Chapter 136: Unexpected
It can be said that the power of the Ministry of Supervision is very terrifying and even perverted, and it covers a very wide range. For large-scale military activities such as the Southern Expedition, there will inevitably be people from the Ministry of Supervision who are responsible at all levels. In particular, the person who presided over the southern expedition this time was Lord Heinrich, who was still a well-known figure in the Bimon Empire.
Heinrich's reputation and influence are not as good as Leonardo's, so it is obvious that people from the Ministry of Supervision need to come forward to help this uncle control the overall situation. If you are not an insider, you will never be able to understand how huge the power of the Ministry of Supervision is, the entire empire can be said to be closely related to the Ministry of Supervision, and even His Majesty Pedro's royal power as the king of a country is restricted by the Ministry of Supervision to some extent, so you can imagine what a terrifying power institution this is. It is no exaggeration to say that if the Ministry of Supervision had been in the hands of the Tiger people, His Majesty Pedro would have completed the coveted centralization of power long ago.
Catherine's presentation of the Ministry of Supervision was undoubtedly a kind reminder. Even if today is the first contact between Catherine and Captain Cao, and there is not much time to contact, Catherine's super judgment has already made her understand what kind of person Captain Cao is, and his-stirring personality has been brought into full play. Catherine even began to wonder if Lord Leonardo, who claimed to never make mistakes, had made a stupid move this time to send a-stirring stick like Commander Cao to the front line of the Southern Expedition, what kind of intention did Catherine have? Catherine held a high position in the Ministry of Military Affairs, so beating this restless thorn could be regarded as a matter within Catherine's scope of responsibility. The only pity is that Catherine herself will not go to the front this time.
After negotiating to participate in the Southern Expedition, Regiment Leader Cao really wanted to show the hospitable side of the raiding group, but this time Duke Catherine did not give him this face. Catherine made an excuse and left with her crowd, and traveled thousands of miles to the Exiled Realm. I finally arrived at my destination, but I didn't even stop for half a day before leaving again. This kind of chore, which I don't know what to call it, is probably the first time in Catherine's political career.
"You little bastard, why do you want to go to this pool of muddy water, don't you have to pee in the same pot with the people of the Rhine? Knowing that they are in charge of this southern expedition, you still dare to be the wronged leader? Are you really worried that they won't find a chance to clean you up? Do you want to send it to the door yourself?" Catherine had just left. Old man Ao broke out in the council hall again, and in less than a day, the old man had already broken out for the second time.
"I think he's just in the water in his head, and he's too jealous. The Southern Expedition is a major national event and a national righteousness, and this kind of good thing to fight side by side with Leonardo is something that others can't look forward to once in eight lifetimes, and he still refuses. As soon as he heard that Leonardo was not going, he became more active. I don't know how his strange brain circuits grow. As soon as the old man made a start, Scarlett immediately expressed her dissatisfaction, and it could be seen that this swan beauty was also very dissatisfied today.
Regarding the rhetoric that Captain Cao said that the plundering group should be unacceptable, Scarlett didn't take it seriously at all. Even Captain Cao himself usually says that he is a bastard if he has a cheap advantage, this product is not as upright as he said at all, but a lewd collector of the Pan-American continent. Scarlett even directly judged that this product was completely intolerant of people to behave so badly. Leonardo, the hero of the empire, gives him face, and he still has to twist and behave.
"The old man is calm and impatient. Of course I have my own plan!" Captain Cao comforted the old man with a smile on his face, and glanced at Scarlett. Head Cao sat down steadily and said, "It is precisely because everyone knows that the southern expedition is a major national event, so I weigh the pros and cons to be more careful and cautious." ”
"Personal feelings aside, if Leonardo presided over the southern expedition, even a fool would know how smooth it would be. There are a lot of southern expeditions led by this handsome silver fox guy, and it has always been smooth sailing. And if he is the number one in charge of the Southern Expedition, then no matter how much victory the Southern Expedition achieves, it will not affect the current imperial power structure. My good sister, I say so. Do you understand?" said Captain Cao, who dipped his fingers in a little tea, drew three circles on the table.
There are two large circles, which represent the Rhine and the Tiger people, and a small circle, which represents Leonardo. Without waiting for Scarlett to speak, Captain Cao himself explained: "Leonardo's status today seems to be beautiful on the surface, but in fact it is not. Whether it is our wise Majesty Pedro or Stern's cunning villain, they have now deeply felt the threat to Leonardo after they have grown up. So in terms of dealing with Leonardo, the two of them will choose the same way, which is to exclude and suppress. Leonardo himself knows this now, and he knows that no matter how much he does now, it will not benefit him in the slightest. And his current prestige has reached the level of sky-high, and he is now enough. To gain some more fame will not make much sense to him, but will attract more jealousy. Even if I were him, I wouldn't do such a thankless task. ”
As soon as Captain Cao said this, everyone fell silent. Now the things that Captain Cao said were all things they hadn't thought about, and the old man looked thoughtful. If it was said that they were all thinking about the Southern Expedition as the core of their thinking, then the current head of Cao Tuan is taking the entire Bimeng Empire as the focus of thinking, and the levels are different. The old man was still very satisfied with this, and he listened to it with relish, which was also a major manifestation of the maturity of Captain Cao.
In terms of political sensitivity, although Captain Cao lacks a lot, he is also subconsciously improving his shortcomings. Now this general analysis is real, reasonable, and convincing.
"Because of these reasons, I feel that it is completely a personal decision not to participate in the southern expedition this time. If Leonardo said that he was going to participate in the southern expedition, who would oppose it in the entire Beamon Empire? He was still the head of the southern expedition. Only if he himself was unwilling would there be such a situation, which led to this position falling to Heinrich. Then, without even thinking about it, I can be sure that even if the Ministry of Supervision interferes no matter how much it interferes. It is also unrealistic for Heinrich to want the southern expedition to be completely under his control. His Majesty Pedro will never want him to go well, and there must be a lot of constraints in it. After analyzing Leonardo, Captain Cao changed his words and talked about Heinrich, who was never masked.
"But you also know about this southern expedition, the layout is different from every previous southern expedition. In the previous southern expeditions, we were only forced to face the war as invaded. This time. The Empire is ready to take the initiative and settle the problems of the entire South once and for all. With such a serious nature, I don't think His Majesty Pedro will stumble Heinrich in this regard, right?" Scarlett was smart, but she was still at a loss on this issue.
"So you women have long hair and ......short knowledge," Captain Cao teased Scarlett mercilessly, and said unhurriedly: "With the powerful energy of the Empire, it is said that it is now the third largest force on the Pan-American Continent, I don't think anyone will question it, right? If the Empire really wanted to solve the problem of the Southern Barbarians, it would have been able to solve it once and for all many years ago." Why has it dragged on to this day, have you never thought about it? It's not because of political considerations. The minds of these big people who play with power are definitely not something that people like you and me can understand. A lot of things that you take for granted don't actually go the way you do. If the Rhines want to gain more power and influence in this way, the Tiger camp will do everything they can to hinder them, and there is no doubt about it. If necessary, in the longer term, it is not impossible for His Majesty Pedro to find a way to make them lose the southern expedition. ”
After Captain Cao said these words with a sneer. Everyone present gasped, and Scarlett was even more stunned. I couldn't answer for a long time. As Scarlett's identity and status, these issues were not at all within her consideration. She couldn't imagine that those admired big men would have such an amazing side, if such a grand battle of the Southern Expedition was really as dark as Commander Cao said, then how many Beamon soldiers would have to sacrifice in vain? These Beamon warriors would have completely fallen victim to the power game of those big guys!
"Don't think he's joking. He had a point. Old Man Ao also let out a long sigh, rubbed his eyebrows tiredly, and said: "In this world, the dirtiest and darkest thing is the struggle for power. In this regard. All of us are capable of doing anything. If you can't have the last laugh, you're going to be crushed......"
When the old man said this, everyone felt a heavy feeling in their hearts. Until now, no one really knows why the two talented people, the old man and the head of the leather sect, once the heroes of the Celtic Empire, ended up here. But what is certain is that what happened to the two of them is inseparable from the struggle for power. It is precisely because Old Man Ao is not good at playing with power that he finally has such a bleak evening scene. If it weren't for the raiding group, the old man would probably end up in obscurity under this mountain forest.
"And we know very well that the people of our Bimeng Empire are all warriors who can fight well, except for the three main army corps of the empire now, is there no other warrior in our empire? In my opinion, the bear warriors of the Bil tribe in the southern Xinjiang of the empire are definitely not inferior to the three main army corps of the empire, right? They live in southern Xinjiang all the year round, and their actual combat experience is even richer than that of the soldiers of the three main army corps, and their combat effectiveness is also very terrifying. Commander Cao drew an arrow on his finger, faintly marking the territory of the southern frontier of the Bimeng Empire.
"That's for sure, in fact, a long time ago, we only had three main legions in the Beamon Empire? It's just that later, due to various reasons, the Xiongfeng Legion disintegrated. It's just disintegration, it's not gone. The current southern frontier of the empire, to put it bluntly, is what they are defending. Their combat effectiveness is very terrifying, and the Nanban has never been able to fight it, which is all due to the unity and cooperation of the various Bil armies. When it came to the subject, Scarlett finally found something to say. All the people present are the only ones who have lived in southern Xinjiang, and the time is not short, so naturally she has the most right to speak.
"That's right, once the problem of the Nanban is solved, it will undoubtedly liberate them. Whose account will they buy from these bear men of the Pier tribe? Your Majesty Pedro, or Stern? This is a very big variable, I think neither His Majesty Pedro nor Old Stern Dog dare not guarantee that they will be able to rule this part of the warriors with strong combat power well, so they have not solved the problem of the Nanban at one time, lest these warriors of the Pier tribe be pocketed by others, and become their henchmen after they become big!"
"According to what you said, isn't this southern expedition just a thunderous and rainy move to work hard and lose money?" Old Man Ao raised his eyebrows, and his interest was gradually seduced by Head Cao.
"That's absolute, the problem of the southern frontier of the Beamon Empire will never come to an end because of this southern expedition, and it should drag on for a long time. Nanban's vitality is so tenacious, seeing that the situation is not good, who has a way to take them to the deep mountains and old forests? Is there still a way for us to kill them one by one? They have done this before, and Leonardo has never advanced into their home field, isn't this the best commentary?" Commander Cao's eyes flashed with a fine light, and he said everything he had taken into account in an unusually orderly manner.
After a pause, Head Cao continued: "If anyone who says that they can do it once and for all, they can only say that they haven't woken up yet, and they are simply dreaming unrealistically." To pacify the Southern Barbarians, it is never possible to rely on strong force to conquer, but to rely on virtue. Convince people with virtue, so as to achieve real once and for all. The stability of the country lies in stabilizing people's hearts!"
As the only person who has experienced two worlds, Head Cao also has the greatest say in this regard. Didn't the Xishu regime where Zhuge Wuhou was located also face the Southern Barbarian Rebellion? The seven captures of Meng Shu conquered not the wildness of the Southern Barbarians, but the hearts of the Southern Barbarians...... (To be continued......)