Xia Qinghe heard Shen Run mention the matter of the Twelve Guards, and his heart was excited.

Xia Qinghe, as a squire of the Ministry of War, of course knows the Twelve Guards, and the salaries and food of the Twelve Guards are all issued by the Ministry of War, and each payment is not sent through the Twelve Guards Mansion, but through his hands.

It is indeed a bold move for the Phoenix Lord to follow the example of the Chiyang Kingdom to create the Twelve Guards after two countries and one country, and the Twelve Guards system highlights the importance that the Feng Ming Kingdom attaches to the military, and at the same time saves a lot of expenses for the Feng Ming Kingdom, and creates the greatest value for the Feng Ming Kingdom as much as possible.

In Xia Qinghe's view, the twelve guards system of Feng Yingguo is very perfect, there are no big drawbacks, training in the agricultural slack can ensure the combat effectiveness of the army, and letting the soldiers go home to farm when the farm is busy is also to ensure the supply of grain and grass in wartime, which is a good thing. After all, it is a good thing that the military is strong, but there is not enough labor to ensure sufficient food and grass, no matter how strong the military is, in the end they will starve to death on the battlefield.

In Xia Qinghe's eyes, the only bad thing is that the Feng Ming and Long Xi people in the military mansion are fighting too hard.

The current Feng Ying Kingdom, no matter what field it is, the Feng Ming people and the Longxi people are competing, and most of them are competing with other races, not because there is anything worth fighting for, but because they are venting the sullen breath in their hearts. Even the most urbane and unscrupulous of those who don't want to cause trouble take a disdainful attitude towards foreigners. And this phenomenon is even more powerful in the army, where people in the army are no better than literati, and they speak with their fists in everything.

Since Xia Qinghe became a squire in the military department, he has heard of many homicides caused by conflicts between the two clans in the military government. Later, Lord Feng issued a holy decree that anyone who caused a murder case in the army would be sentenced to death by both sides, and the commander would be punished for joint and several responsibility, and the murder case would be reduced. But it's just that there won't be a murder, and there will still be conflicts. Because of the dispute between the two ethnic groups, there is no peace in the military government.

Xia Qinghe told all the things he knew, and added at the end:

"Although His Royal Highness Lord Feng has a will not allow the military palace to find out about the dispute between the Long Xi people and the Feng Ming people, this is uncontrollable. The Feng Ming people have nothing to say, the commanders in the military government are all Feng Ming people, and it is human nature to defend their own people. But this made the Longxi people suffer, and the Longxi people were excluded everywhere in the military government, and they had no choice but to say it, and they had to be bullied by the Fengming people. Not to mention some places, because there are few people in Longxi and many people in Fengming, there is even a situation where Fengming people robbed Longxi people of their salaries, and Longxi people sued the chief and were punished for false accusations. ”

"I've heard about it, too." Shen Run said slowly, "Wen Xingge's handling opinion is that the general from Fengming was not wrong in his punishment, but it was the soldier from Longxi who falsely accused the chief, and the crime was increased by one degree, this time not only will he be expelled from the military palace, but he will also be imprisoned, and he may even implicate the whole family." ”

Xia Qinghe frowned calmly.

That Longxi soldier who was born in the military palace because the salary of the Longxi people in the military palace was occupied by the Feng Ming people for a long time and went directly to the imperial court on behalf of all the Longxi people in the military mansion, after finally reporting to the imperial court with great difficulty, he actually received such a handling opinion.

The piece was still handed over under Xia Qinghe's secret operation, Xia Qinghe is a Longxi person, and when the two clans have conflicts and contradictions, even if he has voted for him, his heart is also towards the Longxi people. After Shen Run said the court's handling opinions, the sense of justice that was rarely shown in his heart suddenly appeared, and it was difficult for him to accept the result.

"Your Majesty, isn't the chapter presented on the Wenxing Pavilion approved by His Majesty before it is issued?" He asked cautiously, carefully considering the words, for fear that an inadvertent misword would cause Shen Run's displeasure.

"This is a matter about the two clans, and the matter about the two clans has always been personally reviewed by the Feng Lord."

"How did His Royal Highness Lord Feng deal with it?" Xia Qinghe couldn't believe it, after the establishment of the Xinfeng Netherworld, he looked at what His Royal Highness the Phoenix Lord did, and he always thought that His Royal Highness the Phoenix Lord had made a lot of efforts to eliminate the disparities and inequalities between the two races.

"Lord Feng, she is a phoenix." Shen Run said lightly.

Xia Qinghe was speechless, the Feng Ming people will defend the Feng Ming people, this is not an uncommon thing, this is human nature.

There was silence in the box.

After a while, Shen Run opened his mouth and asked slowly: "Xia Qing, as a Longxi person, are you still at ease in the yamen of the Fengying Kingdom?" ”

Xia Qinghe hung his head.

So he's a smart guy.

When Shen Run asked him this, he probably guessed Shen Run's intention to summon him.

He knew that his next answer would determine the course of events and his future.

He began to think.

He hesitated.

Shen Run was not in a hurry, he didn't urge him, he picked up the teacup and sipped the tea slowly.

After a while, he heard Xia Qinghe answer him in a low voice:

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister is not at ease."

Shen Run laughed, the curvature of the corners of his lips was deeper than just now.

"Xia Qing, you are from Longxi." He rambled.

"The minister is from Longxi." Xia Qinghe hung his head and replied.

"The Feng Ming people rely on themselves to be the victorious country, they can't be equal and friendly to the defeated in what they think they are, and it is too naïve to believe that they will treat the Longxi people and the Feng Ming people equally. Don't look at Xia Qing now sitting in the position of the secretary of the military department, no one will believe you, whether it is Feng Ming or Long Xi. Xia Qing, you are just a chess piece, Lord Feng used you to stabilize the hearts of the Longxi people, and at the same time let the Longxi people focus their eyes on you, which will weaken the hatred of the Longxi people towards the Feng Ming people. Once the hatred is subsided, the Fengying people will take the opportunity to trample the Longxi people firmly under their feet, and at that time, the Longxi people will be just a group of slaves ruled by foreigners. Don't talk about that time, it's now, as long as I say a word, Xia Qing, you will still fall from your current position, and you will not be welcomed on either side at that time. Shen Run said in a gentle tone.

Xia Qinghe broke out in a cold sweat.

He lowered his head.

Shen Run looked at him with a smile.

Xia Qinghe's scalp was numb, and after a while, he had to speak first and asked cautiously:

"Your Majesty, what should the minister do, please show your Majesty."

Shen Runwan smiled: "As long as you do something about the money you send to the military government, it will gradually decrease." You weren't really clean even under my hands in the past, so it's fitting that this matter is left to you. ”

Xia Qinghe looked surprised, he couldn't understand Shen Run's intention to do this.

"Your Majesty ordered the ministers to reduce the salary sent to the military government?"

"Exactly. As for the money left over as a result of the reduction, you are free to dispose of it. ”

Xia Qinghe finally understood Shen Run's words, but he still felt incredible, because His Majesty actually ordered him to embezzle military salaries.