In the following days, Li Binglan and I were very busy with the preparations before the expedition, such as the establishment of new and veteran soldiers, the training of new recruits, the supply of weapons, the preparation of logistics supplies, and the formulation of strategies and tactics. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Our army on this expedition exceeded 250,000 men, of which 100,000 were the silver tassel cavalry directly under Li Binglan - of which 30,000 were heavy cavalry, and 70,000 light cavalry were composed of sword cavalry, lancers, cavalry archers, etc.

The other 150,000 are mixed arms composed of new and old soldiers, including pikemen, heavy and light infantry, arrow battalions, fortification battalions, logistics troops and other troops, including 50,000 mixed light and heavy cavalry composed of the Praetorian Guard, 3,000 elven troops led by Hetgro, and 100 mage phalanx led by Vivien. It can be said that the most elite troops and the last armed forces of the Empire have been mobilized, and the Empire has bet its last hope on this army.

Li Binglan is the commander of the army, and I am the deputy commander, although my status as a prince is one level higher than that of Li Binglan's princess in the royal family, and she is my wife, but because Li Binglan is the generalissimo, and I am only a marshal, if it is about influence and status in the army, she is above me, so it is logical for her to be the commander.

I have no objection to this, and this is the result of my direct proposal - at that time the military department had been very troubled about who should be in charge, because it was unprecedented for two marshals to be present in one army at the same time. In terms of military rank, it is true that Li Binglan should be the commander-in-chief, but I also have the rank of marshal, and in terms of status and power, I am unmatched in the current empire, and I have been personally appointed by Emily to be responsible for all matters of the battle, and my delicate relationship with Li Binglan has made the military department decide for a while. Considering that I was far inferior to Li Binglan in terms of fame, military talent, and combat experience, I automatically gave up the post of commander to my wife.

However, my actions won a lot of praise from the army, the people, and even the people of insight in the imperial court, and it was called a wise act, which I did not expect.

Because the current Shenglun Continent is basically a patriarchal society, women can still be independent before they get married, and once they get married, everything will be given priority to the husband's will, and the wife will no longer express her personal opinions.

This situation of male superiority and inferiority of women is even more obvious in the military.

At that time, Li Binglan was able to rise rapidly in the army, on the one hand, because of the favor of Nanzhan Buqi II, and on the other hand, because Li Binglan's personal talent was particularly outstanding, but she also paid a hundred times more hard work and effort than others.

The situation of male protagonists and female subordinates is only relatively diluted in the royal family, such as the fourth princess of Ettiria, who can directly participate in military and political affairs, and in the husband and wife relationship with Beshatu, it is also the power of the wife; The Seven Emily Princesses can also be the regent of the world.

And I was praised by the world for being able to focus on the overall situation, to hand over the military power to a wife who was better than myself, and not to be confined to the idea of male power, and of course, there were many nobles who made fun of me for being a man who obtained glory by hiding in his wife's skirt.

There are also a few people who can perceive His Majesty's unconventional approach, embodying a careerist quality who is not limited to the law and meritocracy in order to achieve victory—a terrible man who can trample personal decency and useless self-esteem under his feet! Although this statement is disrespectful, it is also close to the truth of the facts...... His Majesty put aside his personal dignity, but he won himself a reputation of respecting women, and gained double respect, and finally the world's talents gathered under His Majesty's command, these people with different personalities, willing to throw their heads for His Majesty, spill blood, go to the sword mountain, go to the sea of fire, and spend their lives without complaint or regret.

My retinue, Vittegar, wrote.

However, another unexpected incident allowed me to establish my prestige among the people and win the hearts of the people in the imperial capital.

One afternoon, after I had finished my official paperwork and stepped out of the marshal's palace, the sun was shining on me as it was nearly dusk, and I suddenly had the idea of wandering down the street, so I summoned Ninek and Loppete, who were close guards, and Lopet, who had been James's bodyguard, but was released by me after being captured, and then joined my command, and the three of them changed into civilian clothes and traveled together.

On Isheparen Street, which is wide enough for eight horses to gallop at the same time, it is still bustling with people and shops.

Although the empire was currently under the shadow of war, Proust, as the largest city on the continent of Saint-Lennan, was always one of the first choices for business travelers, and one of the main distribution centers for goods from all over the world, and commercial activities were not fatally affected by the war.

Although people are in the whirlpool of war, after all, they are far from the center of war, and their daily lives are not greatly affected.

My eyes were drawn to a crowd in a circle.

So he took Ninek and Loppet with him and squeezed through the crowd with his magic spell.

I saw that in the open space in the center of the circle, five or six young men dressed in aristocratic attire and seven or eight big men who looked like attendants were about to forcibly take away a beautiful girl.

The woman struggled desperately, leaving the group of young people unable to succeed for a while. There was also a young man in a sackcloth and brown coat, covered in bruises and a bloody face, lying on the ground.

Obviously, it was another incident of a noble child robbing a people's daughter.

Beauty, don't resist! No one can save you! I don't have anything I can't get from Pierre! None of the women I fancy can escape the palm of my hand!

One of the young aristocratic children led by him said that he had a pair of cross-eyed eyes, and his facial features were all squeezed together like dough, which could be described as a mess, short in stature but with a big belly, and the fat on his face piled up with an obscene smile, which made people feel disgusting when they looked at it.

Our Viscount Pierre likes you, it's a blessing that you cultivated in your previous life, what are you still lame? You obediently obeyed Pi Ye, and served Pi Ye well, and the master's reward is enough for you to earn money for eight lifetimes, isn't this better than selling rotten combs on the street and following your incapable man? Maybe it will make Pi Ye happy, and take you as a concubine, and you will enjoy endless glory and wealth for a lifetime! Another aristocratic kid with a freckled face said with a lewd smile.

Help! The woman cried helplessly, wept sadly, and struggled with all her might, but her arms were each held by a large man, and all resistance was in vain.

The onlookers booed in dissatisfaction, but no one dared to stand up to stop the atrocities of the aristocracy.

This cannot be blamed on the lack of chivalry or compassion of the civilians, because not only could they not save the woman, but they also had to pay for their own lives.

In the empire, the aristocracy was originally a privileged class at the top, and the law was useless to them in too many cases, and the children of the nobles who broke the law and committed crimes were arrested, often by powerful fathers or relatives, and with the help of money, most of them could be acquitted.

The Gendarmerie Administration, which was in charge of the security of the Empire, turned a blind eye to the misdeeds of the children of the nobility, if not other nobles.

Although there have been cases of commoners suing nobles, most of them are not accepted by the gendarmes, or they only issue simple warnings or questions, and in the end, of course, they are not resolved, and there are even cases of gendarmes aiding and abusive. Ordinary commoners could only endure the bad deeds of the nobles in silence.

Chick, listen to your grandfather, there will be your benefits!

The cross-eyed viscount named Pierre smiled, stretched out his claws to grab the woman's chest.

Let go! What's going on?! I raised my sword eyebrows and snorted coldly, and Wei Ling's momentum turned into an invisible pressure, which instantly filled the air.

Pierre was startled by the sound, and involuntarily withdrew his outstretched hand, but when he realized that there were only three of us, he arrogantly pointed his finger at me, and said to me disdainfully: Who are you? Dare to meddle with Young Master Ben's affairs! Are you impatient! Do you know who I am?

At this time, due to my accidental joining, the two guards who grabbed the woman couldn't help but be stunned, and as soon as they let go of their hands, they let the woman break free, ran to me and knelt down and cried: Uncle! Please do justice to the weak woman, and have mercy on me, a miserable man! My brother and sister were originally self-contained, selling wooden combs and ornaments on the street to make a living, and they have been together until today...... Until today, I ran into them...... As soon as the man saw me, he moved his hands and feet, and then he tried to forcibly take me away, and when my brother and sister refused, he beat my brother to death, and now his fate is uncertain...... O God! Do you want us lowly people to live......

What is your name?

I...... It's called Winnie. Pesani, my brother's name is Gartei. Pessani ......

Winnie, get up! I ignored the shouting Pierre, and said softly to Winnie, while looking at the fierce young girl in front of me: good-looking, beautiful and delicate, the face of the melon seeds without fat powder is pure and soft, there is a natural beauty, the tender white skin is white and red, and the beautiful and full breasts seem to want to break out of the clothes, and a pair of crying and swollen apricot eyes and undried tears on the face, but I feel pity.

Coarse linen can't hide her natural beauty, so it's no wonder that she attracts wild bees and butterflies like Pierre.

Winnie's face turned red as I watched me, her cheeks burned, and the posture of her little daughter made my heart flutter.

At this time, I turned my attention to Pierre and the others, and said with a cold snort: Who are you? I squinted at him coldly, and there was a hint of murder in my cold gaze.

I......

Pierre couldn't help shuddering under my cold momentum, but then he found that there were more than a dozen people around him, several times the number of me, occupying an absolute advantage in numbers, and eight of them were powerful guards, so he was bold and proudly said: I am Viscount Pierre, and the Minister of Ceremonies Morifavi is my own uncle! Hmph, do you dare to take care of this matter?

Can't. I said lightly, waving my hand to stop Ninek and Loppete, who were about to rush forward.

My answer made Pierre even more proud, but it left Winnie in despair.

Did you hear that? Beauty, no one dares to care about my business! Come to Uncle! Pierre said triumphantly, stretching out his fat palm to pull Winnie.

Wait! I stepped forward and opened Pierre's palm, blocking Winnie, who was about to accept her fate.

What do you want to do? Don't know what to do, boy! Although Pierre was arrogant, he saw that I was extraordinary, and he had a scruple about me after all, so he didn't dare to make any further moves.

Hehe, I didn't think about it. It's just that what's so interesting about this kind of little girl who doesn't open her face? I've seen even more beautiful women! Are you interested in meeting the stunning beauties? Beautiful as a fairy, ice muscles and jade bones, smooth and creamy, all kinds of amorous, tactful and joyful, a smile and a hundred charms, so that the flowers are suddenly discolored, and the joy is heart-shattering, making men fascinated. I said lightly, with a look of leisurely fascination and endless aftertaste.

Where is it? I must see it! Pierre said anxiously, revealing a salivating complexion.

This takes you there. I smiled indifferently, but Weiming suddenly handed it out at this time, gently taking Pier's lower body, but saw that Pier, who was originally happy, suddenly fell back to the ground, his lower body was red, his smile had condensed, his expression was changed because of pain, and his white and blue face was covered with cold sweat, and he was so painful that he even lost the strength to shout.

I will clean your body for you, so that I can send you to the palace to be a palace attendant! There are many stunning concubines in the palace! In the future, when you serve them, you will be able to live with beauty every day. I'm not lying to you, I'm not a liar. I said it as a matter of course.

There was an exclamation from the crowd, followed by cheers and enthusiastic applause.

It was only then that Pierre's companions knew how to go over and help, and someone shouted: Call the doctor!

Others, along with the guards, drew their swords and swords, shouted for revenge for the Viscount, and rushed at me in a rage.

Before I could do anything, Ninek and Loppete had already surpassed me, as strong as a dragon, as strong as the wind, as a shooting star, as brave as a tiger, and immediately put down seven or eight people, and when they lay on the ground one by one, they were already scarred and dying, and could not get up again.

The remaining noble children retreated in fear, losing the courage to fight again.

At this moment a group of gendarmes broke through the crowd and surrounded the three of us and Pierre's men in the middle.

What's going on here? Why did someone fall to the ground injured? The gendarmerie captain asked with a frown.

Seeing Pierre and them, the gendarmerie captain looked a little surprised, and then said familiarly: Young Master Baqi, Young Master William, are you? Hey, why did Viscount Pierre get hurt? Who hurt Lord Viscount?

It's the three of them! The one in the center is the culprit who slashed the Viscount, and the Viscount doesn't even have a life...... Captain Kabu came just in time to catch this gang of murderers! When the children of the nobles saw that they had the support of the military police, they immediately became angry, and gritted their teeth as if they were about to devour the three of us alive.

Someone in the crowd sighed, as if they couldn't bear to see the tragic fate we were about to face.

It's none of your business! It's all my fault, one person does everything! If you want to kill or kill you, please spare this lord and his friends! Winnie straightened her chest and bravely stood in front of me with her arms outstretched, her tone firm and fearless, as if she were at home.

Don't worry, I'm fine! Winnie, you go to the side and watch the play. I whispered, gently pressing my hand on Winnie's shoulder, and she was involuntarily taken aside.

Who are you? He committed atrocities in broad daylight! Captain Kabu drew his sword as he approached the three of us with the gendarmes on guard.

Atrocity? Who committed the atrocities? Captain Kabu, I'm afraid you've mistaken the accusation. I simply ignored the approaching gendarmerie, and did not make any preparations for a counterattack, calmly and coldly retorted, as for our identity, it was nothing, I was just a little-known person, my name was Alexander. St. Karen. Dominis. Meinster. The name is long and awkward, and it's hard to remember.

Boom! Captain Kabu shuddered for a moment, his face changed greatly, and as the hand holding the sword loosened, the long sword fell to the ground, and then gasped, and hurriedly took three steps back.

The other gendarmes were stunned, their faces were as dead as ashes, and their bodies were stiff as if they had been struck by electricity, and they could not move.

Don't bow to His Royal Highness the Prince and Marshal yet! Lopet said coldly.

Xiaguan ...... Sergeant Xiaguan Lanmu...... Ka'b: Say hello to your lords! Stunned, Kabu's feet went limp, he fell to his knees in front of me, and said tremblingly.

The other gendarmes also fell to their knees and shouted, "Your Excellency, spare your life."

May I ask you, the loyal gendarmes, how will you get rid of Alex, the criminal who committed the atrocities? I sneered.

The lower officials did not dare to ...... The subordinate deserves to die, offended His Highness...... The lower officials were confused...... I beg your highness to forgive your sins...... Please forgive the sin of driving in shock...... Kabu said tremblingly, cold sweat breaking out on his face.

The rest of the gendarmes were even more silent.

A moment ago, these people were still law enforcers who ruled the lives and deaths of others, and I was nothing more than a lowly life in front of them that could be easily pinched to death like an ant; Now they are like death row prisoners waiting to be executed, humbly begging for mercy from me, and their positions and positions are reversed in an instant, which is really a great irony!

Winnie stood beside me dumbfounded, her eyes full of confusion and disbelief, as if she had been stunned.

Alexander – The name has become a symbol of power and legend in the empire, with a terrifying power.

It seems that the time has come for the Gendarmerie to be put in order, and the incumbents seem to have forgotten their duties and duties.

I said word by word, and every word was hammered into the hearts of these gendarmes, and all the faces were filled with fear.

Of course, it will take some time for this sentence to become substantial.

Get up! I swept the faces of these gendarmes coldly with my gaze, and said lightly, Captain Kabu, please send someone to send the little girl's brother to the Doctors' Association for good treatment, as for the medical expenses, all of them will be counted in my account, but if he is missing a cold hair, this king is the only one who asks!

I glanced at Pierre, who was already out of breath and less breath on the ground, and then said: Send this lord to the palace as a chamberlain, and please send a message to the minister of etiquette for me, saying that his good nephew has taken the initiative to enter the palace to serve the concubines of the emperor in order to show his loyalty to the monarch and serve the country.

Yes, Your Highness...... The subordinate obeys the order! Kabu led the gendarmes to struggle to their feet, wiping the cold sweat while groveling, but he knew that his life had finally been saved.

Later, after receiving the news, the Minister of Ceremonies, Morifavi, was furious for a while, causing a recurrence of epilepsy, and after recuperating at home for three months, he thought that he had no face to take charge of the ceremonies again, so he wrote to the imperial court to resign.

I turned to Winnie, took out the fifty gold coins I had with me, and handed them to the stunned little girl, who came back to her senses and said, "I ...... I can't ask for your money!

Take it! Your brother needs a lot of money to recuperate and recuperate, and in order to take care of your brother, I am afraid you will not be able to earn a living for a while.

I said mildly.

Winnie hesitated for a moment and finally accepted the money, and asked me a little blankly: What price does His Highness need to pay for treating me like this? Speaking of this, he seemed to have the answer in his heart, lowered his head and said in a voice as thin as a gnat: If His Highness wants me...... I can......

I looked down at the shy beauty, chuckled, and said, "It seems that my reputation is not very good...... But I have my own absurd ways and principles, and have you ever heard of Alex threatening a woman? I don't need anything in return! If you have any difficulties in the future, you can come to me at the Prince's Mansion at any time, and I will do my best to help you! Although I only inadvertently interfered in your business today, there is always a beginning and an end to things. Bye! Cute little beauty!

After saying that, I laughed and left with Ninek and Lopete.

The crowd automatically moved out of the way, and then applauded and cheered even more fiercely.

Long live our King Alexander!

Long live King Meinster!

Imperial Light!

The cheers behind him were mixed with Winnie's emotional shout: Thank you!

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