It was already May in a blink of an eye.
There is only one month left before the star fleet arrives at the resource star.
May 4th, the capital, the imperial palace.
Midsummer is approaching, the imperial garden is full of greenery, fragrance is everywhere, occasionally birds and beasts sing together, elk jumps, koi swaying, just like a picture of a flourishing spring.
Intoxicating.
The Guilai Pavilion on the corner of Taihu Lake was heavily guarded. His Majesty Ouyang Shuo, the most honorable emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, was talking and laughing with several ministers at the moment, and they had a very pleasant chat.
Such a scene is really rare.
If the identities of the ministers are placed outside, they are the pillars of the empire.
They are the white birch in southern Xinjiang, the phoenix in South Asia, the siege lion in West Asia, the magnolia moon in Africa, and the 砆 in America.
These five people are not only the five guardians of the empire's frontiers, with power and prestige; they were also members of the [Shanhai League] and old acquaintances of His Majesty the Emperor.
The friendship between them has lasted for ten years.
A week ago, the imperial court was in Beijing with officials of the third rank and above, six guardians, one Jiedu envoy, and the twenty-two provincial governors of the Huaxia District.
In the army, except for the commanders-in-chief of the eight major war zones and the admirals of the three major fleets, they all also went to Beijing one by one according to the order.
At this juncture, His Majesty summoned the civil and military ministers to Beijing. Everyone knew what kind of event was going to happen. Therefore, no one dared to be negligent. They arranged work and rushed to Beijing.
The civil and military officials of the empire gathered together.
Before the Great Court Assembly, Ouyang Shuo met with a group of important ministers alone, and taught them face-to-face, setting the tone for the most profound change that is about to take place in the Great Xia.
The conversation with the five guards was already the last and most crucial one.
Over the past few years, not only Ouyang Shuo has already married and established a business, て砆 and Siege Lion have also married wives and had children one by one, and counting relatives, around them, they have also formed a series of prominent families.
They are rookies in the elite circles of the empire, but they cannot be ignored.
Once Ouyang Shuo leaves, the attitude of these five people towards the empire will be crucial, which will determine whether the empire can maintain its current size and even go further.
If they don't cooperate, then things may be a little difficult.
In the return pavilion, Ouyang Shuo, sitting at the top, put down his wine glass, looked at the five friends in front of him, and said with some emotion: "Time flies so fast, it has already been ten years in a blink of an eye."
Ten years in the blink of an eye, everyone has shed their youthfulness and become sophisticated.
What a change!
Bai Hua and the others also nodded with emotion, with a hint of drunkenness on their faces, as if recalling the ten years of the game, there are too many stories there.
Ups and downs, there is nothing missing.
Except for certain banquet occasions, in recent years, Ouyang Shuo seldom drank alcohol, and basically drank tea, but today he made an exception, because he wanted to have a thorough conversation with a few people.
Otherwise, he is worried.
"Seeing the children grow up, I'm getting old too." Ouyang Shuo narrowed his eyes slightly.
These words were not all politeness or probing, because in Ouyang Shuo's eyes, Binger was also his "child" brought up, and he was looking to help Binger to the top, so he was so emotional.
As for Yuer and Luoer, they are only five years old this year, and they are at least ten years away from becoming directors.
After hearing this, て砆 on the opposite side said with a smile, "Your Majesty is in the prime of life, how could that be?" They said such compliments very slickly, without being abrupt at all.
Even Bai Hua and the others didn't think there was anything wrong.
Years, after all, drew an invisible line between them, and there was a difference between upper and lower.
Ouyang Shuo waved his hand and asked casually, "In June, I will lead a team to go to Star Hope to open up wasteland. What are your plans?"
quiet!
Weird silence!
At this moment, the air seemed to freeze instantly, making it suffocating.
Under His Majesty's flat tone, there seemed to be a thunderous power hidden. Even if he was as high as the five guards, he didn't feel his heart tremble, trying to figure out His Majesty's deep meaning.
This is a multiple-choice question, and it is a life-and-death question.
When the cunning rabbit dies, the lackey cooks; when the birds die, the good bow hides...
A glass of wine releases military power...
One after another, historical allusions flashed through their minds like lightning.
No wonder they were suspicious. Before the court convened the Great Court Meeting, rumors had spread faintly, saying that His Majesty the Emperor would clean up and remove obstacles in order to successfully send the King of Chu to the throne of Regent.
Aren't the five of them the biggest obstacle? !
There are also those who are not afraid, such as Bai Hua, who replied directly: "I want to go too." With a firm expression and a sincere attitude, it is obviously not a perfunctory, but a thought from the heart.
"Yes, we all go down with His Majesty."
The Siege Lion and others expressed their opinions one after another, fearing that His Majesty might misunderstand.
Ouyang Shuo just smiled, and there was no expression on his face, "Forget it, you guys, stay in the game world for now, and guard this great Xia country for me. I hope that you won't be needed for the matter of the stars."
Hearing this, some people quietly breathed a sigh of relief, while others were dissatisfied.
"I still insist on going." It was Bai Hua who spoke, with a stubborn expression.
There was a hint of warmth in Ouyang Shuo's eyes, and he said patiently: "This time, when we go to Star Hope to open up wasteland, the number of people should be small rather than large. Compared with Star Hope, the game world needs you to guard it."
Establishing an outpost base should not make too much noise.
What outsiders don't know is that after the city of Hope was destroyed by the beast, the starship hovering in space tracked the fire dragon and the giant titan through the satellite.
The conclusion reached is that these top-level ferocious beasts will not be easily dispatched. If the scale of Hope City had not grown to the point where it threatened the survival of the ferocious beasts, they would not have encountered such an unwarranted disaster.
Low-key development is the basic strategy set by Ouyang Shuo.
Of course, the threat is always there, no matter how low-key it is, it can't block this shocking crisis.
What should be faced, must be faced after all.
"With you here, I can rest assured." Ouyang Shuo said encouragingly, "You can also be regarded as Binger's elder brother and elder sister. If you help well, Binger can gain a firm foothold."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your trust!"
Only Bai Hua still looked stubborn.
When Ouyang Shuo saw it, he sighed in his heart and said, "Well, I will set a time limit."
"Only ten years."
"We built a super empire in ten years. I hope that you can also assist Bing'er for ten years to manage the five major guard areas well, so that they can be completely integrated with the center of the empire."
"When the empire no longer needs to establish a capital protection area, that is the day when you will go to Hope Star and assist me to continue to expand the territory on Hope Star."
"how?"
Bai Hua and the others looked at each other and nodded solemnly.
ten years.
A whole new cycle.
They may not have thought that the ten-year agreement made by the six people at this time has become the cornerstone of the stability and prosperity of the Great Summer, and has resisted the strong winds and waves against the empire time and time again.
Tang Pei, a later historian, wrote in "Xia Shi": "The ten-year agreement of His Majesty the emperor is more powerful than the release of military power with a glass of wine, and it has created a new mode of disposing of meritorious deeds."
This opened a new page in the history of the empire.
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The next day, the main hall of the palace.
It was just dawn, and the civil and military ministers who were invited to attend the Great Court Assembly got up early, took a shower and changed their clothes, solemnly as if they were going to participate in the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven.
In front of the square, the ministers stood together in twos and threes, chatting with each other, waiting for the palace gate to open.
"Tingyu, this way."
Jiang Shang, the chief assistant of the cabinet, took the initiative to call Zhang Tingyu, the deputy minister of administration and director of the official administration, to talk to him.
This scene is quite eye-catching.
In the officialdom of the imperial court, the order is strict and hierarchical, and officials of different ranks are rarely in the same circle. For example, right now, the ministers seem to be in twos and threes, and their positions seem to be chaotic, but in fact they are in order.
In addition to the difference between civil and military, on the side of the civil official group, the six cabinet elders are naturally one group, the other Beijing officials are one group, the six governors are one group, and the provincial governors are another group.
There are also Beijing officials who stand with a familiar governor, which is also equal in status.
Basically, it will not jump out of this big frame.
Although Zhang Tingyu was a senior member of the second rank, it was unusual for him to be called over by the Chief Assistant of the Cabinet to have a conversation. For a moment, many pairs of eyes present looked towards Zhang Tingyu vaguely.
Some seem to be chatting, but in fact they have been paying attention from the corner of their eyes.
Gein at this special point in time, any trace of abnormality may contain big information.
As an important minister of the empire, how can he be indifferent.
Some ministers had a flash of thought in their eyes, obviously guessing.
They thought that in addition to the position of Deputy Minister of Administration, Zhang Tingyu also held the post of Grand Tutor of the King of Chu. When the regent of the king of Chu was almost certain, Zhang Tingyu's status as a tutor naturally increased.
Being reused is a natural thing.
Thinking of this, some ministers were envious and regretted not getting this position at the beginning. Having said that, who would have thought at that time that the eldest princess, who was not familiar with the world a few years ago, would jump up and become the successor of the empire.
Although he became the focus, Zhang Tingyu himself was calm and did not see any abnormalities at all. He walked over respectfully and greeted the general elders, neither humble nor overbearing.
Historically, Zhang Tingyu was also the leader of the cabinet, so how could he be stage fright.
During the busy time, the gate of the palace opened wide.
The ministers stopped chatting and walked into the main hall in an orderly manner according to the left and the right, waiting for the court meeting to start.
"His Majesty is here!"
After another half an hour, Ouyang Shuo sang and drank, wearing a crown and a dragon robe, slowly walked into the main hall and stood still in front of the dragon chair.
Ouyang Bing, King of Chu, followed behind Ouyang Shuo. There was no expression on her face, only her fists wrapped in her long sleeves showed her nervousness.
Ouyang Bing knew very well what today's court meeting meant to her.
After entering the main hall, Ouyang Bing stood on the civil servant's side, still in front of Jiang Shang.
This is not overstepped.
Although Jiang Shang is the chief assistant of the cabinet of the first rank, Ouyang Bing is the king of Chu, the same rank as the first rank, and also the eldest princess of the royal family, so his status is naturally higher than that of Jiang Shang.