Chapter 345 Ascension to the Throne at the Same Time (Part 2)
When Viin saw this scene, his eyes flashed and he winked at some point. A minister immediately came out to dissuade him and said, "Your Majesty, I think what we should consider at the moment is to reward Lord Cons for such loyal behavior."
"Well, that's true, so what reward should I give?" Weiyin nodded and said. The ministers were all curling their lips secretly. What rewards could the palace in this year give foreign ministers? Money and materials? If you don't seek foreign merchants' transportation, you will definitely be robbed of all the sphere of influence just after leaving the imperial capital, so the actual benefits cannot be given at all. Those who can take advantage of the useless official positions and titles.
Although everyone knew what was going on, no one said anything. One was that they could not give money, and the other was that they were useless. Although it was useless to give official positions, they were uncomfortable because most of them did not have titles. If that guy had a title, they would have to pay a visit when they saw that guy! How embarrassing, so they didn't want to be the first to be the first to see the ministers. Seeing that the ministers were like this, they had to hide after a moment of blue veins on their foreheads.
There is no way, although these guys are so useless and have poor abilities, and only 10% of the ministers are devoted to themselves. It’s not that they don’t want to make all the ministers into their own people, but unfortunately they have shallow foundations and slightly capable people are sent down to seize the precious position under their sphere of influence. Therefore, the ministers in the court meeting are vacant, so they can only pull some heads to make up for the numbers. If the court ministers really play a role, they have to wait until their authority is stable and talented. Thinking of these, they said to themselves because they were happy and said...
"I think that Lord Cons not only has great achievements but is more loyal to the empire. In addition, this is the great joy of my ascension to the throne, so I will promote Lord Cons Rarente as the lieutenant general of the Imperial Army, continue to serve as the commander of the 20th Army, and conferred Lord Cons Rarente as the Baron of the Empire, and allow Lord Baron to choose a group of places under his direct jurisdiction as a noble territory."
So the ministers, the marshal and the prime minister, were rewarded with wide eyes, and the noble title was so easily enthroned? In the past, the imperial generals made great contributions and were unlikely to get the title. Now they just sent people to congratulate the new emperor ascended the throne and obtained the title! And a baron actually owned a county as a territory?
Everyone couldn't help but feel that an empire had already set in the west. Because before the ministers could report it, they took the already written edict handed over by the eunuch, picked up the seal and put it in a stamp. The reward for Cons was confirmed like this.
The minister who originally wanted to open his mouth to dissuade him, but when he saw his emperor's actions so neatly, he knew that things could not be changed. He had to sigh in his heart, shook his head and shut up without saying a word.
Yes, what are you saying? Now the other party occupies a supreme emperor in the province, and the entire province is his territory. They don’t care about the baron and the land of a county with only one name.
"Okay, I'll send this edict to the messenger later, and find out their voices and see what Cons intends!" Emperor Viin waved his hand with great momentum.
"Abide by the order"
The eunuch withdrew respectfully, and the ministers looked at each other and then lowered their heads to leave to work.
Okede and others were invited by eunuchs to a building complex next to the imperial city. They looked at the courtyard wall that was half a person tall, the weeds that grew hair and painted buildings, and the servants who were busy cleaning all said that the place had been abandoned for many years. Okede and others immediately became cold. The eunuch who led the way was smart and smirked, and said with a reminder: "Sorry, you guys still have to wait for some time. This foreign vassal hall has been useless for many years."
"Foreign Vanguard?" The people on Oaked exclaimed at first, then immediately looked at the building with a smile on their faces.
It turns out that this is the foreign vassal hall. No wonder it is so dilapidated. You know, the Empire has not appeared in foreign vassals for many years. This place is good. Although it is a bit dilapidated, it is in line with the identity of those of you. It is comfortable to live in the dilapidated place. This means that the Empire has regarded its governor as an foreign vassal. However, only Okde brows accidentally after discovering the expressions of his subordinates, and then his face is filled with joy, and there is nothing at all annoying.
Seeing Okde and others' appearance, the eunuch smiled a little obscurely. Of course, he knew that the foreign vassal hall could only receive independent envoys who surrendered to the empire. They were not qualified to stay here. They should have gone to the inn or hotel, but who asked the Chief Manager to designate this place himself? Why did the Chief Manager do this? You must know that this implies that they have regarded their master as the monarch of independent forces.
Could it be the will of Your Majesty? The eunuch's face darkened, and a feeling of grief and anger came to his heart. It was really sad that the emperor of the dignified imperial court wanted to treat his subjects so kindly. Thinking about the people born in the inner court in the past, how could they use smiling faces to these officers?
The room where Okede and his men lived was quickly sorted out. Okede and others moved in easily after making some polite conspiracy with the eunuch. After moving into the Outer Pan Pavilion, Okede made a gesture and several lieutenants quickly and alertly occupied the alert position of the residence, leaving only two lieutenants and Okede and the other three to start negotiations.
Oaked glanced at the two lieutenants who were still happy and had a relaxed expression in their eyes, and said casually: "What? I feel very happy."
These words made both lieutenants stunned, and calmed down their joy, and asked in confusion: "What's wrong, sir?"
"I mean, do you think that the Emperor of the Empire brought us into this outer pan hall, which is equivalent to acquiesceing that the lord is the outer pan of the Empire, so you are happy?" Oakder said in a calm tone.
"Yes, uh." A lieutenant nodded subconsciously but was pulled by another lieutenant. He was not a fool. He immediately understood because Okde called Cons the lord! The two lieutenants from Feidu Peninsula woke up and realized that their lord was not a subject of the imperial emperor at all! If you want to live, you should stay in a VIP hotel! Living in Pan is simply a shameful thing, and he is actually proud of himself?
The two lieutenants immediately knelt on the ground and apologized: "Sir, my subordinates know the crime, please punish me!"
"I told you that I am not going to punish you, but I just want you to remember the identity of your lord. Of course, just keep this in mind. After all, we have a harmonious relationship with the imperial capital this time, and it is even better to go further. So now we are hinting at the identity of our lord, the identity of our lord, and we must happily accept it even if we are reluctant, and on this basis, we will take some benefits from the imperial capital for our lord."
Okede's words stunned the two lieutenants again, but they immediately nodded with enlightenment. Although Okede showed signs of relying on his seniority and being good at showing off his good manners, since he had put his lord's name on his name, he had to listen to it whatever he said and could never argue.
At this moment, a eunuch came in with a second lieutenant, read out the useless reward book on the spot, and invited them to the palace to attend the banquet on behalf of the emperor. Of course, Okde and others knew what was going on. After washing up, they left with the eunuch.
After entering the palace, after some etiquette, other officers ate, drank and had fun under the entertainment of other ministers, while Okde was taken to the side hall by Emperor Viin.
"My dear, I wonder how many troops the Baron's 20th legion has now?" Emperor Viin asked without much trouble.
"Your Majesty, the 20th Legion has two reorganized divisions." Okde said with his eyes rolling.
"There are only two divisions, and there are too few. When will the Baron complete the entire legion?" Weiyin frowned.
Okde smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, according to the manpower and material resources of Haiquan and Haibin provinces, it is already very difficult to support two divisions. I am amazing, I can only build another division's troops, but in this way, the superiors and subordinates of the two provinces have to tighten their belts to pass the day."
Okede's words are the truth, it's really helpless. Who is called Haiquan? The seaside is a border province, and the population and material resources are very poor. If you didn't make a fortune from shipping and maritime business, these two provinces would be extremely difficult.
Seeing that Emperor Viin looked bad, Okde laughed secretly and said, "Your Majesty, although there are only two divisions now, these two divisions are all veterans of a long battle formation, which is enough to destroy a reorganized legion on the battlefield."
"And if Your Majesty can give you some support, I believe that no matter how hard it is, my governor will grit my teeth and turn such veterans from two divisions into one legion. The governor and the entire 20th legion are very willing to serve Your Majesty."
The reason why Okeder dared to say this is because he was fully authorized before the trip. Although Cons himself had no other intentions, he just wanted to borrow the tiger skin of the imperial capital and control the two provinces. After all, he was just looking for a safe area for his subordinates when the demon tide occurred. Now that he found Cons, he would have no motivation.
But it is different from Cons. Cons's subordinates completely want to use the imperial capital's tiger skin to expand their territory, so they hope that the imperial capital will give them the power to launch wars outside, because in this way, it will not be a warlord civil war, but a battle of restoration, and the difficulty of the war will not be reduced by one or two levels.
If the imperial capital is willing to give such power, it must make the imperial capital understand what it can bring to the imperial capital, and at the same time make the imperial capital understand that he has such ability. Such a move is not a betrayal of Cons. After all, it is to expand Cons' territory, which will only benefit Cons but not harm Cons.
Although everyone knows that it is a violation of the future of the Cons army in this way, I am also doing it for the Cons army and for the good of my lord. In this name, no one has any psychological burden. Because in this name, it can be said that more than 90% of people in the Cons system have such a willingness. No one will not be willing. It can not only improve the power and sphere of influence of their lords, but also show their talents and gain appreciation from them. It is a fool who doesn't do this, and Ocde is one of them.
When Viin heard that Cons' army was full of veterans, his heart was shocked. This was a super elite. When he heard that the veterans who could form a legion were tempted.
Regarding the hints in Okde's speech, Viin certainly understood that if you give some support, you can form a veteran of a legion. Isn't it just a request to expand your territory? This guy really dares to speak. Two provinces only have two divisions. Isn't the first legion of five divisions necessary for five provinces? I have only occupied such a small territory, so how could I give you so much territory! Of course Viin did not refuse on the spot, but just said that he would discuss it with the minister and then changed the topic. Okde dared to ask questions and had to chat with you.
During this period, Okde carefully asked about the seventh prince's handling. The seventh prince was a hot potato. Cons was under house arrest as a minister and was pointed at by someone. If something happened, his reputation would be terrible immediately. So before Cons had made a decision, his subordinates made up their minds to send the seventh prince away.
Emperor Viin is not a fool, so how could he not know if the seventh prince is hot? As long as he returns to the imperial capital, he will say bad things to others no matter how he deals with it. If something happens, it will be worse! After all, his own brothers can do it, let alone ministers, so he must not ask for it. It would be better if something happens when there is a house arrest. Cons can take the blame, and he can still scold him. So Viin changed his body again and talked about the local customs, and immediately ended the banquet.
The days passed by more than ten days at once, and just as Vien almost forgot the existence of the messenger of Cons, another shocking news came to the imperial capital.
Chapter completed!