Chapter Forty-Nine: Fifty Thousand Soldiers

There wasn't much time left before dawn, Xiao Fan and Shangguan Lanruo didn't sleep, they snuggled up to each other, feeling this beautiful feeling.

When the sky was bright, Xiao Fan got up early and enjoyed the tenderness of Shangguan Lanruo dressing himself, but he left the General's Mansion and walked to the palace.

Coming to the palace hall, Xiao Fan looked at the Jinluan Treasure Hall in front of him, and he had no bottom in his heart. He didn't know if the two princesses would say good things for themselves, the eldest princess was nothing, mainly because the second princess's willful temperament made him a little worried.

Whether the soldiers and horses can be transferred in place depends on today, if you fail to get the military power this time, I don't know when you will have to wait. Xiao Fan actually didn't want to stay in the Longteng Empire for long, this place never belonged to him, he just wanted to train the soldiers and horses earlier, and then defeat several major enemy countries to win luck for the sect. At that time, I will go back to suppress Ying Zheng, sit on the position of the sect master, let Wuwei Peak completely turn over, and become the master of the six veins of Tianxuan Sect!

One by one, the civil and military ministers walked past one after another, and Xiao Fan also followed into the Jinluan Palace. As a sharp voice sounded, Emperor Zhao Songhui appeared, and the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty knelt down in unison.

In the main hall, the old minister surnamed Zhang walked out and asked the emperor to play.

"Begin to play the Emperor!"

"What's the matter with Mr. Zhang, quasi-play!"

A few days ago, the grain and grass that Zhao Taishi was in charge of escorting was robbed on the way to Nanlincheng, and all the escorts were killed on the spot, and the grain and grass were nowhere to be found. Later, it was discovered that there was a large pile of burned ashes thirty days away from the place of the incident, and the minister thought that all the grain and grass sent to the southern city had been burned. ”

"What? And that kind of thing?"

Zhao Songhui's face sank, and he was immediately furious.

"Bastard! Who dares to be so bold as to rob the military rations escorted by the imperial court and burn them!" Zhao Songhui's eyes were very cold, and he looked at Zhao Taishi and said: "Zhao Taishi, why didn't you tell me at this time that the grain and grass were escorted by you, but this kind of thing happened, you can't escape the responsibility of poor escort!"

Above the main hall, many civil and military ministers were discussing, and they didn't expect such a thing to happen. The grain and grass that was taken to the southern city were robbed, but the people who robbed the grain and grass burned it, obviously not with the intention of grain and grass, but to prevent the grain and grass from being delivered to the front line!

"The emperor is angry, the old minister is not effective in protecting the grain, the old minister is guilty, please punish the emperor!" Zhao Taishi knelt down with a puff, and then said: "Your Majesty, this time to escort the grain and grass, the old minister did not dare to be careless, and sent two masters from the peak of the acquired realm to accompany him, and the generals who escorted him were also experienced, and there were more than 500 soldiers accompanying him. But I didn't expect to get the news late last night that the grain and grass were robbed. Since it was late at night, the old minister did not dare to alarm the holy driver, so he asked the emperor to surrender his guilt!"

"Your Majesty!" Lord Zhang glanced at Taishi Zhao, and then said: "The grain and grass transported to the front line this time is very important, and the old minister asked people to go to the scene as soon as he learned about it. According to those who arrived at the scene, there were many traces of fighting at the scene of the incident, which was by no means the work of a few powerful people, and there were at least dozens of people who robbed grain. How could such a force appear on the way from the capital to the southern city? And its purpose was very simple, not for food, but not for the sake of food!"

"Does Elder Zhang mean that a group of masters of the Red Wind Empire have infiltrated our empire?"

A cold color flashed in Zhao Songhui's eyes.

"Back to the emperor, it doesn't have to be someone from the Red Wind Empire, maybe someone in our court has an affair with the Red Wind Empire!"

"Someone has an affair with the Red Wind Empire?" Emperor Zhao Songhui's eyes narrowed, and a murderous intent emanated.

"Your Majesty, Lord Zhang is just speculating, how can he conclude that there are people in the court who are in contact with the enemy country just because of the robbery of military rations, and what if it is a civilian country? The old minister is not talented, and he is willing to take the initiative to ask for a thorough investigation of this matter and share his worries for the emperor!"

Prime Minister Tai stood up and said respectfully.

"Your Majesty, leave this matter to the old minister to investigate!" Lord Zhang also took the initiative to ask for his life.

"I'll leave this matter to the prime minister. ”

"Your Majesty!"

"Needless to say, I have made up my mind, and the robbery of military rations will be handed over to the prime minister for full investigation!"

"Thank you, Lord Longne!"

There was silence in the hall.

"Your Majesty, I wonder if the emperor has already decided on the transfer of soldiers and horses?"

At this time, Xiao Fan stood up and said loudly. The rest of the civil and military ministers all looked at him, and now the emperor was upset, Xiao Fan made such a request, wasn't he afraid of the emperor's anger?

Sure enough, the emperor frowned slightly when he heard this, and said: "I once said that if the princess praises her, the matter of soldiers and horses can be transferred to you." ”

"Rain and Rain, Princess!"

As soon as the emperor's words fell, a sharp voice sounded at the door of the main hall, which made the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty stunned, and the emperor was also a little surprised.

"Hurry up!"

"Yes!" the eunuch beside the emperor nodded, and then shouted at the door of the main hall: "Princess Xuan Qingyu!"

Xiao Fan turned his head to look, and Princess Qingyu, dressed in a light blue silk palace dress, walked in from the door of the main hall, her eyes stopped slightly on Xiao Fan's body, and then cast her head at Zhao Songhui on the throne.

"Come to the emperor in the rain!"

"Imperial sister, get up quickly, why did you come to this hall. ”

Emperor Zhao Songhui asked.

"Brother Huang, didn't you promise General Xiao that as long as he protects me and Yu'er, you will allocate 50,000 troops to him? Qingyu came today to tell Brother Huang that on that day in the Qingfeng Mountain Range, Yu'er and I were very satisfied with General Xiao's performance. He killed the fourth-order demon beast Hundred Flowers Tiger with his bare hands, and his bravery was unparalleled, if it weren't for General Xiao, we and Yu'er would have already died in the tiger's mouth. ”

"What?

Zhao Songhui was surprised, and the military generals in the main hall were also surprised. The White Tiger and Tiger did operate in the area of the Qingfeng Mountain Range, but the place where the princess hunted was not its range of activity, and they didn't expect that they actually encountered it, and they were killed by Xiao Fan with their bare hands.

At this time, Prime Minister Tai and Taishi Zhao had just gained some understanding of Xiao Fan's strength, and if they could kill the fourth-order White Flower Tiger, it would mean that Xiao Fan had the cultivation of the innate realm.

"It seems that the two people sent last time were quietly killed by him, this Xiao Fan really underestimated him!"

Prime Minister Tai thought in his heart, and at the same time glanced at Xiao Fan, his gaze was very cold.

Taishi Zhao also glanced at Xiao Fan a few times, no wonder her daughter Zhao Zishan came back yesterday with a blue face, didn't say a word, and refused to say anything when she asked. Since this Xiao Fan has the cultivation of the innate realm, then all the people sent by her daughter must have been planted.

"Imperial sister, you said that Xiao Fan killed the fourth-order demon beast White Flower Tiger with his bare hands, is this true?"

Zhao Songhui was very surprised in his heart, although he heard that Xiao Fan was the first person to be the chief disciple of Tianxuanzong in the contemporary era, but he did not know his true strength. Now I heard Princess Qingyu say that Xiao Fan could kill the fourth-order demon beast with his bare hands, and it can be seen that his combat effectiveness is probably no worse than that of Yang Zilong, the general who protects the country.

"Brother Hui, what Qingyu said is true. General Xiao is brave and unmatched, and he is a pillar of talent, and I hope that Brother Huang can allocate troops and horses to General Xiao as soon as possible, so that General Xiao can train the army as soon as possible and prepare for battle. ”

"Okay! The so-called Jun has no jokes, since Princess Qingyu praises General Xiao so much, I should fulfill my promise and allocate 50,000 soldiers and horses to General Xiao, I don't know if everyone Aiqing has any objections!"

"Your Majesty, the ministers have no objections. Prime Minister Tai said, and then said: "Your Majesty, if you want to transfer soldiers and horses, you need to think about it thoroughly. Now all the troops and horses are under the command of the generals, if they are suddenly transferred away and the generals are replaced, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the soldiers to adapt, so it is better not to transfer the soldiers and horses belonging to the various departments!"

"So what should be done with the intention of the prime minister?" Zhao Songhui said.

"Back to the emperor, in the opinion of the ministers, the soldiers and horses of the Huai'an Domain, which has been unled, can just be transferred to General Xiao, and the number is just 50,000!"

"Huai'an Domain?" the emperor's face turned different.

"Your Majesty!" Zhang Lao stood up and said: "There are more than 50,000 soldiers and horses in Huai'an Domain, but all of them are soldiers, and there have been more than a dozen generals who have tried to rectify this group of soldiers and ruffians without success. How can such stragglers have the strength to fight? If it is allocated to General Xiao, how can General Xiao lead these more than 50,000 people to defend against the enemy in the future?"

"Brother Huang, Lord Zhang is right. You can't transfer that batch of ruffians to General Xiao!" Princess Qingyu said, secretly anxious in her heart, and glanced at Prime Minister Tai coldly.

"Your Majesty!" Prime Minister Tai said again: "Now there is indeed no better soldier and horse to deploy, the rest of the soldiers and horses have commanders, and each has its own responsibilities, once transferred, I am afraid that the army will be uneasy, fear of accidents." ”

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Tai is reasonable!" Zhao Taishi also said.

"What the prime minister and the prince said is very true, we should focus on the stability of the country!"

Dozens of ministers said in unison, all of them looking forward to the prime minister's master.

"Since this is the case, transfer the 50,000 soldiers and horses in the Huai'an Domain to Xiao Fan. The emperor said and made a decision.

Xiao Fan glanced at these ministers, a cold light flashed in his eyes, he took a step forward and said, "Thank you, Emperor!"

Lord Zhang and Princess Qingyu sighed secretly, there were too many traitors in the court, and they couldn't do anything.

"Do you have anything else to do? If you have nothing to do, let's retreat!"

"Congratulations to the emperor!"

After dispersing, Xiao Fan walked out of the hall and was about to pass by Princess Qingyu.

"General Xiao, I'm sorry, Qingyu couldn't help you. ”

"It's okay, thank you princess today, 50,000 soldiers are enough!"

Xiao Fan smiled, for him, 50,000 soldiers is not a problem, on the contrary, the combat effectiveness of these soldiers will be stronger.

"Hey!" said Princess Sunny Rain, with a deep sigh.

"Princess, Xiao Fan is leaving. ”

Xiao Fan said, not waiting for Princess Qingyu to respond, and left quickly.

Out of the palace, Xiao Fan went directly to the military department, received the talisman, and then returned to the general's mansion. As soon as I entered the hall, I found Lu Qingya, Cai Hexuan, and Zhang Peng.

"Sister Qingya, you're back. Xiao Fan was overjoyed, and then looked at Cai Hexuan and Zhang Peng. "Second Senior Brother, Third Senior Brother. ”

"Senior brother, your general's mansion is quite magnificent, not bad. ”

Cai Hexuan smiled, looked around, and was more satisfied.