Ling Xiaotian's new army killed an enemy legion, and the matter was immediately transmitted to the imperial capital, and the entire Nanlu Empire was calm, and Ling Xiaotian's status in the eyes of the people was even higher, but the palace was very quarrelsome, and the ministers were divided into two factions, one faction said that it was a big crime to form an army privately, and the crime was unforgivable, even if it was a meritorious service; The other faction has a different opinion, saying that a private army that has just been formed can defeat the enemy army and annihilate a legion of tens of thousands of people with very small casualties, which must be encouraged and rewarded, and in addition to the regular army in the empire, there are also a large number of fighters, if this part of the people can be organized, it is not difficult to fight a beautiful turnaround. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The Empress Dowager Helian Qing didn't know how to deal with this matter, and the opposing opinions were all some deep-rooted old ministers, and it was not an exaggeration to say that they were stubborn, but in any case, his starting point was good, in case this case was opened, and civil organizations were established one by one, and there would be no problem in defeating the enemy's aggression, but what to do after the war, whether these people would turn against the empire, no one could say, no one dared to guarantee.

The leader of the supporting side was the Empress Helian Xiyue, plus a large group of young officials, who were radical in their thinking. No, the discussion began again.

"Isn't it a good thing that Marquis Xiao Tian, with his own strength, coupled with the help of Jiang Yicheng and Liu Tiancheng, did not spend a penny of the empire to organize an army of tens of thousands and defeat the enemy army? Who said that the enemy must be fought by the regular army of the empire, then it must also be won, and it is said that our army is losing and retreating, this is a fact, I don't need to say more, Marquis Xiao Tian's approach is worth encouraging, because in this way, the people will follow his example and organize all kinds of struggles, and it is the empire that will benefit from assisting the regular army from all aspects, isn't it?" This is the voice of the supporters.

"It is the duty of a soldier to protect the country and defend the country, and it is also the task of a soldier to drive out the invasion of the enemy, what you see is only the situation in front of you, if you condone it, what if you can't clean it up after the war and threaten the rule of the empire? You must know that it is easy to defend against external enemies, but it is even more difficult to control internal strife, who dares to guarantee that such a thing will not happen in the future?" The opposition is-for-tat.

"It's really ridiculous, according to this statement, it is so simple to defend against foreign enemies, why do we always suffer defeat? The most important thing now is to defeat the enemy, whether it is to use the tiger and the wolf or some other way, as long as the enemy can be defeated, it is a good trick to organize the civil forces, what's wrong with organizing the civil forces, do you have to wait until the kingdom to regret it? In the future, things will be resolved later, I don't dare to guarantee that such a thing will not happen, but do you dare to guarantee that such a thing will happen, even if it happens, the military power is still in the hands of the empire, what is there to fear? Besides, the Nanlu Empire has developed in a balanced manner for hundreds of years, there has been no civil strife, everyone lives and works in peace and contentment, who wants to fight and kill, since it will not be before and will not be in the future"

"With soldiers and weapons in your hands, it's different, and people's ** will get bigger and bigger......"

Helian Xiyue yawned, the first two times she discussed politics, she often spoke and expressed her opinions, but after a few times, she really lost interest at all, and it was still a few words, and neither side could convince each other, so if the quarrel continued, it was estimated that there would never be a result.

"What do you think, Empress? Is there a compromise?" Helian Qing asked in a low voice.

"Yes," Helian Xiyue said: "Inform the whole country that the people can spontaneously organize personnel to fight against the enemy, but they must obtain the permission and approval of the empire, and they can only be implemented after filing and registration, and they must obey the unified dispatch of the empire and set up a special agency to manage and restrain them."

"Yes, this is the best, it can not only relieve the pressure of the regular army, but also be of use to me" Helian Qing said happily, but she immediately thought of another troublesome matter, and said, "What about Xiao Tian?"

Helian Xiyue said with a smile: "It's very simple, for him, we can only look at the surface and not look at the inside, he won the battle, this is a well-known thing, since he won the battle, he should be rewarded, and at the same time inform him to obey the orders of the empire, of course, before the establishment of the relevant departments, they can also move freely"

Helian Qing nodded, during this time, she often felt that her baby daughter was much better than her in dealing with national affairs, and she herself was not this material at all.

"Okay" Helian Qing said: "When these people are almost noisy, I will announce the matter, presumably they will not have any opinions"

"Okay, I'll go back first" Helian Xiyue stood up and said, "Listening to their quarrel, I really can't sit still, and the overall situation will be handed over to you, my mother."

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Soon, Ling Xiaotian received a commendation from the empire and made him a third-class duke.

The third-class duke was the lowest rank among the dukes, not much better than the first-class marquis, but the name was slightly greater, and it was precisely because of this that the die-hard old men agreed. But in any case, he is also a duke, and after entering the title of duke, he can continue to be promoted.

At the same time, Jiang Yicheng and Liu Tiancheng were also awarded, both of whom were directly awarded the title of viscount of the empire, as well as the generals who made meritorious contributions in this battle, and those who repeatedly made meritorious contributions in other ranks but did not get promoted, were all awarded the title of baron, although it was the lowest rank of knighthood, and it also changed them from commoners to nobles.

The empire also sent a lot of condolences, and the celebration banquet also began at this time, and everyone drank more than once.

"Boss, your amount is really good" Jiang Yicheng said with a red face and a big tongue: "After drinking so much, my face is still not red and my heart is not beating, brother, I have drunk too much, I didn't expect it, my son of a businessman can also be knighted by the empire, hehe"

"What's that, isn't it just a little viscount" Ling Xiaotian said with a smile: "Don't worry, it won't be long before the two of you can become dukes"

"I believe" Liu Tiancheng raised his hand and said: "Follow the boss, there must be no problem, isn't it the duke, maybe the boss can become the prince with a different surname in the empire at that time, it will definitely be possible."

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In the enemy camp, a man in a black trench coat and a hat stood in the commander's tent, the brim of the hat was pressed so low that his face was almost invisible.

"Lord General, this is the person who is looking for you" The adjutant came in with the Lord General, and the Lord General looked at the man for a few seconds and asked, "Who are you, and why don't you show your true face?"

"You don't have to know my specific identity," the man said in a cold tone, "You just need to know that someone from my Holy Martial Sect will come and help you solve the problem."

The "Holy Martial Sect" master was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "What problem can you help me solve?"

"The problem at hand," the man turned back and said, "First, help you capture the city in front of you that you can't attack for a long time; Second, help you deal with the person who made you suffer a big loss, 10,000 elite soldiers, and they died so tragically at the hands of that person."

The Lord General gritted his teeth and said, "You are talking about Xiao Tian"

"That's right" the man slowly raised his head and said, "If this person is not removed, it will have a great counter-effect on your next attack, kill him, and his 10,000 people will be scattered, and you will have no worries, but remember one thing, you can't tell anyone that I have been here."