The next day.
The Hall of Supreme Harmony.
"Your humble servant Gongsun Yan greets Your Majesty."
Marquis Gongsun Yan of Wei bowed to Li Jing with utmost respect.
"Marquis of Wei, you may dispense with the formalities."
Li Jing waved his hand and addressed Gongsun Yan, the former emperor of Wei and now the Marquis of Wei in the Taichu Dynasty.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After expressing his gratitude, Gongsun Yan slowly rose to his feet.
"Aww..."
A dragon's roar echoed throughout the Primordial Dynasty.
Those who could hear this dragon's roar were all civil and military officials of the Taichu Dynasty who were listed on the Investiture of the Gods.
They could all feel that with the sound of the dragon's roar, the power of the Primordial Dynasty's fortune began to surge. The power of fortune on each of them began to increase at this moment, causing the civil and military officials of the Primordial Dynasty to show their surprise and delight.
They also knew why this change had occurred, because the entire territory of the former State of Wei, its civil and military officials, and its army had been formally taken over by the Taichu Dynasty with the cooperation of Marquis Gongsun Yan of Wei.
It turns out that the State of Wei has truly integrated into the Primordial Dynasty, which is an important reason for the surge in the Primordial Dynasty's fortune.
After Gongsun Yan sensed the aura of the Primordial Dynasty bestowing upon him, his cultivation level broke through from the Lesser Completion of the Aperture Realm to the Greater Completion of the Aperture Realm, and he was overjoyed.
He didn't value martial arts cultivation before, mainly because his talent and aptitude were not strong. Now, with the blessing of the Primordial Dynasty, he felt that although his martial arts talent and aptitude had not changed, his cultivation speed had greatly improved under the influence of the power of the blessing, coupled with his increased comprehension.
He now feels that he has a chance to reach the Golden Core Realm, or even the Nascent Soul Realm!
After calming his excitement, Gongsun Yan stepped aside.
"Yan Changqing, has the Marquis of Wei's residence been arranged?"
Li Jing looked at Yan Changqing, the Grand Secretary, and asked him.
Regardless, Marquis Gongsun Yan of Wei was the first person to be granted a title in the Taichu Dynasty, and he was a marquis.
Furthermore, since it was the first mortal dynasty to voluntarily submit to the Taichu Dynasty, Li Jing naturally couldn't treat Gongsun Yan unfairly.
Although Gongsun Yan would only be able to enjoy the blessings of the Taichu Dynasty and remain a leisurely marquis in the future.
However, his son, Gongsun Wangshu, would be truly valued and employed in the Taichu Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, I have already made arrangements for the Marquis of Wei's residence and will not neglect him."
The Grand Secretary Yan Changqing stepped forward and addressed Li Jing with a respectful expression.
"Although the original territory, people, civil and military officials, and army of the Wei Kingdom have now been taken over by our Taichu Dynasty."
"However, you cannot let your guard down in the slightest."
"The civil and military officials of the former Weiguo should be assessed more quickly, and those who pass the assessment should be entrusted with important responsibilities."
"The Primordial Martial Codex can now be spread throughout the former Wei Kingdom's territory, enhancing the sense of belonging of the former Wei Kingdom's people to our Primordial Dynasty."
Li Jing nodded slightly and said in a deep and powerful voice.
Although the civil and military officials of the former Wei State have not yet been assessed and are no longer holding their previous positions.
However, this does not mean that there are no officials governing these territories.
Yan Changqing transferred a large number of officials from the Taichu Dynasty to the former territory of the State of Wei to serve as officials at all levels in the former state of Wei, and to manage the former territory of the State of Wei.
Therefore, it is now permissible to disseminate the Primordial Martial Scripture.
"Your humble servant obeys the decree!"
Yan Changqing said with a solemn expression.
After saying that, he returned to his seat.
Li Jing's gaze fell upon Guo Jingfei, Dongfang Yao, Chu Batian, Zhou Li, Gongsun Wangshu, and Huangfu Yunhai.
Indeed, Guo Jingfei, the garrison commander of Jiangzhou Pass, Dongfang Yao, the garrison commander of Jingzhou Pass, and Chu Batian, the garrison commander of Yuzhou Pass, were summoned back to Yanjing City by Li Jing.
Of these three formidable passes, only one deputy general remained to guard them.
At this time, the Zhao and Qi states guarding Jiangzhou Pass and Jingzhou Pass would certainly not dare to invade the Taichu Dynasty or do anything to it, so a deputy general is sufficient to guard them.
As for Yuzhou Pass, there is even less to worry about. Yuzhou Pass was built to defend the State of Wei, but now the State of Wei is gone, and its territory has become the territory of the Taichu Dynasty.
This formidable pass is no longer necessary.
Huangfu Yunhai's words were because everyone in the Sword Casting Manor, and even the entire Sword Casting City, had been secretly brought to Yanjing City and joined the Taichu Dynasty, so he also appeared in the court of the Taichu Dynasty.
"From this day forward, the Taichu Dynasty will abolish the capital garrison!"
"The Beijing Garrison will be discontinued!"
Li Jing said in a deep voice.
Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials in the court became solemn.
When they saw that Guo Jingfei, Dongfang Yao, and Chu Batian had all returned to the court, and that Huangfu Yunhai had also come to attend the court meeting, they knew that Li Jing was definitely about to make a big move.
"Our Primordial Dynasty will establish six legions!"
"A legion is composed of 500,000 men!"
“Except for key border areas, each prefecture still has a permanent military force of 100,000.”
"If the army is not large enough, the Ministry of War shall begin recruiting soldiers within the territory of my Taichu Dynasty to make up the numbers!"
Li Jing said in a firm and powerful voice.
The total number of troops in the Yan state, plus 100,000 imperial guards, was 1.9 million.
They subdued the original Weiguo army of 2.6 million, bringing their total strength to 4.5 million.
Originally, the State of Yan had nine provinces, and the State of Wei had thirteen provinces, making a total of twenty-one provinces.
With 21 provinces, each with a permanent military force of 100,000, a total of 2.1 million troops would be needed. Adding the 100,000 Imperial Guards, that would amount to 2.2 million troops.
The total military strength was 4.5 million. After deducting 2.2 million troops, 2.3 million troops remained.
If six legions are established at once, with each legion having 500,000 men, then a total of 3 million troops will be needed.
They are still short of 700,000 troops.
However, the Sword Forging Guard has an army of 50,000, and now that the Sword Forging Manor has joined the Taichu Dynasty, it has an army of 50,000.
Therefore, what the early dynasty truly lacked was not 700,000 troops, but 650,000 troops.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey!"
Minister of War Dongfang Ming stepped forward and spoke respectfully.
"Zhao Li, announce the imperial decree!"
Li Jing said calmly.
"Yes, this old servant obeys."
Standing behind Li Jing, Zhao Li stepped forward, took out a scroll of imperial edict from his sleeve, slowly opened it, and loudly proclaimed: "I hereby appoint Guo Jingfei, a fourth-rank Jianwu General, as the commander of the Tian Shu Legion of my Tai Chu Dynasty!"
We hereby appoint Dongfang Yao, a fourth-rank Jianwei General, as the commander of the Tianxuan Legion of our Taichu Dynasty!
We hereby appoint Chu Batian, a fourth-rank Zhenwei General, as the commander of the Tianji Legion of our Taichu Dynasty!
We hereby appoint Zhou Li, a third-rank general of the Garrison, as the commander of the Tianquan Legion of our Taichu Dynasty!
I hereby appoint Gongsun Wangshu, a fourth-rank Zhenwu General, as the commander of the Yuheng Legion of my Taichu Dynasty!
"Huangfu Yunhai is hereby appointed as a Fourth-Rank General of Valiant Might in my Taichu Dynasty, and Commander of the Kaiyang Legion of my Taichu Dynasty!"
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