On the night of the fifteenth day, Pei Shiju summoned Galan.

Galan and the Long Guards returned to Huaiyuan Town two days ago. Galan had previously had a deep conversation with Yang Gongren and Cui Xun under the city of Pyongyang, and listened to General Xue's analysis of the political trend of the empire after the end of the Eastern Expedition by Yalu River, and basically understood the current adverse situation in which he and the Long Guards were.

Galan firmly implemented the orders of the emperor and the central government and resolutely fought to Pyongyang as quickly as possible. This was beyond reproach. However, the Dragon Guards slaughtered the black bones and burned the thousand-year-old ancient city with fire. Later, they directly destroyed Pyongyang, burned the capital of Goguryeo with fire, and killed Goguryeo. This directly changed the political territory of the peninsula and even the entire Far East, thus affecting the empire's national defense and diplomatic strategy in the Far East, and in the future, it will also affect the empire's national defense and diplomatic strategy in the entire northern territory, and this will be criticized.

Therefore, the contributions made by Galan and the Dragon Guard in this war may not be able to compensate for the losses they brought to the empire, especially in terms of the current internal and external difficulties in the empire, the result of this war may put the empire on a heavier burden.

The emperor never issued an order to commend Galan and the Dragon Guard, which is enough to explain all the problems.

Galan sighed. He thought that with the glorious victory of the Third Eastern Expedition, the emperor and the central government could rebuild their authority, allow the reformists of the empire to win political opportunities, and at the same time push the wheel of history to gradually deviate from its original trajectory. However, what disappointed him was that the facts proved that he was wrong. Although this time he did change the trajectory of history, the wheel of history was not developing in a direction conducive to saving the empire, but on the contrary, it accelerated the empire's collapse.

In fact, Galan never thought about destroying Pyongyang, and he did not destroy Pyongyang, but by chance, the nobles of Pyongyang themselves destroyed their capital. They burned Goguryeo's foundation with fire, causing Goguryeo to collapse.

This cannot be blamed by Galan or Dragon Guard. It can only be said that it was due to the destiny of heaven. Heaven wanted to destroy Goguryeo. It had nothing to do with Galan, but Galan couldn't argue. No matter how he explained it or how many reasons he had, he could not wash away his guilt of burning Pyongyang. Who would believe his defense in the world? Even the Pyongyang nobles believed that Galan was the culprit. The simple fact is that if Galan was not behind the scenes, Gao Ping and Gao Lin would not be able to do so.

Will uncles and nephews kill each other? Even the soldiers of the Dragon Guard Army also believed that Pyongyang was destroyed by Galan. The evidence is simple. Galan once ordered the burning of the palace and slaughtering Pyongyang. Although this order could not be implemented due to the ever-changing battle situation, the soldiers believed that their commander was wise and powerful, and could destroy Goguryeo with his own strength. It was precisely because of such a powerful existence that Pyongyang turned into a pile of ruins incredibly.

Today's Galan can no longer be described as "a sudden rise", but "sky into the sky". Now he is famous all over the world. Behind his great reputation is the destruction of Goguryeo's merits, the destruction of the two important towns of Wugu and Pyongyang, and the bloody killings that behead hundreds of thousands of them. He is an invincible god of war. He is also a devil full of evil, and he is Asura.

Galan didn't care about his reputation at all. As long as he could save the empire and save the people of Middle-earth, he would rather be an unforgivable Asura, but he was disappointed.

After listening to Galan's detailed description of the entire war, Pei Shiju's cold and haggard face slowly showed a bitter look. So what if the truth is revealed? So what if Galan is not wrong? Now that things have come to this point, there is no room for recovery.

After a long time, Pei Shiju sighed and said, "Your Majesty hesitated for a long time, but decided not to summon him."

It doesn't matter whether he gets the opportunity to summon the emperor, but he still reluctantly showed regret and regret. For him, the most important thing is to stay in Liaodong to develop strength. Now the empire has to heavily guard the Far East and invest hugely, so the Dragon Guard can make profits nearby and develop faster and better. Judging from the series of imperial edicts issued by the emperor recently, Xue Shixiong and Yang Gongren must stay in Liaodong, and as the "culprits", Galan and the Dragon Guard will naturally stay in Liaodong, playing a role in deterring the enemy in the Far East.

However, the emperor ordered the Dragon Guards to return to Huaiyuan Town. What is the reason? What is the purpose? If the emperor intends to keep the Dragon Guards in Liaodong, then the current best position of the Dragon Guards is Pyongyang. This is beyond doubt. Therefore, Galan has a vague feeling of badness. The emperor may have other arrangements for the Dragon Guards. If the Dragon Guards fail to stay in Liaodong, then the strategy of developing and growing based on Liaodong that Galan had planned before would lose the possibility of implementation. Galan secretly prayed, praying that God would not attack himself and not break his dream of saving the empire.

Pei Shiju saw that Jia Lan was silent, so he continued in a comforting tone, "I guess you have guessed it, and I won't repeat it. Of course, your merits cannot be erased, and you should reward you will definitely reward, but you are too young and if you are promoted too quickly, you will be jealous. Once you become the target of public criticism, it will go against the original intention of the reward."

Jia Lan bowed to thank him, "Ming Gong, I just want to share life and death with my brothers in the Longwei Army, and I would rather share Liaodong with my brothers."

Pei Shiju smiled and shook his head, "Good steel should be used on the blade, so that you and the Longweijun can garrison Liaodong with a slight abilities."

Jialan's ignorance was even more intense, and she felt even more stuffy in her heart. Could it be that someone and the Long Weijun were really going to leave Liaodong?

"It's already autumn, and the war in Liaodong will soon end." Pei Shiju looked at Jia Lan quietly and said slowly, "The Liaodong affairs will be handled by Duke Guan Guo (Yang Gongren). The one who guards Beiping is still Duke Huai (Li Jing). Your Majesty trusts this General Li very much and continues to entrust with important tasks. Duke Wuyin (Xue Shixiong) is also the ambassador of Northeast Road, but no longer guards Huaiyuan, no longer prosecutors Yan County, but is transferred to Zhuo County and the General of the Left Imperial Guard. As for the current Duke Jinchang (Zhao Cai), he is transferred to the General of the Right Guard, and is with Your Majesty."

Galan suddenly realized something. In the third expedition, the biggest winner was of course Xue Shixiong, the land commander of the Expeditionary Army. The two important positions of Northeast Road Ambassador and Zhuo County remained together. In addition, Xue Shixiong's outstanding achievements in the war of the Three Years of the Eastern Expedition made him greatly increase his authority and he had the strength to control the five counties of Northeast Road. As for Li Jing, he did not have the waiver. Given his performance in the Eastern Expedition, he might have no rewards or punishments, and his merits and demerits were offset. Zhao Cai must have played a bad role in the Third Expedition. The emperor took the opportunity to deprive him of his military power and punished him in disguise.

Galan was secretly happy. In this way, the possibility of his "hidden dragon in the abyss" strategy was greatly increased. Moreover, because Xue Shixiong controlled the entire Northeast Road, the implementation basis of this strategy was stronger. Once successful, he would concentrate the power of the entire Northeast Road, which would definitely turn the tide at a critical moment and save the empire from falling.

Jia Lan guessed that the position of the garrison of himself and the Longwei Army must be in Zhuo County and next to Xue Shixiong. As the sword in Xue Shixiong's hand, the Longwei Army can not only intimidate the enemy in the northeast and even the entire northern border, but also form a deterrence against Hebei, the North and even the entire Shandong region.

Different status determines different visions. The emperor and the central government’s use of the Dragon Guard Army is reasonable and exerts its powerful force to the greatest extent.

Pei Shiju saw his joy in Galan's eyes, as if he was determined to let Galan completely digest the good news. He paused for a long time and asked, "Are you satisfied with Your Majesty's reward?"

Galan was not easy to answer because he could not guess what kind of reward the emperor would give him, after all, his merits and demerits were hard to match.

"You have fought for Your Majesty." Pei Shiju's face showed a rare smile. "Your Majesty doesn't say it, but he is very happy. Therefore, the reward he gives you is very strange, and no one will think of it."

What kind of reward is it? Galan was curious and looked forward to the answer very much.

"The Prefect of Zhuo County."

The prefect of Zhuo County? Jialan looked at Pei Shiju in surprise. This is really an incredible answer. Zhuo County is Zhongjun, and the prefect of Zhongjun is a fourth-rank official, equivalent to the general Wu Ben in the army, and is considered to be promoted to the next level. However, Jialan transferred from the army to the local area and from a professional soldier to a local chief executive. This change was too great, and it subverted his normal perception.

"Where is the Dragon Guard?" Galan asked without hesitation.

"The establishment of the Dragon Guard Army has been abolished." Pei Shiju was very satisfied with Galan's reaction, and a hint of pride flashed through his eyes. For the imperial political center, the Dragon Guard Army had two bloody massacres in a row, committing a "crime" that was too numerous to be described. Even from the perspective of benevolence and righteousness and from the standpoint of governing the country with virtue, the Dragon Guard Army would be disbanded. What's more, the Dragon Guard Army was originally a temporary establishment, and it was also an extremely sharp knife in the hands of the emperor. How could the emperor's political opponents miss such an opportunity to eliminate it?

"Not among the Guards?"

Pei Shiju nodded, "They will go to the place with you, whether to go or stay, it is up to you."

Anger suddenly surged from the bottom of Galan's heart. Is this also called reward? Do you think it's a fool?

Zhuo County has Linshuo Palace, which is the emperor's position. Therefore, Zhuo County often sets up left-behind guards, but this left-behind guard either serves as the local chief executive or the local chief executive. This is a common practice to avoid military and political confrontation. This time Xue Shixiong was the left-behind guard and Jialan was the prefect. It seems that the military and political separation was separated, but Xue Shixiong and Jialan were old friends. How dare Jialan disobey Xue Shixiong? How dare he oppose Xue Shixiong? No, Jialan must obey Xue Shixiong. In other words, Jialan is a decoration, and this is the cleverness of the emperor's methods. It not only makes Jialan himself speechless, but also blocks the opponent's mouths.

This is acceptable to Jialan, but he cannot accept it by driving the Dragon Guards out of the army. Even if you are not a rabbit and a dog, and you are hiding all the birds, you are still killing donkeys and killing them, and destroying bridges across the river. You have done too much.

"Ming Gong..." Jialan's voice became stiff.

Pei Shiju shook his hand and stopped Galan's words. Then he raised his hand and gently patted his shoulder, showing expectation.

Galan suddenly realized something and began to contemplate.

=(To be continued...)
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