Chapter 137: Be like spring to friends and like winter to enemies (Seeking moon
Chapter 137: Be like spring to friends, be like winter to enemies (ask for monthly votes)
In the inner castle area renamed from Daimyofu to Snow Castle.
The "Taishoka" which was originally very deserted has now been renovated and has become more popular.
The "Taishoka" was originally the office space of the "Taisho Minister".
The Taishi Minister is a non-permanent official position with a fixed number of one person, who is responsible for assisting the king and managing national affairs, and is a role model for all officials, equivalent to "Grand Master" and "Prime Minister".
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In fact, in the history of Snow Country, few people can serve as Taishi Minister.
But after Fenghua Xiaoxue succeeded to the throne of the king, she filled the position of Taishi Minister that had been vacant for a long time.
Some ministers have inquired several times, but still know very little about the new Grand Minister.
All they know is that it is the man who put the crown on Princess Xiaoxue and is called "the permanent minister of the country".
At this time, in the Grand Minister's Pavilion.
Looking at the girl in front of him, Menma said with a smile in his tone: "Aren't you afraid that those old guys will nag you again?"
"Yeah the old people are all kind."
Fenghua Xiaoxue shook her head and chuckled: "It is inevitable that they will nag when they are old. Let them talk if they like. There is no loss."
It has been a week since her succession ceremony.
For the subjects of the Snow Country, this may be a very important thing.
But for the five great countries with superior status and powerful strength, it is just a symbolic envoy to congratulate.
Apart from that, they did not pay much attention.
After all, in the eyes of outsiders, this is just a regime change in the Snow Country.
Some officials who betrayed the Kingdom of Snow were not killed by Menma, but were transferred to positions "suitable" for them.
The army of the Kingdom of Snow is composed of ordinary soldiers and snow ninjas who know how to use chakra.
The faction headed by Langya Xuebeng has been completely eliminated by Chiyue, and the other part is being imprisoned in the cell for transformation.
The remaining snow ninjas are naturally all accepted and formally incorporated into the army of the Kingdom of Snow, and continue to serve the construction of the Kingdom of Snow.
This is something that Menma and Fenghua Xiaoxue know tacitly.
As for those ministers and snow ninjas with evil intentions...
Dong! Dongdong!
A knock on the door suddenly sounded from outside.
"Please come in."
When Menma's voice fell.
Uchiha Shisui, wearing a mask, walked into the room and said respectfully: "Master, those people have all confessed."
After that, he handed the intelligence scroll in his hand to Menma.
"Have they confessed so soon? I really overestimated them."
Menma opened the scroll and looked at the names on it. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "They are exactly the same as the candidates I guessed."
Although the succession ceremony was heavily guarded and screened.
The attendants, ministers, officials, and people who participated in the ceremony all went through a series of physical examinations.
But Menma had long guessed that there would be fools who would not give up and make trouble at the succession ceremony.
But he didn't expect that their reaction was so slow. They didn't make up their minds until the end of the ceremony.
As a result, they didn't have time to get close to Fenghua Xiaoxue.
Menma, who was eager to watch the excitement, defeated him in front of all his subjects with lightning speed.
When he was discovered, the assassin subconsciously wanted to commit suicide by taking poison, but Menma instantly removed his jaw and arm and picked out the poison pill in his teeth.
Then Uchiha Shisui asked who was the mastermind behind the scenes.
"Since everything has been revealed, let's clean up the people here."
After saying that, Menma seemed to have thought of something and added with a smile: "By the way, don't forget to nationalize their property."
"If you want to innovate technology and systems, the financial pressure on the Snow Country is not small."
The fate of those who harbor evil intentions was determined by him in this joking tone.
"Yes."
Uchiha Shisui did not show any abnormality, but just leaned forward and replied: "Then I'll take my leave first."
After he left.
Menma keenly noticed the hesitation on Fenghua Xiaoxue's face.
"Xiaoxue, an emperor should not be soft-hearted."
He gently touched her head: "Treat our friends as warmly as spring, and treat our enemies as ruthlessly as winter."
He has always done this.
Xiaoxue hesitated for a moment, and then nodded to agree with his handling.
Menma's face flashed a satisfied smile.
This is also the reason why he chose the Snow Country as the base of "Red Moon".
The five major countries with relatively complete systems cannot allow the uncontrolled "Red Moon" to wander around in their control.
Only the Snow Country, which focuses on developing "Chakra Technology", has the soil for the growth of "Red Moon".
The most important thing is.
To a certain extent, Fenghua Nutao has helped Menma lay a good starting point during his reign.
After Fenghua Nutao, who was born in a military family, came to power, he arbitrarily misappropriated funds from the treasury to develop military power, which directly violated the interests of the noble forces of the Snow Country.
But Fenghua Nutao is not as easy to talk to as Fenghua Zaoxue.
He directly used violent and cruel means to eliminate all the nobles who opposed him, which greatly hit the power and strength of the nobles of the Snow Country.
Fenghua Xiaoxue was able to successfully ascend to the throne of the Snow Country, and "Red Moon" was able to intervene in the affairs and power of the Snow Country, thanks to Fenghua Nutao's operation.
If it were those greedy nobles, they would not allow their "cake" to be divided by others.
Of course, if the nobles were not honest, Menma would not mind a more thorough cleansing operation.
After all, he is now the "brother" of Fenghua Xiaoxue who wears the crown for the king.
"By the way, brother!"
Fenghua Xiaoxue seemed to have thought of something, took off the hexagonal crystal around her neck and said, "This should be useful to my brother, so I'd better put it in your hands."
"Hexagonal crystal... no, Grayer Stone?"
Menma frowned slightly, and finally smiled.
"A gentleman does not take away what others like. This is a gift from your father. How can I accept it?"
After that, he stood up and put the hexagonal crystal back on Xiaoxue's neck.
"But..."
Xiaoxue's heart warmed, but she still hesitated and said, "Brother, don't you need this ore for research?"
From the previous discussion, she also had some understanding of this ore called Grayer Stone.
An important thing that can make the military strength of the Snow Country reach a higher level.
If it was said that she was content with a small fortune before, then after the rebellion of Fenghua Nutao, the once naive Fenghua Xiaoxue also realized the importance of military strength.
Now that the Snow Country has boarded the "Red Moon" ship, it is also possible to imagine the pressure that the Snow Country will face in the future.
They are already grasshoppers on the same rope.
"It is indeed necessary."
Menma nodded, but smiled and shook his head and said, "But this little bit is just better than nothing, and it can't produce any results."
"Now that the situation in the Snow Country has stabilized, I plan to go outside to look for Grayer ore."