Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 361 Sacred Mountain
The new cabinet ministers have been selected. This was planned by the cabinet, but the appointment of cabinet ministers requires an imperial edict from Emperor Li Qiang to be effective.

Generally speaking, the emperor would not reject the candidates for cabinet ministers proposed by the cabinet.

You should know that the Cabinet Grand Secretary is the head of the civil servants. Except for the case of Lin Ruhai, who was forcibly appointed by Li Qiang due to special circumstances, the rest of the Cabinet Grand Secretaries were the result of compromise among all parties within the civil service system.

"Gan Feng!" Li Qiang looked at the name and thought of information about Gan Feng.

Gan Feng had an extremely impressive resume. He was the second-place winner of the imperial examination, served as an official in the capital for three years, then served as a prefect in Jiangnan for ten years, and then returned to the capital to serve as a deputy in the Ministry of Revenue for eight years.

Finally, with the qualification of the Ministry of Revenue, he entered the cabinet and became a bachelor, and he has been in this position until now.

Gan Feng was also Li Qiang's colleague in the cabinet. He was an official with excellent interpersonal relationships and was already fifty-five years old.

"Master, Lord Gan is now waiting for an announcement outside the Daming Palace!" Jin Dong reminded softly.

"Summon him to the audience!" Li Qiang was not surprised, he waved his hand and said.

Although the list of Cabinet Grand Secretaries was selected by civil servants and submitted by the Cabinet was rarely rejected by the emperor, for such an important position, the Grand Secretaries still had to meet with the emperor in advance.

As an old bureaucrat, Gan Feng was very clear about these rules.

Gan Feng heard Jin Dong's message and quickly walked into the main hall of Daming Palace.

"Your Majesty, I, Gan Feng, greet you. May Your Majesty be well and healthy!" Gan Feng knelt down and bowed deeply.

"Stand up and take a seat!" Li Qiang said with a smile.

Gan Feng sat on the stool that Jin Dong brought to him. He bowed slightly and maintained a very respectful expression.

"I agree with the cabinet's nomination, and I believe in Lord Gan's ability!" Li Qiang said with a smile.

"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty. Gan Feng will definitely follow Lin Zhongtang's steps in the future and will never make any mistakes!" Gan Feng bowed and replied.

Li Qiang looked at Gan Feng in surprise. The meaning of Gan Feng's words was very clear, which was his intention to surrender.

Who is Lin Ruhai? He is 100% the emperor's man and the current father-in-law of the emperor.

To follow Lin Ruhai's footsteps is to follow Li Qiang.

"Very good, with your cooperation with Lord Lin, the cabinet will be more efficient!" Li Qiang said with satisfaction.

Next, Li Qiang asked Gan Feng a lot of questions, all about his understanding of some of Daqian's government affairs, and Gan Feng answered them one by one.

Gan Feng actually wanted to learn from Tian Daxueshi and keep as much distance from the emperor as possible.

But he saw the end of Grand Secretary Tian, ​​and he also saw the power of Emperor Li Qiang.

Apart from the founding emperor of Daqian, Li Qiang should be the most powerful emperor of Daqian, even the former emperor emeritus was far inferior to him.

Although the retired emperor was also a capable and brave warrior, he had to rely on the cabinet for domestic affairs. Without the support of the cabinet, the retired emperor could not even guarantee the supply of supplies for the expedition.

As for Li Qiang, he also fought foreign wars, but he never had to spend money from the Daqian treasury, and he didn't even have to mobilize the Daqian army. He could complete the war of annihilation by relying solely on his own private army.

In addition, Li Qiang had a huge amount of wealth in his hands, and through the Datong Bank he was able to do many practical things bypassing the cabinet without having to discuss it with the cabinet.

The reason why Academician Tian tried to confront Li Qiang was not unrelated to Li Qiang's strength.

However, Gan Feng saw clearly that even if Daqian lost its cabinet, it would not affect Li Qiang's throne. Instead, it would arouse Li Qiang's dissatisfaction with the civil servants.

The dissatisfaction of a powerful emperor could very likely result in the death of millions of people.

This is not an exaggeration, there have been many such incidents in history.

"Mr. Gan, go back and wait for the imperial edict!" Li Qiang said finally.

Gan Feng was overjoyed, knowing that his job was secured. He knelt down and said goodbye.

Li Qiang asked Jin Dong to draft the imperial edict, and he stamped it after reading it.

Jin Dong will personally go to Ganfeng Mansion to announce the decree, and will also bring some rewards according to previous rules.

After the imperial edict was sent out, Li Qiang began to laugh.

Gan Feng's surrender made the cabinet completely on his side, and he could have more control over the cabinet from then on.

His figure flashed, and he used the "divine feet" to return to the bedroom.

Strangely, he did not see Lin Daiyu and the other concubines in the bedroom.

He heard laughter coming from outside the bedroom and realized that they were in the yard.

He came to the courtyard. Although it was not snowing, the temperature had dropped below zero degrees. However, Lin Daiyu and the concubines were all wearing silk skirts and playing in the courtyard.

Only then did he remember that Lin Daiyu and the other concubines were no longer afraid of the cold.

When have you ever seen a brave general afraid of the cold, not to mention that these are all nine-turn brave generals.

Lin Daiyu jumped lightly and leaped ten feet high, dodging Miaoyu's light pounce.

Miaoyu also jumped up, and the two of them made dance-like movements in mid-air. Although it was just playful, it was pleasing to watch.

"Has Sister Lin learned martial arts?" Li Qiang asked Yingchun curiously who was not far away.

"Sister Lin didn't learn any martial arts. These are the moves she learned from Yi Ya!" Yingchun explained with a smile.

It turned out that after the girls became Nine-Turn Warriors, Li Qiang did not consider finding martial arts for them for a while. Before that, she happened to watch Yi Ya dancing with the dancers. Seeing her graceful movements, Lin Daiyu followed and learned a few moves.

It turned out that as a Nine-Turn Warrior, she had a strong learning ability and was able to learn the moves quickly. Moreover, because her body was incomparable to ordinary people, the dance moves she learned surpassed Yi Ya.

Li Qiang couldn't help but smile bitterly. He didn't expect that Lin Daiyu and the other women would use the Nine-Turn General's ability in this aspect. However, as they were happy, if it really came to Lin Daiyu and the concubines' turn to take action, he was afraid that the Daqian world would be gone.

Putting aside what he was thinking, he looked at Lin Daiyu and the concubines playing together, as if he saw a group of fairies.

It is impossible for a mortal to jump three meters and perform various difficult and graceful movements in the air. Moreover, Lin Daiyu and the concubines are all beauties. If seen by outsiders, they would really think they are a group of fairies.

After Lin Daiyu and the other concubines acquired the power of the Nine-Transformation Warriors, at least for a short period of time, they would experience their extraordinary abilities in this way.

Like a group of children who have found new toys, their laughter spread farther than ever before.

Li Qiang sat aside, watching the girls playing with a smile. He would not advise the girls to do anything. The Nine-Turn Warrior did not have to worry about catching a cold and getting sick.

"Manager Jin is waiting outside the gate!" A palace maid came to Li Qiang and said softly.

Li Qiang nodded, and his figure disappeared in the courtyard of the palace, and he appeared outside the gate. His palace, including the palaces of the concubines, only had eunuchs outside. Jin Dong knew his temper, and he would not enter the palace unless there was something important.

"What's the matter?" Li Qiang asked Jin Dong.

"Master, the spoils sent back from Tatar have arrived and are all in the military camp!" Jin Dong replied.

"What good things does Tatar have? Let's go and have a look!" Li Qiang suddenly became interested.

You have to know that the army attacking Tatar this time are all brave generals who are 100% loyal to him, so there is no possibility of any greed in the spoils handed over.

Of course it was impossible to use the "divine feet" in the military camp, so Jin Dong arranged a carriage and Li Qiang took the carriage to the military camp.

The military camp was next to the imperial palace. Since he often used it for other purposes, it almost became his private place.

Except for a part of the sergeants in the original military camp who stayed behind to serve as guards, the rest were transferred to other military camps.

When we arrived at the military camp, we saw the training ground was filled with horse-drawn carriages.

Each carriage was filled with items, wrapped in cowhide and sealed.

There is no shortage of cowhide in Tatar, and the seals can ensure that no one will open the items in the carriage along the way.

Jin Dong took out a booklet and checked the number on the carriage while looking at the records in the booklet.

"Master, this carriage is loaded with ginseng, ranging from one hundred years old to one thousand years old!" Jin Dong stepped forward to introduce when he saw Li Qiang coming to a carriage.

Li Qiang looked at the size of the cargo in the carriage and couldn't help but marvel. Perhaps only the Tatars could find so many ginsengs that were over a hundred years old.

Ginseng that is over a hundred years old is always packed in carriages. If it weren't for his "Healing Technique [Advanced]", these ginsengs would be one of the great medicines for practicing the general's body-building technique.

Next, Jin Dong introduced the goods on each carriage one by one, letting Li Qiang know how terrifying the wealth brought by the war of annihilation was.

There were probably five hundred horse-drawn carriages on the training ground, and this was the first batch of spoils brought back. The items selected were smaller in size and of higher value.

In addition to the precious medicinal materials unique to the Tatar steppes, there are also a large number of rare furs and various treasures.

Among these curios, there are many Daqian treasures that were looted by the Tatars in the past.

"Register these items and send them to my inner storehouse. Oh, and ask the clothing supervisor to select some furs from this batch to make winter clothes for the empress and concubines. Also, select some rare toys and send them to me separately!" Li Qiang thought for a moment and then gave the order.

His inner treasury was extremely rich. Except for a portion of the precious items in the old house that were given to the concubines as dowries, the rest were placed in the inner treasury.

The rewards he usually gave to his officials all came from the inner treasury.

This time the treasures were placed in the inner treasury, especially those top-grade medicines, which were the best rewards for the lord's family.

It is impossible for him to help the younger generations of the Lord's Family to practice the military body-building techniques, so these elixirs are even more important to the Lord's Family.

"Has the army that entered Tartary reached the sacred mountain of Tartary now?" Li Qiang thought of something and asked.

"According to the message sent back when we set out, we will encircle the Tatar Sacred Mountain in the next two days!" Jin Dong replied.

Li Qiang was also helpless as the siege of the Tatar sacred mountain had only officially begun after so many days.

This is the gap between ordinary troops and elite troops. Even if there is no resistance in Tatar, an army of 200,000 must be dispatched, and all kinds of baggage must be prepared. The marching speed is extremely slow, and the Tatar sacred mountain is deep in Tatar.

Of course, this is also the reason why steam cars have not been mass-produced. If there were enough steam cars, the marching speed of an army of 200,000 could be greatly improved.

After returning from the military camp, Jin Dong stayed in the camp. He had to count the supplies there and then supervise the storage of these supplies into the warehouse.

Li Qiang came to the illusory world of Taixu. He opened the illusory picture and looked towards the vicinity of the Tatar Sacred Mountain which was still in a blurry state.

Around the Tatar sacred mountain, there are already one hundred thousand troops ready to encircle it.

The 100,000-strong army was divided into four directions and advanced slowly. It looked very close in the virtual picture, but in fact it would take at least a day to truly encircle them.

Li Qiang had issued orders to the army, forbidding it to disperse too much and no action involving less than 10,000 people could occur.

He was also worried that the Tatar God Mountain would fight to the death. Once the army was reduced in numbers, the momentum of the army would be weakened. Perhaps the Venerable could inflict heavy damage to the army by risking a backlash.

In addition, there is another method, which is for low-level disciples to control the divine corpse to kill the Daqian army. The Tatar Divine Mountain did this in the past, but the divine corpse was obtained by Li Qiang that time.

The divine corpse does not need to worry about the luck of Daqian, but the low-level disciples have low cultivation, and when they encounter the luck of Daqian, the backlash effect is weak.

That's why he paid more attention and was ready to take action at any time before the Daqian army surrounded them.

"Who is in charge of Daqian? Let's talk!" Just as the Daqian army was surrounding the Tatar Sacred Mountain, a figure appeared outside the Tatar Sacred Mountain and he shouted.

His voice traveled a hundred miles and could be heard by all the Daqian soldiers.

Li Qiang also heard the voice through the illusory picture of Taixu Illusion Realm. The illusory picture can receive sound, not to mention that the sound was particularly loud.

Li Qiang thought about it and opened the passage leading to the outside of the Tatar Sacred Mountain.

He took a step forward and was already standing thirty miles outside the Tatar Sacred Mountain. The Daqian army on this side was already in front, closer to the Tatar Sacred Mountain.

He did not show up, but cast the 'Ghost Shield' and 'Holy Armor Technique' on himself, and then performed a 'Group Invisibility Technique'.

"I am the Emperor of Daqian. Who are you? Tell me your name." Li Qiang's voice rang out, and he used his magic power to spread the sound. Although he did not have the means that man used, the sound could still be heard by everyone.

The second Venerable was surprised, and then he was delighted. He did not expect that Emperor Daqian would lead the army in person.

He immediately searched for the person who spoke. As long as he could catch Emperor Daqian, he would not care even if touching Emperor Daqian would backfire on him.

As long as we can save the Tatar Sacred Mountain, it is worth it even if we lose our lives due to the backlash of luck.

Unfortunately, no matter how he searched, he could not find Emperor Daqian in the direction where the sound came from.

He even suspected that Emperor Daqian was hiding in the army, wearing soldier's clothes.

But even so, with his magic, he can find Emperor Daqian. The dragon energy on Emperor Daqian is not so easy to hide.

"I am the Second Venerable of the Tatar Sacred Mountain. The Tatar Sacred Mountain does not want to harm the heaven and go to war with you. From now on, you can close the mountain. I only hope that Daqian will withdraw its troops!" The Second Venerable saw that he could not find the Emperor of Daqian, so he stated his request helplessly.

At this moment, the 100,000 Daqian troops were shocked by Li Qiang's arrival. They didn't know when Li Qiang arrived.

Not to mention them, even the generals leading the army this time did not know that Li Qiang was here.

(End of this chapter)