It was already late at night when Guifeng and his team finished settling the bill.

The group brought the money to the general's mansion.

That night, they began calculating the military pay for the previous four years according to the names on the roster.

After the calculation is completed, we will have people transport them to the military camp tomorrow to start distributing them.

For those who have died in battle, their salaries and pensions will be sent to their homes.

Because Guifeng asked for a lot of interest, he gave each soldier an extra five taels of silver.

By the time we finished the calculation, it was already early morning and almost dawn.

Fu Guang stood up and stretched his waist: "Finally finished, General, you should go to the morning court quickly, I will go back to rest first."

Fu Guang: That’s really good. Hehehe, I’m going to go home and sleep now. The general hasn’t slept all night and still has to go to court. It’s so miserable ~ Unlike me, I can go home and sleep now.

Guifeng pinched his brows tiredly, ate a few buns in a hurry, and went to court with Mu Song.

Mu Song is old now, so he will not go to the battlefield this time and will stay in the capital.

The emperor assigned Mu Song to the Ministry of War.

Mu Song was still very satisfied with this.

With me watching over the Ministry of War, I thought those people would not dare to provide defective weapons to the barracks.

Mu Song rubbed his sore arm: It's really painful. I have never been so tired even when I fought in the war before.

Gui Feng looked at Mu Song and wondered, "Not eating?"

Mu Song waved his hands: "No, no, no, the morning court is early and long. If I eat too much, it will be embarrassing if I need to go to the toilet later."

Guifeng was speechless: What kind of bullshit logic is this?

"Didn't you say that the morning court session would take a long time? Aren't you afraid that you'd faint from hunger if you didn't eat?"

"Then why not have some porridge instead of porridge? Eat some buns or some cakes. It will fill your stomach."

Mu Song listened to Gui Feng saying this and felt that it did make sense.

He took the bun that Guifeng passed to him and started eating.

After a simple meal.

Guifeng washed his face with cold water to wake himself up, then changed into court clothes and prepared to go to court.

Mu Song also returned to his house, changed into court clothes, and went to court.

Other officials went there in horse-drawn carriages, but Guifeng went there on horseback.

Lin Mu, who was sitting in the carriage, was originally going to enter the palace to teach several children that Qiao Jing had just selected from the royal family some time ago.

Sitting in the carriage, eating buns, I opened the curtains and looked at the street outside.

While he was eating, he saw Guifeng riding past his carriage.

Lin Mu was so frightened that the bun in his hand almost fell off.

Lin Mu was about to curse, but when he saw who was standing right next to him, he stopped talking.

He soon discovered something that made him very sad.

It's obviously the same official uniform, why does Guifeng look better in it than he does?

He thought this was very abnormal.

This Guifeng is a little stronger than the ordinary brother,

It’s okay if he’s a little bit more handsome than him.

Why do the official uniforms look better now than on him?

Lin Mu: Very unhappy.

It was Guifeng's first time to attend the morning court, and he stood at the front of the military officers.

I'm a little sleepy.

I originally thought that if I stood at the back, I could take a nap quietly.

Unexpectedly, he stood right in front of the military attachés.

The other military officers looked at Gui Feng standing at the front with an unhappy face and fell silent: Do you think we don't want to stand in that position? Don't you think we have the ability? The colors of the official uniforms we wear are different. Do they not want the purple official uniforms? It's not good.

Before the morning court session began, Gui Feng thought that the court sessions should be elegant and interactive.

There are questions and answers.

It won't be as rough as they are in war.

But when the morning court actually started, he realized that he was wrong.

The quarrels among these civil servants were not the kind described in the books, in the flowery style.

It's very similar to when they curse at people on the battlefield.

Some people even cursed more harshly.

Guifeng felt as if something was broken.

Then regroup.

Some civil servants who were sitting further back were afraid that the emperor would not be able to see them, so those who were sitting further back or slightly further back began to elbow each other, pushing themselves forward.

Guifeng: Hmm...it looks quite embarrassing. I didn’t see them acting like this at the banquet yesterday.

It's true that you can't judge a book by its cover.

Guifeng glanced at the civil servants who were arguing fiercely.

It seems like I understand one more thing.

I understand why civil and military officials have to stand separately.

This is to prevent some civil servants from being careless and bumping into military officers, who would then elbow them and knock them against the wall.

Guifeng frowned slightly.

I am already annoyed because I can't sleep at night. Now these civil servants are arguing here instead of discussing strategies. It's annoying to listen to them.

Gui Feng stepped forward and interrupted, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

The officials who were originally arguing immediately shut up after hearing Guifeng speak.

Stop arguing.

This Gui Feng had just returned to the capital for less than a day, and he had already done a big job for them yesterday.

No one spoke, thinking that if they continued talking, Guifeng might get annoyed and cause trouble, which would hurt them to death.

When other new officials take office, even if they are carrying out rectification, they are somewhat timid and take many factors into consideration, but Gui Feng does not consider anything at all.

Offend and harm everyone equally, attack without distinction.

Before Guifeng came back, they got some information.

This Fang Feng is Guifeng’s father.

Originally, they thought Guifeng would be polite to Fang Feng and take extra care of him.

But after what happened last night, they had a definite answer in their hearts, and Guifeng ignored everyone.

He only listened to the Emperor's words and only thought about war.

Qiao Jing: “Yes.”

Gui Feng: "I request your permission to attack the Western Regions and expand them into our territory."

Qiao Jing listened to Gui Feng's words and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Are you sure, my dear?"

Other officials objected.

Prime Minister: "Your Majesty, I think what the ghost general said is not feasible. The border is stable now. If we provoke a war, the people will suffer."

Seeing the prime minister stand up in opposition, the civil officials also stood up one by one to oppose.

The general stands on Guifeng's side.

They, the military generals, have been suppressed for so many years and finally have a chance to feel proud. Of course, they cannot allow these military officers to continue to suppress them.

Begin to speak out against the civil servants’ views.

"I support the Ghost General's point of view. Winter will come soon. The Western Regions will be short of food in winter. They will definitely lead troops to invade our borders and burn, kill and rob at the border."

The quarrel originally started because of the flood problem.

Now the debate has begun over whether or not to send troops to attack the Western Regions and to conquer all the countries in the Western Regions and incorporate them into their own territory.

Qiao Jing sat on the dragon chair and watched the ministers arguing below.

After arguing for a quarter of an hour, the military attaché finally won.

Qiao Jing: "My dear, how long will it take?"

Guifeng estimated that the march would take half a month, plus the time for fighting.

After estimating the time in his mind, he said, "Three months, to be conservative."

When these words were spoken, not only the civil officials were shocked, but also the military officials.

Military Attaché: It’s not that General Ghost sounds a bit arrogant, but I’m afraid three months won’t be enough.