It's late at night and people are quiet!

In the important town of the border, candles were still on the study of Yan Shouzhan.

He was not sleepy, or he didn't want to sleep at all.

At this moment, he was energetic and his energy was comparable to that of a young young man in his twenties.

As a strategist, Mr. Du could only stay up late with him.

Staying up late is harmful to your body!

Mr. Du picked up a cup of strong tea and poured it in big mouthfuls to refresh himself!

I gently caressed my chest, my heart full of sadness.

If you stayed up this night, you would say that you would reduce your life by ten days at least.

It's really...

You must not calm down until you are old.

"Since the prince is so hesitant, I think it's better to give up."

Yan Shouzhan frowned and looked a little dissatisfied.

Should I be called emperor?

want?

Or don't?

This is a difficult choice.

Is it good to be an emperor?

Of course it's good!

However, everything has two sides. You can’t just think about the benefits of being an emperor, but don’t think about the disadvantages of being an emperor.

Especially in the current situation, look at the trump card in your hands. Is it really time to become emperor?

Can he really hold on?

Will it end up with Liu Zhang?

He was so worried.

actually……

He is now a prince, and he is a local emperor along the border thousands of miles away.

He said two, but he didn't dare to say one.

He just left the border and disappeared from Youzhou, and he was useless to say anything.

It's so sad!

"One person has a short plan, two people have a high plan. Otherwise, the prince will send someone to invite the prince to ask about the prince's thoughts. After all, the Yan family's family business will be handed over to the prince in the future. The prince's attitude is also very important."

Yan Shouzhan looked at the hourglass and said, "It's still early. Come and invite the prince."

The personal soldiers received the order and took the order and left.

...

It's so late, Prince Yan Yuntong hasn't slept.

My father and Mr. Du were locked in the study all day and didn't come out at night, so he knew something must have happened.

He kept waiting, from daytime to dark, from dark to late night, and finally let him wait.

As soon as he heard the order from his personal soldiers, he rushed to the study immediately.

He was dressed neatly and energetic, and obviously he had been waiting for this moment.

study……

When the father and son met, Yan Shouzhan was straight to the point and handed him Yan Yunge's letter directly.

"Your fourth sister is determined to make a full-scale Northern Expedition, hoping that we can send troops to support her. However, Mr. Du asked this king a key question: Who will the territory we have captured? If we can successfully take over the Northern Liang Dynasty, who will become the emperor?"

Yan Yuntong: “…”

He quickly read the content of the letter, and his thoughts were rolling.

He asked without answering, "Want to be the emperor and ascend the throne?"

Yan Shouzhan lifted his eyelids and asked quietly, "How can I see it?"

Yan Yuntong said solemnly: "Mr. Du and Mr. Du were locked in the study and discussed it all day, but they had not reached a conclusion from day to night. After thinking about it, the only thing that proclaims himself to the emperor will make it difficult for the father to make a decision."

Yan Shouzhan smiled, "Yes! You are right. I am hesitating whether to take the opportunity to proclaim himself emperor or whether to send troops to help Yun Ge."

Yan Yuntong asked directly: "Are your father ready to become emperor? Where will you ascend the throne, which city will be designated as the capital? Or maybe the court?

The candidates for prime ministers can be determined, and the candidates for the six ministers of the ministry can be selected? How should the generals of the army be adjusted and how to reward them?

To ascend the throne and become emperor, the first thing to do is to reward meritorious ministers, not only official positions, but also real population of gold, silver and jade warehouses, etc.

When Liu Zhang was promoted to the emperor, he was attracted by the two emperors in front of him.

Sima Dou robbed the aristocratic family, and the money he saved made Xiao Chengye cheaper, and finally made Liu Zhang cheaper.

With this ready-made family foundation, Liu Zhang's ascension to the throne and emperor would be so smooth.

I wonder how many family businesses my father has saved, or where he intends to rob a batch of treasures and reward meritorious ministers?”

A series of questions made people confused.

Yan Shouzhan was very angry.

Bad boy, just try to go against him.

He said angrily: "If you don't have money, can't you be called emperor?"

Yan Yun said seriously: "Did your father forget that what was the most worrying thing about Emperor Xuanzong Yuanping when he was alive is money! Emperor Yongtai also worried about money.

It’s Emperor Taining and Emperor Tianhe, who is not trying to get money with all their money.

If you don’t talk about the distance, just talk about Liu Baoshun. What is he worried about now? One is food and grass, and the other is money.

If there is money, there is food and grass, but if there is money, he cannot afford to support the people.

If the father proclaims himself emperor, the first problem he has to face is: where does the money come from?

Nowadays, taxes and military support are only enough, and you have to rely on the subsidies of Yun Ge’s sister to have a little surplus.

Once the emperor is called emperor, the number of officials will increase by ten times, as well as the population of the harem, the imperial guards, and all the yamen are prepared, and the expenses will probably be more than ten times that of now.

With such huge expenses, my son really couldn't think of where to get money.

Unless you are a short emperor, you will only have a temporary court.

Just like those tribes on the grassland, they set up a mobile royal court, and only a few officials.

But, what is the point of such an emperor? It’s better to continue to be in front of the prince, and be much stronger and more powerful than that short emperor.”

Yan Shouzhan was very angry.

Although Yan Yuntong said the truth, the truth is not good.

He hates listening to the truth the most now.

You can't say anything nice, coax him or make him happy.

At the middle of the night, I still have to get angry, and I want to make him unable to sleep tonight?

"Mr. Du, are the words that the prince said make sense? Because I have no money, I cannot be called emperor, right?"

this……

Mr. Du is in a difficult situation.

He stroked his beard and said cautiously: "The problem that the prince is worried about is actually what I am worried about.

Once you become emperor, you have to set up a court. With a court, you have to have six ministries, a young mansion, a harem... all kinds of yamen are equipped.

As the prince said, the number of officials has increased by ten times, probably more than one hundred times.

If the population is large, the expenses will be high. With the rewards from meritorious ministers, if you are frugal in the first year of your reign, you must prepare at least millions of qian coins.

This does not include the expenses of raising soldiers to fight. Money is indeed a big problem!”

Bang!

Yan Shouzhan smashed his punch on the table, making a huge noise.

"After all the time, I didn't have the will of becoming an emperor before I became emperor."

He is unwilling to give up!

I have been hesitating before, whether to proclaim myself emperor.

This does not mean that he does not want to be the emperor.
To be continued...