It was the tenth day of the seventh month in the fifth year of Kaiping.

Two days before the Western Wu army captured Daokou Village.

Within the imperial city of Kyoto in Daliang, there is a side hall of Liangyi Palace.

Emperor Kaiping looked calm, and there were two memorials placed on the imperial desk in front of him.

In the hall, important ministers from the two governments and six ministers gathered together, as well as the new governor of the Fifth Army Governor's Office, Chengyi Hou Guo Kaishan, the commander of the Beijing Army's North Camp, Qi Yunhou Yinwei, the commander of the South Camp, Fengcheng Hou Li Bingzhong, and the commander of the West Camp, Changxing Hou Qujiang.

Today is not an extraordinary day. It is a day of leave authorized by Emperor Kaiping. So many civil servants and generals were temporarily summoned to the palace because of the two memorials placed on the imperial desk. Emperor Kaiping glanced at everyone and said calmly: "

The two memorials are written one after the other. Although they talk about the same thing, their attitudes are completely opposite. You have all listened to the content of the memorial, let's discuss it."

Both memorials were delivered by eight-hundred-mile horseback from Lingzhou. The first one was written by the imperial envoy Qin Xu, explaining the difficulties encountered by Shitan Temple and the appearance of the cavalry of the Ba Dao Camp in Western Wu, as well as Pei Yue's response to

There is speculation that people from Western Wu are about to invade the country on a large scale. The latter one is from Lingzhou

Xue Tao, the governor, wrote that the eight hundred cavalrymen were just scabies, and the Guping camp would be wiped out soon. The court did not need to worry. As for the Xiwu people launching a war, it was even more nonsense. At present, whether it is Hucheng or the outer military camp,

No unusual movements were found among the Xiwu people.

The ministers were thinking in silence, and no one expressed their opinions in a hurry.

There is no absolute truth or falsehood between the two memorials, because both Pei Yue and Xue Tao only judged based on the existing conditions. However, it is difficult to accept such an ambiguous answer in the court, because it involves specific details.

The strategic arrangement must have an accurate analysis.

Without knowing the local situation in Lingzhou, no one is willing to be the one who stands out.

Emperor Kaiping seemed to have anticipated this situation, and said unhurriedly: "Qi Yunhou, you used to be the head coach of the Guping camp, so you should be familiar with Lingzhou. What do you think of these two memorials?"

Yin Dao's father, Yin Wei, bowed his hands and saluted: "Your Majesty, there were not many spies sent to Lingzhou from Western Wu in the past years. I even found some in the military camp and executed them all, but such a small group of cavalry has never appeared. Considering that

The importance of Tiger City, and the reason why the Western Wu court could not give up coveting this city, I believe that Pei Yue's speculation is not unreasonable."

Some people couldn't help but look sideways after hearing these words.

As we all know, Pei Yue has broken out of Dingguo Mansion and turned against Pei Rong and his son. Yin Wei, as Pei Rong's closest friend over the years, would actually speak for Pei Yue at this time. Could it be that this Qi Yunhou has abandoned Pei Rong?

Home?

However, Emperor Kaiping did not express his dissatisfaction. Instead, he said with some faint approval: "As you said, how should the court respond?"

Yin Wei bowed his head and said: "I am just telling the truth about what I know. How to deal with it is naturally up to Your Majesty Qiankun."

Emperor Kaiping became more and more satisfied and showed a rare smile: "How does the Xifu view this matter?"

Duke Pingzhang of Wei bowed slightly and said: "Your Majesty, according to my humble opinion, the four border battalions should be ordered to take precautions, the Hucheng garrison should be cautious, and the Lingzhou Governor's Office should stabilize the situation within the territory as soon as possible. At the same time, Dongfu or

Food, grass and weapons can be raised in advance to prevent Western Wu from suddenly provoking a war."

Emperor Kaiping nodded and said: "Good."

Luo Ting, the ruler on the right, came out to report: "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

"Tell me."

"The Qin Temple Superintendent clearly stated in the memorial that the Lingzhou coal mine has been unable to be mined and the mine cannot be built because of horse bandits in Qingyu Mountain not far from the coal mine. What I don't understand is that there is Guping Mountain in the southwest of Dongqing Mansion.

Camp, there is the Longbow Camp to the northwest, and there are more than 100,000 strong soldiers stationed in the two camps. Why do you allow a group of horse bandits to go unpunished?"

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became a little serious.

Lingzhou has a vast territory and is on the front line facing Western Wu. Its successive governors have great power. Xue Tao is also the only frontier official among the thirteen governors who also holds a bachelor's degree. Previously, Qin Xu and Pei Yue were in Yongzhou and Yunzhou.

It went extremely smoothly. After arriving in Lingzhou, there was no movement. In fact, the imperial court was not without criticism, but it was suppressed by Luo Ting.

The twists and turns here are not a secret. Although Xue Tao's thoughts were a bit over the top, for the sake of guarding Lingzhou for twenty years, Emperor Kaiping did not get angry. At this moment, hearing Luo Ting's blunt question, the emperor smiled slightly

He frowned and said, "What do you think is the reason for this?"

Luo Ting said calmly: "I don't know. However, since Lingzhou is not at peace and the border troops cannot be dispatched easily, I think it is okay to leave these matters to Pei Yue."

Emperor Kaiping looked at him with complicated eyes. After a moment, he suddenly relaxed and said with a smile: "Do you want Pei Yue to lead the front guard?"

Luo Ting said seriously: "Your Majesty, in the battle outside Linqing County, Pei Yue led 400 men to easily defeat 2,000 horse bandits, and then he did not lose in the duel with the Ba Dao Camp of Xi Wu. This shows that he has the ability to lead a guard.

Ability. Now that the situation on the border is unpredictable, it is the right time to recruit people. Why should a young and promising martial artist like Pei Yue waste his ability to lead troops?"

Emperor Kaiping looked at Wu Xun's side and asked lightly: "What do you think of the Luo Qing family's proposal?"

Li Bingzhong looked dull and did not speak.

Although Yin Wei spoke for Pei Yue before, he was unwilling to express his opinion now.

As for Chengyi Marquis Guo Kaishan and Changxing Marquis Qujiang, they naturally would not agree with this proposal.

The reason is very simple. They all know the significance of the appearance of the Zangfeng Guard. Who would watch this sweet potato fall into the hands of Pei Yue? Even if he is not suitable to lead the army, at least he must be in the hands of a close military commander.

Cheng'an Hou Lu Min was about to speak, but he saw Wang Pingzhang in front of him one step ahead. This old man who had been in charge of Daliang's military affairs for more than ten years straightened his back and said: "Your Majesty, I think Luo's proposal to be in charge is quite reasonable. You can order Pei Yue to take charge temporarily.

The commander of the Zangfeng Guards will recruit troops on the spot in Lingzhou, and the Fifth Army Commander's Office will be responsible for supplying all weapons and food. If he can make great contributions in the future, the word "temporary" will be removed. "

This is a mature and prudent statement, especially after Emperor Kaiping showed his tendency, it would be unwise to reject Luo Ting's proposal. After all, Pei Yue has made great contributions to the briquettes in the past year, and the court has never awarded him a reward. If it was just

It's actually a very cost-effective deal to be able to get rid of him with just one guard commander and not to upgrade his title.

So what if the hidden front guard has a special meaning?

From Wang Pingzhang's perspective, it is difficult for this to have an impact on the overall situation.

Emperor Kaiping said slowly: "That's right."

Lu Min lowered his head slightly and stared at the ground expressionlessly, with only a hint of ridicule deep in his eyes.

Not long ago, he received a secret letter from Lingzhou, so he knew better than everyone in the palace what earth-shattering events were going to happen in the Western Region.
Chapter completed!