Great Warlord: The Second Ancestor of the Empire

A luxurious carriage was driving on the streets of the Imperial Capital. There were seven or eight guards guarding the carriage.

In the carriage, there were two young men. One of them was the current crown prince of Daxia, and the other was also Prince Rui of Daxia.

"Brother, why are you so good and want to train troops? No matter what we do in Daxia, we can still find people to train troops."

"It's so hard in the army, why do you do this?" Prince Zhao He looked at Lin Yi with a puzzled look.

He couldn't figure out why Lin Yi had to go to training even though he was having a good time.

"Brother Xie, you are still young. There are some things you don't understand." Lin Yi looked at the prince who was very willing to get close to him and smiled fondly.

"Brother, I'm not young anymore. I'm already sixteen today, and you're only eighteen." Zhao He rolled his eyes when he heard Lin Yi say he was young.

"Okay, okay, you are not young anymore, then I will tell you." Lin Yi said with a smile.

"Brother Xie, you are the prince and the emperor of Daxia in the future. You have to know that sometimes, you have to believe the ministers outside, but you can't believe them all."

"Power can make people blind. Now our country is facing internal and external troubles, which is a critical moment."

"We must not only reuse capable officials, but also guard against ambitious ministers."

"With the infiltration of Western countries, the control of the Daxia court over local areas has become much weaker, especially those at the treaty ports. The ministers there almost treat those Westerners as their fathers."

"If those Western countries want to use those local officials to start to disintegrate our country, how will our country deal with it then?"

"To put it bluntly, even if the Western countries do not have such an idea and the local governments are willing to obey the imperial court's arrangements, if Daxia wants to become stronger, war will inevitably break out with the Western countries."

"Simply put, the royal family must have an elite force of its own. Only in this way can we calmly deal with internal strife or external enemies."

"As for why I want to train, there are two main reasons."

"First, I am confident of training a strong army that can crush the Western countries."

"This is the second one, brother Hei, you can take a guess."

After saying this, Lin Yi crossed his arms and looked at Zhao Xi.

"Brother, you are testing me." Zhao Hearing Lin Yi's words, he first smiled bitterly, then lowered his head and thought deeply.

Lin Yi didn't bother him, and just waited quietly for Zhao He to figure it out.

Lin Yi knew very well in his heart that Zhao Xi was the prince and destined to be the emperor in the future, and he just wanted to be a marshal in charge of the world's troops and wanted to bring Daxia back to the top of the world.

As for the throne, it would only delay his campaign in all directions.

Therefore, Lin Yi felt that it was necessary for him to remind Zhao Xi at all times, not only to let him become an iron-blooded emperor, but at least not to allow Zhao Xi to listen to other people's words in the future, thereby preventing him from conquering the Quartet. .

Zhao He lowered his head and thought for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and looked at Lin Yi with excitement.

"Brother, I thought of it!"

"Then tell me." Lin Yi was like a teacher looking at his students.

"Brother, the second reason why you want to train is to show off! You want everyone in the world to understand that the royal family attaches great importance to this training."

"That's right." Lin Yi nodded, and then said to Zhao Xi: "I did this to make it clear to the world that our Daxia royal family just wants to train troops."

"Since the founding of Daxia, almost no one from our royal family has joined the army, and those who do are just in name."

"This makes the soldiers and the people think that the royal family is superior and like gods. But in this way, the royal family stands too high. Once they encounter setbacks, the royal family will lose its superior status in the hearts of the people."

"It will also make the people lose confidence and awe in the royal family."

"But it will be different after the royal family joins the army. They eat and live with the soldiers, fight together in all directions, and shed blood and sacrifice together. Only in this way will the soldiers treat you as brothers."

"As long as the royal family always has the support of the military, no matter what problems it encounters, it will not be able to shake the status of the royal family."

"Another point is that allowing members of the royal family to join the military can also be considered as going deep into the people. Let the people of the royal family know the sufferings of the people. In this way, some idiotic government orders will not be issued."

"Brother Xie, not only am I going to join the army, but after defeating John and Gaul, and when the country becomes stable, you also need to join the army and train."

"Only in this way will those soldiers respect you and recognize you." Lin Yi looked at Zhao He and said slowly.

"Brother, I understand, I will definitely go to the army to train." Zhao He nodded heavily when he heard Lin Yi's words.

"Prince, Your Majesty, we are here." Fang Zhong's voice suddenly came to mind outside the carriage.

"I know." Lin Yi heard Fang Zhong's words and responded first, then looked at Zhao He, "Let's go, Brother He, come with me to see Jingying."

"Okay!" Zhao He nodded heavily.

After Lin Yi and Zhao He got off the carriage, they saw the generals from the Beijing camp waiting outside the military camp.

Lin Yi adjusted his clothes a little and walked towards the generals.

"I've met the prince, I've met Prince Rui."

When Lin Yi and Zhao Xi walked in front of them, the generals wanted to kneel down and salute.

"Stand up, don't kneel!" Lin Yi looked at the generals wearing Western-style military uniforms and wanted to kneel down to him and Zhao He, but his face turned cold and he shouted loudly.

When the generals heard Lin Yi's words, they were already half kneeling and stopped immediately.

These generals knew very well that Lin Yi was the emperor's nephew and the most favored Prince Rui.

Although he does not have an official position yet, as long as these generals are not stupid, they know that Prince Rui's official position will definitely not be low in the future.

Therefore, even if Lin Yi asked them not to kneel, they dare not disobey him.

But the problem is, kneeling down is a tradition in Great Xia, especially when facing the royal family, if you can't kneel down, that would be disrespectful.

Didn’t you see that the prince was still standing next to you? If you don't kneel to the prince, if this matter reaches the emperor's ears, you won't have to kneel for the rest of your life.

Therefore, these generals didn't know what to do for a while, and they all looked at Zhao He.

"What are you looking at me doing? It's whatever Prince Rui says! Stand up, all of you!" Zhao He's face turned cold when he saw that each of these generals dared not to listen to his elder brother's words.

"Yes!" After hearing Zhao Xi's words, more than a dozen generals stood up straight.

"I will suggest to the Emperor that from now on, the kneeling ceremony in our army should be abolished, and military salutes should be performed regardless of official position!"

"Kneel down and salute? Are you worthy of the military uniform you are wearing? If you can't even straighten your waist, how can you carry the whole Great Xia?" Lin Yi said dissatisfied.