With a creak, the door opened, and the civil and military officials who had been arguing all stopped and looked towards the doorway. Then, Lin Yang appeared.
Lin Yang was dressed very formally at this moment. The clothes were the ceremonial robes worn during sacrifices to Heaven or ancestors, embroidered with twelve emblems. From the hat on his head to the shoes on his feet, everything had specific rules.
For example, what kind of style does the emperor have, what kind of status does a prince have, and what about someone like Lin Yang, who has a fief and hereditary title?
What are the differences between the sacrifices to the Heavenly Emperor, the sacrifices to ancestors, and the sacrifices during the autumn harvest? These details are all subject to various customs and traditions.
Although these clothes are troublesome to put on, they are very beautiful and eye-catching once worn.
Just like now, Lin Yang's imperial robes have an array that exchanges internal and external air, an array that automatically sterilizes and removes dust, an effect that isolates polluted air, an effect that emits a faint fragrance, and so on...
Step by step, Lin Yang arrived at the head of the table, then raised his head, widened his eyes, and carefully observed his ministers. From military officers to civil officials, he saw them all.
Among the civil officials, Guo Jia, also known as Guo Fengxiao, was the most prominent. For once, he was quite serious. Shedding his usual dissolute image, he donned aristocratic attire, sat quietly, and showed no signs of alcohol. He was impeccably clean, and at first glance, he truly possessed the air of a refined scholar-official!
That makes sense, after all, he is the Prime Minister of Wu, the top civil official! In this kind of situation, he naturally has to be careful!
In terms of cultivation alone, he had already reached the mid-stage of the fourth rank, and was also a Chosen One! That's right, Guo Jia at this moment was also a Chosen One. However, he remained loyal to Lin Yang. After all, expanding territory wasn't so easy!
Without connections or money, why would so many chosen ones and powerful families invest in you if you're all on your own?
In particular, Guo Jia personally participated in the construction of the Wu Kingdom, so he naturally knew how much silver Lin Yang had spent in the process!
Therefore, Guo Jia remained in the State of Wu, but his title was elevated from viscount to earl. His fiefdom also changed from simply granting land to developing a future county.
Similarly, the same applies to Taishi Ci and Xi Zhicai!
That's right, Xi Zhicai is here today too, and he's even sitting in the second-highest position in the civil service system! After all, he's the man who controls the Great Han Daily, and in terms of influence, apart from Lin Yang, no one present can compare to him!
At this time, the Great Han Daily could distribute hundreds of millions of copies every day. In addition, there were hundreds of newspapers of different specialties and systems under the Great Han Daily.
All things considered, covering hundreds of millions of people is no problem! He alone has over a thousand professional reporters under his command! As for the paparazzi who occasionally provide news, they are countless!
At this moment, Xi Zhicai, although also an earl, was not as flamboyant as Guo Jia. Instead, he wore a blue robe. The robe was not expensive; the material was just the most ordinary fabric, without any Dao patterns or formations.
Below Xi Zhicai is Xu Shu (Xu Yuanzhi), who is completely absorbed in science with his eyes closed!
Behind Xu Shu was another man who closed his eyes, was obsessed with science, and was also the inventor of the steam engine—Ou Yezi.
Behind them are young people whose cultivation is only at the third or even second level! After all, their foundation is still too shallow. Compared to the six ministers, all of whom are at the fifth level of the imperial court, the foundation of the Wu Kingdom is ultimately too shallow!
These young men included Gu Yong from the Gu family of Wu Commandery, Yu Fan from the Yu family of Wu Commandery, Zhou Yu from the Zhou family of Lujiang Commandery, Pang Tong from the Pang family of Jingzhou, and...
Seeing Zhou Yu and Pang Tong made Lin Yang very happy. These were the best talents, the most outstanding ones. Once they grew up, each of them would be a pillar of strength!
On the other side, there are the military generals.
Sitting at the head of the military generals was Taishi Ci. In the army, he held unparalleled prestige, second only to Lin Yang, the Duke of Wu!
At this moment, Taishi Ci was wearing precious armor, his back was straight, and he was very serious and determined. With his strength at the mid-stage of the fourth rank, he was able to secure his current position.
Behind them, sitting in the second position among the military officers, was Hu Yong, Lin Yang's retainer. Hu Yong was no longer the naive young man he once was.
Two years of military service, coupled with the various resources provided by Lin Yang, have allowed him to reach the early stage of the fourth rank.
Whether considering relationships or strength, he was enough to make him the second-in-command in the military, which could also be seen as a small way to restrain Taishi Ci!
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However, compared to the civil officials, who include four fourth-tier cultivators—Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai, Xu Shu, and Ou Yezi—the military officials are somewhat lacking. There are only Taishi Ci and Hu Yong! Moreover, Hu Yong has only recently broken through to the next level!
Following the two, there were Xu Sheng, Chen Wu, Xu Chu, and others. In a few more years, they would also grow up!
After a moment, Lin Yang finally sat down and then said, "This meeting is to plan the strategic development for the next few months. First, let Fengxiao explain the current situation."
"This rebellion was led by the Taiping Dao, whose leader, Zhang Jiao, was exceptionally skilled and possessed incredibly powerful Daoist techniques. He alone fought to a standstill against three sixth-level experts from the imperial court."
"More importantly, he also has two brothers, both of whom are sixth-level Celestial Immortals. With the three of them working together, their combat power has increased dramatically! In addition, after a long period of preparation, their sudden burst of power has actually given them the upper hand on the battlefield of Jizhou!"
"However, that's a matter for the Jizhou battlefield. Our opponent, on the other hand, is a peak Xuan-level world. According to our observations, this world has only been at the peak of the Xuan level for a few decades. Therefore, theoretically speaking, its foundation isn't very deep!"
"However, this is only in theory. Before actually facing the enemy, no one knows how many tricks Zhang Jiao has up his sleeve! Therefore, it is foreseeable that the coming period will be the most difficult!"
"However, once we hold out and the imperial court reacts, a steady stream of reinforcements will arrive. Once the imperial court begins its mobilization, suppressing a small Taiping Dao will be a piece of cake!" Guo Jia said confidently.
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded. They had no doubt about the power of the Han Dynasty, or rather, the imperial court! The closer they were to the system, the more they understood it!
A complete blessed land, used entirely for training elite troops, is enough to train a force of three to ten thousand second-tier innate Dao soldiers!
A complete grotto-heaven can train a force of three thousand to ten thousand third-tier grandmaster-level Dao soldiers!
And what about the Han Dynasty today? A second-rate family at the prefecture level will possess at least one blessed land! A first-rate family at the state level will possess at least one grotto-heaven!
Then what about those top-tier families that have been passed down for hundreds of thousands of years? How powerful must they be?
So what about the Han Dynasty, which dominated the world and collected protection fees from people all over the world for 20,000 years?
Therefore, the higher one's level, the more one understands the power of the Han Dynasty!
"Therefore, the most important thing for us is to survive the first year, or more precisely, to survive the first wave of attacks from the Taiping Dao! As long as we survive, our reinforcements will increase, and our strength will grow stronger! Now, General Ziyi will explain the next strategy in detail." With that, Guo Jia sat down.
Upon hearing this, Taishi Ci stood up, nodded to Lin Yang, and then glanced at the crowd below.
These people were the backbone and elites of the Wu Kingdom. Some came from aristocratic families, such as Gu Yong, Pang Tong, and Zhou Yu. Others were from humble backgrounds, such as Xi Zhicai and Xu Shu. Still others were wandering knights who were now doing quite well, such as Xu Sheng, Chen Wu, and Jiang Qin.