The auditorium is set up in a lecture hall similar to that of a university, with a high position near the entrance and a gradual downward slope inward. Usually it is used as a large conference room, mainly for various training classes, and also for major celebrations such as the New Year's Festival or the literary and artistic labor/military.

Convening a military meeting of all the officers of the army here, Zhao Yue forbade the relevant staff to arrange the meeting place in advance, that is, the seating areas of each department were not divided in advance, let alone the signs and other signs of the seats of senior officers.

Zhao Yue's subtext is: Everyone sits casually, (I'll take a look).

Soldiers face life and death, the battlefield requires you to judge the fastest and most intuitively, and you are not allowed to think about the side of the expedition to cause confusion, otherwise the head has been cut off by the opponent, not a civilian official who likes and is good at pondering things and even often ponders to the point of opening his brain.

Civilian officials usually despise military generals for being rude and simple-minded, which is not only a difference in education level, but also a gap in professional formation.

At this time, they are quarreling over the war, and they don't let each other go, I can't pee with you, so I naturally don't sit with you when I sit casually.

The new imperial army is divided into multiple branches of the armed forces, such as the horse army, the horse infantry army, the navy, and the amphibious warfare team. Each branch of the military is marked as one battalion, two battalions, and three battalions......

Under normal circumstances, military meetings are naturally divided into sections and sequences according to the types of troops, and even if they compete for seats, they are also a matter between the arms.

Now it's interesting, what Zhao Yue saw was that part of the Ma Army and part of the Navy were sitting together......

The various branches of the armed forces sat in a disorderly manner, and the radicals in armor were generally in pieces, the moderate factions in regular clothes and formal clothes were divided into two groups, and the neutrals in camouflage uniforms and the military doctors in private clothes were divided into two groups.

What's more interesting is that the armor film is mixed with formal wear and camouflage uniforms, and the formal film is also mixed with armor and camouflage uniforms.

I don't understand, when I saw this scene, I thought it was a distortion of time and space, and the ancients and the present were happy to meet, harmoniously and friendly, weird but festive.

Those who know understand that the subordinates or subordinates who were also the commanders of the same battalion also have different opinions, and the opinions of the adjutant generals, subordinate generals, staff officers, judicial officers and military medical officers who are under the vertical management of the separate columns in the army are not necessarily in sync with the opinions of the battalion commanders.

For example, the two lieutenants of the radical faction on behalf of the blue-faced beast Yang Zhi, Lu Barbarian Lu Tieniu and Yang Zhi have the same bright armor, as if they are on the battlefield and ready to fight at any time, but Lu Tiexi is dressed in regular clothes and sits next to Yang Zhi.

It's not that Lu Tiexi used to be Zhao Yue's chief of guard, and he is a cronie of the prince of the empire, and he dares to engage in special and blatant disagreement with the head general, and he is not afraid that the master will wear small shoes. The dress code of the other battalions was also inconsistent in this way.

For example, Luan Tingyu, a representative of the conservative and moderate faction, was dressed in formal clothes, while the chief of staff and some officers were wearing hideous armor.

This state of affairs was formed by the fact that the New Army vigorously advocated that everyone had the responsibility to actively express their opinions and suggestions before the war.

The will of the military is indeed very unified, and it is difficult to reunify, so it is no wonder that the headquarters is worried.

Fortunately, the various factions did not fight to sit in the front row and to rely on the speaker's podium to make it easier to express their opinions.

The auditorium was large enough, with six rows of seats, and the two sides of the argument were roughly divided into left and right sides, with representatives sitting in the middle column, and neutrals and most of the military doctors consciously sitting in the remaining seats at the back.

The front row of the middle two columns closest to the podium was empty before Zhao Yue came, and now Commander Du, Chief of General Staff Xiao, Chief of Justice and other senior officers of the headquarters are sitting. It wasn't full, and there were two dozen empty seats.

Zhao Yue saw it in his eyes.

My father saw that the generals in the army were dissatisfied with the wonderful head of the headquarters, and he was worried that Du Yan and Xiao Jiasui were too young to suppress the fierce generals below.

When the senior general of the army sat casually, he knew that the two front rows closest to the podium could not be filled with people from the headquarters, and it would be more convenient for them to sit there, but there was still no one to sit in the front, and it seemed that there were still rules and proportions that must be observed. No one is so arrogant and arrogant that he dares to openly indirectly provoke the headquarters by grabbing seats, expressing dissatisfaction.

Zhao Yue stood on the stage with a lonely face and a blank face, only his eyes were moving.

The auditorium is too big.

The officers who were close to the podium could see Zhao Yue silently glancing down the stage. Those who are far away can't see Zhao Yue's face clearly.

A large proportion of the thousands of officers only knew the name of this prince and did not know him, it was completely the first time they had contact with him, and they couldn't see it clearly from a distance, and they thought that Zhao Yue was so frightened that he stiffened the podium and forgot to speak, and even couldn't speak, so it was natural that all kinds of thoughts arose.

For a while, the buzz formed by low discussions tended to get bigger and bigger.

Du Bao, Xiao Jiasui and other people from the headquarters frowned.

The chief justice is an old Zhao Zhuang household, and like many old households, he has always regarded himself as a servant and retainer of Cangzhao in his heart, and the honor and disgrace of Cangzhao's life and death, seeing that there are actually many officers who dare to speak nonsense at this time and dare to disrespect the sacrosanct and inviolable second young master in his heart, he can't help but be angry.

Ideological education, rectification, and maintenance of military discipline are also his primary duties.

It was a gross dereliction of duty for the elite contingent of officers to behave so badly on such an occasion. His face was hot, as if he had been slapped a few times in public, and he couldn't help but stare at him and wanted to get up and scold, and if he couldn't open his eyes, he would inevitably take it out as a target and punish him severely.

But he looked at Zhao Yuegang with shame and his body was about to move, but Zhao Yue stopped him with a stern look.

When Du Yan and Xiao Jiasui saw this scene, they thought about it, and they also put away their thoughts to stop the noise, and waited quietly.

They can sit still, they can calm their breath. The generals in the army couldn't sit still at first.

Most of these generals were discovered and recruited by Zhao Yue, and even cultivated with one hand, and senior and middle-level officers such as adjutant generals, staff officers, and judicial officers either had old favors with Zhao Yue, or they were old subordinates of Zhao, even if they did not care about friendship and superiority and humility, they also knew how powerful Zhao Yue was.

When this prince was a child, he held up a powerful and incomparable new family, playing the Great Song Dynasty from the emperor to many smart and spicy traitors such as playing chickens, dogs, and ants, and began to fight in the north and south at the age of ten, invincible, and determined the strong foundation of the Ding Empire.

I'm afraid that doing this here today has a deep meaning, and there is a hidden thunderstorm.

The generals stared at Zhao Yue, who was motionless on the podium, and only felt that his scalp was numb, and secretly guessed that today's meeting might not be the special brainstorming to discuss the battle of Goryeo as he thought before, but he was afraid that this aspect was not even the main content of the meeting.

Come to think of it, too.

They have been arguing for so long, all kinds of opinions in the army have already been expressed, and the headquarters has long known it clearly, since Zhao Yue has come specifically for this, how can he not be clear? He also convened a special meeting of the cadres of the whole army to discuss the fart.

For a time, the generals and adjutant generals of various departments and other major officers also changed from sitting quietly to talking to each other, but the humming sound quickly disappeared.

The Great Hall fell silent again, and soon even the heavy wheezing died away, and the huge house seemed to be silent.

Zhao Yue watched the officers staggering from place to place to sit solemnly, their waists were straight, and the corners of his mouth were hooked again, and then he said lightly: "Everyone, is this enough?" ”

"It doesn't matter. If that's not enough, go ahead.

Anyway, you are soldiers, supported by the people of the empire, you don't have to work, you don't have to worry about food and drink, you have expensive and decent clothes to wear, you have a comfortable house to live in, and you have no worries about living with your family. ”

Zhao Yue's voice was flat and dry, without the slightest hint of anger, and the officers couldn't even feel his mood swings. However, the audience, especially the senior officers, listened to the thunder that sounded around them, and their faces changed color in an instant, and they showed shame one by one.

With a sudden pull, under the leadership of the senior officers of the headquarters and various battalions, the auditorium stood up in a black place.

Those who were the most ferocious in the past were half a beat late, and they also quickly stood up, no matter what mood or mind they were in now, they all followed and maintained the upright military posture of the soldiers and waited for training.

But Zhao Yue did not reprimand him on the spot.

He looked at the back row of the auditorium, with a faint smile on his face, and greeted, "Master Zhishen, please come and sit in the front." ”

The big monk who was the most conspicuous in the crowd in a monk's robe was stunned for a moment when he heard the call, and he didn't respond at first, but subconsciously stretched out his thick fingers and scratched his head.

With his status and position in the army, he naturally couldn't sit casually in the corner of the auditorium, if that were the case, the vast majority of the people in the auditorium would have to stand.

The big monk was huge and majestic, sitting on the side seat in the back row by the passage to stretch his hands and feet, but he was too far away from the podium, and his eyes were so good that he couldn't see Zhao Yue's eyes clearly, but when he saw that Zhao Yue was staring at him in this direction, he walked to the front with a puzzled expression, and stood on the empty seat closest to the podium in the first row that Zhao Yue pointed to with a smile.

Zhao Yue beckoned again: "General Yang Zhi of the Ma Army, General Luan Tingyu of the Ma Bu Army, please come and sit in front of you." ”

The second will be the representative of the two factions of the controversy, which will be anxious in his heart, and when he hears the call, he will also take his place with a sense of incomprehension and anxiety.

Just when the generals stood more and more straight, secretly guessing Zhao Yue's intentions, waiting for Zhao Yue to step forward again, and then start training angrily, Zhao Yue pressed his hands and said calmly: "Sit down." ”

More than a thousand officers had different thoughts, but they couldn't help but let out a sigh and sit down again. After sitting down, I thought to myself if I should continue to stand and listen to the training.

But he had already sat down, and at this time, no one dared to stand up again. Many of them are looking left and right, wanting to see what the leader or others do, so they can adapt to the situation and follow along. In this way, it will not be reckless and abrupt and become an unconventional bird.

The auditorium soon became silent again with the sound of armor and clothes rubbing, and everyone sat upright, focused, staring at the podium.

Zhao Yue did not reprimand, and still did not mention today's content about the battle.

He continued to scan the audience, and this time the smile on his face was much more obvious, and those who approached him could even see the cordiality.

It's cordial, not satisfied, and not complacent.

When the officers were puzzled, they heard Zhao Yue's voice sound, this time with obvious feelings, still cordial.

"I saw hundreds of foreign officers sitting there. I don't know you. I'm sure most of you are seeing me for the first time. Since you have traveled thousands of miles or even thousands of miles to join us in the Empire and fight together for a beautiful new world, it is a blessing for you and me. When we meet here today, let's get to know each other. ”

"Let me introduce myself first, this should be the universal etiquette.

My name is Zhao Yue, and my name is Gongyue, and I have two names, just like the difference between your nickname and your official title. Yue, in Chinese, is a mountain, a majestic and indestructible mountain.

My parents and elders named me Shan, just hoping that their children and grandchildren would be healthy and strong, and that they would grow up safely, and that they would not die halfway, that is, not die early due to disease, hunger, or other tragic causes before they grow up.

I believe that this is the most basic and devout wish of all parents and elders in the world for their children and offspring. ”

The alien race sitting here can become an officer, whether it was captured and robbed, abducted and trafficked, or rescued and picked up and voluntarily begged to join, whether they like the Han people or not, whether they recognize and accept the Han civilization, whether they adapt to and get used to the life of the Eastern Han, first of all, they must have shown loyalty and excellence in the army and established meritorious service, they have undergone re-examination and strict training in the military academy before promotion, and have intensified their study in Chinese, even if they still do not speak Chinese very well and cannot write Chinese characters in the main environment of Chinese, they must have certain listening and speaking ability, Otherwise, he would not be able to accept orders and lead and command his subordinates, mainly Han Chinese, to train and fight, so they basically understood Zhao Yue's words.

These officers did not expect that the honorable prince of the empire would be the first to mention them at such a grand meeting. I didn't expect the prince to be so recognizable and cordial to them as a different race in the army, and he didn't put on the shelf of a noble prince at all, and even called each other by you and me, which meant treating each other as equals to show respect and attention.

Although they have won a certain status and respect in the army with practical actions and solid meritorious deeds, in this arrogant and powerful Han group that they only have extreme envy and awe, they are still inferior in their hearts, even if they have studied Han culture, know that the new empire is inclusive of all rivers, and have the new ideas and new racial opinions of the empire in their minds, they know that as long as they work hard, they will become glorious new Han people, and they can also obtain the same survival and development rights as the Han people in the empire, but their appearance is different from that of common Han people. I have also been actively integrating into the Han people, but subconsciously I naturally think that I am a person who is one level lower than the Han people.

They are all low-level little people in their hometown, even if they have the ability, have held a certain position in the army, pirates or some organization, have money or prestige, they are still able to break into the ruling class and be recognized by the class of people who are as cheap as dogs, they have seen a lot of hereditary nobles and lords are arrogant, murderous and domineering, pinching their future and life and death at will, not treating them as human beings at all, and they have long been accustomed to this phenomenon, and they have lived in this new group of overall friendship and unity for a long time, knowing that this place is very different from the society of the past, I never dared to dream that the prince of this powerful and incomparable empire could recognize and respect such a lowly and reckless man.

Zhao Yue introduced himself with the most basic secular ethics of parents' care for their children, which aroused the emotional resonance and more touching of officers of different races.

It's just that everyone present didn't know what Zhao Yue meant. (To be continued.) )