At this moment, the housekeeper promptly woke up the thoughtful Cao Wei.
"Ready your horse!"
After withdrawing his thoughts, Cao Wei nodded slightly and walked towards the door unhurriedly.
The purpose of entering the palace today was to discuss the issue of 'disarmament'. Originally, according to Cao Wei's current position, he was not qualified to participate in the discussions between the two governments.
He was specially called by Li Jie.
The Cao family has been generals for generations, and their understanding of middle and lower-level officers is far better than that of most civil servants.
No investigation, no right to speak.
Many of today's ministers in the two governments have no experience in the military.
the other side.
Ding Wei was also preparing to set off for the palace city. As the initiator of 'disarmament', he had been preparing for today's court meeting for a long time.
‘Disarmament’ is not what he wants.
Although he knew the dangers of redundant troops, the current income of the country was at least sustainable, and it was not yet time to make changes.
If it is according to his wishes, it is best to teach the next prime minister to solve such matters.
We must believe in the wisdom of future generations.
As for him, he is getting older, so it is best to be as little as possible with such strong winds and waves.
Now, about ten years have passed since he submitted the letter of "disarmament", and Ding Wei clearly felt the heat in the army.
Even though the target of this 'disarmament' is the Xiang Army, the sentiment is contagious.
Don't treat others as fools. Only those who treat others as fools are fools.
There are always a few smart people among the hundreds of thousands of Forbidden Army. Now that the knife of 'disarmament' has been cut on the head of the Xiang Army, who knows if the 'Forbidden Army' will be cut next time?
Anyone who has read a little bit about the art of war knows the principle of "the lips are dead and the teeth are cold".
Of course, restlessness is restlessness, and the situation in the army has not yet reached the point of chaos.
This is not what Ding Wei is most worried about.
What he worried about was the attitude of the officials.
It is not that the late emperor had never done "disarmament", but due to various reasons, the disarmament was not thorough enough each time.
Moreover, the late emperor's disarmament took place long after he ascended the throne.
It seemed that Guan Jia was planning to 'disarmament' just after he ascended the throne. Ding said he didn't know whether Guan Jia was young and energetic, or had another deeper meaning.
Of the two possibilities, Ding Wei prefers the former.
If you are not full of energy, how can you still be called a young person?
When he was young, he was also very high-spirited, especially during the roll call outside Donghua Gate.
Pointing out the country, inspiring words, and wishing to climb the ladder and become the Prime Minister once, so as to realize the ambition in my heart.
'I hope the officials are just young and energetic.'
Compared with this point, Ding said he was more worried that the officials had other deeper meanings.
As a minister, the ideal emperor should be to serve the emperors Yao and Shun, and rule from the top.
After all, the 'hero' is not that easy to serve.
A hero with soaring aspirations often means change.
What the middle and upper classes fear most is change.
Perhaps, with changes, one's own interests have been harmed.
As a person with vested interests, Ding Wei naturally does not want to see this.
However, these things were beyond his control. As the Queen Mother gradually retreated, Ding Wei's feeling of powerlessness became stronger and stronger.
The situation was beyond his expectation.
Is it possible for a young person to use the words of a chamberlain to instigate "disarmament"?
This method is simply too sophisticated.
In a different place, Ding Wei asked himself that he couldn't do this.
The official family is only ten years old this year!
In a few years, how high will the imperial scheming of the officials be?
unimaginable!
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Chengming Hall.
About half an hour later, all the important officials were in place. At this time, the atmosphere in the palace was very quiet, and everyone was waiting for the arrival of the Emperor and the Queen Mother.
Snapped!
With the sound of a whip, all the officials immediately stood up and waited for the arrival.
"See Your Majesty!"
"See the Queen Mother!"
Liu E couldn't help but feel sad when she heard that important ministers were called "Your Majesty" first and then "Queen Mother". In the past, ministers always said "Queen Mother" first and then "Your Majesty".
A small change in order actually made Liu E feel like "the world is in trouble".
The tea had gone cold before anyone left.
However, this emotion only passed by for a moment. Now that the decision to return to power had been made, Liu E had long expected this day.
On the other side, Li Jie keenly noticed Liu E's strangeness, so he turned his head and glanced at Liu E.
This glance immediately put Liu E in a good mood.
The officials take care of her.
Immediately, Liu E's lips moved slightly.
"Everyone is safe."
"Thank you Queen Mother!"
Ding Wei was the first to react, and with a quick salute, he put the 'Queen Mother' in front again.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Immediately afterwards, all the ministers followed suit.
On stage.
Liu E nodded slightly. At this time, she looked at Ding Wei with an inexplicable amount of approval in her eyes, but the important ministers had their heads half lowered and had no chance to see him.
On the other hand, Li Jie on the side saw it clearly.
He didn't have any objections to this.
Liu E took advantage of some reputational advantages.
However, Ding said that this guy's reaction was really fast, no wonder he could climb to the position of prime minister.
Just saying "all ministers are equal" allowed him to seize the opportunity to please the Queen Mother.
When all the ministers were seated, Liu E turned her head slightly, glanced at Li Jie, and handed the right to speak into Li Jie's hands again.
Off stage.
Ding Wei noticed this detail out of the corner of his eye, and his thoughts suddenly began to wander.
'The relationship between the Queen Mother and the official family is much more harmonious than imagined.'
Although various previous signs have revealed this, the details are even more intriguing.
"In the past ten days, Prime Minister Ding sent a letter to reconsider the selection of the Xiang army. After reading it, I deeply agree."
"It is precisely for this matter that we have summoned all the ministers to discuss matters in Chengming Hall today."
"Prime Minister Ding, you are the initiator of this matter. It is up to you to outline the specific content of the petition to the ministers."
Hearing Li Jie call him the "initiator", Ding Wei couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart.
Is the initiator yourself?
It's you who should be the official!
I really am a dumb person who eats Coptis chinensis and cannot express the pain.
But there was no other way. The king asked the minister to die, and the minister had to die. Since the officials had named him, he had no choice but to stand up and stand up.
"In the reign of Dao, the late emperor came to the throne, so Wang Sijian (Wang Yucheng) was appointed as the magistrate at that time and made the imperial edict. Wang Sijian wrote five things."
"The second thing is to 'reduce the redundant troops and redundant officials', so that the people in the mountains and rivers will be a little bit behind."
"Now, half a century has passed since Wang Si remonstrated. However, the problem of redundant troops has not been alleviated. Currently, there are more than 430,000 forbidden troops at home and abroad."
"Among them, the army of prefectures and counties, the army of rural areas, the volunteers, the small divisions of various armies, and the remaining personnel are all not included in this number. There are more soldiers than there are farmers."
"If we do this for a long time, the world will be in great trouble!"
Regarding the matter of 'disarmament', Ding said that although it was a last resort, since he had done it, he still had the preparations that needed to be made.
Most of what he said is true and is not an exaggeration.
After all, the imperial court has always had a tradition of recruiting disaster victims into the army.
For example, if the Suhuxiu area was hit by a disaster this time, if the imperial court had not dealt with it promptly and allocated food and grass, I am afraid that the Xiang army in the three states would have had to increase its numbers again.