Chapter 12 (18) Is it actually the Right God Mighty Army?
It wasn't until the end of the hour that Zeng Ao, the secretary of the military department, hurried back to the yamen.
He was joined by Tang Xing, the left minister, and Zhang Pu, the right minister.
No one expected such a thing to happen. The two prime ministers came together, apparently attaching great importance to the "Drill Code" meeting. At the same time, their arrival also shows the attitude of the prime minister's office: the drill meeting has been held several times in succession without a clear result, and the prime ministers are very dissatisfied with this; It is only in order to take care of the emotions of the generals that it is expressed in this subtle way.
Since the prime ministers on the left and right are here, the person presiding over this meeting will naturally not be Zeng Ao anymore. Tang Xing, who had not appeared in public for a long time, sat on the throne without condesperation. More than half a year has passed, but Lao Xiangguo's complexion is getting worse and worse. His face was covered with knife-like wrinkles, his cheeks were deeply sunken, and his cheekbones were raised high, and even if the light in the main hall was not very bright, one could see that his face was as pale as the white ash of the wall, which made the few old age spots on the sideburns of his eyebrows particularly glaring...... Lao Xiangguo sat there, did not speak in a hurry, but first carefully looked at the things in the main hall with a reluctant affection in his eyes. His gaze swept over the columns, arches, beams, window lattices, and doors, all the way to the small courtyard in front of the hall...... In the end, it fell on the generals who sat solemnly on both sides of the long case. He still didn't speak, but carefully looked at the generals present from left to right. There is a mixture of depth, subtlety and majesty in this gaze; It is only at this time that people can clearly realize that this is not just an old man who knows his fate and obeys, but also a prime minister who has held the central authority for nearly ten years. The already solemn atmosphere in the main hall suddenly became more solemn, and every general who was looked at by him, whether it was Zhuguo or Shangzhuguo, whether it was Guogong or County Bo, couldn't help but raise their heads and straighten their waists, as if they were being inspected on the school grounds.
After a long time, Tang Xing retracted his gaze, cleared his throat with a light cough, and said slowly: "Just now in the public office, Lord Zeng has carefully described the various situations of the first three meetings, and now I want to ask, in addition to those reasons before, do you have any new ideas now?" β
He was asking Yang Du and Yan Gu. After all, the reason why the new code of conduct has not been trialed for a long time is because there is really no way to resolve and reconcile the contradictions and differences between Yang Yan and the two. Yang Du and Yan Gu also knew that this was asking themselves; But Tang Xing didn't name names, and they couldn't make a sound, they could only look at their noses and noses, and the old monk sat in the chair without moving.
Tang Xing waited for a while, and seeing that no one answered, he turned his face and glanced at Yang Du, nodded slightly, and said, "Fugong, you speak first." β
Hearing the word "first", Yan Gu, who was sitting on the right side of the long case, couldn't help but beat his eyebrows. Tang Xing's words taught him to grit his teeth with hatred, but he couldn't do it at all Yang Du is the head of the Liyuan camp, and it is a reasonable thing to take the lead in speaking, and no one can do anything. Hey, this old guy's bias is so obvious!
Yang Du thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "What I want to say has been said in the previous meetings. β
Tang Xing frowned, glanced at Yang Du, and seemed to be very unwilling to say, "You really don't have anything to say?" It seems that he probably has to do Yang Du a favor.
"Nope." Yang Du said very simply.
Tang Xing had no choice, so he had to turn his head and ask Yan Gu and said, "An Guogong, what about you?" Do you have any new ideas? β
If you want to talk about ideas, there must be rigidity. But the scene in front of him was too treacherous, and in a hurry, he couldn't figure out the purpose of Tang Xing's trip, let alone see if there was any trick behind Tang Yang and the others. He muttered a few empty words in his mouth, and peeked to see what happened to Zeng Ao in the Prime Minister's Mansion just now? But Zeng Ao just slightly pursed the corners of his mouth, obviously not understanding why this happened.
Even Zeng Ao doesn't know what it is? Yan Gu suddenly felt a little at a loss. His nickname is "Yum", and the defeats he has fought in his life can be counted with a slap, and his personality is the most cautious and cautious. He was talking and calculating quickly, and finally decided not to take risks, but what if this was a trap set by Tang Xing and Yang Du for themselves? It's not necessary to take the risk just for the sake of a pilot of a new code of conduct! So after a few marginal clichΓ©s, he also shook his head: "...... There are other points of view, but I haven't thought it through myself, so I won't take it out and offer it. β
Tang Xing nodded noncommittally. He discussed a few words in a whisper with Zhang Pu, who was sitting next to him, and then Zhang Pu said: "I and several prime ministers have seen the preparation files of the previous meetings. The matter of the new code of conduct is very important, so it cannot be delayed any longer. Tang Xiang and I are here to attend the meeting today to make a resolution on this matter. He paused, giving the generals a moment to understand what was going on in their conversation, and then continued, "Since you all have nothing else to say, I will say the opinions of the Prime Minister's office one by one."
Yan Gu's face suddenly turned the color of pork liver. With Tang Xing's two sentences, as well as Zeng Ao's unconcealed panic, everything shows one thing, and the Prime Minister's Mansion must be biased towards Yang Du! There's no doubt about that!
Yang Du was also very surprised. But a smile of triumph immediately welled up on his face.
More than a dozen Shangzhu Guo and Zhu Guo turned their heads in unison, their eyes flashing with excitement or excitement or anger or frustration, and they looked at Zhang Pu without blinking, waiting for his next step. Only now do everyone understand the fundamental reason for the two Xiangguo's trip. The imperial court and the prime minister's office could no longer bear the endless disputes between Yang Du and the two gangs, and they wanted to take this opportunity to help them separate the winners and losers! People's hearts suddenly rose to their throats. This is not only a question of who will try out the new drill code, nor is it just a matter of the future and glory of many people's military service, but also the general trend and direction of the barracks in the next few years. People with shrewd minds even realized that what Zhang Pu was about to say, as well as what was about to happen in this hall, might affect more than ten or twenty years later, it was not only Yang Liehuo and Yan Baisheng who were here, but also Shang Yanshan was next to him! Everyone has a feeling that no matter who wins or loses Yang Du and Yan Gu, the one who wins will have to face Yan Shanwei's group of rising generals sooner or later; And the one who loses is likely to move closer to Yanshan quickly......
"One by one, Tang Xiang and I carefully considered it, and suggested that the new drill code be handed over to the Right Shenwei Army for trial." Zhang Pu said.
Right Divine Might?
Zhang Xiang is talking about the right god mighty army, right?
Everyone was wondering if they had heard the wrong thing. The Right Shenwei Army is where Xiao Jian started, and many Xiao generals came out of there. Going back five years, the Right Shenwei Army was in the limelight among the armies in Gyeonggi for a while, good soldiers, good generals, good horses, good weapons, as long as it was a good thing, it was the Right Shenwei Army that was selected first before it was the turn of others; At that time, the right god mighty army was so powerful and majestic. It's a pity that this team is a hollow shelf, just looks handsome, but there is only a bag of grass inside, in the 19th year of the Eastern Era, it was beaten to pieces by the Tuqi people on the grassland, and when it entered the grassland, 17,000 men and horses, less than 5,000 came back alive, and the casualties exceeded 70%, which was a team lost in the various armies participating in the war. The imperial court was furious and planned to dismantle this team, if it wasn't for Zhang Pu to pull Xiao Jian to fight Nanzhao, the banner of the Right Shenwei Army had long been gone. Even so, it is impossible for the Right Shenwei Army to return to its former glory, and even the soldiers have not been replenished, and the rest of the people are scattered, and now they are just dragging them alive. Many people estimate that in a few years, after Xiao Jian retreats, it is very likely that the imperial court will take back the banner of the Right Shenwei Army. After all, this team doesn't even have a little spirit, and it's completely finished! But who would have thought that someone would mention it today, and the person who mentioned it was still a dignified right-hand minister......
Yang Du's face suddenly turned purple! His eyes almost burst into flames, and he was so angry that he almost crushed the teacup in his hand! Then, his face faded in one fell swoop.
Yan Gu's face was also flushed, and he was so excited that he clenched his fists with both hands! But in the blink of an eye, his face turned white. He regrets it so much now! Knowing that this was the result, he should have directly given this bullshit thing to Yang Du in the first place! Fight, fight, fight! He turned his head abruptly and stared at Zeng Aoyi, is there still a chance to change this decision? Zeng Ao shook his head with a bitter face. What the two prime ministers decided together, let alone in the prime minister's office, it is difficult to be vetoed even in the court. Alas, after all, I still entered Zhang Pu's Yan!
There was an uproar in the main hall. Several generals who felt that they had been bullied didn't care that this was the yamen of the military department, so they jumped up and asked Zhang Pu in a gossipy manner:
"Why do you let the Right God Mighty Army come?"
"The right Shenwei army entered a grassland, and tens of thousands of people died in one trip back and forth, Lao Tzu killed from the Bohai Sea to the Baiyu River, and made so many meritorious deeds, and the casualties were less than two thousand! Prime Minister one by one, do you know how to count? Is it good to distinguish between the bad? β
"He's a bird's egg! Open your eyes and take a look, the grass is growing in the camp of the Right Divine Might! How dare you let them do this? β
There are also people who snort and chirp sour words and come out sarcastically: "We are all raised by stepmothers!" β
Compared to the anger that the Yang generals completely erupted, Yan Gu and Shangguan Rui were very calm. They all kept their faces open, deaf to the noise around them, and apart from the excitement and joy that could not be concealed in their eyes, the most they could say to each other was a few words.
In the main hall, which suddenly became chaotic, only two people were relatively calm. One of them, naturally, is Chen Pu; Princess Changsha didn't understand Zhang Pu's words at all, nor did she understand what the profound meaning of these words was, but she simply felt unhappy for the generals of the Yang family. She felt that things should not have gotten to this point at all. Since everyone wants to try out the new drill code, why not arrange for two teams to train according to the new drill code at the same time? So there's a comparison between them, isn't it?
Shang Cheng was also very calm. At least his expression looked calm. Yang Du is strict or stubborn, even if it is Xiao Jian, it doesn't matter, because it has nothing to do with him. At least it doesn't seem to have much to do with him. But his heart was as turbulent as the sea in a storm, and he could not be at peace for a moment. Zhang Pu's sentence is by no means just a support for Yan Gu, nor is it an opposition to Yang Du, but it has a more subtle and profound meaning......