C109 (1/2)

”Your Majesty, the border armies have been defending the north for many years. They have tried their hardest to resist the barbarians. This is the only way to protect the land from the barbarians. Only then will the common people be able to live in peace and enjoy their work.” ”If Your Majesty withdraws the border troops, my northern border would be the same as opening a door. Please reconsider!” Ye Feian was the first to go forward and remonstrate with him.

”Your Majesty, Bao Qin Wang's words are very true. Once the border troops retreat, the barbarians will certainly make a comeback. At that time, we will be in great danger!” A few military generals on the side also stepped forward to speak. With just these words, the entire atmosphere in the imperial court froze.

At this moment, Wu Meng was still standing on the spot. He didn't say a word, his eyelids drooping slightly. He seemed to be absent-minded and was dozing off.

However, at this moment, Wu Meng was thinking about a few things. He could have refused Ye Feian's invitation to come to the capital, but he had ”coincidentally” found out that his enemy Zhao Wei was also in the capital. He had originally planned to provoke Zhao Wei on Zhao Wei's wedding day and force him to make a move so that he could kill him, but Sherman Khan and Eunuch Shen had come to Zhao Wei's wedding scene and even supported Zhao Wei. There was also the matter of Ye Feian saying that he would have to support him as the border army's commander, but that he must personally enter the capital and ascend to the palace. If it was just one incident, it could be considered a coincidence. However, when all of these coincidences were added together, it made people suspicious. And this Ye Feihan, everyone said he was a trash, but when they saw him today, they discovered that he was different from what the others said. This person was very shrewd, knowing that he could not control it, so he destroyed it.

After listening to His Highness's tearful voice, Ye Feihan repeatedly stressed to himself that the border army could not be withdrawn. Ye Feihan did not get angry, as if all of this was within his expectations. He sipped the tea that Eunuch Shen brought to him and looked at the people below the stage. His gaze turned icy for a moment. As for the people present, only a few of them managed to notice the change in his expression. Ye Feian was one of them.

”My dear sirs, since when did I say that I would withdraw my troops?” Ye Feihan looked at these people with a smile that was not a smile. When the ministers heard Ye Feihan's words, they only felt confused. As for the old officials who had been pretending to cry, their faces were currently flushed red with embarrassment.

Ye Feihan raised his hand and pointed towards the Minister of War.

”Liu Aiqing, tell everyone about the yearly salary of the 500,000 soldiers?”

A trembling voice could be heard echoing in the hall.

”The northern troop has a total of five hundred and thirty thousand soldiers, including three hundred and twenty thousand soldiers and two hundred thousand cavalrymen. Each soldier is paid fifty silver taels per year, for a total of twenty-six million and five hundred thousand taels of silver taels.

The moment he said this, the crowd went into an uproar. Although everyone knew that the border army spent a lot of money every year, they never would have thought that they would spend almost a third of the treasury every year. Therefore, those who had shouted that they should not retreat immediately lowered their heads. Only Ye Feian and a few of his trusted aides were still trying to find a reason to argue with him.

”Previously, it was because the Kurman tribe had been invading the Great Xuan for a long time in the north that they had to send troops to the north. Now that the Great Xuan and Kurman Tribes have been reunited and repaired, the war in the north will no longer be chaotic, and the borders will no longer need to be so redundant. ” As Ye Feihan spoke, he ordered people to bring out a screen that was about one and a half meters tall with the map of the Realm of the Great Profound drawn on it.

Ye Feihan stood up and walked in front of the map, pointing at it as he spoke.

”Now that there are no more wars in the north, the original layout will have to be readjusted. Rather than letting these soldiers guard such a cold and bitter place, it would be better for them to return to their hometowns and reunite with their families. ” As Ye Feihan spoke, he let out a long sigh.