial system, and set up the cabinet, the six ministries, and the Grand Council, etc.

Chen Futu couldn't help but marvel at how powerful this so-called Taoist priest, who claimed to have foreseen the next six hundred years, was; he had even repurposed the Grand Council of the Qing Dynasty.

As for the Six Ministries and other institutions established by Liu Bowen, Chen Futu dared to use them, but unfortunately, he currently had too few civil officials under his command, so he had to trigger more options.

Li Huaifeng and the others became anxious upon hearing this arrangement.

Chen Futu reassured them, "Since we have been branded as rebels, wouldn't it be a disservice to that dog emperor's slander if we didn't do what rebels are supposed to do?"

Liu Bowen smiled approvingly: "What the young master said is excellent. First, we should clearly define the duties and lay a solid foundation, and then we can proceed gradually in the future."

Liu Bowen's vision was more far-sighted than anyone else's.

He wants to seize the world for Chen Futu, and what if he uses the regulations of the imperial court to establish his power?

I imagine the Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty would be very happy to hear this!