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Emperor did not expect his son to be so foolish; he was so angry that he smashed his most beloved inkstone.

"Do you think I don't know what happened in the Southwest?

Mobilize a large army to punish them? Shame on you for even thinking of that. Are you trying to force those Local Chieftains in Qian Prefecture to rebel?

How many troops do you think you need to send? Does the national treasury have that much money and grain?

Your sister and Gao Yuan have already fled to the southwestern border. What will the world think if you try to wipe them out like this?"

The Former Crown Prince broke out in a cold sweat, but he understood what The Emperor meant.

The Emperor knew very well what had happened in the Southwest and had thought about eliminating the future trouble, but unfortunately, he could not.

He finally realized what a stupid suggestion he had made, and he knelt there, trembling like chaff, not daring to say a word.

The Emperor looked at his eldest son with disappointment, waved his hand, and said weakly,

"Go back, and use your brain more often."

"Yes!"

The Former Crown Prince climbed up from the ground and backed out of the Wude Hall, finally letting out a sigh of relief.

After a long while, The Emperor spoke again,

"Chief Eunuch, draft an imperial decree. Appoint Mao Biao as the Grand Governor of Wu Prefecture, leading thirty thousand troops to garrison Wu Prefecture, Lianzhou Prefecture, and the Region;

Appoint Song Ren as the Zhechong Commandant of Ying Prefecture, temporarily acting as the Governor, in command of the troops."

"Yes!"

As an Emperor, how could he really not guard against someone like Gao Yuan, who had turned his back on him?

One had to know that although Gao Wu was dead, the Gao Family still had influence and connections throughout the Central Plains.

It seemed that the kid had been playing the fool to catch the tiger all along.

In case he really decided to counterattack the Central Plains... he had to nip this hidden danger in the bud.

The next day, when the Former Crown Prince heard the news of this edict, he was stunned.

He did not expect his father to listen to his words, but the ultimate beneficiary was his rival.

At this moment, besides fear and resentment toward The Emperor, he felt even more resentment toward the instigators, Zhao Xiyao and Gao Yuan.

And The Emperor, after hearing all the news from beginning to end, was overjoyed.

"Hahaha, the Crown Prince must be so angry he's spitting blood, hahaha!"

After The Emperor was happy, he instructed his subordinates,

"Send that piece of red coral I recently obtained to Mao Biao to congratulate him on his promotion; by the way, go to the treasury and get a box of gold leaves as travel expenses for Song Ren."

Gao Yuan did not know that a letter from Zhao Xiyao would bring about such a big change; he was busy at the chicken farm.

After several months of farming, the chicken farm had produced three batches of chicks.

With winter approaching, to avoid any accidents, Gao Yuan decided to build a heating system for the chicken farm.

It was called a heating system, but it was actually four stoves with pipes made of straw and mud.

This way, as long as the stoves were burning, the heat would travel along the pipes throughout the chicken farm.

Looking at the thousands of chicks, the three women were also pleasantly surprised.

At this moment, they had no doubts about Gao Yuan's claim that they could make money in three years.

"Husband, at this rate, we will be able to eat eggs every day by next year."

"By the second half of next year, it should be no problem."

Gao Yuan was also very happy, but he knew the best way was to mobilize the common people to raise them together.

However, he also knew that once it was promoted, it would be difficult to keep it secret. Wouldn't that just let others get good things for nothing?

So, after hesitating for a moment, he gave up his plan to promote the White Feather Chicken.

"It's a pity. If there were more, we could eat this White Feather Chicken this year."

Gao Yuan couldn't help but rub Song Yao's slightly chubby, pretty face.

"This chicken actually doesn't taste very good; it just grows fast and has low breeding costs, allowing everyone to eat meat cheaply."

"I'm just curious, that's all."

Zhao Xiyao covered her nose with one hand and lifted her skirt with the other as she walked over.

"Alright, alright, let's go back and eat. It smells weird here."

"Hmm, you go back first, I'll stay a little longer."

After sending the three women away, Gao Yuan waved to call over Xia Luqi, who had been peeking around.

"Bang Jie, is something the matter?"

"Reporting to the Lord, I just received news that The Emperor of Qian has ordered Mao Biao to lead thirty thousand troops to garrison Wu Prefecture, Lianzhou Prefecture, and the Region."

Gao Yuan frowned.

"Do the Local Chieftains in Qian Prefecture have any reaction?"

"I heard that the major Local Chieftains, led by the Yang Family of Bo Prefecture, have begun to mobilize troops to strengthen their vigilance."

"Bang Jie, what do you think?"

"Lord, you know that This humble general is only good at killing; thinking about these things is really..."

Xia Luqi couldn't figure it out, but Gao Yuan knew very well that this was to guard against him.

The old Emperor was worried that he would continue to grow, annex the major Local Chieftains, or unite with the Local Chieftains to rebel.

Gao Yuan really wanted to send someone to tell The Emperor that he had no plans to counterattack the Central Plains for the time being.

Although the Great Qian was severely damaged after the Northern Expedition, a starving camel is still bigger than a horse.

Not to mention the two Imperial Guards stationed near Luoyang, Jiannan Circuit alone had thirty thousand border troops and fifty thousand garrison troops.

Gao Yuan was waiting, waiting for the chaos in the world recorded in the original book three years later.

However, before that, he had to strengthen his power as quickly as possible to catch up with the opportunities three years later.

It's a pity that the surrounding countries are calm now, and he can't find an opportunity to strengthen his power at all.

"Host, don't be impatient. Everything will be as you wish; just wait slowly."

"System, what do you mean?"

"Host, don't be impatient, you will know soon."

Gao Yuan was confused by the system's words, but this unreliable system was determined not to say anything.

There was no other way; Gao Yuan had to give up the idea of getting to the bottom of it. After chatting with Gao Fu for a while, he went home.

Yesterday, the First Division went into the mountains for training and hit a wild ox. Xia Luqi specially cut a large piece of beef brisket and sent it over.

So, Gao Yuan had delicious beef brisket stew for dinner.

Being able to eat beef from time to time, Gao Yuan felt that his strength and physical fitness had increased significantly.

It's just that he hadn't reached the conditions for an upgrade judged by the system, which made him a little anxious.

Now, the only military general he could field for battle was Xia Luqi.

Huo Jun was a defensive talent, and Liu Rengui was a commander type; neither was the type who could charge into battle.

Once there was any war, the manpower would be a little stretched.

"If you want to forge iron, you must be strong yourself! Speaking of this system, doesn't it have a life mentor? Why don't you give an event..."

Some things you really shouldn't mention. As soon as Gao Yuan's thoughts popped up, the system prompt came.

"Detected the Host's strong desire, Learning Module exclusive event triggered:"

"The Sage says, among any three people, there must be a teacher for me. If you want to be a well-rounded youth who develops morally, intellectually, physically, socially, and aesthetically, how can you not have a famous teacher to guide you?"

"Event goal: Occupy one prefecture within a time limit of six months."

"Event reward: Obtain an S-rank Life Mentor according to the Host's traits."

"Failure penalty: Permanently lose the opportunity to obtain a Life Mentor."

Gao Yuan wanted to curse. This system was purely setting him up. It was not easy to occupy a prefecture. The most critical thing was that there was no opportunity.

However, soon, the opportunity came. On December 20th, ten days before the New Year, an unexpected opportunity appeared.

Liu Jizu, the son of the Puer Pacification Commissioner Liu Lin, raped the daughter of the local Local Chieftain Zuo Long.

Zuo Long was also a ruthless person; he directly led people to find an opportunity to chop off Liu Jizu's head.

Liu Lin was over fifty and had only this one son, whom he doted on excessively. Now that the white-haired man was sending off the black-haired man, how could he bear it?

But he, as the Pacification Commissioner, only had five hundred troops under his command, and he had no power to resist Zuo Long.

The other Pacification Commissioners Office were in similar situations, so after thinking about it, he thought of Gao Yuan.