The grass in the factory should be plucked

Jiang Li and Xie Changan began their busy days again.

Xie Changan went to the military camp early in the morning. Jiang Li finished his breakfast slowly, then rode Xiaohong to stroll between the two farms, Longmen Military Industry and Longmen Tiangong.

Longmen Military Industry is not only a big maze, but also has many traps, such as crossbows, poisonous smoke, quicksand traps, and chain flip boards...

If an intruder triggers the mechanism, each one of them can be fatal.

Jiang Li wanted to try it with great interest, but was held back by Mo Qilang. He was not afraid that something might happen to Xiao Shiliu, he was afraid that something might happen to his mechanism!

You are a guy who is invulnerable to swords and guns, so why don't you destroy the mechanism he has carefully laid out?

Xie Changan just used these mechanisms to train his personal soldiers. Even if the crossbows were replaced with ones without arrowheads, these personal soldiers were still beaten to a pulp.

Most of this team of personal soldiers were selected from the Eastern Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard, as well as the original Yin Guards, so they were naturally very familiar with Jiang Li.

Jiang Li finally found some fun. He squatted on the side and watched their jokes every day, making the Yin guards extremely resentful.

Fortunately, she would lend a helping hand when they were in danger, so that her personal soldiers could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

She also imitated her master and asked Fat Rat to release a large group of rats to chase the soldiers when they were running around the village.

Looking at the horde of rats rushing towards us like a black tide, the scene is so terrifying!

The soldiers were so scared that they ran for their lives. In their eyes, Jing'an Hou was no longer a celestial being, but an out-and-out monster! Isn't this too scary?

Jiang Li bent over with laughter, she finally understood the bad taste of Master Mingxuan.

Under such high-intensity training, the soldiers made rapid progress, with their speed and agility greatly improved.

In future battles with the Nanyi Kingdom, even if the enemy shoots arrows in the dense forest, they will be able to dodge them as a conditioned reflex.

On the 20th day of the first lunar month, the officials' annual leave officially ended and the government offices began to return to work.

Jiang Li and Xie Changan will both attend the first grand court meeting after the New Year.

At this grand court meeting, the establishment of the Southern Expedition Army will be formally announced, and the candidates for the commander-in-chief and generals of the Southern Expedition Army will be announced.

They returned to the capital a day earlier.

Aunt Lian was speechless as she watched the girl, who looked more and more radiant after a stroll.

Even though she is married, she still acts like a wild girl. Even though our family has built such a big garden, it is not enough for her to play in. She always wants to run outside!

The next morning, Jiang Li and the other person changed into court robes and walked into the hall with the civil and military officials.

The three great ministers of the cabinet, headed by Liang Shoufu, wrote a letter requesting the establishment of a southern expedition army to attack the Southern Yi Kingdom.

One stone caused a thousand ripples. Some agreed, some opposed, and the court became a mess.

The opinions held by the opposition are nothing more than these:

"Your Majesty has just ascended the throne and is already engaging in war. This is probably a bad omen!"

"The national treasury is already insufficient, and the expedition to southern Xinjiang requires a large amount of food and fodder. If there is a drought or flood this year, what will we use to provide disaster relief?"

"Southern Xinjiang has high mountains and dense forests, with countless poisonous miasma and poisonous substances. I heard there is also Miao Gu, and the Gu magic is hard to defend against. I am afraid that our soldiers will never come back!"

The Duke of Zhenguo retorted, "The Southern Barbarians and the Miao and Gu have repeatedly invaded our Great Chu, murdered the people, and plotted to murder the late emperor. How can we not avenge such an irreconcilable feud?"

Nangong Qinghe said solemnly: "What the Duke said makes sense. As the Son of Heaven, I cannot avenge my father's murder, and I cannot protect the common people. How can I stand in the court and rule over the people?"

"What you are worried about is not without a solution," he looked at Jiang Li with a smile, "Marquis Jing'an, you tell me."

Jiang Li stepped out and handed over the map.

Yinjiu and Yuanbao stepped forward to take it and slowly unfolded it.

Jiang Li said: "General Xie and I have already surveyed the terrain of Southern Xinjiang. This is the complete map of Southern Xinjiang."

All the ministers looked closely and saw the high mountains and dense forests stretching for hundreds of miles. They couldn't help but gasp.

With such a dangerous natural barrier, let alone conquering southern Xinjiang, even crossing this primeval forest would be a huge problem, right?

Jiang Li smiled slightly: "As for the food and grass, the national treasury will pay a part, and the remaining shortfall will be borne by Longmen Trading Company."

All the ministers were silent. Everyone knew that Longmen Trading Company was the emperor's private treasury. The emperor was spending his own money to fight the war. What reason did they have to object?

"As for the poison miasma and witchcraft, this marquis, Longmen Medical Bureau, and Longmen Military Industry have already found a way to crack them."

Minister of Works Li Wenxing could not help but ask: "With such a natural barrier, I wonder how Marquis Jing'an can break through it?"

The rise of Longmen Tiangong and Longmen Jungong has seriously threatened the status of the Ministry of Industry. Li Wenxing has long had a strong sense of crisis.

If Longmen Military Industry performs brilliantly in the Southern Expedition, I'm afraid his position as Minister of Industry will be over!

Jiang Li glanced at him and said with a smile: "This is of course confidential, it is not convenient to tell the Shangshu Lord."

Li Wenxing said unhappily, "Marquis Jing'an is so confident, do you dare to issue a military order?"

"Why not?" Jiang Li said with a smile.

Xie Changan stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, I will lead the troops to conquer Southern Xinjiang!"

"This military order," he turned to Li Wenxing and said word by word, "I will issue it!"

Li Wenxing was speechless for a moment. The couple went into battle together, what else could he say?

Nangong Qinghe said: "General Dingguo has asked to lead the three armies. Do you have any objections?"

There was a moment of silence in the court.

Who dares to object? His Majesty has made up his mind that the expedition to southern Xinjiang is imperative. Apart from the Marquis of Jing'an and his wife, who else dares to take on this hot potato?

The Duke of Zhenguo said: "General Xie is an outstanding warrior, and he complements the Marquis of Jing'an. I strongly recommend him to be the Grand Marshal of the Southern Expedition."

Liang Shoufu and three other senior cabinet ministers also stepped out and said, "We second the motion."

Several major officials in the court all agreed, what else could the other ministers say?

They could only bow their hands together and say, "We have no objection."

Nangong Qinghe then issued an edict: "Jinyiwei Commander, Dingguo General Xie Changan, is promoted to the first-rank general of the state, and appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Southern Expedition Army, commanding the three armies."

"Marquis of Jing'an Jiang Li is promoted to the title of Second Rank Dragon and Tiger General and appointed as the Supervisor of the Southern Expedition Army."

"Mo Qilang, a doctor in the Ministry of Works, was conferred the title of General Xinwu of the Fourth Rank, and led the Longmen military workers to the expedition to Southern Xinjiang."

"Shen Muchun, Junior Minister of the Guanglu Temple, was conferred the title of General Mingwei of the Fourth Rank, and led the Longmen Medical Bureau to join the army in the expedition to Southern Xinjiang."

"Minister Cui Jue of the Ministry of Revenue is fully responsible for the logistics of the Southern Expedition Army."

"Take 100,000 troops from each of the Zhenbei Army and Pingxi Army and merge them with the Annan Army to form the Zhengnan Army. The Minister of War Ma Tengyun will be fully responsible for this matter."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Xie Changan, Jiang Li and others knelt down to receive the order.

Prime Minister Liang was a little speechless. It was unprecedented that the commander-in-chief and the military supervisor were a couple.

Forget it, forget it. Apart from Marquis Jing'an and his wife, there is indeed no one else who can take over the affairs of Southern Xinjiang.

After the court was dismissed, Jiang Li and Xie Chang'an had no time to greet the ministers and hurried back home.

They both have a lot to do.

The parents of both parties were surrounded by the ministers.

Needless to say, Liao Wuyong's face was naturally beaming with joy.

His son and daughter-in-law are one a first-rank general and the other a second-rank general. He, a eunuch, actually has two generals in his family!

Although he is not his biological son, I believe that if his ancestors knew about this, they would be so excited that smoke would come out of their graves.

Those surrounding Jiang Xiuyuan began to smile a little teasingly.

Jiang Xiuyuan was finally reinstated. Just as he had guessed, he received an "unsatisfactory" grade in the year-end evaluation. He was demoted from the third-rank assistant minister of the Ministry of Works to the fifth-rank doctor.

Officials of the fifth rank were not qualified to attend grand court meetings. He was surrounded by officials who were dismissing the court. He was stunned for a moment, feeling shocked and scared.

What good thing has his daughter, who caused so much trouble, done again?

"Congratulations to Doctor Jiang, congratulations to Doctor Jiang, two great generals from one family, the Jiang family's ancestral tomb is really smoking!"

"It's not just smoke, it looks like it's almost on fire!"

One family, two generals? What does that mean?

Seeing that he looked confused, Gao Yisong sighed and told him everything that had happened in the court.

Jiang Xiuyuan was shocked. His son-in-law became a first-rank general and the commander-in-chief of the three armies?

My daughter also became a second-rank general and served as a military supervisor?

The young couple are going to lead the Southern Expedition Army to march to southern Xinjiang?

He couldn't help but beat his chest and stamp his feet. This fearless little villain, instead of being a good marquis, actually wanted to go to the war with the army?

Does she know how to deploy troops and arrange battle formations? Isn't this just nonsense?

If they lose the battle, not only will she be convicted, but the entire Jiang family will also be buried with her!

Jiang Xiuyuan gritted his teeth and headed towards Marquis Jing'an's mansion. He wanted to scold this evil girl to wake her up!