Chapter 443: Extraordinary action

"The emperor is the one who offended it!"

Adrick savored this sentence carefully.

Then, before Adrick could speak again, Chara slowly said something, which completely changed Adrick's color!

"Sir... Have you forgotten how the last Duke of Tulip died? Others don't know this secret, how could you not know the core general of the Emperor like you?"

This sentence pierced Adrick's heart like lightning!

Duke of Tulip...The Last Duke of Tulip!

...

The death of the last Duke of Tulip is naturally a big secret of the empire! It is also a big scandal of the royal family!

It has always been said that the last Duke of Yujin died of illness. But in fact, the real wealthy and powerful people in the empire knew that the Duke of Tulips offended the royal family in the past. No matter how powerful the Tulips family is, no matter how outstanding the merits are, no matter how offended the royal family is, the emperor has to kill for the stability of the throne!

If the emperor really hates you and regards you as a thorn in his eyes, then...

...

It seems that this is an unsolvable problem.

After being silent for a long time, Adrick sighed: "So, do you want to be a general with troops, stationed outside, and hide in the northern border to protect yourself? But how long can you protect yourself with troops? Ten or twenty years? The emperor is still young and he will remain in power for a long time. You can't continue like this."

Xia Ya smiled and said, "Then I can't do anything. I'm not old. At the age of time, I will compete with that guy Garcia for whom I have lived longer. He will live for one day, and I will lead troops in the north. I won't go back to the imperial capital and give him the opportunity to rectify me."

This is a bit stingy. Whether it is Chara or Adrick, they all know that the problem is definitely not so easy to solve.

Now the empire is in a dilemma, the central government is powerless, the imperial power is weak, Xia Ya is leading the troops outside, and the emperor cannot force it, but as time goes by, the situation in the empire will always gradually stabilize. After waiting for the empire to stabilize, the imperial power is stable, and the emperor has strong strength, he will never tolerate a guy who is not in opposition to him leading so many soldiers outside and is still unfaithful to himself...

But now, it seems that there is no other way.

Adrick had a headache, and when he thought of this, he felt weak.

Fortunately, there was still a little comfort in my heart: after all, Xia Ya did not have that kind of ambition.

Adrick is still sure about this. This kid followed him as soon as he came out of the mountain. He was a guy he brought out. He was lazy and didn't look like he wanted to be an emperor.

As long as Shaya has no intention of rebellion, even if she does not touch the bottom line in Adrick’s heart!

"...Okay, I'll ask you a few questions. You have thought about it and answer me carefully."

Adrick narrowed his eyes, a trace of splendor flashed in his eyes, his voice calmly and lowly: "Xia, what should you do if you lead troops in the north?"

When Xia Ya heard this, he was shocked. He had a well-planned answer in his heart. After hearing this, he immediately said without hesitation: "Jingzhi, protect the safety of the area! Follow the empire, all legal systems will be followed by the empire and will never change."

"Hmph, this is just not enough." Adrick looked at Xia Ya with a smile.

Xia Ya took a deep breath: "Is there any... to defend the danger and help the rebel military regions around the north, as long as the imperial army is willing to attack, I will send troops to help immediately, and I will be absolutely indifferent!"

"It's still not enough." Adrick shook his head.

Chara thought for a while and continued: "More County and Siltan County are grain-producing areas. The central and northern parts of the empire have always been relying on the grain production of these two counties to support one side. If I govern one side... Following the old imperial law, the annual tax on grain will naturally support the central government."

Adrick's face was a little bit quieter, but he still shook his head: "...it's still not enough!"

Xia Ya sighed: "Sir, what other conditions do you have to have, just say it directly."

Adrick stared at Shaya, then looked at the young man in front of him word by word.

"I want you to be the northern barrier of the empire! If it is an invasion of foreign aggression, you must take it with all your strength! If the empire is in trouble, you must calm it with all your strength! In addition, I also want you, Shaya, the words of Thunder, you must swear that you will be in the north for your whole life, and you will only be a minister of Byzantines, and you will never have the will to peek at the throne!"

When Xia Ya heard this, she looked solemn, and immediately raised her hand without hesitation and said solemnly: "Yes, I swear! I will never violate your words!"

After hearing this, Adrick breathed a long sigh and looked at Xia Ya deeply: "Remember what you say today. If a person is in a high position for a long time, he will inevitably have other thoughts. He only hopes that when you grow older, he will be in a high position and have a strong position. If you have any other thoughts, think about what you say today."

Adrick's tone was a bit bitter.

In fact, based on his thoughts, this is definitely not a good solution. Although he trusts Xia Ya at this moment, he has no intention of rebellion, but people's hearts are hard to predict!

The hardest guess in this world is the human heart! Even though Xia Ya is still very simple now, she only has the intention of protecting herself, and this kid is very concerned about old love. With himself, he can still suppress him steadily. But what if it is ten years or twenty years later? After the death of these old men in the empire, he will be incompatible with the young emperor. At that time, he will really guarantee that he will never rebel... I am afraid no one can explain it clearly.

But for now... I can only take care of the present!

Adrick at least knew it very well: at this time, the empire needed the existence of Charia in the north!

The empire needs tens of thousands of soldiers from Chara in the north to subdue the place! Chara needs to be the barrier of the empire in the north! Chara’s army needs to help the empire quell the rebellion!

Even Adrick himself needs Xia's army to help him stabilize the situation! Although the rebels were defeated, don't forget that the Landis still has tens of thousands of troops in!

At this moment, it is hard to guarantee that the allies will turn into powerful enemies!

Because of this, Adrick had to choose to support Xia Ya at this moment!

In the future... let's talk about the future.

Adrick felt heavy and bitter in his heart, sighed a long time, then took out something from his arms and slowly placed it on the table.

"This is your order of appointment, and your Majesty and I have signed it below."

Xia Ya was delighted, walked up and picked it up, but she was stunned.

"Uh? Blank?"

In this hand, it was a blank appointment order issued by the Emperor's Ministry, but the official position appointed was empty!

Adrick snorted and glanced at Shaya: "You fill in the empty place yourself."

After hearing this, Xia Ya was shocked and was delighted!

God... fill it out yourself?!

This is an official appointment order! Both the emperor and the military minister have signed it!

In other words, for the military position of the empire, you will be the official whoever you want to be?!

(If I had a marshal, I would have no problem, right?)

But Xia Ya immediately saw Adrick's smile-like eyes, and his heart suddenly became shaking. Then he put the thing back on the table and said with a wry smile: "General, you are still worried about me. Finally, he took out such a thing to test me..."

"Hmph, you are smart." Adrick sneered: "If you really dare to grant yourself some ridiculous official positions on it, you will be torn off by me when you go back. Tomorrow someone will send you the imperial order to summon you to the imperial capital, and then I will come to accept your troops in person!"

Xia Ya was shocked and laughed: "Since you said so, it seems that this matter will not happen. Okay, what official position should I take? Sir, please just tell me."

Adrick raised his finger: "First, you don't want the name of the northern war zone you sealed yourself. This battle will always be over. You are called the "war zone" now, and you will leave people with accusations and excuses in the future. After the war is over, what else should you want? Then you will be able to speak even if the war zone is cancelled."

Xia Ya nodded immediately, knowing that Adrick was thinking about himself, and a hint of gratitude came to his heart.

"Since it is not called a war zone, it might as well be called the 'Northern Garrison'. The name of garrison is available during war or peacetime." Adrick said lightly: "Your identity is better if you are the general in this garrison."

The garrison general...

Xia Ya couldn't help but grin.

I am fine in the north, but at least I am still a "marshal", so I have been directly surrendered to a general...

"Hmph, don't grin. The marshal you proclaimed before is simply a fool! The marshal is the highest position, he will not be awarded unless he is a great meritorious person, he will not be awarded the elders of the army, and he will not be awarded the confidant of the royal family! How old are you? It is ridiculous to be called the marshal! Even if the empire is now, a veteran in the army like Duke Minas has never really been awarded the marshal!"

OK, it's just a name. The general is still a marshal. Anyway, he still cares about some people. Xia Ya doesn't have to fight for a title.

Besides... I closed the door, even if I call myself the emperor, no one else can care about me, right? Humph...

"...Second!" Adrick said slowly: "The general of the garrison district will naturally have the power to be a garrison district. If you are in charge of military positions, you have the power to be granted the title. The garrison district is a single military district of the empire. After you have been granted the title, you can send someone to the Emperor's Department to report. The Emperor's Department will not interfere."

This is a benefit. Shaya nodded.

"Third." Adrick said: "The Empire has always been a decentralization of military and political power! The places you control now, several counties, and the Empire will send officials to serve as county magistrates and govern local government affairs..."

"What?!" Xia Ya immediately stopped: "Let the emperor send someone to manage the place, I..."

"Silly." Adrick frowned and looked at Xia Ya: "If the emperor does not send people to serve as a local official, wouldn't it be like giving all the lands of these counties to you as a kingdom! Even if the emperor himself is willing to endure it, so many powerful ministers in the empire cannot tolerate it!! The empire just finished the civil war, and the most taboo thing is the military region's separatist warlords! The following is to conquer the local military region and eliminate the separatist warlords! How could another warlord be sealed at this time? Wouldn't it be the emperor himself to slap himself in the face? The emperor will never tolerate it! If you show your chariot and horses to be a warlord, the empire will turn its back on you!"

Xia Ya frowned: "But if the emperor sent someone to decentralize power and local government affairs, he would hold it, and the financial taxes were not in my hands, and I would hold it for tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to provide military salaries, how could it be?"

"So I say you're stupid." Adrick said lightly: "The army is in your hands, the sky is high, the emperor is far away, and a few civil servants can make a comeback? In your territory, your army is placed there, can a few civil servants really suppress you? If you are so useless, I will give up the idea of ​​supporting my troops as soon as possible, and just come to the imperial capital."

Shaya immediately understood what Adrick meant.

Sending local officials seemed to be just a helpless act of the emperor. The emperor himself would probably not really naively think that sending a few local officials would really rob the territory from Xia Ya.

It is nothing more than a cover-up action and a fig leaf. It shows that the empire has not "sent" a large piece of land to Xia Ya directly. It shows that the central government still has control over the local area.

What are some civil servants afraid of? As long as the army is pinching in their own hands, they still want to rub the local officials as much as they want. If you want him to be round, just round, just flatten him…

"fourth……"

Adrick said the beginning and Shaya's face collapsed: "There is still a fourth?"

Adrick's expression remained unchanged and said in a deep voice: "The division of the garrison district is naturally in the Siltan County of Moor County. You fought the Corsica Military District, and the Empire has no spare energy to take over it. It is also considered to be in the garrison district. But the Besta Military District and the Esria County are no longer in it."

Charia frowned: "Besta..."

"The Empire is naturally welcomed by the Besta Military Region, but the arrangements for them are different from you. The Empire is occupied by the Besta Military Region, and the Empire is unable to take it back now, so it can only tolerate it temporarily. This is also impossible. However, the emperor's bottom line is that you cannot tolerate your relationship with the Besta people too united. The Empire means merged into a large county, which is called Besta County. The position of the county magistrate and the position of the military and political chief are all left to the Besta people themselves."

Xia Ya thought for a moment and smiled: "The emperor means to use Besta's power to check and balance me. Hehe, this is normal. He is afraid of me in his heart. Putting Besta people in front of me is also a means."

After a little calculation, Moor County, Siltan County, Corsica County... The territory of the three counties in his hands is also the place where he really controls it now, and he has not suffered any losses.

As for the Besta Military Region, Xia Ya had no intention of annexing. The governor's wife was very smart and not weaker than herself. She was still hard to say whether she was an enemy or a friend in the future...

But I was holding a secret from a Governor's Mansion in my hand... Humph, it could be considered my trump card.
To be continued...