Throughout the whole day today, His Majesty the Emperor and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were discussing a sensitive topic.
The marshal of the world's soldiers and horses.
All generals who lead troops in war covet this position.
Especially under this catastrophe, this position is even more popular.
Maybe he will be infamy for thousands of years, but if he leads the world to defeat the catastrophe, then he will be as famous as Li Tielan through the ages.
More than ten years ago, when the Kui Niu drum was beaten, there was endless debate in the court about the choice of the general of the world's soldiers and horses.
During the first wave of catastrophe ten years ago, the emperor did not decide who would be the generalissimo.
Zhao Shiqu was only canonized as the general manager of the march in Jiannan Road, commanding all the troops in the sixty-three states of the five roads south of the Yangtze River, including Yang Zhentian, Zhao Xianfeng and others, all under Zhao Shiqu's control.
He was the military general with the most power and the largest number of troops in the world at that time.
Now, the second wave of catastrophe.
The imperial court divided the entire human world into several war zones, such as the Western War Zone, the Southern War Zone, the Gyeonggi War Zone, the Central Plains War Zone, the Northern War Zone, etc.
In these war zones, the imperial court accordingly ennobled several marching generals, such as Zhao Zian, Xu Kai, Li Xianjing, etc.
Among them, Zhao Zian, the youngest, has the largest territory. Guanzhong Road, Beiting Road, and Longyou Road are all under Zhao Zian's command.
Therefore, everyone in the world subconsciously feels that Zhao Zian is now the general marshal of the world's military.
Of course, this is just a feeling.
His Majesty the Emperor has never conferred the title Zhao Zian.
Wherever there are people, there will be fights, and this kind of fights are rivers and lakes.
The battles in the court were more intense than those in the arena.
The court may seem peaceful now, but in fact there are many undercurrents inside.
The hawks headed by Prince Zhao Shiyu advocated the use of heavy codes in troubled times, intensified punishments, and in the military, the use of passionate young people as middle and high generals to fight the enemy to the death.
This force is privately called princelings among the people.
Conservatives headed by Prime Minister Pan Hexiang felt that the power of heaven was too great to fight head-on in the human world, and they preferred to focus on negotiation.
This force is known among the people as the Sanjiang Party, and some also call it the Traitor Party.
There are also royalists led by Xu Linjun, the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Manager of the Ministry of Rites, and Li Chungang, the cabinet scholar. They advocate that the tentacles of cultivators should be removed from the court, and all matters in the mortal world should be decided by His Majesty the True Dragon Emperor, and no one else can interfere.
This force is known among the people as the Immortal Party or the Royalist Party.
These three major forces were intertwined and involved with each other in the court.
They are all jealous of the position of the Grand Marshal of the World's Armed Forces.
To take a step back, no matter who becomes the generalissimo, it cannot be from the other two forces.
His Majesty the Emperor is actually quite satisfied with the character of Zhan Ying. He is a young man who has just emerged and does not belong to the three major factions of the imperial court.
Although Zhan Ying and Ye Xiaochuan had known each other for a long time and might be Ye Xiaochuan's people, His Majesty the Emperor actually didn't care much in his heart.
If he hadn't been worried about Yu Jizi, His Majesty the Emperor would have declared Zhan Ying to be the Grand Marshal of the World's Arms and Horses long ago.
Li Ziye and Xuan Ying have been sitting next to the emperor. The two daughters came in the morning and are still here. It can be seen that they really want to promote Zhan Ying to the throne.
In the morning, the two girls would still talk to the civil and military officials of the court from time to time, but now they rarely speak.
The plum leaf transformed into a little glutton and kept eating.
She probably ate all the snacks in the imperial kitchen.
As expected of a powerful Xumi, I ate dozens of plates of dim sum and my belly didn’t feel bloated at all. I guess it would be fine if I ate dozens more plates.
Xuan Ying ate very little and was drinking.
His Majesty the Emperor brought out the fine wines from the royal collection to entertain them, and Xuan Ying drank one cup after another.
Zhan Ying was not in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, but outside the hall, blowing the cold wind.
His passion has been extinguished and his edges have been smoothed out during his ten years of smashing rocks. He doesn't care about the arguments of these high-ranking civil and military officials in the imperial court about his appointment as the marshal of the world's soldiers and horses.
Zhan Ying is a smart man. He knows that the person who can really decide the generalissimo is definitely not in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
But it is on the tall mountain peak in the far southwest border.
In fact, he knew very well that when he said that he and Ye Xiaochuan were old acquaintances and it was Ye Xiaochuan who discovered him a while ago, the matter became complicated.
However, he has no regrets.
He has always prided himself on being a thousand-mile horse, and Ye Xiaochuan is his Bole.
If the imperial court or the old immortal on Cangyun Mountain did not reuse him considering that he and Ye Xiaochuan were old acquaintances, then it can only be said that they have no vision.
Sooner or later, they will regret it.
However, Zhan Ying did not just move Ye Xiaochuan out because Ye Xiaochuan was his boss.
There is another reason.
He needs Ye Xiaochuan.
To be precise, he needs to rely on the secret weapon in Ye Xiaochuan's hands.
Black powder.
In the entire world, only the Tiannu Kingdom and the five tribes in southern Xinjiang have black gunpowder.
Although the black gunpowder imitated by the imperial court was more powerful than before, it was still far inferior to the black gunpowder produced by the Tiannu Kingdom and the five tribes in southern Xinjiang.
This is a weapon that can change the direction of the war. Zhan Ying must firmly hold the black powder in his own hands.
He believes that if he creates a person who is Ye Xiaochuan, Ye Xiaochuan will give him black powder.
While Zhan Ying was thinking wildly, Prince Zhao Shiyu came over.
Zhanying performs a military salute with his right arm across his chest and his palm facing down.
Said: "His Royal Highness."
Zhao Shiyu smiled and said, "No need to be polite."
In the main hall today, the prince strongly supported Zhan Ying's appointment as generalissimo.
Back in Mount Tai, he had a chance encounter with Ye Xiaochuan, and the two even had a long conversation.
There is a feeling of regret between each other.
In fact, the two of them had reached a secret agreement in Mount Tai to cooperate secretly and jointly protect the human world.
Since Zhan Ying belongs to Ye Xiaochuan, Zhao Shiyu naturally supports him fully.
Zhao Shiyu took out a secret letter from his arms and handed it to Zhan Ying, saying: "The court is discussing the candidate for the generalissimo. The generals from all over the world already know about it. This is the secret letter sent by Marshal Zhao from Yumen Pass. Look.
Let’s see.”
Zhan Ying hesitated for a moment, then accepted the secret message.
The letter is very long, eight or nine pages long. It is a private letter addressed to Zhao Shiyu.
The content is roughly that Zhao Zian heard at Yumen Pass today that there was a young man named Zhan Ying who was recommended by Xuan Ying and Li Ziye as the marshal of the human army. He also heard that this Zhan Ying was the descendant of Li Tielan.
The battle in the Western Region was secretly directed by this war hero, which allowed the battle between Longmen and Longbei Mountain to proceed smoothly.
Zhao Zian asked Qu Jiuyuan and confirmed through Qu Jiuyuan that in the battle of Yingzui Cliff ten years ago, Zhan Ying also sent out surprise troops to reverse the situation of the battle, allowing the Yingzui Cliff defenders to completely wipe out the Celestial Army.
Zhao Zian admired Zhan Ying's attainments in the art of war very much.