The commander of Taicang Mansion, Ouyang Lie, is his best friend. Otherwise, he would not trust the Taicang Mansion, which controls the entire border logistics, in Ouyang Lie's hands.
Naturally, he also knew that Ouyang Lie had a son named Ouyang Xuan, and had met him when he was young.
Logically speaking, with a father like Ouyang Lie, if Ouyang Xuan wanted to join the army, he could at least start as a captain of ten or a squad leader.
However, it wasn't until An Junshan met Ouyang Xuan again that he realized that he did not rely on his father's relationship, but changed his name and changed his name. He started as a top soldier and relied on his military exploits to gradually reach the position of a thousand households.
It wasn't until he was promoted to Zheng Qianhu that Ouyang Xuan changed his name back.
A tiger father has no son, so An Junshan was naturally overjoyed to have such a person under his command. However, before he could reuse this person, Ouyang Lie wrote a letter requesting An Junshan to transfer Ouyang Xuan back to Taicang Mansion to deal with sneaking into Taicang Mansion.
of Turkic cavalry.
The importance of Taicang Mansion is self-evident. Although An Junshan was a little regretful, he still agreed to Ouyang Lie's request.
Later, Ouyang Xuan returned to Yanque Pass again and became the commander of His Royal Highness Prince Yu's personal guard.
The position of commander and co-president is very important. If nepotism is used, it will easily lead to serious consequences. Therefore, he asked King Yu to recommend the candidate, and will conduct corresponding inspections later. If he is not qualified, Anjunshan will not look at Yu Wang.
Wang was forced to agree because of his reputation.
But that was someone else. He knew Ouyang Xuan's abilities and temperament well, and knew that Di Xin was not making a random recommendation, so he just thought about it and agreed.
Of course, it doesn't mean that Di Xin and An Junshan agree that Ouyang Xuan can take office immediately.
Generally speaking, the appointment and dismissal of all officials require the consent of the imperial court, but the border areas are too far away from the capital. In order to do things expediently, the highest officials here have certain powers of appointment and dismissal.
Before Emperor Xin arrived, An Junshan, as the capital commander of Yanque Pass, could directly appoint and remove officials below, including the sixth grade, and then only need to report to the court. Officials above the sixth grade only had the right to recommend and needed to go through
He can only take office with the approval of the imperial court.
After Emperor Xin took office, he had more power as the general of Zhenguan, but he could only decide on the appointment and dismissal of officials below the fourth rank of Zhengguan here. Those above the fourth rank also needed the approval of the court.
But the difference is that the imperial court may not necessarily adopt the recommendation of the commander-in-chief, but the recommendation of the candidate by General Zhenguan is more of a formality.
As long as it is a candidate recommended by Emperor Xin, the court will generally not consider arranging other people.
In other words, although the documents from the imperial court have not yet arrived, it is already certain that Ouyang Xuan will become the commander of the capital.
Du Commander Tongzhi was a second-rank official, and his father Ouyang Lie was only a third-rank commander. Therefore, as soon as the documents arrived, Ouyang Xuan truly achieved glory for his ancestors.
The man's ambition is to make great achievements. Although Ouyang Xuan will no longer be able to personally protect His Royal Highness Prince Yu, there is still a hint of excitement on his face at this moment.
Ouyang Xuan suppressed his excitement and knelt down on one knee: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your appreciation."
"Get up."
Di Xin accepted the gift calmly, glanced at Lu Ran who was kneeling on the ground, and said with a smile: "Although the appointment document from the imperial court will still have to wait for some time, the defense of the border cannot be left behind. From today on, you will stay to assist.
Mr. An handles military affairs."
"Yes, I humbly obey my orders."
Di Xin turned to look at An Junshan and said, "From now on, Ouyang Xuan will be handed over to Mr. An for guidance."
An Junshan handed over his hand: "Your Highness, you are serious, we are just working together, there is no guidance or guidance."
Shen Qianhua also smiled and said: "Congratulations to Mr. An for gaining a good general."
He was not very familiar with Ouyang Xuan, but a few words of compliment would not offend him.
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After complimenting and shoving each other for a while, Ouyang Xuan was left to assist An Junshan and Shen Qianhua in handling Lu Ran's matter. Emperor Xin and Zeng Hongshen left the An Mansion together.
Returning to the General's Mansion, breakfast has been prepared.
While they were having breakfast, Laifu, who had already returned, came in and announced that Zhao Quanyou and Zhao Yuer's father and daughter were outside asking for a meeting.
Coming.
A smile appeared on Di Xin's lips and he said, "Please go to the study and wait for a while."
"yes."
Laifu stepped back, and Di Xin continued to finish his breakfast slowly before getting up and walking towards the study.
In the study, Zhao Quanyou did not reveal his speculation last night, but still pretended not to know anything, and expressed his change of mind tactfully.
Zhao Yue'er expressed her poor thinking yesterday equally gently, and while admitting her mistake to Di Xin, she glared at him fiercely.
Although Di Xin laughed in his heart, he was not too embarrassed. Instead, he looked happy and welcomed Zhao Quanyou's surrender.
Then he called Jiang Fu in and asked him to take Zhao Yuer to choose a room he liked.
Before Zhao Yue'er came back, Di Xin and Zhao Quanyou were left in the house.
"Your Highness, this is the remaining prescription."
Although King Yu's foundation was not really destroyed, Zhao Quanyou still wrote down the remaining prescriptions and brought them over.
Di Xin took the prescription and nodded slightly. Although the prescription was useless to him, it was Zhao Quanyou's way of expressing his sincerity, so he did not refuse.
After chatting for a while, the two finally got down to business.
Emperor Xin subdued Zhao Quanyou, so naturally he didn't just put him there for eye candy. What he needed was Zhao Quanyou's ability to do business.
Shen Qianhua, An Junshan, Ouyang Xuan, Xizi... Di Xin now has a lot of talents under his command, but they are mainly responsible for the border area, which is one-third of an acre. As for the areas outside the border area, they have been occupied by the border area. With most of their energy tied up, they have neither the intention nor the ability to cope with it.
If Di Xin's goal was just the general at the border gate, he would naturally be satisfied. However, his goal was the entire Ancient Moon Realm. In order to expand his advantage, he needed to make plans in advance.
If he wants to compete for the Ancient Moon Realm, he must first control the great distance from which all nations come to court, so Emperor Xin is determined to win the throne.
Di Xin's identity was that of a prince. For him, in addition to the power under his command, competing for the throne was more important than his reputation among the court and the people.
In the court, Emperor Xin's reputation had soared because he had thwarted the Turks' plans to invade the south twice before, and he had even vaguely caught up with the eldest prince, Cheng Wang.
However, among the people, once they leave the border gate under his jurisdiction, it is almost difficult for his deeds and reputation to reach the ears of ordinary people. The further away from the border gate, the fewer people know about King Yu.
Water can carry a boat and also overturn it. If he cannot get the support of the people, his reputation in the court will be just water without roots. Therefore, if he wants to expand his advantage in competing for the throne, he must spread his reputation as widely as possible throughout the territory of Dali. The better.