"Gu Sanmazi, although you have been a pirate and went astray, Yan Aiqing praised you for your loyalty and righteousness. The court is the ultimate use of people. I have to cancel your previous crimes. But since you are an official army, you must look like an official army. If I hear you have any illegal activities again, don't blame the military law for being ruthless."

Gu Sanmazi felt a stern when he heard this. He thought that the emperor wanted him to serve and would definitely comfort him at the beginning, but unexpectedly it was a storm. The emperor's mind was indeed unfathomable. At this moment, Gu Sanmazi scolded the rumors of the new emperor that he had heard before. Who said that the emperor was only greedy for beauty and was incompetent and incompetent, he must have slapped him heavily.

"Thank you, the emperor for your kindness."

"Well, I will give you the position of guerrilla general of the coastal defense. Your leader will report it as soon as possible. I will also grant you the corresponding position. Your fleet is stationed in Yanziji. At present, I have no task to give you yet. Let me continue the original maritime trade and expand it as much as possible. However, I can allow you to keep 30% of the trade income and submit the remaining 70% to the inner treasury. Are you willing?"

At present, the court ban is useless and the sea trade is prosperous. Unfortunately, the court cannot collect taxes, which will make the big coastal households rich. If Wang Fu ordered the opening of the sea, he would definitely be opposed by those stakeholders. It would be better to join in and share the pie by himself.

"Thank you for your kindness." Gu Sanmazi was overjoyed. Sea trade was undoubtedly a business with good interests. He thought that the financial path would be cut off after joining the official army. He was hesitant at the beginning. Unexpectedly, since the emperor allowed him to continue to engage in sea trade, he had to pay 70% of it, but how could Jiangyin compare with Yingtian Mansion? As long as there is a ship, he could easily expand his business ten times. In this way, his profit was higher than before. When he encountered the official army, he would no longer have to hide in fear. They were the official army themselves, and they had the support of the emperor. Who would dare to search his ships and collect taxes?

Gu Sanmazi retreated with satisfaction. Wang Fu waved his hand and drove out all the eunuchs and palace maids. There was only Wang Fu and Yan Yingyuan left in the hall. Yan Yingyuan felt a stern. The emperor must have something to explain to him if he did this.

"Yan Aiqing, how do you view the four towns in Jiangbei and Zuo Liangyu's tribe?"

"Marquis of Ningnan and the four towns of Jiangbei." Yan Yingyuan smiled bitterly in his heart, thinking that the emperor really looked down upon him. These people were the existences he had to look up to before. Even if he now became a general, his status was still very different from these people. Zuo Liangyu's subordinates had more than a dozen generals, deputy generals, generals, and deputy generals. He was known as 800,000 soldiers, and he was only a general. He had just recruited 3,000 troops. No matter how he evaluated these people, it would be a big blow.

However, since the emperor asked about himself, Yan Yingyuan did not want to go there vaguely. If he was a law-abiding person, he would not have taken the risk of making friends with Gu Sanmazi, nor would he use his family wealth to train 600 subordinates after seeing the troubled times.

"I wonder if the emperor wants to hear the truth or the lies?"

Wang Fu laughed silently. Likes to be mysterious and implicit is probably a common problem among some people who have their own talents: "What about the truth, what about the lies?"

"The lies are that the four towns in Jiangbei and Ningnan Hou have many soldiers and generals. They are loyal to the court, love the people, and have made great contributions to the emperor. They are well-deserved pillars of the country."

"Since you say it's a lie, you must have different opinions. Tell me the truth."

"Yes, if the Weichen said something wrong, please forgive me." Even though Yan Yingyuan was so brave and there was no one else present, he still felt pressure in his heart to say bad things about the Four Towns of Jiangbei and Zuo Liangyu.

"I don't need to worry about it. Today's words come from my mouth and come to my ears. I will not blame you or spread it."

"I obey the order, then the weak will be arrogant." Yan Yingyuan licked his lips. He obviously felt that he was nervous and had a hint of excitement. The emperor suddenly promoted him from a minor official to a general in charge of the newly established personal army. This kind of kindness was not bad. He didn't know why the emperor knew him and was so confident in him, but he felt that a soldier died for his confidant. Otherwise, as his identity, he would not dare to make a big spell in front of the emperor.

"I first talk about this Guangchang Bo Liu Liangzuo. This man was originally a bandit. Although he surrendered to the government army, his military discipline was corrupt. He often burned, killed, looted, and the women did not look like an official army. When the people learned that the Guangchang Bo's troops were about to pass, they regarded it as a bandit and refused to accept it. Guangchang Bo did not know how to review himself, but instead sent troops to attack the city. However, tens of thousands of troops still could not capture a county town. There were few victories in fighting with the bandits. Guangchang Bo's troops had no military discipline and no combat power. No matter how many people were, they were just consuming food and money in the court."

Wang Fu nodded. Yan Yingyuan did not exaggerate Liu Liangzuo's behavior at all. Chongzhen treated the ministers as strict, but he was afraid of stirring up a mutiny against the warlords who had an army on his hands and did not dare to deal with it. If Liu Liangzuo had not always held tens of thousands of troops, he would have been killed by Chongzhen, and Liu Liangzuo had figured out the bottom line of the court and was even more unscrupulous. He would hide when encountering thieves and take advantage of the profits.

Seeing the emperor nodding, Yan Yingyuan breathed a sigh of relief. He felt that his entire back was wet. Who is Liu Liangzuo? The ministers in the court naturally knew clearly, but who dared to say it in front of the emperor?

"Dongping Bo Liu Zeqing was born in a general and was also cruel. I heard that there were black apes in his mansion, who liked to eat human flesh. Once, he had a banquet for guests and killed a death row prisoner on the spot. He took his brains in a golden bowl and let the black ape eat raw. The guests present all trembled and broke into the capital. The previous emperor issued an order to let Dongping Bo go to Beijing to serve the king, but Dongping Bo lied that he was injured when he fell off a horse and refused to obey the imperial edict. It can be seen that he had no loyalty and righteousness. The thief was finally in Shandong. Dongping Bo had already taken his people to escape south from Huai'an..."

"Xingping Bo Gao Jie was also from a bandit. Compared with the previous two, Xingping Bo is still brave and good at fighting. He defeated the troops of Chuanggui many times. His military achievements were far superior to those of Dongping Bo and Guangchang Bo. However, his troops had no military discipline. He even burned, killed, looted outside Yangzhou City, and even the gentry of Yangzhou refused to accept his family's small..."

"The Marquis of Jingnan Huang Degong and Kaiyuan Wei people have fought against the war against the rebels many times, and they won more than defeats. They can be considered a good general. The military discipline of his troops is better than the previous three, but they are vulgar and have no literature. Even His Majesty's envoy has been insulted by the Marquis of Jingnan many times..."

"Ningnan Hou Zuo Liangyu, who was brave in combat in his early days, was once named the general of pacifying bandits. Since Zhu Xianzhen was defeated, he has also lost his spirit. Since then, he has lost more and won more than he wins in battles with the bandits, and mainly preserves his strength. Now his troops are said to be 800,000 and are stationed in Wuchang. He only knows how to ask for money, but he does not want to conquer the lost territory at all. The court cannot be moved..."

Yan Yingyuan counted these people carefully, and Wang Fu had to admit that none of these five people was reliable.

"Then I will kill Liu Liangzuo, Liu Zeqing and Zuo Liangyu, can I support you?"

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Chapter completed!