Fang Xiaoyu had been here before. When he walked into the grand gate of the imperial city, a waiter was already waiting here. Seeing Fang Xiaoyu and others arriving, the waiter quickly stepped forward to salute, and then walked in front to lead the way. Fang Xiaoyu followed
Behind the three marshals, they entered the Qinzheng Palace. Under the envious eyes of the surrounding civil and military officials, Fang Xiaoyu walked into the hall with his head held high. At this time, Xia Houying was sitting in the hall waiting. When he saw Fang Xiaoyu coming in, he said with a smile
"I am very happy that Fang Aiqing is back. I really want to reward you heavily." The officials nearby all said that the emperor is very lucky to have such a brave general.
The emperor noticed him as soon as he entered the door. Fang Xiaoyu no longer entered the official station. He quickly stepped forward and saluted: "This war is not my fault alone. All the officers and soldiers of Ulan City fought bravely to kill the enemy, more than 20,000
In the end, there were only more than 8,000 survivors. I hope that the emperor can take good care of the fallen soldiers. As for my personal reward, I dare not ask for it."
Fang Xiaoyu has even become a big influence now. In order to develop smoothly in the future, he must choose to keep a low profile. Therefore, before the emperor said anything about the reward, Fang Xiaoyu first showed that he had no ambitions and clearly told the emperor that I didn't have many soldiers left.
In short, I want the emperor to rest assured.
Xia Houying nodded with satisfaction and said: "Fang Aiqing is so humble at such a young age, and he cares for his subordinates without taking the first credit. It is really a blessing to the Lanfang Empire. The fallen soldiers must be cared for, but Fang Aiqing's merits must also be rewarded."
Xia Jun came out first and said: "I think Fang Xiaoyu's achievements are no less than those of the imperial war god Wang Xuan twenty years ago. It is only appropriate to be named a lord." Xia Jun's words shocked Cheng Yuhuan. Recently, the strength of the Fang family has continued to rise.
Ascension, if they also have a lord, will the Xia Fang two families still have a good life together?
Thinking of this mileage, Yu Huan quickly came out and said: "Marshal Xia's words are inappropriate. Wang Xuanli was granted the title of lord after he had made great contributions and expanded the empire's territory to thousands of miles. Fang Xiaoyu failed to gain an inch of land for the empire. I am afraid that the title of lord will not convince the public."
Marshal Jun snorted and said: "With the ability of Chief Assistant Cheng's beloved son, the empire's millions of troops were destroyed. If Fang Xiaoyu had not turned the tide, the empire would have lost more than a thousand miles." As for Chief Assistant Cheng Yuhuan, others were afraid of him, but Xia Jun was not afraid, so he immediately
It's easy to accuse without concealing it.
"You..." Cheng Yuhuan was so choked by Xia Jun's words that he didn't know what to say. There was nothing he could do. His son failed to live up to expectations. Not only was he defeated and died, but he also lost his only direct descendant in the regular army.
Even the militia under their own control has lost most of it. Now that the Cheng family's power has been greatly damaged again, their right to speak in the court is naturally much less.
Seeing the tit-for-tat confrontation between the two important ministers, Xia Houying did not want the Cheng family to be suppressed too much. He smoothed things over and said: "Both of them are important ministers of the country. They should respect their status. Why bother to make people laugh at the momentary dispute? Fang Xiaoyu's great achievements this time are indeed enough."
As for the title of lord, where to be granted still needs to be discussed by my beloved ministers."
After hearing Xia Houying's indifferent rebuke, the two loyal ministers could no longer quarrel. They immediately confessed to the emperor. As for the reward, since the emperor had already made his decision, Cheng Yuhuan could no longer refute.
Fang Rui and Fang Qiong looked at each other, and both saw the ecstatic look in each other's eyes. The lord still decided that it would be necessary to discuss where to be granted the title. However, both of them were from the Fang family, so it was not easy to propose it themselves.
request, they just looked at Marshal Xia Jun.
Marshal Xia Jun saw the eyes of the two important ministers of the Fang family and smiled slightly and stepped forward and said: "Recently, the Japanese country has grown stronger and the borders of the East China Sea are unstable. I think that Fang Xiaoyu should be sealed in Luhai County to cope with Marshal Xiahoumin, not to mention the 12th Navy.
The shipyard is now run by Fang Xiaoyu, and having him dispatch nearby will be of great help to the navy."
Cheng Yuhuan's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He didn't know much about other things, but he still knew that this place near the sea was very beneficial to trade. Now that so many products in Fang Xiaoyu's hands are selling well, once he has such a good
If the geographical environment allows large-scale shipments, then it's okay, but if it doesn't become as rich as the rest of the country in a few years, then the Cheng family will be completely reduced to the bottom of the four major families.
This situation must not be allowed to happen. Cheng Yuhuan immediately stepped forward and objected: "I think it is inappropriate." Xia Jun frowned and said: "Preventing border troubles has always been the practice of feudal lords. What is wrong?" Cheng Yuhuan said with a smile: "Of course.
No, according to imperial law, lords are not allowed to have a navy. Without a navy, how can Major General Fang resist the Japanese pirates no matter how powerful he is?"
"This..." Regarding this issue, Xia Jun was a little negligent. After all, he was a field marshal and didn't know much about the navy. He only proposed Cheng Yuhuan from Luhai County because Fang Xiaoyu wanted an outlet to the sea.
So Fang Xiaoyu really has no excuse to be sealed in the counties of the East China Sea.
Cheng Yuhuan smiled slightly. He knew Fang Xiaoyu's power in the counties of the East China Sea. When his Huitong Bank was cut off such a large profit by Lanting Bank, he still felt a bit of pain when he thought about it. What's more, Fang Xiaoyu and Xia Houmin were so close.
Well, if Fang Xiaoyu arrives in Luhai County, he will be able to grow quickly.
Cheng Yuhuan said with a smile: "Recently, the Cossack Empire has been trying to do harm to our country. This invasion of the Monte Empire is also secretly promoted, so I think Fang Xiaoyu should be allowed to defend the Cossack Empire."
Xia Jun turned around and said angrily: "My Xia family has been guarding Loulan County for generations to guard against the Cossack Empire. Do you want me to change the title?" Cheng Yuhuan said with a cunning smile on his face that showed a successful conspiracy: "Marshal Xia, a noble man, forgets things so much. Why?
I forgot that in addition to Loulan County, the empire also had another county that bordered the Cossack Empire."
"You mean Tongshan County." Marshal Xia Jun lost his voice. Cheng Yuhuan said with a smile: "Marshal Xia is truly the God of War of the Empire, and he understands the environment of the empire so well." Xia Jun immediately objected: "This is not possible, Tongshan County
The county is located in a remote place, not only bordering the Cossack Empire but also close to the northern subcontinent. How can we seal off such a war-torn place where even the empire has not sent a county guard for several years."
Cheng Yuhuan said with a smile on his face: "With Major General Fang's ability, I think we can definitely revive Tongshan County. Besides, guarding the border for the empire is the original intention of the feudal lords, so why not?" Cheng Yuhuan's words were extremely vicious.
And every sentence is based on reason, as if he regards Fang Xiaoyu as the pillar of the empire.
Xia Houfeng on the side couldn't stand it. He walked out and said: "Tongshan County is too remote. It would be unkind to let Fang Xiaoyu go there, but it is better to let him guard Makita County to guard against the Monte Empire."
Now that it is a foregone conclusion that Fang Xiaoyu will be granted the title of lord, Cheng Yuhuan will not let him find a good place comfortably. He continued: "Marshal Xiahou's words are inappropriate. This time the Monte Empire was defeated, and I am afraid there will be no invasion within ten years."
The most important thing about our empire right now is the Cossack Empire. As long as Lord Xia Yushang and Major General Fang Xiaoyu threaten us from both sides, I believe that the Cossack Empire will not be able to cause any big waves, so the north of our country will have no worries."
Although Cheng Yuhuan's words were suspected of being shady for Fang Xiaoyu, they were all reasonable. Xia Houying nodded repeatedly. He looked at Fang Xiaoyu and said, "I wonder what Fang Aiqing thinks?" Fang Xiaoyu felt happy after hearing these people's discussions.
Flowered.
Cheng Yuhuan thought that he had to face the dual pressures of the Cossack Empire and the Central Asian humans in the northern subcontinent. In addition, Tongshan County was sandwiched between the two counties of the empire. There was also the Great Hengduan Mountains in the west. It could be said to be a desert.
, but this is not the case for Fang Xiaoyu.
Fang Xiaoyu has always kept the matter of the dwarves and elves coming to him secret, so outsiders don't know that as long as he relies on the dwarves and elves, even if the goblins don't come to him, he is sure to occupy the northern subcontinent within a few years. Once he occupies the northern subcontinent, he can not only rely on other
Threatening the Cossack Empire in one direction will also provide you with several good outlets to the sea. This is definitely the best choice besides the East China Sea counties. The only flaw there is probably that the population is too small.
Fang Xiaoyu was happy in his heart but did not dare to show it. He pretended to be bitter and said: "I will obey your majesty's arrangement. Master Cheng is right. The Cossack Empire is the greatest threat to us at the moment. We are willing to guard Tongshan County.
The emperor shares his worries, but the population of Tongshan County is sparse. I sincerely request the emperor to allow the low-ranking ministers to move to the common people and enrich Tongshan County.
Cheng Yuhuan was very surprised by Fang Xiaoyu's appearance of worrying about the country and not caring about personal gains and losses. He even began to think about whether he had made a mistake in his thinking. Why did he always feel like he was being taken advantage of by this child who was less than fourteen years old?
Fang Xiaoyu's words also made Xia Houying a little embarrassed. After all, it would be unreasonable for him to seal Fang Xiaoyu to Tongshan County, but the cost of relocating people is very high.