Chapter 1250: Left Behind

The sky went straight down, turning into a grain of golden light and falling outside the lobby of the Ministry of Military Affairs.

It was late at night in the game at this time, and the lobby of the Ministry of War was still full of noise. The soldiers and horses outside included soldiers from the Flowing Fire Legion, the Flame God Legion, and the Parliamentary Army. A servant of the Ministry of War continued to appease everyone, but the effect was not great, while the old Shangshu Tan Guozhu sat there with a cane, frowning, without saying a word.

"His Royal Highness Xiaoyao Wang is here!"

As soon as I stepped into the office of the Ministry of Military Affairs, I saw a group of court officials clasping their fists one by one, and a group of legion commanders stationed abroad also clasped their fists to salute one by one. To me, the Happy King, I have to salute obediently, otherwise I can be punished for a crime of disrespect.

...

"Commanders, what's going on?"

I walked to the front of the empire map sand table in the center of the government office, and after clenching my fists at the old Shangshu, I turned around and pressed the table, and said, "I heard you all arguing endlessly before I entered the door."

"It's not a question of the source of soldiers, it's a commonplace."

Old Shangshu stood up on crutches, came to the front of the sand table, pointed at the clay soldiers representing the source of troops, and said: "This time, a total of 200,000 recruits have been recruited from various provinces of the empire. Your Highness, you know that the empire Years of fighting, the common people have been miserable, but now it is even more difficult to recruit new soldiers, and even many legions have started to recruit soldiers directly at the station with their own food and salaries. The 200,000 new recruits are all young and strong from the empire, and because the source of soldiers is so good, all the major corps are quarreling, no, they have already gathered together."

"How is it distributed now?" I asked.

The old Shangshu gave him a look, and suddenly a young servant of the Ministry of War stepped forward, holding the booklet in his hand, and said: "His Royal Highness, the current distribution method is as follows, among which, the Liuhuo Legion gets 80,000 soldiers, and the Flame God Legion gets 30,000 soldiers." , the Templar Knights got 20,000 soldiers, the Parliamentary Army got 20,000 soldiers, in addition, the Blazing Legion, the Silver Screen Legion, the Yunxi Legion, and the Northern Frost Legion each got 10,000 soldiers, and the Imperial Forest Army and the Cloud and Sea Army each got 5,000 soldiers. .”

I frowned, the uneven distribution is appropriate, if I remember correctly, I personally reviewed the dossier assigned to this recruit, and gave me the most fire corps, why not approve it?

"The source of soldiers is indeed less."

I clasped my fists at the commander-level generals and said: "My lords, the overall source of soldiers this time is relatively small, and the reason why more soldiers are allocated to the Liuhuo Legion is mainly because the Liuhuo Legion suffered too much damage in the battle of the Dragon Domain. It is a big task, and guarding the northern border is a major task, and it can restore the Liuhuo Legion to its peak sooner, which is the top priority for the entire northern defense line, and this is the decision I discussed with Feng Xiang."

Nangong also looked resentful: "I have no objection to the discussion between Your Highness and Prime Minister Feng, but why does the Flame God Legion only have 30,000 soldiers? Our Flame God Legion lost as much as 180,000 soldiers in the battle of Longyu. What can 30,000 be, between the teeth?"

All I can do is smile.

Sikong Hai of the Templar Knights frowned and said: "The Temple only has 20,000 recruits, which is really not enough to make up for the damage, and the supplies and food and salaries approved by the Ministry of Household this time are far from enough. Let the soldiers of the Knights Templar take wooden spears and wooden shields to fight with the strange demon army?"

I smiled again: "It will be resolved, Mr. Sikong Hai, please be patient."

At this time, a black-faced man in armor stepped forward and said, "My imperial forest army is responsible for guarding the capital and protecting your majesty's safety, so I only gave 5,000 recruits. I would like to ask you, what is the distribution of His Royal Highness Xiaoyao Wang?" What do you mean? If the Imperial Forest Army is incomplete, who will be responsible for His Majesty's safety once the rebels enter the capital?"

I raised my eyebrows and recognized him as an old acquaintance, Commander Qiu Baizhan, so I cupped my fists and smiled: "The biggest crisis of the Xuanyuan Empire is outside, not inside. The Imperial Forest Army still has 100,000 elite soldiers. Just add 5,000 people to make it easier." , Commander Qiu, what do you want to continue to replenish the peak strength of 200,000 troops?"

Qiu Baizhan gritted his teeth: "According to His Majesty, one hundred thousand people is enough to protect His Majesty?"

"Otherwise?"

I also had the same yin and yang, and sneered: "Isn't it enough for one hundred thousand people to protect one His Majesty? If there are really rebels coming, even one hundred thousand pigs are enough to overthrow the opponent, right?"

Everyone laughed, and Nan Gongchi from the Silver Screen Corps had the most hearty laughter, probably because he was upset that Qiu Baizhan had been fighting for too long.

"Your Highness, you..."

Qiu Baizhan wanted to continue to say something.

I waved my hand directly and said, "Commander Qiu, I hope you understand the current situation. Just after the Dragon Field War, the country is in poverty and the people are depleted. The treasury is completely empty, and the grain planted after the beginning of spring has not yet been confiscated." Come back, we don’t have so much food, what do we do to support so many soldiers? At present, all major corps are short of people and food, and the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of War are trying to find a way. Commander Qiu is still haggling over 100,000 elite soldiers in the capital. What do you mean? Do you want me to draw 50,000 from the Royal Forest Army to rescue the major armies on the border? It stands to reason that they need these troops more."

Mu Tiancheng folded his arms: "This matter seems to be negotiable!"

Qiu Baizhan's face turned pale immediately: "Your Highness, this subordinate is just talking. Since there are no more soldiers, the Imperial Forest Army is willing to wait! All of you are serving the country, so naturally I, Qiu Baizhan, will not fall behind."

"That's good."

I nodded, looked at everyone, and said: "The current batch of conscripts is really only 200,000, and there will be more next month, and there will be more next month, and the empire's troops will be provided to you in an endless stream." The Corps I belong to is just a matter of priority. Liuhuo Corps stationed at Yanmen Pass is the top priority. West can quickly respond to the defense of Longyu, and East can help defend the Far East Province, so I gave most of the recruits to The Liuhuo Legion, and the elite of the Liuhuo Legion, these new recruits will be first-class elite soldiers within three months after arriving in the Liuhuo Legion, and who can guarantee this in the legion you belong to? So if anyone has any objections, come to me, and I will explain it to him two."

Everyone was silent, and whoever dared to speak at this time would be murdered.

After a while, everyone was silent.

Mu Tiancheng laughed: "Are you finished discussing the assignment of recruits? If it's over, don't interfere with my drinking with His Royal Highness Xiaoyao Wang?"

All the leaders clasped their fists and left.

...

In the backyard of the government office of the Ministry of War, the bright moonlight shines on the night of the lotus pond.

In the small pavilion, Mu Tiancheng threw a jug of wine over and said with a smile, "Drink one?"

"Thanks."

I took a sip directly from the jug, and it tasted mellow, and Mu Tiancheng took out another jug ​​of wine from the storage bag, poured himself a drink, looked up at the moonlight, and felt a little peaceful in his heart, but right here Suddenly, a figure floated over, it was Feng Buwen, who was dressed in white, who sat down naturally, and said with a smile: "The Ministry of War is over?"

"The quarrel is over." I was speechless.

"Fu Yugong, would you like a jug of wine?"

"The wind has something to ask, how dare you refuse."

Mu Tiancheng took out a jug of wine and threw it over. After Feng Buwen caught the jug, he took a sip from the spout. A scholar in white, drinking under the moon, was quite poetic. He put down the jug, looked at the bright moon, He smiled and said, "How about that day?"

"generally."

I smile slightly.

Feng Buwen smiled meaningfully: "Sitting in the sky, this kind of scenery is not something that can be described in one sentence. I admire the late emperor's vision more and more. When he chose you, his vision was indeed as bright as a torch. If it were someone else, I'm afraid The sky of this phantom moon world is about to change hands now, if a real dragon is born, will the real dragon really tolerate the king of the world?"

"Who knows."

I frowned and said, "But hasn't this real blood dragon never had a chance to be born?"

Feng Buwen raised the jug: "This jug of wine should be respected to you!"

"Thanks."

We each took a sip.

Mu Tiancheng on the side was quite emotional, and said: "The world is lucky to have Jing Yunyue, and Xuanyuan is lucky to have Fengxiang and Xiaoyao King. Now that the late emperor is wandering away, we old ministers have really become the pillars of the country~~~"

"Old minister?"

Feng Buwen glanced at him, and couldn't help laughing at himself: "For decades, I still thought I was still that white-clothed scholar Feng Buwen, that young man who only dreamed of self-cultivation and his family. Fu Yugong's words are true. Woke me up, I am old, and now I am also the elder of the two dynasties, and I have become a legendary veteran."

"An old minister is a treasure."

I took a sip of the wine and finally tasted a little spicy, and said with a smile: "Without us veterans, who knows what the world of the empire would be like now."

Mu Tiancheng gave me a meaningful look: "Old minister, sometimes you are destined to be regarded as a powerful minister, and you Xiaoyao Wang is the first one."

I laughed aloud: "Mr. Fu Yu is talking about what I just said in the Ministry of War office?"

"Um."

Mu Tiancheng said: "Only from the aspect of being an official, Xiaoyao Wang is obviously unqualified, but from the perspective of protecting the world of the empire, Xiaoyao Wang is the most qualified. The greater the ability and the stronger the strength, then The easier it is to be hated by others, the less His Royal Highness Xiaoyao will worry about being retaliated by his enemies if he is no longer an official in the court?"

"How can I manage so much."

I pointed to the sky and said: "I can hide on the sky, I don't believe there are a few enemies in the world who can chase there."

Feng Buwen couldn't help laughing, picked up the jug again and touched mine lightly, said: "One person is divided into two halves, one half sits in the sky, and the other half stays in the world. oral!"

I touched it back, my eyes swept over the wind and did not hear the gradual graying of the temples, I couldn't help but feel sour, and said: "A scroll of Danqing, stay in the temple, a gentleman in white clothes, well-deserved reputation."

Mu Tiancheng raised the jug and touched it in the same way: "Mu Tiancheng, I respect you!"

For a while, the three big bosses of the current dynasty, the three veterans and power ministers, cherished each other so much.