Bu Zhao's situation is similar to that of Fu Youde, both are only half a step away from the ninth level.
However, Bu Zhao's potential is almost exhausted when he reaches the ninth level. It is very difficult to go up any higher. Fu Youde has great potential and can even enter the earth and heaven realms in the future.
"...Currently, there are about 450,000 people in our army's guard posts in various places. Among them, nearly 200,000 can be organized as combat soldiers. I heard that the king intends to expand the combat troops, and the guards' soldiers are the best. manpower!"
"In addition, there are changes in the princes neighboring our army to the north and south. The Military Intelligence Department is stepping up its investigation. I believe there will be news back soon!"
Bu Zhao conscientiously reported various matters within his authority.
Next to them, Gao Xi and Qiao Xuan listened quietly. One of them was the head of the Secret Supervisory Office and followed Wang Jing to take orders at any time. The other was the prefect of Sihong, equivalent to Jing Zhaoyin, and Wang Jing's father-in-law.
No matter their identity or status, they have access to such confidential information.
Therefore, the two of them did not deliberately avoid suspicion.
"Yes, with you in the Privy Council, I can worry less about trivial matters. The military affairs of the Huai Army are in good order, all thanks to your hard work! I will keep all these achievements in my heart!"
Wang Jing praised.
"Don't dare, these are all matters within the scope of my duties!"
Bu Zhao's expression changed slightly and he quickly became humble. At the same time, he was secretly sweating. Why did he feel that there was something in the king's words? It didn't seem to be a simple compliment. What did it mean that the Huai Army's military affairs all depended on him? Do you mean that you have all the power in the Privy Council?
When he thought about it carefully, it seemed that it was indeed the case. After all, there are still two bachelors in the Ministry of Government, but he is the only Privy Councilor in the Privy Council...
Wang Jing saw his expression and knew that the other party seemed to be overthinking. He couldn't help but laugh, and suddenly he had a realization in his heart. No wonder the king was always called a loner.
Bu Zhao, who originally had a good relationship with Wang Jing, became more and more polite and respectful as the Huai army continued to expand and won successive victories on the battlefield. His attitude was respectful, but the distance seemed to have become farther.
Wang Jing cannot change these things.
The monarch and his ministers have their own etiquette. A dynasty can rule all the people by relying on a etiquette system and the respect of superiors and subordinates. A king who only knows how to chat with his subordinates and has a casual attitude is an unqualified king.
Because if the majesty of the king is lost, the ministers will give birth to kings, but this is the idea. If you can be the emperor, so can I...
Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, who was originally a gangster, became decisive after becoming emperor.
Later Wang Jingruo established a dynasty.
Not only Bu Zhao, but also important civil and military officials such as Shen Yi, Wang Guangyang, and Fu Youde will become more and more respectful and will not dare to cross.
Wang Jing's majesty comes from the people living and working in peace and contentment under the rule of the Huai army, with abundant money and food, and also from the invincible military power of the Huai army in conquering the east and west.
When the chariot was about to enter the palace, Gao Xi, Bu Zhi and Qiao Xuan resigned one after another.
Wang Jing took a shower and changed clothes in the palace, and soon gathered his ministers in the main hall.
At this time, the civil and military ministers in Sihong included Li Shanchang, the chief envoy to Huaibei, Pei Ju who was promoted to Minister of Rites, Cao Jingzong who returned from Tianchang, and Murong Shaozong who returned from Lingbi.
Before the ministers arrived.
Wang Jingxian recruited Fan Yin, the chief of the Military Intelligence Department, and obtained intelligence from all over the north and south from him.
After Shen Yi, Wang Guangyang, Bu Zhi, Gao Xi and others arrived.
Then he saw Wang Jing flipping through the memorials. Before they could bow, Wang Jing waved his hand and asked them to sit down.
After all the civil and military officials took their seats according to their official positions.
Seeing that Wang Jing was still reading, he waited quietly.
After about a cup of tea, Wang Jingcai put down the memorial in his hand and glanced at the ministers. Now Fu Youde, Han Xizai, and He Ruobi have not returned yet.
There are only two ninth-level people in the hall, Murong Shaozong and Li Shanchang.
Li Shanchang and Murong Shaozong were both discerning people. They had just entered the central area of the Huai Army. They were unwilling to talk nonsense and looked calm.
"You should take a look at this information first!"
Wang Jing handed the memorial to Gao Xi and asked him to distribute it to the officials in the palace.
Chen Yi and Bu Zhi immediately picked up the memorial, glanced at it, and their expressions were suddenly shocked. This is all confidential information collected by the Military Intelligence Department after exhausting manpower and material resources.
At the beginning, Wang Jing gave an order to the Military Intelligence Department, asking them to allocate half of their manpower to collect information from the princes in the south of the Yangtze River.
Now that so much time has passed, I finally have something to gain.
Among them are information about Zhu Yuanzhang of Jinling and his military generals, as well as information about Liu Yu and Sima Shao of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The most detailed ones are the various secrets of the Sun family of Soochow near Suzhou.
Zhu Yuanzhang, Liu Yu, and Xiao Daocheng were already familiar to the Huai army's civil and military personnel.
And regard them as the powerful enemies that the Huai army will face when going south.
Although the officials had heard about the information about the Sun family of the Eastern Wu Dynasty and Sima Shao of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, they did not know much about them. Now, through the information gathered by the Military Intelligence Department, they have a detailed understanding of them.
"Have you finished reading it all..."
After the ministers read the intelligence from the Military Intelligence Department, Wang Jing spoke again and said: "Now Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Yu have shown signs of a truce. If they know that our army has captured Shouchun, the truce and peace negotiations will definitely speed up! "
"Fortunately, the two sides have been fighting one after another and have lost some vitality. Even if they negotiate a peace, it will take some time to reorganize the troops and restore morale, and we must seize this opportunity!"
In the palace, the expressions of all the ministers were solemn.
I thought that the Huai army was powerful, but after reading the intelligence records, I realized that the princes in the south of the Yangtze River were not weak either. Even the weakest Xiao Daocheng had three to four hundred thousand troops.
Among them, the Sun family of Dongwu was targeted by the Huai army, both in terms of the number of soldiers and horses and the generals under their command.
Among them, Sun Jian, Sun Ce, and Sun Quan are the core of the Sun family.
Sun Jian and Sun Quan attacked Xiao Daocheng in the north, constantly devouring Xiao Daocheng's territory and people, and won repeatedly. If they were not concerned about Liu Song's power, Sun Jian and Sun Quan would have destroyed Xiao Qi long ago.
On the southern front of Soochow, Sun Ce led his army against Liu Bi, King of Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, and he also won repeated battles.
At this time, the Sun family of Soochow was in a stage of continuous expansion.
If we wait for the Sun clan of Soochow to completely establish a foothold, it will be difficult for the Huai army to attack again.
"This time I am calling you all to discuss the matter of going south!"
"Now the situation in the south of the Yangtze River is gradually becoming unfavorable to our army. Time waits for no one, so we must be prepared to send troops in advance... At this time, I have already sent a message back in Shouchun. I wonder if you have any other opinions or suggestions?"
Wang Jing did not say any pleasantries and directly stated the matters to be discussed in this summons of civil and military officials.
Chen Yi said: "Conquering the south of the Yangtze River is our army's long-established strategy. I have no objections to this. It's just that the autumn harvest has just begun and taxes have not been collected yet... If we can postpone it for a few days, we can mobilize people and material resources to Nantong Prefecture and Nantong Prefecture." Yangzhou Prefecture is more suitable for operation..."
Wang Jingding nodded without speaking, but continued to look at the other courtiers.
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Third update tomorrow... Third grandpa is gone, I will send him off tomorrow. . .
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