A few days later, it was another Spring Plowing Festival. Every house in Lanyan City was decorated with lanterns and streamers. People always hoped that their prayers to the heavens would bring them good weather in the new year. However, they did not know that the weather was not controlled by the gods. It was caused by the movement of the planet, the changes in the earth, and the rise and fall of the temperature. However, all of this did not seem important. People still celebrated the Spring Plowing Festival. It was more like a habit.
Early in the morning, Lin Muyu led all the generals above the rank of Captaincy in the Longdan Army Camp and slowly set off to Ze Tian Palace to participate in the Empire's Spring Plowing Festival ceremony, just like in previous years.
Ze Tian Palace was bustling with activity. The officials congratulated and saluted each other as if it was the Spring Festival. Lin Muyu could not help but sigh inwardly. He remembered that he had also participated in the Spring Plowing Festival five years ago. At that time, Qin Jin was still around. Now, the old officials had died one by one. The Empire's Commanders had also been replaced by the younger generation. The wheel of history did not care about anyone's unwillingness or unwillingness. It only rolled along with time, crushing all oaths and dreams.
…
Not long after, Qin Yin and Tang Xiaoxi walked up to the palace side by side. The officials knelt on one knee and saluted, shouting "Long live".
Before the ceremony began, the manager of the Heavenly Book Pavilion, Ji Lin, walked forward shakily and picked up a scroll to read. "Recently, the Heavenly Book Pavilion has collected a total of two low-grade Heavenly Books, twenty-three Earth Books, ninety-seven Spiritual Books, and two hundred and fourteen Personal Books. This is the detailed table of contents. Please have a look, Your Highness."
After reading it, Qin Yin said happily, "Manager Ji Lin, thank you for your hard work. Then … this afternoon, the Minister of War, Feng Jixing, will personally lead the imperial guards to the Heavenly Book Pavilion to collect the books. All the Heavenly Book weapon embryos will be stored in the military warehouse and distributed to the major armies for use."
Ji Lin bowed his head and said, "Thank you for your grace, Your Highness!"
The Heavenly Compendium Pavilion had been established for a long time, and it already had over a hundred Earth Tomes in its collection. Handing all of them over to the Ministry of War made Feng Jixing feel like he had suddenly become a rich person!
This was also the reason why Qin Yin appointed him as the Minister of War. Once Feng Jixing became the Minister of War, he would be able to control a huge amount of resources. At the very least, the Longdan Army Camp and the Imperial Army would not suffer any grievances when it came to the distribution of equipment and rations. Not only would he not suffer any grievances, but he would also be taken care of like a son.
When the ceremony began, everyone gathered outside. Qin Yin was dressed in a deep purple robe with golden embroidery. Her hair swayed in the wind, and she was indescribably beautiful. She looked behind her and smiled, "Princess Xi, Commander Yu, follow me to lead the oxen and plough!"
Tang Xiaoxi and Lin Muyu gladly walked forward.
At this moment, the Great Deacon of the Divine Temple, Xuanyuan Hong, held the imperial edict in his hand and walked on the high platform. He began to read the empress's Spring Plowing Festival dedication. His Saint Heaven realm cultivation was contained in his voice, and it was very loud and clear. Even the crowd of commoners hundreds of meters away could hear him clearly.
While Xuanyuan Hong was reading the imperial edict, Lin Muyu hitched a plow to an ox and led the ox on a piece of land dug out by the imperial guards. Qin Yin and Tang Xiaoxi each held a plow and followed Lin Muyu to open up the wasteland with smiles on their faces.
In the distance, the commoners cheered loudly and knelt down in droves.
The Qin family had been the hegemon of the continent for ten thousand years. Compared to the insurrection and the brutality of the nation, they were still considered kind to the people. This was also the reason why Qin Yin was so popular. Moreover, many people came because of the empress's beauty. Looking from afar, the beautiful woman in her fluttering white robe was like a fairy that had descended to the world. How could they not be excited?
Lin Muyu slowly led the oxen forward and said softly, "The Demon Clan has made a move. These days, there are constant reports from the Yu Shu, saying that the Demon Clan's Armor Demon Army is constantly gathering in Winter Frost City. According to the speed of their troops, the Demon Clan will definitely attack the steel protective wall in Cangnan Province within a month."
"Yes." Qin Yin nodded gently. "There will be another war."
Lin Muyu smiled. "This time, let's fight for the victory!"
"Oh? Brother Yu, do you have such confidence? "
"Yes."
Lin Muyu looked up at the sky and recalled the situation of the magic crystal cannons firing last night. Qin Ziling had mastered the collision explosion technique, and every cannon could basically make a sound. The only shortcoming was the range, which was at most 500 meters. It had to be very close to the target to have a miraculous effect, but this was also something that could not be helped. Due to the lack of technology, it could only be improved slowly. However, Lin Muyu had already ordered Qin Ziling to cast magic crystal cannons in batches. In the next war, the magic crystal cannons would have a miraculous effect!
Qin Yin did not know what Lin Muyu was thinking. She just smiled and said, "I don't care. Anyway, I will personally supervise and lead the army in this war."
"Oh?"
Lin Muyu squinted her eyes and extended the Spirit Pulse Technique to explore the flow of battle energy in Qin Yin's body. Unexpectedly, she found that she could not see through Qin Yin's cultivation. The power flowing in her body was not the pure King's Fighting Flame, but a mysterious power that was several times more tyrannical than the King's Fighting Flame — divine power! Could it be that Qin Yin had stepped into the Godly State? That should not be the case. Breaking through and stepping into the Godly State at the age of 25 was unprecedented. Even if Qin Yin was talented, she could not be this powerful!
As if she could see that Lin Muyu was examining her, Qin Yin chuckled and said, "Don't look at me. I am only at the Holy King State. However … I am confident that I have more than a 30% chance of winning against a Divine Lord!"
"30% is not enough. I don't care. Anyway, I don't agree with you leading the army in person."
"Hmph, I am going anyway. I don't care …"
Tang Xiaoxi who was listening at the side felt her scalp go numb. "Good heavens, on such a holy ceremony, can you two stop being so willful? I don't care. Anyway, I am going to participate in the war."
From afar, Feng Jixing crossed his arms in front of his chest and looked at Lin Muyu, Qin Yin, and Tang Xiaoxi plowing the field. Suddenly, he sighed.
Zhang Wei squinted his eyes and asked, "Commander, what's wrong?"
Feng Jixing nodded. His eyes gleamed with wisdom and said, "I don't care. Anyway, I am going to the brothel to drink tonight. Once the war starts, I won't have such a chance anymore."
Zhang Wei's body trembled. He did not know what to say at all. His whole body was in a mess.
…
In the afternoon, Feng Jixing transported batches of Heavenly Book Embryos from the Heavenly Book Pavilion. This made Liu Feng, Liu Ying, Ouyang Bao, and the others in the Heavenly Book Pavilion feel distressed. However, this was fate. The scholars who entered the Heavenly Book Pavilion were destined to be a tool to produce Heavenly Books. The meaning of their existence was to write more and more powerful Heavenly Books for the Empire in exchange for the glory of being conferred nobility.
Feng Jixing saw a group of familiar figures before he entered the Minister of War's residence. It was Lin Muyu, Wei Chou, Situ Sen, and the others. They also brought along hundreds of cavalrymen from the Longdan Army Camp.
"Aiyo, this guy …"
Feng Jixing complained incessantly, "He has been waiting for me even before I entered the door. How can there be such a person!"
Zhang Wei chuckled, "He has always been this kind of person!"
Lin Muyu had already spurred her horse forward. She smiled and said, "Big Brother Feng, my good brother, I'm here to collect the Heavenly Book's embryo from the Brave Dragon Battalion. Do you think … my five carriages are enough?"
Feng Jixing's eyes widened, "There are only five carriages in total. You might as well take all of them and take my life away!"
"Aiyo, you are treating me like an outsider. Then I will take three carriages."
"Don't give me that. Do you think you are transporting feces? One carriage at a time? I will give you one carriage at most. "
"That won't do. The Valiant Dragon Legion is the number one legion bestowed by His Highness. If you want to send me away with one carriage, you will need at least two!"
"Absolutely not. There are more than a dozen legions in the Empire waiting for the Heavenly Book Embryos. If we give them all to you, what can we do? At most, we will give you one and a half carriage!"
"It's a deal. One and a half carriage it is. I will suffer a loss."
Lin Muyu dismounted and opened the door to the first carriage. She reached out and grabbed a dagger. She weighed it in her hand and saw that there were yellow divine characters on it. She smiled and said, "This mid-grade Earthly Book is not bad. I will accept it. Aiyo … this high-grade Earthly Book is also of the highest grade. I will take it. And this top-grade Earthly Book, there are so many good things …"
Feng Jixing trembled with anger, "Yu, these resources must be collected and registered. Do you think you can pick them as you please? Brat, put that top-grade Earthly Book down. I saw it first. "
"Look at how stingy you are. How did you become the Minister of War? If you are so stingy, you should be an assistant minister in the Ministry of Revenue."
Lin Muyu saw that most of the carriages were Earthly Books and Spiritual Books. There were no Human Books at all. They were all top-grade weapon embryos. Lin Muyu could not help but walk forward with a smile on her face. She grabbed the reins of the war horse and smiled at the soldier driving the horse. "Brother, come down."
The soldier did not dare to say anything. "Yes, Commander Yu!"
"Aiyo, what are you trying to do?" Feng Jixing's eyes were wide open.
Lin Muyu flipped over and sat on the carriage. Her smile was very bright. "What else can I do? Brother Feng, you said that you will give me one and a half carriage of Heavenly Books. I will take all of them, hehehe …"
"Dream on. No, get down." "Stingy.
"Stingy. I think you shouldn't be called Feng Jixing in the future. Just call yourself Feng Stingy. We're brothers. Don't tell me that this cart of military supplies isn't worth it? Move aside, I'm driving the horse away. Don't get hit by it, I can't afford it."
"Brat, don't go!"
Feng Jixing still wanted to say something, but Lin Muyu had already galloped away on her horse. In a flash, she disappeared from the Ministry of War's Minister of War's residence. How was this collecting resources? This was no different from robbery.
Feng Jixing was so angry that he gritted his teeth. "My Heavenly Books. Brat, I am so angry!"
At this moment, Situ Xue walked forward with a beautiful smile. "General Feng, there are still half a carriage of resources in the Longdan Army Camp. Do you want me to pick them myself?"
"No, absolutely not!"
"The embryonic Heavenly Books in this carriage are not bad. Come, come, come. Let's unload half of them and drive the carriage away. The Ministry of War is overflowing with wealth. We don't need this carriage." Situ Sen was already busy.
…
Not long after, half a carriage of embryonic Heavenly Books was taken away.
Feng Jixing stood there desolately. He felt very sad. It was as if the Ministry of War had encountered a group of robbers.
Luo Yu coughed. "Commander, what do we do now? Do we still need to register? "
"Register what …"
Feng Jixing gritted his teeth and said, "Choose half of the remaining three and a half carts of Earth Tomes and Spiritual Tomes for the Imperial Guards to use. Distribute the rest to the various armies. Also, leave all the low-grade Heavenly Tomes for the Imperial Guards."
"Commander, the inferior-grade Heavenly Books have been taken away by Commander Yu. Where are we going to find more?"
"Ah …"
Feng Jixing howled. He did not even have the mood to drink wine.
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