Among these people, Prince Rui is the representative of the royal family. After the Dongyue people came in, some members of the royal family in the north would inevitably be affected.
At the same time, these members of the royal family have great appeal in the local area. Not only do they have private armies, but they can also continue to recruit a lot of people.
Because of his respected status, Prince Rui's status is also the most noble among everyone.
However, in Zhao Xiaole's view.
His strength is basically the weakest among everyone, just a little stronger than Feng Dachuan, and even worse than Xin Rulong.
Why?
Generally speaking, by the late feudal dynasty.
Most of the children of the royal family are ignorant and incompetent. Their minds have been corrupted by the wealthy life.
Even though he still has the appeal to respond to every call, he has no brain.
Even if he recruits countless supporters, he has no ability to lead these people to achieve success. Instead, they are countless grassroots tycoons.
But they have the ability to compete for hegemony.
It can also recruit a lot of talents.
As for Xin Rulong, his strength is stronger than Prince Rui, and he also has good appeal. At the same time, he has descendants all over the world.
Logically speaking, the Xin family is likely to become the person who checks and balances the world in the next troubled times.
However, Zhao Xiaole believed that he had no chance.
Why?
The Xin family's advantage is his biggest disadvantage.
Because his descendants are all over the world, and when his influence is all over the world, giving more to the people is neither kindness nor morality.
But resentment.
Is that official not greedy?
That official has nothing to lose?
As long as the reputation of the Xin family lasts, so will the accumulated resentment of his family last.
Since ancient times, those who win the hearts of the people win the world.
From the moment the descendants of the Xin family spread all over the world, they lost this opportunity forever.
On the other hand, the other person was Xing Zhang, the commander-in-chief of the Beijing army. He was the strongest among the four.
It is also the one with the most capital.
If he can stand on his own with his own troops, needless to say, he will immediately become a powerful figure in the separatist regime.
However, it will definitely not last long.
Apart from war, he could not bring anything else to the people.
Naturally no one will support him.
Once he supports his troops and stands on his own, it will only make the world more chaotic, and in the end, nothing will be left.
The only one left is Feng Dachuan.
He is the commander-in-chief of Jiayuguan.
After gathering a large number of defeated northern troops, the garrison at Jiayuguan now reached 80,000 people.
He also initially had the conditions to support his troops and stand on his own feet.
However, there are still too many things missing, and the time for him to become independent is not yet mature.
Therefore, he is the one who least needs to worry and the one who least needs to be on guard.
Zhao Xiaole could see all four of them clearly.
Unfortunately, the four of them couldn't quite see their identities.
Now that the country has been lost, thousands of people in the north have been massacred and expelled by the East Vietnamese.
Now there is no way to resist.
It can be said that the court's face has been completely lost.
The prince's prestige is far less than before.
This made the generals gradually become arrogant.
Although they didn't show it deliberately, the feeling of self-satisfaction hidden deep in their hearts was difficult to conceal.
Yes, now the court needs to rely on them.
The prince needs to rely on them.
The prince is like a helpless orphan now. Without them, he would be so scared that he would wet his pants.
This is naturally the reason for arrogance.
When the suggestion to contact the King of Zhenbei was given, it could not be regarded as a suggestion at all.
This is just one step at a time, one step at a time, there is no other solution.
The prince looked at the others and asked, "What do you think?"
For a long while, no one answered.
The prince sighed, "Okay, that's all we can do for the present. Now, the emperor's uncle has about 80,000 private troops of the royal family, and Mr. Xin has about 60,000 gentry's private troops."
"Coupled with the nearly 300,000 troops in Jiayuguan and Beijing, there is no problem in resisting the East Vietnamese."
"The main problem now is that with so many people in disarray, the first thing to do is to select a coach and provide unified command so that we can effectively respond to the enemy. Do you have a suitable candidate?"
Xin Rulong was the first to stand up and said: "Your Highness, it seems that Prince Rui is kind, virtuous and modest, and is the best choice for the coach."
Xin Rulong's gentry group and the various clans of the royal family have always been a nest of snakes and rats, with interests tied to each other.
At this time, Xin Rulong naturally stood up to support Prince Rui.
When Prince Rui heard this, he immediately became humble and said, "I have never been on the battlefield. How can I take charge of the military? I'd better choose someone else!"
Xin Rulong immediately persuaded him, "Huh? Is that person born to fight? Isn't it the first time for everyone? Your Majesty, please don't refuse."
The total number of private troops under Xin Rulong and the many gentry was definitely more than 60,000. He had made too many false reports.
The same is true for Prince Rui.
When the two refused, Feng Dachuan, the commander-in-chief of Jiayuguan, stood up and said, "If this is the case, I have a plan."
"Prince Rui has high moral character and is the best choice for the coach. However, he lacks battlefield experience. Wouldn't it be nice to choose a deputy coach to assist him? I recommend General Xing. He has controlled the Beijing army for many years and has rich combat experience. He is definitely the best choice.
Two choices."
Feng Dachuan's words made the prince's eyes light up.
good.
Prince Rui does have prestige and charisma.
However, there is a lack of experience in military command.
No one knows how many brushes he has.
Then let Xing Zhang be the deputy commander-in-chief and be fully responsible for military command, wouldn’t it be enough?
This time, prestige and military command capabilities were gained.
There is nothing to worry about.
Then, everyone looked at Xing Zhang.
The prince also asked: "General Xing, what do you think?"
Xing Zhang's expression remained unchanged, but he was sneering in his heart.
I have 200,000 Beijing troops under my command.
Why don't I work as a coach if I don't have a coach? I'll be your deputy coach?
Am I a fool for riding a horse?
Go ride a horse.
Xing Zhang cursed in his heart.
Let him be the coach and Prince Rui be the deputy coach, and he will definitely agree.
But Prince Rui and Xin Rulong are clearly members of the same family, so it is impossible for him to be the head coach.
Feng Dachuan was playing with some mud on the side again.
Xing Zhang thought with his toes, but it was impossible for him to agree.
He still has to hold the 200,000 Beijing troops firmly in his hands and will never let others command them casually.
So, he directly refused, "Although Jiayuguan is important, the duty of the Beijing army is to guard the capital. I dare not leave my post without permission. Please choose another virtuous person."
Xing Zhang refused.
When everyone heard this, they all sighed.
If he doesn't want to, he can really not want to.
No one can do anything.
Especially during this period, Xing Zhang represented an army of 200,000.