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Chapter 1499 Conquering the Empire (45)

"This is not only a gesture, but also to recruit new blood and recruit them into the system. One is to buy people's hearts, the other is to change the image of the local tyrants that the legion used to look down on, and the third is to change the composition of the gentry members of the legion again."

Zhao Hu said helplessly, it is very difficult to live in such a life where every word and deed has to consider the overall strategy, but since he is the leader, then this is the responsibility, no matter how sad it is.

Thinking of this, Zhao Hu couldn't help shaking his head in self-deprecating manner.

Although Zhou Wen felt that his master was in a bad mood, he didn't try to persuade him, and he was even unwilling to persuade him. The reason why his master was in a bad mood was that he couldn't fight himself. Can such a thing be persuaded?

But he is also a smart person, and immediately changed the subject: "My lord, according to the news sent by the messenger, they will arrive at the imperial capital on January [-] next year, just in time for the enthronement ceremony, but the time is too tight, the emperor Will the prince and the others make trouble for us?"

Zhao Hu sighed, waved his hands and said, "Absolutely not now, but I don't know if it will be in the future. It depends on whether the Crown Prince is open-minded. Let's make preparations, and we will return to the Governor's Mansion tomorrow."

Zhou Wen was overjoyed. It seemed that the day when the Lord would firmly control the two provinces was coming.

In the Governor's Mansion of the Coastal Province, the servants inside and outside the door were busy with joy and a hint of arrogance.

My lord controls a province. I thought the lord would spend the New Year in the Marshal's Mansion, but I didn't expect to receive the notification that he would celebrate the New Year in the Governor's Mansion. In this way, of course, the festival arrangement must be properly arranged, which is related to the Governor. It's a matter of face for adults.

As for the arrogance in the hearts of the servants, it was because there was an endless stream of guests who came to give gifts.

These guests are all the cronies of the warlords and dignitaries, even the local emperors and warlords have to give New Year gifts to their masters, and all of them are very respectful, so how can these servants who only hope to be with a good employer be proud of themselves.

In the imperial capital, in the side hall of the Imperial Palace, the crown prince is asking the Marshal: "Your Excellency, Marshal, I wonder if the troops that boasted of their military exploits during the Grand Ceremony are all ready?"

"Your Highness, there is no need to worry. The preparations have already been made. Now we are doing the final training in the camp outside the city. The grand ceremony will definitely surprise the people of the imperial capital."

The Marshal nodded with a smile on his lips.

And the prime minister next to him, before the crown prince could ask, said, "His Royal Highness, all the new civil and military officials have been selected, and they are now concentrating on studying the ceremony. His Highness will lose face."

"Yes, thanks to your lords, especially the Marshal and the Prime Minister's help, I can only sit back and enjoy the success without worrying about anything, for which I can only express my deep gratitude." The crown prince bowed gratefully.

All the officials present were busy shaking their hands and saying they didn't dare. Only the marshal and the prime minister sat on their chairs and accepted the salute with a smile.

Everyone pretended not to see this disrespectful crime. The Marshal and the Prime Minister are both powerful and powerful. Not only are they old, but they are also from the royal family. To be honest, without the support of these two Optimus Primes, the crown prince would be nothing. Daydream can't achieve the dream of being an emperor, he doesn't have that strength.So the two of them accepted the gift from the future king carelessly, which is what they should have done.

But at this moment, no one thought that when the crown prince saw this scene, he really thought in his heart: "Hey, you two damn old guys! You actually gave me credit for my pride and qualifications! Wait, wait for me After accepting your salutation and kneeling down, wait for me to become the master of the empire, and when I firmly control the military and government, you will know what the last sentence of Asuka Jinliang Gongzang means!"

On the western frontier of the empire, Wenxi Province, within the sphere of influence of the Four Princes, is close to the prairie, which is also the camp where Zhao Hu moved back to the passageway from the prairie back to the empire.

At this moment, the frontier camp was surrounded by densely packed soldiers, and the scouts even traveled hundreds of miles away.

The reason why this border is so strict is not because there is a war with the grassland, but because the masters of the four western provinces are in this camp.

The camp is mainly for camp. It looks like an ordinary military building on the outside, but inside it is decorated with magnificence and extravagance.

A young man with a handsome appearance but full of masculinity, although he can be called a boy according to his age, but his demeanor only makes people think that he is a man, a very outstanding, and young man, this man is Augustus The four princes of the empire.

The fourth prince was sitting at the head of the camp, casually stroking a sharp knife in his hand, and there were two men standing below.

One is Qin Na, who holds the position of chief logistics officer, but actually controls the Wenxi Guard Division, and the other is Weiss, who has a photo with Zhao Hu, and goes in and out of the prairie as a free alliance business group.

These two people are the role of calling the wind and rain in the fields they are good at, but in front of the master who is old enough to be his own son, they are as respectful as they can be.As confidantes, they know very well what kind of person their master is.

As long as you know that this master is only 12 years old, he seized all the rights from the mother clan, making the mother clan who wanted to use his status to become a cow; at the age of 14, tens of thousands of predators are willing to work for him, people at other ages are still ignorant He only pursued love and love, and when he was living a dandy life, he had already secretly controlled a regular imperial army, and his spies had even spread to neighboring countries.

When he was an adult, the imperial officials who were willing to serve had already spread all over the country. If it weren't for the intricate and completely out-of-control empire night, the future master of the empire could only be him.

"Do you know why I chose the western part of the empire as my foundation?" the fourth prince suddenly said softly.

The two people below immediately used their brains to think about this problem with overload. I don’t know if it is a blood problem or an education problem. The royal blood of the August Empire, when they were not on the throne, they called themselves me to their subordinates. Claiming to be His Highness.

"Your Highness, I think this is because although the four western provinces are poor, they are rich in minerals and the people are tough, so they are the perfect place to raise troops," Weiss said first.

The fourth prince didn't speak, but just set his eyes on Qin Na. Qin Na tightened his body and said immediately: "This subordinate thinks that in addition to the reason Mr. Weiss said, it is also because the only foreign enemies in the four western provinces are the shepherds on the prairie. Cavalry alliance. As long as the shepherd cavalry alliance is settled, you can concentrate on internal affairs.

Moreover, the terrain of our west is higher than other places in the empire, forming a strategic form of taking advantage of the situation. As long as we strike with a thunderbolt, we can destroy the southwest, northwest and northwest of the empire in a very short period of time, and then form a state of attacking the imperial capital from three sides. "

The fourth prince nodded: "Well, that's right. Although the four provinces are poor, the reason for the poverty is just a lack of money and development resources. We have already prepared for it. We don't lack money at all. After some development, Now the income of the four provinces is no worse than that of the coastal provinces."

Of course, the two of them knew that this result was due to the comparison between the four provinces and the poorest coastal province, but they didn't need to care about the income. As long as they formally raised their troops and won a few big victories, those who waited and watched were absolutely nothing. He rushed over to pledge his allegiance, and by that time there would be nothing missing.

Seeing that the fourth prince was in a good mood, Weiss hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help asking: "Your Highness, will the prairie fulfill the agreement? Once our main force leaves the frontier, the four frontier provinces will be empty. Those greedy Will the prairie people hold back their hands?

As far as my subordinates know, the reputation of the prairie people is only for business groups, and even the promises made by their own people will be broken immediately due to interest issues. "

The fourth prince snorted coldly and said: "I don't understand your concerns? People in the prairie are white-eyed wolves, and those who have milk are mothers! Am I the one who colludes with foreign enemies to invade my homeland? And when did I say to obey them?" Didn’t Qin Na make it very clear just now? If the Muqi Alliance is settled, we can concentrate on our internal affairs. If the prairie is not settled, who of us will go out with confidence?”

Hearing this, Weiss and Qin Na were shocked, and their eyes radiated a hot light!I did not follow the wrong master!

The worries were relieved, and everyone felt that the atmosphere was much warmer. Weiss still raised a question: "Your Highness, the Chinese New Year is almost here. As soon as the new year comes, the crown prince will shamelessly ascend the throne as emperor. How should we deal with this problem?"

This is a serious topic. As the emperor ascended the throne in the imperial capital, he has a righteous reputation among all the people in the world. It is not so easy to cancel this righteous reputation once it is established.

The fourth prince understood the meaning of Weiss's words. Even if he was worried that his soldiers would waver, the officers would not waver. In this battle for the throne, the higher the official positions of the candidates, the more loyal they would be.

One is that high-ranking officials invest too much in candidates and cannot withdraw them; second, since they are high-ranking officials, they go to the enemy, and the position is not high enough, and the profit-loss ratio is really disparate; third, if the situation is not very clear, Other candidates will not believe the high-ranking enemy officials who suddenly defected, and they are afraid that you will come up with a bitter trick.

The fourth prince frowned, and said after a while: "According to the throne at the same time!"

Weiss and Qin Na couldn't bear the excitement any longer and immediately accepted the order. Didn't they just wait for such a day after working hard?Super hero, as long as he and his descendants don't make mistakes, they will definitely pass on the glory and wealth forever.

The fourth prince didn't have the excitement of a courtier, he absolutely didn't want to ascend to the top position early, but if he didn't do so, the elder brother with a righteous name could declare himself a rebel!
(End of this chapter)