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Chapter 763 Siyuan
After Wei Junqian was granted the title of Earl, the entire Xingji City kept a close eye on the residences of the other legion generals and the gatekeeper generals.

Basically, these mansions offer the best chance of promotion and noble titles.

Zhuque Street, Yong'an Hutong.

Zhongyong Hou Mansion.

In the dead of winter, with nothing to do.

Lei Er, Xiao Gang, and the rest of the group happily gathered together for hot pot again.

"Where are Huo Yun and the others?" Yu Ziping asked. "Haven't they arrived yet?"

Xiao Gang turned his head and glanced in the direction of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion across the street.

"They won't be coming. Her Highness the Grand Princess is unwell..."

Huo Yun and his nephews from the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion all had to stay by his side and dared not leave casually.

Everyone was slightly taken aback and exchanged glances.

Some time ago, when Huo Qing was still in Xingji City, they had all visited the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.

Upon arriving at the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, one naturally had to pay a visit to the renowned Princess Yiguang of the empire.

Xiao Gang spoke tactfully, but everyone else knew that Princess Yiguang's body was actually at its limit.

"Let's talk about some hot topics in the capital recently," someone quickly changed the subject.

Lei Er threw a broad bean into his mouth and crunched it.

He has always been outspoken.

"What's there to discuss?"

"The Yan Hui Legion has had neither military achievements nor a good reputation over the years. It would be a miracle if Tian Hongyan could keep his General of the Valiant Cavalry's mansion from being downgraded."

"That's absolutely right." Huang Ming and the others who had fought in Dingxi County couldn't help but feel indignant.

"Unless the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Personnel took money from the General of the Valiant Cavalry's mansion, Tian Hongyan would never be promoted."

"Guanyi and the others wouldn't dare accept money, would they?" someone suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, the large restaurant fell silent.

All that remained was the bubbling sound of the hot pot boiling water.

Hey.

Lei Er disagreed.

He picked up his chopsticks and scooped up the nearly cooked mutton slices, breaking the silence with a smile.

"What are you daydreaming about? The people of Xiliang are no good, but their cattle and sheep are exceptional."

"Hurry up and use your chopsticks. It won't taste good if it's overcooked."

As if waking from a dream, everyone scrambled to pick up the slices of meat.

"Don't worry," Lei Er suddenly added amidst the sounds of people eating meat, "Guan Yi and the others wouldn't dare!"

The voice wasn't loud, but it carried a resolute and even murderous tone.

At this time, the Six Ministries were almost entirely composed of personnel left behind by Emperor Changxing.

Countless people are watching them, both openly and secretly, hoping to take their place.

As long as Guan Yi and his men aren't completely out of their minds, they would never dare to act recklessly.

Furthermore, Ren Ning's knife is no joke.

He'd already beheaded so many members of the royal family and generals, so he wouldn't mind beheading a few more civil officials.

"That's good, that's good." The group of young players breathed a sigh of relief.

"Next up is General Lu."

Lei Er ignored all of this and turned to look in the direction of Pinghai County.

"Donghai Barrier has made great contributions but also made great mistakes in recent years, and the merits and demerits cancel each other out. I think his Weihai General's Mansion is still a little short of being promoted to Earl's Mansion."

cough.

Lu Pingan, who also came from the East China Sea Barrier, coughed lightly.

"Brothers, let's be a little disrespectful in private. My father once said that General Lu's strategic vision and tactical skills are outstanding. However..."

In the early years, when the princes of Emperor Changxing were vying for his favor, he stood in the wrong position, which led to his current situation.

Everyone understood what he meant and shook their heads with deep emotion.

“Now,” Lei Er counted on his fingers, “only General Yuan Xingwen of Zhennanguan and General Kong Chunhui of Yingling Legion remain.”

Without a second thought, Huang Ming laughed and said, "No need to calculate, these two have a very good chance of being promoted."

“That’s right.” The others nodded in agreement.

Both Yuan Xingwen and Kong Chunhui were skilled warriors with ample merits, making their promotion to noble rank almost a certainty.

"What about General Xia and General Mo?" someone else asked.

“Them…” the crowd hesitated.

Whether it's Xia Bangwei or Mo Canghai, they're more than capable of guarding a region. But since they've only recently been promoted from local garrison troops, it will probably take some time before they can be granted the title of earl.

As expected, the Ministers of War and Personnel made frequent trips in the following days.

Amidst the sound of firecrackers, Yuan Xingwen's Brave Cavalry General's Mansion was upgraded to the Fuyuan Earl's Mansion, while Kong Chunhui's War Cavalry General's Mansion was upgraded to the Dingyuan Earl's Mansion.

It's obvious that Zhenyuan, Fuyuan, and Dingyuan were promoted in the same batch.

Although both are noble families, Wei Junqian is clearly one rank higher in terms of official rank.

Ren Ning disregarded all of this, leaving everything to the imperial laws and the merits earned by the generals themselves.

He sat upright on the dragon throne and received the military intelligence report that had just been delivered.

"Northern Customs?" Ren Ning glanced at the wax seal on it, somewhat puzzled.

At this time, the North Customs should be covered in ice and snow. I wonder what's going on in Xia Bangwei's place.

I opened it casually.

After reading it in one go, Ren Ning finally understood what had happened.

Baekje was in chaos.

This time it wasn't a Japanese pirate invasion, but rather Baekje itself falling into chaos.

This turmoil is also related to Yun Chui.

Some time ago, Naoto Hisadou was captured, and the Japanese pirates who had invaded Baekje began to surrender en masse.

The Starfall Legion and the Japanese Army then began their successful withdrawal.

However, when they evacuated Baekje, Wei Junqian and Xiao Zheng went directly into the Baekje palace and demanded that Li Chengde provide enough silver to compensate Yunchui for its losses.

Li Chengde naturally dared not refuse.

However, it is precisely because of this batch of silver that Baekje is currently in turmoil.

Li Chengde was reluctant to spend so much silver, so he had to distribute it among his subordinates.

The princes were required to contribute a portion, and other ministers and nobles were also required to contribute some.

The ministers were alright; they gritted their teeth and managed to come up with their own numbers.

However, Li Chengde's sons were different.

They were already adults and disliked each other from the start.

At this point, they argued incessantly over how much silver to offer, and the argument escalated into a fight with swords drawn, with each side eventually amassing their own armies.

If it weren't for the heavy snow blocking the mountains in Baekje, the bloodshed would probably have been endless long ago.

As the general guarding the Beihai Pass, Xia Bangwei received the news immediately.

However, he had no intention of interfering; he simply sent a military intelligence report to Xingji City as was his custom, explaining the situation.

And that's how it turned out the way it is now.

"Your Majesty," said the young Li, who was standing nearby, "should we convene a meeting of the Six Ministries?"

"No need," Ren Ning shook his head. "It's the end of the year, everyone's busy, there's no need to bother the Six Ministries with such a small matter."

“Send a windmill message directly to General Xia, informing Wu Siyuan of the situation in Baekje, and let him make his own decision.”

"According to the order!"

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Beihai Customs.

Upon receiving the news, Wu Siyuan was completely bewildered and had no choice but to brave the wind and snow and rush to the mansion of the general guarding the pass.

"Greetings, General. May I ask why you summoned me?"

"Sit down!" Xia Bangwei gestured for Wu Siyuan to sit down and moved the Baekje intelligence report over. "General Wu, please take a look at this news first."

After reading it quickly, Wu Siyuan's face turned even paler than the heavy snow outside.

After recapturing the eastern plains of Baekje, he immediately chose to flee far away.

Besides Yun Chui offering him greater opportunities for future development, Wu Siyuan also hoped that Baekje could stabilize as soon as possible so that the people could recuperate and thrive.

As a result, he gave up everything, but in the end, internal strife still broke out in Baekje.

Ugh.

Wu Siyuan sighed, pulling himself out of his tangled thoughts.

He looked up at Xia Bangwei and said, "Thank you, General, for telling me the truth about Baekje. I am deeply grateful."

"I wonder what the general means..."

Xia Bangwei smiled slightly.
“Baekje is General Wu’s hometown, the place he cherishes most. Now that war has broken out again, General Wu must be deeply grieved.”

"General Wu is a visionary. Although a good man should aspire to travel far and wide, no one wants to see their homeland become a wasteland, especially one that is mired in the struggles of a bunch of mediocre people. No one knows when peace will be restored."

"Now that we are one, if General Wu is willing to quell this war in our hometown, Beihaiguan can lend you a hand."

Of course, there would be no more Baekje Kingdom, and it would be called Baekje Commandery instead.