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After the morning court, Ling Wenze asked Lin Zhaonuo to go back first, but Lin Zhaonuo asked, "Your Highness, aren't you going back to the palace?"

Ling Wenze was a little surprised that he would ask about his whereabouts, but he still told him: "I have something to do with Xiao Wu."

He himself wanted to talk to Xiao Wu again. Based on what the court said today, Xiao Wu must have known some news about what Xiao Wu said yesterday.Ling Wenze wanted to go to the frontier to mine, so he had to learn more about the situation from Xiao Wu.But these words naturally cannot be told to Lin Zhaonuo.

Lin Zhaonuo knew that he couldn't ask any more questions, but he always felt unwilling to be pushed back by Ling Wenze.He had already decided to treat Ling Wenze well, but Ling Wenze didn't seem to intend to get along well with him.

Seeing Lin Zhaonuo standing there staring at him in a daze, Ling Wenze couldn't help touching his face: "What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"

It was only then that Lin Zhaonuo realized that he had been staring at Ling Wenze for too long, because he had just discovered that after the third prince's temper changed, he was completely different from before, and he was fascinated just now.

His face became hot, Lin Zhaonuo said hesitantly: "No, my servant will leave."

Seeing the back of Lin Zhaonuo leaving in a hurry, Ling Wenze asked the eunuch behind him suspiciously: "Is there really nothing dirty on my face?"

The eunuch replied honestly, "There is nothing foreign on your Highness's face."

Only then did Ling Wenze feel relieved, and instead of asking the palace servants to follow him, he walked to Concubine Jin's palace based on his memory.

After walking for a while, there was no one around, and he accidentally saw Hong Sheng flirting with another man in a remote corner.Ling Wenze looked at the official uniform from a distance, and remembered that this person seemed to be Dongfang Wo, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

When the two over there found Ling Wenze, they were both taken aback. Hong Sheng hurriedly pushed away Dongfang Wo who was almost embracing him.

Dongfang Wo shook his sleeves calmly, put on his usual smile, and was just about to walk over to say hello to Ling Wenze, when Ling Wenze turned away as if he didn't see them.

Now Dongfang Wo couldn't stop laughing, wondering what the third prince meant.

Hong Sheng's baby face was flushed, he was not only angry but ashamed, he reached out and punched Dongfang Wo, then turned and left.Dongfang Wo screamed strangely while clutching his lower back, and hurriedly chased after him.

When he first saw Hong Sheng, Ling Wenze actually wanted to go over and say hello. After all, he was very interested in the main responsibility of the minister of the Ministry of War, and the two of them could be regarded as colleagues even barely.But seeing Hong Sheng and Dongfang Wo's tussle, Ling Wenze felt that there must be an adulterous relationship between the two of them, and he was not interested in other people's adultery, so he decided to pretend he didn't see it.Of course, it was also thanks to those two people that he realized that he had gone the wrong way just now...cough.

Ling Wenze thought about when he would have to go to the frontier, firstly to get to know General Liang, secondly, if he remembered correctly, most of Ling Chao's minerals came from the frontier areas, minerals, they are all treasures!Ling Wenze believes that there are no garbage minerals in the world, only garbage smelting technology.If he is allowed to go to the frontier, those minerals will definitely be able to play their true role.

In fact, according to the origin of minerals, General Liang in the frontier area is more suitable to be responsible for the research and development of weapons and equipment, but since he has military power stationed in the frontier, Emperor Yong will naturally not put this power in his hands again. The minerals were sent to Kyoto, and Hong Sheng, Minister of the Ministry of War, was in charge.Ling Wenze thought that General Liang and Emperor Yong probably didn't have that much trust.

Thinking of this, Ling Wenze roughly looked at the forces in the DPRK and China in his mind.

There were two divisions and one guard in the Ling Dynasty.The Department of Household Rites is in charge of Prime Minister Lin, and the Secretary of the Household Department is Dongfang Wo, who is only 25 years old. It is said that he and Prime Minister Lin always have political disagreements; Ding Tangchun, the Minister of Rites, will soon become the second prince's father-in-law.The Military and Punishment Department is under the control of General Liang, but he has been stationed in the frontier all year round, and he only has military power in his hands; Hong Sheng, Minister of the Ministry of War, is stationed in Kyoto, in charge of the appointment and dismissal of generals, information transmission on the frontier, and research and development of weapons and equipment; The prince's grandfather is a respected and respected court official who is in charge of criminal cases.As for the guard, it is the inner guard in the palace, responsible for protecting the safety of the palace, and the inner guard commander Zhan Shufeng was the champion of martial arts back then.

Ling Wenze has no interest in the Ministry of Rites. The Secretary of the Ministry of Justice is Xiaowu's grandfather. Now it seems that Hong Sheng and Dongfang Wo are very close. If he can go there while Hong Sheng is in the frontier, he may be able to help Xiaowu. less busy.

Ling Wenze went to greet Concubine Jin first, but this time he also met Ling Wenyan, the only princess among the royal children.

Different from the way the third prince remembered, Ling Wenyan used to always ignore the third prince if he could, but now she is as kind and enthusiastic as Concubine Jin and Ling Wenjin.Ling Wenze thought that Xiao Wu and Concubine Jin should have said something to her.

After exchanging pleasantries, Ling Wenjin took Ling Wenze to his bedroom, waved away the palace servants in the room, went over and closed the door tightly, then pulled Ling Wenze to sit on the chief seat in front of his desk, and pulled the door open by himself. The chair came over, holding up the dagger and staring at Ling Wenze with bright eyes: "Third brother, tell me honestly, what is the origin of this dagger?"

Seeing that Ling Wenjin seemed to know something, Ling Wenze took the dagger with a smile, and slashed at his hand casually. The dagger, which cut stones like mud, did not cause any trauma to his hand.

"This dagger can recognize its owner," Ling Wenze flickered like a magic stick, "I built it, and the owner is you, so it can't hurt us both. Others can't, be careful, don't hurt it easily people."

Ling Wenjin took the dagger and looked at it over and over several times, then looked at Ling Wenze: "Are you really so magical?"

Ling Wenze raised his eyebrows: "If you don't believe me, you can try it with someone else, be careful, and warn you again, this knife is very sharp."

Ling Wenjin nodded: "I believe in you." But he still thought in his heart that he had to find someone to try.

Ling Wenze saw his little thoughts but didn't expose them.

Sheathing the dagger, Ling Wenjin grabbed Ling Wenze's sleeve and smiled flatteringly: "So, third brother, how did you do it?"

Ling Wenze murmured, "Didn't I faint at King Jia's birthday banquet a few days ago? I felt like I was being taught by an immortal while I was in a daze, so I became obsessed with forging. I took a few strands of your hair while you were not paying attention. , let this dagger recognize you as master."

Ling Wenjin doubted: "What did you use to make this dagger? I haven't seen any forging utensils in your palace."

Ling Wenze choked, and said with a guilty conscience: "Don't worry about it, anyway, I really made this dagger, so keep it carefully, and don't tell others too much."

Seeing that Ling Wenze didn't intend to confess, Ling Wenjin didn't ask any more questions: "I know, this is a secret between me and third brother!"

Ling Wenze smiled at him: "It's also related to this that I came to find you. Today in the court, I heard that You Jiang started to harass the border again."

Ling Wenjin twirled the dagger in his hand, and said, "Yes, the sky told me about it before. Actually, this is not the first time this year, but my father didn't pay much attention to it before."

"General Liang can't suppress it?"

"It's You Jiangxue who is smart," Ling Wenjin said seriously. "When the late emperor was alive, they used all their strength to attack. They were beaten to death by General Liang, and they retreated outside the border and dared not come back. But outside the border is a barbaric place after all. Land, You Jiang is a thief, and now he is probably resting and recuperating, so he comes to harass our border area. This time, he has learned the wisdom. Every time there are not many people coming, and he does not fight. He just robs the border people's supplies and runs away. As annoying as rats. General Liang has stepped up his guard, but such defenses will not solve the problem at all."

Ling Wenjin took out a pair of scrolls from the jar beside the table, and spread them out to Ling Wenze: "Our Ling Dynasty has a vast territory, with a border stretching for hundreds of miles, and there are four or five towns. long."

Ling Wenze asked: "You Jiang didn't have many people attacking him, did he?"

"It's not too much, but it can't stop them from launching sneak attacks everywhere. General Liang wrote a letter before, wanting to send troops on a large scale like more than ten years ago. But he was rejected by the emperor because You Jiang was not afraid, and there was no need to go to war. .”

Ling Wenze understood what Emperor Yong meant.After the first emperor pacified the world, Ling Chao wanted to suppress the rebel forces everywhere on the one hand, and on the other hand to resist You Jiang's massive attack.Although the old general Liang was brave and good at fighting, he beat You Jiang until he retreated outside the Great Wall and dared not invade, but Ling Chao himself was also severely injured.You Jiang has been recuperating these years, so why not Ling Chao.Therefore, since Emperor Yong came to the throne, he has always pursued "government by doing nothing", oh, except for his own brothers and feet.

"Then what do you think we should do?"

Seeing that Ling Wenze was really asking him seriously, Ling Wenjin said, "Actually, we can't just wait to be harassed by You Jiang before fighting back. We still have to take the initiative."

Ling Wenze was a little surprised: "You also want to send your troops out to wipe out You Jiang?"

Ling Wenjin shook his head: "That's too difficult, and the price will be very high. The land outside the border is vast, but it is too desolate, which is not conducive to our army's deep combat. I want to bring You Jiang into the Ling Dynasty."

"How to do it?"

"On the one hand, make good defensive preparations, catch You Jiang who came to harass you and beat him hard, but you can't chase him into the depths to fight. On the other hand, it's best to have a team of elite soldiers adapted to the environment outside the border to actively investigate and attack. Since You Jiang Why can’t we come to carry out a surprise attack? After they’ve been beaten honestly, King You Jiang will bow down to the Ling Dynasty.”

Ling Wenze smiled: "You have a lot of ideas, kid."

Ling Wenjin scratched his head: "I'm just thinking about it when I have nothing to do. I have never led soldiers to fight. It's just empty talk. These things can only be said to Cang Qiong and you, third brother. Besides... our army has always been They have never lived outside the border for a long time, so it is not easy to build such an elite army."

After hesitating for a while, Ling Wenjin still didn't tell Ling Wenze that General Liang had already started preparing to train such a team.After all, the matter is of great importance, and this matter was done behind Emperor Yong's back. Ling Wenjin felt that he could not tell Ling Wenze these secrets yet.