In the afternoon, Lu Yihao met with Emperor Zhao Gou in the imperial study.
"Logically, there is no need to alarm the officials about such a small matter, but after all, the training and competition of new recruits are arranged by the officials themselves. I think it is necessary to let the officials know and attract everyone's attention, so as to avoid bigger mistakes in the future."
Zhao Gou sat in front of the imperial court and read Chen Qing's report. Although Lu Yihao tried his best to speak lightly, the fact that he came to report this matter showed that it was not simple.
Moreover, the report mentioned that misunderstandings between the two armies led to intensified conflicts between the officers and soldiers, and a conflict almost broke out. This was the most intolerable thing for Zhao Gou. Two armies of thousands of people were fighting in Lin'an. What consequences would this cause? If it is dealt with
If it is not done properly, wouldn’t it become the second Liu Miao Rebellion?
Zhao Gou's face became increasingly gloomy and he said to the eunuch: "Xuan Xianggong Fan comes to see me immediately!"
"Your Majesty, Chen Qing is waiting in Wei Chen's official room. Do you want him to come and testify about this matter?"
Zhao Gou pondered for a moment and said: "Wait a moment first!"
Zhao Gou knew very well that this was obviously Fan Zongyin trying to put on Chen Qing's shoes, but Chen Qing was unwilling to be humiliated and fought back. If the two met again, one would be in a high position, but unreasonable, and the other would be in a low position, but take advantage of the situation.
Understand that it is not good for you to prefer anyone, so it is best for the two of you not to meet.
Not long after, Fan Zongyin hurried over. He didn't know what was going on. Seeing that Lu Yihao was there, he felt a little uneasy and quickly bowed and saluted, "I am here to see you, Your Majesty!"
The Emperor Zhao Gou threw the approval document from the Ministry of War on the ground, "Xiangong Fan, did you sign this bastard approval document?"
Fan Zongyin's heart skipped a beat, why did this matter come to the emperor?
Glancing out of the corner of his eye, he saw Lu Yihao half-squinting his eyes, standing aside as if it had nothing to do with him. Fan Zongyin immediately understood in his heart that Lu Yihao had taken action.
Fortunately, he discussed this matter carefully with Han Qi last night. As long as he firmly denies his selfish motives, then the Ministry of War will be held responsible. In fact, this is also Fan Zongyin's usual style. A dead Taoist friend is not a poor Taoist. Previously, Wang Huan, the supervisory censor, took over for him.
I took the blame this time! I had to blame Wang Hao, the Minister of War.
Fan Zongyin quickly picked up the approval document on the ground and said with a look of shame on his face: "Wei Chen was careless about this matter. He just signed the approval without checking it carefully. Because several armies wanted to enter the military camp, the Ministry of War did not dare to offend him, so he asked Wei Chen to do it.
The minister signed, but the minister never thought that the Ministry of War would make a big mistake and repeatedly approve the military camp."
Zhao Gou was noncommittal about Fan Zongyin's explanation. He picked up Chen Qing's report and handed it to Fan Zongyin, "This is a report written by Chen Qing, the commander of the Western Army. It briefly describes what happened last night. Can you see any discrepancies?"
Fan Zongyin was annoyed because he didn't expect Chen Qing to write the report so quickly.
He took the report and looked at it and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the situation is basically true. It's just that the description will be biased due to different personal situations. There are some conclusions that I don't agree with."
"What's the difference?"
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen heard that a conflict might break out last night, so he hurried to the military camp to quell the dispute. At this time, Wei Chen knew that the Ministry of War might have made a mistake. In order to calm the dispute, Wei Chen considered that the two sides would temporarily live together until tomorrow.
Process again.
However, General Chen had a prejudice against Wei Chen and believed that Wei Chen was biased towards General Cao. He was so excited that he did not allow Wei Chen to enter the camp, otherwise he would shoot Wei Chen with the bow of the late emperor. Later, Wei Chen was afraid that General Chen would make a big mistake impulsively.
I didn’t ask about it again.”
"But his report said that you did not recognize the Privy Council's approval and wanted them to drive out of the barracks. You wanted to force your way into the barracks. He did not allow you to break into the barracks without permission. That's why the conflict intensified?"
"How could Wei Chen not recognize the Privy Council's approval? Wei Chen just wanted to resolve the dispute between him and General Cao. He entered the camp to see if there were no extra barracks. He was extremely excited and his attitude was so tough that it was hard to accept. It was clearly as follows
Mistaken..."
Lu Yihao said from the side: "Ministers cannot enter the military camp casually and must obtain the approval of the Privy Council. General Chen did not do anything wrong on this point."
Fan Zongyin immediately glared at Lu Yihao, "Isn't it possible that he is not at fault for the following mistakes?"
Lu Yihao said calmly: "It depends on the specific situation! If the following is the case, then Mr. Fan will roar at the prime minister more than once in the court."
Fan Zongyin almost fainted from anger. He restrained his anger and said coldly: "Then he deserves to be rude to me?"
Lu Yihao still said calmly: "I just said, whether the following is wrong depends on the specific situation. The Ministry of War originally made a mistake in the military camp. Fan Xianggong also made a mistake. The normal approach is to find another military camp.
Arrangement of General Cao's troops is a good way to calm disputes, instead of going to the military camp to intensify conflicts. Knowing that ministers cannot enter the military camp at will, they still have to force their way in. At this time, accusing the other party of committing the following crimes would be suspected of using power to overwhelm others.
Already."
"you--"
Fan Zongyin's face turned red with anger, but he didn't know how to refute. Lu Yihao was scheming and impeccable in his words. How could Fan Zongyin be his opponent?
"You two are prime ministers, stop arguing over trivial matters like this."
The official opened his mouth and the two stopped arguing.
Zhao Gou walked a few steps with his hands behind his back: "I have a clear conscience about the rights and wrongs of this matter. The Ministry of War has seriously neglected its duty, which almost led to a conflict between the two armies. The head of the Ministry of War bears a heavy responsibility. To pass on my will, the Minister of War is exempted."
The post of Wang Hao and the Minister of War are temporarily held concurrently by Zhu Shengfei, a scholar.
Commander Chen Qing took the overall situation into consideration, took the initiative to invite friendly troops into the camp, bridged differences, eliminated misunderstandings, and avoided a conflict. His spirit is commendable and should be commended. He is specially promoted to the rank of Wuyi Doctor. I admire this!"
Fan Zongyin was shocked. He was about to intercede for Wang Hao when he saw the emperor's sharp eyes. He knew that the emperor wanted Wang Hao to take the blame for him.
I couldn't help but sigh in my heart. If I had known this would be the result, why bother to be such a bad person?
However, Lu Yihao secretly admired the emperor's foresight. He was surprised at that time. Chen Qing was promoted to commander, and the lowest official rank should be Wuyi doctor. Why was he still ranked seventh rank as minister?
It turns out that this vacancy was left here! It not only appeased Chen Qing, but also did not promote him too much.
The emperor is still wise, I am afraid he has already guessed that Fan Zongyin would not give up.
Zhao Gou returned the report to Lu Yihao and asked with a smile: "Is this report written by Commander Chen himself?"
"Wei Chen also asked him, and he said yes."
Zhao Gou nodded, "The handwriting is pretty good, which is rare!"
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The training competition for new recruits was a decision made by Zhao Gou at the beginning of the year. The root cause was related to the Liu Miao Rebellion. Those veterans who seemed completely trustworthy rebelled at the critical moment and forced themselves to abdicate. This really chilled Zhao Gou's heart.
He no longer believed in military generals from the bottom of his heart, but the Jin soldiers continued to threaten him from the south, and Zhao Gou had to rely on generals with great military exploits.
In order to balance the contradiction between the two, Zhao Gou proposed the idea of recruiting new soldiers and new generals. Starting a martial arts school at the beginning of the year and holding recruit training competitions were all products of this idea. Simply put, the emperor Zhao Gou wanted to promote a group of people who were loyal to him.
young generals and select a group of new soldiers as bodyguards.
This recruit training competition was of great significance, and all the governors attached great importance to it. They sent their most trusted generals and the best recruits to Lin'an to compete.
This morning, on the official road to the west of Lin'an City, an army of two thousand people was rushing towards Lin'an in a mighty manner. This army was in bright armor and had high morale. The flag was fluttering in the sun, and the high-flying handsome flag read "
The word "yue".
The first general was wearing scale armor, wearing a phoenix-winged hood, carrying a large iron spear, with cold eyes and a black beard under his chin. He looked about thirty years old. This man had just risen to prominence in the past two years.
General Yue Fei.
Although Yue Fei fought in the north and south and made great achievements, he really entered the prosperous official career after Emperor Zhao Gou crossed to the south. He resisted the Jin soldiers' invasion to the south and wiped out the rebellious thieves in various places. Finally, he was appreciated by Emperor Zhao Gou who was looking for new generals.
, promoted him step by step, and he has been promoted to the commander of the Shenwu Army. He finally stepped out of Zhang Jun's team and established his own business.
This time Yue Fei went to the Poyang Lake area to clear out the rebel bandit Li Cheng and garrisoned in Hongzhou. The army had just wiped out Li Cheng. While they were resting, Yue Fei took advantage of this gap and personally led two thousand recruits to Lin'an to participate in the recruit training competition.
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Yue Fei was the commander of the capital. Of course, he was not the one to participate in the competition. Instead, his two confidants, Zhang Xian and Wang Gui, participated in the competition. The soldiers were also two thousand recruits recruited in Hongzhou. After three months of training, Yue Fei selected two thousand of them.
Elite competition.
At this time, dust was flying on the opposite side, and two officials came galloping on horseback.
Two officials rushed forward, reined in their reins and asked, "Are these Yue Dutong's troops?"
Yue Fei cupped his fists and said, "This is Yue Fei!"
The two officials saluted quickly, "We are officials of the Privy Council and have been ordered to arrange the teams for the new recruit competition. Your army's barracks and grain and rice supplies have been arranged. Please come with us, Commander Yue!"
"Thank you very much!"
Yue Fei felt a little strange. The Privy Council was notoriously difficult to deal with. Now it not only arranged the campsite, but also took the initiative to send people to contact and guide the way. It was a bit difficult to adapt to.
Yue Fei was not a meddlesome person, but he was also worried that he had arrived too late, so he asked: "Have all the other participating teams arrived?"
"Most of them are here, but there are still a few that haven't arrived yet!"
General Wang Gui next to him asked: "Will the Privy Council arrange food and accommodation like this for each team?"
An official smiled bitterly and said: "Some things have happened in the past two days, and the officials have ordered the Privy Council to make arrangements to prevent further incidents."
Wang Gui wanted to ask what happened, but Yue Fei glared at him and told him to be quiet, so Wang Gui had to swallow the words that came to his mouth.
The two officials led a team to speed up towards the east of the city...
