Among all the people, Fang Beidou's ethereal yet secretive and profound temperament is the most special among all present. As soon as Yan Liqiang finished speaking, Fang Beidou stood up, nodded gently to Yan Liqiang, and then He walked directly to the other side of the long conference table, facing the direction of Yan Liqiang, and then stretched out his hand to pull the rope on the wall. With a bang, a huge map with a height and width of more than two meters each suddenly appeared from the wall. He fell down and appeared in front of everyone.
The map was made of cloth, with the entire Han Empire and the surrounding countries embroidered on it. In Yan Liqiang's eyes, such a map was rough, but in the eyes of others, this map and they could see the Han Empire. The territory map is completely consistent, and the mountains, rivers, states and counties are all clearly visible.
Looking at the scene in front of them, everyone felt very fresh.
"Since His Highness asked me to introduce the current situation of the Han Empire, I will give you an explanation of all aspects of the situation that I have collected in the past two months. Many of the news here have not been published. It is us Collect the first-hand information." Fang Beidou said, picking up a long ash wood pole with one hand and pointing to the southeast direction of the Han Empire on the map.
"Outside of the six northwest states, there are three areas where the situation in the Han Empire has changed significantly in the past two months. The first is the area controlled by the White Lotus Sect. Just a few days ago, the White Lotus Sect's army had captured Wuzhou. Ruan Yucheng, the governor of Wuzhou, died in the battle. One hundred and seventy-eight members of Ruan Yucheng's family and more than 3,000 family members of officials at all levels in Wuzhou City were all killed and buried alive by the White Lotus Sect rebels outside the city. At this point, Wuzhou fell, and Wuzhou was a Han Dynasty. One of the southeastern granaries of the empire, after the fall of Wuzhou, the foundation of the White Lotus Sect will be further consolidated. The rebels in the sect can attack Huangzhou and Huzhou in the north, attack Cangjiang and Hongze Lake in the east, control the Cangjiang waterway, and invade Weizhou in the west. , approaching Chaozhou, the White Lotus Sect has become powerful and has no opponents around it. The surrounding states are a mess of scattered sand and they are fighting on their own. The governor of Weizhou is on both ends, and may defect to the White Lotus Sect at any time. Now the White Lotus Sect has been claimed to be under his command. There are five million members of the Skitarii. Just last month, after the news that Your Excellency was crowned king spread to the territory of the White Lotus Sect, the White Lotus Sect has publicly offered a reward of one million taels of silver and the title of Heavenly King of the White Lotus Heaven for His Highness's head... "
Everyone present at the meeting was deeply shocked when they heard that the White Lotus Sect had captured Wuzhou. And when they heard that the Holy Master of the White Lotus Sect actually offered a reward for Yan Liqiang's head, everyone was filled with indignation.
"Damn it, those guys who are pretending to be gods and fooling the people actually dare to put a bounty on His Highness's head. Who are they..." Gong Tieshan cursed directly.
"That is, if those bastards can get closer to us, I will lead the troops to destroy them. Who are we trying to scare with an army of five million? They are all ordinary people. I don't think there are more than 1,000 soldiers in the White Lotus Sect who are truly capable of fighting. Two hundred thousand is not much better than the Black Jie people..."
"We also put a reward on that bullshit Holy Lord White Lotus. If anyone wants to chop off his head, we will reward him with ten taels of silver and a dog head..."
Many generals and commanders present at the meeting cursed and vented their anger. Of course, in addition to their anger, everyone also felt the White Lotus Sect's deep hostility towards Qiyun County.
"Ahem..." Yan Liqiang coughed twice, and the room gradually became quiet. "When the Imperial City underwent great changes, I fought against the White Lotus Sect and killed many of their masters. After taking Queen Mother Rong and Your Majesty On the way to escape from the Imperial City, he also severely injured the Ghost King of the White Lotus Sect and ruined the major events of the White Lotus Sect. Therefore, the Holy Master of the White Lotus Sect hates me deeply and has long wanted to kill me. Regarding the current good situation of our Qiyun County, those People hate and envy them. These people are the formidable enemies we have to face. We should not take them lightly. We will encounter them sooner or later in the future. Okay, Mr. Fang, let’s continue the introduction... "
"Based on the current situation of the White Lotus Sect, we estimate that in the next two to three years, the area and territory controlled by the White Lotus Sect will at least more than double, completely occupying the southeastern half of the Han Empire. With the emergence of the Jinzhou court, the White Lotus Saint It is estimated that the Lord will soon proclaim himself emperor and form a separatist regime, and the White Lotus Sect's skitarii will be further integrated. In short, when we face them in the future, our opponents will definitely be stronger than they are now. Several times more powerful..."
Fang Beidou said, and the long ash wood stick in his hand continued to move on the map, "In addition to the White Lotus Sect, the southern border of the Han Empire has also become troubled. Several small southern countries that previously submitted to the Han Empire, Trouble has begun to happen frequently recently. Several governor's offices of the Han Empire in southern Xinjiang have been unable to control the situation. Just half a month ago, the Bonan governor's office of the Han Empire in southern Xinjiang was controlled by the Dongman clan. The situation in southern Xinjiang is very unstable, but compared to southern Xinjiang, the biggest threat is from the north..." The wooden stick in Fang Beidou's hand had already pointed to the northeastern territory of the Han Empire. The tone also began to become more serious than ever before, "Ever since the catastrophe occurred in the Imperial City, we have been paying more attention to the movements of the Chaman people. Now the news coming from Fengyun Army and Northern Xinjiang is getting worse and worse, and there is no good news. The Chaman people have begun to mobilize across the country, and armies all the way are gathering south. This time, the Chaman people may use the power of the whole country to invade the territory of our Han Dynasty. This is the most serious event in the Han Empire in hundreds of years. Can they The conservative number of mobilized troops will exceed two million. Now the Fengyun Army is facing unprecedented pressure. The entire northeastern states have begun to clear the country and prepare for a war... "
"And in the northwest..." Fang Beidou's long ash wood stick finally moved to the northwest of the Han Empire. "Our situation is actually not optimistic. Now in the northwest states, there is an undercurrent surging. We are advancing along the northwest official road. Qiyun Tavern's plan has encountered huge resistance in many places outside Ganzhou. Now the momentum has temporarily slowed down. There are some people in the northwest who don't want a Pingxi King who can stand on their head to appear in the northwest. Who are these people? You should know by heart that they have not made any big moves yet and dare not fight us openly and openly, but it is difficult to guarantee that they will do the same in the future. Our Qiyun County seems to be prosperous now, but in fact it is full of crises. When will these detonating crises turn everything we have into pieces? This crisis is close to us, a little further away, within the Han Empire, and the greater crisis comes from the Han Empire. Strong external enemies, well, that’s it for my introduction... "
Fang Beidou sat back in his seat, and after hearing this, all the civil and military officials in Qiyun County who were sitting there lost their smiles on their faces, and the atmosphere in the entire conference room suddenly became solemn.
"Your Highness, what to do now, everyone will listen to your arrangements!" In the midst of silence, veteran Tie Yunshan said in a deep voice.
Everyone in the room nodded, and no one had any objections. After experiencing the battle between the Gulang Grassland and the Heijie Tribe, everyone had a blind, almost superstitious sense of trust in Yan Liqiang.
Yan Liqiang glanced at everyone in the room and said, "We started from humble beginnings. The reason why we are able to reach today, from small to big, from weak to strong, relies on eight words, seek truth from facts and survive through change. Now Qiyun County is no longer the same as before. Similarly, the opponents and challenges we have to face are also different from the past. If we still want to continue to live a good life and hold on to all our hard-won gains, we must become stronger. We Many of the existing military and political systems are no longer adapted to the actual situation we are facing now, and it is time for drastic changes to be made... "
As he spoke, Yan Liqiang clapped his hands, and the door of the conference room was pushed open. Two guards carrying trays walked in. On the trays, there were books one after another. The two guards came He went behind the people in the meeting and handed out the brochures in the tray one by one to the people sitting on both sides of the conference table.
Everyone at the meeting took the booklet and took a look. On the cover of the booklet were printed "Outline of the First Joint Meeting of Military and Political Chiefs of Pingxi Palace" - Top Secret.
Many people among the crowd have attended quite a few meetings, but this is the first time that they can receive a meeting outline when participating in such a meeting. Everything about this is fresh.
"There are too many changes to be discussed at this meeting. I am afraid that everyone will not be able to remember it just by talking about it, so I first asked someone to print it into a booklet, so that everyone can refer to it at any time. You can turn over the first page of the booklet. One page, there is a table of contents of what will be discussed at this meeting..."
As soon as Yan Liqiang finished speaking, there was a rustling sound in the conference room. Everyone turned over the booklet in their hands to the first page. The words on the title of the first page shocked everyone's hearts - "Under the Prince Pingxi's Mansion" "Draft for the Division of Administrative Regions", followed by the "Draft for the Reform of the Establishment of the Longya Army", "Draft for the Reform of the Military Merit System of the Longya Army", "Draft for the Reform of the Equipment and Command System of the Longya Army", "Draft for the Institutional Establishment of the Pingxi Palace"...
(End of chapter)