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"I knew His Majesty wouldn't be so stingy."
Ruan Xiaoqi said something to everyone,
He then ran up triumphantly.
He plopped down on the dragon throne.
Looking at the crowd standing below the stage,
Suddenly he shouted,
"Do I look like an emperor to everyone?"
The people in the hall were immediately terrified and their faces turned pale.
Lin Chong shouted,
"Xiao Qi, stop talking nonsense, come down quickly."
Ruan Xiaoqi was angry at the highly respected Lin Chong.
Only then did he reluctantly get up.
"This dragon throne is pretty much the same as a regular chair,"
"It's just that sitting up there makes everyone look a bit lower."
Even Li Kui couldn't help but watch.
"I'll sit down too."
With that, he started walking upstairs.
Chapter 1717 Training Troops
Lin Chong hurriedly said, "It's just a chair, what's so great about sitting on it?"
Li Kui chuckled foolishly.
"How can they be the same? That's the emperor's chair."
"I'm not destined to be emperor,"
"But I'll sit on the dragon throne today,"
"It'll be good to go back and tell Mother,"
"I, Tie Niu, am the most successful person in Yishui County."
Lin Chong asked curiously, "Wouldn't you be the most successful person if you became a general?"
Li Kui scratched his head and said, "General, perhaps someone has done this before."
"No one has ever sat on the dragon throne."
He then ran up to it.
He plopped down on the dragon throne.
They even pretended to be powerful and imposing.
Zhao Yuan looked at the fierce Li Kui sitting on the dragon throne.
He couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Zhao Yuan smiled, and the oppressive atmosphere in the hall vanished.
Everyone looked at Li Kui's appearance,
They couldn't help but burst into laughter.
It was as if everyone had returned to the time when there was no distinction between superiors and inferiors on Liangshan Mountain.
Zhao Yuan smiled and said, "Since they've all taken their seats,"
"Please all take a seat,"
"Even if I can't be the emperor, sitting on the dragon throne is still good."
Lin Chong laughed and said, "Being an emperor is too tiring."
"They have to manage both the war effort and the political affairs,"
"It's better to be a general; all you have to do is fight well."
"If it were the emperor, he would also have to think about where the soldiers' pay would come from,"
"The general only needs to lead troops into battle."
Zhao Yuan heard Lin Chong say this,
They also felt that the emperor was not as good as a general.
However, when the emperor is angry, blood can flow like rivers.
Once he became emperor, all land under heaven belonged to him.
All within the realm are subjects of the king.
How could a general be as carefree as an emperor?
But this pleasure comes at a higher price.
Until no one sits on the dragon throne anymore,
Zhao Yuan then walked up.
Sitting on the dragon throne.
Looking at the crowd below, who had suddenly shrunk in size,
Zhao Yuan also felt that the crowd had grown much more distant.
He didn't like this feeling of being high and mighty. Zhao Yuan stood up and walked down.
"Sitting on the dragon throne, it was as if he had suddenly become a lonely figure."
Zhao Yuan stood in front of the crowd and smiled.
"Alright, let's discuss things like this."
"We are still brothers from Liangshan,"
"Everyone spoke freely."
Although Zhao Yuan said that
However, Lin Chong and others who had previously served as officials in the Song Dynasty still couldn't act so casually.
Because they knew that soon civil officials would be joining them in discussions.
At that time, as long as they were disrespectful to Zhao Yuan,
Those civil officials would then impeach them.
Although Zhao Yuan might not necessarily punish them for this.
But there will always be some troubles.
It might even affect everyone's relationship.
It would have been better to show more respect to Zhao Yuan from the beginning.
Lin Chong said, "After we entered the city yesterday,"
"Then they took control of the Song Dynasty's imperial guards,"
"Although their weapons were disarmed,"
"But having hundreds of thousands of people staying in military camps is always a potential problem,"
"We need to reorganize it as soon as possible."
Zhao Yuan nodded and said, "You were previously an instructor in the Imperial Guards."
"You know about the Imperial Guards, do you have any good suggestions?"
Lin Chong said, "The city has 200,000 imperial guards; the entire city was under martial law yesterday."
"They only gathered a few hundred thousand men, which shows how corrupt the Imperial Guards' discipline was."
"Of those 100,000 to 200,000, no more than 50,000 regularly participate in sexual activity,"
"Apart from a portion of the craftsmen who worked for Gao Qiu, most of the others switched to business."
"If they still want to pursue the elite soldier route as before,"
"Then all these people should be released as commoners."
"The remaining soldiers, though not exactly elite troops,"
"But they are also a well-trained and skilled army,"
"As long as they experience some battles, they can become elite soldiers sooner or later."
Zhao Yuan laughed and said, "Then let those who have a livelihood do their livelihood."
"Only when they pay taxes can the imperial court have money to pay salaries."
Lu Junyi said, "I'm afraid that with more cities in the future, we won't have enough soldiers."
Zhao Yuan laughed and said, "It's alright, they don't want to be soldiers."
"Even if we force them to join the army, their combat effectiveness won't be high,"
"It would be better to recruit new soldiers."
Lin Chong nodded and said, "What Your Majesty says is true. These people haven't participated in much training, but they've picked up some of the thuggish ways of soldiers."
“It’s too much trouble to train them, so it’s better to recruit new soldiers.”
"Okay, let's do it that way."
"Reduce the military, and reorganize the remaining troops as soon as possible."
Zhao Yuan settled the matter, and then said,
"Tokyo is now completely under our control,"
“My father and the others will also be moving from Qingzhou,”
"But there is another prefecture along the way, Xingren Prefecture, which is under the control of Song Dynasty officials,"
"We must capture Xingren Prefecture before the Qingzhou troops arrive,"
"So that they won't send troops to intercept the Emperor."
Li Kui laughed and said, "When we arrived, Xingren Prefecture sent troops to stop us."
"However, I quickly routed them and forced them back into the city,"
"If I hadn't needed to rush to Tokyo, I would have seized the city while I was there."
Chapter 1718 Zhao Ji's Empress
Lin Chong shook his head and said, "Xingren Prefecture must think we can't break through Dongjing City."
"But they will be held accountable for losing the city."
"Therefore, it was just a show for Zhao Ji."
"They didn't send all their troops to intercept us."
Shi Qian had no idea when he hid on top of the main hall.
She jumped down as lightly as a swallow.
He squatted in front of Li Kui.
Li Kui was also taken aback and exclaimed,
"When did you, flea, hide on this? You gave me quite a fright."
Shi Qian laughed and said, "You've never sat on the dragon throne."