Because the rescue arrived in time, the casualties of the female soldiers led by Xi Rong were not serious, and the same was true for the soldiers led by Xiao Yuanshi before.
They were reorganized by Xiao Hanzheng and stationed at the border to prevent the new marshal sent by the Ge Kingdom from suddenly attacking the border.
Soon, both the North City and the Capital City received news of Daliang’s successive victories.
The people in the northern border are the happiest. The army is guarding the border, which is equivalent to protecting everyone's safety.
When Shi Qingluo flew down from the sky into the city and asked the old immortal to use a small black ball to defeat the enemy, the story was spread as if it was miraculous.
In addition to this, Xiao Hanzheng took charge temporarily and saved Daliang from defeat and defeated Ge State.
Now the commander of Ge State is besieged in the border town, which is so exciting.
The same thing happened in Beijing, everyone was excited to hear the news.
The emperor received news from the border one after another and was greatly relieved.
On this day, news came that Xiao Hanzheng led his troops to besiege the border town.
It just so happened that at this moment the ministers of the court, King Yi and several princes were discussing matters in the imperial study.
The emperor shared the news with them.
Then he sighed, "I didn't expect that my top scholar is also a good commander of troops. The border town of Ge Kingdom should be captured in the next few days."
The emperor was obviously in a good mood.
The ministers were naturally happy to hear the news.
This was a much better outcome than they had imagined, especially for the Minister of War and the Minister of Revenue, who were almost worried to death.
The Ministry of Revenue is not intentionally holding back military spending, but there really isn't much silver in the national treasury right now.
Daliang had only been established for a few years, and had always adopted a policy of light corvee labor and exemption of some taxes, so the silver collected was not as much as that of the previous dynasty.
Many places had been hit by disasters before, and a lot of money had been spent on disaster relief.
In addition, during the reign of the previous emperor, the capital and the imperial mausoleum were renovated on a large scale, so the Ministry of Revenue really had to live within its means.
Fortunately, a canning workshop opened on the other side of the border, which alleviated the situation a lot.
The colored glaze workshop was funded by the emperor's private treasury, so even though the Ministry of Revenue was jealous, it did not dare to make any plans.
Moreover, the profits from Liuli were actually used by the emperor to build large ships and navy.
The Ge State suddenly attacked, and they have tried their best to raise military funds, but the war cannot be prolonged, otherwise food and fodder will be in short supply.
The treasures from the previous dynasty sent by King Yi were used by the emperor to build cement roads connecting the capital to various provincial capitals.
Another part was used to buy grain and sent to northern Xinjiang, which relieved some of the pressure on the Ministry of Households.
The money allocated by the Ministry of Revenue was limited, and the Ministry of War had no way of asking people to prepare more armaments and supplies to be sent to the front line.
Now, hearing that Xiao Hanzheng had completely stabilized the situation and turned a disadvantage into an advantage, the two ministers were the happiest.
The Minister of War smiled and said, "I didn't expect the champion to be so good at fighting. He is truly a talented general."
The Minister of Revenue said: "It would be better if Lord Xiao could end the war between the two countries as soon as possible, otherwise our food and grass can only support another three months at most."
Liang Yulin said confidently: "Don't worry, based on my understanding of Han Zheng, the war should be over within two months."
He glanced at the two ministers and said, "Otherwise, if we have to wait for your support, I don't know how many of our soldiers will die."
The two ministers: “…” Don’t attack people like this. They also want to provide support, but they also need money and supplies!
The Minister of Revenue was more tactful and said with a smile, "Yes, this is indeed all thanks to Lord Xiao."
He likes officials who can help households solve their problems.
Moreover, Xiao Hanzheng had no conflict of interest with him. He even had some ideas and he didn't mind saying some good things.
Liang Yulin said proudly, "Of course, he is my son."
People present: “…” King Yi, that’s enough. His surname is obviously Xiao, okay?
With such an outstanding pair of sons and daughter-in-law, they couldn't help but envy King Yi.
So everyone looked at King Yi with jealousy.
Seeing this, Liang Yulin smiled even more deeply, and said smugly: "Don't be jealous of me, after all, this is something you can't envy."
The people present: "..." I didn't expect you to be such a King Yi. Where did you say you would be banished to the earth? Why are you so worldly now?
This is such a boastful look, he really deserves a beating! Then Liang Yulin said to the emperor: "Royal brother, if my son defeats the Ge Kingdom this time, let him bring his family back to the capital to receive the reward, and by the way, solve my lifelong affairs."
People present: "..." They felt that the second half of King Yi's sentence was the key point.
The emperor also felt that the last sentence was the key point.
He laughed and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? Kong Shi won't run away again."
Liang Yulin touched his nose and said, "You are a full man who doesn't know the hunger of a hungry man!"
The emperor said unhappily, "I don't know who used to run away when the thought of getting married was mentioned, but now you know how to be anxious."
Liang Yulin said confidently: "That's because I haven't met the right person."
The emperor also knew that his younger brother was an old man who had finally blossomed, so he didn't dwell on it.
He looked more serious, "Are you sure Xiao Hanzheng can beat back the Ge Kingdom army within two months?"
Liang Yulin also turned serious, "I think it's okay."
“Whether it’s the appearance of my daughter-in-law’s old immortal master or my son’s successive victories, the morale of our troops has been high.”
"Not only has the morale of the Ge Kingdom plummeted, but they have also failed to select a more capable coach. This means that failure is inevitable."
The emperor listened to his boastful words and said with a smile: "They are not your son and daughter-in-law."
Liang Yulin smiled and said, "It's only a matter of time."
My eldest son and daughter-in-law really make me proud.
The emperor: “…” He felt that his brother looked like he deserved a beating.
In fact, other people didn't expect that King Yi actually had such a side to him. In the past, he always looked like he was about to ascend to heaven and become an immortal, not caring about worldly affairs.
They couldn't help but wonder what kind of person Kong was like, to be able to bring King Yi down to earth.
And I heard that Xiao Yuanshi had regretted it a long time ago and wanted to reconcile with the Kong family, but was rejected.
But think about it, it shouldn't be too bad, otherwise he wouldn't have raised such an outstanding son like Xiao Hanzheng.
Xi Xinheng smiled and said, "If it is really as King Yi predicted, then Lord Xiao will have made a great contribution."
"Lord Xiao has performed very well in the Northern Frontier. I don't think he needs to take over temporarily. He is qualified to be the governor of Northern City directly."
Although everyone knew that being a temporary replacement was basically equivalent to being settled, as long as it was not settled, Xiao Hanzheng's rank would not improve.
Their family has always been on good terms with the Xiao family, so of course they have to help Xiao Hanzheng secure the credit first.
After he said this, the Liang family and the Fei family also stood up to agree.
The emperor was very optimistic about Xiao Hanzheng. Judging from the current situation, he was indeed his lucky general.
"When the war between the two countries is over, his rank will be raised."
He just hoped that Xiao Hanzheng would not let him down next time, then he would definitely not treat him unfairly.
After he finished speaking, he smiled and took out a letter from the border.
"The veterans on the border have all written to me, asking me to keep Xiao Hanzheng in the Northern Frontier as the commander-in-chief, saying that it would be a waste of his talent if he doesn't fight. What do you think?"
(End of this chapter)
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