"I think we should give young people more opportunities to learn and exercise, so that they can better display their talents. So I want you to give up both positions. ”

"Of course, this matter still needs your consent, if you have any ideas and suggestions, or even objections, you can put them forward, and we will discuss it again. Virgil Bixia said casually. It's just that the rest of his eyes stayed on Belloc's body, paying close attention to his reaction after hearing these words.

"The minister doesn't have any ideas or opinions, it's all at the disposal of Bixia!" Belloc paused slightly, and then a trace of imperceptible excitement flashed in his eyes.

After the end of the war, Virgil had no substantial rewards for the senior generals in charge of leading the army, and everyone understood that he was waiting for the return of Edlaide, the greatest hero of the war.

As the countdown to Edlaide's return to Beijing began, the mentality of these people began to change, and Belloc even suspected that this was a major reason why the eldest prince jumped out to compete for the Minister of War.

This year-long wait has been a kind of torment for Belloc personally! He has been sitting in his present position for ten years, and he is looking forward to another chance to be promoted through this meritorious reward. It's just that Virgil Bixia doesn't mention it, he doesn't want to talk about finding someone to find out the news, even if he is at home, he doesn't dare to reveal half of his thoughts.

Today, Belloc heard a hint of possibility in the tone of Virgil Bixia, and in the face of this precursor to promotion, he, a veteran officialdom, also had subtle mood swings.

But years of experience in key positions have given Belloc a set of controls that have worked well for him, and he has quickly restored himself to his normal expression. It's just that at this moment, he became panicked in his heart again, he was worried that he would not get the ideal position, and he was even more worried about ending up in a bright and real down.

Although the southern defense was ultimately successful, Belloc was constantly worried about the displeasure of Virgil Bixia because he had not been able to completely prevent the Grand Prince from establishing his power framework in the Southern Legion.

It's just that in this matter, Belloc also has a hard time! As a deputy, especially during the Great War, it is difficult for him to form a strong restraint on the eldest prince, and he can only keep a few of Virgil Bixia's cronies from being purged under pretext. But this obviously did not match the original intention of Virgil Bixia to send him to the deputy position of the eldest prince, which also made Belloc suddenly become sincerely afraid.

"What do you think of Higgins taking over as Admiral of the Royal Guard?" Belloc wanted to hear more about his appointment at the moment, but Virgil seemed to test his patience, bypassing the topic of his and discussing his successor with him.

"Higgins is a man of great ability, he is conscientious, meticulous in his work, he rarely makes mistakes, this time he has made great contributions to the northern defensive line, and most importantly, he is loyal to Bixia! I also think he is the best choice for the Admiral of the Royal Guard. Belloc suppressed the turbulence in his heart and replied respectfully.

"Since you also think it is appropriate, then this matter is decided, he will return to Beijing in a few days to report on his work, you are ready to hand over to him as soon as possible, and the specific official document of appointment will be handed over to you before he enters Beijing. ”

"Yes, Bixia!"

Next, Virgil discussed some trivial matters with Belloc, as if he had forgotten the topic just now.

"Bixia, which lord do I need to hand over the position of city warden of Filano City?" After a long while, Belloc didn't hear Virgil Bixia mention his new official position, and he couldn't help but be a little anxious, and couldn't help but ask.

Seeing Belloc's anxious but barely controllable appearance, Virgil smiled in his heart. Belloc's personal ability is good, and there is no problem with his loyalty, but this man's lust for power is too heavy, and Virgil Bixia is ready to beat him up before reusing him.

"I tend to take over this position by the Marquis of Edlaide, who is about to return to Beijing, do you think he can be qualified for this position?"

"The Marquis of Edlaide has a strong personal strength, excellent work ability, is very good at dealing with emergencies, and has certain means of communicating with people, so it is more than enough for him to take the position of the city keeper of Firano!"

"It's just that with the current status of the Hou Ye, is it a bit condescending to let him serve as the city guard of Firano?" Beloc said tentatively.

In fact, as soon as this appointment is announced, Virgil Bixia will immediately summon unclear rewards and punishments!

Li Zijun once commanded nearly 100,000 troops, and if he was defeated, or even only won a crushing victory, he could still attribute that command to a helpless move.

But Li Zijun won consecutive victories in the battle with Menglin's famous general Yule. Zuihou not only regained all the lost territories, but also used night raids to force back the army of the Turbulent Hungarian Empire! This not only achieved Li Zijun's reputation as a famous general of the generation, but also confirmed his position as the commander of all armies.

Even if this position is used as a reference for the transfer of the same level, the city defense officer of Firano is a little pitiful! It is difficult for Belloc to understand that Fergil Bixiaweishenme, who has always taken good care of the Marquis of Edlaide, would make this decision?!

"Don't forget, Ed isn't even fifteen years old this year, and I'm already a little worried about taking on this important position at his age. A few days ago, Master Audrey also sent back the news that Ed had decided to worship her as a teacher, which also meant that it was impossible for him to devote all his energy to his current position for a long time. Moreover, Ed had made it clear that he wanted to no longer serve in the military, and I had to make that decision. ”

"But this time the imperial court's appointment of Hou Ye is not only related to him personally, but also related to the imperial court's attitude towards the entire northern army! If Hou Ye's appointment is too low, the appointment and dismissal of other people will become very difficult, and I am even worried that this matter will affect the morale and morale of the northern army!" Beloc couldn't help but help Li Zijun fight.

In fact, Belloc did not do this righteously, he did it more for himself. He had long thought that Virgil Bixia announced his appointment at this time, hoping to use Edlaide's outstanding military exploits to suppress others. But what he didn't expect was that Virgil Bixia would do such a great job!

If he can only become a city defense officer with such merits as Edlaide, then the future of his deputy position is extremely worrying, and he has to stand up and speak for Edlaide at this time!

"You have a point!" Fergill nodded, as if agreeing with Belloc's statement.

Belloc was secretly relieved to see Fergil's expression.

"It's just that Ed's age is indeed too young, and I think the position of city guard is more suitable for him now!" Fergill said as he paused, and Belloc's heart tangled together again.

"But we can't ignore the voices of all the soldiers of the Northern Army, and I'm ready to promote Edlaide to duke. Of course, I will not allow him to establish a principality. In this way, the interests of all can be balanced and taken care of. What do you think?" asked Virgil Bixia, smiling and staring at Belloc.

Seeing this expression of Virgil Bixia, Beloc was in a trance for a while, and then he understood the true intention of Emperor Bixia.

Over the years, due to the relative stability of the political power within each country, large-scale battles between each other are gradually decreasing, and the great war of the level of the Dongyu Empire a year ago has reached the point where it is unavoidable. This is a rare blessing for ordinary people who yearn for peace, but for those who are trying to increase their military merits to the rank of knight, this situation means that the originally spacious and smooth promotion channel is becoming more and more narrow.

It is not impossible to obtain a knighthood by governing the country, but the chances are even smaller, which makes those nobles more and more important to the title.

Virgil Bixia's practice of changing officials with a knighthood seems to be a helpless move, and he is even suspected of being persecuted by himself, but in fact, he is tantamount to giving Li Zijun a huge benefit in disguise!

With the aura of Virgil on his head, Li Zijun's future official career can be described as bright, but it is not so easy for him to be promoted in the title!

When Belloc learns that he has inadvertently played the role of a promoter in this play directed by Virgil Bixia, he inevitably feels a little unhappy in his heart. But at this time, he had to send: 'Bixia Shengming', 'Edlaide Marquis deserves his name' and other contrary words.

"Worthworth has recently made me a request for his retirement, and I have accepted his resignation! I intend to have you take over his post as Chief of Staff of the Military Department, an appointment which will be announced to the public in the near future. I hope that you will be able to get Wordsworth up to speed before he leaves office, so that you can quickly take over the work of Chief of Staff!"

Hearing of this appointment to himself, Belloc was in a daze for a moment, and he had even forgotten to thank the emperor.

"Why, you don't want to?" asked Fergil, though he knew the reason for Belloc's daze, with a straight face.

"The minister is afraid, the minister must live up to the trust of Bixia!" Belloc hurriedly knelt down and thanked him. Of course he does, this is what he has always dreamed of!

On the surface, compared with his current position, Belloc has only been promoted by half a rank! But in reality, the post of chief of staff is responsible for the reorganization and transfer of the whole army, and he also has a great say in the personnel field. For Belloc, this is tantamount to a sudden change from the head of a unit to the commander in charge of the entire army! How could such a tremendous change not make Belloc excited! The slightest trace of dissatisfaction just now has long since disappeared at this moment.

"It's just that you can't put down the city defense work of Filano for the time being, and after Lord Edshou, I will assign him to negotiate with the delegation of the Turk-Hungarian Empire on my behalf. For the Turk-Hungarian Empire, Edlaide is a lingering shadow in their minds, and I hope that through him I can fight for the best interests of the country, and at the same time, let the Turk-Hungarian bastards always remember this lesson!"

"It's just that in the period before the end of the negotiation, I'm afraid you'll have to work a little harder!"

"Bixia, rest assured, until the Duke of Edlaide takes over, I will do my best to ensure the normalcy and stability of Filano City. ”

"In addition, I need you to come up with a complete set of training for several major legions as soon as possible. The previous war exposed many problems and loopholes in our army!"

"First of all, there is laxity from top to bottom, normal patrols, lookouts, and reconnaissance, none of which have been seriously implemented, which also causes our defenders to wait until the enemy army kills in front of the door before they really realize that they are being attacked!"

"Secondly, the army's reaction speed is too slow, and under the sudden attack of the opponent, the permanent defense line has almost no effect, and it is easily broken through by the opponent!"

"Zuihou, it's just that the generals are timid and afraid, and no one is willing to take the initiative to take responsibility at the critical moment!"

"You have to make targeted arrangements for these phenomena in the whole training and evolution, and the sergeants and generals who are afraid of death and are unqualified must be eliminated from our army this time!"

I want you to discuss it in full at the court within three days of your appointment. ”

"Before Ed returns to Beijing, I will also appoint the eldest prince as the acting minister of the military department, and at that time, you will cooperate to complete this training. "Virgil deliberately emphasized the word 'agency'.

Having said that, Belloc, who was still a little confused, finally figured out Virgil Bixia's painstaking efforts, he was preparing to attack the Great Prince's Southern Legion!

Submit the training jihua yourself before the official appointment of the eldest prince, so that you can logically deprive the eldest prince of the right to participate in the discussion of the details of the training jihua!

The next appointment will make the eldest prince completely hand over the training of the Southern Legion to Belloc in order to avoid suspicion.

And the word 'agent' can make the eldest prince scruples, in order to be able to get rid of the two words on his head after the whole training, he will try to avoid too much participation in the process of this training.

Belloc believed that at the end of the training, the Southern Legion, which the Great Prince had capitalized, would become fragmented, even if it did not completely collapse, and it would be difficult to form an effective help for him!

The saddest thing is that Belloc does not think that Virgil Bixia will let the eldest prince remove the word 'agent' from his head, which will not be a symbol of the eldest prince's power, but will become the most effective check on him.

Thinking of this, a hint of fear appeared in Belloc's eyes as he looked at Virgil Bixia!

While everyone in the capital was nervously preparing for Li Zijun's return, the future duke was enjoying a rare leisure and warmth.

Originally, Audrey and Li Zijun were ready to return to Beijing in a low-key manner, so as not to alarm officials at all levels. However, because of this, the wounded could not receive the most appropriate care, and they had no choice but to give up the original idea.

But as they reveal their identities, so do their troubles.

Needless to say, the identities of Audrey and Li Zijun are all prominent and flattering people every day.

At this time, Audrey also finally saw Li Zijun's cunning, and he refused all visitors against him from the beginning in the name of recuperating from injuries. Since Li Zijun didn't see anyone at all, gradually, he was unexpectedly idle.

And although Audrey is not as smart as Li Zijun, because she is not a person in the officialdom herself, and her personal strength is strong enough, she has become the only one in the team who can choose visitors!

But Kate, White, Clemens, and Trollope were not so lucky, they didn't have the strength of Audrey or the cunning of Li Zijun, and they became the busiest people in the team!

It's just that today is slightly different, Li Zijun personally received a visitor who made a special trip from the capital!

"You've read the letter from the Ninth Prince, what do you think?" Belinda asked with a smile on her face as she stood opposite Li Zijun.

"I'm fine, the injury has basically healed, I'm afraid it will be difficult to hurt me easily with your skills!" Li Zijun looked at Belinda and said with a hippie smile, since he understood Belinda's true intention of supporting the Nine Princes, his guilt about Belinda gradually disappeared, and his previous scruples were missing in his words.

"I'm asking if you agree with the fact that the Ninth Prince supports you in your candidacy for the Minister of War, not how is your health?"

"The Nine Princes let me see all the, and I didn't bother to pay attention to him at all. It's just that he will take me for a fool, but you will never be! But you still appeared in front of me with this letter, and there can only be one explanation: you miss me!"

"The Ninth Prince will not support a fool to become the Minister of the Military Department, is your suspicion too serious?"

"Don't tell me, you don't know what Virgil Bixia is pushing out the position of Minister of War for at this time! The eldest prince was worried that he would not be able to survive his old man, so he had to take a risk. ”

"I'm not a prince, and I don't have any unrealistic extravagant expectations, why should I compete for that hot position, and what reason should I offend the eldest prince?"

"What am I? I'm an idle marquis of some ability at best. Who is the eldest prince, he is the most promising heir of the Dongyu Empire in the future, and I will not dislike my long life, I want to do such a stupid thing as offending him!" Li Zijun glanced at Belinda with disdain and said.

"But it's a rumor. ”

"Stop! The rumors also say that you should give me a son, I calculate that your belly should be bulging in the future, why don't you look like there is any movement!"

"It seems that you are not planning to cooperate with the Nine Princes?"

"Let me guess?"

"Before you came here, the Ninth Prince must have sent someone to contact the Sixth Prince and tried to join forces with him to support me, but he was even more simply rejected by the Sixth Prince!"

"You see, I seem to have some prophetic skills!" Li Zijun said with his hands outstretched.

"Why do I think you seem to be a little different today than before?" Belinda asked as she looked at Li Zijun with some puzzlement.

"You've been betrayed a lot, and you may become what I am now!"

"I hope to be able to solve a question in my heart in your mouth, I wonder if you are willing to solve my doubts?"

"I can only promise not to lie to you, but you may not be able to get an answer!" Seeing Li Zijun's appearance, Belinda also became serious.

"Do you know about Lucifer's Arrow?"

"How did you find out about this?" Belinda had long concluded that Li Zijun would definitely guess the mastermind of this matter, but judging by the tone and expression of his question, he had obviously gotten the exact information. Belinda believed that Li Zijun did not deceive herself in this matter, and she couldn't help but be a little amazed at Li Zijun's well-informed information.

"Would you believe me if I said that I was shopping and accidentally saw someone's carriage?" said Li Zijun with a sneer, he couldn't believe it himself, but this is the truth of the matter.

"Master Hou said with a smile!But I can tell you the answer to this matter, I know!" Belinda couldn't believe Li Zijun's almost absurd answer at all.

It is also the sadness of intelligent people, who are used to inference and speculation, but they tend to forget to trust others!

"Then there won't be anything to say between us!" Li Zijun walked over and opened the door.

Belinda smiled miserably, got up and walked to the door. Just as she was about to step out of the room, she stopped and turned around.

Belinda originally wanted to explain to Li Zijun that she knew about it after the fact, but the moment she met Li Zijun's eyes, she changed her attention.

"One thing you probably haven't heard of is that your knighthood has been promoted again. You are about to become the youngest duke in the Dongyu Empire, congratulations!" Belinda stretched out her palm to Li Zijun.

"Xiexie!" Li Zijun gently shook Belinda's hands, and immediately separated.

"Zaijian!" Belinda walked out of the room without looking back.

As soon as Belinda walked out of the courtyard specially prepared for Li Zijun, Anna and Catherine walked out of the inner room together.

"I don't believe you didn't guess that Belinda only found out afterwards that the Ninth Prince sent someone to assassinate you?

"So what, we're in different camps, and there's almost never any chance of working together, so what if I tell her I know everything?" Li Zijun sighed and shook his head.

"You are also aware of the relationship between the Grand Prince and the Cult of the Dark Moon God, and although I tried to avoid the Archprince as much as possible this time, it does not change the fact that I have become a thorn in his side. ”

"I'm sure that if he has the chance, he will not hesitate to screw out my head himself!As the battle between us escalates and the methods used become more brutal and bloody, the Cult of the Dark Moon will inevitably get involved. ”

"At that time, if Belinda still has even the slightest bit of unbearability for me in her heart, it will be an extremely dangerous thing for her!"

"I don't want her to be hurt because of me!" Li Zijun said helplessly.