In the sixteenth year of Liyang, the ninth night of the fifth month

The main gate of Miyagi

Zhuge Fuchang, the commander of the forbidden army who was on duty today, saw Zhuang Jia, the secretary of the military department, wearing a vermilion official uniform, and let his entourage help him get out of the carriage, and then trotted all the way to the palace gate.

Zhuge Fuchang didn't dare to slack off, held his hat and helmet, and quickly stepped forward to greet him: "Zhuang Shangshu, why are you here." ”

Zhuang Jia held a red silk book in his hand, breathed a sigh of relief, and was too lazy to talk to Zhuge Fuchang, the commander of the forbidden army, and said directly.

"Quickly send someone to inform Your Majesty, the headquarters has something important to enter the palace to meet you."

"This ........."

Looking at Zhuang Jia, whose face was a little anxious, Zhuge Fuchang's heart moved, and his face suddenly became a little hesitant, he stretched out his hand and pointed to the moon in the sky, and said with some hesitation.

"Lord Shangshu, it's not the last general to refute your face, it's really late, and it's almost time to lock the palace, if we rush to spread the word and disturb Your Majesty's rest, I really can't afford it."

Zhuang Jia is the secretary of the military department, the second grade boss of the imperial court, he has never been stopped from entering the palace in the past, and now he sees Zhuge Fuchang, the small captain of the forbidden army, pushing and hindering here, his eyes immediately show dislike and a little vigilance.

If something goes wrong, it is a demon, Zhuge Fuchang behaved differently, and Fang Jia immediately noticed that something was wrong.

However, Zhuang Jia is an old oilman in the officialdom, although he has some doubts about the purpose of this forbidden army captain, he did not attack directly in front of the palace gate, but shook the fold in his hand with Zhuge Fuchang's eyes.

"Military affairs, you dare to delay?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhuge Fuchang, who was still jumping up and down, immediately stopped talking.

There are rules in the palace of the Northern Jin Dynasty, where there are major military situations, disasters and political affairs to play before the Ming Sheng, the palace guards must report to the emperor as soon as possible, and must not be blocked.

If Zhuang Jia really has a major military situation in his hand to play Emperor Liyang, not to mention that he has not fallen into the palace lock, even if Emperor Liyang is asleep, he has to be lifted up from the dragon bed.........

Moreover, the palace rules clearly stipulate that in this case, the palace guards and chamberlains dare to obstruct and obstruct those who can be killed.

Now Zhuang Jia said that he has a military situation to face the saint, if Zhuge Fuchang drags it out and does not report it, Zhuang Jia directly pulls out a knife and cuts him, and there will be no trouble afterwards, but Zhuge Fuchang's family will have to be convicted for this.

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Thinking of this, Zhuge Fuchang didn't dare to stop Zhuang Jia no matter how much caution he thought in his heart, he smiled on his face, and respectfully gave Zhuang Jia a military salute.

"It's the last general who is stupid, don't blame Lord Shangshu, I'll let people spread the word to the emperor, it's windy outside, and you will go to the ear room next to you for a while."

Zhuge Fuchang sent someone to spread the word to Emperor Liyang's bedroom, and he carefully accompanied Zhuang Jia to an ear room behind the palace gate to rest, and diligently served his own treasured tea for Zhuang Jia to taste.

He is a smart man, and when he sees that he can't do anything, he immediately takes remedial measures, flattering and flattering Zhuang Jia everywhere, trying to make Zhuang Jia ignore the small friction between the two.

It's a pity that Zhuang Jia is who, he saw through Zhuge Fuchang's idea at a glance, ignored this bastard thing who changed his face faster than a dog, and sat in the ear room with a calm face, silently waiting for Emperor Liyang to summon him.

After about a stick of incense, two little eunuchs came to the emperor and were ordered to lead Zhuang Shangshu to Emperor Liyang's bedroom.

Zhuge Fuchang sent away the cold Zhuang Jia with a smile on his face, turned around and spat at the corner, and scolded in a low voice.

"I'm a bastard, an old and immortal bastard, dare to put on a score in front of your grandfather Zhuge , if you are one day guilty in the hands of your grandfather, you must be killed."

Fortunately, at the palace gate, Zhuge Fuchang didn't dare to be too presumptuous, and casually scolded two sentences to relieve his anger, so he immediately closed his mouth, and then looked at Zhuang Jia's departing back and expression.

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Zhuge Fuchang is not a fool, he is a mere six-rank lieutenant, even if he is in the forbidden army, he can't afford to provoke the Zhuang family, the secretary of the military department, if it is not for a reason, he will not dare to make things difficult for Zhuang Jia after eating the bear's heart and leopard gall.

And the reason why Zhuge Fuchang did this today is actually for the master behind him - King Jing.

King Jing has great ambitions, so naturally he will not take no action against the forbidden army of Weirong Palace, and since a few years ago, he began to secretly recruit some forbidden army generals.

It's just that in order not to arouse the taboo of Emperor Liyang, King Jing has attracted some low-level generals of six or seven grades, and middle and high-level generals above the fifth rank of the forbidden army, and he does not dare to contact them.

Otherwise, once the incident happened, Emperor Liyang would immediately revoke his qualification to take the throne.

After all, in all dynasties, it has always been a felony for the prince to befriend the palace guard generals and covet the power of the forbidden army.

And Zhuge Fuchang is one of the military attaches of the forbidden army secretly recruited by King Jing, and because he is responsible for guarding the palace gate, he is even one of the more faceless generals of the forbidden army under King Jing, and is very valued by King Jing.

Zhuge Fuchang was born in a famous family, in the previous dynasty, the Zhuge family was also a family that had a prince Zaifu, but unfortunately later the family fell into the middle of the road, and now, Zhuge Fuchang, the sixth rank of the captain, is already the most prominent son of the clan.

The family has declined to this point, and the descendants of the younger generations naturally have the heart to revitalize the lintel, so Zhuge Fuchang was thrown into the command of King Jing, wanting to follow the dragon's power and restore the glory of their Zhuge family.

It is also for this reason that Zhuge Fuchang is very concerned about King Jing's succession, and he tries his best to help King Jing from all aspects.

The same is true of what happened just now, Zhuang Jia is the secretary of the military department, and there must be something big happening when he goes deep into the palace at night.

Therefore, Zhuge Fuchang tried to stop it, just to delay time, and then inform King Jing, so that he could find out something from Zhuang Jia before Emperor Liyang knew about it, if it was a good thing, see if he could make a profit from it, and if it was a disaster that was not conducive to King Jing, he would deal with it in advance.

However, what he didn't expect was that Zhuang Jia was superb, and two or three sentences made him have to give way obediently, Zhuge Fuchang was annoyed, but also vaguely guessed that Zhuang Jia entered the palace this time, and there might indeed be something important to report.

"No, I have to inform the prince quickly and let him be prepared."

Zhuge Fuchang thought clearly, Zhuang Jia is a well-known neutral faction in the court, and he will not think about King Jing in his work, and now there is obviously a big event in the court, whether it is good or bad, King Jing should be prepared in advance, and he will not fall into passivity in the future.

Thinking of this, Zhuge Fuchang quietly called his henchmen and asked them to escape under the pretext of illness, but in fact, they hurried to King Jing's Mansion to report the news.

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The words were divided into two ends, and when Zhuge Fuchang sent someone to report the news, Zhuang Jia also came to Emperor Liyang's bedroom.

After passing the message as usual, Zhuang Jia saw Emperor Liyang, who was wearing a purple and red cloud brocade dark dragon pattern silk robe, sitting on the dragon chair with a somewhat sleepy expression.

Seeing this scene, Zhuang Jiabai fell to the ground, saluted Emperor Liyang, and then said with shame on his face: "Weichen entered the inner house at night and disturbed His Majesty's rest, it really shouldn't be, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive you." ”

"Zhuang Qing worries about state affairs day and night, is brave and loyal, and I am very comforted, how can I blame him, come to someone, and give me a seat."

Emperor Liyang smiled and asked Zhuang Jia to help him up, and ordered the eunuch waiting next to him to bring a stool and let Zhuang Jia sit down, and then said.

"I listened to the report of the Praetorian Guard, Zhuang Qing has a military intelligence report."

"Yes, there has been significant progress in the battle situation on the Hongyang side, this is the good news that Yan Kui sent to the military department in an urgent manner for 800 miles, Your Majesty, please take a look."

Zhuang Jia took out the red silk book, got up and handed it to the eunuch next to him, the eunuch took it with both hands, and then held it all the way to Emperor Liyang.

Emperor Liyang opened the fold, looked at it carefully, and had a bright smile on his face: "What a Yan Kui, the use of soldiers is really good, carefully calculated, he was ordered to send troops to quell the rebellion, so far it has only been more than three months, and he has successively pacified Li Ji and other rebels. ”

Seeing Yan Kui so powerful, Emperor Liyang was very happy, when Di Yi strongly recommended Yan Kui to him as the main general of the rebellion, in fact, Emperor Liyang was hesitant, and later although he issued a holy decree, but because Yan Kui's qualifications were too weak, this matter was quite controversial in the court.

Emperor Liyang also regretted this, and felt that he should not be so impulsive, and should send an old general to quell the rebellion.

It wasn't until Hongyang came the first good news that the Cheng brothers were destroyed by Yan Kui, and the voice of the court against Yan Kui was weaker, and Emperor Liyang couldn't help but have some confidence in Yan Kui.

After that, a series of good news such as the rebellion of Gaoxian, the defeat of Li Ji, the capture of the three counties of Gushan, and the siege of Shou County were transmitted to the capital one after another, directly shattering all the courtiers' doubts about Yan Kui.

And Emperor Liyang originally ordered Yan Kui to quell the rebellion, and he also became His Majesty's wisdom and wisdom.

This statement greatly pleased Emperor Liyang's mood, and even his perception of Yan Kui became better and better, thinking that Yan Kui was a manufacturable material and should be reused in the future.

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Today, as soon as Yan Kui won Shou County, it heralded the end of the Hongyang rebellion that had plagued the imperial court for months, and the Northern Jin Dynasty was stabilized.

"Yan Yuanhan put down the Hongyang Rebellion in March, and he made great contributions, and I want to reward him heavily, what advice does Aiqing have?"

Zhuang Jia, as the secretary of the military department, has received good news one after another during this time, and he has a good impression of Yan Kui, and he can't help but smile when he hears Emperor Liyang's inquiry.

"It is in the third grade, but it is difficult to rise further, it is better to give a knighthood or transfer back to the capital for reuse."

The Nine Gates Admiral Ge Lei Ting has just died of illness, and the court is about to play out for who will take over the military power of the Beijing camp, especially the two parties of Duanwang and King Jing, who are bent on letting their people take the position of the Admiral of the Nine Gates.

Zhuang Jia is a neutral faction in the DPRK and China, and he has always been public-minded, so he does not want the sensitive yamen of the Jiumen Admiral's Mansion to fall into the hands of the two princes.

Of course, with Yan Kui's merits and qualifications, being the commander of the Nine Gates is definitely not qualified, but a deputy admiral is not a big problem, as long as Yan Kui is in place and temporarily blocks the competition between all parties, the remaining positions of admirals can be considered slowly.

After all, he is a second-class military general, one of the seven giants of the military, and he is related to the 200,000 soldiers and horses in Beijing, so he should be cautious.

Zhuang Jia's thoughts, Emperor Liyang quickly saw it, he thought for a while, and finally shook his head.

The water in the fourth camp of Beijing is too deep, the dragons and snakes are mixed, and the roots are intricate, and with Yan Kui's current prestige, it is estimated that he will not be able to suppress this group of Jing masters.

In addition, Zhuang Jia didn't know, Emperor Liyang knew that Yan Kui had something to do with his third son, and if Yan Kui really became the deputy governor of Jiumen, it was hard to guarantee that he would not do things for King Duan.

The Jiumen Admiral's Mansion is under the jurisdiction of 200,000 horses in the Beijing camp, and if one is not handled well, it is a shocking accident, and there is no room for sloppiness.

In addition to these, Emperor Liyang did not want to summon Yan Kui to Beijing for another reason, that is, Yan Kui showed extraordinary military talent in the Jin and Zhou national wars and the Hongyang rebellion.

Emperor Liyang felt that a fierce general like Yan Kui should not be empty in the capital, and guarding the frontier and deterring the Western Zhou Dynasty was where Yan Kui came in.

Besides, the great general Di Yi was transferred to the capital by him, and he would not send him to take charge of the army again in a short period of time, while other military giants such as the Sifang General either had important responsibilities, or the residual poison had not been cleared, or had just died, in short, they could not be sent to the border to sit in the town.

But the Jinzhou border can't be without a general, and the military giants are not available, so they can only pick a few capable ones from the three products.

Among them, Yan Kui himself is capable, and he has a lot of prestige at the border, so he is a suitable candidate no matter how you look at it.

The imperial court had discussed before, and planned to set up a frontier town envoy above the generals of Hongyang, Nanling, and Beiling, to replace Di Yi's previous task and supervise the hundreds of thousands of border troops on the border of Jin and Zhou.

Emperor Liyang intended to let Yan Kui serve as the general of Beiling Town, and concurrently serve as the deputy envoy of the pacification envoy.

In other words, Emperor Liyang wanted Yan Kui to be the second-in-command of the border army, and this position was no worse than the deputy commander of the Nine Gates, and even to some extent, it was slightly more important............