At this time, the eldest prince Fania was like a mad fighting cock. He stood up and glared at Queen Christina, not caring at all about the occasion and the identities of both parties.

The news from the West was a great shock to Fania.

The nobles of the Western Territory presented letters of allegiance. Although the Second Prince Alex did not get the main credit, he was in charge of the Western Territory strategy after all, so he must have a considerable part of the credit.

Let’s look at the southern and northern borders.

The battle on the southern front against the Tedega Hills remained stalemate. General Joshuel launched a second offensive against the barbarian army, but still encountered complete resistance and failed to achieve a good result.

The North sent out warnings every day, and the border troops of Art County and Chen Bing could invade at any time. The North's garrison was not optimistic about the war situation, as there were too many new recruits and supplies were very scarce.

With two powerful enemies looming over Fania's head, it is not an easy task to achieve sufficient military exploits.

Now that the Western Territory was free of pressure, Alex and the Western Territory Legion he had reorganized had become an army that could be mobilized. Whether going north, south, or to the imperial capital, Fania felt like a thorn in his side.

At this time when people were most anxious and angry, rumors spread in the palace that "His Majesty had passed away, and the Queen kept it a secret." How could Fania not become more anxious and even wanted to break into the emperor's bedroom.

He has fought for the throne for half his life, and at this critical moment, he must not let the throne slip away from him!

Facing the violent eldest prince, no one in the meeting spoke. Fania asked what everyone wanted to know, but no one dared to ask except Fania.

Outside the protective shield, the palace guards noticed that the eldest prince was about to endanger the queen, so they all put their hands on the hilts of their swords and took a step forward with their right feet, ready to protect the queen at any time.

Queen Christina's expression did not change at all because of Fania's pressure.

"Your Majesty personally ordered the cabinet to let me handle government affairs on your behalf. What do you want me to explain?

Your Majesty is recuperating and does not want to see anyone except me. This was also the order Your Majesty gave to the eunuchs in the palace before he rested. What do you want me to explain?

Faniya, you are just a prince, not the crown prince! And I am the queen of the Golden Shield Empire!

What kind of attitude are you using to talk to me? "

"You must have used some evil magic..."

When Fania was about to accuse Queen Christina of a crime, Agatha stopped him and said, "Brother, please be aware of your status and the current situation. Regarding our father's health condition, my family can talk slowly behind closed doors.

This is a meeting of the Imperial Cabinet. The Queen Mother represents our monarch. You should give her due respect and get the meeting back on track."

Fania looked at the people at the conference table. Everyone was avoiding her gaze, and it was obvious that no one wanted to participate in the siege of the queen.

Even meteorites...

Fania saw the look Meteorite gave him and the gesture of peacemaking.

Fania had no choice but to back off and said angrily: "Agatha is right, this is our family matter and should not be discussed at the cabinet meeting. I will make sure to clarify the matter after the meeting!"

Fania uttered these harsh words and returned to his seat, but he was still feeling uneasy.

The palace guards also let down their guard.

The meeting room became quiet.

"Where were we just talking about?" Queen Christina didn't look at Fania. She thought for a moment and said to Luke, "Yes, Governor Meteorite, we are all looking forward to seeing how you create another legend in the West."

After the turmoil, the meeting continued, and Luke recounted the important ones of the various measures he had arranged in the Western Territory.

"Dismantle the system of exploitation of the Western Territory barbarians by the Western Territory nobles, open up the trade route between the Empire and the Western Territory, and with the Moonlight Court threatening the survival of the Western Territory, the Western Territory nobles have no choice but to move closer to the Empire.

The railway became the lifeline of the nobles in the West, and also the main artery for the Empire to influence the West."

"It's really wonderful!" After listening to Luke's story, Queen Christina couldn't help but applaud and praise: "The problem that has troubled the emperors of the empire for generations has been solved so easily by you. The empire is lucky to have a young minister like you.

I also heard that you are the Prime Minister appointed by Her Majesty the Queen of Moonlight Court, responsible for all external affairs of Moonlight Court?"

Everyone at the cabinet meeting looked at Luke.

Compared to the submission of the Western Territory nobles, the revival of the World Tree and the establishment of the Moonlight Court have a greater long-term impact and are events that will shock the world.

How to formulate a relationship strategy with the Moonlight Court is a matter of concern to all ministers in the Imperial Cabinet.

As the governor of Raging Waves City and also the chief minister of the Moonlight Court, Meteorite's identity and status became even more delicate.

Luke replied: "The elf Qingkong comes from the grasslands of the ancestors. She is a fierce war song who has guarded the remains of the world tree for generations. She left the West to travel in order to find a way to revive the world tree.

The revival of the World Tree this time and Qingkong inheriting the authority of the previous generation of the World Tree was completely beyond my expectations.

Everyone knows that Qingkong is a scholar and has little interest in managing the country. She even returned to the imperial capital soon to continue managing the Saint-Lun City branch of Oulu College.

She appointed me as the Prime Minister of the Queen of Moonlight Court just to shirk her responsibilities.

The World Tree only gives without asking for anything in return, and the Queen is devoted to academic research, so the Moonlight Royal Court is not aggressive and can coexist peacefully with the Empire."

Most of the people at the meeting heard the news of Qingkong coming to Saint Lun City for the first time. Moreover, she gave up her job as queen and insisted on continuing to teach. Is the supreme power something that she disdains?

Queen Christina was obviously shocked by the news.

"Your Majesty is so admirable! I also love reading, but the state affairs imposed on me these days have made me read less. I am looking forward to meeting Her Majesty the Queen. I think we must have a lot in common in academics.

But now, I must complete the duties His Majesty has entrusted to me and manage the empire while he recuperates.

Since the Moonlight Court is on good terms with the Empire, and the nobles of the Western Territory have submitted to the Empire, there is no need for the Empire to maintain a large army in the Western Territory. I heard that the Western Territory Legion organized by Prince Alex has good combat effectiveness...

Governor Meteor, do you think we should send the Western Frontier Corps to support the war on the southern front, or transfer them to the northern border to resist the upcoming invasion of the Art County Alliance? "

Queen Christina's question immediately brought the meeting into an extremely strange atmosphere.

Luke also wondered why Christina would ask him such a question.

I'm just the Governor of Raging Waves City!

You asked about the situation in the eastern seas and the civil war in the Kingdom of Rio. I can still talk about that, but this kind of thing...

Shouldn't we ask the Prime Minister Gabriel first?

As expected, Prime Minister Gabriel looked very unhappy at this time. Even though Queen Christina's question was difficult to answer, she skipped herself and asked Meteorite, who was not even a cabinet minister, which was simply humiliating herself in front of everyone in the meeting room.

And what is the meaning behind this question?

Could it be that the Queen is going to push Meteorite into the cabinet?

Although Gabriel knew that according to Meteorite's current momentum, he would definitely enter the cabinet in the future and be quickly promoted to the cabinet's prime minister, he did not expect that this day would come so soon. This rising wave was going to hit him directly on the beach!

Is this what Your Majesty meant, or is the Queen acting on her own initiative?

Gabriel couldn't guess, and he didn't dare to step out and overshadow the Meteorite when it was returning with a great victory in the West.

Gabriel quickly calmed himself down and hinted to other cabinet ministers not to get involved.

Everyone was waiting for Yunxing's answer, and Fania kept winking at Yunxing.

Luke was having a headache at this time.

I finally got out of the palace struggle, thinking I would run back to Nutao City after completing my report. Who would have thought that when I was about to leave, I was pushed and pulled into the game by Christina.

Think about the period from the beginning of the meeting until now. Except for Fania who stole the spotlight at the beginning, the rest of the time was spent with Christina bringing the focus of the meeting to herself.

Could it be that... a new emperor appoints new ministers.

Christina's move is to win me over, so that she can quickly dissolve Gabriel's cabinet when necessary, and let me form a cabinet to support her in becoming emperor!

Luke looked at Queen Christina. Her blue eyes were extremely charming, as if expressing her admiration for him.

"I think it's not appropriate for the Western Frontier Legion to go to the North or the South now."

Queen Christina ignored all the cabinet officials at this time, and only had eyes for Luke: "Why?"

Since the talk had begun, Luke might as well just speak boldly.

“General Joshuel has been in charge of the war on the southern front. Although a decisive victory has not yet been achieved in the battle of Tedega Hill, the imperial army has been on the offensive and continues to put pressure on the Duke of Celtic.

If Prince Alex led the Western Frontier Army to support the southern front, there would be a dilemma as to who the army should obey. Once they had a disagreement on command, the barbarian army would most likely seize the opportunity.

As for the North...

Winter is coming to the North soon, and the steam machinery technology that Art County Union is good at can play a very big advantage. Facing the advance of large steam fortresses on open frozen land, the Empire can only rely on fortresses and a small number of mobile steam fortresses for defense.

In order to adapt to desert warfare, the Western Frontier Legion places more emphasis on the use of cavalry. In winter defense battles in the North, cavalry are unlikely to play a role, and will suffer heavy casualties due to frostbite.

Queen Christina nodded and said, “My knowledge of military affairs is very limited, thank you Governor Meteorite for your guidance.

It's just that it's a waste to keep Alex's Western Army in the Crescent Oasis. It would be better to move the Western Army to the vicinity of the imperial capital as a general reserve for war, and to carry out equipment replacement and adaptation training."

Luke rejected the idea and said, "The Western Frontier Corps is a frontier army. If they are transferred to the imperial capital during wartime, it will definitely cause panic. Moreover, the Western Frontier Corps has just completed its reorganization, and its military discipline still retains Western characteristics. When the soldiers see the prosperity of the imperial capital, they will definitely plunder.

If Her Majesty the Queen does not want the Western Frontier Corps to waste the Empire's resources without doing anything, you can order the Western Frontier Corps to reduce its size."

Queen Christina asked with great interest: "Tell me what you think."

"If the empire wants long-term stability in the Western Territory, it must develop the Western Territory, and developing the Western Territory requires a large amount of labor. Because the Western Territory Legion has to guard against the Western Territory nobles, the entire legion system is actually very bloated, with a large number of camel caravans and logistics personnel, and the command system is also backward.

I think the Western Frontier Corps can be downsized and streamlined, and the soldiers who are not suitable for combat can be reorganized into a construction corps and invested in the construction of railways and highways in the Western Frontier.

The remaining elite troops were reorganized into a rapid multi-purpose response corps, and a large military training and exercise base was built in Crescent Oasis. The new Western Frontier Corps has undergone systematic training and supplemented with special weapons and equipment, so that it can quickly arrive and fight in any direction where support is needed. "

Christina looked at Luke with even more fondness.

She raised this question to give Luke a chance to show his ability and pave the way for his promotion to the cabinet. Because how to deal with the Western Army is a big problem for the court. Everyone knows that at this time, it is not appropriate for the Western Army to go anywhere, but they need to find a suitable reason to keep the Western Army where it is.

Meteorite's answer perfectly explained why the Western Frontier Legion could not go anywhere now, and provided a proper solution for them to stay where they were.

And this plan is so novel and convincing.

Queen Christina was even more determined to win over Meteorite, kick out Gabriel and his group of old guys, and replace them with a new cabinet that was energetic and enterprising.

These old men in the palace are just like Augustine… old, confused, and incapable of doing anything except fighting among themselves, yet they cling to power stubbornly.

It's time to make way for the young people!

"This proposal to streamline the Western Frontier Legion is a very good one! Gabriel..."

Hearing the queen calling him, Gabriel immediately perked up and replied: "Your Majesty, what is your order?"

"The cabinet will formulate a plan for the reorganization of the New Western Frontier Corps and the Western Frontier Construction Corps, and submit it to me at the next cabinet meeting. Start the construction of the Western Frontier Railway as soon as possible, and build a large training and exercise base in the Crescent Oasis.

Instruct the Military General Staff to communicate with Prince Alex and let him know that streamlining the Western Frontier Legion will not weaken the combat effectiveness of the New Western Frontier Legion, but will significantly increase it.

The Military Engineering Department will coordinate with the New West Frontier Corps in terms of equipment replacement and training."

Gabriel replied respectfully: "As you command, Your Majesty!"

Christina then asked Luke, "The empire is on the offensive in the south, and I am assured of General Joshuel's military ability. But the empire is at a great disadvantage in the north facing the Art County Alliance, and there is no general I can trust to command the newly added northern army.

Do you have any suitable candidates?"

Luke complained in his heart...Why are you asking me this?

For such a huge empire, can't you pick a general who can defend the northern border?

Looking at those cabinet ministers, each of them has a sharp look in his eyes like a steel sword, ready to pierce this governor's heart.

"The Northern War is a fortress defense war. I think what the new recruits joining the Northern Army need most is a commander who can boost morale, and this commander needs to have a deep understanding of Northern warfare.

Candidate...I suggest that the emperor's grandson Xin Ke come to Your Highness."