After King Cao left, Zhao Kuangyin cleaned up some of the nobles and officials in Jiangning and obtained a large amount of property. He was the commander of the army. If he wanted to gain respect and stability in the army, he also had to use a lot of financial resources to reward him.

Zhao Kuangyin deliberately used his confidant to search for Lu Tianfeng's property and home, but his name was for protection. He did not violate all property during the search, but only recorded the population, and then left soldiers to guard him.

Zhao Kuangyin had to be concerned about Lu Tianfeng and did not want to cause excuses for ordinary things. He came to Jiangnan for several months and heard the most about Lu Tianfeng. Of course, he deliberately ordered the investigation.

The confidant general came back and reported: "The Grand Marshal, Lu Tianfeng's house, did not have any immediate family members, nor did he find any useful documents."

Zhao Kuangyin nodded and said, "You have someone to make a new plaque in Lu Tianfeng's mansion, and write 'Shiguo Princess Mansion'."

The confidant general was stunned and then responded, but said, "Master, the information we received should be that we can blame Lu Tianfeng for being unfavorable. Does the Master not plan to report it?"

"Look at this." Zhao Kuangyin took out a document from his copy, and his confidant hurriedly stepped forward and took the initiative to answer.

After opening and looking at it, he looked up and said in surprise: "This Lu Tianfeng actually has 160,000 military power in Hexi, including nearly 40,000 cavalry and commander. Is this military information possible?"

"It was Kuang Yi's investigation, but now the court should know it." Zhao Kuangyin said calmly.

The confidant soldier nodded in a daze and said, "This Lu Tianfeng is really amazing."

Zhao Kuangyin nodded and said, "Why did the court set up the Hexi Protectorate? The main reason is that he was afraid of forcing Lu Tianfeng to rebel. For the Great Zhou, it is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If the Great Zhou is forced to rebel against Lu Tianfeng, it will be a big blow to the Great Zhou."

The confidant general nodded and said, "So, the information we found is no longer useful."

"Even if Lu Tianfeng did not enter Hexi, our report would not have a result. The emperor appointed Lu Tianfeng and indulged in allowing Lu Tianfeng to support the army in the west. The purpose was to form a new force to restrain him." Zhao Kuangyin said.

The confidant general nodded, but said, "But the information we have received is that Lu Tianfeng is already the King of Wu of Jin. Being a king is a taboo. If the court knows, he will inevitably be suspicious of Lu Tianfeng."

"We cannot report Lu Tianfeng's affairs openly. Our reports will have the meaning of sow discord. Once Lu Tianfeng rebelled, it will become a sin for us. Moreover, even if Lu Tianfeng surrendered to Jin State, he had already surrendered to the Great Zhou, and the ministers of Tang State surrendered to the Great Zhou, and there was no big criticism from the ministers of Jin State surrendered to the Great Zhou." Zhao Kuangyin said.

The confidant general nodded, and Zhao Kuangyin said again: "Kill the Yu family's person."

The confidant general was stunned and said, "Master General, that person was sent by the Hangzhou Yu family. The Hangzhou Yu family is willing to surrender to us. Keep it, which should be beneficial to the march to Jin State."

"That person's words are hard to believe. He said that Lu Tianfeng was the King of Jin, but our people found that King of Jin had visited Jingzhou on a tour and was granted a title of prince in Jingzhou for his military merits. One month ago, he sacrificed the heavens and appointed the crown prince in Fuzhou, and then went to Chu to personally fight against Nanyue. Our people said that Lu Tianfeng and King of Jin had become brothers in Jianzhou and were later named King of Wu. In your opinion, that one is more worthy of trust?" Zhao Kuangyin said.

The confidant general thought for a while and said, "It may be that the Yu family in Hangzhou who confused Lu Tianfeng with the King of Jin Lu Bing. According to information, when Lu Tianfeng sent a marriage envoy to the Tang State to Jianzhou, he had pretended to be the King of Jin to fight against the Chu army. Therefore, there are many rumors in Jin State that Lu Tianfeng was the King of Jin, but if Lu Tianfeng was the King of Jin, how could he dare to leave Jin State? Not to mention the danger, even the situation within Jin State cannot tolerate the lord of a country leaving. If the King of Jin is not here, wouldn't it be that the power would be usurped by others?"

Zhao Kuangyin nodded and said, "The rumors cannot be taken seriously, because the rumors are sharp invisible butcher knife, which is most likely to cause turmoil in people's hearts. Why did our army kill the Yu family? It just didn't want to arouse suspicion."

The confidant general was stunned and said, "Will that person cause turmoil in people's hearts?"

Zhao Kuangyin nodded and said, "Lu Tianfeng is now the prince consort of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Hexi governor, and the title of general. If we leave behind the Yu family, it means that our army believes the words of the people, or it may make people feel that our army wants to deal with Lu Tianfeng."

The confidant general was stunned and hesitated for a moment and stopped talking. Zhao Kuangyin said again: "Don't think that our army is afraid of offending Lu Tianfeng. Even if Lu Tianfeng has a land in Hexi, he is just a grass-headed king."

The confidant general said with an oh, and Zhao Kuangyin said again: "You also know during this period that Lu Tianfeng has a deep influence on Jiangning. It can be said to be a prestigious figure in Jiangning. Therefore, Lu Tianfeng surrendered to the Great Zhou Dynasty. Psychologically, it can weaken the resistance of Jiangning people, so I asked you to make a new plaque to hang it."

The confidant general nodded clearly, and Zhao Kuangyin said: "In addition, Lu Tianfeng's great victory in the west can somewhat inspire our military spirit and make the soldiers feel that the power of the Great Zhou is becoming more and more powerful. If we suspect the relationship between Lu Tianfeng and Jin State, it will not only confuse the military spirit, but also benefit Jin State."

The confidant general nodded and said, "I understand."

Zhao Kuangyin nodded and said, "You can tell the war in the west and Jiangning in the army."

"I'll also tell you in Jiangning?" said the confidant general.

"Yes, since our army occupied Jiangning, we naturally had to use Jiangning's resources and at least recruit 100,000 troops. Otherwise, the offensive war with Jin State would be in a tight situation. In addition, using Jiangnan people as military power is conducive to regional combat." Zhao Kuangyin said, and the general nodded clearly.

After the general left, Zhao Kuangyin walked to the pavilion window and looked at the sky with burning clouds, with a thoughtful expression. During this period, he bought and coerced a group of people in Runzhou to spy on information, but not many people came back, but he also brought back a lot of information about Jin.

The rule of Jin State was divided into inner court and outer court. The power of the inner court was higher than that of the outer court. It is said that it was mainly in charge of military affairs, while the outer court mainly dealt with state affairs. According to Zhao Kuangyin's understanding, the inner court was the Privy Council and the outer court was the political affairs hall. However, the King of Jin used the inner court's system to directly control the affairs of the army and did not establish a system of ministers in charge of military affairs. That method was actually the eunuchs in the late Tang Dynasty.

Zhao Kuangyin did not believe that Lu Tianfeng was the king of Jin Lu Bing. It was mainly because Lu Tianfeng had an ordinary background and had been suppressed in the Tang Dynasty. It was only in Hongzhou that he was able to command the army and finally occupied Shezhou with his own troops. The reason why Lu Tianfeng was able to gain military power in Zhou State was the result of the indulgence of the Emperor of Zhou State. Otherwise, no matter how capable Lu Tianfeng's military talent was, he would have no chance to display it.

However, Zhao Kuangyin absolutely believed that when Lu Tianfeng ruled Shezhou, he must have surrendered to Jin State, and 80% of them were really named King of Wu. Lu Tianfeng may have been walking in Jin State as a prince, so the rumors that King of Jin was Lu Tianfeng appeared in Jin State.

Unfortunately, a force that Zhou State lurked in Tang State for many years was discovered by Li Guozhu and wiped out, but Zhao Kuangyin went to Jiangnan and his eyes and ears were blocked, and he had to work hard to establish a spy line. If he could not know himself or her, it would be a taboo for being the commander.

Zhao Kuangyin's army occupied Runzhou and did not attack. Half of them did not want to advance blindly. They adopted a conservative step-by-step strategy, that is, they occupied Runzhou. Then let Runzhou be governed first. When Runzhou is governed almost, then they will attack based on intelligence.

"It is time to march when Kuang Yi's 10,000 cavalry arrives." Zhao Kuangyin thought to the sky.
Chapter completed!