The Northern Jin Dynasty Palace, the dormitory

Emperor Liyang's thoughts were not hidden from Zhuang Jia, he still trusted this dedicated military secretary, thinking that he was a pure minister loyal to himself.

It is precisely because of this that Emperor Liyang will ask Zhuang Jia how to reward Yan Kui, if Zhuang Jia is the person of the two princes of Duan Wang and King Jing, he will not let him suggest.

After all, the royal family has poured too much, and although Emperor Liyang has the intention to establish a prince, he is not unprepared for his two sons in private.

Emperor Liyang has just passed the year of the Mandate of Heaven this year, although his health is a little bad, but it is not the time to die, and the establishment of the reserve is just in case, but it does not mean that Emperor Liyang is looking forward to his death.

Yes, although he understands that the replacement of the old and the new is inevitable, and he also understands that the courtiers bet on the prince for the future of the family, but from the perspective of personal mood, Emperor Liyang still has some reluctance in his heart to respond to those ministers who have taken refuge in the second king of Duanjing.

Compared with these ministers, Emperor Liyang preferred and trusted a neutral faction like Zhuang Jia.

"Zhuang Qing, what do you think of my idea?"

Emperor Liyang repeated his plan, and then looked at Zhuang Jia with some expectation.

Zhuang Jia didn't mean to object, but he thought that although Yan Kui's ability was good, he was still young, and he was a little skeptical that Yan Kui could take on such a heavy responsibility.

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In Zhuang Jia's opinion, this deputy envoy of the frontier pacification envoy, who is actually the second-in-command of the border army, is different from the deputy commander of Jiumen he just said.

Yes, the location of the deputy admiral of the nine gates is also very important, but the Nine Gate Admiral's Mansion is in the capital, and the bigwigs in the city are gathered, Emperor Liyang, military giants, left and right two ministers, and six Shangshu, just one can suppress Yan Kui.

With them pressing, even if Yan Kui is in charge of the 200,000 Beijing army, there is no situation suitable for him to play, and Yan Kui will not be able to make big waves.

But the second-in-command of the border army is different, according to the meaning of Emperor Liyang, the hundreds of thousands of border troops on the border of Jin and Zhou are almost all under the command of this frontier pacification envoy.

Yan Kui, as a deputy envoy, is equivalent to one person and hundreds of thousands of people, with great power and wide influence, far better than the deputy admiral of the Nine Gates, who has a lot of elbows.

If the imperial court sends a not strong frontier envoy to the past, Yan Kui, as the deputy envoy, has the military power of Beiling as a support, and then takes advantage of Hongyang's rebellion, coupled with his own prestige in the border army, Yan Kui has the possibility of seizing power and dominating the border army.

It's not that Zhuang Jia is prejudiced against Yan Kui, but judging from Yan Kui's background and age, Yan Kui's vision and even mental temperament are likely to be a little shallow.

If he does not experience a certain degree of tempering, rashly ascending to the throne and monopolizing power, it is difficult not to affect his character and behavior, and give birth to an arrogant and domineering heart.

Yan Kui is the most outstanding rising star of the military in recent years, with a bright future, and it is likely to grow into the future jade pillar of the Northern Jin Dynasty.

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Zhuang Jia's thoughts, although they were out of the public heart of the imperial court, were indeed kind to Yan Kui, and they did not deliberately pull Yan Kui back.

Of course, Yan Kui may not understand his kindness.

According to Zhuang Jia's assumption, Yan Kui is a country boy and a butcher, even if he has made many military exploits, he is at most talented and good at fighting, but fighting a war and commanding hundreds of thousands of troops to sit on the border are two different things.

Yan Kui, who is not yet twenty-five years old this year, has never even attended a private school, can he figure out the Tao here?

Therefore, Zhuang Jia thinks that what he thinks is very appropriate, and it is not unprovoked, but what he doesn't know is that Yan Kui is a reborn.

Yan Kui, who came to the earth, because of the times, has more vision and insight than them, a well-read scholar, and it is far-reaching.

Moreover, Yan Kui, who has a reborn soul in his body, although he seems rude, but in fact he hides splendor, as early as the beginning of the crossing, Yan Kui consciously learned and absorbed all kinds of knowledge, and after joining the army, he increased his learning intensity.

In the past few years, Yan Kui did not dare to say that he could be comparable to a famous general like Di Yi, but his understanding of officialdom and military affairs was by no means as superficial as Zhuang Jia thought.

Therefore, if Yan Kui knew that Zhuang Jia's "good intentions" had ruined his good deeds, how could he not be resentful, and he was not the White Lotus of the Virgin............

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However, fortunately, God has eyes, and Emperor Liyang did not listen to Zhuang Jia's "slander".

On the contrary, he thinks that Yan Kui can make such a contribution at such a young age, which shows that he is a talented person, and a talent like this should be carefully supported and cultivated, how can he be wantonly suppressed.

If it is not operated properly, Yan Kui and the court will be separated from each other and resentful, wouldn't it be putting the cart before the horse.

As for the fear that Yan Kui will change his mind when he is in power, not to mention that Yan Kui has performed well since he became the general of Pingbei, and there has never been any sign of domineering, even if he has this concern, he can't deliberately idle and indifferent generals for the sake of this unwarranted future.

If you really have the heart to sharpen and cultivate Yan Kui, it is better to send a veteran with strong ability and high prestige to serve as the envoy of the frontier suppression.

With it pressed on above, Yan Kui could not monopolize power and be arrogant, but he could also learn from the veterans and slowly take over the burden of the future Northern Jin Dynasty military from his predecessors.

Emperor Liyang talked eloquently, refuting Zhuang Jia's thoughts and worries one by one, Zhuang Jia's face was slightly sneering, and he had to nod his head.

Zhuang Jia is not stupid, it is obvious that Emperor Liyang wants to reuse Yan Kui, he is full and the emperor is dead.

If Yan Kui is really not right, he is a rebellious minister and thief who harbors evil intentions, for the sake of the court and society, he will just give him a desperate admonition.

But Yan Kui's reputation is good, and he has just made a great contribution, and there are no black spots on his body that can be handled, even if it is what Zhuang Jia said just now, it is only an inference based on Yan Kui's background, not a fact, if he really wants to talk about this, it is really untenable.

Thinking of this, Zhuang Jia is as good as a stream, anyway, this matter has little to do with him, and it is up to Emperor Liyang to decide to go.

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Zhuang Jia didn't say anything more about this matter, and acquiesced in Emperor Liyang's reward to Yan Kui.

However, he retreated, and the other group could not sit still, and noisily objected.

These people are none other than King Jing's party, who can't ask for Yan Kui and hate because of love.

When King Jing and King Duan were in the General Pass, they solicited Yan Kui many times, but for various reasons, Yan Kui always did not mince words to King Jing, and his attitude was obviously closer to King Duan's side.

Before Yan Kui sent Chen Liuzi to the capital to engage in lady diplomacy, although he did not clearly have the intention of taking refuge in King Duan, the relationship between King Yan Kui and King Duan has indeed made great progress, especially compared with King Jing, who has never had contact, Yan Kui's tendency towards the two princes is clear at a glance.

When it came to sending medicine to Huang Weier, Duanwang won the first place by relying on the inside line lurking beside King Jing, and he was also an opponent to win the throne, Duanwang would lurk spies, and King Jing naturally knew how to install his own people in Duanwang.

Therefore, the correspondence between Yan Kui and King Duan is not a secret to King Jing, and because of this, King Jing is jealous of King Duan.

Yan Kui had a full 80,000 elite border troops, and he befriended the general Di Yi and pulled him under his command, and the strength of the Duanwang Party increased instantly.

Thinking of this, King Jing was so worried that he couldn't sleep well, and he pondered all day long how to kill Yan Kui and cut off Duanwang's arm.

As a result, before he could come up with a countermeasure, he heard Zhuge Fuchang send him a message, and the military department Shangshu entered the palace late at night.

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King Jing is a big favorite to win the heir, and the mother concubine is the jade concubine who is in charge of the harem, and it is a piece of cake to buy a few imperial attendants.

Don't think that eunuchs don't have the mind to follow the dragon, Emperor Liyang is old in the end, as soon as he dies, these servants who serve in front of the emperor will either be sent to the imperial tomb to guard the mausoleum, or sent to the Qingxian palace to care for the elderly.

In short, a generation of new people replaces the old people, and the new monarch naturally has to use his own people, and they are the old bones of the previous dynasty, and the natural scenery is no longer there.

Such a miserable evening scene, how could this group of the most proud eunuchs in the palace endure it, so many of the servants who were unwilling to be lonely quietly contacted the princes.

In order to bet on the right candidate for the new monarch in the future, he has the merit of being a dragon and will not be belittled in the new dynasty.

For this reason, Duan Wang and King Jing each have a few royal front insiders in their hands.

It also happened that when Emperor Liyang was talking to Zhuang Jia today, a eunuch waiting next to him happened to be King Jing's person, and when King Jing asked the palace, this eunuch revealed Emperor Liyang's thoughts to King Jing.

Knowing that his father was going to promote Yan Kui to be the second-in-command of the border army, King Jing was so angry that he almost smashed his beloved Yu Ruyi on the spot.

Yan Kui guarded Beiling, with 80,000 soldiers, King Jing was so anxious that he couldn't sleep, if Yan Kui was made the second-in-command of the border army, and the influence and power infiltrated and expanded to the entire Jin surrounding army, then he would not be able to eat.

Duanwang and him, both have one article and one martial arts, each has its own advantages and disadvantages, he is strong in martial arts and weak in literature, in this era of turmoil in the Three Kingdoms, he has a slight advantage over Duanwang.

But if Yan Kui took the border army to Duanwang's command, the situation would have completely dropped, and the strength of Duanwang's party would be greatly enhanced.

At that time, the Duan Wang Party has both civil and military skills, and all of them are stronger than the Jingwang Party, so this storage position will still compete for its own fart.........

King Jing's face was hideous, and despite the fact that it was late at night, he secretly called a few of his comrades to discuss how to prevent Yan Kui from becoming the deputy envoy of the pacification envoy overnight.

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The next day, the Ministry of War announced the good news of Hongyang's rebellion, and then Emperor Liyang summoned all important ministers above the third rank to the palace to discuss state affairs.

At the meeting, Emperor Liyang officially decreed that the Jin and Zhou borders should be set up as a frontier envoy, and then announced that he intended to let Qi He, the general of the expedition to the east, serve as the envoy of the pacification, and Yan Kui, who had just quelled the rebellion in Hongyang and made great contributions, served as the deputy envoy.

As soon as these words came out, except for Zhuang Jia and King Jing's party, who had already known in advance, the rest of the important ministers were all taken aback, and then their expressions were different.

Especially the officials of the Duanwang Party, others don't know, but they know that this Yan Kui is very close to their own prince, if Yan Kui is on the throne, the Duanwang Party will add a big boost.

There are happy, there are also uncomfortable, although King Jing has been prepared for this matter, but there is still a slight fluke in his heart, and now seeing Emperor Liyang announce in public, King Jing's face can't help but be a little ugly.

He glanced at his father-in-law Shangguan Ye next to him, and the right prime minister, who married his daughter to King Jing as a side concubine, stood up firmly.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks this is not possible."