The central court of the Great Zhou Dynasty is holding a great meeting.
Today's topic is naturally related to King Zhao's rebellion.
"Xu Lishen, a member of the Ministry of Military Affairs, has his own book!" A middle-aged official came out. He had a Chinese character face and a long beard. He looked extremely square, in line with the appearance of an official in the traditional sense.
A member of the Ministry of War, Wailang, was only a fifth-rank official. He jumped out at this time. It was obviously not possible for him to do so on his own initiative.
The eyes of all the ministers intentionally or unintentionally glanced at Li Chengguang, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and the two ministers on the left and right. Most likely, these three bosses and officials under the Ministry of War were all their subordinates, weren't they?
But what this person said next made everyone feel suspicious.
"Your Majesty, Xu, stood up to impeach Cao Xueyang, the commander-in-chief of the Longwu Army. He betrayed the divine grace and feared the enemy like a tiger. He retreated into the city and did not dare to fight. As a result, our two hundred thousand troops, the center of the imperial court, were trapped in the city. Where is the face of the imperial court?! Where is the majesty of the emperor!
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Xu Lishen asked questions again and again, with an imposing manner, like a pillar of the country.
But its content made many officials present think deeply.
What's going on? The soldiers from the Ministry of War actually want to force the Governor of the Sixth Army Governor's Office to fight. Could it be that the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office of the Sixth Army are about to start a war in the DPRK?!
Zhao Tianlin, the commander-in-chief of the Pingjing Army, had just died for his country, and someone from the Ministry of War jumped out. It is hard to believe that this was just an accident.
Not only everyone was confused, but the left and right ministers of the Ministry of War were also confused and looked at each other.
your people?!
Not yours?!
The two people's eye contact instantly stunned each other.
Unexpectedly, this matter was not arranged by the other party. The two of them immediately turned their attention to Li Chengguang, the Minister of War in front of them. Could it be arranged by the boss?!
Li Chengguang stood in the main hall, looking at the ministers' gazes as if they were nothing, and remained unmoved, as if the entire court meeting had nothing to do with him.
This made the officials in Hanyuan Hall even more confused as to what Li Chengguang was thinking!?
However, Li Chengguang's words immediately attracted the rebuttal of a lieutenant general from the Sixth Army Governor's Mansion.
"Master Xu, your Ministry of War has crossed the line!"
Although the Ministry of War is one of the six departments of the imperial court, it actually does not control the military, but is a military administrative agency. It is responsible for recruiting soldiers, distributing military salaries, raising military rations, arranging military horses, manufacturing ordnance, and taking promotion and examination for generals... In a word, everything
Military affairs that are not directly related to fighting are all the responsibility of the Ministry of War.
The Sixth Army Governor's Office is responsible for the mobilization of troops and horses, the division of war zones, and the formulation of combat plans. All matters directly related to the war are the responsibility of the Sixth Army Governor's Office.
The Ministry of War is in charge of military affairs, and the Governor's Office is in charge of military power.
It not only ensures that everyone can perform their duties and the work pressure is not so great, but also ensures that there will not be a situation where one company is dominant and occupies air power.
But now it seems that the Ministry of War is not willing to only be in charge of military affairs, but also wants to have a hand in military power.
This attack was obviously premeditated. After the lieutenant general refuted, a group of civil servants suddenly took action.
Among them are the academicians of Hanlin Academy, the Yuanwailang of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Rites, the Xielu Lang of Taichang Temple, the Prime Minister of Honglu Temple...
At one time, twenty-seven officials agreed to establish themselves!
This scene looks spectacular!
Emperor Linde, who was high on the throne, seemed to be shocked by the scene where all the ministers signed their names, and he spoke after a moment.
"I think that the request of Xu Qing and all the ministers is very reasonable... According to my decree, Cao Xueyang, the commander-in-chief of the Longwu Army, will go to war immediately to defeat the rebels and regain the lost territory without delay!"
"His Majesty!"
"His Majesty!"
Just as Emperor Linde finished speaking, the head of the Sixth Army's Governor's Mansion and the Chief Governor of the Royal Forest Army stood up.
"Your Majesty! It is most important for the general to make judgments before the battle. We are not in front of the battlefield and don't know what the situation is. If we give orders at will, it will lead to a defeat for our army! Your Majesty, please think twice!"
Wu Keming knew what impact this order would have on the master on the battlefield.
Although this sentence is highly rebellious and unethical, it does make sense.
Even when Blue Star went to attack Jinzhou, 101 had disagreements with the Military Commission. The main reason was that the two sides had different judgments on the battlefield situation.
"Your Majesty, it is a taboo to command an army thousands of miles away. Didn't Your Majesty hear about the defeat of Tongguan and Gaolianghe?!"
The Battle of Tongguan was caused by Xuanzong urging Ge Shuhan to fight, while the Battle of Gaolianghe was caused by Song Chezong's random command.
As soon as Wu Keming said these words, Emperor Linde's face darkened.
"What Wu Qing means is that I am a foolish master like the former Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty?! The imperial orders I issued are also random orders?!"
Wu Keming immediately leaned over to apologize, "I don't dare! I just want to..."
Before Wu Keming finished speaking, he was interrupted by Emperor Linde, "What are you thinking?! Jun Wuxiyan, how can you change your order overnight?!"
"I don't dare!"
In this confrontation between the monarch and his ministers, which was filled with the smell of gunpowder, the ministers seemed to see something else. Many ministers were thoughtful.
…
After the dynasty ended, there were actually more than ten ministers gathering in a quiet elegant garden.
"I didn't expect what happened today to go so smoothly. It's really a great achievement. When His Highness King Zhao comes to Dabao, we will all be ministers of merit!"
Before the Battle of Baigouhe, although there were some members of King Zhao's party in the court, most of them still did not think favorably of King Zhao.
Since ancient times, few people have succeeded in rebelling as feudal lords.
The reason why most people took refuge in King Zhao was simply because King Zhao promised huge profits.
Although the salaries of officials in the Zhou Dynasty were raised several levels, their salary levels are still incomparable with those in the pre-Song Dynasty.
Under the temptation of King Zhao's huge sum of money, naturally some people were willing to work for King Zhao.
But after the Battle of Baigouhe, the wind direction above the imperial court had quietly changed. Even civil servants who did not know how to fight could understand that the current situation of the imperial court was very bad.
Now there are simply not many capable soldiers to be mobilized to continue to suppress King Zhao's rebellion. The only army with a complete structure is Cao Xueyang's Longwu Army.
However, this Longwu Army was newly organized and trained by Cao Xueyang, and its combat power had not been tested in actual combat. The ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty still did not trust it.
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Yang Qingyuan, the only one who had any hope of winning this battle, was ostracized by the ministers because of the coup and regicide, and expelled himself from the capital. Who can stop King Zhao's offensive?!
Many ministers felt that it was only a matter of time before King Zhao invaded the divine capital and visited Dabao.
If I could serve the new king in advance now, I wouldn't dare to think about this achievement! At least I would have to be promoted to one level!
Taking sides is always the greatest art in political struggle. As long as you can take sides and make choices, you can rise to the top even if you do nothing.
The most famous among them is a big man named Ye.
Zhuge was cautious in his life, but Lu Duan was not confused in important matters. He could make the right choice at every critical node.
And these people chose to seek refuge with King Zhao at this time.
Although the spies formed by Prince Zhao's Mansion were not as good as the Jin Yiwei, a small number of them still infiltrated into the divine capital at the feet of the Emperor.
Although the Sixth Department of Darkness monitors Shendu, there are eight million permanent residents inside and outside Shendu. Even the Sixth Department of Darkness cannot fully understand the spies of Prince Zhao's Mansion.
This gives them an opportunity to take advantage of.
With the help of officials who had originally taken refuge with King Zhao, they secretly met with many middle- and lower-level and frustrated officials.
These people are the most easily swayed!
Not much time has passed, and now it has grown to dozens of people.
Especially in the Hanlin Academy, not everyone is trained as a prime minister like Yang Qingyuan and Wang Hua.
Those who ranked lower among the second-class Jinshi were selected into the Hanlin Academy. They had not been promoted for many years and had no way to seek employment outside the country. They could only waste their time in the Hanlin Academy.
But now King Zhao's olive branch gives them hope.
"Today, under the general trend of the imperial court, even the emperor agreed to our request!" One of the middle-aged Hanlin raised his teacup, took a sip, and then vomited all over the floor because of the hot tea.
"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!"
"Hahaha! Brother Wang, drink slowly. This tea is scalding hot. If you are impatient, not only will you not be able to drink it, but you will burn yourself!" Honglu Temple Prime Minister blew the tea in the cup slowly, and then slowly drank it again.
He took a slow sip.
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"By the way! Is that Yuanwailang from the Ministry of War also a member of the prince?!"
Suddenly, an official mentioned Xu Lishen, a member of the Ministry of War who was the first to speak.
When they were discussing the matter the day before yesterday, they were confused about who should bring up this matter. Because everyone here is a group of officials without real power. They have no position at all if they want to bring up the issue of war against Cao Xueyang.
Originally, the matter was brought up by a chief secretary of the Ministry of War. Although he was a lowly official, he was a professional counterpart.
As a result, at the court meeting today, before the chief secretary could speak, a more important person stood up.
"It's really hard to say this!" said the most senior Prime Minister of Honglu Temple.
"Didn't you realize that today is a show between the Emperor and the Minister of War?!"
As soon as Honglu Si Cheng said these words, a Jin Yiwei hidden in the dark secretly said something bad. Could it be that this person saw through the plan?!
"This is clearly a joint effort between the Emperor and the Minister of War to regain military power! This person is most likely to be sent out on His Majesty's orders." Honglu Temple Prime Minister had an expression that said he had seen through everything, and just planted two big flags behind him.
On the one hand, Zhuge was reincarnated, and on the other hand, Taigong was reborn, and he commented: "God's plan is wonderful."
"But the emperor should not be suspicious of the relationship between Cao Xueyang and Yang Hou!?"
The Prime Minister of Honglu Temple immediately said disdainfully, "There is no family affection in the Tian family. Even between father and son, there is flesh and blood, let alone Yang Qingyuan?! Since ancient times, which emperor have you ever seen who was so kind?!"
A Hanlin bachelor sitting in the corner whispered, "Emperor Xuan of the former Han Dynasty... Emperor Guangwu of the later Han Dynasty... Emperor Zhaolie of the Han Dynasty were all kind and righteous people!"
Honglu Temple Prime Minister: "..."
I didn’t know what to say for a while. These people in the Hanlin Academy are really nerds. They deserve to stay in the Hanlin Academy to study for the rest of their lives. With this kind of emotional intelligence, how can they be the material to be an official?!
Is this a question of whether there is any emperor with feelings of friendship?!
But what Hanlin said was very reasonable, and he couldn't refute it.
"In short, that's it, all of you adults understand! Hey, that's why today's situation is happening, so, hey, that's why I analyzed it like this!" Honglu Si Cheng deceived the situation for a while.
"Now Cao Xueyang is forced to go to war. General Zhang Shimei under His Royal Highness King Zhao is waiting for him. As long as he dares to go to war, he will definitely be defeated!"
"But how do we inform His Highness King Zhao?!"
A man dressed as a servant who had been silent until now spoke at this moment, "My lords, don't worry, we will inform His Highness King Zhao of this news."
The officials were stunned for a moment, and then they realized that the servants here were actually King Zhao's spies.
"My lords, there is no need to panic. Since we will arrange for you to gather here, this place must be absolutely safe. The servants, maids, and cooks here are all from His Highness King Zhao. There is no need to worry about the surveillance of the Jin Yiwei!"
Honglu Si Cheng took the lead in the silence and raised his glass, "Then let's drink tea instead of wine and pay homage to His Royal Highness King Zhao from afar!"
For a time, the scene was very lively and harmonious.
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Jinyiwei Town Fusi Yamen.
Qinglong, the commander of the Jinyiwei, is looking at the information in his hand. Qinglong was originally the head of the commanders of the four Jinyiwei Zhenfu divisions, but now Emperor Linde has given him the official title of the commander of the Jinyiwei, making him a legitimate Jinyiwei.
First person.
In his hand was the list of officials attending today's gathering.
"Hey, Honglusi Cheng, this can be considered a big fish."
The heads of the six departments of officials, households, rituals, soldiers, punishments, and works, as well as the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the General Affairs Department, and the Dali Temple are Dajiuqing.
The chiefs of the nine departments of Taichang, Jingyin, Guanglu, Taipu, Zhanshi, Guozi, Honglu, Qintian and Shangbao are called Xiaojiuqing.
Honglu Temple does not have a Shaoqing for the time being, and Honglu Temple Cheng is the second-in-command of Honglu Temple.
Even Qinglong had to lament that this was not a small fish. The Jinyiwei had captured many people, but the Jinyiwei who were truly high-ranking officials were not qualified to interrogate them directly, but had to hand them over to the big guys from the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
And the level of Honglu Temple Cheng is the highest-level official that Jinyiwei can interrogate.
"Sir, shall we arrest him or not!?" Qianhu, the Jinyiwei standing in the hall, is gearing up. This is a credit that has been delivered to your door! Who doesn't want to earn it!
Qinglong didn't ask directly, he just asked, "How many of our people are there in that other courtyard?!"
"The cooks, maids, and servants all have our spies. We can detect any news they want!"
Qinglong nodded in approval, "Yes, that's the case, so don't rush to catch it! Since we have good bait and a fishing net to protect you from the fish escaping, we will naturally catch a few more. I believe,
The chancellor of Honglu Temple will not be the upper limit!"
Hearing Qinglong speak like this, Qianhu's eyes lit up, and he immediately boasted, "As expected of Master Tongzhi, he is indeed far-sighted and far-sighted. I can't compare with being humble and short-sighted!"
Qinglong ignored his flattery and just said to himself, "I am now promoted to the commander of Jinyiwei. Although the position of commander of Dongzhen Fusi is vacant, there will be no one to take it for a while, but I plan to
Set up a deputy commander in Dongzhen Fusi to manage daily affairs..."
Qianhu's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Please rest assured, Sir, I will definitely keep an eye on these rebellious officials and traitors, and none of them will be able to escape!"
