Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Section 22 Changes

Just when the people of Qingyang and Jinzhou were celebrating our defeat of the Luobei invasion, Luman, who was good at stirring up trouble, started his new round of recruitment propaganda plan. When I changed into plain clothes and walked out of the gate of Chengshoufu with Di Leina and Lu Xianxian to the busiest Wufeng Avenue, I saw a scene that left me dumbstruck.

This street is named after me, and it was also renamed at the request of the general public in the city. The recruiting office on the street was full of people. The young and middle-aged people who applied for the recruitment lined up in several long queues with no end, and were anxiously waiting for the check and selection of the recruiters. There is a huge poster above. In the center of the painting is a picture of me in military uniform, with a stern description and hands facing the sky with my hands behind my back. It can be seen that the painting skills are quite superb. Next to it are a few huge words full of strong rhetorical tone: "Do you want to be a powerful general? Do you want to be the new idol of women in the empire? Do you want to be a national hero who will go down in history? Come on, join the army and realize your heart Dream it!!!"

I took a piece of promotional material casually, which still had my image on it, but it was replaced with an image of me wearing ordinary soldier clothing. "Six years ago, he, Li Wufeng, was just an ordinary member of the imperial army. With his loyalty, bravery, and wit, he went through countless **** trials and finally became the pride of the empire and the hero of the nation. Come on, Raise your strong hands, take your firm steps, and join the army to realize your highest goal in life!!!” If I were an ordinary young man, I’m afraid I would be attracted by this series of propaganda campaigns, Can't wait to join the army.

Both Di Lena and Lu Xianxian were very interested in such an exaggerated promotional poster. After I saw it, I just shook my head and smiled bitterly. This Luman is really talented, and he will make full use of my image advantages. It seems When necessary, I can also request a large amount of image rights royalties from the War Preparations Department.

The current Qingyang Fucheng is already a medium-sized city full of vigor and vitality. Compared with two years ago, it cannot be calculated in terms of distance. The influx of nearly 800,000 immigrants not only made the city's popularity soar, but also brought a lot of cheap labor. It also made the city's handicrafts, commerce, and entertainment services fully developed, and the victory of the war against the Luobei people , and the value of the originally dying transportation hub was gradually restored. I think that after this war, Qingyang's economy will develop faster. After the threat of the Luobei people is removed, there is no one side in this area. Now that I can challenge my leadership position, the next step will be to expand my sphere of influence even more, and to continuously enhance my economic and military strength to prepare for greater benefits.

While imagining a bright future, I wandered casually on the streets of Qingyang City. Di Lena and Lu Xianxian probably rarely went to the streets to live like ordinary people, and they seemed full of interest. I went in and out of big and small shops with both hands, but the good times didn't last long. Someone recognized me soon. Before I was surrounded by excited people, I had to lead the two young ladies out of the crowd and fled back to the city guard's mansion.

Just when the people of Qingyang and Jinzhou were celebrating the defeat of the Luobei people happily, and I was also ambitious and hoped to gain greater benefits by winning this battle, Shang, who was thousands of miles away in the imperial capital of Zhongzhou, Up and down, however, fell into a mixture of worry and joy.

As early as August, many media outlets in the imperial capital began to disclose that the situation in Guide and Bonan Prefectures in the northwest of the empire had begun to deteriorate. It has developed everywhere and has radiated to surrounding prefectures and counties. Various signs of instability have already appeared in Longdong Mansion in Guanxi County and Heishan Mansion in Heshuo County.

Although the Imperial Press and Publication Office strictly restricted negative reports on this aspect, the news was still quickly known to the people of the imperial capital. Entering September, the situation in Guide and Bonan became even worse. The local government garrison troops were constantly wiped out by the rebels, and the remaining troops were besieged in the prefectural city. The various functions of the local government have basically been lost. on one's last legs. And many news media are also influenced by some powerful people with interests in the two governments, constantly criticizing the central government of the empire for its lack of response, and sitting back and watching the situation in Guide and Bonan.

The central government of the empire is also suffering. The Heathrow Empire, the Kaman Empire and the Pool Kingdom are all keenly aware of the empire's plight. The strength of the occupying army in Jiama City of the Principality of Locke has increased to 200,000, and they continue to put on a posture of going south and west, forcing the troops of the northern military region and western military region of the empire to dare not move at will. Withstanding the double pressure from the Heathrow Empire and the Kaman Empire, and Sun Yuanliang's troops in Yinchuan Mansion also began to mobilize frequently, and moved to the border area with Taixuan Mansion and Guide Mansion. Although Fielding knew these few Fang's purpose was to prevent himself from being able to draw troops to help Guide and Bonan, but in the face of such a severe situation, he did not dare to act rashly, so he had to firmly strengthen his defenses. Say sorry.

The unstable situation in the surrounding areas also increased the uneasiness of local governments in various places. They kept writing to the imperial center, saying that the situation in their territory was critical and that they needed to strengthen the garrison. The proposal of taking part of the regular army stationed in various places to go to the northwest was also shelved in the imperial meeting several times. Immediately afterwards, the attention of the empire was attracted by the large-scale invasion of the Luobei people, and the snowflakes of help from Guide and Bonan were temporarily ignored. It wasn't until I learned that I would defeat the invading Luobei army in one fell swoop, that my attention returned to Guide and Bonan, and the use of troops against the two mansions was put on the agenda again.

In order to divert people's attention from the deteriorating situation in Guidebonan, the empire also instructed various news media to make a big publicity about my defeat of the Luobei invasion. Brilliant results, especially I captured more than 40,000 Luobei captives. This is an impressive record that has never been achieved in the history of the empire. The war only repelled Luo Bei's invading army, but this time I went deep into the enemy's hinterland, defeated the enemy army in one fell swoop, and captured such a large number of prisoners of war that the whole empire felt a sense of elation, and ordinary people even sang and danced To celebrate this hard-won victory.

But the victory cannot cover up the plight of Guide and Bonan, and the chaos in the two prefectures is even spreading, which makes the imperial center have to settle down and seriously think about countermeasures.

On October 15, 693 in the Continental Calendar, the imperial court held another military meeting to discuss how to deal with the changes in Guide and Bonan. In the Sun and Moon Hall, Situ Mingyue, who was sitting on the throne, looked a bit cloudy and uncertain. He completely defeated the invasion of the Luobei people and cut off the clutches of the Luobei people extending into the northwest region, which made him very excited, but what followed The sharp deterioration of the Guide and Bonan prefectures in Guide and Bonan also troubled him a lot, and the increasing forces of the rebel forces in the two prefectures had already seriously affected the safety of the neighboring prefectures and counties.

"Dear dears, the situation is very clear. You can put forward your own opinions and suggestions. As long as it is beneficial to solve the current complicated and dangerous situation, you can speak without guilt. I will not blame you." A little tired, Situ Mingyue half leaned on the imperial chair and tried his best to preside over the meeting.

However, His Highness was silent. Almost everyone shrunk their necks and did not dare to speak. His Majesty the Emperor has been moody these past two days. . And the military officials who originally proposed to transfer troops from the Western Military Region were unwilling to repeat the old saying because their opinions were put on hold, and the scene seemed a bit cold.

"What? Is there no one here who can share my worries?" Situ Mingyue was also a little annoyed. Usually, this group of people is more active in fighting for power and profit than anyone else. When it's their turn to come up with a solution to the matter , were speechless again.

Seeing that His Majesty's mood began to turn bad again, all the ministers felt that there seemed to be another sign of a storm coming, and they couldn't help muttering to themselves.

"Father, in fact, apart from the regular armies in the western and northern military regions of our empire, we also have other troops in the northwest region that can support Guide and Bonan!" The Sixth Highness Situ Biao, who usually indulges in sensuality, is an ordinary-looking young man, he still has that unrestrained appearance, even in front of his own father, he has not restrained himself much.

Due to the regulations handed down by the empire, male members of the royal family can participate in court affairs after they reach adulthood, so His Highness Situ Biao also took part in the court meetings of the imperial court every time as a matter of course, but he used to be very low-key. The feeling of the ministers was that he was just a typical playboy. It was nothing more than that his mother was very young and beautiful. She was the most beloved concubine of His Majesty the Emperor, and he had no other abilities.

Situ Mingyue couldn't help but frowned. The Taixuan Mansion's army had long been restrained by the Heathrow Empire and the Kaman Empire's armies. How could there be any strength to support it? This is a well-known situation.

"You mean Fielding's place in Taixuan Mansion?" Situ Mingyue was a little annoyed.

"No, father, the Taixuan Mansion is too busy to take care of itself now. I mean Li Wufeng who just defeated the Luobei people!" Under the stern eyes of his father, Situ Biao became a little more solemn.

A stone hit a thousand layers of waves, and all the ministers of His Highness started talking.

"After the great battle with the Luobei people, can Li Wufeng spare enough troops to deal with the rebellious troops in Guide and Bonan?" Situ Mingyue was shocked, not because of Situ Biao's remarks. How amazing and surprising, but because Situ Biao's usual performance is very different from today's speech performance.

"As far as I know, due to the strategy of ambush and surprise adopted in this battle, Li Wufeng's own losses will not be great, and he should be able to spare some of his strength to deal with it, not to mention that the army of Yinchuan Prefecture has already been stationed in the same area as Taizhou. In the border area between Xuan Mansion and Guide Mansion, I think they are not only restraining the troops of Taixuan Mansion, but they are probably instigated by the Xisluo people to seize the opportunity to occupy Guide Mansion." Situ Biao took his time. The analysis immediately aroused the discussion of all ministers.

Originally, Situ Biao's performance today was enough to shock everyone in the audience, and his speech was actually well-founded, which made many people in the audience nod in agreement. His half-brothers were even more surprised and jealous, and Situ Tai, Situ Jun, Situ Yuan, and Situ Lang even secretly listed him as their competitor.

Once Sun Yuanliang of Yinchuan Mansion occupies the Guide Mansion, the consequences will be unimaginable. With his close relationship with the Sithrow Empire, it is equivalent to the Sithrow people's claws reaching into the hinterland of the empire, and they can threaten the empire at any time. Heartland, this is absolutely unacceptable.

"What should you think?" Situ Mingyue couldn't help becoming interested in the words of her son, who usually didn't feel very good.

"Give Li Wufeng a name, let him quell the riots in Guide and Bonan Prefectures, and restore the local normal order." Situ Biao's voice was very flat.

"Oh? What name do you give him?" Situ Mingyue stared at Situ Biao.

"Maybe let him serve as the military and political envoy of the Northwest County, or as a reward for defeating the invasion of the Luobei people this time." Facing his father's aggressive gaze, Situ Biao did not flinch in the slightest. He just wanted to win his father's attention with deafening remarks, otherwise he would lose the original intention of exposing his true face this time.

These two short sentences were like a thunderbolt that immediately caused a huge wave among the officials, military and political governors? ! This is a no-nonsense position, its real power far exceeds that of the county chief who belongs to the same level, and it is actually equivalent to the little emperor of a place. The head of the county can only manage the daily administrative affairs of a county, cannot form a regular army, and has no decisive power over the personnel and military power at the next level. Not the same, it can not only form an army on its own, but also has absolute power to dispose of all aspects of personnel, administration, and army in the county. It does not need to report to the imperial central government for approval, and only needs to report to the imperial central government for record afterwards.

So far, the entire empire has only two military and political envoys, one is Sanjiang County and the other is Tiannan County. Sanjiang County happened more than 30 years ago during the Sanjiang Incident. Lin Yizhi, the current head of the Lin family who was the head of Sanjiang County at that time, was re-elected as the head of Sanjiang County for 20 years. In one case, they wanted to use the method of official rotation to transfer Lin Yizhi to the central government of the empire, but Lin Yizhi refused, and the empire revoked Lin Yizhi's post as county chief. The rebellion declared the independence of Sanjiang County. At that time, the empire was busy fighting against the Heathrow Empire, the Kaman Empire, and the Puer Kingdom in the north of the empire, and was unable to suppress the rebellion of the Lin family. In Lake County, the entire empire is in jeopardy. In the end, in order to prevent the empire from splitting, the imperial central government and Lin Yizhi reached an agreement in secret. Sanjiang County was abolished from independence, and it still belonged to the imperial territory and was subject to the imperial rule. Military affairs. Five years later, in order to resist the increasingly powerful military pressure from the Lin family, the empire appointed Dunming, the head of Tiannan County at that time, as the military and political envoy of Tiannan County, hoping to contain the Sanjiang Lin family through Tiannan County. However, as the strength of the Lang family gradually increased, the empire's control over Tiannan gradually weakened, and now it no longer has much actual control.

Today, Situ Biao proposed to set up the military and political governor of Northwest County again. It is no wonder that the reaction of the officials is so fierce.