Transmigrated into a corrupt female county magistrate, defied fate and changed her life in a deserte

"Okay! I'm glad you're back!"

Xiao Ren nodded with relief. His backer was back. In previous years, when Lord Huo was around, those old guys in the court had to keep their heads down and behave themselves.

Huo Fang pursed his lips and smiled slightly, then turned to look at the army behind him, his eyes moving slightly. He had not been home for more than ten years, and the same was true for the soldiers who had followed him through life and death.

Look at the old ladies, women and children in the crowd; they are all waiting for their sons to come home.

"Your Majesty, I have an unwelcome request."

"Don't ask me if I don't want to. Lord Huo's affairs are my affairs. Just tell me. As long as I can do it, I will do it for you!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the ministers behind Xiao Ren immediately shrank their heads. Most of them relied on the fact that Huo Fang was in a high position and had a long journey to the capital, and that he was not allowed to enter the capital without an imperial edict. In order to enrich themselves, they more or less withheld the food or military pay of the Huo family army.

Who could have expected that Huo Fang would be able to survive and destroy the Wulei Kingdom?

When he comes back, he will definitely settle the past. The emperor dotes on Huo Fang so much, wouldn't it be easy for him to take their lives?

Huo Fang didn't even bother to glance at the ministers. He knelt on one knee and pleaded solemnly, "Your Majesty, now that Wulei State has been destroyed and the crisis at Jingbian Pass has been resolved, there will be no more wars to fight. Maintaining so many troops is a waste of manpower. Please, Your Majesty, dismiss some of the soldiers and let them return home to reunite with their families!"

The noisy crowd thus quieted down, and everyone looked at the king and his ministers in front of them.

Xiao Ren had a serious expression and was thinking seriously. He had not yet thought about disbanding the soldiers.

After all, holding military power gives a king a great sense of security.

"Lord Huo, please get up first. I need to think this over carefully."

Huo Fang was not aggressive when he heard this. This was indeed no small matter. If the emperor did not hesitate, he would not be fit to be an emperor.

After Xiao Ren finished his military review, he held a celebration banquet for the Huo family army that had returned from the battle. As for the captives from the Wu Lei Kingdom, they were put into prison.

There is a party all night long in Kyoto tonight, all celebrating General Huo's triumphant return.

In order to show his closeness, Xiao Ren dragged Huo Fang to drink until midnight.

There was even an intention to give him a beauty, but Huo Fang firmly refused. Xiao Ren was very anxious because his general Huo Fang had been loyal to the country and had never married and had no children.

He always felt guilty about this, tears streaming down his face, and he held Huo Fang's hand and cried.

"Lord Huo, I don't know how to love you. You don't want money, high positions, or beautiful women. What do you want me to give you?"

Huo Fang stiffened his body, feeling disgusted with the crying emperor, and consoled him stiffly.

"Your Majesty, I want nothing. Now that the war has ended, there will be no war in our country for nearly a hundred years. I have nothing to do in the court. Please allow me to resign and return home."

"No! I still have to take care of you in your old age!" Xiao Ren refused without thinking.

He feels safe only when Huo Aiqing is around!

"Then please, Your Majesty, treat the soldiers who followed me to battle well! I don't need them."

Over the years, even though he was not in Kyoto, Xiao Ren would send any good things he had to his general's mansion and even sent people to help him manage the mansion.

So he has no shortage of money!

Xiao Ren felt a surge of emotion in his heart. If everyone in the court was like General Huo, why would he need to be on guard against his ministers like they were thieves?

"I obey you and will not treat them unfairly."

……

When the people of Jingyang County heard the news from Huo Fang again, they had already finished planting rice seedlings.

After reading the letter from Kyoto, Song Jinshu grinned and said, "My elder brother has been named Duke Zhongguo!"

The higher Huo Fang climbs, the bigger her support becomes.