A long time ago, the military and politics of the Imperial Alliance were completely separated, but after the implementation of the energy shield system, the empire reduced a lot of its troops, and the military power was gradually weakened. Now, the main appointments of the military are decided by the commander-in-chief of the military and the elders of the Senate.
The result of their discussion was that the emperor had a veto power, and if the emperor did not veto, then the appointment could be made.
This was the most difficult time for them.
Old Marshal Gu Zehai is not only the commander-in-chief of the military, he is also the father-in-law of the empire.
Although after the death of the queen, old Marshal Gu Zehai rarely showed himself as the father-in-law of the emperor. But everyone knew that his status had not been lowered by the death of the queen, but had been subtly raised. Because of guilt, the emperor did not dare to be too strong in front of the marshal.
In this empire, the person Your Majesty fears the most must be the old marshal.
On one side is a man who even the emperor has to respect, and on the other side is Chu Fengyuan, who has a vested interest in him.
Regarding the proposal for Gu Huan's promotion, everyone tried their best to come up with the best plan, trying to make it acceptable to both sides.
"What would the old marshal have to say?"
"This is about Gu Huan's promotion. The old marshal was Gu Huan's guardian and is now Gu Huan's teacher. He wants to avoid suspicion and avoid being accused of hiring people for personal gain. So, he won't take the initiative to ask where Gu Huan will be sent until the very end."
Even so, they could not offend the old marshal.
Chu Fengyuan meant to split Gu Huan's army into several parts, no matter what means were used.
They thought that promotion was also a good idea.
It made sense to the old marshal, and Chu Fengyuan's idea was also fulfilled.
This was the idea of the elders who had a vested interest in Chu Fengyuan. The other elders who were close to the prince firmly disagreed with them doing so.
He Yuncheng appeared late, and several elders looked at each other and fell silent.
He Yuncheng was the loudest voice of dissent in the last small meeting, and behind him were the newly elected elders.
Alas, after Elder Jin left, their small group became increasingly unstable. Now even their small meeting of elders has not reached a consensus. When they meet the old marshal later, can they really accomplish what Chu Fengyuan has ordered them to do
Just as they were sighing, a group of soldiers followed them into the meeting room.
They looked up and saw the old marshal still looked like a kind old man. The young man standing next to him attracted their attention. The young man had a calm and restrained expression, a tall and straight figure, and an overly handsome face that made people stare in amazement when they saw him.
This was their first real encounter with the Admiral.
The name Gu Huan had appeared many times in the round table meeting, but when they actually saw the young man appear, they couldn't help but be surprised.
The last time they were so amazed... it was Queen Gu.
After coming to their senses, several elders, including He Yuncheng and others, stood up at the same time to welcome the two people who had come from afar.
"Marshal Gu. General Gu."
"You are too polite, elders."
Gu Zehai nodded slightly and Gu Huan saluted.
Gu Zehai walked towards the seat reserved for him at the round table. Gu Huan waited half a step behind Gu Zehai. Feeling a gaze, he immediately turned his head and looked at the person who had been staring at him.
The other party shook his head slightly at him.
Gu Huan frowned slightly, nodded slightly, and sat down on the chair brought by the robot with Marshal Gu.
He Yuncheng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Gu Huan nodded.
Cross your index fingers together and rest your elbows on the table.
"Since everyone is here this time, let's talk about today's main business, how to promote Admiral Gu Huan." As he said that, He Yuncheng turned his head and looked at the protagonist of today.
"What does General Gu Huan think?"
Facing the gazes from all directions, Gu Huan said calmly, "The commander is fine."
"That won't do. You are now a general. The position of corps commander is too low. At least you have to be a commander."
One of the elders of the Senate immediately objected, pulled out an interstellar map, and drew his finger from east to west.
All the wealthy places were directly allocated to Gu Huan.
"I see. This place is good. This entire star field is handed over to you. You will be the commander."
Gu Huan: “… ”
If he didn't know that this elder supported Chu Fengyuan, he would have thought that he was one of his own.
Another elder came over and looked at Gu Huan's expression. Seeing that he was dissatisfied, he made another suggestion.
"That area is prone to interstellar pirates and there are too many problems. This star region is better. This star region is safe, with less troubles and is safe."
Gu Huan was about to speak, but before he could open his mouth, an elder spoke up.
"That star region has few things to do, so how can we achieve anything? I think this star region is just right for this star region, rich but not too comfortable."
The old marshal coughed lightly.
A few elders who were throwing sugar-coated bullets finally stopped trying to seduce Gu Huan.
Elder He must have talked to the old marshal about this. No matter how good their words are now, it will be useless. It would be better for them to start with the bad side.
Instead of talking about where to go after the promotion, they talked about the dismantling of the legion.
"General Gu, your raiding group is composed of elite troops."
"Since they are elites, they can just lead other legions. If each legion has a few hundred people, isn't that a good way to improve the overall strength of the army?"
"Yeah yeah."
"I know you have feelings for your soldiers, but this kind of military splitting and reorganization is very common. It's not like you will never see each other again. Maybe the next time the army is reorganized, you will meet again. General Gu Huan, you must put the overall situation first. After you become the commander, I guarantee that you will have at least tens of thousands of soldiers."
Gu Huan frowned.
On the one hand, they have developed feelings for each other, but on the other hand, he really needs such a testing ground, and this is not something that a few soldiers can decide.
"Are you really going to dismantle this legion for this reason?"
He Yuncheng immediately interrupted.
"You know clearly who gave you instructions in private."
"This matter."
"I agree to promote Gu Huan, but I strongly disagree to moving his army." Elder He stretched out his hand and patted the table.
"... ..."
The scene fell into silence for a moment.
Gu Huan's eyes flashed, and he spoke in the silence.
"Since you are going to lead another group and make progress together, I have no objection."
“But after a while, they have to come back.”
The elders who had just played the emotional card looked at each other.
"This.....this is not impossible."
Once you separate his troops and then promote them, he will become wild and there will be no turning back.
It may be difficult to convince Gu Huan, but it may not be difficult to convince the soldiers.
As they thought about this, several elders who had ulterior motives immediately came up with an idea.
Then one of them nodded, and the others immediately followed.
"That's it, then."
"I agree."
He Yuncheng saw Gu Huan took the initiative to propose it. Although he knew that they definitely had bad intentions, he didn't say anything.
"Since Admiral Gu Huan also thinks this is appropriate, then let's do it this way."
"Look at the star regions I mentioned before, which one do you want? Now that you've been promoted, you can't just stay in a small military region. Which of these star regions do you like better?"
The elders who had just pointed out all the good things suddenly felt some regret in their hearts.
If they had known that Gu Huan was so easy to talk to, they would not have mentioned those good places.
But those were words they had already said, and like water spilled, it was hard to take them back.
"Just... ..here."
Gu Huan looked around and took a liking to a place that seemed familiar.
Canaan star region.
The Canaan Star Region is close to the Capital Star Region and has a good geographical location. What’s even better is... Jialin Star is in the Canaan Star Region, so he doesn’t even have to move his base camp.
They mentioned so many places, but in fact he only liked this one at first sight.
... ... ... .
After coming out, he met Elder He whom he hadn't seen for a long time. Elder He seemed to have something to discuss with him. After greeting the old Marshal Gu Zehai, Gu Huan turned and walked towards him.
"Congratulations, General Gu Huan, the military commander of the Jialin Galaxy."
"I didn't expect... to be promoted from corps commander to military district commander so quickly."
Gu Huan felt that he seemed to have no intention of climbing up.
But everything around him was pushing him to climb up, and the speed of his promotion was like a rocket.
"Even though some people have left, don't be discouraged, we can all be trained back."
"I don't think most of them will leave..."
Gu Huan felt that at least half of his army could be brought back.
Keppel should be able to come back. Mo Xiao became a brigadier general because of his achievements this time. It is enough for him to be the commander of a local legion. It is understandable if he is unwilling to come back after being assigned.
He was tempted because he saw that they were willing to give him an entire star region.
If he wanted to organize a military exercise, a planet was too small. But if that star region was his own military zone, he would not need to report it. He really wanted this convenience to organize practical mecha training.
If someone wanted to leave his legion and had a better future, he would agree.
"I'm relieved that you think this way. If you told me today that there were Zergs appearing during the Zerg Tide, things would definitely become more complicated."
Gu Huan pursed his lips in silence. It seemed that He Yuncheng was reminding him not to tell that matter.
He did want to bring up the Zerg threat theory, but He Yunchengdu reminded him, so of course he couldn't say it.
"Although I don't know who I should really be wary of, you've reminded me so many times, it's impossible for me not to understand."
Chu Fengyuan would rather dismantle his legion in exchange for his own promotion. There must be a reason for this. This reminded Gu Huan of He Yuncheng's previous reminder.
—"Use this time to train your army and your own abilities. Make yourself the symbol of strength, and let everyone believe that you can lead them to defeat everything and overcome their fears. Even if they want to take away your power and force you to bow to the Zerg, you can say no."
Someone would want to take his power away.
Start by breaking down his legion structure.
“You did a great job.”
He Yuncheng patted Gu Huan on the shoulder.
"I believe you are the one who can break the mold."
Gu Huan nodded slightly, his golden eyelashes covering his eyes, and said lightly.
“Elder.”
"I'm just an admiral."
“I was just following in the footsteps of another person.”