Another day for drawing prizes

After a night of celebration, Gao Yuan felt refreshed. The next day, he bathed, changed his clothes, offered incense, and paid respects to Heaven and Earth before finally retreating to his study.

He opened the system interface and first checked his attributes.

"Host: Gao Yuan, Character Attributes: Gentle Appearance, Bold Heart, Ruthless, Overall Rating: A-;

Strength A, Agility A, Stamina A, Horsemanship B+, Intelligence B+, Command A-, Internal Affairs C, Charisma S-;

Martial Arts: saber technique B+, Spearmanship A-;

Skills: Leaders Aura (C), Pursue and Attack;

First Life Mentor: First Life Mentor;

Equipment: Gao Su's Two-piece Armor (C), Zhao Yun's bright silver spear (B);

Items: Random Equipment Upgrade Card, Random Attribute Enhancement Card, S-rank Designated Talent Summoning Card, s-rank lottery card, S-rank Martial Soul Experience Card, Random Elite Legion Summoning Card."

He was no longer the little novice he was when he first activated the system.

His pockets were full, and Gao Yuan felt his confidence grow stronger.

"System, summon talent first, designated type: Prime Minister!"

Gao Yuan remembered that in his previous life, those marketing accounts had created rhetoric like "Prime Minister Zhuge Liang divided the world into three, Liu Bowen unified the country," and "If Guo Jia hadn't died, the Sleeping Dragon wouldn't have emerged."

He could only say that these marketing accounts truly understood nothing; whether it was Guo Jia or Liu Bowen, they were both strategists.

In any faction, the importance of a strategist cannot compare to that of a Prime Minister.

This is why Liu Bang decreed Xiao He, not Zhang Liang, as having the greatest founding merit.

Currently, the only people around him who could help him with this kind of work were the four women: Zhao Xiyao, Zheng Wan, Song Yao, and Wu Xu.

Among the four women, Zhao Xiyao and Wu Xu were very capable, but still slightly immature.

Zheng Wan and Song Yao were slightly less capable; they could only handle work in specific areas.

To put it bluntly, he lacked an outstanding Chief Steward by his side.

The system screen changed, and a large number of character cards appeared again, each name familiar to the ear.

Of course, not every person was what he wanted. Gao Yuan felt he absolutely couldn't control talents like Li Linfu or Heshen.

The screen changed rapidly, and Gao Yuan's heart was in his throat until the image finally settled on a character portrait.

"Yes! Who dares to call me the African Chief now!"

Gao Yuan excitedly jumped up from his seat and threw a series of rapid punches to vent his excitement.

"Congratulations, Host, for drawing the S-rank talent Gao Yao."

"Name: Gao Yao, Courtesy Name Courtesy Name of Gao Jiong, Character Attributes: Proficient in both Civil and Military Arts, Upright and Incorruptible, Overall Rating: S+;

Major Achievements: Presided over the revision of the Kaihuang Code, implemented the Tax Registration Law to promote economic development, led the Campaign to Destroy Chen, executed Empress Chen's noble consort Chen Lihua, recommended people like Su Wei and Yang Su, and laid a solid foundation for the Prosperous Age of Kaihuang."

Perhaps because the Sui Dynasty was short-lived, Gao Yao's reputation is not as great as that of Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, or Wei Zheng, but in terms of ability, this man is not inferior to anyone.

Moreover, Gao Yuan felt that Gao Yao's ability was even stronger than these three; he was practically a combination of the three. Not only could he govern the country, but he could also Command thousands of troops, dare to speak frankly, and act ruthlessly.

Even knowing that Yang Guang liked Chen Lihua, he not only dared to admonish and stop him face-to-face, but he also dared to directly kill the person.

One must know that Wei Zheng dared to speak frankly because Li Shimin was a rare enlightened ruler, and he had the support of the Shandong aristocracy behind him.

But for Gao Yao to dare to offend Yang Guang and Empress Dugu, what incredible courage! Unfortunately, his end was tragic, and his death became a symbol of the Sui Dynasty's decline from prosperity.

This man, the foremost strategist and first Prime Minister who helped an emperor establish a unified dynasty, is truly the boss of bosses!

"System, use the Legion Card for me too!"

"Host is using the Random Elite Legion Summoning Card, randomizing now!"

This time, dozens of cards appeared on the system screen. It was normal to think about it: how many elite legions with names recorded in history could there be?

Gao Yuan estimated that even counting the Eighteen Riders of Yan Yun from TV dramas, there wouldn't be more than fifty. In any case, drawing any one of them would be a top-tier reward.

Soon the screen stopped, and the image of an army wearing iron armor with white bird feathers inserted on both sides of their helmets appeared before Gao Yuan.

"Congratulations, Host, for randomly drawing the Baier Soldiers X1000. Because the Host already possesses the B+-rank general Chen Dao, special summoning conditions have been activated, and this legion has been enhanced. All soldiers possess permanent Martial Souls. When the general Chen Dao leads the Baier Soldiers, their overall strength can be raised to A-rank."

Gao Yuan was stunned. What did this mean? Did it mean that the originally one-time use item had become permanent, and the general under his Command, who hadn't been used much, had also been upgraded?

"System Big Brother, you are my real brother! This surprise is amazing! Your little brother bows down to you!"

As the Personal Guards Cavalry were incorporated into the Central Corps, Gao Yuan urgently needed a new Personal Guards army, and the Baier Soldiers perfectly filled this need.

The most crucial point was that replacing dead or severely wounded Cavalry soldiers required significant money and resources for retraining, but the Baier Soldiers didn't. Since the system provided permanent Martial Souls, if one died, he just needed to re-possess another soldier.

After the excitement, Gao Yuan felt a little lost. There were only a thousand Baier Soldiers; if he had ten or eighty thousand, he would just sweep across the Central Plains immediately.

"Never mind, never mind. A person can't be too greedy. Let's summon them first!"

After sending everyone away, Gao Yuan came to the training ground. With a thought, a brilliant and dazzling light appeared on the empty field.

Afterward, a young scholar of about twenty years old appeared before him, followed by a thousand tall soldiers encased in iron armor, only their eyes visible, holding long spears and carrying heavy crossbows on their backs.

The scholar bowed deeply to Gao Yuan.

"Your subordinate, Gao Yao, greets Liege Lord."

The soldiers behind him also saluted together.

"We greet Liege Lord!"

"Good, good, good! Having all of you assist me is truly like a fish finding water and a tiger growing wings!"

With the Prime Minister he had longed for and a special forces unit, Gao Yuan was grinning ear to ear.

"Courtesy Name of Gao Jiong, I know you possess talent to govern the world, but since you have yet to achieve any merit, hastily granting you a high position might make it difficult to Command respect. For now, I must trouble you to serve by my side as a Recording Military Advisor. As for the Baier Soldiers, they will serve as my Personal Guard Battalion from now on."

Although Gao Yao was very confident in his abilities, he also knew that what Gao Yuan said made sense. Furthermore, being by the Liege Lord's side meant being the most direct line of subordinates, granting him a transcendent status.

"Your subordinate understands. I will definitely dedicate all my heart and effort to assist the Liege Lord!"

"Good!"

With Gao Yao, Gao Yuan no longer needed to worry and toil; he directly handed over all tasks like territory reception, pacifying the populace, and restoring production to him.

Gao Yuan's action of acting as a hands-off manager did not dissatisfy Gao Yao; instead, it made him feel valued, and he worked extremely hard.

His exceptional abilities quickly earned the recognition of Xia Luqi, Zhao Meng, and the others, and he quickly established himself within the military.

Chen Dao was also transferred by Gao Yuan from the position of Personal Guard Battalion Commandant to serve as the commander of the Baier Soldiers.

At the same time, Gao Yuan took the opportunity to complete the transfer of the Personal Guard Battalion. The Personal Guards Cavalry were formally named the Xiaoguo Army and incorporated into the Central Corps, with Zhao Meng serving as Division Commander and Xian Chong serving as Deputy Commander.

Hearing that he was no longer serving as the Personal Guards commander, Zhao Meng felt abandoned and clung to Gao Yuan's leg, weeping profusely.

"Patriarch! I followed you through life and death! How can you just abandon me like this!"

Gao Yuan was utterly exasperated and really wanted to stamp his size 45 foot onto Zhao Meng's face.

"I'm making you a Division Commander—that's a proper general rank! And you're still unwilling? Scram, scram, scram! You've wiped snot all over my robe!"

"I won't go anywhere else! I just want to follow the Patriarch! I'll follow the Patriarch even if I have to be a small soldier!"