The palace test ended quickly, but after the palace test ended, His Majesty had already instructed the palace to prepare a banquet and invite Emperor Shitian, Jiang Youwei, and Xiao Ke and other glorious elites to participate in the royal banquet. Watermark Ad Test Watermark Ad Test

There were two tables in the imperial banquet, and Emperor Shitian and Jiang Youwei, Champion Xiao Ke, Bangyan Lingfeng, and Tanhua Yeyun were fortunate to sit together with His Majesty Jiang Ning.

As for the other seven glorious elite students, they will sit in another seat.

The imperial banquet was actually not as luxurious as Xiao Ke and the others imagined, and it was not even as luxurious as the mountain and sea delicacies that Ye Yun ate on weekdays. Most of them are ordinary dishes, but the palace kitchen is more exquisite, only one soup and two dishes are at the level of delicacies from the mountains and seas, and the wine is also superb.

But. It is a privilege to be able to participate in the royal banquet, so everyone doesn't care about what to eat and drink, the meaning of this meal is. His Majesty is hinting to them that they will all be His Majesty's people in the future, and in the future, they will make meritorious contributions to Your Majesty and work hard for the imperial family, and their grace will never be less.

The imperial banquet ended an hour later, and except for Xiao Ke, who was notified by Gonggong Li to go to the imperial study to listen to His Majesty's teachings, the rest of the people could leave the palace.

Xiao Ke followed Gonggong Li under the envious eyes of the other students, leaving the banquet scene, I don't know how long he walked, and finally came to a quiet courtyard and entered a palatial study, which was the same as the rest of the palace, full of royal forest troops.

After waiting for a while, the door of the study was opened again, and Jiang Ning, who had already changed into civilian clothes, came in from the outside with a few guards with knives.

"See Your Majesty!"

Xiao Ke immediately saluted, but was supported by Jiang Ning, Jiang Ning smiled and said: "Captain Xiao, I haven't seen C/OC/O for a long time, no, you are now my Captain Wan." “

Xiao Ke's face was strange, and he whispered: "Your Majesty, I didn't know your identity before, and there are many rude and offended c/oc/o"

Jiang Ning waved his hand casually: "Those who don't know are not guilty, and I think a warrior like you is what a real warrior should look like." Don't forget, I said at the beginning that I wanted to achieve a good story of monarchs and ministers, Xiao Ke, you have not disappointed me now. “

Jiang Ning said, sat down on the chair behind the imperial desk, and then said, "I called you alone this time, first, to catch up with you, and secondly, to talk to you about some things." “

Xiao Ke said in a deep voice: "My subordinates listen to His Majesty's teachings. “

Jiang Ning: "What do you think of the wine and food of the imperial banquet?" “

Xiao Ke was stunned, I don't know why His Majesty suddenly mentioned this?

Xiao Ke hesitated: "It's very realistic, low-key but without losing royal decency, which is consistent with Your Majesty's pragmatic and non-extravagant and wasteful style." “

"Haha. Xiao Ke, you guy, after knowing my identity, you don't have the same straightforwardness as before, and you become cunning. After Jiang Ning finished laughing, he said: "Xiao Ke, you are my protégé, and you are not an outsider, and I am not afraid to tell you directly." The imperial family is now strapped for cash, and various expenses are very large. Where the empire needs to spend money, the cabinet asks me for money, and all kinds of taxes collected by the empire, the cabinet withholds it from me, and uses it to arrange where they think they need to spend money. “

Xiao Ke's expression was strange when he heard this, and he thought: It seems that the emperor is not easy to be!

After Jiang Ning finished speaking, he continued to say to Xiao Ke: "For example, at the imperial banquet just now, you think that I don't want to be extravagant and wasteful, and I don't want to fill the table with delicacies from the mountains and seas, but no, the imperial family's economy is tight, and I also have to save on it, to put it mildly, the meals I invite guests to eat are not as good as the meals that those princes of the family invite guests!" “

Jiang Ning's words were really not false, the meal that Ye Yun invited Ling Feng to eat with Xiao Ke last time was really better than the meal at today's imperial banquet.

Of course, this is not to say that the leaf valve is richer than the imperial family, but that the imperial family spends too much money, and in terms of small places in life, it is not even as good as the family gate valve.

In addition to sympathizing with His Majesty Jiang Ning, Xiao Ke was also a little puzzled in his heart, thinking that I was just a newly promoted centurion, and the dozens of gold coins in my pocket were borrowed from Qin Bing, Your Majesty, you told me this, I was also powerless, and I couldn't help anything!

Jiang Ning probably knew Xiao Ke's thoughts, and said with a slight smile: "I told you this, just to tell you that the imperial family is not having a good time now, and if you form a new army, the cabinet will definitely not approve the funds." “

Xiao Ke: "This subordinate understands. “

Of course, Xiao Ke understands that when he forms a new army, it will be a team belonging to the imperial camp in the future, which is opposed to the cabinet, how can the cabinet approve funds for His Majesty's people to build a new army, isn't this an enemy!

Jiang Ning: "So in terms of funding. I may not be able to help you, so you need to discuss the funds for recruiting new soldiers and training them into an army. Of course. I also know that it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and I can't support you with money, but in terms of equipment, 10,000 people are fully equipped. I can get it from the Imperial Guard's arsenal, and the rest, is there anything else you'd like me to support? “

Xiao Ke pondered for a moment when he heard this, and then immediately said: "The subordinate used to be a small centurion, Ling Feng and Ye Yun were both sons of the scholar clan, and they didn't have much experience in the army, so the subordinate wanted to transfer some people from other teams to form a team, so that the new army could really be established." It's just that I'm afraid that other military masters will not be willing to release people from other teams."

Jiang Ning smiled and said, "This matter is simple, the commander and the personnel below the commander of the thousand. You can take it as you like, and I'll say hello to them. “

Xiao Ke was relieved when he heard this: "Your Majesty." “

Jiang Ning encouraged Xiao Ke two more words, and then Xiao Ke retreated and was guarded by the palace. Drive him out of the palace and take him back to the Glory School.

After Jiang Ning left, Gonggong Li couldn't help but say to Jiang Ning: "Your Majesty, we don't even have the money to build a new army for Xiao Ke, so even if Xiao Ke can really build a new army, where will the money for raising the army come from, and the elders will definitely not agree to pay Xiao Ke a military salary." “

Jiang Ning said with a smile: "As long as Xiao Ke can build up the team and form a combat force, I have my own arrangements." “

Xiao Ke returned to glory, and Ling Feng and Ye Yun were already waiting for him to come back.

Ling Feng asked Ye Yun curiously, what did Your Majesty say?

Xiao Ke didn't hide it, and said His Majesty's meaning: "The equipment can be satisfied, but there is no money for us to form a new army, so we have to figure it out ourselves." “

When Ling Feng and Ye Yun heard this, they immediately laughed, Ye Yun said: "It's just money, as long as you get the permission to establish a new army, why worry about no money, just the money for 10,000 recruits, I'll give it!" “

Ling Feng muttered in his heart: Miss Ye Valve, it's not easy to make a move.

Xiao Ke was overjoyed, and immediately discussed the name of the new army with Ling Feng and Ye Yun, and finally the three of them unanimously agreed that it would be called: Wheel of Steel.

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