Soon after Belinda returned to the capital, the official official document of the imperial court for Edlaide's promotion to the knighthood was issued to various places. Belinda did not deceive him in this matter, and Edlaide became the youngest duke of the Dongyu Empire today.

The reward was a bit surprising to those who had just heard it, but overall it wasn't a surprise.

As the first hero of the great war a year earlier, most people thought that Edlaide deserved to be made Duke of the Empire! But then the subsequent appointment of Edlaide dispelled the slightest hesitation they had.

Li Zijun once served as the magistrate of the city of Firano, and his achievements in this position have given everyone a full glimpse of his ability to govern a city, and his superb military command ability in the battle against the Monlin Empire and the Turk-Hungarian Empire is obvious to all. This also made everyone look forward to him being the city guard of Filano City!

If the reward for the first hero is successfully resolved, the next rewards and appointments will become logical.

Belloc became the second high-ranking general to be promoted, and he was promoted to Chief of Staff of the Dongyu Empire.

Although the Great Prince was the commander-in-chief of the southern reinforcements, in the minds of ordinary people, they preferred to believe that the southern reinforcements had won under the command of Berlock. This practice of the imperial court also caters to the ideas of the majority of ordinary people, and this appointment does not seem abrupt! Even the eldest prince himself, in order to show his high demeanor and honor, can only applaud this matter, and dare not show the slightest dissatisfaction.

On the same day that he was appointed chief of staff, Belloc proposed a detailed training plan to the imperial court in response to some problems and loopholes in the southern corps and subsequent reinforcements.

Belloc's plan was extremely targeted, almost completely in line with the current situation of Dongyu's army, which also made his plan win everyone's approval at the same time, dispelled some people's concerns about his position as chief of staff, and he gradually gained their recognition!

Virgil Bixia was even more impressed with Belloc, and he immediately decided to extend this training to the entire Dongyu Empire.

Three days later, Belloc made a more detailed training and was unanimously approved by the court meeting. Virgil Bixia immediately ordered that Belloc be solely responsible for the reorganization and training of the national army.

What is intriguing is that the eldest prince was appointed as the 'acting' minister of the military department on the same day, and after this appointment, Virgil Bixia actually did not mention a word about the whole army's training!

Did Virgil Bixia forget that the eldest prince was his newly appointed 'boss' of the military department, or did he think that in this matter, the eldest prince should obey the arrangement of Belloc, the chief of staff? This matter immediately became a topic of discussion after the court discussion, and no matter what the direction of the discussion was, everyone came to a consensus, that is, in the short term, the eldest prince was far from being able to make a statement in the military department, and his authority was also greatly challenged.

It was precisely because of the extremely controversial nature of this matter that everyone ignored the next series of appointments in the imperial court.

Among them, the whereabouts of Kemp, Higgins and Bob attracted Li Zijun's attention.

This time, Camp was transferred out of the position of Ouchi's bodyguard, transferred out of the capital, and became the commander of the Southern Legion!

Li Zijun once investigated the person of Camp in great detail, he is not a simple martial artist, and he can win the trust of Virgil Bixia is not entirely by sloping his beard!

Over the years, Ouchi guards have always had only one voice to the outside world, which also means that Ouchi guards are completely in the hands of Kemp. The capital has always been a place where personnel relations are intricate, and Ouchi's guards are particularly prominent, but Kemp can do this, which is enough to prove his ability.

Belloc's training jihua, the eldest prince's 'acting' position, and camp's sudden transfer are all aimed at one direction - the Southern Legion!

The Southern Legion has always been the base camp of the Grand Prince, and Virgil is doing this to force the Grand Prince to relinquish control of the Southern Legion!

If the eldest prince doesn't really cooperate, the word 'agent' on his head will always be carried. And Li Zijun also suspects that even if the eldest prince really makes a sacrifice, Virgil Bixia may not really be relieved to hand over the military headquarters to the eldest prince.

Belloc and Camp are inside and outside, and with the east wind of the training, they will definitely carry out a drastic 'rectification' of the Southern Army.

I'm afraid the life of the eldest prince is not so easy!" Li Zijun sighed secretly in his heart.

Higgins was transferred back to the capital this time, and after Belloc stepped down, he took up the post of Admiral of the Royal Guard. This old friend has risen step by step over the years, and Li Zijun is also sincerely happy for him.

And Bob, who has the closest relationship with Li Zijun, was also promoted to the commander of the Northern Army this time. As a close confidant of the sixth prince, Bob's promotion this time is more like a balance between the eldest prince and the sixth prince, giving the eldest prince more pressure from another angle!

To Li Zijun's surprise, a guy named Daniel succeeded Camp to become the commander of the Ouchi guard! The main reason for his surprise was that he had never heard this person's name before. Under Kate's introduction, Li Zijun learned that this person was the shadow sword master next to Virgil Bixia. This person is definitely one of the few people Virgil Bixia trusts the most, but he has never had much interest in becoming an official, and this time he is in this position, Kate feels that it is more like a transitional choice.

In order to rectify the Southern Legion more quickly, it is natural that Bloom, the former commander of the Southern Legion, was promoted this time, but the new position he obtained made Li Zijun a little confused, and he actually obtained the deputy position of Minister of War, which also made Li Zijun a little confused about what Virgil Bixia wanted to do.

The conversation between White and Li Zijun made Li Zijun feel a little like watching the sun. It turned out that although Bruce appeared to belong to the camp of the Great Prince, he actually represented more of the interests of the local nobility in the south. And Camp is also from the southern aristocracy, which also makes Bruce's transfer more and more complicated for the generals.

All the people who participated in the rescue of Li Zijun this time also took this ride, and they all got their ideal positions one by one. Compared with these people, Li Zijun's official position can only be regarded as a consolation prize!

This also makes other people have a contradictory mood when facing Li Zijun. Comfort him, after all, he has received the title of duke, which will surely make countless people salivate, but congratulate him, his official position is so low that people feel pitiful!

And at this time, Li Zijun was not easy to explain anything to them, he still insisted on his daily homework.

In addition, Li Zijun would disguise himself as an ordinary person everywhere he went, and took Jenny, Anna and Catherine to play around.

Seeing that Li Zijun was not bothered by his official position at all and lived a good and wandering life every day, this also made Kate and others, who were originally responsible for receiving visitors from all walks of life because of sympathy for Li Zijun, gradually feel a little anxious in their hearts.

It's just that whenever they want to express their dissatisfaction to Li Zijun, Li Zijun will always lead the topic back to the appointment of him by the imperial court in three or two sentences, and his next long sigh finally makes everyone forget the purpose of looking for him in the first place!

By the time they realized that Li Zijun was using this excuse to prevaricate them, their group had already returned to the jurisdiction of Filano City.

The feeling of being close to home made them gradually forget some of their dissatisfaction with Li Zijun, and then they began to miss the time they spent together!

Looking at this land that has been absent for more than a year from a distance, Li Zijun's mood has gradually become complicated. Thinking about the experience of more than a year, he couldn't help but have a creepy feeling, several brushes with death made him cherish everything in life more and more! But thinking about everything that was about to happen in the future, he became a little at a loss.

Although the imperial court had announced Li Zijun's new appointment, he was still the commander-in-chief of the Northern Army before he officially received the seal. As a high-ranking general of the military, Li Zijun could not enter the capital directly without getting an official document from the military department, but no one else had such concerns.

Seeing their embarrassed expressions of returning to their hearts one by one, but still staying here, Li Zijun couldn't help laughing.

"The one who killed me in blood is my brother! I don't want my brothers to miss out on the tenderness and sweetness with the beauties for my sake!"

"Let's all go back to the city first, but don't forget, each of you owes me a good meal!"

When Kate and the others heard Li Zijun say this, they no longer insisted, and left with a smile one by one.

Jenny, Anna, and Catherine had wanted to stay with him, but the rest of the military headquarters did not allow the female dependents to stay. Although he will definitely be taken care of as Li Zijun, he doesn't want to cause unnecessary trouble in these little things. Zuihou, Jenny left two family members to take care of Li Zijun, and then took the others into the city to wait.

After sending Li Zijun to the station, Master Audrey also chose to leave, but instead of returning to Filano City, she rushed to the south with her own people, and in her words, she was going to meet an old friend. Her departure also put a temporary postponement of Li Zijun's apprenticeship ceremony, but fortunately, Audrey assured Li Zijun that she would be waiting for him in Firanocheng when he returned from visiting relatives in the Seine Peninsula.

After sending everyone away, Li Zijun's side suddenly became quiet, and he was in no mood to go out and hang out. After dinner, he instructed his subordinates to take out the fragrant tea that the second sister had just sent, and boiled water to make tea in the small courtyard arranged for him by the military headquarters.

Rare quiet, rare leisure, Li Zijun rarely emptied himself, and he enjoyed the fun of tea with all his heart.

At this moment, Li Zijun suddenly heard a sound of footsteps, and he walked from far to near slowly, and Zuihou actually stayed outside the door of his small courtyard.

"Dangdangdang" With this crisp knock on the door, the image of a thin scholar suddenly appeared in Li Zijun's mind.

Li Zijun quickly searched his memory, he was sure that he had not seen this person in the station just now, and there was no image of this person in the crowd he was familiar with.

After this period of silence, Li Zijun suddenly looked forward to this person's visit. Just when Li Zijun guessed the purpose of the visitor, the subordinate knocked on the door and walked in.

"Young Master, there is a person outside the courtyard who calls himself 'Hirst' who has come to ask for a meeting, I didn't want him to disturb the young master, but he insists that you will definitely see him when you hear his name. I was worried about the mistake, so I came to report it. Young Master, have you received him?" This subordinate is an old family member of the Earl's Palace, and they have always been accustomed to calling Li Zijun 'Young Master'.

In contrast, Li Zijun also preferred their affectionate name, and not only never thought of correcting them, but even objected when his eldest sister Caroline asked people to make changes. This matter is harmless, Caroline did not insist too much, and the next people insisted on the title of Li Zijun.

After coming to this station, Li Zijun ordered his subordinates to block all visitors in the name of recuperating from his injuries, which also made his subordinates have the concerns they had just now.

Hearing the name 'Hearst', Li Zijun paused slightly, and then he thought of the teacher next to the sixth prince. Although this man did not hold any official position, he also had a transcendent position in the city of Filano because he had always been highly regarded by the Six Princes.

The sudden visit of such a person, as long as he is not an idiot, understands his intentions. Thinking of the imperial court's measures during this time, Li Zijun had roughly guessed the purpose of Hearst's appearance here, and it was precisely because of this judgment that he was a little hesitant whether he should meet Hearst.

Thinking about it, Li Zijun couldn't help but laugh dumbly, with his identity at the moment, he had too many thoughts. And whether he sees it or not, he is a thorn in the side of the eldest prince, and he really doesn't need to turn away the good intentions of the sixth prince. Thinking of this, Li Zijun got up with a smile and personally went out to greet the sixth prince's brain.

Hearst had strong confidence that Li Zijun would meet him, but he didn't expect Li Zijun to come out to greet him in person. Seeing Li Zijun's smile, Hearst was slightly stunned, and hurriedly bowed to Li Zijun.

"The villain's sudden visit has disturbed the duke's purity, how can he be worthy of your personal greeting, the villain is really frightened!" Although Hearst has followed the sixth prince for many years, his sour and rotten aura has not changed much.

"Sir is polite, you are the person that the sixth prince relies on, I naturally dare not have the slightest neglect!" Li Zijun directly picked out Hearst's identity, helped him up with a smile, and returned to his room with him.

Hearst originally thought that Edlaide had just been promoted to duke, and it was just the time of the spring breeze, and he would be somewhat flamboyant. But now it seems that he has not been too affected by the outside world. Hearst even felt that Li Zijun, who was born in the old aristocracy, was a little too approachable. While he was secretly surprised, his evaluation of Li Zijun couldn't help but be a little higher.

Seeing that Li Zijun hadn't had time to remove the tea set, Hearst smiled slightly and took out a small bag from his arms.

"I heard that the Grand Duke also prefers this way, and before I came here, I asked the Sixth Prince for some tea in your name. You see?"

"The sixth prince is naturally good tea, I can't ask for it!" Li Zijun hurriedly instructed his subordinates to clean the tea set and send boiling water.

Hearst took some tea leaves out of the paper bag and put it in the teapot, then carefully put the paper bag back into his arms.

Looking at Hirst's stingy appearance, Li Zijun smiled slightly.

"I still have some inventory in the city, although it is not worth the treasures of the six princes, it is better than nothing. If Mr. doesn't dislike it, I'll send someone to send it to you when I return to Beijing!"

Hearing Li Zijun say this, Hearst couldn't help but smile awkwardly.

"The villain is ashamed! The prince is generous to the villain in other aspects, but he hides this thing tightly, if I don't call your name today, the prince is afraid that he will be reluctant to give me these teas. My stinginess makes you laugh!"

"This is a common problem of tea lovers, in fact, I seem to be generous, in fact, I am regretting your promise!"

"My lord, you can't rely on the villain's account!" Hearst heard Li Zijun say this, and hurriedly said nervously.

The two looked at each other for a while, and then shouted daxiao together.

At this time, the servants had already brought the haode tea to them, and they put away their smiles and invited each other to raise a glass to experience the faint fragrance of the tea to them.

"The prince's beloved thing is really extraordinary, this is said to be the prince's generosity, if it were me, I would be reluctant to send you such a big bag!" Li Zijun said as he greedily looked at the location of Hirst's collection of tea bags.

"The prince has always treated the adults differently, as long as the adults are willing to speak, even if they let the prince give them away, the prince will not hesitate at all!" Hearst looked at Li Zijun and said seriously.

"That's really the prince's love! It's just that I don't have so many extravagant expectations, and I will be very happy to drink the prince's treasures, but when I can only drink my ordinary tea, I will also feel very satisfied! Although I am not a gentleman, I still disdain to do things that win people's love. Li Zijun politely declined Hearst's wooing.

"The prince heard that one of my lord's subordinates only inadvertently carried one or two prohibited goods in the goods, and Zuihou actually ended up in prison. The prince feels that the handling of this matter by the imperial court is very problematic, as long as you nod your head, the prince can not only help your subordinate restore his reputation, but also return the territory that originally belonged to him to him. "Hearst offered more practical terms this time.

Li Zijun barely bothered too much to think that the subordinate mentioned by Hearst was Bob's brother-in-law, Beron.

After Belon was rescued by Li Zijun, he and Fei Yi became Li Zijun's subordinates and have been living in Sarat City all the time. Perón was a man of great merit for business, and in just over a year, he had already made great progress in the economy of the Seine. While fully proving his ability, he became one of the few economic talents in the Seine Peninsula, which Caroline relied on.

It's just that this is not the main reason why Belon became the sixth prince's bargaining chip to win over Li Zijun, the most tempting reason is still Belon's territory!

There is a Mithril Mine in Belon's territory, which can not only greatly improve the performance of weapons, but also enhance the power of magicians to release magic! Mithril has a very important role for both warriors and magicians, and it is definitely an immeasurable wealth!

It's just that after Li Zijun heard Hearst's condition, not only did he not have the slightest intention of being moved, but he had the urge to throw Hearst out of this room.

Li Zijun knew a lot about Belon's territory, he knew very well that the eldest prince and the ninth prince had intended to get their hands on this place, and even now, they had always maintained a fierce attitude towards Belon's territory!

Once he agreed to Hearst's condition, he was afraid that he would have offended the two princes at the same time before he could get Mithril!

Not only that, but due to the extremely special practical value of Mithril, Li Zijun will become the target of public criticism in an instant! Even Virgil Bixia, who has been secretly taking care of him, will change his attitude because of the ambition he has shown and will be more protective of him!

Hearst This is not a so-called condition at all, he dug a hole in front of his eyes and let himself jump, and a cloud of anger rose in Li Zijun's heart.

"I don't bother the prince about this matter! Veron is indeed at fault, and it is reasonable to be punished. I don't think he dares to be dissatisfied in the slightest!If he makes achievements in the Seine Peninsula in the future, I will not hesitate to re-grant him the status of a nobleman and give him a piece of land!" Thinking of the sixth prince behind Hearst, Li Zijun barely suppressed his anger and said.

"The villain heard that Belon attaches great importance to his territory, and the lord refused the prince's help like this, aren't you worried that Belon and the rest of his subordinates are cold?"

"Benjue has his own set of methods for managing his subordinates, and he doesn't need others to dictate him!" Li Zijun said coldly with a dark face.

"It seems that the lord is going to refuse the prince's good intentions today?"

Hearst's eyes widened and he said to meet Li Zijun's eyes.

"Benjue is vulgar, I can't understand the so-called good intentions in your mouth!" Li Zijun was already a little impatient.

"I think the adults themselves should know that you have become the first choice in someone's heart at the moment, don't adults worry about the safety of themselves and their families at all?" Hearst himself came full of hope, he didn't expect to be rejected by Li Zijun like this, he couldn't help but be a little annoyed, and there was a hint of threat in his tone.

"Don't reflect the eldest prince! This time, I have at most inadvertently stolen the limelight from the eldest prince, and we are far from the point of life and death between us! And after the reward, we have already taken what we need, and I don't believe that the eldest prince will still work hard to deal with such a small person as me! You are obviously underestimating the eldest prince's mind by saying this!"