Martin immediately summoned all the ministers of the military in his mind.
After everyone "gathered", he laid out his ideas and sincerely allowed them to express their opinions and discuss how to streamline the huge and bloated legion system.
Martin thought that if a large competition was held to select the best candidates, it would take too long.
He hoped to complete the streamlining work gradually within a year, planning to retain only one million legions in the empire and disband all other legions.
Several military ministers looked embarrassed when they heard this.
The military minister was the first to voice his concerns: "Your Majesty, the situation has just stabilized, and disbanding the army now would likely unsettle the people."
Martin sneered after hearing this and asked, "Is it because people are unstable, or are some people too greedy?"
After saying this, he picked up the intelligence submitted by the intelligence department and passed it to several military ministers with divine power, saying seriously: "Look carefully, there is now a terrible situation of people drawing salaries without working."
"According to what you said, the situation has just stabilized. So why did this happen? Or perhaps, some of you, out of personal feelings, gave these people an easy path?"
Upon hearing this, the five men's expressions suddenly changed. They quickly knelt and said loudly and earnestly and firmly, "Your Majesty, if we do anything that harms the Empire, we are willing to return home and end our lives immediately. We will never defile Your Majesty's throne room."
Martin slowly stood up, looking calmly at the five ministers kneeling below, and said, "I believe it's not you. But what if your family is involved? Okay, don't just stand there, take a look at the information I sent you, and read it carefully."
The ministers received the order and hurriedly picked up the intelligence to check.
Soon, cold sweat broke out on the foreheads of the five ministers, and they fell to their knees again involuntarily.
They could never have imagined that someone in their family was using their names to accept bribes from some legion commanders in huge amounts.
They had been completely unaware of all this before. The five military ministers were filled with shame and wanted to commit suicide on the spot to apologize.
Martin looked at the five ministers, a faint smile appearing on his face.
Then, he used his divine power to collect the intelligence from the ministers, casually placing it on the table. He said calmly, "Tomorrow, submit to me a memorial on how to streamline and disband the legions."
The five military ministers asked tremblingly: "Your Majesty, what about our family..."
Martin interrupted them directly: "You guys handle these on yourselves. I believe you can handle it properly and prevent them from making the same mistake again, right?"
The five ministers looked ashen and nodded helplessly.
Seeing this, Martin waved his hand and signaled them to retreat.
After the five military ministers left the throne room, they looked at each other, sighed at the same time, and then left the palace together and returned to their families.
The next morning, funerals began one after another in the homes of the five military ministers.
In each family, as many as seven or eight people died, and as few as two or three, all of them died in various accidents.
However, the families in the imperial capital are not ordinary people, and they naturally understand the reasons behind this.
If it weren't for the current emperor's instructions, how could so many "accidents" suddenly occur in the homes of those military leaders?
They just joined in the fun and never dared to ask about the inside story. They were well aware of the truth that "curiosity kills the cat."
And just like that, the matter was quickly settled.
The five military ministers arrived at the throne room early in the morning, intent on reporting to His Majesty on the legion streamlining. They didn't even have time to eat breakfast. They hurried over and waited quietly outside the throne room.
Martin got up from Xingchen's couch and learned that five ministers had been waiting outside the hall for a long time.
He calmly dressed and washed up, then ordered the maid to take the ministers to the dining room for dinner, thinking that since they came so early, they must not have eaten yet.
After that, Martin went straight to the restaurant and waited for the arrival of the five military ministers.
Soon, footsteps were heard outside the door, and the figures of five ministers led by a maid appeared in Martin's sight.
As soon as the ministers entered the restaurant, they immediately bowed respectfully to Martin.
Seeing this, he waved his hand and motioned for them to take their seats.
Immediately afterwards, the maids brought exquisite breakfasts to the table one after another.
Martin warmly invited the ministers to have dinner. Upon hearing this, the ministers first stood up and saluted Martin solemnly again before sitting down one after another. However, they still respectfully waited for His Majesty to pick up their chopsticks first before they dared to start eating.
Soon, everyone finished their meal. He wiped his mouth gently and led them to the throne room.
Entering the throne room, the military ministers presented their memorials to Martin in turn, and then detailed their own plans one by one.
One has to admit that they all have their own strengths as military ministers, and the opinions raised by the five of them all contain key points worth adopting.
However, these methods all have some imperfections to a greater or lesser extent.
Despite this, it also provides Martin with many directions for thinking.
After the five ministers finished speaking one by one, Martin had just finished reading the memorials they submitted.
"I have read the memorials submitted by the five of you. Each of you has its own strengths. Please circulate these memorials among yourselves, and then rewrite your own upon your return."
"Well, in three days, present it to me again for my review. You can collaborate with each other or complete it independently. In short, in three days, submit a memorial that you deem perfect."
After he finished speaking, Martin signaled the ministers to leave and did not mention a word about the accidental death of someone in the minister's family.
The five military ministers left the palace and walked outside. The military minister spoke first, "Ladies and gentlemen, His Majesty has made it clear to us. In my opinion, we should all work together to write a memorial and submit it to His Majesty to satisfy him. What do you think?"
Everyone was silent for a moment, then nodded.
His Majesty's hint was very clear, and they knew in their hearts that it would be better for them to work together to complete the task of disarmament. After all, what happened before could not be easily forgotten.
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