Chapter 37 - The Majesty of the Family

The sky was clear, the air was slightly moist and cool, and a slight breeze with a hint of warmth swept all over the Demon Spirit Continent, this breeze was not as hot as in summer, nor as cold and cold as in winter. The autumn winds bring total comfort and serenity, especially in this harvest season, for the ordinary people who have worked hard from spring to the present, the harvest is the most joyful and exciting thing of the year. In the autumn, merchants also took aim at the current fashionable call, looking for opportunities to maximize profits. Especially now that the situation on the Demon Spirit Continent is turbulent, the two kingdoms of Feng Qi are about to start a fierce head-on confrontation in Ruocheng, an important town in the south of Qi Kingdom, and its surroundings. The success and defeat of the king are reflected in such a crucial battle.

And for this campaign, both the Feng State and the Qi State invested a large number of living forces and logistical supplies of the transport army. The pressure on the Qi State is even greater now, because once the Sealing State is victorious, then the future of the Qi State will be very dark. If Qi can gamble on a victory this time, then Qi will be able to take advantage of this wind of victory and regain lost ground all the way.

For this reason, Li Dan, the ruling prime minister of Qi State, has held a military meeting for many days to discuss the latest military plans and dispatches. In fact, he himself knew in his heart that the prince Xia Yu, who was originally able to command the troops of the whole country of Qi, had been dead for more than four years. And the only one who could succeed him was Chen Jie, the governor of the south, who was also one of the important ministers of the Qi State, who was imprisoned in Ruocheng at the time of the Ming Ruocheng uprising and was not killed. However, unexpectedly, Chen Jie was killed two months ago. And the culprits who killed him turned out to be Feng Yuchong, Feng Shanshan and Gao Hanyue, who he originally trusted, although Li Dan himself was unwilling to believe this fact, but at least before the news of the Demon Spirit Secret Envoy came out, he could not say that he believed Feng Yuchong's words now.

However, the opportunity to turn around has returned. Recently, in the south of Qi State, there was news that Feng Yuchong and Feng Shanshan had formed the "Ling Feng" army, which made Li Dan dance with his hands, and he couldn't help but smile. Despite the opposition of many courtiers, he resolutely decided to use Feng Yuchong and the three of them and use them as a special army in the south. Although this army will not be engaged in the great battle between the Feng State and the Qi State in Ruocheng, even the strength of this army will not even be able to capture Huicheng. However, this army is indeed capable of forming an invisible deterrent.

At this time, the Liuyun Hall was as cold as the wind, and since Li Dan, who was blowing a faint autumn mood, had made such a strong decision, he didn't need to take into account the thoughts of others. And Li Dan now, the main reason for convening the meeting is to discuss an important matter, and now the battle in the south of Qi is very important and very important. After Chen Jie's death, his body was buried on a small hill outside the imperial mausoleum, and next to him was a slightly majestic mausoleum. Buried there is the first prince of the Qi Kingdom, the Xia Yu King who has given the previous generation of the Qi Kingdom and this generation great development and protection. Chen Jie and Xia Yu are buried here, which can be regarded as the most noble glory and exist, according to what Xia Yu said before his death, the burial on the hill next to this small hill is also the former heroic martyrs of the Qi country, and it is a great honor to be buried here. From here, you can also slightly look down on the royal tombs of Qi below.

About 100 miles away from this mausoleum, there is the imperial city of Qi symbolizing the supreme imperial power, and the imperial city symbolizing the supreme imperial power is the vast palace of flowing clouds. At this time, there was a fierce discussion from the Liuyun Palace, and the issue they discussed was the most important battle for the Qi State now.

However, the problem is that although the current southern Qi State has dispatched nearly 100,000 troops in the past, and there is a barrier between Ruocheng and the surrounding two county towns, this 100,000 yuan army now has a fatal problem. If this army were to be replaced by the past, Chen Jie would definitely be allowed to lead the three armies as the commander of the army to fight against the feudal state. But now, Chen Jie has passed away, and even he is still burdened with unknown things. Now, the reason why Li Dan convened the meeting of 100 officials is to readjust a general who can command the three armies and has handsome talents to lead the southern army to counterattack the menacing attack of the feudal state, which is what Li Dan is most worried about now.

And now, although the Qi State has a strong army, Jincheng has recently experienced a hearty victory, the Ming 30,000 elite troops have returned to the Qi State, Li Dan's son Li Fu formed a strong elite army in Jincheng and began to move south to recapture Donglinguan. In this way, the number of troops added through various parts of the Qi country has almost reached 100,000. Among them, Ruocheng is now garrisoned by 20,000 troops, this army is the most important army of Chen Jie's cronies during his lifetime, and among the 20,000 troops, there are 5,000 elite cavalry, which is enough to resist tens of thousands of mixed troops of Fengguo infantry and cavalry.

Li Dan told his worries to all the civil and military officials who held the Hundred Meetings today, among them, the doctor Sun He is Li Dan's closest old friend after all, he Li Dan's worries at this moment expressed deep understanding and support, and he also knew that since Chen Jie's unexpected death, although the Qi army is not weaker than the feudal state, the only thing missing is a general who can take charge of himself. The three halls under the jurisdiction of the Fengzhan Society, whether they are hall masters or deputy hall masters, are all capable of literature and martial arts. Especially at this moment, the Holy Emperor led a large army to come in person, causing the Qi State to feel great pressure at this moment.

Sun He took the lead in stepping forward, stood up and said to Prime Minister Li Dan who was standing at the top in a serious tone: "This is indeed very serious, but we need to grasp this most critical opportunity now. If this battle here in Ruocheng fails, our Qi country may fall into the most dangerous situation, and may even be forced to sign some conditions that are even more unfavorable to us, if it really goes on for a long time, our Qi country may usher in the most unfavorable situation."

Sun He, who is most familiar with Li Dan, obviously knows Li Dan's mind very well, but as an old minister who has been immersed in officialdom for decades, it is still very necessary for him to be so sleek and sophisticated. So he just proposed a future, but in fact there was no practical way to deal with the problem. In fact, it was Sun Zhao who was afraid that if he rashly proposed a plan, if he failed, he would become a sinner of the Qi State, and this crime could not be borne by Sun He or anyone.

Li Dan also understands that he now seems to have a plan in his heart. It's just that now, he still needs to listen to the opinions of civil and military officials. Therefore, Li Dan did not speak, but handed over the power of debate and persuasion to Sun He, let Sun He manage the order, and said the rest at will, and pardoned the innocence.

After about half an hour of discussion, the court was divided into two factions, one of which was led by Sun Zhao, Sun He's younger brother, and most of the civil officials supported Cui Tiao, the current governor of the northern part of the Qi State, as the leading general, and led nearly 100,000 Qi troops around Ruocheng. And the reason why they support Cui Tiao is actually to ensure the inheritance and power of the family, and recently Prime Minister Li Dan has set out to weaken the power of the five great families of Qi there many times, and their army and power have basically been cut clean. These children of the family are naturally unwilling, and even plan an uprising there, but now is not the time, if Cui Tiao can command the 100,000 troops of the current Qi State in the south, as long as the feudal country is defeated, then at that time, it is the time for their five major families to regain their interests.

Sun He is also one of the children of the family, and he is the current head of the Sun family. But his position is different from that of his younger brother Sun Zhao, he has the opposite position of the children of the family, he supports Prime Minister Li Dan to weaken the children of the family. Most of the children of the current family are the descendants of important generals who followed the founding emperor to conquer the world, but with the comfortable life from generation to generation, most of the children of these families are mediocre in ability and qualifications. On the contrary, these mediocre people will occupy the path of many talented and courageous children of poor families, making them unable to serve the country, and the children of these families have no merit and use their power to forcibly seize farmland. Although the royal family of Qi has come forward to mediate for many years, the children of the family are still flying and domineering, and no one is in sight. If these children of the family are allowed to continue like this for a long time, even if the Qi State does not have a powerful opponent such as the Feng State, it will quickly be torn apart by internal wars. But Sun He was the head of the Sun family after all, and he could only remain silent about it, and his heart was looking forward to Li Dan coming up with a correct plan to face the current difficult situation.

A few years ago, it was precisely because the Lu family seized the important interests of their Lu Ping Jue Mansion during the reign of Xuan Lejun that the Lu family led the dead soldiers who had already secretly planned to launch an uprising that hit the stone with an egg. Although this small wave of uprising was wiped out by Chen Jie and 5,000 cavalry at once. But this wave of uprising is tantamount to sounding a deep alarm bell for the Qi State. Later, Xuan Lejun left the Qi State and entered the feudal state without a trace, and Li Dan, the prime minister of the Qi State who is now in charge of the government, has begun to devote himself to exploiting the huge power controlled by these Qi families.

However, these children of the family will not be so willing, so the plan they put forward today is to fight for the greatest benefit for them through Cui Tiao. Sun Zhao even shouted: "General Chen died young, and if it weren't for Governor Cui, he couldn't resist the feudal army!"

Standing on the throne and looking at the courtiers in front of him, Li Dan couldn't help but sneer secretly, and a trace of disdain flashed across his face. These children of the family now want to stop themselves from weakening the power of these families through such a plan, which is really a fool's dream.

However, now the strength of these children of the family is indeed very strong, and for Li Dan, he does not dare to directly offend all the children of the family. So, Li Dan passed his eyes to his henchman, Han Shouzhong, the servant of his door. wanted Han Shouzhong to say his words for him.