The 2184th Section Opens a Meeting

The imperial meeting of the Western Empire also started at this time. The people present at the meeting included the emperor of the Western Empire, the Secretary of the Ministry of War of the Western Empire

, Taiwei, Prince Ding, Prince Dian, several clan princes and several generals in the army, as for the other

There is no need for people who are not of much use to come, and those people will not be of much use after they come.

It's not that there are too many people, what is needed now is to see if they can repel the attack of Cao's House of Commerce, Cao's House of Trade's first tentative attack

The offensive is over, and many troops have already retreated to their original places. The troops of Cao's House are currently

Although they have not yet started to log in, judging from their actions, they already understand their actions.

The army has already expressed their attitude, and their actions are still very fast. They have already taken a piece of land

The land has been cleared out, and everyone understands that that place is probably where they need to land, because as long as it is

If there is an army in the past, they will definitely be cleaned up by them. They all understand this matter very well, so later

They will not send any troops there. They all understand this matter very well. When the emperor of the Western Empire started to see

He was also very happy when he killed the Cao's House and the vanguard, but when he saw that he needed to pay so much

After the price, this guy is not so happy, the fighting time is not very long, but the loss is heavy. Navy pay

At the cost of as many as 225 warships, the Army killed more than 1 million people in shelling, which is less than two hours

The battle at the time, this is already so powerful, if you don't know what to do in the future, such a thing makes

They were also very surprised. If this kind of war is fought for a long time, they will not be able to hold on.

His Majesty the Emperor glanced at the ministers below, all of them were like eggplants beaten by frost, there was no reason at all.

Come here in high spirits. In fact, he himself is like this. It's just that he feels very uncomfortable like this

, Such a thing made him feel very depressed. Such a big empire was suddenly destroyed because of such a small thing.

slumped,

But it has to be admitted that this is a fact. The cannonade outside was inaudible from here. Because the emperor

The palace has already opened a huge magic circle. This thing has not been opened for 100,000 years.

I don't remember what it was, after all, it's been too long since such things. But now it's because

The attack of Cao's Commercial Bank was opened. In fact, they made a mistake in this matter.

The guns still have a long distance, it is impossible to hit here, and the high-altitude bombing of the airship will not be so accurate

, so the palace is still very safe, it's just that these people are greedy for life and afraid of death.

Not so many ministers came to the palace, and now a person who is about to enter the coffin has come, what they said is terrible

They are all nice to hear. They are here to protect His Majesty the Emperor. In fact, they are not here to protect His Majesty the Emperor.

I think everyone is very clear that they all come to seek protection. Although their homes are not very far from the imperial city,

But there is no magic circle at home, it is definitely not very safe at home, it is the safest thing here

Yes, although His Majesty the Emperor looks down on these guys, there is nothing he can do about it.

They have made great contributions to the empire, so we can't drive them out, the palace is big enough anyway.

"Prince Ding, how is the situation outside? I just want to know how far the empire is now?" the emperor looked at

In order to look at the people around them, these people dare not look at themselves anymore. Anyway, let their army go directly to the capital of the empire.

City, if I didn't need them, I guess they could be beheaded one by one by now, damn it

None of these guys can do well, and each of these guys is very good at doing things in normal times.

, but I have no idea when encountering such a thing. I can’t blame them all for the matter of the knights. After all, in the past

They haven't encountered such a thing, have they? They are also very clear about this matter, His Majesty the Emperor is also clear

It is clear, so he has no way to do excessive things to these people, besides, now that he is a servant, he can

Pull them all out and chop them up? Then there will be no one to help him guard the capital, and when he asks the prince what to say, he will

I saw General Mu Lun not far away. It was this guy who made the decision without authorization.

If the army of the commercial firm suffered heavy losses, such a situation would not happen in the capital now.

The matter is now on my own head. This guy was still named a hero in the capital, but now he is

Of course, he has also become submissive. Such a general is probably for the marshal he promised to him. Fortunately, he did not

Let such a person become a marshal, otherwise, the one who regrets it now is probably myself, and the one who doesn't even have the courage

What's the point of doing this? His Majesty the Emperor also despises such a person, but this guy is

The prestige in the hearts of the common people is pretty good, and I can't do anything to him, that's all I can do.

"His Majesty the Emperor, our people have basically figured out what's going on. Our frontiers in the west

The soil is not occupied by the Cao's House, it's just that the servants below don't know the rules, they just spread the propaganda indiscriminately

These news made the empire so violent now. However, we have already sent many ministers to various places to persuade hundreds of

My surnames..." This guy wanted to continue talking, but he stopped after seeing His Majesty's face.

It seems that His Majesty the Emperor doesn't have much desire to know about these things, he doesn't want to know these things at all, even Cao Cao

If the people in a commercial firm are all god soldiers and generals, it is impossible to bring down hundreds of provinces in the western part of the Western Empire overnight.

, That's not called war anymore, that's called dream, His Majesty still understands this truth, what he wants to know now is the capital city

How is the situation here? If everything is done well, everything can be done again. Defeat Cao's House here. can

I negotiated peace with the people from Cao's House, but if I can't win, I have to make some preparations. I can't let Lao Tzu be here

Let's defeat together with you. How could the emperor bear such a crime? All the blame should be yours. emperor

God can only do the right thing. Absolutely can't do wrong things, this guy went on to say, "around the capital we

Hundreds of millions of troops have already been assembled, and it is believed that the troops of Cao's House of Merchant cannot break through our defensive positions. our people

We are already ready to fight to the death with them. Even if we fight to the last person, we will never retreat.

The enemy will definitely be resisted. "If you say this, it's the same as if you didn't say it, who the hell told you to vote here

Don't worry, anyone will say such things, but now I don't want to hear this, what I listen to is the actual situation.

"It's all nonsense, you know I don't want to hear it, I need to hear something useful, if you have that

If you have the ability, keep talking, if not, I think you can go home and retire. " His Majesty the Emperor spoke

At that time, I was disgusted. Although Prince Ding was my own uncle, but now is this time, my hometown

It's almost impossible to keep it, and this uncle is not very useful. If he can drive away the army of Cao's firm,

It doesn't matter if I call him my uncle. Now, even if he calls me uncle, I feel that this guy is a bit of an eyesore

, such a guy is really unreliable when doing things, what you do in normal times is your own business, as the emperor

The prince of the family, even if there is anything, he can ignore you, but it is different now, and now everyone is here

It's time to burn my eyebrows, and I don't even look at the current environment. If something is a little bit wrong, I guess Cao

People from a commercial firm called in. At that time, don’t talk about me, even you yourself don’t have a good life.

There will definitely be problems one by one. Now everyone is happy to see Prince Ding. You guys are not the favorite.

Is it flattering? If I had such a body in the past, I guess they would all be like you.

Let's go on like this, but today they are all taking advantage of a lot. His Majesty the Emperor is very concerned about these things now.

I don’t want to hear it at all. The things people want to hear are things that you don’t know. If you do things in normal times

If it's not good, you definitely can't understand it. It's too late to do this one by one now, you guys

It's a bit too much, no wonder His Majesty the Emperor went crazy, hit the door, can you continue to ignore it?

Prince Ding made such a mess and went straight down. If he continues to stay here, who knows that the emperor will be in a while?

If you get angry, it is very likely that this guy's head will be chopped off directly. This is very possible.

, don't look at you are Uncle Huang now, it's a time of war, a little carelessness can bring huge losses to the brother empire

, when it really comes to that time, it will really kill you. You should understand this truth, and if you don’t understand it, you won’t

What can I do to you, who told you that you are so stupid? Does the empire need idiots like that? Absolutely not necessary, the Ministry of War

Shang Shu can be said to be the person who usually knows the most about the actual situation among them. If it weren't for him, it is estimated that these people would

I'm really going to die of old age here, Minister of the Ministry of War took a look at them, and knew that it would be very difficult to continue to rely on these guys.

Maybe they can't do anything, and if they were in normal times, they definitely wouldn't stand up and help them out. But now

The empire is really at a critical juncture. If there are still those so-called political struggles at this time, the world will be in danger.

It's really very difficult. At that time, everyone will probably blame me. If I stand up at this time, I guess

Even these people can also remember how hard it is for this favor to come to them, and they will also remember, you know

It is probably not very useful for an ordinary person to owe you a favor, but each of these people here is not a big deal.

Such a small person, if they want to return this favor to you one by one. You will definitely benefit a lot.

It is for this reason that he absolutely wants to stand up and give his own opinion on the surrounding battle situation.

The Emperor Shi also looked at him. The emperor knew it too. At this time, who is going to turn the tide?

There are some such people in the imperial court. In the past, there was Wu Zuoxi in the Western Empire, but now there is no more, so

Among these people, Shangshu of the Ministry of War is more able to do some serious things. Many people usually say that it is wrong

It's very good, but when things really happen, these people don't have any skills, and they can't make a move.

Some useful things come, just like the current Prince Ding, if there is no work in normal times, no one will have this home

You guys are so happy, I went here to inspect the barracks again, and I went there to inspect the armaments again, anyway, I am showing my face like this

This guy definitely wants to participate, but after encountering a war, now is the time for you to come out and try your skills

At this time, even if this guy is on a break, didn't you see his command? There is no so-called strategy at all

, what he wants to do is just mess around like this, and his life is indeed like that in normal times, but this

It's not that simple to dawdle like this, it's okay to meet half of the enemies, but the enemy in front of you is Cao Jiashang

Okay, they defeated the two great empires, and signed some treaties with these two great empires, which are very advantageous for comrades-in-arms. I don’t know

Do you also want to sign such a treaty in the Western Empire? The emperor of the Western Empire is for himself not to be there

I was ashamed at the time, so I wouldn't do such a thing. I didn't expect that I really couldn't rely on these people under me.

, but fortunately there are still some people in the court who are not very useful in normal times, but can come out when something happens

, it seems to be the Minister of the Ministry of War in front of me. It has been thirty years, and there has been no change in this position.

But when there is anything in the empire, they can stand up, this is their ability.

"Reporting to His Majesty the Emperor, I usually have a good understanding of some things around the capital. If

If His Majesty wants to know, I can tell His Majesty, but I just hope that His Majesty can give all these idlers in the house to you.

Please go out, because some of the things I said later may be a bit treasonous, I hope His Majesty can fulfill them. "This home

The guy didn't say some useful tricks or something, or the actual situation around him, who knows this family

The guy actually said such a thing, it really made the people around feel that this old guy is confused, what the fuck is he talking about?

Woolen cloth? Except for the servants of His Majesty, all the high-level officials of the Western Empire are in this room. Is there anything to say?

Are you talking to them? This is simply impossible. Do you suspect that there are spies from Cao's firm among us? but soon

They thought of Min De from the Southern Empire. That guy was considered a high-ranking member of the Southern Empire, but this guy joined

They have joined the Cao's House of Commerce, and now they have obtained a not-so-low seat inside the Cao's House of Commerce, even if they meet this guy

You have to be polite too, who said that someone is the first-level manager of Cao's House, since there is such an example before,

It is quite normal for some things to happen here. It is really possible that there are also people from Cao's firm in this room.

Yes, the emperor of the Western Empire also thought of these things, his sharp eyes looked at the faces of these people, to be honest

Yes, these people are all high-level officials of the Western Empire. They have already mixed up to the point where they are extremely human ministers, it is simply impossible

Now that they have something to pursue, they should not betray themselves, except for them, that is, those around them

Slaves, thinking of this, for the sake of the entire empire, let them all go, you shouldn't be here.

"The Taiwei stays, and everyone else can go out. I know you may think that I am suspicious of you. But I ask you

We understand that even if you doubt it, you have to be invited out. You must know that this is the most critical time for our Western Empire

Engraved. If only we could win. In the future, our reputation will be second only to that of the Eastern Empire. Even better than the people of the Eastern Empire

If we are stronger, but if we don't have that ability, we will fail. Southern Empire is now our day, I box

None of you want to live that kind of life. You are living a very good life now, so you all still have to go out.

Just go, everyone will write a memorial about the current situation after going out, since you can’t say it, but

I will check to see what you have written, but if this memorial is not satisfactory to me, I will check you

Our seats should be given to some useful people. "His Majesty the Emperor looked at the ministers below and said, as for the people around him

Those slaves, there is no need to explain directly, although they said they wanted to buy a few of their confidants, but that was usually

This time is not the time to connect with them. Everything now needs to be based on the safety of the empire.

More importantly, if there are really spies from the Cao's firm here, when the news spreads here, I will definitely

He paid a huge price, and now it is said that there are eavesdroppers everywhere in Cao's House, and he needs to do everything he does.

Be careful, if you are caught by these people, there is really no way to remedy some things, sometimes

At this time, a small detail can determine success or failure, and the Minister of War also knows that he has offended them all this time, but

This is also something that can’t be helped. I will explain it to you slowly in the future, and everyone is not someone who doesn’t understand.

Seeing that everyone in the room had gone out, the Minister of the Ministry of War went on to say, "His Majesty the Emperor, it is true that there is a

I have a problem, I know time is tight, but I still have to say something that needs to be said, I hope His Majesty can

Face up to these things, we may not necessarily solve these problems now, but His Majesty must understand these things, next

In the next two days, His Majesty will definitely go to the city wall. Going there can give the soldiers the greatest encouragement. This must be done.

But when we get there, I hope His Majesty will talk about the treatment of soldiers, which is the most important issue to be solved now.

Question, the defense forces around our capital can be said to be relatively strong, if we don't take the wrong path, the Cao family will

The commercial bank has no effect on our attack. In the end, the winner will be ours. Why let

What about His Majesty telling the soldiers about their treatment? It is because their salaries are too low now, and His Majesty also

Don't go after who has deducted their salary, because this thing will happen anywhere,

If His Majesty insists on doing these things at this time, I think there will be a lot of trouble, as long as every soldier gives

They can cover up this matter with a sum of money. As for those generals, His Majesty will have this opportunity in the future

will execute them. "Even the emperor of the Western Empire did not expect that the first thing he said would be this matter, although

He also felt that he had to pull out those generals one by one. It's not that the imperial court didn't give you salaries, but you are still like this

If you do this, you simply don't pay attention to the court. If you don't teach you a good lesson about this kind of thing, it's really

He couldn't make it through, but he also knew in his heart that this was not the time to pursue this matter.

"Your Majesty, the second problem is the problem of our military supplies. The people in the Imperial Manufacturing Office can be said to be some

Craftsmen, but we don't pay much attention to them in normal times. They are all four levels of scholars, farmers, businessmen

Outside of these four levels, their status is not very high. I also know that it is not possible to increase their waiting time at this time.

This is against the law of the ancestors, so I hope His Majesty can also improve their treatment, for example, they

If the number of weapons manufactured exceeds a certain amount, they can be properly rewarded, so that their active

The efficiency will also be very high, especially the naval warships. Does Your Majesty know that we lost in the confrontation just now?

Hundreds of naval warships have been built, and the docks around the capital can manufacture fifteen such warships every day. If they are willing

If you work overtime, I guess this number can be doubled. But His Majesty must not use administrative orders to oppress

Their. In normal times, you can do whatever you want. They are people without status. Whatever you ask them to do, they have to go.

made. But it's different now. Now they can be said to be the nobles of our empire. Saying this, I hope Your Majesty

Do not mind. "This guy is also very scared when he speaks. These craftsmen are not only socially

At the bottom, even their income is very small. His Majesty the Emperor will not manage them at all,

It feels superfluous to even take a look at it, but it's different now, when the empire really needs help from others

It's time, it's time to improve their treatment. What they need most is the status of a free person. If it's a big deal, I will agree.

As long as they behave well, they can all have the status of a free person in the future.

"This can be considered. After all, it's time to be a servant. It's different from the past. You can arrange these things. I will go to the city wall within two days. Those craftsmen, you I also promised them that as long as they do well among them, they can be given the status of free people. In the future, their children and everything can have a future. Apart from these things, are there other things? I want to know The most important thing is how to defeat the army of Cao's House of Commerce, you can do these details yourself, you don't need to let me know everything, what do you think of Cao's House of House's current attack?" The Minister of War heard His majesty's words are also very good in the future. Such a person is really the material to be an emperor. I thought he would not give up this. It is no problem to let him go to the city wall to encourage his soldiers. Let him If you come to do this thing, you will definitely not do it. I didn’t expect that people really didn’t regard this thing as a thing. Not only did they do this thing according to what you said, but they did it even better. This kind of emperor is really enough to be enlightened. It is indeed good. It should be worthy of my assistance, but I have to leave a way out for myself. Back then, Wu Zuoxi's contribution was much greater than his own. , the matter of General Mop back then was much bigger than the matter of Cao’s House of Firm now. Anyone can see that the people of Cao’s House of Trade could not let the Western Empire perish, and it was impossible for such a big empire to say The subjugation of the country means the subjugation of the country, and there are still a lot of people and land. The Cao’s House of Commerce is just here to make trouble for a while. After the trouble is over, there will be no such things. There may be more glorious times in the future. At this time, one's own way of retreat must be done well.

"Your Majesty, the army of Cao's House of Merchant has driven here from near our border this time. Their logistics is a big problem for them. I believe that they must be able to move quickly within a few days. They don't have so much ammunition and food. Although their airships can transport these things, the quantity is definitely not as much as they consume. Just look at their warships. Thousands There must be millions of people on a warship. The food these people eat a day is an astronomical figure. Even if they have huge space rings, it is impossible for them to have many people. Besides, there are serial crossbows from Cao's house. This thing is even more wasteful. Many of our generals have said that there are no sharp archers in Cao's business, because their people are used to using chain crossbows. In wars, sharp archers play an important role. The effect of the chain crossbow is not as good as that of the chain crossbow, especially when the army is sprinting, but another problem also arises, that is, if you have sufficient supplies, the chain crossbow is indeed a very good thing, but if you do not have enough As for the supply of the crossbow, this thing is like waste when there is no crossbow in the end, and it has no effect at all. They also expected this kind of thing, so after they came, they directly attacked without even taking a break. The next step Our tactic should be to hold them back, we can't wipe them all out, but we can make them retreat without a fight." The Secretary of the Ministry of War has been thinking about this matter for a long time, and His Majesty the Emperor himself did not think of it The problem, at this time this guy can be considered to think of it, and he also thinks this matter is very good, if it is really the same as what he said, then the future wars of Cao's House will definitely be very passive. The day of the Western Empire has come.

"I really didn't expect this thing. The people from Cao's House of Commerce started to attack us after they got here. At that time, I guess the generals on the front line should have the same idea as me, that is, hurry up and get rid of these people. The guys are wiped out, and we can’t let them mess around our capital. The matter you mentioned can be considered. But it’s just a guess now. We can’t give up too many places, the capital is usually here Every inch of land is precious. Our empire has been built for hundreds of thousands of years before the capital is as prosperous as it is today. It is best to control the war outside the city and never let them in. The capital has accumulated for many years. The people in Cao’s House are a group of deadly robbers. If we let them in, we really don’t know what to do in our life. We must not let them in. I will consider this. Do you have anything else to add?" The emperor seemed to be speaking to the Secretary of the Ministry of War, and he seemed to be speaking to himself. Since the day he became emperor, he has never encountered such a thing, even if it is a war. The words did not come out directly, and they went directly to the capital, so what he wanted was not to let the soldiers of Cao's house come in. If they were allowed to come in, this would be a history. In so many dynasties in the future, I may be the first emperor whose capital city was breached by others, and that would be a bad name for thousands of years. I didn't think about being an eternally famous emperor, but I definitely didn't want to be such an emperor. If so, I would just kill myself Well, the difference between the Western Empire and other empires is that their imperial mausoleum is in the capital, which is more important to them, and they can only guard it with all their strength, absolutely not allowing any problems to arise here of.

"My Majesty, there is one more thing I don't know whether I should say it or not. If I say it, I hope His Majesty will forgive my sins. I have absolutely no other intentions, it's just for the defense of the capital." This guy He knelt down and said, the emperor also knew that what this guy said next would definitely change a lot of things, so he quickly agreed to this matter. I am not a fool, and it is impossible for you to say whatever you want. I also have to see if these things are really useful. If they are useful for the defense of the empire, I will do these things without your telling me, but if they are not useful, then I really can’t do them. This The guy saw that His Majesty nodded, and he went on to say, "Your Majesty, all the ministers who fought today have also seen it. I saw that our magic cannon is powerful and can cause them a lot of damage. One is the magic cannon, which is protected by a magic circle. I know that a lot of things must be wasted to activate a magic circle. I wonder if there are many such things stored in the palace? If so, I hope the emperor Your majesty can take it out, don't let the magic circle be damaged, if the skin is damaged, it will be even more difficult for our army to win without the help of the magic cannon, and I want your majesty to dismantle the magic cannon in the palace, All of them are transported to the city wall, which is also very effective in resisting the enemy's attack." After this guy finished speaking, he didn't even dare to lift his head, good guy, your brain is really not small, said it For a long time, I was thinking about the wealth of His Majesty the Emperor. How can people say hello? Moreover, they have to use the magic cannon in the palace. This is simply a treasonous behavior. Will there be trouble taking the opportunity?

His Majesty the Emperor didn't say anything, just looked at the guy in front of him, why didn't he see this guy before, who is this guy? Now there are two possibilities. One is that this guy is really thinking about the empire. He must have said these words because of some things in the empire. The other is that this guy is a subordinate of an ambitious man. In this case, it must be to let myself lower the defense of the imperial city, and then make it easier for this guy to do things. In the end, I don’t know what kind of person is cheaper, but I must be at a disadvantage. I didn't even dare to look at it. It must be the subordinate of an ambitious man. Why didn't I see it just now? It turns out that this guy is going to do such a thing, but whose subordinate is he? Although His Majesty the Emperor is very I want to take the guy in front of me out and chop him up, or take him to the Criminal Department, let the people in the Criminal Department interrogate this guy to see what's going on, maybe we can find the person behind this guy, Politics is like this. He wants to use his flustered mood to make things happen. Maybe the army of Cao's House of Business outside the city is also related to them. Could it be that the people of Cao's House of Trade have supported a new emperor? Which of his own? son? Or which of his brothers? It can be said that His Majesty's mind is already on the highway. Even if he is driving a sports car, he may not be able to catch up with this guy. His Majesty Shang Shu doesn't have those things in his box at all, and there are no ambitious people now. Neither the princes of the Knights West Empire nor Uncle Huang have this ability. It's just that His Majesty's nerves are too tense, so he has such thoughts. It doesn't matter if you have such thoughts, but is it too much at this time? What?

"Okay, I remember everything you said, let me think about it, if there is nothing wrong, you go down, the empire will not forget your credit, if you can kill the people of Cao's House If you retire, I will give you the title of marquis, hereditary." The emperor of the Western Empire thought for five minutes and said, after all, this is all his own guess, he thought it over in his head, and he also I didn't think about who was the careerist. It seems that this thing is a bit too much. If the person in front of me is really a person who is considered for the empire, then I have good wishes, and I don't want to be such an emperor. Yes, the Minister of the Ministry of War was already scared to death. What I was most afraid of was that His Majesty was thinking wildly. The knight really didn't have those thoughts. Now there will be no one who wants to rebel in the ruling and opposition parties. It is simply impossible. The thing is, the emperor of the Western Empire is now in his prime, and everyone everywhere is his confidant, it is impossible for someone to stand up and mess around at this time, if there is such a person, it is estimated that their brains will be burnt out. Yes, it really makes me happy to hear that I can obtain a hereditary title, and I am still a marquis. There are thousands of marquises in the capital, but one-tenth of them are hereditary titles. Substitute? That's impossible, they are all resigned, and finally become a knight, and some of them still have that kind of life title, which is the most useless, what's the use of life title , If you die, you will have nothing. How can your children and grandchildren be hungry? Now my place is good, I have a hereditary title, if they manage well, my family can be regarded as a wealthy family in the empire in the future.

Lord Minister of the Ministry of War left with such thoughts. When this guy left, he looked back from time to time, but the palace gate was closed, so he couldn't see the face of His Majesty the Emperor, and he couldn't see it at this time either. , I don't know if His Majesty the Emperor listened to what I just said, it is impossible to doubt myself? If this is the case, I might as well not talk about it. It doesn’t matter if you are underdeveloped, but don’t worry about yourself because of this matter. Then... (to be continued...)