As the temperature rises, the snow on the snowy mountains in the far north begins to melt, flowing through the vast ironwood forest, injecting a large amount of water into the Daoling River, and then flows into the valley, and finally merges into the Jinlong River, which is the most essential territory of mankind.
-The central plains bring ample water,
It looked like it was a good year again, and the faces of the nobles and landowners on the Central Plains all burst into smiles.
And with the arrival of spring, everything revives, the willow trees in the capital have sprouted new buds, and the streets seem to be prosperous. Even the business of the wandering warblers on the streets and alleys has improved.
The corrupt situation in the North has not affected the Royal Capital at all. What happened thousands of miles away has little impact on the common people. Not many people will care. At this time, the theaters and taverns in the Royal Capital are still full, and the entire Royal Capital is in a state of singing and dancing.
The peaceful scene of Shengping.
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Royal Palace, Golden Dragon Hall.
"Concerning Northland's request for help, how do you think it should be handled?"
The military report and the request for help from the Northland were sent to Jinlongdu yesterday.
Although the kingdom has gone downhill, it has not rotted to the root. Although King Renn has not shown any talents as a wise king, he can be regarded as a qualified monarch.
The day after the intelligence was verified, the courtiers were summoned to discuss matters related to the Northern Land.
"The Lanster family has a duty to defend the territory. They failed to stop the ogres, which caused the Northland to rot. More than five noble families were wiped out. They should be punished!"
At this time, an elder of the House of Nobles stood up and said with indignation that in the eyes of this elder, he didn't know how many civilians died and didn't care, but killing so many nobles was simply terrifying.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, he attracted a burst of strange looks, the kind of look that looked at a fool. Even the Prime Minister, the representative of the House of Lords, lowered his head, feeling particularly embarrassed.
And Ren, who was sitting high on the throne, couldn't help but hold his forehead. This kind of aristocratic dean with granite in his head would make him laugh or cry with just one sentence.
Even if the Lanster family was at fault, it was impossible to punish them now. He wanted to ask how to deal with the ogres invading from the east, not how to deal with the Lanster family.
"This will be discussed later. Let's discuss how to deal with the ogres first."
Although this elder is a little confused, he is very senior and has the strength of a great knight. Renn does not want to disgrace him too much.
Simply skip the issues raised by the other party and discuss directly how to deal with the ogres.
"Your Majesty, I think we should continue as usual and directly dispatch the dragon knights of the country to defeat the ogres with the power of thunder, and then ask the Lanster family to pay the money and food."
The person who stood up and spoke was the Right Prime Minister, and his words sounded much more reliable than the old fool from the Presbytery before.
The Golden Dragon Kingdom is surrounded by enemies on all sides. The Nagas on the southern coast are often harassed. The orcs on the eastern plateau are always trying to fight back. The lizard people in the western desert also cause some trouble to the western lords from time to time.
Only the Northland is still relatively stable, and now there is also a big mess.
Originally, lords in various places had the obligation to pay taxes to the royal family and obey royal levies during wartime, and the royal family also had the responsibility to provide assistance to lords in various places in times of crisis.
There are precedents for dragon knights to be dispatched when crises such as the lizardmen riot in the Western Region and the Naga occupation of the port in the south occur. Generally, once the dragon knight takes action, the basic matter will be solved.
With these precedents in place, it is reasonable for the Right Prime Minister to propose dispatching dragon knights from the country, and it is indeed a plan worth considering.
"no!"
Before Ren could express his position, the military personnel had already stepped forward to interrupt.
"Your Majesty, the orcs have been moving frequently at Dragon's Breathing Pass in the past few days. In order to protect Dragon's Breathing Pass, Knight Lusen has already gone to Dragon's Breathing Pass. Now there is only one dragon knight left in the Golden Dragon City, Mr. Thor."
"What a coincidence?"
Ren understood what the military meant. When there was only one dragon knight in the Golden Dragon City, it was not appropriate for the dragon knight to go out.
There must be a dragon knight sitting in the royal capital so that everyone can sleep peacefully.
In the Golden Dragon Kingdom, two dragon knights were originally arranged in the royal capital, and three dragon knights guarded Longxi Pass together.
The dragon knights in the royal capital generally play the role of guarding the royal capital and supporting or suppressing all parties at any time.
Now the mobile dragon knight Lusen has been sent to Dragon's Breath Pass due to the previous changes of the orcs outside Dragon's Breath Pass.
Now there is only one dragon knight left in the capital, Thor, and in the eyes of everyone, he cannot leave the capital at will.
"Then it would be better to directly dispatch the Imperial Guards to go north. The Imperial Guards have not fought for a long time. The dispatch of the Imperial Guards can solve the dilemma in the North, and secondly, it can also test the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Guards."
The proposal was made by military officials. The Praetorian Guard was filled with a large number of free knights who had no titles to inherit. They were eager to achieve meritorious service and be knighted. They had a certain desire to fight and were not completely rotten.
"No, the Imperial Guard's march north is completely going against the Longjiang River. It is difficult to transport supplies. It is more than a thousand miles from the royal capital to the north. The treasury is insufficient in supplies to support the army's march north."
The one who stood up to oppose was the official in charge of money and food. When he heard that the Forbidden Army was going to cost hundreds of thousands of people to go on a thousand-mile expedition, his scalp went numb, and he quickly stood up to oppose it.
"Oh? Why did I hear that the treasury is full of supplies and is planning to expand because it can't be loaded?"
"Those are supplies prepared for Dragon Breath Pass. Do you want to embezzle them?"
Upon hearing this, the military officials immediately stopped answering. In the Golden Dragon Kingdom, guarding Longxi Pass and guarding against orcs is always the top priority.
He didn't dare to open his mouth and touch the spare supplies at Longxingguan.
Ren was leaning on the throne above and frowning. The group of people had been discussing for a long time, but they could not come up with a practical plan. They only left him to worry about it.
But the North cannot be left alone. The Kingdom cannot allow the North to rot.
"Your Majesty, the River Valley is close to the North. I thought that I could order the garrison of the River Valley to organize the nobles of the River Valley to form a coalition to support the North.
Then I promise you a title, and call on all knights without knights and free knights to go north to join the war, so that even if you can't completely drive out the ogres, you can still relieve the pressure on the North."
It was the Right Prime Minister who made the suggestion. At first glance, this plan seemed feasible and acceptable to all parties, and it was quickly echoed by others.
"I think this method is feasible."
"Seconded."
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"Then let's do it first."
Ren thought for a while and felt that this plan was indeed feasible, so he nodded and agreed to the right minister's proposal.
But after all, the royal capital is too far away from the river valley, and it is difficult for them to understand the true combat effectiveness of the garrison and nobles in the river valley. They don't know how lax the armaments in such a comfortable place like the river valley are.
If Lint had to choose, he would rather order the support supplies from the river valley than the troops at the bottom of the river valley to help in the battle. The combat effectiveness is really not guaranteed.