Out of the capital, continue north.

The Sangyu River is like a silver tie, flowing between the mountains.

More than seventy percent of the official roads between the capital and Youzhou are mountain roads. The mountain road is winding, and the road is not easy to walk. And this is also a natural barrier that the capital of the Great Zhou can rely on.

It's a pity that today's natural barrier is no longer foolproof.

Due to successive years of drought, most of the trees on the mountain have died. Therefore, the Houjin cavalry can directly cross the dwarf mountain bag and go south.

Moreover, the Youzhou Horse Farm is used as a transit, and Houjin's grain and grass are also continuously sent.

At this moment, on the depressed official road, three carriages were moving in turn, not fast, but leaving deep rut marks.

Obviously, the cargo on these troikas is extremely heavy.

The Iron Ox was bored in the carriage with a big straw hat on his head.

He nibbled on the pancake in his hand while admiring the scenery around him. His eyes were full of curiosity.

In the carriage, Yang Dong had just slept for a while under Yao Jia's service. He raised his hand to open the curtains, looked out the window at the endless mountains, and sighed in his heart.

For the Cold Weapon Age, these mountains were natural barriers.

It's just a pity that the drought has caused a large number of trees to die. Now, as long as some people are sent to be responsible for opening the way, the Houjin Iron Cavalry will be unstoppable.

Thinking of this, Yang Dong sighed slightly.

But in the blink of an eye, a gleam of light bloomed again in his eyes.

Since there is a young master, it will definitely not let your plot succeed. At least...... I have to buy some time.

The artillery on Lu Lao's side has been put on the agenda, but unfortunately the strength of the iron is not enough, and the proportion of carbon needs to be further adjusted......

As he was thinking about it, he seemed to suddenly remember something, and slapped his head suddenly.

Calculate the time, at this moment, I'm afraid that Lin Chunqiu's old dog can't wait to attack His Majesty, right?

After hyping up the rumors that Jin Tie rode south, he took the opportunity to plunge the capital into turmoil.

Some officials who are as timid as rats will naturally choose to resign to protect themselves. And Lin Chunqiu will take this opportunity to further strengthen his power.

But......

The ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee are not fools, how can they resign easily?

The more powerful the official, the more he will not see the master of the rabbit and the eagle. If you want them to resign, I am afraid that you will not be able to do it based on a rumor alone.

In that case, it can only be another possibility-

Lin Chunqiu's goal is not to be a high-powered official position......

If the master is Lin Chunqiu, what is the most important position at the moment?

Is it a soldier, or is it a ...... Grain and grass?

Yang Dong rubbed his eyebrows with a little headache, and then a look of relief flashed in his eyes.

Whether it's for soldiers and horses, or for food and grass. Lin Chunqiu must have a proper reason to recommend the talents he has selected.

But this old dog probably couldn't have dreamed of it, the master actually had an arrangement, right?

Zhao Yu's kid should have received the attention of those people in the military department at this moment.

As for the fact that he studied at Lanxiang Academy, it was not a big deal. After all, there are so many students in Lanxiang Academy, and I have released so many at once this time.

If they didn't want to be controlled by Lin Chunqiu, there was only one way to go.

After all...... Most scholars, it's okay to talk about the wind and snow, but once it comes to their own net worth and life, everything can be thrown away.

In fact, everything is indeed as Yang Dong guessed.

At this moment, the Taihe Hall in the capital is full of gunpowder.

The officials of the party of the general Yang Yan were staring at Lin Chunqiu and his party angrily.

"Lin Shoufu, if you want to recommend talents, we can naturally understand it. After all, everyone is doing their best for Da Zhou! ”

"But why do you say that the talents we recommend are useless?"

"It's not a secret, this is Zhao Yu's student, and he is really a great talent. If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can take a test. ”

Hearing this, Lin Chunqiu's face was slightly gloomy.

He coldly swept over the group of people in the military department, and the corners of his mouth flashed with coldness.

"Ladies and gentlemen, are you doubting Honshosuke's abilities? If this is the case, then the old man can give you the position of the first assistant. ”

As soon as these words came out, Lin Chunqiu waved his sleeves and bowed directly in the direction of the empress:

"Your Majesty, now that the old minister is old, I am afraid that he will not be able to take up the post of first assistant. Why don't Your Majesty allow the old man to beg for bones and live for the rest of his life? ”

After speaking, he looked at the empress expressionlessly.

Seeing this, the empress was only stunned for a short time, and her eyes burst with joy.

But before she could speak, at least half of the ministers in the main hall knelt on the ground one after another.

"Your Majesty, I'll wait for my resignation!"

"Please allow me to wait until I am old!"

The voices came and went, faintly, and actually covered all other sounds.

The empress's cold phoenix eyes swept over the ministers, and a cold killing intent flashed in her eyes.

Is this my chosen courtier?

It's really a group of "loyal" loyal ministers!

On the other side, Lin Chunqiu at this moment was like a winning rooster, he raised his head proudly, and his eyes were full of the posture of a winner.

"Your Majesty still thinks that the talents recommended by the old minister are not good?"

The empress really wanted to tell him that if she was willing to live for the rest of her life, she would get me out of the court as soon as possible.

But she knew better in her heart that Lin Chunqiu's posture was actually a demonstration to her.

Clearly told her that if she dared to move the position of Lin Chunqiu's first assistant, the court of the Great Zhou would completely collapse.

At this moment, the party of the generals once again fell into a state of emotional depression.

It is different from Lin Chunqiu's wave of his arms and a hundred responses. Because the generals have been guarding the border all year round, their prestige has not been as good as before.

At this moment, a gray color flashed on their faces.

They knew very well that if Lin Chunqiu won the power this time, then their fate would be extremely miserable.

Just when a group of generals and ministers of the party were in a precarious state, the empress's majestic voice sounded again.

"As for the selection of the grain officer, I think that there can be capable people to live in."

"I think that the position of the grain officer, although the grade is not high, is in charge of the large and small grain depots in the capital, which is extremely important."

"And the position of guarding the grain depot is first and foremost arithmetic. If you can't settle the accounts, it's all in vain. So I really thought that I might as well test them with arithmetic? ”

Hearing this, a flash of disdain flashed in Lin Chunqiu's eyes.

The talent he recommended was a student who had studied under Westerners. I heard that there are some extremely advanced arithmetic methods in the West, which are much stronger than Da Zhou. Therefore, he didn't care about the test, so he bowed his head slightly:

"The old minister thinks that His Majesty is reasonable."

Some people died, but not completely......