"I was in Nanling before I left."

"I know."

"The various military departments led by the Ether Lieutenant Agency, they want to push for a bill, and that is something you don't know."

"Huh?"

"Bill, again, is a new term and a novelty. The military intends to push for an overseas Dominion bill that would allow military officers to lead people to carry out the frontiers outside the empire's borders, and then, as the de facto owners of the territories, the empire would have the right to collect taxes, garrison troops, and conscription on those territories, but also have to fulfill the responsibility of protection. ”

"I can understand that it is a land with the right of autonomy, but the empire has all the rights and interests, and the payment is that the Dominion needs to send troops to protect it when it is attacked?"

"You're probably not wrong with that, but one thing you need to understand is that it was a counterattack by the military against the civilian clique."

Not to mention, Meng Tian really didn't know that the military was planning this, he frowned deeply, because he didn't know such a big thing, and also because Feng Zheng came to inform him.

Lü Zhe has not yet become emperor...... It should be said that before the founding of the People's Republic of China, Feng Zheng offended Lu Zhe, and he offended more than once. Feng Zai interfered with Lü Zhe in many ways, including Lü Zhe's desire to get the official canonization of Xianyang after he mastered Nanjun, and then there were obstructions such as the purchase of grain, war horses, ordnance, etc., and the most risky thing was that Sima Xin led the army south to attack.

According to reason, Feng Zheng has done so much, Lu Zhe will definitely be liquidated after gaining power, right? Even Feng Zai himself thought so, so when everyone was looking for a way out, this guy was at a loss and didn't know what to do.

What many people imagined did not happen, such as killing those former kings after Lu Zhe completed the merger, since he didn't even kill King Lu Zhe, then some people didn't have to kill them. After all, too many people just have different positions and camps, and what kind of camp they are in will fulfill their responsibilities, even if Lu Zhe really holds a grudge, he shouldn't be liquidated because of those people's due diligence to the object of allegiance, right?

Some people will rejoice in the emperor's benevolent ......, perhaps it is not called mercy, but it should be called obedience or obedience, which is the same reason as the misfortune of the wife and children. After all, if you really kill, then you will not kill one and a half, no king has ever done such a cruel thing before, this is an era that pays attention to the destruction of the country and the temple of the people. There are some people who will devote themselves to new, fulfilling obligations with gratitude to Dade, but not all of them will be, will they?

Meng Tian didn't know what kind of mentality Feng Zheng used to reveal that news, but he knew what would happen next.

The Western Regions has been pouring into mercenary teams recently, if you count the 40,000 people hired by the envoys in advance. The entire Western Regions has more than 80,000 mercenaries from the Empire.

The influx of mercenaries into the Western Regions is both a good and a bad thing for the Western Legion. The good thing is that because of the existence of those mercenaries, the Conscription Corps can often spare more manpower for combat, rather than being used to become a garrison in a certain place. The disadvantage is obvious, the mercenaries did not come to the Western Regions to be good people to do good deeds, they came to kill and rob, which worsened the hostility of the natives of the Western Regions towards the Empire.

"Didn't the emperor say that? The Empire is not afraid of the hostility of any individual or group. Only the weaker side will fear the hostility of others, and the stronger will only enjoy the hostility from the weaker side. Because that's what the strong should be in awe of the weak. Feng Zheng was laughing when he spoke, much like a sneer, and he said, "I have another piece of news, and Donghu seems to have become a little unstable. There are indications that a number of Donghu tribes have been added to the area north of Liaodong, and some Donghu tribes have crossed the border to attack the outlying villages of the empire. ”

Meng Tian didn't like the way Feng Zheng spoke. He looked at Feng Zheng silently, his face becoming more and more majestic.

"How...... What's wrong? Feng Zheng was a little puzzled in the face of Meng Tian's suddenly cold face: "If you are worried about Liaodong, you don't have to, after all, the main energy of the Donghu people is still in the grassland, and the king of Donghu is busy attacking the Huns and Qu Archers, and he will not invade on a large scale." It won't affect your conquest in the Western Regions. ”

"You came to the Western Regions, it was appointed by His Majesty, right?" Meng Tian asked, and without waiting for Feng Zheng to speak, he continued: "The reason why the Qin Fengguo exists is that His Majesty has the reservation of the people's opinion, and His Majesty is also the biggest funder of the Qin Fengguo. ”

Feng Zheng understood a little, but he looked at Meng Tian very incomprehensibly and said, "You...... Aren't you still supporting Childe? ”

"I hope that King Qin can get what he wants, and only what King Qin can get." Meng Tian stared at Feng Zheng with a warning meaning, and said with a stiff expression: "For King Qin, the most correct thing now is to go to the fiefdom and develop his fiefdom in peace and stability. And keep in mind that the feudal state is a subordinate feudal state of the empire, the king of Qin is the feudal king of His Majesty, and you are the subordinates of the king of Qin, but you are also a part of the empire. ”

Does Meng Tian hope to help Fusu? Yes! But it doesn't mean that he will be buried with him because some people do some stupid things.

There is no doubt about the strength of the empire, and there is no sign that the emperor has become a fool, in fact, even if the emperor suddenly goes crazy, it is impossible for the empire to collapse, because although the empire belongs to the emperor, it belongs to the nobles, big clans, and great gentry, and it is gradually moving towards every member of the empire.

Suppose the emperor really suddenly gets confused or crazy, and then starts doing something that will destroy the society, guess what the outcome will be? What is certain is that the military will follow the madness, and even if the emperor orders the indiscriminate slaughter, the military's first reaction will definitely be that the slaughtered group will threaten the empire, and then raise the butcher's knife. Maybe the military will feel that something is wrong when they kill and kill, but at that time they can't stop, they will still continue to kill, and they will stop in a daze until there is no one to kill.

Meng Tian didn't think it was a joke, because it was really something that could happen, all because of the emperor's prestige in the military because of his long-term continuous victories, plus all kinds of benefits, and maybe brainwashing, his prestige was really no different from that of God.

Will the emperor go crazy? Although the Emperor has been doing things that are not well understood, those things have all developed into good things that are beneficial to at least one group, and the number of people benefiting from them has been increasing over time.

Maybe. It is because the emperor has always benefited people, at least one group of people, that more people will become blindly obedient, no matter what the emperor wants to do, whether it is reasonable or not, he will make up for it by himself, and if he doesn't understand, he will carry out the idea that there is definitely no harm.

"You ......" Feng Zheng suddenly became a little frightened. Because he already understood what he had misunderstood. He looked at Meng Tian with a little horror and asked, "You...... Wouldn't do anything to hurt King Qin, would they? ”

"Don't do anything stupid, really." Meng Tian looked at Feng Zheng almost with a cold gaze, and said, "You don't know the emperor, and you don't understand the empire. ”

Feng Zheng shuddered slightly at Meng Tiansen's cold gaze, he pulled a very ugly smile, opened his mouth, and then really didn't know what to say. Because things didn't turn out what he expected.

What Meng Tian is most worried about now is that there are not a few people like Feng Zheng in Qin Fengguo, and he is deeply worried that there are people like Feng Zheng in Qin Fengguo, once this is really the case, it can be predicted what will happen to Qin Fengguo in the end.

There is a department in the empire called the Public Prosecutor's Office, which is an almost pervasive department, and some people stand in the light, but no one knows how many are in the dark. Meng Tian can be sure of one thing. Some key departments, such as the ruling government, the Imperial Lieutenant's Office, and the General's Office. Even every legion, and even every lieutenant general, the corps commander will have people placed by Yan Bi by his side.

In fact, that is also a semi-public thing at the top of the empire, one side wants to supervise, and the other party wants to be supervised, so that as long as there is no ghost in the heart, the supervised can do what they want to do with more peace of mind. The supervising party is more comfortable in selecting talent.

Meng Tian knew very well that there must be an agent from the prosecutor's office in the Western Expeditionary Corps, but he couldn't guess who it was. Doesn't Qin Feng Congress have secret agents from the Prosecutor's Office? That's impossible! It can be said that Qin Fengguo must have been planted with secret agents, and he may be in a high position. Even...... Feng Zheng can't rule out that it's not someone from the prosecutor's office!

An emperor who can play the role of a political ~ commissar, an emperor who is always doing some things that others don't understand why he does, really can't be measured with conventional thinking.

Feng robbed and walked very embarrassed, leaving Meng Tian with a deep contemplative face to sit for a long time.

"If Feng Zai is from the prosecutor's office, he is testing me in some way." Meng Tian showed a tired expression, covered his forehead and thought, "If Feng Zheng is not from the prosecutor's office, he will be too dangerous for His Highness......"

In the final analysis, Meng Tian still has a lot of feelings for Fusu, after all, he has been together for so many years, even if he is a pet who has been with him for several years, let alone someone who can communicate with each other?

"It's too dangerous!" Meng Tianhuo stood up, and he thought as he walked: "What is certain is that Your Majesty has great expectations for the Qin Feng State, and there is no need to design in the direction of destruction so far. ”

Meng Tian guessed correctly, if the emperor wanted to kill Fusu, even if he couldn't do it directly, wouldn't the emperor of a huge empire be able to create an accident? The emperor came up with such a product as a feudal state, and he really wanted to try another way of expansion. Therefore, as long as Fusu does not seek death on his own, there is no need for the emperor to spend more effort at all.

"Dominion? What the hell is that...... What do you think? The person Meng Tian questioned was Lu Chen, but Lu Chen was stunned, and then looked at Xu Zhi and the others, and asked, "You don't know?" ”

Lu Chen seemed to have something else to think about, so he waved his hand and did not respond.

"Dominion? Sounds like an autonomous region or something. Xu Zhi asked strangely, "Why did the general suddenly talk about this?" ”

Meng Tian could see it clearly, the expressions on everyone's faces were very natural, and there was no trace of pretense. He explained briefly, trying to get the conversation out of the way, but the others weren't happy.

"What a fun thing!" Xu Zhi looked interested: "It sounds like a system specially tailored for the military." ”

Not really! The first requirement of the draft being studied is that it must be an officer and have meritorious service in the army; the second is about the scope, duties, and responsibilities of the Dominion; The third one is more bizarre, involving the division of the Dominion's population.

"It is conceivable that in the face of such a draft being studied, those civilian officials must have a sincere and fearful face, and then run to any place where they can shout, shouting that the military is further expanding its power or influence or something." Wei Han pursed his lips, and when he saw that almost everyone was laughing, he laughed too: "Then, after yelling, you should be like a vicious dog and ask the Dominion to establish a civil official position or something." ”

Xu Zhi first sneered, and then said: "It's said that it's an autonomous territory, and a civil official position is also established?" ”

Wei Han shook his head: "I pondered, it is estimated that my colleagues in the imperial capital were annoyed by that group of civil officials, and then came up with such a thing to disgust that group of civil officials." ”

"That's it! Dominions, to put it bluntly, have complete autonomy in construction! Xu Zhi's eyes rolled, and he suddenly slapped his thigh: "It seems to be a good benefit?" ”

The "pop" of slapping the thigh hurt just by listening to it, causing everyone to turn their heads to look at Xu Zhi, but they saw Xu Zhi's face suddenly.

"We almost all have titles, right?" Xu Zhi nodded when he saw that the person who should be nodding, and continued: "Then we are all officers...... Uh, generals, aren't they? ”

"Where is all this nonsense!" Wei Han picked up something and threw it at Xu Zhi, who was stunned, and urged: "Hurry up!" ”

"Having a title means having a fief, but most people choose a fief when they choose their own territory. To put it bluntly, the local fiefdom only has economic benefits, at most it can have private soldiers that match their status, but private soldiers have always been used by most people to settle the group of people who are born and die with them, and not many people think that private soldiers can have combat effectiveness. Xu Zhi's eyes lit up, and he finally stopped selling Guanzi, and said: "But it's different outside the country......

Having said that, how stupid should you be to continue to be confused?

"I think there's something wrong with it." Lu Chen said with a smile: "If you have a territory, you must always have a leader, and those of other races are called slaves, not people." With the land that can be built on your own, everyone will call for friends, so ......"

In that way, the immigration to the border counties ......, no, it is not only the border counties, it should be said that the encroachment is quietly carried out. (To be continued.) )