At the beginning, I became a county magistrate with greed of 500 million. The empress asked me to be

At this time, all the ministers in the court also saw Xu Wan'er's appearance clearly, and they were filled with sighs in their hearts for a moment.

Some of them had served as officials in the imperial court for forty or fifty years.

He had never reached the position of Minister of Six Ministries.

Now, a girl in her early twenties has become the Minister of Transport. Naturally, many people find it difficult to balance this for a while.

But with what happened just now.

Even though many people were still dissatisfied at this time, no one dared to express it directly.

"Lord Xu, what is the situation of the northern barbarians?"

After completing the establishment of the Ministry of Transportation, the empress changed the subject and asked about the war in the northern border.

"In reply to your Majesty, the 500,000 barbarian troops from the northern border are coming in two groups. One group is approaching Changchun, and the other is bypassing the Hexi Corridor and preparing to march directly into the heart of the Central Plains."

Xu Jinsong responded immediately.

When talking about the war in the northern border, all the officials in the Hall of Supreme Harmony showed a look of worry on their faces.

It was no secret in the capital that the Tatars had gathered an army of 500,000 barbarians and invaded Daliang again.

However, this crisis, which should have triggered a panic, was much less severe because the imperial court's 600,000 troops wiped out the Japanese pirates on the battlefield in the south of the Yangtze River.

"Pass on my decree, immediately appoint Xia Yun as the Grand Marshal of the Northern Expedition, and command all the imperial troops to march to the northern border soon!"

The empress thought for just a moment before issuing a new decree.

However, something was a little beyond the Empress's expectations.

She originally thought that if she appointed Xia Yun as the commander in the war against the barbarians in the northern border, she would surely be opposed by her ministers.

But in fact it is.

As soon as the order was issued, the entire Hall of Supreme Harmony fell into an unusual silence, and not a single official spoke up to object.

Even Xu Miao, who had always opposed Xia Yun holding an important official position, did not speak a word!

"I will obey your orders and will definitely live up to your majesty's trust in this expedition to the northern barbarians!"

Xia Yun, who had not spoken for a long time, immediately clasped his hands together and accepted the order.

The reason why he came to the capital this time was that he had promised the empress to lead the army to fight against the barbarians!

......

3pm.

The tense and serious court meeting ended.

After the court session, the empress went straight back to the imperial palace.

The ministers dispersed.

Xia Yun brought Xu Wan'er, Lei Zhenning and the others back to the Xia Mansion in the capital.

This mansion was previously arranged by Xiao Yan for Xia Yun.

"Huh, finally I don't have to keep a tense face anymore."

"Those old guys in the court don't look like good people."

"..."

After returning to the Xia Mansion, everyone's tense nerves finally relaxed.

Chong Heihu, Jiang Wenzhong and other generals who came from Dai County, this was the first time they experienced such a scene.

"Brother Xia Yun, the emperor has repeatedly protected you in the court today. This honor is probably the first time in my Great Liang Dynasty."

When everyone entered the lobby, a loud laugh came from Lei Zhenning's mouth.

He was originally from Zhejiang and had served as an official in Zhejiang for many years, so he did not have a residence in the capital.

In addition, he has actually now left the Jiangnan Party.

Therefore, he had no proper place to live for a while, so he followed Xia Yun to the Xia Mansion.

"Don't make fun of me, bro."

"The first time Xia came to Beijing, he was ambushed by thousands of people."

"I've just arrived in the capital and I've been impeached by officials from the Jiangnan Party. I don't know what tricks they'll have in the future."

Xia Yun smiled bitterly.

He had no intention of provoking others, but he could not resist others' plotting against him.

This is the dangerous part of the capital.

Even if he has not offended anyone, as long as he has infringed on the interests of others, someone will naturally deal with him in secret.

"Don't worry, my dear brother. At the court meeting, His Majesty has already promoted you to the rank of Grand Marshal of the Northern Expedition. I think those people, no matter how reckless they are, will not dare to attack you at this time."

"The key now is, how do you plan to use your troops to repel the invading enemy from the north?"

After joking, Lei Zhenning's face quickly turned serious.

Half a million barbarian troops are no joke.

According to the information they have now, those barbarians will arrive at the city of Changchun in six or seven days at most.

At that time, a bloody war will break out.

"Zhao Gongming is good at fighting against barbarians, so he will lead an army of 200,000 to the north and quickly enter Changchun City."

Xia Yun answered without hesitation.

He had already considered the strategy for this war.

Zhao Gongming had been in charge of Zhili for more than ten years and had already accumulated rich experience in fighting against barbarians.

And because of Zhao Gongming's ruthless command style, he left a very deep impression on many barbarians.

Therefore, it is the best choice for Zhao Gongming to lead the army north.

The only problem was the barbarian army that planned to bypass the Hexi Corridor.

"Well, if Zhao Gongming leads his troops to Changchun, Changchun will be safe for a short period of time."

Lei Zhenning deeply agreed with Xia Yun's strategy.

"As for the barbarian army coming from the Hexi Corridor, Chen Jingzhong will lead 100,000 cavalrymen to arrive at Shuoxi City first, and Hexi will be safe in a short period of time."

After pondering for a moment, Xia Yun made arrangements to deal with the invading enemies from the Hexi Corridor.

Chen Jingzhong was originally a subordinate of Lei Zhenning.

However, as all the troops in the Zhejiang camp had previously come under the command of Xia Yun, Chen Jingzhong naturally also came under the command of Xia Yun.

"Well, that's fine."

Lei Zhenning nodded again.

The most important thing for them now is to gain preparation time before the war.

First of all, it is about military equipment and food.

The battle in Zhejiang consumed a lot of grain stored in the imperial treasury.

Now, in order to fight against the northern barbarians, they also need to speed up the transportation of food and other supplies from all over the country.

The second issue is the training of the army.

Including the 400,000 troops under Zhao Gongming, the total number of troops they can mobilize now is about 600,000.

But many of them suffered injuries to varying degrees.

According to Lei Zhenning's estimation, the total number of troops that can still fight with all their strength is only about 300,000.

"Sir, when will His Majesty reward us?"

Suddenly, Chong Heihu asked out of the blue.

"It seems that some people are very anxious."

Xu Wan'er smiled.

"Humph, Lord Xu is now the Minister of Transportation. He is a well-fed man who does not understand the hunger of a hungry man. How can he understand the helplessness of us rough people?"

Chong Heihu said jokingly on purpose.

"With your Majesty's golden words, the Ministry of Rites will no longer object. I estimate that in two or three days, the court should formally reward the meritorious officials."

Lei Zhenning gave an answer based on his own experience.

However, just as everyone was talking, an uninvited guest appeared in the lobby of the Xia Mansion.

"I am Qin Shun, your Excellency!"

The person who came was none other than Qin Shun, the owner of Fenglai Inn who had previously stayed in the capital to manage Xia Yun's business!