Shangguan Xiu did not exaggerate, the future development direction of the Wind Country is mainly concentrated on the side of Ningnan, and the military strength of the Wind Country will inevitably be deployed in the Ningnan area, one is to maintain stability and pacify the resistance forces that may appear in various places, and the other is to continue to expand outward.

And the Minister of War of the Governor's Office is the presidential commander who directly commands these thousands of troops, can it not be important?

If someone else is in charge, Shangguan Xiu is not very relieved, and the one who can make him feel at ease the most is Luo Ren.

Luo Ren's talent is more comprehensive, when he wants to be tough, he will be tougher than steel, he would rather bend than bend, when he is needed to be treacherous, his degree of treachery is not inferior to Hu Chong and others,

In addition, he was impartial, never formed gangs, treated the officers and soldiers under his command equally, and had a high prestige in the army, and the commanders of all legions were willing to obey his command and dispatch.

Whether it is born as a person, or in terms of ability, prestige, loyalty, etc., in Shangguan Xiu's mind, Luo Ren is the best candidate for the Minister of War.

Luo Ren didn't expect Shangguan Xiu to give himself so much real power, he frowned, his mouth opened so wide, and he said hesitantly: "The Minister of War is so important, I ...... I'm even more worried that I'm not up to the task,"

Shangguan Xiu smiled, patted his arm heavily, and said: "You are not the only one in the military department of the Governor's Palace, under you, there will be many people to assist you and deal with some ordinary military affairs, even if you want to make mistakes, it is not easy,"

Luo Ren scratched his hair and said with a wry smile: "It sounds like Brother Xiu has already made a decision in his heart, "Then let yourself choose, tell yourself directly, just let yourself be the Minister of the Army,

Shangguan Xiu smiled lightly, let Luo Ren choose, isn't it a temptation, test how big Luo Ren's ambition is, and the result is satisfactory to Shangguan Xiu,

Luo Ren changed his words, and asked Zhengse: "Brother Xiu, after I leave the First Legion, who should be the commander of the First Legion, and who will take over the Zhenjun Army?"

Shangguan Xiu smiled and asked, "Ah Ren, do you have any good suggestions?"

Luo Ren pondered for a moment and said, "I hope that Brother Xiu can transfer Lao Ding from the Fourth Legion and let Lao Ding take over the First Legion,"

"Actually, I've also considered Lao Ding, but ......" Shangguan Xiu's face was full of embarrassment, shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "I'm afraid that Lao Ding may not accept it,"

Leng Ding is obsessed with Lingwu, he is not willing to take care of practical matters at all, let him deal with military affairs, he runs faster than anyone else, in Leng Ding's own words, it is better to meditate and cultivate with that idle time,

Luo Ren snorted out laughing, and said disapprerovingly: "We brothers, one is counted as one, no one is as casual as Lao Ding, he wants to hide and be idle, how can it be so easy, Brother Xiu only needs to inform Lao Ding, if he refuses to take over the first legion, let Jia Banxian take over, and then Lao Ding can't postpone it if he wants to,"

Shangguan Xiu blinked, laughed on his back, and stroked his palms and praised: "This idea is very good, why didn't I think of it, okay, just do it according to Ah Ren's wishes, and leave this matter to you, the newly appointed Minister of the Military Department, to handle it,"

Isn't it, this wicked man let himself do it, Luo Ren suddenly felt as if he had fallen into the trap designed by Brother Xiu, he sighed, he knew that this was the case, he might as well not mention Ding Leng, he asked again: "Then...... Zhenjun Army,"

Shangguan Xiu looked humbly asking for advice, and asked with a smile: "Ah Ren, what do you mean?"

This time, Luo Ren can learn to be obedient, and he no longer dares to recommend candidates easily, he waved his hand again and again, and said: "Brother Xiu, I don't dare to call the shots for such a big matter as the commander of the group army, this idea still has to be taken by yourself, Brother Xiu,"

"Cunning," Shangguan Xiule nodded Luo Ren, then restrained his smile, and said faintly: "Actually, I originally had the intention of raising the military division to the top position,"

Luo Ren was surprised: "Brother Xiu plans to let the military division take over the Zhenjun Army," after a pause, he nodded understandingly, and said: "With the talent of the military division, it is more than enough to take over the Zhenjun Army, and with the merits of the military division, taking over the Zhenjun Army can also serve the public,"

"Can you really convince the public," Shangguan Xiu said thoughtfully: "But don't forget, the military advisor is from Ningnan,"

"......" Luo Ren didn't answer for a long time, held back for a long time, and said: "The military advisor has been fighting with Brother Xiu for all these years, and he has also been born and died, and has made many military exploits, I think that Brother Xiu has long forgotten his origin, "I have long regarded the military advisor as a brother,

But in the end, because of Meng Qiuchen's background, there was an inexplicable barrier to him.

Shangguan Xiu didn't say whether he had an estrangement with Meng Qiuchen, he said meaningfully: "What is the most important thing for the commander of the group army, ability is secondary, the most important thing is prestige and convincing the public," Shangguan Xiu himself is a living example,

Is his military talent the best in the world, more powerful than the commanders of all armies of the Zhenjun Army, not necessarily,

But Shangguan Xiu's status in the Zhenjun Army is like a god-like existence, as long as he sees him, the officers and men of the whole army can be full of energy, even if there is a sea of swords and fires in front of him, he will not hesitate to rush forward, the reason is that his prestige is high enough, and he is enough to serve the public in the army.

But Meng Qiuchen can't, just because he is from Ningnan, it is difficult to convince the public, he serves as the chief army division under one person and above 10,000 people in the group army, no one will object, but let him directly serve as the commander of the group army and be the commander-in-chief of the whole army, I am afraid that people who are not convinced will emerge in an endless stream, and the Zhenjun army will also give birth to chaos,

These factors must be taken into account by Shangguan Xiu,

It can be heard that Brother Xiu did not plan to let Meng Qiuchen take over the Zhenjun Army, Luo Ren took a deep breath, and said: "In addition to the military division, such a suitable candidate is left with Lao Hu,"

"Isn't it appropriate to have a big bear?"

"Slightly rigid,"

"But Lao Hu is too floating,"

Luo Ren smiled, shook his head and said: "Actually, if you carefully study Lao Hu's combat record and Lao Hu's combat style, it is not floating, but surprisingly calm, and it can't be more stable, but Brother Xiu can't learn Lao Hu's combat style, so he feels that Lao Hu is too floating in battle, and it always makes people feel bottomless,"

Dare to point out Shangguan Xiu's own problems so bluntly, I'm afraid there is no one else in the world except Luo Ren, frdo

Shangguan Xiu was not only angry, but also laughed and said: "Listen to Ah Ren's words, if I refuse to promote Lao Hu, I am too jealous and jealous,"

Luo Ren nodded his head, indicating that Shangguan Xiu's conclusion was correct,

Shangguan Xiu knocked his forehead a few times, nodded, and said, "Okay, the candidate to take over the Zhenjun Army will be Lao Hu," after a pause, he emphasized to Luo Ren: "Actually, I still think Lao Hu's combat style is too floating,"

Luo Ren shook his head with certainty and said, "No, it's very stable,"

The differences between Shangguanxiu and Luo Ren in the "......" basically represent the differences in the world's views on Hu Chong.

Some people look at Hu Chong's combat style and think that he is seeking victory while maintaining stability, while others will feel that Hu Chong has always been happy to win in danger, which is reasonable, but it may not be accurate.

Shangguanxiu established the Governor's Office in Tianjing, which consisted of the Ministry of Military, Finance, Agriculture, Industry, Commerce, Crime, Officials, Households, Internal Affairs, and Foreign Affairs, a total of ten ministries, plus a Qin Tiansi.

The Qin Tiansi under the Governor's Mansion is actually the Si Tianfu branch of the Wind Country, which is mainly responsible for observing the stars, forecasting the weather, and handling the calendar and etiquette.

At present, the Minister of Military Affairs is Luo Ren, the Minister of Agriculture is Peng Zhuo, the Minister of the Interior is Zhang Jiuwei, and the Minister of Finance is Jun Shengnan.

Among them, it is worth mentioning Jun Shengnan of the Ministry of Finance, the reason why he can become the Minister of Finance is all because of the Jun family behind him.

After the Jun family expressed their attitude and was willing to return to Shunfeng Kingdom, Shangguan Xiu immediately decided to promote Jun Shengnan to the Minister of Finance.

The Minister of Finance, who is in charge of the money pockets of the entire Ningnan region, is second to best in terms of ability, and the forces behind it are definitely the top priority.

In Ningnan, the Jun family is the largest family, monopolizing several economic lifelines, and being able to get the support of the Jun family can play a vital role in quickly stabilizing the situation in Ningnan in the Wind Country.

At the end of March, Hu Chong, who had officially taken over the Zhenjun Army, commanded five corps, took the lead in moving westward to attack the resistance army in the western counties of Ningnan, and in early April, General Chi Zhen led five corps to the west to assist the Zhenjun Army in the battle.

After this one after another, a total of millions of troops, mighty, morale like a macro, straight to the west of Ningnan, this time their main object of crusade, is in the western counties of Ningnan to recruit troops and horses of the eldest grandson Huai'an,

In the middle of the same month, Cai Xiao, the first assistant minister of the Feng Kingdom, Tang Mingzhu, the minister of parliament, and You Ling, the general capital of the Duwei Mansion, arrived in Tianjing.

On the same day, Shangguan Xiu met the three of them at the Governor's Palace.

The Governor's Mansion is based on the residence of Guanyu, and then expanded, so that it has today's scale, in Tianjing, the Governor's Palace is known as the small palace, in the past, the affairs of the Ningnan area were decided by the Imperial Palace, and now, it is decided by the Governor's Palace, and the Governor's Palace is next to the Imperial Palace, so it gets the reputation of a small palace.

In the lobby of the Governor's Palace, Cai Xiao, Tang Mingzhu, and You Lingbai sat down one after another after seeing Shangguan Xiu.

When they first arrived in Tianjing, they naturally had a lot of topics to discuss with Shangguan Xiu, and most of them were secret talks between the high-level officials of the Wind Country, so it was naturally difficult for the people of Ningnan to participate.

After the greetings, Cai Xiao cut to the chase, he said: "Your Highness, the old minister has received a list of officials from various ministries of the Governor's Palace, and on the way to Tianjing, the old minister has carefully studied them one by one."

Looking at Cai Xiao's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, Shangguan Xiu could already tell that he was not very satisfied with the selection of officials in the Governor's Palace, and he asked with a smile: "Lord Cai thinks something is wrong,"

"The ministries that have not yet determined the candidates for the minister, the old minister will not say much, the four ministers have been determined, and the only one that the old minister thinks is still safe, that is, the military department," When speaking, Cai Xiao also nodded to Luo Ren, who owed and returned the salute,

"Oh," Shangguan Xiu replied noncommittally,

"The old minister thinks that the ministers of the Governor's Mansion must be served by our Fengren, but at present, the four ministers, except for Lord Luo of the Military Department, are Fengren, and the other three are all from Ningnan, especially the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Finance, one involves the national capital, and the other involves real money, how can His Highness let Ningnan people hold such important positions, this, it is too child's play," Listening to Cai Xiao's tone, it was obvious that the old man came to Tianjing with a stomach full of dissatisfaction,

The Governor's Mansion does not have the First Auxiliary Minister, the Palm Seal Minister, and the Minister of Internal History, among which the Minister of the Interior of the Ministry of the Interior is equivalent to the First Auxiliary Minister, such an important position, in Cai Xiao's opinion, failing to install his own henchmen is simply a great loss to the Cai family.

In the past, the Cai family's family power was only in the Wind Country, but now that the Wind Country has annexed Ningnan, the Cai family's power will naturally extend to Ningnan and seize the hard-won fruits of victory.

If the Minister of the Interior is his own person, the expansion of the Cai family's power in Ningnan will be twice the result with half the effort, although after the unification of the Wind Country has undergone earth-shaking changes, the territory has more than doubled, but the Cai family can still be the top wealthy family in the Wind Country,

But such an important position as the Minister of the Interior was given to the people of Ningnan and Zhang Jiuwei by Shangguan Xiu for nothing, how could Cai Xiao's heart be happy,

In his opinion, Shangguan Xiu was deliberately targeting the Cai family, he couldn't find a suitable candidate in the country, and he was worried that the position of Minister of the Interior would fall to the Cai family, so he casually found a person from Ningnan to deal with the matter.

(三七 Chinese.)