If we talk about the major events that have happened in the last few days, it is the battle for the official position of commander of the Praetorian Guard.

Since Guo Jiayan's son inherited his father's business and was appointed as the general of the Far Eastern Army, the vacant position of commander of the Praetorian Guard has been snatched up by various imperial power groups, and everyone wants their own people to take charge of this position.

The most fierce scramble is the Guo family headed by Empress Guo and the courtiers led by King Shu.

Whoever can be the commander of the Praetorian Guard, Queen Guo and King Shu, is equivalent to saying that whose people control the entire palace.

Who doesn't want to fight for such a fat difference.

are all vying for the people who recommend themselves.

Empress Guo recommended her nephew Guo Wei, who is Guo Jiayan's cousin.

Of course, you should recommend someone you can trust for this kind of errand.

In case something changes in the future, only those who you can trust and control are better usable.

Guo Wei is Guo Jiayan's cousin and is now serving as the right general of the patrol battalion.

To be honest, although this Guo Wei is Guo Jiayan's cousin, his qualifications are not at the same level as Guo Jiayan.

That kid is a reckless man, and he doesn't know anything about the art of war and strategy.

I really don't know why Queen Guo took a fancy to him, it was because she was trying to get the hell out of her.

King Shu recommended one of his protégés named Han Dong.

I followed him for many years earlier, but fortunately, this kid was brave and strategic, and after his own efforts, he was on the battlefield for a long time, and with the recommendation of King Shu himself, he is now a famous general.

For this protégé, King Shu is naturally trustworthy.

Otherwise, how could he have given his daughter to him as his wife?

This has been trustworthy, and secondly, he has his own daughter as an internal response, are you afraid that this baby son-in-law will not obey him in the future?

Since he is already his son-in-law, he is naturally his own person.

The truth of both prosperity and loss must be understood by his son-in-law.

Whether he wants it or not, they are all people on the same road.

The matter of recommending official positions has been in trouble for a few days.

The emperor had a headache.

Above the court, King Shu's people and the queen's people did not give in to each other, and belittled each other's people.

King Shu's people said that Guo Wei was not a general, but a reckless man.

And two years ago, there was a homicide.

He killed a man on the street in broad daylight.

The reason is very simple, just because the man pushed the cart too heavy, and when Guo Wei's carriage rampaged in front of him, the man had not quickly pushed the cart away, blocking Guo Wei's way.

Guo Wei was furious and waved his horsewhip and beat the man to death.

There was a lot of discussion in the court.

The emperor tilted his head sideways, listening to it vividly, and thought it was quite interesting.

How could Empress Guo's people let go of the people recommended by King Shu.

Empress Guo's people said that Han Dong was originally the son-in-law of King Shu.

Belongs to the cronies of King Shu.

It is not allowed to take over the position of commander of the forbidden army.

If Han Dong takes over the command of the forbidden army, it will inevitably cause King Shu's power to be too great.

If one day, King Shu wants to force the palace, who can stop him.

The ministers of the two sides quarreled endlessly, each holding their own opinions.

The emperor also felt a little interesting when he saw it for a while.

There are quarrels, and naturally there are neutrals.

The emperor smiled deeply, and looked sideways at Prime Minister Wei Zhiyi, who was always silent.

Wei Zhiyi always bowed his head and didn't say a word, appearing more and more calm.

In the end, the emperor deliberately wanted to throw this question to the prime minister, so he smiled and said, "Wei Xiang, what do you think?" Which one do you choose? ”

Who knew that Wei Xiang was silent for a moment, but said, "Your Majesty, you want to choose the right person to be the commander of the Praetorian Guard, right?" ”

The emperor smiled slightly, "Yes!" I don't know what the prime minister thinks? What do you think of the two people who are chattering and arguing with these courtiers? I'd like to hear what Wei Xiang thinks. ”

A moment of silence.

The ministers stared at Prime Minister Wei in amazement, hoping to hear his opinion.

Although Wei Xiangxian is more silent, his status in the emperor's mind is unmatched.

In general, for important events, the emperor always has to listen to Wei Xiang's opinion.

Under normal circumstances, Wei Xiang's opinion will always be adopted by the emperor.

That's why the ministers will all stare at Wei Xiang and wait for his construction.

Wei Zhiyi was as calm as usual, "Your Majesty, I think my subordinate protégé Yu Shinan is more suitable for this position." ”

For a time, the court was in an uproar.

This result was unexpected by the courtiers.

After hearing this, the emperor was silent for a moment, and then smiled slightly, "Wei Xiang, you said this, which made me a little confused. What did I just say? How did you pull out a Yu Shinan? The ministers must have been confused too, were they? ”

The emperor said so.

The ministers followed suit, "Yes! yes......"

Wei Zhiyi was calm and indifferent, "Your Majesty, I just asked my subordinates who is the most suitable person to take over the position of commander of the Praetorian Guard, and my subordinates just told the truth. ”

Duan Yu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites on the side, suddenly stood up and stared at Wei Xiang, "The emperor just asked Wei Xiang to select one suitable person from the two suitable people just now to take over the position of commander of the forbidden army, I don't know why Wei Xiang suddenly pulled out his protégé?" ”

Wei Zhiyi said unhurriedly: "What Master Duan said is right. The emperor asked his subordinates who was suitable to take over the position of commander of the Praetorian Guard, and his subordinates also answered according to the facts. Lord Duan, I don't know, did Wei say something wrong? ”

At this time, Xu You, the squire of the military department on the side, also stood up, and privately confronted Wei.

Xu You is Empress Guo's person.

Duan Yu is the person of King Shu.

Just now, they were still in trouble with each other, and at this time, in order to prevent Yu Shinan from taking over the position of commander of the forbidden army, they actually joined forces.

The emperor also opened one eye and closed one eye, which he thought was very interesting.

Xu You said: "Lord Wei, the emperor just asked you Han Dong, Guo Wei who is suitable to take over the position of commander of the Praetorian Guard, why do you mess with your protégé, what is the use of you telling who your protégé is." ”

Wei Zhiyi said: "Wei is still the same sentence, what Lord Xu said is very right. The emperor only asked Wei who was suitable to take over the position of commander of the Praetorian Guard, and did not ask who Wei's protégé was. I'm also just recommending the right people. There is a saying: You don't have to kiss, Wei is just recommending a suitable candidate, and he doesn't consider whether he is my protégé. Moreover, Wei made it clear at the beginning that he was Wei's protégé. Wei replied like this, is Lord Xu satisfied? ”

Xu Yu on the side became speechless.

Finally, the ministers spoke for a long time.

The emperor still chose Wei Zhiyi's protégé Yu Shinan to take over the post of commander of the Praetorian Guard.

The main reason why the emperor took a fancy to Yu Shinan.

First, Yu Shinan is indeed talented, upright, and unimplicated.

Second, how could the emperor let the queen and King Shu install people around him, and he would not be able to control them in the future.

Third, the emperor has always trusted Yu Wei Zhiyi.

Wei Zhiyi has always remained neutral, and if the Praetorian Guard is handed over to Wei Zhiyi's protégé, a tripartite containment force can be formed in the future.