Jiang Chuanyue originally thought that as long as he secretly developed his power, staged a coup d'état in the imperial capital, controlled the upper nobles, officials, and military leaders, and then overthrew the emperor himself one day and replaced him, he could complete the purpose of stealing the country.

But after more than a year of practicing with General Bude, he realized that his plan was just wishful thinking.

Jiang Chuanyue, who has chakra and transformation skills, has no problem controlling the upper echelons and officials of the imperial capital, anyway, if someone doesn't agree, just kill him, and then use the main god core to analyze that person's memory, and then let one of his subordinates familiarize himself with that memory and then become his dove occupy the magpie's nest.

Therefore, it is not a problem at all to control the aristocratic officials to achieve the goal of controlling the government, the real problem is in the army.

During the year that he practiced with General Bude, Egawa Moon also spent some time in the army.

It was because of this that Jiang Chuanyue discovered a fatal mistake in his plan.

The army of the Empire is different from the modern army, which is completely medieval.

What was the military like in the Middle Ages? Even the most elite troops, with more than a tenth of the casualties, will be scattered!

Such an army is naturally completely different from modern armies, they do not have a firm will, let alone rely on faith to hold a certain place and do not retreat until death.

Maintaining the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army is the belief established by the bravery of individuals in the Imperial Army, and once the faith collapses, their combat effectiveness will plummet.

This is also reflected in the fact that after the death of General Bude in the original book, the imperial army was vulnerable, and the imperial capital was quickly captured by the revolutionary army.

Therefore, although Jiang Chuanyue can control the upper echelons of the army and command the army, if General Bude dies, this army will lose its soul, and such an army will only be a little better than a group of armed farmers.

If General Bude can be used by him, it would be good to lead the army to Shun Jiang Chuanyue, so that the strength of the imperial army can be maintained to the greatest extent.

However, Jiang Chuanyue, who had been by the side of General Bude for a year, also knew that it was impossible for General Bude to rebel with him.

Bude's belief that his bushido is to protect the emperor and the empire. It is absolutely difficult for such a person to tolerate betrayal, even if the betrayer is his student!

In other words, if Jiang Chuanyue wants to complete the goal of counterattacking and replacing the emperor, General Bude is destined to leave the position of commander of the imperial army, and once General Bude leaves the army, the combat effectiveness of the imperial army accepted by Jiang Chuanyue will immediately drop by more than half.

Now the empire has fallen into a precarious situation, and various threats such as the invasion of Western countries, local rebellions, and the resistance of ethnic minorities in the southwest are like swords on the head, and I don't know when it will fall.

Once Jiang Chuanyue launched a coup d'état, a major upheaval was inevitable, if the threat hanging over the empire broke out at this time, how could he suppress the rebellion in the empire with the army he had just taken over? How can we resist foreign invasion? In this way, how can the operation and unity of the empire be maintained?

If you are lucky, you may be able to barely retreat in the imperial capital to claim the king, and if you are unlucky, it is estimated that the day Jiang Chuanyue will do it will be when the empire will be torn apart!

Realizing this, Jiang Chuanyue knew that he needed an army, an army that completely obeyed his will.

However, the army is different from the killer secret guard, and the two forces of the White Prison and the Black Prison secretly created by Jiang Chuanyue can only be used for tasks such as harassing behind enemy lines and assassinating important people of the enemy army, and it is impossible to appear in the frontal battlefield to confront the army.

And the black powder and muskets that Jiang Chuanyue wanted to build were built for his own army, but it is a pity that the guns have been developed for hundreds of years before they have reached the point of large-scale application on the battlefield, and they really cannot be achieved overnight.

Thinking of this, Jiang Chuanyue couldn't help but sigh secretly.

"It's a pity that the damage to the core of the main god is too serious, and there is no information obtained after analysis, so there is no way to produce these things out of thin air, otherwise there is no need to work hard to develop and create them."

Then he shook his head again, it was already a great opportunity for him to be able to get the core of the main god, what was there not to be satisfied with?

"By the way, Ghost Miao, there have been rumors in the imperial capital recently that the Western Empire has begun to deploy troops on the border, is this reliable?"

Ghost Miao nodded, recalled the information he had read a few days ago, and said affirmatively.

"That's right, according to the news brought by our caravan, no less than 100,000 troops have indeed gathered outside the border line."

"Did something happen?" Jiang Chuanyue is a little strange, since the country in the west invaded the empire ten years ago, only to suffer a crushing defeat of hundreds of thousands of casualties, and finally had to cede land and sue for peace, that country has been hiding outside the border to lick its wounds.

It stands to reason that even after ten years of cultivation, it is impossible for the national strength to recover so quickly? Moreover, the commander-in-chief who presided over the war back then, General Bude, is still there, so it is unlikely that that country will have the courage to invade again.

"I don't know, we don't invite Chu for too detailed information, it is said that the big people in front of the emperor are restless about this."

Having said that, Ghost Miao didn't care about this matter.

Also, the Imperial Army now has General Bude in charge, and although some local guards have rotted to the core, the combat effectiveness of the tens of thousands of Imperial troops guarding the Imperial Capital is still very strong.

Ghost Miao didn't care about this matter, but Jiang Chuanyue was very concerned, because he saw a possibility from it.

The prince does not have the power to train the army, and if Jiang Chuanyue wants to get an army, it is too difficult in a place like the imperial capital where there are many people.

It is okay to train a small number of elites in secret camps, but large-scale training is not practical at all, not to mention that logistics are a problem, and it is difficult to cover up the movements generated by the training of tens of thousands of people alone.

Taizu said that power comes out of the barrel of a gun, and Jiang Chuanyue also agrees with this, so he needs a territory that can be used by him to silently farm the territory of the rebels.

This time, the actions of that country in the west touched the nerves of the top echelons of the empire, and also gave Jiang Chuanyue a chance, a chance to divide the territory and release the town to guard.

Thinking of this, Jiang Chuanyue immediately decided: "Ghost Miao, can you show me if I can get the opportunity to divide the territory in advance in this matter?" ”

Nobles are able to own territories, Jiang Chuanyue is a royal family, or the bloodline of the emperor, so he can naturally obtain a territory when he becomes an adult, but Jiang Chuanyue is still several years away from the coming-of-age ceremony, and it is too late.

"My lord, why are you in such a hurry?"

"I need a strong enough army, I won't say why, but I don't have the power to do this in the imperial capital, so I want to get the territory in advance."

For Ghost Miao, Jiang Chuanyue didn't explain too much.

After thinking for a while, Ghost Miao replied: "This is not difficult, you can activate the dark line of the imperial high-level, transfer Estes to the western border to sit in the town, and then propose to use the southwest region as a fief for adults in the name of guarding the ethnic minorities, there should be a high chance of passing." ”

"Very well, you do it yourself, I hope the sooner the better......"